New-York tribune., 1900-11-04
HARvARD's GREAT VICTORY
p7-sHEs PENNSYLVANIA Up AND DOWN
THE FIELD TO THE TUNE OF IL TO s.
TIE FAMOUS GUARDS BACK FORMATION
SMASHED TO sMITHEREENs-NoW LET
YALE LOOK OUT FOR FIERCE
AND CLEVER FOE
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Grand surprise party TO Pennsylvania this AFTER
s,oon and beat the much vaunted Quaker eleven |
bv the decisive score OF IL to .. The men from |
philadelphia were perfectly confident Of victory |
Their captain and coach had predicted openly |
.hat they were bound to win. Yet not only did
tbev lose but they were fairly overwhelmed. and
in fact beaten n the first twenty minutes OF
MAY. And Harvard's surprise party was not
o.y for her foes. but for herself and her friends
While the Crimson eleven has made good
srades in the last few days, its adherents had
been admitting nothing more fattering than
good fighting chance" for the team Ihe
Crinson's stock IN consequence Of this great
victory has gone up with bound, and you
cannot touch the Harvard men tonight
Il WAS a great game to watch, abounding IN
brilliant and spectacular features. wonderful
lodging end runs by the Harvard backs. bull
dog rushes by Pennsylvania giants and other
plays which brought the occupants or the
erandstand 10 their feet with a shout But 10
football men all the thrilling end plays and
superb open work by Harvard were oVershso-
owed in the one fact that the celebrated guards
,ack formation was proved decisively. finally
and beyond peradventure useless against
st,ong aggressive defence 1t would almost
seem that by this time the Quakers woulo De-
Gin 70 realize this, for il was just TWO years
ago that Harvard first showed on this same
Soldiers Field that the guards back play was
not invincible Pennsylvania lost that game
hut tried the same old formation again las'
season Harvard again nailed it, Nothing
daunted. however. the Quakers boooed up
Serenelv this year with the same old gag. but
with the impressive announcement that II mao
been refurbished so beautifully that now II
could be sprung on Harvard and could De
worked every time But to-day for the 1Illru
wear in succession Harvard took the play ripped
II open hammered il 10 pieces. crushed II ana
then buried it deep under seventeen large
points This statement about the guards back
play is worth considerable space from 1oot-
hall point of view. for formation has ever
been so widely heralded and discussed. The
truth about this Quaker formation is first this;
Against q weak team against any team that
allows the play reach the line while still in
motion the formation IS invincible. but If the
play can be nailed before IT reaches the line it
can be knocked into cooked hat. That is ex-
actly what Harvard did. Her rushers broke
through and killed the interference before it had
gained momentum. and in that fact lies largely
The story of the whole game.
The Quakers had practically oni! this one
method Of attack. and when this play failed
-ae,- were gone: and, as has been stated several
times this season in these columns, the de-
fensive work Of the Philadelphians has plainly
heen neglected. for they slow in breaking
through. easily eluded by good dodgers. and
hack field. TOO was erratic beyond measure. and
handled punts in distressing fashion When
the hall came sailing down the field. booted by
Crimson back. the quarter would wait for /
it with open arms, then mun it. gra b at it, mon
key with it, and finally lose it 10 some speedy |
Harvard rusher that almost always on the |
spot.
HARE AND MACCRACKEN STARS.
To these general misplays by the Quakers
CAPTAIN Hare. and next after him MacCracken.
formed notable and brilliant exception. Those
Two men, with the occasional assistance Of tw"
or three others, played the whole game for the
Red and Blue. Hare is certainly about the |
greatest Individual player that ever wore
canvas jacket. He was omnipresent and almost !
oInuipoteE;. II Hare that did the line
bucking. the end running and the kicking for
Pennsylvania. II Hare thai formed the /
interference and pulled along the runner. II |
Hare that did the tackling and kept Har- |
Tard from running Up TWO CT three more touch
downs Was Pennsylvania in a tight pinch,
with three more yards that must be gained?
Hare the DO IL Were the Quakers
IN desperate straits with Harvard pouring /
through big hole ard the goal only five yards
away L was the mighty Hare, again, that
stepped W the gap. After Hare MacCracken
vas easily the mos conspicuous figure on the
Quaker side He broke through in gallant style
and tackled repeatedly in the open doing lot
e. the work thar the end men should have done.
Gre rs. al quarterback, made an occasional
brilliant sal.. and Wallace. at tackle. twice
carried The bail the distance. but the rest of the
men we're iaccnspicuous and comparatively
feehIe
Bur The Quake eIevens Weaknesses must not
be enlarged 50 much as Ia reflect upon Har-
Yards victoTy Too much credit cannot be
given the Crimson team for steady Improvement
and consistent work The offence of the team
showed retterTnent of loo per cent over Inc
work against The Indians. and at times the in
tsrferenoe was not only irresistible. but posi-
lively perfect. 1t Is not surprising that it swept
the visitors Of their feet. for such rapid gain
had been looked for even by the Harvard
coaches The morale Of the eleven seemed ex-
eeLlent- for. while al stage Of the game they
vent up into the air for few minutes. and al
lowed Pennsylv lvania 10 sweep them of their feet
lhey r lied and finished strongly. The chief
Weakness of the Harvard seemed to he
-aek - resource by the in the line They
were rather readily disconnected by any new
and surprising formation. Aside from this the
Harvard eleven showed qualities that ought 10
put victory over Yale three weeks from to-
esE among the proba bilities, unless the eleven
goes stale or gets sweled head.
When il comes individual work by the Har-
Fsfd team, Captain DAILY is in q class by him.
sci His generelship perfect and his own
'oey play superb. II his long lodging runs
down the field in and of the red and blue
Sweaters. thai sent the cheers rolling across the
Aslo, for again and again did the clever little
qsarterbsck cash ever the chalklines and cover
twenty and thirty yards. and once almost half
lhe length OF the he,d- DAILY was trife off in