The Washington times., 1901-11-10
BURIED BY The CRIMSON.
Pennsylvania Fought Hard, But
Barely Escaped Whitewash.
Harvard Scores S3 on Franklin Field
-WoodrufI's Men Too Light TO
Withstand Their rOpponents-Wesk
Points of Reid's Eleven Shown.

buried Pennsylvania on Franklin Field
this afternoon by a score of 50 to 6. The
Quakers escaped a whitewash because Of
a schoolboy muff of a punt by Marshall.
the Harvard quarterback. which enabled
Mitchell to crcss the Crimson goal line
with the ball.
About % ,OOO persons saw Pennsylvania
suffer her worst defeat since 1855, but they
Were not at all surprised. Harvard had
team of big, heavy men, the majority
of whom were veterans, and as the bat
tie progressed, the comparatively light de-
fence of the Red and Blue beaten
to pieces so that its lack of resistance
was something pitiful. Harvards attack,
in point of massing plays on tackles,
guards and centre, was most confined TO
the tackles-back formation, in which
Cults and Blagden worked wonders.
Cults. Harvards S gigantic player, has
strength and endurance. He is a man
Of experience in football, and is built on
the lines of such stars as Bloomer and
Stillman, Of Yale Blagden is not so
heavy. but he is just as active, and in
this conflict he was Of much v4lue
With these tackles. used behind the line
alternately, Harvard backs were enabled
to do some sensational line hitting. Gray
don, in particular, made ground until it
became almost a farce, and he also scored
all of the Crimson's touchdowns. Putnam
ana Rlstine but more especially the for
mer, We're irresistible in their rushes, in
few cases failing TO make the required dis
tance. Outweighed and outpiayed in all
departments of the game except in punt
ing and clean handling of the ball the
Quakers. considering the odds they had to
face, played with remarkable sand. They
knew that a sound thrashing was inevi-
foh vat N he ditch they
fought as if they thought they had
chance to pull their colors out of the dust.
For a crack varsity eleven, expected TO
defeat Yale, however, in one respect Har-
ward was shockingly weak. The ball was
fumbled seven times by the Crimson play
ers in scrimmages, while two punts were
souarely muffed. At one time it seemed
as if the Harvard men were suffering
from a case of blind staggers.
Shortly after the game mad begun the
Quakers displayed such fierceness that
they actually had Harvard on the defen-
sive But later, when the Crimson men
recovered their nerve, and were convinced
that Woodruff's : men were harmless, they
went at the red and blue line with such
ferocity that it was only question OF
how great the score would be.
In the first half, Harvard scored twen-
ty-two points to the Quakers' six. In that
period, not counting the ground covered |
in running back, the Cambridge men made |
a total of 26S yards through the Pennsyl- |
vania rush line Woodruff's men, on the |
other hand, covered only eighteen yards |
in the same time. Harvard made the first |
down twenty-three times to twice for the |
Quakers.
In the second half. Harvard's net gain |
in the scrimmage was 12s yards, while !
Pennsylvania's was Is yards. Harvard |
secured the first down seventeen times |
and the Quakers twice. Pennsylvania |
held Harvard for downs twice, once in |
each half. In punting, Reynolds out |
kicked Putnam. though by no great mar
gin. Harvard's ends, Campbell and Bow
ditch. were everywhere the former MAX
ing many brilliant tackles, and bobbing |
up inevitably just where a handy man
was needed. Marshall aside from FUN
b,es, ran the Harvard team with neatness
and despatch
Taken as a whole, the Harvard centre
was impregnable; but it must be remem-
bered that Pennsylvania attack was
very weak, lacking, as it did, both weight
and strength. Harvard's team collective
ly played good football at times, SIT TO
an unprejudiced observer it seemed that
half tbs team was fast and the other |
|
dash necessary to bring success against
more powerful opponents; but Coach Reid
and his assistants Will probably remedy
this evil in the next two weeks
There was one point, hcwever, that was
commendable to conspicuous degree.
The Harvard men fought for every inch Of
ground gained, and even when tackled |
they were always fighting. In numerous
instances, because OF this quality, ground |
a ? hn - .
seemed to have been stopped.
In the second half Harvard put in six
substitutes, while Woodruff sent out just
as many. There was a slight let-uD in |
Harvard assault. and a perceptible brace
Jy the Quakers. who held the Cambridge
-eam down to eleven points more. For a
greater part of the time of the game, |
was guilty of cffside play |
and palpable interference for which num-
srous penalties Were inflicted. There was
some slugging in the open in the second
half. the offenders receiving warnings.
Pennsylvania s followers were loyal to |
the last. They kept up a constant cheer |
Ing and singing, while their band blared |
away without cessation 1t was a splen-
did exhibition of cheerfulness in the hour
Of grim defeat. Harvard 5 crowd. at first
wildly enthusiastic. became apathetic as |
the victory became more hollow. and to-
ward the close hundreds were leaving the
lofty stands.
That Harvard has hrst-class team
was the consensus Of opinion of all foot {
bah men, and that the Crimson has a
royal chance to beat Old Yale at Cam
bridge a week from next Saturday was
the opinion Of those who have seen both |
elevens in their games to date
Fairly speaking, the Pennsylvania | s
eleVCa did not contain what might BE- | ,
called-the standard of former years ,
taken into consideration first-class
man. The eleven was even weaker than l
5 team year ago; but at that 5
Dale, Reynolds, Howard, Davidson. Teas ,
and Gardiner made conspicuousIy good ,
plays.
The lineup:
Harvard. Position Pennsylvania.