The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-12
FINE SPORT ON THE GRIDIR0N
HOT GAME OF BALL BETWEEN HARVARD
AND PENNSYL vANIA.
The Latter Suffers Severe Defeat-Her
Men .'Not In It''-Some Rough Play,
with Sluggfng Interspersed - Yale
Team Scores Another Victory-A Tie
Between West Point ard Princeton
After a Fierce Battle

Philadelphia, November 9.-ttaINaiu
this afternoon on Franklin field, ad-
ministered to the University of Penn
sylvania one of the most severe defeats
the latter has experienced since she
has been in the front ranks. The final
score was Harvard 33 Pennsylvania 6.
Harvard scored % points in the f1rst
and IL in the second halves, while
Pennsylvania scored points in the
first half. This single touchdown was
a gift of Marshall, Harvard's quarter
back. Reynolds kicked the ball to
Harvard'S stwenty- yard line, where
Marshall fumbled it. Mitchell gather
ed in and ran about twenty yards for
a touchdown. After this PennsyIVa-
MAS chances Of scoring could never be
considered seriously. Once they were
near enough to Harvard's goal to try
a goal from placement, but the ball
went wide of the mark.
Pennsylvania efforts to advance
the ball were really distressing. No
better proof of this is needed than the
fact that during the entire first half
the Red and Blue only gained four first
downs while Harvard gained twenty
seven.
The rudimentary principles Of good
ball were conspicuous by their absence
from Pennsylvania play. Only once
during the entire game did the Philadel-
phia eleven show anything like real
football and this was in the first i've
| minutes of play. During this period
the ball was continuously in Harvard 8
territory, but this was not due so much
to Pennsylvania strength as to Har-
wards eXecrable tumble. The visitors
were visibly affected with rattleS during
the first few minutes of play, but when
ctr np1u
question of the proportion Of the score.
Strangely enough, Captain Campbell
was responsible for the majority of
Harvards penalties in the early stages
of the contest. Several times during
| the first few minutes of play he was
off side and one Of his offences would
have cost a touchdown had Harvard
been playing against a first class team.
In point of fumbling both teams were
| about equal, but Pennsylvania was
| penaliZed three times to Harvard 8
once for off side. The chief offesier
| in this respect for Pennsylvania was
| Mitchell, who took Piekarski's place
| Time and again he would plunge into
| the line before the Harvard man had
| started and the net result of his over
| anxiety was a gain of forty yards for
Harvard. His offenses finally became
| unbearable and he was taken out OF
| the game.
| never mas 50 Ilucn Ieeung DeeT
| shown in a game between these uni
| versities as was manifested this after.
| noon. There were numerous slugging
| matches and near the close of the game
Umpire Dashiel ordered Jordan out Of
| the contest. Gardiner, who was acting
| captain for Pennsylvania, pleaded with
| the umpire, but the latter was obdu.
rate. Captain Campbell finally con.
| sented to allow Jordan to resume his
| position.
New York, November 9.-The foo
ball team of the Syracuse university
| played splendid game against the
| Columbia university eleven at the pol(
| grounds this afternoon and won hare
and cleanly fought battle on the grid
iron by score of II to 5. The Colum
bla men were outplayed at every point
The visitors played clean fast foot ball
West Point, N. Y, November 9Th,
foot ball game here today between tn,
West Point military academy ant
| Princeton teams resulted in a tie scor,
% to sand the points were all mad,
In the first half Of the game. Their,
| were 10000 persons in attendance anC
they witnessed one of the fiercest anC
most exciting contests ever played Oh
this field.
New Haven, Conn.,, November 9.-Th
Yale university foot ball eleven defeat
ed Orange Athletic Club 35 to today
The game was spectacular contest
the Yale eleven playing fast with al
interference that has not been bette
IN the entire season.
Montgomery, Ala, November 9.-Af
ter a fiercely contested game of foo
ball here today between the Uniyersit,
of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) and the Uni
versity of Georgia (Athens) the ffna
score stood 0 to o. In the first halt
Alabama, by series of steady plunge
down the field got over for a touch
down. but it was made on a tiuke an,
the officials did not allow it. The team
were about evenly matched i'm spec,
and weight and some pretty playing
| was done.