The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10
Harvard 33-Penn. 6

Philadelphia, Nov. 9.-HarVard this
afternoon, on Franklin Field, admins
tered to the University of Pennsylvania
the most severe defeat the latter has
experienced since she has been in the
front rank in the football world, The
final score was Harvard SO, Pennsyl-
vania 6.
Harvard scored % points in the first
half and II in the second while Penn
sylvania scored six points in the first
half This single touchdown was gift
of Marshall, Harvards quarterback.
Reynolds kicked the ball to Harvard $
20-yard line, where Marshall fumbled
it Mitchell gathered it in and ran
about 20 yards for touchdown After
this the Pennsylvania team could do
nothing in the way Of scoring.
Pennsylvania's efforts to advance the
ball were distressing. No better proof
of this is needed than the fact that
during the entire first half the red and
blue gained only four first downs while
Harvard gained q. Only once during
the entire 70 minutes did the Philadel-
phia eleven show anything like real
football, and this was in. the first five
minutes Of play. During this period
the ball was continuously in Harvard's
territory but this was not due so much
to Pennsylvania strength as to Har-
wards fumbling The visitors were
Visibly affected with 'rattles" during
the first few minutes of play, but when
they struck their gait it was only a
question of the proportions of the score.
Strangely enough Capt. Campbell was
responsible for the majority of Har-
wards penalties in the early stages of
the contest. Several times during the
first of the game he was guilty of this,
and one of his offenses would have cost
a touchdown had they been playing
against a first -class team.
The chief offender in offside play for
Pennsylvania was Mitchell. Time and
again he would plunge into the line
before the Harvard man had started
play. and the net result of his over
anxiety was a gain of 40 yards for Har-
ward. He was finally taken out Of the
game.
Never has so much feeling been
shown in a game between these big
universities as was manifested this af-
ternoon. There were numerous slugg-
cling matches, and near the close of
the game Umpire Dashiel ordered Jor-
dan out of the contest. Gardiner, who
was acting captain for Pennsylvania,
pleaded with the umpire, but the latter
was obdurate. Capt. Campbell finally
consented to allow Jordan to resume
his position.
Harvards first touchdown was due
4
vard, fumbled Reynolds kick and Penn
sylvania got the ball on her opponents
eight-yard line. In the first lineup Teas
struck the centre and dropped the ball,
a Harvard man following. BY this time
the Harvard men had gotten rid OF
their stage fright and they went at the
Pennsylvanians with vengeance.
They carried the ball the entire length
of the field without losing it, Graydon
and Cults did quite lot in the way of
ground gaining. Cults went through
the Pennsylvania line with apparent
ease. and then Graydon would vary the
monotony and with Putnam would tear
fora few yards around the end.
The second touchdown was but rep
etition of the first.
Where the greatest difference In the
play of the two teams appeared was in
the tackling. Harvard's men went low
and tackled fiercely, while the Pennsyl-
vania players would grab at the Grim
son mems headgear or tackle them
around the necks. The Pennsylvania
team was lighter than Harvard.
Notwithstanding that Harvard's backs
and ends were known to be faster than
those of Pennsylvania, the quarter
back kick was used several times Not
once did il gain an inch of ground, but
on the contrary, Harvard secured the
ball every time.
The new play which Coach Woodruff
had evolved, and which. it was said,
would revolutionize football, was
tried only twice during the entire game
Both times it failed. The secret of the
play is for the quarterback to pass the
ball to a halfback who, just as he
reaches the line, turns and strikes the
opposing forwards with his back At
this juncture, the other halfback comes
along and, taking the ball, dives into
the line in the same manner. Harvard
did not attempt to use any tricks to-
day. Only the straightest kind of foot
ball was played and the end runs which
were used to such good advantage by
the Harvard eleven last year were not
in evidence. 1t was a straight line
bucking game with tackle formation
and this was sufficient to gain the
ground necessary
In only one department of the game
did Pennsylvania hold her own. This
was in punting. Reynolds clearly out
kicked Putnam. who was doing the
kicking for Harvard. The Harvard
team worked beautifully today. The
plays were well distributed Pennsyl-
vania's play lacked the precision so no.
table in Harvard work Graydon.
Cults. Ristine and Putnam gained
ground. Gardiner played a good game
at right end for Pennsylvania.
1t was an ideal day for football. The
weather was just cool enough to be
pleasant for the spectators and not
warm enough to Cypress the players.