The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
QUAKERS MAKE A GOOD FIGHT
HARVARD WINS FOOTBALL GAME
By SCORE or II TO o.
Crimson's Showing Disappointm cnt-Kcpt
on the Jump by Lighter Opponents
king. Centre, Not Allowed to Play
Pending Inquiries rs 10 Eligibility.

King. Centre. Not Allowed to Play
Pending Inquiries as 10 Eligibility.
CAMBRIDGE. Nov. s.-Harvard could only
beat the Pennsylvania eleven on Soldiers
Field this afternoon by "A score of II to o.
Two touchdowns were made. one in each
half. and in the first half Barnard missed
goal But 20 Pennsylvania 10 due n lions
share Of the credit for the plucky a Ght she
put up throughout the game. As for Har-
ward. her showing wGs "A bitter disappoint-
ment to the coaches and to the undergrad
yates. who looked for better things. The
game clearly showed that Harvard is not
nearly so strong a. she has been rated all the
season and that she will have 10 take n big
brace If she Is TO give Yale u fight at New
Haven The game showed the Crimson to
be- weakest when she is nearest her goal
Four times Harvard was within striking
distance. She lost the ball once for holding
on the l0-yard line. once on tumble on the
i-yHrd line, another time on the <-yard line
on downs and still another time on the IL
yard line on a tumble.
Harvard's first touchdown was made after
Marshall had received the bail OH "A punt
on the 2s-ylrd line From there. by steady
PUSHES. Harvard took the ball down tho field
In the second half Stillnan scored on 81
yard run around the end. ard It was the
prettiest play OF the afternoon. Marshall
get In any sensational runs such as he has
been making with marked regularity this
season. Once, however. he carried from
the i5-yard line TO the 6&-yard line. straight
through the Pennsylvania team. and lie
was barely kept from making touchdown.
Herman made two good runs, one around
the end and the other through the line. but
the Harvard captain Is not In the best OF
condition. and lie had to be taken out OF
the game after We had been twice injured.
For the third time this year Hgrvard's
monstrous bleaChors were taxed e. their
capacity and this time with most "rthusi-
astic crowd of spectators Pennsylvania
had the north stand. and along with the
Pennsylvania rooters was the college band.
and they kept things lively all the afternoon
Harvard had the south stand. and With big
Frantz leading the cheers the Harvard, under
graduates. also aided by the college band.
were in their element The air was cold and
crisp the sky fairly clear and only slight
wind blowing from the southeast diaSonaly
across the f"li
The only feature of the day TO mar II was
the announcement early in the morning that
at midnight session on Friday the Harvard
Athletic Committee had decided that King
would not b. allowed to play, A short time
ago Coach Farley received a letter from Yale
Questioning Kings eligibility. on the ground
that he had played four years before coming
to Harvard But Harvard IL by no means
convinced that tho giant ccntr" il ineligible
There was feeling of indignation among
tho undergraduates because he was kept
out OF to-days game, but the Athletic Com
mittee would not allow Kng to play in u cham
plnshlp game until his eligibility was as
sured. By the time OF the Yale game his
case will b" settled and It il believed at Cam
ward contends that "a" first year he played
should not count "a one OF his four, years. as
0 Hoo. "A
not sanctioned by the university
The game to-day was characterized by
tse S'si sr nat la R.n ,hSER he
When men wer" hurt the players of the oppo-
site eleven helped them The game WAS. on
the whole. "A kicking game. and with Herman
and Stillman as her hooters Harvard had the
better of the argument in this respect. but
her continued iumbilns and holding, Offset
game. was much faster, however. Marshall
ran the team slower to-day than he did last
run several times he did not follow NJ his
advantage ON the other hand Dale kept
his team on the irmp al the time and he
utterly lacking in team work There was
none Of that ralymS ar ,1,in ne man WIN
CamTbeil's elryrn did last IAN.
Just once did a." crimson eleven get In a
good lnicr"i.renc" and that was on sui
mass plays TIE Interference Was not Eood
In almost every case the man wifi Il. bah
had 10 looh out Tor Nl'nS"N. TN TIE defense,
Harvard WIS better ttdn she Las been. but
on the Offence there WIS a great falling or
PENNSYLVANIA made her first down ia times, |
one OF thes, being on her longest run. :. irty-
five yards by Bennett, Harvard was icld
for downs once and that time on her 4-yard !
line. Pennsylvauh was forced 20 punt five !
times. while she forced Harvard tnr-. times
TIE liu. men were slow with the exception {
OF Barnard Shea WHO played ~ left tackle |
for the first time as "A regular to-day. pl y"d |
a fierce gam, and was the most aggr, s-ive !
man IN The line The Harvard ends were
weak for tie first time ~ IL season Bowditch |
Tie ba cks wcr" fast and lively Individually. |
They all carried the bali we'll hat nom OF
them made any especially brilliant phys.
The Pennsylvania eleven had morr OF tie
light men tho line did remarkably w,lI TIE |
mel charged aud 60, the jump on the Harvard
men every tim" and II was oply the superior
the Psnnsylvai,ia line from doing more dam
age TIE backs were fast, but by the time
they reached the line n" hole made by the
line men would be- closed Bennett and
Gardiner in the hack n.l1 were Pcnrsyl-
vunit's stars and T. was BY their work TINT
PpnnsylvHni1 was able to make her first
down a. often as she dii
In the open game Mrt2car PLAYED brilliantly
He ina de a number of beautiful diving tackles
and he WIS down under on every punt to nail
the runner. liarvard's rushing game was
confined mostly 70 tackl" hnck formations
Not trick play did Harvard try p"nnsyl-
vsnias rushing game also VAS coniln ned mostly
10 tackle back plays which she directed 1t
Haryard's tackles "a the weakest point of
defence. II was through left tackle that
Pennsylvania made most of her gains.
TfIrtdrd. Positions. rem ep'tGrin.
CLARK. ,.........,.l Left end ohaIGson
shea ,....... Ifit tackle ...,..,...,., Torty
Surdcn .....,..... 'iitc .,.,,....,,. Ne ate
barnard ....,.. i;lgt,. guard ..".,,... riclar,M
Know on. l'lrht tackle ....,..... Jones
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