New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
L. OF ?. BEATS HARVARD.
THE SCORE rs II TO o.
Ouokers Tear Crimsosa's Line for
TzpO TOuchdO5cns.
fRr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIsUEE.l

leys championship aspirations. for the Harvard
team was not only defeated by the Quaker team.
hut overwhelmed and outplayed in every de-
partynert Of the game Twice in the frst haif
Pennsylvania passed HarvaTd's hitherto un-
crossed goal lire and not by any fiuke. but by
straight hard football. The Quakers in other
cases carried the hall from their own territory
all the way through the Harvard territory for
their score. The game ended II 10 in Penn
sylvania's favor.
Harvard was known 10 be weak on the ends.
hut no one suspected that Pennsylvania was
going 10 rip through the Crimson line for gains
Of from four to eight yards at clip In the
first half Harvard succeeded in making just four
h.st downs. once also the Crimson tried for
a goal from the field. but the ball was on the
50-yard line and far 10 one side. so that 1t went
wide. In this second half. although Harvard
succeeded IN advancing the ball for greater
distance than cid the ouakers. she could not
force the pigskin over for the needed score
HARvARD's THREE CHANCES LOST
Three times Harvard had the ball within the
s'Penn" Afteen yard line and each time II looked
as though the Crimson was going TO score.
Penn" however, held Harvard once for downs
and the two other times Harvard lost the bail
On a tumble. Penn succeeded IN getting the
ball 90 Harvard's three-yard line In the second
half but here the Crimson line braced and held
Penn" for three downs. On the last down.
instead Of trying to make the necessary three
yards, Penn" kicked the bail across the Har-
ward goal line hoping that In the unexpected
ness OF the move the ball would hit some Har-
ward player and be recovered by Penn" man
for touchdown. Starr. who had been put in
The game Cor Herman at quarter, fell on the ball
Rnd made a safety for Harvard.
Throughout the game the Quakers were a
revelation TO the thousands who had assembled
20 see an easy Harvard victory. Their play on
the offence was fast versatile and very power
ful. In running back the ldck-offs and punts
the Quaker backs always gained from fifteen
90 thlrty-hve yards.
Smith and Stevenson were the chief perform
ers in running back kicks. In the hrst half
Stevenson caught a punt on his own 30-yard
line. and. by the fastest running and the most
slippery and plucly lodging got to Harvards
A5-yard mark before being brought to earth
run Of thirty-hve yards.
Smith. on the kick-oR IN the second half ad-
vanced the ball twenty-five yards before being
downed
STEVENSON GAINS FOR PENN
Stevenson was also a shining light in making
quarterback runs. once IN the first half. before
any score had been made he got around Har-
wards right end and ran for thirty yards before
being tackled by Herman who was the only
Piekarski went through the Harvard line al
most at VIII in the first half. In the second
half Penn" weakened. and, with several subs
in the game, Harvard had the better Of the ar
gument. although the Quakers had strength
enough 10 stave of the threatened disaster at
the critical moments
Harvard was disappointment Her defence.
that was supposed TO be a stone WALL was
penetrated easily; her attack failed when needed.
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carry the ball over the goal line. Twice this
was due 10 fumbling by her freshman quarter
In tackling in the open field all the Harvard
men were slow and inaccurate. The Penn"
ends got down the field very fast and tackled
surely.
In the second half both Harvard and Penn
Eylvania made several changes in their lineup
Wrightngton taking Captain Hurley out Of the
game. though he not injured.
THE GAME IN DETAIL.
Smith kicked of for Penn" to Harvard's 30
yard line, where Filley was tackled without
making any advance. sperry took the ball
through PENIS" left guard for five yards
Mills got five more in the same place and Hur-
ley three more through "Penn's' left tackle
Kerl-an then called on sperry to punt, although
Harvard had made it first down twice in thres
rushes The ball went to Stevenson on PENIS"
SO-yard line. and the little quarter ran back five
yards.
Harvard held Penn" and forced her to punt
Herman caught the punt on "Penns" 5-yard line
but fumbled. and one OF the Quaker ends fell on
the ball. Pennsylvania advanced the ball five
downs. and then were again forced to punt 10
Herman on Harvard's l5-yard mark Herman
was doWned In his tracks and Sperry at once
punted 10 PENIS 5-yard line. An exchange of
punts then followed which resulted in Penn"
getting the ball Harvards 50-yard line.
After making five yards By hitting the line
Stevenson went around Harvard's right end
for thirty yards bur fumbIed when tackled and
Harvard recovered the pigskin on her own 10
yard line. Sperry punted forty-fve Yards and
Reynolds brought the ball back seventeen wards
There began series of rushes by Piekarsli and
Smith through the Harvard line which resulted
IN PiekarsId taking Cae bail over for the FIRST
touchdown. Smith kicked The goal
SMITH RETURNS KICKOFF WELL.
Harvard kicked OF 10 Smith on ..I9enn,s" =
yard line. The Quaker fuIback came bacx
twenty-five yards before being tackled An er
change OF punts followed On the last of these
punts Stevenson caught the bail on "Penns"
3O-yard mark and lodged through TO Harvar6,s
z5-yard line From here Penn again started
an attack on Harvard's line and ends thar 3,
steady gains Of from three to ten yards sent
F1ekarsd over for the second touchdown An
eEchange OF punts resulted in a free catch for
herman on "Penn's' 5O-yard line but Brill failed
al difficult goal Harvard began the second
half by kicking 10 Smith. who ran hack tbirtv-
hFe yards After an exchange Of punts Penn"
got The ball on Harvard's 53-yArd mark and
look Il TO Harvard's 3-ysrd line. where Harvard
aaoe a safety Harvard punted out from her
25-yard line and Penn losing 6ffeen ~ ,-s-S -tet
got The ball IN midfeld From this no,St ~
Harvard backs took the ball down the 6ald IT,