The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-12
HARVARD BEATEN
BY PENNSYLVANIA
Crimson Played Off Feet by the
Quakers in Fiercely Con-
tested Game.
By Publishers Press.


Philadelphia, Nov. 11.-Harvard was
by Pennsylvania by a score of IL to 6.
The result was the biggest surprise in
the days football, as the crimson team
was to l favorite until the start
Of play, when sudden display OF
Pennsylvania money evened the bet
ting. The victory was clean-cut, and
altho the Harvard giants were played
off their feet by the little fellows rep
resenting the Quaker team, the game
was, nevertheless, the best witnessed in
this city in years.
For a time Harvard's heavy line bat
tered down the Pennsylvania defense
when the Quakers finally dropped to
beaten.
1eVne Penns syESanRsf left en 5tf IL
is little fellow, but he was all over
the field, and by his great tacklng re-
peatedly prevented Starr, Hurley and
Lockwood from running back punts
downing them in their tracks every
time. It was Levine who broke up the
tackles-back play by falling in front
Of the men carrying the, ball. Captain
and sheb be- easily nsy &C out-punted Bur-.
Parker was disqualified in the first
half for smuggling Sheble, and in the sec.
ond half Sheble was punished in sim
liar manner for smuggling. The latter
was the only change made by Pennnssyl
vania, altho it was necessary for Har
ward continually to send in substitutes
in the second half to bolster up thei1
line.
Crimson Outplayed.
Pennsylvania played remarkable
football in the second half, gaining re
! peatedly on Harvard and holding the
latter when they had the ball. Harvard
was able to make but one first down ii
the second half, and this was in the
last two minutes of play, altho almost
the entire play was in their territory.
Pennsylvania made the first score
within two minutes after the start Of
ing Pennsylvania the kickoff and Lock
wood fumbled Sheble's on the 10-yart
line. Starr, however, fell on the ball
A warm sun made the field soft ant
when Starr fumbled the ball on thu
next play, Robinson fell on it. Har
wards heavy line was unable to hol(
their footing on the slippery field ant
on four tries Lamson was sent over TO
a touchdown. Sheble kicked the goal
SheDle was responsible Tor harvard
score when he foolishly tried to ru1
back Burr s kickoff, which dropped be
hind the line. He made ten yards o.
the play, but fumbled the ball on hi
own 1O-yard line. Pennsylvania, how
ever, held Harvard for downs on he
5-yard line, but when Harvard again re
covered the ball on Pennsylvania IS &c
ward line on Sheble's punt, it put III
tackles-back into working order an
the steady gains made by this play
together with Torrey's persistency i
getting, off side, helped the crimson t
work the ball down the field until Bri
was finally pushed over for toucl
.. down. Burr booted the goal, and tn
score was tie at six at the end q
the half.
Thousands See It.
After fifteen minutes of play in th
second half Stevenson took Burr pun
on Harvard's 45-yard line and by
series of short steady gains, worke
the ball down to Harvard IS 15-yard lin,
when Harvard was penalized five yard
for off-side. Short gains carried tn
ball to the 2-yard line, while the GRIN
son line offered a desperate resistanc,
1t took three tries to get Lamson owe
the line for touchdown. Torrey kicke
the goal.
Twenty-one thousand spectators wi