The Washington times., 1905-11-12
Penn'S Light Eleven Out
pays the Crimson at
Every Point
CONDITION BIG FACTOk
Game Marred by SlugginS
for Which Two Players
Are D Squalifiet.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov u-HarvarC
was beaten this afternoon. at Franklin
Field by Pennsylvania, by z to S.
The result was the biggest surprise o.
the football season. as the Crimson team
was 10 ] favOrite until the start Of
play. when a sudden display of Pcnnsvl-
Vania money evened the betting But
the victory was clean cut, and although
the Harvard giants were played off their
feet by the Quaker team the game was
the best seen IN the city In years.
Handicapped in many ways, the Red
and Blue team put up a magnificent
game and outplayed their opponents ir
every point Of the game For time.
Harvard's heavy line battered down the
pennsylvania defense with their famous
tackles back play. but when the
Ouakers finally mastered the play ana
broke it IN. Harvard was beaten.
Levere a Star
The game developed new star in
Levene. PENIS left end. He is light. but
he was all over the field, and by his
great tackling repeatedly prevented
starr, Hurley, and Lockwood from
running back punts. downing them
In their tracks every time His work
ed over the Harvard tacklers each time.
and was upon the man that caught the
ball almost as soon as the pigskin reach
ed his hands. 1t was Levene who broke
up the tackles back play by falling in
'front.' of the man carrying the ball.
captain Torrey- too. played a brilliant
game. and Sheble easily outpunted Burr
Parker was disqualified in the first
half for slugging Sheble. and in the sec
ond half Sheble was punished In a SINH
lar manner for slugging This was the
only change made by Pennsylvania al
though it was necessary for Harvard to
continually send in subs in the second
half TO bolster up their line.
Harvard's Many Subs.
This action shows the desperation with
which the light Pennsylvania team nlav-
ed. and as "a result Of their aggressive
ness IN the second half many Of the
big fellows on the Crimson team were
OBLIGED 10 retire. Pennsylvania plaved
remarkable football in the second hak.
gaining repeatedly on Harvard. and
holding the latter when they had the
ball. Harvard was able to make but
one first down in the second half and
this was in the last two minutes o.
play, although almost the entire time
the play was in their territory.
pennsylvania made the first score
within Two minutes Of the start Of the
game. game Harvard won the. toss. giving
PeansylvanIa the kickoff and Lock-
wood rumbled. Sheble punted on the
1O-yard line. Starr however fell on the
pan. A warm sun made the field sofl
ano when starr fumbled the ball on the
next play, Robinson fell on H. Har-
Esro heavy line was Bile 10 hold
4ts IooIlng on the slippery field, and on
tOuT tries. LamsOn was sent over for q
touchdown. Sheble kicked the goal.
Harvard Scores.
Sheble was responsible for Harvard's
score when he foolishly tried 10 run
back Burr's kick-off which dropped be
hind the line. He made ten yards on the
play. but fumbled the bah on his own
1o-yard line. Pennsylvania. however
held Harvard for downs on her 5-vard
line. but when Harvard again recovered
The ball on Pennsylvania 4O-yard line
on Sheole's punt, they put the tackles
back play into working order and the
steady gains made by this plav tORlather
with ToTrey's persistency in getting off
side helped the Crimson 10 work the
ball down the field until Brill was f1nalIx
pushed over for touchdown. Burr
booted the goal. and the score was tied
This was the score at the end of the
first half. although Pennsylvania. In the
meantime, had learned TO break up
Harvards tackles back play. and were
fast gaining the advantage Of their
HEAVIER ana Idiler opponents
All Penn's Way in Second.
In the second half Pennsylvania forced
the ball into Harvard's territory, and
kept 1t there. Outpiaying the Crimson
team at every point. Repeatedly they
held Harvard for downs. They tore up
the heavy line until the coaches found
II necessary TO replace the tired regulars
with subs I'm order to check the ad-
vance OF the Quakers.
After fifteen minutes Of play in the
second half Stevenson took Burr's punt
on Harvards 4b-yard line, and, by q
series OF short, steady gains. worked the
ball down 70 Harvard 15-yard line
when Harvard was penalized five yards
for on side. Short gains carried the ball
20 the 2-yard line though the Crimson
line offered desperate resistance. II took
three tries 10 get LamsOn over the line
Tor touchdown. Torrey kicked the
goal.
All through the game both teams were
penalzed for off-slde plays and Penn
syiTania, after carrying the ball within
I1srVard's b-yard line, lost two good op-
portuniues TO score on this account
Over 1850 persons saw the game
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