New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
QUAKERS PILE UP SCORE
OVERUHELM LAFAYETTE
Crush Team That Tied Princeton m
One Sided Game.
rBy telegraph TO The Tribune

Philadelphia Nov. with two Of her best play
ers out of the lineup. the University Of Pennsy-
vania exceeded the expectations of her warmest
admirers by administering a crushing defeat 70
Lafayette Franklin Field this afternoon The
final score was: Pennsylvania, 81. Lafayette
The Red Blue eleven showed real form
From whistle to whistle Captain HoIlenback s men
the jump. quick 70 grasp every opportu-
nifty and seize every chance The Pennsylvania line
charged hard and low. On the defence the line
was almost inpregnable and the offence shown by
the university the best It has played this
Captain Honenback played remarkable game
the most brilliant OF his football career. His Of
fensve work was brilliant. and he scored three of
the six touchdowns made by his team. Yet it vas
due q misplay on his part that Lafayette was
enabled score. Early in the first half he mis-
judged OF McCaa's long. booming punts and let
it get away from him.
Gross Iafayettes right end. came dashing down
the field, picked up the bail and sprinted to Penn
sylvanias 2o-yard line before HoIlenback overlook
him and laid him low by fierce diving tackle
However, Lafayette promptly lost the ball, only
to recover 1t again Pennsylvania S5-yard line
after exchange of punts Edwards received
Holenbsck's punt and signaled for a fair catch
He heeled the ball the Red and Blues 25-yard
line and Captain McCsa booted it squarely over
the bar and between the posts. making the score
Lafayette 4. PENNSYLVANIA o
Rerlern bertng the fine game Lafayette had played
against Princeton earlier in the season, when
neither team could score. Lafayette men cheered
themselves hoarse and settled back IN their seats
| with rosy visions victory.
These visions rudely dispelled few mo-
rents later. for Pennsylvania braced Immediately
| and cut loose an offence that the LAFAYETTE line
| could not Withstand Hollenback. Manner and
! Means quickly rushed the ball down the field by
| fierce line snlashos ard few dashes around the
ends Inside her 1O-yard line Lafayette braced.
| but although she slowed the Penn attack, she
| could not stop It. and Hollenback took the ball
| for the first touchdown.
Lafayette found gaining against the PENNSYLVANIA
| line impossible, and whenever she got possession
| Of the ball forced to punt. Captain Hoen-
back crashed through the line time after time for
big gains Means got around the end for a 12-yard
twice in succession, and Hollenback
| plunged across the line for the second touchdown
| The Red and Blue out 70 roll UP big score
| Hoenback and Manner ripped through the Lafav
ette line for increasing gains. while Means found
| no trouble in getting around the Lafayetts ends
Captain Hollenback made the third and touch
| down shortly before the close of the half
In the second half PENNSYLVANIA entirely reversed
her tactics Discarding straight old-fashioned foot
| hall, she resorted to an open running game The
| forward pass tried repeatedly. and although
frequently it failed, vet several times resulted in
| big gains and gave the Pennsylvania team practice
! which should prove valuable in the big games to
| come
Manier played brilliantly in this half and scored
the fourth touchdown by brilliant through a
broken field. few moments later he went across
the Lafayette line the score after receiv-
| ing forward pass from Miller
| The game by this time had become A regular
! procession, with Pennsylvania the band. The
| final touchdown was made by Crooks. substitute
! and also the result of a forward pass
| Last year Pennsylvania defeated Lafayette by the
of Is to o. but this Lafayette counted on
| making much better showing.
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