New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
INDIANS SCALP QUAKERS.
Pennsylvania's Eleven Again
Beaten by 16 to o.
FIRST TALLY By LONE STAR
Penn Compelled to Do Desperate
Punting to Keep Down
the Score.
isy Telegraph to The Tribune. J


philadelphia. Nov. 4.-In game that
was infinitely harder than the score would
seem IN Indicate the Carlisle Indians this
afternoon added further TO Pennsylvania
football humiliation by defeating the Red
and Blue By the score OF 16 70 O. Most OF
the scoring was done in the first period;
all had been made early In the third ana
during this time the redskins swept the
Cualters completely of their feet oy tne
swiftness. the certainty Of their attack.
Straight football was mingled with clever
end running and forward passes. and In
every department Of the game the warriors
Of Carlisle showed their superiority Win
the lead gained so early in the game ana
with victory certain, the Indians were con-
tent TO play more on the defensive during
the last half OF the game. and though they
more than once threatened Penn's goal
their tries for field goals went wide.
Winning the toss. which the big crowd
considered a bad omen at the start, the
Indians hurled themselves into the fray. ana
almC ST before Penn. or her supporters knew
what was going on had scored. Keoush
took the kick off on Penns 5-yard line
and advanced the ball ten Yards before he
was downed Straight football was out OF
the question, and Thayer was compelled
20 punt. Arcasa getting the ball at mid
field. Here is where the Indians started 10
run rings around Penn. the speedy half
Lack by two end runs of fifteen yards each
bringing the ball dangerously near the
Penn. goal. Welth took a turn. and find-
ing Penn's end vulnerable. tore OF an
other fifteen yards while Howell pushed
his way through the centre for Ave more.
Then. with the ball inside the Quaker To-
yard line. Lone Star skirted PENIS weak
left end for the first touchdown, to which
Ncwashe added the extra point.
That score. so soon after play started.
took much Of the fight out OF the Quakers.
md II was no surprise when, few min
utes later. after an exchange OF punts, that
Welth, getting the ball on the Indians
l5-yard line on a punt, and aided by
clever interference. threaded his way
through the entire Red and Blue team for
the second touchdown. IL was a most
spectacular run. only made possible by the
compact and splendid interference OF AL
most the entire Indian team.
Penn. had not recovered from her sur
prise when the team had changed ends.
and though she succeeded In fighting tho
tact, the Indians were carrying the play
right to the Red and Blue who on every
occasion kicked whenever danger threat
ened
TIE play was hard and fierce. and. eoaded
on by the wild entreates OF her cohorts.
Penn played desperate football. The Ind
ians retaliated, and there was a mix-up in
which Roberts was ruled off for slugging.
but Large, who took the vacated place at
end. PLAYED a brilliant game. and Penn
was unable TO make any gains around his
side OF the line. The third period had hard
~ begun when il was seen that Penn. had
| changed her tactics by the frequency with
which she used the forward pass and at
tempted TO skirt the ends But the forward
passes were badly handled. and. recovering
one OF these on the Quakers l5-yard line.
Powell in two plays carried It by straight
football to PENIS 2-yard line, aud the
resultant touchdown by Arcasa was easy.
| once again before this period was up the
| Indians had the ball dangerously near
Penn's goal. but TIE Quakers strened
! and a field goal was tried that narrowly
! missed the bar
There was no more scoring after this.
and the battle was mostly fought out In
midheld. Both teams tried to gain by open
play. but the results were infnitesimal so
that when the whistle blew the ball was
near the centre OF the field. In those clos
! ing moments the Penn. coaches rushed
| fresh material into the line and backheld
! in order 10 at least save the humiliation OF
shut-out. but the crafty Indians played
the game safely. and with victory In their
grasp successfully played out time The
Indian team. as a whole was a galaxy OF
stars, in which Welth. Arcasa. Burd, Me-
washe and Lone Star scintillated
/ The team work OF the Indians was the
best seen on Franklin Field this fall, and
/ there never was a moment when the man
with the ball was left unprotected. The
| interference of the Indians was quick In
forming and protected the runner so well
| that many Of the Quaker tackles were vain.
I Nowhere was this seen 10 better advantage
than I'm Welth's clever run almost the
length of the field in the first period. Fast
as a streak the Indians showed wonderful
power in straight football. but their end
running was revelation.
/ For Pennsylvania. Thayer, Minds ana
Dillon played we'll but the weakness OK
Penn's ends had much 10 DO with the
/ Indians big score.