New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
Alert and Fighting Hard,
Penn'S Eleven Shows
Its Mettle.
MINDS MAKES GOAL RECORD
Thorpe Fails to Stem Attack,
and Costly Fumbles Bring
First Defeat to the
Carlisle Team.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune


ated football eleven vanquished the Car
Isle Indians by score of 81 to 70 BY
accomplishing the defeat Of the Indians
a feat that none of the opponents or the
Redskins had been able TO do hitherto
this observation-disclosures showed that It's
wonderful brace against Michigan last
week was not a fash Of unusual good
form. The Quakers were alert and hght-
ing hard all through to-day's game, ana
to these qualities more than any others
may be attributed their victory
Execrable fumbles by the Indians paved
the way for several Of Pennsylvania
five touchdowns, but the fact that the
Ouakers were fully alive to every oppor-
tunity and grabbed the ball without fail
every time 1t was loose was all TO their
credit. especially as such wakefulness led
directly to scores. Minds kicked goaI
from four of the five touchdowns' ana
thereby established a record for the sea-
son that is uneQualled. for out OF twenty
six tries he has missed only twice.
The Indians. personifed in the WONDER
full Thorpe, found the Quaker line iran
indeed and scored four touchdoWns' TWO
of which Thorpe converted INTO sodls'
However the fact that the Indians have
nothing more than one-man team WHEN
II comes TO advancing the ball was never
more strikingly shown. With the same
kind of wonderful interference that was
afforded Thorpe. the other Indian BACKS
u,ere almost totally unable to work the
oalI forward irto Pennsylvania territory
But with Thorpe II seemed that the Juan
ers could muster. hardly any man equai
TO the task Of checking him. "lthln
minute of the whistle at the end OF inc
first half the versatile Thorpe dodged
and scrapped through the whole Quaker
foam for a sensational run OF rs yards
and a touchdown.
PENNSYLVANIA got two of It's touchdoWns
on lucky plays. Twice the Indians rum
bled when backed up against their own
goal line and each time the Red and Blue
forwards were in on the ball and across
the line with 1t for touchdown before
the Indians had fully realized that ia
tal error had been made. The OuaKers
scored this way and got the jump Qntne
Indians on the first play after the KICKOFF
Arcasa, after being hurled back for Joss
on his own 1o-yard line, let Bergle's pass
qat awav from him on the next play, and
Wilson, who had charged through fol-
lowed the ball across the line and fell on
Il. Again in the last minutes OF the sec
ond period, lust before Thorpe uncorked
his wild run down the field. Jourdet
charged in on Wheelock. who was receiV-
ing the ball on his own 22-yard line. The
~ OF mr.
grabbed up the pigskin and scuttled down
behind the goal line for score. In fact,
all save one Of Pennsylvania touch
downs were traceable, directly or indi-
rectly, to poor handling Of the ball on the
part OF the Carlisle team.
The crowd that turned out for the game
was the biggest that has been seen on
Franklin Field this season. More spirit
and a realization that the team is not
the failure that early reverses Indicated
marked Pennsylvania cheering section
which was filled up to the last notch. The
Indians turned out with practically the
entire school massed in the north stand.
Also they had a band in scarlet and yell
low uniforms that paraded the field be-
tween halves and was wildly cheered.
In a way the relative strength OF the
teams Is shown by the fact that the
Indians made twenty first downs to the
Ouakers' eleven. The Indians, however,
did the greater part OF their ground
gaining In their own territory. and only
their nrst touchdown came about by
means of a march down the field. Penn
syivania, on the other hand, once within
striking distance, had punch In It's at
tack that carried through. The Quakers
only once took the ball along consistent
" for any considerable distance by
straight charging.
Had II not been for fumbles the score
might we'll have been In the Indians
favor. because no doubt that sudden
lump the Red and Blue got at the start
did much TO unnerve the Redskins, and
each succeeding tumble bothered them
more outside Of Thorpe, however, the
Carlisle attack had no real power. In
reference Of kind that has rarely been
seen on Franklin Field added to Thorpe's
great natural ability. For the other
backs. however, the interference seemed
TO lack it's potency, or rather lack or
fieetness and inability to keep up with
the interference made them easy prey for
the Quakers, who broke up the running
game time and again.
Ever better football than was disclosed
in that memorable rally against Michigan
marked the play of the Penn eleven.
There were snap and dash to every play.
Speed and almost superhuman keenness
in following the ball seemed the chief
asset of the Quakers The line did well
against the powerful Indian machine, and
the backs especially Mercer and Har-
rington. were stalwarts both on attack
and defence. Mercer, with better inter
ference, would probably have shone as
brightly as Thorpe. The ends, Jourdet and
Young, were on their toes from the
whistle and logged the ball with a per-
sjstence that was crowned with success
more than once The Quakers' tackling
was the weakest point. II nearly always
required two men TO bring the runner
down.
Only for one brief period of five min
utes or so did the Indians enjoy the lead.
Right after Wilson's touchdown at the
start. however. they came near tying
things I'D when Arcasa hustled across the
line after the Indians had made march
down the field from their 25-yard line.
Thorpe missed the goal, and the score
stood TO s.
PENIS second score came in the second
period, when Jourdet recovered Wheel
ocks tumble and ran for touchdown.