New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-26
Offers Weak Opposition 10
Crimson's Thoroughly
Aroused Attack.
MORE H0N0RS FOR MAHAN
Handles Slippery Ball with
Sure Skill and His Running
in Broken Field Stamps
Him Real Star.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune

| by IeleSrapn 10 inc IrlOune
Cambridge, Mass, oct. 25.-Penn Stat.
failed TO materialize as a formidable op
noon. and in a driving rainstorm. which
made Soldiers Field a quagmire after the
first ten minutes of play, went down to de.
feat by a score Of 20 to o.
Harvard was held scoreless in the first
period, but beginning with a field goal
dropped by Brickley's toe early in the Sec
ond period the Crimson team made the
| count % to when the first half ended. In
the third period another touchdown
brought the total to 20 points.
Mahan. who has been looming up with
Brickley and Hardw!ck for stellar honors
in the previous games of Harvard's sched-
| ule, carried off the laurels to-day.
Through a broken field in returning punts
and running In wide. sweeping end plays
he picked up an interference with such
sagacity that ne pulled off some spec
tacular runs that made possible several
of Harvard's scores. The readiness with
which he followed the quickly formed IN
reference and the surenoss with which
Harvards backfeld handled the slippery
ball were two features Of play most COM
mented on
Captain Miller OF Penn State was both
! cred by the slippery field and although
he ran back punts well and made many
yards on end runs he slipped many times
In lodging Harvard's forwards II was
not until the last half Of the game that
Penn state uncovered any open play.
Then IL pulled off several forward passes
At least half a dozen were incomplete
Harvard attempted no forward passing.
1t relied on line plunges, off tackle and
the wide, sweeping end runs which It's
coaching system has so effectually devel-
oped as a perfected play this season.
Some uncertainty as to Penn States
possible strength led the Harvard coaches
TO present the Crimson's strongest line
up. and II was not until the second half
started with the score % TO in Har-
wards favor. that any changes were per-
mitted. Captain Storer. who has hither-
to played tackle, was shifted to end, per-
hitting the husky Gilman to show his
worth in S;orers old position. Neither
man fell below the expectation OF the
coaches.
No score was made in the first period,
but in the second Brickley, who had failed
in try for Il field goal in the middle OF
the first quarter from the 35-yarr line
kicked as nearly a perfect field goal while
standing OF the 3S-yard line as has ever
been seen on Soldiers Field.
Harvard was the only offender during
the afternoon. losing rs yards for holding
and yards for offsde In Two instances
the penalties were costly. as the ball was
we'll toward Penn States goal line.
Penn State kicked off at the start. but
the ball rolled along the ground to Pen
mock. on the i5-yard line. Hardwick
promptly punted to Miller, who was
downed on his 20-yard line. The ball ex-
changed hands several times in the
period when Miller found his backs un-
able to hit Harvards line for any sub
stantial gains until finally Mahan, taking
the ball on Harvard's $5-yard line, ran
through Penn States men for forty-fye
Yards
Brickley, Hardwick and Mahan were
going good and made II first down on
Penn States 25-yard line. Here IN or
side penalty forced Brickley 10 try his
field goal from the S5-yard line, which
went wide OF the post Captain Miller,
from position, caught Harvard mapping
and got off a kick which went over
Logan's head and rolled well down toward
Harvard's goal line before II was recov-
cred.
On an incompleted forward pass, which
was batted of the field by a Penn state
man, Harvard took the ball a few MIN
utes later or PENIS i5-yard line Miller
took Hardwick's punt and ran II back 70
the 2s-yard line. and then kicked OUTSIDE
at Harvards 45-yard line. Mahan pulled
of a fine end run going to PENIS 2-yard
line. The ball was worked UP TO Penns
s-yard line. where II was lost on down nj
the close OF the period.
Brickley and Hardwick carried the ball
to PENIS 10-yard line at the beginning o.
the second period, after Miller rad
punted to the 35-yard line, but a holding
penalty set Harvard back. and Brickley
touchdown then came within a few min
utes. In exchanging punts Miller had
punted 10 Mahan. who received on his
i5-yard line. and ran il back TO Penn's
5-yard line, where II was taken over by
Brickley.
The Crimson's second touchdown came
almost In fash. Harvard ran Penns
Kickoff TO EIarvard's Ss-yard line. and
then punted TO Miller. who signalled for
fair catch on his 0-yard line. He INJURED
the ball and O'Brien picked 1t up and
went over.
Harvard elected to punt on almost
every first down for the succeeding nve
minutes. when II had the ball, until
Brickley got away on Penn's 5-yard iine'
and behind splendid interference ran Tor
the third touchdown.
Mahan pulled off three spectacular end
runs In the third period. the last OF which
made Harvard first down on Penn States
10 ward line. Here Harvard was penalized
for holding. and Brickley tried field
goal from the I-yard line. The kick was
blocked and the ball rolled back TO the
i5-yard line. where Mahan picked IL up
and ran for a touchdown, showing rare
Judgment In following the interference
which formed so quickly for him.
The lineup follows:
Harvard (2s). Position. Penn. State W.
o Brien .,.............L E.....,......... cornoS
Hitchcock ............L. T........... McDowelI
Cowen ................L G.............., Beoous
Trumbull .............C :..............'J' S ars