Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-31
EDDIE MAHAN HAS ATONED:
HARVARD CAME INTO OWN
BY BEATING PENN STATE
Two rouchdowns scored on strong:
AKErcEntion--CrInn0 Supporters
Feel Encouraged Now.

CAMBRIDGE. MASS. October go
Harvard apain came into her own to-
day and defeated the strong Penn state
team hy the score OF IL TO O.
The points were made on touch
down in the second period by Parson
and goal by Maham. and IL second
touchdown in the third period made by
the brilliant Harvard captain.
The Crimson supporters are encour-
aged for the first time this year, and
Ifarvard's attacking powc.' has begun
at last to show. Penn State. which held
Harvard 20 Il 1913 tie last year. was
BIZ; Harvard since It's defeat ut the
hands OF Cornell has rounded into
shape, and Penn state found Il different
as$ s:;;a.. t than the i,hac , ,,s
OF last Saturday. and time and again
brought the ball to within the shadows
OF his opponents goal posts. only to
see his team credited with one touch
down that vas tho result Of steady
rushink from Harvard's twenty Ave
yard line.
The only forward pass that she at
tempted was successful. but iiart-, who
received the pass. made but thrc" yards.
When the Crimson found her attack
working to perfection she decided TO
follow this course. and was aided by'
heavy penalties inflicted against the
Tenn state eleven.
In the second period. after Penn State
had made three futile attempts at for
ward passing and lost tn. ball on
downs. Mahan punt"d from his thirty
his own tiftecn-yard line. The ball,
carried by the wind. eludcd Ewing, who.
chas ing IT, gave II slight kick and
the impetus sent the ball over the goal
the field. fell on the ball. and Harvard
was credited with it's first touchdow II.
Mahan kicked the goal.
The third period was steady sue
c"ssion OF line plunginS by King. En-
wright and Mahan. Starting on Har-
vardS THIRTY line, Mahan,
yards. started his team on swing to-
wards Penn states goal. Here MRhan
showed his brilliancy, and on de-
layed pass, whirlcd through left tackle
and landed the ball three inches behind
tho goal line.
Harvard was weak before the on
slaught of the Statcrs' driving attack
Penn state had thrown bacl; the Grim
son for heavy gains from midfeld an
til they reached tho Crimson's fifteen
yard line. Here Bergman: skirtins
touchdown. but Penn State was holding
and the touchdown did not count, be-
sides being penalizcd fifteen yards
This was the. nearest that Penn State
wright. who had just returned to the
game after a three weeks layoff was
carried from the field with badly
wrenched knee. The lineup:
Harvard. Position Penn state
Soucy. left end 49,. Higgins
Bigelow 80. left tackle ... Wood
TAYLOR. 1890. left guard -. Mcdowell
Wallace. center ....... Painter
Dadmun. right guard ... Miller
larson right tackle Czarnecki
Hnrtc. ...... right end ....... Morris
Wilcox. quarter back II. Mcdowell
King. right half back. =. Ycager
Mahan; full back ....... Clark
Touchdow ns--Parson. Mahan. Goal
from touchdown = Mahan. Referee
Morice, OF University of PENNSYLVANIA
Umpire. Fultz. OF Brown. Field Judge
Land, Of Annapolis. Extra official
Evans, CT Williams. Time of periods,
10 minutes. Substitutions: Harvard
l.. Curtis for Soucy. Gamer for Bigelow
Sugar for Gamer, Harris for Wallace
Powers for Dadmun. r. c. Curtis for
Parson: Coolidge for Harte. Robinson
for Wilcox, Boles for Robinson. Nc
Kinlock for EnwrIEht. Whitley for Nc
kinloek. Virgins for King. Iiorwcen
for virgins. Rollins for Nathan Penn
State-Miller for Mcdowell. Thomas for
Morris, Ewing for H. Mcdowell, Yerger
for Geager.