Evening star., 1941-10-04
Pennsylvania Upsets
Harvard, 19 10 0,
In Ivy League Opener
S0,000 Fans SweIter
As Champions Loose
Borroge Of Touchdowns
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4-Penn-
sylvania got off to good start in
defense of its Ivy League football
championship today by romping to
a 10 to 0 upset victory over Har-
ward in the seasons opening game
before approximately $4,000 swelter-
ing fans.
First Quarter.
Pennsylvania Pax Clifford took
Francis Lees kick off on the II and
raced to his own 35 Harvard held
and the teams twice exchanged
punts, before Penn's captain. Gene
Davis, intercepted Lees pass on the
Penn 81 and ran 1t back to his 49,
Fullback Bert Stiff rammed
through center Is yards. then came
back with nine more to the Harvard
27, Clifford passed to Davis for
eight yards. Stiff picked up four
more. and then went off left tackle
for Is yards and touchdown. Davis
place kicked the extra point and
Pennsylvania led. 7 to 0.
PENNSYLVANIA got the Dau again
minute later when Lee fumbled
the kickoff on his 30 and Bob Odell,
substitute halfback, recovered for
the Quakers Short passes. Odel to
Substitute End John Craemer. and
off-tackle smashes by Joe Kane put
the ball on Harvard's S eight, but a
bad pass from center showed Penn
back to the % as the quarter ended.
PENNSYLVANIA. 7: Harvard 0.
Second Quarter.
Davis attempted to place-klck
field goal from the % as the second
period opened, but Harvard lines
men batted the ball down. Odell
ran back Loren MacKinney's punt
% yards. two line plays lost 8
and PENIS second try for a field
goal. John Nolan attempting
placement from the 30. failed.
PENNSYLVANIA started toward an
other touchdown late In the sec
ond period when Clifford 64-yard
punt was fumbled by Lee on the
Harvard 20 and Craemer recovered
for Penn. But two running plays
lost yards, penalty set Penn
back more and then Substitute
Back Bob Brundage fumbled and
Harvard recovered on its own 81.
With johnson gaining consistently
on off-tackle sweeps, Harvard picked
I'D two first downs and carried to
the PENNSYLVANIA AZ for the Grim
sons first venture in enemy terri
tory as the half ended with the
score: Pennsylvania. 7, Harvard, 0.
Third Quarter.
After an exchange Of punts backed
Penn to its own 8-yard line midway
In the third period, Clifford booted
the Quakers out of hole when he
stood in his own end zone ana
punted II Yards 10 the Harvard 10
A moment later Harvard kicked
back to the Penn A. With Stiff
tearing off heavy gains through the
line and Kane alternating on end
sweeps. Penn ripped of three first
downs to the Harvard 26.
Odell passed 8 yards TO End Herb
Nelson. Bill Miller picked up and
Stiff shouldered his way through
the line for II yards and another
first down on the Harvard 2. On
the next play Odell dived over for
the touchdown. Charles Bruett's
attempt to place kick the extra
point failed and Pennsylvania led,
l3 TO 0.
johnson spanked Harvard drive
10 midf1eld after receiving the kick
off. the Crimson fullback clicking
of two 5-yard drives and another
of IA wards. But Penn held and
Harvard kicked to the Penn % as
the third period ended. Score:
PENNSYLVANIA. l3; Harvard. 0.
Fourth Quarter.
Four minutes after the fourth pc
riod opened. Substitute Fullback Bob
Brundage slipped ffhis left tackle,
evaded a flock of Harvard tacklers
and galloped 66 yards for the Quak-
ers third touchdown. Nolan's place
kick missed. and Pennsylvania led
1e to o.
Harvard caught fire Immediately
after the kickoff Capt. Lee passed
81 yards to MacKinney on the Penn
40. Then Johnson shot another
to the Is. Lee picked up yards
of tackle, but Penn stiffened and
took possession of the ball on the
when Lees pass to MacKinney was
batted down. Penn held thereafter
and the final score was: Pennsyl-