Pennsylvania at Harvard

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  Omaha daily bee, November 24, 1895, page 11

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  BR0OKE’S GOAL FROM FIELD Educated Foot Of the Pennsylvania Back Defeats Harvard’s Cultured Team. HE SCORES THE FIRST FIVE POINTS Charley Brewer Misses Two Easy Goals from Touchdowns aud Loses the Points that the Crim- son Needed to Win. CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. 2S.-In one Of the grandest and most stubbornly fought foot ball games ever witnessed the plucky Harvard team again went down before the sturdy Pennsylvanans on Soldiers field this afternoon, fighting desperately and gamely to the last. The score was II to IA. Penn sylvania won on the splendid kicking Of Brooke, which the stiff breeze rendered all too effective in the second half Harvard lost primarily through Brewers two bad misses of easy kicks for goal, which deprived the Crimson Of the four points lacking for vic tory. But the Harvard eleven, with bitter defeat staring them in the face, played iercely until the very last and even with the wind against them in the second half, they rallied and made one of the most mag nfcent spurts ever seen on the gridiron before which the gritty men from Philadelphla went down like paper. The Pennsylvanians won, and won gal lantly, and Harvard must again bear the sorrows of defeat. The crowd was so tremendous and the game was so replete with dramatic incidents that II kept them alter mating between intense silence and frenzy OF cheering from the first play till the last. Long before the game began the crowd began to swarm through the gates, and when Captain Williams and his sturdy Quaker eleven ran on the field there were fully $4,000 people surrounding the grldiron. Pennsylvania did not lack for cheering, for nearly 1900 enthusiastic rooters were on hand to cheer their favorites. and they kept up their sharp, quick “Penn-syl- yl-va-nia” ringing uncomfortably in Harvard’s ears from start to finish. The stands were alive with color. The west stand was packed solid with one living mass of humanity, who yelled like demons when Harvard made headway. On the eastern side the Crimson of Harvard was intermingled with the red and blue Of Pennsylvania, and the cheers OF each college We’d with each other continu ously. 1t was grand spectacle from the enclosure and over the whole scene Of color and movement brightly flew a big crimson banner in the sharp south wind. BROOKE oUTKICKED BREWER. The day was fine, perhaps trifle mild, and the fresh south breeze which came up in the latter part OF the afternoon was an important factor in the result Of the struggle. The grounds were soft, but owing to the splendid care taken by the workers on the gridiron, were not soggy enough to prevent a good footing. Without detracting from the glory of Pennsylvania victory, which was well earned, the Harvard team held its own at every stage and outplayed the Quakers half the time, with the one exception of the kicking department, and in this Brooke easily exceled. Charley Brewer, on the other hand, was responsible in way for Harvard’s defeat. If he had kicked two easy goals from the first two touchdowns the Crimson would have carried the day. The Harvard center was strong and gave the Quakers all they wanted. On the ends, too, Harvard had the better Of it, but at tackle Wagenhurst and Farrar were more than match for Rice and Gould. Pennsylvania tried numerous complicated mass plays on tackle and criss-crosses. The backs were not SO sure, nor did they play as cleanly as did Harvard, but evidently they were stronger and heavier set 1t was splendid, fast game, with little attempt at slugging, dirty play. -s.,,.,y.,1 Pennsylvania won the toss and took the goal. Brewer sent the ball back after the kickoff but the effort was a weak one and the Quakers regained the spheroid thirty-two yards from the goal. Pennsylvsnia’s backs through Gould for four yards. Then the Harvard team took brace and held the Quakers for three downs Brooke dropped back for kick, but 1t was clear BLUM, and the stocky full back rounded the right end for a good twenty yards. The ball was just and Gilbert were driven at tackle, but with out success. Then Brooke fell back for kick and with an. easy rise sent the pig, skin spinning over the bar, swift and sure between the goal posts and the Red and Blue led, to 0, after Just five minutes of play. w Just four minutes after that young Jerrsh Newell fell on the ball. safely behind the Pennsylvania line. After an exchange OF punts, steady rushes by Dunlop and Wright ington carried the ball to Pennsylvania twelve yard line, but here the Quakers took stand and got the ball on downs Brooke dropped back for kick, but Holt and Nor ton Shaw were through on him like flash, blocked the attempt and the ball rolled back across the line, where Newell fell on 1t. 1t was an easy goal, but Brewer made bad miss and Pennsylvania still led, to 4. Both elevens now made desperate rally. Brooke was pushed through left center for touchdown and kicked goal himself, putting the Red and Blue away in the lead, ii to a. There was ten minutes left to play and Harvard procured her second touchdown in short order. Brewer again missed an easy goal, and Pennsylvania still led, IL to 8. The half closed with the ball In Harvards possession at the center of the field. When the second half began there was gale sweeping down the field. Brooke again sent the sphere clean and true between the posts and Pennsylvania now had an easy lead, II to s. WAS A GREAT RALLY. 1t was now that Harvard made one of the finest rallies that any team ever attempted. With dogged energy the Crimson backs as sailed the Quaker line. Steadily and surely, without hitch or STOP the plucky HarvarQ DacKs IOrCSu Tue pdli ITom OWH thirty-ive-yard line straight up to the cen ter, and by gains of two or three yards at a time, on to the Pennsylvania forty-yard line. Here the Quakers rallied and got the ball on downs but Harvard got 1t back Immediately, and with that same relentless driving force took 1t on to Pennsylvania’s seventeen-yard line. Here Wrightlngton made a clever short punt. The ball went high in the air and came down among the players Of both ! teams close to the line, where Cabot secured | II and scored touchdown. Brown kicked ! the goal, and the score was II to IA, as 1t | for two minutes afterward. Time | was called with the ball near the center Of | the field. The lineup and summary: Harvard. Position, Pennsylvania Cabot Left end. ....,........B Boyle | Rice Left tackle. ...... Wagonhurst | guard. d......., Woodruff | j. n. Shaw. Right guard. Wharton | Gould Right tackle. .......... Farrar Beaie. .,..,..,. Quarter back, Williams Right half. .............. Minds G. Brewer Left half lf....,.......G Colbert Dunlop. .......,.Full back.......,.....B Brooke | Score: Pennsylvania, II; Harvard. IA. Touohdowns; Brooke, Boyle, Newell, | Goals from touchdowns: Brooke, 2: Goals from field: Brooke. l.

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 24, 1895, page 1

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  Twenty-Five Thousand Noisy People Witness the Most Interesting Foot ball Contest OF the Season. @QUAKERs,” II; HARVARD, IA HARD-FOUGHT BATTLE ON THE GRIDIRoN OF SOLDIERS FIELD. Defeat Of the Cambridge Team Due to Brewers Poor Playing and Penn sylvania’s Good kicking. Yale and Princeton. Fully twenty-five thou sand people witnessed the contest and the enthusiasm increased from the time the ball was first kicked off until time was called at the end of the second halls when the score stood 20 to 10 in Yales favor. Notwithstanding Farmer Dunn’s unpropitious forecast, the day dawned bright and clear, and was such a one as to delight the heart Of any man who had ever seen a contest on the gridiron field. AS early as 10 o’clock the crowds began to assemble about the gates Of the great athletic meeting place at One-hundred-and-fift -fifty-fifth street and Eighth avenue, and steadily increased In proportion until the portals were thrown open at 1880, when there was a mighty rush on the part of the waiting enthusiasts for best positions on the field. BY the time the game was started not vacant seat remained in any of the grand stands and hardly any standing room. 1t was exactly o’clock when the Prince ton team, headed by their disabled but plucky captain. entered the inclosure. Then the crowd broke loose and such a roar af applause as greeted the players has seldom been equaled. The sons of Eli came into the arena Immediately after the Princeton play preliminary practice was short and spirited for both sides. and at 2:10 o’clock coin was tipped that determined which captain would have the choice Of ball or goal. Capt Thorne won the toss and chose the eastern goal, giving his rival the ball. Captain Lea placed the ball at the center OF the grid iron for the kickoff and as the leather sailed away over the heads OF the Yale oil eyes were focused. The star player in to-days struggle was the light-haired captain of the Yale team. and he covered himself with glory. The manner in which he bucked the Tiger line was phenomenal, as were his long runs around the end. Time and again he received the pigskin from Bairds punts and advanced the ball for long gains. and once he started from the Princeton sixty-fiveyard line end carried the ball TO touch down through the entire Princeton contingent, with practically no interference. Fincke was also a good sround-gainer for Yale, and played steady game at the quarter back position. Notwithstanding his lightness, he often succeeded in advancing the ball with several Of the “Tiger” play ers hanging upon him. When Bass broke lilfOubH TIC IlUCtlOI anu ScCuicu Tic leather on a tumble by Lea he made the most brilliant and effective play OF the game, for he was able to run away from his pursuers and made touchdown after COW ering fifty yards. Chadwick did some remarkabie blocking, as did Rogers and Jerrems also. LEA PLAYED PLUCKILY. Langdon Lea. the captain of the ‘‘Tiger” foa nh foy,t laff r.fr1 the first half, but was largely handicapped by his weak shoulder, and was forced to give way to Thompson soon after the second half opened. Rosengarten made a pretty run OF twenty yards after having received the ball from a punt. and Armstrong did some good Work in bucking the Yale line. When Armstrong was forced to retire and Kelly took his place, the spectators were treated TO a beautiful series of plays by that comparatively inexperienced player, for it was largely through his efforts that Prince ton was able TO score the touchdown that was made by Baird. Rosengarten had been disqualified for slugging Louis Hinkey, and Barnard was put on the field to take his place. This player ably supported Kelly and must receive part OF the credit which Princeton received for the brace they took in rushing the ball from the Yale thrty-fiveyard lire TO the touchdown. Thompson, a substitute, did the. best taclxling of the Kick and often tackled the receiver OF the ball before he had moved. The game was remarkably free from trick plays. The Tigers” did try a double pass or two. with little avail, and made several short gains on fake kicks, but, aside from this. the playing was straightforward, old fashioned football. with a deal of kicking on the part OF both teams. Baird made numerous well-placed punts for Princeton and Thorne and Jerrems lifted the ball for Yale with neyer-failing accuracy. Once DUR ing the game Thorne attempted TO kick goal from the field, but his attempt failed and the effort was never repeated. The strength OF Princeton’s line was considerably weak ened by the. changes which were made to allow Captain Lea to play at left end. while the Yale line was stronger than at any other game during the present season. The game was won by the superiority of the Yale backs over those of their rivals, and while the Yale victory was much larger than had been predicted, 1t was won by the very fairest M playpg The game r,. was conries. but the contest was remarkably free from the ugly features which characterized much of the playing OF last year. Not a Yale man left the field from beginning to finish. and no serious injuries were receiyed by the Princeton men who were forced to retire. HOT WORK FROM THE START. Yale won the toss and gave Princeton the ball. Captain Thorne chose the eastern goal. There was hot work from the start. Lea kicked off to Dewitt, who was tackled on Yale’s thirty-yard line. Rosengarten kicked to Fincke. who was downed at the center Of the, field. Jerrems returned the bunt. but the ball went out OF bounds and went as a first down TO Princeton. Dewitt gained three yards around the left end, and Jerrems carried the ball through the line for one yard Rhodes was hurt in the rush. and Captain Lea drew his players aside and talked to them in fatherly fashion while Rhodes was being resuscitated. The ball was passed to Captain Lea, who fumbled il. Bass grabbed il and ran from Princton’s fifty-yard line and planted the leather directiy between the goal posts. Captain Thorne kicked goal. Score: Yale, 6; Prince ton. o. Lea kicked or After a scrimmage. time was called 10 give the doctors opportunity to plaster up Thorne’s head He was badly hurt, but his pluck brought him around very quickly, and when play was resumed he tried 10 buck the center. He did not sue ceed and the ball went to Princeton. Thorne got the ball and forced through Princetons line and scored second touchdown OF the game and kicked the goal Score: Yale. 10; the game Princeton struggled gamely bu. hopelessly. There were many spirited plays Princeton doing full share or them. Line up and summary: Princeton. Position. Yale Lea and Thompson. Left end. Bass 1T ~

• Kansas City daily journal, November 24, 1895

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  DEFEAT FOR THE CRIMSON. PENNSYLVANIA RAT HARVARD AFTER STUBBORN FIGHT. Brooke Kicked Goal From the Field and Charlie Brewer Missed Two Essy Goals and This cave Penn sylvania the Victory. ward eleven went down before the sturdy Pennsy yivanians on soldiers field this aft. ernoon, nghting desperately and gamely to tho last. The score was Il TO a. Pennsylvania won by the splendid kicking OF Fullback Brooke. which the stir breeze rendered all too effective in the through bffewers TyS tw5 baa i misses Of easy kicks for goal which deprived the Crimson ot the four points lacking for victory. But the Harvard eleven. with bitter defeat star; ms them ~ the face, played ilereely until the very last aud even with the wind against them in the eet”na haN they RAJ. lied and made one OF the most magnificent sputts ever seen ON tn” griIiron. before which the gritty men from Pennsylvania vaniaus won and won calamity and llaryard must again bear the sorrows of de, feat. Tho crowd was so tremendous and the game was SO replete with dramatic incl tween intense silence and a frenzy OF cheering from the first play till the last. Long before the game began when Captain ran ON the field there were fully l2,0D pep- PIE surrounding the gridiron. iennsy wan Ia Ia enthueiastic ‘‘rootcts were on hand to cheer their fav9ritess and they kept UP their sharp. quick Penn SYLVIA MIA” ring ing uncomfortably In Harvard’s ears from start TO finish. The stands We’re alive solid with one living mass OF humanity, who yelled Ike demons when Harvard crimson Of Waryard was intermtngled with tho rcd ana blue OF Pennsylvania and the cheers Of each college vcd with each other The day was fine, perhaps a trine mild. and the fresh south breeze which came UP important factor in the result of the struggle. splendid care taken by the workers on the gridron was not soggy enough to prevent a good footing. Without detracting from the glory of Pennsylvania victory. which was well earned. the Harvard team held their own at every stage and outplayed the Quakers the kicking department., and in this Brooke easily excelled. Charley Brewer. on the other hand, was responsible in way for Halvard’s defeat II he had kicked two easy goals. from the first two touchdow,ns. and there would have been extreme Joy In stead Of bitter sorrow in Cambridge toand gave the Quakers oil they wanted. on the ends, too, Harvard had the best OF it, but at tackle, Nagenhurst ana tarrar Were more than a match for Rice and Pennsylvania tried. numerous complicated The backs were not so sure nor did they play as cleanly as did Harvard. but cyl IDENTIFY they were stronger and the heavier little attempt at slugging and dirty play. PennsylYania won the toss and took the ern goal. Brewer sent the ball back after the kickoff but the effort was weak one thirty-two yards from the goal. Pennsylvanias backs massed on the tack; le and sent Minds, ripping through, Gould took a brace and held the Quakers for three downs. Brooke dropped back for, stocky fullhack rounded the right end for a good twenty yards. The ball was just eight yards from the coveted goal, and Minds and Gilbert were driven at tackle, but without success. Then Brooke fell back for a kick. and with an easy effort true and sure between the goal posts, and the red and blue led, 5 to O. after just - 1t vas vas Just four minutes after that young Gerirish ,i,ei Newell fgli on, the bah safely belop and Wrighineton carried the ball to fennsylyanias twelye-yard line but here the Quakers took stand and got the ball through on him in fash, blocked the at line, where Newell fell on it. 1t was an easy goal, but Brewer made bad miss elevens now made desperate rally Brooke was pushed through left center for u putting thg red and blue away in the lead, Play tsana an4 Hazard secured her second Brg%fT 2gn misseG Id an easy goal ana half closed with the ball in Harvard’s possession at the center of the field. When the second hair began there was gale sweeping down the field. Brooke again the posts and Pennsylvania now had an easy lead, II to the unest rallies that any team ever at tempted. Win logged energy the crimson backs assai!ed the Quaker line. Steadily ana surely without hitch or a stop the plucky Harvard bHclis forced the ball from their own thirty-ive yard line straight up to the center, and by gains Of Pennsylvania forty yard line Here the Quakcrs rallied and got the ball on downs, but Harvard got II back Immediately and with the same relentless driving force took it on TO Pennsylvania’s seventeen yard short punt. The bail went high In the air and came down among the players of both teams close, to the, line, whore Cabot Sc cured It and scored a touchdown. Brown kicked the goal, and the score was II to H. as it remained for two minutes, afterward center of the held. The lineup and sum University Of PenusylvanIa-BoyIe left left guard; Bull, center; Wharton, right guard; Farrar, right tackle, Dickson, right half back; Minds. right half back; Brooke, Harvard–Newen, right end; Gould, right fenter; Holt, LEFT guard; Rice, left tackle; Gabot ier Snd ReGhis qHSTWgT SnGk score-Pennsylvania, IL Harvard. IA, Touchdowns-Ma by Brooke, Boyle. Newell, Wrightington, Cabot, Goals from ouchdowns-srooke, 2; Brown l. Goals from held-Brooke, !. Referee-H L. Pratt, of Amherst I-mpires-Laurie Rltss, of Yale, and NJ a Kennedy, of Leland Stanford. IAncsmen-F Deleabarre for Pennsylvania and f.. r. Wood for Harvard. Time-Two thirty-tive minute halves.

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  The Seattle post-intelligencer, Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.], November 24, 1895, page 1

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  ALE-PENNSYLVANIA The Winners i’m the Great Col lege Football Games. BOTH VICTORIES WELL EARNED. The Score Against Princeton 20 to 10, and Against Harvard IL to IL Big Crowds. Fine Weather. New York. Nov. 3-One Of the greatest football games ever played on any field took place today between the elevsns Of Yale and Princeton. Fully $3.50 people witnesses the contest and the enthusiasm increased from the time the hall was first kicked on mill time was called al the end OF the second half. when the score stood - 10 ]. n Yale’s favor. Yale Won the toss and chose the eastern goal. giving Princeton the bali. The star player in Todays struggle was TIsorne. captain OF the Yale team, and he covered himself with CORY The manner IN which he bucked the Tigers line Was phenomenal. as were his long runs around the end. Time and time again he received the ptgskin from Baird’s punts and advances the ball for long gains, and once he started from the Princeton ss-yard tine and carried the hall 10 a touchdown through the entire Prince ton contingent. with practically 10 inter ference. Finicke was also a ground gsines for Yale, and played a good game AZ the quarterback position. Notw ithstandrNg his EghtneSs, he often succeeded In advancing the bail With several OF the Tiger players hanging upon him. When Bass broke through the Princeton line and secured the leather on a tumble by Lea, he made the most brilliant and effective play u the game. for ne was able 70 make a touchdown after covering fifty yards Chadwick did some remarkable work, as did Rogers and Jerome. Langtion Lee. the captain Of the Tigers. put up a plucky fight during the first half. but was largely handicapped by his weak shoulder. and was forced 10 give place 10 Thompson soon after the second half opened. ~Rosengarten made a pretty run of twenty yards after having received the ball from a punt. and Armstrong did some good work IN busking the Yale line. When Armstrong was forced TO retire and Kelly took his place the spectators were treated TO a beautiful series OF plays by that comparatively inexperienced player. for II was largely through his efforts that Princeton was able TO score the touch down which was made by Baird. Rosengarten had been disqualified for smuggling Louis Hinkey. and Barnard was put on tire held to tai his pace. This player ably supported Kelly. and must receive part Of the credit which Princeton recaved for the brace they took in rushing the ball from the Yale 35-yard line to the touchdown. Thompson’s substitute did the best tackling Of the game. for he got down the field on every kick. and often tackled the ball before he had moved. The game was remarkably free from trick pays. The Tigers did try a double pass or two. with little avail, and made several short gains on fall kicks. but aside from this the playing was straightforward, old fashioned football, with a deal Of kicking on the part of both teams. Baird made numerous w~ell-played punts for Prince ton. and Thorne and Jerrems lifted the ball for Yale with never-failing accuracy. once during the game Thorne attempted 10 kick a goal from the field. but his at tempt failed, and the effort was never repeated- The strength of Princetons line was considerably weakened by the changes which were made TO allow Capt. Lea TO play left end. while the Yale lines were str1n eraP than At any other time during the present season. The game was won by the superiority Of the Yale backs over those OF their rivals. and while the Yale victory was much larger than II had been predicted, & was won by the very fairest playing. The game was considerably delayed by frequent trivial injuries, but the contest was remarkably free from the ugly features which characterized mucn of the playing last year. Not a Yale man left the field from beginning 10 md, and no serious injuries were received by the Princeton men who were forced TO retire. Yale won the toss. and gave Princeton the ball. Capt. Thorne chose the eastern goal. There was hot work from the start. Lea kicked off to De Witt, who was tackled on Yale’s 3o-yard line. Rosengarten kicked a long liner 10 Finicke. who was downed at the center of the field. Jerrems returned the punt but the ball went out OF bounds. and went as a first down 10 Princeton. De Witt gained three wards around the left end. and Jerrems carried the ball through the line for one ward. Rhodes was hurt in the rush. and Capt. Lea drew his team aside and talked 10 them In a fatheTly fashion while Rhodes was being resuScitated. The ball was passed to Capt. Lea. who fumbled IL. Bass grabbed IL and ran Princeton’s 50 yard line and planted II directly between the goal posts. Capt. ThOrne kicked the goal. Score: Yale s. Princeton 0. Lea kicked off again after a sCrimmage, and time was called 70 give the doctors an opportunity TO plaster up Thorne. who was badly hurt. but his pluck brought him around very quickly, and when play was resumed he tried TO buck the enter. He did not succeed. and the bali went 10 Princeton. Thorne got the bah and forced II through PriBceton’s line and scored the second touchdown Of the game ard kicked the goal. Score: Vale T.. Princeton o. From this time TO the emo Of the game Princeton struggled samely hut hopelessly. There were many spirited plays. Prince ton doing a fun share of them. The teams lined up as follows. Yale. Position. Princeton. 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Harvard leads 47–⁠25–⁠2 in 74 meetings, counting the 64 since this game.