THE FREE LANCE. VoL. VIII THE FREE LANCE. Published monthly during the college year by the Students of The Pennsylvania State College. STAFF: EDITOR, D. L: PATTERSON, '95 ASSOCIATE EDITORS: E. P. HARDER, '95. R. L. 111AoDosALD, '95. H. A. KUHN, '96. Lit. G. F. W. RAwt.Ey, '96. Loc. F. A. IlintrHlLL, '96. Ex. C. W. HARDT, 97. Loo. E. R. HEILta, '97. Per. Business Manager, C. W. BURKETI', '95. Ass/. Business Man., G. M. McKEE, '96 One Volume (9 mos.) TERMS 4Single Copies, . Payable in advance. Contributions of matter and other information aro requested from all members and ex•members of the College. Literary matter should be addressed to the Editor. Subscriptions, and all business communications, should be ad- dressed to the Business Manager. Entered at State College Post Olice as second class matter AS is the custom at most colleges, the foot ball season closed with the game on Thanksgiving day, and the members of our team as well as those of others look back and reflect upon the games won and lost. Fortunate ly there is not one of the latter class for a State man to review. Instead he looks upon a list of seven games, six victorious and one a tie. He adds up the scores of the season, and finds that where our opponents have scored one point we have scored ten ; that the totals stand eighteen points against and one hundred and seventy-nine for us. Undeniably a brilliant record. STATE COLLEGE, PA., DECEMBER, 1894 The first two games of the season were on the home grounds and were both characterized by large scores. No one entertained a thought that we would lose the game with Gettysburg, but players and all anticipated a closer game with Lafayette. The overwhelming defeat inflicted upon the latter college can be attributed, firstly to the slight advantage entertained by the home team; secondly, to the fact that our team, recogniz ing that they were of lighter weight than in for mer years, had determined to play a very quick, snappy game; and thirdly, to the fact that Lafay ette overestimated the strength of her team and underestimated State's. Lafayette thought her self unusually strong in that eight of her old men were back and the three vacancies had been filled by men from the teams of other colleges or schools. With an ex-Princeton guard as coach and a new athletic field upon which to practice, Lafayette began the season with the false impres sion that they ''had no superiors in the Middle States except Princeton and U. of P." that they fell short of their mark is evident; and is likewise plain that State has the right to this distinction. At this part of the season, games were arranged with the U. of P. and Princeton. It is not hard to conjecture why the University cancelled our date immediately after their game with Lafayette. It is also not hard to see that they could not have played the game against us that they did against that college and have been the victors. The withdrawal of the date by the University was dis heartening enough, but when coupled with that of Princeton it left our team with practically noth ing for which to look forward. They visably lost interest, but managed to keep up a little enthusi asm over the game with the Naval Cadets. The good showing at Annapolis failed to revive the lost vim, and State played the . last games of the No. 6
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