ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT.
ON Saturday, Oct. 29th, State finished the most glorious week
of foot-ball achievements ever made by a team representing
her. Many a larger and more prominent college would be
more than proud to own the team which but several weeks ago
*as termed an " indifferent team " by a prominent Philadelphia
paper. Since, making that allusion, the same paper has, within
but a single week, recorded the facts that this same team defeated
Pennsylvania by the score of 15 to io on one day, scored to points
against her on the next, and on the following day held Princeton
down to 5 points. Those three days turned the eyes of the foot
ball world towards a team which had hitherto either been un
known or else had been looked upon as one far inferior to those
of the leading colleges. What a change was wrought in those
few days! What fame have Murray and his team established for
themselves and for the College which they represent! Prom New
York to Chicago, the papers glorified the name of State. Con
gratulatory letters were received almost by the dozen by Captain
Murray and Manager Harding expressing the gratification of the
writers on account of our most wonderful success.
The week, starting as it did, ended no less gloriously. To have
scored against such an aggregation of stars as constitute the D.
C. & A. C. team and at the same time to have held them down to
but three touchdowns was no less wonderful an achievement than
was our victory—for it certainly cannot be called a defeat—over
Princeton.
Too much praise cannot be given to the members of the team.
Murray, Randolph, and Scholl would be welcomed by almost any
team in the country as a centre trio; Penrose, F Miller, Ruble,
and Blair complete an almost impenetrable line; Heckel's three
Years of varsity team work are evident in the manner in which he
handles the ball; D. K. Miller, Hewitt, and Platt are sure gainers
and excellent runners; while Cure as full-back is the finest man