State Col
Vol. 11, No. 7
State 29 —Villanova 0
With a flash of the finest football
seen on Beaver Field for many sea
sons the Varsity completely swept
the husky Villanova aggregation off
their feet last Saturday. Our eleven
began the first half minus the ser
vices of Moorhead and Miller, both
being out of the game whh injuries,
but Henry and Partridge filled their
places in splendid shape. During
the entire first half of 20 minutes
State’s team played fast, smooth,
aggressive football. There was
never even the semblance of a fum
ble, Henry handling the ball fault
lessly, and every man knew his
place in every play so systematically
that our team swept the full length
of the field four times >n succession,
against Villanova’s fierce defense.
This with Captain Yeckley’s four
pretty goals made the score 24 to 0,
which is the best work any team
has done against the husky Villa
nova eleven this season,-the Indians
and Swarthmore included.
Captain Moore for Villanova
kicked off at exactly 2:47 p.m. and
the ball sailed into Henry’s waiting
arms “High” hustling back 15;
then Gotwals opened with a 4 yard
gain at tackle, McGee took 8 yards
through a hugh hole opened by
Dunn in the centre, Gotwals 4 more,
Wray 2 and 5 yards was added to
State’s list for Villanova’s offside
play. Wray went through tackle
for 6, Partridge secured 5 around
end, Henry hurdled for 1 at the oth
er end, and "time was out” for
Lacey’s injury. Yeckley started
again with 3 at end, McGee 9 at cen
tre with everybody helping, Got
wals 2, McGee 6, Gotwals 5, Yeck
ley 7, Wray 3, McGee 2, Wray 8,
Yeckley 6, and Wray 1 more for a
STATE COLLEGE, PA., NOVEMBER 2, 1905
touch down. Yeckley kicked the
goal —6 to 0.
McGee kicked off to McGeehan
on the 10 yard line, Mac coming
back 10 yards. Then Slavin hur
dled one yard at Barr’s end, Mc-
Geehan got another at tackle, and
McAtleer punted 25 yards. Henry
caught the ball on the dead run and
darted back 5 yards. Then Wray
gained 5 through tackle, and on a
second trial 11 more in grand style,
McGee 2, Gotwals 4, Yeckley 1,
Gotwals 7, McGee 3, Wray 10 and
Yeckley 1 yard for touchdown, ad
ding the goal a moment later; score
12 to 0.
McGee kicked to the 5 yard line
McGeehan running back 10, Barr
downing him. On Villanova’s first
try Putnam smashed through and
threw them for 2 yards loss, after
which Slavin went around end for
10 yards gain and then a fumble lost
5, after which Campbell threw Mc-
Geehan for a yard’s loss. McAt
leer made a weak punt of 20 yards,
Campbell clutching the ball on his
way up the field and returning for
a nice gain. McGee got 6at guard,
Putnam 10, McGee 20, Yeckley 5,
and George scored. A goal by
Yeckley made the tally 18 to 0.
Moore kicked off to State’s 30
yard line Campbell running back 2
yards, Gotwals 5, McGee 4, Camp
bell 15, McGee 6, Yeckley 2, Got
wals 3, Wray 2, Henry 4, Campbell
no gain, Yeckley 8, Partrige 2, Wray
6, McGee 7, Gotwals 3, Yeckley 2,
and McGee over for the fourth
touchdown. Yeckley added another
neat goal 24 to 0.
Moore again kicked off, this time
to State’s 5 yard mark George Mc-
Gee coming back 20 yards. Henry
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legian.
If, during the earlier part of the
season, there has been any doubt in
the minds of State students as to the
excellence of our team, it must by
this time have been removed. Week
after week as we have compared the
scores of the games played the fact
has been forcing itself upon our
minds that this year we have one of
the best teams, if not the very best
team that ever battled upon the
gridiron for the Blue and White; and
the results of last Saturday have
confirmed this fact beyond question.
It looks now as if only two factors
could prevent our winning from An
napolis, Dickinson and Wup ; these
two being over confidence and over
training. Our experience of last
season with Wup, however should
go a long way toward saving us
from both of these evils. The W.
U. P.-Dickinson score of last Sat
urday goes to prove what was pre
dicted last week in this column, that
Wup is our most dangerous op
ponent. Annapolis, although only
beaten 6-5 by Swarthmore was
clearly out-played and has lost much
of her football ability. Since
Swarthmore, on the previous Wed
nesday was able to beat Villanova
only 12-0, a little subtraction would
seem to indicate that we are, to say
the least, as good as Annapolis, and
have every reason to look for vic
tory on Saturday next.
Two cheer leaders somewhere in
State College. Rewaid if leturned
to the Athletic Association or to
Beaver Field at the next game.
—Mallory, of Bellefonte, makes a
portrait, not a map of your face.
Try him
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