State Col
Vol. 11, No. 11
U. of Va. 0. —State 6,
Last Friday afternoon the football
eleven from West Virginia Univer
sity accomplished something never
before witnessed on Beaver F,eld,
holding State’s team down to a
single touchdown. It was the most
evenly contested game we have ever
seen here, and West Virginia’s
plucky warriors are given credit for
their splendid showing. The grid
iron was a sea of mud, and State
fumbled outrageously, while West
Virginia took advantage of every
misplay, Forkum’s pupils averaged
in weight fully as much as our
Varsity, and their line seemed to
charge much faster than State’s.
However, “Old State” pulled to
gether in her old time form in the
second half and swept through her
opponents resistlessly. Every State
man on the side lines and in the
stands did his full share of loyal
cheering and the Varsity men re
sponded nobly to the thunderous
cry for “a touchdown,” as Cap
tain Yeckley dashed over the line in
superb style.
FIRST HALF,
McGee kicked off to the 20 yard
line McDonald running baek 2 yards.
Leahy hit tackle for 2, Martin 4,
Leahy 3, Martin 8, Hinman 5,
Hinman 3, and Ernst failed at cent
er. Martin did not gain at end on
Leather’s fine tackle. Ernst made
no gain at Gotwals, and it was
State’s ball on downs. A fumble
occurred on the first line-up, and
Martin fell on the oval for West
Virginia. Hinman then secured 3
yards at tackle, Leahy 1, Ernst 2,
and on a double pass McCue lost
a yard on Gotwal’s tackle. Martin
next made 1 yard, Leathers tack
ling hard, and Martin then punted
STATE COLLEGE, PA., NOVEMBER 30, 1905
50 yards to State’s goal line, Henry
catching the ball and dashing back
25 yards in elegant fashion. Got
wals then made one yard, and 5
yards was awarded State for "off
side.” Wray took 1 yard, and
Leathers lost 2 at McCue’s end.
McGee made 4 through center, and
then punted 25 yards, Leahy start
ed with 5, Ernst 3, and 5 yards was
given to West Virginia for State’s
offside. Leahy secured one yard
and 5 more yards was awarded to
W. Va. for “offside.” With the
oval on State’s 40 yard line, Brake
lost 2 yards on Wray’s prettytackle,
Leahy gained 3, Martin 3. and Mc-
Cue failed at end in Barr’s reliable
giasp. Here McCue tried a place
ment goal and Henry caught the ball
and came back 20 yards. McGee
gained Bat center, Gotwals 2, and
McGee punted 30, McDonald run
ning back 2. Leahy made 4, Hin
man failed to gain at Gotwals posi
tion and it was Barr’s ball on a
fumble. McGee made 2, Gotwals
failed to gain, and Miller tried the
quaretr-back kick. Hinman re
ceived the ball and ran 35 yards,
Leathers bringing him down on
State’s 12 yard line. Yeckley here
took Leathers place. Ernst then
gained 1 1-2 yard at tackle, Martin 2,
and McGee was hurt, Zink taking
his place. State was playing .des
perately, Leahy getting only 1-2
yards, and it was State’s ball on
downs by inches. Miller punted 20
and McDonald fumbled, Gotwals
falling on the ball. Miller punted
30, and the ball belonged to West
Virginia on State’s 50 yard line.
Martin made 1 yard at end, Yeckley
hurling him back. Leahy made no
gain at centre, and it was State’s
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legian.
The annual college holiday,
known as Pennsylvania Day was cele
brated this year on last Friday,
Nov. 24, when the usual college
duties were dispensed with and a
special program was carried out.
The occurrence of the Thanksgiving
Hop on Friday evening and of the
fraternity dances the evening pre
vious had brought a large number
of visitors to the College, while
many distinguished citizens of the
Keystone State had come for the
purpose of enjoying the exercises of
the day.
At 10:30 a.m. students and visit
ors assembled in the Auditorium
for the morning exercises. After
the invocation by Dr. Gill, and the
chanting of the Lord’s Prayer by the
College choir, Dr. W. A. Buckhout
expressed the regret that, owing to
illness, President George W. Ather
ton was unable to be present and
preside at the meeting. Dr. Buck
hout then introduced the first speak
er of the morning, Mr. Joseph M.
Huston, who spoke of “Pennsyl
vania in Evolution.” Mr. Huston
had his subject well in hand, giving
a brief sketch of the early history
of Pennsylvania, and then showing
how there had been envolved our
mangificent Commonwealth of to
day, one of the richest states in the
Union. He made one feel proud to
be a Pennsylvanian.
The college choir then rendered
Kipling’s “Recessional” in a most
pleasing manner.
The second speaker was Mr. J.
Horace McFarland, of Harrisburg,
who spoke on the subject of “Penn
sylvania’s Relation to the Art of
Printing.” His was an enthusiastic
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Pennsylvania Day.
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