A Gridiron Romance.
Thanksgiving Day, 1896 at Har
ritbarg, Carlisle Indians 48, State
5 ; October 7, 1905 at Harrisburg,
Indians 11, State 0 ; and then Oc
tober 6, 1906 at Williamsport, State
4, Indians 0 !
A decade ago, when "Old State"
was but a beginner in athletics, her
fearless team under Captain Duns
more tackled the famous Carlisle
Indians, and were swamped by the
score of 48 to 5 ; in spite of such
overwhelming odds, State's gritty
little quarter-back Hayes, showed
his mettle by kicking a field goal
and scoring five points for his col
lege. And last Saturday a week on
Seminary Field at Williamsport,
with 500 cheering enthusiasts look
ing on, the echo of Hayes' nervy
feat came down through the years,
as Half-back McCleary, an ambi
tious Freshman, duplicated Hayes'
performance of 10 years back, and
put the oval between Carlisle's goal
posts. This kick brought dismay
and disaster to the hearts of the
Redmen, for it meant victory for
State, while Hayes' goal had only
helped a little to brighten the gloom
of overwhelming defeat.
After that 48 to 5 game in 1896,
State's teams were looked upon as
far too weak to combat with the
whirlwind warriors from Carlisle ; so
it was not until last year that anoth
er contest was arranged for. And
once more at Harrisburg with a
veteran, all-confident aggregation,
the Indians outclassed Captain Yeck
ley's "green" eleven, which had but
three weeks' practice, and no offen
sive strength, whatever. Three of
the men in State's line-up had never
before.been in a foot ball game, and
everybody predicted a score of at
least 30 to 0 for Carlisle. But Cap
tain Yeckley and his men, although
outplayed at every turn, fought so
determinedly and cow ageously that
every State man was proud of his
THE STATE COLLEGIAN
team. The Indians had to go their
best to win out, 11 to 0, but, never
theless, they thought State's team
far beneath their class, and looked
upon this year's contest as an easy
victory, since six new men were in
State's line up. Captain Dunn and
his men, nevertheless, came onto
Seminary Field last Saturday a week
determined to win,and win they did,
and in such clean, manly, sports
manlike fashion, as to send a thrill
of pride through the heart of every
State man, past or present.
The game next Saturday with
Yale at New Haven will be another
hard fought battle. The 0-0 game
with Gettysburg has spurred State's
gridiron experts on to renewed ef
forts in order that this year's score
may eclipse that of last year. Yale
has always succeeded in defeating
State by at least eleven points ; this
year we hope that not only will
Yale's line be crossed, but that
victory itself will be perched on
State's banners.
Praise from President Roosevelt.
The Cadets won new laurels for
the College at the dedication of the
capitol building in Harrisburg on
Oct. 4. Compliments and congratu
lations have been heard from a
number of distinguished men, and it
is a sure fact that the Battalion has
done things of which it can justly
be proud.
Without a doubt, the drilling of
the cadets in Bellefonte last spring,
when the Curtin monument was un
veiled, was far superior to that of
the State Guards and also to other
organizations which took part in the
ceremony. The Battalion made a
"hit" in Bellefonte, but it made a
"big hit" in Harrisburg two weeks
ago. Gem Dougherty of Wilkes
baire, commanding the 9th Regi
ment of State Guards, said that not
only was the drilling of the men
highly satisfactory in every respect,
but the conduct later in the day was
that of gentlemen.
In the reviewing stand were such
prominent men as the President, the
Governor, Senators, Congressmen,
and the Mayor of the city. Con
gressman A. J. Barchfeld of the
32nd Congressional District said :
"They were fine." The President,
as the Battalion marched by, turned
around and said to the Mayor and
others near him : "I have never
seen a better drilled body of cadets
in my life."
The grand success, which has
thus attended the trip to Harrisburg,
has been the result of the earnest,
painstaking work of both Capt. Hay
and the members of the Battalion.
Although such a trip was made a
possibility through the efforts of
Capt. Hay, the glory really belongs
to the Cadets. Without their 'malty
co-operation the Battalion would
have never been in shape to attend
the dedication. Their willingness to
make the undertaking a great suc
cess is made evident by the fact
that in the eighteen days of drill no
officers and only six enlisted men
out of the number who went to Har
risburg were absent without leave.
This is the spirit which brought
credit to Pennsylvania State.
Federation of Clubs
The State Federation of Women's
Clubs, which has been in session
here since Tuesday, closes its con
vention to-day. Addresses on var
ious topics, covering all kinds of
matters of interest to club women of
the Commonwealth have been dwelt
upon. Forestry, civics, the re
form movement in state and philan
thropic institutions have been given
considerable attention.
The women, besides listening to
addresses and discussions, have
been afforded the opportunity to see
State College in operation, giving
them an idea of the extensive and