State ollegian. Vo,. 111, No 28 The Cornell Game ..' In the longest game ever played on Percy field, and also the longest intercollegiate ga_ne of the present season, our varsity defeated Cor nell after 17 innings of nerve-strain ing play. Bob Vorhis for Penn State, and Deshon for Cornell both pitched wonderful ball, but Vorhis had a slight advantage, being the stronger of the two in the closing innings. A large crowd welcomed State's team as they came on the field, since last year's 16 inning struggle was vividly remembered. There was, however,no thought of `another such phenomenal pitchers' battle. The game had not progressed many innings until everyone recognized the masterly style in ,which both Deshon and Vorhis were doing their work, as well as the swift and determined fielding game being played by both teams. Penn State broke the ice first. In the fourth inning, after two were out, Hirshman singled and was ordered to steal second. Hasting's throw went past the fielder and allowed Hirsh man to score. In the sixth Captain Brown, of Cornell, was hit by a pitched ball, sacrificed to second by' Heilman, went to third on Ebeling's grounder to Cree, and scored on an error by Hirshman. Both teams now settled down and there ensued one of the. finest games that could be described. Inning after inning passed with both nines fighting vain ly to score. State's infielders ac cepted 52 chances with but one er or, and the outfielders eight chances, while Bob and Larry Vorhis worked together in fine style. Continued on page 7, collutnn STATE COLLEGE, PA., MAY 9, 1907 The Flag Scrap The first flag scrap governed by the new iules•occuried last Saturday morning. It was the privilege of the freshmen to select the battle ground and they finally decided to fight on the field back of McAllister Hall. A piece of ground, as level as possible, was chosen in the vicin ity of Prof. Fehr's house, and the flag pole, which was merely a sec tion of a telegraph pole, was set in place by eleven o'clock the previous night. The location proved to be in favor of tl . e freshmen, as a slight down grade on the east siae pre vented the sophomores from charg ing at this point. A heavy rain dur ing the night made it impossible for them to attack from all directions and it was to their advantage to charge down hill. Promptly at six o'clock, upon the firing of a pistol, the sophomores began the attack on the side toward iVlcAllister Hail. A fierce struggle followed. lasting for fifteen minutes, when 1909 withdrew to corm for another attack. Paper bags con taining a mixture of flour, charcoal, and snuff were passed around and the second rush was made while the freshmen were being battered with bags. The sophomores failed to take advantage of the opportunity when the freshmen were blinded by the charcoal and flour. This scheme availed nothing and more wrestl ing was the result. Again the sopho mores renewed the attack from the sane direction, but it was quickly broken up and the class withdrew to give the freshmen yell. With this scrap 1910 added another victory to their list. The scrap was interesting from start to finish, but at no time was the result in doubt. The freshmen bunched with locked arms about the pole and securely held this position until the end. It is general opinion that the scrap is a farce in corn parison with the flag scraps as held under the old rule. Price Five Cents. Campus Improvement,. Mr. C. D. Lowrie, a landscape engineer of New York, was here not long ago in compan3 with General Beaver, Dr. Butz and Prof. Hunloch to determine the possible location for the various new build ings that are needed for the expan sion of the institution. One sugges tion of improvement was the estab lishment of a gothic quadrangle of buildings to extend northward from the Carnegie library. A new loca tion tor the railroad station was also considered in view of the entorced removal of that building by the ex tension of the Engineering building. A point alor:g the road just west of the University Inn sire was sug gested as the most satisfactory loca tion. Mr. Lowrie is now working up a general plan of the entire campus which will be presented at the June meeting of the board of trustees. In connection with this work a complete topographical map of the campus is being prepared by the in structoi s of the Department of Civil Engineering, aided by the junior civils. Games of the Week. APRIL 27. Lafayette 1, F. & M. 0. Dickinson 6, Lehigh 5. Brown 5, Carlisle Indians 1 MAY 1 Princeton 4, Holy Cross 0 Fordham 2, Penn 0. Villanova 4, Lehigh 2 MAY 3 Susquehanna 4, Indians 3. MAY 4 Columbia 4, Cornell 3 Brown's library has been in creased over 6,000 volumes this
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