PENN STATE VOLUME 8 NUMBER 6 Quakers Overwhelmed by Superior Play of Blue and White—Miller Star of Game—Captain Very, Harlow, Engle and Mauthe Play Great Ball. • ' , • • • • Getting the jump on Pennsylvania in the first play and scoring a touch down from the kick off, followed by another within three minutes and another in five minute more, and adding a safety before the first period was -ended, the Penn State eleven forced the Blue and Red to accept the most crushing defeat in ten years at Franklin Field last Sat urday afternoon. Pennsylvania was outplayed, out generaled and outspeeded by our superbly coached product of the new school of football. For the first time in the history of athletic relations between the two institu tions, Penn State students perform ed their victorious snake in the shadow of the Penn gymnasium and tossed their hats over the goal posts at each end of the field. The game Saturday displayed some new heroes—new to the foot ball field in which Yale, Harvard, Penn and Princeton have so long ruled supreme. Quarterback Miller took his place beside Daly, of Har vard, Bray, of Lafayette, and Ste venson, of Pennsylvania, as a gi eat general and brilliant back. It was the first play of the game, Miller's sensational catch and run of Capt. Mercer's kick off the whole length of the field for a touchdown, that blasted the hopes and demoralized the team work of the Quakers at the start. Following the wonderful feat of running the length of Frank lin Field for a touchdown, dupli cated- only by Daly and Bray, Miller again took the ball after State had worked it up to Penn's thirty-second yard line, and, by the most wonderful exhibition of open "-!: r,',!:,::::': '•g . '-:1,,, -, :!:,-• • , field running ever seen on Franklin Field, ran the remaining distance for the second touchdown. Mauthe easily kicked the second goal. Pennsylvania was so demoralized by the suddenness of our attack that for about six minutes after the start of the game 'the Blue and White played rings around her. However on a series of plays by Marshall and Mercer and a thirty five yard kick by Mercer, the ball was brought back to our seventeen yard line. On a fumble we lost eight yards more and Mauthe dropped behind our goal line to kick. Here occurred one of the most brilliant plays of the game. Mauthe's twisting spiral soared high into the air and struck the ground close to the side line on the south side of the field. The Penn cap tain was ready to catch the ball with Marshall near to give interfer ence. Mercer misjudged the ball and Captain Very, one of the most brilliant ends in America, scooped I up the ball on the first bounce and shot out toward Penn's goal. Al most the whole Quaker team start ed a`ter our captain, Thayer and Marshall leading. It was a pretty race between the three men for fifty of the seventy yards, but Very gradually drew away from the per suit and, crossing the goal line at the extreme end, circled and put the ball down behind the goal line. As on the previous touchdowns Mauthe kicked the goal. The Quakers showed better foot ball in the second quarter. Al- 1 though during the latter part of the period play was in Penn State's ter ritory most of the time, our line , STATE COLLEGE, PA., NOVEMBER 2, 1911 , , , isim . . . Penn State Advancing Toward Penn's Goal—Barry Carrying Ball held so well and our secondary de- fense was so strong that it was not until the last minute of the first half that Minds sprinted across the line with Penn's only score. State outplayed Pennsylvania offensively for the remainder of the game, but Penn's defense improved so much that we could not score another touchdown. The Quakers found it impossible to advance the ball, either through our line or around our ends. In fact so string was our defense that Penn made oily two first downs, both by Mer cer, during the entire game. The third period ended with the ball in Penn's possession on her own three yard line. Standing behind the goal line Mercer, who was rush ed in to kick the ball out of danger, failed. The tearing, lunging State forwards were through Penn's line and on top of Mercer almost at the instant the ball reached his hands. Clarke, Harlow and Engle came through like a flash, Harlow block ing the kick. The ball rolled be hind Penn's goal line and Mercer was declared to have possession of the ball. This safety added two more points bringing it up to' 22, two oth er points having been secured on a safety by Harrington, at the end of the first' period. Nearly every player ,on both teams did something during the game to earn the applause of the 15,000 spectators. "Shorty" Miller was easily the star of the contest. Not only did he make two spec tacular runs for . touchdowns, but on several occasions he made short dashes by his ability to chide would be tacklers. Captain Very! played a ...,...,:f •,.'' ..., •!;4 64 - .7-- 7 ?Z:t.„, i z f,,.:/: - , nt, '.i P.: ) • - .1 ; k..., : : , ".-- •-• ';''';'• l''''-' .. -, 7 iv• -•,:i5..---. -- ~, COLLEGIAN. remarkable game. He was all over the field, down like a shot under kicks and rarely missed a tackle. By his generalship the Blue and White won her first victory over Pennsylvania. Half-back King gave good interference for the other backs and proved a tower of strength on the secondary defense. Mauthe kicked in magnificent style, both in direction and distance. Only once did he have a kick blocked, this not being due to slow ness of his own. Mauthe's kicks averaged forty-five yards. Barry ran splendidly with the ball advanc ing it forty-five yards in three tries on the series of plays that ended with Miller's second touchdown, be sides other substantial gains later in the game. Page started at left end and gave a good exhibition of tackling and interference; he also was on the receiving end of a beautifully executed forward pass in the first quarter! A severe blow is felt over the injury to Page's collar-, bone, as it will keep him out of the game for the remainder of the sea sno. Wilson who replaced Page at end played equally as well as his predecessor. Harlow and Engle played fine ball at the tackles position, Dick blocking the kick that resulted in the last safety. Both men were strong in keeping the opposing forwards from coming through to get the runner, and in getting down under punts both men were usually racing along with the ends. Bebout gave a good account of himself at left guard and Hansen stopped plays that were headed at him. Clarke got his passes off smoothly and also played well on " 40 44e'' #l4l ". Aitok m , „ . - .4 4. the defense. Hermann, who was substituted for in the second half, ran the team splendidly inas much as Penn was compelled to spend an entire quarrer to score in ' their determined stand in this part of the game. Goedecke and Mc- Vean also had opportunities to show that we had two strings of capable guards. Barrett and Berry man, substituted for Mauthe and Bally respectively, played well in the backfield. Ihe line up of the game follows: Sin nonce Dillon (Nolan) Wolfert Moms Kelleher 1 inclose - n Craw fol d Jou rdet Matkon Marshall Keough Barr, Minds Harrington Kennedy Mei eer Thayer 'Touchdowns—Miller 2, Very, Minds. Gook from touchdowns Mauthe 3, Crawford. Safeties—State 2. lief cm' , —Marshall, Harvard. Umpire— Okeson, Lehigh. Field judge—Crowell, Swarthmore. Ilead linesmen—Tyler, Pimeelon. Tine of permsd-12X min- Mc", Public Ledger on Sunday It is through the courtesy of the Public Ledger, of Philadelphia, that we are able to print the cut on the first page. The Ledger will have a series of pictures of the Penn State—Penn game in the Sunday pictorial supplement. PRICE FIVE CENTS Page Wilson Harlow Bebout Clarke Hansen Goedecke McVean Engle Very Miller Hermann King Mauthe Barrett Barry Berryman
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