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.
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• 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
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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 ,
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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
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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
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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:
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Dillon (Nolan)
Wolfert
Moms
Kelleher
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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-
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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.
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Wilson
Harlow
Bebout
Clarke
Hansen
Goedecke
McVean
Engle
Very
Miller
Hermann
King
Mauthe
Barrett
Barry
Berryman