Penn State VOLUME 9 NUMBER 10 Penn State Wins The Last Game University of Pittsburgh Overwhelmed by a Score of 38-0. Whole Team Play Wonderful Foo ball—Captain Mauthe On Thanksgiving Day, Captain Mauthe, with his Blue and White warriors, closed the most successful football season that Penn State has ever had by overwhelmingly de feating the University of Pittsburgh on Forbes Field. Pitt expected to lose but hoped for a low score; Penn State expected to win, but neither Pitt nor Penn State sup porters had predicted such a one sided score. Friend and foe had un derestimated the offensive strength of Bill Hollenback’s machine under the leadership of Captain Mauthe, and piloted by the Napoleonic Shorty Miller. The Blue and White outclassed the Blue and Gold in every department of the game. Captain Mauthe’s team had more speed, and was better trained, possessed more versatility in her greater number of plays, and show ed better command of all plays at tempted. In his final game for the Blue and and White Captain Mauthe played the most wonderful game of his many star performances. His play ing as a leader was an inspiration to his ..team. 'mates. • Time and again Ee ithciline’v. for.-gains.. varying from’ three to\ fifteen yards, carry ing the ball many more times than any' other individual player. His punting was above the ordinary; his kicks averaging over forty-five yards and never failing to put his goal line out of danger. His long forward passes to Very were the most brilliant ever seen on a Pitts burgh gridiron. But this was not all. In the first quarter he drew first blood by kicking the longest field goal reported for this season. Standing on the 51 yard line he planted his toe against the oval with force and accuracy enough to .carry it squarely over the bar be tween the uprights. He likewise kicked five goals from as many, touch downs and scored his teams first two touchdowns. Miller was another star of bright est lustre. Many times he dodged, sidestepped, or shook off tacklers for big gains on end runs or return ing punts. He took his turn at hitting the line for shorter gains. He was tackled hard but seemed immune to injury. His general ship was splendid. Sheer force and speed were often enough. When these failed, "Shorty” resorted to strategy. He sent charge after charge against one place in the Pitt line until it weakened and gave way or he varied from straight plunge to cross back or end run or forward pass or a fake kick or line shift. He was never at a loss and out guessed his opponents at nearly every, turn. Very, formed the third of Penn State’s three greatest stars. He tackled sure and hard, was down the field like a flash under kicks, and carried the ball well. His stel lar performance was in the receiv ing of long forward passes from Mauthe. Two of these passes came in quick succession in the third . quarter. They carried the ball 62 yards for a touchdown. The second one was caught with Shoff right upon him, but he used the straight arm and darted overthe line. The third pass came in the last quarter when many thought the scoring was over. Very receiv ed it and shaking off tacklers car ried the ball 60 yards to the Pitt 20 yard line. Wilson played well at the other end of the line, his best performance being the returning of a kickoff for 45 yards at the start of the second half. Berryman and Welty both proved able running mates for Mauthe and Miller. They carried the ball for many Blue and White yards and were strong on secondary defense, The former especially proved a stumbling block to Pitt advances by breaking up forward passes. One of these he caught behind his goal line, thus preventing a probable touchdown; while he carried another half the length of the field for a touchdown. State’s line at times gave ground before the furious onslaught of the Pitt backs, but when forced within the danger zone, it found itself and presented a stonewall defense I through which Pitt was powerless to gain. Hansen was the only Penn State man to leave the game on ac count of injuries. He sustained a sprained ankle in the third quarter and was replaced by Vogel. Pitt also had her stars, Wagner was the major of these. He playeda wonderful game on defense, carried back punts for good distances and gained many yards for the Blue and Gold. But he was mostly alone in his efforts to successfully advance the ball, Dillon being the only other one in the back field who was at all dependable. On this account Wagner was overworked, several times he was out for a few seconds or minutes and once was taken from the game but pluckily return ed later. Dillon and Shoff both starred at returning kicks. The former made several substantial gains, while Shoff got away for the longest Pitt gain of the game; a beautiful 50 yard run from a plunge through centre in the third quarter. Galvin played well in the line for Pitt as well as gaining ground from fake kick formations. Blair was another good Pitt performer in the line until he was forced to leave the game on account of injuries. Mauthe kicked off for Penn State and after an exchange of punts in which each team was seeking to try out the other, Miller made a free catch on Penn State’s 20-yard line. He then began a more thorough test of his offensive strength against the Pitt defense. The latter yielded five yards to Mauthe at end, then 17 more through left tackle. Next Miller took the ball around right end by a wonderful exhibition of getting away from tacklers for 25 yards. Here the defense strength ened and Mauthe kicked the long est field goal of the season from the 51-yard line. Score Penn Stat 3, Pitt 0. STATE COLLEGE, PA., DECEMBER 4, 1912 Captain J. L. Mauthe Mauthe again kicked off and Dil lon made a nice return of 25 yards. Galvin was forced to punt to Mauthe on Penn State’s 25-yard line. Again Miller s«t his steam roller methods at work. Berryman gained 5 yards, Very <B, Miller 5, Mauthe 18, Miller 25,'Mauthe 7, 5 and then carried the t’all over only to lose it on a fumble. Carboy caught a Penn State (forward pass on his 20-yard line alid ran to the 45-yard line. Dillon gained 20 yards but Pitt was penrlized 15 for holding. After an |-xchange of punts Miller caught thj ball on his 45-yard mark and it 15 yards. From here Mauthe carried the ball 25 yards in three plays, Miller added 10 and Mauthe went over on the fifth play. He punted out to Miller and kicked goal. Score 10 to 0. Egbert replaced Wagner and Mauthe kicked off to Dillon who returned 15 yards to his 25-mark. A forward pass, Egbert to Reese, gained 12 yards after which Egbert fumbled and Clark recovered the ball for Penn State on Pitt’s 35-yard line. In 10 plays the ball was again carried over, Mauthe taking the ball in seven of the ten and scoring the touchdown. He punted out to Berryman and then kicked goal. Score 17 to 0. Pitt showed more offensive strength in the second half, twice threatening the Blue and White goal line. An alert defense pre vented trouble and repulsed the Blue and Gold when a score seemed imminent. Wilson made a brilliant return of Galvin’s kickoff for 45 yards, Welty followed with 17 yards through tackle and the ball was on Pitt’s 20-yard line on the fourth down. A forward pass fail ed and it was Pitt's ball on downs. After short gains by Shoff and Wagner, the former shot out free from the scrimmage on the 33-yard line and ran 50 yards to State’s 17- yd. mark before being stopped. Here he fumbled and Very recovered the ball. Miller gained 8, Very 10 and Mauthe punted to Pitt's 25-yard line, the ball being returned 10 yards. Wagner then got free around the Blue and White left flank and was not brought down until he had reached the Blue and White 17-yard mark. Berryman made the tackle that prevented the Blue and Gold star from scoring. Galvin carried the ball to the 10-yard line. Wagner hurled a forward pass toward Car boy over the goal line, but Berry Collegian. man was alert and too quick for Carboy. He darted in ahead of the Blue and Gold half back, caught the flying pigskin and dart ed back to Penn State’s 8-yard line. Mauthe immediately punted from behind his goal line to Dillon, who made a fair catch on Penn State’s 49 yard line. From here Galvin failed in a try for placement goal, Berryman catching the kick on his 3-yard line and returning 24 yards. Welty carried the ball to the 38- yard line from where Mauthe launched his first long pass to Very for a3O yard gain. He immediate ly duplicated the feat and in spite of Shoff’s attempt to tackle, Very scored. Mauthe kicked goal. Score 24 to 0. Wagner returned Mauthe’s kick off 30 yards. He then started a forward pass which Berryman inter cepted and carried 50 yards for a touchdown. Mauthe again register ed one point. Score 31 to 0. Soon after the fourth quarter started Mauthe missed a field goal from the 38-yard line by a slight margin. Starting on their 20-yard line Pitt rushed the ball to the Blue and White’s 15-yard line, Wagner and Galvin gaining most of the ground. Failing to gain Wagne: tried a field goal but failed. Penn State put the ball in play on the 20- yard line; Tobin failed at centre. Mauthe then made a brilliantly ex ecuted long pass to Very, who car ried the ball 60 yards to Pitt’s 20- yard mark. It required three Pitt tacklers to finally bring the State end to earth. Mauthe made 4, Mil ler failed through the line and then on a criss cross carried the ball around left end for the fifth and last touchdown. Mauthe kicked out to Berryman and then kicked his final goal for “Old Penn State”. Score Penn State 38, University of Pittsburgh 0. The game ended soon after the kick off with Pitt in possession of the ball on Penn State’s 40-yard line. Summary: Penn State Wilson bngle Bebout r. e. Joyce r. h. b. Carboy Berryman 1. h. b. Mauthe f. b. Touchdowns—Mauthe 2, Very, Ber ryman, Miller. Goal from field— Mauthe. Goals from touchdown— Mauthe 5. Substitutions for Penn State —Keller for Welty; Vogel for Hansen; Whitney for Lamb; Tobin for Keller; Welty for Tobin; Welling for Vogel; Keller for Berryman. For Pitt—Shapira for Blair; Egbert for Wagner; Wagner for Egbert; McEllroy for Reese; Kipp for Reese; Reese for Kipp; Ward for Carboy; Kernohan for Ward. Referee, J. A. Evans, Wil liams. Umpire, C. J. McCarthy, Jr., Germantown Academy. Head Lines man, Jim Cooney, Princeton. Time—ls minute quarters. Lambda Chi Alpha. The Zeta Chapter of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity was installed on Saturday afternoon November 23d, 1912, in the Foyer of the Auditorium. Lambda Chi Alpha is a national fraternity which was founded at Boston Tech in 1907, and which possesses nine chapters today. The first municipal forest in America has been started by the New York College of Forestry at Syracuse University. PRICE FIVE CENTS OUR MUSICAL CLUBS Director Robinson’s Product Makes Favorable Impression Before Pittsburgh Audiences. The Penn State Glee and Mando lin Clubs journeyed to Pittsburgh last week to take part in the Thanksgiving concert which has come to be an annual event. The concert was held on Thanksgiving night in the Carnegie Music Hall by the Musical Clubs of Pitt and State, and was the most successful joint concert that has been given. The program was varied, and two num bers which received unusual ap plause were—an encore, Mighty Lak a Rose, by the State Club, and the selections sung by the State quartette. Following is the pro gram: There, Little Girl, Don’t Cry, Fearis, and O Heart of Mine, Clough-Leighter, Penn State Glee Club; Our Director, Bigelow, Pitt Mandolin Club; Santa Lucia, Nea politan Air, Penn State Quartette; Selected, Vocal Solo, by A. R. Cancelliere, Pitt Glee Club;Selected, Penn State Mandolin Club; The Tar Song, Pitt Glee Club; Selected, Reading, by Ernest L. Bowman, Penn State Glee Club; The Bells of Shandon, Nevin, Pitt Double Quar tette; Winter Song, Bullard, Penn State Quartette; Crossing the Bar, C. C. Robinson, Penn State Glee Club; Hits of 1912, Pitt Mandolin Club; The Gob'ins, Riley, Pitt Glee Club; Auld Lang Syne, Bums, Pitt- Penn State Combined Musical Clubs. On Wednesday evening at the Fort Pitt Hotel the Penn State Clubs gave an informal concert for a number of alumni, who were present, and who, by the way, have done much in past years for our glee clubs while in Pittsburgh. James Stephen Martin, Director of the Pittsburgh Male Chorus, said concerning the work of our glee club, “It is a revelation in college glee club singing”. This praise is fully deserved, and if plans materi alize, the glee club will have many more opportunities to display its talent. Pitt Reese Blair Leahy CALENDAR. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4 7:00 p. m. Room 226 Main. Regular Weekly Meeting of Le Cercle Francais. Dillon Wagner FRIDAY, DEC. 6 7:00 109 A. Engineering Build ing. Meeting of N. E. Man ual Training H. S. Club. 7:00 p. m. Room K. Library. Meeting Liberal Arts Society. 7:30 p. m. Old Chapel. Cosmo politan Club “Chinese Philos ophy”. SATURDAY, DEC. 7 2:00 p.- m. Cross-country Meet. Entrees by Wednesday. 8:00 p. m. Armory. First Senior SUNDAY, DEC. 8 10:00 a. m. Old Chapel. Fresh man Service. 11:00 a. m. Auditorium. Chapel Services. Rev. R. R. Reed. 6:30 p. m. Auditorium. Y. M. C. A. Meeting. 9:30 p. m. Old Chapel. Student Problems by Dean Holmes. TUESDAY, DEC. 10 6:30 p. m. Old Chapel. Prayer Meeting.
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