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.