PENN STATE VOLUME 10 NUMBER 12 PITT UNIVERSITY WINS Goal From Touchdown Gives Blue and Gold Victory Over Blue and White in the Annual Thanks ' giving Day Game—Contest Hard Fought With Honors in Favor of the Losers: Under the most unfavorable weather conditions imaginable the University of Pittsburg won the an- nual Thanksgiving day game on Forbe's Field last Thursday by be ing able to convert the goal from touchdown into a one point margin. The field was covered with a coat of slippery, slimy mud which made the footing treacherous and at tempts at dodging or quick turning or stopping almost impossible. Every one admitted that Penn State with such light but fleet men as Captain Miller and Berryman to depend upon were greatly handi— capped. Nevertheless the honors must go to the losers in this case for they gained more yards than did Pitt and during practically three quarters of the game kept the blue and gold on the defense by having the ball in the Pitt territory. Captain Miller, playing his last game for Penn State was as indis pensible as ever, his playing being far above the average, while he was never at a loss as to what to do in directing his team. Even with the wet and slippery ball the little southpaw hurled forward passes with excellent results, four being good for big gains while he caught the fifth 'for a gain of over twenty yards. With Captain Miller were two other Penn State "standbys" defending the blue and white for the last time on the gridiron. These were guards Bebout and Sayre. Both played the hardest game of their lives. Pittsburg sporting writers commented on the interference afforded the Penn State man carrying the ball on more than one occasion, but they did not note that this interference was being formed by the guards of the blue and white team. On de fense they proved a stonewall against the Pitt attack. Mention must also be made here of the passing of another star of the grid iron in the person of Big Clark, the lanky center of the varsity for the past three years, who because of an attack of blood poisoning was un able to play in the last game of the season. Three other men worthy of mention are found in the persons Welling, Vogel and McVean. 'All were subvarsity men who have ,riven four years of hard service for their alma mater; all stood ready at any time to take the place of a reg ular on the team without weakening the lineup to any appreciable ex tent. With the passing of old stars, new stars were made, or if already made, were brought to light in meteoric fashion. The greatest performer in this role was the big freshman fullback, H. Clark. Nev er before did this back show to such advantage as in this game. His line smashes stood out as the brightest spot in the Penn State attack. Time and again he hit the line for the necessary yards for a first down, and he was by far the most conspicuous performer in the Penn State march down the field that culminated in the blue and white touchdown. There is no doubt that he will be one of the I best backs in the near future. Berryman also played a strong game for the blue and white, his greatest worth lying in the wonder ful defense that he put up in stop ping the heavy Pitt backs as they came crashing through the line of Penn State forwards. Pitt also had her stars, William son, the big halfback being the most brilliant performer, fcr he practically alone won for the blue and gold. Breaking through the line on a delayed pass he cleared the secondary defense by a won derful burst of speed on a wet field and carried the ball 67 yards for a touchdown. This tied the score but he was not done, for after care fully wiping the mud from his kick ing foot he lifted the oval squarely between the uprights for the point that spelt victory for Pitt and de feat for her opponent. Next to Williamson in offensive power must be placed Dillon, a back who was always a danger to the Penn State goal line. Pitt had one more star of the first rank in her wonder ful right end, Wagner, who like Captain Miller was playing his last game for his team. This man did probably more than any other sin gle individual player to keep the blue and white from at least cross ing their opponent's goal line a sec ond time, which would have chang ed defeat into victory and vice versa. Captain Miller won the toss and elected to kick off to Pitt. Wil liamson returned the kick from the 5-yard line to the 20-yard line, but being unable to gain, the locals soon punted to Miller. An ex change of punts followed, after which Dillon got away around left end for a 20 yard advance and Pitt soon kicked from her 40-yard mark to the blue and white 25-yard line. Berryman made five and then Clark showed his power to hit the line by making 25 yards in three assaults on the Pitt forwards, but Peck re- covered a fumble for Pitt on their 40-yard mark, thus stopping the Penn State advance. Pitt made a first down on line plays and then lost the ball on downs. Two ex changes of punts followed after which Miller made his most suc cessful forward pass of the after noon, the ball being touched by Morris and then cleanly caught by Tobin, who carried it to the Pitt 25- yard mark just as the quarter end ed. At the start of the second quarter Clark hit the line for a 15 yard advance but the ball was brought back and a 15 yard penalty placed on Penn State for holding. Miller then attempted a long forward pass which was intercepted by the locals on their 25 yard mark. Williamson got away for a 20 yard run follow ing a Penn State offside penalty of five yards, but Pitt was immediate ly penalized 15 for holding and then kicked to Miller on his 30- yard line from where the blue and white started a march down the field that ended in a touchdown by Clark. Clark was responsible for most of the gains on line smashes but he was aided materially by Ber ryman and a forward pass which he caught from Berryman. Miller failed to kick the goal. The Penn State joy was short lived, for following Lamb's kickoff Heil returned the ball to his 27 yard mark; two line plunges added five more and then Williamson broke through for the longest run ;J....1t , : • V ' 73614 t lt%e . 44 ;4 1 ,5 s '. '4 1;!*;‘:1: 7 t ; :" - ' STATE COLLEGE, PA., DECEMBER 3, 1913 of the game carrying the ball for a touchdown and following up his great run by kicking the goal giv ing Pitt the advantage by a 7 to 6 mark. The third quarter produced noth ing worthy of note but in the fourth quarter Penn State got busy and had the Pitt adherents on the anxious seat most of the time. Captain Miller started the advance by a beautiful return of William son's punt to the Penn State 20 yard line. Then Clark alternating with Welty and Berryman carried the ball to the 43 yard mark; here a double pass ended in a forward pass to Miller over the Tobin-Ber ryman route that was good for 20 yards. Claik added five which was followed by a loss; a forward pass to Welling failed to make the ' distance and Pitt got the ball on downs. They were forced to kick immediately, Miller returning the ball 15 yards to his 45 yard mark; a pass to Wood added S and Clark hit the line for 10. Two failures were followed by a successful pass to Welling which failed to make the distance and Pitt was again and for the last time saved almost with in the shadow of her goal posts. The lineup: Penn State Morris McDowell 1 t Bebout 1 g Wood c Sayre Lamb Barron Miller, Capt. q b H. Clark 1 h b Berrymgn r h b Williamson Tobin f b Peck Pitt *non Cowell Reese Shapira r g Smith r t Jones r e Wagner, Capt. Heil Dillon Touchdowns—Clark and William son. Goals from touchdown— Williamson. Substitutions for Penn State—J. R. Miller for Bebout; Welling for McDowell; Vogt for Morris; Oberle for Welling, Welty for Tobin: Bebout for J. R. Miller; Tobin for Welty. For Pitt--- Thorn hill for Cowell; Soppitt for Reese; Ammons for Peck. Referee— Evans, of Williams. Umpire—Mc- Carty, Germantown. Head Lines man—Rafferty, of Piinceton. Time of Quarters-15 minutes. Varsity Wrestling The regular evenings for Varsity Wrestling are Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week. All old and new men are urged to report regularly. A list of Sophomores and Freshman excused from Gym nasium Drill will be posted, covet ing class teams and class team can- I didates, while all other new men should see Manager Hess to get their names put upon the list be fore they absent themselves from regular Gym Drill. The first regular meet of the sea son will in all probability be with the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis on February 7. The places of practically four regulars of last year's team must be filled, namely the 115, 135, 145, 158 pound classes. These places as well as the others on the team are open to the besc man and due to these facts the squad should be larger than ever this year. Senior Cotillion The first of a series of senior dances will be held in the armory on the evening of Saturday, December 6, at 8:00 p. m. The cotillions are to be in charge of a committee chosen from the class of 1914. Programs on sale at the Toggery p P. COLLEGIAN. CALENDAR ‘VEDNESDAY, DEC. 3 7:00 p. m. Room K, Library Social Study Club. 7:15 p. m. Amphitheatre. Non Commissioned Officers. 7:30 p. m. Armory. Varsity Wrestling. Ti'tummy, DEC. 4. 6:45 p. m. 202 Engineering Bldg Civic Club. 7:15 p. m. Armory. Junior Offi cers School. FRIDAY, DEC. 5, 7:30 p. m. Armory. Varsity Wrestling. 7:45 p. m. Ladies' Cottage. Deutscher Verein. SATURDAY, DEC. I; 5:00 p. m. Old Chapel. Fiee Lecture by Henry Hurwitz, of Harvard. SUNDAY, DEC. 7. 0:00 a. m. Old Chapel. Fresh man Service. 1:00 a. m. Auditorium. Chapel Service. Rev. Robert R Reed, Speaker. 6:30 p. m. Auditorium. Y. M. C A. Meeting. Illustrated Lecture on "China" by Prof. H. B. Graybill. TUESDAY, DEC, 9. 6:30 p. m. Old Chapel. Y. M. C. A. Prayer Meeting. Senior Banquet The class of 1914 held its last banquet at the Fort Pitt hotel in the English Room on Thanksgiving evening. About 70 men attended the banquet, and "Andy" Lytle drifted into the hall ar.d gave a speech before the evening was over. After the very elaborate banquet, the following men took part in the after-dinner speeches: Toastmaster, Miles Horst, who in troduced the speakers; Miller, who spoke on Girls; McNeile, on Ozone; Bebout on Athletics; Reeder on Atmosphere; and Dose on Penn State. Impromtu speeches were rendered by John Harmon, Ex'l4, and by Chairman Graham of the Banquet Committee. As a whole the banquet was a great success, and will be a memorial event for all the Seniors present. The committee deserves much credit for the admirable arrangements. The Seniors can still procure menites from Graham. Non Commissioned Officers On Wednesday evening, Decem ber 3, there will be a meeting of all freshman and sophomore non corn missioned officers in the amphi theatre at 7:15. All men are es pecially urged to attend this meet ing which will be addressed by Lieutenant Lowe. The interesting features of a military education, the prospects for a man possessing military knowledge, and interesting military problems will be taken up. It is to the present non commis sionsd officers that the responsibil ity of maintaining an efficient regi ment will fall in the next two years, and it is therefore essential to get an early start, so as to establish maximum efficiency. With good "non corns" everything can be done, but with poor ones, it's like bucking a stone wall. The School of Agriculture is pleased to announce that Mr. Gif ford Pinchot will lecture before the agriculture and forestry students in April or May. PRICE FIVE CENTS PITT-STATE CONCERT Mandolin and Glee Organizations Eclipse Past Productions—Foot- ball Spirit Prevails Before an audience numbering more than 1200 persons, the corn blued musical clubs of the Univer- sky of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania State College held their annual Thanksgiving concert in the Carne gie Music Hall, Wednesday even ing, Nevember 26th. From the opening to' the con clusion of the evening's program, the glee and musical clubs, as well as soloists and readers, vied with each other for first honors. In en semble and material, Penn State evidenced her superiority, and our Mandolin club did equally as well as that of Pitt. The freshman quartette excelled. The Pitt club was under the direction of James Stephen Martin, one of foremost leaders in musical circles in the city of Pittsbmgh; while Robinson was in charge of our Clubs. All numbers were vigorously applauded and, although it was announced that no encores would be given, this was not adhered to with the be ginning of the second part of the program, so great was the demand for repetition. Following is the ;Pittsburg "Gazette Times" version of the conceit, part of an article which appealed in a recent issue, headed, "Pitt and State Tie in Annual Club Concert". "Pitt Glee Club kicked off with "Invictus." 'I he State Mandolin Club ran back with "Salut d'Armour." L. R. Austin of State, tried for a goal from placement with a reading termed "Flash." It went squarely between the goal posts, too. Penn-State "Dudley Bucked" with "On the Sea," for a good gain. They made first down with the "Little Red Drum." Then came Pitt's brace. The Mandolin Club made some territory with the "Bohemien Girl." Penn- State secured the ball on a fumble and went down to Pitt's 10-yard line with a "College Medley." Clarence Sydney Harris, for Pitt, got the ball and tore down the field for a 65-yard run with a violin solo, and Pitt scored hard with "Little Cotton Dolly," by the Glee Club. The first half ended with a tie Penn-State started the second half with "The Old Brigade" for a fine gain. This was followed up by "The Pharisee and Saducee." Pitt captured the ball with the "Wash ington Waddle," and made a few more yards with an encore. Miss Beatrice King, for Pitt, in a reading tore up the Penn-State line and rushed madly down the field for a touchdown. Russell H. Kirke, for Pitt, proved a fair ground gainer with a baritone solo and he was given the ball for a second advance. But the Penn- State freshmen quartet got out with their "Bugle Song" for a clear field. The Pitt Mandolin Club stopped them, however, with a double number. In the final quarter State gained with the tenor solo "At Dawning," and Pitt came back with a pair of Glee Club numbers. There was no score in the last half. 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