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
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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
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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.
President Sparks will return frcm
his western trip about December