1897.] State College Bucknell . . Atherton returned Cober’s kick-off and another exchange of punts occurred, Catterall sending the ball out of bounds. Reimer, slugged by some one, returned it, but was seen by the umpire and put out of the game, his place being taken by Ward. Cur tin made ten yards, Cure five, and a guards back fake yielded twenty more. All exchange of punts lost several yards for State, but an off-side play took the ball back to the starting place. Cat terall punted twenty yards, Atherton returning the oval ten yards, Bucknell’s ball on downs. Nattress fumbled, Cure getting the ball. Nattress was hurt in the eye and retired, Smith taking his place. Cure then made a great run of twenty yards' for a touchdown, and Mechesney kicked the goal. Score: State College Bucknell . . It certainly looked as though Bucknell would not score, but a surprise was in store. After an exchange of kicks, State fumbled, and Hoffman made ten yards. Catterall made fifteen through the centre, but the ball was lost on downs. At this point there occurred the unlucky fluke by which Buck nell made her first and only score. The ball was passed to Ath erton, who fumbled, but attempted to kick the ball on the ground. Failing to do this on account of previous injuries, Thompson picked it up and before anyone could stop him had covered the remaining fifteen yards for a touchdown. Cober missed an easy goal. The kick-off was returned to Bucknell’s 45-yard line. Curtin made fifteen yards, Cure five, and several small gains carried the ball to Bucknell’si 5-yard line. Here the “Orange and Blue” rallied, and two scrimmages failed to gain. Mechesney dropped back, and Heckel placed the ball upon the ground and held it there until Mechesney, with a beautiful kick, sent the oval sailing through the goal posts, thus scoring five more points for State. Score: State . . . Bucknell . The rest, of the game saw no more scoring. The ball see-sawed back and forth, and at the call of time, won on Bucknell’s 35- yard line. Atherton retired, and was succeeded by Mechesney, who was succeeded at the end by Rawn, Foot Ball. . . . 27 .. . 4
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