State
Vol. 11, No. 8,
Annapolis 11; State 5.
The defeat of our ’Varsity eleven
down at Annapolis last Saturday
came as a big surprise and disap
pointment. Although State’s team
failed to play its best game the fact
is undisputed that the Navy out
played our eleven at all points, and
it is also true that the strength of the
Annapolis team has been underesti
mated to a great extent. Such good
judges as Captain Yeckley and half
back' Mcllveen. who have fought for
'"Old State” on the gridiron for the
past three years, say that the Navy’s
present line-up is by all means the
strongest that they have ever seen
representing “the Blue and Gold,”
and it looks very much as though
the Middies will trounce West Point
this season. A stiff wind, which
blew straight up the gridiron, greatly
hampered the kicking and catching
of kicks, and the Navy was fortu
nate enough to profit by all
State’s misplavs. The most bril
liant play of the game occurred in
the first half, when on State’s 30
yard line Norton attempted a goal
from field. Old reliable “Mother”
Dunn smashed through the Navy’s
line and blocked the kick, Yeckley
gathering up the ball and running
80 yards for State’s only touch
down. Dunn was injured soon after
ward and forced to retire from the
battle. Gotwals went in at center
and McWilliams at tackle. In the
secondhalf Miller’s place at half
back was taken by Mcllveen. Cap
tain Yeckley’s atm was badly injured
early in the contest, but he gamely
fought until the finish. Hard luck,
’Varsity, but remember we’re ail
with you to defeat Dickinson.
Although State’s eleven was de-
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STATE COLLEGE, PA., NOVEMBER 9, 1905
The Freshmen Cider
After several unsuccessful at
tempts to bring their cider on the
campus the Freshmen last Wednes
day finally succeeded in eluding the
Sophomores and the annual cider
scrap was pulled off with all cider
and no scrap.
When the plan in which the bar
rel was to be brought on the campus
in an automobile failed the Fresh
men resorted to the usual tactics em
ployed, and they came off victor
ious.
About half-past six o’clock on the
evening of November Ist, a barrel
of sawdust was brought on the cam
pus near Prof. Gill’s residence by a
number of Freshmen and Juniors
and the Sophomore guard fired the
signal. While interest was thus cen
tered on the lower part of the cam
pus, the Freshmen quietly brought
on the real thing on the north campus.
Quite a little dispute arose as to
whether enough cider had been
brought on. The Sophomores
claimed that a barrel meant thirty
two gallons, and by measurement it
was found that the Freshmen cider
barrel held but twenty-two gallons.
A committee, consisting of Prof.
Leete and the presidents of the two
upper classes decided that the
Freshmen had furnished the Juniors
with enough cider and that they
therefore were the victors. And
thus the long expected scrap proved
to be no scrap at all.
Thomas Jenkins, ’O2, has accept
ed a position with the Missouri
Valley Bridge and Iron Co. at
Leavenworth, Kan.
—That picture would be a winner,
if framed. Send it to Mallory,
Bellefonte.
Segian.
On To Williamsport!
Only ten days now until Dickinson
is to be met and vanquished! Yes.
vanquished, men of “Old Penn
State,” and each one of us must do
his share to accomplish this end.
It will be a magnificent contest,
every minute of it, and something
to be remembered even when we are
old men, old in years, but ever
young in love and loyalty for “the
White and Blue,” “The White”
for purity and “the Blue” for loyal
ty, —that’s “Old Penn State,” fel
low's, —and let us show as never be
fore, at Williamsport on November
18th, what our college really is, and
how her ’Varsity team is the best
that we have ever had. Every man
of us must be at this game and kind
Providence and our ’Varsity will do
the rest.
Remember, it is Dickinson’s final
game of the season and they will
surely fight as they have never
fought before. Stop and think; —
what is the past year’s history
against our old rivals ? A splendid
football triumph, two baseball vic
tories, two basketball victories, and
one on the track, —a wonderful re
cord. And are we going to allow'
this record to be broken on Novem
ber 18th ? Is Teddy Roosevelt un
popular? Is the Bellefonte Central
running Pullmans? Is Captain Yeck
ley not there with the goods? Well,
boys, we’ll all be there to see!
As shown by the following record
the first gridiron struggle between
State and Dickinson took place at
Harrisburg in 1892, and State’s men
under Captain Read started things
by a grand 16 to 0 victory for “the
White and Blue.” Then four years
elapsed before the Dickinsonians
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