State Col Vol. 11, No. 11 U. of Va. 0. —State 6, Last Friday afternoon the football eleven from West Virginia Univer sity accomplished something never before witnessed on Beaver F,eld, holding State’s team down to a single touchdown. It was the most evenly contested game we have ever seen here, and West Virginia’s plucky warriors are given credit for their splendid showing. The grid iron was a sea of mud, and State fumbled outrageously, while West Virginia took advantage of every misplay, Forkum’s pupils averaged in weight fully as much as our Varsity, and their line seemed to charge much faster than State’s. However, “Old State” pulled to gether in her old time form in the second half and swept through her opponents resistlessly. Every State man on the side lines and in the stands did his full share of loyal cheering and the Varsity men re sponded nobly to the thunderous cry for “a touchdown,” as Cap tain Yeckley dashed over the line in superb style. FIRST HALF, McGee kicked off to the 20 yard line McDonald running baek 2 yards. Leahy hit tackle for 2, Martin 4, Leahy 3, Martin 8, Hinman 5, Hinman 3, and Ernst failed at cent er. Martin did not gain at end on Leather’s fine tackle. Ernst made no gain at Gotwals, and it was State’s ball on downs. A fumble occurred on the first line-up, and Martin fell on the oval for West Virginia. Hinman then secured 3 yards at tackle, Leahy 1, Ernst 2, and on a double pass McCue lost a yard on Gotwal’s tackle. Martin next made 1 yard, Leathers tack ling hard, and Martin then punted STATE COLLEGE, PA., NOVEMBER 30, 1905 50 yards to State’s goal line, Henry catching the ball and dashing back 25 yards in elegant fashion. Got wals then made one yard, and 5 yards was awarded State for "off side.” Wray took 1 yard, and Leathers lost 2 at McCue’s end. McGee made 4 through center, and then punted 25 yards, Leahy start ed with 5, Ernst 3, and 5 yards was given to West Virginia for State’s offside. Leahy secured one yard and 5 more yards was awarded to W. Va. for “offside.” With the oval on State’s 40 yard line, Brake lost 2 yards on Wray’s prettytackle, Leahy gained 3, Martin 3. and Mc- Cue failed at end in Barr’s reliable giasp. Here McCue tried a place ment goal and Henry caught the ball and came back 20 yards. McGee gained Bat center, Gotwals 2, and McGee punted 30, McDonald run ning back 2. Leahy made 4, Hin man failed to gain at Gotwals posi tion and it was Barr’s ball on a fumble. McGee made 2, Gotwals failed to gain, and Miller tried the quaretr-back kick. Hinman re ceived the ball and ran 35 yards, Leathers bringing him down on State’s 12 yard line. Yeckley here took Leathers place. Ernst then gained 1 1-2 yard at tackle, Martin 2, and McGee was hurt, Zink taking his place. State was playing .des perately, Leahy getting only 1-2 yards, and it was State’s ball on downs by inches. Miller punted 20 and McDonald fumbled, Gotwals falling on the ball. Miller punted 30, and the ball belonged to West Virginia on State’s 50 yard line. Martin made 1 yard at end, Yeckley hurling him back. Leahy made no gain at centre, and it was State’s Continuedon page 3, legian. The annual college holiday, known as Pennsylvania Day was cele brated this year on last Friday, Nov. 24, when the usual college duties were dispensed with and a special program was carried out. The occurrence of the Thanksgiving Hop on Friday evening and of the fraternity dances the evening pre vious had brought a large number of visitors to the College, while many distinguished citizens of the Keystone State had come for the purpose of enjoying the exercises of the day. At 10:30 a.m. students and visit ors assembled in the Auditorium for the morning exercises. After the invocation by Dr. Gill, and the chanting of the Lord’s Prayer by the College choir, Dr. W. A. Buckhout expressed the regret that, owing to illness, President George W. Ather ton was unable to be present and preside at the meeting. Dr. Buck hout then introduced the first speak er of the morning, Mr. Joseph M. Huston, who spoke of “Pennsyl vania in Evolution.” Mr. Huston had his subject well in hand, giving a brief sketch of the early history of Pennsylvania, and then showing how there had been envolved our mangificent Commonwealth of to day, one of the richest states in the Union. He made one feel proud to be a Pennsylvanian. The college choir then rendered Kipling’s “Recessional” in a most pleasing manner. The second speaker was Mr. J. Horace McFarland, of Harrisburg, who spoke on the subject of “Penn sylvania’s Relation to the Art of Printing.” His was an enthusiastic Price Five Cents. Pennsylvania Day. Continued on page 6,
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