Dartmouth at Pennsylvania

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  The Washington herald, November 11, 1917, page 12

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  DARTMOUTH beaten BY PENNSY eleven Fowell’s Huskys Spring Surprise by Trimming Green Team. 7 to 0. Boston, Nov. 10.-Bob Fowell’s husky University OF Pennsylvania football eleven sprang another surprise today when it handed Dartmouth a 7-to-O defeat at Braves Field. The big New Hampshire team was a 2-to-l favorite previous to the start of the game and Penn money was not to be had. Dartmouth’s defeat today is the first IT has sustained this season. The Green team was unable to do much with the Pennsylvania lire. while the Quakers had little trouble in breaking through Dartmouth’s line Of defense. Straus, Bell. Light and Berry ripped the Green line to pieces time and time again. Dartmouth was forced to give up the ball on downs on three occasions. Berry tried three drop kicks from cessful. One of his kicks in the sec ond half hit the goal post. Quigley also tried a place kick. but the wind was against him. Pennsylvania scored its only touch down late in the fourth period when Berry and Nell attempted a forward pass on Dartmouths 20-yard line. Presson interfered with the catch on DartmOuth’s 5-yard line, and the bah was given TO Pennsylvania on Dart mouths 5-yard line. Two line plunges nettcd the Quakcrs three yards and then Straus went through center for a touchdown. Berry kicked the goal. Dartmouth resorted to the forward pass after Pennsylvania had scored and for the first time during the game they had little trouble in gaining on the Quakers. Had the Green used the forward pass in the early stages Of the game. Coach Speer’s team would have stood A better chance Of keep ing its record clean. Summary: IA.-Ar---.aL

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  The Birmingham age-herald, November 11, 1917, page 14

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  LONE TOUCHDOWN BEATS DARTMOUTH Penn Is Winner by Tally ing in the Final Period Boston, November l0.-The University of Pennsylvania football eleven defeated Dartmouth to today on Braves Field. pushed over the Dartmouth goal line in the final period. after march down the field by the Red and Blue backs Berry kickedNthe zeal. Dartmouth was outplayed during every period, Pennsylvania held the ball dur Ing most of the play and the Dartmouth goal line was constantly in danger. Der ny missed three easy chances to score field goals, one attempt from the 26-yard line failing by inches when a brisk wind blew the bah against a goal post. Penn sylvania worked forward passes repeated ly for substantial gains. The lineup: Pennsylyania Gl-yanGinkle, left end; Maynard, left tackle; Cook, left guard Wray center; Dieter rgbt guard; Thomas, right tackle; Miller. right end; Bel, quarterback; Straps, left hatfback Light, right halfback; Berry fullback Dartmouth G)-Myers, left end; Healy, left tackle: Neely, left guard Shepperd, right guard Yeungsrrom right guard Murphy, right tackle: Freeberg right end Mcdonald, quarterback; s. Holbrook, left halfhaclS; C. Holbrook, right halfback; Lehman, fullback. Score by periods. Pennsylvania .......... o Q 7--1 Dartmouth ..............o O0 0--0 Pennsylvania scoring: Touchdown, Straus. Coal from touchdown, Berry Referee, N. A. Tufts tBrowm. Umpire, Carl Marshall tFIarvardD Field judge. Tom Thorpe (Columbia). Head linesmaA, F. T. o’Brien (Tuftsl. ‘ Time of periods. 15 minutes

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  The Richmond Virginian, Richmond, Va., November 11, 1917, page 5

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  INTERFERENCE WITH CATCH COSTS GAME Dartmouth Loses to University of Pennsylvania In Hard Fought Old Fashioned Game. Cambridge. Mass. Nov. ~l0.--Getting down to the old fashioned method of bucking the line, University Oh Pennsylvania scored 20 vic tory over Dartmouth this afternoon The touch down was scored with only five minutes left to play. 1t was Pennsylvania first victory over the Green since 1918. Dartmouth died gamely and romped its way seventy yards down the field in a final effort to tie the score But Myers failed to connect with McDonough’s short pass while standing behind the Pennsylvania goal and this swept away the Green’s chances To Strauss, the husky young back Of the Pennsylyania team, goes much of the glory for the victory. During the drive of seventy yards to the Dartmouth goal he tore off six and eight-yard gains right along. The Green’s death knelI was sounded when Bell shot for ward pass to Miller. Dartmouth lille galiy interfered with the catch and Pennsylvania was given the ball, Three hard jams and Strauss went over for a touchdown. Berry kicked goal The lineup: = Of Pa. Position Dartmouth

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Dartmouth leads 36–⁠34–⁠2 in 72 meetings, counting the 65 since this game.