Bucknell at Pennsylvania

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  The New York herald, New York, N.Y., October 3, 1920, page 1

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  PENN ELEVEN WINS BY ONE TOUCHDOWN Bucknell Fights Quakers to Standstill-Final Score Is Z to 0. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. 2.-Before II 900 persons Pennsylvania defeated Bucknell at football to-day in one of the hardest early season games ever seen on Franklin Field by to 0. The tackling was fierce all the way. \ forward pass. Joe Straus to Carl Thomas, led to the only touchdown OF the sixty minutes of play. With Buck nolrs players fighting like madmen on the eighty yard line and on fourth down carly in the second period Stratus dropped back as though to pass to one OF his ends Thomas shot straight through the Bucknell line and halted when he got within u yard of the goal line. Joe aimed II true but Thomas partly fumbled it but managed to hold on and dashed over the goal line. Straus then kicked the goal. 1t took Penn exactly eight plays to make the winning touchdown after Bucknell had fumbled on the seventeen yard mark, Just one play before the end of the opening period. 1t was Straus who pounced on the ball Straus in two plays made seven yards and Thomas hit the line for two. Again Stratus turned in a first down with q two yard shot at centre. At this stage Buclsnell frightened and Miller and Havey could not gain. so Miller tried forward pass. 1t failed. II was then that the Straus TO Thomas pass made good on the fourth and last down. Penn was put to n test all the way. II was Thomas’s kicking that helped Penn considerably. He gained on Bowers, the Liz Bucknell fullbaok on every exchange. Heisman was obliged TO call on his shift, but RETAINED from doing anything but hit the line until the last few minutes OF play, when Rex Wray got loose around right END and tore off twenty yards. Straus streaked through the line for seventeen yards. which brought the ball within twelve yards Of the goal line when the final whistle blew. Bucknell threw a scare into Penn in the fourth period. Bowser could not be stopped. and with the ball on the ten yard line he made the mistake of fumbling and Pos Miller pounced on II. II looked for all the world as though Bucknel! was heading for touchdown when this break came. on straight football each team gained pass three tines and only once did it work, and that was on the winning play that scored the touchdown. Bucknell tried three passes. Two grounded and one was intercepted by BIZ Gray. Buck nell showed the effect of not having played before by its infringement on the rules, seventy yards being tackled on 1t for either offside or holding. Penn was set back twice for offside. The lineup

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  New-York tribune, October 3, 1920, page 22

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  Penn Barely Beats Bucknell by Use OF FoH.w ard Pass PHILADELPHIA. Oct. BY the successful use of q forward pass Penn sylvania to-day defeated Bucknell by the score Of to O. Tha score was made at the start of the second period. :. Bucknell, with Kostos to do the kick ing. had an, advantage over Pennsylvanla. His better punting made it hard for Penn to get close to the Bucknell goal. and the inferior punting by Thomas kept Penn much of the time on he defensive. After Thomas and Straus had made first down on line plays at the start of the second period, Straus dropped back in punt formation and shot the ball over to Acting Captain Thomas for touchdown. Sraus kicked the goal The lineup and summary:

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 3, 1920, page 1

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  PENN IS LUCKY TO WIN. tumble by Bucknell Captain Leads to Lone Touchdown. PHILADELPHIA, October Penn sylvania’s foot ball team outplayed Bucknell University on Franklin Field here today. and won on a trick forward pass to 0. Bucknell literally beat herself when Capt. Joe kostos- fumbled the ball on his own 2O-yard line and Joe Straus Of Pennsylvania fell on it. A few minutes later Carl Thomas grabbed a pass from Stratus and raced through big hole for Pennsylvania lone touchdown. Straus kicked the goal.

• Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, October 3, 1920

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  PENN BEATS BUcKNELL (By Associated Press.) PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2.-Tbe IIni- Versity of Pennsylvania football team outplayed Bucknell here today and won on trick forward pass through ccntcr. by score Of to 0.

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Pennsylvania leads 27–⁠2 in 29 meetings, counting the 16 since this game.