Dartmouth at Penn State

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  The New York herald, New York, N.Y., October 10, 1920, page 21

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  DARTMOUTH IS ! BEATEN “A TO 7 Intercepted Forward Pass Brings Victory to Penn State. GAME IS SPECTACULAR Killinger’s 46 Yard Dash Down Field Breaks Tie in Last Period. iAME IS SPECTACULAR STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Oct. 9.-In one OF the keenest games yet played on New Beaver FieldA Penn State downed Dart mouth this afternoon, II to Z, before a |record breaking crowd A sensational run of fifty yards by Killnger, Bezdek’s plucky quarterback. after interceptng Dartmouth forward pass in the closing minutes Of the game placed the ball on the Green’s 2-yard line. and on the first play Lightner plunged through left tackle for the touchdown that gave the Blue and White n well deserved vic tory. Rauch added an additional point by kicking the goal The game was iIercely fought from start to finish. The superior condition Of Bezdek’s men played n prominent part in the victory. Owing to the intense heat the players were forced to take numerous time-outs. Coach Speers substituted no less than a dozen men, while Penn State made only three changes. Charlie Way. whose open field run ming was feature of the game. was forced to retire In the third period because of bad leg. Lfghtner took his place. Penn State showed considerable ability to penetrate the Dartmouth line. while the visitors much touted backs, Robertson and Shelbourne, failed to gain much ground against the local forwards. Jordan and Holbrook We’re the chief ground gamers for the Green, while bowers running back Of kicks was remarkable. On several occasion he lodged all of the Penn State backs except killinger, who never failed to make his tackle. Gov. Sproul was an interested spectator and after the game dined with the victorious eleven. Dartmouth scored first in the opening quarter, when following an exchange of punts, Dartmouth carried the ball TO the state tween ty-five yard line. On a delaped pass. Holbrook broke through tackle, eluded all the Penn State backs and went over for a touch down. Cunningham kicked n goal Penn State came back strong, however. Charlie Way returned a punt twenty yards, just before the end of the quarter. Bucks by Haines and Killiuger carried the ball to the Dartmouth forty yard line and Way circled left end for twenty more. y forward pass from killinger to Brown took the ball to the eighty yard, and lint plunges by Kill niger and Haines carried it to the one yard line. Smell plunged over for the score and Way added the tieing point The games seemed to be doomed to the end in q tie score until just four minutes before the close, Dartmouth had opened up a forward passing at tack and had the bail on the fifty yard line. then Killinger upset Bowers cal culatons and intercepted a pass that was intended for Jordan. lie ran TO the green’s two yard line, where he was forced out Of bounds. Lightner was given the bali on the first play, and went through n holeNppened by Beck and Hess for the winning touchdown. The lineup:

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  The Barre daily times, Barre, Vt., October 12, 1920, page 2

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  DARTMOUTH HAS LOST CAPTAIN Jim Robertson Out of Game With a Broken Collar bone PROBABLY FOR REST OF SEASON Injury Was Received in Saturdays Game Against Penn State Hanover, n H., Oct. l2.-Dart mouths football prospects received a blow to-day with the announcement that Capt. Jim Robertson suffered a broken collarbone in last Saturdays game with Penn state and probably will be out of the game for the rest of the season. Robertson was chosen by Walter Camp last year as fullback for the third all American team.

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Dartmouth leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings.