Wesleyan (CT) at Pennsylvania

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 25, 1892, page 1

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  PENNSYLVANIA WINS FROM WESLEYAN. THE FINAL GAME OF THE INTERCOLLEGIATE SEAsON-sCORE, 81 TO 0. THE FINAL GAME OF TIE ISIEHCOLLEslATE SEAsON-SCORE, 81 TO 0. Philadelphia, Nov. 24.-The Wesleyan football team was defeated to-day in the closing game Of the inter. collegiate cham plonshp By Pennsylvania By the score OF 81 10 o. Tie game WAS played on the grounds Of the Germantown Cricket Club where Princeton also met wiki defeat tOls year About 5000 people were present. Captain smith won The toss ior Wesleyan and chose the west goal with a strong wind In his favor Penn. syyanla started a rush game, and Wesleyan’s weak ness the line quickly developed. Pennsylvania advanced the ball rapidly, but each time it neared Wesleyan’s goal poor team work and bad fumolins caused them to lose 1t. Good runs by Fordyce AID Page carried the bail 10 Pennsylvania enyeard line. but Wesleyan could make no gain, against the Penn syvania Ene. and the ball to the latter on four downs. After thirty five minutes play, by hard rushcs Pennsylvania carried Thayer over Weleyans line for n touchdown. Thayer failed 10 kick TIE goal aud when time called the four from ThayeTs touchdown Was all Pennsylvania had scored. 4 few minutes after play began in the second hall Fordyce. by fine run Of forty yards, carried the ball 10 Pennsylvania’s ten-yard lire, but Wesleyan could not advance aad the ball To pennsyL vania on four downs Pennsylvania goal was not In danger again durne the game, FOR after this effort Wesleyan went to pieces and Pennsylvania scored almost a. 1t pleased. Camp made three touchdo”Is’ Thompson ole. Mackcy one and IAaycr one iOr O’aI If thirty points before time called In the second half for PENNSYLVANIA. Camp aid Thompson carried OH the hOnoIs. Camp seldom failed 10 sam Hlteea or twenty yards every time he was sNt” we u.’l, and Thompson mndc one run OF Sky HaH.s Ivr q touchdown and another Of niiy yards f’r Nesie!at, Gordon AT fuiIback played me game Ms nary u,d sure taclling cutting down PcnnsyIv ana’S bachs asn aud again. foIdyce FnSe ana 10 aiso i’,s ~ we’ll but the work Of The rest OF the Wesleyan team WAS poor. The teams lined up as follows

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  Pittsburg dispatch, Pittsburg [Pa.], November 25, 1892, page 1

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  WESLEYAN WASN’T’IN 1T. Pennsylvania’s University Eleven Rolls Up the Biggest Score Yet. Pennsylvania’s University Eleven Rolls Up the Biggest Score Yet. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. “a Special + The Wesleyan football team was defeated to-day in the closing game of the Inter- Collegiate championship season in Pennsylvania by the score of “a 20. This is the worst drubbing the Middletown boys have ever received from the Pennsylvanians, the highest previous score made against them by Pennsylvania being IA to in 1886. The game this afternoon was played on the grounds of the Germantown Cricket Club, where Princeton also met with defeat this year About 5000 people were present, but as hardly more than a score of them was rather one-sided. Captain Smith won the toss for Wesleyan and chose the west goal with strong wind in his favor Pennsylvania started 9 rush game aud Wesleyan’s weakness on the line quickly developed. Pennsylvania quickly advanced the ball rapidly, but as it neared Wesleyan’s goal bad fumbling caused them to lose it. Good runs by Fordyce and Page carried the ball to Pennsylvania ten-yard line, but Wesleyan could make no gains against Pennsylvania line and the ball went TO the latter on Tour downs. After 80 minutes play by hard rush and Pennsylvamia carried Thayer over Wesleyan’s line for touchdown. Thayer failed to kick the goal and when time was called the four from Thayer’s touchdown was all Pennsylvania had scored. A few minutes after play began in the second halt Fordyce by fine run of 40 yards carried the ball to Pennsylvania 10 yard line, but Wesleyan could not advance, and the ball went to Pennsylvania on four downs Pennsylvania goal was not in danger again during the game, for after this effort Wesleyan went to pieces and Penn sylvania scored almost as it pleased. Camp made three touchdowns, Thomson, Nj. Deckey one, and Thayer one for q total of 80 points before time was called in the second halt. The teams lined up as follows:

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  Morning journal and courier, Connecticut, November 25, 1892, page 1

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  WESLEYAN SHOWED UNDER. “ EsSAE AN SNo ~ AAD University of Pennsylvania Has an East Time Defeating the Middle University of Pennsylvania Has an East Time Defeating the Middle town Boys. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 24.-The Wesleyan football team was defeated to-day in the intercollegiate championship season by Pennsylvania by the score of 81 to 0. This Is the worst drubbing the Middletown boys ever received from the Pennsylvamans. The game was played on the grounds of the Germantown Cricket club. Eight thousand people were present, but hardly more than a score were partisans of Wesleyan. Wesleyan won the toss and chose the west goal with strong wind in its favor. Pennsylvania started a rush game and Wesleyan’s weakness on the line quickly developed. Pennsylvania advanced the ball rapidly, but when 1t neared Yves leyan’s goal miserable team work and | bad fumbling caused them to lose it. the ball to Pennsylvanis’s ten-yard | line, but Wesleyan could make no gains against Pennsylvania line. Pennsylvania scored only four in the first half. In the second half Wesleyan went to pieces and PENNSYLVANIA scored almost as it pleased. | For Wesleyan. Gordon at full-back played a fine game. Fordyce, Page and Leo also played we’ll. but the other Wesleyanf played miserably. Alexander d. Leo, one of the Wesleyan PLAYERS, had his collar bone broken. Lsc went to the hospital and had the bone set after which he went to his home. Akeri was substituted for Leo in the game. TIL, others injured were: Page, Singer substi tuted; Stark, Parsley substituted.

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Pennsylvania leads 9–⁠3 in 12 meetings, counting the three since this game.