Navy at Penn State

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, November 13, 1921, page 1

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  2INCETON; PENN STATE HUNBLES NAVY-BOTH SCORES Middies’ Great Line Fails To Stop Brilliant Killinger Navy First to Score, but ‘‘Nittany Lions” Take Lead by Two Great Drives-First Loss for Sailors. PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Nov. IL Penn State. one Of the contenders Tor the Eastern football champion ship. moved . couple OF touchdowna nearer 10 that goal today by do festing the hard-hItting Navy eleven IN one Of the most thrilling and hercest battles ever waged on an Eastern gridiron- The final score was – to Z. and that difference aboVt measured the superiority Of State over the MID dies. The victory gives State the eds. in the standing Of the various East ern teams. for before todays struFgle the Navy was ranked as one OF the leaders for the mythical title. A capacity crowd sat through q drizzIing rain and watched the hardened warriors Of the two magnificent hight ing elevens battle 60 a state Of exhRustion. Penn State won its glowing vIotory becaus” OF it, superior oTcuse With the nifty, and resourcefu Kill finger. ne sturdy hard-hitting WI. son ard the speedy Lightner driy ing through the openings provided by their slashinE forwards State marched up and down the feId N brilliant manner. gaining twice as much ground as the MiddieE. The Annapolis students. with wor. derful Gameness and pluck. fought back fiercely and made superhumsp efforts 10 stop the onslaught Of that pile-driving machine from the West ern part OF Pennsylvania. but il Wa like trying TO dam the mighty cur rent that rolls over Niagara Falls. state BackAeld strong. There was no checking that array | Of mad rushing Penn State backs who reeled of gains beh nd perfect ! interference. slOLGhinE through the mud-ls len gridiron. Up field and down field the Blue and White marched steadily. surely and reIent- / lessly. The surprising part Of il alt was that the Navy held its op- POnents as well as u did / Not only did the Sailors night back with adm rable courage and IN swerving determination after they had been put on the defensive early in the fray. but in the last part Of the final quarter they took the Of fensive themselves and began slam ming through the State line for what looked like a sure touchdown The Navy scored within seven minutes Of the kiCkOfT state scored touchdown nve minutes later on one OF the sw fest c0mebacks staged on any Eridirnn this season A short time later the PennsyIvanians. continuing 10 batter the Navy forwards with line drives. scored another touchdown and took the lead. During the third period and for part Of tn last per cd. they continued to run the Navy ragged. fail ing TO score on two occasions only because OF fumbIes. But that missed goal after TIL first touchdown by LiEhtner stiIl left the issue in doubt. and with the Navy fighting like fury all tn. way and se.zinF every opportunity presented by its opponents. there was no tell nE at what minute the Middies would freak through and win out MiddIes stage Comebark. III AAAG AaAEA NNGE loNs – NlI2# staggered backward yard upon yard unGer the singing lash Of that trihammer State offense. the men 81 Annapolis began a vicious charging assault OF their own that brought / the crowd to Is feet Slam-banr. and away they weat through the State forwards. bowling along merrily. The State forwards and the sec ondary defense hurled themsclv,.s. into the breach regardless Of all ! consequence. but the Navy back continued to march on. STATE Was / receiving what il had been giving the Middies Hugo Bezdek. the placid Penn State coach. Decame alarmed a- | folwelis crew continued on To N, goal line. He rushed in several substitutes with instrU, lions to stul that charge At any cost The sub. stitutes did not stop the charg, ! With only a few minutes TO 20 State found itself STANDING on q, own 25-yard line. tn, Navy had four downs to 60 TO the I5-yard lT0. Barchet crashed through 70 TIA 22-yard line on the first rush Hold ! them” pleaded the State TusJers ! Noyes took the ball and hurried himself through an opening on tho left side OF the line for anothsr gain Of yards. Two downs and q yards to 20. Eo”hler Wicked uu yard of taCkle Fourth down .0 2 : yards. Once more Rar-h”t threw himself a. the npp”~‘t.un. The rw o lines rose AND sw#ycd wGthou. 60 ing either Way- From ne pile. re ar..e Al -harre j extracted ,Se bal are. I”vna t.- Navy two ,aris shy II ,h. nc . sary distance for first down A short time later the conflict ended. lDTNuMnNn CWAMpS

• Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, November 13, 1921

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  DEFEAT BLOTS perfect RECORD OF M|DSH|PMEN Penn State Wins Football Game From Navy at Phila. delpl1ia, 1877. PHILADELPHIA. PA. Nov. Ia Penn State defeated tho %ayy here today. u 10 7. /, was Annapolis nrst defeat this Deason una Penn state Is unheaien SO far this fall. Played on Il neid deep In mud. tho game WAC mos; stubDornly contested. Although defeated. tn. Navy, wen, down with colors flying for, In the last period. the M!dshipmen showed one OF tho finest exhibitions of line picnging and carrying tho bail that has been seer here this season. State Colleg, showed wonderful form on the offensive. and with the fine exhibition OF defenuive work. Nays only score came quickly after the opening OF the game. The ball was dribblcd hardly more than ten yards on the KICKOFF and a Navy man ,cll on ii before a Penn state player could hold Il. on his forty yar.. line. The iishipn.en then began Il sc-ies Of line plays tina, resuited IN n touchdown. state quickly came hack with touchdown through tn. mag nihccnt work OF nlllingcr. wilson ana Lightncr. but Lightncr failed To tic Ia. score when his try at goal wen; wide. In the second period the Navy fought hard TO hold the Pennayivnnians hut the speed ana power o! tn. attack. coupled with tic slippery field, was too much for the Annapul team and state. after “A fine exhibit tion OF offensive work. pushed the hall over Tor tho second touchdown Lineup and summary: y. $, uS). Position. - 90. Frank mn. LEFT end ... .Parr Hn!s .. Ter, tackle a.. Bollcs Daer. ....... left guard Carney BcntZ. ...... center $500. Larson Eedcnk 800. right guard .Frnwley Mcmahon. right tackle 49,. kins IluRord right end ..... Taylor Eillingcr quarter back ....Conroy wilson. lcf, half back e. Kochlcr I.ightncr.. right half back Hamilton X nabh. ..... full back Barchct score ny periods: Penn State ..........G c--,3 Navy :. u summary: Penn state scoring: Notwithstanding Ligh;nar. Goal Tor touchdown--I.iSh,n Navy scoring: Touchdpwn--Earch Goal from touchdown--Barch Referee Sharpe. Yale. Umpire--Evans’ Williams. Field jndge-Mnxwcll Swarthmore. I.inesman – Eckles. Time OF pcriods--nftcen minutes each

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  The Morning Tulsa daily world, Tulsa, Okla., November 13, 1921, page 12

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  STATE WINS FROM NAVY, 13–⁠7 Joe Lightner Goes Thru the MILDLY Line for Winning Score PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 12,-Penn state won from the indicated navy eleven this afternoon 13 to 7, The game was played I’m sea OF mud, in which the States speedy backfiold had the advantage. Joe Lightner, States right half back, won a place IN the hearts OF the fans when he crashed through Nays heavy line in the second pc riod for the winning touchdown. state stopped MILDLY offensive which carried the ball from its own 2-yard line to States l5-yard line as the game ended.

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Penn State leads 19–⁠17–⁠1 in 37 meetings, counting the 22 since this game.