Navy at Pennsylvania

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  Evening public ledger, Philadelphia [Pa.], October 30, 1922, page 20

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  Old Penn Was Brilliant I in Triumph Over Middies Took Nerve to Ciue Navy Ball During Entire First Hail. Says Coach Heisman-Red and Blue j Sho,Usd 1t Had Po,ver = tuV StVVu8Nu VI lut Southerners. but because we want to give the regulars ne much rest a. nos. sible after 30 strenuous a game as they played last Saturday.” Few Of the experts figured that Penn would win its eight triumph out OF eleven played with the Middics at half. time Saturday. They failed to reckon with the renwnkening Of the spirit that belongs to Penn teams and that has been lying dormant for 70 many years. =. IT WASN’T so much the rictory ! that impressed the cheering thou ietharsv that mcnitesied Itself ,chcn il mos needed. when the team rompcd on The field at the start Of the hat TO n man IL acted like lot Of rih Indians. Jumping around. crashing their fists IN tic palm Of the other hand. punching one another on the back and 0therwisc making II dp- pear az though they had made a SOL cmn r0r TO some one IN the dressing room. Tn TIE victory Penn proved that n L new Stadium can be dedicated with th” home team scoring the verdict. Pre-. vious TO Saturday some six stadia were dedicated. and. not one opened aus. piciously for the home college. The Great Attack The concentrated attack Of Heis. mans mon in tho third period and the first minute Of the fourth il still a matter of much comment among foot. bnll men. To march GS yards through a the Navy. and to finally score by catch. ing them napiing. srcnks we’ll for the offensive power Of the Red and Blue. The interference was spectacular In both the first and second scores. Had il. not bcHn for lIamor’s great work, knocking Navy men out OF the way after Miller caught the forward pass that spelled touchdown. another story would have to be written today. The big Texan. suffering from lame back that thrice forced him to the gOrund for minutes at n time. risked everything to get Miller over that goal line. Johnny Thurman. that mastodOn tackle whose play stood out all after. mon like II bonnd-up sore thumb on a paperhnngcr’s hand. proved II hero for the second time. lie rushed in and blocked Cullen’s punt IN mdfcld near the end of the third period. and Lang. don. a substitute. fell on the bull on the Navy 45.yard line. From that point on the steam roller rot into action and scored again. That 23-yard pass that carried the ball to the S-yard line was an excellent one. Ilnmcr threw high and true, but a Navy back. trying to turn to catch the ball. ran into 1t. with the result that It lounccd straight into the arms OF Carl Ert”svaag. Miller. using his football knowledge like field general and realizing that he could sluirm through the Navy line twice carried the ball. and OH the sec Ond occaHiOn went over for what proved TO be- the winning points. Then came the fight that STAYED of defeat. Barchet. that brilliant bach kept on the bench by Folwell for three periods, was rushed into tho fray Gain after gain came. with the Penn stands fearing the worst. Then for. ward pass TINT carried the pigskin tC the Red and Blue 23.yard line. Bar. chet gained yards on two plunges. Barchct failed the next time whei Thurman crashed him to earth aftel Fairchild had impeded his progress Still another down. 4 forward pass Mckee to Conroy. never reached thu latter. grounding over the gonl line ant Penn was out Of danger moment later thanks 10 Hamer’s 57.yard punt. A SCANT fire minutes ldter and / ~ .ncGram tumblrd to gips the I NarV another chance. The oppor- / Mmifv ras lost When the same ployer intercepted a forrard pass. When the name ended Barchet pas still banging ar0v tor substdntidl gains. Miller Played Brilliantly ! -nS, ALI ED fhak an,shx. “a. a

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  The New York herald, October 29, 1922, page 51

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  QUAKERS SURPRISE MIDDIES;; WIN 1877 Red and Blue Team Scores All Points i’m Last Half of Game. NEW STADIUM OPENED $4,000 Persons See Dedication of Reconstructed Frank lin Field. NEW STADIUM OPENED PHILApELPH HIA, Oct. 28.-Penn’s foot ball team found itself to-day before a crowd of $4,000 at Franklin Field, and silenced its critics by fighting uphill to glorious victory over Navy. 13 to 7. There have been startling upsets on the gridiron this season, but this sensational triumph over a squad that Figured to beat the Red and Blue by a margin of at least three touchdowns was the last word in football surprises. Navy’s cohorts sat stunned, Penn’s shrieking thousands went temporarily stark mad as the Red and Blue came from behind after being outplayed and defeated one of the highest rated elevems In the country. II was a wonderful game on a Won derful day. before the greatest crowd that ever saw a sporting event in this city. 1t was the occasion of the dedication of the mammoth new stadium that Penn has spent three quarters of a million dollars to build. 1t was. fur thermore, the first serious test of tine season Tor both elevens, one of the real g 4ractions Of the Year. Football fans came from every point of the com pass. filling one section after another, was completely hidden by humanity.

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  The Pensacola journal, Pensacola, Fla., October 29, 1922, page 10

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  MIDDIES LOSE TO PENN GRIDSTERS Captain Miller Scores Winning Touchdown in Last Quarter. New Stadium Dedicated. PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 28.-Outplayed and outmaneuvered by the midshipmen from Annapolis today, in the first half OF the game. the University Of Penn sylvania football team pulled itself together IN the third period. tied the score and won from the Navy in the final quarter. 13 to 7. Nearly $4,000 persons saw the battle, and incidentally wit messed the formal dedication Of the new stadium which will seat about $1,000 persons. Captain POS” Miller. half back Of the Pennsylvania eleven, while showing to little advantage with it’s other members in the first half had a re-awakenlng in the third quarter and largely through his efforts Pennsylvania scored the tie ing touchdown and in the next period put across the score that won the game

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Pennsylvania leads 22–⁠21–⁠4 in 47 meetings, counting the 36 since this game.