Penn State at West Virginia

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  The Birmingham age-herald, October 28, 1923, page 15

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  PENN STATE TIES VIRGINIA AT LAST Touchdown In Last Few Min- uteS Gives Penn 13–⁠13 Tie NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-West Vir- ginia and Penn State, two of the foremost contenders fo’ 1923 eastern gridiron lt.urrls, battled desperately but indecisivcly today before crowd of close to 25.000 at the Yankee stadium. The game endeo in 1913 tie when Penn State, coming from behind at the close, smashed it’s way to a touchdown only to miss the try for the extra point that offered path D victory. It was spectacular though rag gedly fought contest, West Virginia s brilliant aerial attack offsettlng the more powerful 1ushng offensive ol Eenn State which had strong alert forward line and a great plunglng back in Harry Wilson, who account ed for all of his team points. Though handicapped by the loss of Mike Palm, steI ling quarterback, Penn State cntrushed West Virginia in every period out the third. The Nittany lions, however, missed sew eral chances to roll up a greater score. In the third quarter Fenn State pushed over a touchdown after Hell big recovered a Tumble by Nardacci. Wilson took the pigskin over on a delayed pass and also kicked goal for the extra point. West VirginiA’s defensa stiffened In the second quarter, holding the Nit tany Lions in check once on the 1-- ward line and again on the 2O-yaro mark. The tide turned with dramatic sud denness toward the close of the third quarter when West Virginia bounced on a tumble py Patton, state quarter back. on the IltteI’s 26-yard line. Elk 1hrOllRn line but then was stopped twice Tn his tracks On the fouTth down, Sl- mons, standing on Penn States 70. yard line, tossed 6 pass to Nardacci who sprintei % yards around eno for a touchdown. Ekbcrg added a seventh point with his toe. Soon after the kick off, one ot Wilson’s punts was blocked near midfield and in the scramble for the pigskin, Provost. State llnesilai, ] bounced on it .culy to tumble ana Ekberg recovered for West Virginia cn the Nittany Lion Sf-yard line The period ended just az Nardaccl, star rnountaineer halfback, whlrleo and twisted 13 yards, but when play, was resumed at the opposite end or the field, T forward pass. EkbeIg to Barnum. resulted in touchoo”h’ h’ Ekberg failed 10 kick zeal. Rallying in desperation. Penn state battered it’s way more than 60 yards down the field to tie the score. John- ston a substitute back, reeled orr 5o wards after catching punt and from West Virginia’s 26-yard line Wllson led n drive that did not end until the goal was reached Schuster, now ever. missed the try for point. The game ended soon afterward with Penn State starting another drive goalward. The lineup and summary: Penn State Q3): Frank, left end; Schuster. left tackle: Michaelske. left guard; Gray, center; Bedenk co, right guard; Provost, right tackle; ; Artel, right end; Patton, quarterback Wilson. left halfback; Helbig. right halfback; Light. fullback. West Virginia (13): Graham, left end; Davis, left tackle; PinlSney, left guard; Quarles. center; Mahan, right man, right end; Barnum, quarter back; Nardacci, left halfback; Simons co, right halfback; Ekberg, full- back. Score by periods: vsna west SiTsf Virginia .’. ...... Q Q 7 s-iS Penn State scoring: Touchdowns, Wilson (2) Point from try after touchdown. Wilson. West Virginia scoring: Touch- downs. Nardacci and Barnum. Points Referee: c. Eberle, Swarthmore. Umpire: J. J. Cosgrove, Cornell. Field judge: NJ. J. Johnson, George town. Head linesman: E. J. Ryan. Michigan. Time of periods, Is minutes each.

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  , October 28, 1923

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  PENN STATE ELEVEN IS HELD TO TIE SCORE BY WEST VIRGINIA SQUAD YANKEE STADIUM, NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-United Press,H After starting with a rush and scoring a touchdown in the first minute of play. Penn States foot. ball team was held to n 10 to 10 tie by West Virginia here this after. noon. Before State could repeat. West Virginia had scored twice on long forward passes. During the final quarter. the Pennsylvania boys staged a come. back which gave them another touchdown and tied the score.

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Penn State leads 50–⁠9–⁠2 in 61 meetings, counting the 55 since this game.