Chicago at Pennsylvania

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  Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., October 26, 1925, page 1

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  10000 Spectators Watch Mighty Penn Wallop Chicago, 10 Philadelphia, Oct. 24.-(AP). Pennsylvania and Chicago, ranked among the champions of East and west a wear ago, waged a nerce struggle in the rain and mud OF Eranklin Field this afternoon, anu the Ouakers won, to o, in the nrst Encounter between these intersectionaI rivals in “A years. Close to 10000 drenched but enthusiastic onlookers saw PehhsyiVa- MAS greater RESPONSIVENESS az count for the victorious margin IN a contest which was chiefly a dead, lock between two powerful ana coura geous defensive outnts. Where land and naval threats failed in the sea of mud into Wnlcn the field was turned, the Quaksrs took to the air and scored their oecisive touchdown on a spectacuiar forward pass, hurled by Charley Rogers to George Thayer, right eno. This winning play came early III the first period after two previous Penn threats had fallen short ana with the ball in Quaker hanos around Chicago’s 40-yard line. Step pinr back close to midfield Rogers heaved the soggy ball fully % yards to Thaycr, who grabbed it on the run and then sped 20 more yards to cross the final chalk mark, lodging two would-be tacklers easily on his way to the goal. Al kruez kicked the extra point with a placement shot and Penn had the margin which she held intact for the remainder of the game. The lineups and summary: PENNSYLVANIA CHICAGO

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 25, 1925, page 71

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  uckneH Noses Out Georgetown So Penn Air ATTACK Defeats Chicago go. 900 RAIN-SOAKED FANS WITNESS BITTER STRUGGLE Spectacular Forward Pass, Rogers to Thayer, Provides Winning Thrust Of Battle in Which Quakers Prove Superiority on Attack. PHILADELPHIA October 24-Pennsylvania Chicago ranked the champions OF East and West waged fierce the and Franklin Field this interecona1 rivals in “a years. Close drenched Penny vania for the defensive Where naval threats failed which the field turned the uakers the and scored their touchdown Charley TO George Thayer, end.

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Pennsylvania leads 6–⁠1–⁠1 in eight meetings, counting the three since this game.