Pennsylvania at Chicago

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 4, 1928, page 83

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  PENN IN THRILLING WIN OVER CHICAGO Scores in Last Two Minutes to Achieve a 20-to-13 Victory. CHICAGO, November 3.-The sons Of Penn are mighty men even down to their substitutes. AS dusk began settling over Stagg Field today, with less than two minutes remaining to be played before the end Of the game, Pennsylvania snatched sensational 20-to-13 victory from Chi cago after the down-trodden Maroons walloped in four of their five major starts, had tied the score at 1S-to-l3 80 seconds previously. Thirty-five thousand witnessed the combat. Capt. Paul Scull, brilliant leader of the Quakers, achieved victory for his team when he grabbed a 59-yard pass from Shober, the Penn quarterback. He caught the ball on Chicago’S 18-yard line and there was no Maroon player to hinder his fight toward Chicago’S goal line. Score Comes Suddenly. The score came with dramatic suddenneSS just after the Maroon followers had gone delirious with Joy over the prospect Of a tie game. On the first play after Pennsylvania had received the kickoff, Shober heaved the win ming. pass with coolness and deliberaton, while the Maroons helpless and fiat footed, stood there looking at him. Shober semed to hold the ball for at least four seconds before he shot it through the air into Scull’S outstreched arms. BY that time Scull had out n OF thn CT 10 Il l1Ez player and his path to a touchdown was clear. Thirty seconds previously the Ma rooms, beaten l3 to 6, opened up with deceptive forward passing attack that paved the way for their touchdown that tied the score. Hugh Mendenhall Maroon quarter, tossed a 40-yard pass to Burgess, who, although under the ball. failed to catch it. The officials however. detected interference on the part of the eager Penn defense players and ruled the pass complete on Penn’s 7-yard line. Thereupon Mendenhall in two Surges at the line, plunged over for touchdown, with Burgess place kicking for the extra point that gave Chicago the temporary tie. Pennsylvania. starting off with A. its first touchdown in the first period with Wilmer ducking around left end for the score from Chicago’s 3-yard line. Masters failed to kick goal. The Eastern invaders had pushed the ball down there on runs by Masters and :hort forward passes, Gentle to Wilmer. MarOOns Brace in Second. Chicago, PLAYING inspired foot ba,. came back in the second period to knot the score for the first time. Getting the ball in midfield after an exchane. of punts Mendenhall threw a 3O-yard pass 20 Kelly. who raced to Penn’s 29-yard line. Another pass, Mendenhall to

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  The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, November 5, 1928, page 1

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  PENN DEFEATS CHICAGO 2O-13 Stagg Field, Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. s. R-Pennsylvania snatched q 20 to IL victory from Chicago in the last two minutes Of their intersectional game Saturday, after the Maroons had tied the score at 13 all 80 Sec onds previous. Captain Paul Scull of the Quakers grabbed 50-yard pass from Shober and raced Is yards for the winning touchdown.

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Pennsylvania leads 6–⁠1–⁠1 in eight meetings.