California at Pennsylvania

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 20, 1929, page 79

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  Georgetown Wesleyan California Penn CRIMSON IS SAVED BY GARRISON FINISH Last Minute 40-Yard Pass Nets a 1920 Draw Against Cadets. BY the Associated Press. ~ AMBRIDGE, Mass october 10. “A last-minute 40-yard pass, a scoring play gave a gritty ~ Harvard foot ball team 1920 draw with Capt. Chris eagles undefeated Army eleven here today before $1,000 frenZied spectators, the largest crowd ever assembled in the Grim sons historic stadium. Harvard gained a two-touchdown lead in the first half. only to have the sensational eagle suddenly find himself and run wild for three trips across the Harvard goal line, the first made this season. With a minute to go the Army had a 20-to-13 lead and Harvard had the ball in midf1eld. The Crimson’s pony” backfield was in action and seemed to be faltering. “Biff” Jones, the Army coach, was so sure of victory that he replaced eagle with Hutchinson. Larry Wood, the Harvard second string quarterback. had been trying to send his light-weights through revitalized Army line and had shifted to laterals when his running attack failed in midf1eld. Then he hurled short pass to Sam Burns, a substitute end, and the play was successful because an Army player interferred with that wing-man. With the ban on Army’s 40-yard line, Woods next forward to Mays was | grounded. Sub End Catches Pass. The Army backs we’re playing much too close to. the line on the following play, for Victor Harding. another sub stitute end, got behind them, raced almost to the end zone, caught Woods beautiful aerial and stepped over the Army’s line for one of the vital touch downs. On the try for the extra point the Army forwards threw themselves against a wall-Iike Harvard Gne as Wood cody drop-ktcKed the tying tally. The cold statistics revealed that the | game really was an even and bruising | battle. Both teams were penalized often, one of Harvard’s being imposed | for rough play. The Crimson made Is first downs to Arnny’s 10 and completed out of IL | forward passes. The Cadets made but two out of their IL heaves good, but they evened matters by smearing Harvards lateral passes, the Crimson totaling but Is yards on eight attempts.

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California leads 7–⁠0 in seven meetings, counting the four since this game.