Amherst at Pennsylvania

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  The Scranton tribune, Scranton, Pa., October 22, 1896, page 1

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  PENNSYLVANIA’S POOR PLAY. In an Indifferent Game Defeats the Amherst Club by a Score Of IA to o. Philadelphia, Oct. 21.-Pennsylvania beat Amherst IA to this afternoon and in doing so gave the poorest exhibition Of foot ball Of any Quaker team in years. Fumbling, off side playing and general Indifference and listlessness marked Pennsylvania’s play and it was only towards the close Of the second half that the team put any life in their game. Amherst Is possibly one of the weakest teams Pennsylvania has met this season, yet in the first half Am herst kept the ball in Pennsylvania s territory nearly all the time and once or twice had it dangerously near the Quaker’s goal. 1t was not Amhersts strong play that enabled them to make such good showing but the rank FUN bling and persistent offside play of their opponents. Pennsylvania play was so bad that 1t gave rise to the suspicion that the Indifferent work was purposely acted so as not to give a line up on the team to some Lafayette men who were pres ent studying the Quaker’s game. For the first time in month, Boyle, Penn sylvania’s star end, played, and his in jured leg was again hurt and he had to be carried from the field.

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Pennsylvania leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.