Penn State at Pennsylvania

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  The herald, Los Angeles [Calif.], November 15, 1896, page 1

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  INTENSE CLUB RIVALRY Leads to Desperate Playing Which Injures Several Men Gr,diron Games at Various Places-Fitz Won’t Fight Corbett Except to Finish-Sporting Notes. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14-The Relance and Olympic athletic club football teams played tie game today, score 4 to 4. 1t was game full of interest, as both clubs are jealous rivals for supremacy. The Olympics played the bet ter game and Reliance managed to score only by accident. The Olympic team was greatly aided by the playing of Lieutenants Nolan and Ames of the army and Ensign Mccormick of the navy. Nolan and Mccormick were especially efficient. They were in every play and prevented any runs around the ends. Olympic got the ball after Re lance kicked off and in less that five minutes had rushed the ball over the line for touchdown. No goal was kicked. Neither side scored again until just before the close of the game Reliance had worked the ball down into Olympic territory and as usual when near the goal had lost the ball. Olympic fumbled the ball and Re lance player stumbled over it, kicking the oval across the line and fell on it, scoring a touchdown. The goal was missed and the score was tied. Both teams played desperately after this and several men had to retire from the game Time was called with the ball in Re lance territory. YALE’S POOR PLAYING. NEW HAVEN, CT, Nov. A-If Yale’s final showing against Princeton were to be judged by her playing this afternoon the Tigers would win in q walk. The greatest crowd of the season watched the New Jersey Athletic club. Hine kicked all but one goal for Yale, making the final score Is to in favor of Yale The new mass plays did not prove sue cessful, but the interference was bet ter. OTHER GRTDIRON GAMES. ANNAPOLIS. Nov. 1.-THE naval cadets defeated the Lehigh university team at football today, 25 to 0. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 1.-THE State college football team was COM pletely outcassed by the university of Pennsylvania today, and in consequence We’re beaten by the /ore of 27 to 0. CINCINNATI, Nov. 14.-Carlisle In dams 80, university of Cincinnati 0. DENVER, Col, Nov. 1.-THE football team of the Eighth infantry. u. S. A.. from Fort D. A. Russell. Wyo. were badly outclassed in their game with the Denver Athletic club kickers today. They played hard, but the score stood Sc to against them at the end of the game.

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  The Scranton tribune, Scranton, Pa., November 16, 1896, page 3

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  Penn. Beats state College. Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. .15.-In the first half with her regular team, minus Boyle, Pennsylvania rolled up twenty three points with the greatest ease yes terday against the State College team. rffenk elmer Gelbert and Minds made touchdowns and Morice dropped Il pret- ~ goal from the field. State College played n snapny game, but was too light to make any kind of n showing. Owing to the fact thai there were Il number Of Harvard men along the lines, getting points on Penn’s plays. Coach Woodruff took out his six best men and put in q lot of substitutes under the captaincy of Boyle. who is just out of the hospital. State College hest ed the scrub team, hut cold not score. while they allowed the scrubs to make a touchdown on them. The final score was Pennsylvania %, State College O..

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Pennsylvania leads 25–⁠18–⁠4 in 47 meetings, counting the 42 since this game.