Lehigh at Pennsylvania

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 10, 1897, page 1

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  PENNSYLVANIA. IS; LEHIGH, o. THE VISITORS FROM BETHLEHEM BADLY BEATEN IL PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia oct. o-The University OF Pennsylvania football team this afternoon rolled up the enormous score Of – to o against the Lehigh eleven. fifteen points more than Princeton scored against the same team ten days ago. Nine touch downs four goals and safety was the sum totaI for the first half OF twenty minutes. and TWO touchdowns and two goals were made in the second half Of fifteen minutes. Minds missed two goals. Morsy two and punt out was missed. Lehlgh gained first down only during the entire game. and Al no time did tine Bethlehem boys get the pan within fifteen yards OF the Red and Blues goal except on a kick In the last half to the Vineyard line and then the Quakers Immediately forced the pigskn down the field by steady plunges through Iehigh’s line. At times Pennsylvania played brlIliant football. and aside from several fnlSerable fumbcs put Ip good came. lchigh on tne OF her ha nd. was unable to advance the ba. rem svlyania’s forwards breaking through ana lacking the runner almost helor” tn” ball had Rotieh mo play. Captain Minds played = pretty game. Hdhing two beautiful runs for forty-hve ana thlrtynNe wards and scoring in all four tOuchdowns JACKSON made a slxty-yard run for touchdown. ana w hk’I placed the bail behind the goal posts aiter ruI’ OF foriv-nVc yards through the entire Lchsn t’ani’ For tho visitors Gunsous. HodernesS: b,r. - d and Mccarthy dd the best work. whli” Mlhhs’ Hoylc Lack son Moric,. Oycrhcd ana Walker IN ccli.l for the Red and Blue.

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Pennsylvania leads 45–⁠12 in 57 meetings, counting the 39 since this game.