Wesleyan (CT) at Pennsylvania

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  The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., November 14, 1897, page 7

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  PRETTY POOR FOOTBALL. Wesleyan Shut Out by Pennsylvania at Franklin Field. , = at Franklin Field. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 13.-The University of Pennsylvania foot ball team defeated Wesleyan this after noon on Franklin field by the score Of % to 0. The game was absolutely the poorest exhibition of football that has been witnessed on Franklin field this season. There were only six regulars on the team. The Wesleyan forwards broke through Pennsylvania line and blocked several kicks, but the Red and Blue were fortunate enough to recover the ball. Only twice during the game did the Wesleyan boys gain first down. Pennsylvania line holding fairly we’ll

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  The San Francisco call, California, November 14, 1897, page 2

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  WESLEYAN DEFEATED. University of Pennsylvania Team Scores Decided Victory on Franklin Field. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 13.-Ne Uni versity OF Pennsylvania football team defeated Wesleyan this afternoon on Frank lin field by score of % to 0. The game was absolutely the poorest exhibition OF football that has been witnessed on Franklin field this season. There were only six regulars on the team. The Wesleyan forwards broke through Pennsyivania’ lines. and blocked several kicks, but the red and blue were fortunate enough 10 recover the ball. Only twice during the game did the Wesleyan boys gain first down, Pennsylvania line hold ing fairly well.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Pennsylvania leads 9–⁠3 in 12 meetings, counting the two since this game.