Virginia at Pennsylvania

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  The times, Richmond, Va., October 13, 1898, page 2

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  VIRGINIA AND THE QUAKERS. Varsity Defeated by Pennsylvania on Franklin Field. SCORE THIRTY FOUR TO NOTHING The Virginia Team Put Up n Zine Game and Aside from FnmbIing Their Play Was Well Nigh Per Ccct-Thc Features. PHILADELPHIA, PA. oct. l2.-Specfal.-The University Of Virginia was defeatcd by the University Of Pennsylvania on Franklin field to-day by the score of a TO o: y In the first half and = I’m the second. The Virginians put mp a fairly good article OF football and aside from furnbling. PLAYED well nigh perfect In fact. one OF Pennsylvania g touch-downs was due 10 tumble Of Elsom. who fell on the bail back Of Nirginia’s goal and fumblcd Il. PENNSYLVANIA also fumbled considerably but there was noticeable Improvement IN team play. and when Overiield took his position at centre IN the second half. there was a vast improvement in the Red and Blue play. BETTER THAN LAST YEAR. When these teams met last year the Southcrners were defeated by eight more points The lower score made by their opponents this year was owing 20 the hard. aggressive play that they put up. The Pennsylvania line up underwent great change. and is now considered the strongest aggregation in the big -Four. Pennsylvania kicked off after Virginia had won the toss and lost ten yards on the exchange OF kicks. tumble gave the ball 10 the visitors and a fifty yard kick few yards OF the Red and Blue goal once again the ball was fumbled by the local team. Estes falling on IT, with every prospect OF scoring the Southorners tried 20 carry the bail over the touchdown line. but they were held for downs. MAssED PLAYS. Pennsylvania then worked the ball back by massed plays 20 within forty-iiye yards OF Vrginias goal when Harrison circled the left end for a touchdown, which was converted into goal. The second touchdown was made by Captain Outland, after a quarter back kick. the ball going into Virginla’s terri tory only on the kick of. Shortly after wards half time was called. on the resumption OF play the Quakers carried the ball over by sheer strength. but failed on their attempt at goal The fourth touchdown was made by Mcmahon, who captured the ball from a quarter back kick and made run Of fifteen yards Pennsylvania scored twice after this before time was called. one or the features Of the game was the punting of Esom. who gained several yards over the Quakers on every exchange The score: Pennsylvania, 81, Virginia. o. PENNSYLVANIA Position Virginia Folwcu ............left end ............Estes Goodman ..........left mathematician Overfeld. Hare..left guard........Harris McCloskey. Overfleld centre. Temp McCracken fright guard........ Collier Carnett ........right tackle........ Pearce Hedges ...........right end........... Cooke Gardiner. Coombs ........quarter back......”.Welsh Harrison. McMahon ..........left half wills Outland ..........right Griffin Hare. Walker ......full .Elsom Touch-downs. Harrison. Outland, Hare. Mcmahon. 2: Carnett goals from touch downs Outland. 4;referee. DR.. G. Schof, University Of Pennsylvania; umpire l.. Bliss. Yale. Time Of halves. 2;D minutes.

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  The morning news, Savannah, Ga., October 13, 1898, page 1

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  PENNSYLVANIA WON THE GAME. University of Virginia Foot Bali Team Defeated Mt PhfIadeInhia University of Virginia Foot Bali Team Defeated at Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Oct 12.-The University of Virginia foot bah eleven was defeated by Pennsylvania this afternoon in twenty minute halves by the score of “a to 0, twelve in the first half and twenty-five in the second. The Virginians put up fairly good ar ticle of foot BALI and aside from fumbling, played well nigh perfect In fact, one of Pennsylvania s touch-downs was due to a tumble of Elson, who fell on the ball back of Virginia’s goal and fumbled it. Pennsylvania also fumbFed considerably, but there was a noticeable improvement in team play and when Overfieid took his position a center in the second half, there was vast improvement in the red and blue play.

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  The semi-weekly messenger, Wilmington, N.C., October 14, 1898, page 1

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  Virginia Defeated by Pennsylvania Philadelphia, October 1.-THE uni versity of Virginia, foot ball eleven was defeated by Pennsylvania this afternoon in twenty minutes halves by the score of “a TO nothing in the first half and % in the second. The Virginians put up a fairly good article of foot ball, and aside from fumbling played wellnfgh perfect. In fact one of Pennsylvania’s touch downs was due to a tumble of Elsom who fell on the ball back of Virginia’s goal and fumbled it. Pennsylvania also FUN bled considerably but there was a no ticeable Improvement in team play and when Overfield took his position al centre in the second half there was vast Improvement in the red and blu play.

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Pennsylvania leads 15–⁠1 in 16 meetings, counting the nine since this game.