Pennsylvania at Harvard

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  Henderson daily dispatch, Henderson, N.C., October 23, 1939, page 3

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  Pennsylvania Is Big ger and Heavier Than Powerful Tul a n e, Which Carolina Tied, 14–⁠14; Penn Licked II a rv a q S,aturday 22–⁠7. Chapel Hill, Oct. .23.-Carolina’s footbaflers may nave thought the Tulane Green Wave about the rAost massive and powerful ihing they ever saw on a football field, but the Pennsylvania eleven they meet in their next test Saturday is even digger and heavier. Although the Tulane line aver agedd 206 pounds to Pennsylvania 200 the Quaker backs outweigh the Greenies 1876 to 1870, and the whole eleven averages an amazing 1913 1–⁠2 pouno to 1856 1–⁠2 for Tulane. And so the beleaguered Tar Heels, just back this morning from their meeting with the Giants Of the South, must hit the grind again this afternoon for Saturdays battle with the Giants of the North. Up 10 the Tulane 14–⁠14 deadlock, Carolina had had straight row Of victories, beating Citadel 500, Wake Forest 1915, V. P. }. 1876, and New York U. AT. Pennsylvania, which also had a tough battle Saturday, defeating Harvard 22–⁠7, de feated Lafayette 60 and Yale 60 in it’s ‘irst Two starts. Coach Jim Tatum, who knows Pennsylvania we’ll from his old days at Cornell and who secuted those two games, declared today that the Quakers had perhaps as much sheer man-pOWer as any team in the East. “Theyve played good, sound winning football, he declared “They Just haven’t tried to score much, choosing to get a lead ano play it safe instead. When they open up, there’s no telling what they can do. And when they hit Their peak, they may be one Of the tough est elevens in the country. “They certainly have everything it takes, Coach Tatum continued ‘‘The squad is packed with power speed, and versatility. 1t has some vi the biggest, fastest backs in the country with two backfields almos’ Oh a par This Frank Reagan is one Of the greatest backs [ ever saw and Ed Allen at the other half is also triple threat, SO they can run pass, or punt from either slot” Reagan, who leads the attack, by the way, is the “baby’‘ in the start ing lineup at 1875 pounds. One end Warner, also weighs 1876, anc Brech-ka, a guard, 1873. But the balfbacks, Allen and Davis, are. 1876 Founders. and fullback Chizmadit j 21O-pounder. Captain Gustafsor at end and Nelson Yard at tackle weigh 1876. Smith at guard ano Prick at center scale 205, and Eng Ter at the other tackle is feet and weighs 225. Andd if you ask Scout Tatum, the Tar Heels, who are noted for THEN speed. elusiveness and passing rathcr than weight or power, and who will be 0utweighed II pounds r the line and l6 pounds in the back field, are in for another tough al ternOOn

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  Evening star, October 23, 1939, page 16 (results column)

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  Several Section Leaders Meet Rugged Foes CorneII-Ohio Stute Match Tops Tits Of Pucesetters NEW YORK, Oct 23-Heading into the last week end of October, traditionally the middle of the foot ball season, those major teams that have managed to escape the plague OF upsets finally have begun to line up in something like orderly man. ner. The weaker or unluckier teams have been Weeded out so that each section has a single leader, or q small group of title contenders, and another bunch of challengers for | top rank. Considering only those which obviously have earned the rating of major teams, they lined up some thing like this: Undefeated and united teams: East-Duquesne, Cornell. Pennsylvania, Catholic University; South Tennessee, Kentucky. Mississippi: Midwest-Notre Dame. Michigan, Ohio State; Southwest-Texas A. and NJ; Rocky Mountains-Colo- RADIO Mines; Pacific Coast-Oregon State. Undefeated but ttied-East-Dartmouth, Georgetown, Rutgers; South Tulane. North Carolina, Rich mond; Midwest-Nebraska Okla homa Rocky Mountains-Utah; Pacific Coast-Southern Califor- MIA, U. C. L. A. Cornell. Penn Standouts. It’s a small list, but the chances are the winner of this years myth ical national title, as we’ll as most of the conference championships, is included Reviewing the situation by Sec tions, here are the prospects for the immediate future: East: The elimination of Pitts burgh’s Panthers by scrappy Duquesne team, 21-l3. left the race wide open The Dukes hadn’t shown much before Saturday, but then they automatically became the No. l team. They may join the alsorams Friday night when they face the Wide-open Southwestern brand of football as demonstrated by Texas Tech Cornell, triumphant over Penn State. 47–⁠0 and Penn, 22–⁠7 victor over Harvard, stand out among the Ivy League teams and get chances this week to win national fame. Cornell plays Ohio State. Big Ten co-leader. at Columbus, while Penn takes on North Carolina, Southern Conference pacesetter, which pro- / NriI 0f CT II, prises by tying Tulane. 14–⁠14 Dart mouth. after whipping Lafayette, 14–⁠0. meets Harvard. Big Job for Carnegie Tech. New York University. beaten by North Carolina. bounced back into the picture by stopping Carnegie Tech, 1888 leading Eastern team, 6 TO 0. and should take Georgia handily Carnegie meets mighty Notre Dame in its first comeback effort. Pitt-Fordham. Colgate-Holy Cross and Arkansas–Villanova are other standout games. South: Tennessee. last years Southeastern Conference champion, has lived up to early-season ballyhoo with a 21-o triumph over Ala bama and shares the conference lead with Kentucky, 1876 winner over Georgia. They play Mercer and Xavier of Cincinanti, respectively, Saturday. Two of their most inn portant rivals, Mississippi and Tulane, collide at New Orleans. Georgia Tech, which beat Vanderbilt. l4–⁠6, plays Auburn. TO upset VIC (See FULLERTON, Page AID

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Harvard leads 47–⁠25–⁠2 in 74 meetings, counting the 51 since this game.