Penn State at Pennsylvania

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 12, 1939, page 1

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  Penn State Surprises By Trimming Penn In 100 Game Vonquished Team Never Hos Chance Against Fost-Choreine Foe PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 11.-An alert Penn State eleven outplayed Pennsylvania in every department today to score 10-to-0 major up set over the Quakers before $1,000 at Franklin Field. Penn never had a chance against States fast charging line and alert backfleld. Time and again the Lions intercepted Penn aerials to keep the Quakers bottled up in their half Of the field. Penn failed to break over States 3O-yard line. Little John Pepper” Petrella of nearby Downingtown, a sophomore who entered the game midway of the first period, scored States touchdown on 17-yard dash around end to climax a 73-yard drive In the opening quarter. Patrick Boots Goal: In the second quarter, after State had recovered a Penn FUN BILE on the Quaker IA, John Patrick booted a field goal from the Is yard line from a difficult angle and against strong wind to account for the Nittany Lions remaining points. After that the visitors were content to keep the Quakers deep in the Penn half Of the field with punts that either went out of bounds or were downed within the Penn IS. A 9-yard pass, Petrella to Pat rick. set the stage for Petrella S sparkling touchdown dash. On this run he swept over PENIS left end, lodged through the secondary twiste dout Of Red Stephens and Frank Reagan’s arms and went over standing up. Pollock, another sub, converted. Statistics With Penn State. State made IL first downs to 7 and gained 236 yards by rushing to los. State made II yards through the air to IA for the Quakers.

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