West Virginia at Penn State

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 13, 1940, page 1

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  PetreHa, 140 Pounds, Leads Penn State To Uphill Win Nittony Lions March 63 Yards for Edge In 17–⁠13 Bottle STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Oct. IL Powered by 140-pound Pepper Petrella, Penn State came from behind today to score it’s second grid triumph of the year, a 17-to-l3 VIC tory over West Virginia. A Homecoming crowd Of $4,000 watched Petrella launch the 58-yard victory drive late in the third quarter and climax it early in the fourth, when he scampered yards around end on a reverse for the winning touchdown. Johnny Patrick place-kicked the extra point. Field Goal Opens Scoring. The Nittany Lions, after meet ing repeated repulses by the sturdy West Virginia line, scored first on Patrick’s field goal from the 2l-yard stripe in the second quarter. Petrella followed it up in the same period with an amazing display of run ming, when he carried the ball six consecutive times for total of 48 yards and touchdown. The little halfback, who entered the game as a substitute, reeled of one gain Of rs yards around end to carry the ball to the Mountain GERS 81. Then he cracked right tackle five times to put the ball over. Pollock converted the extra point from placement. Mountaineers Tally on Passes. The Mountaineers took to the air to score both their touchdowns. Nc Elwees plunked down 19-yarder in the arms of Mellace, who ran 80 yards for the first marker late in the second quarter. Seabright converified. Late in the third quarter it was Seabright who faded back and tossed another long aerial to Mel lace, who made a spectacular catch amidst two Penn defenders and

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Penn State leads 50–⁠9–⁠2 in 61 meetings, counting the 52 since this game.