Columbia at Pennsylvania

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 2, 1902, page 28

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  PENNSYLVANIA DOWNS COLUMBIA. THE RED AND BLUE SCORE II TO THE NEW WORKERS OMEN RULED OFF FOR FISTICUFFs FOH F4S1ICOrFS IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.I Philadelphia Nov. L-Columbia went down before Pennsylvania on Franklin Field this after noon TO the score Of II to O. The final figures a surprise even to the followers OF the Red and Blue. who went wild when the game was over and they realized that at last the long hoped for brace had come and the team had found itself The two halves Of twenty-five and thirty-ive min utes bitterly contested but the ferceness of Pennsylvania attack never for a stopped by Columbia. and in the second half the Red and Blue not held for downs nor forced TO kick but once. She lost the ball three times fumbes however, and this kept the from being still larger Columbia fought gamely throughout. and the bit terness Of the first half grew until nearly the entire line of both sides doing some tall scrappng. As a result OF this Duden ruled out OF the game the close Of the first half and Just the whistle blew. not three minutes afterward. Pie karSki. of Pennsylvania. also TO the bench for exhibition of isticufs. Pennsylvania only scored in the first half. Lack OF confidence in the power Of her attack led her to try for place kick when she had two yards to make q third down Columbia twenty-yard line. This missed. and the Quakers had to hght hard to make the ground again. a long finally landed the ball the hve-yard line. from which point Torrey 1t for the first touch down. Gardiner kicked the goal and the stood 6 to O. In the second half the Red and Blue more tackles almost at will. Bennett at fullback. and Mitchell who had taken Pi-kaTski’s place al guard. carried the ball while Torrey and Hoffman opened the line up in solendid style Two touch downs. one by Bennett and another by Sloan. from which Gardiner kicked only one goal. ran the score up to the dnal figures Of II to 0. For Columbia. Weekes played the star game that expected Of him. He did not get away end runs. however. and the efficiency OF the PennsyI- Vania’s lend In system of defence against such a was ian work. and left the field badly broken up early in the second half. Goodman. at quarter. also played himself out completely. and had be dragged from the plav. It was in the defence that Weekes shone. His tackling was brilliant But Pennsylvania offence to be denied. and not once in the second half did her opponents hold her for downs. Ben carried the ball and played until ready to drop when Sloan took his place and slipped through for the final touchdown. Torrey. left tackle. and Mitchell. at right guard. played the game of their lives. Pennsylvania kicked of to Goodman at o’clock precisely. and he the ball back just three yards to the 2S-yard mark. Column bis tried the rushing game. but had to kick the 30-yard mark TO Dale. who got to his own 40-yard line. From this point Pennsylvania went to Columbla’s l5-yard mark by short PUSHES. ToTey. Gardiner and Bennett carrying the ball. There they held. and field goal essayed by Bennett from the 25-yard line. 1t failed. and Columbia kicked out to Hoffman. who came back to the Blue and Whites 46-yard mark. Short PUSHES by ToTrey and Bennett brought the leather to the 32-yard mark. where the Quakers were forced to kick TO the s. yard line. where Columbia got fifteen yards for In reference. Then the Blue and White got streak and by short rushes went to the 4s-yard line A run of Weekes added twenty-five yards more and It looked though the would come first for the visitors On Pennsylvania 45-yard line Smith fumbled and though he reganed the ball It was second down with six yards TO go. and Columbia was forced TO kick. Pennsylvania got the ball out OF bounds on her 22-yard line. and kicked Immediately to Earle midfeld. After short gain of Weekes Co lumbia kicked to Dale on his 5-yard line He ran 70 the l5-yard line, being tackled by Weekes the Here Pennsylvania started her great ground gain ing. and sent Torrey and Bennett through for five and ten yards at time III the to,yard line was The BAH right into Richardson’s arm. who went on Weekes Al Of the ground was made through Co iumbias left side, and. though close to the side again to the 5-yard line from which point Torrey carried the bali over for the first touchdown COLUMBIA UNI I’ll kicked OF e pale ana PENNSYLVANIA fnmbed columbia made tSree rs dUwns sn n then kicked to Pennsylvania R-yard line where In the second half Columbia kicked off TO Ben nett. who went from the TO the % yard line. from mddeid on Straight aSkie pungeS BY Gar diner Bennett and Torrey for the second touch EsksG ia and carried the ball to the S5-yard line. where she lost Il on oyard ne and the RED a%d Blue eaPed it to coumbias 2,Xa1d G line where r., tumble middle Of the fed and csen began to plough t5e Gs She held for and from there saTrsd the ball sefn oa6 Se rs for th an down. from which Gardiner missed the goal The lineup:

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  The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], November 2, 1902, page 8

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  U. OF PA, II; U. OF COLUMBIA, o. Fast Work by the fuckers Won the Day For Old Penn. Philadelphia, Nov. 1.-The University Of Columbia eleven failed to score on the University of Pennsylvania today. the latter team winning, II to 0. The red and blue tore through Penn sylvania’s line and gave the most mastery demonstration of the great college game that has been seen on Franklin field this year. In the first half. with the ball on Pennsylvania s forty-yard line, Goodman fumbled the pass but fell on the ball for a loss of three yards. Pennsylvania defense was fine and with seven yards to gain on three downs, Goodman was forced to kick. Dale caught the ball on Pennsylvania’s fifteen-yard line and Richard son broke through the line. carrying the ball to Columbia’s thirty five-yard line, and Bennett and Torrey carried it over for touchdown. In the sec Ond half the Quakes kept up their fast work and made two more touch downs. From their own ten-yard line the red and blue carried the ball down the field for five and ten yards at a clip. Bennett plunged through the Co lumbia line and ran ten yards for the Score. Then the Quakers went in and accomplished the same thing again. once they had the ball on Columbia’s thirty-five-yard line, when they lost il on a tumble. Columbia kicked and then Pennsylvania started down the field from her own forty-five- yard line This time they passed the chalk marks with great rapidity and Sloane, on a trick play, made the fifteen yards and third touchdown. Gardiner missed the goal

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  The Birmingham age-herald, November 2, 1902, page 3

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  OUAKERS DEFEAT COLUMBIA EASILY University of Pennsylvania Surprises Spectators By Her Fast Work. Work Was a Revelation. Philadelphia. November 1.-Much to the surprise of the spectators, the Universi- ty of Columbia eleven failed to score on the University of Pennsylvania today, the latter team winning by the score of r to 0. The playing of Pennsylvania was a rev. elation to the immense crowd present. to pieces, threw back the mighty Weeks. and altogether gave a most masterly demonstration of great college football In the first half Dale caught the ball on Pennsylvania’s 15-yard line, Columbia being forced to kick. Richardson carried the ball to Columia’s 35-yard line and Bennett and Torrey forced it over for a touch down. In the second half the Quakers kept up their fast work and made two more touch downs, Bennett scoring one after the ball had been forced down from Pennsylvania 10-yard Hue and Sloane on a trick play, making the other after a 15-yard run. -i The lineup: Pennsylvania-Richa left end; Torrey left tackle; Hoffman, left guard {; McCabe, center; Piekarskl right guard ; Jones, right tackle; Metzger, right end ; Dale quarter back; Weschler, left half back; Gardiner, right half back; Ben nett. full back Columbia--Earl, left end; Browne, left tackle Tomlinson, left guard; Duden, center; Shaw right guard; Whitwell, right tackle; Wolfe, right end; Goodman, quarter back; Weews, left half back; Smith, right half back; Duell, full back.

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Pennsylvania leads 61–⁠22–⁠1 in 84 meetings, counting the 75 since this game.