Pennsylvania at Columbia

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  The Washington times, District of Columbia, October 25, 1903, page 1

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  EASY FOR COLUMBIA TEAM Red and Blue DOwned by Score of 18 to 6. METZENTHlN’S STAR GAME Gotham Player Makes Two Long Run: Never Had a Look-in. NEW YORK. Oct 24-In smashing game at the Polo Grounds today Column bia completely overwhelmed the Penn sylvania eleven and emerged from The contest a victor by the score of is V s Pennsylvania, always a to l favoria in the betting. was outplayed from the start. and on but few occasions showed anything like good form. Columbia had big margin of luck. but Pennsyivania’s score was made on tumble. SO that so far as the matter of chance is concerned the teams broke about even The dashing play of Metzenthin in tho second half was responsible for the vic tory OF the locals. He made two touch downs on long dashes Of nearly 40 yards apiece Columbia Scores Quickly. Columbia scored soon after the open ing OF the game A punt. fumbled by A. Smith, and recovered by the Blue and White at Pennsylvania 2-yard line gave them their chance. r. Smith crashed over for the touchdown. and Jones kicked goal A. Smith. Of the Red and Blue, made the only score for his team, tallying after Jones had fumblet punt at Columbia’s 1s-yard line. The half ended with the score tied. Columbia played horse with the Red and Blue in the second half. Metzenthin. who replaced Fisher on the loca eleven, made a spectacular touchdown Corson. the Pennsylvania quarterback fUmbled a kick. and Metzenthin. who was dashing down the field. caught this ball up and ran the rest of the way nearly forty yards, for a touchdown Jones kicked goal A short time after Metzenthin broks through the line and ran SO yards FOL another tally. Bruce repeated Jones kicking feat. Penn Never Had a Look-in. Twice Columbia tried for goals from the field. which failed by but a few inches. Columbia played all around tht University OF Pennsylvania eleven, and In the second half her goal line was rarely in danger except just as the game ended Then Pennsylvania. on a fun bled kick. had the ball at the 1O-yarC | line. where she lost II on downs Just as time was called. The lineup:

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  The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., October 25, 1903, page 1

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  COLUMBIA BEATS PENN. Quaker Line Rushed Off Their Feet Time p. - and Time Again. NEW YORK, Oct. 24:-columbia defeated Pennsylvania on the Polo grounds today in the presence of $4,000 spectators by the score Of IS to 6 in a game that was full of sensational incidents. The first score came five minutes after the game began. A punt by Columbia, fumbied by CorsOn at Pennsy ivania’s 8-yard line, was secured by DUEL. Smith, Columbias cap tain, then went through the line for touchdown. Jones kicked goaf.sTh Penn sylvania’S score inethe first half was made by Smith after a tumble, by Jones on the New Workers 13-yard line. Smith kicked goal. The score at the end of the first half was: Columbia, 6; Pennsylvania, 6. In the second half Bishop punted for. Columbia to Pennsylvania 40-yard line. The ball passed through corson’s hands, bounded into the embrace of MetZenthin, who was coming at full speed, and was carried over by him for Columbia’s second score. Jones kicked goal. -7e..,, 80 III After this Columbia came together: In splendid style. The Pennsylvania line was swept off their feet time and time again by the hurricane PUSHES OF Morley’s men. Columbia rushed the ball swiftly to Pennsylvania 5-yard line, where Jones was hurt and taken out. Donovan took his place. This weakened Columbia and she lost the ball on downs. Pennsylvania punted out, and, after couple Of downs, MetZenthin aided by strong interference swept through the entire Penn sylvania team for thirty-three yards, making Columbia’s final score. Bruce

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  The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., October 26, 1903, page 9

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  SURPRISE FOR QUAkERS Columbia Wins from Pennsylvania by Decisive Score. DcClSlSt SCOfc. New York, Oct. 26.-Columbia Saturday afternoon swept the field with the University Of Pennsylvania. The Quakers were unable to hold Morleys giants, and they won 10 to 6. Penn” only got one touchdown. Columbia’s first touchdown was more or less a auke and was made soon after play began. The Quakers quickly got toeether and in a few minutes had the ball over Columbias line. In the sec ond half Metzenthein’s brilliant plunges and sprints added two more touchdowns to Columbia’s score. In the first half, with the ball on Columbia’s thirty-eight-yard line, Bruce punted. The ball went over “Pennsys’‘ heads, being down to their three-yard line, and going to Column bia on a tumble. Smith, on the Sec ond attempt, went over the line for a touchdown. Jones kicked goal. After further play Bruce punted from the twenty f1ve-yard mark to “Pennsys’‘ forty-fve-yard line, and the ball was run back to Columbia $ fifty-yard line, where Smith got off a punt to Jones, which he muffed on Columbia’s fifteen-yard line, and “Pennsy” got the ball. Smith of “Pennsy’ went over the line for a touchdown, getting around Columbia 8 left and after that kicked goal. In the second half, after varying fortunes, Bishop got off a beautiful punt to Pennsylvania’s five-yard line, where Carson muffed the ball and Metz” who came sailing down the field, picked 1t up and carried 1t clear thru for a touchdown. Jones kicked A few minutes later Co1umbia’s

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Pennsylvania leads 61–⁠22–⁠1 in 84 meetings, counting the 74 since this game.