Penn State at Navy

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  The Washington times, District of Columbia, November 5, 1905, page 35

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  NAVY OUTPLAYED PENN STATE TEAM Made Better Showing Than Yale Against 1t. YEcKLEY’S 80-YARD RUN Without 1t State Would Have Been Blanked-Middies Line Held Well. ANNAPOLIS, Nd. Nov. 4.-The mid shipmen defeated the football team Of Pennsylvania State College here this afternoon by IL to s. Navy scored a touchdown in the first half, from which the goal was kicked and another in the second, but the Try at goal failed The visitors scored q touchdown In the first half. but missed goal and DID not score In the second. Norton, the Navy quarter, had FOUR opportunities for a goal from the field, but missed them all. The game ended with the ball in the possession OF Jhe Navy on its opponents 1-yard line. Better Than Yale. The work Of Navy today against state was remarkable, inasmueh as they scored as many touchdowns as did Yale against the same team two weeks ago. The score against Navy was made on blocked kick recovered by Yeckley. the State captain, who ran eighty yards for a touchdown According to accounts of the game. State gained ground constantly against Yale, but was unable to gain with any regularity against Navy. Navy had Spencer and Doherty as team Is just as strong on the offensive without Douglass, the fast back, who has been out of the game with q sore leg most OF the season. Both men played most brilliant and reliable foot ball Norton, at quarter, played over half of the game. but his work was not as good as Decker. who succeeded him. The latter made several fine runs from his Of f,aH-, the runner. Norton, who is kept on missed four chances today, two Of them rather easy ones. GhormIey played his usual reliable game at fulIback. New Arrangement Good. Captain Howard returned to the game and to his last years position of left end instead Of tackle. the new arrange ment of Piersol at tackle and O’Brien at guard having worked so admirably The game today was full OF promise Of success against the Army at Princeton, on December 2, If the present pace Is maintained. There were at least 5000 spectators present at the game. surrounding the field on all four sides i’ve to ten deep. Among them were a number of officers, midshiDmen and sailors Of the British feet under Prince Louis of Battenberg, the special guests Of the Academy authorities A feature was a beautiful display Of japanese day fireworks set on from the Everglade, the houseboat of / Col Robert NJ. Thompson, Of New York, which is moored at the Academy seawall near the football grounds. Bombs were thrown high in the air and on bursting disL layed flags, birds, butterflies and I figures Of animals

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  New-York tribune, November 5, 1905, page 8

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  A little later the first half ended. TIL no scoring in the second half. MIDDIES BEAT PENN STATE. Officers and Men from the Squadron of Prince Louis See Game Annapolis, Md Nov. 4.-Pennsylvania State Col lege was defeated here o-day by the Midshipmen by a score of II to g. The Naval Academy team played the best game of the and distinctly outplayed its opponents. They scored touchdown In each half and kicked the first goal, The only by the visiting team made by Captain Yeckiey who blocked Norton’s attempt at a goal from the field. recovered the ball and raj eighty yards for a touchdown. number of British officers, midshpmen and enlisted from the squadron of Prince Louis of I2attenberE special guests of the Naval AcadeIny authorities at the game. The lineup and

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Penn State leads 19–⁠17–⁠1 in 37 meetings, counting the 28 since this game.