Brown at Pennsylvania

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 18, 1908, page 1

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  PENN. SHOWS STRENGTH DEFEAT BROWN TEAM. Quakers Score Trice When FumbleS GiUe Chances. Philadelphia, Oct. lin the first big game Of the season on Franklin Field the University OF Pennsylvania football team outplayed and defeated the fast Brown eleven to-day by the score Of u 10 Q. The PennsyIvanians scored both OF their touchdowns within the first ten minutes OF play. They were made in much the same way. the Red and Blue getting within the 25yard line each time Browns fumbles. When Brown got the ball on her 15-yard line after the first kickoff she fumbIed The Quaker attack could not be held and in three plays Manner went over for g touchdown. Browns second misfortune occurred a few minutes later, and gave yard line. Straight football ali that Pennsylvania relied on TO advance the ball. The Brown defence could stop the attacks Of the Pennsylvania backs and Manner plunged the line for the second score The attack of the Pennsylvania team in making this score was the best football Franklin Field this year. After the second score Browns fumbling mania seemed to affect the PenusyIvanians, and they lost the ball this way several times when q scors looked certain. Pennsylvania played without the services CT keinath quarterback. and was consequently weak on the forward pass. In the second half the Quakers continued to keep the ball IN Browns territory, only to lose IL near the Brown goal line downs mlsplays- Many substitutes sent in. but the Red and Blue continued gain and had difficulty in throw ing back the Brown attack The work OF the visit ing team did come up TO expectations. The summary follows:

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  The Montgomery advertiser, October 18, 1908, page 10

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  Pennsylvania Defeat. Brown. first big game of the season on Frank lin Field. the University of Pennsyl- yania football team. eutplayed and de- fcated the fast Brown eleven to-day by the score of i2 to O. The Pennsylvanias scored both of their touchdowns within the first ten and Blue got within the tyenty-fve yard line. on Browns fumbies. the Pennsylvania attack eonld not be held and Manjer went over for both touch- downs. Pennsylvania. played without the services of Quarter back Kenath and was consequently weak, on the forward pass In the second half many substitutes were sent in, but the Red and Blue had no difficulty in throwing the visiting team did not come up to expectations: Line up: Pennsylvanla Braddock Crooks left end; Gaston- -Cozzins. left tackle: Dietrich. left guard: Marks ldhaup center: Pike-Irwin, right guard: Fer Tier: rght tackle: Scarlet. rght,, end: left left half back: Hollenback-Favorite Brown-Dennie-H High. left end: Kir- ley. left taakle. Smith left guard: Sis- son. center Kerezey. right guard; Ra- quet right tackle: Hartigan, right end ; Sprockling. quarter back; McaKy, left half back; Mayhew. right half back: Summary: Touchdowns Manier. q: goal from touchdowns. Scarlet, 2. Ref cree. pr. Sharp. Yale Umpire. Booth. Princeton. Field Judge Rhelnhart. La- Fayette: headlineman. Corbin. Yale. Time Of halves. twenty minutes,

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  The Birmingham age-herald, October 18, 1908, page 11

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  Brown Was Easy. Philadelphia, October 17.-tspecial) ) The much feared Brown university football team gave the University of Pennsylvania eleven practically no trouble today, the latter wining the game by the score of 12 to 0. Penn sylvania scored both of her touchdowns in the first 10 minutes. The first score was made before the game was five i, minutes old Brown fumbled almost at the start, after receiving the kick off, giving Pennsylvania the ball on Browns 20-year line. From here 1t required less than half a dozen plays to rush the ball over. The same thins was duplicated a few minutes later Once more Brown could not hold the Pennsylvania attack and anoth CT touchdown was scored

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Pennsylvania leads 50–⁠21–⁠1 in 72 meetings, counting the 58 since this game.