Penn State at Pennsylvania

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 24, 1909, page 60

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  PENN STATE HOLDS QUAKERS TO A TIE Each Team Scored Once on Drop Kicks by Thayer and Vorhis. PHILADELPHIA. October %. - The University of Pennsylvania and the Penn sylvania State College foot ball teams fought loose but even battle on Frank lin Field here today. the final score being 3 to ). During the first half neither side was able to score, but in the second pc riod both teams scored with drop kick. Quarterback Thayer made the kick for Pennsylvania and Capt. Vorhis duplicated 1t moment later for State. Pennsylvania playing was extremely loose throughout the entire game, but her attack was more powerful than that Of the visitors. In the first half the Red and Blue had the ball within scoring distance twice but each time a tumble by Halfback Sommer gave the ball to the visitors who promptly kicked it out OF danger. During the game State Col lege recovered several other fumbles from Pennsylvania, but only once did the home team secure such a tumble. Pennsylvania scored early in the sec ond half An exchange of kicks put the ball inside States 30-yard line. Here Pennsylvania began rushing tactics. but was temporarily halted and was moved back to the 3o-yard line through penal ties. AS last resort Thayer drop kicked a field goal from the 35-yard line. State was able to duplicate this score within five minutes On an exchange of kicks Capt. Miller of the Pennsylvamia team was disqualified for what the officials declared to be too rough a tackle. AS a penalty State was given half the distance to the Pennsylvania goal. This put the ball on Pennsylvania 20-yard line. Two line plunges gained the visit ors only > yards, and then Capt. Vorhis drop kicked an easy goal from the % p~G iY1n hY,n.

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, October 24, 1909, page 1

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  PENN STATE TIES QUAKERS Pennsy Lucky to Get Away with 3-to-3 Score. Teams Play Each Other 10 stand still I’m Opening Half, Then Comes Two Drop Kicks. Philadelphia. oct. 8.-Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State mauled each other theoretically and impartlally on the Franklin Field gridlron this afternoon. their football game ending in a tie. in which each side scored once and only once. The Pennsylvanians were just begin ming 10 congratulate themselves that their three points due to a goal from a drop kick would WIN the game for them when up steps State and makes points the same way. The two drop kicks were the sum and substance Of the scoring. making the final result 3 10 3. This is the first S-to-3 score in football Both scores were made in the second half. one following quickly after the other Thayer kicked the goal for Penn sylvania, Vorhis for State. Neither was from a difficult location Thayer’s was from a point . yards from the goal posts and directly in front Of them. Vorhis kicked his from yards nearer the tar get, but about 8 yards ? to one side.

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, October 24, 1909, page 1

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  PENN SCHOOLS TIE GAME University and state College Teams Each Score Three. University and state College Teams Each Score Three. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. Za-The Uni versity OF Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania State college foot ball teams fought a loose but even battle on Franklin field today, the final score being 8 to 5. During the first half neither side was able to score, but in the second period both teams scored with a drop kick. Quarterback Thayer made the kick for Pennsylvania, Captain Vorhis duplicating it a moment later for State. Score: Pennsylvania, 3; State college, 8, Goals from field: For Pennsylvania, Thayer; for State college. Vorhis. Referee; W. r.. Langford, Trinity. Umpire: w. H. Edwards. Princeton. Field judge; w. r. okeson. Leigh. Head linesman: George Waldrege. Lafayette. Length of halves. 80 n Is minutes

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  Albuquerque morning journal, Albuquerque, N.M., October 24, 1909, page 1

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  PENNSYLVANIA Game Drawn Battle. P~hiIadelphia, OCT. 2o.-Inc UNI versity of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania state college football tea ms fought a loose but even battle on Franklin field today, the final score being 3 to 3. During the first half neither side was able to score. but in the second period both teams scored with a drop kick

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Pennsylvania leads 25–⁠18–⁠4 in 47 meetings, counting the 31 since this game.