Carlisle at Pennsylvania
Saturday, November 4, 1911 Share
Carlisle beat Pennsylvania 16–0. It was their 17th meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 10–6–1.
FinalHigh 40°F, low 23°F
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 5, 1911, page 1
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INDIANS CONSISTENT Play to Form and Beat Penn, is too. WELTHS BRILLIANT RUNS New Carlisle Back Shows Great Form Against Quaker Eleven. FRANKLIN FIELD. PHILADELPHIA, November 4.-The Pennsylvania foot ball | team sustained its third defeat in as | many Saturdays when it fell before the onslaughts Of the Carlisle Indians, the | final score being 16 to O. From the beginning the Red and Blue We’re outclassed in every department OF the game with the sole exception of punt ing. and here Thayer outkicked Welth every time The Indians put together eleven points in the initial period. their first touchdown being the result OF 27-yard run by Lone Star, and the second a spectacular 95yard sprint by Welth. Newashe kicked the goal from the first OF these touch downs. but missed the second No scoring took place in the second quarter, but Pennsylvania was again on the defensive all the time The Indians took liberties with the Red and Blue TANKS, and they always gained from to 20 yards by this means. They resorted to trick plays twice, triple forward pass gaining yards for them once and a dou- Bile pass failing entirely. The Red and Blue ends could not stop the end running of Welth, and he swept around Pennsylvania ends for telling gains every time With the game going the way it was Coach Warner had no need to put Thorpe into service. and Capt Mercer of Penn sylvania sat on the side lines during the game. Aracas scored the Indians third and final touchdown. carrying the ball over from the S-yard line after a recovered forward pass had given the redmen the ball on Pennsylvania 25-yard line. The final period was the means Of the Indians putting in four fresh players, Burd, their captain. being among those injured by the strong tackling Of Penn sylvania. In two departments OF the game was Pennsylvania strong, kicking and tao king. Without these assets Carlisle would have played more havoc than 1t did, Morris, who acted as the Quaker captain. played dashing game and was In every play. The lineup: Wilson, Spraunce Left end. $50. Roberts, Large Dillon. Left tackle. .Newashe II. Wheelock Wolfert. ........ Left guard. ......... Jordan F1ndeisen. 800. Right guard. .....-..... Busch Jourdet Young. Right end. .Burd. Betterneck Minds, Barr Quarterback ....... Welth Thayer, Marshall Left halfback .J. Wheelock keogh. Fullback. .............. Powell Referee-Burgin. Princeton. Umpre-Mr Gro well. Swarthmore. Field judge-Mr. Mccarthy, Brown Time Of periods-twe 10y minute pc RODS and two 12-minute periods. Touchdown | Lone Star. Welth, Arcasa. Goal from touchdown -Newashe.

The Washington times, District of Columbia, November 5, 1911, page 13
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PENN COACHES ARE GLOOMY over Loss OF CARLISLE GAME Lafayette and Michigan Expected to Humble Low Spirited Quakers. PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 5.-All is dark and gloomy at Penn today after the wretched showing Of the Red and Blue eleven against the Carlisle Indians, when the redskins trampled on the Quakers to the tune OF 1s to q Aside from punting. the Pennsy players were not In the same class with Glenn War ner’s charges. Lafayette and Michigan are the next two opponents Of Penn, end nothing but defeat can be seen ahead. In the very first period Lone Star ran twenty-seven yards for touchdown. Welth bettered this a moment later, however. when he picked up the ball ana ran ninety-six yards for another touchdown. Little Welth ran rings around PENIS ends. The Red and Blue shone only In their punting and tackltrk. In all else they were outclassed. Jim Thorpe. the Indians great run ming halfback. was not used to any eXtent. Coach Warner decided to save him for the Harvard game. next Saturday.

The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, November 5, 1911, page 7
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CARLISLE INDIANS WIPE UP PENN TEAII Following Defeat BY State College the University Failed to Get Back Into Fold. [Gate City Leased Wire Servicel PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4.-The Uni versity of Pennsylvania eleven tried to get back into the fold of the big eastern colleges in football today and failed Following their defeat by the Penn State college last week, the Red and Blue again went down to defeat, the Carlisle Indians defeating them is to The Indian braves trampled down the line of defense and stopped any flank movement. Carlisle made its first touchdown on a trick play by Lonestar; the second when Welth ran 100 yards and the third when the same player again lodged through the line. Bitter feeling developed through out the game.

The times dispatch, Richmond, Va., November 5, 1911, page 47
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PENN LOSES THIRD STRAIGHT BATTLE Falls Before onslaughts of Strong Carlisle Indian Team. Franklin Field. Philadelphia, Novcmher 4.-The Pennsylvania football team sustained Its third defeat in as many Saturdays, when II fell before the on slaughts OF the Carlisle Indians, the f1nal score being 16 to o From the be-
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Carlisle 52% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Carlisle–Pennsylvania gamePennsylvania leads 13–6–2 in 21 meetings, counting the four since this game.
Around this game
Carlisle
- Next gameat HarvardNov. 11, 1911
- SeasonCarlisle in 1911
- ProgramCarlisle history and records
Pennsylvania
- Next gamevs. LafayetteNov. 11, 1911
- SeasonPennsylvania in 1911
- ProgramPennsylvania history and records
