Lafayette at Pennsylvania

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 12, 1911, page 11

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  PENN. WINS THIS TINE Red and Blue Downs Lafayette at Football, q to 6. NEW COACHING SYSTEM Home Players Have Matters Their Own Way Until Sub stitutes Are Used. rBv Telegraph II The Jftsnne’l philadelphia. Nov 1.-THE University NJ PENNSYLVANIA football team turned the tide o. its football disasters to-day and declsively best Lafayette by the score OF :” tn s From first to last the Quskers nan the visitors on the run and would have sh”‘ them cut without 2 score had nor the coaches SEPT in substitute back held III the third period, during which Lafayette scored her only touchdown. the expert coaching Of Or. Carl Williams showed Itself when the team displayed new OFFENCE with a wonderful shift. which had the La favette defence totally confused Tho nlayers themselves showed conndence and team work they had not dis played before this season. and after the game the undergraduates gathered around the training quarters and cheered me whole team Now victory over Michigsn is confidently looked for. TIE Qunkers scored four touchdowns, one in the first quarter another In the second and two in the final period. Lafayette made her touchdown in the third quarter during which Pennsylyania’s substitute backs could not tally. To show the difference in the attacking power of the two teams Pennsylvania car ried the ball a total of So4 yards to ninety two yards for Lafayette. Hardly once was LAFAYETTE able to check Pennsylvania advance The most wonderful playing OF the day was done by Mercer, Pennsylvania captain. who played his first game In two weeks He was absolutely invincible IN carrying the ball. and made two-thirds OF Pennsylvania’s ground Twice he made runs from formation for half the length OF the field and on two other occasions ran back kicks forty and fifty yards, respect lively. The Quakers’ first score came shortly before the close Of the first period. The touch down was indirectly Cue to the only bit of rough playing in the game. Marshall. the Lafayette halfback was disqualified for rough play, and Pennsylvania, then In pos session of the ball. was given half the dis lance to the Lafayette goal. This put the ball on Lafayette’s 42-yard line. On the first play hole was opened In the Lafayette line, and through this Mercer shot II | looked like a sure touchdown. hut Dame hover threw him out of bounds on the 2-yard line From here Mercer went around end on the next play for touchdown. Pennsylvanias best football was exhibtied in the second period. From the AZ yard line the Quakers rushed the ball a total of sixty-seven yards In four plays Mercer started things with run Of twenty FIVE yards. when nc was thrown out OF bounds. Kennedy. used here for the first time plunged through for six yards, and Thayer followed him through centre for fifteen yards. Mercer made the last twenty one yards on run around end behind COM pact interference. In the second half Smith, the coach. sent in an entirely new set of backs all substitutes They showed a weakness IN tackline and in handling kicks An on-side kick which Lafayette recovered gave the East onians their chance. With the ball on The Quakers 25-yard line, Lafayette took II over in four plays. A forward pass put Il on the 10-yard line, and with three yards to go on the third down Dannehower, The | captain. got around end for the touch. down. In the fourth period Pennsylvania returned all II veteran backs to the game with the exception of Thayer, Barr taking his place A forward pass which Lafayette tried inside the 1o-yard line was responsible for Pennsylvania third touchdown Mer- Ger caught the heave on Lafayette’s 13-yard line. From here Pennsylvania went over in three plays. Mercer made six yards In two plays and then made a forward pass to Fisher. which the latter took over Cor the score. The fourth touchdown was made possible when Fisher recovered Barr’s on-side kick, which he made from the 4O-yard line. Dan nehower let the ball get away from him and Fisher chased it over the line, where he recovered it for touchdown Tho Iina-rn fOiIowc.

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 12, 1911, page 1

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  SHOWS A REVERSAL Penn Plays to Form and Beats Lafayette. RUNS UP % TO 6 SCORE Blue and Red Eleven Shows Better Foot Ball Than Before. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. November IL PENNSYLVANIA, after three straight defeats. displayed some OF her old-time form today and defeated Lafayette Col lege by the score of % to s. While the Red and Blue team showed almost a complete reversal of form, it was not al together her powerful attack that helped TO roll up the Ok points “a 1t was some OF Lafayette’s erratic playing. The Easton team did not play up to her expected strength, and Pennsylvania big I’M provement acted as tonic on the spirits of Pennsylvania followers Mercer Plays Good Game. Much Of the success of Penn.ylvania’s Mercer. who repeatedly smashed through the Lafayette line for large gains, and was almost irresistible in running with tic ball around the ends. PennsyIvanias first touchdown was indirectly due to the disqualification of Marshall of Lafayette for rough play Ing. Tho ball was so yards from Lafaycttes goal. and Lafayette was rcnalized half the distance for the dis around Lafayettes left end. and then Minds took the ball over for the first touchdown Mercer followed this up 10y making three spectacular sprints of 20 yards each for the Red and Blue s second score. In tho third period Lafayette made her only touchdown by straight line plunging Pennsylvania third touchdown came principally through a forward pass near the goal line. and her last score was made on fumbled onside kick which Fisher Of PENNSYLVANIA. picked up on Lafayette’s goal line. The lineup: Frnnsv lvania. Position. Lafayette. Young. Sprnsuco Left end Fury. Gross. stone Dillon. Nolan, Nee All ..--.-.. IFff farkIa--.. frens’ Wnlfcrt. Green -. Loft guard. Kelly Morri’. keIlnhcr. Center Benson FinsielScn. Crawford Right guard Roas. Roger Bell ................. Right tackle. Wagenhurst Iourt,ci Mattson, Fisher ........... Right end. Backus. To r’”c Minds. Chandler. kepugh. .......... Loft balfha ok. Steele ThayeT. Barr. Quarterback Dnnnenhnwer kPnpedy Harrington. Hill. Right hafback Marshall. Rawson. Hammond Mercer. Ma rSlall. Fnlhack. Roth Spiegle Touchduwns- Mercer ~. Fisher ~. Damien hover Goals from touchdown Minds ~. Crawford. Kelly RcfereeMr. Carl Marshall. Harvard. Umpire Mr.. Bergen, Princeton. Field Judge MIR. 4. q, Tyler. Princeton. Head lines ntan-Nr H. y. Thorne. Haverford Length of game-four L. minute periods.

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, November 12, 1911, page 37

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  PENN DEFEATS LAFAYETTE, 23–⁠6 Wins First Football Game of the Season. W o1-r aUAKERs’ DEFENSE IS GREAT Lafayette Held by Regular Team, Substitutes Making Their Touch down POSsibIc-Rcd and Blue Eleven shows First Real Football of Yenr-Mercer Plays Fast.

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Pennsylvania leads 55–⁠21–⁠4 in 80 meetings, counting the 48 since this game.