Pennsylvania at Brown

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 20, 1912, page 1

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  BROWN WINS DEC|SNELY Employs OId-FashiOned Foot hail in Defeating Pennsylvania. 1ENNEYS RUN A FEATURE ron Half Makes 65 Yards for Final northumberland Pass Ineffective. ,.,55snce oct 19-Brown trailed the -, and Blue Of Pennsylvania In the ~ ., Andrews Field to-day, admins – a decisive defeat 10 the Quakers .bs score Of 30 to T. For the most “, straight football Of tho ol1-fashioned y0’‘ .,,.,,g. Dg order told thetale Of the Bru- -, victory. To which mast be added, ,y,..ysr the one spectacular feature of y. 4ev’s play. when Tenney, Brown s ,.n pslrback, tore down the field dis ICING all pursurrs, for siXty-hve yard e. over the goal line, which gave – the final tally while scarcely No. minutes OF time remained. ..por,,s” line was weak, and the SUI – weight OF the Brown backs told in II favor under the new rules. Man – nan the Brown backtield outweighed ~. onaKer backs an average of FIVE Funds. while the average of the entire p,npon.an eleven was eight pounds 10 ,bs good. Weight, therefore, counted heavily in tie result. An of Browns attempts TO gain ground hy other methods tnan crashing through he line or Bringing of runs around the “a came 10 na.g1J. Four times the Hill us, sssayed the forward pass, but not orcs WAS it completed, and not an men =, ground cid 1t account for. Pennsyl- ,snia’s first use of the play Melted the o,o,rrs nine Yards, but three times after 10, 3, failed utterly. once the bali was .argbt but no appreciate gam was MAJ. the receiver being thrown back. TU,ce CAPTAIN AshDaugh attempted TO eel a goal from placement but IN neither issuance was the Kick worth anytnIns’ ,ba Gail going wide OF the posts the hrst ,,,. and 4 pennsylvania man blocking 1t On the second attempt BROWN, after scoring 9 points TO Penn ,vlyalIa’s IN the nrst half, erected s,nt in the line calcula Led 10 lobster IS ,vbt side Gotts,ein, the heaviest man n the lineup. was sent in for Goldberg al rsbt guard, and Kulp took his place AT lon guard. in turn giving way to Wade, o,s Of the fastest men held in reserve. II was a profitable change, and Thereafter the fighting PenIsyl, ania lacks were hlooked much better. Bartlett alternated NTH Bean at right half, materially sr,npt0ening the Lackfeld at critical times Pennsylvania made eight substttu- TORS all told. Early In the game Pennsylvania, at tempting 10 rush the Brown team on us feet carried the ball down 10 the 4O-yard line. but here an Intercepted forward pa fave Brown the ball and the Irovid~nce team took il lack safe distance from the goal line by steady rushing, Ash bsugh attempted a goal from placeme.t on Pennsylvania 25-yard line, but The tan went wide OF the post and Marshall seized II on the l. ard line. Before he could recover himself kra,z, Browns tig right tackle, had bounded through and hurled him back across the line, scoring safety for Brown. In the second quarter, after crowther mad made a pretty end run Of twenty seven yards to Pennsylvania i5-ya!d line, Bartlett re laced Bean and sta 2ht \ football tactics took him over for Browns initial touchdown The Quakers’ blood vas up, however. and after rushing the leather down the field, opening up big holes in the Brown defence, Captain Mer- Ger SeiSed the ball on the snap back, dodScd an attempt TO nail him, circled around Captain Ashbaugn and gal.Op across the goal line IN a 2)-yard run for lennsylyaria’s only touchdown. In the third quarter, soon after the kickoff, Bean. Tonney and Henry ripped holes in the Pennsylvania defence for consistent gains. and mass plays took the ball over, Bean being cred ted with the touchdown. Pennsylvania did not come hear to scoring in the quarter. Goldberg took his old place in the line IN the fourth period, and Tenney set things in motion by ploughing through the line for ten yards on the opening play Booked forward pass. after Brown had JAILED to gain distance. gave Pennsyl- Yania the leather, but Brown soon recovcred It when Minds punted out Of bounds. . Henry tore through the Quaker line for ten yards. and Tenney gained five more n similar fashion. after which straight line p!unges carried the bah over. with Tenney holding II. +. II was rapidly growing dark, and with hut few minutes more left to play Ten .ney took the bal, as il was passed back 70 him by Michel on Browns S5-yard line, and lodging with admirable skill, cleared his skirts of practically ali dan gsrous pursuit and raced up the field a distance OF sixty-five yards for Browns iourth touchdown. 1t was a wonderful run, and the Brown crowd went wild. An exchange Of punts and a fruitless effort BY Pennsylvania TO break through the Brown defence ended the game, the ball being in Browns possession on Pennsyl-

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  The Washington times, October 20, 1912, page 17

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  BROWN ELEVEN Wins: FROM PENNSYLVANIA IN 0NE:S|DED GAME Providence Team Completely Outplays Philadelphians in All Kinds of Play. PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Oct. co. Browns sturdy eleven completely out played the vaunted sons OF William Penn yesterday, winning by a score OF 90 to In a contest in which the Quakers never had a chance to be victorious. The heavy forwards Of the home team worked havoc among the Red and Blue backs, throwing them time and again for losses before they could get under way. Two long runs featured the contest, one by Captain Mercer for forty yards. and resulting in Renn’s lone touchdown. and the other by Tenney, Browns fleet footed halfback. for seventy yards and q touchdown. Both OF these runs Were beautiful to see. Henry punted seventy yards to Penn’s goal limo at the very start of the game, and Ashbsugh threw Minds over the line for a touchback the moment he got his hands on the ball. This was an indication OF what was In store for the Red and Blue. The heavy line-plungins of the giant Bartlett tore great gaps In the Penn line. and made the contest nna- sIdcd

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 20, 1912, page 1

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  PENN FAILS AGAIN To Stop the Brown University Eleven. QUAKERS DEFEATED, 30–⁠7 Speed of Red and Blue Smothered by Heavy Providence Q Aggregation. PROVIDENCE, r. L., October 10 Browns weight overwhelmed University Of Pennsylvania’s speed, 30 to I, in d smashing old-fashioned game of foot ball here today. The home teams playing was a great Improvement over it’s early season form and the eleven had little trouble in exceeding the figures of last years victory. which was q to 0. Penn sylvania’s only touchdown came on Il 4O-yard dash around the end by Capt Mercer. AT other times the heavy Brown line threw back the speedy Pennsylvania backfield for losses. Pennsylvania worked the forward pass successfully four times, while Brown failed on the play after five tries. Tenny’s 1O-yard run for a touchdown after breaking through the Pennsylvania line was a feature. The lineup and summary:

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Pennsylvania leads 50–⁠21–⁠1 in 72 meetings, counting the 54 since this game.