Penn State at Pennsylvania

• 

  The Detroit times, Michigan, November 6, 1912, page 1

  Read the text

  Defeat by Penn State Il q Great Benefit to the Quakers GAMENESs is LIKE THAT OF A PEBBLE Better on Offense and De- Tense Than Ever Be- fore. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Nov. 6.--Seidom has It been given to any foot ball eleven TO refute by its playing the criticisms heaped upon II BY friend and foe as came to the Uniyer sity OF Pennsylvania team on Satuiday. Seldom has such q wonderful reversal OF form within q weeks period been Witnessed on any gridirQn as given by the Red and Blue II was almost impossible for those who had followed the Quakers since the first game OF the season to con ceive that the men who outfought State for practically three-quarters OF the battle were the same that had measured their merit against Swarth, more, Brown and Lafayette. Surely there was a moral victory in Penns defeat 1t certainly augurs well for the future. whereas all was well-nigh hopeless. Without ooiAo on record 90 making q prediction, the writer firmly believes that the ouaI<ers will defeat Michigan and Cornell and have an even chancs Of winning from Carlisle. No doubt exists In our mind that PennsylYania,s- -rejuxenation has come TO stay. No set OF men could show such courage and determination after having experienced every discourage ment imaginable incident TO defeat and harsh criticism and then relapse iAto the form that marked their early season play The Quakers’ defeat BY State on Saturday was only an incl. dent compared with what the Red and Blue showed II was capable OF doing Every one expected defeat. We be. lieve we are not misrepresentinG the general judgment when we state tha. not q person expected to see such a wonderful transformation In the play OF the Quakers What the result would have been had the Red and Blue scored in the first period and not made two costly errors, we hesitate TO offer a conjecture. Viewing their effort az a whole, the writer thinks the Quakers work can be featured under three heads, viz, spirit. offensive and defensive development. For any football team to rise above the thought OF three defeats and their own poor work, especially when TAX ing the field against an opponent o. acknowledged power and skill. strong er than any one that had beaten Penn | Is to silence without argument any reflections that may have been spoken or written concerning their gameness The Quakers’ spirit against State was truly magnificent. Nothing In recent years has been 50 heroic on Franklin field. From start to hnIsh the men never wavered In their dis play of fight, whether one foot from their goal line or In midfeld. without disparaging for an instant the great team that State presented or the merit OF its performances, We think that every person who wit messed the game will agree with IN that had Pennsylvania been favored with only a 1.-THE OF the element or luck which enters TO some extent In every athletic contest, she at least would have played a drawn game with State college But Penn’s defeat by State did the Quakers no harm. The game showed conclusively that the men have the right hearts; that they can play just as hard, Just as gaHsely with Q touch down and goal against them as II such advantage were on their side OF the score board. The game taught them a lesson in their own strength and skill, and gave them confidence to lexecute them that we firmly believe will be more conspicuous In the game with Michigan, on Saturday. Offensively Pennsylvania was strong. Ter than State from scrimmage formaltion. This statement is not an ex preston OF opinion, but Is based on tatIstics compiled during the progress OF the game. Both teams made the 4 same number OF downs from scrimtmaEp- put rfTs Red and Blue ztvuucut the ball by such means 2TS yards, while the Blue and Whites total yard age was 253. BY scrimmage we meap rushing the ball from center passes. either through the line or around the end. Distance gained by running | back kicks or forward passes Il not included in the above summary. The Quakers had a dash and devil ! I’m their attack that were not notice able I’m any other game this season. Hard fierce and fast were their line plunges, while on end runs they had splendid interference at times and only the unusual defensive strength OF State prevented longer and more consistent gains Penn fought vigorously and per sistently all through the game. hayins possession OF the ball more Of the time than did state. The herceness of aer offense may be foHnd in the fact that In two periods. the first and third. the ball was In her side OF the field only twice, once In each period

• 

  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 3, 1912, page 11

  Read the text

  QUAKERS BEATEN AGAIN Penn Yields to State College in Battle on Gridiron. MAUTHE FIRST OVER LINE Penn Misses Chance TO Score on Irresistible BUSHES of Mercer and Minds. Philadelphia, Nov. 2-PTofting by three serious mistakes the State College eleven serious mistakes the state College eleven prevented Pennsylvania from scoring, the State College winning the game by the score of IA to O. a crowd Of fully 5000 spectators turned out to see the battle in which Pennsylvania played the best game Of the season. The State College scored two touch downs, one in the second and the other III the fourth quarter. In addition state College made another touchdown after long forward pass, but ii was disallowed. In the first half Pennsylvania put up such a wonderful fight that State College was worried, and was outrushed by Pennsylvania eighty-fve yards to seYerty-seVeh yards But In the second half state Coll Iege carried the ball from scrimmage a. total Of sixty-fye yards to fifteen yards for Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania first serious mistake came in the second period. Minds was called upon to punt from his l3-yard line but the forwards failed to protect him anr State College blocked the kick, Hansen recovering it for the visitors on the Quakers’ 1S-yard line. State College at tempted to rush the ball across by line plunging, but four yards were aa the heavy State College backs could get IN two plunges, so quarterback Miller tried an end run He was forced TO sprlnv diagonally across the field, but he cow cred thirteen yards before he was forced, out Of bounds, yard from the goal line. Here Pennsylvania braced splendidly.i state College failed 10 gain an Inch on the first plunge and lost four yards on 81 tumble on the next play but recoyeredl the ball From this point Mauthe went’ over the line in two plunges and them kicked the goal A few minutes before this tally Penn sylvanla had a chance TO score. Get ting the ball at midield Mercer and Minds rushed it IN irresistible style 10 inside, States lO-yard line State braced and, Marshall came in from the side lines and took MERGERS place, ostensibly to try a. field goal. He made a forward pass In stead but the ball hit the ground and State took II on downs. once more, IN the second period and before State had scored, Pennsylvania rushed the pail 10 L downs state scored its second touchdown shortly after the fourth period opened / Mauthe made a long punt, which Mercer could not reach. AS the ball bounded the Quaker leader juggled II, and before ne could recover ii Wilson scooped it up for State and carried II 10 the l3-yard line before he was downed. Line plunglnS was slow work, and Miller tried for ward pass over the goal line. Very took the ball right under MERGERS nose, the Quaker leader tackling the State man ! rather than going for the ball, the result | being a touchdown for State. | Shortly after this score state got away | with a sensational forward pass from Miller to Very. The latter outsprinted | two quaker tacklers and travelled sixty ! five yards. only to have the play dlsal- | lowed because an official had blown his 1 whistle before Miller made the pass. J state richly deserved the victory DuL / PENNSYLVANIA made a much better show ! ing than had been believed possible, ana / but for loose work I’m two critical perlooS / would have had an even chance TO Whl. Tire lup-UD follows:

• 

  The Washington times, November 3, 1912, page 20

  Read the text

  COACHING SYSTEM DUE FOR CHANGE At ]. OF PENNSYLVANIA Defeat by Penn State Is Final Argument Against Graduates. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3.-Tfie sue cess of the conspiracy of former Penn stars to drill elevcns TO defeat the Red and Blue has born fruit. Today there IL q rumble OF discomfort at Pennsylvania to do away with the present systenn OF graduate supervision headed b. DIR. Carl Williams, substituting u head coach with supreme powers over the varsity squad. The fourth straight defeat for the Quakers, this time by Penn State. IA to y. has done the work better than any argument Pcnnsylvania is aroused and, from all accounts, DR.. Williams Is doomed as gu pervisor OF football systems at Penn. Bill Hollenback put an eleven Oh Franklin Field that was equipped with all n football team should have Build ing his attack around Mauthe, “A power ful line-plunging fullback and mighty Dunter; Engle, a huge tackle: Very, an All-American end, and shorty” MIL ler one OF the best quarterba cks of the year, Penn State easily held the slip shod playing Quakers through tho first half and then defeated them in the sec ond half In the second period Miller, the Penn State quarterback, gathered in u Quaker tumble and raced twenty-five yards behind excellent Interference to the g. yard line from where Mauthe plunged over for a touchdown. In the final period Penn State seized loose ball and Miller made perfect forward pass to Very for a touchdown. Penn y handling of the ball was wretched in comparison with Penn State, while thrr | tackling was crude.

• 

  Evening star, November 3, 1912, page 61

  Read the text

  PENN STATE WINS Smothers Pennsylvania Uni versity by Score of ID to O. QUAkERS’ FOURTH DEFEAT Varsity Started Off Well, But Quit Aftey the First Quarter Was Played. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. November p The University of Pennsylvania suffered her fourth straight defeat today when Pennsylvania State College won the an nual foot ball game between these institutions by the score of IA to 0 on Frank lin Field. The Quakers hopes of vic tory We’re shattered after the first period In the opening quarter the local eleven played a strong game from all angles, but after that the State College goal was never in danger. Numerous fumbles of punts was chiefly responsible for Pennsylvania defeat. although it’s open field tackling was poor. State College made its first score in the second period. Miller of State Sc cured the ball on a tumble and with excellent interference made an end run of % yards to Pennsylvania 3-yard line On the next play Mauthe took the ball over for a touchdown, The second score was made on a Pennsylvania tumble near its goal line and forward pass, Miller to Very. The lineup:

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.

Pennsylvania leads 25–⁠18–⁠4 in 47 meetings, counting the 28 since this game.