Carlisle at Pennsylvania

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 17, 1912, page 1

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  Alert and Fighting Hard, Penn’S Eleven Shows Its Mettle. MINDS MAKES GOAL RECORD Thorpe Fails to Stem Attack, and Costly Fumbles Bring First Defeat to the Carlisle Team. ated football eleven vanquished the Car Isle Indians by score of 81 to 70 BY accomplishing the defeat Of the Indians a feat that none of the opponents or the Redskins had been able TO do hitherto this observation-disclosures showed that It’s wonderful brace against Michigan last week was not a fash Of unusual good form. The Quakers were alert and hghting hard all through to-day’s game, ana to these qualities more than any others may be attributed their victory Execrable fumbles by the Indians paved the way for several Of Pennsylvania five touchdowns, but the fact that the Ouakers were fully alive to every opportunity and grabbed the ball without fail every time 1t was loose was all TO their credit. especially as such wakefulness led directly to scores. Minds kicked goaI from four of the five touchdowns’ ana thereby established a record for the season that is uneQualled. for out OF twenty six tries he has missed only twice. The Indians. personifed in the WONDER full Thorpe, found the Quaker line iran indeed and scored four touchdoWns’ TWO of which Thorpe converted INTO sodls’ However the fact that the Indians have nothing more than one-man team WHEN II comes TO advancing the ball was never more strikingly shown. With the same kind of wonderful interference that was afforded Thorpe. the other Indian BACKS u,ere almost totally unable to work the oalI forward irto Pennsylvania territory But with Thorpe II seemed that the Juan ers could muster. hardly any man equai TO the task Of checking him. “lthln minute of the whistle at the end OF inc first half the versatile Thorpe dodged and scrapped through the whole Quaker foam for a sensational run OF rs yards and a touchdown. PENNSYLVANIA got two of It’s touchdoWns on lucky plays. Twice the Indians rum bled when backed up against their own goal line and each time the Red and Blue forwards were in on the ball and across the line with 1t for touchdown before the Indians had fully realized that ia tal error had been made. The OuaKers scored this way and got the jump Qntne Indians on the first play after the KICKOFF Arcasa, after being hurled back for Joss on his own 1o-yard line, let Bergle’s pass qat awav from him on the next play, and Wilson, who had charged through followed the ball across the line and fell on Il. Again in the last minutes OF the sec ond period, lust before Thorpe uncorked his wild run down the field. Jourdet charged in on Wheelock. who was receiVing the ball on his own 22-yard line. The ~ OF mr. grabbed up the pigskin and scuttled down behind the goal line for score. In fact, all save one Of Pennsylvania touch downs were traceable, directly or indirectly, to poor handling Of the ball on the part OF the Carlisle team. The crowd that turned out for the game was the biggest that has been seen on Franklin Field this season. More spirit and a realization that the team is not the failure that early reverses Indicated marked Pennsylvania cheering section which was filled up to the last notch. The Indians turned out with practically the entire school massed in the north stand. Also they had a band in scarlet and yell low uniforms that paraded the field between halves and was wildly cheered. In a way the relative strength OF the teams Is shown by the fact that the Indians made twenty first downs to the Ouakers’ eleven. The Indians, however, did the greater part OF their ground gaining In their own territory. and only their nrst touchdown came about by means of a march down the field. Penn syivania, on the other hand, once within striking distance, had punch In It’s at tack that carried through. The Quakers only once took the ball along consistent “ for any considerable distance by straight charging. Had II not been for fumbles the score might we’ll have been In the Indians favor. because no doubt that sudden lump the Red and Blue got at the start did much TO unnerve the Redskins, and each succeeding tumble bothered them more outside Of Thorpe, however, the Carlisle attack had no real power. In reference Of kind that has rarely been seen on Franklin Field added to Thorpe’s great natural ability. For the other backs. however, the interference seemed TO lack it’s potency, or rather lack or fieetness and inability to keep up with the interference made them easy prey for the Quakers, who broke up the running game time and again. Ever better football than was disclosed in that memorable rally against Michigan marked the play of the Penn eleven. There were snap and dash to every play. Speed and almost superhuman keenness in following the ball seemed the chief asset of the Quakers The line did well against the powerful Indian machine, and the backs especially Mercer and Harrington. were stalwarts both on attack and defence. Mercer, with better inter ference, would probably have shone as brightly as Thorpe. The ends, Jourdet and Young, were on their toes from the whistle and logged the ball with a persjstence that was crowned with success more than once The Quakers’ tackling was the weakest point. II nearly always required two men TO bring the runner down. Only for one brief period of five min utes or so did the Indians enjoy the lead. Right after Wilson’s touchdown at the start. however. they came near tying things I’D when Arcasa hustled across the line after the Indians had made march down the field from their 25-yard line. Thorpe missed the goal, and the score stood TO s. PENIS second score came in the second period, when Jourdet recovered Wheel ocks tumble and ran for touchdown.

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  The Washington times, Washington [D.C.], November 17, 1912, page 17

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  CARLISLE INDIANS MEET WATERLOO University of Pennsylvania Gives Glenn Warmers Tribe the First Taste of Defeat This Season-Arcasa’s tumble Costs Game. PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 17.-Glenn Warner and his Carlisle Indians are tasting defeat today for the first time this season, and that at the hands of their ancient rivals. Pennsylvania. They are laying the blame Of the 34-to- Is score to the fact that Arcasa FUN bled in the first few minutes Of play. A bad pass from Bergie to Arcasa which rolled to the Indians 3-yard lin. was gathered in by Young for the first Penn touchdown. No attempt is being made by Warner and his cohorts to take any credit away from Penn, for the wearers of the Red and B,ue played consistently ali through the game, outgaming and outrushing the Indians. Minds and Mercer proved to be flashes which the Indians could not overthke, and their running game, perfected to a point not sean on Franklin Field before this seaoon surprised even the most hopeful of the Penn rooters. Penn scoring was due chiefly to the ability OF her ends, Young and Jourdet, in soooping In the passes and safely GLIDING the Indians secondary defense. Seldom when called upon to make good times did Jourdet score touchdowns on passes received from the accurate throwing Minds. and when called upon to cover kicks both ends proved to be IN class by themselves Coached to Follow. That Penn was thoroughly coached at following the ball is seen by the fact that on every tumble the Indians mn lie. and there were many, Penn regained the ball. Erratic handling Of the ball spelled defeat almost at the star, of the game. Bergles pass was missed by Arcasa when the game had Just started. and Young, scooping the ball UP on the 3-yard line, counted a touch down. Marching the length OF the field on the next kickoff, Arcasa was sent over for a touchdown. from which Thorpe failed to kick goal After Penn led for q while by one point the waiting Jourdet received a pass from Minds ami went across for touchdown. yum

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  Norwich bulletin, Connecticut, November 18, 1912, page 3

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  PENN oUTPLAYs CARLISLE. Quakers Spring Big Surprise in De. feating Indians 34 to 26. Philadelphia, Nov. 17.-Taking ad- vantage of every mistake made by the Indians at critical moments and back ing up their alertness by brilliant foot ball playing, the University of Penn sylvania football team defeated Car lisle on Franklin field Saturday after noon, 34 to 26 Pennsylvania revealed, wonderful form at times and effective ly checked the desperate efforts of the Indians in the final periods Nearly everything possible in a football game was attempted in the hours actual play. Penn played far better football, than the Indians, who fumbled badlN A tumble by Areas, right halfback, be- fore the game was a minute old gave Penn a touchdown and put heart into the Red and Blue warriors. Two other touchdowns scored by the Quakers also came from Indian flmbles, while the fourth they esrned by a sensational end run by Captain Mercer. The Indians were spectacular in their work at times. Their end runs, backed un with well executed delayed passes, had the Penn defense baffied In the early part of the game, but when Areas was hurt and carried from the field the Carlisle backfield was broken. and thereafter the Penn de- fense had little trouble in checking the redskin who carried the ball. The one exception was Jim Thorpe, the worlds S champion athlete

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Pennsylvania leads 13–⁠6–⁠2 in 21 meetings, counting the three since this game.