Gettysburg at Pennsylvania

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., September 28, 1913, page 58

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  SHOWS MORE SKILL Penn’s Eleven improved Over Former Years. GETTYSBURG IS BEATEN Score So Points and Do Not Have Goal Line Threatened-Minds Does Well. PHILADELPHIA. September 81 Pennsylvania showed better form in her opening foot ball game of the season today than the Red and Blue has DISPLAYED In her first game in several years. defeating Gettysburg College by the score of 53 to o. Pennsylvania defeated the same team last year, 30 to o. The home eleven played with much snap and force. Gettysburg was weaker than expected, being unable to fathom Pennsylvania play and had difficulty in stopping the Red and B.ues dashing backs. The Pennsylvania eleven worked almost like clOckwork. The PLAYS were gotten off well and there WAS very little fumbling Minds and Marshall played exception ally fine foot ball. The former took Gettysburgs Kickoff at the opening of the game down The field – yards for a touchdown. This completely upset the visitors and the Quakers ran through them for 26 points in the first period In the second period Minds caught punt on his 10-yard line and by fast sprinting and wonderful lodging carried the ball 10 yards for another touchdown. Marshall drop-kicked two goals from the field, one from the 2O-yard line and the other from the 2J-yard mark. The lineup:

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  The Sentinel=record, September 28, 1913, page 5

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  Penn 35, Gettysburg 0. Philadelphia, Sept. 27.-Pennsyl. vania showed better form in her opening football game of the season today than the Red and Blue has displayed in her first game in sew eral years, defeating Gettysburg 53 to 0. Pennsylvania defeated the same team last year 5 to 0.

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Pennsylvania leads 18–⁠0–⁠1 in 19 meetings, counting the two since this game.