Lafayette at Pennsylvania

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  Evening public ledger, Philadelphia [Pa.], October 14, 1914, page 11

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  Pennsylvania F o otb a | | Team Is Very Much Encouraged by Sh OWN g Against Lafayette and Hope to Beat Navy Saturday. ny EDW AMI N. BU SHNELL Barring accidents or some surprising reversal of form the University of Penn sylvania coaches know what will be their lineup against the Navy here on Saturday. They will stand pat on the line from end to end. and in the backfeld they will make one substitution, Matthews for Moffett. The lineup. OF course, is not final, for no man in this squad can ever feel sure he has his position won. The shift of Matthews from end to half back promises to be permanent. He was originally slated for a place in the back field and would have been a fixture there but for dearm of frst-class ends. Then Assistant Coach Dickson took him and was fast converting him into a capable end when he turned his ankle and was out of the game for 10 days. In the meantime CrQuhart and Murdock came to life on the two wings, and so long as they maintain their present stride and escape injuries al Dickson will have to worry about will be the question of substitutes. Matthews will add a great deal OF strength to the backfeld. Primarily he wetrh hing 1875 pounds and with this he combines a great deal of speed, ability TO handle the forward pass and drop kick George Brooke thinks that Mat thews has great possibilities as drop kicker, and Brooke ought TO know a drop kicker when he sees MIN. Unfortunately, Matthews hasn’t had much success in the drop kicking line either in games or practjce. He kicks TOO low, but with the -,F4t Ia mill rot ara Brooke he ought to develop fast. Followers of the Pennsylvania team are anxious to sec If Matthews is more dependable as q drop kicker than Vreeland as a place kicker. The fact that NTeeland came to Pennsylvania with a record Of having kicked nine field goals from placement in a single season, as well as q out Of . attempts al goals from touchdown, has determined the coaches TO give him a thorough trial. Glenn Warner, the Indian coach, used to maintain that a good place kicker is always better than a drop kicker, because he can take his time 10 kick, and II he is at all accurate Will score more goals. The varsity took a great deal Of salts faction In beating the freshmen eleven yesterday. The youngsters had been out playing their elders so consistently that the one team was overrated and the other underrated. The fact that the var slty had the upper hand yesterday was a pretty good index Of the Improvement this team has made. Even then there were good many distressing faults In their play. The Interference which was well-nigh perfect against Lafayette, wasn’t up 10 the mark Yesterday. But the spirit was there, and We may reasonably look for this team to improve steadily from this time on. ANNAPOLIS, oct. I4.-The Naval Acadenvy football squad was able 10 devote most OF yesterday afternoon 10 preparation for the game against the University of Pennsylvania on SATURDAY the work including a lively scrmmage. The aTTanEement ~ both line and back hoid presented some changes from last week. Smith was A. centre. instead of Perry one Of the vsterans ~ the line. who hurt slightly In practice last week and who Is be- Ing saved for Saturdays game Hicks and NILS the latter new man, were at the guards though their positions are not at all settled. ITHACA Oct 1.-THE Cornell football team pTacticed In secret for the coming game with Buckneli Yesterday. The entire squad practice hour. and Alumni Field was deserted. A dummy scrimmage was held after out al length a number Of new plays. The line opened the holes slowly and the backs almost walked through them In order 10 perfeet the plays. PRINCETON, oct lA.-only sudden doubt as 70 the propriety OF crossing the varsity’s goal on the part OF Rayhill prevented the scrubs from conqlgring he varsity 10 obtain a tie, the score standing az % when the half hour scTlmmage ended. Ray hill picked up the ball on an attempted Rugby pass near the middle of the field and ran an The way 10 the 10-yard line, where an over BoyrcrInP attack Of mOdesty caused him 70 wait until the varsity tacklers caught him HIS teammate, Matthias was not troubled by on a similar play and ran 80 yards Tor touchdown. n.nR HAVEN. oct. l4.-Ths Yale feotban

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], October 11, 1914, page 1

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  U. OF P. IN SCORELESS TIE WITH LAFAYETTE Quakers Get Ball to Within Six Inches Of Black Goal. but Are Held. PENN GREATLY IMPROVED PHtLNDEIpuiA. Oct I0.--The University of Pennsylvania football team was held to o to o score to-day on Franklin Field by the strong Lafayette eleven. overcagrrncss by the Pennsylvania line, which caused six penalties; an Injury to Fullback Tucker and q tumble by Avery were tn” chief causes for a tie score. al though the Black line showed a stone wall front to Penn In the last period under the shadow OF it. goal posts and held the Red and Blue line for downs Ivy a scant six inches To have seen Penn play last Saturday against Franklin and Marshall one would have supposed ~ impossible FOR Coach Brooke to make such change for the bet ter In the team In a week The new back field showed over hundred per cent. inn provcmcnt over last Saturdays, while the revised line played with such dash and fight seldom seen before on Franklin Field. The extent to which Penn outplayed its opponents was clearly seen In every department Of the game. The Red and Blue offence made fifteen first downs to La fayettcs one while fuckers punts aver aged SIX yards better than kennedy’s. Besides Penn ran the ball back under kicks better and completed two forward passes of seven tries. while Lafayette failed at four attempts Tucker and Nreclaud We’re easily the stars for Pennsylvania. making practically all OF PENIS gains. Time and again they broke through Lafayctte’s rush line for substantial gains before they were brought down by the secondary defence. Penn entered Lafayette’s 10 yard zone three times. In the first quarter Vreeland and Tucker took the ball to the yard line from midheld. hut penalty for on side prevented n possible score Matthews tried a drop kick from the 90 yard line. which was blocked by MaNfeld Again in the second quarter Penn got the ball to the 10 yard line only to lose Il on a tumble by Avery. The latter had Just replaced Tucker. who had spraincd his knee. In the final period Tucker returned to the game and. together with Nrecland, landed the ball on the : yard line. only TO lose 10 by scarcely six inches The lineup 1:

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 11, 1914, page 13

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  SCORELESS TIE ON QUAKER CRIDIRON Pennsylvania Gains More Ground than Lafayette, but TO No Avail. Philadelphia. Oct. 10 Although held to 9 to score to-day by Lafayette, the University Of Pennsylvania football team played much better football than at any time this season. Only once did the Lafayette team make a first down. That was in the last period, and even then the visitors couldn’t rush the ball OuJ of their own territory. Pennsylvania on the other hand had the ball within striking distance of Lafayette’s goal five times, twice within the 10 yard line. But penalties and mistakes in signals proved fatal. At the beginning of the game the Quakers got the ball through tumble on Lafayette’s 65-yard line. In seven l0-yard line. Then the Quakers were set back five yards for offside, and next forward pass hit the ground. Rush ing tactics failed and Matthews was called n TO try for q goal from field, but the kick was blocked In the second quarter Pennsylvania carried the ball straight down the field from fts 23-yard line by magnificent running on fake kicks and double passes by Tucker and Vreeland. A tumble when the ball was inside La 1ayette’s 1O-yard line, although recoycred, cost the Quakers nine yards. Then forward pass. which was tried to make up this distance, went TO La fayotte. The Quakers got another chance in the third period when Fury fumbled Avery’s punt out Of bounds and Harris recovered the ball for the Red and Blue on Lafayette’s 28-yard line. But more penalties and forward passes, which refused to 60 right. made short kick necessary. Il was again Lafayette ball

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 11, 1914, page 62

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  PENNSYLVANIA FAILS AGAINST LAFAYETTE Esston Eleven Holds Big Uni versity Team to q Score less Tie. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, October TO- Lafayette College held the University Of PENNSYLVANIA foot ball eleven to a sooreless tie In the gridiron struggle here to-day. In the four periods Penn tsylvania had four distinct chances to get the pigskin over the Lafayette goal line, but lacked the punch at critical periods and the Eastonians kicked the pigskin out Of danger. Pennsy1vania’s trick double pass worked early in the game for long gains around end. Vreeland and Tucker passing the pigskin to Murdock or Urquhart. but Lafayette soon solved this play and 1t failed. End runs were effective. Capt. Dick Diamond. Furry and ]. Diamond were the stars for Lafayette, while Tucker. Moffet. Ballou and Vreeland excelled for Pennsylvania. The

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Pennsylvania leads 55–⁠21–⁠4 in 80 meetings, counting the 45 since this game.