Navy at Pennsylvania

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], October 18, 1914, page 1

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  PENN DEFEATS NAVY IN BITTER STRUGGLE Score Tied When Avery Nabs Rival Forward Pass and Runs Fifty Yards. nnRlIN> PLAYS FINE GAME pr, ,.rrrI,. O,t. 17.-The Navy mas a powerful football team. but Pennsyl- ...la ,’.,u proved Itself little .,....... ,..- afternoon at Franklin Field ,,. y.rr.... Do O., g.. The game was one ...r,ni.u- tur.u ANA the result was doubt ,H until az. anal whistle blew. Both -r-.s V,.. flr.ai,u,d often. but always were ,l.f.ul.I 500 h.i..nnl!% that each was seed .u.’ or,r. =, fne Hrs’ tl,rr minutes OF play ,.r,y. I’VE yard forward pass to pveresch ....,i tu. liI uu r,uus yard line. Mt l,u pushed 10 over on the fourth DOWN Do. .a..cd To kick the goal Penn ...r.tl.V1 cam, in the last period Avery ..,,rr,p,cI another forward pass 10y Blodg,tt AT u.Inrid ana raced across the line With a. Russell kicked the goal Penn ..,r.1 l’s rcmu!u.ug points through ..8..alaut Kick by Nfeeland from the 80 ,arl Inc I’m the latter part OF the first rer.ot and “A drop kick by Matthews from ,he is yard Ery in the next period. IT,, crowd that Witnessed the game was the largest that has been seen at Franklin Field this season. about 1000 Pennsyl- ,..r,. ,n.hus..sts half rs many Navy -our.rs and BOO Boy Scouts. The sailors from Oh. sarious blttleships in the League Island Navy Yard. who numbered about -.. were the most enthusiastic rooters IN the arll Several impromptu cheer ...4,r- ,’g.uated new Navy yells and ed tho ,a.. During the intermission they nad tny large crowd continually laughing Il their ou’ltnd.sh Contortions as they led the cheers PENNSYLVANIA surprised every one by N extraordinary showing II made against team that was so much heavier. The mru played with “A dash and reck- ‘essr.ss t’Ht was continually getting them lurt about every NTH play time had 20 b. called fpr sou.e Red and Blue ,’o,.r Besides the aght. the team showed , marked mn~ .vemont in Interference and .srk.Fr. The interference formed quickly and al Elective work. Nl,,v never would have made his touchdown bat for the splendid interference afforded HIM, on the instant, by MrrIll and Journeay. The tacklinG also vas much improved The men tackled ow and hard for the first time this season Navy played splendid game hut continuous funhlng and excessive tiqe Z IN, forward pass lost II tho ball At several critical stages Of tn” game. Avery scanned 20 loo the hoodoo OF the forward mass once uo pick d one out Of the air IN his own ! yard line. saving n possible touchdown. and later he interc, pied two jr1d.Vu. Cant J1u-ueay and Mike Dorizas were %. .’rrs of the Penn linz. Journeay wr’ .n nj centre after Norwald was hur’ a.1 did rot make single bad u7ss vhVe he played a splendid defeneve game The Greek played his first are o. game to-day and played far above vrf.’ .’ors He proved a stone wall on pho defense, recovered two fumbl’s and wa. boz Che thick ~ everything. rr.r team lost n touchdown that ot.l % Doc sure In the first period %, Eoolc intercepted forward pass by Tucker on his own 10 yard line with n .aor H.’d Tucker started after him sly ter Yards behind but caught and 1oDre9 him on the s yard line. Navy r,s’ tho ban on the next down on for .r1rl ross intercepted by Avery. In IN” rev. period Matthews broke through the Nayv line fo- clear field only TO slip md fan IN the mud on Nays Is yard “rs lie tried n drop kick on the fourth DOWN that hit one 81 the goal posts and N0uu9ad hack into the field. The lineup !;

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  The times dispatch, Richmond, Va., October 18, 1914, page 14

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  .M|DD|Es LOSE TO PENN; ARMY Wins FROM COLGATE Quakers Celebrate Resumption of Football Relations With Navy, Winning Game. CADETS PROFIT By TUMBLEs West Pointers Meet Aggresiveness With Straight Tactics-Forward Pass Tried Only Three Times. Benedict Quite a Kicker. PHILADELPHIA. October 1.-THE University of Pennsylvania celebrated the resumption Of football relations with the Naval Academy. to day by defeating the Middies 1S to 4. While the football play was not Of the highest order. the game bristled with sensational plays by members of both teams. Forward passes led to both touch through superior kicking, goals from the field breaking the 6 to tie which existed from the first period to within FIVE minutes Of the final whistle. Blodgett and Overesch executed down from the forty-yard mark. The try for goal failed. Pennsylvania erened the score in the same period by two goals, one a place kick from the thirty-three-yard line by Yreeland and the other field goal by Matthews, who was put in the game for this purpose. An intercepted forward pass in the final quarter gave the Quakers the game. Avery captured the ball, and, aided By q splendid interference, went eighty yards to the Nays goal Both lines played n great defensive game, Pennsylvania making only seven first down and the Navy five. The lineup: Penn. Position. Navy, Russell. ..... left tackle .Deroode Witherow. left guard. Hicks Sorwald ..... centre ,........ Perry Journey. right guard. Jones Harris. right tackle. Kennedy Urauhart. right end. ...... Graf Merrill. quarter back. Mitchell Vreeland left half back Failing Wray. right half back. .Blodgett Tucker. ....... full back H Harrison Summary: Substitutes – Pennsylvanin. Murdoch for Hopkins, Journey for Norwald, Deorizas for Journey. | Rooms for Urquhart, clothier for koon. Parker for Clothier, Rockefeller for Freeland. Mathews for Wray, Moffet for Mathews, Avery for Tucker; Navy, Woodward for Hicks, Smith for Perry, Mills for Jones’ Il. Harrison for Graf. Alexander for Failing, Westfall for Alexander, Failing for Blodgett, Bates for H. Harrison. Touchdowns-Pennsylvania, Avery; Navy, Mitchell. Goals sell Goals from Observation-Disclosures Goals from tield-Matthews. Referees, Tufts and Brown. Umpire. Murphy, Harvard. Lincman. Sherlock, Harvard. | Periods, four OF fifteen minutes. follow tho BALI tactics of tho cadets count pisyed an aggressive game. but fumbied at critical times. and In each instance n cadet was on top of tho ball. Twice touchdowns resulted from this play. Tho two teams appeared evenly matched ! In the first period. when each scored a | Tho cadets forged ahead in tho second pc riod. however; when tumble By Colgate final period Mitchell crossed the Colgate goal: Bs n,ni kicked al three goals | Ing the forward pass but tbrco times. Only | one OF these WAS successful Hodgson and Ecld for Colgate. Line -up

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  The Washington herald, October 18, 1914, page 36

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  PENNSYLVANIA wins FROM MIDSHIPMEN Red and Blue Celebrates Resumption of Athleics with Navy by Trim ming Football Team. I3 to 6. FORWARD PASSES THE FEATURE Philadelphia. Oct. 1.-THE University of Pennsylvania celebrated the resumption ef football relations with the Naval Academy today by defeating the Middies 13 to 6 While the football play was not Of the highest order. the game bristled with sensational plays by men, bers of both teams. Forward passes led to both touchdowns, but the Quakers won out by superior kicking, goals from the field breaking the &C tie which existed from the first period to within i’ve minutes of the inal whistle. Blodgett and Overesch executed a mag nificent pass, resulting In a touchdown from the 4o-yard mark. The try for goal failed. Pennsylvania evened the score in The same period by two goals-one q place kick from the Ss-yard line by Ereeland, and the other a fleld goal by Matthews who was put in the game for this purpose. An intercepted forward pass in the final gave the Quakers the game. Avery cap tured the ball and. aided by splendid interference. went eighty yards to the Nays goal Both lines played a great defensive game. Pennsylvania making seven first downs and the Navy, five The lineup and summary:

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Pennsylvania leads 22–⁠21–⁠4 in 47 meetings, counting the 38 since this game.