West Virginia at Pennsylvania

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  The Sunday telegram, Clarksburg, W. Va., September 26, 1915, page 11

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  ON TIL E|.FAIIS WEST VIRGINIA UNIV RSIT Y FOO I cam Showing Of Mountaineefs Best Ever Made against Univer sity of Pennsylvania. ROGERS PLAY S GREAT GAME Pennsylvania Scored Touch down in Early Part Of the Game: q PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. U.s. While the score. q to o, stands as a victory for the University of Penn. syfvania, West Virginia University,s opening game of the season today with the sQuakers Is in reality vic tory for the Mountaineers. This is the closest score that a West Virginia eleven has ever held pennsylvania and football critics from the East. who witnessed this afternoons battle declared that there was very little difference in the strength of; the two teams. But for a forward. pass In the first period, Berry to Ross, which came as a complete surprise, the score. would have stood q tie, o to o. “A better fighting team has never OPP ened the season on Franklin field than the eleven men who started the game for West Virginia. They fought until the last and In the third and. fourth periods out-played the Quakers. who were somewhat weakened by forced substitutions. Both teams were heavily penalized, but it seemed that the breaks in yariably favored Brooke’s proteges. The West Virgtnians were repeatedly penalized for of side and holding ana time and time again when they would plug PENIS line for a first down they would be sent back to work ali over again. West Virginia’s greatest and most commendabIe showing was on the de- Tense OF its ends, Hutchinson and Cole bank, who made tackle after tackle back of the line, bringing down Berny and Ross before they got to the line OF scrimmage, In the line Web ster was eyerywhef and his charging was directly responsible for several f,tNbles on the part of PENIS back field. az! s; Rodgers stood out as the Individual star for the visitors, but he covered most all the time. He uncorked q run in the firSt, period throwing on in fine style, but was bested in the punting by the great Berry. Both teams kicked q great deal and Penn made ground on each exchange. Penn resorted to all known tactics to register more points, but was he1pless before West Virginia’s rushing forwards and its tackling secondary defense. In the last five minutes, Berry tried a drop kick from the thirty-yard line, but 1t was blocked by Bailey and Hutchinson before 1t got started. In the fourth period West Virginia missed q touchdown by inches. Aforward pass was called on the twenty-yard line and after Hutchison got out into the open Rodgers hurled fortysar pass at him, but it went out of bounds before the for mer could grab IT, The lone touchdown came In the FIRST period. West Virginia won the toss and received the kick, Hite car rying the ball back to the twenty-five yard line. West Virginia was forced to kick and ON a series of line plays, Penn brought the ball back to the twenty-yard line. Penn was held for three downs and then as a last resort, q forward pass was tried. Berry shoot ing the ball into Ross’s waiting hands, who ran six, yards for the only touch Continued on page .. second sectionoI

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  Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], September 26, 1915, page 38

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  Quakers Win from West Virginia Team PHILADELPHIA. Sept ga touch down following a forward pass gave the Of Pennsylvania a victory over West Virginia today In the first foot ball game OF the season on Franklin field by the score Of 7 TO 0. The weather was warm and In conse-

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Pennsylvania leads 5–⁠0 in five meetings, counting the one since this game.