Pennsylvania at Navy

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  Evening capital and Maryland gazette, October 18, 1915, page 1

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  NAVY TEAM ENCOURAGED BY SATURDAYS GAME A Victory Would Have Been More Encouraging But 7 to 7 Shows Navy Really Has Team. HARD, DETERMINED WORK. May Enable Navy TO Meet Army This Year On Even Terms for Final Game. Game. | No end Of encouragement was given to the NAVY folks by the work OF the Academy team Saturday. when it drew with the University of Pennsylvania, each team scoring seven points. OF course a victory would have been an even more pleasing event but the great thing about the contest was that it assured everyone there is a team at the Academy this year that has football in it. and that can. with hard. determined work, round into an eleven which will meet the Army on even terms in the great final game. Even admitting that Pennsylvania had a strong and more consistent at tack, the game was highly satisfactory from Navy standpoint, and the team worked to a hundred per cent better advantage than against Pittsburgh last Saturday. Martin, the Plebe. and Berry. Penn sylvanias regular quarterback who entered the game in the second quarter. stand out as the big men of the game Martin, who had been moved from end TO halfback, showed fine speed and a wonderful eye for the ball. lie almost duplicated last weeks feat against Pittsburgh by intercepting for | ward pass in the Navy’s territory and sprinting down the field for touch down, for his team Martin saved the Navy in the third / quarter by getting the bail in a similar manner and if Blodgett had punted to better advantage, and the ends had downed Berry in his tracks, instead OF letting him get back for a consider able gain, the visitors’touchdown might have been prevented Berry put life into the game at once when he entered it, though Grant had carried the ball we’ll up to that time. Berry had greater brilliancy in run ming the ball, however punted better and put more ginger into the play gem orally. He is a wonder for dodging in and out boken field, and the move ments of his body in avoiding tackles was in a class by itself. so far as any thing seen here recently forms basis of comparison. He made telling gains both after receiving kick and from scrimmage. one Of the latter reach in geighty Yards. On the whole. Pennsylvania had a better attack than the Navy, though without any attack that could give substantial aid to Berry. Grant started the game at quarter, and had done some good work before he was sue cedeed by Berry However, there was no department of the playing in which he could equal his successor. The midshipmen failed to gain any where near the ground as the visit ors. Not only did Martin secure the ball on an intercepted pass, and score a touchdown, but he gained more ground from scrimmage than any 9th er back Westphal and Miles had sew eral short gains to their credit, but the Navy team was not able to gain consistently or make substantial gains in running back kicks at any STANCE Of the game. But one forward pass was successful, a gain often yards being registered in the final quarter on a toss from Miles to Martin Penn fought with its back to the wall all through the first half. except for a period just before the Navy’s touchdown, largely due to the fact that Won Heimburg outpunted Grant stead lily, while the ball was lost several times on fumbles. Towards the close of the second quarter, the ball was held by Penn in midneld after an exchange of punts. Grant carried the ball around his own left end for twelve yards Ross followed with a gain OF nine yards Grant repeated for ten but the Navy stiffened. and Grant punt ed outside on Nayy’s 10-yard line. Won Heimburg returned the ball to Nays 40-yard line and Grant and Ross made first down between them. The next play was an attempted forward pass, and Martin seized the ball and was able to run around the whole Penn team. He carried the ball seyenty-fve yards and planted it behind the goal posts. Blodget was called into the game and kicked the goal. Shortly after the opening of the third quarter Won Heimbnrg punted to Ber. ~, who ran sixty yards, landing the ball on Navy’s 10-yard line He wa downed by Miles when touchdown seemed certain. Berry then passed and the ball went to earth in touch, ths Navy putting it in play on the 25-yart line Won Heimburg punted, and OF the next play, Berry returned TO Mile. on the Nays 25-yard line, but Penn vas given the ball because one Of fhs Navy players roughed Berry after th, kick was made Penn gained fifteen yards on a for. ward pass from Berry to Hopkins. .bui two other tries at the same puay failed Berry tried drop kick from goal. .whicI went short and low Won Heimburs puntea rather short. and the bali went e Penn OF Savy’s 40 ward line. Thirt, yards were gained on q forward pass from Berry TO Hopkins. and Ross made short gain. Martin secured the bal on the next forward pass, and BIodgeti punted 20 Nays 35-yard line.

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  The Washington times, District of Columbia, October 18, 1915, page 9

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  Navy Folks Delighted Over Showing of Team Mddies May Yet Win From Army, Is Belief at An napolis, After Penn Contest Martin, Plebe, Makes Good at End and May Hold Position. ANNAPOLIS oct. H--Navy folks arc of tho Academy team indicated by the drawn game against the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday. Officers and midshipmen have retained their confidence through very disheartening two weeks. and 1t is now felt that the team will continue to improve consistenuly. and will be at its hest when 1t meets the eleven Of the Military Academy on the New York Polo Grounds on November n. The fac, that Colgate defeated West Point Is , taken here to indicate that the soldiers are not ovcrstrong this season. ana that victory for the sailors Is not out OF the question. 1t was not generally known that IN 1urles to q number Of the backs and an almost complete failure on the part of others to play anything ike real football made II very difficult TO select strong combination on Saturday, and Coach Ingram would have been put in very bad hole II compelled to send In many substitutes. This Is n condition that seldom occurs at the Academy. AS great effort Is made to develop sew eral substitutes for each position. IN fact II Is generally impossible to saw until directly before the game Just who are the men who are considered the first choice for the backhed posi-. tions. However. 1t 10 apparent that n first. class man has been found In Martin member of tho new class. Martin has scored two of the three touchdowns registered by the Navy team this sea = son. ono of these was made agams, the University Of Pittsburgh and the other against Pcnnsylvania. In both instances he intercepted n forward pass and ran nearly the length of the tield Tor touchdown. He Is wonderruiiy adept in getting these passes, and otter breaks up tho plays of the opponents He was first tried at end, but has been moved into the backielo. Notable improvement has also beer made by Captain Miles and Wcspthal Miles was moved from quarterback I.

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  The Sunday telegram, Clarksburg, W. Va., October 17, 1915, page 15

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  PENNSYLVANIA and \ NAVY PLAY TO AIlES SCORE Each Team Scores Touchdown ! and Kick a Goal From touchdown. Annapolis, Nd; Oct. 16.-Pennsy1yania and Navy played a to q tie game here this afternoon. each scoring touch own, and goal. Nays score was due to the QutcH eye OF Martin, who. after intercept ing q forward pass, ran seventy-1ve yards for the touchdown. Blodgett kicking goal. The Quakers. points were due to persistent tfsing sof line tackle and end plays with forward passing. Lineup and summary: NAVY. APennsyivanla-s Left end. & ware 50 .;,.s Lat tssfi, Aa’aews kercher .....i......... 4. y. U. .....S Henning Il, Left guard: IA Center. Ill, d Smith y; Russell e,,,,n.n Right guard, 81 ~. .tf..5 Il /, Right tackle. IN II s. Jackson a.. 4. IL. ...... Millets q. Right end. “a QhattefhAck. Martin I. g. ~. =. {. .s g.s.. Ross Left hnlfback. 1 Falibac Il \ - sss’sl yonheimburg +. ~. & -: \. n. Milliaml Right halfback. \ Score by periods Nnyy sO--7-0- o. IL u Pennsylvania O. s-O--sI- % ss-.-7.s Referee. LnnEenbets, Trinity. VmpirA Thorpe Columbia. Field Judge: Maxwell Swarthmore, Head linesnan, +. Church Yale. Time of periods, 10 minutes each. Navy scoring: TouclidownsS Martin. Goal from touchdown, Blodgett. Pennsy lvania scoring: Touchdown, Hop Kin: goal from touchdown. Berry. Shb$tituti lions: Z Navy Blodgett for Jackson, Brondfoot for Ven heimburg. Pennsylvania-Hopk tns fol Stack, Neil for RUSSELL Derr for sWelch, Welch for DerF. ouigley. for Villains Williams for Quigley, ,Quigley for VIII liams Eble for Wray, ur1uhart Tor Miller

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 17, 1915, page 59

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  |NAVY TIES QUAKERSISURPR|SE FOR ARMY Sailors Battle in Game With Colgate Defeats West Point by Penn to 7 to 7 Score. Score of 13toO. FORWARD PASS FEATURES cadets PLAY POOR GAME the Fling and ued and Blocked Punts Give Vic Predominates in tory to Visiting 0fense. Eleven CADETS PLAY POOR GAME WEST POINT, N. r. October H. The Army was defeated today by Col gate by 13 to o in one Of the hardest fought games ever seen here. Col gate took advantage of poor work by the cadets and scored both touchdowns. After the cadets had fallen down the first score came in the third quarter. when Collins punt was blocked by Goode, who fell on the oval on the Army’s 15-yard line. Although the cadets fought hard, they could not ward on the powerful onslaughts of the visiting backs. and Clio was sent over for the touchdown. Goode kicking the goal. In the fourth quarter Bringham muffed q punt on the Army’s 10-yard line and q Colgate forward dropped on 1t. Again the Army tried to stem the tide of defeat, but a pretty forward pass, Anderson to Roberts. resulted In a touchdown. The goal was missed. The Army once essayed a goal from placement, Oliphant making good try for the 40-yard line, but the BAH fell short of the bar. McEwan and Oliphant did the best work for the army, while Abel, Anderson. Clio ana Barton were the Colgate stars. PEN. alties for offside play were frequent

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Pennsylvania leads 22–⁠21–⁠4 in 47 meetings, counting the 37 since this game.