West Virginia Wesleyan at Pennsylvania

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  Norwich bulletin, Connecticut, November 27, 1916, page 3

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  PENN HAD EASY TIME. Quakers Put in Subs After the Regu- lars Had Scored Twice. The University If Pennsylvania play ed it’s last preliminary game before Cornell against the University of West Virginia Wesleyan Saturday afternoon, the Quakers winning by score of 16 to 0. The Red and Blue scored all of it’s points in the first half. The Quakers used the regulars until a goal from field and a touchdown had been scored. Then Coach F’olwell sent in a troop of substitutes. One more touchdown resulted, but from that time on no scores were made, Penn being content to play the game safe At the beginning uf the contest the Pennsylvanians fiImbled badly, giving the ball to the visitors three times in this manner. Howard Berry scored first for Penn with d field goal from the 35 yard line A few. minutes later Quigley made a touchdown after a series of rushes. The second touch down was made by Urquhart, who took a delayed forward pass and scampered ten yards for the score. West Vir- ginia made only one first down ill the game, that coming in the final period. The lineup follows: Penn 16, w, Va, Wesleyan 0,

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  Evening capital news, Boise, Idaho, November 26, 1916, page 3

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  QUAKER ELEVEN rs GIVEN BAD SCARE Philadelphia, Nov. 25.-Pennsylvania was given surprisingly bard game here today by West Virginia Wesleyan. Battling all the way the Quaker eleven won by the score of 16 to 0. The game was played in a cold, bit ing wind that was probably responsible for much of the fumbling by both sides. The Methodists had the worst of these breaks, one resulting in Penn sylvania’s first touchdown and another in giving Pennsylvania the ball In good position for Berry’s field goal. Fast offensive work gave Pennsylvania it’s second touchdown in the second period. Derr carried the ball over. Morrison’s handling of punts and Beachs line plunging featured Wesleyan’s game, together with some fine end running and tackling. Berry, Quigley and Derr starred for Pennsylvania

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 26, 1916, page 52

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  EASY WIN FOR PENN Defeats West Virginia Wes- Ieyan by Score of is to 0. vICToRs USE MANY SUBS PHILADELPHIA, November 25.-The University of Pennsylvania defeated West Virginia Wesleyan to.ay, 16 to 0. scoring all points in the SECOND period of play and completing the second half of the game with second string men. Berry’s field goal was quickly followed with touchdown by Uruquhart on a lateral pass. Quigley completed the scoring with another touchdown and goal. Numerous runs of half the length of the field featured the game. Line I’D and summary:

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  Ottumwa semi-weekly courier, Ottumwa, Iowa, November 28, 1916, page 1 (results column)

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  Football Results Saturday Minnesota 40: Chicago 0. Syracuse 20: Tufts Is. Minnesota 40: Chicago 0. Syracuse 20; Tufts Is. Northwestern 8; Ohio State %. Iowa II; Nebraska “a. Wisconsin 0; Illinois 0. Purdue o; Indiana 0. Yale s.: Harvard 3. SusQuehanna 10: Lebanon Valley 0. Army Is: Navy Z. University of Pennsylvania 16; West Virginia Wesleyan 0. Fordham s.: Galludet 0. Lehigh 16; Lafayette 0. Holy Cross 9: Worcester Tech. 6. Wash. & JEFF. Al: Chattanooga 0. Haverford 10: Swarthmore I. Bucknell o; Georgetown -. Rutgers “a; Dickinson 0. Kenyon 10: Western Reserve 0. st. Johns 6: Johns Hopkins 3. New York U. 6; Columbia 0. Case IA: Hiram Z. Oklahoma IA: Arkansas IS. Notre Dame 46: Alma 0. Bloomington High 21: Oak Park IA. Galesburg High As; Monmouth o. Bradley s; Eureka o. Henry Kendall college 80; Catholic Univ. of Shawnee, Okla. 0. East Des Moines 0; West Des Moines o. At Carthage. Ill.-Carthage college 2: Carthage Q. At Normal, Ill.-University High IS, Streator 0. At Mclean. ILL., Normal High 10: Mclean Z. University of Oregon 81; Oregon Ag- gies 0. Multonah club 33; Willamette U. Q. Washington state college 10; Con- zaga university 0. Whittier college 0: Occidental l3. Rose Polytechnic Z; Winona Ag. I.

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Pennsylvania leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.