Penn State at Pittsburgh

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  El Paso herald, El Paso, Tex., December 5, 1916, page 9

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  weyand Picks Army. are far from satisfactory IN 1ootDalI’ where so many distinctive factors enter into every contest However, De cause I am an army man j an turning for once. TO the records and an calling attention to the comparative scores OF west Point and Pittsburg against their only common rival-the Navy: The Army defeated the Navy 15-t while the best Pittsburg could do was q victory by a single polnt--U-lsand the Navy would have won nad Ihsy possessed at the time a man VINO could kick goals following tOuchdOWnS- Inc Army scored two touchdOwns and a field goal TO the Nays lone touchdown; Pittsburg and the Navy each scored three touchdOWns. However, the TACT must be borne in mind that PIttSburS n12ved A more difficult schedule than the Army and won five victories over Syracuse 5000. Pennsylvania t-O-eD, Washington and jefferson tS4-O) and Penn state (31–⁠0l- The Army salient 4riumphs. aside from the Navy game. were against NOtre Dame (3o-1Ol and Washington and Lee (14-lD- The former SENS TO be as good as any team IN the west and the latter has the same distinction in the south Each Lost One Game The selection of the next best team is very difficult task Yale Brown and COLGATE each suffered but one defeat during the season and that was sustained in the Round Robin between the three Brown trampled all over Yale f21–⁠6)- Yale, although Outplayed, battered out q hard earned victory over Colgate C7–⁠3), and then Colgate closed the season by swapping Brown ESQ. Many times Yale, Harvard or Princeton have been given preference over smaller colleges that have beaten them but I believe I am starting a precedence when rank z smaller col lego over one of the big three when the larger college actually defeated the little fellows Ur4 - .e..,,. 10 mo 96,f CoT,,fe deserves an edge on both Yale and Brown. The New York StaTers out played Yale practically all of TIE game and would have won easily had il not been for disastrous penalties inflicted at critical times. Aside from the great victory over Brown, Colgate defeated Illinois (15–⁠3) and its great rival, Syra- cuse (15-OD. Yale, OF course, comes next. The Blue rose, in a single season, from the depths OF defeat TO the tOpmost heights OF victory Yale started out early 10 aVenge some of the defeats Of 1915. Virginia was mauled C61–⁠3l and Col gate and Washington and jefferson beaten f1–⁠5) and (36–⁠14D respectively. Then came Brown and defeat but IN fairness TO Yale IL must be noted that this game came a week before the championship contest with Princeton and Yale wasn’t in position TO take chances You can rest assured that Tad Jones and the other Yale coaches didn’t lie awake nights worrying about the Brown game They were cunning for Princeton tiger. not Brown bear Hale’s season terminated In brilliant style by the victory over Princeton 1000 and the glorious. unexpected triumph over Harvard (6–⁠3D Brown showed early in the sea son signs of remarkable strength when Rutgers was defeated 62I-3A. The team did what no college EXCEPT CONTINUED nexs pageJ

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], December 1, 1916, page 1

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  Pittsburgh Ends Season Without Meeting Defeat Penn State Eleven Proves Easy Victim-Hastings Star OF Game Pittsburgh. Nov. 30.-The UniversIty of Pittsburgh wound up its season IN blaze Of glory this afternoon, over whelming the Penn State eleven BY score OF 81 to 0. The wet condition Of the field kept the score down. The Blue and Gold outfit played its best game OF the year. Coach Pop Warner has been with the team two seasons, and since he began his tutelage his charges have not encountered defeat. IL was perfect football machine that crushed the Mount Nittany play every man having function 20 perform in every play and perform ing IL we’ll. There was smoothness 10 Pitts play On the attack, when the Pitt macnlne was set into motion, il crumbled inc opposition. The defence was imprSS nable. State was able TO make onty three first downs in the entire game, the nearest approach TO Pitts goal being halted on the l8-yard line, where the ball was recovered on downs. Captain bod Peck, n member OF iass wears all-American eleven and hlddihg fair to land the honors again TINS sea son: Heron, star end, and ThornnlH’ the giant guard, wound up their careers on the gridiron this afternoon. neg were in the thick of the fray and COW cred themselves with glory. The bright feature Of the contest was the sensational playing OF mast, ings. De Hart, Heron. hcLaren ana Gougler Gougler replaced Hastings in the second half when the latter was forced TO retire on account OF injuries Gougler was a terror on the offence Hasting, kicked two placement goalS and ran seventy-five yards Tor tou0n. down in the first half. Pitts. first score came after eight minutes play in the first quarter The ball was ad’ vanced to States l2-ysrd line, when on the fourth down and five yards 10 8, Hastings stepped back TO the lo-yar,I line and. with De Hart holding the pau booted the pigskin over the cross oa.; with the ball in midheld in PITT possession Hastings threw forwar1 mass 20 Heron, who made a sensational dash down the field, shaking on tacklers and running forty-eight yarus for a touchdown. ,.. In the second half the famous Indian double pass play was brought INTO use McLaren passing the oval 20 Hastings who ran seventy-fve yards Tor touCh down. Hastings was aided by me IN reference. With minute still renaming in the first half, Hasting’ made his second placement Kick frof the 34-yard line. ne = State braced in the second nail : held Pitt to a single touchdown, =. Coach Warner, with the victory “s, sured. gave the second string men chance TO share in the glory. ~, The last touchdown came in tho thir re, period when Pitt received the ball OF on a kick in midheld. A marcn Go”n . sao Acid was started, De Hart, McLarsI ard Gougler being used to carry ,tn s bali bali The ball was on the l-yard inc when McLaren carried it across Gougler kicked a difficult goal; a.. ms n: hremSinder of the game was in state / territory.

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  The Richmond Virginian, Richmond, Va., December 1, 1916, page 4

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  PENN STATE DEFEATED BY PITTSBURG OUTFIT smoky City Eleven Completely Ont ciassed Opponents, Winning by n Count of n to o. Pittsburg, Nov, 30.--The football season closes here today with victory for the University of Pittsburg over Penn state “ a score or 81 TO O. ONLY in the last quarter did the visitors seem able TO cope with the varied at = tack Of ~ and In that period they succeeded In holding the line smash “a as well as intercepting the forward passes q the Blue and Gold Ilttsrurg scored nine points in the hrFt period, the frst score being q held goal from placement at the twrlYe-Fard line by Andy Hastings A little while after on 4 forward pass from Hastings 10 Harron the latter ran fotty-eight yards for a touchdown, but Hastings failed at goal. II the second period Hastings again booted the ball over the goal. this time from the thirty four yard line. Two touch downs were scored. but Peck and Hast ines failed at goal. The first touchdown was on fine run Of seventy five yards By Hastings and the other on a forward pass from Hastings to pehart. the latter running thirty yards for a score. The last touchdown came In the third period and was mainly secured through the line pluuFiuK Of Goualer. who had replaced Hastings. although McLaren was tire one to be sent over from the one-yard line. Gougler kicked goal.

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  Norwich bulletin, Connecticut, December 1, 1916, page 3

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  PITTSBURGH coMHLETELv oUTcLAssED PENN STATE In Annual Thanksgiving Game-scors 31 to 0, Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. 30--The Uni- versity of Pittsburgh, by completely outclassing Pennsylvania State col iege, won the annual Thanksgiving day football game here this afternoon by a score of 31 to 0. Pittsburgh scored in every period except the fourth, when Penn State 5raced and held firm against the charging of the heavier team. When the final whistle sounded the ball was in Pittsburghs possession m the center of the field. The first score was made eight min utes after play began, Hastings kick ing goal from placement after the local team had worked the ball to the 12 yard line. Shortly afterwards Her ron ran 4S yards for a touchdown. Hastings ran 75 yards for touchdown less than a minute after the second period opened, and shortly afterward a third touchdown was scored on for ward pass from Hastings to De Hart. Another goal from placement from the S4 yard line by Hastings added three more points The final touchdown of the game came in the third period when McLaren was pushed over from Penn States one yard line. The lineup and summary: Penn State 0. Pittsburgh 31.

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Officially, Penn State leads 53–⁠43–⁠4; as played, 52–⁠43–⁠4 in the 99 games on file; the official count covers all 100 meetings, counting the 81 since this game.