Pittsburgh at Pennsylvania

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 28, 1917, page 45

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  PITT DOWNS PENN IN HARD STRUGGLE Red and Blue 0utpIays Visitors in First Half, Then Crum- pIes-Score, 14–⁠6. WEIGHT OF WcToRs TELLS Special Dispatch The Star. PHILADELPHIA, October 2. After holding the Pitt “beef trust’ scoreless in the first two periods, actually outplaying them most of the time. the pluoky Penn team crumbled under the power full line plunges of the Blue and Gold backs at Franklin Field today and went down gloriously to defeat, fighting to the end. The score was Pitt II, Penn e. This is almost the score by which Pitt conquered two years ago. The final figures in that contest stood II for Pitt to ] for Penn. Penn’s score came near the close of the game. Wray intercepted a Pitt pass and scampered 10 yards to Pitts 7yard line. Here the Red and Blue called on Joe Straus. Three times he hurled his stocky figure into the Blue and Gold line First he got 4 Yards; then two more. On the last attempt he plunged through for touchdown. , Pass Up Chances to Score. Three times in the first half of the game Penn was within drop kicking distance of the Panther’s goal. only to throw away the opportunity to score, twice by attempted forward passes and once in an inefectual effort to gain the necessary two yards by rushing. The fatal third period started by Pitt carrying the ball straight up the field forty yards from the kick-on. Then McCarter tried a pass. The Penn forwards were upon him. and one OF them grabbed him by the shoulder. Shaking off his foeman, the Pitt player gave the ball a mighty hurl forward. It was blind throw, but the ball went full thirty yards. Carlson. the Pitt captain, uncovered for a moment oy the Penn ends. who thought the play had been spoiled. gathered in the ball on Penn ive-yard line and sprinted over the line. This momentarily unnerved the Red and Blue. Soon after Pitts kick-ons Berry’s punt was blocked, and Pitt re. covered the ball on Penns two-yard line. 1t required only one plunge by the mi ghty McLaren to carry 1t over Tor the second score within as many min. utes. Toward the close of the last period Berry got loose for an 1S-yard run, the longest Of the game. This time Penn decided to let Berry try for goal He was IS yards from the goal. and close to the side line. The ball went through. but was just tribe short, passing yard under the cross bar. For Penn Chubby Joe Straus was the hero of the game. He crashed into tho heavy Pitt line like Ben Derr Of old and seldom failed to gain his length On the defense he was in every plays backing up the line and sprinting out to the ends for smart tackles. Capt. Miller also shone. especially by the way he clung to forward passes. The Penn line, considering how much they were out-weighed, did wonders. Pitt depended almost entirely on straight. old-fashioned line bucktng, at which McLaren was particularly adept, ripping through again and again for 5-yard gains. Work Risky Play Successfully. When this mode OF attack slowed up Pitt switched to double pass end running. the ball usually being shot forward by the runner to a man on the line of scrimmage. Considering the risky nature of this play, it was res marhably successful. Twice in the first two periods the Red and Blue by dazzling series OF forward passes carried the ball inside Pitts 25-yard line. A third Penn adj vance was mainly due to a penalty for interference with a pass that cost Pito nearly 20 yards Pitt outrushed Penn two to one in the first half but could not carry this form of attack to a conclusion. At first the Panthers used a line buck ing game, with the mighty McLaren as the principal battering ram. Them when the Red and Blue began to stinen-. the offensive was changed to a double pass play around the end. Mostly. the ball was tossed forward with an underhand swing, but. risky as the play seemed. it vas successful for the most part. Pitts main trouble

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  Norwich bulletin, October 29, 1917, page 3

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  U. OF P. BEATEN BY PITTSBURG ELEVEN Penn Gets Touchdown in Final Pe- riod on Boomerang Forward Pass – Berry Stars for Quakers. The University of Pittsburgh’s great football machine did not work | as smoothly as usual Saturday in the game against the University of 14 to 6. Pittsburgh failed to show her strength until the third period, Pennsylvania ra1lying scored a touch down in the last minutes of play. l largely ‘through an intercepted for ward pass. Pennsyivania’s defense in the first period held Pittsburgh to spasmodic gains, while by a series of overhead passes and end runs the Quakers ap- proa ched within ten yards of Pitts aurgh’s goal only to lose the ball on an intercepted pass. In the second period the playing was mostly in dulging in considerable line plunging repeatedly losing the ball on inter- cepted passes. In the third period, Pittsburgh ob- taining the ball on her own ten yard line on the kickoff, carried it back by short runs and line plunging to Penn syivania’s thirty-yard line, McLaren doing most of the carrying. Here the ball was passed to McCarter for a forward pass. Poor tackling by Penn sylvania failed to stop the play and McCarter tossed a pretty pass to Carl son who shot over the ten yards of territory before downed. Pittsburgh’s second touchdown fol- lowed, when Berry’s punt was blocked, Pittsburgh player falling on the ball one yard from the goal line. Me Laren easily carried it over. In the final period beth sides re- sorted largely to the aerial game. Ber- ny tried field goal froHe.l the 37yard line but failed by inches. Later A. Wray intercepted forward pass and planted the ball on Pittsburgh’s sev- en yard line. Three rushes against Pittsburgh’s heavy line put it across for Pennsylvania’s only score. Straus making the touchdown

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  Arizona republican, Arizona, October 28, 1917, page 9

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  PEN|VSY LOSES ID P|TTSBURC SQUAD; OTHER GAMES W0N PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 27-The University of Pittsburg’s great football machine did not work as smoothly as usual today in the game against the University of Pennsylvania, but won 14 to 6. Pennsylvania s defense in the frs; period held Pittsburg to spasmodiC gains, while by a series Of overhead passes and end runs the Quakers ap preached within ten yards of Pitts burg’s goal, only to lose the ball on ar intercepted pass. In the second period the playing was mostly in Pittsburgs territory. - In the third period Pittsburg, ob- taining the ball on her own ten-yard line on the kick k-off carried it back by short runs and line plunging 10 Pennsylvania 30-yard line, McLaren doing most of the carrying. McCarter then tossed pretty pass to Carlson, who went over for touchdown. Pittsburg’s second touchdown fol- lowed when Berry’s punt was blocked. Pittsburg player falling on the ball one yard from the goal line. McLaren easily carried it over. In the final period both sides re- sorted largely to the aerial game. C. A. Wray intercepted a forward pass and planted the ball on Pittsburg’s seven-yard line Three rushes put it across for Pennsylvania only score Straus making the touchdown.

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  New Britain herald, Connecticut, October 29, 1917, page 8 (results column)

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  C0LGATE’S DEFEAT CAUSES SURPRISE Brown AYengeS for 1916 Setback; Penn Force Pitt Hard might accrue in this wartime foot ball season are blasted. Still smart ing from the 2S to defeat suffered at the hands of Colgate last Thanks giving Day. Browns eleven went into the game with Colgate last Saturday with do or die spirit. and the do” part turned the trick. Though Col gate was expected to win by at least touchdown it was forced to accept defeat by ‘ to and figure in the one big upset of the gridiron season There was another surprise last 1 Saturday and that was Pittsburgh’s 1 inability <to beat Pennsylvania by l better than 14 to 6. Without the 1 great George McLaren Pitt might l have been beaten. Bob Folwell’s l spirit and gave Glenn Warmers com- bination all the battle it was seeking. l and then a little to spare. A year ago Pitt triumphed over l Penn by 20 to 0. yet on Saturday, 1 with a far inferior squad to draw | 1 from, the Quakers covered them l selves with glory and tested the, abil- l ity of the Partners to the limit. Once 1 only during the entire game was Pittsburgh able to get its gridiron ma 1 chine working at top speed and pow l CT, and in that short period gathered in its two touchdowns. l Penn Surprises Partners. ! While Pittsburgh had the better | football combination, both individual ly and collectively, the constant alertness and strength of the Quak- l ers’ play appeared to disconcert the l powerful opposing eleven, and 1t was not until the beginning of the third ! %~ l start and sustain its driving offence long enough to bring about victory 1 during these few moments. Pennsylvania was swept the entire 1 length of the field by perfect series of line plunges and short runs which l eliminated with forward pass and l dash for the first touchdown. Almost l imm ediately after Pittsburgh blocked 1 Pennsylvania punt and one short rush netted Pitt second score. ] Notwithstanding this severe handi- cap the Quakers never relaxed in their l fighting spirit of vigilance. Their efforts were rewarded late in the final period when they succeeded in block ing a Pittsburgh kick, and with the ball in their possession smashed way through the heavy opponents line for score which did much to relieve the sting of defeat. Considered as a whole the play of both teams was rather loose. There was a tendency to make the play a one man affair, Pittsburgh relying upon George McLaren and Pennsyl- vania on Howard Berry for a major ity of their gains. These two stars responded nobly, and individual small margin Brown Played Well. 1t was only missed goal from touchdown that defeated Colgate, but the victory was more impressive than the score would indicate. The Brun- onians swept the New York State collegians off their feet with the se- verity of their attack from the very start, and by a well balanced series of plays scored in the first period. Brown held the advantage thus gained until the latter portion of the con- test, when Colgate hurled it’s last ounce of energy Against Browns de- fence, and managed to batter its way to touchdown. Failure to kick the goal appeared to act as a tonic on the home eleven and Brown was able to stave off further Colgate ef- forts. The victory of Amherst over wes- Wesleyan still is in front in the score by years, for since they began their series in 1886 Wesleyan has won flf- teen games and Amherst ten. Capt. Bodenhorn of Amherst proved 8 host in himself. Cornell found new life against Bucknel and won by 20 to O. as against Penn’s 20 to over the same team the week before. Dartmouth had no trouble beating the heavy New Hampshire eleven, but the State col lege got a touchdown. West Virginia recovered from the defeat by Dart mouth and swamped Gettysburg as a preliminary to- meeting Rutgers on Saturday. Big Three in Action. Saturday saw something unusual for this season. Harvard. Yale and Princeton all had informal varsity teams on the gridiron. The Crimson eleven had to be satisfied with a scoreless draw with the soldiers from Camp Devens. Princeton’s combina- tion of undergraduates and alumni made a creditable showing in beating the all-star aggregation from Camp Dix. Yale sent team of undergraduates against Loom1s Institute and won by 7 to 0. The Ellis, all of whom were members of the university military organization. proved that varsity foot ball at Yale is practicable and that there is a genuine demand for the organization of an informal team. We hope that Dr. Brides will recognize this condition and get busy. Penn State got 8 harder battle than it barga1ned for from West Vir- ginia Wesleyan and won by a point in the final moments of play. Wash ington and Jefferson had practice

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Pittsburgh leads 10–⁠1–⁠1 in 12 meetings, counting the nine since this game.