The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-08
SCRANTON DID NOT score
Pig Skin Pushers from the University
Too Much for Us.
GELBERTS GREAT PLAYING
He Did Some Brilliant Work for the
varsity Team Only Five of the
Regulars Came "Details
of the Contest.

Five members of the regular Univers-
ity of Pennsylvania Foot Ball team and
six substitutes defeated with ease
Scranton's eleven at the ball park yes
terday afternoon.
The grounds were very muddy, which
interfered with running and brilliant
playing and also prevented accidents.
The injuries sustained by the players
were slight. Five hundred persons saw
the game and the cheers for the local
players and the varsity men were about
equally divided. Carl Williams, who
has just been chosen to captain Penn
sylvania next season, acted as captain
yesterday
W. c. Williams, of the West Side,
student at Princeton, was chosen UNI
pire and C. B. Newton, of University Of
Pennsylvania, referee DR.. C. E. Reyn-
olds and r. j. Beamish were the line
men. The teams lined up as follows:
L. of p. Scranton.
Orbeson. left end. Walsh
o. Wagonhurst". left tackle. ....... Allen
Woodruff left guard .Connery
j. Wagonhurst. center .....,.. Cleveland
Stannard. .,.....rlght guard. ......G Gilbride
Farrar right tackle. ...........Z Zang
Bull" right end. ..... .McGouldrlck
Williams, Cap. quarter ...... Decker cap
Gelbert". left half back. Colbert
Worth. right half back. F.. Gelbert
Aiken. back .Thayer
Members Of the regular team.
The First Touchdown.
Scranton was given the choice Of
goals and selected the one at the south
ern end of the field. At 305 the ball
was put in play and Aiken kicked it to
the fifteen yard line in Scranton terri
tory. Dan Colbert and Walsh made
gains that brought the ball to the CEN
ter of the gridiron where spirited
struggle took place for a few minutes.
but then the ball began to move
towards Scranton's goal and at 800
Charles Gilbert after a magnificent
twenty yard run secured the first touch
down for the University Aiken failed
to kick goal and the score was 4 to o.
o. Wagonhurst made gain of twen-
ty-tive yards by a brilliant run after the
ball was again put into play. He threw
the Scranton men aside like puppets
until he reached McGouldrick who
tackled low and brought him to earth.
A moment later Charles Colbert
grabbed the ball and by another of his
wonderful spurts made the second
touchdown. Time three minutes. This
time Aiken kicked the goal Score 10
to 0.
Worth made the third touchdown for
o,,tn .z.l.a
play. Aiken kicked the goal making
the score 16 to 0. The first half ended
with the teams fighting on the twenty
yard line in Scranton territory for the
possession Of the ball.
Gelbcrt's Great Run.
In the second half Decker kicked the
ball, Aiken sent it back into Scranton
territory and Charles Colbert got it at
the twenty-five yard line and despite
the efforts of the Scranton tackles
made a touchdown. A goal was sue
cessfully kicked by Aiken and Pennsyl-
vania's score went up to 90.
After that Scranton made a more de-
termined fight and the work of Decker.
Connery, Thayer, Walsh and Dan Gel
bert prevented the Pennsylvania bows
from getting another touchdown until
the end of the second half was close at
hand. BY main strength the visitors
carried the ball on series of downs
from the fifteen yard line until they
forced 1t over the line and Woodruff
secured touchdown. Aiken again
failed to kick goal and the score stood.
Pennsylvania, 26; Scranton, 0.
Bull and Colbert made good gains and
the ball was again dangerously close
to Scrantons goal when the second half
came to an end.
The Scranton's played a good game
but were, of course, greatly outclassed
In team work and interference. Bull
Aiken, o. Wagonhurst, Woodruff,
Worth, Williams and Charles Gelbert
did splendid work for Pennsylvania
Gelbert's playing was particularly bril-
liant. 1t is not wonderful that he Is
one of the pet foot ball heroes of Phila-
delphia.