New-York tribune., 1904-10-23
PENN BEATS COLUMBIA.
Ne1o- Yorters Lose Through Poor
Heod5cork-Met2enthin's Pluck.
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Philadelphia. Oct 22-Pennsylvania defeated Co
lumbia in twenty-five minute halves on Frank
lin Field this afternoon is 10 the Red and Blue
making three touchdowns and kicking goal from
one Of them. Pennsylvania vtctory due to
Stevenson and Colunba's defeat largely to the
absence OF Metzenthin for the greater part OF the
game.
Stevenson made two Of the touchdowns by spec
tacular running. and made the other possible by
landing the ball Columbia's 3-yard line after
6 brilliant dash around the whole Blue and White
eleven. Metzenthin the side line until the
middle Of the second half nursing a bad ankle
After starting well Columbia used execrable head.
work, and while always able pierce the Penn
syVania line at centre did not TO play con-
sistently
TIE game started in the presence OF 1900 spec
tators with a long wrangle between the two cap
tsins Columbia insisting that the officials reverse
Langford referee The officials refused TO do this
and the game started much later than the sched-
uled time that MeClung shortened the halves TO
twenty-five minutes each
Columbia the toss and. backed by the wind
lined up to defend the west goal Smith kicked off
/ 10 Duen. who tackled 50 hard by Green on
the S-yayd lire that both men were laid out Then
Columbia started a series OF straight plunges
through Torrey at centre and made three first
downs. Then holding in the line put them back
fifteen yards Duell vas forced to punt and CoIurn-
bias great weakness became manifest Duen stood
on his own 2-yard line. but punted out OF bounds
at the thirty.
Pennsylvania smashed the line for short. steady
gains Then Stevenson at the 2o-yard line gave the
signal and dashed around the end to the s-vard
line. From there Piekarski went over with the bau
and Reynolds kicked the goal Score PENNSYLVANIA
g. Columbia. O.
Columbia then kicked of to Lamscn who vaa
forced TO fall the ball the 5o-yard line After
exchange Of kicks Stevenson sped around the
end. hurdlod five feet over a Columbia mans
shoulder and landed the ball behind the goal posts
Reynolds failed to kick & goal
The second half started of with a perceptfble
weakening In the Columbia line. and Pennsylvania
began TO punch holes IN #. Penalty after penalty
levied until the Red and Blue had lost about
seventy yards for Offside play Morley then sent in
Hetzenthin Despite his lame ankle he put life
and spirit into the tired and beaten team and they
began to filter through Psnasyivania's tine like
water through a sieve Reynodss long punts
forced the bulk OF the work them. and kept the
bail always In the visitors territory.
The game grew rough. and Muir was ruled out
Finally Columbia got the leather her own 25-
yard line. and there the most sensational play OF
the day and one Of the most remarka BILE ever sean
on Franklin Field made
The Columbia quarterback took the ball himself
around the right end. despite his lame ankle In a
line Near the side line he turned, and. with only
two men 10 pass Smith ard Stevenson headed for
Pennsylvania's goal Smith made a terrific dive
and just touched the dyng Columbian. causing him
20 drop the bail. which bounded toward Stevenson.
, who was dashng up from the backtield to tackle
The first bounce carried the ball right into the
Pennsylvania quarterbacks arms. and without
headed the other way he hugged the leather to mis-
breast and sped over the Columbia line with rot
There is no doubt that ali the luck was with
Pennsylvania, and that Columbia by weak head
losing the bail on her own S0-yard line on downs
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