New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-29
QUAKE SHAKES QUAKERS
Shock Which Lays Them Low Is
State College Attack.
SCORE. TWENTY-FIVE TO SIX
Pennsylvania s Aggressive Guests
Roll Up a Score Of Points
in First Period.

fBy Telegraph 20 The Trbune.l
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2S.-Not in a good many
years has Pennsylvania suffered 4 more
crushing defeat than that administered by
Pennsylvania State College this afternoon.
The hnal score was - TO e. More than
twelve thousand enthusiasts turned out T.
see the game. and saw I'm the visiting az
gregation one OF the greatest football ma
chimes that ever came TO Franklin Field.
An odd feature Of the game was that the
state scored 20 points in the FIRST period,
and had not the Pennsylvania coaches sent
in a substitute set Of backs State would
have overwhelmed the Red and Blue by
much larger score With the advent Of the
second string men the Quakcrs checked the
PUSHES OF State backs. and. except for
safety made from a blocked punt kicked
hack of the goal line State was held score
less for the remainder Of the game.
States first touchdown came Ike bolt
Of lightning from a clear sky. The initial
k'ck-oT oy Captain Mercer went 20 Miller
quarterback Of the visiting team. on his
own lo-yard line. Miller turned IN back
Of his Interference which formed like a
flying wedge. The Pennsylvania team
grouped 10 meet IT, and the two teams
crashed on the 55-yard line
Miller nimbly extricated himself and
spr.nted for the side line. Captain Mercer
dashed across the field 20 intercept him,
but slipped. and Miller raced by with only
Harrington. the halfback. after him. States
quarterback was too fleet OF foot however.
and beat his pursuer TO the goal line by
three yards II was the first time IN twelve
years that a touchdown had been made on
Pennsylvania from the initial kick-of.
States second touchdown came within
two minutes OF resumption OF play Poor
Judgment I'm the selection Of plays caused
PENNSYLVANIA 10 be held for downs at mid
field. From this point State carried the
ball over in three plays. King Jumped along
the side line for twenty-five yards before
he was forced out OF bounds. Barry could
not gain an inch, and Miller decided on an
end run, carrying the oall himself With
marvellous skill ne lodged, backed up and
side-stepped half a dozen tacklers until he
had a clear field Tor a thirty-fve-yard run
and a touchdown.
The third touchdown was even more spec
tacular than the first. Because OF a FUN
BILE which Barry recovered state was
forced back 10 the 5-yard line This made
II necessary for Mauthe to kick from be-
hind the goal line. He sent a high twist
ing punt 70 Marshall. which the latter al
, lowed to get away from him. Barry was
down almost with the ball. As il bounded
he scooped il up and before Pennsylvania =
backs realized what had happened he was
spriuting down the field with a ten-yard
lead lie completed his siXty-yard run for
the third score without opposition.
Pennsylvania a few minutes later tried 70
rush the ball out from the 3O-yard line
bur was obliged 10 kick. Thayer. who had
replaced Mercer. made a poor Kick and it
was blocked by Barry. Harrington chased
the ball as it rolled back over Pennsyl-
vania's goal line and fell on il for safety.
With the advent of Pennsylvania sec
ond string Of hacks the play Of the Quak-
srs improved and throughout the second
period the Quakers not only held State IN
check. but outplayed the visitors I'm de-
cisive fashion.
lust before the close OF the first half the
Juakers got their only score. \ poor Kick
bv Afauthe gave Pennsylvania the ball on
States S5-yard line. on the next play
Minds. who had replaced Barr, took the
ball for an end run. BY skilful lodging he
fought his way through the entire State
team for tbrv-dveyard PUN and a
touchdown.
PENNSYLVANIA stuck 90 her substitutes FOR
tho third period and continued TO hold state
even. The last play Of the third period was
q punt which Keough let get away from
MIN and roll 20 the l-yard line. Mercer
kicked on tho following play. but the bail
WAS blocked and ue had to fall on 10 for
another safety
For the remainder OF the game the TWO
teams pilved each other 90 a staudsulI
Barry and Miller were the stars of the
state team. and We're wellnigh invnciole.
Minds and Keough, both substitute backs,
did the stellar work for Pennsylvania.
( Franklin Field was a gloomy place after
tb, game. Nnt a coach would say word.
and the Pennsylvania undergraduates-four
thousand n uumber-hled ont of the field
,yitbout cheering the team IN It's training
quarter. as they usually do after dcleat.
rr-t.. fly.-un follows.