The Detroit times., 1912-11-06
Defeat by Penn State Il q
Great Benefit to the
Quakers
GAMENESs is LIKE
THAT OF A PEBBLE
Better on Offense and De-
Tense Than Ever Be-
fore.
BY o. |. REEVES.



PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Nov. 6.--Sei-
dom has It been given to any foot
ball eleven TO refute by its playing
the criticisms heaped upon II BY
friend and foe as came to the Uniyer
sity OF Pennsylvania team on Satui-
day. Seldom has such q wonderful
reversal OF form within q weeks
period been Witnessed on any gridirQn
as given by the Red and Blue
II was almost impossible for those
who had followed the Quakers since
the first game OF the season to con
ceive that the men who outfought
State for practically three-quarters OF
the battle were the same that had
measured their merit against Swarth,
more, Brown and Lafayette.
Surely there was a moral victory
in Penns defeat 1t certainly augurs
well for the future. whereas all was
well-nigh hopeless.
Without ooiAo on record 90 making
q prediction, the writer firmly believes
that the ouaI<ers will defeat Michigan
and Cornell and have an even chancs
Of winning from Carlisle.
No doubt exists In our mind that
PennsylYania,s- -rejuxenation has come
TO stay. No set OF men could show
such courage and determination after
having experienced every discourage
ment imaginable incident TO defeat
and harsh criticism and then relapse
iAto the form that marked their early
season play The Quakers' defeat BY
State on Saturday was only an incl.
dent compared with what the Red and
Blue showed II was capable OF doing
Every one expected defeat. We be.
lieve we are not misrepresentinG the
general judgment when we state tha.
not q person expected to see such a
wonderful transformation In the play
OF the Quakers What the result
would have been had the Red and
Blue scored in the first period and
not made two costly errors, we hesi-
tate TO offer a conjecture. Viewing
their effort az a whole, the writer
thinks the Quakers work can be
featured under three heads, viz, spirit.
offensive and defensive development.
For any football team to rise above
the thought OF three defeats and their
own poor work, especially when TAX
ing the field against an opponent o.
acknowledged power and skill. strong
er than any one that had beaten Penn
| Is to silence without argument any
reflections that may have been spoken
or written concerning their gameness
The Quakers' spirit against State
was truly magnificent. Nothing In
recent years has been 50 heroic on
Franklin field. From start to hnIsh
the men never wavered In their dis
play of fight, whether one foot from
their goal line or In midfeld.
without disparaging for an instant
the great team that State presented
or the merit OF its performances, We
think that every person who wit
messed the game will agree with IN
that had Pennsylvania been favored
with only a 1.-THE OF the element or
luck which enters TO some extent In
every athletic contest, she at least
would have played a drawn game with
State college
But Penn's defeat by State did the
Quakers no harm. The game showed
conclusively that the men have the
right hearts; that they can play just
as hard, Just as gaHsely with Q touch
down and goal against them as II such
advantage were on their side OF the
score board. The game taught them
a lesson in their own strength and
skill, and gave them confidence to
lexecute them that we firmly believe
will be more conspicuous In the game
with Michigan, on Saturday.
Offensively Pennsylvania was strong.
Ter than State from scrimmage forma-
ltion. This statement is not an ex
preston OF opinion, but Is based on
tatIstics compiled during the progress
OF the game. Both teams made the
4 same number OF downs from scrim-
tmaEp- put rfTs Red and Blue ztvuucut
the ball by such means 2TS yards,
while the Blue and Whites total yard
age was 253. BY scrimmage we meap
rushing the ball from center passes.
either through the line or around the
end. Distance gained by running
| back kicks or forward passes Il not
included in the above summary.
The Quakers had a dash and devil
! I'm their attack that were not notice
able I'm any other game this season.
Hard fierce and fast were their line
plunges, while on end runs they had
splendid interference at times and
only the unusual defensive strength
OF State prevented longer and more
consistent gains
Penn fought vigorously and per
sistently all through the game. hayins
possession OF the ball more Of the
time than did state. The herceness
of aer offense may be foHnd in the
fact that In two periods. the first and
third. the ball was In her side OF the
field only twice, once In each period