The Penn's Grove record., 1914-11-13
Another Victory For Penns Grove

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The Penns Grove foot ball team vent
to Gibbstown last Saturday and played a
team made up OF the town men. Penns
won by the score OF $50. The Penns
Grove players did not expect to have
such an easy victory. Gibbstown had
several good players but they lacked the
science to combat with Penns Groves
speedy aggregation. If Gibbstown had
more practice and better coaching they
would have a star team.
Penns Grove soon scored 5 %touchdowns
and kicked 2 goals in the first half. In
the second half Penns Grove scored only
touchdown and l goal from touchdown.
Gibson and Hollingsheod did some good
line ~plunging for Gibbstown while HUI
gar and Wolfart held Penns Groves line
line smashing backfield in check. For
Penns Grove Diver did all Of the forward
passing with great accuracy and Huber
received them in fine style. Borden and
Burke did most of the line ~plunging, and
Hunt the end running. The forward
pass was tried about twenty times. Huber
caught nine and out of these he made 1870
yards gain. Out of the other IL that were
tried 6 were incomplete, 5 were caught by
other men. In the last quarter j. Sum-
merrill was tried in the back field where
he showed fine prospects OF being a good
line plunger.
In the last part of the game many
changes were made but no new men were
put in. Most of the back field men were
transferred to the line and some OF the
line men were put i'll the back field. The
only player who remained in one position
during the whole game was Duffy.
To start the game Gibbstown kicked
off. The first play was a forward, Diver
to Huber for a twenty five yard gain.
Burke went around left end for 10 yards.
Huber gained ten yards on a forward.
Borden went thru guard for a 5 yard gain.
Penns Grove lost the ball on downs.
Hollingshead went thru center for a 10
yard gain but was called back because a
Gibbstown player was off sides. Gibbs
town kicked. Diver threw a forward to
Huber who gained 80 yards and a touch-
down. The ball was punted Dat. Diver
kicked the goal.
Penns Grove mex kicked off. Gibson
gained 5 yards for Gibbstown. They lost
the ball OH a tumble. Borden brought
the ball 10 yards nearer the goal on a
line plunge. Diver made a forward to
Huber. He gained Is yards. j. Sum-
merrill gained 10 yards on a trick play.
Hunt went around left end for a 8 yards
gain. Penns Grove lost the ball on.
downs. Roache fumbled the ball near
the goal. The ball rolled back Of the
goal and Huber fell OH it. They did not
kick the goal.
Gibbstown kicked off. Huber caught
one of Divers forwards and gained Is
yards, The forward was tried again but
Gibson caught it. Gibstown tried to
break through Penns Groves line but
did not succeed. They lost the ball oil
downs. Burke gained s yards OH a line
plunge. Huber caught another forward
and gained 5 yards. A forward was tried
again but no II caught It. Huber
caught a short forward and gained 5 yards.
]. Summerill gained 10 yards on a crisis
cross. Hunt went around lett end for a
% yards gain. As he went he showed
W men away but he could not get past
Iiollingshead. He brought him to the
ground 8 yards from the goal. Diver
easily made a touchdown but did not
kick the goal.
Gibbstown kicked off. Stobbe fumbled
the ball and ~Hollingshead fell OH it
Penns Grove was penalized 5 yards for
off side. Gibbstown could not gain the
ten yards so they had TO kick. A for
ward pass failed. Penns Grove fumbled