New-York tribune., 1915-11-07
Pennsylvania Defeated in
LAST Period After a
Stubborn Fight.
FORWARD PASSES
PLAY BIG PART
Two Lorg losses Pave Nay
for the Greer's Win.
Ei5g Score.
Telegraph 10 Tho Trom,l

poston. Nov. &. Two forward ra,scs.
co"erinc ift"-scvcn yards. nct.cd Dart
mouth a touchdown and a victory b. a
score OF : 20 oycr the Univers ty o.
Pennsylvania at Fenway Park this af-
,cruoon. The score came within i've
minutes Of the end o; the game ard
after Pcnnry .yania had reason TO be
lieve ihat a field goat kic. By Hewley
shortly after the Gnal period beGaI
would be sufficient 20 win the game.
Dartmouth had taken the ball on IT
own i0-yard line OF punt from Quig-
lcy and after trying the line for p
yard gain Hoibrook sen; pass over
The line which Hager received and con-
ycrted into a l2-yard gain. ,Iolbrook
;hcn hcaycd another pass. tho ball set
tlilg into Emery's arms on Pcnn's 20
yard line. lie vas tack!cd as he fell
over the line To- thc touchdown from
which Spears licked al easy goal
Up 10 that time Dartmouth had not
Occn able 20 solve the defence Of the
reputod disorganiZcd Quskers for ans
consistent gains and Pennsylvania
field goal had dissina.ei the hopes Of
several thousand Dartmouth under
graduates and grads that victory wou ]
come to tho big Green team. Among
the graduates. who experienced this
feeling was Goyerenor-elect Samuel W.
Mccall.
PENNSYLVANIA score came when one
o. Quielcy's punts was 'umbled on
DartmOIth's i5-yIrd 1.-Two and llcnning
gathered in the ball. IIawlcr was sent
in TO replace Hopkins. and on the first
Ul9y dropped back 20 the 23-yard lire
and booted the ball over the cros3ba:
Tor ,ield goal.
Holbrook's- tumble was one of many
that occurred during the four periods.
and Dartmouth was guilty Of large
maioritr Of the errors A Quaker ir-
vsrisbv gathered in tho ball.
After Dartmouth had scored its
touchdown via the forward pass route
PENNSYLVANIA opened its play wide. and
no less than seven forward passes were
attempted in succession. Ono was
most spectacular. coverinc forty wards
md Just reaching Quigley's out
stretched fingcrtips. while ne 'cas on
the dead run toward Dartnouth's goal
, Inc. Pennsylvania forward pass
game was most desperate. and ended
futilclv i'm the iast minute Of plav.
when Duhammel INTERCEPTED one. The
whistle blew for the END Of the period
end game two plays later. with Dart
mouth IN possession of tho ball on
pcnnsvlrania's 30-yard line.
Contrary 70 expectations. Captain
McAuliFe was in Dartmouth's first
lineup. and late in the came Captain
Harris. OF PENNSYLVANIA, took Mat
thews's piece ct tackle
Captain McAulife won the toss and
Pennsylvania kicked Off. Pennsylysnia's
line was much sitter and her backs
better defensive players than Dart
mouth anticipated. and after three line
p.unges Gerrish punted TO Pennsyl-
vania's 3J-yard line. Bell punted after
Williams had failed 10 gain. the ball
going outside at Dartmouth's 40-yard
line. Gains by Gerrish and Thielscher,
aided BY an ofside penalty imposed or
Pennsy sylvania. gave Dartmouth first
down on the Quakers' i0-ysrd line.
Penn ylyania offended again. and Dart
mouth started from Pennsylyania's 3d.
yard line and advanced The ball by
Geips made by Thielscker and Gerrish
to Pennsylvania l3-yard iinc. Rookie
feiler oolstered up the QuaGcrs' line
wonderfully in the two attacks made OF
it by TYLER. and Gerrish and Swi:3er
essayed forward pass. which went for
a touchback. and Pennsylvania = rooterS
recovered their breath.
Dartmouth. aided by ii,een-yard
penalty imposed against Pennsylvania
for unnecessary roughness, brought the
ball 20 the Quakers' 25-yard line early
in the second period. but was forced
20 surrender the ball on downs on the
iG-yard line. Bell punted 20 Dart
mouths 40-yard line, and two plays
later Gerrish's punt was blocked by
Pennsylvania forwards md henEin:
recovered it on Dartmoutl's 30yard
line. Williams and Ross made three
wards. and forward pass. Williams TO
HoDLins. gave Pennsylvania .irst down
or Dor:mouth's 5-yard line. where Will
iqmg tried another forward pass. meet
ing The same fate that befell SwitZer's
attempt for Dartmouth in the tiICt
perod. going over the lire for touch
back and giving the ball 20 Dartmouth
on is 20-yard line.
IL was evident in the third period
that both teams were trying 10 get th,
break" as pun;s were frequent on iiisr
and second downs. Toward the end
Of the period Quigley tried a goal from
placement on Dartmouth's 35-.-rd line.