The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-29
SHOWING IN
GAME WITH PITT
MORE THAN GOOD

NEW YORK. Oct. acknowledgment
;P uncyprctcd strength on the part or
SOY oral cIcvens thought to be outclaSS-
ed ny more prominent rivals WIS t"S
feature OF the week end football play
on eastern gr!dironS. White there Wero
no form upsets and In most cases VIC
tories were won in accordance win
forecasts. the play OF the Nanqulshcu
teams Surprised 10th loyal supporters
and opposing combinations. TINS was
particularly true Of the Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania contest. fought oHt III
Franklin teld. Philadelphia.
4 year ago the Pittsburgh cloren
:r.umnhcd over tho Rcd and Blue by n
score Of 20 to q. get on Saturday. Win
Il far inferior squad TO draw from. tho
Qualicrs covered themselves with glory
by holding the invaders To IL 10
victory which tested the ability OF tho
winners u the .!:nit. once only our
ing tho entire game was the Il'ts-
bury - get its machine WORK
ing n Iced and power and in tina:
short period gathered in the two tcucH'
downs that finally won FOR tho pupils "f
Coach Glenn Warner.
Strength OF Quakcrs-
While PITTSBURGH had the better foot
ball combination both individually aud
strength OF tho QuakrrS play appeared
20 discomfort the powerful alertneSS and
strength OF tn opposing eleven, and It
was not until tho beginning Of the third
period that P.tteburGh was able 10 start
and sustain IT'S driving offcns" long
enough 10 bring about victory. During
these few moments Pennsylvania was
swept the entire length Of the field by
L series Of line piunGes and short runs
which eliminated with forward pass
ard 4 dash for tho first touchdown.
Almost imcda,ely after, Pittsburgh
blocked Pennsylvania punt and one
short rush netted the visitors second
score.
Notwithstanding this severe handicap,
tho Quakers never relaxed IN their
lighting spirit or vigilance. Their ef-
forts were rewarded late in the final
period in their possession smashed away
through their heavy opponents line 70:
q score that did much TO revive tho
sting OF defeat Considered as q whole.
the play OF both teams was rathe. loose.
There was tendency to make the play
Il one man affair. Pittsburgh relying
upon McLarcn. and Pennsylvania on
Berry. for O majority OF their gains.
These two stars responded nobly and
Individual hono-S were about even not
understanding the strain Of playing the
hardest kind OF football under Amos;
midsummer weather conditions.
Other Eastern Games.
4 missed sou. from touchdown was
the margin that defeated Colgate in It's
nnual COMETS with Brown. but tho VIC
tory was moro impressive than the scorn
would appear to Indicate The Brunon-
laue. determined to he revcnCcd for the
defeat of year ago swept the Ne"
York state collegiaps Of fiheir feet with
tho severity OF their attack from the
York state collegIans Oft their feet with
balanced series CO plays scored in tho
first period Brown held the advantage
thus gained until tho latter portion OF
thu contest when Colgate hurled her
last ounce Of ene-gy against Browns do
tcnse and managed 20 batter her way
TO n touchdown. Failur" H. kick the goal
arpCarcd 10 act as = tonic on tn" home
eleven and Brown was able - Stprc OF
further Colgate efforts, winning By one
point.
Syracuse ard Tho Navy ran rough
shod over TUFTS ard Haverford, re-
specttvcly. but The Army found villa
q surprisingly strong opponent. tho
score standing TO st the end OF the
first half Bitter physical condition and
the savage charging Of Oiiphnt ana
W!ckS proved tho turning point N The
third period. however. tw" touchdnwns
resulting from the hard consistent work
OF the Soldiers backfel star. Dartmouth
also was scored UPON by New liamp-
shire and 4, was until the final period
that tho Hanover eleven awoke TO the
size Of tho task confronting Il and by
powerful and sustained cherGing cltrch-
ed the victory.
Rutgers proved entirely too strong for
Fordham and Muhlenbcrg spranG Il sur
prise on Lafayette. winning by the aid
or two field goals. the only scoring or
tho game. Cornell with m eleventh
hour rally managed to defeat EuCknel
decisively while Williams found Column
bin 4 most worthy opponent. finally
winning by three point margin Union
and New York university played
scorelcss tie. Ir!nccton's informal team
won from the Camp Dix Field Artillery.
but Camp Devens' team held Earvards
inIormals to q no score tie and Amherst
,riuuphcd over her old rivals Wesleyan
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