Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-08
PENN State SETS RECORD
BUT ONE GRID GAME LOST
AND THAT TO DARTMOUTH
Couch Bczdek's Men Defeated Great
est GridirOn Clubs In East
Last Year.

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", STATE COLLEGE,, IA. Dec. -
1 When Coach Hugo Bezdek's Mountain
Lions tranpied over Pit, on Thanks
s siHrnG p pay to the tune OF sG-ro-o
greatest, football seasons of all time,
and undoubtedly the most successful
since 1912. when Pete" Mauthe led
his team through an undereated sea-
son. With the Glue and White eleven
the undisputed champions of Pom
| savanna. and with ranking on 4 par
, students and alumni are more than
content with the results obtained by
hugo Bezdek in his second year at
When team can defeat Penn. Lee
sisive manner as did Captain Hiz;Slnss
as 10 the strength of the team, When
II Is further considered that these
teams were defeated practically on
successive wcck-ends. and that three
OF the games were on foreign fields.
tho record Is even more worthy Of no
lie; . rem states record during the
moatn oil November is the greatest in
the East. and in the opinion of many
leading authorities, it entities tho Nit
iSanr oo!s GO premier honors OF tao
Dartmouth Scored Single Defeat.
.ust one dcieat mars the record OF
= ooa ,h hezdek's eleven. and thar came
o. INC hands OF Dartmouth III one OF
me nrst Sames Of the year. Dart
mouth clearly deserved the victory.
PUT when II is known that Bczde< had
neen in charge of his squad for just
.wo weeks previous to the game and
mat he had not even selected a team
until me eve of the Penn game, two
"eehS !ater, the fact that Penn State
Vas defeated by single touchdown.
suit would have been had the same
dSk was we'll satisfied with the teams
showinS against the Green Mountain
When Coach po,,,
state College. just four DAYS bn-orn
INC opening game OF the season he
,,"una ABOUT twenty-five veterans on
hamd' tie most OF whom he had never
seen before. and who had been tamrh,
ulnerent System from that us.d nv
M. IN w ,or,ner CONAN, The result was
-FOUR weeks for tho coach 10 trv on
n.s team TO teach them his system
Inw 10, 10 hnaIiy select his team bur.
CO. 81 to 0; while Buckncli manager
70 mold the Blue and White to a $50
Lack OF Teamwork ResponsihIe.
ahen came the disastrous Dartmouth
ieam-pla% in the Penn Stare att9c,s ~
a,niense. and where Charlie wav nr,C'
t tSniLE w Sins on scored two
almost won the game. Fol,owims AM Tn9
defeat came the Crsinus san,c III" -
, WniEh sczdek used three complete
his men. The hnaI seor se wa a ,ns on
tars,nus scoring on a tumble in th.
ma N,, minute of play =" '"e
with 'n The ms si, lintiup stu unpickcd and
ouc, Penn State travelled tn phi c t
PIMA Ara pSr It. the ;, Penn game on November
found itself and gay gave 'I he team am, h2ally
cations ca OF powerful eleven 'n mho
sets seso 81 y,hs Vie was ono of the hig un.
Inc ehe making OF the Blue and WhiIc
r, Lehigh came TO State College for mo
nm TO Higgins team by -, rc
S sSTTe T On nc f"lIowine Saturday
rel 'e a. v Wss nef ga 20 to 0. and Pit
THANKSGIVING Day Thu. win snr on
th 9c5nr'f ho,n out Of eight games three o.
Cornell and Pitt, and w sfIihi sbc Pn ,,,:
and White goal line crossed 'h h,, n n,
e onn curing the season, tho record *
proud ''ao DC lHsliy /,
Veritable stone wall.
:, nehn states line was one OF the
icsc. 's and eyer {, w.x asveiored At the col.
a@aihst which PIT. Penn. ,orn,fI ~
!.chiSn could do nothing THO Tcb 'ii-.i
I. G s!aI, ,"1 came OF a blocked Eic-I'
center trio OF Couovsr, Ramcb ~
,soorn deserves to rank with Inc h.s,
r tve S eern'ry while CubhaHe anI
s ame. ~" al every (
Captain Higgins proved h,rso,- 80
y, ,.'a ne ne, Grea ,t: end in The country.
80, %. MS running mate. was al
MoSt as good In fact. uanv believe
, ne: Brown Will even ouishine iIis.
e!hs next year, Harry Eobh. the u,.,T-
.er back was one OF the srcnfcI, -,
ne year re was brilliant man al
rrnnninS with the bali and he waa n
Ield genera! second 70 none Hess. IN"
man "eichsiNe /
Charlie Way tho 1888. pound ba,,
nn.h from powninGtown. was tho sen
;n,Ion oi the year Returning the
! ~ kick-off in both the Dartmouth
a; 20 .S'hus games for touchdowns. /,
ne Hfst came into prominence early
IN the season. but his, work ia the final /
saWe o. the year AT Pittsburgh siamn.
en- MIN a. an open Held runner VIII. !
S 6ai, peer George Smell. the other |
footbah and should be star neHt
Seaaoh. Inc same IS true Of Haircs !
!HEhtner k''iinser and Williams who |
.cos par; IN many Of the games This /,
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