The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-07
STATE CELEBRATES
PENNSYLVANIA DAY

Especial 10 THE Richmond virginian)
State College. Pa, Nov. f.-Ton or
row and saturday promise to consti-
t0te ere 1T the greatest week ends
ever held at Penn state fer the coll
legs VIII celebrate its annual Penn
sylvania day. Athletic events wall
feature the two-day celebration. with
two football games a soccer game
and cross-country meet on the
schedule Lchich VIII be the big
visiting attraction the Brown and
White furnishing the competition in
All but one event The latter will
he a 'feo.han.Gat,$. between the Penn
state freshmen and the Pitt fresh
men.
The Freshman football game will
AXE place on Friday afternoon, coll
iege classes being curtailed after $50
@ clock. The varsity game with Lee
high viii take place on Saturday att
ernoon at 5 O'Clock and il will he pre-
coded by the soccer game and the
cross-countrv run From all indica
tons, \ record crowd VIII be in at
tendance at all of these events and
the seating capacity Of New Beaver
field will he taxed to its utmost
Penn states chances OF coming
through all Of these contests sue
Cessfully look particularly good. al
though I.ch3Eh Is expected 20 nut up
hard fCh, throughout. or course.
the varsity football game will he the
big attraction and the Lehigh rocters
are expecting to come to State col
lege in special train. Although Penn
state downed Penn last Saturday,
while LehiRh lost to Pitt there Is no
spirit Of overccufdence In the Blue
and White camp, However, the stu
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they were week ago.
The game with Penn seemed to
arouse the real power OF the Nit
tary Lion and followers OF Penn
state believe that now that the team
realize it's strength and has the con-
ndence bred OF victory. IL VIII more
than be match for the visitors
Any team will put up hard fight
on It's own field and a Penn tSate team
is almost unbeatable before the home
crowd OF loyal rooters.
Breaks Are Even.
Two years ago Lehigh came to
state college and when they departed
they took with them to victory
However, Hugo Bezdek's plucky S. A,
T c, eleven evened the count last
fall by travelling to South Bethlehem
and earning n To decision Both
teams are sure to fight particularly
hard on Saturday. Lehigh to mako
up for the Pitt defeat. and Penn
State to keen up the record made by
the defeate of Penn,
Fortunately. the members of the
squad came through the game with
the Red and Blue without any .eri-
Gus injuries, and the fact that Coach
Bexdek made but one substitution
during the entire game speaks well
for the condition OF the Penn State
team Charlie Way had hts shoulder
bumped. but he was the only man who
suffered In the hard-fought game.
The game between the two rival
freshman elevens promises TO be al
most as good as the varsity game
From comparative scores, II would
seem that the Pitt yearlinEs should
have rather easy time Of II for
they defeated Bellefonte academy IS
to while Coach Hermsn's eleven
Just managed to oose out a 20 VIC
week. However. tho latter game was
played on a neld ankle deep in water
and II was an impossibility for either
team to DO any offensive playing.
The Blue and white cubs have a pow
erful team and they will give the
Pitt youngsters a terr'fc battle.
Little can he said about the soccer
game. It will be the nrst one Of
he season for Penn State. although
Lehigh has already played several
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