Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-12
Penn State Leads
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mark. and then Borchet ploughcd over
for, the first blood of the conflict.
The Naval Academy present yodeled
itself into ccstacics. The goal was
kicked and that helped for State started
al offensive right afterward which was
I'll Of that for the Navy.
The Middcs kicked off and soon utter
Killinger rlaced the ball at midticd
On first down for State. The State
backs broke loose and finally placed
the ball on Nnvy's 22-yard line, from
which Killingcr made Ii yards off
tackle.
On the next play he broke through
to the 2-yard line, where he was going
80 fetcely that, when he was tackled
by three Middics his momentum threw
his length goalwards and the ball was
over b va foot Lightncr missed the
goal and the period ended in facor OF
the Navy by lone but luminous point
at this stage.
A Lovely Day
It was lovely day for every one cX-
cept the players, spectators and scalp
.crs. The "specs" were trimmed-and
trimmed properly. They were lined up
from Market street to tlfe field. and 81
tickets were offered for 81 30 and less.
There was a terrific jam at the two
entrances. The paths in front of the
stands were continuous. Poles and long
pIanks were thrown along the walks to
protect mlladys slippers.
The State Military Band made great
hit. The boys were dressed in natty
blue uniforms and made a splendid APP
pparancc. A band of sailors was on
hand from League Island TO entertain
The Middics.
The Annapolis men lined up along the
full length of the gridiron and waited
for thc team to appear. When the
Folwell fighters rushed on the field the
future admirals threw dignity to the
vocal chords were strained. After n
few mntes of this they filed to their
seats.
There was huge gathering of State
men present and they made themselves
heard when Bezdek's athletes, led by
Acting Captain Kilinger, dashed on the
ned Both teams took snappy signal
drills and then line up for the kick off d.
Umbrellas Punctured
! There were 10000 spectators in the
stands when the game started. ('mbrCl-
las were numerous, but when the battle
started they either were quietly closed
or ripped apart by the battering of
newspapers thrown by those whose line
ot vision was interrupted.
The lettering Of the State players
made big hit with the fans. The let
t'rS stretched from waist to- neck and
'@uld be seen plainly from any part Of
the field
They were nice and white when the
payers first came from the gymnasium,
but 1t took only few seconds of foot
Dali to smear mud all over the numerals.
Th" gridiron of Ben Franklln's play
ground was thoroughly soaked by the
rain, which started early this morning
condition of the soil probably handi
capped the Middics considerably, for it
took the big threat out of their for
ward pass hlays and made the air route
treacherous plan of attack.
The Navy, with its goal line un-
crossed and victory over Princeton
stamped in the records. ruled n sight
laNorite before the game, but the Center
county collegians, with conquests over
,,,eorgia Tech and Lchigh and a tie with
harvard, were not far behind in the
accounting of the dope.
rams Divided
The heart of Philadelphia was
MHVlded between the two teams. The
navy, with Bob Folwell Penn hero
PACK in the days of championship Red
ana Blue teams and former Quaker
"oach' is now the head football in =
tlrnctor of Uncle Sans sea warriors,
rnd Hamilton, the fullback, is Il local
roy VINO learned his gridron etiquette
~ rhe South Philadelphia High School.
~ lheSe 1acts are enough to endear the
SSaVY to Philadelphia. but then, too,
nate un,ate long has been cherished by Billy
trhh; The Nittany Lions have been
friendly rivals of the University of
trniLSNlVanla for years, it IL State
tnStltntion. and there nre thousands
teFe who have no connection with the
tenter County college and yet are root :.
aug Tor the Blue and White to win.
me two squads arrived in this city
SeSterday, state making it's appearance
eary IN the morning and the NAVY
scanning in late In the afternoon. Bez.
JJsk worked his athletes at the Phila
uelphia Cricket Club and spent the
Mght at st. Martins. The Middies were
drill. >"N'' '"'' minute s'sha'
,FiolWell had personal affair to settle
"ot ",t" lhe state tutor and he hoped ia
hss hss even Tor past defeats today. lie
% "sS met bezdek on two other occasions
S,S uu poth resulted dsastrously for the
wher quaker star. Back in 1O17,
I,a roiwell was coach at Penn, and
I,HEauek tutored Oregon. the Red and
Nue was defeated at Pasadena by