Evening star., 1925-11-01


"a: Pennsylvania. 2ior the f>5, 4
downs huuSelf. paving the way for
Others. gave As great All exhibit on
in bringing about the downta OF
while record crowd OF o2000 locke,
On a held wet and >oggy from
conditions which were expected to
ace OF hackheld aces moved with t
speed OF a deer and the destructive
Instead of being hampered, the Hi
nois captain thrived on the heavy GO
Ing, keeping his feet as he dodged
and twisted. shaking off tacklers by
the half dozen with a deadly straight
arm and always pressing forward.
even when il seemed the entire Penn
syNania team was massed to bring
him down.
Oranges Great Day.
1t was Oranges day-the greatest
he has had since he ran wild through
Michigan last Fall--and he lost no
time convincing the vast, colorfuI
throng of his marvellous ability as a
broken field runner.
On the sixth play of the game this
sorrelthatched meteor grabbed punt
and raced So yards through the whole
Pennsylvania team for The first Hill
nois touchdown.
A moment later. on the kickoff, he
lodged his way clear again and had
another touchdown in sight when he
was brought down by a desperate
tackle by Singer. Quaker end, after
sprintinG 80 yards To Penn's 25-yard
line. From there Grange and Brit
ton kept up the march. with the lat
folS In Nc h3 or second
touchdown.
That was the extent of Ora nge' s
work in the first period. but he was
the spear-hesd OF A fresh drive in the
second that put over another tally.
taking the ball across the goal line
on an 1S-yard dash around right end.
To cap his days work, Red, on the
receiving end OF triple pass, fought
his way ID yards for the final Illinois
score in the third period.
Penn Well OutpIayed.
Grange had fine support in his sen
sational marches, prov bly, the finest
interference he has had all season.
with R,itten and Daucherty as the
leading shock troops. The great work
of their leader seemed to inspire the
entire Illinois team, beaten three
times previously this season. for it
partment of the game from start to
finish. handing the Quakers, conquer
ors Of Yale and Chicago, a StunnInG
as We'll as unexpected setback, Ior
they had gone into the battle slight
fayoriteS in spite of the loss OF three
outstanding stars, including Fullback
Al kreuze.
Even with Kreuze in the lineup.
however. Penn would have had scan
ln n irtX III n
Grange and his mates This afternoon.
1t was a one-sided affair from the
moment the famous red head tore
through for his first touchdown.
Grange led an irresistible attack and
Penn wilted before il. Even in the
closing moments, when Coach Bob
Zupplle sent in almost his entire sec
"n,i and third string forces. using Sc
men in ALL Pennsylvania could make
40 neadway.
Score With Safety.
out Of the whole rout there was
. just one tleeting moment of fortune
for PennSylvani That came in the
second period when long punt from
Longs toe forced the Illini To within
Yards of their own goal line. Try.
ing to kick from behind it, Britten
was overwhelmed and downed by a
rush of red and blue jerseyed tacklers.
* was a safety and gave the Quakers
the brace of points that saved them
from Shutout
Otherwise Penn's offe nsiye was con.
Sp.cuouS by it's absence. The Quak-
erS seldom had the bah. so consistent
ir was Illinois on the attack. and
when they did no appreciable gains
could he made through the stout de-
fense of the Westerners. Penn rare
~ had the ball in her opponents ter
ritory and on these few occasions was
far from striking distance of the goal.
ON the defense. Pennsylvania
fought doGEedly and coura geously.
with Robinson and Capt. Wilson
standing out, but failed to check the
fieetinc will-o'-the-wisp that was
Grange except in few instances.
Once. in the second period. after
Grange. aided by Daugherty, had
knitted his way to within a yard of
the goal line, Penn held for downs
and recovered the ball, only to have
Red break loose few moments later
and skirt right end for touchdown.
Singers Tackle High Light.
Singers diving tackle, perhaps the
outstanding defensive play of the
game. stopped Oranges rush on one
occasion in the first period. In the
UNal
full steam. covered ~ yards before
he was caught from behind and
forced out of hounds by Odiorne. sub
stitute back, with a clear road ahead.
But the shock of Reds straight arm
hazed Odiorne and he was forced out
of the game.
Shortly after that play Grange,
covered with mud from head to foot.
gave way to Gallivan as the crowd
cheered its tribute. 1t was the end
Of his days work. but he had done
it. we'll and his teammates finished
the Job with closing flourish that
had the Red and Blue on the de-
fensive down to the final whistle.