Evening star., 1927-10-23
MAROONS FINALLY
DEFEAT Penn, 137
Coach Stagg Sees First Vic
tory Over Red and Blue
in 20 Years.
By the Associated Press.

Amos Alonzo Stagg, dean of
Americas foot ball coaches,
~ saw his dream of 80 years
crowned with success today
when his maroon-jersiedw warriors con-
quered Penn, 13 to z, before $4,000
spectators.
The victory avenged, at least for
this 64.year-old foot ball teacher. a
string of defeats Pennsylvania has
handed his teams, over a period of
% years, the teams had battled six
times with Chicago always being
trampled under the losing end of the
score. except back in 1899 when the
Maroons tied their Eastern foes.
Stagg, the "old man" of the grid
iron, sent an inspired crew of foot
ballers against Pennsylvania today.
There was deceptiveness and trickery
in the Chicago attack in advancing
the ball through the line. and Stagg
backfield aces passed and passed and
passed until the bewildered Pennsyl-
van ans became dizzy under the bar
rage. 1t was the first time in the
memory of the oldest Maroon admirer
that Stagg, the conservative in foot
ball, sent forth a team equipped with
so effective forward pass attack.
Penn's Rally BeIated.
The Maroons outplayed. outsmarted
and out-gamed Pennsylvania for three
periods, and had the game safely
slowed away before the Pennsyl-
vanians even became dangerous.
The invaders with their courage
bolstered as the results of break
that put them in position to score in
the closing seconds of the third period,
exploded their dynamite in the fourth
period In a desperate passing attack
and looked something like the Penn
teams of previous years.
The alert defense Of Chicago, how
ever, checked the Pennsylvania
marches before the Fasteners he
came a genuine menace. The Ma
rooms intercepted their aerial shots
three times in the fourth period when
| it appeared that PENNSYLVANIA might
come from behind and win or at least
tie the score.
The vaunted hidden ball tricks OF
| the invaders were fruitless. the de.
fense of the Chicago line being so
| tight that Wascolonis, Penn's big full.
back was the only invader to pierce
| 1t, and then only once for gain OF
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Chicago's Passing Fruitful.
Chicago. threatening and dangerous
from the very frst play until the last,
scored q touchdown in the second pc
riod ard another in the third by beau
tiful passing. Starting from the Penn
47.yard line in the second period,
Stagg showed the Fasteners some
hidden ball formations of his own.
when Levers. who had replaced Bur-
CESS at fullback for Chicago. gained
II yards on two deceptive pivot plays
through tackle.
Then the Maroons opened up with
passing, shots from Anderson to Men.
denhall going for IA yards. with Mem
denhall tearing to Penn's 2l-yardz line
| before he was checked. -.
| Then, to make the situation more
confusing, the Maroons started some
| triple passing. Levers took the bali
| from center and feinted a plunge at
| the line, but instead turned and passed
| the ball back 10 yards to Mendenhall,
who in turn shot it forward to An
| derson,, who was brought down on
Penn's 6-yard line. After cracking
| center for a yard. Mendenhall was
given the ball a second time and
| crashed through left tackle for a
| touchdown.
Triple Passing Factor.
McDonough kicked goal for the ex-
ira point.
Triple passing also contributed to
Chicago's second marker, McDonough
running from punt formation around
Penn's left end for 12-yard gain on
Chicago's 46-yard line. After trying
two plays at the line. the Maroons
started triple passing. Leyers passed
Is yards back to Anderson, who rified
the ball TO Priess, the latter going tsi
Penn's 4-yard line.
Failing in three Attempts at the line
the Maroons yanked another trick
out Of the bag, This time it was a
lateral pass, McDonough to Anderson.
with Anderson sprinting across the
goal line. McDonoughs try. for the
extra point was blocked.
Penn's touchdown, scored in the
third period, was the result of a break.
brought by the marvellous punting of
Murphy. the Penn kicker. After Penn
had failed to advance. Murphy punt
ed. the ball going out of bounds a
foot from the Chicago goal line.
McDonough. kicking from behind
his own goal line. booted the ball al
most straight up in the air, and it
bounded back to within yard from
Chicago's goal. On the first play
Murphy smashed through the line for
a touchdown. Wascolonis' try for
goal was low. but the Maroons We're
offside and Penn was awarded the
point.
Lineup and Summary.
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