Word: flukes
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...week ago, 28 to 0, was hardly expected. Though no team play appeared in the game, the playing was hard and snappy. Last Wednesday's game with Franklin and Marshall showed, however, that any confidence in the Pennsylvania eleven is misplaced. Franklin and Marshall lost the game by a fluke, 6 to 0, and the U. of P. team played a wretched game throughout. In the first half Franklin and Marshall clearly outplayed their opponents. This afternoon Penn State College will play Pennsylvania, probably a one-sided game. The Pennsylvania eleven is now weak at both ends, and inexperienced...
...easy to imagine how some big game might be changed by a punt hitting the posts and bounding back resulting in a fluke touchdown...
After the preliminary practice, the first eleven played two halves of ten and fifteen minutes each against the third eleven, and scored three touchdowns in all, one of them the result of a fluke. On the whole, the first eleven played a snappier game than yesterday, and did better defensive work in the line; but the interference was not good enough to allow the halfbacks to gain around the ends. Graydon was tried at fullback and did some successful bucking. He hit the line hard, watched the holes accurately and used his body well in getting through. Another improvement back...
...game the semblance of a draw the cadets practically won. During both halves the play was continually in Yale's territory, and it was only during the last half when there were but five minutes to play that Corwin secured the ball on a fumble and scored a fluke touchdown after a seventy yard...
...second half the second eleven made a touchdown on a fluke, which was the only scoring done in this half. The 'Varsity line-up was as follows...