"Hold 'em, Bartlett!" entreated the supporters of the Black and Gold.
An end run netted five more yards, placing the ball on the twelve yard
line. Gordon then took the pigskin, plunging straight through the
center of the line for four yards. The Bartlett eleven seemed wholly
unable to cope with the swift, varied, smashing attack of the visitors.
It was evident to the onlookers that Knapp's brilliant run at the start
of the game, coupled with Gordon's tremendous line bucking, had
completely bewildered the Bartlett team. It was the first time during
the entire season that any eleven had been able to gain consistently
through the line and this fact further discouraged the Black and Gold.
"Hold 'em, fellows!" begged Benz, from the backfield. "Don't let 'em
get a touchdown!"
The line stiffened and shifted to meet the next attack. They were
already fighting in the shadow of their goal posts. Gordon again
carried the ball and the play came direct for Cateye. By exerting a
great effort Cateye broke through the Pennington line and dropped the
huge Gordon for a slight loss.
The Bartlett stands became a mass of color. Cateye's name was on every
Bartlett rooter's tongue.
Pennington, as Coach Phillips had said, was using Gordon, almost
exclusively, from the outset of the game, as a battering ram to wear
down the Bartlett line. Once the line was shot to pieces victory would
be easy.
The Bartlett eleven, encouraged by Cateye's checking of the Pennington
advance, regained in a measure their lost confidence and every yard
thenceforth gained by the rival college demanded a royal struggle.
But Pennington was not to be denied the spoils of her rapid advance.
Her dashing, smashing attack had progressed too far to be immediately
and successfully blocked. Bartlett was beaten stubbornly back until
the players crouched upon the very goal line with Pennington two downs
to take the ball across.
The Red and Blue tried an end run but Benz tackled the man with the
ball before he had gained a yard. Benz was fairly outplaying himself
and sobbing like a baby.
The Bartlett stands shrieked encouragement, while from the Pennington
bleachers came yells of, "Touchdown! Touchdown!"
On the last down, with less than two yards to go, Gordon ripped
straight through the line and over the goal for a touchdown.
Amid a cascade of yells and wild demonstrations the Bartlett eleven
lined up under their goal posts, awaiting the try for goal.
Knapp, the star Pennington quarterback, to whom much credit must go for
the sudden overwhelming of Bartlett, threw himself face downward on the
turf and held the ball at arms length to allow Bowen, halfback, to
kick. Bowen paced a short distance back, carefully, then turned and
running lightly forward, toed the ball squarely over and between the
goal posts. Score, Pennington, 7; Bartlett, 0.
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