Sport: Into the Records

For the last two seasons, freckle-faced Francis ("Reds") Bagnell had been a pretty good country halfback for the University of Pennsylvania, but there was never a stampede to pick him for the All-America. Last week, in a thrilling seesaw with Dartmouth on Franklin Field, Penn's captain wrote "Bagnell" into the records big enough for all the pickers to see it.

The first indication that it might be Bagnell Day came in the second quarter, when he ran across for two touchdowns to overcome Dartmouth's early lead. Before he had finished for the day, he had passed for a third touchdown, spun for...

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