New-York tribune., 1917-11-11
Pitt Wins Close
Football Game
From w. andJ.

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 1o.-The foot
ball game to-day between the Univer-
sity Of Pittsburgh and Washington and
jefferson College was the hardest
played and most spectacular Of the
season, and, in fact, not for three years
has the Blue and Gold been put to such
a test as that given it by the Red and
Black machine put together by Sol
Metzger.
The score was 13 TO 10 in favor Of
Pitt, which, by strange coincidence
is the same as Pitt lost to W. and }.
by three years ago to-day. since when
time Glenn Warner has not tasted the
bitter dregs of defeat.
Evenly Matched
The two teams were about evenly
matched. but the Washington boys
showed the best stamina, for in the
second half they outplayed the Blue
and Gold and came perilously near to
tieing the score. They also made a
noble stand within the shadow Of their
goal posts in the last period, holding
Pitt on downs on their one-yard line.
Their line-hitting was little weaker
than Blue and Gold, but they excelled
in aerial work, making several sub
stantial gains on forward passing.
The Red and Black was the first to
score. the tally coming seven minutes
after the game began. W. and j. kicked
off. but Pitt was unable to get away
with the ball, and was forced to kick
As the w. and ]. men faced the fourth
down with five yards to gain, they
elected 10 punt, McCreight having
little the edge on McLaren in this de-
partmert of the game.
McLaren fumbled at bad time, and
when the Red and Black made a head
way against the Warner machine, Nc
Creight decided to try for a field goal
from the 25-yard line and succeeded
for the first score of the game. This
woke up the Panthers, and they began
a series of line smashes, with McLaren
and Easterday carrying the ball, that
wi.hered the Red and Black, and Foxy
Miller ran around the left end for a
touchdown, which Gougler converted
into a goal.
In the second period the local team
kept up its good work, Gougler, Nc
Laren and Miller being used at centre
smashes and end runs until the 2-yard
line was reached. McLaren was then
pushed over for the second touchdown
Gougler failed at goal, and the score
was 13 to 3. Pitt had only one more
chance TO score, in the fourth period,
but the Red and Black line held like a
stone wall and got the ball on downs
on the 1-yard line.
Pitt Line Hammered
A different looking team came out Of
the dressing room after the interval,
dressed in red and black hose, and
soon began to hammer the Pitt line
until the hopes Of the several hundred
w. and j. students scared high. Nc
Creight, Stobbs and Tressel went
through repeatedly, and finally the for
mer got the ball on fake pass and
ran thirty-fve yards until he had
placed the ball on Pitts l2-yard line.
A short forward pass put the sphere
on the 3-yard line and the next mass
play pushed Stobbs over for the only
| touchdown scored by the Washington
boys. Captain McCreight kicked goal
The last period was desperately
played by both sides, the Red and Black
/ making substantial gains on aerial
work, while Pitt was on the defensive
all the time, except just before the
/ whistle blew, when il carried the ball
/ TO W. and Us lyard line, where the
visitors made their famous stand.
McCreight made another good try
+ for a field goal that would have tied
/ the score, but the ball went under the
/ bar and a moment later the game
/ ended.
The line-up.