The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-01
PITT ELEVEN IS
GIVEN SURPRISE
Hitherto Unbeaten Painters
Are Downed by Cleveland
Naval Team, 10 TO 0.
MISSED GOAL COSTLY
Davies's Try Strikes Post AT
ter McLaren's Early
Touchdown.
MISSED GOAL COSTLY
Special Despatch to TIE stS

CLEVELAND, Nov. 3O-F1ghting an up
hill battle, the Cleveland Naval Reserve
football eleven accomplished to-day what
the best elevens In the country had
been trying to do for i've years. The
sailors defeated the famous University
OF Pittsburg. undisputed collegiate foot
ball champions, 10 to Q.
Davies's inability to kick a goal after
touchdown In the opening quarter
brought defeat to Pitt. on the other
hand Stlnchcomb's unerrirs toe, when
he had a like opportunity In the final
period. brought victory TO Cleveland.
1t was a battle Of Titans. Better foot
ball never has been on display. 1t waq.
an even fight. The score shows It, but
Cleveland made more of her opportuni-
ties than did the Smoky City aggrega-
ton.
The biggest crowd that ever witnessed
football game in Cleveland was pres
emit One section OF the stands was
packed with naval reserves. Other sec
tons We're packed by men In other
branches of the service. Bands con-
tinually helped to eniiven proceedings.
Tom Davies, the Pittsburg freshman,
time and again startled the crowd with
his dashes McClaren ripped~and tore
MS way through the Cleveland line, but
Ii was Duke" Ducote who was the real
hereof the contest. The Alabama bios
som frequently tore through the much
Wanted Pitt defence. Stinchcomb. the
sailor quarter, also starred He and
Ducote were the two offensive stars Of
the navy.
Bowlshy was the great defensive star
I tpr the tars. Time and again he stopped
I the line plur-es Of the university run
neTs and did much to stave off defeat
for the home team.
, Though Ducote was. perhaps. the big
! oIeh|lNe star Of the sailor team, Quar-
ternack Stinchcomb played wonderful
game and deserves nearly as much
credit as Ducote for the victory.
i was Stinchcombs great runs in the
mai quarter that finally brought victory,
though Il was Ducote's drop kick and
Ms fierce lin" p,uuGcs that tore through
the P.ttsburg defence.
Few Passes intercepted.
Tho game was replete with all kind,
OF football. Ducotes line plunge offered
! me most OF the old time attack, willis
/ both teams worked the forward pass In
the most spectacular fashion Few
passes were intercepted or failed TO re-
suit IN gains.
McClaren scored Pitts touchdown IN
The initial quarter by two consecutive
fDlunges through the line after Davies
ard yesterday had carried the ball al
| most alone to Cleveland's yard line.
In the first quarter Ducote kicked of
| htty yards 10 Davies, who made Il fifteen
yard retu1-n. yesterday broke through
Johnson for eighteen yards and Nc
Claren went through the same spot for
two more. Davies went around Blerca
for sever yards, and then after the
Navy mad been penalized yesterday hit
johnson for seven yards
After two more line plays Davies went
around end for eleven yards. He came
right back for seven more. Then Nc
tlaren's two plunees put tho ball over
for the visitors only touchdown.
N the second quarter Ducote fur
nished the sob supporters some hope with
wonderful drop kick from the 80 yard
i'ne' The game then vent on In nip
ana fuCk faS0lon until the final qua rter,
when GOuglcr Kicked n goal from ptaco
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