The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-19
PITT STUNNED
BY SYRACUSE
Glenn Warmers Football Team
Vanquished by "a to 3
Count.
SURPRISE BY UP-STATERS
Overcome Panthers' Strategy
by Powerful Rushes in Arch
bold Stadium.
SURPRISE BY UP-STATERS

by Powerful Rushes in Arch
bold Stadium.
Special Despatch to THE Sun.
SYRACUSE, Oct. 1s.-The chimes rang
loud and long over this city tonight
in celebration of the victory that the
Syracuse University football team won
over the Wanted eleven of the Univer-
sity of Pittsburg in Archbold Stadium
this afternoon. The score was "a to 3
and the football world stood still for
the nonce to marvel over the defeat Of
Warmers stalwart eleven.
The game was all that the score
would indicate, but 1t cannot tell the
story Of how two Syracuse marches
that would undoubtedly have resulted
in touchdowns were stopped by
fumbles. 1t cannot tell how half a
dozen penalties, imposed for men being
illegally In motion before the ball was
passed-checked advances that had the
Orange stands believing organized and
discrganized cheers of encouragement.
The Pitt attack. brilliant and
hashy as 1t threatened to be, never had
a chance TO develop its full power for
the reason that the Syracuse forwards
ripped through the lines and banged
things up before they ever had chance
TO get under way. Every bit of strategy
installed into the minds of the Painters
by n Glenn Warner wa overcome by
savage, relentless rushes of Syracuse
men The waves Of Pitts attack beat
harmlessly on the Orange lane and
fell back broken and spent as the sea
shore waves roll back off the rock
bound coasts.
Three touchdowns three goals from
touchdown and goal from placement
were won by Syracuse after pulse
quicksning struggle up and down the
field. Pittsburg, which smashed the
Orange in 1915 and 1917. was forced to
rest with one field goal which Red
Hastings shot over from placement in
the second period. That goal came from
the only chance that the Painters had
to do things. It came as a final resort
after a running attack had failed.
Scores Come Quickly.
Scores came quickly. Almost before
the crowd had settled IN its seats the
, first points were played to the credit of
| the Orange. Segel kicked Off to De Hart
on Pitts 20 yard line and Capt. Jimmie
came back just few strikes when he
Morrow fumbled and Ackley recovered
! for Syracuse. Three rushes failed to
gain materially and then Ackley, step
| ping back to the 80 yard line, shot goal
from the field from placement.
| Such signal success won so early in
the game had tonic effect upon SYRIA
cuse. The boys were vlsibly nervous
| when they stopped out on the field to
start the contest. They remembered the
previous games against the Pittsburg
| bunch.
| Now, however, 1t was different. The
invulnerabe giant had been winged hurt
| and brought to his knees. Now to finish
the job. With vim the Orange went at
| the task and in no time thanks to the
! scintillant work OF Erwig, the ball was
placed on position for Ackey to take
| 1t over. In the second period Ackley
again crossed the line after Erwig had
ripped off a run for twenty-five yards
Martin got the last touchdown in the
| Anal period
The Syracuse attack was cyclonic. 1t
| was not diversified as that which
Pittsburg attempted to discover to the
| opposition, but It was more successful
| for the reason that the forwards in the
| Orange line played together and charged
with fierce aggressiveness, holding their
formation as they drove the Pan'hers
! back on their heels. The interference
of Syracuse. headed by Erwig, Ackley
and again by Erwig, was the last word
In compactness and speed, The rowing
back took out the end and the right
swept iiercely around, bowling over the
opposition with fierce take out or the
terrific use of stiff arm.
Deception in Formation.
Generally the play went in the direc,
ton indicated by the rowing back. but
deception entered into this formation too
for Martin ripped through for a score
on buck through the short side thai
had the Pitt forwards completely BAN
boozled, A nifty crisscross that gained
nearly thirty yards showed Pitt that It!
own stun could be used against it will
telling effect.
Btl Erwig the New York boy viii,
played with Morris High School in hi!
days of apprenticeship in football. stood
out in bold relief. Bill failed to cross
the Panther line himself but he madD
two of the three touchdowns by his team
possible. He ripped of one run of flftl
yards that preceded touchdown. Again
he ran thirty yards which ultimately le,
to a touchdown, and mis- zigzag journey
for eight, nine and ten yards were al
most too frequent to note. He was al
, ways in the thickest Of the fighting
Johnnie Barsh was a line snashe
} who added power to the battering ran
, attack of the victors, while Fallow,
! replacement. and Abbott crashed ant
banged the line until the Painters wer
weak and gasping from the shock. II
the first line of defense Capt. Josepl
Alexander stood like the French at III
Marine. He rallied his men to ever.
charge and royalty did they serve tibet
: great leader. No Panthers came througl
l left guard here to-day When they ad
I vanced TO that position Alexander's saw
4 age charges rolled them back
{ Robertson. the big centre, was n bear
/ cat on the line. He simply smeared IN
D life out of Stein until the latter wa
willing to compromise on any play at al
4 Before three minutes had elapse
: from the first period Syracuse scored
4 field goal. Segars kickoff was caugh
< by De Hart. who was pinned on Pitt
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