The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-26
Penn State Battles to
ScOreLeSS Tie With Pitt
Panthers Have Slight Advantage In Ground Gaining
Until Tom Davies Is Hurt-35, 900 Cheer as
Tide Shifts in Hard Fought Game.

Special Despatch to THD NEW YORK HERALR
PITTsBURG, Pa. Nov. e5.-Pitt Pan
Their and Penn State Lion clawed Vi
ciously at each other in six inches of
mud here to-day for sixty minutes but
could reach no decision. The final score,
0 to 0. just about indicates the relative
strength of the two teams More than
$4,000 persons cheered wildly as the
tide of battle swayed first toward one
end of the field and then the other But
while the eevens of Warner and BeZ-
dek appeared to be on even terms Pitts
burg held whatever advantage might be
conceded The Blue and Gold out
gained their opponents, threatened to
score thrice TO States single offensive
and followed the ball more closely than
the visitors.
1t was undoubtedly the greatest exhi-
bition of the fall pastime ever witnessed
here. Stung to the quick by the crush
ing defeat administered by the Nittany
Lion a year ago, the Panther fought
desperately to gain back the advantage.
Capt. Hesss team struggled equally as
hard to retain the lead. At no time
was there a let up in the play, tackles
were clean and hard and the lines
charged low and with great force. Pitts
forwards, which have not held up under
sustained attack thus far this fall, sue
cessfully threw back Charley Way and
Hinkie Haines, States premier oval ad-
vancers, time after time for big losses.
The Panther backs likewise were held.
but two drives early in the contest au-
cured i'll for Penn State and were
stopped only in the shadow of the lat
ter's goal posts.
The Painters first attack began
when a Pitt player recovered a State
tumble on the Pitt 4l-yard line. Tom
Davies circled the left wing for three
yards and Quarterback Holleran
smashed through the centre for fifteen
more. Six yards was Davies's contri-
button on the next play at right end
and Anderson made it first down on
the Penn State 19-yard chalk. Ander-
son added nine yards on two plunges
at the centre of the line and Davies
made it another first down on the Blue
and White S-yard line.
Near and Yet So Far.
The Pitt stands rose and demanded
touchdown as Haines threw McCracken
for no gain at left end. Davies picked
I'D two yards at centre and two more
at right end, placing the oval on the
States 4-yard line. The little Panther
halfback was hurt on the play. When
the teams had changed ~oals Davies
fell back to the 1O-yard line for try
at goal from placement. His boot went
to the left of the uprights and State
took the ball on its own 20-yard line.
An exchange of punts and a tumble by
Killinger. Penn State quarterback. gave
Pitt the ball on the Blue and White
43-yard line. Davies and Anderson
found holes in right and left end for a
net gain of nine yards and Anderson
made it first down on state 53-yaro
line. Five yards were added When NC
Cracker went off left tackle and An
derson made it first down on the state
22-yard line with n six yard plunge
through right guard. Davies was hurt
on the play and was taken out IN favor
OF Byers McCracken went Off lett
tackle for five yards and then took the
ball around left end to states l2-Saro
line. Byers and Anderson earned eight
wards on the left side OF the line. but
the advantage was lost when stein
bad pass was recovered by Byers on
States 12-yard line. Byers's snort ior-
ward pass to Anderson was incomplete
and state again took the ball on us
own award line. The half ended soon
after.
Penn States big chance 10 score came
IA the third period. when Byers was
forced to punt to Killinger from ms own
goal line. state put the ball In pay on
the Pitt 80 yard line. Way and killinger
started offensive off-tackle and through
guard stabs that could not be held. IL
was first down on the Pitt ~ yard Inc
when Haines drove into right tackle Tor
a gain OF five yards. Way and taines
added three more on cracks at the right
and left side OF the Pitt line. with one
yard TO go to make II first down way
swung wide around left end and was
stopped with n loss of one yar9 ana
The danger. was over the Blue and Gold
getting the ball on downs and punting
out OF danger.
The Final Attack.
PITT started it's final attack with only
four minutes remaining to play. LESS
hunted to Byers i'm midfield and II was
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