The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-11
PANTHER GETS
FEARFUL Blow;
RALLIES SOON
atnbles Help Pitt to a
goupIe Of Five Touch
down Made

Z ban playing we have seen III lohE
m the varsity went to pieces
Forbes Field Saturday afternoon
a:i,,d was showed under BY War
Panther aggregation 34-13, in
the most spectacular game that
nag baen played in Pittsburgh for
4 ogstS a decade perhaps the
moi Sensational battle ever play
81 Ibst6re Pittsburgh fans. Close
Is 5000 bugs yelled themselves
weary, as thrilling play after play
was .uncorKed.
Tfk dope was right aud the dopc
was wrong in the contest Inc
dope said Pitt was the better team.
Iilii5 MAS correct. The dope favor
ef7 Pftf ITO win by three touch-
Z downs They did win by exactly
9is1olnfs, But none of the advance
dobS boys figured West virginia
wofiId- rwtce cross the Pitt goal
3 ffle. nor did they figure that PIT
would be able to roll up "a points
3on the Varsity. a.
There Is a lot Of satisfaction tol
west Virginia out OF the Pltt en-,
c61ntef! The team looked DeG.eT
times than 1t has lookeu u.
&season, and kept Pitt IN not %GteL
for a part OF the game 1ssp ,ttt,
ftiiaS iopsided score. the varsity
SiffSgef rood physical condition on.
Z IysEgD gslbstitutions being maue
for, West Virginia during me
zane; while defeated. West VII
5eiYiia vent down before what man!
4 81 ma critics are pleased 10 term
s9ns of the top-notch football ma
chines in the country. coacneu "
nTnbabIy the greatest tootDal
s5ael3 of the present generatlon,
( the Varsity gets around 70 tne
p6irt before the yale ana M NJ
5i6n games where they VIII NM
the fundamentals OF tootoSlt T Wnn
2ously, Sthey should make tls pu.
Dog and the Tiger sit uo and 'AN'
nptlce. 80. COT.
west Virginia won the toss S to.
nFday and e1ecred 70 recStse orfh
lending the goa, line , on Tue me Trst
iSsiS146T was called back. Pitt penn
nfSsife. west Virginia took tho PAL
I Z IA marched right down the nelu
foy A touchdown, while the FIss
: hmrEh sport writer's wonaeTp,Ht IN,
iSS,sfS thew could say about I'll
tffns 3 sygalloped by West virginia
~, fha enlightenment OF the iats
mt nresent at the game, ~
s, VIZ nm by Beck, q line buck %
fsvGs and couple of forward pass,
N the last one from MAR inc
4 ,ssutE. on Pitts Is yard me
brought the score. $50, nIav
II entz made a wonoerlul IL
He grabbed the pass, 5uS 81 raced
: l ~. 4,,,Sord the Pitt goal line, ap-
~ ,linasHfIv dropped the ball as ne
Ia tsclkled over tho line, but crap,
ma fhe hall before 1t touched ING
ssS,,S5 The west Virginia rams
4 M wild. while the Pitt boys yen.
y ~ T,tjcally. ''get that ball. Pitt:
r5Jtf aid get the ball on the KICK
: : - i so nresently opened up Win
S5iIeTgn. Davies, McCracKen anu anu
Hewitt. and triple pass ana enH
run formation. FROM tnen GU tto
zane was never in doubt. despite
I q wonderfu play by Beck In the
third period when he received
punt well In his own territory ana
ran about 20 yards through
broken field for a TOUCHDOWN. Inc
Panther was all peeved up attei
Gstarted clawing things up right
and left, which fact. toge6her
with come loose playing by the
varsity and q bad tumble or two
made i've touchdowns possible.
al 54-yard run on a triple pass,
McCracken carrying the ball, put
5Pitt IN line for q touchdown few
minutes after West Virginia had
Bcnred. They made another tally
IN the first period through u bad
Z break for West Virginia AFTER
West Virginia had made a arst
down on their own "a yard line,
Dawson fumbled and Pitt recover
ed. Holleran ran the end on the
NEXT play for 3 touchdoWn;
pitt scored their third touch
down ia the second period. an
6tliar west Virginia tumble help
inE the Panther. Davies punteo
fTo,n his own 46 to West Virginias
where the ball was tumbled
IA pitt recovered on West Vlr-
Riiiia's S16. On the next play PITT
J Sot q is. yard penalty for holding.
: forward pass and line smash
made It first down on the one yard
mark. Hewitt carried the ball oV-
m IN two smashes at the line.
With many substitutes In the
5ifnenp, Pitt scored two more touch.
DOWNS one each in the third ana
x lresed TiEht Up the field for a
fo1chdoVn after the kickon in the
thifd period. Late in this period
came the great run for a touch
down by Beck.
me hnal Pitt touchdown was
ade through the agency OF a
"a ward run by Davies and a triple
6aSs formation with Beyers car
lIyilE the ball and going over Tor
Z d Z touchdown. The score:
aIkt-a4 w. Va-1s
sFsrSrorv Meredith