New-York tribune., 1920-10-17

ain Syracuse and tittSburEh llNlSh'
of threatening clouds with an early
mon twenty thousand football love
Stadium to see Chick Meehan's b'
tbe triumph Of last year.
Upon this occasion, however, Glenn
Warner brought up A team Of equal
merit. where the drawn score was Just
bout as it should be in proving any
lack Of advantage either way. Both
machines fought bitterly from start
u finish without easing up for breath,
hit they were too wei matched For
ether to get and hold the lump.
For the first ten minutes Of play Pitt
looked to he decisive winner, with her
diagonal tandem driving savagcly and
successfully 20 the goal Bu after
Glenn Warmers Panthers had scored,
,,eir upstate rivals ra'l'ed with enc
courage. and when Pitt fumtied in
m.aae.a IN the tnird quarter. the alert
Gniich snapped up the bail and romp d
fifty yards across tNe line fer tying
points.
Both Sides Fumhle Oftoa
Svracosc started By rsuslng badly
in TIE early rash o. the game and
alter the heavy vain began to beat
down later on both eievens lost com
nlcte control o. the slippery, elusive
ball. which seemed TO pop ont 0f eager
lands Ike an eel dipped in taseiine.
IN the hua. quarter ID was merely 4
case Of pursr'ur 'hc creased plg. The
bsll was fumnled back md forth i'm
such sN.ift elccoss'0u that tie big CT so
soon became dizzy following the sud
len shifts Neither machine could
tod Tie ball beyond two oi three plays
5efore FITS s.nrerv surface would
1rnr about an abrupt change oi own
ership. with the record ef mistakes
about erenN
pi.t socursd the jump largely through
tactical tiarter hy Abbott aortly
ef.er the contest opened. Standing ON
his s0-gr1 line to receive a punt, with
The Panther attack surCl.g upon him,
re might easil, have aves,ed trouble
hy ealing ior free catch I'm p.ace
Of Jh.s he elected to take chance, and
VIII 0ul OF i've FNa-5 sNaInlng
around am q tumble suitcd.
This was she FIRST bIeos that dumped
Syracuse 81 Il ha.a THAT Tor briei SPELL
looked 70 he as dark as the mouth of
q railroad urn. for Il.. started her
diagonal tandem attack from this point
and by baltcr'rr hel way through fierce
resistance carried tne ball over for
,0uchd0Vn
Interference Is Costly
interference wth P'.tsburgn's cen
'er on ,he yard 'ue e.ve Warmers
.eam tie a.ea .o ileal. throu eh.
Up 20 tAs point i- Aad looked to
,e a.l Pitt. Davies Was ploVgAng his
way through. N big llew..t factor
ID the assault. Nat in p.acc ri weak
eai1e Aora Syracuse rallied where her
team NIL raee Wnn ~itn so Ter
'ae,les aal octte4 handling of tne Dali.
.-r rllif- 'ut s-eh fCrEta
sion tae.n at IS. Au, it was
lot vsed often t4crea toward the
irst, wael t m .are eolr ted.
The ttlla quarter alaeeH 18Th an.
egchauge Of cAs t pitt secured
tac ball near mld.eld Here she
opened mnn.ng a'taes but ON g.
play that came just outsl le Of tacNle,
'ae bal bounded out l.to the open.
where Gu ca nas waiting.
After snapri.g up ta- ball Be was
away with fne speed o. Il fast half
back and his puIsuers were unable to
close up the gap. There were flying
ieet in bis wake. but ne 2.s good
ten Yards ea0 of the Panther pack
W1en he crossed lne line.
Az this moment 81 covering or black
sud threatening ouds ~ .ea overhead
and ii lerg .t.4E resulted oyer the
dispute 49, to whether Syracuse vas
er'it.ed 10 t.o ap t.r oall with DIRT
brought from the side lines. l.tL. be-
ag part of tae t..l. WAS ruled per-
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DOWN WIS easily kicked.
In the second quarter Syracuse re-
covered am apparent flnDlo for ar
other touchdown. SIT the ploy was
correctly ruled as AN incomr e,ed Tor
ward pass This was ht4ly blow TO
the 10000. but when Gulich raced over
ne line later On there Wa g. noal-
,fenzy OF 3uhiistou that wound up
WIN the loar Oh nearby cannon
nred as the final chord ia the chorus
Of JOY.
Play in Downponr
After Syracuse had l'ea the score the
'"o elcyens settled down 10 an even
's.tle lighting it oer II Tie poul4at.
am that sCAhed spectators player
ne fed and the ball il was o.
enough 70 see that only break of
ucN would produce another score and
end the deadlock.
In the hru quarter Syracuse scored
tie advantage through the medium of
long Kick whicn planted the bali
deep in PUTS territory. Add from
ms point Pitt couldn't get out. She
ead no kicker WHO could drive the wet
oall over twenty-five or thirty yards,
Aad when ner running ettacn was put
under Way a fumble promptly rut her
'aeN upon the defeasive.
Twice ia this last perod Syracuse
Had her running attack working Wei
WIN Abbott ana kellogg taeing the
9s.l, but on each occasion q q ,asirous
ilmble euacd herrvsa.
Both tennis attempted the passing
came at stated intervals, bu. ,he Nali
vas too wet ard heavy TO be thrown or
handled with any great accuracy. end
ground gained n Lis fashion Amounted
70 but little. Pic, uscd sounder judg-
ment and fumh'ed less IN the carly
ages OF the game. hut fcr attack was
lhaoie to make any goat ncadway
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