New-York tribune., 1921-11-25
Pitt Pnntl,ers and Penn State
Again Battle to Scoreless Tie
Rival Teams Unable to
Effect Decision for Sec-
ond Year i'm Succession
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srtcfdf Correspondence to Tho Tribune
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 24.--The Pitt
Panthcrs woke up to-day and held the
Penn State team to a tic, neither side
being able to score. Tho game was
played on muddy field, which prac-
tically prevented Davies, Of Pitt, and
Kiilinger,. Of Penn State, from making
any Of their spectacular runs. Last
year the score was also to 0.
Captain Davies won the toss and
elected to take tho kick, defending the
north goal. Killinger kicked to Davies
on Pitts 10-yard line, and he carried
the ball back eighteen yards before ho
was smcared by Hills. The Blue and
Gold made no impression on the State
line and Davies was forced to punt.
However, the Warner machine was In
great shape and the Bezdek crew could
not get started. Jordan was especially
deadly in his smothering Of Killinger,
never failing to stop the State star
several times for loss. The ball was
N Pitt territory most of the time and
Penn State was never in danger OF
being scored on until toward the end
OF the quarter, when Colonna began
hammering the line for material gains
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first period Pitt had the ball on her
own 40-yard line.
Ball in States Territory
At the start Of the second period
Colonna made first down on smash
double pass from Colonna to Anderson
made another first down for Pitt and
for the first time the ball was placed
on State territory. Both sides then
became affected by the fumbling habit
and it seemed as If State would be the
gamer, but killinger's tumble on Pitts
l5-yard line gave Davies chance to
boot the pigskin out Of danger.
1t was Anderson's tumble just before
this that gave the Blue and White q
chance to get out Of danger. Bczdek's
by forward pass from Lightncr to
Wilson, that carried the ball we'll up
the field toward Pitts goal line. Pitt
held at her 15-yard line and Davies
kicked. The Blue and White were de-
termined, however, and q series of limo
smashes carried the ball to the Pan
thers' .24-yard line, when the whistle
blew that ended the first half.
Davies kicked off for Pitt at the be-
returning tho ball ten yards, when he
was run out of bounds on his own 35-
yard line. After q series Of fruitless
attempts at line bucking Killinger
punted to Holleran, who fumbled, but
recovered on his own 17-yard line, and
Davies punted out on the first down
rather than take chance on tumble.
With the ball in States possession
In midfeld Lightner fumbled, Hnrman
recovering for Pitt on the latteY's 38-
yard line. Coionna was sent through
center for first down on three tries,
and the play again shifted when Davies
was thrown twice for q loss of five
yards. He then punted to Lightner,
but it ayailed State nothing, for she
was unable to gain anything at all be-
cause of the stone wall Of defense of
Pitt, now playing desperately to carry
the ball near enough to attempt field
goal, realizing this to be the only
chance for a score.
Davies Makes First Down
When the third period ended Pitt
had just made first down and had the
ball on States A0-yard line. The Pitt
secondary defense began to make holes
for Tom Davies, and he made first
down through right tackle on three
tries. but this quarter ended without
result. Pitt holding the ball in mid
field.
The last quarter developed punting
duel between Davies and Killinger, in
terspersed by an attempt at forward
passing by Davies, but intercepted
every time by either Lightner or Will
son. Winerburn relieved Anderson at
right half and livened up the play by
making long end runs for less than ten
yards, running across the field.
Hewitt came in for Colonna In the
last five minutes Of play, but was un-
able to throw in the punch necessary
to carry the Panthers to the Blue and
White goal line. The game ended with
the ball in States possession in mid
field. 1t was an even game throughout,
neither side excelling in any depart
ment sufficiently to give them the ad-
vantare