The Washington herald., 1921-11-25
Muddy Field Stops Speedy
Backs Of Both Elevens
Killinser and Davies, Unable 70 Get Started,
Frequently Thrown for Losses-Scoreless
Deadlock Second Time in Two Years.


the Penn State aspirants TO the
championship to a tie. neither side
being able to score. The game was
played on a muddy field, which
practically prevented Davies, of
Pitt. and Killinger. of Penn State.
from making any of their spectacu-
lar runs. Last year there was also
nothing nothing. Capt Davies won
the toss and elected TO take the
kick, defending the north goal. Kill
linger kicked to Davies on Pitts
l0-yard line, and he carried the ball
back is yards before he was
smeared by Hills. The Blue and
Gold made no impression on the
Sta0 line. and Davis was forced to
punt. However. the Warner ma
chine was in great shape, and the
Bezdek crew could not get started.
Jordan was especially deadly in
his smothering of Killinger. never
falling to stop the State star sew
eral times for a loss. The ball was
in 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 CO.
lonna began hammering the line for
material gains through center, twice
making first downs. and when the
whistle ended the first period Pitt
had the ball on her own 4O-yard
line.
At the start of the second period
Collonna made first down on a
smash through. right tackle, after
which a 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
IL seemed as IL State. would be the
gamer; but KSlinger,s tumble on
chance to boot the pigskin out of
danger. II was Anderson's tumble
just before State gave the Blue and
White a chance to get out of danger.
Bezdek's back men again got into
play, assisted by q forward pass
from Lightner to Wilson that car
ried the ball well up the fld toward
Pitts goal line. Petit held at her
I5-yard inc and Davies kicked. The
Blue and White, on a series of line
/ smashes. carried the ball to the
Psnthers' 24-yard line. when the
whistle blew that ended the first
half without a score
Davies kicked OF for Pitt at the
beginning OF the second half. Kill
linger turning the ball ten yards
when he was run out of bounds on
his own 33-yard line. After a Sc
ries of fruitless attempts at line
bucking, Killinger punted to Hol-
leran, who fumbled but recovered
on his own 17-yard line. and Davies
punted out on the first down rather
than take a chance on a tumble.
With the ball in States possession
in midfeld, Lightner fumbled, Har-
man recovering for Pitt on the lat
ter's 3S-yGrd line. Colonna was
sent through center for a first down
on three tries, and the play again
shifted when Davies was thrown
twice for loss of yards. He then
punted to Lightner, but il avsiled
State nothing, for she was unable
to gain anything at all because of
the stone wall of defense OF Pitt.
now. playing desperately to carry
the ball near enough to attempt a
feld goal, realizing this to be the
only chance for a score. When the
third period ended Pitt had Just
made first down and had the ball On
States 4e-yard line. The Pitt SEQ
ondary defense began to make holes
for Tom Davies and he made first
down through right tackle on three
tries. but the quarter ended without
result. Pitt holding the ball in mid
field.