The New York herald., 1922-10-22
INTERCEPTED PASS
DEFEATS SYRACUSE
Hewitt. Pitt Fullback, Races
20 Yards in Last Period
Score Fl to A.

SpsetaI Disp1tch to THE New York HERALp.
SYRACUSE. N. ". Oct 21.-Spearing a
forward pass tossed by Simmons, Syra-
euse quarterback. late in the fourth
period. Tiny" Hewitt, 200 pound full
back of the Pittsburgh University eleven.
became a here this afternoon when he
sprinted 10 yards behind excellent inter-
ference which was formed hurriedly for
him and won the game for the Panthers
from Syracuse by score Of 81 to II.
Only few seconds before the giant
fullback of Glenn Warmers team made
his sensational dash to victory defeat
stared the Panthers In the face, but they
put up a grim battle and held the Syria
cuse players on their own ] yard line
and took the ball way from them.
Pittsburgh punt followed and the
Syracuse tried shooting forward passes.
Hewitt was In the way of one and when
1t nestled In his arms he was off like
a flash for the Syracuse goal line.
Three Panthers gathered around him
and he did not have much difficulty In
covering the last 20 yards of his journey,
Williams booted the extra count, watch
sent $4,000 supporters of the Orange
eleven home in sad frame of mind.
With seven minutes to play In the
last quarter Syracuse worked tho bah
close to Pitts goal line. and with two
yards to 60 on the last down Frugons
made up his mind to try a goal from
the field, but a switch was made and
when the assault came on the Panther
line for the distance the plunge failed
and Pitt took the ball away. .a--
The game was one OF the most spec
tacular and toughest ever staged In the
Arehbold Stadium. There were several,
near fist fights and the Pitt players were
none toe gentle In their tacklins. Pitt
got or to a flying start, for in less than
four minutes they had scored touch
down. Zimmerman. who was In the,
backfeld to catch one of Johnson's punts
allowed the ball to slip through his
fingers and u was recovered by Pitt in
side Syracuse's 25 yard line. Pitt opened
up It's broadsife and In less than half
dozen plays the ball was on the two
yard line, from where Colona crashed
into center for touchdown. Williams
kicked the goal
Late in the period Syracuse started g
a rush for the Pitt goal line and Just
before the whistle blew for the end Of
the quarter mad the ball on Pitts
yard mark. At the start OF the second
quarter Syracuse was held for downA
After a punt by Johnson. Syracuse
again worked he ball down to the Pitt
goal line and finally f,'llback Anderson
smashed center for a touchdown. Nc
Bride kicked the goal, which knotted
the score at points.
After four minutes of play in the
third quarter Mcbride recovered fum-
BILE for Syracuse on Pitts 30 yard line,
and from there by short plunges SYRIA
cuse took~the ball to the six yard line.
Then Kellogg went around right end for
touchdown. But Syracuse was not 10
stay out In front long. for on the next
kickoff Flanagan. PITT eubsi'utc,
carried the ball back thirty-hve yards
to midfeld Then followed two rvshes
and forward pass from Flanagan to j.
C. Anderson. and the ball was on iyra-
cuses 20 yard line. Hewitt got three
- rHF Frn ro y snu'rmed and
fought his way for the other nineteen
va DIS through The right side of the
line. Williams PROVED equal to the oc-
caslon and kicked the goal, which again
tied the score.
In the last quarter Syracuse complete
lv outpiayed Pitt but Hewitt broke loose
after taking Simmons's forward pass and
won the game
The Pitt team was without the advice
of Glenn Warner, Panther coach. who
was Ill at his home in Pittsburgh. The
team was in charge OF Alec Stevenson,
line coach.
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