Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
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SWAMPS PITT, 25l2
Rushing 0ffense Checked,
South Blenders Go in Air
for Victory.
BY PAUL NICHOLSON,


- OUTH BEND, Ind, october "a.
I>-A swirling, surging tide of
IL J forward passes carried the
Fighting Irish" Of Notre
Dame to still another foot ball
conquest today by engulfing the
heretofore undefeated Panthers
from Pittsburgh under the short
end of a 25-to-12 score, before
1000 excited spectators.
Halted at the outset by great
Panther line, which more than lived up
to its reputation in the first quarter Of
play, the men Of Notre Dame took to
the air and broke through TO their
twenty-second victory without defeat
since 1929.
Three times they dashed the Panther
hopes with o bewildering aerial attack,
and then, with the foes line spent,
they added one touchdown for good
measure via the old-fashioned system
of line smashing and sweeping end
runs.
While Pittsburgh was defeated in It's
valiant battle to accomplish what no
team has done since the Notre Dame
victory march started on its merry,
mad way, the Panthers gave good
account Of themselves. Notre Dame
rooters groaned as they saw their great
line shelled and riddled during the nrst
is minutes of play.
The PantherS started out as II they
would dash their opponents with ease
But the Irish took to the air, tossing
long, high passes that seemed to hang
in the atmosphere for minutes until
some eligible receiver would get on the
spot, grab the ball with ease and then
Air Onense Slapped Pitt.
The aerial attack and not the Notre
Dame line seemed to take all the starch
out of the Panthers' forward wall. AS
the Panthers saw Notre Dame victory
floating on the well tossed passes by
March Schwartz or Mike Koken, they
were shaken never to recover, except
for an uprising against the Notre Dame
second string in the final period when
they, too, took to the air to score their
second and last touchdown.
If there was an outstanding hero in
Notre Danes victory it was Schwartz,
who tossed the high, lobbing passes for
touchdowns and clicked OF the most
yards from the line OF scrimmage,
piling up rs yards on IL attempts, or
almost yards q thrust. He did most
of the kicking, too, keeping even with
an average of IS yards boot with the
fiashy Panther kicker-"Rip" Collins.
Several times Schwartz almost got
away on his famous daShes only to be
slowed down by his own interference
or penalties incurred by his team
mates, who lost so yards for off-side
and holding.
For the Panthers. Warren Heller
stood out with his dasheS around the
end and his passing.
The start of the game gave advance
notice of thrills when both teams FUN
bled. KrauSe recovered a Pitt fun
BILE and the break was caShed in almost
Immediately from the 34-yard line. Tive
plays took the ball to Pitts 18-yard
line and q high pass from Schwartz to
Melinkovich took it over.
The PantherS were far from disheart-
ened and at the end of the period were
hammering goalward. The short rest
and Heller finished the march from the
2-yard line shortly after the second
period started. The try for>point failed.
IrIsh score again.
Host raced 80 yards a few minutes
later and the ball rested on Pitts 23-
yard line. Two passes. JacSwhich to
Brancheau. and Koken to Host. covered
the remaining distance and Notre Dame
led by Is to at halftime.
Pitt attempted to score via the air in
the third period, but the Irish defense
was adequate, and a long run by
Schwartz took the ball to the Panthers'
4-yard line. Pitt rallied and the Irish
were stopped an inch shy Of a first
down. Two minutes later. however,
Schwartz tossed pass to Jackwhich for
Is yards and another touchdown
Schwartz and Melinkovitch came right
back and lugged the ball to Pitts 3-ya-d
line from where Meiinkovitch went over
on two plunCeS through the center OF
the line.
Notre Danes second team went in.
and Pitt proceeded to score its other
touchdown. Johnny Luch carrying the
ball over after mixture of passes and
SlaSheS at the line had carried 1t TO
the l-yard line
Ofhcial statistics gave Notre Dame a
wide edge. 1t gained "a yards on the
! seven completed passes to 80 for Pitt
/ on two completed losses. From the
line of Scrimmage 1t gained 304 yards
to Pitts los.