Evening star., 1932-10-30

r. The Panther, regal jungle
i cat and foot ball team alike
is most dangerous when
wounded, cornered, it bares it's
fangs for the last fight to the
death.
A mighty Notre Dame eleven, hailed
the greatest in the land, found that cut
for the first time today as the Panthers
of Pittsburgh, battered and groggy,
lashed out, in dying fourth quarter
effort that stunned the Green Grena-
diers from South Bend, sent them reel
ing down to a 12-to-0 defeat, and
cha.ked On the pages CT foot ball history
one Of the greatest upSets of all times.
Driven like sheep before the charge
of eleven Shepherds in bright green,
the Panthers reeled through three
periods of a struggle that held man.
moth crowd of $4,000 in the huge
stadium on Pittsburgh'S highest hill
breathleSS with fear fer the home boys.
THREE times, once in each scoreless
J. quarter. the Panthers staggered
back. under the drive OF a team
they say in the Midwest is the best that
ever came out of the Indiana University
where Knute Rockne founded the great
est of modern foot ball dynasties.
Each time the effort was greater. the
plight Of the hap,ess defenders more
desperate Each time that bitter stand
had bsen greater than any one had eX-
pected. and the great crowd huddled
against the bitter wind that swept the
field seemed only to hope that from
somewhere the Panther would summon
strength enough to keep the raiders
from the gcal line up to the end.
From somewhere came that strength
and more. Into one mighty thrust
Pittsburgh suddenly hurled every ounce
left in the battered bodies of eleven
youngsters who had taken every bit OF
Notre Danes p1unding for three quar-
ters almost without a single relief.
Within the space of single minute
deep in the final quarter. the Panthers
scored two touchdowns and the cocky
green raiders who had pranced so high
dominating the play up to that m-ment,
fell apart like an expensive toy dropped
from considerable height with the
main spring tightly wound. Within
seconds, the remnants of what had been
a great team were scattered all over
the hysterical premises.
DOB HOGAN, Panther quarterback,
ID who was one of the two to fin
ish who did not start, shared one
of Mike Koken's passes on his own 27-
yard line as Notre Dame pressed as 1t
always had been doing. Warren Heller
and Mike Sebastian, ripped inside No
ire Danes tackles for dozen yards
between them. Isadore Weinstock, a
burly fullback. burst through center on
a beautiful spinner for Is to the raider
45-yard line.
Then Sebastian, a substitute from
Sharon. Pa, who was taking the part
of the ailing captain. Paul Relder, raced
for Notre Danes end
One halfback blocked out Paul Host,
raider end and captain. Sebastian sped
for the far sideline. Quickly he cut
back, stepping daintily out of the arms
of three headlong tacklers, and his
battered mates had time to get in
front of them With f1endish preci
sion, they cut down the Notre Dame
secondary and Sebastian dashed across
the goal without a hand having been
laid upon him.
IT was an amazing shock to Notre
i Dame and the great throng as we'll,
but there was more to come, swift
er, almost, than 1t takes to tell.
Passing desperately, as soon as he
got his hands on the next kickoff. AL
McGuff, a substitute halfback. hurled
his second effort straight into the arms
of Ted Daley, one of Pitts two
mighty ends.
Daley took the ball on a dead run
as he came up from Notre Danes Is
yard line, and in a flash was over the
goal.
Both attempts at the extra point
we're blocked.
nERHAPS the strangest picture OF
I all was the sight then Of Notre
Dame team. its assurance and CO.
hesion absolutely destroyed. passing
wildly like a bunch of high school kids
IN demoraized effort to come back.
But the Panthers exhausted. picking
each other up laboriously after each
play. had enough left to stop that kind
of play and remain in Notre Dame
territory until the final whistle
Never before has Notre Dame team
of modern history been scored upon
twice in one minute Nothing like it
has happened to the Green Raiders
since Southern California, last Fall,
caught Notre Dame in the last period
and came from behind to overcome a
two-t touchdown lead and win out, 16
to a.
With lateralS and line drives working
neatly, but for small gains, Notre Dame
drove 38 yards>to Pitts 25-yard line in
the first quarter; marched and passed
so to the Panther 18 in the second
quarter; drove 40 yards to within 8 of
the gold in the third, and were pressing
again after 4O-yard march in the
fourth when the lightning struck.
of ho tarta of l,o
period. Pittsburgh was in a hole that
seemed bottomless. Trying to punt,
after another desperate stand, Bob
Hogan was driven back to his 1-foot
line But he tried again, and through
the arms of the raging Notre Dame
forwards he sailed punt 70 yards in
the high, cold wind to the Notre Dame
33-yard line.
AIOTRE DAME, through its early
~ power, had a wide edge in first
downs, counting 16 to Pitts 6.
Notre Dame gained 173 yards from
scrimmage, Pitt 1854. Notre Dame COM
pleted 10 out of 90 forward passes for
IS yards of gain, while Pitt tried only
three and completed none
The puntS particularly with the wind,
we're amazing all day. and several boots
traveied through the air over 60 yards.
In the first period Koken got off hoist
standing on his own 28-yard line that
Sebastian chased to the Pitt goal,
fumbled, and then was tackled over the
goal line by Alexander, Notre Dame
center. On first sight it appeared the
raiders had scored safety, but officials
ruled it touch-back.
The victory gave the Panther an iW-