Evening star., 1936-12-29
Both Had Days Of Grief.


Both Had Days of Grief.
7 ETS look at the records and see
what they show.
Pittsburg had its bad days and 50
did Washington. Jock Sutherlands S
team ran smack into trouble against
Fordham and Duquesne, and we had
our woes and difficulties playing Min
nesota and Stanford.
The Panthers we're at the top OF
their game against Notre Dame, Ohio
State and Nebraska, and when say
at their top I mean way up there
Certainly Pitt was a great foot ball
team in those three games. And !
shudder to think of what will happen
If they have one of those days against
Washington. Out here in California
the experts are asking this question,
following the brilliant display of Of
fense which Notre Dame showed
against Southern California:
If Pittsburgh can whip great ball
team like Notre Dame how good is
Pittsburgh?
That's what our coaching staff
would like to know.
In an effort to get line on Pitts
strength. as compared with ours. I
have taken the Nebraska team. Now
the Cornhuskers gave Oregon State
q terrific beating. running up score
Of 81 to IA, and understand Coach
Dana x. Bible used q number of his
reserves in the final periods after he
had gained commanding lead. Well,
If you will look at the records, you
will see that washington had a tough.
hard game against oregon State. and
It took lot of hard work to beat Lon
Steiner's men by score of l9 to Z.
Everybody knows what Pittsburgh
did to this strong Nebraska team.
Comparing scores Sutherland'S eleven
certainly looks a couple of touch
downs better than the Huskies.
Panthers Are Irate.
A GAIN taking the Nebraska team.
the records show Minnesota had
to 20 to the last two minutes of a
strenuous battle to exc out winning
touchdown over Coach Bibles squad.
Yet this same Minnesota aggregation
came out to Seattle and defeated
Washington.
Another factor which favors Pitt
In this contest Is psychology. The
Los Angeles newspapers certainly have
given Jock Sutherland a great tight
talk for his players. All he has to
do is read some of the clippings and
the Panthers will be mad enough to
bite large chunks of concrete out Of
the Pasadena stadium on their way
through the tunnel. The writer's said
some unkind things about Pittsburgh
and am afraid the players will take
It out OF our hide.
Then, too, the Eastern champions
have a Rose Bowl record which they
will be fighting to redeem. The boys
proba ably feel pretty badly about the
games Pitt lost at Pasadena, and they
will be in a pretty tough frame Of
mind along about pm. New Year
day.
OF course, Washington hasn't done
too well, either, in the Rose Bowl. hav-
ing lost one and tied one. But our
boys haven't been criticized as severely
aS Pitt.
A real tip-off as to the strength of
6utherland's team this year is that
several sophomores have chased the
seniors right of the first lineup.
When the youngsters start crowding
of the seniors, 1t is pretty good
proof that the team Is strengthened.
both on the field and in the matter Of
reserves. Sophomores like Daddio,
Goldberg and Stapulis have added .
lot Of sock to this years team.
Pitt Stronger in Reserves.
IN IT'S style of play, Pittsburg is SIM
liar to Minnesota. although I think
the Panthers have even more re-
serves.
The visitors from Pennsylvania will
have heavier ends and backs than
Washington, and they will have an
advantage in the matter Of reserves.
Both lines are strong. and doubt If
either team runs wild through the for
ward wall.
There is much in common between
the two teams. Both are inclined to
play conservative foot ball, as con.
trasted to the razzle-dazzle type of
play. Each team has hard-driving,
fast backs. Each team employs the
pass. both forward and lateral, but
running is the basis for attack. Each
team uses spinners. reverses and
power plays with good effect, and
think you can look for lot Of very
hne. hard foot bali to be played on
Friday.
This Is one game In which neither
eleven win have an advantage In the
weather. for each comes from colder
= . tn. winner, n Is coach.