Evening star., 1938-11-27
Chkkerneo Kick
Turned 10 Tally
In Last Period
Pitt Is Kept at Boy
By Tipton's Toe
Most Of Time
BY DREW MIDDLETON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

by DREW MlDDLEIONs
Associated Press Sports Writer.
DURHAM, N. c., Nov. 26.-Stocky
Willard Perdue OF Duke smashed
through the weary Pittsburgh line
and into football Immortality to-
day.
The Duke end, alternate block
ing back q year ago, banged into
one Of John Chickerneo's frequent
punts from the snow covered end
zone, grabbed 1t on the bounce and
scored the touchdown that defeated
mighty Pitt for the Blue Devils,
I to o., and ended the most re-
markable season in the history of
Duke football.
The touchdown, scored on the
fifth play of the fourth quarter,
was enough to send the $1,000
spectators into transports of joy and
maintain the Blue Devils position
as the Nations only major unde-
feated, united, unscored on eleven.
As the crowd, largest in Southern
gridiron history, filed out through
the snow storm that had swirled
into the stadium since morning,
there was talk of the Rose Bowl,
the Sugar Bowl and almost every
post-season fixture.
Tipton's Punts Balk Pitt.
But If Perdue's touchdown won
the game, the trusty right foot OF
Eric (the Red Upton saved it.
The senior tailback on Wallace
Wades twentieth and greatest eleven
kept the Blue Devils in and the
Panthers out of the ball game with
20 punts that averaged 1874 yards
from scrimmage and which held the
weary Pittsburgh backs pinned in
their own territory in the last quar-
ter.
BY then Jock Sutherlands eleven,
which played through with only six
substitutes, was dog tired. Twice in
the first half it had bid terrifically
hard for touchdowns, with the great
Marshall Goldberg leading the at
tacks with reckless and brilliant
running and deadly blocking.
Each time the surge fell short. The
solid, seaworthy Duke line halted the
first savage charge on the 10, the
second failed when Larry Peace,
replacement for the injured Gold
berg, fumbled on the 10.
Fumble Finishes Panthers.
Goldberg was the spearhead OF
each drive. The first time he made
first downs on the Pitt 81 and As,
pounding out two more on the Duke
80 and "a, and then smashed out the
last on the 10.
This wholesale devastation of the
Duke tackles and guards went for
naught. The Duke forwards stopped
Dick Cassiano cold on two reverses,
Goldberg's wobbly pass to Bill Dad
dio was incomplete and then horde
of blue jerseys buried Curly Steb-
bins on the 12-yard line and Duke
had the ball.
Goldberg had carried the ball five
times in the second drive that went
to the Duke % when he hurt his
knee. He was taken out and on the
first play Peace crashed through,
fumbled and the ball game was lost.
Perdue Breaks Through.
Pitt never put on sustained drive
again. Upton kicked out of that
hole as he had the previous one, and
though Dukes running attack was
halted by the smart, hard-tackling
Pitt line so well that the Blue Devils
made only one first doWn-that late
in the fourth quarter-they had Tip
ton and he was enough.
His punt out of bounds on the
Pittsburgh 5 set up the touchdown.
Chickerneo went back to kick on
first down and Perdue, who had been
banging away all day without sue
cess, smashed over a Pitt defender
and into the ball just as it left
Chickerneo's foot.
The ball bounced on to the ground
and into the air. Perdue caught it
and the stadium rocked with cheers
as the referees arms shot up sig
Mailing the touchdown. Tony Ruffa,
the place-kicking specialist, dashed
In and converted the seventh point.
Rest Up to Upton.
The rest was up to Upton. He
responded gloriously. Four times
he punted out of bounds in that last
period, three times the ball skidded
out on the II, and 8-yard lines.
Against this booting Pitt could not
stir. 1t failed to make a first down
In the entire half and Duke went on
to glory.
Beyond Upton and Perdue it was
almost impossible to pick out indi-
vidual heroes from two courageous,
resourceful teams. Dan Hill, the
red-headed Duke center, was just
bit behind Perdue, who tackled
f1ercely on defense, as Dukes out
standing lineman. His foe, Bob
Dannies, the Pitt center, played
equally well. He couldn't get down
on kicks as the valuable Hill did, but
he was sensational on defense, driv-
ing through to spill play after play,
backing up the line with reckless
tackling.
Just in back of Upton and Gold
berg was Bob O'Mara, who bucked
we'll for Duke, and Chickerneo, who
blocked with solid fury on Pitts
burgh's two drives.