Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, November 24, 1918, page 1

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  PITTSBURGH Wins FROM GEORGIA Tech BY 81 TO 0 Pittsburgh Works Forward Passes Successfully; Davis Makes so Yards for a touchdown. Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. 23.-Hhe Georgia Tech was no match for the University of Pitts burgh todayand went down to defeat by score of 81 to 0. Pitts burgh was especially, successful in forward passing, scoring three touchdowns on this style of play. Before the greatest attendance in, Pittsburgh’s football history, the two teams faced each other at Forbes field this afternoon, the classic being staged for the benefit of the United War Work fund. 1t is estimated that not less than 3d. 900 spectators were packed into the field. Pittsburgh scored the first touch down by a forward pass after Tech had failed to make gains when Davies missed an attempt at field goal from the 17-yard line. This period was featured by a spectacular run of so yards by Tom Davies for touchdown after TAX ing Aliens kickoff at the start. Aided by fine interference of Nc Laren, yesterday and Gougler, he went over far the second touchdown and kicked goal. Pittsburgh scored in two minutes of play when double forward passed yesterday over for a touch down. Davies failed to kick goal and the score was 20 to 0. Shortly afterward double forward pass put the ball on Techs three-yard line and McLaren was pushed over for another touchdown. Goughler miss ed goal, making the score 26 to O.. Tech had the ball on their own 20-yard line when the whistle blew. Davis tried to dropkick from the 50-yard line and barely missed. Techs, line braced up in this period and held yesterday and McLaren for a while and on an intercepted forward pass by Flowers saved Techs goal line at the 5-yard line. Guyon punted out of danger and Pitt again started to work the ball down the field, but another intercopied pass by Tech player again prevented touchdown. but missed goal. Score, $40.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 24, 1918, page 21

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  had not been used for some reason up to this time. It was probably be- cause the Tech team was heavy one and the guards were expert at stopping 6 line bucking. McLaren and Gougler were used with success, until the ball was worked on Techs 6-yard line, and NcLaren was pushed over for the fourth touchdown. Gougler missed goal and the score was 26 to 0, when the third period ended. Tech played better football in the last period than at any time during the game. Guyon and Flowers were very clever at intercepting forward passes, which in a measure made up for the fumbling in the early part of the game Several times Pitt was forced to kick, when they were una ble to make first down on four tries, but this availed the southern team nothing, as Pitt invariably took the ball away from them again. Davies ran 55 yards for a touchdown in tbis period, making five in all, and when he missed the kick at goal, the score became 32 to 0. which it remained to the finish. Lineup: Pitt (32)-McCarter. left end; Hilty, left tackle; stahl, left guard; Stein, center; V. Allshouse, right guard; |; Meryis. right tackle; Harrington, right end Gougler, quarterback Davies. right halfback; Easterday, left half back. McLaren, full back. Georgia Tech (0)-Fincher, Capt, left end; Doyal, left tackle; Mathes. left guard; Day center; Huffine, right guard; Webb. right tackle; Stanton, right end; Barron, quarter back; Guy on, right halfback; Flowers, left half back. Allen, full back. Score by periods: Pitt ................7 TIP 6-Sa Tech ......... 0 0 0 O. Touchdowns: Easterday ?; Davies 2; McLaren. Goals from touchdowna Davies 2. Official score: Referee, Tufts, Brown; umpire, Maxwell. Swarthmore head. linesman, Thompson. Georgetown. Time of periods, 15 minutes.

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  Daily capital journal, Salem, Oregon, November 23, 1918, page 7

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  FOOTBALL CONES BACK Into ITS own AT LAST Worries Field, Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. 23.-Pitt University won the 1918 in tercollegiate championship this after noon with a decisive victory over Georgia Tech. The Score was 32 to 0. The game was witnessed by more than $4,000 and about half that number crowded about the gates and nearby streets clamoring for admission.

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Pittsburgh leads 12–⁠6 in 18 meetings, counting the 17 since this game.