Penn State at Pittsburgh

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  The New York herald, New York, N.Y., November 26, 1920, page 13

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  Penn State Battles to ScOreLeSS Tie With Pitt Panthers Have Slight Advantage In Ground Gaining Until Tom Davies Is Hurt-35, 900 Cheer as Tide Shifts in Hard Fought Game. Special Despatch to THD NEW YORK HERALR PITTsBURG, Pa. Nov. e5.-Pitt Pan Their and Penn State Lion clawed Vi ciously at each other in six inches of mud here to-day for sixty minutes but could reach no decision. The final score, 0 to 0. just about indicates the relative strength of the two teams More than $4,000 persons cheered wildly as the tide of battle swayed first toward one end of the field and then the other But while the eevens of Warner and BeZdek appeared to be on even terms Pitts burg held whatever advantage might be conceded The Blue and Gold out gained their opponents, threatened to score thrice TO States single offensive and followed the ball more closely than the visitors. 1t was undoubtedly the greatest exhibition of the fall pastime ever witnessed here. Stung to the quick by the crush ing defeat administered by the Nittany Lion a year ago, the Panther fought desperately to gain back the advantage. Capt. Hesss team struggled equally as hard to retain the lead. At no time was there a let up in the play, tackles were clean and hard and the lines charged low and with great force. Pitts forwards, which have not held up under sustained attack thus far this fall, sue cessfully threw back Charley Way and Hinkie Haines, States premier oval advancers, time after time for big losses. The Panther backs likewise were held. but two drives early in the contest aucured i’ll for Penn State and were stopped only in the shadow of the lat ter’s goal posts. The Painters first attack began when a Pitt player recovered a State tumble on the Pitt 4l-yard line. Tom Davies circled the left wing for three yards and Quarterback Holleran smashed through the centre for fifteen more. Six yards was Davies’s contributton on the next play at right end and Anderson made it first down on the Penn State 19-yard chalk. Anderson added nine yards on two plunges at the centre of the line and Davies made it another first down on the Blue and White S-yard line. Near and Yet So Far. The Pitt stands rose and demanded touchdown as Haines threw McCracken for no gain at left end. Davies picked I’D two yards at centre and two more at right end, placing the oval on the States 4-yard line. The little Panther halfback was hurt on the play. When the teams had changed ~oals Davies fell back to the 1O-yard line for try at goal from placement. His boot went to the left of the uprights and State took the ball on its own 20-yard line. An exchange of punts and a tumble by Killinger. Penn State quarterback. gave Pitt the ball on the Blue and White 43-yard line. Davies and Anderson found holes in right and left end for a net gain of nine yards and Anderson made it first down on state 53-yaro line. Five yards were added When NC Cracker went off left tackle and An derson made it first down on the state 22-yard line with n six yard plunge through right guard. Davies was hurt on the play and was taken out IN favor OF Byers McCracken went Off lett tackle for five yards and then took the ball around left end to states l2-Saro line. Byers and Anderson earned eight wards on the left side OF the line. but the advantage was lost when stein bad pass was recovered by Byers on States 12-yard line. Byers’s snort iorward pass to Anderson was incomplete and state again took the ball on us own award line. The half ended soon after. Penn States big chance 10 score came IA the third period. when Byers was forced to punt to Killinger from ms own goal line. state put the ball In pay on the Pitt 80 yard line. Way and killinger started offensive off-tackle and through guard stabs that could not be held. IL was first down on the Pitt ~ yard Inc when Haines drove into right tackle Tor a gain OF five yards. Way and taines added three more on cracks at the right and left side OF the Pitt line. with one yard TO go to make II first down way swung wide around left end and was stopped with n loss of one yar9 ana The danger. was over the Blue and Gold getting the ball on downs and punting out OF danger. The Final Attack. PITT started it’s final attack with only four minutes remaining to play. LESS hunted to Byers i’m midfield and II was .l...o- n-d. lnNitl- the PAN

• Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, November 26, 1920

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  BIG EASTERN ELEvENs FAIL TO REGISTER POINT Pittsburgh and Penn State Play Scorrlrss Tie ON Slippery Field. ATTENDANCE RECORDS BROKE Thirty-Fivc Thousand Persons Pack Stand ut Forbes FirId--Dayics, Pitt Star. Injured and Kctircs From Contest in Favor Of lsycrS. r.IrSr’y i:C;H PA. So. -, -Thc Pi’TnsJ: .”nia state Go! &c football team. favored to win over Tho UNI v”rsity Of fittsburgn was held Ia n sc”r”icsS II” hy tho ianthcrS M Forbes Field here .tDdag. Store than 3j,po6 persons tile largest crowd in INC battle, which wax fight 10 Il stindS;i.l from the start until th.. final whistle. Neither Penn state nor Pi’1 have been defeated on the grid mt threatened. 20 score twice. and dniy once aid Penn advance to within striking distance II the eoai. Ia the iirst period Penn state !ay.d an ou.n football to advance. Tn” rautticrs had the ban on the cirht-yard lin. when IN” period cnd”,i ~ III” npeninH 81 the second hail Davies tried fer field goal from placement bu, the bah went wide. Late in tn” second period Davies injured and n. gave way 10 Ey”I.. half. Ia tho second, period KnlInser the state fort. fNc-yard line TO: Pat. The Partners then made three lrst downs on lin. plungcs, but lost “a” ball on iuinbl” on IA” ;cn-Eard Penn advanced 10 the Fit, tcn-yard I’m” Ia the last period. but on Ia” fourth down, With three Ia 20, Wa: MAS tackled for Il one yard loss. and the l’nnth”rs took the bail Tho field was q sea Of mud and The backs found u hard 10 handle the Dall. rhc game shows that Pitt mad. NOR. :rst dtN%nS than state. and ihat ia yi-s and Hyers Outkick”d LESS. of the Penn eleven. May. Halncs aud E!lling-r starred for state. Will” Davies Anderson and Bycrs played u fin” brand or football. Tho lineup:

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  The Wheeling intelligencer, Wheeling, W. Va., November 26, 1920, page 6

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  PITT HOLDS PENN STATE To 90 TIE Pittsburgh. Ia. Nov. 25-The Penn sylvania State College football team, favored to win over the University OF Pittsburgh. was held to scoreless tie by the Panthers at Forbes Field here today. More than $4,000 persons, the largest crowd in the history of the field. witnessed the battle. which was q fight TO Il staHdstill from the start until the Bnal whistle. Neither Tenn State nor Pitt have been defeated on the gridiron this season. Fit threatened to score twice and only once did Tenn advance to within striking distance of the goal. In the first period. state played an open game but Pitt reSOrtcd to straight football L” advance. The Fanthcrs had the ball on the eight yard line when the period ended. AT the opening Of tho half Davies tried for field goal from PLACE nent. but the ball went wide. Late in the SECOND period. Davies. handspring of the Pitt machine, was injured. and he gave away to Bycrs. who played u won derful game at left half. In the second period, killinger FUN bled and Anderson recovered on the State 45 yard line for Pitt. The Pam theirs then made three first downs on line plungss but lost the ball on 4 FUN BILE on the ten yard line. Penn advanced TO the Pitt ten yard , line in the last period, but on the fourth down with three to 60, Way was tack led for one yard loss and the Pnnthers took the ball. backs found 1t hard to handle the ball. which was slippery. A summary Of the game shows that Pitt made more first , downs than State. and that Davies and ! Byers out kicked Hess. Of the Penn eleven. Way. Haines and killinger . starred for State, while Davies. Ander- son and Bycrs played a fine brand Of fnntbl II for Pitt

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Officially, Penn State leads 53–⁠43–⁠4; as played, 52–⁠43–⁠4 in the 99 games on file; the official count covers all 100 meetings, counting the 77 since this game.