Pittsburgh at Pennsylvania

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  Evening public ledger, Philadelphia [Pa.], November 1, 1921, page 22

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  LAFA YET7E AS STRONG AS PITT-PENN SCOUT Naroon Has Team, OF Veterans Using Wmners System, That Crushed Red and BIue--Heisn,ans Squad in Good Shape for Eastonians- Starts ! sible injuries in scrimmage during the week. Mike” whitchill probably is the most seriously injured Of the team. but he Is expected to be available on Saturday. Mike received slight dislocation OF his left shoulder and bruise on his knee that forced his retirement from the game against Pitt. Johnny Humes. the Pittsburgh lad, who was injured in the V. VI. I. game, was out in togs yesterday for theafrst time. and expects to see action oil Sat. urday. A special brace Is expected to prove strong enough to bolster up his weak knee. Ertressvaag. who took terrific amount of punishment against Pitt, showed no Ill effects yesterday after noon. except slight limp from d leg bruise. George Sullivan. who should prove a big asset in the end SQUAD. went into his first scfimmage in weeks against the scrubs Yesterday and showed no III effects of the back injury that has Kept him idle since the Swarthmore game, when he caught the forward pass that enabled Penn to tic the Garnet. Starting this afternoon the coaches promise the players their busiest week this season. Scrimmage drills with the varsity opposing the scrubs are on the program, while constant signal drill ing and forward pass throwing and receiving will be worked out. Basketball Practice Starts basketball got under way last night in the gymnasium with record turn out for both the varsity and freshmen quintets. Bill Grave. Pos Miller and George Sullivan. the football stars, were on hand, but did not engage in practice. They expect to get started as soon as the football season is concluded. Emil Rosenast. Walter Huntzinger. last years veterans. and Goldblatt and Dessen, the freshmen stars Of last season. responded to the call. After a short talk Eddie McNichol sent the squad out on the floor for q short workout. Danny McNichol, last years cap tain. appeared in new role last night. lie is coach of the freshmen team and expects to produce another winning team. Danny was surprised at the great turnout and after look ing the material over said that It looked fine. lie will hold practice every night with the varsity. Coach George Decker and his boxing team of last year afforded Il pleasant afternoon to the mitt followers yes | terday in the boxing room of the gym nasium. He held exhibition bouts between the stars of the different classes and himself went through three round fray with Leo DeKorn. Pros poets for good team are good, according to the veteran.

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 30, 1921, page 26

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  PITT FLATTENS PENN BY A 28-TO-O SCORE PHILADELPHIA, October 29.-University of Pittsburgh’s foot ball ma chine 1attened Pennsylvania under its steam roller attack on Franklin Field this afternoon and triumphed easily, % to 0, before a crowd of $4,000. Pennsylvania played hard and we’ll, but the first few minutes Pittsburgh was in action left no doubt as to the result. Davies. Pittsburgh left half back. scored the first touchdown in the first ten minutes of play and in the same period Hewitt fell over the line after Holloran had advanced the ball to Pennsylvania’s 2-yard line by Ia forward pass. A double pass. Davies to Holloran and run by Hewitt accounted for Pittsburgh’s third touchdown. which came in the second period. The fourth followed a sensational 55-yard run by Holloran, Anderson plunging through the entire Red and Blue team for the final score.

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Pittsburgh leads 10–⁠1–⁠1 in 12 meetings, counting the five since this game.