Pittsburgh at Duke

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 6, 1929, page 1

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  PITT ROUTS DUKE IN NEW STADIUM Blue Devils Lose by So to 7 as Dixie’s Largest Grid Plant Is Christened. ~ URBAN, N. c., October Sled by a trio of backfield speed merchants, the University Of – Pittsburgh Panthers christened the new Duke University Stadium here this afternoon by routing the Blue Devils So to 7. Running behind almost perfect interference, Uansa. Parkinson and Rooney, the big shots of the Panther backfield, plowed through the line, Skirted the TANKS and galloped up and down the field almost every time they were called upon to carry the ball more than 10 yards, and a spectacular dash by Rooney we’re the high spots of the Pittsburgh offensive. Duke was helpless against the heavy Pittsburgh line, but was able to gain consistently through the air, except when within striking distance of the Pittsburgh goal. Buie hurled passes like bullets all afternoon and started the SouthernerS on the way to their only touchdown with a 2o-yard heave 70 Beaver late in the last quarter. The big Duke bowl, said to be the largest and costlieSt in the South, was approximately two-thirds full for the seasons first big interSectional claih A crowd estimated at 10000 was present Pittsburgh lost no time in getting started It scored q touchdown before the game vas six minutes old, thanks to some nifty stepping by Uansa and williams, and from that moment on ran wild. Two more touchdowns were added in this period, one was cha!ked I’D in the second, three in the third by the Panther second team and the last was showed across in the fourth. Uansa carried the ball to the 8-yard line and williams made the remaining distance for the first score. Before the stands had recovered from the shock Pitt worked double-pass fake and VIII liams ran around Dukes unprotected right end so yards for another. Later in the same period Uansa nm corked a 77-yard dash for a counter. The Duke defense stiffened somewhat end Pitt was held to one touchdown in the second quarter. UanSa again ran through the whole Southern team for a 72-yard gallop. With the start of the half Pitt began using its tricky dou- BILE and triple pass plays and scored On toss from Rooney to Edwards. Following safety, the result OF right. end for a Seward run and touch down and a bit later Walinchus added another score with run of 48 yards on a cut-back play. Again Rooney hoped INTO the spot light by carrying the ball 43 yards around right end for touchdown. The lone Duke score came near the end of the game and was the result of one of Buie’s 40-yard passes to Beaver Altogether Duke tried more tim 40 nasSeS

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Pittsburgh leads 17–⁠10 in 27 meetings, counting the 26 since this game.