West Virginia at Pittsburgh

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 14, 1935, page 15 (results column)

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  WINNER 0R[0SER, EACH FINDS FAULT Hoyas Lack Scoring Punch, G. W. Fears Passes, c. U. Strategy Is Bad. BY ROD THOMAS. r MODERATED Catholic Univer- sity has most reason to be pleased with its foot ball ~ team, but it’s fact that none ‘of the coaches of the Districts big four was without grippe today. George Washington, which meets West virginia Friday night at Griffifth Stadium, will concentrate in practice on pass defense in which a weakness made it appear ridiculous at times against Alabama. The Colonials were okay in this department against Catawba, but IN West Virginia they will meet team that specializes in aerial play, and Head Coach Pixlee Skips the Redskins and harkens back to Alabama IN mapping his plans for the week Dutch Bergman at G. U. Is howllng for a quarterback. 1t seems that Pete Dranginis didn’t call the right plays often enough against Duquesne ana prevented the Cards from beating the Dukes more decisively. Whether Pete had in mind the Detroit scouts in the stands or simply forgot some choice maneuvers planned against Duuuesne is a question he will be asked today at a skull session. Makofske Is Savior. SEORTUNATELY for u.s. said Chick l. Kenny, the c. u. publicity man, TODAY. Bob Makofske had great evening with his boots. Bob kicked out to midfield five times from oehlno the goal. Three times the line saved us from being scored on. I C. U. will meet an undefeated team Mt Detroit, but Gus Dorias. the Detroit roach. is worried over the game. He rates the Cards as one of the strongest teams on the Titan schedule. It has weight, speed, good forward passing and topnotch kick:ng-everything, in fact, a team needs 10 go 10 town. Dorais has been Informed by his scouts. In their only other meeting, two years back, Detroit beat the Cards. 26-o. but regarded it as the Iltans toughest battle of the year. Georgetown looks for rocky travel ing against Miami University Saturdav at Griffith Stadium. and Coach Eaeerty is bent upon developing a scoring punch, something his greatly improved Hoyas lacked against no anoke, although winning l6-o. Against the Maroon. the Hoyas made 2o nrst downs. gained 2l4 yards by rushing and 90 by passing yet were able TO cross the goal only twice, and once at that, on an intercepted pass. Georgetown was within the l0-yard line no less than six times without being able to score. -Four OF It’s orlVes against Albright the week pe1ore petered out near the goal. Hoya Laterals Flashy. CEORGETOWN’S laterals consti- ~ tuted some of the 1ashiest foot ball PLAYED here this season. The Hoyas’ efficiency in this style OF Of fense at times was a little startling. They surprised, too, with the extent Of their improvement over the preyious week. Jack Hagerty and MS chief aide. Mush Dubofsky, are GOOD coaches and If the Hoyas have any luck against injuries, they should be an excellent team by midseason. Jim Pixlee lost no time on his ret,Irn from Pittsburgh in telling the G. w. players what they will be up against when the Mountaineers come to town for the first time In several years. ,r Pixlee and his backfield coach, Bill Reinhart, were impressed most thor oushly with the West Virginia over head pyrotechnics. They failed to beat Pitt in a 24–⁠6 contest, but the Panthers had trouble stopping the Mountaineer passing attack. With the addition Of Carl Brumbaugh, former Chicago Bear passing specialist to his coaching staff, Trusty Tallman has gone in strong for aerial stuff, with Brumbaugh developing the skill of Halfbacks Joe Cooke, Kelly Moan and Leo Fizer, among others. Lesson for Maryland. ESPECIALLY capable, Pixlee reported to his men, is Kelly Moan, 6-foot sophomore, who gave West Virginia its lone touchdown against Pitt on a beautiful long toss to Babe Bar ma, an end. Against Catawba G. W.’s pass detense looked good largely because the passer was rushed. One especially gratifying defensive performance was turned in by Fullback Herb Reeves, who intercepted pass and ran for touchdown. Reeves, it will be recalled, permitted an Alabama end to get between him and the goal to catch a long heave that led to the Tides first touchdown. Blocking remains an important item on the Colonial training program. Maryland, which goes to Lexington Saturday for the Cadets Homecoming game, learned some jolting lessons from its 800 defeat by great North Carolina eleven. THE Carolina attack” says one COM petent observer, Craig Taylor, writing in the Baltimore Sun, with its excel lent blocking, offers a flrst-hand illus tration to the Terrapins of how their own offense can be improved. The Maryland line simply is not equal to the task of holding of adversaries of nearly even strength, coached to charge in upon multiple pass plays that take too many seconds to develop. ‘”The Maryland type Of offense can be made to work and at times smother an opponent, but rarely will it sue

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Officially, Pittsburgh leads 63–⁠42–⁠3; as played, 61–⁠37–⁠3 in the 101 games on file; the official count covers all 108 meetings, counting the 77 since this game.