Penn State at Pittsburgh

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 20, 1938, page 27

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  Cassiano Bags Three TouthdownS as Pitt Whips Penn State Goldberg PIoys Snoopy Come unine for Duke In $50 Contest ~ SAAE SsoDV~AASGo 4&oDs PITTSBURGH, Nov. 19.-Pitt’s hard-hitting Panthers bowled over a dazed Penn State football aggregaton, 26–⁠0, today with Dick Cassiano, lone junior in the dream” backheld, racing for three touchdowns. Fourteen thousand chilled fans, pelted by q hard rain in the games opening minutes, saw the PantherS completely outplay the Lions in the f1rst and third periods and then let the reserves do the work. Penn State. which has been play ing teeter-totter type Of game this year, first up and then down, left for home definitely on the downside. The Lions, hailed as one Of the best teams to come down from the mountains in years by virtue of tying Penn and trouncing Syracuse, never threatened. Goldberg Takes a Fling. Biggie Goldberg, sparkplug in the Panther backfleld who has been out with pulled tendon since the first flve minutes of the game two weeks ago which Pitt lost to Carnegie Tech, polished up for next weeks clash with Duke by galloping back the second-half kickoff So yards. That set the stage for Cassiano touchdown thrust, and off-tackle play from the Penn State 10. On the next kickoff, Lloyd Ickles fumbled and Goldberg recovered for Pitt on the Lion 80. On the second play Cassiano swept around end to an other touchdown from the %. The Albany IN. “ hurricane had scored his first tally late in the OPEN ing period, after another tumble by 1ckes. He skirted the end for 26 yards, then is for the score. Sophomore Thurbon Tallies. Bobby Thurbon. Cassiano’s sohpomore understudy from Erie, Pa, chalked up the fourth Panther tally in the final period, crashing throuch tackle from the Lion 9. Pitt, as of cd, confined its nlsv to straight line bucks. deep rcv-.cs ana end sweeps, throwing Only one pass which fell INCOMPLETE. The Panthers had eight first downs to seven for State and G. ned 222 yards rushing the ball, compared to 81 for the losers. The contest, 1888 home farewell for Pitt. was the 38th in the rivalry which began in 1893. Pitt now has won “a, lost II and tied 2 in the

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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 62 since this game.