Pittsburgh at Ohio State

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  Minneapolis spokesman, Minneapolis, Minn., October 4, 1940, page 1

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  Sonny” Franck, Joe Mernik and all the rest Of Coach Bierman’s charges who performed in yeoman style. Minnesota faces tough opposition next Saturday when “Biff” Jones brings his Nebraska Corn huskers to Memorial Stadium. Word comes down from Lincoln, Nebraska, way, home of the Corn huskers, that Jones is bringing a squad of three full teams to the cities and all capable of shooting the works” Ohio State, champions of the Big Ten conference, made it’s opening game a success by crushing Pitts burgh 30–⁠7. The alertness of Charlie Anderson, Ohio’s crack Ne gro end, set up the second pass play touchdown as he shared a Pitt pass on his own 48, and fairly breezed to Pitts 35. On the next

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Ohio State leads 19–⁠5–⁠1 in 25 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.