Rice at Pittsburgh

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 15, 1950, page 48

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  PITTSBURGH. Oct. 14.-Rice Institute ran an unbeaten foot ball string to three for 1850 and IL over a two-year period today on the throwing arm of Quarter back Vernon Glass who pitched the Southwest Conference cham pion Owls to a 14–⁠7 win over the University of Pittsburgh. A rain-soaked crowd of 21,061 saw underdog Pitt step out to a TO lead in the second quarter only to falter as the Texans punched out their pair Of touchdowns just before and after half time. Pitt got rolling again in a series of final quarter attacks that had the Owls reeling. A light drizzle curbed GLASS; pitching efforts. But the 21-yearold senior hit his receivers five times in 10 attempts. Pitts passers Bob Bestwick and Fred Botti connected for only nine In % tries. Pitts Bill Reynolds crossed the midf1eld stripe on a 36-yard jaunt with the opening kickoff. The

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Rice leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.