Pittsburgh at Ohio State

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  Evening star, November 9, 1952, page 64

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  P Panthers’ Air Attack Brings 21–⁠14 Victory And Post-Game Riot COLUMBUS, Oh1o. NOV. 81 Pittsburgh used its supposedly weakest weapon-its air arm--to defeat Ohio State. 21–⁠14. before 1870 fans today. It was Pitts burgh’s fourth victory in the IT. game series reaching back to 1929. and the jubilant Panther fans ripped the all-metal goal posts from the ground in q great DEM onstration after the thrilling contest. The Ohio RoTC unit attempted to halt the thousands Of frenxied Pittsburgh partisans. and D free for-all-fight developed under one of the goal posts. White helmets Of the ROTC men were scattered all over the ground as the fans pummeled them. Police finally moved in. and quelled the disturbance, but not until several black eyes were suffered by the gladiatorS. Score Twice ON Aerials. Pittsburgh, known as a running team, had scored only three touch downs through the air in six previouS games. but collected twice through the airways today as Halfback Bill Hoffman hit Half back Bill Reynolds with q Toyarder late in the second period, and Quarterback Rudy Mattiola passed Sc yards to End Dick Deitrick late in the third session. Deitrick shook of five Ohio tacklers as he turned and twisted down the sideline for the touch down which proved decisive. Pittsburgh scored first in the opening period when Mattiola plunged over center for two yards to climax a 32-yard drive. The answer to the Pittsburgh victory. however, was the canny defense of the Panthers. The Pittsburghers allowed Ohio’s sensational quarterback. Johnny Borton. to COM plete short passes all over the field but frightened up when the Bucks got into dangerous territory. Buckeye Drives Halted. Only twice did the classy Ohio aerial attack click for touch downs. Borton passed to End Bob Grimes for 80 yards with ESQ to play in the second period and connected with Halfback Fred Bruney for % yards and a score with 1:14 to play in the last session. In between, the Panther stall warts stopped Ohio drives on the 81, 26, 8 and 16-yard lines. Through the third period and up| until II minutes had elapsed I’M the fourth, the Buckeyes failed to get into Panther territory, butt finally made 1t when Marts Beck ley recovered a Pittsburgh tumble on the Panther %. Capt. Joe Schmidt spearheaded the Panther defense, making tackles and knocking down passes all over the field. Borton completed IS of A passes for 282 yards as the Bucks took to the air when unable toI penetrate the Pittsburgh line with a ground attack. That ground attack gained only. 81 yards in IS tries. Ohio had a % to IL edge in first downs. and outgained the Panthers 333 to 237 in all departments. eists0sEsh esis ssste -----5 : ! Al Pittsburgh scoring: Touchdowns-Msttiola. Reynolds. Deitrick. Conversions II Ohio scorins: Touchdowns – Grimes. Bruney. Conversions-Weed (2).

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  The Key West citizen, November 11, 1952, page 5 (results column)

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  Pitt Is Seen AS Cotton Bowl Contender NEW YORK R-Hanging out Mondays football wash, and when it’s dry just throw it over there in those bowls: Speaking of bowls, don’t be sur priSed to see the big post-SeaSon game operators start making tracks toward Pittsburgh. The overlooked Pittsburgh Panthers suddenly have blossomed into prime bowl material. Here’s a team which has whip ped Notre Dame and Army on successive week ends and beaten three members of the Big Ten Iowa, Indiana and Ohio State. Pitt, 21–⁠14 winner over Ohio State Saturday. has lost two deciSions--a 1920 bow to Oklahoma and a 16–⁠0 surprise at the hands of West Virginia. But the PantherS, who have no bowl bars, should have a gaudy string of victims. Remaining games are with North Carolina State and Penn State. Advance lineup How do you like this for an advance lineup of the major bowls: Rose-Purdue VS.. Southern Cal ifornia-U -UCLA winner. Sugar-Georgia Tech VS.. Ten neSSee. Cotton-Texas VS.. Pittsburgh. Orange-Mississippi VS.. SYRIA cuse. For once, the feet played as important a part as the arms in Saturdays football games and many a decision was won or lost on the ability tQ kick the point after touchdown. Leroy Fen Stemaker Of Rice kicked five extra points with a twisted ankle and carl Maza Of Arkansas missed two as Rice beat Arkansas. 1888. There was an identical situation in the Texas Baylor game in which Texas Glib Dawson clicked in five tries while c. o. Brocato missed a couple 10 account for Texas, 1888 triumph. Two conversions by Bobby Reynolds settled the issue at Lawrence. Kan. where Nehraska upset Kansas. 1913. Wiscoasln beat Northwestern. 24–⁠20. or a field goal and three conversions by Paul Swalko. But everybody looked like pikers con- TpaTed 90 Jack Parker of Ms s!ssippi State. In beating Auburn 1884. all Jack did vas score three to0ehdowns. pass for three more and set Up the seventh besides kicking six extra points. 4. He now has 81 points for the year, Jusi one away from the Southeast tern Conference record set by S,eye Van Buren Of LSU in 1873. and there are two games 10 play. Matt Nu3evjch. san JoSe State defensive hslfoack CO the mira Uurz! hea&v7aelrhf hnxfne chan D

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