West Virginia at Pittsburgh

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, September 27, 1953, page 1 (results column)

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  NOCre Dame GWlCe came 1rOHl behind to tie Oklahoma at half time and then pushed over, two third period touchdowns to beat the Sooners, 1921, in the top college football game of the young season yesterday at Norman. Okla. Mickey Vernon answered Al Rosen’s challenge in the American League batting race with three singles in his first three times at bat and with a three for-four night led Rosen by 28 points going into today’s final games. Vernon is batting 1861 and Rosen 1888 after his 2-for-4 day against Detroit. Rain threatens to erase Vernon’s final chance to add to his lead today. The University of Maryland made it two in a row with a humping $40 victory over Washington and Lee. George Washington won its opener, but Navy was tied and Virginia lost. A long winning streak was ended when Georgia Tech was held to a scoreless tie by Florida in a sea of mud at Gainesville, Fla. That was the upset of the day, but not the only one. West Virginia toppled Pittsburgh, 17–⁠7. Missouri, beaten by Maryland last week, whipped Purdue CO. Big Ten champion, 14–⁠7. CIV. won a thriller from Virginia Military Institute, 14–⁠13, while Virginia was losing its opener to Virginia Tech, 20–⁠6. Navy got a big surprise when William and Mary. an upset victor over Wake Forest last week, tied the Middies, 6–⁠6. The Indians place kicking expert, Hadacol Hines, the extra point on a bad

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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 62 since this game.