Penn State at Illinois

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 23, 1960, page 1

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  WIND FACTOR IN 1913 VICTORY Illinois Fast Start Downs Penn State CHAMPAIGN. ILL.,, oct. % Cap John Easterbrook, nlinois’ little quarterback, COM bined with giant End Ed O’Bradovich for q first-quarter touchdown that keyed . 1913 victory over Penn State before q crowd of 81 .459 today. It was Illinois first tiumph over the Nittany Lions in a three-game series and came after two straight losses. All Of the nlini’s scoring was in the first, quarter as they took advantage Of a strong wind that faced Penn States punter, Charles Raisig. Penn State scored in the final three minutes on q 75-yard thrust in 10 plays. Galen Halls IS and 9-yard passes to John Bozik. and Dick Hoak,s 27-yard toss to AL Gursky provided The punch. Hoax made It with a vineyard scoring pitch to Cur sky. Hoax ran for the extra two points. & ~ i Starks Scores But too much damage had been done by Illinois in the FIRST quarter, Against the wind, Raisig got on . 27-yard punt in the OPEN ing minutes, and Illinois took over on the Lions As. In 10 plays the Illini scored, Mar shall Starks slashing across from the 8 after a pitchout by Easterbrook. In the surge EaSterbrook, a 15S-pound senior quarterback, three times hit O’Bradovich, a 6-foot 3-inch, 235-pound jun Tor end. for q total Of 80 yards Gerald Wood converted. Later wood booted a. 24-yard field goal that proved to be the de- Gliding margin. His chance came when Reisig’s punt hung up in

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Penn State leads 22–⁠6 in 28 meetings, counting the 25 since this game.