Penn State at Pittsburgh

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], November 26, 1915, page 1

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  PITTSBURG DEFEATS PENN STATE ELEVEN Scores 90 Points and Goal Line Is in Danger Only Once During Game. HASTINGS IS THE STAR c~--rspvrG. Pa. Nov. 25.-The Univer- ST, ~ pittsburg demonstrated it’s SUI perioftty over Penn State on Forbes Field to-day by winning the annual foot ball game by “A score of 30 to o. The home team scored 10 points in the frs, period, after averting a score BY Penn state by splendid defence on the seven yard line. On the Kick OFF Meadows of Pittsburg got the ball and made “a bad pass to william son. the latter fuinbling, Mcdowell OF Penn state falling on the ball on Pitts burg’s seven yard line. ON four tries Penn state was unable to make the necessary distance and lost the ball on downs. Pitt then worked the ball down The field on short end runs and line smashiag until pcnn states twenty-five yard line was reached. when Hastings booted tho ball over the goal posts. Shortly after the kick of Williamson gained ten yards around right end, and NcLarcn plunged through centre time after time until Hasttrg was pushed over the flye yard line. lie kicked goal and the first period ended with the score 10 TO o. In the second period State resortcd TO forward passing. hut was unable to make any gains. and as Pitt played entirely on the defensive the period ended with out further scoring. The third period showed the two teams evenly matched, and the ball passed from n to the other several times on downs, but Just before the whistle blew Hastings OF Pittsburg rot the ball on the twenty-seven yard Nne, and aided by splendid interference dodges the whole State line n ran over the line for the C touchdown. Iie also Kicked goal. In the last period Warner rushed many Of his subs into the fray. Dehart. Fry and Gougler getting chances n making good. the latter Initiating Hast ;nrs with a goal from placement on the thirteen yard line. Th lineup: Pitt. Positions. Penn state. Carlson .........Ieft end ........Higgin Thornhiil. .....Lett tsekle......... Mood Sutherland. LEFT guard ....... Miller soppitt 80. . Right guard. .... Mcdowell Hcckensmith.. Right tackle. .CLarnecki Herron....... Right .end........ThomAs Mesdows..... ouarterbsck Ewing WILLIAMSON $50. Right Yeager McIaren...... Fullback CLARK sccre-Pittsburg, 20: Penn state. 0. Touchdowns-Hastinss. g Goals from rom touchdows-Hastings. : substitu. lions -Pittsburg- Siese for Carlson; Dehart fsr Meadows; Fry for Mclaren; Shapiro Tor Peck: Gougler for Hastings: McNulty t sG5 w fnr Tno4nnilii Sei Penn ssn,.HYersei ior Berryman; Morris for Thomas: Berry man Tor Yerger. Yerser for Yeager. Referee. A. Evans. Williams. Umpire iman-Merriman. Geneva. Time Of periods --bifteen minutes.

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  The Bridgeport evening farmer, November 26, 1915, page 10

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  Pittsburgh Claiming Football Title After Defeating Penn State Pittsburgh. Penn, Nov. 2s--Uni- Versity of Pittsburgh wound up its1 football season yesterday by defeating Penn States strong team 20 to 0.a This gives Glenn Warmers pupils a clean slate for the season and a claim on the so-called football cham pionship of the east. Both teams performed at their best today, and State fought hard to avert defeat, but they were outc1assed. PittsburgFa’s victory was not flulze, for they earn ed every point, while on the other hand State benefited by Pittsburgh’s fumbIes. Twice the Pittsburgh goal was threatened when State recovered fumb1es, the first one coming on the first kick off. Andy Hastings, Pittsburgh’s left half was the big factor in his teams success, scoring IT of the 20 points himself His first scores was a goal from field in the first period, which Wes followed by a touchdown and a goal a few minutes later. In the third period he duplicated his performance of the last two games by running around the State left end from the 27yard line for atouchdown, and them added another point by kicking the goal.

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, November 28, 1915, page 1

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  PITTSBURGH 0UTCLAssES STATE. Glen w.r4er’s Team Wind, Up Sea- son with 2O-to-O Victory. Pittsburgh. Nov. 25.-Thirty thousand people saw the University of Pittsburgh football team wind up the season this afternoon by defeating Penn State 20 to 0. Except for a bad scare on the opening kick or when Penn State recovered the ball on Pitts T-yard line, following tumble. the center countians did not endanger the Pittsburg goal line. Pitts burgh regained the ball on downs on Its 2-yard line ad thereafter Pc State was able to make but four first downs. although they put up a magnificent defen-l sive game. Hastings scored IT OF Pitts 20 points. Gougler, a substitute, adding the other by a field goal in the fourth quarter. Hastings scored a field goal from place ment from the 22-yard line early in the first quarter. Shortly before the end of the quater he plunged over for a touch down and kicked the goal. In the third quarter after a sensational dash by De Hart and Williamson. Hastings again went over for a touchdown. kicking the goal Bergman, Ewing and Clark dis tinguished’ themselves for State.

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  The Seattle star, Seattle, Wash., November 26, 1915, page 11

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  CORNELL AND PITT TIED FOR TITLE PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 2s.-Two big college teams finished tho 1915 football season without defeats ns a result OF Thanksgiving day games. Cornell’s victory OF TO . over Penn and Pittsburg’s defeat OF Penn State by a 20 TO 0 score. stamps those two elevens as the best in the East. Cornell. by its victory over Harvard has tho best claim for the Eastern title. while Pittsburg’s claim is based on It’s running up larger score than the Crimson did over Penn State earlier in the season.

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Officially, Penn State leads 53–⁠43–⁠4; as played, 52–⁠43–⁠4 in the 99 games on file; the official count covers all 100 meetings, counting the 82 since this game.