TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1941 Lions Take 18th Win in 47th Renewal of . . . Traditional Pitt, State Rivalry When Penn State's Lions tamed of the Centre County team. the Golden Panther of Pittsburgh' The Lion roared with a ven -29-0 Saturday, it !narked the geance, however, in 1941, '42, and Blue and White's 18th victory, '43, registering three straight and first triumph in four years, triumphs. Petrella rattled off two against their oldest rival. touchdown's in the second period Saturday's game was No. 47 in as State defeated Pitt for the first the Pitt-Penn State series. .The time in twenty-two years at the first game was played in 1893, Pitt Stadium, 31-7 in 1941. High and since then Penn State has' light of the '42 contest was Larry played Pitt more often than any Joe's 90-yard return of the open other team on its schedule. ' ing kickoff for the first score. Pitt claims a decided advantage The victory in 1943 also marked over the years with 27 wins to the first time Penn State had 18 for Penn State. There have beaten Pitt three times in a row been only two ties—both score- since the advent of the modern less affairs in 1920 and 1921. era. The series has been interrupted Often-beaten Pitt continued to only once since 1900. Thirty two plague the._ proud Nittany Lion consecutive games were played and give rise to the rumor that between 1900 and 1931. Then fol lowed a three year lapse in the rivalry, and since competition was resumed in 1935, an addi tional thirteen uninterrupted con tests have been staged. Prior to the turn of the century the Nittany gridders defeated Pitt (then called Western Uni versity of Pennsylvania) twice. In 1893, the initial contest of the series, they snowed under W. U. P. 32-0, and again in 1896 tri umphed, this time 10-4. State's supremacy continued throughout the early part of the series as the Lions captured eight of the first nine tilts. W.U.P. didn't break into the victory column un til 1904, when they finally man aged to trounce State 22-5 in Pittsburgh. In 1907 the name of W.U.P. was officially changed to the Univer sity of Pittsburgh, and what is termed the 'modern era" came in to being. Pitt's victory edge in the modern era is even more pronounced. Commencing with a 6-0 triumph in 1907, the Panthers won 26 and tied 2 of the next 38 games Down through the years the series has been highlighted by spectacular plays, stiff competi tion, and some of the brightest names on the gridiron horizon. Penn State's last undefeated. untied team, the 1912, club almost duplicated this year's effort, blanking the Jungle Cat's 38-0. Pete Mauthe. captain and full back of that illustrious aggrega tion made 20 points himself on a 51-yard field goal, two touch downs. and five conversions. Again in 1919 Bob Higgins. then captain and All-Am-dean end at the College, personally instituted a 20-0 route of the Pitt Panthers by scoring the first tally on a Pass reception • behind the goal. This victory was exceptionally sweet, being State's first triumph in seven years, and also being registered in Pittsburgh. Line coach Joe l3edenk faced the Panthers in 1923 when he was an All-American guard for the Lions. That year Pitt romped over the Rose Bowl bound Staters 20 to 0 count. During the '3o's the Sutherland powerhouses at the Oakland sky scraper dominated the series. In 1935 Frank Patrick, one of Pitt's all-time great fullbacks, almost single-handed caused the defeat of the previously unbeaten State eleven by kicking an 11-yard field goal and plunging over from the one yard line to register a 9-0 victory, and send hones of an un defeated season at State College glimmering. The 1936 University of Pitts burgh Rose Bowl team that white washed Washington's Huskies in the New Year's Day classic 21-0 tuned up for their meeting by trouncing Penn State 34-7. Mar shall Goldberg made his debut for the Gold and Blue that season Goldberg wound up his spec tacular colleei'te career against the Blue and White when as a member of the famous "Dream Backfinld" in 193 R he helned en gineer Pitt's 26-0 triumph over State. Leon Gaiecki. great Penn State center, and hacks Chuck Peters and "Pepper" Petrella helned turn the tide as State managed to down Pitt 10-0 in 1939 ending a 14 game Pgnther win streak. Then in 1940 an underdog Pitts burgh eleven turned the Hi ggins mens dream of an unbeaten sea son into a nightmare by throttling Penn State 20-7. Instrumental in Pitt's upset victory was Edgar "Special Delivery" Jones, who pashed for one touchdown, and set up another with a 40-yard punt return. The defeat by Pitt completely destroyed bowl hopes Between The Lions A determined Pitt Panther winced when Bobby Williams, for— mer Pittsburgh Oliver High flash, piled over for the first Lion touchdown. It was jolted again, but was still hopeful when Bobby I rammed over from the five in the second quarter. Returning to the field after the halftime intermission, the Panther still had a lot of fight, but two fellows I.y the names of Rogel and Pebehel lamed and tamed the Panther, and after the spectacular third Blue and White six-pointer. the lights went out for Pitt. The 29-0 conquest was a `ine climax to this dream season, and a well-merited victory for a spirited team. The jinx had been cracked, the great State line had held up 3plerididly and established a new rushing defense record for the nation. end the Hig was smiling. To single out the outstanding Nittany gridder is a complex 2V k, for the entire soiled stood out. On the flanks were the Higgins men especially impressive, for not only Potsie and Sam, but Ed Czekaj, Fred Bell. Bob Hicks and the ever-aggressive Dennie Hog gard repeatedly hurled back the swift Pitt backs. It was a pleasure to see Tamburo chop down two and three interferencemenfisnd then tackle the runner, and sm•ling Johnny Potsklan, the great defensive end, bowed out of regular collegiate competition with one of the finest performances of his career. When Johnny Nolan went out of • the game with 14 1 / 2 minutes remaining of the last period. the last Lion starter had departed from the scene. Nolan. Jack Finley. Bill Kyle. Suhey. Joe D.. Chuck Beatty, "Sheol' all had played a bang-up ball game and the cavern °tic holes which these boys opened proved the stepping stones to victory. Despite the morning rain, the field was fast and secure, due to the '.arpaulin.which covered the stadium turf since Thursday. Pitt fans were enlightened on what to expect next year as second, third and fourth string subs filled the field in the second half. Although this was the last Pitt fray for a number of stout Lions. enough will be left "over to plague the Jungle Cats and the rest of the schedule next 'all. Very active in the game was "Our Hip," whom observers near the bench noted jumping from his seat with amazing regularity to bark orders to players on the field, quiz a ref on technicalities and consult with assistant coaches. The right side of the Lion line was magnificent, standing like a mountain on the defensive, and pushing t ack Piit forwards Skladany. Forsythe. Barkouskie. which was a real job. This Pitt tackle, Wib Forsythe was alone responsible for holding down the score: several times he was flattened in tackling or by blocks and had to rest up. but each time he reurned to rally his mates. Barkouskie. and the other guard Sumpter also gave the boys trouble, but couldn't hold back Joe Drazenovich and Suhey when these lads opened up holes "or Colone. Rogel and others. On offensive huddles. State lined up four on a side, with Wo losky and Joe D. at on•e end, and the tailback at the other. The tailback is the one who calls signals for the Nittanymen, except when Larry Joe is in the number 4 slot, then Colone becomes the field general. Fans saw this demonstrated in the second stanza when. after the Higginsmen went into a huddle with Bobby Williams Pre paring to call the play. Larry Joe bounded in as a substitute. Joe then moved over into Williams's former position. Spectators tabbed half back Bill Luther as a future star as the Osceola Mills flash thrilled the large crowd with long dashes on punt and pass interception returns. With his large stride and his knees churning, Bill owns a wonderful knack of picking his holes, and of knowing where to go once he reaches the secondary. Excell ing also as a punter and passer, Luther will be seen this spring as a pitcher on the baseball nine. Two bone-crushing blocks. one by the able Chuck Drazenovich. and the second by the hard playing tackle-sub Don Murray, left their victims helpless in a prone position on the ground. Murray's block of Coury resounded over the stadium, and allowed Luther to continue on his merry ways. To a host of people should go a host of credit: players. coaches. rainers Chuck Medlar and Jack Tighe, student followers. The single wing is far from dead and the long grind, which began on August M. has paid handsome dividends. A long yell—State!! Congratulations . To Bob Higgins and his great Nittany Lions on their outstanding football performance for 1f,17. A fine team that deserves the hearty applause we send their way. wolf furniture company 320 E. Col:ege Ave. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA State had an Oakland Stadium jinx, by edging highly-favored Lion teams 14-0 in 1944, 7-0 in 1945, and 14-7 in 1946. However, the jinx, along with the idea that the men from the Nittany mountains became fright ened at the sight of tall buildings, was dispelled Saturday as State rolled to one of it's most glorious victories before 53,000 fans, the largest crowd ever to witness a Penn State-Pitt contest. Largest score ever run up in the series was State's 59-0 victory in 1903. Longest run was register ed by Panther halfback Bernie Sniscak when .he returned the second half kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown in 1944. WITH TED RUBIN Lion Booters With New Beaver Field provid ing about as much traction as a strip of greased linoleum due to early morning rains, Bill Jeffrey's Lion soccermen battled the boot ing Owls of Temple to a 1-1 standstill in their last game of the season Saturday. The Lions closed the campaign with a rec ord of five wins, two losses, and one tie. Coach Bill Jeffrey said that it was the best game he had seen all year, and the boys played their best soccer of the season. Pretty well shaken up after los ing to a rough Army team last Wednesday, the Lions started slowly, but played good ball in the last half and really deserved to win, according to the Scot. The Blue and White took an early lead as outside right red Lieb netted a goal after seven minutes were gone in the first period, but the Owls knotted the count in the second on a goal by Grid Scrimmage Records Hard charging Lion fullback Francis Rogel hiked his sea son's yardage total well above the 500 mark with his 91-yard aggregate against Pitt Saturday. Leading ground gainer for the Nittanymen, Rdtel has toted the pigskin 504 yards in 113, attempts for an average of 4.5 yards a try. Jeff Durkota, fleet wing-back, retained the top spot as the Hig's best average mail carrier with a season's average of 11.2 yards per try, while Larry Joe held his runner-up posi tion in the average gain realm with a 7.7 average TC YG YL 113 518 14 39 447 8 44 347 9 41 250 7 71 249 35 40 214 16 42 184 27 38 190 43 33 137 8 11 76 10 10 61 1 23 61 3 1 25 0 8 21 4 3 14 0 3 9 0 2 1 2 522 2495 187 Francis Rogel Jeff Durkota Larry Joe Elwood Petchel Bobby Williams Bill Luther Joe Colone Wally Triplett Clarence Gorinski Larry Cooney Clarence Hummel Bob Weitzel Walt Palmer Walt Cominsky Lee Henry Johnny Chuckran Dennie Hoggard Totals THE ANCHORAGE 210-214 W. College Ave. FINE FOODS And meals that make you remember your mother's own home cooking. Drop in for lunch or dinner and give yourself a real treat. • THANKSGIVING DINNERS For Reservations—Can 2707 interested in music? ...in jazz? light opera? phonic?... every issue of PIC ca the latest record news and rev Sports • Apparel • Fiction • Car In the December Issue on all newsstands... 25 PIC'S Penn Stale tiepresentaiive: Art Stoner PAGE LIVE ie Temple, 1-1 inside right Hughes. From there the teams battled through the rest of the game without a score, •and two five minute overtime periods also failed to break the tie. Jeffrey rated the Owls as a strong offensive team, but said that the Temple halfbacks were not as good as the strong Penn State halfback line. The lineups: Penn State Temple G Graebner Rogerson LF Kline Lambert RF Margolf Clothier LH Hartman Alexander CH Hosterman Moyer RH Campbell Wason OL Hackman Raba IL Witmer Fritz CF Kretzer Barlow IR Shellenberger Hughes OR Lieb Montague Penn Stale 1 0 0 0 0 0-1 Temple 0 1 0 0 0 0-1 Scoring: Penn State—Lieb. Temple—Hughes. 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