Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-10-17 | Page 13 | Pittsburgh Has Old-Time Power in Beating Badgers

Pittsburgh Has Time Old Power in Beating Badgers By FRANCIS J. J POWERS International News Service Sports Writer CHICAGO Oct 17 Wisconsin 17 might have made it a better battie battle battle bat bat- tle tie against Pittsburgh but for Vince Gavre's gamble on a forward pass from his own end zone in the third quarter Pittsburgh was leading leading leading lead lead- ing by a touchdown at that time but when Petro the Panther guard gathered the pass and scampered over the goal line Wisconsin began to lose traction Gavre's gamble and the first play I injury to Jack Murray the Badger I Ithe center were the turning points of the game although Pittsburgh had the power to wn regardless Murray Murray Murray Mur Mur- ray and Weiss give the Badgers one of the best line-backing line combinations combinations combinations in the middle west and when the big center was hurt it put too much of a burden on the hard hard- hitting fullback The writer disagrees this is the best Panther team Dr Jock Sutherland Sutherland Sutherland erland ever coached Admitting the around all-around skill of the backfield backfield back- back field fleM with Goldberg Stebbins Cassiano and Chickerneo one doubts it is any more facile than last season when Frank Patrick was at fullback While the Pitt line is capable you looked vainly for any l Daniels or Glass- Glass fords and against Wisconsin Bill Daddio was not the great end of last season There is this for the Pittsburgh backs all of them run left with the same speed as to the right The Panthers shifted left almost as much as right and you see few teams do that Pittsburgh did not use its favorite spinner plays against I the Badgers but employed quick fakes and quick opening plays and of course the famous deep reverse The reverse ran to both sides and hit inside the ends with killing ef- ef fett for Sutherland rland still gets most out of the play a and d with little varIation variation varia varIa- tion from season to season Pittsburgh's line was slow on defense defense defense de de- de- de and floated a lot and only the right end and right tackle rushed the Badger passes The Panthers' Panthers line up in a rather loose fashion and could exercise a bit more showman showman- ship But for mechanical precision on offense you know of no team quite Pittsburgh's equal Wisconsin showed one great player in Howie Weiss He was as the tho spearhead of whatever attack the Badgers had and chopped numerous numerous numerous nu nu- nu- nu short gains out of the Panther line Weiss also did a grand job of line-backing line and Pitt attacked the center of the line lineless lineless lineless less than usual Pittsburgh has little to fear of what's ahead unless its it's Carnegie Tech and theres there's a national championship championship championship cham cham- in the offing unless the Panther becomes too self-satisfied self and starts looking too early at the theRose theRose theRose Rose bowl I