The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 13

I tlM HS St AMI -4f 1 Pitt Passes, Grabs NU Fumbles and Tosses to Win Husker throws Then goes down Panther takes Down he goes But stops NU it I (iiillll JllllJilc CaiS OllldaW I Fans at, Sntreless Third (Juarlvr Ky RHVAVT Staff Sports Wrltor PITTSBURGH, Pittsburgh Coach John answered the rumblings of the Panther faas here Saturday during the third perhaps he But at any rate he sent tliem away happy when the giant jungle cats took advantage of two Nebraska mi.srues to register two fourth quarter touchdowns. After Pitt got two quick TD's in the first quarter. Michelosen went to his bench. For half the first quarter and all of Uie second, the held forth. Pittsburgh must tackle Army and Notre Dame on the next fwo Saturdays and doe.sn’t make a practice of running up doubt wanted to season his With a 2f-0 halftime lead, he sent in the unit after the Husker'; the Panther starters early in the third period.

up although no injurie.s were apparent when the team left here got awfully Jennings just know for a while how we ll be for Jennings wa.sn't optimi.siic afwut the return of Tolly for the cii.se yame. The North oph who ha.s been a all siea 1 nursing a bum ami hi.s ab.seme on offen.se is particu larly noted. just don't know when we ll get Harry Bill may he out for quite a while we ju.st yet Alternate fullback (ieorge Cifra participated hi.s TOUCHDOWNf Rut the fact that Nebra.ska held Pitt in the third, di.s* appointed most of the fans. They wanted a few more to help ea.stern and national prestige. They got their wish when the first unit returned to action in the fourth quarter and stayed most of the way to rack up the two final tallies.

When the fourth quarter opened, the first Pitt club had the ball on the Nebraska 19, In five plays it was 27-0. Joe Sci.sly’s 29-yard a few minutes later made the score more Back they go I from the Pitt standpoint, but it still left the short of the 42-0 advantage Army had over the Husker.s. Actually. Pitt picked up three touchdowns via blocked kick, a recovered fumble on the Nebraska 33 and a dropped fair catch. It was evident that Nebraska was fighting out with the all the way.

but that the Hu.skers ju.st have the physical strength to overcome the bruising Pitt line. Osiil kid.s never Coach Bill Jennings said after the game as he walked slowly to the NU room. they would have stopped fighting. Pitt would have run us right out of the Jennings said the Husker offense click becau.se couldn move their big guys kids like Stu Howerter and Dale Seimer are giving away about B.5 pounds to a guy like McCu.sker (241- pound Pitt tackle who was a tower of brute strength all afternoon) and they were just getting whipped. also get our handoff.s made Bill This resulted from the fact that Doug Thomas, a left half back week, was called on to go just about the entire game at quarterback, ami the Pitt ru.sh was tremendous.

Harry Tolly, first team signal caller, did not see action, while Chuck Smith and Roy appeared only briefly. played Thomas primarily for defensive and ju.st not familiar enougk with Bill said. I thought he did a good job. fact, a wonder we made any yards at all Bill "We had to u.se Gene Sandnge at left half and he'd never even lined up there before we had a lot of boys at new position Dick Prusia played a lot at end and a back or center I thought all the boys who had to go at new pasitions did well we just get moving against Whether or not the Pitt game took an additional toll of the Huskers won't be known until the team returns to Lincoln. Staff awki niis iioh Vail Sickle I ia il'irefdtofo Some Up Bill Hawkins-who had the flu all week-Don Kampe.

Jim Her- genieler, Gene Sandage and Larry Naviaux got pretty well banged bra.ska game he jierformed before home state fans. from Turtle Creek, and i.s playing his fourth for the George was on the NU squad that got Ik ked, 21 7 here in thought Pitt had a much belter team in than this he said. Po.st-game Nebraska room vi.sitor.? included Chancellor Cliff Hardin and Ralph Fife, former NU line coach under Bill Gla ford now in the Pennsylvania high coaciiing ranks. Both thought the Corhu-skers gave the Panther? a good battle. liiiiiior I.Gst A Put student wearing a Panther eastume promenaded around the ail afternoon, much to the plea.sure of the crowd which apparently gm a kick out of hi.s antics.

But the frisky went a little too far from the Nebra.ska the fourth quarter and came clo.se getting ruineil. After the final Pitt TD, the Panther walked among the sullen and downhearted Husker on the sidelme.s and picked up a Hu.sker helmet and waved to the The Nebraska player grabbed the helmet away from the gave him a healthy shove and told him to die hell out of When the Hu.sker started to advance, the Panther retreated and, naturally, the fans booed Mo.st of the Huskers were dead tired in the final quarter and depth kepi the pressure on. But center Dick McCa.shland, who drew lot of praise from Panther players for his defensive work, was an exception When he trotted off the field late in the game, he wa.s a.sked how he felt. I feel fine hut kinda helpless we move them not flashy, but they sure do hit hard and grind A minute later Jerry Brown had to limp off the field and alternate Cifra return, McCa.shland ran over to Jenning.s, said, go and took over the fulibacking made a key play. It was bis last-minute interception that prevented another Pitt tally.

The third-stringers were trying de.S|)t*rate]y to fxi.st a TD, but their flurry ended when the Geneva hustler sjieared an aerial on the 10. Pass block fails and Pitt scores. if A He huffs and he puffs MM Nebraska makes seven. I And scores. What There it is Pittsburgh..