FENN STATE SMOTHERS HOLY CR(SS BY 46-00
Quarterback Richie Lucas guided
Penn State to its easiest triumph of
the year, a 44).0 victory over Holy
Cross that kept the Nittcny Lions in
contention for a bowl bid.
FIRST PERIODS. Holy Cross, on a series
of passes, opened the game by moving
the ball 55 yards to Staters 9-yard
line to lose it on dawns. State imme
diately made its first touchdown,
covering 91 yards in seven plays,
featured by a 69-yard pass from Lucas
to Bob Mittinger. Jim Kerr went over
from the seven. Sam Stellatella
converted on a placement. Then State
recovered a Holy Cross fumble on the
Crusader 37 and scored in six plays.
Sam Sobczak went over from the four
and Stellatella converted again.
SCORE PENN STATE 14, HO O.
SEWN?' PERIOD; State added two more
touchdowns in the second period. The
first came after Lucas tossed a 70-yard
pass to John Bozick. Lucas carried
over from the 3. Stellatella again
converted. In seven plays State
tallied on a 46-yard drive. Ed Caye
scoring on a plunge from the 3.
Stellatellais kick failed.
SCORE: PENTI STATE 27, HC O.
THIRD PERIOD: A downpour started after
Penn State scored three more touchdowns.
Kerr ran 52 yards for one TD. Mittinger
alOo got a TD on a 12-. yard pass from
Lucas. Dick Pae fumbled across the
goal line, but tackle Jim Smith
recovered for State and Stellatella got
the conversion after the two previous
tries had failecLto make it 46-0 in
favor of State.
SCORE: PENN STATE 46 ) HC O.
FOURTH PERIOD: The rain made the field
a mire of mud and neither team was able
',o score,
FINAL SCORE I PENN STATE 46, HO O.
T7O STATE STARTERS MAY MISS PITT GAME
Pent state Coadh Pli-Engle said
that halfback Roger IcOehtiany p ppeedpter
from Wilkinaburg, Pa., bar miss the
game with Pitt on Saturday because of a
knee injury.
Koohman was hurt early in last
Saturdayts rout of Holy Cross and
underwent treatment at the university
infirmary for strained knee ligaments,
KoChman4 a star in the West Virginia
and SyracuSe games ) was promoted to
the first team left halfback post
against the Crusaders. He Was injured
while blocking in the Lions , first
series of downs.
Guard Bill Popp of Steelton also
was listed as a doUbtful starter
against the Panthers in Pittsburgh.
Popp injured an ankle against the
Crusaders.
Meanwhile, school_ officials
refused to comment on Penn Staters
receipt of an invitation to play in the
Liberty Bowl in Philadelphia lQec. 19.
A spokesman for the school said any
decision would probably be withheld
until after the Pitt game.
*** JOKE *4Hi-
As a kid around Chicago all I ever
heard from my parents vas such comment
ass "Why don't you be like Johnny 9
Johnny is a good boy. Johnny is an
ambitious boy. Johnny has his sights
on big things. Johnny is gonna be
faMous. While you, you're nothing but
a lazy loafer,"
I always wondered what happened to
Johnny. So the last time I wee back in
Chici,go I drove around to the old
neighborhood and knocked on the door
of the apartment where Johnny" s mother
lived. The old lady was surprised to
see me, "Jackie my boy' ' sire
exclaimed,, 3 You?re a sight for sore
eyes. It's so good seeing you avaino 3
I smiled. nltls so good seeing you )
too ) Mrs. Oillinger."