'rldny, October 21, 1932
j Between the Lions
The Sports Editor
"State will beat Syracuse this Saturday by two touch
downs !”
That is the answer one Pehn State man who has written us
makes to the assertion that spirit is dead,’ that the student
body has given up hope for a vanning football team.
The Penn State student body has not lost faith in the abil
ity of its team or its coaches. Tomorrow, together wMh 2,000
alumni, it will sit in New Beaver Field awaiting the inevitable
comeback of a roaring N'ittany Lion with more hope than it has
ever held before. ■
Tor, last week the showing Penh State’s eleven made
against its powerful foe, the strength, bbth on offense and de
fense; it revealed.so'unded, we believe, the note of a new era—
or rather, the rebirth of an old one. Against Syracuse, already
demoralized by unexpected weaknesses!" there is every reason to
hope for the first major victory on New Beaver- Field since the
famous French-Deidrich dash for a touchdown defeated Lafay
ette on another Alumni Day in 1929.
There will be barriers to the comeback tomorrow—plenty
of them. Five injured varsity regulars will be on the bench.
The team will be outweighed, man for man, by at least twenty
pounds. But it will overcomje these barriers if it shows the
passing attack it displayed against Harvard, if the line holds as
it did against the Crimson, if the team, as a whole, realizes it
can play better football than Penn State teams have played in
the last three years, and finally if it goes on the field feeling
that it has behind it the sincere support of every graduate and
undergraduate.
If these things hold true, “Victory”'will take on a real
meaning tomorrow nightl
Our Opponents
After their impressive victory' over what is considered a strong Lafay
ette team, we’re inclined to favor Colgate over most of the opposition in the
East, especially when the “opposition” is N. Y. U.,'a team which has looked
none too impressive so far. The Red Raiders should win by two touchdowns.
Frank confession is good for the soul, so we admit here and now that we
don’t know much about Sewanee’s Tennessee opponents tomorrow. The Tig
ers came through last week, however, so here’s another wavering vote for the
University eleven.
The Owls have about established themselves as one of the strong elevens
of the East, when they’re “onV’ Denver may offer stronger opposition than
is generaly expected, but the. Cherry and White eleven will probably send its
supporters home hhppy again! # •
Lebanon Vdlley-Jilniata
Unless Lebanon Valley is still suffering from its battering, at Fordham’s
hands last week; Juniata should
Wayribsburg.Grove City
. Under Bill Amos, former. W. & J. mentor, thfe Grov’ers have a team that
is better than usual. However, we’re still betting on Rab Currie & Co.
Ilarvat-d-Dartmouth
We can’t conceive of that powerful line and speedy backfield the Crimson
boasts bowing to the aggregation that Penn defeated. Harvard, unless we
miss our guess, will surprise the experts by the decisiveness of its victory.
This and That
Remember that Alumni rally before the Colgate game two years ago?
.... Bill Hartman is trying to stage another one like it tonight .... But *it
won’t be like it unless you and you anil yon go up there .... How about it?
—S. H. B.
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to warrant holding him on the bench
if at all possible.
Johnny Grimshaw, another early
season causally who is back in shape,
and Buck KicKee, husky sophomore
candidate, stand out as the next best
bets to start, but “Rosie” seems the
logical candidate at the present time.
Jesse Brewster will man the other
wing post.
Berry Returns To Lineup
Parker Berry and Dick Woolbert
will be in there as tackles for the
kickoff. Berry, a letter-winner last
year, will replace Cole while Woolbert
has recovered from the face injuries
received at Cambridge to hold his po
sition at right tackle.
: Tho guards will be “Marty” Hesch
and Lou Kreizman with "Zev” Za
wacki stationed at center to give the
middle of the line the same trio that
started against Harvard. “Andy”
Anderson and Veto Rich should see
action as replacemets for Zawacki and
Allen and Johnson rank as the guard
reserves.
That passing combination of Col
ins and Lohr should trouble the Hill
school tomorrow for “Spike” and
“Bill” are scheduled to form half of
the Lion backfield. Tommy Harper
or Harry Sigel will get the assign
ment for the other backfield post and
Leo Skemp or Jim Boring will do duty
at fullback.
Will Use 5 Sophomores
Syracuse will outweigh the Nittany
line by twenty pounds while the Lion
backs will average eighteen pounds
lighter than the Orange - ball-carriers.
The visitors will present a line aver
aging 195-pounds, and a backfield
with an average weight of 181-
pounds.
Fivo sophomores are included in
the lineup scheduled to start for Bill
Orange. Sanford, end, Vavra, tackle,
Wamsack, center, DiNunzio, quarter
back, and Lou Stark, fullback, are the
Syracuse players who are experienc
ing their first year of varsity foot
ball.
Syracuse possesses an excellent
passing attack as well as a smooth
running offense; -according to Marty
McAndrews, former Lion center, who
has scouted the Orange in its last
two games. Stark features the pass
ing-attack* as well as furnishing driv.
ing power on line plays from fullback.
HORSESHOE TOURNEY BEGINS
Groups desiring to enter the intra
mural horseshoe contest must post a
fee of twenty-five cents at the School
of Physical Education office in Recre
ation Hall by tonight.
BaiHM@auH.Msi
* PARK - |
LOU REDMAN AND
HIS ORCHESTRA
Featuring Mack Williams
and Claude Raker from
Blackbirds of ’29-’3O
On Oct. 22
DUKE MORRIS AND
HIS VARSITY TEN
On Oct. 29
The State College
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318 E. College Ave.
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Phone 983 —J. N. Garber ’32
W. B. McCarter '32
Now is the time to start
Saving a Little Every Week
for the Rainy Day that
Always Comes
THE
First National Bank
OF STATE COLLEGE
John T. McCormick, President
David P. Kapp, Cashier
THE .PENN STA.TE COLLEGIAN
L OPPOSE STRONG SYRACUSE ELEVEN
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MSSOH ,GUfiRD
Low Scores, Close Games Featured
In Past 10 Orange-Lion Grid Tilts
A series of ten .football games In
which neither team has over scored
more than • ten points nor, the two
teams more than fifteen points to
gether in V single game is the unique
low-scoring record hung up by Penn
State and Syracuse University foot
ball fames' : since - the start of their
series in 1922.
Syracuse is the leader in the ten
game series with five victories
against two for .the Nittany Lion
elevens. . Three games resulted in
elevens. Three games were tied.
number of points scored-with sixty to
twenty-seven for 'Penn State. The
New Yorkers equalled the high scor
ing mark for a single game on three
occasions when they registered ten
points to defeat the Lions.
Field goals have played a prom,
inent part in past Penn Slate-Syra
cuse games, with no loss than six
registered by the, two teams since
1923. Macßride, Orange fullback,
won .the 1923 game single-handed
with a touchdown, field goal and
point after touchdown to give Syra
cuse a 10-to-0 lead at tlie end of the
Lion—Orange Scores
Penn State • Sui'ocasc
1922 .0 0
1923 0 10
102-1 ■ (i 10
3925 0 7
3926 0 10
1927 9 G
1928 G G
1929 G 4
1930 0 0
1931 0 7
Total 27 GO
Games Won 2
Tie Games 3
game, and in the following’year add
ed another field goal to clinch a’lo
- triumph. '
Jules Provost, Lion guard, was re
sponsible for two field goals in that
1924 contest, accounting for all six
I points credited Penn State, while
“Vic’' Hanson, present Orange coach,
scoi'ed a touchdown in the victory.
The game was the first defeat of the
season for Coach Hugo Bezdek’s
Lions that year.
Johnny Roepke was the hero of the
fir-ft Blue and -White triumph over
Syracuse, kicking a field goal from
the twenty-one-yard line to climax a
last quarter attack that defeated the
Orange, 9-to-Gi Cooke, Syracuse
quarterback, added another field goal
to the list in the 1926 contest to help
tie Orange register a 10-to-0 victory.
Tomorrow’s contest will mark the
fourth occasion that Syracuse has ap-|
penvetl before Alumni homecoming
day crowds here. The Orange cap-1
Lured the’ 1924 and 192G' Alumni day
contests by 10-to-6 and 10-to-0 scores,
while .the third game was the 1928
G.to-G deadlock.
Jeffrey Blames Bus Ride
For Soccer Team’s Defeat
Poor Condition of Players Caused by Improper
Traveling Facilities, Coach Says
Fuilure of the Athletic authorities
to supply the soccer team with proper
facilities and conditions for travel on
Us long trip to Cambridge was the
reason given by Coach Bill Jeffrey
and members of the team, for its un
expected defeat at the hands of the
Crimson booters Saturday.
“My boys played the poorest game
I’ve ever seen a Penn State soccer
team play in their contest with Har
vard Saturday,” said Coach Jeffrey.
“The.reason for this I lay entirely to
the poor condition of the players be
cause of the , long , hours they were
forced to ride in a bus in such cramp,
ed’positions,”;he added.'
. “After leaving State'. College at 9
Thursday night and riding un
til 2 o’clock in the morning, we were
only allowed five hours sleep,” said
one of the’ soccermen. “Then start
ing at 7 o’clock in the morning we
rode all day Friday arriving in Cam
bridge at about 9 o'clock, just in time
to go to sleep, all tired, and cramped.”
Without a workout Saturday the
Lion booters took on Harvard, a team
considered far inferior to the penn
State team, and “just didn’t look like
nfy boys.” In the words of Frank
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Evans, left halfback performer, “Wo
went after the ball, but our legs could
not get us there the way they always
It was a rejuvenated Lion soccer
eleven that faced Springfield on Mon
day, though. Arriving at. Springfield
Saturday night the booters were thor
oughly massaged and put into shape
by the Springfield players.
In direct contrast to Coach Jeff
rey’s comment on the Harvard game
showing was the fine tribute paid to
the Penn State eleven by Conch John
Brock of the Springfield team. After
the* close of the Springfield, game
Coach Brock declared, “Penn State
gave the finest exhibition of college
soccer that I've ever witnessed, even
though we beat them. It was any
body’s game."
“If you want the boys to do the
institution justice, give them a chance
to do it,” pleaded Coach Jeffrey. “I
think a defeat once in a while is good
for the team provided they have of.
1 fered their best when they are beat
en, but sitting on the bench Satur
day, watching the boys lose because
they were unable to offer what I know
they have—that hurt me.”