SATURDAY, :NOVEMBER 14, 1942
Nittany Lion Gridders 'Up' For Traditional Penn Game Today
Munger Replaces Odell,
Welsh In Backfield
(Continued from page one)
Captain Lou Palazzi, at center,
will try to dUplicate the sterling
play given by another Lion cen
ter when the Blue and White
last met Penn. All-American
Leon Gajceki was the player in
1939 whose single handed defen
se play was responsible for
Penn's scoreless day.
Big Aldo Cenci, from his quar
terback position, will lead the
Lion backfield of Sparky Brown
al: tailback, freshman Joe Colo
ne at fullback, and Jack Ban
bury, the converted fullback at
the wing.
Although Penn's line will re
main the same as last week's
Coach George Munger has shift
ed .his lineup in the backfield so
that only Bert Stiff, at fullback,
remains of the quartet that bow
ed to Navy:
Joseph Kane, a junior who was
a regular in 1941, will play at the
wingback slot. Roy Pletz, a so
phomore who specializes in punt
ing, will probably start at tail
back in place of veteran Bob O
dell.. Munger hopes that Pletz's
punting will offset the outstand
ing kicking of the Lions' Colone.
Gene Martin will start at
..quar
ter.
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her - 28; a''Second victory-fed Perin
State - team, the Lion
.soccerrnen,
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seeking, a , troth .ano,ta:io
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er learning, Temple University. (Contibaued from, Page One)
, The .Frenn State soccer team is State in that department.
currently defending an undefeated Most important of all is the re
season for 1942, and an eleven- cent debut of Penn State in the
year'_ record, blackened with only role of a powerful offensive team.
a , single defeat. The Nittany boot- Against SyracUse last Saturday,
ers had, until their loss to Army State blossomed out' with a hard
last year, waltzed through NINE charging line that . repeatedly
consecutive, unbeaten schedules. blasted holes in - the visiting
Starting on a new winning streak Orange all afternoon,.
the Lions have 'this year bowled With Jack Banbury shifted
over Gettysburg, Bucknell, Col- from fullback to wingback, mak
gate, Syracuse, Army, and Navy ing way for triple-threat Joe Col
and are pointing toward their final one, Higgins finally found the
game with a powerful Temple perfect backfield" - combination.
eleven, State has no injury worries.
C. •
FB
COLONE
40
RH "
BANBURY
Penn State Substitutes
Ends: Van Lenten (82), Saierl (85). Robb (83).
James (88), Leonard (87); Tackles: Kerns (77).
Iftelft '(NO; • w e= (71), - Sheaths:ller .(38);
hey (66), .moyei
(65)t. , 05). .mgootta. , (53),
.-13 rooks St. - (10). So. (12),
•,(14),•Weitiel (30),:.akitia. (la). l i iicceri
• (24, (MIL tit). Pei,isori
(18), Schroyer - 127r, -Backer -(2), Mazzocco (17).
• Major (18).
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"The Stardusters"
November 20
Today's Line-Up
FRANKLIN FIELD- 2 P. M.
(Officials: Referee—J. H. Williams, Bucknell. Umpire
—G. R. Holstrom, Muhlenberg. Linesman—L. N. Tripi
cian, Harvard. Field Judge—F. R. Wallace, Washington
College.) •
PENN STATE
LH
BROWN
44
QB PALAZZI (C.)
'CENCI 52
• 23
Ck ! rile Spiv4-k
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
LE RE
WALTERS NELSON
86 7
LT
SCHOONOVER
76
LG
NsOBILE
61
RG
JAFFURS
RT
MOORE
72
RE
DAVIS
81
Senior guard Bob Perugini, out yet it has no doubt about the out
with a chipped • elbo' since - the come of today's contest.
W. Virginia game, is ready to — More 3500 Penn State stu
start. Brown and Weitzel are dents share that unshaking , confi
back in top condition. On the oth- deuce in the team's ability, and
er hand, Penn Captain Bert Kuc- will be on hand for the opening
zynski is still off his old form, and gun this afternoon. Uncanny that
has lost considerable weight from Nittany Lion football squad. In
sickness. Bert Stiff's injured leg three meetings since 1937 it has
is slow in rounding into shape. whipped the Red and Blue twice
All in all The breaks point to and tied once under conditions
another Penn State "upset." similar to today.
Coach Bob Higgins' squad came to Penn is in for its toughest game
town yesterday well aware of all of the season.
Penn's weaknesses. It knows Penn
is still a tough team. It knows
that the Philadelphia sportswrit-
ers all expect a Penn victory, and
for
featuring
$4.90 Tax Included
PENN
RT
CALCAGNI
RG
GRAIN
24
BITLER
10
LG
SHIEKM.AN
LT
DONALDSON
47
LE
KtCZNYNSKI (C)
Penn Substitutes
Ends: Qui llen (3), Brenner (18), Brodersen
(22)... Gregronis (29), Swan (36), McGill (38) :
Tickles: Boylan (15), Gallagher(l7), Schmidt
(19), Miran* (23), Cootier, (27), -Morgan (31):
dtiardtt: T. Nelson- (16), Itiiniftlitt . ' . (2s)J-Wiziglit
(30), ta w s (3)), (401i-4413alfiiifia'1421i v *I'
Cenfirs: - Meat:lft (28) wiesolitei
tor (Sl); ZYacks Gifitird (20).• *eldh (9), tell
(53).-Miller (51), Mcdartilf OIL itnlndage (21).
+ . Gang Stevens
RH
KANE
55
STIFF
33
013
MARTIN
48
LH
PLETZ
11
BUY WAR BONDS
AND STAMPS
Undefeated Harriers
Declared 'Ready' For
Annual IC4-A Meet
Clearly the underdog despite an
undefeated dual-meet season, Penn
State's veteran cross-country team
meets the East's best harrier
squads in the annual IC4-A meet
on the Van Cortlandt Park Course
in New York City Monday after
noon.
Seven strong, Coach Chick Wer
ner's proteges leave State College
this morning at 7:30 o'clock for
Philadelphia where they will wit
ness the Penn State-Penn football
battle. Following the contest, they
will proceed to New York City.
Carrying the burden for the
Lions will be Penn State's "big
four," Captain Norm Gordon, Curt
Stone, Mac Smith, and Jerry Kar
ver, who have all finished in the
first six of all three of Penn State's
dual meets. Beach, Williams, and
Horne will complete the team.
Favorites for the rrieet will be
defending champions, Rhode Island
State. The Rams have their top
four of last year's championship
team returning to the famous meet
Monday.
Top contender for first place
among 20 Eastern and Mid-West
ern colleges will be Yale, who cap
tured the annual Heptagonal cross
country championship over the
same course last week by placing
five men in the first ten cfmisheis.
Ndt,- td be aVerlooliiein . tfietacg.
'for' team honorsll'evt
vetsity, winner of the Intrd-City
Collegiate Meet two weeks ago.
The Violets placed three men in
the initial fout positions and went
on to capture ninth and tenth
places.
Frank Dixon, NY U freshman
star runner, will be the favorlte
for the individual title vacated by
another NYU man, Leslie Mac-
Mitchell. Nixon has captured first
place in all of the Violets' five dual
meets and the one 'tourney. His
best time was a 26:17 over the -fiv(e
mile Van Cortlandt Park Course
Wednesday.
Another top contender for the
individual crown will be Yale's
Leroy Schwarzkopf, who was
timed over the same course at
26:41.2 just one and one-tenth
second over Mac Mitchell's whining
time in last year's event.
Dancing 9- 1
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