THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1942 . BETWEEN - THE LIONS By BEN BAILEY Sports Editor A GOODLY . bloc of the local residentia still mulls over the "disappointing" showing of the varsity cross-country team ih last Saturday's IC4-A's in New York when the boys finished second to Rhode Island State instead of Making their expected first place cake-Walk. FACT is , each . fellow on that team ran :the • race of his •life-• some• even ran- away - over their headsto even stay' in the con-. test,. and the team . was "very lucky to place as high; as second. . OUTSIDE of ' the Nittany Val ley, you see, the Lions were just an' annoyingly goad • team, and were not expected- to poach upoh the good showings of such fayor ites . as : Rhode' Island State (the winners, Matihattan, and N; Y. U. ONE would only have to take a' quick look at the Van Cortlandt, Pprk course, where the meet was run, to. wonder how the boys ever managed to stay in the same town ship all the way to the finish line. ABOUT s hundred yards from the start squats a discouragingly nprro;kr railroad trestle through which the boys•must crowd before any elbow room is available—and quite : naturally the start always develops into a hundred yard scramble for position. TO• GET anywhere near the leaders, one must hit that nar row opening well out in front— the fellow who,arrives there with the also-rans might just as well drop out and take in a movie. TO AVOID any shoving or bent fenders, the officials moved the starting line back an eighth of a mile—but the result still resem bled an old time-Philadelphia traf- • fic jam. '.ACCORDING to Captain Nbrm Gordon, the first runner of the 130 competing covered the open ing quarter mile in 58 seconds and the last came crowding through in 62 seconds—l believe Glenn Cunningham used to open his fa: mous miles with a• 60 second first quarter! STATE was lucky in that most of the team managed to clear that underpass with each fellow still on his feet—and up near the first division, too. BUT the rest of the .course was almost as" difficult. The runner who strayed from the narrow beaten path t) pass anyone not only broke his stride but risked breaking his neck in the under brush as well. STILL, State's "Big Four" man aged to finish in the first twelve. But' it still lacked a standout "fifth" man to take that 'coveted first place. Nevertheless, a team has got to be more than' just good to stay _with the leaders in a race like that. THIS Saturday the harriers compete in the National ,Collegi ate meet' in East Lansing, Michi gan. Trouble is, Rhode Island State expects to be there, too, as well as Indiana, sensation of the middle west. , WERNER expects the team to. finish somewhere, in the first five —which is plenty good consider ing • the competition. Maybe a "fifth" man will finally break through to make a "Big Five." ANYWAY, the boys are going to go all out to maintain their per fon-game of last week. Perhaps with a little more elbow room and a: little less road- congestion 'and a couple of breaks mid—well, any 7iVay, they're going to shoot the works. BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS r __,-, Bowser„Will Start Same Panthers Thai Defeated Nebraska Last Week Ready For Action Handicapped for : the last couple of games with injuries, Jack Stet ler, Pitt halfback, Will be ready for action Saturday when the Panthers invade New Beaver Field. Lion Harriers Run Best Race,Of Season In IC4-A Tourney "The boys probably ran the best race of the season on Monday." That was the way Coach Chick 'Werneranalyzed the Lions' second place in the IC4-A„ tourney. According - ,to 'Werner, Howard Horne was the surprise of the meet as far as the Lions:Were concerned. The fifth man problem was still evident after the meet, but Horne, who •was .number seven man on the, squad, finislied far-ahead of Joe Beach 'and Mitchell Williams. 'Penn State's "big four," Gordon, Stone, Smith, and Karver, ,finished within ten yards 'of each other— number one, Stone, finished' sev enth .and Karver crossed the line in twelfth place. HoWever, instead of .bunching as -they usually, do, the four runners were sometimes more than 100 . yards apart. Captain Norm Gordon was -full of praise' for Mac Smith, who ran the greatest race of his career, according.to Gordon. . . . . . . . ........ Junior Promo Senior. Ball . featuring It"! LIE SPIV'', K. :-AND HIS ORCHESTRA June Hirtten Garry Stevens I ne Star 2cderi" • \ . !inventor :2D • Dancing 9.1 OPEN UNTIL 3 A. M. ON FRIDAY and SATURDAY NIGHTS • D I . „ .• , , • , T ).e 4,, • THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Dutton Seeks Pitt Yardage Record SPECIAL TO THE COLLEGIAN PITTSBURGH, Pa., Nov. 18— The chances are very much in favor of the same Pitt lineup taking the field against Penn State's Nittany Lions this Satur day as started against and defeated Nebraska last weeken d. This week's starting combination will, hoWever, be better bulwarked by reserves than at any other time this season. Coach Charley Bowser's first string will probably find 180-pound pass-snatching Mike Sotach team ing with Marty Rosepink, 200- pound junior, at the end. Jack Durishan and Johnny Bak er, a couple of 200-pound-plus giants, will start at tackle. Francis Mattioli and Vince Antonelli, at guards, and • Jimmy Clowes, re formed end, at center, will hold down the center of the line. Bowser's starting backfield will have Bob Smith at quarter, Bill Dutton and Lou Cbelko at the half backs, and Frank Saksa at full back. Of these starters, Vince Anton elli alone has started every game. The rest of the lineup have been in and out all season with injuries. Backing this group will be some former starters who expect to be in better condition by Saturday. This list includes George Ails house at center, Jack Steller and Tony DiMatteo at halfbacks; Wal ter West at quarter, and Bill:Kyle at right end. Dutton After Record Bill Dutton, with 1270 yards of total offense this year, will be after the all-time Pitt yardage record established in 1933 by Warren Hel ler, All-American halfback. Dut ton needs 75 yards to break Hel , ler's mark. Lions Taper Off With two very tough games in as many weeks under their belts, the Nittany Lion gridders have been foregoing heavy contact work this week in an effort to (be. at top form for the Panthers Saturday. Only anticipated change in the Higgins lineup will be the replace ment of injured Sparky Brown by Larry Joe. IM Boxing Contenders Advance To Semi-Finals With the semi-finals in view, the fight. eight fraternity and two indepen- An excellent example of show dent men sought to eliminate their manship was exhibited in the con opponents in the IM boxing bouts test between Hirsch of SAE and held in Rec Hall last evening. Hibner of Sigma Nu. Hirsch, by Starting the bouts with the in- fancy footwork and speed, danced dependent 145-pound class, Whit- around Hibner, giving him little ten and Leiberman danced out of chance of landing a fatal blow their corners and each kept his dis- Slugging 'honors for the evening tance throughout the first round, went to Jimeson and Mattern, waiting for the other to drop his fighting in the 155-pound class. A guard. Whitten kept his boxing hard fought battle, Mattern man:- mate on the alert by a series of aged to edge out his opponent by overhand right hand blows a decision, while Ashby of Sigma At the beginning of the f i ght be- Pi nosed out Shoemaker of Alpha tween Taynton of Phi Kappa Sig- Zeta in a toe-to-toe slugfest. ma and Bache of Phi Sigma Kappa, Taynton pummeled Bache all over the ring while Bache waited for a 155, Detwiler vs. Norton; 145, chance to smash through his • op- Harry vs. Jennings; 135, Casser vs. ponent's guard. Fighting in a Zirms; 127, Delong vs. Koven; 121, Dempsey crouch, Bache caught Etters vs. Drylie. several blows that started up from INDEPENDENT the floor and had promise of end- 145, Krug vs. Renton; 155, Wool ing the 'fight abruptly, but Bathe sel vs. Muschlitz; 135, Cassidy vs. made a quick comeback and out- Salvetto; 127, Grim vs. Fleming; fought•his tiring opponent, copping 121, Cutrone vs. Eldrich.. • _ slos_sHt •• • It's 8:30 iv) See 54e3piani new Review p V 7 KuRFEw KApERs at 1:00 p. m. ts" • AUDITORIUM li Saturday—sl.oo SCHWAB NOVEMBER 2 -22 Friday-75c Peßo November Specials! 0 BUTTERSCOTCH NUT English Walnuts with rich Butterscotch Ice Cream. oECHOCOLATE FUDGE NUT Full of toasted Pecans a favorite for three Years . . you'll like it! • Serve these favorites sometime soon PHONE 744 ,11 , ) STATE COLLEGE , . . • • , PAGE THREE Today's Line-up FRATERNITY
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