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-
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'.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
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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. . .
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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
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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
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waiting for the other to drop his fighting in the 155-pound class. A
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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.
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