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BETWEE THE LIONS
Unpleasant or unwelcome as the thought may strike you; there
is no getting around the startling fact that Bob Higgins' boys face
toughest scrap of the season against Pitt tomorrow.
An underdog University of Pittsburgh grid squad will appear
iv.re to tomorrow all steamed up for a rousing upset over a self-sat
y;fied Lim. The boys from the Smokey City have every reason to want
ball game tomorrow just so much, if not more so, than the "Ap
-9)1.-Cheeked" Nittanies wanted their game against Penn last Saturday.
And, what is more discomforting, they find themselves in just as
good a position to hurt our feelings as our boys found themselves
ai;ainst the Quakers a week ago in Philadelphia.
Now don't get me wrong, I never did relish the role of being
the Damp Blanket, I'm convinced that we have the better team—
but it'3 no world-beater. And it's definitely not superior enough
for one to go off the deep end and call the turn on tomorrow's
contest under the circumstances.
'We've got a team that SHOULD trim the Panther very 'handily.
We've got a team that SHOULD enter the game a heavy favorite to
'win, But, several inescapable factors which have arisen may tilt the
epitire weekend picture—and our .prospects of any bowl invitations
ti)ong with
For example, the Lions' brilliant "upset" over the Penn team in
P.billy list week brought them more newspaper space than this iso
7•Atc,d valley has enjoyed for any one game in a long time. Naturally
members of the team eat that stuff up. They've been reading those
w.ories all. week, and no one can blame them for feeling just the least
4iit proud.
urthermore, they've been taking it a bit easier all week—no
boavy s,!rimmage or body contact—so that there'll be no injuries to
change the lineup for the opening whistle tomorrow. (Except of course
e . )l - "Hard-Luck" Sparky Brown who was the victim of a tough break
;T;i: week.)
Overconfidence has wrecked. many a brilliant team—and has
sent many rabid fans home with lumps in their throats and. angry
danunciations on their lips.
The Pitt boys come here fresh from an upset over Nebraska. They
rave fully aware of the spot our team is in. They also have a backfield
Ilandy-rnan• named Bill Dutton who is said to be every bit as good
a; Joe Culone—which makes him a very dangerous man.
But what is more important, they boast a very deceptive passing
cittack—our old nemesis—replete with receivers who do not drop
in the end. zone as was the case with Penn. •
Probably the most unhappy man in State College right now is
Coach Bob Higgins.
,A situation like this is more than enough to give
cmy coach a case of troubled dreams..
Higgins' team is in the position now where it can either make
him the einderella coach of the year or just another guy named
Bob.
I've spoken to several of the members of the team and know they
cue, hilly aware of what they're up against. I hope the others don't
0f?1. us down.
A lopsided victory over Pitt tomorrow would do wonders for our
firial rating—even in. the AP Poll. .
Um Hauliers Leave For National
Collilegi Cross-Country Tourney
Definitely the underdog, Penn in New York City, but a National
State's veteran cross-country team Collegiate ruling bars , freshmen
embarked last night for the sixth from participating in the annual
, annual renewal of the National meet.
Collegiate cross•=country tourna- Favorites are Mode Island State
ment at East Lansing, Michigan, and Indiana. Rhode Island is the
I~aturday. defending champion. If it wins
Making 'the long trip to Michi, this year's test, it will be the sec
gan State are Captain Norm Gor- end consecutive year that the
din, Curt Stone, Mac Smith, Jer- Rams have . captured the IC4-A
Kr.:rver, Joe Beach, Howard and National Collegiate crowns.
liorne and Rufe Williams. Rufe is Penti State, along with Illinois
the newest addition to the travel- r..nd Michigan State, is considered
)rng squad. His brother, Mitchell powerful enough to give the lead
-Williams ran in the IC4-A meet ers some trouble.
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Eight 1M Boxers Gel Judges' Nod;
(Wren% Musa!Hz, Harry impressive
Finals, Semi-Finals
Begin Next Week
By OTTO BELSER
tM boxers teed off in last night's
bouts with renewed vitality in an
effort to work their way into the
upper brackets.
Starting the evening's entertain
ment, two 127-pounders, Koven
.and Delong, in the fraternity group
put spectators on the edge of their
seats. Koven displayed excellent
footwork and with a couple of
power-packed blows knocked De
long down. Delong strove to make
a come-back
.but failed 'to win the
judges' eye.
Fighting
. 10 pounds under his
class, Harry of Kappa 'Sigma bowl
ed over Jennings of KDR. From
start to finish it was a slugfest but
the mid-section drives made by
Harry served to outpoint his oppo
nent.
Besides an exhibition. of sheer
fighting ability. oa new style of box
ing appeared. Cutrone met Eldrich
in the 121 independent class. Cut
rone seined to have springs in his
legs and laid down a two-fisted
barrage that caught his boxing
mate every time he dropped his
guard. Cutrone decisively outpoint
ed his opponent in the three-round
match.
A case of ' l town boy makes
good" proved to he true when
Muschlitz started to pound Wool
sey. With a series of sledge-ham
mer rights and lefts, Muschlitz kept
Woolsey on, the defensive through
out the fight. With equal power in
both arms, Muschlitz rocked his
opponent several times and nearly
floored him. Independent winners
included Grim over Fleming, Cas
sidy took a hard-contested match
from Salvetto in the 135-pound
group, while Drylie of Phi Kappa
Sigma got the 'wrong end of a de-.
cision in his bout with Etters.
Zirms, Alpha Chi Sigma entrant,
copped a three-round slugfest from
Casser.
Monday's Line-up
165—Leaman vs. Bache, 155
Norton vs. Hean, 121—Starr vs.
Lane, 127—Hirsch vs. Golden, 135
—Ashby vs. Ridenour.
145—Krug vs. Renton, 145—Cat
anoso vs. 'Whitten, 155—Wright vs.
Stroko, 121—Gordon vs. Watson,
127—Prave vs. Wright, 135—Sera
go .vs. George.
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Panthers Confident,
Says Pitt News
Sports Editor
By ALEX ZELENSKL
Pitt News Sports Editor
It will be a weary, battle scar
red Panther aggregation that will
close its 1942 season next Satur
day afternoon in New Beaver field
against Penn State's unpredictable
Nittany Lions.
Needless to say, the record com
piled by the. clawless . Panthers is
not, in the least, respectable. It is
true that their schedule was sui
cidal, but the students are now
resigned to the fact that the boys
just don't have it this year.
In the Indiana contest, Pitt did
more to beat themselves than did
their opponents. They suffered
numerous penalties, and, at the
final result, the officials were'the
largest ground gainers. In the
Duke game, that old nemesis, the
fumble, proved costly to the lo
cals and the Panthers sulked
while the southern backs went
running by, picking up bobbles,
to score a 28-0 win.
We will discount the Carnegie
Tech game, inasmuch as Pitt's
band put on a much better show
than did either football squad.
The Ohio State fiasco - was nothing
more than a track meet. The
Buckeyes had an easy day of it.
The locals also had an easy day
of it for they came nowhere near
the Ohio team. The officials had
an easy day, but pity the poor -
scoreboard man.
Last week Pitt. finally picked
up their third victory of the cam
paign. It was a dull, ho-hum af
fair in which the sports scribes
IM/AIKIE Pllll WEEKEND COMPLETE
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1942
Soccermen Meet Temple
In Season's Final Test
With its final test of the 1942
season waiting on the fields of
Temple University, one week and
a day away, the Penn State soccer
team is working itself into shape
'after its toughest game of the sea
son, a 1-0 win over Navy.
Dr. Leanness' Owls have com
piled an enviable record since their
opening defeat at the hands of West
Chester, 2-0. High point of the
Cherry and White Season is a com
pletely one-sided 7-0 trouncing ~ of.
Bucknell. It might be noted with
profit that the Lions had trouble
taking a 3-1 decision from the
Bisons. • •
Physically, Jeffrey's boys are in
good shbe with the exception•of
Alan Heck whose injured knee' is
still troubling the big senior full
back.
• sat ,in the heated press box won
&Ting why anyone would stay
in the •cold, biting wind watching
the Huskers and Panthers put On
an exhibition t of football.
Regardless- of its poor record,
Pitt' Wariiiors are rather con
fident . confident of. the fact
that they. have a good ball club.
This Saturday will close the col
legiate careers of seven seniors.
They .want this game for these
• seniors,"arid we wouldn't be sur
prised if 'th'ey, get it.
"ThaV:s the Panther story. A poor
foOtball record, a capable, experi
enced first team, without reserves,
proper amount of confidence of a
win over State, and the law'of aV7
erages in their favor. In
.another
day all preparations will be corn
ple,ted, all the groundwork will be
laid. Thu& alone will prove Pitt's.
eccuracy.
-A gain of about 22 per cent in
construction of naval vessels was
made in July—over-all production
being nearly one-fourth greater
than in June.