FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1943 ns Seek 17th Victory Over Pitt Fight For .3rd Straight Classic Win By * SEAMAN TOM WHEATLEY One way, to , . measure, a suc cessful Penn State , football ' sea ion is to see whoether the record includes wins over either. Pitt or Penn. Tomorrow,' the Nittani Lion, gridmen will attempt to in- Sure the 1943 season of at least the degree of success when they tangle with the•,Golden Panthers at Pitt Stadlum in the current campaign's firiale. Since the beginning of the ser ies in 1893, the University of Pittsburgh has been Penn State's most frequent opponent with a string of 42 meetings. The two teams . divided. victories pretty evenly until 1922, when. Pitt be gan a 14-game win streak last ing• until 1939. Penn State record to date PS. 14; Bucknell 0 PS 0; N. C. 19 PS 0; 'Colgate 0 PS 6; Navy 14 PS 45; Maryland 0 PS 32; W. Va. 7 PS 0; Cornell f 3 - PS 13; Temple 0 , A 10-0 decision toppled a fav ored Panther eleven in 1938, and after a 20-7 Pitt victory in 1940 spoiled . a perfect season for the Blue and White, the Lions came back to top the Pittsburgh team in 1941• and 1942.= • - - This . year, Pittsburgh- will face Penn State under a new regime. The : traditional powerhouse strat egy of the Panthers has been sup planted by the T-formation of Clarlo, Shaughnessy who .has built up his squad without the benefit 'Of military material. ,Playirig a schedule which lists some. of the toughest teams in the nation, the• Panthers have a rec ord ,of three. wins and four de feats. Notre Dame, Great Lakes, and Ohio State. trampled the Pitts in one-sided encounters; . while Illinois. outlasted the Jungle Cats in a -free..scoring 42-25 triumph. Bethany, 'Carnegie Tech, and (Continued on page seven) LET -YOUR, - ..11.EAfkr- : DECIDE • You can help keep them alive... and together...by giving gener- ously, now. Your dollars will do a world of good when you give this year to your own' community fund and, through it, to the 17 ' major war relief agencies of the • National War Fund. NATIONAL WAR FUND ehoperating with Penn Slate Bowling His,. emotions may be divided, bilt he has 'shOWn by reliable line plunging to date that his former bticfdies .will 'have to dig in to stop him. ,^ FrnnkKinsley, fullback • from , , YoungStown, Ohio, the hometown a 'Georgia's . fnined. Frankie Sink wich,'will replace Abomitis in the safety spot for the Panthers. Kinsley alternated with Abrofni fis at fullback in the first half of THROUGH with another Penn the 'Pitt schedule. colLant 808 BIGGINS State grid season after tomor- The husky, plunger warns that rcw's game with the Pitt Panth- •several ot• Blue-and-Gold players ers in Pittsburgh, Coach Bob Hig- may make the traditional trouble gins is thankful that Uncle Sam .for the . Blue-and-White. If not obliged his 1943 hopes by sending sidelined. with injuries, Ralph some top football material . here Hammond will be in at the center via the Navy-Marine program. 'slot, - pulling back .on fourth down Nearly every man who will play to kick for the Shaughnessyfnen.. tomorrow is either a Leatherneck Tom Kalminar, speedy halfback cr Sailor. and passer for the Pitt team; and • . Joe Mocha, wily quarterback, who G share the kicking chores with rapplers Release Hammond, will spark the Smoky City offense from their backfield positions. Season Schedule • . • _ Penn State's wrestling squad undei:' the able tutelage of Ray Gedeon and Bill Sherman, Chief Specialists in the Navy V-12 pro gram, is ,-going,_ abeac3„ ,full blast in preparation for a strenuous six-meet season. Syracuse is the first of the visiting teams, corn ing to State College January 15. Several V-12 trainees have turn ed out for preliminary fundamen tals the past week, and an addi tional half dozen civilian students have reported for practices at Rec Hall, according to . Gedeon. How ever, the Navy chief specialist has made no definite selection of start ers, so every weight froth. 121 pounds to heavyweight is open. In addition, the team is now ready to select a student manager to work with the squad, and to accompany them on trips to An napolis, Ithaca, N. Y., and to Le high for the Eastern Intercollegiate Tourney on March 3 and 4.. Both Navy-Marine students and civil ians are eligible to apply for the managerial position by reporting to either QedeO:ri 'or Sherman in Rec Hall immediately. •With •the possibility "that several schools may not organize mat squads . this year, the team is sure to "meet Navy in one' of the top matches on - the schedule. Last year Navy had one . of the most formid able teams in the nation. Other squads• that are tentative ly slated . to wrestle. the Lions here include Princeton on January 29, Temple on February 5, and Lehigh on February 26. James Cagney, Academy award winner, is shown above with Marjorie Lord in "Johnny Come Lately," starting Monday at THE COLLEGIAN. A bromitis To Play Against Former Team; Warns Of Pitt Attack Just about a month ago to the day, Bill' Abromitis helped the up-and-down Pitt Panther down a hapless Bethany eleven 45-0. To- • morrow he. will switch positions and carry•the.pigslOn for the Nit tally Lions against his former Pitt teammates. LET YOUR HEART DECIDE The very old—and very young— the sick. and wounded—the war torn peoples at home and in Al lied countries receive•your help when you give this year to your own community's war fund and, through it, to the National War Fund. Give generously...now. NATIONAL WAR FUNS) cooperating with College Creamery Cagers Whip E In one of the tune-up encoun ters planned by the Nittany coach to ready his charges for the opener against Muhlenberg December 4,' the Lion cagers handily defeated a picked Ensign five 40-27 Sunday afternoon. The starting line-up for the varsity was anchored around - big "Mac" McNary at pivot with Bud Long and . Rey Brune' in the for ward slots and a backline. of Vic Danilov and Monty Moskowitz. High scorers for the afternoon were McNary with 14 counters and Long, who personally racked up 11 points. The Ensigns threatened in the third period when they pulled up to within 4 points of the Lion second stringers, but the varsity ../ .. .. i „ ....4,2„..-.." 4p...fr.. 4 . - !/-/'.; ..,, More than _5,000,000 men and women of our fighting forces look to the USO every month for off—duty rec— reation, comforts and welfare. The USO depends on your dollars to 'carry on its work. Its need now is greater than ever. Let your \ heart decide what you should give --then double your contribution. You help the USO when you give to the National War Fund--through youi' own community campaign. NATIONAL WAR FUND Cooperating with COLISEUM ROLLER RINK nsigns, 40-27 quickly quelled the threat in the final stanza. The halftime score stood at 24-8. Walt Funk, Joe Curran, Buck Barron, Iry Batnick, Bradley - , and several new frosh cage candi dates saw action in the game. 'Practice sessions during the week brought forth more new talent to challenge Sunday's starters. Frank Maloney, Marine trainee who has not been out regularly before, is now being primed by Lawther for a reserve assignment at the center spot. Several freshmen prospects have shown ability and will make the tussle for varsity berths harder, according to the veteran coach. Due to transportation problems (Continued on page seven) Se ing the Services H. A. ORWIG, Mgr. PAGE TERII3
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