FRIDAY, SoYerniftrai 26, 1047 riletween e Lions WO'H MP itUiliN It looked like the T.4fsa opener againit Washington State might be a repetition of last year's Fainy night game against Syracuse, when Saturday a.eral WI the ritoli h ng's drizzle turn into a steady cis a xpettr. B ut, fn & rzly, the re slackened in the late afternoon, an hy the time i . r ed aroun , a crisp, clear night was present, the slippery green grail renatined the only symbol of J. Pluvius' Wert: Penn State)" piny white =items made a splendid appearance under the 'lights, with the visitors from the Northwest garbed in crimson soaks and JOrlieYS, grey pants, and red and white helmets. OpF a t it ikaboe of th e Cossigars pant three of his biggest players thl itri-ce . 1 oui to -field for th e pre-giune toss-upt but the size of 41'4 fss lanirld any pataaPiaiss Johnny Nolan prevented any 41tretiat9r, ag i r ri L . the throe when referee Harry Dayhog's coin flip ilipriS p '• arid companion Potsiclan's rogues*. With 4.0 4iirri Jqo Ow stating lin 4l4l P. Penn State received. Against the Washington State T-forniation, the Hig used a 5-3-0-1 defense with with -the Pirage4ovich bo y s od the Wolosky baaltino tip• the line, II gq04,11 L i me coach Joe Bedenk has whipped in' ASP" enther her -chiming (orWard .w 1, and our oppondnts th 4 year will have to to .0 to the airlanes to *peke any headway. The Linn drat and second Wins lin es e were so suped-up, that Washington State backs gained a mear three yards the entire first of The end pip , was triavvelotel thronghput on both offense 04 detenae; Plegiei t op was a tower of strength in his first post warappearance at tackle. Blue apd White iftlArdif t on. the9flehatia, were constantly pmiling out and *f interference WO' t h e DIM s. Joe braaenovich caused a little c oop when •he arfee Piniea out a little early and gave State a fiVe-man hackfield. This unusual formation brought frowns to tha opposition, but a 1149- yard penalty to us. Another additY involved guard Steve Sithey. Late in the second quarter, Steve red out to give Larry Joe a blocker on a pla 'wound left end . As he prepared to launch one o hie_ deVastating blocks* at an in censing tackle;, - bter wee stuidenly surprised. when his man flew hretigh the air and tackled him! Granting that itheY'e hands are more like hams, it still is hard to miatelte one fOr a pigskin. looks Ilk, this will be is great year for tail back Larry Joe. Perhaps the 14isfest man on ,the squad. Larry eleettilled the crowd four or five finiss when hi broke into the secondary: His fumbling. an old neap appear" to be malignant. for be bobbled the ba coflpin of times. His sec owl quarter fumble sought Coach Bob Higgins Suhey oft the bench to yell. "Don't give hica a direct pass." So, indeed of reCeiving the bail direct froitf the cgenter. Larry re ceived the next one on it Pliee-ett hbin ./00 Colone and roared around end for fifteen yards. The Hig was quite active in jumping off the bench all evening, Early in the game, Hig popped up, ron beer to the sidelines and shouted to the fieldjudge that he should be a lot more careful in Watching' the close play, for the Cougars' right half, Dpn Paul, was not too gentle in remitting Wally Triplett to the ground. later in the fray, When State was penalized fi fteen yards, the fieldjudge held up his hands asserting for the reason , defensive hold ink he again stomped over to the Sidelines and barked at the official that defensiVe holding was only a five-yard penalty, where upon the signal was changed to an illegal use of hands. One of the nvening's prattle* play* was, the Lions' altered edi tion of the famed 4tatue of Liberty play. Elwood Petchel, Whose work was outstanding &eery minute he perfo r med, dropped back •as if to get off si quick kick. Instead he searched for pass receivers and at .the precise moment that two Cougar linemen thudded against Petch, Larry Cooney swept aroluici from the wing, snatched the ball, and scampered dow# the right side of the fi eld for a neat 38-yard gain. Six tailbacks—Petohel, Larry JQe, Bill Luth er, Bobby Williams, Walt Cominsky and Clarence Huminel (the letter two up from California State Tegchere) shared the number 4 back position. Fullback. Joe Colone exhibited his punting skill to the onlookers and started the Higginsmen on the road to their first touchdown with a beauti ful quick kick which spanned 63 yeards from the line of scriminage. The stage for number two "TD" also was created by Colone when he boomed a long punt out on the enemy's four-yard line. From here, Tamburo, Potsklan and two other linemen broke through t o block a return punt; Potsklan received credit or the deed, and burly Bill Kyle recovered for the six-pointer. • The fullback post is another reason for Sob Higgins' smiles these days. Colon*. of course. is ter man, and under him are three really goOd ball Carriers. Nineteen yip. old newcomer Francis Hogel has shown the determinktiOn and Ilbllity to land for himself the first sub stitute', berth. Nei4,TA no imam churns like a locomotive. and, accordant to end Decade ogrird, is the hardest State back to put down. Behind Hegel are Bob Weitsel Ind Clarence Gorinski. both of whom are , really capable boys. Mild mannered Cougar coach Phil Strbil'a only comment as he crossed the playing field to congratulati Illg was, "Thay'va got a swell ball dub. and I sure wish then, * lot of luck." THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENI4SyLVANIA Egli N Court Position Johnny Egli, former Penn State court star, is the newly-elected basketball coach at the Dußois Undergraduate Center. He will assume his new duties this semes ter. Egli, a protege of John Lawther, played high school football and basketball at South Williamsport, where he captained the court team in his senior year. He also served as co-captain of the 1942- 43 Penn State court squad. A veteran of World War Egli taiight physical education and health courses at Derry Township High School last year and also coached the basketball team. He was an assistant in football and baseball. This sum mer, he finished his formal edu cation at Penn State and qualified for his bachelor of science degree in physical education. A 6-feet-3 guard who excelled at following up shots, Egli is re membered by Coach Lawther as a rugged defensive player whose season point totals always were above the 100-mark. He was a member of the 1941-42 squad that defeated Illinois and lost' to Dart mouth in the National tournament at New Orleans. At Dußois, Egli will teach phys cal education in addition to his oaching duties. Ex-Lawtherman You'll Be on Top of the World With Our SPECIAL DINNERS SIRLOIN STEAKS HAM STEAKS ALL STEAKS BONELESS AND CUT TO ANY THICKNESS OUR AIM IS TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING FOR YOUR MONEY WE ALSO FEATURE . ONE OF THE BEST VIEWS IN PENNSYLVANIA FROM OUR LOCATION ON TOP OF NITTANY MOUNTAIN REMEMBER! WHEN YOU THINK OF FOOD IN BIG PROPORTIONS THINK OF PETE'S PL CE NIT'I'ANY MOUNTAIN HOTEL M. E. "PETE" COLDRON, PROP. The widening wake of favorable national football publicity fol lowing the Penn State thumping of Washington State, 27-6, lends impetus to the encouragement of local "groundhogs" who predicted at early practices that the Lions were loaded this season. Is it really the year? Will a mighty Penn State football ma chine roar through an unbeaten season and wallop into a major bowl game, as sportswriters already are booming? Or will the Lion fall before the Pitt Panther out in Smogland as happened in 1941, when the Hig had a Rose Bowl bid in his pocket while the Panther pro ceeded to tear his hopes to shreds. Navy, Syracuse, and West Virginia also present tall, tough hurdles for the prowling Lion. The Nittany eleven has strength in depth. There's a top-notch kicker in Colone, an accurate jump-passer in Petchel, stalwart tackles and game-wise ends. The center of the line yielded but grudgingly against Washington State in the opener. As Coach Bob Higgins said, "Last year was too early, next year will be too late—this must be the year." 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