WEDNFISDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1047
Between The Lions
Saturday's thirty-seventh renewal of the Bucknell-Penn ,State
rivalry ran along the same lines as last year's 48-6 rout of the visit
ing Bisons. State fielded nearly the same starting line-up as in 1948,
and again it was Larry Joe who first stung the Bisons with their first
Indication of things to come
When the Lions took the field, The Hig's two fleet halfbacks,
Joe and Wally Triplett, were both wearing low cut shoes, which
look more like baseball shoes than football brogans. Johnny Simon
was the only Nittany starter who failed to begin the opening game
against Washington State; Simon replaced the ailing Joe Drazeno
vich who nursed a sore shoulder on the sidelines.
.
Although the vaunted Blue and White attack registered eight
touchdowns, the warriors of Nittany seemed sloppy and lusterless
at times. After the locals had astounded the 14,000 bleacherites by
ringing the bell three times in exactly five minutes, the team ap
peared rather spotty and lacked the usual crispness and depend
ability in their blocking.
Repeatedly State backs were stopped at the line of scrim
mage or just a little beyond because an opponent managed to
sneak through a hole, or a backer-upper was not erased.
Through the second quarter when Elwood Petchel directed
a second string team's offense, the Bison line outplayed the
home team, and only by the medium of Petchel's brilliant pass
ing could the Lions make any'headway.
Defensively. the Nittany line again excelled, and didn't
allow a Bucknell first down by rushing. Penn State pass de
fense also showed up quite well, with our secondary and even
a couple of linemen figuring in the ten interceptions.
5-3-2-1 was the regular defense used by the Higginsmen, with
Chuck Drazenovich, Steve Suhey and Johnny Wolosky doing a
bang-up job in nailing the Thunderless Herd in their tracks.
Close observers of the game noted two signifigant characteris
tics of the Lewisburgers. Once in a while an elbow would appear in
a State man's face, and bright red was the blood which streamed
from end Ed Czekaj's countenance when he retired to the bench in
the second quarter.
The Bisons also seemed adept at stealing the ball, and several
times Blue and White ballcarriers, after being tackled, looked
around and found the ball snug against an, opponent's chest. Lion
reserve fullback Bob Weitzel, whose sterling play could only be
judged outstanding, beat the Bucknellians at their own game on a
neat pass interception in the second half. Weitzel, guarding Bison
halfback Bill McKay, leaped With McKay for a pass which both
caught simultaneously. But as both backs fell to the ground, Weitzel
twisted as he rolled, and was the recipient of the ref's warm pat
signifying his recovery.
Undoubtedly the fans' favorite is substitute blocking back
Frenchy LaFleur. Throughout the afternoon the stands rever
berated with yells for Frenchy, and laughter over his antics.
Once he pleased his audience by racing With the ball long after
the whistle had blown. His innocent facial expression when he
beseeched the ref for the reason was typical of our frog-voiced
Frenchy. Outstanding shout following this was. "Atta boy,
Frenchy, you're a genius!"
Wingback Larry Cooney. who looked very well during his
short stint, seems the best straight-armer among the backs.
Larry has a wonderful movement by which he gently pushes
his hand into a would-be tackler's face, holds him off for a split
second. then scampers around him.
Newcomer Clarence Hummel, who last year was judged the
best all-around athlete• at California Teachers, exhibited perhaps
the strongest drive of any of the tailbacks. Entering the game in the
last quarter, Hummel plunged very well, and churned over the 'goal
for Penn State's seventh touchdown. His run was recalled, however,
due to a backfield in motion penalty, whereupon the speed mer
chant, on the very next play, swept around end for his first six
pointer as a Higginsman.
• Our•line play was again symbolic of the best. Potsklan and
Tamburo, Czekaj, Hoggard and Hicks played very well at the
terminals. Finley, Nolan, Simon, Suhey and Wolosky were tow
ers of granite in the center of the forward wall. And in quarter.
back Chuck Drazenovich is a vicious blocker and bone-crushing
backer-upper. a grand replacement for last year's play-leader
Manny Weaver.
Fordham, whom State engages at the Polo Grounds next week,
was dumped by Georgetown Friday night to the tune of 40-7. Said
line coach Joe Bedenk, who scouted them, the Rams lacked the
necessary power and reserve strength to topple the Hoyas. End
coach Edwards scouted Syracuse in their game with Dartmouth,
and backfield coach Michaels scanned West Virginia in its decisive
win over Washington and Lee.
WESLEY
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10
6:15
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WITH TED BUBIN
"If I don't bring home Dentyne Chewing Gum,
they attack!"
"Boy! Do these kids make my life miserable if I
forget the Dentyne Chewing Guml I can't
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THE DAILI COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
On Fordham . . .
The New York Herald Tri
bune said yesterday that Ford
ham had tried to cancel 'next
Saturday's game with Penn
State, but the Nittany Lions
wanted to see Broadway.
Collegian would like to sup
plement this notice with men
tion that Fordham'a bid for
this cancellation was received
last Decemb3r according to
Harold R. Gilbert, graduate
manager of atheltics.
College officials refused the
cancelation request at that time
because it was too late to make
other plans, asserted Gilbert.
Harriers, NYU
Meet Saturday
A situation comparable to a
first meeting of the Army and
Notre Dame football teams will
face Coach Chick• Werner +his
Saturday when his cross-country
team plays host to the 1C -4A
champions, New York Univer
sity.
The Nittany harrier s, who
placed second to the Violets in
the National Collegiates last year,
will seek to overcome the "record
book" superiority of the N.Y.U.
team.
"The men who came out for
the squad this yeag are not only
working for themselves," com
mented Coach Werner, "tut also
they are striving to put forth the
best team possible. Although the
N.Y.U. team is packed with stars.
our team is in fine physical con
dition," he continued.
(Continued' on page four)
Rams Scrap T Formation;
Install Notre Dame Box
The Blue an.a White will be well remembered in Lewisburg after
the 54-0 trouncing given the Bisons Saturday. Not since 1887, the first
game of the long series, has such a score been racked up against the
Orange and Blue clad gridders of Bucknell.
Although the experts expect to see the Higginsmen roll over
Fordham like a tidal wave Satur-1 —
day, Coach Higgins is not letting I
up on heavy
..practice and
scrimmdge.
The Hig sent
his charges
4'"through their
.4•••• second scrim
'• mage of the
• • week yesterday..
'I, Bob Urion. Fred
IFelbaum, Joe
Drazenovich. and
EDDIE CZEKAJ Fred Bell, all of
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AT THE
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Thursday, October 9th
TWO SHOWS
MATINEE 3:30 - EVENING 8:30
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PAGE THREE
whom missed action Saturday,
may be ready for the Fordham
game. Ed Czekaj, whose cheek re
quired three stitches from a Buck•
(Continued on page four,
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