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Avenging Lions Battle Undefeated West Virginia
The Nittany Lions returned to their winning ways with an easy
32-7 victory over the Mountaineers in 1943, but in '44 former All-
American Ira Rodgers came up with a West Virginia team which
scored a stunning 28-27 upset victory over the Lions on New Beaver
Field.
Jimmy Walthall, of West Virginia, and Johnny Chuckran, of
Penn State, were the heroes of the '44 clash. Walthall, fleet halfback,
enjoyed the edge on Chuckran in the passing department, although
the Penn State ball-carrier ran wild on the ground.
This year both boys have been plagued by injuries. A torn liga
ment has handicapped Walthall so far this season, although he has
played in a few of the games. Chuckran has been bothered by a bad
case of "shin splints" and will
not be able to play.
Tomorrow's game, the first be
tween these two teams since 1944.
will find Bill Kern, Mountaineer
mentor in a new rove. Heretofore
a strong disciple of the single
wing. the West Virginia coach
has switched to the T and has
enjoyed unusual success with it.
LION SINGLE WING
Both West Virginia and Penn
State boast big tough lines and
a fast set of backs. Walthall, Tom
Keane. Pete Zinaich, Rex Bum
gardner ad Jimmy Devonshire
are some of the better-known
names in the Mountaineer back
field, while Kern can look for
ward to such hard-charging
standouts as Gene Corum. Ed
Kulakowski and center Leo Ben
jamin on the line.
FORMER BUCKEYE
Keane. who generalled Ohio
State's high flying Buckeye's
three years ago, is one of Kern's
best back quarterbacks, and op
erating from the T is right down
his alley. The 180-pound gridder
is a crack passer and a shifty
runner.
"Outside of Navy's Dick Scott.
Leo Benjamin the best center
we will encounter this season,"
said Al Michaels, Lion backfield
coach who scouted the West Vir
ginia team.
Higgins and Kern are intimate
friends off the field, but for the
duration of a football game in
which their two teams are in
volved, there'e no love lost be
tween the two. Although great
nals. both would like nothing
better than to beat the other..
This Kern's eighth year at the
Mountaineer helm and he and
Higgins have oposed each other
only three times. Higgins holds
the edge with two wins, but that
lone defeat in 1942 spoiled what
might have been the first un
beaten season of the Higgins' re
gime. Kern went to war at sea
eon's end..
14TH ENCOUNTER
Saturday's game wil bring Penn
State and West Virginia together
for the 14th time since 1904. Penn
State holds the edge in the series
with eight victories to four for
the Mountaineers. The odd game
was the only stalemate in the
series.
West Virginia's squad of 34
wil arrive this afternoon, and
will go through a light workout
on New Beaver Field.
The Blue ad White will be miss
ing the kicking and plunging
of Joe Colone due to a shoulder
separation sustained in the Syra
cuse game, but Francis Rog el
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Back in the Penn State lineup
will probakly be Larry Joe. Nit
tany Valley's speedster of the
gridiron, after almost two weeks'
rest. Bobby Williams' steadiness
Plus Elwood Petchel's versatility
and exceptional passing should
strengthen the hole made by the
loss of ColonP.
Jeff Durkiata, who leads the
team in scoring. and Wally Trip
lett are winwbacks who have been
helping make the headlines for
Penn State.
PENN STATE LINE
Back in the line after sitting it
out last Saturday will be co
captain end Johnny Potsklan. A
line boasting the weight and
ability of such other standouts as
co-captain Johnny Nolan. Steve
Suhey. Johnny Wolosky, Norton,
Drazenovich. and Tamburo on
the other end, should make a com
bination hard for the Mountain
eers to crack.
For the two coaches, Bob Hig
gins of Penn State and Bill Kern
of West Virginia, the game will
mark the renewal of an old riv
alry. Kern last led the Mountain
eers against the Lions in 1942.
Jay Vee Booters
Drop Inaugural
The Lion's newly formed Jay
vee soccer team opened its sea
son at the Bloomsburg State
Teachers College by dropping a
close 3-2 decision in a hotly
fought contest.
Although Bloomsburg drew
first blood on a goal by Dent,
Sam Axe, playing center half
for the Lions, retaliated with two
goals putting the visitors ahead
2-1 at the close of the period.
Neither team could score in the
second quarter and the Lions
held a 2-1 lead when the whistle
blew ending the half.
The third period was hard
I fought with the Lions repeatedly
thwarted at the Bloomsburg goal
but they were unable to score.
In the final quarter the Blooms
burg forward line began to click
and two quick goals by Dent
and Ludwig gave Bloomsburg a
3-2 lead. They held on to that
lead to win the game by a 3-2
count.
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Booters, Navy
Risk Records
A rugged and aggressive Middy
cieven that has already notched
four wins this season will face
off against Bill Jeffrey's booters
on the soccer field at 1:30 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
Performing without the serv
ices of starting center forward
Kenny Hosterman, who sus
tained a broken leg in last week's
battle against Penn, Jeffrey's
charges will be shooting for
their fourth straight win of the
campaign.
Last seas on. the Annapolis
turfmen registered a 1-1 tie over
Penn State by virtue of a "fluke"
goal scored in the waning min
utes of the game.
Starting for the Lions will be
Gene Graebner at goalie, Jim
Kline and Dave Binns at full
back, and the Smiling Scot's
smooth functioning halfback trio
of Dean Hartman, Ralph Hoster
man, and Jack Campbell, at the
halfback slots.
In the forward line, diminutive
Fred Kretzer, who tallied all
three Lion scores against the
Quakers last week, will take over
Ken Hosterman's center forward
spot.
Ted Lieb and Dean Witmer are
slated to fill in the right side of
the offensive wall, while Bill
Shellenberger and Hal Hackman
handle the left flank chores.
Donning uniforms for the Lions
in relief roles will be fullbacks
Bud Pierce, Chuck Margolf, and
Frank Tauscher, and goalie Ed
Watson. Substitutes in the offen
sive positions will be Pete Buzad,
Will Kraybill, and Spence Boyer,
while Tim Etters and Dick Hanna
spell the starting halfbacks.
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Over Navy Today
Gunning for their first win,
Penn State's Jayvee gridders
boarded a bus early this morn
ing to journey to Annapolis, Md..
where they clash this afternoon
with Navy in their only game
scheduled away from home this
season.
In the Little Lions' starting
'ineup, released yesterday by
Head Coach Jim O'Hora, will be
eight gridmen who started last
week's struggle with Syracuse.
Ray Hedderick, from Erie, will
occupy the center spot and will
be flanked by Guards Cecil Jack
son and Gene Shaffer, both from
Huntingdon. Skipper O'Hora has
chosen Dalton Rumberger. from
Mt. Lebanon. and Jack Storer,
STARTING LINEUP
Will the Mark Fall as
Harriers Aim at Record
In Cornell Run Saturday
With the possibility of setting a new course record, the Karver-
Ashenfelter duel will feature the cross-country meet with Cornell
tomorrow afternoon on the College course.
"Although these two men have been outstanding in the past
meets," commented Norm Gordon, assistant coach, "you can't dis
count the work of Mitch Williams. Mitch came in right behip..
Karver and Ash in the first meet,
and he came in with them in the
second meet. Actually," he con
tinued, "Mitch is another untest
ed factor on the squad who may
surprise everyone."
UNDEFEATED dORNELL
"The biggest job tomorrow will
be to defeat Cornell," stated Gor
don. "They have a well balanced
team, and to my knowledge they
have not lost any meets this year."
Last year at Ithaca, the Nittany
harriers set a course record of 23
minutes and 27 seconds for the
four and one-half mile path. In
setting the record five men Kar
ver, Curt Stone who graduated
last Spring, Ashenfelter, Longe-
Phi Eps, Bela Sigs Gain Triupds
As IFS Swimming Tourney Opens
Phi Epsilon Pi edged Sigma Alpha Epsilon 211-20 in a thriller, and•
Beta Sigma Rho trounced Acacia 31-9, as the intramural swimming
program was inaugurated at Glennland pool Wednesday afternoon.
Trailing 20-116 going into the final event, the Phi Eps team of
Claster, Greenwald, Magaziner, and Segal outswam its opponents
in the 120-yard relay to take the
victory.
BACKSTROKE WINS
In individual events, Gerry
Weiser and Dave Magaziner of
Phi Epsilon Pi took the 60-yard
free style and 60-yard back
stroke respectively, while Mur
ray in the 60-yard breaststroke
and Meury in the diving compe-
from Wilkinsburg, for the end
positions.
All starting linemen are ex-
California State Teachers grid
men except Storer, who attended
Clarion State Teachers last year.
Nittany backfield for today's
fray will include Lee Henry,
from Tarentum, at the fullback
post; Bob Harter, from State
College, at tailback; Truman
Cassel, from New Cumberland,
playing wingback, and Russel
Leib, from Lancaster, taking over
blocking back.
Today's battle will mark the
first use of the "T" formation by
the Lion Junior Varsity in a reg-
Hirtrly scheduled contest.
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necker, and Williams breasted
Ile tape together.
Stone is the only one of these
five men who finished first last
year will not compete against the
Sig Red.
Four new names will appear
in the line-up this Saturday.
Showing very much improvement
in the past week, Ike Evans, Bob
Handwerk, Ted Hissey, and Paul
Koch will wear the white and
blue in the meet.
Other men who will compete
for the College against Cornell
are: Fred Lennox, Al Vigilante,
John Bates, and Bob Auman.
tition chalked up victories for
Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
BETA SIG WINS
In the second meet on the pro
gram the mermen of Beta Sigma
Rho submerged Acacia, 31-9,
winning firsts in four of the five
events.
Schrader was the only mem
ber of the Acacia team to win an
event, capturing the diving 'com
petition. He also finished third in
the 60-yard breaststroke to amass
six of his team's nine points.
Menle Sachnoff in the 60-yard
free style, Joe Glick in the 60-
yard back stroke, and Dave
Pincus in the breast stroke regis
tered individual wins for the Beta
Sigs.
The relay race was won by the
team of Rifkin, Shine, Shore, and
Sachnoff of Beta Sigma Rho go
ing away to complete the total of
31 points.
Points are scored on the basis
of five for first place, three for
second, and one for third. The
winning relay team gets five
points and the losers none.
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