FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1047 Karver-Dianetti Duel As . . . Harriers Aim For Fourth Win At Michigan State Tomorrow The sky was dark and over-cast but optimism ran high as Coach Chick Werner and seven of his undefeated cross-country speed merchants left State College last night for a crucial meet with Michigan State. "It's amazing how the team makes almost daily improvements," said Coach Werner. "Monday we ran a regular seven-mile 'warm up' and when we ran the two-mile speed trial on the following day, at least live runners finished in less than ten minutes." Curt Stone, last year's standout on the squad, ran with the team and he, Karver and Ashenfelter came in within a few seconds of each other. WERNER COMMENTS When questioned about the coming meet, Werner remarked, "We have a well-balanced team with some of the fastest ru• ners in the n, tion. After dl feating la, ye a r's champ, NYU, earli• this season don't think th, the op p o siti( this Saturdt will be to strong for tl team to ov e come." Featuring the Michigan State- Penn State track meet last year was the duel between Jack Dia netti and Gerry Karver. Both runners kept abreast of each other until the final few yards when Karver sprinted across the finish line in 4:11.6, the fastest time for a college mile in five years. Another Dianetti-Karver race developed in the cross-country meet here in the 1946 season. From the starting gun Karver and Dianetti battled for the lead. As they pulled into the Beaver Field track it was anyone's race, but Karver put on an extra burst of speed to down his East Lan sing opponent by one second. Stone and Ashenfelter finished in a tie for third in that race, and Mitch Williams finished ninth. IC-4A's Dianetti, a sophomore at Mich igan State, met Karver for a THIS volatile Cuban's rhythms have been sweeping the country. 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You can readily see why every man turned in the best time of his career." Leaving State College at 8:30 last night, the harriers arrived in Detroit This morning and went on to East Lansing from there. The seven runners making the trip are, Gerry Karver, Horace Ashenfelter, Don Longenecker, Fred Lennox, Mitch Williams, ,John Bates, and Bob Auman. Results of the meet will be flashed to the spectators of the Penn State-Colgate football game as soon as the meet is completed, said Werner. Corman Star Booter On Jay-Vee Eleven A top-notch punting per'orm ance was credited to Bill Corman. Lion Jayvee L a ckfield star, in the recent loss to Navy's Junior Var sity. Operating from the quarter back post in the "T" formation. Corman booted the pigskin deep into Middie territory three times to set them behind their 15-yard re, • Post-Season Bid From Sugar Bowl Looms for Lions Duke and Georgia Tech Also in Line For Game With only half of the football season gone by, bowl fever has gotten off to an early start. Of the ten top teams in the na tion, only Penn State, Duke and Georgia Tech appear undeniably eligible to appear at the Sugar Bowl in old New Orleans New Year's Day. According to an Associated Press poll of team strength, the country's leading elevens are rated in this order: (1) Notre Dame, (2) Michigan, (3) Texas, (4) Penn, (5) Southern Califor nia, (6) Georgia Tech, (7) Penn State. (8) Southern Methodist, (9) Duke, (101 Arm"". POLICY OF IRISH Notre Dame's Fighting Irisl announced last week that the rumor they might appear in the Sugar Bowl was a bit of routine and annual malarkey. Michigan, a Big Nine member, is pledged to play in the Rose Bowl, or no bowl, as is Southern Cal. Both Texas and S.M.U. are in the Cotton Bowl country. They meet tomorrow, and the winner will likely appear in the Dallas. Texas, classic. • Penn, a roaring eleven this season with plenty of color and no bowl commitments, is . a mem ber of the Ivy League, an un official circuit which frowns on post-season games. The frown is official. OTHER CONTENDERS. Army is traditionally a no bowl team. Georgia Tech and Duke, both presumably ripe for a bid from New Orleans, meet Saturday. That leaves Penn State, al though riding low in the top ten standing, high as a possible choice for the New Year's Day classic in the Sugar Bowl. A NCM4O' Nl' e?te A /IttoA W ...It's Desi Arnaz's— "l Love to Dance"* (RCA Victor) •From the MGM picture "This Time for Keeps" (Pr' . .l_ ~,~ SPORTORIAL With the announcement of Penn State's scheduling the Univer sity of Pennsylvania on its 1948 slate, much regret was expressed by football fans at both schools because the teams could not meet this year Both teams are standouts in the East and rate high on national polls. Both teams are undefeated so far this season. And both squads operate from the single-wing formation. "With only six home games scheduled this year, Penn went scouting around for an opponent to fill the September 27 date," wrote Ed Pollock, sports editor of the Philadelphia Evening Bulle tin. "It was offered to several major colleges including State with out success." The Pollock column continues, "The Lions' athletic office already had departed from custom in listing Washington State for a game at Hershey September 20 and probably decided against throwing the schedule far off-balance with two major engagements so early in the season." Concerning the possibility of playing the University of Penn sylvania September 27, Harold R. (Ike) Gilbert, graduate manager of athletics, said, "The College did not anticipate a football game for that date at any time. Registration, which was on that day, pre vented the College from playing a game." Many coaches maintain that Penn is psychologically two-touch downs better than any invading team at Philadelphia. For some unknown reason the Quakers trot onto Franklin Field with a de cided advantage. PENN STATE-PENN RECORD However, records of tin iiner Penn-Penn State tilts indicate that the Nittany Lions are not in the same position. Won-and-lost figures show that the Red and Blue teams must be considerably better than the Lions to get even a tie. In fact, Ed Pollock recently wrote "When the Lions come down here from the mountains they are hot, so hot there's fire in their eyes and lava drools from their mouths." Although Penn has a large margin of victories in the series which began 57 years ago, upsets by Nittany Lion teams are more the rule than the exception. In 1942 a Lion team scored the last upset. That year a couple of guys named Joe, supposedly inexperi enced freshmen, ran and kicked a seasoned Penn combination into defeat. Joe Colone's long punts kept the Penns in the shadow of their goal posts most of the game. Larry Joe went outside tackle and scampered on the run which decided the game. In 1919 and in 1924 there were also upsets. The post World War I Nittany Lion team, captained by All-American end Bob Hig gins, stopped the Quakers, 10-0, and the Red and Blue had a team rated as one of the best in the decade. Only a tie marred the record for Penn in 1924. Of course it was Penn State which fashioned the tie. Yes, fans are expressing regret, but are looking forward to the 1948 meeting of the teams. Iteptolth. Wiitaimu-Salow. N. H. By SY BARASH - •'Ck6ARETTES PAGE ELEVEN
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