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Lions, Owls Tan
Single Wing
Hits Temple T
The Nittany Lions, one of the
few major teams in the country
to remain unbeaten and untied,
meet the Temple Owls tomorrow
before an expected capacity
crowd of 30,000.
The day will be celebrated as
Homecoming for Temple Alumni,
but if comparative records for
the season mean anything, the
Owl grads will have 'little joy.
The Lions, who have bowled
over six rivals, nearly all by lop
sided scores, not only have the
best defensive team in the coun
try, but have nosed Michigan out
as the top offensive eleven.
The Higginsmen, who are well
on their way to having their first
unbeaten and untied squad since
1912, are loaded from top to bot
tom with capable standout play
ers.
COLONE
Joe Colone, who suffered a
shoulder injury in the Syracuse
game, has been scrimmaging this
week, but Coach Higgins has not
indicated that he will start the
punting expert against the Owls.
Sam Tamburo, regular start
ing end who was hurt last week
has been practicing, althougi
Higgins has not used him in
scrimmage.
On the whole, the Lions havL
not been hampered too much by
injuries this week, and will be
going against the Templars in
good shape.
OWL STAR
Temple, of course, will rely
heavily on Phil Slosburg, the 16
pound fullback who is leading
the East in ground gaining ana
total offense. It is doubtful, how
ever, if this David can slay the
Goliath all by himself.
"Slosburg has a lot of drive foi
a man his size," said Lion scout
Jim O'Hara, "and our boys will
have to do some good tackling to
bring him down. They won't be
able to bring that back down just
by bumping him."
Temple has a good set of backs,
but they are overshadowed by
Slosburg, according to O'Hora.
They are a good passing team, and
their line, which hasn't looked
too impressive, has been steadily
improving.
LION DEPTH
Again reading the statistics,
the Lions can put three forward
walls against the Owls, any of
which can match the Templars in
size, speed and experience.
The Blue and White, although
better known for its power plays,
can put up a formidable passing
attack with Elwood Petchel and
Bobby Williams doing the pitch
ing.
Nearly every game played this
season has seen Petchel or Wil
liams toss an aerial which either
carried six points or set up the
play for a score.
Francis Rogel, who has ably
filled Colones shoes at the full
back post, is the team's leading
ground gainer. From the first
BOBBY W
Grid Scrimmage Records
By gaining 98 yards from scrimmage against Colgate last Satur
day, Penn State's fast running wingback, Jeff Durkota moved into
econd place in total yardage gained for the Lions. Francis Rogel
.naintained his lead which he gained two weeks ago when he ousted
.1:lwood Petchel from the top post.
Durkota sports a 12.8 yard average for every time he carried the
)all while Larry Joe's 6.8 yard average is second. Walt Palmer
actually has the highest average by advancing the ball 25 yards in
one try. The records:
Zrances Rogel
`eff Durkota .
Larry Joe
I'lwood Petchel .
Bill Luther
Wally Triplett ...
Bobby Williams .
Clarence Gorinski
Joe Colone
Larry Cooney ...
Clarence Hummel
Bob Weitzel ....
Walt Palmer ...
Walt Comisky ..
Lee Henry
Johnny Chuckran
Dennie Hoggard .
Totals
. . 1 ......
game against Washington State,
he has shown his future poten
tialities.
TOP SCORER
Durkota, although not a starter,
has been a varsity regular since
he started playing for Higgins.
He is currently rated the team's
second leading ground gainer and
top scorer.
Not to be forgotten are Penn
State's Seven Mountains. Credit
should go where credit is due,
and their part in holding the
total opposition's 153 ground at
tempts to an average of 9.18
inches per try should not be un
derestimated.
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IM Boxing
A meeting of fraternity and in
dependent groups planning to par
ticipate in intramural boxing will
be held in 304 Old Main at 7:30
Monday night. according to Eu
gene H. Bischoff. director of Intra
mural athletics.
Radio Station WMAJ will
broadcast the Saturday Pants
State-Temple football gam* a t
1:45 p.m
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Lions Top Nation in Offense, Defense
The Nittany Lions are current
ly leading the national football
race in both offense and defense,
reported the National Collegiate
Athletic bureau Wednesday.
Only in the aerial game, pass
ing offense by Michigan and pass
defense by North Carolina State,
do the Lions yield honors.
The Blue and White, with three
games to go, have given up only
Between The Lions
The campus of Temple University for the past week has been i
booming with the cry, "Stop that Penn State Spirit!"
The students, the team, in fact the whole city of Philadelphia,
know that the Nittany Lions are packed with power, and it's going
to be pretty hard to stop.
Although the Owls haven't been very successful this year, losing
three out of six, Temple fans aren't accepting too many points when
making bets on this game. This may or may not be folly on their
part.
Their chief reason is Temple's claim to perhaps the most
highly-rated back in the East, Phil "Sonny" Slosburg. Slosburg, a
5' 11" blonde weighing 167 pounds, has chalked up over 820 yards
by running and passing. This triple threat fullback, while the sec
ond leading ground-gainer in the nation, is also rated the fourth best
passer in the East.
Phil first started playing football on the jay-vee team at Central
High in Philadelphia. Weighing only 120 pounds at the time, he
became a star before the season was over.
THIS BOY, SLOSBURG
In his senior year at Central, a hip injury kept him in the hos
pital for most of the season, and Phil still has a condition from that
experience which requires his wearing a specially made pair of
football pants while on the gridiron.
This 21-year-old star is unique in that he passes with his right
hand and kicks with his left foot.
Phil's mother probably knows as much about football and
his style of playing as any sports writer in the country. She has
seen every game that he has played in, including those away from
home.
Slosburg's famous break-away running is what the Higgins.
men will have to guard against tomorrow, but, as one Temple stu•
dent moaned after seeing the steady stream of backs go in againsl
Colgate last week, "One against sixteen is just too much!"
By no means is Ray Morrison, Owl mentor, relying wholly or
Slosburg. Among the capable first string varsity are end, Joe Le(
and quarterback "Indian Joe" Nejman, both of whom are standou
veterans.
The twist about these two boys is that Lee is part Indian, anc
Nejman is Polish, having acquired the nickname while an all Philll
backfieldman at Frankford High.
ANOTHER SKLADANY
Another name rated highly on the Temple roster, and with
little history attached to it, is center Tommy Skladany.
He is a member of that famous Skladany football family
"Muggsy" was all-American end at Pitt ten years ago, Barney play
ed guard at V.M.1., and brother Leo is now an end at Pittsburgh
It was Leo who had quite a bit to do with Pitt's upsetting Ohio
State two weeks ago.
This is the fifth season that the TernDlars have been operatin
from the T. When Coach Ray Morrison made the switch four year
ago, it created quite a stir in Philadelphia circles. They are nov►
however, more or less used to his change.
None of last year's regular backfield performers on the Owl
squad is playing the same post this season. "Indian Joe" Neiman,
who was a fullback, is now directing play from the quarterback
slot, and Slosburg, formerly at left half, has taken over the full
back assignment.
Morrison likes a lot of variety. While coaching at Souther.
Methodist in 1922, he believed in the possibilities of the wide ope
game, which he popularized in Texas, and the Mustangs becam
known as the "Flying Circus."
Now in his eighth year of coaching at Temple, Ray Morriso
was one of the great quarterbacks of football history. He was th
ace of the Vanderbit Commodores from 1908 through 1911, an
Grantland Rice still lists him as one of the finest open field runner
of the game.
PIC'S Penn State Representative: Art Blobs'.
FRIDAY, N0V1124 0 11031t 7, 1047
67.7 total yards per contest, 2.2
yards below the all-time defen
sive record set by Santa Clara in
1937.
Even a moderately efficient day
by Temple, Navy or Pitt could
knock the Lions out of a chance
for the record. In order to set a
new national defensive mark, the
Higginsmen will have to hold
their three opponents to a total
of no more than 222.8 yards.
By JIM NEIMAN