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Lions, Pitt To Clash
Before 50,000 Fans
Fired by a lusty desire to remain one of the nation's
grid royalty, the recloutable Nittany Lion leaves its lair to
engage
,a crafty foe, Pitt's Panther, tomorrow at 2 p.m. in
what shapes up as a fierce conflict.
Under the reins of Coach Bob Higgins, the Lions will
hie themselves off to .pittsburgh this evening in preparation
for tomorrow's fray before more than 50,000 fans in Pitt
Stadium.
State fans received heartening news yesterday when
triple-threat halfback Elwood Petchel was given the "go"
sign by Dr. Alfred H. Griess, team physician, following the
145-pound fireball's recovery from a knee injury. Petchel
will be available for action in tomorrow's fracas.
Pitt's and State's gridiron paths this year have been
anything but similar. While
opponents, the Panthers hay
strong midwestern teams,
salvaging a single victory in
seven games.
The difference in won-lost col
umns augurs little for the Nittany
gridmen since past Pitt-State bat
tles have demonstrated that eval
uating pre-game records is tant
amount to treading on dangerous
ice. The two elevens traditionally
dismiss each other's past records
with a scornful "so what?" and
plow into each other on even
terms with the ferocity of bull
dogs.
LAST WIN
Invading the Pitt bailiwick will
be a Lion squad bent on making
the Panthers cry "Kamerad" for
the first time in four years. A 14-
0 win in 1943 wac the last taste of
victory savored by the Nittany
men in the 48-game series. Since
then Pitt's trou
blesome gridders /••.„
have whipped':
the Lions. 14-0, • • qta t
7-0 iyrxi 14-7 in
1944, 1945 and • •
1046. respective-•
.
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to keep State's •
winning skein ' • •
intact. Coach
Higgins m a y I " . ' . •
"throw the book" PETCHEL
at Pitt by un
corking a few deceptive plays used
little or not at all ty his grid
charges to date. Previous contests
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TER itoon;1
By TOM MORGAN
he Lions have larruped eight
run a disastrous gauntlet of
have found the Lions relying
mostly on their chief stock and
trade, a pOwerful and resource
ful running attack 'that has
wreaked ruin upon eight straight
roes while employing a minimum
of trickery.
In the Pitt camp, pre-game
spirits is reportedly running high
as Coach Mike Milligan's pro
teges hope to upset the Lions as
they did a year ago whe the Hig
gins clan was riding a similar
wave of success.
PITT PASSES
The Pittmen are expected to
unleash an extensive passing at
tack designed to penetrate State's
rock-ribbed defense. No leas than
eight different back, ' have oeen
on the tossing 'end of Panther
aerials this season.
Chief Pitt passers are fullback
Paul Rickards And halfback Carl
DePasqua. The latter is recalled
by State fans as flinging a 37-
yard strike to halfback Lou Cec
coni to set up the first tally in
the Jungle Cats' 14-7 triumph ov
er State last season.
Halfback Bill Hardisty has de
veloPeu into a first-class punting
specialist for the Milliganmen.
He owns an average to date of
1 39.7 yards in 55 tries and may
offer tough competition for State's
ol' reliable Joe Colone. who, in
cidentally. sports an average of
40.6 yards per Loot in 26 attempt&
Key men on the Panther for
ward wall, which has faced ter
rific opposition all season, are
tackle Bob Plotz, center Len Rad
nor and ends Leo Skladany and
Bill McPeak.
Rated the number-one football
machine in the East, Penn State
tomorrow will seek to notch its
initial perfect nine-game record
in history. While pacing the na
tion in total and rushing defense,
the Lions also rank among the
first four teams in total offense.
The Higginsmen have amassed
an average of 371.2 per game,
which tops Pitt's 11.5.
Following is tomorrow's prob
able, starting lineup:
wonderful evening I 'Stale POg. Pitt!
Operating from a single wing
patterned atter that of Dr. Jock
Sutherland's pro Steelers. Pitt's
Blue and Gold grid combination
is dotted with several fleet-foot
ed backs, including fulll3.7ck Lin
dy Lauro and halfbacks Cecconi.
DePasqua. Tony DiMatteo, Jim
my Joe Robinson and "General"
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Lions Are 'lnvaded'
By Traveling Team
Members of the football team
received quite a shock last night
when they went out to the prac
tice field and saw thirty gridders
wearing the Cherry and White of
Temple practicing on the gridiron.
On closer inspection the 'invad
ers' proved to be the California
State Teachers College tram.
Since the "College farm team"
has a game scheduled with Lock
Haven tonight, their coach de
cided to stop at State College last
night and to make the remainder
of the long trip today.
Although he has been head
coach for only 18 years, this is the
20th year that Bob Higgins has
devoted to Penn State football.
He was Hugo 'Bezdek's assistant
for two years.
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Wolosky C Radnor
Suhey RG Sumpter
Nolan RT Boldin
Potsklan RE McPeak
C. Drazenovich .Q ... Cummins
Joe LH Lee
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Although forecasters annually throw past records out the w?"
dow when Pittsburgh and Penn State meet on the gridiron, it mig
prove interesting for State fans to learn a little more about the Pa.
ther before making the trek to the Smoky City.
For this 47th renewal of the ancient rivalry, an undefeated Lic 1
eleven will meet a Pitt team which has recorded but a single win and!
but 24 points for the entire season. The lone win was a grudge battles
against the Ohio State Buckeyes, whose coach this year is the Pitt,
mentor of 1946, Wes Fesler.
Despite Elwood Petchel's valiant efforts last year, the NittanyL
men dropped a 14-7 verdict in the city of steel and smoke. A Jungle
Cat by the name of Bill Bruno untiringly devoted his afternoon to
stopping Lion plays at the scrimmage line. Smashing end sweeps
is Bruno's forte, which bodes ill. again this year, for State's out
side reverses.
Another returnee who is sure to give the Blue and White see
ondary anxious moments is Pitt's fine tosser, Ca,rl DePasqua. This
Williamsport flash is the hub of the Milliganmen's offense and its
most successful individual factor, judging from Sunday morning
reviews. c
The man on the receiving end of many of DePasqua's passes is
Halfback Lou "Bimbo" Cecconi, a small, wirry halfback with the
glue-tipped fingers. Said the "Pitt News" after the Ohio State win,
"State (Ohio) tacklers found little Bimbo Cecconi as hard to hold as
a live fish. Time and again, Bimbo squirmed and twisted out of their
anxious hands. And in the fourth quarter he speared Carl DePasqua's
pass one-handed in the end zone for Pitt's second touchdown."
This year is the first for Harold "Mike" Milligan to direct the
Panthers from the head coach position. Formerly in the chief assist
ant's role to Wes Fesler, Milligan moved up when Fesler crossed
.over to Columbus. Backfield coach and ace scout for Pitt this year
is Dick Cassiano, the great halfback of the Sutherland gra.
Cassiano's had some rough scouting expeditions this fall, for
Pittsburgh has been meeting the nation's best, week after week. Per
haps no other school in the forty-eight has such an awesome slate
as do the Panthers. Sutherland outfits when Warren Heller, Izzy
Weinstock, Bobby Larue, Johnny Patrick and Marshall Goldberg
were the Saturday stars would have a lot of trouble going against
this killing schedule.
In Pitt's schedule to date, the Jungle Cats have had to con
centrate mainly on the defense as the powerhouses of Illinois, Notre
Dame, Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota and Purdue haven't given the
Milliganmen too much time to set their scoring wheels in motion.
PITTS LEFT SIDE
One of their stoutest defensemen is one Bernie Barkouski, who
very efficiently fills the left guard slot. Combining with the mam
moth Wib Forsythe and Leo Skladany, Barkouski is a large factor
in stopping opposition advances through the left side of the Pitt line.
Skladany, one of the famous football playing Skladanys,
wears contact lenses while afield. Penn State players who follow
the same procedure are speedster Wally Triplett and sub tackle
Norm Erickson. Howard Caskey, who played on the '46 Nittany
men, also used contact lenses.
With this contest able to go any way, and with much of the
trend to be determined by the first few minutes of play, Nolan, Pots
klan and company should be at peak psychological condition in addi
tion to top physical condition. A win could bring home for the first
time the Lambert Trophy; a loss will wreck a beautiful record and
the hearts of the Hig's forty. Roar . . . Lions ... Roar!!!
Still Flying High
Col. "Lighthorse Harry" Wilson,
former Penn State and Army grid
great, is commanding officer of
the Anmy air base at Elgin Field,
Fla.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1
BIMBO CECCONI
Penn State's first and only ven
ture into post-season football
competition came on January 1,
1923, when the Nittany Lions op
posed the University of South
ern California in the Rose Bowl
at Pasadena, Cal. The Trojans
took a 14-3 decision.
IFC Tennis Advances
Playing under difficult weather
condition e Jack Olewine. Delta
Upsilon, defeated Bob Mussel
man. Delta Sigma Phi, in a close
ly fought tennis match 6-3. 8-2
to enter into the semi-final round
of IFC play.
Di=laving superb 'form. Rich
ard Wertz. Phi Kappa Sigma.
outlasted his game opponent Ber
nard Silverstein. Phi Sigma Del
ta in a two-game match 6-3. 6-1
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