PAGE SIX Negley Norton, Sick In Infirmary Bed, Hopes for . Bowl Bid By RED ROTH Negley Norton, ailing Lion left tackle, who was forced to stay in bed at the Schenley Hotel Satur day afternoon as Penn State overwhelmed Pitt, was obviously feeling much better when a Daily Collegian reporter entered his room in the infirmary yesterday. A big smile crossed his face as he told of listening to the game over the radio, rather than help ing bulwark the Seven Nittany Mountains as they turned the snarling Pitt Panther into a milk fed kitten. "Before the game I'll admit I was a little nervous," Norton said. "Vspecially when Pitt won the toss and elected to receive. You know that's the first time this year we've kicked off, and I was beginning to think that stadium jinx was beginning to work again. "But after we made Pitt lose yardage on the first series of downs, I felt pretty confident of victory. Of course our touchdown following Hardisty's punt helped buoy my confidence." PENICILLIN DOSES Norton barely managed to make the trip to Pittsburgh be cause of a throat infection which sent his fever to 102. The burly tackle was given large doses of penicillin to bring down the fever, but as the team was ready to depart his temperature was still above normal. Only eloquent talking by the nurse on duty and Norton, him self, finally convinced his physi cian that he could accompany the Penn State squad. Although understandably dis appointed at not being able to participate in the climax of State's first unbeaten season in 35 years, he had great praise for the game played by the Blue and White. "From the way the announcer talked I could tell our team was really blocking, and that's what wins ball games," Norton con tinued. "Naturally I'm sorry I BUS TRAVEL MADE MORE REFRESHING BY STOP FOR COKE PLEASE return empty bottles promptly plus lc State Tax oar= UNIX& AUTHORITY CM MP COCA-COLA, COMPANY SY COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF ALTOONA JOHN WOLOSKY Collegian salutes senior center Johnny "Shag" Wolosky and junior end Sam Tamburo as co-players of the week for their deter mined and impressive play against Pittsburgh. Shag, in his last regularly scheduled game, was a solid rock on the defense, stopping Panther backs from his position behind the forward wall. Although his shoulder and arm injury, which has plagued him all year, : . forced him to the bench twice, Wolosky re turned each time to distinguish himself. In end Tamburo, in his third varsity year, the Lions own a swift, sure terminal who also excels as a pass catcher. "Slashin' Sam," from New Kensington, regularly chopped down the Pitt interference to nail the runner on end sweeps, and was one of the first to be down under those long Joe Colone punts. couldn't play Saturday but I think Kyle and the rest of the boys really played a bang-up game." The regular left tackle showed great enthusiasm when asked about a possible Cotton Bowl game. "I'll be out of here in a day or two," he said, "and you can bet. your life I won't be listening to that game from a sick bed. I'd enjoy the opportunity to play against Doak Walker and the rest of the S.M.U. team. I really think it would be a great con test." When your reporter was about to leave Norton showed definite signs that he was indeed much better by engaging a very attrac tive young Southern nurse in conversation. "I'm just getting in practice for that Dallas accent," he winked. M=g= THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Congratulations! Penn Staters Endorse (Continued from page one) remainder of the squad. It seems that there is no objection to this arrangement, since the situation was taken care of in the same manner at Baltimore when Penn State played Navy. The Mustangs have clinched at least a tie for the Southwest Conference championship and Texas, which meets the Texas Aggies Thursday, has indicated it would not contest the Cotton Bowl in the event of a title dead lock. If an official "feeler" is teceiVed today, Coach Bob Higgins will go down to Texas to scout the SMU TCU game which will be played this Saturday. Upon receipt of a feeler which is expected t oday, the Senate Committee on Athletics will meet to make a recommendation to the Athletic Advisory Board. This .13 man board, which is made up of students, faculty, alumni, and a trustee, will then convene and decide whether Penn State is willing to accept an official in vitation. The Board's decision then goes to the Office of the President for final approval. If approval is forthcoming, the Cotton Bowl officials will be notified, and Penn State must wait for an invitation. . ( ..-..r1 SAM TAMBURO sh..anhviving 1621 1-J " \\ l I I , v ~,,, ~ Wishing You a Happy Thanksgiving THE • TEA ROOM Telephone System, Press Box To Bench, Aided Lion Gridders Few football fans realize that the quarterback no longer directs the team while on the field, nor is leadership solely F in the hands of the head coach on the sidelines. Both coach and quarterback are aided by an in the pressbox and telephones over it direct wire unheralded assistant, usually an assistant coach, points out oppo nents' defensive strategy and sug gests plays to whip the defense. With the addition of the un limited substitution rule to colle giate books, pressbox-to-bench coaching has become more impor tant. Formerly a coach could not relay advice to the team after each play. Now, however, a coach sends in substitutes freely and is more able to guide the team with the aid of the pressbox assistant: That this system is effective was proved last week against Navy. Jeff Durkota twice galloped on touchdown jaunts, employing play 33, which Line Coach Joe Bedenk suggested to Coach Bob Higgins alter studying Annapolis' defen sive maneuvers. VIEW FROM PRESSBOX For over 210 years coaches' have been obtaining a panoramic view of the game from the pressbox. But only with the addition of the new rule have coaches been able to use the information both legally and to full advantage. Coach Higgins pointed out that in former years, deception had to be employed to get advice on the field. Only • a certain number of sub s were allowed in the game unless there were injuries. Durkota Gains Team Scoring Honors Although failing to counter against Pittsburgh Saturday, wingback Jeff Durkota. the Colver senior, gained the scoring cham pionship for the Lion squad. Jeff. with ten touchdowns to his credit. is also one of the top scorers in _the East. Second to Durkota among Penn Skate scor ers is Francis "Punchy" Rogel, of North Braddock. who has coun& tered six touchdown.: for thirty six tints. A point behind Rogel is end Ed Czekal who has toed a field goal in addition to 32 extra points for a total of 35. Czekai leads all extra point booters in the state for total number of conver sions. Trailing Czekaj are Wally Trip- lIIVIDAY, NOVINSICE 26, 1047 By Sy Barash "A player would have to fake an injury to get out of the game," said Higgins: "Then a replacement could tell the team which play to use." Jayvee Coach Jim O'Hora, Who also spots games from the press box for the Lions, told of the de fensive alignment s for which he watches. He said that he takes note of the line-backer-up who moves to the sideline when a flanker is deployed. He notes whether the same amount of space is left between defensive positions when a team lines up with five or ix men on the forward wall. SCOUTING NAVY Al Michaels, Penn State back field coach, explained that Navy used a seven-man line consistently when he scouted them against Duke and the University of Penn sylvania. These teams, like Penn State, attack from single Wing formation. Against the Nittany Lions, Navy changed to five- and six-man lines. Although this fact was quickly noticed by the Lion bench, defen sive positions had to be charted. Plays to be run were advised from the pressbox where a better view of the defensive alignment was obtained, and the Penn State vic tory resulted. lett with 343 points: tailback Bob by Williams and Sophomore Clar ence "Pete" Gorinski with 24 Points: Bill Luther and Elwood Petchel with 18 points. and Den nie Hoggard. Clarence Hummel and Larry Joe with 12 points. In addition, there are a num ber of Nittany griddero who have crossed the goal line once. Ace Substitutes MEM JOHN PINLILIf Teclr.le Two of the most valuable sub stitutes on the undefeated Mg el:lnnen are guard John Simon and tackle John Finley. Sknon, one of the "Brownsville Five," has been the chief relief for Joe Drazenovich and Steve Suhey, while the lanky Finley combined with senior Bill Kyle to sod,. No lan and Norton. assistant who sits to the bench. The
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