FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1947 Lion Eleven Records Great Offense Mark Combining solid strength, speed and football know-how, a great 1947 Nittany Lion team cleat marked gridiron history with one of Penn State' s top offensive rec ords. Geared to a powerful pitch, Coach Bob Higgins' well-known and well-knit single wing attack rolled up the highest nine-game scoring total in 61 years of Lion football history. Only the twice bea ted 1916 team amassed more points—a total of 348—but needed ten games to do it. Following are Lion scores for the past grid campaign: Opponent Washington State 6 Bucknell 0 Fordham 0 Syracuse 0 West Virginia 14 Colgate 0 Temple 0 Navy 7 Pitt 0 State 27 54 75 40 21 46 MANY VETS Mentor Higgins' " Powerhouse has never boasted sharper operative than in _ . The current Lion squad ccmtorises top-notch playing talent from five previous State grid teams and probably represents the peak in a wave of returning war veter anQ who performed before for the Blue and White. Primarily a ground juggernaut. the Nittany eleven registered a season average of 301.4 yards per :Tame gained via .:; ' ?ground scrim mage. and 363.8 4 1, •''' yards per game by loth rushing Irushing and inassin g. The ?L ions finished the recent sea `x : 1 son as one of the nation's top five offensive teams. Principal sco- PETCHEL rer for the Nit tany Lions was Jeff Durkota. 205- pound senior wingback from Col vex.. Pa.: who tallied ten touch downs for 60 points. which is a new high in modern Penn State history. His prime effort of the season occurred against Navy when he scampered 48 and 43 yards for two TD's. Behind Durkota in Lion scor- Suhey— (Continued from page four) ter and raves mainly to the local teams. Grantland Rice succeeded the famed Walter Camp in 1925. and has continued to "Glorify the American boy." Said Rice in his story. "In the old days, when football was more or less confined to a few colleges on the Eastern seaboard.... it was possible for one man to do the job. "When I took over in 1925. I continued the one-man method for a few years. but soon found that I couldn't possibly see enough games to make the proper selec tions. Then Collier's organized an Advisory Board. composed of ex perienced football writers who have covered the games in their sections for many years." This thirteen man board, com posed of many of the leading sports editors in the nation. col laborated with Rice in determin ing the team. Of Ukrainian birth. Steve Su hey was a key part of one of the finest lines ever to represent the Warriors of Nittany in intercol legiate competition. His familiar number 62. which jersey he has carried with him since his pre war football days. was ever-active on the field. Steve's a running guard, and this position requires the utmost in physical conditioning and dur al ility. A favorite pupil of Line Coach Toe Bedenk. Suhey showed again the fruits of Bedenk's strin gent ore-season conditioning. To Bedenk and to Higgins go extreme satisfaction and the fine feeling of pride in their player. To Steve. who hands all of the credit to his teammates. the stu dent body and the nation echo "nice going." Ski Managers Candidates fo r assistant managerships of the ski team may apply at the AA window any time within the next two weeks. Berbard Gordon. head ski manager, said today. ing are Francis "Punchy" Rogel. driving sophomore fullback from North Braddock, Pa.. who punch ed over six TD's for a 36-point total; Wally Thplett. Negro wing back from Philadelphia. who chalked up 30 points. and Ed Szekaj. sub end and place-kicker from Mt. Pleasant. Pa.. who boot ed one field goal and 32 of 46 extra points for a total of 35 points. Other Lions with more than one touchdown include Clarence Gorinski, reserve sophomore full back and first-rate punter from Norvelt, Pa., with 24 points; f?.obby Williams, dependable tail ack-field general from Pitts- Jrgh, with 24 points; sophomore Bill Luther, tail- back from R a s . : is.•••::• • .:::.?: with 18 ili points; <»,.;. ;A:i!: :• W 1 Elwood Petche , r....., :crack runner ':''' :'• aid passer from r .! ;•• • . 1. ...:' :' ''' % • Easton, Pa., Larry •••:•. '': .....---0 • : lB points; with : .. , ' •• • "' • • Joe, , speedy jun ior tailback from I.... Derry, Pa., with .., 12, and Clarence JOE "Chuck" Hu m- m el, sophomore tailback from Harrisburg. with 12. Tailback Joe notched the sea son's longest run, a 95-yard re turn to score with marvelous blocking on the opening kickoff against Bucknell. Petchel, diminutive scatback, registered the year's longest run from scrimmage, a 78-yard dash against Fordham. With a total of 581 yards credited to him via air and land, the 145-pound Petchel is the team's number one offen sive star. He completed five touchdown passes, one in each of the first five tilts. Next to Petchel's 78-yard jaunt, the longest run from scrimmage was Joe's 60-yard effort against Navy. Boxing Call Candidates for the varsity boxing team and managerships are requested to report to the ring at Rec Hal 1 after four o'clock any day this week, an nounced Leo Houck. boxing mentor. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Dorm 33 Trounces D Hannah Edges McMil Four independent intramural basketball teams came through with their second win of the cam paign Wednesday night to remain at the top of the pack in the quest for the independent league championships. Dorm 33 continued their march toward league honors by crushing Dorm 29 41-9. Coupled with the 37 points they scored in racking up their first win, it made them the highest scoring team in intramural competition. Wilheim led the Dorm 33 sharpshooters with seven field goals and a foul for a total of 15 points. Frasanelli and Demniston each chalked up 10 markers to aid in the rout. Berletics cage squad also flashed good form as they downed the Nittany Co-op five 18-8. Previ ously Berletics had defeated a very strong Drew lers quintet, and in defeating the Co-ops estab lished themselves as definite threats in League C. Dorm 28 was extended through three overtime periods to defeat Dorm 36 20-18, and preserve their unbeaten record. Dorm 13, another high-scoring team, also pep pered their opponents' hoops with field goals as they conquered Miners 26-16. Other scores were Dorm 35 22, Dorm 21'6; Dorm 25 10, Dorm 38 9; Dorm 30 15, Dorm 34 11; Drewlers 13, .Zeros 9; Whiz Kids 29, Dorm 9 7. Tonight's schedule is as follows: 8: 45—Architects-Phis, court 1; Bunyans-Comets, court 2; Beaver House-Lazy Five, court 3. 9:2s—Lutheran Students-1.T.K., court 1; Ath Hall-Coal Crackers, court 2; Brother Rats-Penn Haven, court 3. • 10: 05—Marauders-Beerers, court 1; Red Flashes- Anonymous Five, court 2; Dorm 6-Eagles, court 3. Games on Monday night's schedule are: 8: 45—Pi Kappa Alpha-Sigma Phi Sigma, court 1; Sigma Chi-Lambda Chi Alpha, court 2; Tau Kappa Epsilon-Alpha Chi Rho, court 3. 9:2s—Delta Upsilon-Pi Lambda Phi, court 1; Beta Theta Pi-Alpha Chi Sigma, court 2; Theta Chi-Phi Kappa Tau, court 3. 10:05—Phi Sigma Delta-Kappa Sigma, court 1; Sigma Nu-Phi Sigma Kappa, court 2; Alpha Gam ma Rho-Alpha Sigma Pi, court 3. IM, IFC Bowling Loops Beaver House hi in IMA; Mansor Rolls High 580 Beaver House kept undisputed possession of first place in the IMA . Bowling League after the recent matches held at the Dux Club. Big gun of the evening for the leaders was Lennie Mansor, who walked away with high honors in both the three game and single scores. His three game total of 580 stood all alone with Harold Smith, of Dorm 13, placing sec ond with 545. r _...... 51 JOE COLLEGE, Better late than never to have a Harvest Ball. SUSIE COLLEGE, The Collegian says they're going to have a winter setting and a queen to reign over the dance. JOE COLLEGE, Susie, I know one thing for sure and that is you'll have a dinner fit for a queen at the Allencrest • ANSWER—Let's Go to the Allencrest Before Harvest Ball THE TER ItOOMI rm 29 for 2nd Win; en in Boxing Tourney The Sigma Nus advanced two men, John Steim er and Bob White, to the quarter-finals in the opening of the intramural boxing tournament yesterday afternoon at Rec Hall. Pi Kappa Alpha's Dick Hannah out-punched Alpha Gamma Rho's Ed McMillen, and hard punching Dick Owens, Alpha Zeta, won by de cision over Bob Blum of Phi Epsilon Pi. Steimer won by forfeit over Chuck Altemus of the Chi Phi at 155-pounds, while White decision ed Don Varga, Sigma Phi Epsilon in the 165-pound class. The taller White chalked up a knockdown early in the first round, and, using his left arm with piston-like accuracy, won a clean-cut deci sion over the shorter Varga. In other bouts, "Wildcat" Lou Di Nunzio. Alpha Phi Delta, last year's winner in the 135-pound class, decisioned lanky Bob McKillip of Sigma Chi in the 145-Hound division. Mike Braunegg, Alpha Sigma Phi, used his left hand to good ad vantage in decisioning Jerry Cooper of the Phi Epsilon Pi. Jack Long. Sigma Chi, scoring a knockdown in in the first round, won over Bill Vernon, Kappa Delta Rho, in the 155-pound class. Eight fights are on the agenda for 5 o'clock this afternoon. Nine bouts were previously scheduled, but Graham Wright, Phi Gamma Delta, is the win ner by forfeit over Al Pottasch, Phi Sigma Delta. Today's bouts: 128-pounds, Charles Halligan, Sigma Nu, meets Bill Beeterm, Alpha Chi Sigma; 145-pounds, Joseph Miller, Phi Gamma Delta, meets Dave Owen, Phi Kappa Psi. Dave Rollison, Kappa Delta Rho, meets Ed Belfield, Delta Upsi lon; 155-pounds, Archie Miller, Delta Upsilon, meets Bill Morris, Alpha Chi Sigma; 165-pounds, John Dello lacano, Alpha Phi Delta, meets Bob Wertz, Phi Kappa Sigma; Bill Sohonage, Kappa Delta Rho, meets Frank Mattern, Phi Delta Theta; Bob Wetherby, Delta Upsilon, meets Richard D'Ardenne, Alpha Sigma Phi; unlimited class, Robins Mather, Sigma Pi, meets Al D'lorio, Alpha Phi Delta. Delta Sig Keglers Win Take 2nd-In IF( League Paced by Earl Youtz, the Delta Sigma Phi keglers went into sec ond place in the IFC Bowling League by beating Alpha Chi Sigma in the matches held at the Dux Club recently. Theta Ch i, meanwhile, re mained well out in front by de feating Alpha Gamma Rho. Tied for third place are Delta Up silon, victor over Kappa Delta Rho, and Lambda Chi Alpha, w;nner over Tau Kappa Epsilon. Action will be resumed as si al on Monday night. LOTTABHV ilarve.3l acL}llec,ale 5111.3 near )oe C. PAGE FIVE DI NUNZIO GO TO THE COTTON BOWL FREE I! Ask For Your Ticket With Every $5 Purchase at either one of the Charles Shops Winning ticket will be drawn Dec. 24th. If you are not here we will mail the free prizes to you! PRE-CHRISTMAS SALE ! Now Going On
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