PAGE FOUR Before Meeting Higginsmen . . . Only One Tie Mars Record Of /947 SMU Football Team The Southern Methodist University football team that takes the field against Penn State in the 1948 Cotton Bowl Classic has earned its laurels by fashioning an undefeated season at the expense of some of the leading teams in the nation. Only Texas Christian refus ed to bow to the Mustangs, earning a 19-19 tie in one of the out standing games of the year. Opening their season with a visit to the west coast, the Red and Blue found a soft touch. in Santa Clara, whom they toppled 22-6. The next victim was a strong Missouri eleven which bowed by a score of 35-19. Oklahoma A&M provided a thriller but likewise fell, 21_13. The outstanding feature of this contest was SMU's All-Amer ican halfback, Doak Walker, leading a great rally that enabled SMU to pull the game out of the bag. SMU then started its quest for the Southwestern Conference by uefeating Rice, strong favorites for the title, in a bruising battle at Houston. The win ove Rrice gave the Mustangs national recognition but another jaunt to the Pacific Coast was in store with UCLA, defenc mg Pacific Coast Conference champs, supplying the opposition. Southern M..thodist struck early and protected its lead to defeat the Bruins, 7-0. The next game on the card was against undefeated Texas, fresh from impressive ‘Ains over teams such as North Carolina, Oklahoma and Arkansas. SMU rolled up a first half lead of 14-0 due mainly to fine offensive work on the part of Walker. However, the Long horns caught fire in the second halt and tallied two touchdowns, but missed one of the conversion attempts, thus enabling SMU to walk oft the field 14-13 victors. This game goes down in history as one of the all time greats in southwestern football history Opposing in-and-out Texas A & M at Dallas, the Red and Blue was hard-pressed to eke out a 13-0 victory over the stubborn Cadets. ARKANSAS TILT Arkansas surprised this year's Cotton Bowl hosts by taking an early 6-0 lead. However, Walker gave one of his better perform ances of the season and SMU came out on top, this time by 14_6. The traditional game with a weak Baylor eleve n almost proved more than a match for the Mus tangs. Another extremely brilliant performance by Walker was nec essary to win this one. Playing on a muddy field the legions of Matty Bell were held to a score less tie for 55 minutes before Walker turned on the pressure and booted a field goal and tal lied a touchdown and extra point to ear n SMU a hard-won 10-0 victory. Now came the epic struggle with •raditional rival TCU. Underdogs ruin anywhere from 13 to 30 )(Ants, the Horne.: Frogs took ad vantage of SMU errors t o lead :2-0 early in the second period. however, the great Walker put he Red and Blue back in the _tame with a twisting 62-yard dash to paydirt. Late in the third period • he Mustangs took the lead at .3-12 and appeared headed for a •linching score late in the final ieriod. However, TCU held and rove 90 yards in a thrilling dis ,lay of aerial works to lead, 19-13, with 1 wo minutes of play remain- WALKER AGAIN Once again Walker pulled SMU's cause out of the tire. He returned the ensuing kickoff all the way to the Frogs' 36. Two long passes tailed. Then substitute half back Gilbert Johnson fired a GIFTS FOR THE HOME Make someone's home brighter and cheerier this Christmas with an exquisitely styled lamp . . .or a comfortable an.: wel, upholstered chair ... or a radio of great tone and beauty. All electrical appliances are delivered immediately. You'll fine many suggestions for your shopping list at Wolf's. Christmas Shop—State College WOLF FURNITURE COMPANY 320 E. College Avenue By Fred Fuhrman JAUNT TO COAST pas s to Walker on the 10-yard line. With only seconds remaining Johnson heaved to end Sid Halli day for the tying score. lion Boxing Team Opens January 17 Looking forward with confi dence to a promising season, the Nittany boxers are increasing their training pace preliminary to the January 17 home opener with Bucknell. The 1947 mitt aggrega tion is Quickly shaping into fight ing trim under the expert guid ance of Leo Houck. Two Eastern Intercollegiate boxing champions—last year's 165-pound champio n. Jackie Tighe. and John Benglian. 1946 winner in the 128-pound class. will form the nucleus for this Year's squad. Leading the flock of lettermen returning from last year's aggregation are Jack Sheehe. John Slusser. Nick Ran ieri and Pat Conlon. Hal Howard who was a stand out on the Lions' 1945 team and Buzz Farringer of the '46 quoit are returnees who will consider ably bolster the team's fighting strength. The tussle for starting berths in the lower weight classes is gaining—John Turcaso. Fred Smith and Jim Cassidy being the main competitors. OTHER CANDIDATES Other hopefuls who are ex ding punching power are Norm Restaine. Al Pottasch and Alex Alexander. Rounding out the list of prospective starters is trio of newcomers. Nick Env. Paul Thorpe and Paul Smith. who have been showing up favorably in early workouts. Coach Houck. who has been very busy in the oast week ret ereeina intramural buxina bouts, has still spent a considerable amount of time superviing train ina activities. THE DAILY COLLAGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA 40 Gridders Go to Bowl Forty Dallas-bound Nittany Lion gridders are tentatively slated to board Pullmans Sun day, Dec. 21, at Altoona to begin their long journey to the Cotton Bowl. With a staff including six coaches and four managers, the Penn State gridmen will travel to St. Louis, where they are scheduled to work out on the varsity field of Washington Uni versity. Lion skipper Bob Hig gins recently made arrangements for the stop-over at the St. Louis school where he coached football prior to coming to State in a sim ilar capacity. The Nittany football force will probably invade Dallas, Texas, Tuesday morning, Dec. 23. Players selected to take the Cotton Bowl trip follow: Ends John Potsklan, Sam Tamburo. Ed Czekai. Dennis Hag gard. Fred Bell. Bob Hicks. How ard James. Tackles—John Nolan, Negi.ey Norton. Bill Kyle. John Finley. Don Murray. Don Cullings. Nor man Erikson. Guards—Steve Suhey, Bob Dra zenovich, John Simon, Bob Ross, Paul Kelly, Tom Smith. Centers—John Wolosky, Charles Beatty. John Misiewicz. Quarterbacks—Chuck Drazeno vich. Ray Ulinski. Bill LaFleur. Walter Palmer. Fullbacks—Joe Colone. Frances Rogel. Clarence Gorinski. Wingbacks—Jeff Durkota. Lar ry Cooney. Wallace Trinlett. Tailbacks Bob: iv Williams. Larry Joe. Elwood Petchel. Bill Luther. Clarence Hummel. John Ch uckran. Another player will be named later. Besides Head Coach Higgins, the Lion entourage will include Joe Bedenk, line coach, Earl Ed wards, end coach, Al Michaels, backfield coach; Jim O'Hora, as sistant line conch and' Jayvee coach, and Earl Bruce, coach of the California State Teachers eleven. Managers making the trip will be David Barron, Harold Saun ders, Frank Philippbar and Bob Tomlinson. O PTSTIIAC‘ MAKE MONEY IN YOUR SPARE TIME Having trouble making your $65 a month stretch? Why not make MONEY in your spare time selling candy in your dorm or fraternity house? Just buy candy wholesale at 95c a box from SALLY'S. Resell it to the men in your frat house, dorm or rooming house. You won't have any trouble selling it. Everyone likes a good candy bar. And you're the one that profits! You can buy Wrigley's gum, too, at 65c a box. A box of Beechnut is 70c. Stop in today and get a couple boxes. Or give us a ring. Choose from . MILKY WAY HERSHEY POWERHOUSE OH'HENRY STH AVENUE 140 South Pugh Veteran Jack Biery Faces Third Basketball Season By Sy Barash Jack Biery, fiery basketball forward who will probably start against Washington and Jefferson Saturday night, settled in his chair and said that Penn State's team will be lucky to win half the games on the 1947-48 sched ule. He bases his observation on the perennial strength of such op ponents as Temple, Navy, West Virginia, De Pauw, and Washing • ton and Jefferson. These teams come up with winning combina tions each year, Jack pointed out. -",. The -slender dark-blond ath lete established a Rec Hall scor s ing record in 1942. That year, 4 , against Susque . hanna Univer sity, he tallied 22 points. Later the same year he ' 4. tied the mark in BIERY a game with Car negie Tech. At Susquehanna, in the open ing contest of the 1946-47 Sea son, Jack topped his previous record by rallying for 25 points. However, Nick Diettrick. later in the year shattered the mark. SLIDING ZONE Jack explained that he now en joys the sliding-zone system of basketball since he has become ac customed to it. When he first joined Coach John Lawthec's squad he found the system dif ficult to master. Not only was the system dif ficult to master, but Jack also dis covered that he became tense be fore large audiences. The firs , time he played at Convention Hal in Philadelphia and at the Madi son Square Garden he tensed, bu loosened up once the games be gan. _ "It was kind of awing the first time I ran out on the court in New York," Jack said. "It seemed like I could look straight up through the smoky haze and see a man lighting a cigarette." Jack played for the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company which has a plant at Franklin, where his home is located. He believes the experience he gained while on SALLY'S THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1947 that team enabled him to become a better player. "In independent leagues you take quite a beating;' said Jack. "And you meet good teams that play alert basketball." LARRY GENT While playing for the company team, Jack met Larry Gent. Gent played on the Penn State team which entered the N.C.A.A. bas ketball tournament at New Or leans in 1941. Through conversa tions with Gent, Jack became in terested in attending Penn State. Then a Senatorial scholastic scholarship from Venango County convinced Jack to matriculate at Penn State. He was the first freshman to play varsity basketball at Penn State in 1942, the same year he established scoring records at the College. Asked about military 'service, Jack mentioned that in England he serviced Bth Air Force bomb ers after they returned from bombing missions over the con tinent. In England Jack attended a radio refresher course at a R.A.F base. Working at the same field as an ambulance driver in the WAAF's was Jack's future wife. Six months after he returned to the United States, his wife, Iris, made the trip across the Atlantic. Because Iris hates to see Penn State lose, Jack will be trying especially hard to prove his pre diction inaccurate. fl round the Rim Two members of last year's team are making a name for themselves in pro basketball circles. Nick Dietterick, Penn State pivot man, signed with Sunbury and is now starting cen ter for the Mercuries. Johnny Rusinko vacillates between the Wilkes-Barre Barons and the Sunbury Mercuries. Last Wednesday he played for the Sunbury team as "Rushinko" and scored eleven points. Sunday he was back with the Barons as Rusinko and scored three, and then he returned to the Mercuries as Rushinko to score 20. Both Wilkes-Barre and Sunbury are in first place in their leagues. MOUNDS CLARK BAR Call 2373
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