t'..(:E h't),Jlt Lambert Trophy Ratings Army Eleven Maintains Lead Over Lions in Eastern Race Army's Black Knights maintained a slim lead over Penn State's Nittany Lions in their red-hot race for Eastern football supremacy, results of this week's balloting in the thirteenth annual Lambert Trophy poll of Eastern sportswriters showed. Army led, 990 to 986. Although Army barely eked out a last-minute 26-20 win over tie Penn team that Penn State had outplayed a week before, the Cadets dropped only two points from last week's season high of 992. The Nittany Lions picked up two more points as the result of a 47-0 romp over Temple. Trailing the two unbeaten leaders with 981 points was third ?,lace Penn; Cornell's Big Red, which took a thrilling one-point de , ision from Dartmouth, held a similar margin over the Indians for fourth place in the voting, with 979 points. Pitt's scrappy Panthers were rated sixth at 977, and the first ten were rounded out by Princeton, Brown, Boston College and 'olumbia. For all but the two leaders the chance of taking the trophy this vaar is virtually gone. Both Army and Penn State encounter one snore Eastern foe. Army tackles a Navy team that has not won a name this year, and the Cadets are highly favored over the Middies. Penn State is also the favorite in Saturday's game with Pitt, but Hie Panthers sport a more impressive five-and-three record against tough opposition. Both games are traditional contests, however, and the two East prn leaders will probably find the going somewhat rougher than the odds indicate. Cornell Ties Lion Booters On Last-Minute Counter Lion booters and Cornell's soccermen tugged at each other for a full 98 minutes at Cornell Saturday and when it was all over they had little to show for their exertions except a 2-2 deadlock, a col 'iron of statistics, and a realization that it was a hard-fought fray. It was a game of unsensational soccer and neither team devised :Any thing of serious scoring threats with the exception of the Blue and White, which missed its golden opportunity when it - waE unable to cash in on a penalty kick shortly before the first quarter ended. The hooters of the Big Red took an early first quarter lead only to have it diminished by renter forward substitute George Phillips early in the second period. Later in the same canto another center performer, the .ion's starter, Clarence Buss, *cored directly on a corner kick fo give the Lions a 2-1 edge at halftime. LAST-MINUTE SCORE No scoring took place in the third period and had the game lasted only 87 of the regulation i 8 minutes the Blue and White would have annexed its sixth victory in seven outings. With only a minute to go until the end of the contest, Cornell pushed the tying marker past Lion goalie Ed Taggert. Two five-minute overtime periods were played with neither It Could Happen to You ~..., ........ 4 , ~.,,‘,...,, 1 1 1 ... ...,. ~, ~..,,,,,,„ ) -:.:--] \ 1 „r-L,,,_ -- 1 Balfour Suggests for him A Balfour ring, cuff links, Ronson lighters, tie clasps, cigarette cases. for her Earrings, sweetheart pins, bracelets, brooches, leather jewel boxes. Avoid the rush af home, shop now at L.G. Balfour Co. Local Office in Athletic Store I'f IE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLhGE • PENNSYLVANIA team able to hit the nets. It was a close contest throughout with both teams playing up to par but ^old weather and the strong wind hampered both offenses consider ably. The Jeffreymen had eight opportunities for scores while Cornell booters were limited to .ix shots at the Lion goal. The soccermen, sporting a five won, one lost and one tie record to date, are now preparing for what looms to be their most for midable opposition this season, Temple's Owls. Fancy Stepping Wally Triplett, Penn State's speedy halfback, averaged better than 15 yards per carry in his first two football games this season. The Nittany Lions scored 332 points while restricting ten op ponents to 40 points iluring 1947's defeat-less football campaign. "got it bucking those Christmas shopping crowds" Certainly it's no fun fight ing those Christmas shop pers. Buying now at Bal four's will save YOU, and save you TIME later. It's really later than you think. Crested jewelry makes a fine gift. Remember it's exclusive, something you alone can give. Fraternity and sorority crests can be obtained on any accom- panying Balfoor sugges tions. Lions Prep For Pitt Tussle After Thrashing Temple,47-0 While 9760 students wonder what will be the results of the land slide 47-0 victory over Temple coupled with the near-win of Penn over highly-favored Army, the other 40 students plus five Nittany coaches are worrying about an effective means of preserving an undefeated streak against the rampaging Pittsburgh eleven. The Panthers set down Purdue last Saturday, 20-13, in the most The Panthers set down Purdue last Saturday, 20-13, in the most surprising upset of the East, and the Smoky City team is a changed outfit from the squad that lost its first two games by a total of 73 points. Unlike his schedule for last week's practice sessions which ran only four days, Coach Bob Higgins already ran his charges through their initial workout for the important game against Pitts burgh this coming Saturday. Dr. Alfred H. Griess, team phy sician, reported no serious injuries in last Saturday's rout, although Larry Joe and Negley Norton are still on the "doubtful" list for the Pitt game. stil lon the "doubtful" list for the In Saturday's fracas the Nittany fans received a sneak preview of the 1949 Lion grid squad when Coach Bob Higgins cleared the bench. Thirty-seen gridders roll ed over Temple, 47-0. Using a back- r field of Tony Orsini, Vince • • O'Bara, Owen Dougherty a n d ••• Herb Kurtz • when the score • wa s approach ing the half century mark " ;a the Lion mentor a : displayed a Cooney sophomore at - tack that featured almost the same style and• polish of the regulars who rolled up 26 points in the first three periods. Elwood Fetchers understudy, O'Bara, bucked over for one mark er in the final period and tossed a 21-yard pass to Bill Scherer for his second. Scherer, after catching the pass, faked a defensive Temple halfback out of position and then 6-foot, 5-inch end, Dan Kline, lift ed Temple safety Shelly Feldman if his feet with a cross-body block and Scherer went over untouched. Orsini Tony Orsini, running from Ro gel's position at fullback, smashed through the Owl line in the style that made Rogel unstoppable this year. His smashing drives gave the "Little Lions" a first down on the Temple six-yard line and set up the touchdown play from the one-yard line. Playing in the wingback posi tion, Owen Dougherty took the ball from Tony Pileggi, another sophomore, and fading to the left, I tossed a port-side pass to End Dal 40n Rumberger, who calmly pull e I in the aerial for the third mark r of the final period. Another star burst into light Saturday when Johnny Chuckran. pre-war ace of the Lion team, ripped and pranced through the enemy lines for a touchdown and when penalties bogged down a second attempt, he tossed a per fect strike to Larry Cooney in the end zone. Chuckran, who was plagued by SOPHOMORES: Don't Forget To Vote Elections Will Be Held in the TUB TUESDAY, NOV. 16 Here Are the Candidates LION PARTY For President LEWIS SHALLCROSS For Vice-President WILLIAM SNYDER For Secretary-Treasurer LOIS KENYON ...: •:.-„.. ...„.„, -.....: .: ~ ~,,,..„,,,,.. ....,...• • ....":•" •••• . .;•11 ~• • ... i.,.„4_...." :,--.:; . • . ~,... 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A Chuckran pass to Sam Tamburo put the ball on the 41, and after Captain Joe Col one bulled his way to the 36, the junior back slipped through the line, slid away from two Owl tacklers, and finally stepped out of bounds on the 13. Four plays later he flipped the pass to Cooney for the marker. As for the starting eleven, it was Colone who stole the show with his 66 - yard gallop right I through the entire Cherry and White team from the Nittany 26 in the second quarter. Fran Rogel hit the Philadelphia line in his usual ferocious manner, and on one play drove his head into a surprised tackler's middle and pushed him from the Lion 40 to the Temple 48 before half the Owl line collaborated to tackle the Nit tany steamroller. Th e visitorsw.::::::•473 were unable to •• ' crack the pow erful Blue ad::i.. White forward : wall and were ie; held to a total of seven yards • <9 . • on the ground • and 61 in the 7. air. Sam Tam buro and Bob ca me Hicks boxed the Templar runners in on every play, and Tamburo's par tial block of Tom Skladany's kick kept the Owls deep in their own territory during the first period. Four tackles, six guards and three centers alternated in the line while 18 backs took turns carrying the ball and blocking. (Continued on page five) 8:30 to 5:30 STATE PARTY For President KEN ROLSTON For Vice-President BARBARA NIESLET For Secretary-Treasurer 808 LONGENECKER TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1948 Between The 444,„.t f • LP" By Tom Morgan SPORTS EDITOR ;fail Johnny! When Johnny Chu ckr an pranced off the gridiron Satur day, there was a, gleam of satis faction in his eye and an ear-to ear grin gracing his face. There's a reason. Outside of Johnny, no one was pulling for him to "make good" more than his football buddies, who displayed their appreciation fo r Chuckran's showing through exuberant pats on the back and loud con gratulations when h e ap proached the bench. Blocking back Chuck Drazeno vich later caught the tenor of Lion sentiment by declaring: "I never blocked as hard for any one as I did for Chuckran Sat urday." Johnny's Penn Stale story goes back to 1944 when, just out of high school at Lansford, Pa., he was the only freshman in the histciry of the College to become football team captain. Leading the eleven from the tailback spot, Chuckran was number-one tailback, with El wood Petchel his understudy. Olebe Sensation That year the 168 -pound Chuckran was a ball of fire, pass ing and running, and won na tional recognition as one of the nation's outstanding plebes. Let us cite just one of his feats: With only two minutes to go and a scoreless tie seeming al most a certainty, Chuckran caught a Colgate punt on his own 47 and raced 53 rain soaked yards for the only score of the game. State won, 6-0. Then the war intervened. When Johnny came marching home in '46, folks up and down the Nittany Valley were rooting for the '44 standout to roll again. But he sustained a leg injury in the Spring of '46 and was slow to shake it off. In Sep tember '47 he underwent a tonsillectomy when doctors recommended the operation in the belief that infected tonsils were at the root of his trouble. The does expressed hope then that the surgery would hasten his recovery from a persistent case of "shin splints." But if the "splints" were elimi nated, other injuries cropped up to keep Chuckran sidelined in '46 and most of '47. Election Note Donnie Hoggard, ace Lion end, is the son of a West Phila-. delphia Baptist minister who combines politics with religion. The Rev. Dennis Hoggard, Sr.. was elected recently to the State Legislature for a third term. He served previously from '42 to '46. 44+++++++++++++++++++++ Now is the time to SPORT COATS 10% Off
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