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Lion vs. Wildcat
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devised to open the defensive five
or six-man lines.
Under the center at the "T"
will be Chuck Drazenovich, whose
offensive duties this season will
include passing, running, besides
the blocking assignments he cap
ably covered in the past. •
O'Bara
Tailback Vince O'Bara, after
an examination of his injured
ankle this week, was pronounced
ready for limited duty tomorrow,
and Bedenk plans to use him for
offensive chores. O'Bara is a
junior, and another junior, Owen
Dougherty, will be at the wing
back spot to fill the shoes of de
parted Wallie Triplett. .
O'Bara is the nearest thing to
a triple threat in the Lion back
field. He can run well, pass ac
curately and punt deep. Dough
erty, in addition to running the
leather on reverses, will bolster
the aerial department with his
left-handed tosses.
Bill Luther, who has been
pressing O'Bara for the tailback
spot, is the most seasoned of the
reserve backs, and in scrimmages
while O'Bara was out, appeared
as though he might live up to
expectations this season. Other
backfield reserves include
quarterback Charlie Murray, half
backs Johnny Chuckran and Tony
Orsini, and
: several sophomores
who are coming along in fine
shape.
Strong Line
The Lions will field one of the
strongest lines in the country,
when the starters are in shape.
Co-captain Bob Hicks and John
Smidansky at the ends, co-cap
tain Negley Norton and Don Mur
ray at the tackles, Joe Drazen
ovich (another of the. stars in
jured in pre : -season scrimmage
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who will see limited service to
morrow) and Paul Kelly at the
guards and Ray Hedderick at
center give the Blue and White
a front wall that compares' favor
ably with the stalwarts who set
a new collegiate defnsive record
against rushing two years ago.
Norton, Drazenovich and Hicks,
all seniors and lettermen, are
slated for their best seasons.
Massive John Sandusky, 260-
pound tackle, will lead the Villa
nova front wall, with guard
George Pavalko and end Danny
Brown, a three-year regular list
ed as standouts in the line.
Full Strength
Villanova, apparently unharm
ed in last Saturday's 35-0• victory
over Texas A. and M., is expected
to put its full strength on the
field, and .Penn State is' also-at
top strength except for the limit
ed service of Rogel, O'Bara and
Joe Drazenovich. Lion scouts,
Frank Patrick and Sever Toretti,
described the Wildcat eleven as•
speedy, and Pasquariello as "ter
rific,' therefore Bedenk has been
working his charges on defensive
tactics to cut down the big full
back.
Villanova, last year's hero of the
Harbor Bowl in trouncing a
powerful Nevada eleven, may not
be as strong this season with an
influx df untried sophomores, but
23 lettermen are back, and the
team can move.
Officials announced today that
Penn State's neW all-steel stands,
boosting the seating capacity from
15,000 to 30,000 would be ready
for the opener. The kickoff is
scheduled for 2 p. m.
"THE 'LINE-UPS:
Penn State
Smidansky '.LE Brown
Norton LT Smith
J. Drazenovich LG Pavalko
Hedderick C Witsch
Kelly RG Oroski
D. Murray' RT Sandusky
Hicks., RE Schmid
C. 'Drazenovich QB Romanik
Luther LHB Rogers
Dougherty RHBG
eppi
Rogel FB Pasquariello
Officials— Referee: William T.
Halloran. Umpire: Louis F. Dem
mler, Brown. Linesman: Howard
C. Shoen, St. Lawrence. Field
Judge: Fred R. Wallace, Wash
ington. Electric clock—William
C. Evans, Lebanon Valley.
'Lions' Yell
N-I! Double T! A-N! Y!
N-I! Double T! A-N! Y!
N-11 - Double T! A-N! Y!
Roar! Lions! ROar!
'Roar' Yell
R-o-a-r State!
R-o-a-r State!
R-o-a-r State!
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Tight' Yell
R-o-a-r (pause) L-I! 0! N!
R-o-a-r (pause) L-I! 0! N!
Fight on, Lion!
Fight on, Lion!
Fight Fight! Fight!
Four Villanova backfield aces limber up their passing arms under
the eye of their new coach, Jim Leonard. The backs are (from left)
Johnny Geppi, Ralph Pasquariello, Steve Romanik, Joe Rogers.
No "Big" Names on Roster
As Harriers Open Practices
,Penn State's cross country team, which 'for years has:sported at
Nast one "big" name in the field will have to start the season this fall
without a Jerry Karver, Horace Ashenfelter or Curt Stone.
Ever since 1941 when Olympic contender Herman Goffberg wore
the Blue and White running suit of the Nittany harriers, Coach Chick
Werner has had at least one nationally prominent runner on his
Villanova
squad. - •
Although Horace Tearless Fos
dick' Ashenfelter graduated, his
brothers Don and Bill, both mem
bers of the squad, will strive to
carry out the family tradition
which has made Penn State one
of the leading distance centers
in the country.
An all-junior delegation will
lead this •year's contenders for the
five-man harrier team. Led by
captain Bob Parsons; the team will
face a rough schedule starting
on October 15 against New York
University.
'Besides Parsons, Coach Werner
will have John. St. Clair, AlPorto,
Johnny McCall and Bob Free
bairn.
Parsons was elected this year's
Coach Chick Werner request
ed that all . men interested. in
trying out for the cross-country
team should report to the track
office any time this week. "You
don't have to be an outstanding
runner to make the team," he
said. "If a man wants to run
and is in fairly good condition,
he can be made into a cross
country runner."
captain because there are no
seniors who were , regulars on the
1948 squad.
Bob Bour and Edgar Forney,
neither on a letter winner last
year, are the only seniors on the
pre-season squad.
Among the sophomore pros
pects are Larry lyliller, Altoona;
Dudley Foster, Easton, John Bris
ster, .Philadelphia; Alexander
Martin, Pittsburgh; Louis Gom
lick, New York City; Willard
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Lions Hold
Series Edge
Penn State holds the over
whelming edge over Villanova in
the football series between the
two schools which since 1902 hip
produced seven contests.
The Nittany Lions walked off
with five victories, and lost their
only decision to the Wildcat in
the last meeting of the two clubs,
1936, when Villanova won 13-0.
One scoreless tie occured in the
series, that coming in .1910.
Largest score of the • seven
games came in 1912 when State
drubbed Villanova, 71-0.
Following is the record of the
series.
Year P.SI V.
1902 32 . 0
1905 29 0
1910 • 0 0
1911 17 0
1912 • 71 -0
1935. ' .27 13
1936 0 13
Penn State: Won 5; lost 1, tied 1.
Langton, Prospect Park, Edward'
Smith, .Mt. . Lebanon;. Kenneth
Bauman, Metuchen, N. J., John'
Tibbot, Ebensburg. .
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The complete cross country
schedule is as follows:
Oct. 15, New York University
State College
Oct. 21 Cornell State College
Oct. 29 Michigan State
East Lansing
Nov. 12 Manhattan
New York City
Nov. 21 I.C.A.A.A.A.
New York City
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1949
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• The Lions •
' With Elliot Krane • •. i
Sports Editor • . • ,
There are a lot of things for a
coach to worry about before the
opening game—how his plays will
work,'L-what the opponents will
cull off—what the weather will
be like, etc. But the number one
worry on most mentors' lists are
the questions, "Is Joe Fullback's
ankle ' going to hold up?"—and,
"How about Pete Center's
shoulder?"
Head Coach Joe Bedenk will
orovide ,no exception to the
coaches' worry agenda this Satur
-lay since three outstanding .first
-tring gridders are on the team
Doctor Griess, the grid physi
-.lan.
Topping the list of will-he.
won't-he players is fullback
Fran. Rogel. Fran has been
bothered by a thigh injury and
has been staying out of'. the
heavy action during the last few
scrimmage sessions. . .
Another doubtful case is Vince
O'Bara who , turned up with a bad
ankle last week. Vince has been
running through plays all week,
and although he watched last
week's practice from the sidelines,
he is listed for duty come tomor
row.
Joe Draz???
Also doubtful on the first string
lineup is Joe Drazenovich, Nittany
guard. - "Nursing a leg injury" is
the usual doublemeaning phrase
for his ills, words which could
mean anything from an ingrown
toe nail to a serious brUise. Joe
Draz plus O'Bara and Bogel: will
get into the game but if it will
be for 6 or 60 minutes—Vvell how
many•bumps make a bruise? '
•
Watch that Boy!
In this era of bruising, bashing,
230-pound 6-foot 3-inch giants in
football uniforms, the sight, a.
little, 5-foot ,1-inch, 156-pound
tailback on the field would•make
most people chuckle---.b14 not the
Penn State football' players Who
knoW Earle -Mulidell:• • Although
this Negro back from. North Hills,
Pa:, looks - like a . child' :aiming
adults, his exploits when 'he gets
the ball in' his hands dispels all
such ,impressions.
In. Wednesday's: scrimmage' _'
against Juniata, Mumdellj-play-'
ing for the third teainw put on .
dazzling exhibition Of speed and •
agility. The little
•• speedsteY
would 'hit the line • le*. tiptoe
through the defense - end then ,
as. if he suddenly realized that!
he was late for an appointment,:
race -toward-the goal; •
On .one occasion, three JUniati
linemen hit him in. stieceSsibn,
he spun off all three of them 'arid
continued on his way leaving the
heavyweights in a heap. at the
line of scrimmage. •
There are 'three good .tailbaCks
at Cuach Bedenk's . dispos4, • and
a sophomore rarely-sees much ac
tion in his first season . , but if
and when Mundell 'gets 'into. that .
tailback spotwatch • that :man!
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