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VOLUME 50 - NUMEERA
Underclog Lions Ready for Army
Rides, Socials
Set by Greeks
For Army Tilt
New York Center
Of Activities
Approximately 1600 i'enn Stsite
students are joing to the Army
game today, though there will be
no train or organized transporta
tion. Over 80 carloads of• men
from the v arious fraternitY
houses will be traveling to the
game.
The,proposed'"Blue and White"
train which would have trans
ported students to the game this
weekend was cancelled .Tuesday.
Since only 18 reservations •for
the train were received, railroed
officials • cancelled the • special;
Three hundred and fifty. reseiva
tions were needed .to insure' the
running of the train.- •
Reservations.
Those who, bought reieiyations
may secure money, refunds by
presenting 'train tickets at the
Athletic Association windows in
Old Main.
Socials
Several of the fraternities are
planning social activities :for the
weekend after the' , game.' Beta
Sigma Rho rooters are 'staying` at
the Hotel New Yorkers, and the
Men from Alpha Gamma Rho and
froin Sigma Epsilon are meeting
for parties in New York.
Pi LaMbda Phi,. and Zeta Beta
Tau are having meetings , .with
alumni in New York City on
Saturday evening. 'Beta Theta Pi
men are planning to visit a broth
er fraternity at Columbia Univer
sity.
:Among , the fraternities repre
sented'.will be Chi Phi, Delta Tau
Delta, Delta. Theta Sigma, Kappa
Sigma; Phi Sigma Delta and
Theta Chi. •
This year's number will be con
sideraby •• below last year's at
fendance.at the Penn game.
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Retains• Arm y .-ea.
bid Traditions
Michie Stadium,.a point of in
terest to many. Penn State stu
4ents this weekend, is a memor-1
4tl to .a gallant graduate of the
Point. Dedicated in 1924, the,sta-1
cih:un commemerates the name of
Dennis M. Michie ('92). Michie,
who captained the first two grid
teams at West Point in 1890 and
1891, rose to. the rank of Captain
in: the. Spanish-American War.
Michie was killed in action in the
Battle of Bloody. Bend, San Juan,
Cuba• in -1898 at the age of 28.
FOrt Putnam •
A. must for scenic beauty lovers
who visit the Military Academy
is a journey to old Fort Putnam.
One of many forts built by the
Polish patriot Koschisko, '•it,
been restored and gives an excel
lent vantage point from which to
view not only the Point itself; but
also, the surrounding countryside.
Flirtation Walk
Flirtati6n walk, is a gravel and
rock foot trail' open only tb offi
cers, cadets and their guests.
Winding down a cliff.to the , Ilud- 1
son River, the trail covers three
quarters of a mile. The path is
overhung by a famous boulder,
Kissing Rock. Legend has it that,
if a cadet passes underneath with
his best girl and fails to kiss her,
the rock will fall and crush them
both,
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'TOR 2k SETTER PENH STATE"
3 Major Networks
- To Broadcast
Battle
Football fans in the Eastern
states who are unable to crowd
into Army's Michie stadium for
the Army-Penn State grid game
today need not miss a play if
they're within walking distance
of a radio or television set.
Three major radio networks,
Mutual Broadcasting System, the
AMerican Broadcasting Co m
pany, and the Atlantic Network,
together with. New York's
WMGM, featuring Ted Husing
at the mike, will air. • the story
of the play-by-play.
The NBC. Television network'
will handle video coverage.
Newspaper coverage of the
game will be complete, with all
the major New York newspapers,
plus 'papers from all over the East
sending reporters.
The sharp edge of interest in
the game, however, has been
blunted' Somewhat by the Ameri
can- League .pennant .race that
moves to New York's Yankee
Stadium today, with the Boston
Red Sox meeting the Yanks. .
Guest, of honor in a new coast
to=coast radio program, State and
Army will be ,featured over the
Mtitual network from 1:30 to 1:55
p.m. today.
• Entitled "Campus Salute," the
program features the United
States Army Band and will in
clude several. Penn State songs.
The ptogram will be carried by
Station WMAJ in State College.
Remarks by James Milholland,
acting., president of the College,
Major General. Bryant . E. Moore,
superintendent of the' 'U.S. Mili
tary Academy, co-captains Neg
ley Norton and• Bob Hicks of
Penn State and John E. Trent,
captain of the Army team, also
will be included on the program.
The remarks were. recorded ear
lier this Week by Ensign Jack Sie
gal, of the U.S. Navy. •
Arrangeinents for the partici
pation of Penn State in the pm:
gram were made through the De
lartment of Public Information.
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Game Lineup
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Army
VS.
Penn State
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Michie Stadium --- 2 P. M.
ARMY. PENN 'STATE
FOLDBERG LE St LIDANSKY-80
ELMBL A D LT NORTON-71
ZEIGLER LG J. DRAZENOVICH-66
MALADOWITZ C BEATTY-51
IRONS RG KELLY-64
DAVIS RT D. MURRAY-72
KELLUM RE HICKS-86
GALIFFA QB C. DRA ZENOVICH-23
CAIN LH 0 BARA.-45
FISCHL RH DOUGHERTY-14
STEPHENSON FB 1 ROGEL-33
STATE COLLEGE; PA., SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1, 1949
27,000 Expected
Cadets Risk 12-Game
Underdogs by at least one touchdown but determined to avenge their opening-day loss
to Villanova, Penn State's snarling Nittany Lions will attempt to smash a 12-game Army
winning streak this afternoon when the two elevens clash at West Point's Michie Stadium.
A crowd expected to jam-pack Army's 27,000-seat' "House on the Hudson" will be on
hand to witness what pre-season experts have slated as "the battle for Eastern grid suprem
acy." Kickoff time is 2 p.m., but the Cadets will open festivities with a colorful review on
lthe Parade Grounds, starting at
12:50.
After frolicking to a 47-7 vic
tory over little Davidson College
last week while State was taking
one on the nose, the Black Knights
are favored to preserve their win
string and grab off their first win
in this, the fourth meeting of the
two schools. State holds one vic
tory in the series; two games
ended in ties.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY
HERE'S THE ARMY TEAM—Captain John C. Trent, No. 80, of
Memphis, Tenn., leads the Army's 1949 football squad out of the
gymnasium at West Point, N. Y., for its first practice session.
The men,represent about 10,000 oounds of Army-inspected beef
on the hoof, and a lot of eagerness to go after the pigskin.
by Bob Kotsbauee
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Witness
Victory Skein
The Lions roared into West Point
yesterday after first working in a
last session on New Beaver prac
tice field. Coach Joe Bedenk con
tinued to stress pass defense and
aerial attack in the week's final
drills.
Both elevens are at top strength
for this toughest early-season con
test on their schedules. For the
Lions, a return to duty of fullback
Fran R o g el, J o e Drazenovich,
guard, and Vince O'Bara, tailback,
is expected to bolster both the of
fense and defense. The only loss
on the starting squad is center Ray
Hedderick, still suffering from a
a painful charley-horse.
PASS DEFENSE
State's pass defense, weak in the
opening game, faces one of its
severest tests of the season in the
chucking of Army • quarterback
Arnold Galiffa. Galiffa, field geri
eral foi the Cadets' smooth func
tioning "T" formation, is playing
his third season with the Cadets,
and his passing sparks most of the
West Point drives. '.
Running from the fullback post
of the Army "T" will be Galloping
Gil Stevenson who rolled up 887
yards from scrimmage last season,
and at the halfbacks are Jim Cain
and Frank Fischl, tested speed and
power on the ground.
FOLDBERG
Dan Foldberg, All - American
candidate, is a standout in a
sparkling offensive line that in
cludes three-year veteran Johnny
Trent and Bill Kellum at the ends,
Bruce Ackerson and Bennie Da
vis at the tackles, Bobby Lunn and
Jim Irons at the guards and Ray
Maladowitz at center.
Blaik's defensive platoon took
the heaviest losses by graduation
but Bruce Elmblad, Lew Ziegler
and Kellum, plus Bill Henn, Matt
Henrikson and Ralph Kaseman
plug all holes with heavy power.
Against that array of talent, Be
denk- will send an almost all-senior
line that is expected tO find itself
this week. Co-captains Bob Hicks
and. Negley Norton are ready to
go at right end and left tackle,
respectively; John Smidansky, a
junior, will start at left end, and
Don Murray at right tackle. At the
guards, Joe Drazenovich and Paul
Kelly will get the nod, and Charlie
Beatty will probably start for the
injured Ray Hedderick at center.
ROGEL
Fran Rogel, All-Eastern candi
date for fullback, will be plunging
to boost his 1949 average for the
Lions. Rogel hit the line for over
600 yards of valuable ground
against some of the nation's top
teams in the last two seasons. If
he can come through with 600 or
more yards in this, his third and
last season, Rogel will have gained
more ground than any fullback in
Penn State's 63 years of intercol-
Ilegiate football.
Vince O'Bara, at tailback, and
Owen Dougherty at wingback will
give State speed and passing abili
ty, and Chuck Drazenovich will be
at his old stand at quarterback
with passing and running duties
added to his old blocking assigwn
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