PAGE FOUR State, Boston College Clash for First Time C. Drazenovich May Not Start Against B. C. Charley Murray, Lion quarter back replacement lor Chuck Dra zenovich, will be called on for heavy duty and possibly for a starting assignment tomorrow when Coach Joe Bedenk’s Nit tanymen line up against the Eagl es of Boston College at Beaver Field. Drazenovich, who is still suf fering from a sprained ankle sus tained in the Army game last week, will be available for only “limited” service according to Trainer Chuck Medlar. ' Earlier in the week, Drazeno vich was expected to be ready for this third game of the schedule but the ankle has been discourag ingly slow in coming around. A heavy wrapping of tape, however, should enable the bruising block ing back to spell Murray for some action FULL STRENGTH Outside of Drazenovich, Coach Bedenk’s first string is at full strength for the coming engage ment. Ray Hedderick has recov ered sufficiently from a painful charley-horse to be used at start ing, .center, and early injuries to other starters have all been given the “okay.” Pete Gorinski, Rogel’s replacement at fullback who was expected to do most of State’s kicking this season, is still side lined however, with- a shoulder separation, and Bob Ross, leading replacement at tackle, will be out indefinitely with a dislocated el bow. Johnny Chuckran is also lost to the team. Chuckran, who showed great promise in his freshman year, has been plagued with injur ies the last couple of years. The Lions worked hard this week tightening their lax pass de fense in anticipation of Boston College’s Ed Songin. If we don’i throw ■up an effective barrier,” Bedenk warned, “this Songin boy will pass us dizzy.” PASSING Also concentrated upon during the week’s two scrimmage ses sions and the lighter drills was the offense, especially aerial at tack. Bedenk insists that one of the main faults of State passers in the two previous games has been that they take too much time get ting rid of the ball, giving the de fense time to cover potential re ceivers. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT SENIORS iir the School of Chem-Phys You Must Have Your 1950 La Vie Picture Taken At The PENN STATE PHOTO SHOP From Oct*. TO to Oct. 13 No Exceptions Made THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE UOnIKCJi, PENNSYLVANIA- * >V S ' - ' ' *» 4is, Xy- ~ •>MW: , J - >x*w , X i x>S?:>>s , x*w , J*x*K*:*x»:<:*3fwJ , Ss:WJ;ss> » 10 BOSTON COLLEGE’S ALL-AMERICA prospect," Quarterback Ed Songin, last year led the East in yards gained passing with 83 comple tions for a-total advance of 1172 yards. His chief tormentors, when Penn State engages the Eagles at State College, Pa., Saturday, Octpber 8, will be Center Chuck Beatty, of Weisel, Pa., and Guards Joe Draze novich, of Brownsville; Pa., and Paul Kelly, of Erie, Pa. _ , Three Newcomers Added To Basketball Schedule \ . Only nine contests are listed for home court action, on 'Penn State’s 21-game basketball itinerary for the .1949-’5O season accord ing to the schedule released by Harold R. Gilbert, graduate manager of athletics. Added to the State battle ros By RAY KOEHLER ier are three newcomers which in 'clude the' U-. of Pennsylvania, Rutgers and Gettysburg. •Appearing as an extra-curricu lar project on coach Elmer Gross’ court docket will be a post-Christ mas junket to Raleigh,. North Carolina, where the Lions Will be pitted against seven of the 'na tion’s top aggregations in the first annual Dixie Classic'tourney.. Invited for tournament ' play are West ‘Virginia University, Rhode Island State, Duke, Georgia Tech,. Wake Forest, North Carolina and North Caro lina State. As a warmup , for, the Southern jaunt the Lion coiirts ters will engage in ' four pre- Christmas games; the- first com ing, against Susquehanna., Uni versity, December ;7i r >. k_ __ * -. * * Eagles on Par With Cadets In Manpower 'i, ' 5 ■ by Bob Kohtbauer Groggy from battering two-pla toon systems and chasing pass re ceiverp over their goal-line, Penn State’s Nittany Lions will have to face an eleven tomorrow that can out—Army Army. Boston College, second 1949 visitor at revamped Beaver Field, takes no back seat to the Cadets or any other Eastern grid power when it comes to throwing new blood into the battle or passes in to the end zone. Coached by Denny Myers in his fourth season as BC chief, the Eagles boast three platoons of sea soned manpower with no fewer than 29. letter winners and 38 members of ' last year’s 44-man squad back for this year’s wars. Of the number graduated, only one right guard,. Tom Brennan, was regular.- SLINGIN' SONGIN Throwing for the Bean-Town gang is a “T” quarterback, Ed Songin, who last year led the East in yards gained passing and wound up fifth in the nation in that department. A 200-pouild passing wizard from Walpole, Mass., Songin completed 83>.0f 164 parses, ranked second in the East m total offense and was respon sible for BC being the - leading team in passing offense in the East. Last week as the Eagles upset a tough Wake Forest crew, 13-7, Songin hit the mark in 12 of 24 attempts, two. good for touch downs. Also an All-American hoc key player on BC’s club that won the NCAA-championship, Songin is a hard runner, a rugged man to down. A 1 Michaels, Penn State’s backfield coach who scouted the Eagles, came away singing Song in’s praises and warning Bedenk that the Lion air umbrella will have to be flawless. Songin throws to two glue-fingered' offen sive wingmen,. Albie Gould and Bill Malloy. ' TOP BACKFIELD Rated beside Songin as sotne of the most celebrated operatives in the East are End Art Spinney, Captain aqd ~ all-Catholic, all- American lineman; Tackle Ernie Stautner, all-American right tackle and- placement 'kicker;. Halfback Joe Diminick who learn ed his football at Kulpmont, Pa.; and Back ;Bob Palladino, who "av eraged 6.1 yards per try last fall. The passers and runners will op erate behind a line , that is deep and experienced, and one of the biggest lines extant. peeking its second victory after losing to Oklahoma, 46-0 and downing : Wake: Forest, Boston College will operate from the “T” formation with Songin in the slot. Myers figures this, squad, to be the best balanced team he has coach ed since succeeding', Frank Leahy in 1941. Last year the Eagles won five games, while losing two and tying the same number. This, week’s' Eagle—Lion-.'en counter is the first meeting in'the' history of the two schools., \ COURT SCHEDULE Dec. -7—Susquehanna home Dec. TO—Rutgers away Dec., 14—Georgetown ..; away Dec. 15—American U. ..... away Dec. 28-30—Dixie Classic . . away Jan. 7—Colgate .home Jan. 13—Carnegie ' Tech. \ , away Jan. 14—Washington-Jeff ..away Jan. 18—American U. home Jan. 21—Pitt .". home Jan. 25—Pitt away Jan. 28—Syracuse ......... home Feb. B—Pennsylvania away Feb. 10—Gettysburg away Feb. 11—Navy away Feb. 15 —W. Virginia home Feb. 18—Rutgers home Feb. 22—Temple .......... home Feb. 24—Colgate .......... away Feb. 25—Syracuse .away Mar. I—West Virginia .... away Mar. 4—Georgetown ......home QUICK SERVICE ! PRINTING inc. Glannland'BMff., Stata Collet* FRIDAY. OCTOBER 7. 1949 Between y>M, o v£r“ W ft" w The Lions With Elliot Krane Sports Editor New Lair Coaches, trainers and players usually have a few superstitutions kicking around the locker rooms during a football season. Some players think that a certain uni form number is good luck. Others put on one shoe instead of the oth er consistently to keep their luck from changing. t For the coaches and train ers a major change during the season usually means a change in luck. If .a coach wins a game while wearing a /certain suit, he'll wear that suit to the' next game in ap peal to the gods of sport to smile on his team again. With two grid losses on its slate, the Nittany team is ready for a change—and change it will. Thursday morning the team left ■its cramped quarters in the water tower and moved down to the spacious new locker rooms , under the West Stands of New Beaver Field. As Oscar Buchenhorst, stock room manager, took us on' a tour of the new quarters, we couid picture the rooms filled with play ers and officials ready for the coming game. Visitprs* Room In the first room at the south end, the Boston College gridders would be receiving final instruc tions from Coach Myers. Their room, fitted with two heating units in. case of cold weather, is situated next to a spacious show er room at one end and an ath letic trainer’s room at the other. .Moving down the line. We came to the officials' and coaches' dressing room. There the men in black and white would be discussing unusual plays in their usual - detached way while checking the time for the .start-of the game. In the largest room of the build ing, the training room, we could picture Dr. Griess and, Chuck Medlar doing some last minute taping and padding. A farmery from the cramped jungle of heat lamps and whirlpool baths in the water tower, 1 this'room will hold all the medical' equipment ne cessary to keep a team on its feet. . Final Talk Another shower room connects to the athletic room,and in the next to last room of the building, the Nittany team makes its quar ters. Here we could picture Coach Bedenk going over the Boston College attack for a. final (time and giving the team a word of con fidence before going out on the field. A stock room and drying room for Uniforms complete the build ing at the north end. Separating the twQ.teams’ locker rooms is;a physical plant room which hous es the heating units and a' first aid room for any emergency that may happen when 30,000 persons crowd into one area. It was a major change to move from one “home” to another for the team, and if superstitions have any appeal to the fate of foot ball—watch out Eagles! Ex-Pro Frosh Coach Mike Holovak, Boston College frosh coach, played fullback for Hie Los Angeles Rams and the Chicago Bears in the NPL. > # * ,* Point Power .Since Denny Meyers took.over the helm of the Eagles in 1941 his team has never been held score less. , ’’ bean of College Jewelers L. G. Balfour Co. Branch Office: Athletic Store
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