The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, October 08, 1949, Image 3
SATtfBpXY, OCTOBER 8, 19® Lions Test BC Air Attack Today State Seeks Ist Win In Eagle Encounter Penn State’s grinding ground attack'and slipshod pass defense is promised an assist from the weatherman today when the Lions take the gridiron, hosting the Boston College Eagles on New Beaver Field ait 2 o’clock. Forecasted - rain, if it comes, could wreak havoc with BC’s vaunted aerial attack led by chuckin’ Ed Songin, besides upsetting the tuning of the Eagles’ tricky “T" formation plays. The Nittany single-wing, rely ing solely on fullback Fran Ro gers driving power through cen ter, is groomed to slosh more ef fectively over wet turf. Though the game is figured as a tossup in most circles, the Lions will boas* a slight advantage in this first meeting of the two schools by playing on their home grounds. .Boston College comes here after losing to Oklahoma, 46-0, but downing a good'Wake Forest eleven, 13-7. Joe v Bedenk, Lion head coach, is looking for his . first victory, having lost to Villattova, 27-7, and to Army, 42- 7 SONGIN But putting on si bigger pro duction, if he can handle the slip pery baH, will be all-American candidate Ed Songin, BCs 200- pound pass-flinging quarterback. Songin, the East’s No. 1 passer last year, completed' 22 of 46 passes in the losing battle against Oklahoma, and last Friday hit re ceivers 14 times in 24 attempts, two for touchdowns, in a 13-7 up set victory over Wake Forest. Last year, Songin picked.up 1172 yards in 83 completions to top the East. Songin, -Diminick, . Maurice Poissant and Ed Clasby of the BC backfield, will operate, behind a line that averages 212 pounds and includes such standouts as Ernie Stautner, all-American right tackle, and Captain Art Spinney, all-Catholic, 'all-Ameri can end. Penn State’s line, with Ray Hedderick recovered from a Vil lanova injury and back in the lineup, will average 205 pounds, but the Lions will be outweighed in every line position but center. MURRAY ' Charley Murray was nominated yesterday to take over the quart erback and; blocking-back duties of the! injured Chuck, Drazeno vich. Drazenovich wilT see limited duty in. the game but a turned ankle will hamper his play. Plunging from the fullback will be xall-Kastern , candidate Fran RogeVwith Vince O’Bara operat ing, at the tailback and Owen Dougherty, on the wing. O’Bara and his replacement, Bill Luther, will probably do more -passing this week, if conditions are right, than in the two previous games. They, will also do the punting, while guard Joe Drazenovich is slated for place kick attempts. Bedenk emphasized pass de fense to stall Sought, aerial at tack, line play and worked hard on smoothing out plays during the : week’s practice sessions. State’s almost all-senior first team, is'generally recognized as better than it showed in the two previous games, and Bedenk is looking for a comeback of veterans. RESERVES But the Lions need reserve strength as pointed up emphatic ally In the less at West Point, After the first eleven, the team lacks experience and the sopho mores haven’t been too fast com ing around. With the loss of Bob Ross, sterling replacement at 24-HOW SERVICE on aH KOfiAKWOMC "PACOLARGER" JUMBO PRWTS AT NO EXTRA COST. fins PHOTO FHHSHWfi 2tt S. College,Awe. State College.' Pa. THE DAILY CpLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEpE, PENNSYLVANIA C. DRAZENO tackle who was injured against Army, the Nittany second string is even weaker. Boston College has all kinds of reserves. Material runs two and three deep in every position with 29 letter-winners and 38 members of last year’s 44-man squad back for this year’s wars. Myers figures •this squad will be the best bal anced team he has coached since succeeding Frank Leahy at BC in 1941. ' • , Early arrivals for today’s game may purchase •-tickets beginning at 9 o’clock,' H. R. Gilbert, gradu ate manager of athletics, am nounced yesterday. A booth will be opened at' the West Gate to accomodate ticket seekers. Penn State’s popular Blue Band will march and step' off. formations during halftime. Soccer Forces Meet Bucknell; At 1 p.m. today the Nittany soccer forces take to the New Beaver. Field soccer layout against Bucknell in hopes of run ning their unbeaten skein to nine. ; The Lions opened their season last Saturday with a 6-0 conquest of West Chester, while Bucknell opened their campaign by losing a 4-0 tilt to always powerful Temple, -Penn- State’s starting lineup: George Lawther Goal Bill Yerkes.. Left-full Chuck Margolf... .Right-full Dick Hannah. Left-half Ralph Hosterman Center-half Bill Kraybill..... .Right-half Clarence Buss... Outside-left Harry Little Inside-left Joe Lane Center-forward Ronald” Colman. .Inside-right Ted Lieb. Oqtside-right Yanks Edge Brooklyn, 4-3, Take Game Edge in Series Dodger bats exploded two home runs into the left field stands in'the ninth inning, but Yankee hurler Joe Page rose to thq occasion and struck out pinch-hitter Bruce Edwards to end the threat and give the Yanks a 4-3 win at Ebbets Field yesterday. The triumph aide gave the New Yorkers a one-game edge in the ’49 fall classic. The Yanks had exploded for three runs In the top of the ninth to break the‘l-l tie, which,had resulted in the fourth when Pee wee Reese cannonaded a fast ball into the lower left-centerfield stands as lead-off batter. ~. 4 -Ralph Branca started on the mound for the /Dodgers and southpaw Tommy Byrne took the hill for the Yanks. Branca pitched, effectively, striking out six; but four walks proved his undoing, as three passes directly resulted in scores.' Byrne, on- the other hand, suffered his usual wildness, though it came belatedly in the fourth, when he.retired in favor of Joe Page with the bases loaded and one out. PAGE For the second successive day, Page walked to the hill, facing a situation he’d encountered' many times this season.. Reese’s homer had given the Dodgers the tying run, and the blow, unnerved the erratic Byrne, who retired the next hitter but then was cuffed for a line single to right by Fur illo. Trying to pitch too carefully, Byrne issued consecutive free passes to Robinson and Hodges. Manager Casey Stengel had enough, so he summoned Page from the bullpen. The strategy proved sound as Page got Olmo on a pop-up to first and Snider via a grounder to third. Byrne had been handed a one run lead in the top of the third when, with one away, Branca issued the first. pass off Dodger pitching to Cliff Mapes, who sub sequently scoped on a single to right-center by Byrne and Rizzu to’s fly to Furillo. 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