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
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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. Branca settled
down and retired the next four
teen hitters after Woodling had
doubled off the . scoreboard in
right-center in the fourth.
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Then came the explosion. With
one away, Berra worked the
Dodger right-hander for his third
pass. DiMaggio popped foul to
third for the second out, but
Bobby Brown singled , to right,
Berra moving to third and when
Woodling walked, the Yanks had
the sacks loaded. Johnny Mize
was sent in to bat for Map.es, and
for the second straight day “Big
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to right, Berra and Brown scor-r
ing- to give the Bombers a 3-1
lead. Banta relieved Branca and
was promptly greeted with a
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Woodling crossing the plate wife
the Yanks* final tally.
Facing a 4-1 deficit, the Bums
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