The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, November 16, 1949, Image 3

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    WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1949
Owen Dougherty Paces
Nittany Grid Offense
Wingback Owen Dougherty’s slippery runs from reverses and
fake kicks, and his deadeye lefthand passing have moved the Dun
more, Fa., junior ahead of his Penn State backfield mates in total
offense.
Dougherty upped his total yardage to 472 in the Temple game,
He has handled the ball in 71
plays for an average of 6.6 yards
per_ try.
The wingback, who passes
mostly after taking a handoff
from the tailback, hap completed
10 passes in 22 attempts for 249
yards to go ahead of Bill Luther
in the passing department. Luth
er has 19 completions in 36 at
tempts for 231 yards.
SECOND TO ROGEL
Dougherty’s ground yardage is
second only to fullback Fran
Rogel’s. Rogel in 98 carries has
pounded the oppositions’ de
fenses for 346 yards. Dougherty
has 223; Luther is third with 186.
With Rogel and Dougherty
leading the parade, Pehn State’s
offense has now marched a total
of 2051 yards in eight games,
1390 yards on the ground, and
661 yards, on 41 completions,
through the air-lanes.
The opposition still leads, how
ever, with 2142' yards total of
fense, 1331 on the ground- and
811, on 56 completions, through
the air. /
Luther’s 80-yard punt return
against Syracuse continues to
keep him ahead of any other Lion
backs in yardage of punt returns.
The Osceola Mills senior has car
ried back 253 yards in 17 tries.
Vince O’Bara is second with 118
yards in 12 returns.
HICKS
Co-captain Bob Hicks moved
ahead of John Smidansky in pass
GREYHOUND
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
receiving. Hicks took a 65-yard
pass from Dougherty in the
Temple . game to give him 165
yards.gained on 8 catches. Smi
dansky has 157 yards on 9 catches.
Successfully booting four for
four point-after-touchdown tries
against, the Owls, the Lions’ place
kicker Joe Drazenovich now
boasts 15 successes in 22 PAT at
tempts.
Co-op Widens Lead
In AIM Pin Loop
Nittany Co-op lengthened its
lead in the Independent Men’s
Bowling. League by taking six
matches from Btyflyska. Second
place NFG'won only four games
from the last place Plugs to drop
two more points back.
' Nittany has won 34 matches
while dropping six. NFG has re
cord of 28 victories and 12 set
backs.
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Nittany Co-op
Guttcrballere
Penn Haven
Cody Manor
Btyflysks
Beaver Home
Penn State Glob
Wieland Wins
Crown In IM
Tennis Singles
Dick Wieland today reigns as
independent men’s tennis singles
champion by virtue of his 6-1,
6-2, win over Ben Myers in the
final match Sunday. He succeeds
Owen Landon, who made the var
sity squadi as kingpin of the in
dependents.
In the. fraternity half of the
tournament, Mark Borland, Phi
Gamma Delta, advanced to the
finals for the second year in a
row- by downing Ed Davis, Phi
Kappa Sigma, 6-4, 6-2, yesterday
afternoon. Borland bowed out to
Bill Aiken, Phi Delta Theta, in
last years’ finals. Aiken, as in the
case of Landon, made the varsity
squad'and is inelgible for intra
mural competition.
Borland will meet the winner
of the match between Dick Flem
ming, Delta Upsilon, and Paul
Hallman, Sigma Pi, for the
championship.
Assistant Managers .
All men interested 'in being
an assistant (manager for the
boxing team'should report to
' the ring under the balcony in
Rec Hall at 4 o'clock today.
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