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“FOR A BETTER PENN STATE" *-
VOL. 50 NO. 42
Lions, Panthers Clash in Finale
Caravan Called Off;
Cars Still Come to Pitt
Despite the cancellation of the proposed car' caravan to Pitt to
day, State fraternities sent 300 cars containing 2000 men to Pitt
Stadium to cheer on the Lions,
A ’Grand Finale Dance,’ sponsored by the University of Pitts
burgh students, will mark festivities at Pittsburgh this week-end.
The informal dance will be held in the ballroom of the Schertley
Hotel, located on Forbes Street,
directly across from the Cathe
dral of Learning. Dancing will be
from 8:30 p.m. until midnight,
with Brad Hunt’s Orchestra sup
plying the music. Tickets, priced
at $2.50 per couple,.may be pur
chased at the hotel ballroom.
Several of the fraternities are
•planning social activities for to
night. Alpha Phi Delta, Alpha
Sigma Phi, Beta Theta Pi, Chi
Phi, Delta Chi, Phi Gamma Delta,
Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Tau, Sigma
Nu, and Theta Xi are holding
parties in private Pittsburgh
homes, while Phi Delta Theta, Phi
Epsilon • Pi, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi
Kappa Sigma, Phi Sigma Delta,
Sigma Nu, and Theta Chi will get
together in various hotel suites
and country clubs.
Delta Sigma Phi members will
attend a party with the Pitt chap
ter at one of the country clubs
Harriers Face
Strong Field
In IC4-A Meet
By JOE BREU
Coach Chick Werner will take
one of. the best cross country
teams Penn State ever had-into
the IC4-A meet in New York on
Monday but it will probably come
out no better than third.
The reason? It’s simply that the
other top four teams in the meet,
Michigan State, Syracuse, Army
and Manhattan, also have the best
squads in the history of their
schools.
Thus the seven-man Penn State
team of Capt. Bob Parsons, Don
Ashenfelter, Bob Freeba'irn, A 1
Porto, Jack St. Clair, Bill Gordon
and Bob McCall will be facing
the best field ever to run in the
IC4-A.
DEFENDING CHAMPS
Heading the entries is the
powerful 'Michigan State team,
defending the championship which
it won last year. The Spartans are
undefeated and enter the meet as
a lop-sided favorite.
Behind Michigan State, comes
Syracuse, winner of 15 consecu
tive dual meets. The battle for
third' place is expected to be one
of the highlights of the meet with
Army, Manhattan and Penn State
given an equal chance to take the
position.
GOOD RECORD
The Nittany Lions will go into
the meet with a record of three
wins and one loss in dual compe
tition. The loss was to Michigan
State and one win was over Man
hattan in one of the-closest races
in seasons.
The race for individual honors
will probably be among four men
—Bob Black of Rhode Island, last
year’s winner, Warren Druetzler
of Michigan State, Jack Shea of
Army and Bob Church of Syra
cuse. Four others, Bill Mack of
Michigan State, Bill Lucas of
Manhattan and Don Ashenfelter
and Bob Freebairn of Penn State,
are given a chance to break in
and upset- the top four.
Coed Cooperation
Penn State’s famed Blue Band,
50-years old in 1949, will perform
as usual at Pittsburgh. Eighty
one Pitt coeds will be recruited
for the Band’s between-h&lves
routine
By LYNN WILSON
Penn State's first three, centers, all seniors making their last appearance, are
pictured above. Left to right they are Ray Hedderick, Ken Bunn, and Chuck Beatty. Heddenck,
from Brier is just recovering from a leg injury * suffered against Michigan State a month ago#
and will be used only on defense. Slated to assist him on defense is Chuck Beatty, 210-pounder
from Quakertown, Kenn Butin# 185- pounder from State College# worked his way into a starting
role by coming through, against Syracuse when both Hedderick and Beatty were injured. He
will start on the offense.
Three-Fourths of the Penn State Backfield Making Their Final
Pictured above, left to right, are Bill Luther, Chuck Prazenovich, and Fran Rogel, three
senior members of the . Lion backfield, playing their last game today.-
Luther, tailback from Osceola “Mills, will do most of the State ball-carrying, and passing.
Standing 6-foot tall, and weighing 180, he really hit his stride for the Lions this season. Chuck
Prazenovich, blocking-back, is a 215-pound. 6-foot 1-inch gridder from Brownsville, playing his
fourth season with the Blue and White.
Fullback Fran Rogel, who leads the backfield' men in yards-gained rushing, is counted
on to keep the single-wing rolling.
PENN STATE
83—Siorer
71—Norton
66 J. Drasenovich
53—Bunn
67 Felbaum
75—Godlasky
86—Hicks
23—C. Drasenovich
46—Luther
14—Dougherty
33—Rogel
STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19, 1949
Game
Penn State
Rain Ruled Out
By Weatherman
The weather man promises lair
and cold weather conditions for
Saturday afternoon when the-
Ponn Slate Lion meets the Pitt
Panther in Pitt Stadium. Though
there is a possibility of snow, no
rain could be foreseen by the Col
lege Weather Station.
It might be cold for those in
the stands, but it will be plenty
hot on the field with the Panthers
and Lions tangling.
Lineups
vs. Pittsburgh
(Kickoff time. 2 o'clock)
POS.
LE
LT
LG
RG
RT
RE
QB
LH
RH
FB
Records Tossed Out
Traditional Battle
Old
For
Today is the day when Penn State and Pitt football fans for
get about the year’s records, the day that can make or break each
team’s season. '
The Nittany Lions battle the Panther in Pitt Stadium, start
ing at 2 o’clock this afternoon, and if past games in this 56-year
old traditional series are any indication, fur will fly aplenty be
fore one team triumphs in this
battle of the cats.
The Lions roar into Pittsburgh
this morning, battered from a
hard campaign in which they
notched five wins against three
losses. Absent will be big tackle
Don Murray, bulwark of the line,
who was injured last week against
Temple.
PITTSBURGH
Sumpter—B3
Bolkovac—72
Barkouskie—63
Radnor—s3
Boldin—6o
Plots—76
Deßosa—B6
Brennen—l 9
Cecconi—36
DiFonso—24
DePasqua—4o
By 808 KOTZBAUER
But the rest of the team is
ready, eager to wreak vengeance
on the Panther eleven that upset-
State bowl plans and clipped a
long Lion win streak with that
7-0 decision last season.
Pitt is also below the form that
enabled Skyscraper U. to blast
five opponents William and
Mary, Northwestern, West Vir
ginia, Miami (Ohio), and Penn
sylvania while losing to Indiana,
Ohio State, and Minnesota. Jimmy
Joe Robinson, stellar Negro wing
back, is slated to sit out most of
the contest because of a knee in
jury. Pitt Coach Mike Milligan
will probably replace his star
with Armand DiFonso.
CROWD
Approximately 45,000 fans are
expected to watch the proceed
ings. Penn State fans unable to
attend the game will be able to
hear the play-by-play over Radio
Station WMAJ, State College,
starting at 1:45 o’clock.
Late reports list Penn State a
one-touchdown underdog, but the
word underdog means nothing in
this series. Last season the Lions
pranced into Pittsburgh with a
perfect season under their belts,
one of the best defensive teams
and single-wing attacks in the
country, but the Panthers didn’t
stop to pay homage. Instead the
Pitts, with a record of five and
three like today, stopped the Lions
cold and slapped them with that
7-0 setback.
id ranee
, BOLKOVAC
A lumbering tackle, Nick. Bol
kovac, snared one of Elwood
Petchel’s passes and'bounded over
the goal for the only score. Bol
kovac will be in the Lion’s hair
again, together with Bob Plotz,
Bernie Barkouskie, Mike Boldin,
the nucleus of a tough Pitt line,
flanked by ends Dick De Rosa and
Earl Sumpter.
Lou (Bimbo) Cecconi.ithe heart
of the Pitt attack, is expected to
throw more passes against State
than he has thrown all season, to
offset the loss of Robinson. Run
ning from the fullback will be
Carl DePasqua, a block-busting
plunger, and at the blocking spot
will be either Bobby Lee or Bob
Brennen.
Cecconi, Robinson, Barkouskie,
DePasqua and others have played
against Penn State two and three
times already.
Seventeen Lion seniors, includ
ing the injured Don Murray, will
finish out their collegiate careers
in this last contest. Head Coach
Joe Bedenk counts on starting
nine seniors, Ray Hedderick,
Chuck Beatty, or Ken Bunn at
center; Joe Drazenovich and Paul
Kelly or Fred Felbaum at guard;
Negley Norton, tackle; Bob Hicks
and Jack Storer, ends; Chuck
Drazenovich, Fran Rogel and Bill
Luther in the backfield.
It will also be the last game for
Lloyd Amprim, Chuck Murray,
.Clarence Gorinski, and Joe Sara
bok.
Against West Virginia, the only
common opponent, Pitt and Penn
State were relatively equal. Pitt
downed the Mountaineers, 20-7;
State gave up two touchdown*
whipping West Virginia, 34-H
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