FRIDAY, DECIDER 1, IW> A pre-game dope s story on the anticipated Pitt-Penn State foot ball encounter stated last week that this. 50th meeting, would be like none other in the history of the classic rivalry. Little did the author of that piece realize how prophetic his words would be. . While a holiday trek to Pittsburgh may have looked like an adventurous and quite enjoyable . undertaking to stay-at-home students, those who ventured 'the trip now have their own picturesque description for what was turned into a weekend night mare. * Let’s take the example of one party—that including the writer. Normally the trip from Philadel phia to Pittsburgh should not take longer than seven hours. To gether with the Collegian’s foot ball writer, Marv. Krasnansky, football feature writer George “I Love Freshmen” • Glazer '(whose Frazer we started out in), and John Schulte, our group hit the road about 2 o’clock Friday after noon Sixteen hours later an ice-cov ered Pontiac Catalina poked its streamlined hood onto Pitts burgh’s Penn avenue. Within huddled five bleary-eyed voyag ers. . ■ ■ What, you may ask, had happened to the Glazer Fra zer? And how come there are now five in the safari? Well, dear reader, the remainder of the story now takes on a slightly confused blur. Stick with us and we'll attempt to baffle you completely. Progressing some 50 miles from Philadelphia on the Pennsylvania Turnpike our Frazer-developed a mysterious knock which we pass ed off with a shrug of the shoul ders. Before we 'had added two more miles to the speedometer the mysterious knock had turned into a musical bo-i-n-g. We came to a dead halt some 270 miles from out destination. - Leaving us to guard the car, Glazer—in his shirtsleeves—hail 'ed a passing motorist, spat dis dainfully upon the deceased en gine, and sped off toward .the nearest service station. ‘Be back in 15 minutes,” he called. An hour and one-half later we decided -to take out after our missing, companion. Piling lug gage, and ourselves, into the back of- a greasy repair truck we started off on a breezy ride, down ten miles of open highway. In fhe meantime, Glazer - had returned—but, now . he could npt locale his car. Later he related how he ran wildly up and down three miles of the Turnpike before being picked up by two State Pol icemen. Coming upon the car standing dark and deserted the policemen immediately spread an order to all prowl cars in the immediate vicin- Gridders Fac (Continued iron page four) this year to bring his three season total to 650 yards. At the same time, however, Nit tany pass defenders have held the opposition to 571 yards in 8 games, for an average of 71 yards per contest. The Panthers have total led 965 yards in the same number of outings. That the Panthers have relied heavily on their passing game is indicated by the statistics which show them to have .thrown 155 pases while rushing the ball 332 times. They have gained but 725 yards on the ground. While the Panthers have devel oped a powerful passing game, their own pass defense could stand ■ improvement. Opposition aerial lsts have connected on 82 of 164 attempts for 1090 yards. The comparative figures are, of course, tempered by the difference in schedules. The Panthers, win nmg but one of their first eight engagements, have played one o t the toughest schedules in the East. The Lions themselves, have a potent pass-catch duo in quarter-, back Vince O’Bara. and end John 'On The Ball' By RAY KOEHLER Sporty Editor Memoirs Of A lost Weekend ily lo pick up three youths _ carrying luggage. Meanwhile, upon reaching the selfsame gas station, we were in formed that Glazer had just de parted. Overhearing our plight, a' saintly gentleman offered us a ride in his 1950 Pontiac. That’S how come our entrance into Pitts burgh in a strange car. . . Now appeared the fifth voyager on the scene, a quaint character claiming to be an Amherst man hitch-hiking to St. Louis. During the remainder of the trip the guy assumed a Hindu-like pose in the rear of the car. We knew he ha a a vocabulary because he uttered about three words —one of them being “ouch!” when I slamijie'. the door on his head as he at tempted to extricate himself from his luggage at one of our frequent stops. Matters progressed smoothly until we hit the Somerset por tion <of. the Turnpike where a blinding combination of snow, hail, and rain greeted us like long-lost brothers. Every few miles we were forced to literal ly “get out and get under” as the ice formations on the wind-shield made it an impossibility to see more than twenty feet ahead. The crowning blow came when we approached a sign which read, "Careful! This road may be slippery when wet." Our driver, a bronco-buster from way back, was a daring sort of a chap with a “damn the consequences—full speed ahead” attitude. Threading his way through the maze of stalled cars, buses, and giant trailer trucks he finally brought us through. Dripping water like a shaggy dog coming m out of a rain show er, we found our reservations at a Pittsburgh hotel cancelled. We finally wound up at a hostelry where for the nominal sum of $lO we were allowed to repose for the remaining hours before gametime. One can imagine the vague an noyance we felt when informed later that the football game had been postponed. Rrasnansky and I looked at each other, and what followed could not have been printed even in Froth. Mapaggia la futball! But what of. Glazer? Was his scrawny body lying life less somewhere beneath a snow-covered bier? Uh-uh. Entering a local beanery that afternoon we were startled to see George come stumbling toward us while uttering hoarse cries. As it turned out, he had taken a train from Ephrata and arrived hours before we had. . e Bestwick Smidansky. After a slow start, O’- Bara has come along fast in the past few weeks. His passing has sparked State to three straight victories. O’Bara has completed 35 passes in 97 attempts for 594 yards, while Smidansky has caught 24 passes for 337 yards. Both teams are expected to be at full strength for the skirmish. End Art Betts, injured against Rutgers, will probably be ready for action. He is the only Lion still doubtful. Casanova expects to have his first string backfield intact for the first time within a month. The starting backfield of Bestwick, halfbacks Bill Sichko and Bill Reynolds, and fullback Joe Capp has had one or more of its mem bers missing most of the year. Tackle Charley Yost, sidelined since the opening play of the sea ,son, is also expected back is ac tion. The Lions arrived in Pittsburgh early today. Weather conditions permitting, the team will work out in Forbes field this afternoon. The squad will be quartered in the Hiatal THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA THE DAILY COLLEGIAN swamis peer fearlessly info their crystal ball which has become misshapen from constant polishing. Champ Ray Koehler clutches the winner's cup as runherup Marv Krasnansky eyes it enviously. Continuing from right to left, George Glazer and Art Benning leer at the goddess of luck who kept them from matching the champ's .645 average. Swamis’ Sour Ends On Sad The Daily Collegian swamis wound up a dismal season on an even more dismal football day Saturday. With the ele ments playing havoc wth statistics and pre-game ratings, the four swamis each pulled only six wins out of the thirteen tries. As a result, Sports editor Ray Koehler moved into the lead by a mere four ten-thousandths of a point, to capture the swami championship for the sec ond consecutive year. On the basis of picking more games throughout the year. Koehler’s average dropped only 20 points to .6456, while Marvin Krasfiansky’s rating ‘dropped off sharply 30 points to .6452. Reminiscent of the 1949 finish in the American League batting championship when George Keli, Detroit third baseman, outhit Ted Williams, of the Boston Red Sox, in a similar close finish, the final tabulations brought numerous squawks from the prognosticators. The loudest one came from Krasnansky, who immediately proclaimed, “I demand a re count!” George Glazer, who fin ished in third place with a .594 average, and Art Benning, who faded badly since losing his wis dom teeth, took the boobie prize with .588. Both Glazer and Ban ning demanded an additional week to pick more games' to en- Wait 'Till Next Year * * Swamis Protest Collegian Photo by Stone * * *' Year Note able them to climb out of the “500 club!” so they hoped. This year’s swami group added a little spice to the proceedings by inviting famous sports editors and other guests to pick winners along with them. The guests w.sre Chet Smith, Pittsburgh Press; A 1 Abrams, Pitsburgh Post Gazette; Gordon Williams, Reading Times; Art Daley, New York Times; Ed Watson, Centre Daily Times; Bob Kotzbauer, Lock Haven Express; and ye gads, Miss Grace Hender son, Dean of the School of Home Economics. A letter to Holly wood’s Jane Russell failed to bring a reply, much to the swa mis’ regret. In a season full of upsets and constant setbacks, our swamis are keeping their heads high, and hoping for better luck next time. Koehler and Benning have pick ed their last games for Collegian. Glazer and. Krasnansky are eligi ble to give it another try next year. Maurauderc Win; Renick Tallies 21 A high-scoring outfit named the Marauders vaulted into con tention in the intramural inde pendent basketball league by stopping the Rockets Wednesday by the unusually high score of 38-12. Keith Renick led the win ners to their initial triumph by combining nine field goals and two fouls for twenty points. For the opposite extreme in scoring in the same league (I), the Pre-Vets nosed out the Blackfeet, 8-6. Also in league I, the Bees downed the Coal Crack ers, 21-16, and the Knights, led by Schaeffer’s 10 markers, top ped the Barons, 18-15, in spite of the fact that Snyder garnered all of the Baron’s 15 points. In league H. the Happy Loser’s Gene Fink-bucketed 8 points to lead his squad to a 27-23 victory over the Keys. The Happy Los ers rallied from a 14-12 half time deficit. • Another contest in league If saw the Rustlers edge the New manites, 14-12, as Bud Rine- (Continued on page eight) 100% Wool SLACKS *4.95 Ideal For School TWEEDS CHEVIOTS PENNSHIRE CLOTHES 112 S. Frazier Street Next Door To City Hall WHAT MAKES TEDDY'S TICK CHAPTER II By Short Handled Spade Yes, I had been foiled before, Jbut this time it was going to be different. I’d uncover the fascination of this restaurant. I’d solve this mystery. All this I thought to myself as .1 once again entered the place called “TEDDY’S” at the corner of Beaver and Pugh. It was dinner time and there was a crowd. Nevertheless I found a seat along the long counter. I sat down. I was handed a remarkable menu. It listed dinners for 65c! Skeptic ally I ordered liver and onions. In a moment I had warm food; I had tantilizing food; I had de licious food, and I had lots of it. I ate. I ordered another cup of coffee and asked for my check. It totaled 70! Liver, onions, potatoes, peas, corn, bread, butter, and two cups of coffee, all for 70! Later that night a beautiful blond I know asked me how I was making out on my latest case. I told her that she was my only love and then realized that she had meant this Ted dy’s tickler. I replied, “I have n’t made any progress, baby, but I sure am enjoying my work!” To Be Continued PAGE FIVE
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