The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, October 17, 1951, Image 6
PAGE SIX Michaels Claim Spartans Have Powerful Grid Team Biggie Munn is shedding tears in East Lansing this week after two tight squeezes by his Michigan'State football team, but Penn State Assistant Coach A 1 Michaels, who scouted the Spartans in three of their contests this season, isn’t feeling a bit sorry for him. After watching Michigan State whip Ohio State, Michigan, and Marquette on successive week ends, Michaels calls the Spartans, in so many words, “terrific.” “They have offensive backs ga lore,” says Mike. “After their first team backfield wears the opponent down Munn sticks in the now famous ‘pony backfield’ to finish the job. ■ Tony Backfield' Michigan State’s “pony back field” is composed of Bill Wells at right halfback, Evan Slonac at fullback, Leßoy Bolden at left halfback, and A 1 Dorow at quar terback. All are small, fast, arid shifty runners. Dorow also plays in the regular backfield and does the passing for the Spartans. “The Spartans were terrific against Michigan. Their defense couldn’t have been any better, it held Michigan to -6 yards,” said Michaels. Had Letdown “They should have beaten Ohio State by two or three touchdowns. It shouldn’t have been close. Against Marquette, they just had one of those games. There was a letdown after Ohio State and Michigan and the Mich igan State backs fumbled a lot,” he continued. Mike was high in his, praise of right halfback Vince Pisano, end Bob Carey, and tackle Don Coleman. “Pisano is a good, steady foot ball player. Carey is big and rough and they claim in East Lansing that he is the greatest all-around athlete they ever had. Coleman is probably one of the finest line blockers in the coun try. And he gives 100 per cent effort,” he commented. Use Everything The Spartans employ the two platoon system. Offensively they use almost every formation in the books, running from the T, the wing-T, the flanker-T, and the single wing. With four wins in the record books, Munn’s squad is currently fighting California and Tennes see for No. 1 rating in the nation. The Spartans dropped to third place this week after they had to score twice in the last period to turn back Marquette, 20-14, last Saturday. 25 Veterans Munn has 25 letterback backs from last year’s team which ran up a eight wins, one loss record against some of the best teams in the nation. Saturday’s meeting between the Lions and Michigan State will mark the seventh time the two teams will have met on the gridiron. Michigan State holds toe edge in the series, winning four, tying one, and losing one. O'Connor Raps Farm System WASHINGTON, Oct. 16—(j5P)— Leslie O’Connor, who for 23 years was one of Commissioner Kene saw M. Landis’ closest advisers, said today farm systems are des troying organized baseball. O’Connor told a house judiciary subcommittee that late Judge Landis never liked the farm sys tem. But, O’Connor said, “Judge Landis did not oppose it as much as I do.” Under the farm system, a ma jor league club owns or controls minor league teams. The' sub-, committee, studying whether baseball violates anti-trust laws, has been casting a critical eye on the farms. O’Connor said that the rules say no team can control more than 40 ball players. “But in the farm system,” he said, “it actually can control hundreds of players.” He contended that this isn’t good for the player, the minor leagues or, in some cases, the major league clubs which go in for farming. By ERNIE MOORE Quick Score By Pottsville Wins IM Tilt By JIM PETERS Pottsville scored a touchdown on the opening kickoff and held off a late scoring threat to beat Dorm 23, 6-0, in the opener of last night’s intramural football schedule. A 1 Strickler of Pottsville inter cepted a Dorm 23 pass on the losers’ 25 yard line and raced over the goal line with the only score of the game. Dorm 23 had received the kickoff only to have Strickler’s interception decide the game’s outcome in the opening moment. Dorm 23 Threatens Dorm 23 threatened with a few minutes left in the game'' by driving to the Pottsville 22. The drive was stopped here, however. After a scoreless first half. Lambda Chi Alpha, led by A 1 Hinkle, scored two quick touch downs to defeat Delta Chi, 13-0. in the only fraternity action of the night. A 54 yard pass from Cliff Hock to. Hinkle on a punt return' put Lambda Chi Alpha into a" lead it never relinquished. George Resh threw to Peter Houston for the point after the touchdown to make it, 7-0. Hinkle Scores Again Shortly after, Hinkle inter cepted a pass to set up a three yard scoring pass from James Kilgore to Hinkle for the game’s final touchdown. Hinkle made a diving catch of the ball in the end zone. Dorm 8 rolled to three first half touchdowns to easily defeat Dorm 13, 20-0, in the third game of the night. Lucy Miller got his teammates moving early in the first half when he threw a touchdown pass to Thomas Greenaway on a play that covered 33 yards. Montoro Connects Dorm 8 drove deep into Dorm 13’s territory again in the first, half when Edward Montoro thr&w a short pass to Anthony Dorell in the end zone. The play covered only three yards. Montoro then fired another pass into the hands of Ralph Laudenslayer for the extra point to make the score read, 13-0. Before the half was over, Dorm 8 scored again. Miller returned to the spotlight by passing a bulls eye to Robert Snoich from the 12 State Colleges Leonard Defies Jinx Haunting Local Gridders By 808 SCHOELLKOPF With a little less than a year and a half’s earnest work on the gridiron completed, State Col lege’s own son, Bill Leonard, can at last reyeal the attainment of a goal he had always hoped to reach. ■ The story might have. begun while Bill was still at State Col lege High School, where he was a football star for the Little Lions. Just as every other player on his team, he hoped that someday he might make the College team and perhaps even be a star. After his graduation from high school in 1949,' he decided to take a crack at college football. He en rolled at Penn - State that fall. ■ Townspeople Skeptical The townspeople had followed Bill’s football progress in high school, and expressed their ap THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE PENNSYLVANIA Booters Eye Navy Cancellation After Penn State’s badly battered soccer forces will have some extra time to regroup themselves as a result of a cancellation of today’s match by Western Maryland. , Western Maryland officials gave as .their reason for the cancella tion an error in scheduling, saying that Delaware and Peijn State had been scheduled for the same day. a team which dropped a 1-0 deci sion to the Lions last year at Annapolis. Minor Injuries The Lions came out of the Army game with two minor casualties; 'Frank Follmer, right halfback; and Jack Pinezich, inside right. Both, however, are expected to be ready Saturday when State jour neys to Annapolis. Follmer suf fered a cut head that required two stitches while Pinezich pull ed a muscle in his back. ‘ As for State’s performance against Army, Coach Bill Jeffrey was not too impressed, but was quick to point out that no team looks very good when outplayed, as was State. The Lion coach also hinted that several new faces might dot the starting lineup for the Navy game. Navy has won two and lost one this season. The Middies opened their season with a 3-2 win over Yale and followed that up with a 6-0 trouncing of West ern Maryland. Navy’s first loss came last Saturday when Prince ton edged them, 5-3, in overtime. Navy had tied the count with but three seconds remaining on a penalty kick by Captain Gordon Jayne. In a series that began in 1922, State holds a decisive 17-6 mar gin. Two contests have been tied. Four of Navy’s wins, ( however, have come since 1944, an indica tion that soccer is on the upgrade at Annapolis. Like Army, the number of Navy, victories is mighty impressive when you con sider that State has dropped but 21 matches in 26 years. State and Navy will have one, thing in common. Both clubs are lacking experienced men this season. The Lions can boast of only four starters from last year’s team while Navy has but three battleseasoned men back. Among Navy’s losses was Tom Boyce, center forward, who tallied 15 goals in ten matches last year. yard line. Miller passed to Laud enslayer for the point after touch down. In the final game of the night, the Leftovers edged the Cats, 1-0, in an overtime battle. that saw the Cats dominate the play during the regular playing time. proval of his' stellar performances on the gridiron, but after his en rollment at Penn State their at titudes became doubtful. They recalled local boys in the past, who had ambitions of becoming standout Lion performers, and failed. j. Thus, in the fall of 1950, when he was eligible for varsity com petition, Bill realized that mak ing the Nittany eleven would be more than just hard physical la bor. He rolled up his sleeves and did a' workmanlike job for Coach Rip Engle that season. He closed his ears to talk that in State C.ollege a local boy couldn’t make good. While he wasn’t • standout material that year,- he absorbed much gridiron knowledge that was to be of value later. . This fall with one good season Thus, Penn State will be able to devote the full week to Navy, 2 and 1 'Hard Times' For Lion Harriers Three Proves Lucky Number For Albert By GEORGE BAIREY It is said three is the charmed number but don’t try to impress that maxim any deeper into the mind of Bill Albert, Phi Epsilon Pi’s answer to Sammy Snead. The 21 year old Commerce and Finance senior finally snared the All-College golf championship on his third and final attempt, after failing his sophomore and junior years. Albert, a native Philadelphian, ousted Rod Eaken, 3 and 2, in the finals of the All-College tdur ney Sunday. Eaken eliminated Albert in the first round of the 1950 tourney. Albert eliminated Bob Bauer, 2 and 4, in the open ing round Saturday and Warren Gilken, also 2 and 1, in the fourth round. John Wiley, last year’s IM fraternity ..medalist, fell before Albert, 4 and 3, in the semi finals. Par for the college course is 35-34—69. Albert’s 72 Saturday for the first 18 holes did double duty as it also served as his semi final round in All-College play. The sensational 71 on Sunday added to a 143 36-hole total, 11 strokes better than the second man. Sunday’s round of 71 was also scored as the 3 and 2 win over Eaken for the mythical All- College crown. Albert was only five over par for 36 holes. The. new IM fra ternity medalist entered the IM medal play for the' first time this fall. Albert’s best unofficial round for 18 holes is 70. Like all the other liriksmen in school, Albert has high hopes that golf will return to the list of varsity sports in time for the coming season. With rounds like 72-71, Albert would make the going rough for Penn State op ponents. Two Top Opponents Of Penn State’s nine 1951 op ponents, Michigan State and Vil lanova currently boast the best records. 'behind, him, Bill felt he,.was ready to show his real value to the football team, and shatter the belief of the townspeople. Gridiron Highlight Just last week the. six-foot, 185-pound halfback reached the high point of his college football career when he accounted for a game-saving field goal and two crucial pass interceptions against Nebraska. So far this season Bill has been a bulwark on both of fense and defense. He was honored as this week’s top athlete for his stellar play in the Nebraska game Saturday. But to Bill Leonard there is more than honor as an atlete—his suc cess story reveals an accomplish ment that few in his position could attain, but that all would be proud of. I WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1951 Ahead Mich. State Looms As Powerful Foe For Wernermen By JAKE HIGHTON Cornell was easy for the- Lion cross-country runners last Sat urday, but the future- holds no further ease for the Nittany har riers. Hard times will set in for the Lion hill-and-dalers this Satur day when the nation’s peren nially strong, x-country running Michigan State races here. The Spartans, fourth in the Intercollegiate behind winning Penn State and' second in the Nationals, also behind the Lions last fall, are strong again this year despite the loss of -Warren Druetzler and Don Makielski. • Spartans Drubbed Purdue Saturday the Spartans opened their season by drubbing Purdue, 20-41. Although Purdue’s Finnish Johannson won the four mile race on Michigan State’s course, the Spartans bunched four men in a tie for second. Spartan Captain Jim Kepford, letterman John “Mickey” Walter, sophomore Ron Barr and a fresh man Jim Arnold covered the dis tance in 21 minutes flat. Thus the Spartans' appear to stack up in close resemblance to the Lions. The Spartan's lost Druetzler, one of the top college runners in the country last year, and 12th place NCAA finisher Makielski. Lions Lost Four On the losing side, the national champion Lions fared worse. Gone from Chick Werner’s 1950 powerhouse are four excellent runners—B o b Freebairn, IC4A fourth finisher, Don Ashenfelter, 13th in the IC’s, and Bill Gordon and A 1 Porto, 18th. and 20th, re spectively, in the same race. On the returning side, Michi gan State has veterans Walter and Kepford to match the Lions’ two 1950 stars, Bill Ashenfelter and Dud Foster. Further comparison down the line also show close similarity between the two States. To match the Nittanies’ amazing.. Lamont Smith, who is unbeaten in the only two x-country races of his life, the Spartans have a frosh sensation of their own. That freshman, Arnold, is like the Lions’ Smitty, a champion high school miler of the state in which he is now running. ■ Paired off with the Spartans’ soph, Barr, Penn State has Bob Hollen. The Williamsport red head finished second in his first college varsity race against Pitt and came back the next week to tie for first against Cornell. Maryland's Ward Selected as A P Lineman of Week NEW YOBK, Oct. 16—(£>)— Bob Ward, Maryland’s great All- America guard who played 37 minutes with a broken finger as the Terps downed Georgia 43-7 last Saturday, was the; .over whelming choice today as Line man of the Week. -. £'• Ward, a senior from Elizabeth, N.J.,. drew praise from coaches Wally Butts of Georgia .and Jjim Tatum of Maryland, as welL-gs from most newsmen :who " wit nessed the game. ..i\v ’ ?J,- He played 47 minutes, .bbth'. oh offense and defense. Most'.of those who voted for him in- the,.second Associated Press lineman. polL of 1951 said- the 185-pound- guard rated "honors as both defensive and offensive lineman. 8M Schedules Football 7:06. Penn Haven —Dorm 25 7:45 Sigma Pi— . Sigma Phi Alpha -8:30 Fireball—Browns 9:15 Sigma Chi— Phi Kappa Psi , . Swimming ■?; Pi Kappa Alpha', vs. Triangle ; Sigma Alpha Epsilon vs. Phi Kappa Psi 1! Sigma Nu vs. Sigma Phi Sigma