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May Not Play Saturday
the game with Purdue University Saturday because of a neck
injury. A junior from Leisenring, Gratson has been one of the
mainstays on Penn State's defensive squad.
Bucknell Coach Says
Bisons Best in East
LEWISBURG, Pa., Oct. 31 —(PP) —Found: A football coach who
overflows with optimism and dares them all to beat his team. ,
The gentleman in question is 42-year-pld Harry Lawrende,
a fabled high school coach and now director of the gridiron for
tunes of Bucknell University, an institution devoted to scholarship
in the mo-antainous regions of Central Pennsylvania.
Lawrence not only considers
his B uc k n ell team good— he
thinks it's great. "My team," he
said today, "can lick any other
club in the East, and that goes
for Princeton, Penn, Cornell or
any other."
'A Lucky Guy'
Up to now his Bucknell eleven
has been laying waste all oppo
sition, rolling up an average of
more than 40 points a game in
trouncing Gettysburg, , Muhlen
berg, Lehigh, Kent State, Buf
falo, and Lafayette. Against-Laf
ayette last Saturday, the Thund
ering Herd of Bucknell piled up
three touchdowns in the first
nine minutes.
Lawrence may be an optimist,
but he's not a bragger "I'm a
lucky guy," he said. "Our col
lege is as pure as heaven when it
comes to football. The young men
playing for me came to Bucknell
because they are sold on the
school."
Statistics Impressive
Bucknell's biggest test comes
on Saturday when the Herd takes
on Temple University, proudly
sporting a five-g am e winning
streak, including an upset tri
umph over Boston University.
The cold and uncompromising
statistical records support Law
rence's claim to Eastern superior
ity. His team leads the East in
total offense, rushing offense, and
rushing defense.
There are some in Pennsyl
vania who say that Lawrence has
in his fold the four best backs
in the state. Burt Talmage, a jun
ior from Mountain, Lakes, N.J.,
leads the East in scoring with 12
touchdowns and tops the East
also in., rushing,. where he has
averaged more than seven yards
a crack in 108 plays.
Good Blocker
Brad Myers, of Lancaster, Pa.,
who didn't even play football in
high school, is second in rushing
with an average a shade below
Talmage's. Each has gained over
700 yards while no one else in
the East has hit 500.
Some say that Bob Albert is
the best fullback in the East, too,
and Lawrence considers him the
finest blocking back he has ever
seen. Tommy Dean, quarterback
in Lawrence's split-T formation is
regarded as a deceptive ball hand
ler and first rate passing threat.
THE DAILY' COLLEGIAN, STATE -COLLEGE, a PENNSYLVANIA
Sigma Nu 11
Moves into IM
Semi-Finals
By GEORGE BAIREY
Sigma Nu, defending fraternity
IM touch football champions.
roared into the semi-finals last
night with a 12-0 victoz•y over Sig
ma Chi on the IM fielk‘
The defending champs put to
gether two quick TDs midway in
the final half• to break the score
less deadlock. Sam Lemon and
Ted Morgan collaborated for the
first score, a 45 yard punt return.
An intercepted Sigma Chi pass
set up the final marker; this one
from Owen Wilkenson to Mike
Kirshner to Dick Bruce covered
29 yards. Both extra point -at
tempts were broken up.
Woodrow Scores
After dominating play the en
tire first half, the Dragons capi=
italized on a break to start the
final half, and defeated - the Ba
goonies, 7-0, in a' quarter-final
independent match last night.
The Dragon's Dick Woodrow
picked his way, 45 yards up the
sideline early in the second half
on an intercepted Bagoonie pass
for the only score. Bill Body
threw to Dick Mountain for the
extra-point. The win advanced
the Dragons to the semi-final
bracket of the independent divi
sion.
A deadly triple Pottsville pass
ing combination str u ck • home
twice, once in the dying minutes
of the game and once in the over
time series, to oust Dorm 8, 7-6.
Pickett Runs Wild
Pottsville spotted Dorm .8 an
early second half touchdown,' on
a 73-yard punt return from Frank
Miller to Tony ' Dorrell to John
Stroule to Sam Starr, and then
came barrelling back to knot the
count with a 28-yard aerial, Bob'
Pebley to ,Jerry Staslak to Torn
Cummings, inside the final four,
minutes. The same three teamed
up for a final
.push to the Dorm
8 .46-yard line and the overtime
win.
Jack Pickett's running and pass
ing led Phi Delta Theta to the
fraternity semi-finals \vith a 20-0
Anders,'-Leo,nOid i -"Orots.o0
May 'Miis-INido-,.(Olitest
Grid Squad
Leaves Tonight
For Lafayette
Penn State's football team will
take its last workout on Beaver
Field today before leaving .for
the Purdue game in Lafayette,
Ind., Saturday. The Lions will
leave from State College after
the pep rally and board a train
for Lafayette in Altoona late to
night.
Coach Rip Engle's squad will
probably be without the services
of fullback Paul Anders and half
back Bill Leonard and possibly
linebacker Joe Gratson.,
Anders was injured in the Ne
braska game and, although it was
thought he would be ready for
the Purdue contest Saturday, he
will probably not make the trip
to Lafayette. Leonard, who in
jured his knee in practice last
week, also may remain home.
May Weaken Defense••
Gratson, one of Engle's defen
sive mainstays, injured his neck
in the -West Virginia game and
although it has been responding
to treatment, it is still not cer
tain whether the fiery linebacker
will be able to play against the
Boilermakers.
With Penn. State expecting Pur
due's ace passer Dale Samuels to
turn the game into an aerial cir
pus Saturday, the. absence of
Leonard and Gratson from the
lineup. could go hard with - the
Lions' defensive squad.
Klezek Injured •
While the Nittany lions are
sweating out the MD i epor t,
Coach Stu Holcomb of Purdue is
also having injury trouble.
Phil "Flip" Klezek, the Boiler
maker's top runner was injured
t in the Wisconsin game and missed
the game last week with Notre
Dame. Whether Klezek will be
ready for the Lions is still a
question. Also on .the injury list
for , the Boilermakers is Terry
Thorp, hard running junior full
back.
Lions Underdogs
Should • Klezak be unable to
play, starting halfback posts will
probably be handled by Earl Hen
inger and Max Schmaling. Hen
inger is a junior while Schmaling
is just a sophomore. Thorp's full
back spot dill probably go to
Glenn Young, a senior letterman.
Already the Lions have been
named •the underdogs for, th e
game Saturday. The odds-makers
are' giving State ten points.
Purdue will go into the• game
with a one win, and four, lost
record while Penn. :State has a'
three and two card for the sea
son. The Boilermaker's only win
came over lowa, 34-30 on a last
minutes : touchdown pass by
Samuels.
Samuels Starred
Texas, Miami of Florida, Wis
consin, and Notre Dame hold wins
over Holcombs' gridders:' Last
season, Purdue finished with a
record of two wins and seven
losks against a rough. schedule.
But one of the two wins was a
cherished win over Notre Dame,
who up to then was the nation's
No. 1. football team.
Li that game, which rocked
the football world back on, its
heels, the Boilermaker's Samuels
blossomed out as one of the
country's best passers. And Sat
urday, it'll be Samuels that the
Nittany Lions will have to stop
if they are to come out of the
game on the long - end-of the score.
Se'wad Year
MCS;re than 1500 high -school
musicians participated 'in • Penn
State's4l9sl Band Day, which was
originated a year ago. •
Boxing Managers
All persons interested in
second-assistant boxing, man
ager jobs are asked' -to report
to 201 Willard,, at 7.p.m., Nov. 6.
NYU . ,Wins Tuneup'
For Lion Hattie:is':
New York University cross
country runners ran through a
final tuneup Tuesday for their
engagement with the Lions here
this Saturday by trimming City
College of New York.
Th e Violets' 16-41 defeat of
CCNY rat Van Cortlandt Park
evened' the NYU season record at
two wins and two losses.
Violet ace' Gordon McKenzie
continued to pace his team as he
has practically, all season by
crossing the finish first in 27:05'
after a five mile run. This was
the fastest time McKenzie has
run all season. •
Although the 27 minute -time
doesn't compare with some of
those turned in by Lion runners
this season, the difference be
tween State's course an d Van
Cortlandt makeS it hard to com
pare. The New York course is
probably a little tougher.
Lack Depth
Number two NYU runner Ho
wie Jacobson tied .for second in
the CCNY meet with teammate
Ted Foy. They were clocked in
27:14.
Lou Rementaria to o k fourth
for the Violets with a slow tine
of 28:16., Thus it would appear
that NYU suffers from the same
lack of depth problem as does
Penn State.
Earlier .NYU opened its season
getting whipped •by Army, 18-45,
a score close to the 22-35 defeat
the strong West Pointers hung
on the Lions last week.
McKenzie led the Violet team
by finishing ,third with a 27:26
time. Next NYU finisher was
Jacobson in 15th place. Napoli
tone was 18th and Rementaria
20th.
• 121,est Time
The following week the Goth
am harriers knocked off Rutgers,
19-36. McKenzie again led NYU
to the finish with a race winning
time of 27:09.8. Jacobson took
second and Foy ran third.
Metropolitan neighbor St.
Johns dropped the :Violets 27-33
the week after NYU took Rut
gers. St. John's veteran Johnny
THURSDAY, NOVEMIrrR -1, 71951
Writers Name'
Campanella
National MVP
NEW YORK, Oct. 3I—(W)--Roy
Campanella, Brooklyn's brilliant
catcher, today was named most
valuable player in. the National
League for 1951 by a 24-man com
mittee of the Baseball Writers
Association of America.. .
It was the third time in the
last 13 years that the writers
have strayed from a Nltional
League pennant winner to pick
the most valuable player. Al
though the Dodgers blew a 13 1 / 2
I \game lead and lost the . flag to
the New York Giants in a play-
Hoff, Campanella drew 11 of 24
first illace votes. .
The chunky Negro, approach
ing his 30th birthday Nov. 19,
shrugged off a series of injuries,
trying to avoid the threat of
disaster. Hobbled by a leg injury
he limped through /the ' first play
off game but had, to' sit out the
last two as the Dodgers lost the
pennant. He batted .325; . fourth
highest in the league, hit 33 horn
ers and drove in 108 runs:
. Campanella piled up 243 points
on the basis of 14 for a first
place vote, nine for second and
so on down to one for tenth. He
outdi,stanced the opposition.
Stan Musial of St. Louis, win
ning his fifth batting 'title with
a .355 - airerage, finished s
Johnson and sophomore star Jim
Byrne ran one-two. Jacobson ran
his best time of the year with a
fast 25:56 to finish third and first
finisher for NYU.
McKenzie, for the first time
this season, didn't, lead his team.
He ran fourth". Foy continued his
thir d finishing consistency for
the 'Violet by taking fifth. Bill
Chioppella was the next NYU
placer, in• 10th place.,