WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1952
Chick Reviews '52 Harrier Co
COACH CH: my -.ion
cross-country chieftain, shown with his return
ing corp of veterans who will form this year's
nucleus., All the men pictured above were in
strumental in pacing last season's team to a
Tough Cross
May Thwart
By JOHN SHEPPARD
Just berely dethroned in the NCAA’s last season, but captors of the IC4A cross country
crown, Coach Chick Werner’s forces, of ’52 are undoubtedly hoping they can duplicate their,
previous feats. But . . .
And what a big but that is, for before the Nittany hill-and-dalers can have any premoni
tions of either the intercollegiate or national titles, they are pitted against some of the
better harrier teams in the East.
Viewing the ’52 schedule, one
can safely predict in advance
that the running opposition will
be rough.
When a cross country team
faces Army, Michigan State, New
York University, and Manhattan
on successive Saturdays, there’s
liable to be unpleasantness in the
opposing ranks. Especially since
Stdte defeated all but Army last
year.
In ’5l the Lion harriers toppled
Cornell, Pitt, Michigan State,
NYU. and Manhattan and lost to
the Cadets for a remarkable 5-1
log.
With the exception of-the Pan
thers, the Wemermen will en
counter the same foes, starting
with Cornell, Oct. 4, and ending
with Manhattan, Nov. 8. After
that the Blue and White match
strides with some of the best har
riers in the country in the IC4A’s
and NCAA’s.
Meet the gong at...
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the CORNER
... unusual
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Country Schedule
Lion Title Hopes
All opponents will be seeking
revenge for the way the home
forces treated them last season.
Annually track-laden MS has
a chip on its. shoulder for the
19-41 setback dealt to them dur
ing the ’5l campaign.
Manhattan, perenially New
York City’s Met track champ,
was badly mistreated to the tune
of 15-48.
Other ’52 Lion opponents who
wilhbe sporting that victory-hun
gry look are the Big Red of Cor
nell and NYU.
After closing their season
against those mighty Jaspars of
Coach George Eastman, the Nit
tanies will toil for some A-honors
—IC4A’s and NCAA’s, ' '
Speaking of A-laurels, Penn
State’s cross country team boasts
quite a reputation, having suc
cessfully annexed the IC4A team
trophy six times since the inno-
>g, a.— . excel
who was graduated, all are awaiting the open
ing gun. (1.-r.) Lamoni Smiih, Captain Jack
Horner, Foster, John Chilrud, Red Hollen, and
Jim Hamill.
vation of the sport some 44 years
ago. v
Only Cornell, with nine team
titles, has won more times. On
the other hand, MS has won as
often as the Lions.
Since the Big Red haven’t been
victors for the past 31 years, the
Spartans and the Blue and White
stand in-a class of their own.
New Opponents Added
Two potential national cham
pions have been added to Penn
State’s 1953 football card. The
highly-rated additions are Wis
consin, of the Big Ten, and Texas
Christian University, of the
Southwest Conference.
Footbail Network
Penn State’s football games will
be broadcast again in 1952 on
a 15-station Central Pennsylvania
radio network.
The Libras Eye
(Continued from page ten)
could steamroller every team they meet.
PENN, Nov. 1, away Steadily growing too big for its Ivy
League pants, the Quakers are tabbed as the successor to Prince
ton as kingpins of the East. George Munger is loaded with talent
like defensive demon Ed Bell, end. Captain Bob Evans, tackle#
wingback Billy Deuber and fullback Joe Varaiiis. Excellent sophs
won't hurt a bit. However, the Red & Blue hasn't licked the Lions
in five tries since 1936.
SYRACUSE. Nov. 8, away When a football coach is opti
mistic, watch out! Orange Coach Ben Schwartzwalder calls his club
the best at Syracuse in four years. He lost few veterans and final
ly has a quarterback in Avatus Stone who can engineer the complex
attack, double, wing, T and split T.
RUTGERS, "Nov. 15, home Although potentially one of the
weakest teams on the Nittany schedule, the Scarlets have-given
Rip Engle all kinds of "static." Heavily favored Lion teams could
only squeeze past Rutgers by 18-14 and 13-7 in the last two years*
PITTSBURGH, NoV. 22, away Football has been .snowballing
at Pitt so that today the Panthers are almost ready to pop back into
the grid limelight known as “Big Time.” Despite a poor seven-loss
record, Pitt was mowing ’em down at the end of last season. They
won three straight and clipped the Lions, 13-7. Outstanding backs
will make Dawson and Co. tough ground hogs.
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