Page the daily collegiant state college, Pennsylvania Saturday; September 20, 1952 State's Otfereiveßrst Team ■ | »P°m Tb„ ■ meeting with Temple/this afternoon cannot possibly designate the Ig 'W L* wB' 1 tQMtL JwBy-questions.^ m ~ jgjjjlm Prior to the time this afternoon when the game goes into the James following the Big Red-Nittany scrimmage game last Saturday. As io the Templars, it's .almost a goal-posi-iear:ng "victory" when they score a touchdown bn Beaver Field. The Owls haven't won in Stale's own baliwick in five attempts and during the same < ‘7**‘*"’' > ‘ »-V&frjgfc.;^k& ll *’»g?(Bfe36BfeßrjßiE^^^^%?f^CTPS^j3SSayi>y period own a rousing 1.4 points per game average—low even for a Pitt-Penn State basketball game. The only lime the Owls showed __- __,_ .. . .„ .. __ ~. . _ _ , , . any inconsistency was in 1950 when they held State to a 7-7 draw. STATES OFFENSIVE UNIT which will open Jim Dooley. left guard Cy Brown, left tackle 1o hang up the ir only figure other ihan a big 0 . the season against Temple today is p ciurea Joe Gratson and left end Joe Yukica. The backs -tr „ , , , ~ •, ,«.,, ~ . , A . above. Along the forward wall, from left to from left to right are: fullback Matt Yanosich, Uip r ,w onfey,nf’e,S+;a 0 nf e y,nf’e,S+;ai )1 + n at ll^ e ?ws, le owia^iiSmi^ 11 |«^fJ-r S^' < ;Zd right are: right end Jasse Arnelle, right tackle auarierback Bob Szajna, wingback Bill Leonard Plenty of potential to up the Owls anemic Beaver Field scoring Gene Danser. right guard Don Shank, center and lefthalf Dick Jones. ' average. A half dozen backs bear a resemblance to TD s. Soph Tex Robinson, a speedy change of pacer has received nothing but rave notices after his frosh play with the varsity. Duke Wuzzardo is n £ MR . .jgaßßiJjfc. gg another open-field scamperer who after two excellent varsity years HB ,„, ___. Emk fmm J|BL JSrx||x ___ If „. is. figured to have his best by far this season!. Halfback Eddie Char -113 H smbsl wSL fWun\§ QlClff |§& JH mifil/ly y| ters, described by Templars as “sneaky” fast, showed he could go BBL-. j|§ 1| SH jM' MLir jf|L - raWSgp M the whole distance, from way out. twice against Boston U. last year. asa a& «saP' MB ®Br afii W' 'fcsßir WW Fullback Jack Ramsey is a hard smasher with two years of ex v perience. Topping off what looks to be a stellar backfield, the Qwls (Continued, from x>age t.ne) ■ have two quarterbacks to direct their offensive T thrusts —Paul Leading the Temple, diversified attack which will include the straight T, possibly the double McK Glancing d fromthe Temple backs to the comparatively weaker • wingback and perhaps even the split T, are two fine quarterbacks and passers, Paul "McKernan line, still “on paper,” one is reminded of a once upon a time: and Chet Bromke. • During ihe Golden Twenties of sporf. so the story goes, Notre Along the line, the Owls appear somewhat thin but two tackles in. co-captains Dave Lill and 2 ame ??’^ e *? OC e lie sia -s< e f a w * ttx b* s abu i°'« „. _ . ~ , ~ . _ „ , , . , T ... , ~ , , Horsemen but left the Seven Mules sitting on the bench. By the Pat Sarnese should be quite conspicuous. Offensive platoon leader, Lill, at 215 pounds, is the heaviest end of the first quarie r. Miller, Leyden, Crowley and Stuhldreher man on the squad. Sarnese ought! were screaming murderously for their first team line. to be one of Temple’s main de- /G 5& - ® Pi © On a pure guess, it’s very possible that Temple Coach A 1 Kawal fensive bulwarks attemotine to 4S3> B6®®s ra ®*s& msto i ra ba ra rant «■* will be screaming. “A line, a line,-my kingdom for a line;” simply tensive puiwarxs attempting to IT dHI SHT i ffl ffl M linßgSll 1 €£ because it isn’t likely that Kawal has Seven Mules to match his stop State’s Wmged-T offense SI WiHB laraHS id gag? brilliant backfield talent. since Kawal considers him one ■* An interesting sidelight may develop out of today's game should of the best in the East. PENN STATE TFMPT E Temple swing from its orthodox T formation io the Split T, prob . , ~ jm . i jiiviiriaE. ably not seen before on Beaver Field. The Split t; with its spaced *T3vJnnSinSf a\ fn oe Yukica LE Gary Cooper linemen, and spread backs is the offensive vogue today along with Clots atiwar extra weak wfth onlv Joe Gratson LT . Tom Walters the pass happy Southwest Conference's spread formation. Just as one half-way veteran, Johnny Cy Brown LG * Nick Droboniku the spread needs a topflight tailback, so the split T almost requires J * _ , _ > ... _. .. a Waterfield or Lujack to quarterback. It's for the 1 alter reason JJf a dS !. T .,, . ' lm Dooley C. .. Mike Parrotia that the Owls may not even use the split today. Neither Bromke Three Nittanies are likely to do £)on Shank RG % Johnny Edwards ox McKernan have the speed or class to operate the QB optionals two-platoon duty. Jesse Arnelle r* en _ r) anser RT Dave Lill —dive over tackle, slant off iackle 'or fhe halfback piichouts. vvill lend his 6-5 stature at offen- ■dc- • V _ With .today being opening day at the football races, one cannot holster the defense with Jesse Arnelle RE Joe McCree b elp but hark back to last year’s opener—a game not likely to be his 220 pounds. Co-Captain Joe Bob Szajna QB Paul McKernan matched for Beaver Field thrills in a long while . . . The parade of Gratson, in addition to playing £)j c j c J ones LHB Duke Wuzzardo touchdowns which came in such rapid order that you didn’t dare to his new role of offensive guard, BHR ' ** pj r*liaTtoi-c light a cigarette .. . the professional football magic of quarterback will double m his favorite back- f 3lll t-eonara - ,X, a s Harry Agganis sidestepping would-be tacklers forty yards behind erup spot. Offensive center Jim Mali Yanosich FB Jack Ramsey the line of scrimmage . . . .And the 40-34 pro football final score, Dooley also may double as a line- . , - . j -r> cv ji r-\ except for the missed extra points. backer on defense. Penn State defensive starters: ends, Dave Simon and Don ' i- State’s kicking situation is Malinak; tackles, Stew Scheetz and Rosey Grier; guards, Don pfacekickino- specialSt * Leonard" Barne - V and Gratson; backerups, Bob Smith and Dooley; . . . ■ Kickoffs wfll probably be booted halfbacks, Leonard and Don Bailey; safety, Jack Sherry. Com Flips . . . by number two quarterback be- Reserves: ends, Jim Garrity, Ken Newman, Ralph Wagner, : hind Bob Szajna, Don Bailey. The Bob Bo hland; tackles, Jim Eshach, Paul Shattuck, Carl Pfir- d 1 • 1 • dSwn n fitSai“n°mirbe don/ly man, Danny DeFalco, Al Bowden, Bill Biever, HerkK.it- glB IT Qffl fl |_|VnD Gratson but backfielders’ booting snider; guards, Sam Green, Dubs Haldeman, Dan van Sickel, "Sa H w Ina aB a Wtfr will fall to Pollard, Szajna or Bob Waters, Ken Kurkiaka, Pete Schoderbek; centers, Don W Anhou k gh DO n o?ltartin H offen- Baithaser, Larry Lancaster; halfbacks Tony Frey, Norm The penn Stale Football Coaches Inc- (dedicatcd to winning siveiy or defensively., guard Pete Hickey; fullbacks, Bob Pollard, Pete Shopa, and Ron Youn- football polls) took lime oui yes i erda y f rom preparing for today's We? Tont m Fi2v r and quarterbacks, John Dubmsky, Tony Rados, Norm Paul, state . Temple clash io comp ei e with the' Daily Collegian Keith Vesting and tackle Al Bow- Bd l Patterson; wmgbacks, Keith Veslmg, Don Eyer, John spor f s s t a ff j n the delicate matter of predicting decisions. Fifteen den will see plenty of action. Milsom. of the day's top football games to be played across the nation this afternoon have "been chosen. | * f j 4 iJ ~F The writers. Sports Editor Jake Highton, Ted Soens, and I i C <<*4 S ihA/lC • I I ST% I if Bob Schoelkopf, will compete among each other as well as the six La L\J I Sam A* * 4 J V YV LJ > 0 , LI L I '“7 M football coaches taken'as a unit. Head Coach Rip Engle, Tor Tor tmJ r ’ retti, Jim O'Hora, Joe Paterno, Al Michaels, and Earl Bruce com- ’ prise the coaching staff. , By JOHN SHEPPARD ~ , . | Of fhe 15 grid contests under consideration, there are seven The grayish altostratus clouds ground gaining and passing—his concentrated on short stabs at the disagreements. In, the "game of ihe day," Washington State at covering the whole sky gave it a reputed long suits. Up to that Temple forward wall. Southern California, Highton favors the Cougars, while the other a,.ii , MdpTl r , r>r , cl „ raT , r '.„ Th „ all . time Sonny was held to a minus First, Rogel would bull his way contestants pick the Trojans. duil ieaden appearance The ail 12 yards . whi]e the ex-Central through for two, and then Bobby night ram had just ended an hour High star > s passing attack failed i would match his teammate’s feat Xeams Hiahton Isoens Schoelkonf Coaches before the game, but the damage to materialize. by slicing off tackle for four- or. Teams Highton Soens Schoelkopf Coaches was already done. In the main, this was an over- five. Ark.-Okla. A&M Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas The field—Temple Stadium land battle. Successfully forward The Penn State line, whom w . . ... pj,.i r - k fHTT was a quagmire by the opening passing was virtually non-exis- .hey were calling “The Seven wash. & Lee-Duke Duke Duke Duke Duke whistle. Both teams—Temple and tent all afternoon, -emples only Mountains,” began to surge ahead. Ga.-Vanderbilt [Vand'bilt Georgia Georgia Georgia Penn State floundered around concerted drive of any lengtn Temple s line was unable to with- : in the sea of mud and by the occurred early in the second per- stand the knife-like plunges of Idaho-Wash. Wash. Idaho (Wash. Wash. time the game was a few minutes i° c |- J° e Lee reeled off a sizable the powerful Rogel. The ball now __ r~r old, the radio sports announcers S ain - was rested on the Owls two yard TCU-Kansas , TCU TCU TCU dngui?hSg g one d p f fave 1 r t from Ihe The been snapped StnPe ‘ Williams Scores Villanova-Ky. Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky other. ' back to the backfield where a It was third down and goal to Texas . L SU • Texas Texas Texas LSU Slosbura Fizzles back took the ball and squatted go. Out of the huddle the mud- A ft„ r aiir-Dessfijllv Hawing their with it between his legs. Another clad athletes came. Sixteen plays Md.-Missouri Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland wwnasfWathinJtnn Sbte Buck- back faked taking the ball and before they were 49 yards away. —— —— : Wah pulled the Lions over to the left This was the opportunity they VMI-W&M W& M VMI W& M VMI Stv ,in .l> t T S S.-J3I lor all rfter - s. D»koi;.M;to~ »=: — 5= —ss: —sc —: tany Lions of 47 just had to win around Pfay, lert end raee raced noon. : this one. Everything depended around right end and was beaded The ball was snapped back to Ore. State-Utah Ore. S. Ore. S. Ore. S. Ore. S. uDon this ons if they wsrs to pciy dirt, whon. cill suddon, who put his hocid down ' 11 ■ —" —————— . ~ ■ ■■ ■ ■■ ■' » &et a bid for the Cotton Bowl from nowhere, Co-captam Johnny plowed his way over for the Wash. S.-S. Cal. Wash. S. S, Cal. S. Cal. S. 'Cal. Tilt Potsklan came up rapidly on Leg Lion’s first six points of the day. ———— ——; ~—: —— ~—: ~—: A'quarter and a half had gone and finally pulled him down on The extra point was good and Wake For.-Baylor Baylor W. Forest Baylor Baylor v and neither team had made the State 15 a gain of some Coach Bob Higgins’ boys led, 7-0, n r ecron-UCLA UCLA UCLA UCLA UCLA ny advances. Sonny Slosburg, vavds. while the stands, particularly the ° regon UC^A UUUV -- ■ . no supposedly one-man Owl edi- Early in the third re.led, Fran- State rooters, set up a terrific Santa Clara-Stan. Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford von, fizzled out when it came to nie Rogel and Bobby Williams furor. ■ - -
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