sATtrRDAII, ocToBETI. 11, 1952 State's Grid Forces to Battle West Virginia in Try for Third Win * * * Cross Country Team to Test Ninany Lions Heavy Favorites To Capture 2d Straight Victory MORGANTOWN, West Virginia The N it t any Lion gridders " ' seek victory number three here thi s afternoon against a tough West ,Virginia eleven primed for an upset. The kickoff is listed for 1:30 p.m. Penn State must rule the favorite on the basis of past records which show the Lions unbeaten in three starts and the Mountaineers with a „season split of 1-1. State got by Temple, 20-13, tied powerhouse Purdue, 20-20, and tripped William and Mary, 35-23. The Moun taineers were upset in their opener by a weak Furman team, 22-14. But the •Mounties bounced back last week to trounce Waynesburg, 49-14. Thus on comparative score and comparative opponent basis, the Lions should• score in a runaway. However, such is not likely to be the case. Every season West Vir ginia points with especial care to the Lions and - invariably gives State a stiff battle. The fact that State is playing away from home for the first time this season and that the Mounties are extra tough on their home Mountaineer Field helps swing some of the balance of power' toward West Virginia. Lions Victor, 13-7 This .home field factor-25,000 fans are expected—is also to the Mountie advantage since State has only won once in four at tempts at Morgantown. Other wise State holds a wide edge of 13-4-1 in the series, but , all the games have been closely con tested. Just last year a top-heavy fav orite Lion team was losing to the Mountaineers, 7-6, until the final quarter of play when State•. won out, 13-7. Both the Lions and West Vir ginia are far improved over last year. Coach Art Lewis' Mounties were figured improved to the ex tent of being rated an outside chance to win the Southern Con ference title. However, the Moun ties underrated Furman and in lOoking ahead to the Lions, were tripped up. 3d in Offense The"game today should develop into a duel between West Vir ginia's powerful ground offense and State's suddenly discovered aerial might. The Mounties are third in the nation in total offense with 480 yards average per game, accord ing to official NCAA statistics. Only Tulsa (483) and Arizona (481) top the Mountie total. In rushing, West Virginia has rolled up an average of 333 yards. per game to rank fifth in the na tion. , Top-Flight Ends Defensively, a big, rugged Mountie line averaging about 210 pounds has held the opposition to only 97 rushing yards per game. Leading the West Virginia tricky• split-T attack is a frosh quarterback, Fred Wyant. A fine southpaw passer, Wyant has two excellent receivers in Paul Bis choff .and Bill Marker. Because he is a mere frosh, however, there is some doubt as to whether Wy ant can handle the deceptive op tonals of the split-T. The frosh eligibility rule in the Southern Conference also gives -t h e Mounties an excellent left halfback, Eddie Dugan. Last week NIGHT-Fo.:o't'itALL STATE Tigers Risk Streak PRINCETON, N.J. The long est winning streak in major col lege football and probably the 1952 Ivy League championship go on the , block today when Penn sylvania and Princeton clash for the 45th time since 1876 in ivy draped Palmer Stadium. A capacity crowd of 49,258 every last seat was sold early this week—will see the Princeton Tigers try for.•their 25th straight victory against the team that was tabbed frdm the beginning of the season as the most likely to break the streak. Princeton hasn't been beaten on its home field since Penn did it, 14-13, in 1949 and hasn't been beaten anywhere since the Cor nell game that same year. It - was Penn, too, that gave the. Tigers their last shutout in 1945. ' Clinical Test' PATERS 0 N, N.J. Abe J. Greene, National Boxing Associ ation commissioner, said yester day a•"clinical test" of boxing fans showed television's "devastating effect" on attendance at fig h t clubs. Greene said in a statement that the test was made at a meeting of 140 supervisors and foremen of the Curtiss Wright Corp. The NBA commissioner said he called , for a show of hands . - on three points. He said the response showed: Of the 140 men, only two or three now attend any live boxing shows; from 20 to 25 regularly at tended boxing shows before the advent of TV, and there was an almost total' raising of hands when the men - were asked how many now watch boxing on TV. Dugan raced 90 yards to score a touchdown against Waynesburg. For. the Nittanies, Tony Rados should be the big man behind State's winged-T attack. Rados has been passing well ,to an out standing crop of ends, Jess Ar nelle and Joe Yukica in particu lar, and also to some crack pony backs, Dick Jones and Matt Yanb sich. State will be hurt at the wing back with Keith Vesling out of action, but fleet lefthalf Buddy Rowell is ready to go again. COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL HOME GAMES OCTOBER 10 ORBISONIA OCTOBER 21' PHILIPSBURG OCTOBER 31 TYRONE NOVEMBER 7 LEWISTOWN Special Price to Penn State Student ADMISSION NOW ONLY 35c SHOW MATRIC CARD THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA --1 * * Sports Briefs * * Cornell Mountie Receiver Paul Bischoff Lions Lead In W. Va. Grid Series When the West Virginia Moun taineers meet the Lions to day they will be trying for their fifth win against Penn State. West Virginia has won from the Lions only four times in 18 tries, and three of the four wins :were registered at Morgantown. The Mountaineers scored their first win in 1925 when they trounced the Lions, 14-0. They re peated, 19-0, in 1931. The Lions next appearance at Morgantown in 1942. a 24-0 loss, cost Penn State a Bowl bid. Joe Bedenk Coached Fran Rogel led the Pennsyl vanians to a 34-14 win over the Mountaineers for their first and only success at Morgantown in 1949. Rogel now plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Joe Bedenk, since retired, was head man of the 1949 eleven. This victory compensated for the West Virginia feat of holding the Lions to a 13-13 staleinate in 1923. Be denk captained the '23 team. The last time the Mountaineers defeated the Lions, freshm an Jimmy Walthall paced his team to a thrilling 28-27 victory. That was in 1944. Cotton Bowlers Although the last few contests have seen Penn State emerge as the victor, there have been some pretty rugged ball games. In 1947, for example, the Cotton Bowl-bound Lions had to come from behind twice to edge the Mountaineers, 21-14. Again in 1948, the West Virginians brought an unbeaten team to Beaver Field only to lose 37-7 to the Lions. The two coaches, Art Lewis of West Virginia,• and Rip Engle of Penn State, matched wits in 1950 for the first time. Engle came out on top in the first two meetings, winning by , 27-0 in 1950 and by 13-7 last year. The all-time record for this ser ies, which dates back to . 1904, shows Penn State leading with 13 wins, 4 defeats, and one tie. * * * in Season Opener at Thinclads Expected to Trample Big Red X-Countrymen Today Penn State's 1952 cross-country edition will be out and running in its season opener today against Cornell at Ithaca. Optimism abounds as Coach Chick Werner anticipates a win over the once-victorious Big Red to celebrate his 20th season, at the helm of . the Nittany harriers. After three weeks of sore mus cles, calesthenics and daily dis tant jogs, 11 varsity hill-and dalers will get a chance to display their abilities. , - Captain Jack Horner, Jim Ham ill, John Chillrud, Lamont Smith, Bob Roessler. Stan Lindner, Skip Slocum, Jim Cressman, Don Aus tin, Red Hollen, and Bob Geh man will see action for State. Big Red Beat Colgate Werner is only using 11 men instead of the customary 12. Conquerer over Colgate in its opener last weekend, the Big Red will start eight veterans and four sophomores. Co-captains Bill O'Brian and Bill Albers, Dave Willig, Jim Klein, Al Hand, Bob Stuckleman, Al Smith, D,on Farley, Jim Silli man, Mike Browne, Chick Tray ford, and Pete Bowell are the starting candidates for Cornell. Bxpect Little Opposition This afternoon both squads will be running over a 5.1-mile course instead of the standard five. The extra tenth of a mile shouldn't hinder the Blue and White har riers. However, they might find Cornell's golf course a little rough, as it's quite hilly. Providing it doesn't rain today, 4 Adavnce in IM Net Three independents and on e fraternity net men advanced to the second round of the intra mural tennis singles yesterday by posting victories. Jerome Kotzen, Beta Sigma Rho, registered two wins in flight eight. He went three matches be fore he defeated Walt Jaworek, Alpha Sigma Phi, 6-3, 4-6; 6-3. Kotzen captured his second win by shutting out Elmo Lilli, Alpha Phi Delta, 6-0, 6-0. In independent play, Zucker won from Alan Yoder, 8-6, 0-6, 6-1. Dean Mullen had little trou ble in beating Jackson, 6-0, 6-3. William Exley, after winning his first match from Bell, 6-0, 6-1, captured his second win of the torney by defeating Adler, 6-1, 6-0. Pennsylvania ranks first in the production of coal, including bi tuminous and anthracite, coke, and coal tar products. ROLLER SKATING AT NECLA' PARK WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY and SUNDAY NIGHTS You don't have to go hunting ti • Collegian's Classifieds By JOHN SHEPPARD for savings For Best Results Use * * Ithaca the Nittanies should turn in some commendable times for this early in the campaign. In fact. "we'll go out on the limb and say that they will en counter little, if any, opposition in recording their first win of the season. Soph-Laden Team Using, pre-season time trials as a measuring rule, it seems as though Smith and Captain Horned will battle it out for first place, with - Red Hollen pressing both of them. Sophomores Chillrud and Hamill 'might surprise the veterans. Werner and his assistant, Norm Gordon, have managed to whip together a sophomore-laden team which has shown remarkably well in practice. The progress a the squad, since it began work outs three weeks ago; has been , little short of amazing as was evi denced in Monday night's time trials. State rooters can be assured that Werner's 'young and eager pupils will be putting all their efforts into a winning aggrega tion. Next weekend the home forces will test a strong .Army team on the Nittany golf course. Guard Standouts Penn State Coach. Rip Engle is encouraged by the early-season play of his guards. He cited Don Barney, of Erie, and Pete Schod erbek, of Duquesne, for their de fensive work against Temple and Purdue. 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