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• By SAM PROCOPIO
How would a person stop a horse, if it were coming full speed ahead. This is the obstacle
which Coach Rip Engle and staff must hurdle before Satuiday's football game at Madison, Wis.
. The Nittany Lions will leave for Wisconsin from Recreation 'Hall at 8 tonight. They will go
by bus to Altoona and then by train.
WisConsin's football fortunes are enhanced by Alan (The Horse) Ameche, who is said to be not
quite so fast as Native Dancer, but they insist, he runs a lot harder. He is 6 feet, weighs 205 pounds
and runs the 100 yard dash in 10.2. _ . _
He is called "The Horse" because of his running style. His style is so impressive that he has
been placed on numerous all-America predictions for 1953.
The record-breaking fullback
was held to 384 yards in Wiscon
sin's first five games in 1952. He
then roared back with 562 yards
in the final four-118 yards corn- ,
ing against Ric!:?.
As a .freshman in 1951 he set
Big Ten records for rushing with
774 yards in 147 carries . . . set
all-time school mark of 824 yards
in 157 attempts. In the Minnesota!
skirmish his rushes totaled the
length of two football fields.
Last year he hit paydirt seven
times, gained 946 yards in 205
carries (both school records) and I
had 721 yards in Big Ten games.
That alone is an outstanding ac
complishment. The Big Ten is
well-known for its fine playing
material in collegiate football.
The Wisconsin sportswriters
write that Arh eche is being
pressed for a starting berth. A
freshman from Evanston, 111., no
less. He is Carl Thomas whose
play in spring' practice brought
comments "likening him as a jun
ior edition of the Cleveland
Brown's Marion Motley.
Penn State doesn't have a back
fieldman of such records and
strength, but it does have a i
speedy-halfback who could be
called "The Pony ,Express." He is
Dick Jones.
Jones has had the spectators in
bewilderment with his fancy
open-field running. If one were
to see him out of uniform, they
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THE BIG THREE of the '53 version of the Nittany Lions fake a
well-earned recess dUring afternoon workouts to ponder over the
rigid grid schedule. Left to right, veteran quarterback, Co-captain
Tony Rados: Head mentor "Rip" Engle: and holdover end, Co
captain Don Malinak meditate their clash with the slate's initial
foe, the Big Ten's Wisconsin Badgers.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE
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PENNSYLVANIA
Physically Sound Soph Brightens
Cross-Country Squad's Chances
The Nittany cross-country team got a "break" yesterday when
X-rays disclosed that Doug Moorhead, outstanding sophomore, did
not have broken bones in his foot.
Chick Werner, Lion track mentor, smiled happily when he said
Moorhead wore a specially constructed shoe at Tuesday's practice
session and felt no pain in the injured appendage. The foot was
heavily taped and encased in a shoe without spikes.
IM Rules Make
Faster Game
For Gridders
Intramural touch-football will
he inaugurated into the '53 sports
schedule Monday. Entry deadline
is' 4:30 p.m. Friday, according to
Dutch Sykes, assistant IM direc
tor.
Each team will consist of nine
men. Each game will be played
in two halves, each consisting of
15 minutes. Under IM rules, the
watch will be stopped during
time outs, penalties, and after
each touchdown.
In touch-football the pigskin
must be advanced 20 yards in
four downs, instead .of the cus
tomary ten, to pick up a first
down.
Every player on the offensive
team shall be eligible to receive
a pass. The passer may not re
ceive his own pass. To make the
game faster, any type pass—for
ward, lateral, or backward—may
be used, at any time.
Protective devices, such as
spiked shoes, helmets, and shoul
der pads, are not permissable.
The contest wil go into an over
time period in case of tie, and
each team will be presented three
alternative plays. The team ad
vancing the ball into their oppo
nent's territory after the sixth
play will be awarded the critical
point!
111 -115 ALLEN STREET
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1953
May Be Starter
Moorhead, a standout member
of this spring's freshman track
squad, helped deepen the furrows
on Werner's brow when he mys
teriously injured his foot early
in the week. Werner said - Moor
head did not know how he re
ceived the injury. Since the in
jury is not serious, Moorhead can
get back to the job of getting into
shape by opening day.
The young harrier has a very
good chance of landing - -a berth
on the hill-and-dale squad. Wer
ner, has been hoping Moor:lead
will be able to , give support to
Red Hollen, Lamont Smith and
Jim Hamill. ,The latter three are
Ithe only returning lettermen from
last year's cross-country team.
Hollen, Smith Lead
John Chillrtid, Jim Cressman.
Don Austin, Skip Slocum and
Allen Ferrill are other returning
veterans. Newcomers to the var
sity are Bruce Austin, Jim Mc-
Kelvey, Jim Pastorius, Dan Sut
ter, Ed McCann -and Torn Dem
boski. There are three transfer
students: Ted Garrett, University
of Southern California; Jim Steel,
Geneva; and Bob Chambers,
Grinell.
Hollen and Smith, the two aces,
are the stalwarts and the team
is being built around them, Wer
ner said. With added poise, finesse
and confidence, Hollen and Smith
will be two top collegiate runners
of the campaign. However, the
ultimate strength or weakness of
the team is in the hands of new
comers.
Penn State's football team will
play four home games in a row
starting against Syracuse Oct. 17.