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'Sweeps Lions,
49,000 at Madison See
Amethe Power Badgers
Rip Engle is back - at the old grind in preparing his gridders for
another tough 'customer when his bewildered Nittany Lions—who
were Ameched, 20-0--travel to Philadelphia ‘ this weekend to do bat
tle with the Red and Blue of Penn.
Engle and his staff and the Penn State football - team did
begin concentrating on the Quakers yesterday. They began
moment the Lions left Camp Randall stadium in Wisconsin
Saturday afternoon.
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And with their departure they
left behind 49,000 surprised fans.
These spectators, who were in
formed by some Wisconsin sports
writers its team would go into
the game with a squeaky seven
point advantage, saw their well
balanced Big Ten co-champs drub
Penn State 20-0.
Ameche Damaging
The Badgers were supposedly
celebrating "W" Club Day during
the game. It would have just as
well been "Alan Amechee Day."
"The Horse" ran wild inside and
outside the Penn State line, scor
ing one and setting up the other
two touchdowns.
Offensive or defensive—it's the
same difference to the All-Amer
ica fullback. Ameche did almost
as much damage on the defense
as he did on the offense. He bat
ted down two passes and was in
on almost every tackle
Wisconsin Ferocious
Penn State had its heroes, too,
namely, co-captain Don Malinak,
Pete Schoderbek, Jim Garrity,
Sam Green, and Lenny Moore.
Overshadowing, the performances
of these stalwarts were several
costly, penalties which could
have changed the picture en
tirely.
But the ferocity and excellent
two-way performances made by
Coach Ivy Williamson's football
team can't be. denied.
Penn State's first paydirt en
deavor came early in the first
period when Malinak partially
blocked Windy Gulseth's punt.
Right halfback Ron Younker took
the ball on Wisconsin's 26 yard
line and adVanced the pigskin
five yards.
Moore's TD Nullified
After Moore and Younker
failed to crack, the Badger line,
losing four yards, Co-Captain.
Tony Rados took to the air. His
'aerial to Malinak was overthrown.
The QB's intended pass for Sherry
was knocked down by Ameche.
When Ameche and Dornburg.
could only gain seven yards in
three plays at the start of the sec
ond quarter, Gulseth booted the
ball out of bounds on the Lions'
36-yard line. On the first play
from scrimmage, Engle's speedy
half back, _Moore, scampered
around the Badger's right end for
64 yards and a touchdown, only
to be nullified for backfield in
motion.
Fifty-Four Yard Drive
Don Bailey's left end run was
good for eight. Don Eyer made
three and a first down, but the
penalty bugaboo put the Lions
back an extra five yards. When
two running attempts failed to
advance, Eyer went into the kick
ing position. But his 37-yard kick
was also nullified via the penalty
route. This time for holding.
Eyer's second kick traveled 40
yards , and a five-yard return put
the ball on Wisconsin's 46, "Eyer
and Frank Reich making the
tackle. From here it was Wiscon
sin on the march. Right halfback
Gerry Witt, who once ran the 100
yard dash in 9.9, Ted the 54 yard
drive. He took a pitchout from
Gust Vergetis; a coaches dream at
QB, and raced to the Penn State
30 yard line. Ameche and Witt
combined for four more yards.
Vergetis completed his jump
pass to Norb Esser for 12 yards,
By SAM PROCOPIO
placing the ball on the Lions U.
Ameche found Penn States right
end good for 12 more. _From, there
it was only a matter of gettini•the
ball from the QB to put the Bad
gers in the lead, 6-0. Vergetis'
point after touchdown was good.
Wisconsin almost capitalized
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LEFT ENDS—Esser, Konovsky, Mansfield
LEFT TACKLES—GuIseth, W. Miller,
' Schumacher
LEFT GUARDS—Dixon, Dittrich, Drewry
CENTERS—Messner, Cwayna, leleNarnara,
Rebholz
RIGHT GUARDS—Amundson, Ursin, Rob-
erts
RIGHT TACKLES—Hoegh, Gray., Bother
RIGHT ENDS—Locklin, Kolian, Lundin
QUARTERBACKS—Vergetis, .Wilson,
Miller
LEFT HALFBACKS—Dornberg, Gingrass
RIGHT HALFBACKS—Witt, Bratt
FULLBACKS—Ameche,
FENN STATE
LEFT ENDS—Malinak. Garrity.
LEFT TACKLES—Grier, DeFalco
LEFT GUARDS—Schoderbek, Green
CENTERS—Baithaser, .Reich
RIGHT GUARDS—Horn,' Shumaker
RIGHT TACKLES—Danser, Kneidinger
RIGHT ENDS—Sherry, Azhelle
QUARTERBACKS—BaiIey, Rados, Hoff-
man
LEFT HALFBACKS—RoweII, Moore, Jones
RIGHT HALFBACKS—VesIing, Younker,
Eyer
FULLBACKS—AIIen, BloCkson, Straub
Scoring: Touchdowns Ameche, Bratt,
Gingrass. Extra points—Vergetis 2 (place
ments)
By Periods:
Wisconsin 0 7 7 6-20
Penn State 0 0 0 0— 0
Officials: Referee Rennix : Umpire—
Bauer; Head Linesman—Gordon; Field
Tudge—Leadbetter ; Back . Judge—Noble.
GRADUATE
CONVOCATION
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STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Sporting the Lions
Sam's Song
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last
If you think that-Penn state's opening football game was
a big disappointment last Saturday at Wisconsin, you're right.
But don't count this 1953 Lion team out of the race by any
chance.
Last season was regarded by . many as "great." It would
have been greater and the Lions would have possibly had a
bowl bid had it not been for their "on and off" showings in
several games.
The Wisconsin game played before 49,000 at Camp Randall
stadium was not only an off day for Penn State but the toughest foe
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the Lions will face this season. _
We believe that Coach Ivy Williamson's depth has been under
rated—very underrated.
He didn't have his sophomore sensation, quarterback Jim Hale;
ska, and reports from Wisconsin were that no one could replace him.
For Williamson to develop a quarlerback of such caliber overnight,
we
. thought would be a dream overnight. It wasn't- a
. dream. It was
true.
Once. Gust Vergetis stepped into the QB position, no one even
remembered that Haluska played for the Badgers.-
Graduation took 18 lettermen. Injuries took his two' top-flight
ends, Don Voss and Co-captain Jerry Wurhrm,ann. However, ends
Norb Esser and R9n Locklin did as good a job as the aforementioned
could have done, if not better. •
. One platoon or two platoon—it was the same difference. Most
of his starting eleven played for more than three quarters before
being taken out of the game. •
Alan "Native Dancer" Ameche, a sure All-America fullback,
threw away the script and played as if he were _running in the
Kentucky Derby. It took him just two hours and 14 minutes to show
'.he spectators and writers why he is called "The Horse."
Nevertheless, before game tithe, it would have been very dif
elcult to prove to the sportswriters that Wisconsin had a great team.
One reporter, looking at the Perin State squad running onto
the field, said: "Looks like a good ball team." Another said: "This
should be a test for the Badgers."
Still another insisted that the game "is going to be the big'game
of the week." . • _ _
As the game proceeded., the writers from Wisconsin could
hardly believe what they were seeing. It was the smallest dressed
up Badger team in history. Only 34 players.
Engle commented that the WiSconsin team was "too big, too
fast, and too, strong."
' Halfback Dick Jones, who was, giving his observations of the
game said:
"The only difference between Michigan State and Wisconsin
is Wisconsin was wearing red.
Penn State Wisconsin
Total first downs 5 21
First downs rushing 3 15
First downs passing 2 6
First downs penalties 0 0
Yards gained rushing ' 60 251
Yards lost rushing 10 25
Net yards rushing 50 226
Passes attempted 18 16
Passes completed 8 11
Yards - gained passing 70 . 113
Passes intercepted by 1 . 2
Punting average. . 39.8 32
Number of punts • 4 • 6
NUmber of kickoffs 2 . 3
Yards kickoffs returned 60 52
Number of fumbles - 3 3
Opp. fumbles recovered 0 1
Number of penalties 7 2
Yards lost penalties 75 20
By SAM PROCOPIO
Collegians - Sports Editor
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1953
Coaches, Scribes
Tie In First
Week of Contest
Penn State football coaches and
Collegian Sports Editor Sam Pro
copio battled to a tie Saturday
in the annual football prediction
contest as intercollegiate football
got into full swing. Led by. Head
Coach Rip Engle, the _coaches
matched Procopio -game-for-game,
picking 'll •winners while missing
only -four for a .733 percentage.
Engle and Procopio made identi
cal choiceS.
Trailing the leaders Were staff
writer Herm Weiskopf and As
sistant Sports Editor Dick Mc-
Dowell. Weiskopf was correct on
ten choices for a .666 average and
McDowell finished third with a
-6 slate and an even .600 mark.
All four Yogi's missed the Pitt-
West Virginia contest, and two
ties—Georgia Tech - Florida and
Illinois -N ebr ask a—added twp
more miscues. Both Weiskopf and
McDowell picked Oklaho4na to
upset Notre Dame and McDowell
wrongly picked Tulane to defeat
Georgia. .
Saturday, Engle will send - his
number-two man against the Col
legian staff. The contest will con
anue weekly throughout the foot
ball season. . •
Lopez Signs Two-Year
pait with, Clevecand
NEW YORK, Sept. 28 (W)—Al
opez signed a new 2-year con-,
Bract to manage the Cleveland In
dians of the American. League to
c'ay, it was announced by Gen
eral Manager j -lank Greenberg.
There was no announcement of
the salary, but it was estimated at
'lO,OOO per year.
Lopez has managed the Indians
}or three seasons. They finished
^econd each time to the New York
Yankees. '
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