aturday's Menu—Passing
Sam's Song
By SAM PROCOPIO
Collegian Sports Editor
Passing is a funny game. And we don't mean it will make
you roll down the bleachers and onto the field with laughter.
But we do mean the simple fact that where there is a passing
attack in football there is little say what the outcome will be.
Predictions are useless and are really out on a limb when
made.
However, for the Penn State-Texas Christian skirmish
tomorrow we would.like to make a safe prediction. There
will be plenty of passing. Let's say' more than average.
When Dutch Meyer was head coach at TCU he was always
planning some experiments for the campaign ahead . . . new stuff . . .
secret weapons. He found the weapon too. Forward passing. The
Frogs, in fact, have long made the forward pass a most dangerous
weapon.
In 1950 the Dutchman was' adding the T-Wing to his double
wing and spread formations. The following year he began revising
his offensive formation to employ more double wing maneuvers
along with his spreads. However, none were more effective than
the dreaded Meyer spreads. The latter formation was labeled a
grid innovation by outside experts last year: actually it's the
same pattern out of which "Slinging" Sammy Baugh rose to fame.
This year with a new coach at hand TCU football fans have" a
difficult time recognizing their team. It no longer goes under the
Meyer spread formations. Its new coach, Abe Martin, is introducing
the "T" formation. This -is the first time in the history of TCU.
When Coach Martin was questioned earlier in the season by
TCU reporters why he had changed to the 'T' and if it was because
he taught it in high school when he was so successful, the TCU
coach said:
"I have news for you. The 'T' is as new to me as it is to TCU.
Michigan State's 27-game winning streak.
"Now let me explain why . I made the change," Martin went on.
"First,•l felt that the material I had on hand would fit into the 'T'
better than any other formation. Then a number of the boys were
anxious .to try it—in fact, even eager. Then you'll see our backs
are rather small, and the 'T' gives them a much better opportunity.
I discussed it with the boys and they were interested and eager to
try it. Wheni you have a squad that is interested and eager, you've
gone a long way. So in it went."
Passing with it, of course. To provide a better aerial attack he
brought together at quarterback and halfback, co-captain Malvin
Fowler and Ray McKown, who began the season as contenders for
the quarterback position.
Early in the season Martin said he would put more emphasis
on running than had been in TCU's history. We beg to differ for
several reasons. It was the aerial attack which almost halted
Michigan State's 28-game winning streak.
Yesterday it was reported that the Horned Frogs scrimmaged
against a freshman team using Penn State plays and. Martin told
reporters, "We had a little trouble stopping them." That may sound
fine to the Penn State fans, but it was also mentioned in the story
that the Texas Christians had a long drill on passing offense, pass
defense, and punting. (Note: no emphasis on running drills.)
Then too, when Martin scrutinized his over-all picture, for this
season he said: "If we can develop two sets of pretty fair ends,
we'll have a good, solid ball club that might make trouble for any
of 'em. Ends, that's our No. 1 worry right now." Surely, he is not
looking for running—except in carrying passes—from his ends.
"TCU," according to Frank Patrick, Nittany Lion scout, "is the
kind of team that may explode any Saturday. They fell short against
Michigan State, but had the game wrapped up until the Spartans
outmanned them. If their running and passing games ever click on
the same day, it'll be a sad day for the opposition. Let's hope that
won't happen tomorrow."
The Horned Frogs are a potential passing outfit; they'll have
to come in h high, wide, and running. Running? Maybe so . . . but
more than likely not.
Worthy Understudies
Don Bailey, of Pittsburgh, and
Bob Hoffman, of Farrell, are Un
derstudying Tony Rados in the
quarterback position at Penn
State.
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IM Football
Contests
Four fraternity and two inde
pendent teams squared off last
night in intramural touch football
contests staged under the lights at
New Beaver field.
Alpha Zeta trounced Delta Up
silon, 12-6; Monkey A.C. edged
Iron Men, 1-0; Acacia tumbled
Alpha Sigma Phi, 6-0.
A cheering crowd watched Don
Miller lead his Alpha Zeta team
mates to paydirt early in the first
half. Miller rushed around his
own end for a gain of 35 yards.
In subsequent plays he passed
to Wilson and Leonard for 20
yards. hit Marlett and Brown for
another first down, and threw to
Sinclair for six points.
Delta Upsilon rallied and a
Dawsey-tb-Henry Zeybel-to-War
ren Hoffner pass clicked• for 50
yards. Dawsey again connected
with Claude Profitt to the four
yard line. Hoffner passed to Zeble
who was hit on the one-foot line.
Jerry Maurey sighted Profitt in
the end-zone and connected for
Delta Upsilon's first six points.
Don Miller completed Alpha
Zeta's scoring by passing to Bill
Morlott who ran to paydirt from
the 30.
Chris Duliakas passed the Iron
Men deep into Monkey A.C. ter
ritory four times in the contest.
He connected with Dick Baxter,
Truman Burch, and Don Smith,
but the Monkey A.C. defense
held. Wes Link, the Monkey A.C.
tailback clicked with Bob Green
ly for 20 yards and John Valen
tine for 10, only to be stopped on
the one-yard line. The game end
ed with no team having scored.
In overtime Link hit Andy Py-.
tel for 25 yards. The Iron Men
failed to put the ball in foreign
territory and Monkey .A.C. won,
I 1-0.
Acacia toppled Alpha Sigma Phi
with the skilled passing of Tom
"Lefty" Mclntyre and an inter
ception by Ron Hartman. Hart
man caught an Alpha Sig pass on
the 50 and dashed all the way fo
paydirt. Bill Mac George, and
Dave Murphey led the attack for
Alpha Sigma Phi.
Sykes Calls for IM
Tennis Completion
Intramural tennis singles com
petition is fast rounding into semi
final and final play. However,
Dutch Sykes, assistant intramural
director, said yesterday that a
few flights are lagging and it is
necessary that matches in those
flights be played and reported im
mediately.
In flight eight, Alvin Freedman,
Sigma Alpha Mu, topped Roger
Uhler, Acacia, 6-3, 6-1, to advance
to a final berth.
John Krug became the latest
player to reach the semi-finals of
independent play by trouncing
George Seiders, 6-0, 6-1.
Three-Way Assignment
Tony Rados, Don Bailey and
Don Eyer are sharing the punt
ing assignment for Penn State in
the current campaign.
Booters Eye Third Win
At Colgate Tomorrow
Coach Ken Hosterman and his sixteen-man traveling aggregation
will leave State College today at 2 p.m. for Hamilton, New York. The
Lion soccer eleven will be the guests of the Red Raiders of Colgate
as the Nittany eleven hits the mid-way mark of its eight-game
schedule.
Tomorrow's match against the
Colgate eleven will be the fourth
on-the-road encounter for Penn
State. The Lion booters, however,
will be carrying a 2-1 chart with
them with wins over Bucknell,
7-0, and Maryland, 4-3.
The Lions' lone loss of the cam
paign was administered by the
Army cadets last week, when the
West Pointers kicked a last per
iod goal to cop the victory after
the Lions had tied the score at
3-3 with three goals in a third
period offensive explosion.
Irvin, Kline OK
Injuries that plagued the Lion
squad early in the week as a re
sult of the first three matches
should not handicap it in tomor
row's test. Jack Pinezich and
Dick Matacai, both lineman, have
been slowed down.
Pinezich still favors his pre
season ankle injury, and Matacai
and Captain Hap Irvin have been
bothered with blisters. Paul
Dierks and Hubie Kline still have
their injured knees wrapped but
will definitely see action, Hoster
man said.
Less individual play has been
a concern for Hosterman during
the past week. "We've been try
ing to keep the ball moving with
teamwork," Hosterman said. "Our
usual work on passing, he con-
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Will Begin Nov. 2
Elmer Gross, head • basket
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varsity court practice will be
gin Nov. 2. Practice hours are
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Recre
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tinued, and positional play have
also needed some work."
17 Sophomores
Last year the Colgaters lost a
2-0 encounter on the Lions home
course. "This should prove to be
a good match," Hosterman said,
"as Colgate is usually strong on
its home field."
Coach Mark Randall of the
Raiders is concentrating on his
vast rebuilding program. With
only four lettermen returning
from his '52 squad which poSted
only two wins on a seven-game
card. Randall will be depending
on the performance of 17 sopho
mores who presently comprise the
bulk of his workable material.
will conduct
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