i,cACIE SIX
West irgini • Is sth in N
Rados Rises
In NCAA
Pass Ratings
Unbeaten and fifth-ranked
nationally, West Virginia
stands to break up an old
school •record Saturday when
it plays Coach Rip Engle's
Nittany Lions' football squad
at Beaver Field in quest of its
12th consecutive victory. Penn
State will be looking for its
fourth win in a row.
Kickoff time is set for 1:30 p.m.
instead of 2 p.m.
With five stright victories this
season tacked on to a six-game
winning skein last year, the
Mountaineers will be facing their
most rugged test against Penn
State. A victory will give West
Virginia's gridders clear sailing
for national honors and an un
defeated season.
Mountie Sub Impressive
Critics, however, have contend
ed that the Mountaineers now are
not the same team that, decisively
whipped Pittsburgh in the sea
son's opener. Although the Moun
taineers convincingly defeated
VMI, 52-20, last Saturday, they
have made two or three touch
downs against minor competition,
then settled back. This has nap
pened after the Pitt engagement.
Engle will have several obsta
cles to confront this weekend. His
newest is Teddy Anderson, a dis-
Rifle-armed Tony Rados, the
Lions' quarterback, has jumped
from ninth to sixth place among
the nation's passers, , according
to statistics released by the
NCAA.
Rados' outstanding perform
ance against TCU Saturday
raised his completion total to
48 in 98 attempts in five games.
The Steelton slingshot has
passed for five touchdowns and
a 49 per cent completion aver
age.
In addition he ranks 15th in
the nation in total offense with
573 yards in 107 attempts. He
still maintains his supremacy
in the East, a position he has
held for the past three weeks.
regarded senior quarterback who
hasn't won a letter in three years
or figured in any West Virginia
plans for 1953.
Runs 71 Yards
A third-stringer and an under
study to sophomore sensation
Freddy Wyant, Anderson gained
215 yards in eight carries against
VMI for an average of 27 yards
per try and two touchdowns.
To enhance his 6 and 40 yard
touchdown runs, he broke loose
for gains of 71, 59, 15, 3, 17 and
6 yards. Most of these gains were
made off West Virginia's famed
optional "keep" play. In addition
he intercepted a VMI pass and
ran it back 32 yards.
The amazing part of his come
back is that he carried the ball
twice in four games and picked
up only four yards. In his first
two seasons at West Virginia he
handled the ball only 17 times.
Moore Top Rival
If it can be proved that Ander
son is a "flash in the pan," then
Engle has only one quarterback
to worry about. That is Wyant,
West Virginia's "Freshman Back
of the Year" last season. Coach
Art Lewis' outstanding QB is be
ing plugged for "Sophomore Back
of the Year" but is finding his
goal more difficult to reach ag
the season progresses.
Penn State's halfback, - Lenny
Moore, is undoubtedly his num
ber one rival. If Moore can con
tinue to play as well as he has
been, it is possible that Engle will.
have the back of the year instead
of Lewis. Although both will be
playing in different positions, a
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Chick Werner says .
alance is Requirement
Of Strong arriet Team
Balance is one of the requirements of a winning cross-counti.
team. According to Lion Coach Chick Werner, balance is exhibited
when the fourth and fifth men on the squad finish within a max:.
mum of one minute of the front three on the team.
Upon first glance it can be seen that in Saturday's victory in
the triangular meet at Annapolis
the Lions displayed a lack of bal
ance. The Nittany Triple-Trouble-
Trio of Lamont Smith, .Red Hol
len and Doug Moorhead finished
one, two, three with times of
26:40.5, 26:55 and 27:16
The No. 4 man . for the Blue
and White was Jim Hamill, who
was timed at .28:09, while John
Chillrud was fifth with 28:25.
The lapse of time between the
third and fifth men exceeded the
one minute mark.
Niftany Trio Too Good?
But wait, there is more to the
story than meets the eye. Several
questions can be raised. Could it
be that the first three finishers
were so good that the fourth and
fifth men could not possibly
come in under the one minute
deadline? This is a question that
can not be answered on paper.
Only actual competition can tell.
The cross-country season is short,
when compared to other spOrt.s,-,
and therefore it is hard to judge
what any given runner will do
during competition.
. Werner pried into the question.,
t4 - s'.Whether the Triple-Trouble-;
Triecis too good for the rest of I
the team. Using the case of Hor
ace Ashenfelter, who was one of I
the top harriers in the history of
the' College, he pointed out that(
despite his wonderful times, the;
lapse between Ash and the other'
four men who figured in the
Iscoring for State was seldom,
greater than one minute.
Many Other Factors
True, Ash did not always place'
first, but during his final cam
paign he was practically unbeat
able. In comparing Smith to Ash
enfelter, Werner said, "Smitty is
not in the class with Ashenfelter,
but he's approaching it."
Werner pointed out that there
are many other factors involved;
in calculating the balance of a I
team than the one minute ruled
The Lions may not have the bal
ance of a tight-rope walker, but
they definitely are no pushover.
This is one thing the Nittanies .
will be out to prove Saturday to
Michigan State.
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N nnTT V r-rn ,T :EU! AN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
By HERM WEISKOPF
Gridders Rated
Fifth in Lambert
Trophy Battle
Penn State's football team,
with three straight victories and
a 3-2 record is in fifth place in
the Lambert trophy race accord
ing to standings released Tuesday
by the Lambert trophy commit
tee.
This is the second consecutive
week that the Lions have occu
pied the number five position.
Their victory over TCU Saturday
did not affect their position since
only records compiled against
eastern colleges are considered.
Army has replaced Navy in the
first place spot this week, fol
lowed by : Penn and Pitt. The Mid
dies have been dropped to fourth.
The trophy is awarded annually
to the team judged the best in
the east.
'Red' Leaves Burns
After 75 Years
NEW YORK, Oct. 28 (R)—Wu_
tar "Red" Barber, the "Voice of
the Brooklyn Dodgers" fo r 15
years, today switched over to the
New York Yankees.
",`The Old Redhead" will handi
the Yankees' clubhouse televisio=
programs before". and after th
games. He succeeds comedian Jo.
E. Brown in that post. Brown
plans to return to show business.
Barber has been alternating be
tween radio and television an
nouncing of Brooklyn games.
Lemyre Chosen Mr. PS
Wrestling Co-captain and All-
College President Dick Lemyre,
of Merrick, L. 1., is the newly
elected "Mr. Penn State" of 1953.
He was chosen on the basis of
popularity, character, promotion
of student unity, and participa
tion in extra-curricular activities.
Doug Moorhead
Standout Sophomore
QB and the 'T'
Sam's Song
8y SAM PROCOPIO
Collegian Sports Editor
Until 1944, neither team—Penn State or West Virginia—
was able to win on the other school's home field. The Nittany
Lions licked the jinx in 1949. Now the question facing the
avid football fan .is can the Mountaineers, who are rated
fifth nationally, do it Saturday to save its honor?
Well, the answer dwindles down to last year's score.
Penn State won. 35-21. West Virginia has practically the
same outfit back again. State has most of its players, too.
Defense was nothing exceptional for either side. It was
offensive football.
• Picking an offense is probably the most important decision that
confronts a football coach. He must choose one that is suitable to
his material and that can be simplified and toned down for his
players
The types of offense to be observed by an expected capacity
crowd at Beaver Field Saturday when State-West Virginia skirmish
are the split-T and the winged-T.
Leading Coach Art Lewis' Mountaineers' split-T will be Fred
Wyant, while Co-captain Tony Rados will quarterback Coach Rip
7 1ngle's familiar winged-T.
Although the two 'T' variations are different, both types are
. :onsidered to be a modern T formation which is a quick type of
- ifense. The quick-opening plays, the man in motion, and the fak
'mg of the backs beautifully conceal the ball and the point of
altac..k. But the 'T' itself doesn't produce touchdowns.
A team must have the right kind of material to implement dt—
a fast, hard-running fullback; a slick ball-handling quarterback who
can pass; fleet, quick-starting halfbacks who are good fakers, goad
lass receivers, and dangerous in the open field.
When the final scrutiny is made, however, everything points
towards the quarterback—the man who begins almost ' every
operation.
The -`T' quarterback must perfect the following maneuvers:
One-half pivot, one-quarter pivot, balanced reverse pivot, cross-over
step, pivot one way, lateral to the other, fake hand-off and pass.
If the backs fake well and the quarterback does a nice job of de
ceptive ball-handling, the opposing lineman and backers-lip are
pretty well-frozen. •
Since the days of Knute Rockne, the fighting Irish of Notre
Dame have been America's perennial grid power—the real reason
QB strength. Every year there seems to be an outstanding player
::0 replace the outgoing Notre Dame quarterback. For example,
such stalwarts as Angelo Bartelli, Johnny Lujack, Frank Tripucka,
Bobby Williams, and now Ralph Guglielmi have quarterbacked
the Irish during the past several years. They're not good QB's.
They're' great.
A player who could have been among them is Rados. Yes, Penn
State's own star. He is a transfer student from Notre Dame, playing
only freshman football before coming tot State.
Rados, who had mach to say about Slate's impressive record
last year. is doing much of the same this year. GiVing him the
necessary running help is Lenny Moore, Dick Jones, and Bill
Straub. For passing protection he has an array of line talent.. And
too, he has the nation's top-flight pass-snatching end in Jim
Garrity.
Engle's offensive star is a crafty fellow at mixing his calls,
- :ecping rivals off balance with his "To pass or not to pass."
Looking to the other side of the fence, Wyant is regarded as the
most powerful split-T quarterback in college football. Although he
was gaining stature as a passer last year, Wyant has not been effect
ive air-wise as yet this season. He has been relying on pitchouts
speedy halfbacks like Joe Marconi, Carl Norman, and Jack Stone.
The pitchout which comes with the famous Mountaineer optional
"keep" play is one of many headaches Engle will have to stop.
Because a QB is normally the brains, eyes, ears, and living
force of any 'T', we believe the outcome of Saturday's game will
revolve around the two quarterbacks—Wyant and Rados.
A possible sleeper? Sure. Teddy Anderson of West Virginia.
Lamont Smith, of Lehighton set
a new course record at Annapolis
as Penn State beat Navy and
Georgetown in cross-country. •
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The privacy of a secluded cottage all
your own, deep in wooded hills. The
friendly companionship of other newly
married college folk. Jolly, satisfying
meals at an oldtime guest house. Easy
going leisure (breakfast until 11:00) or
vigorous outdoor life. We'll send our
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SWIFTWATER 150, PENNSYLVANIA •
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1953
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