SATURDAY; OCTOBER 31, 1953
"Fight On State"
Sam's
By SAM PROCOPIO
Collegian Sports Editor
Unexpected losses, the majority of them service calls, ate
up, Penn State's reserve strength and left Coach Rip Engle
sadly lacking in depth before the football, curtain was lifted
this season. Since then, however, his Nittany Lions have been
imiroving with each opponent. They have won their last
three contests, dropping their first two to Wisconsin and
Penn.
Going into the final stretch of the 1953 football season
here is a thuinbnail sketch of the starting Nittany Lion eleven
that will likely give West Virginia a battle for its money:
JIM GARRITY, left end . . . he has replaced Jesse Arnelle as the
East's No. 1 end. The 6 foot, 185 pound end of Monaca, Pa., is fourth
in the nation and first in the East with 19 catches for 241 yards.
Only a junior, Garrity runs like a full-fledged halfback.
ROSEY. GRIER, left tackle . . . at 225 'pounds he is one , of Penn
States heaviest linemen. Although the Roselle, N.J. junior appears
a little awkward, he is beginning to show much improv,ement. Rated
at good prospect, he is possibly a year away from greatness.
SAM GREEN, left guard . . . reporters remember him by his
number, Whenever a tackle is made, usually 69 is responsible. He
plugs the holes in the lines as %if he knew each forthcoming play.
Only 5 foot, 10 inches tall the Pottstown stalwart is listed as -one of
the finest linebackers in the nation. He is a junior.
DON BALTHASER, center . . . one of Engle's "unsung heroes."
He played his best games against Boston U. and, Texas Christian.
Even though his fine offensive work doesn't show up in the score
sheet, ha makes up for it on defense. He too is only a junior. He hails
from Williamsport, Pa.
KEITH HORN, 'right guard . . . This Williamsport ace is the
second of Engle's unsung stars. Sidelined for two games because of
a head injury sustained in the Penn game, he has come back de
termined to add the necessary strength in the Lions' line. He's a
junior.
OTTO KNEIDINGER, right tackle . . . started the season as an
end, but was switched to the tackle position, and has been a success.
He ousted Gene Danser from the No. 1 job. This sophomore stand
out has won much acclaim during the Boston U. and Syracuse tilts.
DON MALINAK, right end . . . previously overshadowed by
State's other fine
, end, Garrity, he emerged into the spotlight in the
Texas Christian game. This season he has batted down several op
ponent passes before the pitches crossed the line of scrimmage. Senior
and co-captain of the squad, he has received 12 passes for 127 yards
with one interception to his credit. Hails from Steelton, Pa.
TONY RADOS, quarterback . . . another Steelton product and
co-captain is undoubtedly one of the finest passers in the nation. He .
is sixth nationally among passers 'and the leader in the East. He has
broken almost every Penn State individual passing record and looms
as a good bet to out-do last year's record. The• crafty signal caller who
was off on his first assignment against WisConsin began to hit his
stride against Penn. Last year he completed 93 of 186 passes for 997
yards and eight TD's. So far, he's completed 48 of 98 passes and six
TD's.
LENNY MOORE, left halfback . . . Reading's offering to Penn
State. A natural athlete for the one platoon era. Speed? Except
ionally fast. A swivel-hip open field runner . . . famous for his fine
punt and,kiekoff returns. He is as brilliant on defense as on offense.
A' candidate for "Sophomore Back of the Year."
KEITH VE4.ING, right halfback . . . A senior: A rock 'em
sock 'em player. Lacks speed but makeS up for the deficiency with
power. A Clarendon product, he was injured early in the season but
has returned. He is ready, willing, and running.
BILL STRAUB, fullback . . . tingle's answer to his fullback
troubles. He was complimented by Chet Smith, sports editor of the
Pittsburgh Press, for his,fine performance against the Quakers. He
is averaging 4.4 yards . . . never setback for a loss this season. He's
a sophomore.
PETE SCHODEFLBEK, linebacker ... a sure=winner on any team.
He has patented one of the finest, tackles in college football. Every
time an opponent drops to the ground from nowhere, it's 99. out
of 100 that it is a Schoderbek. tackle. A senior from Duquesne, he's
an extra in our lineup but the finest extra a coach would dream
of having:
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CHUCK WAGON
200 E. COLLEGE
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (iP)—The
Detroit Lions, champions of the
National Football League last
year, meet the Los Angeles Rams
Sunday at Los Angeles in a game
that may very well decide the
title in the loop's Western Con
ference.
Detroit and Los Angeles are
tied, each with four victories and
one defeat.
Detroit's only loss was to Los
Angeles in a game at the Motor
City Oct. 18'. Norm Von Brocklin
and his Rams 'thumped the Lions
that time, 31-19. The San Fran
cisco 49ers are the only team to
defeat Los Angeles, as they edged
out a 31-30 verdict Oct. 4.
Harrier Meet a
Lions Risk Win
Notes from Light Horse Harry's'
dope sheet on today's cross-coun
try meet at East Lansing, Mich.
between the Spartans and the
Lions:
"There are only two things on
which one should never bet—
three-legged horses and cross
country meets between' Michigan
State and. Penn State."
Our imaginary friend might
have something there, for the•out
come of this meet is as indefinite
as the length of women's dresses.
Seven Man Team
Chick Werner, Nittany, coach,
departed yesterday by plane with
a seven, man crew. Captain Red
Hollen, Lamont Smith and Doug
Moorhead, the Triple:Trouble-
Trio, head the list. ,The other
four are John Chillrud, Jim Ham
ill, Ted Garrett and Don Austin.
The Lions will be risking their
four meet win skein against last
year's IC4A and• NCAA champs
when they get underway at 10:30
a.m. today.' NYU and Manhattan
fell before the Blue and White
at the close of last season, and
the Nittanies have thus far ex
tended the streak by turning
back •Cornell at home and then
Navy and Georgetown in a meet
at Annapolis.
Karl Schlademan's Sp artans
have felt the sting of defeat only
once this season. They were drop
ped from the undefeated ranks
last week by Wisconsin.
Lions Impressive
So far, this campaign the Nit
tany hill-and-dalers have been
fairly impressive. In their lone
home meet on the schedule the
Lions trampled Cornell, 19-39,
with Hollen, Smith and Moor
head finishing in a tie for first
with a time of 26:56. Smith placed
first in the meet at 'Annapolis
with a clocking of 26:40.5,- as he
set a new mark for course. Hol
len finished second and Moor
head third. Hollen, despite a foot
injury, missed the old course
mark by just five seconds.
Don Austin, who has been
plagued by bad luck thus far this
season, will have a chance to
show whether or not he is fully
recuperated., Austin hurt his foot
during the Cornell meet, and was
unable to compete in the tri
angular meet with the Midship
men and the HaYas because of an!
attack of the grippe.
Lions Meet Rams
In 'Big° Pro Game
For Fi n e
Food
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GWEIVO WD
vest lost
ON ROUTE 322
IN STATE COLLEGE
Tossup;
Streak
Stone, Ash Finish 1-2
Olympians Curt ,Stone and Bill
Ashenfelter finished one-two but
Penn State's undergraduate har
riers dominated the rest of the
field to edge the alumni cross
country team, 27-28, in an exhi
bition on campus. Stone and Ash
enfelter covered th e four-mile
course in 20 minutes, 22 seconds.
Pigskin Coin Flips ...
.Out On a •Limb
Trailing Sports Editor Sam Procopio by three games, the Penn
State football coaches sent their chief, Rip Engle, to the line today
in an effort' to move into the front spot in the Daily Collegian
football prediction contest.
The coaches moved up from a third -Place tie last week into
second place. The mentors sport a .703 percentage while Procopio
holds the number one spot with a .746 average. _-
In the third place position going into today's schedule is
Assistant Sports Editor Dick McDowell with a .693 maik. Staff
writer Herm Weiskopf trails -in fourth place. His average stands
at .653.
This is the sixth week of the contest, which is run weekly
throughout the football season.
Today's selections:
Games Procopio McDowell Weiskopf Coaches
Ga. Tech-Van'bilt I Tech Tech Tech Tech
Georgia-Ala. Alabama. Alabama Georgia Georgia
of • C.- , - , e !use Irnuse S, a se S ; i
Illinois-Purdue 111. 111. 111. 111.
Indiana-Missouri Missouri . Missouri Missouri Indiana
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ansas-Nebraska Nebraska Kansas Nebraska Kansas
entucky-Rice Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Rice
ich.-Pan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan
innesota-Pitt Minn. Minn. Minn. Minn.
Navy-Notre Dame N. Dame N. Dame N. Dame li s .. Dame
N'western-Ohio St. NW Ohio St. Ohio St. Ohio St.
Tenn.-N. Carolina Tenn. Term. 'Tenn. Term.
i • - a1 . 17111a UCLA ' UCLA UCLAa i orma
,
isconsm-rowa 1 Wis. Wis. Wis. Wis.
Yale-Dartmouth [ - Yale Yale , Yale Yale
IM Swimming
Win Recorded
A sterling performance by the
Beta Theta Pi relay team fea
tur e d yesterday's Intramural
swimming session.
Beta Theta Pi swamped Alpha
Epsilon Pi, 37-3, as the Beta re
layers, Cronstedt, Fisher, Lynch,
and Eckert swam in the near rec
ord time of 1:41.3. The score was
the widest margin of the year.
By winning a first in diving,
Sigma Phi Epsilon edged Phi
Gamma Delta, 21-20. In the final
match, Phi Kappa forfeited .to
Sigma Pi.
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