TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1953
"Singing in the Bain''
Sams Song
By SAM PROCOPIO
Collegian Sports Editor
. It doesn’t pay to gripe about a decision made by football
officials or even ones that are" not made by them. But when
they decide a ball game, we can only feel .that the stripes
worn by the officials appropriately fit their nature.
Penn State lost a game it won. In fact, the Niitany
Lions had everything except someone to hold onto those
fumbles. It certainly was tile miscues that hurt Penn State,
but the blocked kick which set up the winning score should
never have been.
Nor should Fred Wyant’s- quarterback sneak for a TD have
been permitted. Movies indicate that Tommy Allman, who blocked
Don Eyer’s kick* was offside. Wyant was also in motion before the
ball was centered and it is questionable whether he crossed the goal
line. From where we were seated in the press .box, it was apparent
he never did reach the goal line. However, the officials claim he did.
Another interesting sidelight came 'when A 1 Abrams, sports
editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, told Art Lewis, coach of
West Virginia, that some folks thought the West Virginia schedule
didn't measure up to the tough programs'other big league schools
undertook.
“True,” admitted the West Virginia coach, “but they’ve got to
consider that we can’t compete with big schools, say like Pitt and
Penn State, in handing out scholarships.” (What a laugh!)
-, "We only have so many to give out," he continued "and natur
ally our personnel is much smaller by comparison. You can't play
a suicide schedule without the players. Ours is good enough for
the number and type of boys I have on the bench."
Whether or not Lewis was just getting rid of' hot steam when
he made the statement is not certain. But when .he arrived at State
College Saturday for the, State-West Virginia.skrimish, he was con
fronted with /the aforementioned statement.
We heard that, a wager was made with him that he.had more
scholarship aid than Penn Slate. He was asked to put up or shut
up. He shut up, of course.
When Engle heard of Lewis’ statement he remarked: “We don’t'
have more aid. It’s no criticism to the college. We have a fine insti
tution and it operates according'to the NCAA rules.”
POWDER 80WL ...
Every college is aware of the existence of a “Johnny Square,”
the person who simply isn’t sports conscious and could have made
the team. Many Johnnies are underweight or simply not equipped
by nature for sports: Others are the “scholastic” type, who consider
sports as so much wasted'efforL Still others just do not understand
the mechanics of the major team games.
Well, last Saturday morning we saw a Beaver Field • added
attraction—the Powder Bowl. Kappa Kappa Gamma defeated the
Aye Sees of Pi Beta Phi. 8-0. And we can .truthfully say there
were no "Johnny Squares."
We saw female football players bring back the two platoon
system'; We sa\£ over-the-head catches (Garrity type), passes of
Rados caliber, line blocking that' a truck could pass untouched, and
even a well-executed triple reverse.
According to reports made before the game the Kappas were
favored to win the first annual bowl classic. Mainly because they
had the "heavier, line."
Frosh Prepare for Navy
The next and last destination for the freshman gridders will be
Annapolis, Md., Saturday. And if nothing else, Coach Earl Bruce
is probably hoping that his charges have better luck with penalties
than last year against Navy. 1
The Lions lost to the Middies, 21-13, in 1952 and in doing so were
accosted over' 100 yards in penal
ties. Ilnlike the pro Chicago Bear
teams of old, which used to be
penalized 150 yards a game and
still win, most college teams can’t
have that kind- of day -and still
come out on top.
Gone, of course, are stalwarts
Lenny Moore and Bob Hoffman,
who were virtually a two-man
show for the Staters last year
against the Midshipmen. But on
the basis of last Saturday’s game
with Pitt, the Lions seem to have
come with a pretty good backfield
punch.
‘ Anyone of backs Jim Loeker
man, • Dick McMillen, Johnny
Bruno, Ray Alberigi and Don
McNally can get up. and go with
the pigskin: Bruce was particu
larly elated over the running of
Alberigi and McNally against the
Panthers
“Alberigi’s' running was out
standing,” said Bruce, “and he
followed his blocking very well.
McNally was also a standout on
our lone touchdown drive,” he
added.
Milt Plum, who handled most
of the quarterback chores in the
Pitt game, and Bill Colangelo,
will probably again share the sig
nal-calling duties-in the finale.
' -Jay Livesey, a-good looking
back, who missed the
-—3O
opener, reported to the team Wed
nesday. Livesey had a bad case of
the flu and was hospitalized in the
•infirmary. About the only serious
casualty Saturday was center Dan
Radakovich, who suffered some
bad cleat cuts, and will be lost
for a while.
Smith Sets Record
Penn State defeated Navy and
Georgetown in a triangle cross
country meet at Annapolis re 7
cently. In the contest, Lamont
Smith set a hew course record of
26:40.5. The old record was held
by ' Charlie Cappazoli of George
town.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Fireballs,
Acacia Are
Grid Champs
The Fireballs and Acacia reign
as 1953 intra-muralfootball cham
pions, by virtue of their respec
tive wins over Monkey A.C. and
Delta Sigma Phi last night.
The New York Yankees aren’t
the only team to have a patent
on Championships these days, as
the Fireballs proved when they
came from behind in the last two
minutes of play to hang up their
third straight championship and
17th. consecutive victory.
After a deep penetration to the
Fireball’s 10 yard line, a series of
penalties dumped Monkey A.C.
back to the .35. Here, with a
fourth down situation facing
them,_Wes Link’s pass was batted
down by the Fireball’s Walt Las
ka. This decision to pass proved
fatal as the Fireballs took over
ori their own 35.' ,
With Walt Laska planting the
pigskin all over the field, the
Fireballs marched to the Monkey
A.C. 6 yard line, where Laska hit
Dick Sutter with the initial scbre,
With three minutes of play re
maining in the second half and a
third championship almost in the
books for the Fireballs, Dout
Weidner, of the Monkey A.C.,
threw to Wes Link, who con
nected with John Valentine on
the Fireball’s 15. On the follow
ing play, pandemonium broke
loose as Wes Link passed to Dick
Gray who stunned the crowd by
chucking the remaining yards to
Rit Levan for the tying score.
Doug Weidner passed to Eskey
for the extra point.
With two minutes of play re
maining, the Fireballs jmarched
80 yards, in true championship
style for the winning touchdown.
Walt Laska culminated this per
formance by passing to John
Pepe for the winning score.
Fur flew in the second contest,
as Acacia and Delta Sigma Phi
hooked,. horns in true champion
ship style. After a scoreless first
half, the passing combination of
Lefty Mclntyre to John Johnson
gained the margin of victory for
Acacia. Mclntyre completed three
straight passes, completing this
performance by throwing to John
Johnson for the score which gave
Acacia the fraternity champion
"ship., Delta Sigma Phi warmed
up to their task too late in the
contest to capture the coveted
crown.'
West Virginia Game
Films to Be Shown
Students w;ll have opportun
ity to see the controversial
plays preceding -two of the
touchdowns scored Saturday
by West Virginia University in
a movie of the Penn State-
West Virginia football* game at
7:30 tonight in 119 Osmond.
The movie, sponsored by Ari
drocles, junior men's hat socie
ty, and the School of Physical
Education and Athletics, Will
be narrated by a member of
the coaching squad. Bonald Sa
fier, vice president of Andro
cles, will show the film.
Gehrdes dt Annapolis
Jim Gehrdes,' former track star
at the College, is at the Naval
Academy and coaching track.
Gehrdes set many records at the
College.
30/000 See TCU Tilt
•" The largest crowd since the rec
ord breaking Michigan State con
test two years ago witnessed the
Homecoming-football game against
Texas Christian. Over 30,000 were
in attendance..
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BILL NORCIK, Penn Slate's outside right lineman, didn't have
a chance to score here, as Duke's goalie, Pete Hochreiter, grabbed
the ball outside of the net. The Lions copped their fourth win of
the season in five starts, and handed, the Bluedevils their second
defeat of the '53 campaign. 5-0 Saturday afternoon in their first
home lilt of the season.
Gridders -
(Continued from page six)
TD. pass to Ron Younker. Gax
rity’s conversion was good.
State’s defense held the Moun
taineers on three plays. Stone
then kicked tt> Lenny Moore who
carried the ball 16 yards to State’s
36 yard stripe. Charlie “Block
buster” Blockson broke Ipose for
21 yards only to fumble. Joe Mar
coni recovered for W. Virginia.
Penn State had less than 30
seconds remaining to go ahead of
the Mountaineers, but before the
Lions began their third play from'
scrimmage the clock had run out.
PENN WEST
STATE VIRGINIA
Total first downs 16 8
First downs rushing 7 5
First downs passing S 3
First downs penalties 1 0
Yards gained rushing 161 . 82
Yards lost rushing 35 19
Net yards rushing 116 67
Passes attempted 30 18
Passes completed . 17 / 9
Yards grained passing: 253 139
Passes intercepted by 1 1
Number of 'punts 5 8
Punting average 21 04.7
Yards punts returned 29 24
Number of kickoffs 4 4
Yards kickoffs returned 64 72
Number' of fumbles 3 ~ 1
Opponents fumbles recov. 1 3
Number of penalties 3 2
Yards ,lost penalties 15 20
West Virginia 6 0 14 o—2o
Penn State 0 12 0 7 —19
W. Virginia Scoring: Touchdowns
Marker, Wyant, Bosley. Points after touch?
down —Stone 2.
Penn State Scoring: Touchdowns —Rados,
Jones, Younker. Points after touchdown —
Garrity.
Officials: Referee: Gerald P. Hogan,
Arkansas. Umpire: John T. Kostecki,
Pittsburgh. Head Linesman: David B. Faw
cett, Westminster. Field-Judge: Fred R.
Wallace, Washington. Clock Operator:
Hugh B. Conrad.
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