SEPTEMBER 23. 1954
From
This
Angle...
ODDS AND ENDS
Rip Engle, the worrying Lion football coach, probably wishes
that information boothes frequently, seen on the Penn State campus
during conventions and Other events, were a little better equipped.
Rip was driving across the campus early this month just after
he began pre-season practice when he recognized an old friend who
happened to be working at-such, a booth. Engle stopped his car
beside the booth and the ‘ friend,' not, recognizing the car, asked
him if he could help him.
Engle’s head appeared through
the window. .
“Yes,” replied the Lion coach,
“tell. me how many games • Til
win this year.” ' '
FACTS AND FIGURES DEPT.
Only two teams Michigan
State and Syracuse—have twice
licked an Engle-coached team
during four years at the coaching
helm. He has, however, beaten
Syracuse twice so the count is
even-there blit the Spartans whip-’
ped his team decisively in their
only two meetings.
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Soccer coach Ken Hosierman
currently owns the best won-'
lost percentage among the Penn
State coaching staff. However,
the genial coach has only been
in the ranks for one year. .His
squad last season posted a fine
5-2 mark. j
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. Only two of Penn State’s 1954
football opponents, Pitt and Penn,
own ah advantage over the Lions
in all-time competition. Against
the Panthers the Lions have won
21, lost 30, and tied two. Penn
State teams stand 13-25,-4 against
Penh. Against Syracuse, the Lions
hold a 14-12-5 edge. They stand
1-0 against Virginia, -1-0 against
Texas Christian, and 4-1 against
Rutgers. Illinois and Holy Cross
enter the Penn State schedule
for the first time this year.
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A 67-year-old Penn Stale
football record will be put in
one of its most perilous posi
tions Saturday when the Lions
meet the Illini. Never in its en
; tire history has a Penn State
team been defeated on opening
day two years in a row. Last
year Wisconsin topped the
Lions 20-0 in the opener and .
Illinois has been given the
favorites role Saturday.
The Lions have been licked on
opening day' only twice in the
last 12 years and only nine times
in 67 years of play.
BUSY MEN
Two Of Penn State’s busiest
men, Gene Bischoff -and Dutch
Sykes are all set for an opener
of their, own next week, when
the mamouth intramural program
gets under way.
During the next nine months,
thousands of students will take
part in the 16-sport program
which will open Monday with
touch football and tennis singles.
GUESSING GAME
As sure as there is a football
season there will always be
crysialballers. It's inevitable.
And as usual the Collegian
sports staff fakes oh the foot
ball coaches again this year in
/ the annual 10-week "Out on a
’ Limb" contest. The amateur
swaihis pick 'em this Saturday
in the first big day of collegiate
football this fall.
Intramural Deadline
Set far Tomorrow
Intramural touch football
and tennis singles entries for
independent and frater, nit y
men must be posted by 4:30
p.m. tomorrow at 202 Recrea
tion Hall, according to “Dutch”
Sykes, assistant director of in
tramural athletics.
Football entry fees are a $1
per team and 25 cents pier man
in tennis.
Competition in both sports
will be on a single elimination
basis. Organizations may ente:r
only one team in football play.
Football games will be played
under the lights on Bea v e r
Field practice area. Tennis par
ticipants will play the best of
three sets oh any University
tennis court at a time conven
ient to the contestants in
volved.
By dick mcdowell
Collegian Sports Editor
Triple Play
Highlights
Yankee Win
NEW YORK, Sept. 22
ed by a triple play in the sixth in
ning, lefty Tommy Byrne blanked
Washington on five hits today for
a 3-0 New York victory. It was
the veteran southpaw’s, third vic
tory in four decisions since he re
joined the Yankees.
A slim paying crowd of 2117
saw the Yanks safeguard.the 35-
year-old hurler’s 1-0 lead in the
sixth with their triple play.
Wayne Terwilliger and Pete
Runnels singled in that order with
the former holding second at the
start of the sixth. Mickey'Vernon
then lined to first baseman Bill
Skowron who tagged first, doub
ling Runnels, and then threw to
shortstop Gerry Coleman. Cole
man caught Terwilliger trying to
return to second base.
,It was the fifth triple play in
the majors this season and the
fourth in the American League.
Cincinnati, Boston. Washington
and Cleveland were the other
triple play performers.
The victory was the 102nd for
the Bombers this year. They must
sweep their three-game series
with Philadelphia Friday, Satur
day and Sunday to become the
most successful runnerup club in
baseball history. The 1909 Chi
cago Cubs and 1942 Brooklyn
Dodgers each won 104 as also rans
in the National League. The
Yanks already are the most suc
cessful American League pennant
failure.
lefthander Mickey McDermott
gave up a run in the first inning
on successive singles by Mickey
Mantle, Yogi Berra, and Skowron.
The Yanks picked up the other
pair in the seventh on a walk,
singles .by ti-il McDoUgald and
Berra, and a pair of forcing
grounders.
Braves Top Reds, 3-1
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 22 <iP)—
The Milwaukee Braves defeated
Cincinnati, 3-1, today in a game
ended on a weird note with the
umpires calling out a Redleg base
runner on an interference penalty
Play. .
Cincinnati Manager Birdie Teb
betts declared immediately that
he was protesting the ruling, an
nounced by plate umpire Hal
Dixon following an 18-minute
conference in the middle of the
infield.
Cards Defeat Cubs, 6-3
CHICAGO, Sept. 22 (£>)—'Thfe
St. Louis Cardinals scored all
their runs in the fourth and ninth
innings, as they defeated the Chi
cago Cubs, 6-3, before 1785 today.
Brooks Lawrence limited the los
ers-to five hits to gain his 14th
win.
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Halfbacks, Fullbacks Set for Illinois
(This is the fifth and last in a series of stories which will examine the Penn State football team
position by position—today the halfbacks and fullbacks.)
With top-notch talent working in all three positions, Rip Engle’s halfback and full
back problems appear to be almost nil this year. The only problem the Lion coach might
face could be in picking his starting back field. Engle has five lettermen and one out
standing sophomore candidate gunning for first team positions and they’re all good.
In the left halfback slot the top man is speedy 185-pound Lenny Moore, the Lions’
leading runner last year with 601 yards from scrimmage. A breakaway threat from any
place on the field) he borders on greatness as his second varsity season approaches.
Behind Moore comes another speedster—senior Buddy Rowell, 6-0, 175 pounds—go
ing after his fourth varsity letter. On almost any other college ball club, Rowell might be
the top man, but Moore’s excep
tional ability has kept him in the
number two spot. However, he
has too much ability to be hidden
on the bench arid is a sure bet to
see' plenty of gatrie action this
year.
Scrappy Ron Younker, who
came to the front as an unknown
last season, and became one of
Engle’s, most dependable ball car
riers and defensive backs, is the
leading contender for the right
halfback slot. The 5-9, 170-pound
senior will be counted on heavily
to, help share the ball carrying
duties with Moore.
Sophomore Billy Kane, 5-10,
175 pounds, who started his col
lege carder with Perm, has al
ready made his mark as one of
Engles’ finest sophomore pros
pects in recent years. He ' has
speed and power and is a tough
defensive man. Despite his lack
of varsity experience he will
probably be used extensively at
the right halfback position along
with Younker.
Two junior lettermen return to
the fullback position after an ex
tra-fine season as sophomore,
Both Charlie Blockson and Bill
Sf@ng@l Signs
Two-Year Pact
With New York
NEW YORK; Sept, 22 {/P) —Ca-
sey Stengel, still “surprised” that
he failed to win a sixth straight
pennant, today signed to manage
the New York Yankees for a
fourth two-year term through
1966. and promised to rebuild the
club.
The grizzled old manager, now
64, will remain the game’s high
est paid manager at “exceptional
money.” Neither Stengel nor the
Yariks would nail doWn the ex
act figures, but it was believed
his basic salary is $75,000 a year
with a profit sharing pension plan
and a bonus e4ging the figure
close to $95,000.
Although the Yariks won more
than 100 games in its second place
finish to the Indians, Stengel left
no doubt many changes will be
made.
“Our farm system isn’t dead,”
he said at a press conference. “We
came up with Bob Grim and Bill
Skowron this , year and we rtiay
have two mope next year.
“We’ve got to fix our hitting
and our pitching. When you get a
setback.you have tb rebuild. Any
body interested in any of the New
York Yankees can. get in touch
with Mr. Weiss (general manager
George Weiss) by phone. With
the exception, of Yogi Berra and
Mickey Mantle I’d listen to talk
about any 1 others.”
In the next breath, Stengel was
talking about his three solid
pitchfers—Bob Grim, Whitey Ford
and Tommy Byrne. “You can’t
tell, Harry . Byrd might be better
next year,” he added- “You ask
me what I am going to do first?
Well, you fellows ought to know.
You’ve been writing all year that
my pitching was lousy.”
Ron Y onker
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Straub, who shared the line-bust
ing duties last year are expected
to platoon that job again this
season.
Despite his size, 6-3, 215 pounds;
Blockson has terrific speed in the
open field and can do a lot Of
damage once in the open. Straub
is smaller, 6-0, 195 pounds, and
can get a faster start from his
position. Both players possess
needed power for down-the-mid
dle plays.
Athlete of the Week
The Daily Collegian sports staff
will be adding a special feature
to their pages in each Tuesday’s
edition beginning next week.
Throughout the remainder of the
athletic year, the Collegian’s
sportswriters will select a Penii
State Athlete of the Week, to be
chosen from the performers of
each of the University’s 11 var
sity sports.
The poll is being resumed af
ter a two-year absence.
Thoroughbred AC
. The Thoroughbred AC will hoM
an initiation meeting tonight at
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