TWfSD/fY; SFPtpMBEp 28. T9S4 From This Angle... By dick mcdowell Collegian Sports Editor ILLINOIS POST MORTEMS Rip Engle might be the envy of the college coaching circle today but to talk to him you wouldn’t know it. Rip realizes the "significance of his team’s win against Illinois ‘Saturday, but he’s more concerned with something else—the game coming up this week with Syracuse University. “We sort of put all of our eggs-in one basket against Illinois,” Engle commented. “The kids played great ball. I hope we can db as well against Syracuse.” , You know they’re up for us every year and now they’ll want to beat us more than ever.” Engle’s philosophy might be correct. The Lions clearly demon strated Saturday that man-for-man they have what it takes. But all eight of the Nittanies’ future opponents are the'type that can explode on any given Saturday afternoon. Engle’s biggest single job for the rest of the campaign may be in keeping his squad in the proper mental attitude. The Illini halfback J. C. Caroline showed why he has been on everybody's aIL-American list this year. But Penn Slate's Lenny Moore whose reputation hadn't reached the mid-west for some reason, was the talk of this game. The Reading Flash outgained Caroline on the ground in one less carry, averaging- 7.3 yards a try. He played a magnificent defensive game( highlighted by a key pass interception in the fourth quarter) and returned two punts a total of 34 yards and a kickoff for 17 yards. Illinois fans appeared shocked io find that there was another runner as good as their fabled J.C. ■ As for Engle, the Grey Eagle sajfs he'll take Lenny. "Caroline-is a great back," he said, "and it's hard to really pick the better of the two. You've got to remember that Lenny did have the benefit of a better line. However, if I had my choice I'd take Lenny. We like his attitude and he's been a great half back for us." Bob Prince, the likable announcer who broadcasts the Lion games, applied a little pre-game psychology to mid-western fans Friday night before game. Prince was interviewed on a local television show. , Among other things he was asked about Rosey Grier, Penn State’s giant tackle. “Yes Rosey’s quite a boy,” was Prince’s comment. “He’s a big fellow, you know. Stands 6-7 and weighs 280 pounds.”. With a little stretch of imagination, Grier could actually be that big. He must have looked plenty big to Illinois quarterback Em Lindbeck Saturday. The Lions arrived in Champaign early Saturday aqd Engle proceeded to ihe huge Stadium at the west end of the campus. Ironically he and Illinois coach Ray Eliot met in the middle of the field. Both coaches, known almost as well for their continual worrying as for their fine football teams, approached with hand outstretched. Eliot spoke first: "Now don't start crying to me Rip/' he said, "I've more to cry about than you do/' The Lions’ train stopped over in Indianapolis enroute to Cham paign and when players awoke early Friday morning, they found themselves in the middle of the railroad yards. Rosey Grier was one of the first to emerge'from his compart ment. “Where' are we,” he asked of team mate Lenny Moore who was standing in the aisle. “Indianapolis,” said Moore. “Good,” answered Grier, “let’s get out and scrimmage Navy.” “No, I said Indianapolis. This is. Indiana, man,” answered Moore. “Oh,” came Grier’s reply. * * * * The Lion's victory over the Illini marked'the first time since 1912 that a Penn State team has beaten a Big Ten opponent. The Lions topped Ohio State that year. It also marked the first time since 1943 that Illinois has lost to a; Non-conference opponent. Booters Win, 4-1 In Practice Game Penn State’s soccer squad pulled a second-half comeback Satur day afternoon, tallying three goals in the third period to defeat a surprisingly tough Cosmopolitan Club, 4-1. The Lions, despite a heavy wind which plagued both- teams during the entire contest, had to break a 1-1 halftime deadlock to cop the pre-season practice game on the golf course. Captain Jack Pinezich spear headed the Lions’ scoring drive, with two goals in the third period. Junior lineman Dick Packer and newcomer Tom Nute accounted for the other Penn State goals. Packer, center forward, broke into the scoring column first for Penn State with a boot, to the right corner of the net past goalie Shun il Roy, India. The Cosmopolitan Club, which was playing- together for only the third time, was held scoreless un til late in the first half. At 29:30 with only 30 seconds “remaining before' the end of the half, Errol Lim, China, slipped through the Lion defenses to pierce the net with a game-tying score. Pinezich paced the Lion attack with his first of two scores with less than four minutes elapsed in the third period. The topnotch lineman’s score came from 15 yards out in a well-manuevered pass play from Ihor Stelnyk, cen ter halfback, to Packer, to Pine «ich. ' By ROY WILLIAMS . Tom Nute, sophomore line new comer, took a pass from Packer from five yards out and scored on a head shot into the net at 24:52. Pinezich put the final wraps on Penn State’s scoring with a 20- yard boot at 29:25 of the third period. Penn State continually had trouble in trying to. break past the defense of the Cosmopolitan Club mainly for one reason— Ralph Hoffman. The classy left fullback, a former letterman and graduate of the Nittany soccer squad, played a brilliant defen sive game against some of his former teammates. Although most of the players on the Cosmopolitan Club, which represented India, Norway, Ethio pia, Greece, Mexico, Columbia, China, and Bolivia, were playing under the unfamiliar United States rules, they held the usually high scoring veteran line of Penn State in check during the first half. .THE DAILY GOLLEQIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA , _ -.cuny xvio.— . - - Frank Reich (55), Otto Kneidinger (78), arid Jesse Arnelle (89) are moving up to give a hand. Number 61 is Jan Smid, rugged captain of the Fighting Illini. Nats Sign D res sen For Two Seasons NEW ,-YORK, Sept. 27 (JP)— Charlie Dressen was appointed manager of the Washington Sen ators today for a two-year term. The announcement came as no surprise. It had been rumored for some time the 55-year-old veteran was going to replace Bucky Har ris at the helm of the Senators. No salary was announced, but it was estimated to be about $40,- 000 a year plus a bonus based on attendance. • Dressen’s return to the big leagues came only one year after he relinquished the reins of the National League champion Brook lyn Dodgers for a managerial post with Oakland of the Pacific Coast League. The veteran Californian did right well with the Acorns. He took a seventh place club and raised it to third. He then won the PCL’s playoff championship. Dressen’s parting with the Dodgers after winning two con secutivesecutive National League pennants was one of the major news stories and surprises of 1953. • After losing to the Yankees in the. World Series for the second straight year, Dressen insisted on a long-term contract of two or three years. President Walter O’- Malley of the Dodgers stood pat on a one-year offer. They couldn’t agree and Dressen quit the club on Oct. 14. ' “I’m very happy I got what I asked for,” Dressen said. The appointment was announc ed by Calvin Griffith, vice presi dent of the Senators. Grid Foes Win— (Continued from page six) Oct. 23, fell before the Oklahoma Sooners, 21-16. Rutgers, the Lions’ home finale opponent, lost a 10-8 battle to Princeton. It was the second two-point victory for Princeton over Rutgers in two years. ' An average person has an av erage of 120 inches of skin on his scalp. Coaches Gain Lead In First Grid Poll Assistant football coach, Joe Pa terno, initiated the Daily Colle gian’s annual football prediction contest with a bang Saturday. The Lion backfield mentor forecasted correctly on 13 of the top 15 grid games chosen for the opening fray, Paterno’s selections gave the coaching staff an .866 average for undisputed possession of first place. ' ’ Staff writer Roy Williams, in his freshman year as a local swa mi, gained second honors with 12 correct choices for an .800 aver age. Sports editor Dick McDowell and assistant scribe, Herm Weis kopf, each clicked on 11 encount ers to end the opening week’s ac tion in a deadlock for third place. Their grid picks accounted for a .733 average. Next week head Lion mentor, Rip Engle, will send his second crystal-bailer against the local writers to “guess again.” TOM D©R gOP FEATURING JiMMyl DoßftY "iWfc of the Junior Prom November 5 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Rec Hall Semi-Formal $5.00 Per Couple Get Your Date Now! PAGE SEVEN iYi
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