PAGE SIX Perm State Line Conver ‘E linemen j* stat: :day's 13- » v/ere u: -0 win again: mable io mo Lions Tumble Syracuse, 13-0 Likewise Penn State backs had a hard time hanging onto the ball. The Lions handed Syracuse the ball on the 18 shortly after the opening kickoff, held them and fumbled it away, then fumbled again minutes later on the 35. Two other bobbles cost them a pos sible touchdown in the second half and another lost ten yards. But despite the fumbles and passing micues, the Lions were too much for the Orange—a team that whipped Villanova by three touchdowns last week. The Lion’s first quarter score came . after they lost the ball twice on fumbles. Penn State put the ball into play on the 20 after the opening kickoff went into the endzone. Moore tried the middle and then on the next play Bailey was hit on an attempted hand off and fumbled. End Pete Schwert recovered on the 18 and Syraciise was knocking on touchdown door. However, the Penn State line was just too much. Bill Wetzel lost one off left tackle. Halfback Ray Perkins went up the middle for six, and then Sam Alexander lost two on a pitchout. Jesse Ar nelle, a fine defensive end all afternoon, battled down Mickey Sstch’s pass and Penn State took over. Younker clipped off three and Moore added nine for a first down. Blockson carried for six more. Moore ripped off right tackle oa -fee next play but fumbled along the sidelines and Syracuse took possession again. ' ■. Wetzel couldn’t gain and Alexander lost six on a pitchout, Sci&wert, couldn’t make an inch on an end around and Syracuse was forced to punt. Moore took the kick on the six and returned to the 24 and the Lions began their first touchdown march. Moore, Blockson Add Moore and Blockson picked up 13 through the middle for a Lion first down. Moore clipped off five more and then Younker sprinted off tackle for 10,and another first down Then Moore picked up three more off right guard, and Bailey trapped on a running pass play, squirmed free and gained seven for another first down to the Syracuse 38. Blockson got five, Moore added three, and Bailey picked up five more on a sneak to the 25 for an other first down. Blockson car ried for eight yards on two plays but an off side penalty put the ball back to the 22. On the next, play Moore took a pitch from Bailey and scooted around left end. The ■ Lion half back was trapped momentarily but danced free and sprinted in to the endzone for the touchdown. Jim Garrity’s placement attempt was blocked and the Lions led, 6-0. Score in 3rd Period The second score came swiftly in the third quarter after the Penn State offense had bogged down. Younker standing on the Lion 32, took Don Laakenson’s punt and started to his right. He sidestepped several tacklers and cut down- the sideline picking up blocking as he went. Key blocks by Chuck Sowers, Earl Shumak er, and Garrity set him free and he traveled 50 yards to the Syra cuse 18 before he was finally hauled down. From there Blockson, Bailey and Moore took it to the one and Younker crashed off tackle for the TD. Garrity added- the extra point. The Lions made another scor ing bid in the third period when they drove from their own 24 yard line to the Syracuse 13 be fore a fumble cost them the ball Bill Straub highlighted that d with a 13 d d"'h off loft ‘ le. Si r.-l\ IfSt Plum, Bn: Rowell and Kane, took turns a,. gang up on isi the Orang >ve against it (Continued from page one) | The Yardstick Scope by.periods: Syracuse 0 0 0 0— 0 Penn State 6 0 7 O—IJI Touchdowns: Moore, Younker. Points after touchdown: Garrity. State • Syracuse Total Ist clowns 12 7 Ist downs rushing 11 4 Ist downs passing 0 3 Ist downs penalties ' 1 0 Yards gained rushing 211 103 Yards lost -rushing .• 211 36 Net yards rushing 182 67 Passes attempted 11 13 Passes completed 3 3 1 Yards grained passing 6 24 Passes intercepted by 2 1 Number of punts 4 5 Punting average 38 33 Yards punts returned 106 11 Number of kickoffs 3 1 Yards kickoffs returned 0 96 Number of fumbles 5 2 Opp. fumbles recovered 2 A Yards lost penalties 44 26 the ball carrying on the drive. Syracuse threatened only once. Early in the fourth quarter the Orange came to life and drove 72 yards in 14 plays to the 17 be fore the Nittany line dug in and turned,them back. Alexander and Jim Brown, a reserve halfback led the ground attack with Rich and Ed Albreight sparking through the air. How ever, they couldn’t cope with the superb Penn State defensive line. Through the air the Orange could gather only 24 yards and had one pass intercepted. THE qAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Syracuse qua s. This graphic le Lions.. Rich >ack Mickey : shows why Syracuse thrown for a 16-yard Shumaker Named 'Unsung Hero' \ On EC AC Ballot Penn State’s right guard Earl Shumaker, has been named one of the East’s “unsung heroes” this week by the Eastern College Ath letic Conference. Shumaker, scrappy 190-pouiid senior, received the 'nomination for his outstanding line play in the Syracuse game Saturday. He was credited with -four key tackles and a key block in Eon Younker’s 50-yard punt return which set up Penn State’s second touchdown. Two Future Grid Foes Score Wins For the second week in a row two of Penn State’s grid oppon ents won their games. Both West Virginia and 1 -Virginia, Penn State opponents the next two succes sive Saturdays, scored victories over their opponents. West Virginia’s Mountaineers made coach Pappy Lewis very happy as they avenged their only regular season loss last year with a surprisingly easy victory over South Carolina who had just last week .defeated a strong Army eleven. The final score was 26-6. The Cavaliers of Virginia re lied heavily on the running of quarterback Henry Strempek and fullback Herman Gately as they came from behind to nip George Washington, 14-13. Meanwhile, Pitt, Penh, Texas Christian, Holy Cross and Rutgers all fell by the wayside' for the second straight week. Pitt and Penn, in particular, regarded among the Lions’ tougher oppon ents, each absorbed large-margin defeats for the second time. Penn, still reeling from last week’s 52-0 drubbing at the hands of Duke, lost to William and Mary, 27-7. Charlie Sumner, Indian quarter back, scored two touchdowns, one coming on a 93-yard punt run back. Pitt, favored by 3% points, couldn’t get started against Min nesota as fumbles and intercep tions cost the Panther's a 46-7 pasting. es on —Photo by Bealer <ss on _ \y - attempted to pass. Moving in are Jim Garrity (left) 'rank-Reich, and Rosey Grier. Roi\ Younker (far right) covers in the secondary. Harriers Drop. First To Navy, Villatiova It was a case of pupil giving the teacher a lesson Satur day at Annapolis when a keyed up Navy cross-country squad ended Penn State’s victory string at' six ' straight. Navy fin ished first in the triangular meet with 38 points. Villanova was second with 39 points and the Lions finished last with 4j3- It was the opening battle of a five-meet schedule for the Lions. Navy also tripped the Nittany freshmen. The plebes trounced the Penn State yearlings, 23-38, in a 2.8 miles run. Nittany. Coach Chick Werner saw his team go down to defeat in a regular season meet for the first time since mid-season of 1952. Jim Gehrdes, head cross-coun try mentor at the Naval Academy and a former pupil of Werner’s, guided the Middies to victory. It was, the first time in Werner’s 21 seasons as head coach at Penn State that Navy has defeated a Nittany hill-and-dale outfit. ' Werner offered no excuses, say ing “Navy was set and deserves credit for beating us.” Mowry and McKelvey Doug Moorhead, ace junior har rier, came in first • with a' clock ing of 21:16 for Navy’s hilly four mile course. Jim Pastorious was the next dittany runner, to cross the finish line. His time of 21:52 was good enough for sixth. Eighth place went to Ted Garrett with a 22:07 time. Don Mowry and Jim McKelvey- ATTENTION!!! ' 'y Non-Fraternity Men Frosh Don’t sell yourself short on the social side of campus life; investigate the opportunities of the Penn State DJub. Enjoy intram&rals, dancing, mixers. Come to Smoker in CBubroom 411 ®LBJ6£eHI i TUESDAY, OCT, 5 7sf@ P. 19. Syracuse's kick were the two other. Pehn Staters to finish in the scoring. Mowry was 13th with a 22:34 clocking and McKelvey came in ten sec onds later in 15th. Navy’s top five men finished second, fourth, ninth, 11th, and 12th. Midshipman Walt Meukow was clocked at 21:22 for the num ber two position. Villanova was paced bjy. John Kopil, who . placed third with a time of 21:31. The Wildcats, have a team loaded with former hig"H school stars, plus the Scottish two-mile champions, Alec Breck inbridge. Nittany captain for i the meet, John Chillrud, came in 18th with a 23:17 running. Dick Mohler was 20th, Don Woodrow 23rd, Paul Roberts 25th, and Bruce Austin 26th‘: Tom Lewis led the way for the Nittany frosh, finishing second with a 15:38 clocking. Plebe J, C. Withers copped the race with .a 15:13.8 running. Norm Shoup placed third for the Lions. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 5, 1954 Nittany Captain
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