THURSDAY. OCTOBER U. Vm
MSC-Lion Races
Full of Upsets
Seems as though there’s only one way to pick the winner
of Michigan State-Penn State cross-country meets.
First, make a complete survey of'the teams’ records.
Second, interview both coaches in order to get the “inside
dope.”
Third, forget everything that was learned in the above
two phases and flip a coin.
Being a favorite in this annual hill-and-dale battle means
little. In fact, it is often a handicap, for upsets have reigned
supreme in the meets between the Spartans and the Lions.
Penn State’s cross-country team
holds a 3-2 edge in the series
since 1949. Last year the Nittany
harriers upset the Spartans at
East Lansing, Mich., 25-30. Michi
gan State entered that encounter
as the reigning IC4A and NCAA
champions.
Biggest Upset
Both sides have felt the sting
of upset, but probably the biggest
“sting” came in 1951. Michigan
State possessed one of the finest
teams the country had seen in
many seasons and entered the
meet a lop-sided favorite. Karl
Schlademan’s Spartans were rid
ing on a cloud full of victories
when they invaded the Nittany
Valley, but their cloud had a leak
and they were soaked by the
Lions in a startling upset.',
When the Spartans and, the
Lions tangle Saturday in Penn
State’s first home meet the odds
will' once again mean little.
Two Returnees
Nittany Coach Chick Werner
has only two returnees from last
year’s meet who finished in the
top ten—Doug Moorhead and John
Chillrud. Moorhead placed third
and Chillrud tenth in the Lions’
victory last year. Ted Garrett,
who was unable to compete in
Saturday’s, meet at Cornell be
cause of illness, came in 11th.
Penn State’s hill-and-dalers
have dropped their two meets so
far this season, losing to Navy and
Villanova in a triangular meet at
Annapolis and to Cornell. Wer
ner’s harriers had been riding on
a six-meet win skein that
stretched back to 1952 until Navy
and Villanoya topped them.
Michigan State will enter Sat
urday’s meet with the remains of
its fine squad from last season
and the Lions will go to the line
with the remains of last year’s
unbeaten team. But, getting back
to the third point, these facts
may well be discarded.
Anyone have a coin?
Cheafaway Breaks
5000 Meter Mark
LONDON, Oct. 13 (#>)—Chris
Chataway, London’s merry brew
er . who finished second in four
world record races this year,
smashed the world record for 5000
meters tonight in a spectacular
duel with Russia’s Vladimir Kuc.
The red-haired, cigar-smoking
Briton sped the distance in 13:51.6,
five seconds faster than Kuc’s still
unratified record, to finish a stride
in front of the Russian in one of
the great races of all time.
Kuc also bettered the time with
a clocking of 13:51.8 and en route
passed the three mile marker in
13:27 for another record-buster.
The previous best time for three
miles was Kuc’s 13:27.8 in Bern
last August when he broke the
5000 mark in the European track
and field championships.
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Cash-on-line
Took Athletics
To Kansas City
CHICAGO, Oct. 13 (£>)—Hard
cash and club owner ■> ution made
the difference between Kansas
City and Los Angeles as new
home of the Philadelphia Ath
letics.
In their nine-hour meeting yes
terday when Kansas City-bound
Arnold Johnson got the nod,
American League owners gave
serious thought to Los Angeles
which might have won the A’s
if an offer by the Texas Murchi
sc i interests was acceptable.
It wasn’t, not only because it
fell far short of Johnson’s $3,375,-
000 in cold cash—although match
ing it on paper—but also for rea
son that the club, owners doubted
Los Angeles would be easy to
crack for a major league team,
according to a reliable source.
There was some sentiment for
a jump to the west coast, beating
the National League to the punch,
even though it was argued it
would be impractical to have one
member club that distance from
the rest of the league.
The idea of several owners re
portedly was to get a foot in the
door and perhaps line up San"
Francisco in five, or even ten
years, if some other franchise
should falter.
The concensus was that 1. Evi
dence is lacking Los Angeles is a
good baseball town; 2. The Pacific
Co'ast League would fight inva
sion tooth-and-nail; and g. It
might take two years to place a
team in Los Angeles.
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THE DAItY GQLLEStAM. STA*? CQUBSE.' PfNNSYLYAfcfIA
Moore 7th
Nationally
In Rushing
Lenny 1 Moore, Penn State’s
much-heralded halfback, current
ly ranks seventh across the na
tion' in the rushing department
according to .figures released by
the National ’ Collegiate Athletic
Bureau. The Lidn gridder was
17th in last week’s ratings.
In three games, the Reading
Flash has carried the ball 48 times
for a total of 334 yards. He lost
out for sixth place by just two
yards, as Mississippi State’s Bob
Davis has 336 yards in four games.
None of the rest of Rip Engle’s
Nittany gridders, or Penn State
opponents, ranked in the first 20
in total offense, rushing or pass
ing.
As a team, the Lions .rank
eighth in the country in rushing.
In three games State has rushed
143 times for 800 yards, an aver
age of 266.7 yards per game. Ari
zona, in seventh place, gained 801
yards in 135 rushes for a 267
average.
Penn State was ninth in total
defense, allowing 553 yards in
163 plays by. opponents for an
average of 177.7 yards per game.
Texas Christian’s Chuck Taylor,
Penn’s Walt . Hynoski 'and Pitt’s
Schmitt were fourth; tenth and
14th in punting, while TCU as a
team was fourth also in punting,
with Illinois ninth and Penh tenth.
West Virginia is second in the
nation in total defense, allowing
its opponents only 129.5 yards per
game. Syracuse is fourth. 'West
Virginia is fourth in forward pass
defense, and Penn is eighth. The
Mountaineers have allowed only
65' passing yards in two games
this year.
Indians Sell Players
CLEVELAND, Oct. 13 (/P)—The
Cleveland Indians today announc
ed the sale to their Indianapolis
American . Association farm club
of catcher Mickey Grasso, infield
er Bobby Prentice and first base
man Luke Easter.
Three prospects were purchased
by the Indians from Indianapolis.
They are: catcher Hank Foiles, 25,
second baseman Stan Pawloski,
23, and outfielder Rocco Cola
vito, 21.
Odd Trousers from $15.95
STATE COLLEGE
$42.50
Fireballs Continue
Winning Streak, 20-0
The defending champion Fireballs kept its winning streak alive
with a resounding 20-0 victory over the Penn State Club in the
intramural grid contest last night.
In. other games in the IM circuit, Sigma Pi trounced Theta
Kappa Phi by a score of 22-0, the Geeche Birds edged the Panthers
14-7, and Theta Chi beat Alpha
Tau Omega 19-0. ■
The Fireballs were paced by
the passing of Walt Laska and the
receiving of John Peppe, and Bob
Williams -in its easy win. Laska
threw for the first TD to Williams,
for the second to Bill Warrender,
and the third to Williams once
again. They missed the extra
point after the second TD, but
added the other two.
Second Game
In the evening’s second game,
Sigma Pi took an. early lead on a
safety, and never relinquished it.
Diminutive Joe Fredericks paced
the'Sig’s offense with some .very
pretty passing. He passed for all
three touchdowns. The first was a
50-yarder to Edward Suley, the
second good for 60 yards.to David
Steltz, and he collaborated with
Suley pn a 60-yarder to Richard
Jones for the third score.
Geeche Birds
The third game was probably
the most exciting from a specta
tors standpoint. In it the Geeche
Birds took an early lead and then
fought off two rallies by the op
posing team to win 14-7. Jim Erb
was the offensive standout for the
Birds. He scored the first touch
down on a. 15-yard , run, and
passed for the other to teammate
Harry Dowd. The Panthers fought
Maurice
had
a little
shirt
A pome by Ogden Gnasb
Maurice had a little shirt
A sport-shirt, don’t you know?
And everywhere that Maurice wewt
The shirt was sure to go.
(He was crazy about it.)
He’d wear it first to English class
From thence to Physics Lab
He found himself, like most young me* ,
Quite fond of his VAN GAB.
(Van Heusen’s famous rayon gabardine.
Arealdarb!) '
He’d wear it when he went to bed
Because he liked nice things,
And Van Gab’s special “finish 3 *
Makes it soft as angel’s wings.
(Mrs. DiMaggio’s)
He’d wear it in the shower
And his roommates thought him daft
But he knew that it was washable
And so he merely laft.
(Certified completely washable, even
for commercial laundries, by Americas
Institute of Laundering. No bull.)
He loved its Sportown collar,
Fine with tie and fine without.
He was made for Van Gab’s colors,
Each one’s virile —have no doubt!
(Maury bought Van Gab in all 15 shades)
Note: It also has new Vanafit sizing, which means sportshirt
comfort with dress-shirt fit. A great idea in a $4.95
shirt but not easily rhymable.
EXCLUSIVE AT HUR'S
Van Heusen Shires
Mur’s Mms
By JOE CHEDDAH
back on a 71-yard TD pass from
Ron Rpss to Les Alston, and had
another potential rally going, but
their attack fizzled on their op
ponents 10-yard. line.
In the evenings fihal contest,
Theta Chi took the measure of
Alpha Tau Omega 19-0, Theta Chi
scored the first touchdown on a
pass from Charles Leech to Bob
Baker, the second also a pass,
this time from John Litchtliter to
Bill-Frame, and the third, a re
covered fumble in the end zone
by Truman Burch, They added
the extra point after the second
touchdown, on a pass from Leech
to Frame.
WRA Results
BADMINTON
Alpha Xi Delta over Thompson
1 and 2 by forfeit
Tri Delta over Alpha Omicron
Pi
Pi Beta Phi over Chi Omega
Delta Gamma over Alpha Chi
Omega
Tri Sigma over Phi Mu .
Alpha Gamma Delta over Zeta
Tau Alpha
Alpha Kappa Alpha over Del
ta Delta Zeta by forfeit
Beta Sigma Omicron over Sig
ma Delta Tau ---
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