SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1954
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SATURDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK
FORTH'WORTH, Texas—A Penn State weapon that became its
nemesis, turns up again today when Rip Engle’s Nittany Lions
do battle with Texas Christian here at scenic Amon Carter Stadium
in the heart of bustling Fort Worth.
We’re speaking of the split-T optional play—that little offen
sive gem that worked so well for Penn State in three games and
then was thrown at them by West yirginia last week.
When Abe Marlin look over Ihe coaching job at TCU las!
year, the firs! thing he did was lo Ihrow oul an established spread
formation and install his own variation of the T-formation. It
brought the Frogs out of the air and onto the ground and after a
dismal first-season, it's finally paying off.
Of course Martin has the horses. With four fine backs working
behind a big> well-balanced line, he's brought home three victories
for fellow Texans, who incidentally, hale id lose to anybody but
Texans.
It all adds up to a wide-open battle this afternoon when the
Lions go after their fourth win of the season. Both teams boast a
good line, ’ a threatening passing game, and break-away runners
who can go all the way when you’re least expecting it.
Penn State fell' off the unbeaten road last week, but isn’t alone
there, in this, the most hectic of football seasons.
The Lions are hurt physically, but want to win this one and
are determined that they will do just that. With lough Frank
Reich filling in for injured Dan Balthaser at center. Rip Engle
still has an intact line that will cause a lot of trouble b.efore this
game is over today.
Hustling Bill Straub will be missed at fullback again, but Frank
Della Penna might be a real He looked extremely good
in the closing minutes of the Virginia game.
Then, of course, there’s Lenny Moore. There isn’t a better back
in the nation right now. He has all the requirements—speed, grace,
instinct, defensive prowess, and a will that can’t be caged. He could
be the stopper for the Lions today.
The biggest job for the Lions will be in slopping a TCU ground
attack that has been deveslaling at, times. Behind the running
and superb field generalship of quarterback Ronnie Clinkscale,
ihe Frogs have become a potent offensive machine here in the
southwest. They're riding high on the crest of two consecutive
wins (Southern California and Texas A&M) and have been im
proving with each contest.
It’s going to be a tough one for the Lions and they have to
put out 100 per cent all the way, but we think they can make it.
We’ll take Penn State by one touchdown. It could be the thriller
of the year.
Three 1-0 Victories Highlight SM's
Three consecutive one-point victories, along with rough and tumble touch football, highlighted
intramural action under the Beaver Field lights last night. And in the final game Phi Gamma Delta
scored a decisive two-touchdown win. ,
Alpha Chi Sigma topped a stubborn Delta Upsilonnine, 1-0; Jesters outfought the Red Dogs, 1-0;
Mustangs eked a win over Nbrth Star, 1-0; and Phi Gamma Delta defeated Alpha Gamma Rho, 12-ol
' Delta Upsilon found Alpha Chi
Sigma an immoveable object in
its hopes for a football title. The
two teams had to go into over
time before the outcome was de
cided.
Punting Battle
The first half exhibited nothing
of the outstanding nature as the
teams locked themselves in a
punting battle. Bill Greenawalt,
who averaged 50 yards on four
kicks for Alpha Chi Sigma, and
Frank Briedor, Delta Upsilon, did
the punting that kept each op
ponent from making a threat.
With nine minutes remaining
in the second half, Alpha Chi Sig
ma recorded .the game’s initial
first down. Bill Moyer did some
fancy dancing, jiggering and
dodging on a 60-yard run to tie
the game in first downs.
In overtime, Alpha Chi Sigma
drew first blood on an eight-yard
pass play from Greenawalt to Bob
Bishop. DU picked six of the yards
back on a pass from Dave Adams
to Moyer.
Both teams completed passes on
their second round in overtime.
By dick McDowell
Collegian Sports Editor
By DAVE BRONSTEIN
After the third and final series
of plays, Alpha Chi Sigma was
five. yards in DU territory. This
was enough for the winners to
be credited with a 1-0 victory.
Move Into 3d Round
The Jesters moved into the
third round of independent com
petition by defeating the Red
Dogs, 1-0.
Through the passing of Dick
Uhlman and the catching of A 1
Barth, the Jesters took an early
lead in first downs. With six sec
onds remaining and on fourth
down the Red Dogs gained a
first-and-ten oh a pass to Topper
Kuebler.
The final record showed 1 the
Jesters, two first downs, the Red
Dogs, one. The Jesters won the
decision, also without a score!
Jerry Shaheen entered late in
the game but in time to lead the
Mustangs over the North Stars,
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Frosh
Lion
Win
Seek
Over Pitt
, Seeking its first grid win
oyer Pittsburgh in five years,
Penn State’s freshman foot
ball team meets the always
strong Panthers on the latter’s
gridiron at 10 a.m. today.
The Libns previously beat the
Naval Academy plebes and have
set their sights on making the
Panthers their second victim.
Although lacking first team All-
State High School selectees, Coach
Earl Bruce will send fourth a hef
ty line and a fast backfield. The
line, anchored by 220-pounder
Willard Smith, will average 200
pounds. The backfield will aver
age 180 pounds. 1
State Linemen
Along with Smith, other line
men who will see plenty of action
include Benny Malesky, a 190
pounder from Hurst High School,
Mount Pleasant; Bob Debski, a
Pittsburgh product; and Joe Cas
arin, Jessup.
At the end positions, Bruce will
select among Les Walter, Her
shey; Paul North, Baden; Jack
Farls, Freedom; and Romeo Pan
ozzo, Providence, R.I.
The Lions’ passing, which was
a bright spot in the Navy game,
will be directed by another Pitts
burgh product, A 1 Jacks. Jacks’
passing arm and fancy footwork
make him Bruce’s first choice in
the quarterback slot.
Extra Point Kicker
Emil Caprara, Turtle Creek,
will see action at fullback. It was
Caprara’s extra point boot after
State’s lone touchdown that de
feated'Navy, 7-6. '
Running in the halfback posi
tions in State’s Wing T offense
will be Ron Markiewicz, Brad
dock, and Francis • Paolone, New
Castle.
The Lions left by bus yester
day afternoon for Pittsburgh and
will return, immediately follow
ing the game.
Don Swegan, Penn State’s new
ly-appointed freshman basketball
coach, was voted Wooster Col
lege’s outstanding athlete as a
senior.
1-0. A pass play going from Car
rol Hynson to B. P. Wein to Jim
Moore gave the Mustangs the
necessary first down for victory—
once again without a score.
Phi Gamma Delta, lead by Dan
Wilder, topped Alpha Gamma
Rho, 12-0. Wilder and Bill Clark
each scored for the winners.
Monday’s schedule follows: 6:30,
McKee Barfers vs., Irwin Hall;
7:15, McKee Dueces vs;. Royals;,
8:00, Lambda Chi Alpha vs. Delta
Tau Delta; 8:40, Cougars vs. Phan
toms; 9:15, Tau Kappa Epsilon
vs. Chi Phi.
Shows Improvement
Ron Younker, Penn State wing
back, is currently enjoying what
his coach, Rip Engle, describes as
his best year on the gridiron.
Younker credits his improvement
to the competition provided by a
sophomore newcomer, Billy Kane.
Undefeated Colgate
Will Test Booters
Two three-game winning streaks will be tested when.
Colgate meets Penn State sit 2 p.m. today on the soccer field
adjacent to the football stands. Both teams will enter the
game with 3-0 records
Colgate has posted wins over Rochester, 4-2, Hamilton.
University, 2-1, and Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1-0.
Three juniors have been the hard nucleus of Colgate’s
scoring power- The Red Raiders’ one-two punch in.register
ing three wins has been handled I
by Dick Lagermacini—who holds
the scoring honors at his center
forward slot—and Ev Lewis who
has been setting up many of Col
gate’s scores.
Coach Mark Randall, now in
his ninth season, believes that if
his Braves win this road game
Tentative Lineups
PENN STATE
Geczy
Dierks
Robbins
Gillispie'
Stelnyk
Eiamporis
Mijares
Springer
PB
FB
LH
CH
RH
OR
IR
Packer
Matacia
Pinezich
they stand a good chance of going
undefeated.
But Randall’s hopes will have
to depend on a Colgate defense
that can bottle up Penn State’s
powerful offensive play. In its
first three wins the Nittany squad
has been pushing close to ten
goals into the nets each game
to boast one of the highest scor-
Pigskin Coin Flips ...
Dot On q Limb
The Daily Collegian’s gridiron guessing classic goes into its
fifth week today, and the number one question seems to be—will
the coaches get back into the running?
Before taking his gridders “deep into the heart of Texas” in
quest of win number four, head Lion coach Rip Engle nominated
assistant Tor Toretti to go “out on a limb” in an attempt to bring
the Nittany mentors back into the running.
Scribe Roy Williams currently is setting the pace for the quartet
of swamies with his .733 average. His 12-3 performance of last week
brought his total to 44-16 to put him in the driver’s seat.
Assistant sports writer, Herm Weiskopf, is Williams’ closest
competitor, predicting correctly on a even two-thirds of the games
thus far to sport a .666 slate.
The number three man in the contest, ironically enough, is Dick
McDowell, number one man around the Collegian sports desk. Going
into the fifth edition of the weekly selections, he owns a .650 average.
Th® yrord has been going around that the sports editor is settling
*®. r thing less than a perfect day—ls correct picks or nothing.
We’ll see ... -
Last, but (m keeping with the saying) not least, are the coaches.
Joe Faterno, J. T. White, Jim O’Hora, and Earl Bruce have com
bined thus far to come out on top on 37 of the 60 contests to date.
The average Toretti hopes to improve stands at .616.
McDowell Weiskopf Williams Coaches
(-650) (.666) (.733) (.616)
Arkansas-Miss. Miss. Miss. Miss. Mi^
Army-Columbia Army Army Army Army
Boston U.-Holy C. Boston U. Boston U. Boston U. Boston U.
Calif-S. Cal. South. Cal. South. Cal. South. Cal. SouthTCaL
Illinois-Syracuse Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois
Mich.-Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Michigan Minnesota"
Mich. St. Purdue Mich. Si. Mich. St. Mich. Si" MichTSL
Navy-Perm _ Navy Navy Navy Navy ~
Northwesi.-Piii Pitt Pitt pitt Pitt
Ohio St.-Wise, Wisconsin Ohio Si. Ohio St. Wisconsin""
SMU-Kansas SMU SMU SMU SMU
Texas-Rice Texas Rice • Rice Rice
Princeion-Cornell Princeton Princeton Princeton Cornell
UCLA-Oregon St. UCLA UCLA UCLA UCLA
Stanford-Wash. Stanford Wash. Stanford Stanford
DON'T SHOOT
FOSDICK— 1
kuew
YOU WERE RIGHT
CREAM-Oi U, CHARLIE, ☆
By ROY WILLIAMS
Harriers
(Continued from page six)
and Stone paced the way, finish
ing in a tie for first with a 20:22
clocking. Doug Moorhead, lead
ing runner for the varsity this
season came in fourth at 21:14.
St. Clair came in sixth, Free
bairn 12th, Parsons 13th, and.
Porto 15th last year.
The idea for the alumni-varsity
race was originated by the former
Lion harriers for the purpose of
aiding the Penn State hill-and
dalers.
ing teams in the East.
COLGATE
Glen
Tillon
Grovei
Lemov
Erhardt
Smith
Williamson
Heidell
Lagermacini
Sanford
Lewis
Colgate on the other hand has
been eking out victories by one
and two points. The Raiders’ win
over R.P.I. was a one-point affair
coming in a double overtime.
Last fall Colgate and Penn
State battled in an overtime con
test at Hamilton, N.Y., for two
extra periods until the Lions
finally scored to edge the Braves,
1-0.
THAT MESSY
igeiCA'-S
, AGE SEVEN