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“It was the most frustrating game I ever coached.” That’s all
Rip Engle said Saturday after his team lost that 20-7 crusher to
Texas Christian. But it actually told a big tale.
The Lion coach saw his team move seemingly at will between
the two twenty yard lines, 'only to fail when the crucial play arose.
And he saw this same team fumble the ball five times, bringing
the season total to 20—just nine short of the number of completed
passes shown on the Lions’ five-game statistic sheet.
Only two of the bobbles were
lost, but both hurt immensely.
One set up the first TGU touch
down, and the . second froze a
possible Penn State touchdown
on the Frogs’ six yard line.
* • *' • *
. Ron Younker's 47-yard jaunt
in the fourth quarter, called
back because the Lions were
ruled off sides, shutout another
possible scoring drive. Head
linesman Harold Wilkins, later
revealed that he called the
penalty because Frank Reich
had his head past the ball.
That's a. mere technicality in
the rules and I'll bet it's been
a long lime since officials called
that penalty.
Lenny Moore’s pass reception
for Penn State’s only touchdown
was a real thriller. Moore went
up for the ball thrown by Bobby
Hoffman but it was dipped away
by Chuck Curtis. The flash snag
ged it, though, as both he and
Curtis fell to the .ground. It was
his "sixth TD in five games.
* - •
Speaking of passes, Don Bai
ley had some tough luck in the
first quarter when two perfect
tosses were broken up by TCU
defensers. The first was a per
fect strike to Jim Garrity in
the endzone. The ball was just
inches from the speedy end's
arms when Ray Taylor tipped
the ball away.
On the following play Bailey
hit Moore' on the left sidelines.
But Jim Swink grabbed an arm
just as the. Lion halfback
touched the ball and it fell free
as an. incomplete pass.
At least three former Pehn
State athletes attended the game.
Wrestler Joe Lemyre, Ed Haag,
a basketball player last year, and
gridder Pete Schoderbek were on
hand. All three are stationed at
the Air Force Base near. Fort
Worth. Haag and Schoderbek
were graduated last June and Le
myre received his degree in 1953.
pasketball Candidates
Candidates for varsity and
freshman basketball should report
to Recreation Hall Monday. Fresh
men will practice from 4 to 6 p.m.
and the varsity will practice from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The freshmen are to report to
coach Don Swegan and the varsity
to head coach John Egli to get
their physical cards.
Fullback Charlie Blockson, like
tackle Rosey Grier, is a weight
man on the Penn State_ track
team.
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By dick mcdowell
Collegian Sports Editor
Lions and Pitt
Frosh Tie, 6-6
A late first half rush and a des
perate fourth period goal line
stand earned Penn State’s fresh
man football team a 6-6 tie with
the Pittsburgh frosh Saturday at
Pittsburgh.
Halfback Bob Rice intercepted
a pass at midfield for the Lions
to start the frosh on their touch
down drive. Bob Scrabis, who did
most of the Lions’ passing, floated
a 25-yard aerial to Les Walters
with time running out in the half.
On the next play a Scrabis-Wal
ters pass resulted in a score.
Emil Caprara, who kicked the
winning point in the Lions’ 7-6
win over Navy two weeks ago,
missed the extra point try.
Pitt scored its lone touchdown
in the third period with Jim
Abrachinsky scampering the final
35-yards. The extra point at
tempt was blocked.
The Lions put up a stubborn
defense in the fourth period when
the Panthers threatened to break
the deadlock. Pitt moved within
the Nittany Lions’ ten-yard line
before being halted.
Basketball Managers
There will c a meeting of all
candidates for assistant manager
ships in basketball at 5 p.m.
Thursday on the balcony at Rec
reation Hall. Candidates are re
quested to -'eport there at that
time.
DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Alumni
Edged
By HERM WEISKOPF
“We didn’t win, but it was a let of fun.” These were the words echoed by the alumni
harriers following their 28-29 loss to the Nittany varsity cross-country team Saturday.
Key injuries crippled the ” chances of winning* Although Olympian Curt
Stone paced the field of 18 runners, the alumni went down to their second one-point loss in
the two-year-old rivalry. , ' * . , ,
Bill Ashenfelter, who finished in a tie for first with Stone last year, was forced to
drop out of the race at the two-mile mark because of an injured.left foot.
A foot injury also prevented Olympic 3000-meter steeplechase champion Horace Ash
enfelter from taking part in the| 1 _ ” j " ~ *
Three of the top four positions
were won by alumni harriers,
with only Doug Moorhead, who
finished second, able to crack the
quartet. Stone's winning time for
■the four-mile race was 21:24.8,
with Moorhead coming in at 21:35.
Third place went to John St. Clair
with a 21:47 clocking and Bob
Freebarin placed fourth at 21:51.
Hollen Places Ninth
Last year’s IC4A two-mile tit
list, Red Hollen, and Bob Parsons,
rounded out the scoring for the
alumni. Hollen finished ninth and
Parsons 14th. Last season Hollen
was unable to compete for the
varsity because of a foot injury.
The race got off to a slow start,
with Lions’ John Chillrud and
Ted Garrett setting the pace with
a 4:48 mile. Sophomore Paul Ro
berts and Moorhead were one sec
ond behind the leaders at the mile
marker. Stone was tied with St.
Clair for sixth after one mile.
Moorhead took the lead near
the mile and one-half point and
opened a big gap. After two miles
Moorhead was in front with a
10:11 clocking. Freebaim was
second at 10:20, Stone third at
10:21, and Garrett fourth at 10:22.
However, Moorhead slowed his
pace after two miles and Stone
closed in, finally passing the Nit
tany distance star near the three
mile marker. Stone was one sec
ond in front of Moorhead at the
three-mile post—ls:46 to 15:47.
Then the Smethport High School
teacher poured it on, finishing
with a 5:38 mile and a healthy
lead.
Jim Pastorius was barely in
front of . Freebairn after three
Harriers
by Lions
miles, but couldn’t hold his lead
and placed fifth.
St. Clair came in sixth last year,
Freebairn 12th, and Parsons 13th.
The order of finish:
1— Stone (A) 21:24.8
2 Moorhead (V) 21:35
3 St. Clair (A) 21:47
4 Freebairn (A) 21:51
5 Pastorius (V) 21:57
6 Garrett (V) 22:08
7 Woodrow (V) 22:10.5
8— Roberts (V) 22:11
9 Hollen (A) 22:13
10— McKelvey (V) 22:44
11— Chillrud (V) 22:52
12—Mowry (V) 22:55
(V)
13—Mohler
(A) 23:13
14—Parsons
15—Austin (V)
16— Cunningham (V) 24:25
17— Nash (V) 25:35
18— Yingling (V) 25:41
Rip Engle, Penn State football
coach, sees GI morale as the chief
beneficiary of Army- inspired
sports programs at American
bases abroad. Engle only recently
returned from an Army-sponsored
football clinic in Japan.
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Frosh Roofers Capture
First of Season, 6-3
Penn State’s freshman soccer
team took the wraps off their big
guns Saturday afternoon, and lev
eled the Cosmopolitan eleven,
6-3.
With Terry Reber and Jim Hed
’ :g each contributing two goals
and a stubborn defense holding
the Cosmopolitans in check, the
yearlings rolled to their first win
of the season. They have dropped
one contest to the Lock Haven
State Teachers College hooters.
The frosh will travel to Mary
land to oppose the Frostburg State
Teachers eleven, this Saturday.
22:55.1
23:57
Penn State, playing its first sea
son under a newly-appointed
coach, John Egli, will’play 25 bas
ketball games in 1955.
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