SiX Its national ranking jolted rudely from eyes winless Pennsylvania this week in quest The Lions move into Philadelphia’s Fra the Quakers in the nationally televised game The Quakers, under former Michigan this season, switching to Biggie Munn’n fam come up with a winning combination. Duke, ington, and Navy have all beaten the weak The Lions meanwhile have lost two straight to West Virginia, and Texas Christian, but appear ready to get back into the form that won them their first three games. Lions Will be Favored Lion coach Rip Engle, fully aware that his team will be a heavy favorite Saturday, scoffed at the idea that the Nittanies might underestimate the winless Quakers. “Don’t worry about that,” he said. “Our kids will be ready. They have nothing to be compla cent about. And if they didn’t know it before, they know now that a football team must play good football every'minute or it won’t beat anybody.” The Lions are expected to oe back at full strength Saturday for the first time in three weeks. Ron Younker injured his ; shoulder against TCU but trainer Chuck Medlar indicated yesterday that the spunky halfback will be ready to play Saturday. Fullback Chuck Blockson who sat out the Texas trip because of an impacted wis dom tooth will also be ready to go. Aside from the usual bumps and bruises the Nittanies are in top physical condition. Fumbles Plague Lions Engle’s big worry this week is not with his team’s physical standing but rather the Lion coach is concerned more with the rash of fumblitis that has plagued the squad all season. They number 20, and 14 of these have been recovered by the opposition. It was three fumbles in the third period .-that cost the Lions any chance they might have had of licking West Virginia two weeks ago, and last Saturday five more miscues nullified the fine running of Younker and Len ny Moore against TCU. “Our fumbling bothers me,” Engle admitted, “but I don’t think anything’s wrong that a few breaks wouldn’t help us forget. The breaks have been going against us the last few weeks, just as they’ve been going against Pennsylvania all season, and even the top teams in the country need the breaks to win.” In the 42-game series the Lions have been able to come up with only 13 victories. The Quakers own 25 and four have ended in ties. However, until Penn beat Rip Engle’s team last season, the Quakers hadn’t beaten Penn State since 1936. Grid Dope Sheet HUSHING Player Tries Gain Loss Net Moore S 4 606 32 674 Younker 26 184 16 16S Bailey 46 188 82 10G Straub Blockson 10 82 22 69 PASSING Atemp. Comp. Inte. Yds 51 22 2 230 10 5 2 65 12 2 3 7 PARS RECEIVING No. Yds. 3 37 7 57 t» 106 Bailey Hoffman Plum Player Moore Arnelle Garrity Allen Sherry Younlrer Powell RUNT RETURNS Number Player 'Moore; Vounker KICKOFF RETURNS Number Player Moore* You nlror Straub . Kane Howell Della. Petina INTERCEPTIONS Number '{Mum Railey _ Hoff man PUNTING Player Railoy Rhim Ho.C*mm TTAr»hb<*r<7 Lions Face Toughest Test Against Army Coach Ken Hosterman’s Nittany soceermen will have another opportunity to break an opponent’s winning streak when Army visits them Saturday. Penn State, undefeated in four matches, will host the cadets in the third of four home games slated this season. Army’s soccer team coached by Joe Palone has always been one of the major stumbling blocks for Penn State. soccer teams —espe-' cially when the Lions boast spot less records. This year Army again looms as the major—and perhaps the only —threat to the Lions bid for su premacy in the Eastern soccer standings. Both Hosterman and his veteran squad realize not only the ability, but the spirit that Palone instills in his soccer teams. During the past four weeks, Penn State’s soc cermen have had one thing on their minds—beat Army. Last year Army edged the Lions at West Point, 4-3, to break Penn State’s string of nine straight vic tories, and Hand it one of its two losses. In past years Army has proven itself a soccer power by coupling a sound, rough game with a con tinuously high-pressured attack. Several of Penn State’s victims this year—such as Maryland and Colgate—have met the Lions on even terms during the early part of the first quarter only to fold usually in the first half. Army is different. It opens the game with a flourish of power and stamina, but it seldom fal ters when its opponents put on the pressure. At one time or an other, Penn State’s last four op ponents have folded either in spurts or for good—which often gave the Lions a chance to catch their breath and step up their at tack. The credit for Penn State’s four victories cannot be accredited to the fact that its opponents gave up, and allowed the Lions to score at will; however, the fact is evident that these teams did fal ter. Army will not. Penn State will have to open with a hammer ing attack and the tighest de fense—and will have to play the entire game that way. The Cadets’ method of play waits for that one slip, whether it is in the first min ute of play or the fourth period. Penn State will draw Fordham, Syracuse, Navy and Pitt as its home football opponents during the 1955 centennial. Ave, 6.6 6.7 2.3 8.2 2.9 0 S 2 6 64 TDs 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Yds. 16 21 10 0 10 Number CHE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA under it by two straight-defeats, Penn State of victory number four. nk'lin Field Saturday for the 43rd battle with : of the week. State Steve Sebo, made a complete change oils multiple offense, but haven’t been able to William and Mary, Princeton, George Wash- Philadelphians. By HOY WILLIAMS Sports writer Roy Williams kfept his hold on first place intact in the Daily Collegian’s weekly grid prediction contest, selecting cor rectly on 11 of the 15 contests picked to baffle the swamies Sat urday. Williams i- currently picking them at a .733 rate, with a total of 55 correct selections and 20 mis cues. Assistant sports editor, Hercri Weiskopf, came out on-top in nine contests Saturday, good enough to hold down second place for the second straight week. His total to date is 49 right, 26 wrong, for a .653 average. Sports Editor Dick McDowell slipped into a third place tie with the coaches. He fell 24 percentage points below his previous aver age, coming out on top in only eight contests. He now owns a .626 average. Assistant coach. Tor Toretti, brought the mentors out of a two week stay in the cellar by choos ing the winners in ten games, and bringing the coaches’ average high enough to match McDow ell’s .626: Flanagan Risks Prestige Against Harper Tonight SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26 (/P)— Del Flanagan of Minneapolis, No. 2 ranking welterweight contend er, risks prestige here tomorrow night in a ten-roUhd bout with a comparatively unknown but clev er boxer, Maurice Harper of Oak land. - The fight will be nationally tele vised from the Wmterland Arena over CBS, starting at 10 pm. EST. As part of its centennial cele bration in 1955 Penn State will play Navy and Pitt at State Col lege, Pa. Williams Leads In Grid Picks; Hits on 11 Games Harriers Wilt Meet 'Red Hot' Panthers By HERM WEISKOPF The decline of the once famed smoke of Pittsburgh seems to have some effect on the Panthers’ cross-country fortunes. Pitt has copped 14 consecutive regular-season meets and is now ranked as one of the top’ hill-and-dale powers in the nation- ’ Penn State and Pitt will tangle Saturday at Pittsburgh. Last year the Panthers barely missed taking the IC4A championship, finishing just two points behind Michigan State. The Panthers, who entered the title run without too much advance notice despite their impressive record, edged the Lions in a battle for the No. 2' slot. Pitt had 84 points and Penn State 'BB. i Edged. Piit in Nationals However, in the NCAA run for the roses the Lions finished in front of Pitt. Kansas, paced by- Wes Santee, won the national ti tle; Penn State placed fourth; and Pitt came in fifth Among the Panthers’ victims this season are Westminster, Vjl lanoya, and both Manhattan and Army in a triangular meet. West minster fbll before Pitt 15-40, with Arnie Sowell, Thorton Smith, and Jim Moore winding up in a three way tie for first. Villanova, which along with Navy edged Penn State in a tri angular battle earlier this season, went down before the Panthers. 18-37. Sowell and Moore tied for first in the Schenley Park race. Sowell Paces Panthers Sowell led Pitt to its latest vic tory by coming from behind to place first Saturday against Man hattan and Army, His winning time of 25:08.7 for the Van Cort landt Park course was the fastest of the campaign. Pitt was tagged with just 23, points. Manhattan was second with 41 points and the Black Knights of the Hudson were third with 64. One point that makes Sowell’s run stand out is that the winning time of last,year’s IC4A title race —which was held at Van Cort landt Park—was 24:51.7. Sowell's winning time Saturday was just 17 seconds off John Kelley’s first OUR NATURAL SHOULDER TOPCOATS These soft construction outer-coats are a revela tion in lightweight comfort without sacrificing warmth Handwoven in Scotland tweeds, English Saxonys apd coverts. We invite your inspection and selection. Prices from $50.00 to $75.00. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 27. 1954. place clocking in the IC4A title run last year. A 1 Gunderson, Smith, and John Schubert finished- third, fourth, and fifth respectively in last week’s three-way meet. Bob Cherry rounded out the Panthers’ scoring when he crossed the fin ish line in tenth spot. Moore came in 12th and Tom Jessup 15th, Pitt and Penn State did not meet in a regular-season battle last year. For the Lions this.will be the third away meet in four races this year. Penn State dropped the season's opener to Navy and Vil lanova at Annapolis. The follow ing weekend the Lions fell be fore Cornell at Ithaca, N.Y. Michi gan State was defeated by Penn State two weeks ago in the Lions’ first home meet, 23-36. The Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce has been very success ful in cutting down the smog in the city, but it hgs no objection to the “smoke” from the Panthers’ red hot harriers. Felix Signs With Knkks NEW YORK, Oct. 26 (/P)_Ray Felix, 6-11 stringbean center, end ed his holdout apd signed today with the New York Knickerbock ers' of the National Basketball Association. He has been reported asking $20,000 for the season but a Knickerbocker spokesman said it was closer to $15,000. “He came down from there,” the spokesman said while declin ing to announce the final figure. °~~ CUSTOM SHOP W. College Ave., State College Third Away Meet >C r «)S3C'^
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