SATURDAY. OCTOBER 15. 1955
P•nn State Sports—
ON
'THE
LINE
Today Navy meets the best offense it has met thus far this'
season—a season in which it has stacked up a formidable defense
and a 3-0- slate.
Lenny Moore, of course, the Lions' top target for All-America
conversation, will be the vital cog in the four-man backfield
machine. Moore will be the best back the Middieb have faced
this year, and probably the best they'll face during the remainder
of the regular season.
HE'S FAST, TRICKY, a competitor, and can take a beating—
a sound physical beating such as Army administered with its gang
tackling—and still be a spark for Coach Rip Engle.
Of course Moore won't. and can't handle Navy by himself,
and no one expects it. From here we go tcr quarterback Bobby
Hoffman. a 168-pounder who has been conspicuous in each game:
fullback Buck Straub, and left half Billy Kane who will be look+ .
ing for a repeat performance of his season's best work in the'
Boston University opener. •
And the line of course. No one will go anywhere without them
working—everybody working. And from here we go even further.
SPIRIT—INVALUABLE:
Spirit--something that is practically unexplainable—can't be
written on paper. Plays, defenses, etc., can be written, taught, and
learned. Spirit can't be. Spirit grows with familiarity and desire,
whether it be on a football field, in fraternity, or in a home.
For the freshmen coming straight out of high school, college
football spirit—we'll grant you that many college teams play strictly
"blood" football—is entirely new for them.
Rarely do sophomores acquire it so early. Juniors are on their
way, but in the seniors—the three and four-year men—is where
every coach looks for his spirit. Spirit comes from leaders. Com
bine the two and a team—although outclassed in ability—can win
ball games. From here we leave it to Engle and his Lions.
Two things, it seems, usually go hand in hand in State College—
rain and Homecoming, weekend. But we should have known the
drizzles were coming—it was sunny, bright, and warm last .week
end; no special events were scheduled.
Rain an 4 football teams, however, can brew odd tales on the
gridiron. And with Navy and Penn State meeting today anything
might pop.
NOTHING NEW .
But such conditions aren't new for the Lions. They haven't
set a foot on a dry Held yet. Against Boston U. in the home opener
the rain ceased at game time but left a treacherous field: against
Army no rain fell during the game, But many players did under
uncertain footing—the result of pre-game rain. Things got pro
gressively worse. At Virginia the Libns met the Cavaliers under
grey skies, through a steady drizzle, and on a muddy field.
By now the Lions should be professional mudders.
What about Navy? Well, against Pitt on anything but a dry
field, George Welsh, Navy's snappy leader at quarterback, com
pleted eight of 17 passes. Last Tuesday it was clear and sunny.
That's when we asked Frank Patrick what Navy could do on a wet
field. Patrick, who scouted Navy against Pitt Saturday, said:
"They're good then too."
By ROY WILLIAMS
Sports Editor
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Thinclads
Train After
Two Losses
By RON GATEHOUSE
Toying with a .two-week lay
over before meeting Michigan
State next Saturday at East
Lansing, the Lion cross-country
team • has been steadfastly going
through the paces (weather per
mitting) on its University golf
course practice track.
Chick Werner's Centennial har
riers, still looking for that first
win, have dropped two 'contests
so far. Last Saturday Cornell
came to University Park to down
the Lions, 20-37, and 'if► the sea
son opener the Nittanies traveled
to Navy and were snubbed by the
strong Middies, 22-39.
Now Own 0-2 Record
The present thinclads, obviously
sub. par to Penn State's perennial
cross-country powers, are never
theless stronger than their 0-2
record indicates.
Their two opponents to date
are .among the cream of the East,
and the remainder of the sched
ule is without a weak spot.
r After meeting the Spartans, the
Lions face Pitt at home and then
travel to New York City to meet
Manhattan. Then come the IC
4A's at New York and the 1955
NCAA's, this year to be held at
East Lansing.
Werner took a skeleton travel
ing squad of seven runners to
Annapolis in the season opener,
but entered nine men in the Cor
nell meet.
Moorhead Sets Pace
Captain Doug Moorhead has
been spearheading the Lions so
far—he was second against Navy
and placed third in the Cornell
meet.
Don Woodrow has been fourth
and fifth respectively, with Paul
Roberts, Bruce Austin, Ron Lew
is, Al Jones, Norm Shoup, Wen
del Yingling, and Bob Kopf
rounding out the group of '55
runners to see action so far.
The freshman harriers, pro
claimed by frosh coach Norm
Gordon to be one of the Univer-
I sity's best first-year squads, own
a 15-46 shutout win over Cor
nell's yearlings in their only con
test to date. The Lion frosh face
Navy next Saturday before
traveling to the IC-4A's.
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Middies have a 3-0 record. The Lions, 2-1. The lose was suffered at
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