WEDNESDAY, MOSER 26. 1955 TIME OUT... ay ROW OATEIROOSIL Asst. Weds Edam . . . FOR DENA AND DATA CROSS-COUNTRY WOES: .1C few short weeks ago Penn State cross-country coach Chick Werner was hashing over what he expected the Centennial season would hold in store for his Lion harriers. "It's too early to tell how good we are," he said, "but I do know that we'd have to go pretty far to find a schedule as tough as we have this year." And after a quick glimpse at the results of the three meets the Lions have entered -to date, it appears that Werner wasn't talking through his hat. How good his 1955 harriers are may or may not be estab lished in Warner's mind, but there's one factor that he's bound to be sure of by now—the 1955 cross-country schedule is tough. To date, the Lion harriers have faked—and lost to—Navy, Cornell, and Michigan State. Respective scores were 2249, 20-37. and 19-43. The figures don't seem quite as overwhelming when the prowess of these teams, is taken into con sideration. Navy threw a bundle of experience at the Nittanies; Cornell made a strong bid for the IC-4A title last November; and the Spartans are given an edge for this year's Big Ten Confer ence crown. Rut things don't stand at *ll prawns' ing for the remainder of the season either. Pitt, the Lions' Friday opponent. had a IS-meet win streak snagged. 27-30. by Irdbaaava Oct. IL 'The Panthers and Villanova fin ished two-these in last fall's Then corner. • Manhattan. The Jaspers, who host the Lions Nov. 5, were the 1954 • IC-4A. crown bearers. To round out the season, Wer ner's runners travel to the Nov. 14th IC-4A's in New York City, and then move to East Lansing, Mich., for the Nov. 28th national collegiate meet. But don't count the Lions out yet. Last year they finialied the regular mama in the red with a 1-4 mark, but went an is rank fourth in the IC-4A's and fifth is the NCAA festival it East Lansing. ' Two members of the present team Captain Doug Moorhead and Don Woodrow—were among the leaders in• the Lions' smash ing • post Beason showing last fall. • * AND SOON THE TWAIN SHALL MEET: UR year two standout soccer players graduated from Penn - State's national champion team—Captain and All-American Jack Pinezich and star- halfback Gerry Gillispie. . Since both were enrolled in the University's advanced ROTC pro- . gram-LPinezich in the• Air Force and Gillispie in the Navy —it wasn't long before Uncle Sam put in his bid for the Lion team mates. Pinesich onterad the Air Force last May, and' after spending a hew weeks in Texan, entered Plight Trabsihg School in Missouri. Tho Air Fords - piehod up • news of his collage soccer acidovesnonts, and selected him far berth on the armed services team, vrbich traveled to Iceland for a throe- Sams swiss. Upon returning, to the States, Pinezich was taken out of flight training to , practice soccer and three weeks ago he was sent to Germany to again tour with a ser vice team. And he made his SuroL ;man 'debut in true all-American fashion. Arriving one day before he was scheduled to play, the -former Lion great started for the Ameri can squad and scored three goals to pace s teammates to a 5-3 win over the German squad. And lust a week ago Tues day, Gillispie received orders to report to Wiesbaden. ' Ger many. to play en the same team with Mimic& The squad. 'un der the auspices of the Air Force, is making a 45-day four throughout Europe. At the end of that - period, Pinesich and Gi/lispie will , return to the States for the Olympic tryouts . Dec. 20th in New York; atty. Another former . Lion boater, Ron Coder, a goalie on the 1951 squad, is also touring with the service team. • • • THE LIONS HAVE A PUNTER: Representatives from Pitt sitting in the scouting. booth Saturday'at the Penn State-West Virginia 5o million times a day at home, at work or while at play L FOR TASTE ... brie' t. Iwaciog ever•f& sparkle. a welcome bit of quick energy that brings you back refreshed. WOUND MOM AUOIONAV OF NO COCA-COLA COMPANY IN ALTOONA COCA•COtA BOTTLING COMPANY "COW is • wilholimpill imesdiromaik. 0 Mit THE COCA-COLA COMPANY THE DAILY tiOttEOIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Engle Fears Penn Upset Saturday Penn State, on the wrong end of the scoring count in three of its first five games this year, moves into the favorite's role Saturday for the first time in two weeks when it tangles with Penn in Philadelphia. Penn is winless over two seasons; it has suffered five losses this year. Even with this, how ictory over their traditional foe than they have been for years. the poorest start his team has made since his first squad here in 1950. ever, the Lions are Lon sure of v For Coach Rip Engle, this ' That team, like this one, lost three of its first five games, but finished with a 5-3-1 record. ; Although Engle's squad will be the favorite Saturday in the 43rd meeting Of the two grid outfits, he is fearful of an upset. "A team like Pennsylvania is hard to figure," the Lion coach said. "Our scouting reports indi cate they're not as bad as their record but simply have been un able to put their stuff together. "We, of course, are having our own troubles. and if Pennsylvania ;should have a good day, and we should have a bad one, almost anything could happen. Cal/ me a pessimist, if you want, but that's exactly how • I feel about this game." Eagle definitely is in no mood to blame his team. "I think it's only fair to say that our team has prayed better ball every week. It's a simple case of not having as much as• the other fellow." In the West Virginia game, the statistics were overwhelmingly in faVor of West Virginia; the Lions stand-up-and-fight brand of ball in the first half before they were outmanned and outsized in. the second half, however, is shown in the statistics of the first half: First downs: PSU-9. WVA-9; yards gained rushing: PSU-147, WVA-77; yards gained passing: PSU-60, WVA-66. J. T. White, Lion scout who has trained his eyes on Penn for three weeks, goes along ,with Engle in game had nothing but praise for Jim Hochberg's brilliant punting performance against the Moun taineers. In seven attempts this season. the Lion quarterback has,boot ed tat yards for a 44 yards-par kick average. As a junior, Hochberg's four kicks (a fifth was blocked ir. the TCU game) went for a 41-yard-average. his estimation of Coach Steve Sebo's eleven. admiration for this; have bco yet to see it team . e I b ri ee ug : ih4ti n th..a Lt h v-o e ew on nt oP u l 3 : it for e final w histle hi sai stl d e tirls on pla s y it t n he pl7 ga h me as White. Williams Retains Lead in Grid Poll Collegian Sports Editor Roy Williams retained his slim lead Saturday in the Daily Collegian's weekly grid poll when he re corded a 9-6 slate. Williams extended his lead to four games when Earl 'Bruce— representing the Nittany Lion coaches--'-hit on only eight out of 15 to fall into a two-way tie for second place with staffer Fran Fanucci. Fanucci tied Williams' mark of 9-6 for the day and erased his one-game deficit to tie the coaches in Saturday's selections. Assistant Sports Editor Ron Gatehouse failed for the second consecutive time to move out of the cellar when he also missed seven of the 15 picks. 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L . 1 , 1 L A e L A A NALTIMOR IV • MARYLAND Varsity, fresh Callers To login Practice Penn Stabe's vanity basket ball team will begin practice at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Recrea tion Hall. Coach John Egli has announced. Don Swegan, fresh-man cage loonier. also ammunced that all freshman basketball candidates will report for an organisation al meeting at 6:45 p.m. tomor row oat the main floor in Rec Hall. Fr.:shaman practice will be gin at 4 pan. Monday. Candidates for boa the var sity and fresh squads should pick up physical. cards in 2:3 Roc Hall any lime Ens' week. 1 Michigan State's basketball ;i3ach Forddy Anderson has a cou sin with the identical name who : coaches high school football at Ft. Wayne, Ind. Catholic Central. 1.11 'JACK'S ~. Barber Shop jli h„. I Cl's l3l S. Pugh St. :~~ ~;' ..,<<,~ gam: >,~ <:: ~~f ti<<•:' PAGE SEVEN
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