WEDNESDAY, MOSER 26. 1955
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. . . 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.
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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 .
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it
for e final w histle
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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.
Senior Member
• Charlie Speidel, as head coach
of wrestling since 1927, is the sen
ior member of the Penn State
athletic coaching staff.
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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.
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