WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 16,1955
Penn State Sports—
ON the
LINE
AUTGEWS POST MOSTEMS .. .
According to radio broadcaster Tony Merino, working
over WCTC in New Jersey. Rutgers played its best game of
the year when it lost to the Lions Saturday, 34-13.
Merino, who has followed the Scarlet through five losses
and two wins, told us it was the first time he had seen quarter
back Bill Gatyas play the option and pitchout so well, and that
it was the first time the Scarlet had had any success what
soever with the gamble to halfbacks Bob Lusardi and Bob
Laverty.
Rutgers, like Penn, is looking to
1956 with hopes of tucking the
dismal '55 season into the record
books to be forgotten. Fighting a
losing cause, Coach Harvey Har
man used 16 of his 19 sophomores
and 14 of his 15 juniors. Only five
men on the roster failed to play.
The other was first-string guard
Bob Howard, out with a shoulder
injury.
• • •
RUTGER'S FIELD
We were impressed with (1)
Rutger's field, (2) the hospitality,
and (3) the efficiency of sports
PI head Les 'Unger. Scarlet's field,
bathed in a warm, November sun
Saturday, holds 23,000, but only
12,000 showed up for the test. It's
a horseshoe shaped field, set in a
natural ravine, rimmed by pines.
Although the field is horseshoe
shaped, the curve of the horseshoe
is broken by planting areas that
are crammed with hawthorne
roses.
Before the game Unger held
a press luncheon. If he'd called
it a banquet he would have
been more correct. Four dif
ferent kinds of pie, roast beef
rare, medium, and well-doite.
none - the . - least—Coffee, potato
salad, cheeses, cake, cold cuts,
tea, etc., spotted the "menu."
The only thing that fizzled WOW
a log fire that failed to burn.
N. The press box it's the , best
we've been in in five road trips
—had two radio booths. Each
were carpeted and had -drapes
hanging from the windows.
Bob Prince, Penn State broad
caster, said he came td Rutger's'
eight years ago for a game that -
was to be playcd• 'in , sub-zerci
weather. "I came equipped with
boots, heavy coats, overshoes,
and thermos jug," Prince ex
plained. "It took . me, fifteen
minutes, to haul the stuff -in
from the car, and then I walked: ,
into this radio room--with car- - ;
pets and all. I thought I was-in
New. York's CBS of first."-
Coach - Rip Engle practically
cleared his bench :Raturday.• It
looked as though .the 'gray Eagle
was .sending in•two definite
ups 'for his front - wall,.perhaPs
experimenting for the all-impor
tant, up-coming Pitt test here
Saturday.
Engle, however. did not use - I.
his quarterbacks. Al Jacks. -and'
Jack Scribis, • who: have' all but.
faded into 'obacurity this
in riding the- bench :foe
games. Both sophomosos were
considered. at the outset of the
season. as possibly figuring in.:
the quarterback work.
No one expected them to be
first string signal callers with Milt
Plum, Bob Hoffman, and Jim
Hochberg vying for the job, but
it was expected that - they'd be
seen in action. Bill Nehmer, 201-
pound tackle who. stands 6-3, re
portedly a football player in his
own right, has made the trips but
not yet seen action. He's also a
sophomore.
By ROY WILLIAMS
Sports Editor
'Big 3' Stay
On Top; Pitt
Ranked 15th
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oklahoma, Maryland, and Mich
igan State still are running 1-2-3
in the Associated Press' football
poll and figure to stay up there
after Saturday's play. There could
be plenty of changes, however,
in the ratings below the top trio.
• Oklahoma is a 26-point favorite
to beat Nebraska for the Big Sev
en crown at Lincoln and run its
victory streak to 28. Maryland is
the 27-point choice over George
Washington, and Michigan State,
hoping to move into the Rose
Bowl, is about the same over
Marquette.
Notre Dame, fourth in the rank
ings, fifth place UCLA, and sixth
place Michigan, run into trouble.
All could lose without causing
any shock to the onlookers.
Irish Gel Nod
• The Fighting Irish are rated 10
points .over lowa but the Hawk
eyes always spell aggravation to
the men from South Ben. UCLA
is a 10-point choice over Southern
California in the big .battle on
the coast where the Bruins are
aiming to seal a berth in the Rose
Bowl. .
Michigan is given just a six
point edge over Ohio 'State at
Ann Arbor. The Big Ten crown
as well as the Rose Bowl spot is
at stake in this climactic contest.
DUS Win linporlant
A victory by Ohio State would
send Michigan' State to Pasadena
since-the 'Btiobeyes are ineligible
to repeat their 1955 journe to
the Rose BoWl.
Texas .Christian is ranked sev
enth followed by Texas . A&M,
Ohio State and G p eurgia Tech. The
Aggies and Geoa Tech are
Saturday while r idle
TCU, aiming fOr
the Cotton Bowl,'is favored by 19
over Rice.
The second 10 in order: Navy,
Auburn,. West• Virginia; Missis
sippi; -Pittsburgh. Miami - Ohio,
Tennessee; Stanford, Oregon State
and Duke.
Outing Club to Hold 2d
Cabin Party Saturday
The . Penn State Otiting Club
will hold its second •overnight
cabin party this weekend at the
ski cabin. Gordon McCartney,
president,-has announced. •
The group will leave 'from Old
Maiti at 8 p.m. Saturday.
People interested -must sign up
at the Hetzel Union desk before
noon Friday. All women will be
permitted overnight permissions,
IHcCartney said.
McCartney asked those who
have • blankets or sleeping bags
to bring them it they attend. the
Party.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Tatum—Not Team—Fumbles This Time
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Nov. 15 (W)—Maryland was voted into Miami's Orange Bowl football
game today but if Jim Tatum's Terps fumble the ball around like he did the announcement they'll
never beat Oklahoma.
Oklahoma is No. 1 in the weekly Associated Press poll to determine the nation's best college
football team. Maryland is No. 2. On paper, it promises to be the best of the bowl games on Nov. 2.
9 Teams Open
Cage Season
With Victories
Eighteen fraternity basketball
teams inaugurated their cage sea
sons Monday night at Recreation
Hall. In the first game Alpha Chi
Rho, behind the 12-point barrage
of Paul Christman, walloped Al
pha Phi Delta, 27-5.
Phi Kappa • Psi stopped Zeta
Beta Tau, 16-10, with Bill Bilyak
pumping eight through the hoop
for the winners. Julian Falk led
ZBT, scoring eight.
Tau Kappa Epsilon defeated
Lambda Chi Alpha, 24-8, as Joe
Eberly equalled the entire Lamb
da CM Alpha output to lead the
scorers with eight points.
Delta Upsilon and Alpha Phi
Alpha battled to the highest score
of the evening with Alpha Phi
Alpha winning, 32-22. Alpha Phi
Alpha's Thomas was high scorer
for the winners with 16 points.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon beat Phi
Sigma Kappa, 26-18. Russ Mande
ville led the winners with eight,
but Walt Stevenson of Phi Sigma
Kappa was the game's top scorer
with nine points.
Led by Bill Stoddart, Phi Delta
Theta defeated Alpha Zeta, 30-15.
Stoddart was the high scorer for
the evening with his 17 markers.
Alpha Sigma Phi won out over
Theta Delta Chi, 25-11. Harry
Brown led the winners with six.
In the closest game of the night,
Theta Xi eked out a 25-23 over
time win over Sigma Phi Alpha.
Jim Machlan and Gordon Krei
ger split 16 points for Theta Xi.
John Forrest led the losers with
seven.
In the final game Sigma Pi
edged Alpha Epsilon Pi, 17-16.
5o million
times a day
at home,
at work or
on the way
BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA•COLA COMPANY SY
ALTOONA COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY
"Coke is e registered UwM•merk. CI 1937, THE COCA•COLA COMPANY
Tatum has been itching for an
other shot at the Sooners and
Bud Wilkinson, who was his as
sistant before he moved from Ok
lahom ato Maryland in 1947 and
since has compiled a better record
than his old boss.
The votes were being rounded
'up in
,a poll of Atlantic Coast
Conference schools on its Or
ange Bowl designate when Ta
turn went into his weekly con
ference with sports writers to
day.
Maryland, he was happy to say,
had been unanimously selected to
represent the conference in the
bowl. He signalled Joe Blair, his
publicity man, to make the for
mal announcement.
"Maryland has accepted the
invitation to the Orange Bowl,"
Blair announced.
"I didn't say that," said Tatum.
"I said 'Selected.'
"We haven't accepted yet."
He explained the final deci
sion• was up to the university's
administration. He said he did
not want what he said to mean
Maryland would not accept. He
said it was apparent Maryland's
athletic council was in favor.
At the same time, Jim Weaver,
commissioner of the conference.
announced from his office at
Greensboro, N.C., that Maryland
had been selected and had ac
cepted.
Tatum's "We haven't accepted
yet," took Weaver aback.
"I talked with Tatum and
Dean Geary F. Eppley, Mary
land faculty athletic chairman,"
said Weaver, "and I most defi
nitely got the impression th..!
they had accepted the invita
tion."
Tatum owned up then. Mary
land had' accepted. He said he'd
done the shadow boxing with
words because there was a prior
agreement Weaver 'would an
nounce the acceptance.
Thompson to Play
Atherton for Title
Thompson edged Delta Gamma,
Tri-Sigma, and Kappa Kappa
Gamma 1-0 in the intramural
field hockey playoffs last night.
Thompson will play undefeated
Atherton for the championship
title tomorrow.
The sorority goalie Carolyn
Briggs was the defensive stand
out of the night as she came out
of the cage three times to block
sure-score shots. Wing June Stein
knocked in the deciding tally for
Thompson.
In the first night of playoffs
in the coed IM badminton league,
Delta Zeta beat Pi Beta Phi, 2-0;
Alpha Gamma Delta blanked Co
ops, 3-0; and Tri-Sigma won over
Delta Gamma, 2-1.
For your
THANKSGIVING
HO
Head For These
HILTON HOTELS
and
SPECIAL STUDENT RATES
in
NEW YORK
WASHINGTON-BOSTON
BUFFALO-HARTFORD
HOTEL NEW YORKER
NEW YORK
1 in a room $5.50
2 in a room $4.50
3 in a room $3.50
4 in a room $3.00
ROOSEVELT and STATLER
NEW YORK
MAYFLOWER and STATLER
WASHINGTON, D. C.
STATLER HOTELS IN
BUFFALO, BOSTON,
HARTFORD
1 in a room $6.50
2 in a room $5.50
3 in a room $4.50
4 in a room $4.00
WALDORF-ASTORIA and
PLAZA, NEW YORK
1 in a room $B.OO
2 in a room $6.50
3 in a room $5.50
4 in a room $5.00*
•The Waldorf has no 4 Ina room accom
modations. All hotel rooms with bath.
CAMPUS REPRESENTATIVE
John Heinz*, Phi Kappa Psi
For reservations, contact Campus
Representative or Student Rela
tions Representative at the hotel
of your choice.
For information on faculty and
group rates, contact campus rep
resentative.
/
,ort • Tr • nirli4„..
Conrad N. Hilton. President
PAGE SEVEN