PNG* SIX Orange Boast Big Backfield The Nittany Lion football team will leave this morning by airplane from Williamsport and will land in Syracuse 45 minutes later, where it meets the powerful and” top-rated Orange tomorrow in Archbold Stadium. This is the biggest game left on the Syracuse schedule and all indications are that they have been pointing to this one for the past two weeks. . Orange Coach Ben Schwartz walder has one of the best set ofi running backs in the country andj "will favor this attack over a pass ing attack. Spearheading the: Orange backfield are All-Americaj candidate Jimmy Brown, rated by j many observers as the greatest! athlete ever to play at Syracuse, | and unsung Jim Ridlon, who was! an outstanding end last year, but has played strictly halfback this year. Ridlon Under-rated Because of Brown the Orange are sometimes referred to as a! "one-man team” but not accord-j jng to Lion scout Frank Patrick,! •who calls Ridlon “the most under-j rated back I've seen this year.” Brown has been averaging 117, yards a game, gaining 583 yards! •on 93 carries. He is also tied for| the most pass receptions with Rid lon. Both have four each. The 6-2,1 220-pound senior has tabbed seven ! touchdowns and nine extra points in the five Orange games for 51' points, one of the highest in thei Escape Injuries O'Brien Again . One thing in his favor is the. jfacl that in three years he has T_ __ C L r . not missed one minute of varsity | ODS OIIOTDUT action because of injuries. He isj ■ r considered almost invulnerable by q I aI A his coaches and teammates. IICGCOfCI Ql Ridlon has gained only 145 i yards,but he is a dangerous break- LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1 (JP't— away runner and an excellent America’s Olympic Games track pass receiver. He is also the l .. n j , , team’s punter and top defensivei ’ fa - ? ~f n "i man, intercepting three passes, sa ' 10na * throw of 63 feel 2 inches: this year. jby Parry O'Brien in the shotput. Quarterbacks Weak shattered one American and two At quarterback for the Orange' world records today as it conclud places Chuck Z.mmerman in heading for last two games. Kuczaia is a good „ week, field general and runner, but has! Runners Charlie Jenkins, Lon completed only two of seven pass-,^P urrl^ r > Tom Courtney and Lou es this year. Zimmerman, on the, ones , broke the world mile relay other hand, lacks experience but.record with a clocking of 3:07.3. is a good passer, completing 13 of This foursome defeated Arnie 28 passes, including one touch-.Sowell, Josh Culbreath, Glenn down. ] Davis and Eddie Souther, who The fullback spot is up in the also bettered the world mark with air with varsity performer Edj a docking of 3:08.1. Coffin a doubtful starter because The world time of 3:08.8 was of an injury. His replacement will]set in London in 1952 by a U.S be Alan Cann. who is averaging team of Gene Cole, J. W. Mash -6.2 yards per try. Cann has car- burn, Regcie Pearman and Mai ried the ball 23 times for 143. Whitfield. yards. p - The Syracuse backfield is one of the heaviest the Lions will face all year. The four starters will average around 220 pounds. Game time is 1:30 p.m. (EST). Theta Chi Leads Team Standings In 'B' Bowling Five shutout victories and Phi Epsilon Pi’s 3-1 win over Phi; Kappa featured action in Wednes-i day night’s fraternity “B” bowl-’ ing league. Theta Chi leads the bowlers after four weeks of action, tally ing 14 points although Sigma Chi’; and Alpha Sigma Phi have 12 points in three matches, witll one set being postponed due to mechanical failure of the alley.; Alpha Chi Sigma and Delta Chij have each recorded 12 points. In other action, all 4-0 verdicts were won by Theta Chi over Al-j pha Epsilon Pi; Alpha Chi Sigma; defeated Kappa Sigma; Alpha Sigma Phi downed Delta Theta; Sigma; Delta Chi tripped Phi Mui Delta; and Sigma Chi won overt Triangle. The top individual scorer for one game was Dick Kovacs. Alpha' Chi Sig, with 226 points. Don Cos- j tanzo, Theta Chi, and Delta Theta' Sig’s Bob Miller tied for three’ game honors, both scoring 5331 markers. ! The remainder of the standings show Delta Theta Sigma scoring eight points; Phi Kappa with sev en markers; Phi Ep with five •points; Triangle and Kappa Sig have won four games each; AEPi with two wins; and Phi Mu Datta BA willfc i WE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA tv*. fc-jf a jssKL,j^ttt^k * i i £ ' m^j Jim Ridlon Switched to Halfback 7 Indie Quintets Score Wins The I.l’s 11-10 win over the Lazy Five quintet and Nittany 41’s thrilling 20-18 victory over the Ramblers sparked action in Wednesday night’s independent intramural basketball league competition. The Pollock 6 Dinks defeated Nittany 43, 44-3; the Hotshots downed the Tims, 35-10; the Gun ners swept by the Co-Ops. 23-15; the Clowns outshot the Bullets, 25-19; and the Cyclops tripped the Termites, 33-20 in other games. Forfeit wins were recorded by Nittany 31 over Pollock 10 and the Drunks over Nittany 44. Don Scott was high scorer for the night, tallying 15 points in leading the Hotshots to victory. Baumgardner of the Tims racked up 12 points and Jack. Smith of Pollock 6 scored 11 points. Baringer's six markers led the I.l’s to the 11-10 decision over the Lazy Five. The halftime score "I'm taking no chances. we'll have it prepared and served at Christy's For a really tasty dish Try an order of our fish. Corner of Pugh and College Ave. was 6-6 and Myers and Wyncoop each tallied three points for the Laity Five. 1 After a dull first half with the ■ scored tied, 5-5, Nittany 41 eked 1 out a 20-18 verdict over the Ramb lers. The Pollock 6 Dinks over whelmed Nittany 43, 44-3 as Smith’s 11 points and Bob Wil liam’s nine led the victors. The Hotshots jumped off to an early lead and swept to a 35-10 win over the Tims, with Don Scott and Baumgardner pacing the cagers. Doug-Houck with eight tallies and Phil Moran with six, led the Gunners to a 23-15 win over the Co-Ops. Fitzgerald scored four The Class Ring is a Symbol . . . the symbol of the pride a young man or woman feels toward his or her college. It is an emblem of treasured mem ories of companionship and learning while preparing for life’s opportunities. 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