PAGE TEN Cadets Thrash Gridders, 26-0 Engle Praises Spirit Of Nittany Eleven If Penn State's football team had any consolation after the 26-0 thrashing it took from third-ranked Army Saturday afternoon, it could probably come from the words of Mutual network sportscaster Stan Lomax "That's one of the greatest opimoned the announcer who has tseen many fine Cadet corps in his 35-year broadcasting career. "It may not have the depth of home of the other great Army clubs, but that's one heck of a first team "One thing about Penn State," Lomax added, "1 think they have a real tough ballclub, but they just couldn't match the overall speed of Army." Lomax wasn't the only ob server who felt that team speed was one of the main causes of Penn State's loss. Even the Lion's downhearted Coach Rip Engle mentioned team speed in his after-game critique. "They were just too fast for us," the head Lion master said. "But we're not discouraged over the loss. That was a real good learn that beat us and as long as they stay intact, they'll give any team in the country a rough going. "I was really proud of the boys for their spirit," Engle continued. "They never quit and ,gave it all they had. And except for a cou ple of goofs, the score might have been only 13-0." Engle lauded Captain Steve Garban. quarterback Richie Lucas and Andy Moconyi for their play. "I never saw a kid play as good as Garban did and fake such a thumping. He really stayed there. As for Lucas, he faked extremely well, ran hard and passed adequately. And Moconyi looked pretty good on defense." From the offset there was, no doubt as to which was the su- STATISTICS Firkt Downs Rushing Yarded* Pluming Yardage PIM*. Attempted P Completaul Pllll/1.441 Intercepted by Number of Punta A•e. DM. of Punts, Ida . Fumbles Lost Yard. Penalized AMIII - - - Penn State 10 243 71 232 81 19 25 3 2 1! 4 9! 28.0 34.3! 3 2' __ 100 AO ____l3 13 00-20 _0 006-0 'CORING SU M MARY ARMY—Dawkins C. run (run tailed): Andersen I, ran (Hilliard. kirk); Carpen ter 5.5. pars trent Caldwell (Hilliard. kick): Dawkins 72, pats treat Caldwell, kirk failed). perior team. And as the game progressed, the Cadets proved the point decisively. Even in the second half, when the Lions held them scoreless, the —Collegian Photo by Bob Thompson THAT'S GUARD CHUCK RUSLAVAGE on the ground tackling Army's quarterback Joe Caldwell for a loss. By LOU PRATO Sports Editor Army teams I've even seen," ARMY END Bill Carpenter (87) —Does he really need a man's deodorant? Cadets looked like the better club. In fact, Penn State had only one real scoring threat. That was in the third quarter when a fourth down punt attempt by the Cadets went awry on a bad pass from center. The Lions grabbed the ball on the 35-yard line and moved to the 15 before the drive sputtered on an illegal receiver penalty. (That penalty resulted in a Dave Kasperian pass to quar terback Al Jacks after Kasperian had received the handoff from Jacks.) With their lonesome end for mation running like clockwork. the Cadets rushed for 243 yards and passed for 258. Ironically, all of the_ aerial yardage came in the first half when the Cadet passers missed on only two of 11 attempts. A sharper Lion de fense after the intermission ac (Continued on page twelve) * * * THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA —Collegian Photo by Bob Thompson QUARTERBACK RICHIE LUCAS darts around left end on an option play with Chuck Ruslavage (67), Steve Garban, leading the way. That's Andy Stynchula on the far right and Army's Bill Rowe (left) and Ed Bagdonas. Southerner Says 'Cadet Team Would Lose Only to Auburn By MATT MATHEWS Associate Sports Editor The sportsman from Chat tanooga, Tenn. wanted to see two Eastern "grid powers" play while in town for the World Series. He chose the Penn State - Army game Sat lurday, These are his impressions "Army could beat any ole team in the South—except may be Auburn. I .think Auburn'd probably beat them Kay-lets by two touchdowns. But they'd beat all the rest of the teams down: our way—Alabama. Tu lane, Vandy, Georgia. "On the other hand, I think Penn State's in a class with Ala bama, Tulane and them others. Course thej!d loie to Auburn and Florida State'd give them a good battle. "That Army team looks like about the best in the East—you all couldn't have anybody bet er'n them. "I think you all ought to go back and tell your readers that your boys were lucky to hold down the score against these Kay dets. And you played pretty good football in that second half. "If, and anybody can second guess, but if your boys would have scored the first touchdown, it, would have been a completely * * * * * * * * * * * * different game. But you just don't Blanchard was a fullback.) have the type of runners to come; "If I had a good quarterback," back after getting behind by morel Blaik complained, "I'd have a than a touchdown. I real good team." Amen. "I thought your best back on i After the game Blaik loaded the field was that second team 'his athletes on a bus and took quarterback, number 33 (Rich• them away from Michie Stadium ie Lucas), he showed me some l and the news-hungry press corps. exciting moments. I also liked 'But we did manage to get one that number 40 (Bruce Gil- !understatement from Cadet guar more). He looked like about terback Joe Caldwell: the fastest man you all had on "I thought it was one of the the field." best games I've ever played." "But like I said, I wouldn't be( • * * too disappointed. Your boys came i The most disgusted look in the back in the second half and they game came from Captain Steve ; were playing a really good team." Garban, With 2:14 to go in the last quarter, Garban was knocked * * * 'over for about the fourth time in the game before he snapped the ball. Garban was knocked back wards and just rested on his elbow while the officials de bated the penalty. Earlier in the week, a man named Earl Blaik said his present team is one of the best he has coached and that he has the best pair of halfbacks he has ever had in his 17 years at the Point. (Doc TUESDAY. OCTOBER 7. 1958 * 4 4 * * *
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