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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
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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
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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
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