SATURDAY, 0C OBER 25. 1958 /back Slot Worries Lions Mocor As St< For T y» irter )day (Continued fr second quarter ( test but was exp for today’s garr latest report fn Botula not fulh om page one) it the Penn con ;cted to be ready e. However, the >m Engle finds recovered. ‘‘He’ll dress," s doubt if he’ll see does, it will be Sobczak, a 1 the beginning < injured in last i tili. He was or outs in that fr; ground gaining yards in 16 can - “Sobczak will than Botula,’’ E don’t know how worked at all dr week.” aid Engle, "but I any action. If he very little.” : lird stringer at uf the year, was week's Boston U. i e of the stand rcas, leading the I attack with 74 lies. see more action ligle said, “but I much. He hardly i ring practice last With Botula'and Sobczak some what doubtful, the brunt of the fullback duties will fall on Andy Moconyi—another man who has been beset with injuries. Moconyi, the Lion starter at right halfback last fall, is just recovering from a bad charley horse—an ailment which limited his playing time against Marquette and Boston U. He also missed the Nebraska open er with a badly-twisted knee. “Andy has a big job to do," Engle said yesterday, "and I'm sure he'll do his best. But we sure could use those other boys." Syracuse's plight is almost as bad. The Orange will be with out the services of their top line- Chuck Ruslavage ... to start on defense man Ron Luciano who was left in Syracuse with a virus pneu monia illness, He had been voted the Orangemen's out standing lineman in all four of their games—landing a berih on the weekly ECAC All-East team three of the times. “Sure his absence will hurt us,” Swartzwalder said yesterday afternoon as his team ran through a light practice drill on Beavei Field. “He was our best lineman wasn’t he?” Al Gerlick, a 215-pound junior will x’eplace Luciano at the Syra cuse right tackle spot. Only on' other change will mar the Syra- Werb Leads AChißho To Win a 546 triple as ,4-0; and Triangle beat Pi Lambda dumped Sigma,Phi, 4-0. .vling Thursday The top single of the night, ■ top game in 236, was turned in’ by Les Stauf- Chotta’s 191 jfer of Pi Kappa Alpha, but his jsilon to a 4-0 teammates could only tie Kappa Gamma Delta. Delta Rho. loyle’s 551 tri- In remaining League D games, a Kappa Lamb- Tau Kappa Epsilon beat Sigma a 2-2 tie with Phi Epsilon, 3-1; Beaver House . In remaining downed Alpha Zeta, 4-0; Alpha i Beta Theta Pi Sigma Phi beat Sigma Tau Gam ia Kappa, 3-1; ma, 4-0, and-Sigma Nu and Chi na Alpha Mu, Phi battled to a 2-2 tie. Don Werb had Alpha Chi Rho Pi, 4-0, in IM bo night. In anothe League C, Johr sparked Delta U victory over Phi Despite John 1 pie, the best Alph da could do was Alpha Chi Signu League C matche nipped Phi Sign Acacia beat Sigi Set dr ★ ★ WAITING, FOR THEj HANP-OFFp SSoph ISAM 'SGBCZAK FOll&rc* HSSI e ” T cuse lineup which started against, Nebraska last week. That’s at left guard where Roger Davis replaces John Brown. , The rest of Syracuse’s starting forward line, which averages 209 pounds, includes Dave Baker and Gerry Skonieczki at the ends, Ger ry Hershey at tackle, A 1 Benecik at guard and Dave Applehof at center. Benecik may be remem bered by Penn State sports fans for his ungentleman-like conduct against Ray Pottios in the State- Syracuse wrestling match last March. Quarterback Chuck Zimmer man heads the Syracuse back field with Tom Stephens, the top scorer with 22 points, and Ger Scwedes, the leading rush er (160 yards) at the halves and sophomore Ed Keiffer at full back. Penn State will counter with a lineup which features three of-j fensive and defensive changes. If the Lions receive Bill Popp and Bud Kohlhaas will be at the guards and Bruce Gilmore at left halfback. But on the defense, vet erans Bill Wehmer and Chuck Ruslavage will replace Popp and Kohlhaas, respectively, and sopho more Dick Hoak will start for Gilmore. Gilmore, incidentally, is the Niilanies' best rusher with 274 yards gained on 48 carries—an average of 5.7 yards a trip. Maury Schleicher and John 80-j ick at ends, Andy Stynchula and Ihuck Janei'ette at tackles, Steve Jarban at center, Richie Lucas at quarterback, Jim Kerr at right in IM Bowling THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA half and Moconyi round out the Lions’ starting array. STARTING LINEUPS PENN STATE Maury Schleicher LE Dave Raker Andy Styrtchula LT Gerry Hershey Bill Popp or LG Roger Davia BUI Wehmer Steve Garban C Dave Applehof Bud Kohlhaas or EG At Benecik Chuck Ruslavuge Chock Janerette RT A 1 Gerlick John Bozick RE Gerry Skonieczki Richie Locas QB Chuck Zimmerman Jim Kerr lUI Tom Stephens Brace Gilmore LH Ger Scwedcs or Dick Hock Andy Moconyl FB Ed Keiffer 7 Non-Pennsylvanians Make Lion Grid Squad There are only seven non- Pennsylvanians on Penn State’s 1958 football squad. Out-of-staters are guards Bill Esterlund, Pit man, N.J., and Dick Buitterfield, jMontclair, N.J.; tackles Jim Zai no, Westbury, N.Y., and Bob Gil mour, Haddonfield, N.J.; center Sam Stellatella, Nutley, N.J.; and halfbacks Dave Kasperian, Wor cester, Mass., and Jim Kerr, St. Clairsville, Ohio. Lambert Trophy Among Titles In Balance on Gridiron Today Associated Press Sports Writer Saturday is a day unlike any other day so far during the 1958 college football sea son. Here, among other things, is what's going to happen: 1. A Lambert Trophy winner all but formally chosen. 2. A big step taken in picking the Ivy League, Big Ten, Skyline Southern and Southwest confer ences’ champions. 3. Some highly ranked teams forced fo prove just how good they really are. The Lambert Trophy, emble matic of Eastern supremacy, goes on-the line at Pittsburgh where Army, the nation’s top team, meets Pitt in a game televised re gionally in the East. The Cadets, with a 4-0 record, will have to play without full back Harry Walters and with a * ★ * SYRACUSE By JACK CLARY The Sportseer “How can a team look so good one week and so bad another week?” our barber friend Joe asked the other day. “I mean, man, that Penn State football team. One game they look like they’re the best team in the nation and the next game they look like they couldn't beat Slippery Rock. What’s the matter with them?” “Well, Joe,” we replied, realizing that we would be repeating ;ourselves for the umpteenth time, “there’s nothing wrong with Penn State’s football team. Sure, they've played a couple of bad games, but e-veiy team does. They’ll do afl right. Look what they did to Marquette and Boston U. the last two weekends. Don’t you i think they played good games?” "Sure, man, sure," Joe answered as he applied the razor to the back of our neck, "but can they beat a good team. I mean, man, Marquette and Boston were pushovers. Sure, they ran up a big score, but who wouldn't against teams like that. But they go up against a team like Army, and wham, the roof caves in," “But Joe,” we said, “Army has the best'team in the nation. No one has beaten them yet.” “I know, man, I know,” Joe said. “But look how bad Penn State got beat—and besides, what about Nebraska?” “Joe,” we said drawing a deep breath. “You sound just like every other Monday Morning quarterback around these parts. That Nebraska game was a fluke. It was an upset just like Purdue’s win over Michigan State last week or Texas’ victory over Oklahoma a couple of weeks ago. Those things happen. If we could play Nebras ka again, we’d clobber them.” "Now, wait a minute man, you've got a lot of guts saying that," Joe exclaimed as he began to sharpen his razor. "I mean, man, we lost fo Nebraska and that's that. There just aint no more 'play again', man." “Ok, Ok,” we said. “But wait and see. We’ll get a chance to make up for that Nebraska game when we play Syracuse Saturday. Don’t forget, Syracuse walloped Nebraska last week, 38-0. If we can beat Syracuse, wouldn’t that prove we are better than Nebraska?” “Well, man, I guess so,” Joe said very reluctantly. “But I don’t think this team can beat Syracuse. I mean, man, that Syracuse team is good this year and they won’t let Penn State push them around. That (Ben) Swartzwalder (Syracuse coach) would like noth ing better than to beat Penn State—especially on Beaver Field. You know how nice he and Engle get along!” “Joe,” we interrupted, “that’s just hearsay, about Swartzwalder and Engle. You shouldn’t believe rumors.” • "Ok, man, but still, I think Syracuse will beat State and they'll do it on desire." "Well, you can think what you want,” we said, "but don’t bet on it. This is a good Penn State team. Sure, they've had a little bad luck, but a lot of that can be blamed on injuries." “Injuries, injuries,” Joe said, “that’s always your excuse.” “It’s no excuse, Joe. This team would be twice as good if it weren’t for injuries. Almost everyone has been hit with injuries. Look at the roster. .There’s Pat Botula, Andy Moconyi, Sam Sobczak, Joe Bohart, Dave Kasperian, Bucky Paolone, Jim Kerr and Maury Schleicher, just to name a few. And Eddie Caye—just think how he would have helped us if he hadn’t got hurt. Caye, Kasperian, Botula (Continued on page twelve) highly curtailed Pete Dawkins, the star halfback with a charley horse. The Panthers, 4-1, are in good physical shape. Ohio State, No. 2. with a 2-0 Big Ten record, and 4-0 overall, meets powerful Wisconsin, 1-1 in conference play. Then to the West, unbeaten Northwestern, No. 8, 2-0 in the Big Ten plays lowa No. 7, also 2-0. Ohio State and Northwestern are paired for the following week. In the East, the same situation exists. Harvard (1-1) and Dart mouth (2-0) in the Ivy League play each other, while Princeton travels to Cornell where their re spective 2-0 records will be tested. Princeton and Dartmouth, _ who meet in their last game Nov. 22, are expected to decide the title then. West of the Missisippi, Wy oming (3-0) plays New Mexico (2-0) with the winner the prob- Barber Friend Belittles Lions able Skyline Conference fitlisl. Texas, No. 4, plays Rice in the Southern Conference. Rice is 2-0, Texas, 1-0, in conference play, while idle Texas Christian (No. 10) is also 2-0. The winner of the Texas-Rice game could begin looking toward the Cotton BowL Virginia Tech plays West Virginia in the Tobacco Festi val Bowl and Virginia Military meets Davidson, in Southern Conference games. All four teams have 1-0 records. The conference title could be post poned -until Nov. 27 when Tech and VMI play if things go as expected Saturday. Now for those big boys who have to produce or leave. Louisiana State (No. 3) plays Southeast Conference rival Flor ida, while sixth-ranked Missis sippi meets nonconference foe Ar kansas. LSU and MississiDpi could (Continued on page eleven) PAGE NINE By Lou Prato Sports Editor
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