Sports VOL. 61, No. 3 : . • ~.:„....,.. ....' ' ,„e i . ; : - ' ,,, : i., ,. ...,: ,.: i c . , . i.,;,. ; ~...•.: 0 p Septe Injury Riddled Nittanies Open New Era in State Grid History By SANDY PP..DWE * * * juries threatened to end his Ca- Sports Editor reer. - , -. 1 Penn State and Boston Uni- , The road back hasn't been easy for the crew-cut senior from versity will open the 1960 foot- '. Pittsburgh, Pa.. but if he returns ball season and a new chapter to the form he flashed in the past it will help Engle solve in Lion grid history this after- some of his problems. noon at 1:30 in towering, Bea- The Lion end corps, ranked as one of the strongest in the coun ter Stadium. try Mtn e the season, - will be Today's game is the first to be minus two starters in addition to played in the new stadium which captain Pz2nry Oppermann who replaces Beaver Field, the scene will probably only see spot duty.: of some of the nation's most thrill- A knee injury has sidelined in g battles - during the .last half Jchn Bozick and an ankle in century. jury Wednesday put Bob Mi- Penn State comes into the linger on the shelf. opener hobbled by injuries to Oppermann is still recovering four key players while the Ter- from a summer knee operation rie'rs from Boston are in excel- and Engle hopes to keep him on lent shape thanks to an ullima- the bench as much as possible to tuns handed out by coach Steve day. Sinko last spring. The injury list doesn't eild "We told the boys to get with Oppermann, Wayne Bor.back here in good shape." Sin- field, who ran back an intercept ko said, "because we couldn't ed pa-s Pb yards against these waste any lime getting ready same Terriers two years ago as for our first two against Penn , a sophomore, Will be out of the Slate and Syracuse. I EDDIE CAYE ilineup with a sprained knee. He ... starts today lwas running at the number one "The boys had to undergo an, * * * h eft guard slot until he was in exercise test the first day of prat H flee. They all passed and n?w; didate Roger Kochman under- ed. With so many injuries, the Lion ALTERNATE UNITS they're in excellent condition.' ! went a knee operation Thurs- !starting lineup reads like this: Penn State—Opperrnann (89), Truitt (8-2), Sierninski (77), "We're in good shape, too—the day at Geisinger Memorial Hos- !Jim Schwab and Dave Alexan onPs that are healthy that is,"; pital in Danville, Pa.; and will tier at en d s. Farkas (76), Blasenstein (62), Robinson (67), Saul (52), Hoak (23), snapped Rip Engle after someone: be lost to the team for the rest • Stew Barber and Jim Smith p ae (11), Gursky (43), Hayes (34). asked him the•same question. iof the year. iat tackle, Bill Popp and Dick Engle's Liberty Bowl cham- ,I Kochman, a great breakaway Wilson at guard, and Jay Huff- ! Boston U.—DeNitio (80), Urban (89). Handy (76), Piccolo (69), pions will be minus some of their threat, will be replaced by Eddie man at center. Turkalo, (62), Josephs (68), Russo (51), Squarica (16), Storikus top stars this afternoon. iCaye, who was a bright prpspect, Galen Hall will be the first, All-American halfback can- (two years ago until knee in--1 (31), Johnson (35), Kielty (25) or Meadows (28). (Continued on page fourteen) 1 • ...„ •.,,, icir u tilitg ~( 0 ,..,....H . ,.,..•_„..,,,,,,,,,,. : t o ll tli ex 17, 1960 STATE COLLEGE. PA.. SATURDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 17. 1960 )or- FOR A BETTER PENN STATE rgiatt Beaver Stadium State-B.U. Lineups WT. PENN STATE Pos. 199 Dave Alexander .LE. 225 Stew Barber LT. 209 Dick Wilson LG. 205 Jay 1-11iffman C... 205 Bill Popp RG. Jim Smith. Jim Schwab Galen Hall. Ed Caye.... 230 205 185 132 Jim Kerr Sam Sobczak TIME: 1:30 p.m PLACE: Beaver Stadium (capacity-44,000); (expected crowd —20,000). SERIES: Penn Slate holds 6-0-0 edge NEXT OPPONENTS: Missouri at Perm StaW, Oct Syracuse, Sept. 24. STARTITqG LINE AVERAGES (215). STARTING 'BACX'FI.ELD AVERAGES: Penn State (186): Boston (186). STARTING LINEUP ...Ron Shiesley .Bob Minihane John Meschino .Jack Stephans Bill DiLore.nzo .Pete Perreault Dave Viii ..RE , .aB ..LH ..Jack Farland Dick Desmarais .Hugh O'Flynn Jim Luker Penn Stale (211): Boston Sports PAGE ELEVEN BOSTON WT 185 22a 207 205 220 235 225 185 180 195 185 I: BU at
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