PAGE TEN Devine's Boys Bruised, uttered but Still Happy Missouri, a six-point under dog in most pre-game polls, had just outplayed Penn State, 21-13, but the Tiger dressing room wasn't the scene of the usual riotous celebration. There's no doubt that coach Dan Devine and his boys were happy about winning, but they had just gone through one of the roughest games in their college ca l'eerS As he relaxed with a Coke, Devine seemed more concerned over the injuries to his learn than faking a bow in the win ner's circle. "Our kids are physically whip ped," he said. "Lookit Henley (Paul Henley, Tiger guard)—he can't even peel off his clothes. It's hard to look at the MU squad Brossart, Snyder and some of those others .. . and realize they have the physical equipment and Puts to come up with a game like this. "We're physically in poorer con dition after this one than at .any time this year. State is a real hard-hitting, fast-pursuing, solid football learn, Russell. West and Taylor are all bruised up. Asked what he thought the dif ference was between the Lion team that downed Missouri last year and the 'current team. De vine said. "last year Penn State got the breaks and this year we got them. Last year there werel four or five passes in the hands{ of our receivers and they dropped! them. "Penn State is almost as good if not as good as last year. How. * * * ever, we played better football echoed Laßose's comments. this year." ;"Your team will really miss Lucas Danny Laßose, Missouri end ; this year." he said. But you hit' and a strong candidate for All- America honors, agreed. "Last just . as hard this year as last' year Lucas made the differ- Y" l '' ' ence," he said. "He was just too ; The usually easy-going Devine] much. I think he was definitely said that he was sorry he blew up, ' the best quarterback we played in the first quarter over what he against, and we played against thought was a fast whistle that Meredith, Mayo, Tarkington and nullified a fumble recovery by Britt." the Tigers. Missouri halfback Don ni el "The ball was rolling on the Groat Wins Battle With Fear By JOE REICHLER Series more than anything else in;mended and it won't be for sev- Associated Press Sports Writer the world. I had been dreaming of 'eral weeks yet. The area where PITTSBURGH (/ ) When doing that since I was a little the break occurred is still' swol ' Dick Groat left the Pittsburgh !. lb ;-• ov. Groat, the acknowledged leader len and the muscles extending dugout to pinch hit in the!of the Pira t e s, the National:from the wrist up the forearm third inning of 'Friday , nignt s , , .League's leadin hitter and torYare still sore. But Dick can live ,candidate for most valuable nla • ' , • ,with it. game with Milwaukee, his!er - honors, had not seen action! since Sept. 6 because of a wrist; The toughest part is when he knees were actually shaking. fracture. ' misses a swing and has to turn His hands were ,ice cold andl The cast had been removed only his wrists on the follow through. ta little more than a week ago. He the damp and chilly weather had , , That's when he feels pain. The I liacin t swung a bat, even in prac nothing to do with it. lice, until four days before, an di determined young man hat 1 "I actually was afraid," the Pi-:he hadn't. dared catch a ball inj found a remedy for that, though. 1 rates' captain and shortstop re- his left hand until the previous . "I'll just have to keep hitting called yesterday. "I hadn't swunglday. •the ball," he said. a bat in active competition in; But there he was on this dank i 1 three weeks. I didn't know how and dismal night facing Bob PITTSBURGH (I?) Pittsburgh; the wrist would react. I wasn't! Buhl, one of the hardest throw- !Pirate shortstop Dick Groat, thei even sure I'd be able to hold onto i ers in the league. Groat's knees 1960 National League batting! the bat.if I missed a swing. i stopped shaking long enough champion, received this telegram, "My head was full of doubts. ! for him to hit a sharp grounder •yesterday: I wondered whether I was doing ; to second base. 1 "Congratulations to a deserving! the right thing. The doctors had ! "The second baseman threw meichampion. GOod luck in the World fold me the wrist was only 75 out," said Groat, "but I felt good. Series." per cent healed. But I had to .I had hit the ball right on the It was signed by Norm Larked find out. I had to get into game 'nose and there was no pain allot the Los Angeles Dodgers. Groats competition. all." beat Larker by two points tot) "I wanted to play in the World Groat's wrist - gill is not fully she batting title. fr,rie4tivv..,,,r.v...o-,44,,,,,,,,,,5:X,,r,,,,,, sk ~4 1, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,: . .,,,„: , .„,; . :...,,...4 0, 4 . 0 . 1 , ,,,,4 , ,,,i , „a . 4 . ,c . ,,„* . ,.,,,.,m . .„,„.. , Sr, t:,,,, :l 4 , ,ki 1 , ;..4 a.ii • ._ . 41 .4 t.,...m C.. t. 1.11 ...- ..... KA t. A 40.. ..t. ~; . v z: ~~ e e au, xst .. . m ~ ii ~ ..... ••• v.'. • . . , _AI --•, • -• • \ 7 • • -.".•,:...„ • ..14. • th . ALP Nt: • koo Tkff . V i 4 'N. 1 4.. P r i IWO& t 0.1 "re Kq 's;* —Collegian Photo by Rick Bower TIGER SPEEDSTER Mel West couldn't shake loose on this play as Lions Jim Kerr and Gerry Farkas close in to make the tackle. Missouri defeated Penn State in Saturday's Homecoming game, 21-8. Arrow Shirts THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA ground and the ref blew his whistle," he said. "That killed the play. I didn't even see who re covered the fumble. "Last year the refs did a pcior job but I didn't say anything be cause we lost. I just didn't want to see the same thing happen this year. Our boys put too much in to football to play in games where the refs do things like that." —By Jim Karl * * * * * * Frosh Footballers Beat Mounties, 21-20 The Penn State freshman football team roared back from an early 14-point deficit to edge West Virginia Saturday on Beaver Field, 21-20. The winning score came with a little less than three min utes remaining when quarterback Ron Coates hit halfback Gary Wydman with an 18-yard * * * TD aerial Don Catim's extra point was good and the Lions had their first win of the season. But things didn't look favor able for State at the outset of the game. Led by quarterback Fred COI. yard, the Little Mounties rolled 69 yards for a touchdown the first time they got the ball. Col yard scored on a rollout from the one. A two-point conversion bid by fullback Glenn Holton was stopped by the center of the State line. Minutes later the Mount ies scored again, this time on a 54- yard drive. The TD came on a one-yard plunge by Holton. On the conversion try Colvard hit end Jim Presley for two more and the Lions were down, 14-0. Shortly before the end of the first half, State" started a drive of its own with a 31-yard pass from Frank Potter to John Die bert eating up •most of the yard age. - With a third and seven on the Mountie 27, Potter rolled to his ]eft and snake-hipped through the West Virginia defense for the score. Caum's extra point at tempt was blocked. Midway in the third quarter Caum caught a punt on the Mountie 37 and raced all the way to the four. But a fumble and a 15-yard penalty pushed State back to the 30. On the third down Coates spot-i Law, Ditmar Slated to Pitch In Series Opener Tomorrow PITTSBURGH (iP) Pitts-,15 straight to 19 straight then I burgh's Vernon Law and New!say agreed because that's what I York's Art Ditmar, a pair of my players." veteran right-handers, were con- Stengel Was referring to the 'firmed yesterday as the startinglYankees' blazing finish which pitchers in the first game of theiproduced victories in their last 15 1980 World Series between the regular season games. Pirates and Yankees, starting' The odds-makers have made the here Wednesday. ;Yankees 13 to 10 favorites and Both camps breathed optimism.leven money in the first game. Danny Murtaugh, serious-minded! Ditmar, the Yankees' top win imanager of the Pirates, predictediner with a 15-9 record, worked 'a Pittsburgh victory because "weiout yesterday and said, "I'm beat the best in a tougher league.lready." His last outing was Fri- "We're l oose; we ' re not fright -'day night with a four-inning tune ened; we'll show the YankeesitlP against Boston. we won the pennant" Here are the probable opening us Casey - Stengel, wise old pilot ofidaY line Yprk and batti New o Ptts ng orders: burgh the Yankees, in his best brand of Nrony Nobek, 1 , 71 Bill Virdon, of 'double talk, had this to say: necior Lopez, If Dick Grout,aa Roger Marie,rf Bob Skinner,if "My writers tell nie we got thel hfick,y Mantle, d Dick Stuart, lb momentum, which is supposed tO !Bill Skolcron.lb fob Clrmente.rf give us some kind of psychol ogi- lCit Don Hosk„3ll i t,N rrn. 1) ,Sweik y. 11 ti rireit!,, cal edge. I dunno about that butlp"'nich - n e r r tl; 4 on, 2b Hill Maserialki.2b if it means we can stretch our n a Art A i ... _...-mar.r. Veellikit LII.V.P JACKHARPERGUTKRESGEJACKHARPERGUIKRESGEJACIMARPEIMUYKRIESCE el ild 93 oa t Contemporary in mood ... classic in design ... or. ce ... timeless in taste. sass "Taper Toe" Weejuns ito e n ta cr, oc compliment any attire perfectly I. ..4 at Truly a claasic in a modern point. of view— for her, end for him, to. Boston. 0 Iti Jack Horper a .. L td. Guy Kresge ,:i: . as a s PUN ISTAII in ("3 to or. s. ae g 7 Around the Corner from Jack Harper Custom Shop c.:. 4 C) 0 31D6MINA110119.111VIII3Vf29S9gNAIIMIRdUVIINOVIZOSEUIA115113daVIINDU TUESDAY. OCTOBER 4. 1960 By JIM KARL RON COATES * * * ted Wydman behind the West Virginia defenses and connected for 30 yards and a TD. Then a Wydman to Caum nass was good for a two-point conversion and the score was knotted at 14. The Mounties scored on an 8- yard sweep by Ken Chambers in the fourth quarter, but the Lions stormed back with passes of 34 yards to Alex Chiara and 6 yards to Ed Stuckrath setting up the winning TD aerial. 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