FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1963
State Meets Bowl-Minded Pitt
Lion Defense Hopes To Stop
Explosive Panther Backfield
Penn State’s crippled and battered football team
faces its sternest test of the season tomorrow when the
Lions meet the bowl-minded Pitt Panthers at Pitt Sta
dium.
A crowd of 57,331, first sellout in the long series between
the two rivals, will be on hand to see if Pitt can put the
topping on a banner season by smashing the Lions.
On the other hand, State hopes to pull a major upset
and dash any hopes John Michelosen’s squad has for a post
season bowl.
However, the chances for a Lion win look slim indeed.
Not only are their forces depleted defensively, but they will
also be facing one of the most potent offenses in the country.
Offense Among Top Five
The Panthers rank among the top five in total offense
with 356.6 yards a game. They present a fearsome backfield
built around quarterback Fred Mazurek, halfbacks Paul
Martha and Bill Bodle and fullback Rick Leeson.
Up front Pitt has a veteran squad—big, fast and for the
most part unbeatable.
Defensively, the Lions were figured on to be a strong
unit. However, injuries to almost every tackle have forced
Engle to constantly switch his lineup around.
Tomorrow it will be no different. Sandy Buchan is the
only able-bodied tackle Engle will have ready who has a
great deal of game experience.
John Simko and John Deibert, two others who have played
a great deal, are still moving at only half speed. Three other
tackles, Harrison Rosdahl, Terry Monaghan and Gary Eberle
won’t even dress, so Engle will be forced to use sophomores.
Joe Vierzbicki and Don Steinbaeher with his second unit.
Engie said his defense will have to be at its best if the
Lions hope to even make the game close.
“They have such a devastating attack, it’s almost un
believable,” Engle said. “They can kill you at any time from
any spot on the field.”
Yet Engle is the first to agree that the Panthers haven’t
changed their offense much from last year.
“They're doing almost the same exact thing,” Engle added.
“The only thing different is the ends are catching passes and
the team is winning.”
Assistant coach Joe Paferno was quick to agree. “We’ve
been using the same offense Pitt has since Rip came here,”
Paterno said. “They’re winning this year so it’s razzle dazzle.”
However, Paterno cautioned the squad to be on its toes
at all times.
"This Pitt squad has that breakaway speed they have
lacked in the past,” Paterno continued. “More important,
though they have a quarterback in Mazurek who can do so
many things with the ball. He has to be watched closely.”
Engle will make one major change in his lineup for the
game. Sophomore fullback Dave McNaughton will get the
starting nod at fullback.
He is starling because both Ed Stuckratii and Bill Huber
are still nursing injuries. And the staff feels that McNaughton
will be able to provide better blocking than Tom Urbanik,
the other fullback.
“This is a tough spot to put a sophomore in,” Engle said.
“Remember, he only ran the ball once before last week.”
McNaughton will team with quarterback Pete Liske and
halfbacks Chris Weber and Gary'Klingensmith to form the
first unit backfield. The second unit backfield will have Ron
Coates at quarterback, Bob Riggle and Junior Powell at half
backs and Urbanik at fullback.
Along the line, lEngle will have Dick Anderson and Bill
Bowes at ends, Buchan and Simko at tackle, Glenn Ressler
and p-i--' p( pu-jvrls and Jim Williams at center.
The Lions will hold a brief workout at Beaver Stadium
early th;s sßc..ioon before embarking for Pittsburgh. They
'will not hold a practice session at Pitt Stadium.
Collegian Pigskin Preview
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Dissension marked the coaches’ predictions this week as
they sought to hold onto first place in the Collegian Yogi
Contest.
Holding a four-game lead over, Jim Bukata and Ira Mil
ler, the coaches went 15 rounds among themselves before de
ciding on their final week selections, When Rip Engle saw
the product of tbeir madness, he could only shake his head
andjiope for the best
For example, the coaches were the only entrant to pick
North Carolina over Duke, Illinois over Michigan State, Pur
due over Indiana or Notre Dame over lowa.
Bukata also went way “out on the limb” as he picked
Miami over Florida, Michigan over Ohio State and TCU over
Rice.
Miller stuck pretty much to form but McDonald picked
Florida State over Auburn and a tie for Purdue-Indiana.
Coaches Bukata Miller McDonald
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Stanford ai Cal. Calif. Calif. Stanford Stanford
N. Car. at Duke N. Car. Duke Duke Duke
Florida at Miami Florida Miami Florida Florida
Illinois at Mich. St. Illinois Mich. St. Mich. St. Mich, St.
Purdue at Indiana Purdue Indiana Indiana TIE
N. Dame at lowa N. Dame lowa lowa lowa
Missouri at Kansas Missouri Kansas Missouri Kansas
Tenn. at Kentucky Ken. Tenn. Ken. Tenn.
Ohio St. at Mich. Ohio St. Mich. Ohio St. Ohio St.
Wise, at Minn. Wise. Wise. Wise. Wise.
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oe McMullen's Scouting Report
Pitt Rates as Lions'
Toughest Opponent
Penn State line coach Joe McMullen scouted the
Pitt Panthers in their last three games against Syra
cuse, Notre Dame and Army. >
RECORD; Pitt is 7-1. The Panthers have defeated UCLA,
20-0; Washington, 13-6; California, 35-15; West Virginia,
13-10; Syracuse, 35-27; Notre Dame, 27-7; and Army,
28-0. They lost to Navy, 24-1-2.
SERIES: This is the 63rd meeting between Pitt and Penn
State. Pitt has won 33, Penn 'Sta'te 26, and there have
been three ties. Penn State has won the last three games.
COACH: John Michelosen is in his ninth season as head
coach at Pitt. His overall record is 48-37-5, including
3-4-1 against Penn State. He has taken Pitt to two
bowls—the 1956 Sugar Bowl and the 1956 Gator Bowl.
The Panthers were defeated b;
Georgia Tech in both appea:
ances, 7-0 in the Sugar Bowl am
21-14 in the Gator Bowl. Michel
osen served as head coach of thi
Pittsburgh Steelers before goini
to Pitt as an assistant in 1952.
LINE: Pitt has a very big am
balanced line. Ernie Borghetl
(6-4, 235-popnd tackle) and Joh,
Maczuzak (6-5, 220-pound tackle
are the best linemen. End A.
Grigaliunas (the Panthers' cap
tain) is a great downfield blockt
while the other end, Joe Kuzne
ski, is their leading receiver. De
fensively, Pitt plays a basic 5-3
with “deals.” Jeff Ware and Marty Schottenheimer are
both outstanding linebackers and'Ed Adamchik is a very
good middle guard.
BACKFIELD: Quarterback Fred Mazurek has the quick
est hands and feet I have ever seen. He throws all his
passes on roll-outs; Pitt employs no drop-back patterns.
Paul Martha will be the fastest back we have seen all
year and especially dangerous if he should get an
opening. Fullback Rick Leeson is a fine defender and
outstanding blocker. He is also Pitt’s short-yardage
power man. Bill Bodle is the unsung hero of the back
field. He’s practically a guard in the backfield the way
he blocks. He is also one of their leading pass receivers.
SECOND BACKFIELD: Ken Lucas is a fine sophomore
quarterback. He can’t run as well as Mazurek but can
pass longer and better. Eric Crabtree is probably Pitt’s
best defensive halfback and is as fast as Martha. He
lacks experience, however. John Telesky is short and
stocky and is used on short yardage plays. Dale Stewart
is exceptionally fast for his size and a good blocker.
EVALUATION: Pitt is the best team we’ve faced all
year, by far. They have a well-balanced and very ex
plosive attack and can score from anywhere on the
field. We will have to be sound defensively or get run
out of the park.
Lion—Panther Lineup
PENN STATE
FIRST UNIT
Ht. Wi. Wl. Ht.
No.
86 Bowes
73 Buchan
68 Sabol
53 Williams
63 Ressler
71 Simko
85 Anderson
24 Liske
43 Weber
41 Klingensmith
35 Siuckraih
80 Caum
75 Vierzbicki
62 Seiiz
51 Baker
61 Stewart
84 Steinbacher
82 Sandusky
26 Coates
40 Powell
44 Riggle
36 Urbanik
PENN STATE—II, Gingrich, E; 14, Kunil, HB; 15, Yost,
HB; 22, Potter, QB; 25, Wydman, QB; 31, Huber, FB; 33, Var
go, HB; 42, Hershey, HB; 46, McNaughton, FB; 55, Andronici,
C; 60, Schreckengaust, G; 64, Boye, G; 65, Bellas, T; 74, Dei
bert, T; 88, McLean, E.
PITT—I 2, Assid, QB: 15, Lehner, QB; 22, Roeder, HB;
27, Conway, HB; 28, Black, QB; 47, McKnight, FB; 51, Ahl
born, C; 59, Hoaglin, C; 62, Ware, G; 68, Sorochak, G; 78,
Jones, T; 80, Jenkins, E; 81, Sobolewski, E; 87, Verkleeren, E.
TIME: 1:30 p.m., EST
PLACE: Pitt Stadium
WEATHER: Clear and cool, temperatures in mid-50’s
RECORDS: Penn State 7-2; Pitt 7-F
SERIES RECORD: Pitt leads 33-26-3
COACHES—Penn State, Rip Engle (14th year); Pitt, John
Michelosen (9th year)
CAPTAINS—Penn State, Baker (51); Pitt, Grigaliunas (85)
OFFENSE—P-nn State, Multiple-T; Pitt, Slot-T and
Wing-T
EXPECTED CR0WD—57,331 (sellout)
RADlO—Locally on WMAJ; broadcasters Tom Bender
and Mickey Bergstein
6-2 200 LE 197 5-11 Grigaliunas
6-4 225 LT 220 6-5. Maczuzak
5-10 190 LG 218 6-1 Popp
5- 195 C 220 6-1 Cercel
6- 230 RG 230 6-2 Adamchik
6-2 247 RT 235 6-4 Borgheiii
6-3 215 RE 190 6-3 Kuzneski
6-2 195 QB 185 5-10 Mazurek
6-0 195 LH 180 6-0 Martha
5-11 188 RH 192 6-0 Bodle
5-11 200 FB 195 6-1 Leeson
SECOND UNIT
5- 172 LE 200 6-2 Howley 86
6- 240 LT 210 6-3 Linaburg 70
6-0 200 LG 210 6-2 Novogralz 61
6-3 215 C 210 6-3 Schollenheimer 50
6-2 220 RG 205 5-11 Irwin 64
6-3 215 RT 215 6-0 Bernick 75
6-1 195 RE 200 6-3 Long 84
6-1 195 QB 175 5-11 Lucas 18
5- 170 LH 200 G-l Siewarl 28
6- 200 RH 180 6-0 Crablree 31
6-0 210 FB 210 5-10 Telesky 45
SUBSTITUTES
Panthers Bowl Runneth Over;
Nittanies Seek'Old Ironsides'
To the Pitt Panthers, life these days may be just a bowl of sugar (or oranges or
cotton or gators), but the only-bowl Penn State is thinking of is the kind it can
watch while lying on a soft couch.
The Nittany Lions have had their fill of post-season dates the past few years
and this season are both disinterested in and unwanted by most of the bowl people.
They come to the final game bruised, battered and tired (and upset-minded), look
ing fprward.to a Christmas at home
Victories over Pitt each
December traveling instruc
tions, but this winter they will
stay at home and take their
bowls on television.
Athletic Director Ernest Mc-
Coy went on the radio yester
day and said State probably
wouldn't accept a bowl bid if
one were offered (and that
seems unlikely even if the
Lions pull off an upset). Coach
Rip Engle and some of the
players have also echoed simi
lar sentiments.
Instead, the only thing the
Lions hope to take home to
morrow night is a three-sided
hunk of metal known as “Old
Ironsides.” The trophy, which
has become virtually a fixture
in Rec Hall since its inception
in 1951, goes annually to the
winner of the State-Pitt-West
Virginia round-robin.
Favorite Rarely Wins
The favorite has won this
game just seven times in the
past 17 years so perhaps Pitt
coach John Michelosen and
Chancellor (coach?) Edward'
Litchfield are hopeful it’s the
favorite’s turn. But then the
favorite has won the last two
years. But then, too, Penn
State has never beaten Pitt
four straight times since the
invention of the forward pass
so if you try to figure this one
on the law of averages, you
lose.
(The invention of the for
ward pass wasn’t selected as
the cutoff date for modern
football by accident. And even
Chancellor Litchfield, a great
fan of modern football, may
go goofy-eyed keeping up with
the aerial acrobatics tomor
row.)
“Old Ironsides,” a product of
the Pittsburgh Junior Cham
ber of Commerce, came of be
ing in 1951 and in 12 years
State has won it outright five
times and tied for it four other
times.
Pitt Won Twice
Pitt holds two legs on
trophy and West Virginia one
but the Lions have won it out
right three times running and
every year since 1956 have
either won it or tied for it.
The trophy is presented an
nually at the Curbstone Coach
es banquet in Pittsburgh but
lately it has become just a
chore of lugging it there and
bringing it back. Such are the
problems of winning.
State won the trophy out
right in 1952, 1958 and the last
j three years. Pitt won in 1951
and 1955 and WVU in 1953.
I There were three-way ties in
i 1954, 1957 and 1959 and State
land Pitt tied in 1956.
The trophy was donated by
the Allegheny Ludlum Steel
Corp. of Pittsburgh and the
committee which handles it is
administered by Ken Ermilich
of the Pittsburgh Jaycees.
Another trophy up for grabs
.tomorrow is the James H.
Coogan Memorial Award which
goes to the game’s outstanding
player. Presented in honor of
State’s late publicity director,
the initial award went to Lion
quarterback Pete Liske last
season.
There is talk of making the
State-Pitt series a home-and
home affair but so far nothing
definite has been announced.
[ But State has only four home
games in 1964 and 1966, while
Pitt has six, so they may play
those two games in Beaver Sta
dium and proceed from there.
Pitt played here only in 1955
■ and won, 20-0, in the snow.
The other 61 games were all
played in Pittsburgh.
By IRA MILLER
Assistant Sports Editor
of the last three years have sent the Lions home with
jtJiCsi'
O&Caaps MK^hukan
(Author of “Rally Round the Flag, Boys!"
and “Barefoot Boy Witk Check.")
SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE
AND JAZZ LIKE THAT
I am now an elderly gentleman, full of years and aches, but
my thoughts keep ever turning to my undergraduate days. This
is called “arrested development.”
But I cannot slop the healing tide of nostalgia that washes
over me as I recall those golden campus days, those ivy-covered
buildings (actually, at my college, there was only ivy: no bricks),
those pulse-tingling lectur.es on John Dryden and Cotton
Mather, the many friends I made, the many deans I bit.
I know some of you are already dreading the day when you
graduate and lose touch with all your merry classmates. It is
mv pleasant task today to assure you that it need not be so;
all you have to do is join the Alumni Association and every year
you will receive a bright, newsy, chatty bulletin, chock-full of
tidings about your old buddies.
Oh, what a red-letter day it is at my house, the day the
Alumni Bulletin arrives! I cancel all my engagements, take, the
phone off the hook, dismiss my resident osteopath, put the
cheetah outside, and settle down for an evening of pure pleasure
with the Bulletin and (need I add?) a good supply of Marlboro
Cigarettes.
Whenever I -am having fun, a Marlboro makes the fun even
more fun. That filter, that flavor, that soft pack, that
firm Flip Top box, never fails to heighten my pleasure whether
I am playing Double Canfield or watching the radio or knitting
an afghan or enjoying any other diverting pursuit you might
name—except, of course, spear fishing. But then, how much
spear fishing does one do in Clovis, New Mexico, where I live?
But I digress. Let us return to my Alumni Bulletin and the
fascinating news about my old friends and classmates. I quote
from the current, issue:
“Well, fellow alums, it certainly has been a wing-dinger of a
year for us old grads! Remember Mildred Cheddar and Harry
Camembert, those crazy kids who always held hands in Econ II?
Well, they’re married now and living in Clovis, New Mexico,
where Harry rents spear-fishing equipment, and Mildred has just
given birth to a lovely 28-pound daughter, her second in four
months. Nice going, Mildred and Harry!
“Remember Jcth.ro Brie, the man we voted most likely to
succeed? Well, old Jethro is still gathering laurels! Last week
he was voted ‘Motorman of the Year’ by his fellow workers in
the Duluth streetcar system. ‘I owe it all to my brakeman,’
said Jethro in a characteristically modest acceptance speech.
Same old Jethro!
“Probably the most glamorous time had by any of us old
alums was had by Francis Macomber last year. He went on a
big game hunting safari all the way to Africa! We received many
interesting post cards from Francis until he was, alas, acci
dentally shot and killed by his w’ife and white hunter. Tough
luck, Francis!
“Wilametta ‘Deadeye’ Macomber, widow of the late beloved
Francis Macomber, was married yesterday to Fred ‘Sureshot’
Sigafoos, white hunter, in a simple double-ring ceremony in
Nairobi. Many happy returns, Wilametta and Fred!
“Well, alums, that just about wraps it up for this year.
Buy bonds!”
Old grads, new grads, undergrads, and non-grads all agree:
that good Richmond tobacco recipe, that clean Schctrate
Alter, have turned all fifty states of the Union into Marlboro
Country, Won’t you join the throng?
JOHN SIMKO
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