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Lehigh Rips Bisons, 27-0, Despite Penalties By COULTER AUBREY Lehigh, tabbed one of the powers in Eastern football, proved worthy of the rating yesterday with an easy 27-0 triumph over Bucknell before an estimated 5,000 Houseparty Weekend fans in Taylor Stadium. It wasn't the score by which First downs 00 Rushing yardage 337 164 Passing yardage .158 27 Passes 7-20 2-11 Passes intercepted by Punts Fumbles Yards penalized .140 50 STATISTICS the unbeaten Engineers won, but the way in which they bounced back from repeated setbacks due to penalties that made their performance so outstanding. Frustrating Day Time after time the rugged Brown and White line shook runners loose for big gains or held while quarterback Dan Nolan completed a pass for considerable yardage. And time after time officials called infraction against a Lehigh player to nullify the gain the Engineers back toward their own goal. In all Coach Bill Leckonby's charges were assessed 140 yards.

Combined with the yardage lost on the penalty plays, the Engineers had more than 300 yards wiped from their total offensive. Nolan, the Engineers' AllAmerica candidate and Maxwell Award winner, was unable to find his receivers with consistency because of the muddy turf. But he pocketed his famed passes to some extent and ran through the Bisons like a halfback. On 12 carries he picked up 88 BIANCO (L) APGAR (8) 25. MATHIAS (B) WENZEL (L) HUNN (B) PENNELL (L) COX (8) ORYAN (L) 82 yards, an average of slightly under seven per try.

Only once, on the first play from scrimmage, was he held without gain, His pickups included runs of 12, 8, 11, 10 and 19 yards well as a fantastic yard scoring jaunt. In' the air he still managed five of 12 completions for 131 yards. Although he did not throw a scoring pass, a 28-yard aerial to Dave Nevil kept alive the Engineers's first touchdown march and a 35-yarder to Joe Wenzel set up the second. Again the brilliant field general had to share the spotlight with his hard-running backfield mates and the tough Engineer line. Dick Pennell, running better than in any previous contest, accounted for 77 yards in 11 carries.

Al. Kovach, a thirdstring halfback, picked up 74 on six tries, including a 61-yard sprint after taking an excellently timed pitchout from Dick Hoogstraten, Nolan's capable understudy. Fitzsimmons Stopped The line for the third time this season held a highly-regarded runner in tow. Bob Fitzsimmons, the Bison's fullback, entered the contest with 470 yards in six games. He added 87 on 20 carries yesterday, but 33 of the total came on a draw play late stages against the Lehigh reserves.

Both teams threatened in the first period. Lehigh took the opening kickoff on its 34 and marched for four first downs the Bison 8 before a Nolan-toNevil pass fell incomplete in the end zone. Several minutes later, guard Lew Hart, intercepted a Nolan pass on the Lehigh 37. With Fitzsimmons, Andy Erickson -Call-Chronicle photo by Rockmaker Lehigh's Dick Pennell drives between two Bucknell tacklers and into end zone for Engineers' first touchdown. and Dennis Cox carrying, the Bisons moved to a first down on the 12.

Two plays later the Engineers received an inkling of what was to come when Nevil picked up Cox' fumble on his 10 and raced 90 yards into the end zone. Instead of getting six points, the Engineers received possession but were penalized back to their 5 for delay of the game. Lehigh Undismayed The Engineers were not dismayed. With Pennell, Walt Pijawka, Nolan and John O'Ryan, who played most of the game in place of the injured Charlie Burger, bearing the brunt of the attack, Lehigh marched to a first down on its 47. A holding penalty against the Brown and White sent the ball back to the 32.

Here the drive seemed to pe- Navy Stuns Notre Dame, 20-6 SOUTH BEND, Nov. 2 (P) -Navy fullback Ray Wellborn of Houston, single-handedly punctured Notre Dame's comeback bubble today as the sharp Middies handed the Irish their first defeat in five football games, 20-6. Wellborn, fleet 183-pound junior with a deceptive change of pace, scored all three Middie touchdowns, one on a 79-yard scrimmage run which erased a 6-0 Notre Dame lead and the two others on a one-yard plunge and a 32-yard pass from Tom Forrestal. Prior to his one-yard scoring plunge which gave Navy a 14-6 lead in the third period, Wellborn streaked 44 yards on a screen pass to Notre. Dame's 15.

6th Navy Victory The Irish had much more than they could handle in once-defeated Navy which recorded its sixth victory and undoubtedly put the skids to No. 5 ranked Notre Dame in the AP poll. The Irish 6-0 lead in the first period came on a quick stroke of luck. Wellborn fumbled on a plunge. The ball popped into the hands of Notre Dame halfback Dick Lynch, who streaked 46 yards for a touchdown.

When Navy's Bob Reifsynder blocked Monty Stickle's extra point try after Notre Dame's touchdown, it appeared a costly omission-but not for long. With Notre Dame crippling itself with penalties, 55 yards of which came in the second quarter, and Navy outplaying, the Irish most of the way, the Middies struck impressively for touchdowns in each of the last three quarters. In the second quarter, Wellborn took a pitchout from Forrestal at Navy's 21-yard line, twice changed course and sped 79 yards for a touchdown. Halfback Ned Oldham, star Navy runner who saw little action because of a knee injury against Penn last Saturday, booted the first of his two conversions and the Middies led 7-6 at halftime. 73-Yard March Navy marched 73 yards in 11 plays for a touchdown after receiving the second half kickoff.

The Forrestal-to-Wellborn screen pass nearly went all way, but Wellborn was dropped on Notre Dame's after scampering 44 yards. Forrestal twice was repulsed trying to sneak across from the one-yard line, then Wellborn dove high the middle of the line to score. Again, Oldham converted and Navy led, 14-6. Navy's third touchdown came on a three-play strike from midfield, Forrestal pitching a screen pass to Wellborn, who tore 32 yards down the sidelines to score. Oldham's third point try was wide.

Continued on Page 48, Column 8 Rovers Regain Prestige Easton Slams Poly, 20-6, in Mud Easton regained some lost prestige by slamming Baltimore Poly (only team to beat Bethlehem), 20-6, last night in a driving rainstorm at Cottingham Stadium. Bill Houston and Pete Americus broke away for long touchdown runs for the Red Rovers, who now have a 5-1 record. Dave Cooper added the final score with 25 seconds left in the game. All players looked alike after the first few plays on the sloppy field. Yard-markers, too, were obliterated.

Three Inch Puddles Easton scored with 3:07 left in Oklahoma Pulls Out 13-0 Win MANHATTAN, Nov. 2 (P) -The Oklahoma Sooners, anything but mighty today, sweated out a 13-0 victory over a souped-up Kansas State football team that battled its heart out for an upset. The Sooners, rated second nationally, struck for a touchdown in second quarter and another in the third as they racked up STATISTICS First downs OKLA. KAN.ST. SEi Rushing yardage 232 120 Passing yardage 56 78 Punts Passes 3-7 8-15 Fumbles lost Yards penalized 95 30 their 46th consecutive victory before a slim gathering of 15,000 on a cold, cloudy day.

Kansas State, with a mediocre 2-4-1 record, played Oklahoma to 8 first quarter tie and refused to let the roof fall in at any time as end Don Zadnik and halfback Ralph Pfeifer dominated the game with tremendous defensive efforts. Thomas Breaks Ice Oklahoma scored its first touchdown early in the second period after its all All-America candidate Clendon Thomas, ran back, a punt 17 yards to K-State's Thomas made the last six yards on a slice over tackle 10 plays later. Quarterback Carl Dodd converted. A blocked punt eased the way for Oklahoma's others touchdown in the third period. Sooner guard Dick Corbitt blocked Keith Wilson's punt and end Steve Jennings captured it on the Kansas State 43.

After that it took plays for the touchdown. Halfback Bobby Boyd got it from the 1-yard stripe. Dave Baker's placekick for the conversion was to the right of the goal posts and the scoring for the day was ended. Oklahoma 6 0--13 Kansas State 0 0 0-0 Oklahoma scoring touchdowns: Thomas (6. rum).

Boyd (1, plunge). Conversion: Dodd. the first quarter after an change of punts. The Rovers took over on the Poly 41 and Houston broke through on first down. He went through a big STATISTICS BPHS EHS First downs 15 Rushing yardage 129 305 Passing yardage .121 41 Passes completed 1-4 Passes intercepted by Punts Fumbles lost 2 Yards penalized 45 60 hole on the left side and outslogged the Engineers' seconthrough three-inch deep puddles.

Jack Norwood, All-Maryland quarterback in 1956, sparked Poly back in the second quarter. Baltimore took the ball on its own 23. Halfback Bill Vaselaro crashed through and went 55 yards 1 before Gary Fahl hit him from behind at the Easton 20. The drive died on the 11. Poly scored with 1:27 left in the half.

Norwood, passing from the Rovers' 43, found end Ron Murr alone on the 20 and hit him with the slippery ball. Murr scored with no opposition. Stopped by Fumble Easton quarterback Terry Bartolet passed 41 yards to Fahl in the last seconds but the Rovers fumbled on the Poly Alert Moravian Raps Lions, 19-6 By RALPH MARTIN An alert Moravian defense set up two touchdowns, and former Allentown High star John Olson pass for another as the 'Hounds defeated Albright, 19-6, yesterday at Bethlehem. Rocco Calvo's team finally its offense to jell in posting its first victory in three games while STATISTICS First downs Rushing yardage Passing yardage 137 Passes Passes intercepted by Punts Yards Fumbles lost penalized the Lions saw their attack sputter away into seven lost fumbles to give the winless Reading school an 0-6-1 mark. Olson a C-foot-1, 175 pound freshman, scored the game's second touchdown late in the first half when he grabbed a pass from Tony Matz and eluded two tacklers to cross the goal untouched.

The play covered 23 yards. ter out until Nevil made a sensational grab of Nolan's perfect pass on the Bucknell 47. He ran to the Bison 39 for another first down. Nevil's catch proved the needed inspiration and the Engineers scored nine plays later, Pennell slipping through left tackle from the 5. Less than five minutes later Lehigh scored again.

Taking over at midfield after a Jack Brothers' punt, Nolan directed his teammates to the 9 in six plays. The big play was a 35- yard pass-run from Nolan to Wenzel. Nolan Shiftiness At the 9 the small crowd witnessed an amazing bit of shiftiness on the part of Nolan. Attempting to pass, the versatile quarterback was rushed and caught in the clutches of reserve end Bill Reilly on the 15. While other Bison defenders charged in, Nolan twisted one way and turned the other, finally breaking Reilly's clasp.

He swung toward the left side and raced down the sideline behind the blocking of Walt Bianco and Don MacClymont for the touchdown. Mac Clymont, whose line play with Bianco, John Stanley and Pete Williams, was outstanding, kicked the first of his two tra points. Pijawka's interception of Cox pass set the stage for Lehigh's third touchdown. Situated on his own 40, with third down and nine, Cox passed down the middle to Charlie Apgar, by far the outstanding Bison performer. Pijawka picked it off on his 45 and ran down the right sideline to the Bucknell 15.

A holding penalty returned the ball to its 49. On second down Nolan passed to Wenzel on the Bucknell 26 and he bulled his way to the 8. Pennell circled left end from the 2 for his second touchdown after 8:15 of the period. Bucknell Threat Bucknell threatened two minutes later when Apgar intercepted a Hoogstraten pass Lehigh 42 and ran to the 15. The Engineer line, composed entirely of reserves, took over on downs on the 10.

Lehigh scored again in the fourth quarter, going 80 yards in 10 plays. O'Ryan started it by returning Apgar's punt 14 yards to his 20. After Jim Strain failed to gain, Nolan faked a handoff, cut through right tackle and ran to the 39. About to be hit, he lateraled to Pennell who continued for an additional five yards. Continued on Page 48, Column 8 Mules Bounce Temple, 40-16 Special to The Call-Chronicle PHILADELPHIA, Nov.

2-Herb Owens ran through, around and over Temple to score three touchdowns and lead Muhlenberg to a surprising 40-16 victory today at Temple Stadium. The sophomore halfback from Audubon, N.J., raced 139 yards on 14 carries for his sixth, seventh and eighth touchdowns of the season as the Mules scored their biggest win over Temple in the seven-game series. Owens, who injured an ankle last week, didn't start the game. He got in after 7:42 of the first quarter and scored the first time he touched the ball. Herb took a punt on the Temple 49, circled back to the Muhlenberg 40 to pick up blockers, was "sprung" by Tony Caporale's block and went down the right sideline for the touchdown.

9 Plays For 60 Owens stayed in and headed the Mules' second touchdown drive in the second quarter. Starting from STATISTICS First downs 14 Rushing yardage .226 70 Passing yardage 54 77 Passes completed 3-8 6-16 Passes intercepted by 1 Punts Fumbles lost 2 Yards penalized 40 75 their 40, the Mules went 60 yards on nine plays. Owens made 39 of them on four tries as Muhlenberg moved into single- and double-wing formations for the first time this season. A 15-yard penalty took the ball to the 9. Owens went seven, Art Wright got one and Roy Madsen carried for the touchdown.

Wright converted. Seven minutes later, Muhlenberg made it 20-0. Owens threw his first pass of the season--a 14- yarder to Don Herman-then scored from the 7 to end a 37- yard drive. During the first half, the Muhlenberg line held Temple without a first down. The Owls advanced no farther than their own 43.

Guard Len Woodel and tackle Bill Carty were outstanding. Caporale Tallies Owens raced 32 yards to set up Muhlenberg's fourth touchdown at 3:43 of the third period. Caporale ran the last 17 off the right side of the Temple line. Temple scored its first points on a third-quarter safety. Bob Schoen and Ron Becker tackled Mule quarterback Jim Nonnemaker in the end zone after an Owl drive had fizzled on the 1.

The Owls scored a touchdown with 30 seconds left in the period as Mike Nardi passed to Bob Schoen for 23 yards to set up Ray Norton's plunge from the 2. The Owls had recovered a fumble by Caporale. Owens' longest run came early in the final period. Herb recovered Norton's fumble on the Mules' 43. After Leroy Spangler plunged for five, Owens broke through the right side and went 52 yards.

Wright's kick was good. Owens was the right man at the right place again with 8:02 left. He recovered Jim Thompson's fumble on Temple's 24. Pat Wilson was thrown for a six-yard loss, then took a handoff and tossed to Ken Hendricks for a 30- yard touchdown. Diving Catch Temple scored a meaningless touchdown with 30 seconds left.

Cliff Hubbard made a remarkable diving catch of Bob Wunder's pass and fell into the end zone. The Mules had a touchdown called back. Sophomore back Bob Rosenheim intercepted a pass andran 33 yards in the fourth quar- Continued on Page 48, Column 2 SUNDAY SPORTS CALL-CHRONICLE SUNDAY CALL-CHRONICLE, Allentown, November 3, 1957 1 47 Bullets Romp Over Leopards Special to the Call-Chronicle on Lafayette's three yard line, and two later Capitani barged the one. Again playin GETTYSBURG, Nov. 2-Gettysburg's Frank Capitani threw a demoralizing punch right into the Lafayette Leopard's mid-section this afternoon by racing 64 yards for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage, and the Bullets were able to romp to a 46-20 Homecoming victory, for the most one-sided win over Lafayette in the history of the series.

Gettysburg, winner of the coin toss, elected to receive, and the the Bullets' leading scorer, contest was only 46 seconds old caught three passes good for 120 when the "Hershey hurricane," yards and three touchdowns. taking a handoff from quarter- Capitani did his damage on the (back Dick Stravolo on the first ground, ripping off: 96 twice, yards in play, spun through right 15 carries and scoring slipped away from two Leopards, Frank's 30-yard pass intercepfaked another, and raced tion return early in the second to paydirt. period set Gettysburg up for its Reserve fullback Harry Binger third score. A Neil Hickoff to converted, and Gettysburg, which Stan Musser pass put the Bullets STATISTICS First downs Passes 8-15 Rushing yardage 81 Passing yardage Passes intercepted by Fumbles lost penalized 16 has lost only one Homecoming game in 10 years, started to take the Leopard apart. Haley Shows Class Moments after Capitani turned in 64-yard jaunt, senior halfback Don Hailey got into the act with his first of three touchdowns in one of the most brilliant afternoons he has had.

His catch of a 26-yard Stravolo pass and a fiveyard run into the end zone made it G-burg, 13-0. Stravolo converted. For his day's work, Hailey, Binger converted. Move Ahead 27-0 The Bullets, who have now won three in a row over Lafayette, rang up a 27-0 margin early in the third quarter, with Hailey galloping 13 yards into the end zone after taking a 10-yard toss from Hickoff. Lafayette marched 78 yards on a bruising ground attack for its first score late in the third session.

Sophomore Don Nikles of Nazareth, the big gainer the drive, scored from the one line and Dan Wooten made the first of his two conversions. Hailey did it again moments Continued on Page 48, Column 1 Iowa Scrambles To Tie Michigan 16 as the half ended in a 6-6 tie. Midway through the third period Easton scored the gamewinning touchdown. From the Poly 36, Americus plunged up the middle and broke free. The Baltimore safetyman hit Americus soldily on the 20 and wrapped both arms around his legs, but slipped off the muddy Easton fullback.

Americus continued for the touchdown and bucked for the extra point. Easton's 13th point didn't become official, however, for two minutes after the plunge. Since the goal-line was obliterated, officials weren't sure Americus had made it. They tried to "survey" with the chains from the 5, but the 5-yard-line couldn't be found, either. After some figuring, they decided Americus just crossed.

Poly threatened early in the final quarter when Norwood, who passed remarkably well under the conditions, threw 39 yards to Charles Johannes on the Easton 34. Poly moved to the Easton 16 before Norwood fumbled. BALTIMORE POLE. Ends -Murr, J. Johnson, Evans, Liol, Calandros, Blackowitz.

Tackles- C. Johnson, Hochrein, Ordakowski, Arthur. Guards- Clark, Jones, Whittle, Hoover, J. Vaselaros. -Fohs, Costine.

CentersBacks- Norwood, W. hannes, Klages, LaNana, Pickelsimer. Sawyer, Valentino, Struckrath, EASTON Ends -Fahl, Kohler, Aviantos, Youtz. Tackles- -Hellick, Renner, Gleichman, J. Nodoline, Amato.

Guards Mazza, Pitino, Piscatello, Thomas. Centers- Camaioni, H. Weaver. Backs Houston, Cooper, Gilbert, Americus, Hazen, C. Weaver, Bright, Creazzo, Unangst, Hanlon, Gano, Ealer.

Baltimore Poly, Easton Baltimore Poly scoring: TouchdownMurr (43, pass from Norwood). Easton scoring: Touchdowns Houston (41, run); Americus (36, run): Cooper (5, run). Conversions- Americus, (runs). ANN ARBOR, Nov. 2 Iowa's resourceful Hawkeyes, battling every 1 inch of the way to wipe out years of frustration, scrambled to a pair of last half a touchdowns and gained a 21-21 tie with quick striking Michigan today.

The Big Ten football clash was witnessed by 90,478 spectators and a national television audience. The defending Big Ten and Rose Bowl champions, Iowa, overcame a sluggish first half and never lost their poise as quarterback. Randy Duncan engineered drives Texas Aggies Hurdle Fiery Arkansas, 7-6 FAYETTEVILLE, Nov. halfback, tore Massive, John Crow, Texas through a determined Arkansas line on a 12-yard touchdown run to give the nation's No. 1 football team a slim 7-6 victory over the die-hard Arkansas Razorbacks today.

The Aggies, crowded by the fierce line play of the fired-up Razorbacks, were behind 6-0 at the end of the first period. Arkansas's touchdown was the only score against the Aggie defense by a Southwest Conference team this season. Interception Clinches When the Aggies clinched the victory with a pass interception in the last minute, it was a victory largely earned on the broad shoulders of Crow. The Razorbacks had crushed the offense repeatedly except for the big halfback who was called on 24 times to carry the ball. It was a bitter loss for the Arkansas team that had moved that kept the Hawkeyes defeated.

Iowa swept into a 7-0 lead and threatened to turn the game into a rout before Michigan intercepted two passes and turned both of them into touchdowns. Michigan had defeated Iowa four straight years by from behind and Forest Evashevski, Iowa's coach and one of Michigan's all-time great backs, never has been able to defeat his old school. Iowa, which cannot return to the Rose bowl, nevertheless punctured Michigan's chances with its brilliant come from behind effort. The Hawkeyes moved 68 yards with the second half kickoff The hard charging Moravian line and two straight Albright penalties gave the 'Hounds their first six points. It began when the Lions charged George "Bronco" Hollendersky midway in the first quarter.

His punt wobbled 23 yards rolled out Albright 44. After two line the visitors a holding and offside-which suffered two straight, penaltiesdropped the ball back to the 24. On the next play, Lion quarterback Frank Sudock failed to pass but was rushed by the right side of the Moravian line. The ball was knocked from his hand and recovered by end Dave Kratzer on the 15. After an offside penalty brought the ball back to the 23, Hollendersky bulled his way through center to the 17.

With the defense drawn in Matz faked then lateralled the ball to Rod Miller who raced around right end 17 yards into the end zone. Hollendersky's by center Tony Losapio. conversion da attempt was blocked A booming 54-yard punt Hollendersky and one of the three recoveries credited to Moravian co-captain Gus Rampone set up the second score. After their attack stalled on the 21, Hollendersky, one of the leading punters in the east last year, kicked from his own 21. The ball sailed high and far over the two Lion defensemen and nestled to rest on the Lion 21.

Following two scrimmage plays, Sudock bobbled the ball as he attempted a hand off and Rampone knifed through and pounced on it on the Albright 23. Olson, who earned a starting berth when Ron Rhen hurt his hand last week, then combined with passer Matz to make it 12-0. Hollendersky's attempt was short. The 'Hounds iced the game in the first two minutes of the second half when they punched across their final score. The key play of the drive, which covered 75 yards was a Matz to Kratzer pass which ate up two thirds of the distance.

Joe Espo- sito, a substitute back, also was a standout as he raced through the staggering Lion defense for two first downs. Hollendersky, the work horse, struggled over from the one-foot line to make it 18-0. He then clearly kicked the extra-point to make it 19-0 with less than three minutes gone in the first half. A few plays later, the 'Hounds again found themselves in scoring position when the tenacious Rampone recovered another fumble on the Lion 34. Hollendersky and Espostio then spearheaded a drive to the Albright 13, where the tables turned and Moravian fumbled.

90 Yard March Harold Miller, sophomore Lion tackle, recovered the ball on the 10 and set the stage for a 90-yard march by Albright which was to give them their only score. The key figure in the drive was Gerry Bricker, a six-foot, 175- pound sophomore fullback, who Continued on Page 48, Column 1 the tough Aggies with a superb charging line and the end sweeps and line thrusts of fullback Gerald Nesbitt and halfback Donnie Stone. Razorback Tally Arkansas scored first 11 minutes, moving 47 yards in nine plays with quarterback Don Christian bucking over from the 1. Nesbitt's attempted conversion was wide and became the margin of the Aggie victory. scored in the second period when an offside penalty against Arkansas on a fourth down kept a drive alive at the Aggie 42.

Quarterback Charles Milstead hit end John Tracy with a pass that carried 23 yards to the Arkansas 32 and a few plays later Crow ran from the 12, ran over two Arkansas defenders and fell into the end zone for the score. Halfback Lloyd Taylor kicked the point that clinched the victory. Arkansas Texas scoring touchdown: Crow (12. run), Conversion: Taylor. Arkansas scoring touchdown: Christian (1.

run). STATISTICS IOWA MICH. First downs 18 Rushing yardage Passing yardage Passes 9-20 Passes intercepted by Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized and then roared 48 yards early in the final period for the tying points. Fullback Don Horn scored the first Hawk touchdown of the second half and Duncan added the all important fourth period touchdown on a sneak from the onefoot line. End Bob Prescott calmly booted the extra point that deadlocked it at 21-21.

8-Man Line Iowa threw up an eight man line that completely stopped Michigan's running game and the Wolverines resorted to passes and sharp defensive work for all their scores. The Hawkeye's defense, the nation's most effective against ground game, nearly rushed Michigan out of its huge stadium in the early moments and forced the Wolverines into a fumble that led to Iowa's first touchdown..

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