Evening star., 1943-10-24
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1erps' Light Civilians
Never Threaten Biq
Lion Trainees
BY BURTON HAWKINS.


Penn States powerful football
team, with a smattering Of civilians
sandwiched between impressive
hordes of Navy and marine trainees,
accomplished the expected with
Maryland's strictly civilian squad
yesterday at College Park, crushing
the Old Liners, 45-o, before home
coming game crowd OF 5000.
The Nittany Lions, who gave
Nays crack team a brisk 14-6 bat
tie in losing last week, manufactured
three touchdowns in the first period,
then coasted along principally with
second, third and fourth stringers to
produce 4 pair OF touchdowns in
each Of the last two periods.
Marylands woefully lighter eleven
never threatened the burly Penn
State outfit, registering only two
frst downs and never advancing
beyond its own A. Penn States
band OF opportunists turned two
Maryland fumbles into touchdowns
and on two other occasions scored
following interceptions.
Former G. w. Men Aid Victors.
Midway in the first period Penn
State, packing five former George
Washington University players on
Its squad, capitalized on fun
BILE by Maryland's Bill Pirronelli
Ed Czekaj. former G. w. U. end,
recovered for the Nittany Lions on
Maryland's l9, and in five success
sive running plays Bobby Williams
nudged the leather to the 4.
At that juncture AL Richards, for
mer University of Cincinnati back,
rammed over right tackle to score,
and Czekaj added the point from
placement.
Bill Powers. a University of Day.
ton product, prepared the way for
the next Penn State score, inter-
cepting Joe Makars pass and travel
ing 28 yards to Marylands 6. Will
narls promptly plunged over for the
first Of his three touchdoWns and
Penn State possessed 1870 advan-
tage when Czekaj's placement sailed
wide
Late in the first period Williams
snatched another Makar pass, in
tended for Frank Doory, and romped
down the sidelines "a yards to score
and Czekaj booted the point.
Old Liners Sag in Last Half.
Maryland braced to halt flock
OF Penn State second stringers in
the second period, stopping one drive
on the l and another at the IA.
The weary Old Liners sagged badly
In the last two periods, however, as
Coach Bob Higgins mercifully gave
his reserves workout.
Early in the third quarter Penn
State travelled "A yards to score,
with a pass from Jack Castignola
to Czekaj accounting for 81 yards
anl a Castignola romp around left
end gobbling up % yards to move
the Lions to Maryland's II. Cas-
tignola moved to the l3, where Will
liams cut back inside left tackle to
score.
A Bill Hickman tumble led to Penn
States fifth touchdown late in the
third period, Dick Trumbull, for
merly OF Ohio State. recovering for
the Lions on Marylands lS. Dave
Hardy and Bill Diefenderfer banged
to the 3. where Hardy smashed of
left tackle to register
Diefenderfer and Cass Sisler, son
OF the former ST. Louis Browns first
baseman. George. collaborated in
advancing from Maryland's 40 to.
pay dirt early in the final period,
Diefenderfer plunging over from 4
yards out to climax the drive.
Pass Sets Final Rally.
Penn State scored its final touch
down several moments later, moving
from the Maryland 81 to the is.
when Castignola drifted back and
fired pass to Trumbull, in the
clear in the end zone, for the score.
Trumbull converted from place
ment