Evening star., 1948-10-17
Penn Beats Columbia; Army Downs Harvard
Last-hinute Penalty
Gives Quakers N-14
Victory Over Lions
by the AsseeIoted Press

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-Gene Ros-
sides, Columbia's great little quar-
terback, went from hero to goat
in one heart-breaking moment today
as the burlY Penn team scored a
touchdown with only 80 seconds to
go to pull a 20-to-14 victory out
of what had looked like certain
defeat.
Rossides, pride of Brooklyn, passed
for two first-half touchdowns which
shot the Lions out in front of the
Ivy League champions, l4-0.
He also played a spectacular
defensive game, breaking up two
dangerous Penn drives with pass
interruptions and another by re-
covering tumble deep in Columbia
territory.
And then, as home coming crowd
of $4,000 prepared to loose tri-
umphant roar over Baker Field, the
little guy made his tragic blunder.
Interferes With Receiver.
He tried too hard to knock down
long Quaker aerial, bumped into
the receiver and an alert official
called a penalty for interference on
the 3-yard line.
That was all the ponderous Quak-
ers needed to score their third
straight victory and remain in the
running for the Eastern title.
They overcame a 15-yard penalty
slapped on them for a personal foul
and on fourth down Francis Bag
nell whipped a short pass to End
Bob Sponaugle across the goal line
to grind Columbia's hopes into the
dust.
From early in the second quarter,
when Penn's single wingback Of
tense began to tear holes through
the light Blue line, it had been
strictly a question of whether the
Lions two early touchdowns would
stand up against the battering meted
out by George Munger's lads.
Until Rossides' unhappy error, it
had appeared that they might.
Gift Yardage Is Vital.
In all. the victorious Penn march,
aided by the interference penalty
Travelled rs yards. BY that time, the
undermined Columbia team was
weary but even so it is doubtful the
Quakers would have escaped their
first defeat away from home since
Michigan whacked them in 1910 at
Ann Arbor If it had not been for
the gift yardage on Rossides' error.
With Rossides pitching brilliantly
and Lou Kusserow ripping of the
Penn tackles, the Blue scored its
first touchdown in midway of the
opening quarter. The second score
came at the outset Of the second
quarter when the Lions struck for
II yards on two beautiful plays.
Bill Olson streaked IL yards down
a side line to the Penn 80. Rossides
then rified pass down the middle
to Kusserow, who caught it on the
Is and cut across to count without
a hand being laid on him. Charles
Klemovich booted both points to
make it 14-0:
L1VIkS 1S AhuCus
But the Lions had shot their Of
..ensive bolt
Penn. employing the fashionable
two-team system, began banging
away. With AL Sica passing to
variety of receivers and Ray Dooney,
200-pound fullback. raising welts on
the Columbia forwards, the Quakers
went SO yards in II plays for their
first touchdown midway of the Sec
ond quarter. Dooney split the Co.
lumbia line from yards out for
the first score. Herbert Agocs kick
ed the point.
After a scoreless third period,
Penn scored again in the fourth
quarter before the final touchdown
with only a half-minute to go that
defeated the plucky Columbians.
The Nneups:
Left End - oristaRlio. wettlsufer,
Lett M duafd-Toksrczyk. Iemonick. OFF,
center-Bednarik
Right Guard-Adams. Schweder
Right Tackle - Reichenbach. Conway.
McGunley.
Right End-Ponaugle. Agogs.
Quarter Bick-Falcone, Talarico. Felt
Left Half Back-Sica, Bagnell.
Right HaIf-Rhoads, Jones.
Full Back-Dooney, Edenborn, Corbo.
COLUMBIA.
Left End-ward, Lockwood.
Left Tackle-Briegs, O'Shaughnessy.
Left Guard-Karas, Pell. BacauskaS.
Center-Shekitka.
Right Guard-Klemovich.
Right Tackle-Hampton.
Right End-Rakowski Crubman.
Quarter Back-Rossides.
Left Half-Nork, Van Bellinsham,
Right Han-Olson, Bleasdale.
Full Back-kusserow.