Evening star., 1948-10-24
Lions Escape Defeat
After Penalty voids
Rivals 1OO-Yard Run
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

BY the Asseeiotsd Press
STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Oct. 23.-
Michigan States battie-toughened
Spartans gave unbeaten Penn State
the scare Of the season and Q ban
ner homecoming crowd an incur
able taste Of filters today. The
final score was IA to IA, preserving
Penn States unbeaten record for
u consecutive games.
Any way you look at 1t, the game
was q thriller that Michigan State
might have won but for bad luck
and q desperate last-ditch defen-
sive stand.
For the crowd Of $4,000, matching
the biggest previous football gather
ing here, 1t was the kind Of game
that comes once in q lifetime.
Twice the home team had to come
from behind to tie the score. Twice
Michigan State runners crossed the
goal line-one on a 100 yard dash
with an intercepted pass just as the
first half ended-only to be called
back. -Four times in the final quar-
ter Penn State turned back the furi-
ously charging Spartans inside their
own Is yard line.
The last successful stand came
just as the game ended when Fran
Rogel, who played great game at
rightback, intercepted a Spartan
pass on his own 5-yard line.
The high spot was George Queries
10o-yard dash that didn't score. He
intercepted a Penn State pass on
his own goal line and, aided by fine
downfleld blocking, went all the way.
Field Judge Karl w. Bohren, how
ever, called o clipping penalty on
Michigan State and the touchdown
was ruled out. Time ran out for the
half while Guerre was running.
Guerre, q pint-sized player among
the 200-pounders, scored Michigan
States first touchdown and put the
Nittany Lions in the hole time after
time with fine kicking.
Michigan State scored late in the
first quarter after getting the ball
on the Penn State 81 when Harold
Vogler recovered a Rogel tumble
A pass from Gene Click to Ed
Sobczak carried to the 2 and after
a losing play, Guerre faxed a pass
and ran wide around left end to
score. George Smith converted.
A tumble also set UP Penn States
first touchdown. Guerre fumbled
and Center Charles Beatty recovered
on the "a. Petchel passed to Chuck
Drazenovich for 8 yards and then
to John Snlidansky for u yards
and the touchdown. A penalty
forced Carl Sturges to kick the point
from the yard line but he did 1t.
The Spartans went ahead again
on three plays after they got the
ball at the start Of the second half
when Click clicked with a pass to
Sobczak that was good for 46 yards
and the touchdown. Smith again
converted.
Penn State put on a display of
power to tie 1t again in the same
period, driving from their own II
to Michigan States 20. Then Petchel
passed to Sam Tamburo on the 10.
Tamburo, about to be tackled, feint-
ed hand of to Rogel than handed
the ball to John Simon, guard,
who carried it the rest of the way.
Sturgess kicked the tying point. -
The last quater was all Michigan
States.
MICHIGAN STATE.
Left ends-Husy. sobeSs. Psssell.
Left guaras,cIBasdon&; guarassmcBasdon&; & Yocs.
Right guards-Mason, J. c. Williams.
Right ends-Gilman.. Minarik:
Lett haifSscfsNeusrre. ;rao Thomss. Polon-
cak
Right Observation-Disclosures. Kelly.
Fullbacks-L. Crane, B. Crane, Waters,
PENN STATE.
Left ends-Tomburo. HogaId.
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Centers-Beatty. Hedderick.
Right guards-simon, J. D. Razenovich.
Risht endsNHicksssmidansky.
Left haif6scks Petehel. Joe.
kight halfbscks-TEiplett, .coonsy.
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Penn STATE scoring: Teuchdowns-smi-
dansky. Simon. Points after touchdown
Sturgess, Q (plscements).
Statistics.