Smyrna times., 1948-10-14
u. OF d. GAME
FRIDAY NIGHT
Blue Hens Face Tough Gus
toner in Bucknell BisOns at
Wilmington Park
ENDS HALF OF SEASON

Inc University OF OeldW dIe Diue
Hens will face another tough GUS
toner this weekend when they
tangle with the Bucknell Bisons at
Wilmington Park, Wilmington Fri
day night, october 18th. The game
will mark the close of the first half
of the Blue Hens grid season. 1t
will be followed by an open week.
end. after which the Hens will play
Muhlenberg college of Allentown,
Pa, again in Wilmington Park, in
an afternoon game October 80.
The Bisons tripped up the Hens by
a placement kick last year, in a
rough-and-tumble affair that end
ed 13 to II for Bucknell. Both
teams played bruising ground
game, but the Bisons scored both
times on passes. In,1946 Delaware
won, 81 to IA, and the only other
game the two teams have played
was in 1908, when the Bisons won,
1870. Coach Bill Murray has been
polishing the booting toe of reserve
right end Stan Bilski, ace place
ment kicker, to preclude any like
lihood of the Hens losing any more
games by a lone point. And dur
ing the past week the Hens have
been drilling overtime against the
Bisons' combination ground and
aerial attack, as an aid to break
ing up any more scoring tosses and
halting line plunges and end runs
that might carry the Bisons within
aerial distance of the Hen goal.
BuckneIl Stronger This Year
A challenge to the Delawareans
is the report that the Bucknell
eleven is stronger than it was last
year" 1t is known to be a heavy,
plunging team, that might take to
the air at any time. Last years
Bison varsity has been strengthen
ed by number of sophomores from
last years undefeated yearlings.
One of these aces up their sleeve is
Tailback Ostendarp, from Balti-
more, a running and passing
threat, called the best aerial tosser
on the squad. At the other end OF
Ostendarp's passes are the waiting
arms of Gruneberg, an accurate
backfield aerial nabber last year.
With a line in excess of. 200 pounds,
the Bisons evidently having beef to
spare, are using couple of 21O-
Founders at quarterback-Sopho-
more Lore and Miele, both defen-
sive backs with telling abilities at
blocking. To meet these threats,
Coach Murray and his aide, Shack
Martin, have groomed a pair of
backfelds, one as fast and tricky
scatback outfit including Billy Cole,
Hank Paris, Ray Mccarthy and
Dick Wells, and another of heavier
line plungers and ground gamers,
Marioni Stalloni, Jack Gallagher,
Bill Nash and Don Boorse.
Aerial Attack
The Hen quarterbacks all have
shown improvement at tossing
aerials, probably with more en-
phasis on short bullet throws.
Charlie Smith leads in this depart
ment, backed by Bill Otton and
Frank Guthridge, with most of the
receiving by Ted link, Jim Thomas
and Stan Bilski, all Hen fankmen.
Delaware has shown effective line
power this season, although the
forward wall misses the 200-pound
mark by about three pounds. They
have met some heavy resistance
from Maryland's 213-pounders and
West Chester's 210-pound wall.
Fridays game is expected to be a
nip-and-tuck affair, with two fight
ing grid teams pitted against each
other. Both teams are set to toss
everything they have into the fray
and fans are promised their
moneys worth of excitement and
good football.