. Ck)steUo Leads Mttsketeers In Finale For 'Cat Seniors Vy Jock Dorosio The Xavier U. ipridmen cannot have a losing season this year. The Villanova U. gridmen cannot have a winning sear son, even if they continued playing and won the first half of next year's schedule. The teams meet next Saturday in the ^nal game of the season, lliis game also marks the finish of $nm four Wildcat semors; guards Joe Luzzi and Larry Sopko, and t-. fullbacks Bill Paczkowskie and Hopkins. Tom Dec. 1, 1960 Vol. No. 9 VILLANOVA UNP ILLANOVA, PA. When Coach Ed Doheity s forces invade Villanova Sat- 36— urday, they win be sporting a record that includes victories over: Miami U. of Ohio, 17-6; Dayton, 18-12; Quantioo Marines, 28-20; Cindnnata, &-0; and LouisviUe, 29-0. They been beaten by Wichita. 20-13; Detroit, 26-6; and Ohio U., * 6-0. Last Saturday they lost to Kentucky. 48-9. Severance Opens Silver Season SUmgy DefeMe Villanova's praisworthy fol- lowen should remember the 555 net yards that Xavier ripped off Wildcats Invade Scranton U last year against V.U.—339 in the first period. The 'Muske- Talent-Laden and Optimistic teers'* will be trying to even 1 this relatively new aeries at 2-2. Coach Al Severance leads his talented Wildcat basket- Villanova winning the initial ball team into action tonight against the Scranton Royal pair. Xavier has been rapidly Purples at Scranton. This game will mark the opening of improving on defense this year, Severance's 25th year of coaching at Villanova. <Mie of their downCaUs last year. During Severance's tenure the Main Line Wildcats The 'Musketeers" yield yardage have won 404 games while losing only 186. Severance will be freely in the open fUd» but once out to fatten this already juicy record against the upstate their territory is threatened they Purples. become very stubborn. Xavier's Last year the Wildcats turned on their greatest scoring left guard and interior lineback- splurge as they humbled Scranton, 110-68, at the Villanova er, John Nelson—a hi^ school Heldhouse. Ail-American—leads the crack The Purples of Coach Fiore Caesor will be out to avenge defensive unit. this defeat. It may be noted that they defeated the Cats the Villanova's slippery quarterback Richie Rtehman rolls out as a host of Detroit Titans try to bring him down. Biclunaa in Scranton in 1957. Soeeess Throoi^ The Afar played his usuai outstanding game against tough Detroit last time they played Top quarterback. Ron Costello Starting Lineups of firie. Pa., has already set Lohr's Eleven The Cats will start a lineup consisting of two seniors, Xavier career records for pass- Lauds Richman, one junior, and two sophomores. The seniors, co-captains Titan Coach Kaminski are returning starting ing yardage and passes com[rfet- VILLAJirOVA vs. Xavknr 'Osta show aotioe for fotan Jim Huggard and Richie from last year's 20-6 starting five. The junior, ILubie ed. In 8 games this year, Costel- IOWA vs. Notre DansB Hawheyes emsh bspless Irisli guards Predicts 'Cats Win Saturday foi^ward. has been lo has attempted 136 passes and . White is also a returning starter at White PENN STATE vs. Pitt » . ; ........;;* . ; . WW atosT heralding as a pre-season All-American. The two sophs, completed 57 for 629 yds. and 3 by Mike Donahue DUKE v& North GaroUM ........ Sevfage: last year N.C. M-0 6'9" 6'3" foi-ward Bernie Chavis are the. TDs. His favorite target is cap- Villanova came frustratingly SYRACUSE v& Miami (na.) Davis A Co. eapiods Tom Hoover and left end, picks now, but changes could be made. tain Jim Mullen, who close to doubling its victory total Costello is Eddie Doherty's TENNESSEE vs. Keutaeky Yds la a sqaeaker Also expected to see plenty of service are Tom Samuel- has cau£^t 21 passes for 298 last Saturday. "You'll beat aerial-minded quarterback who, MISSOURI vs. KsMss Wint a soiprise Nou 1 yds. and 2 TDs. Mullen, who wicz, Dave Severance, Joe Walsh, Tom Galia, and Bob Xavier, though," Detroit coach while no John Unitas, is, never- OREGON ST. vs. Oregon .••.#^. .>.•.. ^^» Always a toss-up also has set a career record for Liberatore. Jim Miller predicted confidently theless, a better than average RICE va T.C.U. .^ ,* i,. .... See yoa Jan. t will with sophs Bill Barluiti, a 6'5" pass receiving at Xavier, is rank- after his team had squeaked by general. vs. Scranton counter field MINNESOTA Wtaeonsin .V»4 . Easy after last week 6'2" nation's top center, and 6'1" Tom Foley, a guard. John Jordan, a ed among the 15 the WUdcats 13-7. The affable Don't overlook Richie Rich- GRABIBLING vs. Wiley ..%.«•.. tta beat a gieat year receivers. However, the Muske- forward, and Mike AWalla, a 5' 11" guard, will team up with red-headed mentor was visibly man the 'Cat quarterback who Last week: 9-1-1 with 6'1" Bill Fiances to round out the Purples double teers' running game leaves much relieved at the conclusion of Sat- bettered his Boston College ef- up Season's total: 4S-2S-6 pivot offense. to be desired. Their leading urday's cliffhanger. fort which earned him local Pet. Jim ground gainer is left halfbach, "Don't believe a word of those Piayer-Of-The-Week honors. He Larry Cox, who has gained 149 reports that had us brushing you mixed his plays so well that Vil- yds. in 73 carries for a 2.1 avg. people off as pushovers," Miller lanova was able to dominate the Mural Football End Cat X-CoMtry in 8 games. iterated. game until the last four min- Tem Local Papers Wrong ^ Complez Qffease utes. ..; In Sight; Hexagoiit Caps Sixth in IC4A M The clarification was proinf>ted At that juncture Titan ace • The 'Musketeers' offense ap- reports in local papers to the Bob Gross directed an 11 play, pears to be a hodgepodge of tu- by Basketball CoBiog Cbaaiiionslilp In R.Y. effect that Detroit had not even 70 yard drive that culminated mult at first glance. Both ends bothered to scout the Wildcats, in Detroit's second and winning T\he Intramural Department is Villa- are split, with the split right Monday afternoon the so confident were the Titans of touchdown. Sophomore Gross, a currently at work at dhrectfaig finish- end, a lonesome end. The full- nova Cross-country team victory. future All-American, and the the busiest season of the school back is a slot-back on the rig^t ed sixth in the 52nd Annual "We scouted you five times," best all around back the 'Cats year. Football playoff games aide. Coach Doherty prefers to IC4A Cross-country Cham|Mon- Miller corrected. "Furthermore, have seen this season, picked are now in progress and will be call him "isolated." The lone- ships at Van Ooortland Park in we were worried about the im- u>o 29 yards on keepM* plays and continued daily up until Mon- City. 2 tid 0^ some end and the "isolated" full- New York provement you showed in the passed for 18 more. day, November 21, when the two back never join the team in the Rutgers and Boston College Second Guessing top teams will meet to decide Pun State Victor huddle. Richie Richman & the games. Press box observers were du- 1960 Intramural Championship Friends could sorely use the ser- The team championship was "You showed us today that bious about a play that occurred football team. There are at least vices of the 'Cats three back- won by Penn State iwiio finished A KP ¥ four NN U we had g^>od cause to worry. with slightly less than ten min- or five teams which are field casulUes — Glueck, Lan- with an aggr^^ate score of 70. Of your efforts, you should have utes to play. The Wildcats were capable of winning this title gone, and O'Rourke—in contain- Runnerup Army had 119, while won the game," Miller insisted. leading, 7-6, and had driven to and it is stiU too soon to predict ing the air-minded Xavier of- Michigan State, last year's Queried as to why he thought the Detroit 38. On three plays, However, there is no doubt that champ totaled 130. Rounding :':> NIT fense. But with it aU, VUlanova Alex Bell's minions could im- they could gain only three' the final game, to be played on out the ten six were Manhattan could end the season with vic- a pale Xavier's Musketeers, Miller yards. 4th and seventh. Mendel Field at 3:30 pjn., will (138), Yale (231), and Villa^ % .__ .;_ / tory and look to brighter things replied: "Because Bob Gross is In a similar situation several produce excitement for all. nova (284). SSJiS?"'' '"'•SSSsf. ahead next year. better than Larry CostellQ." (Continued on Page 15) _In conjunction with this big season for intramurals, the Goii The individual champion was Championships will be held on Robert Lowe of Brown who cov- Monday, November 21, at the ered tlie tortuous five mile grind 0ISS Main Line Golf Course. There in the "good" time of 24 min- will be no fee, any student en- utes, 40.4 seconds. This time is tered play may the course free far off the record pace set by of charge. The course is lo- Crawford Kennedy of Michigan cated on Lancaster Pike, in Rad- State, last year's champion. nor, within walking distance of Kennedy's time in 1959 was school. Any additional informa- 23:51.8.