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V w • » «« « I * * A ^ V/* * VbeeWilliam Penn College, unable to move the ball offensively, suffered their second straight loss at Community Stadium Saturday evening when Wartburg College, defending champions of the Iowa Conference topped theStatesmen 16-6.It was the second straight Iowa Conference defeat for the Pennnien and the blame for the loss can be placed squarely on the shoulders oil the offensive unit. While theDOUG OLIVER, (41) freshman from Grandview, Mo., gave William Penn College fans a brief taste of running power Saturday evening when he filled in for injured Frank Guthrie and gained 54 yards for the night. Oliver and sophomore fullback Tom Fontana provided all the running power in an offense that sputtered and cost the Statesmen a 16-6 defeat. (Herald Photo)offensive team was playing give away for the second straight week, the defensive unit was playing inspired ball, so inspired that it kept the Statesmen in the game until the closing minute of action,A week ago the Statesmen gave the ball away on fumbles (rive of them), but this week they gave it away with pass interceptions, four for the game, a feat that cost the Pennmen what few opportunities they had to score.Penn received the kickoff and after three plays punted the ball. However, the kick only covered four yards when a blocker backed into the Penn punter, deflected the ball with the Knights taking it on their own 44.Two plays and a 15 yard penalty moved the ball to the Penn nine yard line, but the defensive unit, beefed up with hefty freshman David Scott (262 lbs.) and Armando lteyes (248) joining Ray Houghtling (250) and Wilbur Young (300) in the interior line, gave the home town fans a demonstration of hard nosed football.Two plays later Wartburg had been pushed back to the 21 yard line and a fourth down pass failed with Penn taking the ball on their own 21.This time the offensive unit clicked and after five running plays had covered 25 yards, quarterback Stan AllspachYQUNKEr 1annualhosierysaletoday through October 11lt; • *1 lt;• v ■ I ■ ■ • . ,'v ....... v v-7 • ..vvvW.W.W . .....:iy,.Pauty Hose1. Vunilon Run Resist . . fabulous fit. n nnone sizen rndown whic to the thre a three ya Duffy. Tin tempt failNorth M to score w quarterbac on a ten PAT fail© tied 6-6.Twin Ce back in t take a 1! when Ste fumble pu Mahaska for a to PAT faile.tossed a short pass to senior end Don Tarr. Tarr was in the clear and got up a head of steam before any defenders had a shot at him, but Oska-loosa fans all know that once the former local high school player gets rolling he is a hard man to bring down, and the Knights found that to be true with four different taek-lers trying to stop him failing.Finally, after traveling 48 yards Tarr was knocked out of bounds on the one yard line. On the very next play, Tom F ontana, sophomore fullback dove into the end zone for the touchdown. Emory Stewart then attempted the PAT but it was blocked and with 4:33 left in the first quarter Penn was ahead 6-0.Wartburg came right back with a quick drive that took them to tiie 10 yard line, where the defense regrouped and once again applied the pressure, holding the Knights again with the Statesmen taking over on their own 14 yard line.Three plays later Penn punted and the Knights started another drive, this one taking Ihem to within one-half yard of scoring where the Penn defensive unit again made a valiant stand.The Penn offensive unit moved thy ball out to the 26 yard line this time where the attack stalled and Penn was forced to punt. On the center snap the ball was sent over the punter’s head all the way to the goal line, where he picked it up and ran to the 24, but the Knights once more had the ball deep in Penn territory and the Statesmen defensive unit again had their backs to the wall.This time the visitors got the ball over the goal, with Dave Nelson scoring from four yards out, but the PAT kick was blocked by Armando Reyes with 2:28 left in the half the game was tied.The Statesmen got a big break at the start of the second half when they kicked off and Jerry Bailey recovered a Wartburg fumble on the Knights 29 yard line. However, the offensive unit couldn’t take advantage of the break and lost the ball four plays later,With 9:46 left in the third quarter, Penn was on their own five yard line on a fourth down situation and had to punt, The ball was boomed out of the end zone by freshman Greg Lang to the Penn 46, but a return brought the ball back to the Penn 31,Staying on the ground, the Knights started picking up yardage against a tired defensive unit, and with 4:47 left toplay in the third quarter they were on the five yard line, with a fourth and goal situation.The Knights elected to try for a field goal and Terry Goctzinger booted the ball through the uprights for the three points and Wartburg moved into the lead 9-6.The remainder of the game was a defensive battle with the Statesmen needing a score to pull off a victory, but as time clicked off the offensive unit sputtered and could not move the ball. Finally with :56 seconds left in the game, Rees Morgan, Wartburg defensive halfback picked off a John Roberts aerial and romped 20 yards into the end zone for a touchdown to wrap up the Wartburg victory. The PAT was good and the Knights held a 16-6 edge, the final score of the game.Words cannot describe the play of the Penn defensive unit, who came up with their best effort in some time. Although Ihey tired late in the game, it was still a good team effort on their part, one that allowed just one touchdown, and that one only after the offensive unit had put them in the hole.Ray Houghtling, senior tackle and Wilbur Young, his counterpart on the other side of the line came up with strong performances, with help on goal line situations by Reyes and Scott, while John Roman, defensive end, George Cochran and Dick Barber, a pair of young linebackers all played solid defense as did defensive backs Charles Dickens and Brucc Johnson.Tom F o n t a n a, sophomore fullback from Cedar Rapids powered his way for 49 yards rushing, and a newcomer, Doug Oliver, a freshman from Grandview, Mo., showed signs of helping the Penn attack with 54 yards rushing on some good power running.Now 1-2 for the season and 0-2 in loop piay, the Statesmen will travel to Dubuque next week to play winless Dubuque in a game that will decide which team escapes the conference cellar,Score by QuartersWartburg ................0 6 3 7—16Wm, Penn ..............6 0 0 0—6SCORTNG SUMMARY: Penn —Tom Fontana, one (one yard run. Wartburg: Nelson, one (four yard run); Morgan, one (20 yard pass interception); Goetzinger, field goal (five yards); PAT—Goetzinger, one, (kick).CRISPRITE4 FISHERMANWHITING FILLETMUSSELMANCHERRYPIE FILLINGcTn 39cDOC. PEPPERPAKPLUSDEPOSITSTATISTICSPenn WartburgFirst downs...................11 13Rushing yards ........... 71 117Passing yards .............. 97 35Total yards ..................168 152Passes attempted ........26 9Passes completed ........8 4Passes intercepted by 0 4Punts ...........................6-29.4 6-44Fumbles lost ................ 0 1Yards penalized ........ 79 30TONESBLACK PEPPERJUST ARRIVED FOR FAI
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Oskaloosa, Iowa, US
Mon, Sep 29, 1969
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