MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1950 Gridders Resume Practice Today Return From Weekend Rest For Final 3 Weeks Of Drills By MARV KRASANSKY Rested over the weekend, Penn State's 1950 gridders will return to their Beaver Field training grounds this morning and swing into the final' three weeks of drills before the Sept. 30 opener with Georgetown. , Coach Rip Engle gave his 68 hardies the weekend off— _ their first since the middle of August—following a rough two- et-like Mundel' and-onerhalf hot , - --- two _ hot sun Frida: afternoon. Although t h quarter back! and centers hall( been on campus since August l( and the remain• der of the squat since August 23, the 20 days be tween now am_ the opening setto with the Hoyas loom as crucial ones for the Lions. The next 20 days will tell wheth er the Lions can iron out some of the rough spots that still re main in - their handling of Engle's winged-T. Only 10 Lettermen Hard-hit by June graduations, the Lions are left with but ten lettermen around which Engle can swing his tremendous re building and conversion job. . Retreading the Lions from their time-honored single-wing of fense would be a tough enough job, but in addition Engle has been forced to beat the bushes for replacements for 19 out of last year's first 22. Gone are such standouts as Fran Rogel, the Dra zenovich brothers, Bob Hicks, etc., et al, leaving Engle with a big task and just a few more gray hairs. With the Big White switching to the winged-T from the tradi tional single-wing, Engle's big gest job has been to find the right man for the vital quarter back snot. 0-Back Job Narrows While ..ngle is quick to note that the job is still wide open, it seems apparent at this date that his choice will be made from let termen Vince O'Bara and Len Shephard, and newcomer Dick Koerber. O'Bara, a tailback in the single wing and a right-handed Passer. is the leading candidate, foTlowed by Sheohard, a converted full book who showed latent passing ability in Spring drilLs, and Koer bar, now sidelined with a banged up knee. Except for the infection of sev eral promising candidates from .a large crop of freshmen, in almost every position the mannower sit uation is much as it was at the close of Spring, practice. lioninq to pet the most mileage out of his available material. Emile will tre two, platonc, emnlovinct men in bPth offensive and defengive po sitions. • Doc Sparks Backfield (n the attack. the backfield Early Ticket Sale Augurs Top Gale Pte-season orders indicate an other good year at the gate for Penn State football. H. R. Gilbert, graduate manager of athletics, : said early inquiries presage attendance figures in keeping with last year's record outpouring. Georgetown, Temple, West Virginia, and Rutgers are the home attractions in 1950. Last year an attractive card en abled the Nittany forces to draw 82,835 as compared with the prev ious high of 73,371 set in 1948. The cycle began in 1947 when 56,000 filled the Penn State stadium for the traditional four home games. In anticipation of last year's rec ord, the seating capacity was doubled by new construction prior to the 1949 season. Beaver Field now accommodates 30,000 as com pared with the 14,000-capacity of previous years. The Michigan State game of 1948 still stands as the single game high. An overflow throng of 24,579 saw that game. Last year's top crowd of 23,956 saw Nebraska on Home-Coming Day. Draws Attention Penn State's Negro scatback, l'arle Mundell, is short on pound age but long on what it takes for a little fellow to go places in col . lege football. Mundell was singled out by Charles A. "Rip" Engle, new Lion mentor, who agrees with this esti mate as he watches his 70-man squad go through its paces in preparation for 1950's rugged nine-game schedule. The 5-foot-4, 155-pound half back, who was a standout sprinter and football player as a schoolboy at Ambler, in the Philadelphia district, emerged as a better-than average runner in Spring drills and much is expected of him in the coming campaign. Mundell, who seems to relish the quick-opening wing-T plays installed by the Ripper, reported for drills in top condition and ad vised Engle he had spent the sum mer as a laborer in a steel mill- "The kid can run, and he's got a lot of spirit," Engle said, adding that he hoped "every boy on the squad will give it as much as he does." where the Lions appear to be the strongest, will probably shape up with Captain Owen Dougherty— a left-handed passer and the lead ing ground-gainer last year—at wingback, letter winner Tony Orsini, who will be out for a week with a shoulder separation, at halfback, and hard-hitting Herb Kurtz at fullback. Important in Engle's backfield plans are Earle Mundell, the tiny speedster, and Bob Pollard, a good-looking sophomore, at half back; letterman Chan Johnson, George Jacob, and sophomore Bill Leonard a wingback; and sopho mores Fred Shattuck. and Paul Anders, and juniors Jim Pollard and Herb Ellicker, at fullback. O'Bara, Shattuck and Bob Pol lard will handle the kicking chores. Outstanding Ends Veteran John Smidansky and lanky Art Betts are at the head of the class among the offensive ends, followed by Andy Silock, Pill Barber, Fred Huston., and (Continued on page nine) Lions Bill Jeffrey Feted In Brazil Soccer Veteran Coached Yanks Brazilians, not unlike the Eng lish, take their soccer seriously. Bill Jeffrey, veteran Penn State coach who directed the United States to a surprise 1-0 victory over England in an earlier round of play, was not surprised when Brazil went into mourning after its 1-0 defeat at the hands of Uru guay in the World Cup finals this past summer. "Those Brazilians literally went wild when we•licked the English," the native Scot recalled upon his return to the campus from South America, where 16 nations com peted for world honors. Enthusiasm High "They set off giant +firecrackers when we scored, then broke through the police to carry our boys off the field after the game. It was the noisiest demonstration I had ever experienced." In Rio, where Uruguay deliver ed its coup before a Brazilian dominated 170,000, a "mass fun eral" was held - because, according to the Brazilian press, "soccer died." Plans for a mass celebration were scrapped, flags flying from THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE : PENNSYLVANIA ...................... ~, ..,?;::::<,-.4•::k.:;4::]iii.:. 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After a lapse of five years, it is reassuring to know that Penn State will again have the opportunity to prepare its athletes for varsity competition by a system of freshman athletics. It is our hope and intention to provide only the best facilities and the best coaching for our incoming athletes, and in that way to promote the future welfare of our 16-sport varsity program. Already, schedules have been arranged in football and basket ball. Other freshman schedules are in the offing. We sincerely be lieve that college-wide interest in athletics, both from the com petitor's and the spectator's standpoint, furnish us with the only impetus we need to promote sound programs in freshman and varsity sports. Penn State is justifiably proud of its athletic traditions, and earnestly hopes that every new student will take every opportunity to practice this creed of fair play and sportsmanship. nearly every roof top and window were taken down, and firecrackers were discarded without being set off. In contrast, the Brazilians feted the American team for days after the upset victory over England, and Jeffrey was hailed as a hero since the defeat virtually elimi nated highly-regarded Britain from consideration for the World Cup championship. . .7.1., ..d - e;?:00:: . i , . %,:..' • ?,tit; By DEAN CARL P. SCHOTT School of Physical Education and Athletics Bill Jeffrey • ;'(;%; • •-:!!'?l''''',s4s7:o4A#2;vl; o.*.srit.vo ,c ,z :xsz***4 ,A.; Upset Of England Tops Cup Play Earlier, however, England had greeted the news of its defeat at tha hands of Uncle Sam in much the same fashion as Brazil. The unbelieving British went into na tional mourning, and proclaimed its soccer at "its lowest ebb." 'Of course, they take their soc cer seriously," Jeffrey said, "and that's why they play such a wonderful game.' While pleased by his team's per formance against Spain, and later against England, the 57-year-old Penn State coach admitted that the foreigners played a superior brand of soccer, mainly , because they emphasize the offense and develop a definite pattern on the attack. "It's wonderful to watch those teams go up and down the field, in complete command of the ball at all times," Jeffrey explained, "while the fans 'ooh-and-ah' as an offensive play develops or as one or the other team anticipatek a play and breaks it up before it unfolds: 'On The Ball' BY RAY KOEHLER Sports Editor • It wouldn't have been nec essary to consult the calendar or the thermometer to know that this was September in the domain of the Nittany Lion. One look through the sports pages or a trip around Beaver Field would be enough to prove that King Football has return ed from exile. Up on the turf of the afore mentioned Beaver Field, thickly muscled athlets—under th e guiding hand of Charles "Rip' Engle—are sweating and strain '7g in preparation for another strenuous 9-game season which, at the moment, does not appear too promising. Although Penn State has taken great strides in laying the foun dation for a winning team—such as switching from a single-wing offense to the winged-T, Engle, whose efforts af Brown Univer sity last year hate been highly praised, needs only to glance at his roster to break out in a cold sweat. Of 24 lettermen in 1949, only ten are returning for duty this season. On top of that, the Roaring Lions' schedule is talc ing on an increasingly rough hue with each passing year. Numerous qualified forecast ers, after appraising a card which will pit State against such stout opposition as Army, Syra cuse, Pitt, and Georgetown, have candidly announced that they will be "lucky" to win more than three games. • However mindful of the dreary picture . unfolding before some 1300 freshmen( whose voices can cry out as loudly as the most anguished alumni) this observer sees a possibility of a somewhat better prospectus. With a bit of Captain Owen Dougherty's Irish luck, Engle's machine may win as many as four ball games. Count 'em 1. Nebraska 2. Temple 3. West Virginia 4. Rutgers. Soccer enthusiasts will be happy to note that when cher ubic Bill Jeffrey—the not-so dour-Scot—trots out his 1950 booters it will mark the 25th anniversary of his producing championship clubs at Penn State. Last year the Nittany club was ranked 1-2 among the best in the U.S. Competing in the na tion's first soccer bowl against San Francisco, at St. Louis last winter, Jeffrey saw his boys wind. up in a 2-2 tie in the game which was meant to determine 'a collegiate titlist. Jeff now has an undefeated. string of 14 games going. At one time—over a nine year stretch-7- he swaggered boldly over 65 con secutive challengers. Despite this grand record, soccer—like lacrosse—another (Continued on page nine) Only Piff,, Rutgers Hold Series Edge . Of Penn State's nine 1950 footr• ball opponents, only Rutgers and. Pitt claim a bulge in the all-time records. Georgetown never before played the Lions. Pitt's advantage is the mor' substantial, since the Panthers have won 29 of 49 games, where as Rutgers topped Penn State, 26-3, in their only previous meet ing in 1918. Army, an overwhelming choice to down the Lions in 1950, scored its first win over Penn State last year. In three prior games, the Lions had won one and tied two. Here are the standings: Penn • State First Record Opponent Game W. L. T. Georgetown 1950 0 0 0 Army 1899 1 1 2 Syracuse 1922. 12 10 5 Nebtaska 1920 2 0 0 Temple 1931 8 3 0 Boston College 1949 1 0 0 West Virginia 1904 11 4 1 Rutgers 1918 0 1 0 "- UM% IS 29 2 PAGE SEVEN Sat/ i•~T
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