Penn State
VOLUME 11 NUMBER 14
FOOTBALL REVIEWED
Season a Series of Surprises.
Strength of Line Big Factor in
Success Return of Old Men a
Feature—Outlook for Next Year
When the disastrous football sea
son of last year came to a close,
very few dared prophesy a success
ful season for 1914. The center,
two guards and the quarterback
had played their last games and
each man had been a star. Spring
training was resorted to and a num
ber of men were taught the rudi
ments of the game.
This fall the practice started
earlier and the first games promised
much for the remainder of the sea
son. Four games were played
against strong teams and a total of
four first downs made by our op
ponents. The tie score with Har
vard which followed electrified the
football world. This game with
the resultant bonfire was the cost
liest of the season, for Captain To
bin who had been the mainstay in
the backfield was hurt.
TOHIN, (JapLuin HU 1,
The line problem was solved
early in the season but three weak
nesses were nearly always in evi
dence. The presence of Captain
Tobin seemed necessary for suc
cess. The fumbling of the back
field was costly and the elimination
of Berryman opened a backfield
problem.
Captain Tobin was easily the
keystone of the team. The first
two games were won largely
through his own ground gaining
ability and selection of plays. The
next game was played without him
and the team suffered a seveie re
versal of form and won by a low
score. The Ursinus victory and
principally the Harvard tie were
due in a large measure to his defen
sive work and open field running.
The Lafayette game was not wen
until the second half, and the Le
high game was lost while he was in
the hospital. The Michigan Aggie
and Pitt games are still fresh in the
minds of all.
I.AMIt, Tiu-lch'
The fumbling was the costliest
that any team has suffered. In the
four games preliminary to Harvard
a total of seven fumbles was made.
Harvard scored both touchdowns
as a result of this weakness, while
in the Lafayette game the first
seven punts were not caught. Four
teen of Lehigh’s twenty points re-
lIARUON, Mml.
sulted from fumbles. Fumbling
was present but not so costly m the
Aggie game, however, 10 of Pitt's
13 points came as a result of fum
bling.
The constant shifting of back
field material was another weakness
which did not aid in the perfection
of team play. This shifting was
most noticeable in the Michigan
game when substitutions were made
by the wholesale.
The forward passing when used
was fairly successful but the old
style of end running and line plung
ing seemed to be pieferred until
within scoiing distance.
The team was what might be
termed a defensive eleven rather
than offensive. Up to the Lehigh
game a total of eight first downs in
(rair.es v-ss tHp best om oppo
nents could tally.
The loss of the four seniors will
be felt keenly next year. With
Tobin, the graduation of Dan
Welty will leave another vacancy
in the backfield. While never a
wonderful star, Dan has played
consistently and hard for three
years. He was on the famous 1912
team and has known the fruits of
victory and bitterness of defeat.
With Ban on he has always instilled
fight into the team and off the field
used his influence for the best.
Barron was originally a member
of the class of 1914 but had to re
main out of school a year. He
won his track letter in his freshman
year as a hurdler. He has played
with success at both halfback and
end. At the latter position he was
a star on the defense. His election
to the presidency of the Athletic
Association testified to his popular
ity.
The fourth man to graduate is
also one of the students' favoiites,
namely, Levi Lamb. At present he
is the only three lettei man in
school. He is probably the best
known of State’s athletes and one
of her greatest. The roaches will
find a hard problem not only in
finding a tackle to fill his place but
to develope a placement kickei as
efficient as he was.
The prospects for a good team
next year are very blight. In the
Continued on page 0
STATE COLLEGE, PA., DECEMBER 16, 1914
WRESTLING OUTLOOK
Schedule For 1915 is Nearing Com
pletion. Material in the Heavy
Weight Classes not Plentiful.
The wrestling schedule for the
coming season seems more promis
ing now than earlier m the year.
As announced last year, it was ex
pected that Harvard and Yale
would visit State Colleg; this year,
but the long trip would not warrant
it. Such objection has generally
been met with in the making of
schedules and this yeai seemed no
exception.
However, negotiation still open
with out several institinious indi
cate an attractive schedule. Con
tracts are not as yet completed but
the possibilities seem to lavor the
following schedule: 'angary 30
Massachusetts Institute of Technol
ogy, at home; February 6,
Navy, away; February 13, Uni
versity of Penn, at home; February
22, Lehigh away, February 27,
Columbia, at home; M; rch 5, Uni
versity of Pittsburgh, at home.
It may be that the meet will
have to be postponed cr cancelled,
should the three uppei desses go
to Washington to hold their annual
banquets between semesters. The
new teams appealing oi the fust
time in several yeais are Columbia
and Penn. Large guaiantees aie
nece-sary to have such teams visit
at Penn State, and large attendances
will be essential to meet the ex
penses of the season-.-
In the lighter weights, there are
iiuKcaruj LA.'rJcd.rAn., ~’c' that one
man is never sure of a place on the
team, but in the heavy weight and
light heavy classes, competitors are
fewer. In past years we have had
record teams which would do
credit in a meet, but this year we
will be handicapped for lack of ex
perienced men in the two heavy
weight classes. Balback and Czar
necki seem to be the closest con
tenders for Lamb’s position. In the
light heavy weight class, Stecker,
Clarkson, Parish, Woertz and Hol
lenbaugh will have worthy oppon
ents in each other Elvvood, in
the 158 lb. class, is making a good
start. The results of the inter
class meet on Friday evening will
give the followers of the game an
idea as to what to expect during,
the coming season of the various
Juniors Notice 1
An extension of time to Monday
December 2f, has been granted for
entering the junior oiatorical contest
to be held during commencement
week. An urgent appeal is made to
every man with ability in public
speaking to entei the contest. The
prize offered to the winner is $5O
and the second prize is $25.
Get the Spirit
The State College Woman’s club
has put on sale at all the drug
stores the Red Cr >ss Christmas
seals. The benefits are for the
Tuberculosis league. This worthy
object deserves the support of both
the college and community particu
laily at this season of the year.
Short Session for Millers
There will be a short session lor
millers from December 28 to Janu
aiy 6. This course will be similar to
the short course given during the
summer session and will include
laboratory experiments in testing
flour and bread as well as lectures
upon milling.
Collegian.
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Wood New Captain
William Wallace Wood, the new
ly elected captain of the 1915 foot
ball team, was the unanimous choice
of his teammates.
"Bill" prepared for college at
Mercersburg academy, but his foot
ball ability there never gave him
more than a place on their scrub
He entered in the class of 1916
after playing a backfield position
on the freshman team. He is there
fore essentially a Penn State prod
uct because he was made into a
star player by the efforts of Harlow
WOOD, (’upturn MI-i-L
and John Clark. Last year he sub
stituted at both end and center.
This veai with Clark out of
school, he rose to the occasion and
easily filled his predecessor’s shoes.
"Bill” is a hard fighter, but a
clean one and a gentleman. Under
his leadership the Penn State spirit
of "fight to the end” will be as
much in evidence as ever.
Mass Meeting
The two upper classes voted in
Wednesday morning mass meeting
to allow the freshmen to wear gr- en
toques instead of the customary
green caps between the end of the
Christmas vacation and March 1.
The classes also voted to allow a
representative of the two year agri
cultural classes to attend the meet
ings of the student council. This
representative will have the right to
debate but will not be allowed to
vote.
Honor Elections
Robert M. Hutchinson, Gordon
Vogt and Harry C. .lestei have
been initiated into the Lion's Paw,
senior honor society.
Levi L. Lamb 'l5. and Walter C.
Schroeder T 6 have been initiated
into the Parmi Nous, upperelass
honor society.
Scabbard & Blade Elections
The following men have been
elected to the national society ot
Scabbard and Blade, Lieutenants
Olmstead, Bell, Dorwort, Towsen,
Roberts, Adams. Garner, Marion
and Croasman.
Higgins and Seamon Injured.
Higgins has developed a bad
case o f water on the knee and has
been taken to Philadtlphia by Train
er Martin. Seamon T 8 is also in
bad shape due to a charley horse.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BASKET BALL TEAM
STARTS WITH VICTORY
Juniata Team Easily Defeated 50-
28 Field Goal Shooting Deciding
Factor Fees Juniata Star Le-
high Next.
The basketball team opened its
season last Saturday evening in the
Armory when by defeating Juniata
college 50-28 they atoned for a de
feat administered last year by the
visitors. They started with a rush
and scored three foul goals before
Park registered our first point.
Their lead was short lived, how
ever, for Jester began a wonderful
series of field goals. When the
first period was half over it was
very apparent that a victory was
almost assured.
Wagner at forward, considering
the fact that intercollegiate rules
are new to him, played a fine game.
He is very light, however, and will
have a hard time playing heavier
men. Blakeslee who replaced him
is also a freshman. In foul shoot
ing he made the best record on the
team and his floor work, handicap
ped by a bad ankle, was especially
fine. When he gets into condition
he will make a strong bid frr a per
manent place on the team.
The first half ended with the
score at 26-16 In the second half
with Jester closely guarded the rest
of the team .showed them ability to
shoot Irom the field. Park and
Blakeslee shot two each and "Ike"
Walton, after a year's absence, shot
three. Walton played on the var
sity two years ago and showed he
had lost none of his efficiency.
The next game will be played in
the Armory, January 9, with Le
high. This team also started with
a victory. They have the services
of Murkhart, their former captain
and star center, and with most of
the men back who defeated us last
year we may look for a verv close
eame.
The lineup:
Juniata
Park, Capt. t
Wagnet
Jester
Wilson
Walton
Penn State
('apt. Bigler
Fees
e (' H. Replogle
g Manbeek
g Horner
Fouls committed Penn State 24, Juni
ata IU. Field goals: Fees 2, Bigler 2,
Manbeek, Park 2, Wagner, Jester 9,
Blakeslee 2, Walton 4, Wilson, Metz
ger. (ionls fiom louls: Fees 1 in K,
Park 1 in 4, Wagner 2 in 7, Blakeslee
lin o. iteleree, 10. ('. Taggart; timei,
Martin, tune of halves, 20 minutes
Substitution-. Blakeslee tot Wagner,
110-tetter tin Blakeslee, Beckett foi
Ilostettei, Bishop for Jester, Ilotfman
fot Wilson, Metzger for Walton, Horn
er for C It Koplogie, A fCeplogle for
Hornei.
Liberal Arts Society
The regular meeting of the Liber
al Arts society, held last Friday,
was devoted entirely to the pro
gram, no matters of business being
discussed. There was a recitation
by Miss Supplee, a reading by Miss
Smith, and talks by Messrs. Dorf
man and May, all of which was
very interesting and served to pass
a most enjoyable hour.
Debating Activities
Ten new men were chosen last
week for the debating class which
is being coached by Professor
Marshman. The new men have
shown themselves to be lully as
good as the squad of IS that was
chosen earlier in the season. From
the 25 men now in the class the
five teams will be chosen for the
intercollegiate debates.