"C z C_ j~ c / , ■' » ', ‘ ) -/ 'S'** SemJ-IA/eikly Jlrttu Stair No ' ■_ ■ STATE COLLEGE, PA., FRIDAY,. jsEPTEI Penn State las Always Bac Daddy Grot VOL. XVII. [ANY DELEGATES COMING TO EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE dversities in California, Florida, Texas and Cuba Among Those • ' " Accepting-Invitations 'EAKERS ANNO INAOGURATI onforcnce Day on Thursday, Oc-[ >r the thirteenth, preceedlng Inaug tlon Day,' will find many prominent ifttors,- including a list of speakers i known in educational activities, m all sections of the country' at in State [leakers who w 111 take part on the national conference program at e time during the day are Dr. Ed it A Sellgman, Professor of Poli l Economy, Columbia University, Thomas E Finegan, state super ndent of education, the Hon Mar- Aaron, member of the State Coun- if Education of Pennsylvania; Dr H Davidson, Superintendent of the sburgh public schools; Dr S E ier. Superintendent of the Scranton lc schools, Dr. E C Broome, Sup tundont of the Philadelphia public ols, Dr Henry W Holmes, Dean he Graduate School of Education, yard University, and Dr John M. nas, President of the Pennsylvania o College t eleven a. m. on Thursday, the rest week-end In Penn State annals officially open at the general edu onal conference These general tings will be divided into three lons according to the nature of the itution for learning represented, i will include groups conferring on o educational institutions, city iols and Institutions of higher edu >n. >llowing this opening meeting, sec ll luncheons on various branches idustrics will take place. ,These will ide groups on agricultural educa engineerlng and Industry, indust- ; 'hhen.istr)V_En J hiing' and education women ’ After the luncheons, sec il conferences on the samo subjects continue until four o’clock when guests will make an Inspection of college property '. Fred Rasmussen,.State Secretary igrlculture, will speak at the sec il conference on agricultural edu m. Final arrangements have not completed for spoakeis at the r group meetings, but the names of 3 will be announced In the near re e first day of the big program bo completed at the general con ice that evening , Inauguration Dinner Si inters sakers have also been procured the Inauguration Dinner which i place in the Armory at 12 30 on iy directly after the Inauguration resident Thomas On the list of cers are educational promotors different parts of tbo United a This Includes Dr. William O ! ipson of Ohio State, Dr David iy of Illinois University, Dr. Rob !. Vinson, of Texas University and ?homns E Finegan who la at the of state educational work in sylvania. vei srnor Sproul may also talk at Ime Ho will speak at the Ill ation ceremonies and it Is prob •hat ho will also say a lew words 3 dinner. 3t ' and West, North and South, will attend the inauguration of lent Thomas Among tbo many tions accepted have boon some the extremities of the United In oil directions The far west e represented by the University ifornia and Loland Stanford Uni r. From the south an accept trom Florida, and Texas will bo ented by a speaker Maine heads t of those coming from the north Harvard and Yale are included r the eastern institutions which 3 represented at the monster af- Illinois University will be among Iddle western colleges represent -1 the University of Virginia will o represented. From tho Unlv of Cuba comes tho first accop of an educational institution out- I tho United States This is the first time in some years that there has been a regular sub scription dance open to the general student body of Penn State at house party time and it will undoubtedly appeal to tho non-fraternity mon of thu college In the past many non paternity mon have hesitated about bilnging visitors to Penn State for thero was no social ovent such os a dance for their entertainment. Now that a dance is available it is expected that many of tho members" of the club will bo bringing visitors to the big November holiday celebration Fur ther announcements will bo made re garding tho danco an/1 the club hopes that tho affair which is the first big social ovent run by tho non-fraternity mon, will turn out to bo a success If the ventures proves successful this year it will bo established as a regular Pennsylvania Day affair in coming years 1 icptanccs are pouring into State »o every day. Newspaper men o hero In large numbers Members 3 legislature are among the many will be at Penn State and educa rom Pennsylvania as well as irom boring states will crowd hero. !RAL ELECTRIC CO. 3NATES STEAM TURBINE ew twonty horse power Curtis team turbine has just been ro- irony of tho Freshmen are not fami liar with tho ideas and intentions of the organization and tho purpose tho Club Intends to serve Tho first year mon aro referred to pago 81 In tho Freshmen Handbook, which gives, a 'brief outlnie of tho Intor-unlt move ment of the Penn State Club Every student of Ponn State who docs not enjoy tho benefits of fraternity mem bership is automatically a motnber of tho Club and Is entitled to attend all mootings of tho organizations and to take part in all activities Tho boun drlcs of tho Units aro designated on tho map in tho Freshman Handbook Ono of theso maps is always available in tho Y hut. >d by the Department of Mochanl- Engincoring as a gift from the >ral Electric Company through the •ts of Mr. C. M. Parker, class of w! /ho Is now with the Philadelphia of that company. The turbine ie used to drive the circulating pump of an Blllott-Ehrhart Jet mser recently given to the col- or tho Mechanical Engineering ltory by the’ Elliott Company, )tto, Pa, Tho gift of tho con- Js duo to Mr. W. S. Elliott, snt of tho Elliott Company, and E Watson, class of 1011, vlco rnt, both of whom' havo Bhown snt interest in tho work and of tho college. •UNCED FOR lON DAY DINNER CROSS COUNTRY TEAM : HAS GOOD PROSPECTS WITH'SEVEN VETERANS Many Old Men Make Success Certain At Big Meets This Fall ' Coach Martin Is busily whipping Penn State's Varsity cross country team Into shape in preparation for the various dual and intercollegiate meets In which they will engage this fall. So far no definite schedule hus been arranged, but It Is certain that the Blue and White aggregation will bo represented at the National Inter-: collegiate Cross Country Championship meet, w hlch will be hold at Varf Court land Park in New York City on Mon day, November 1 twenty-first At this time either Larry Shields or some other member of * the u oss country team Is expected to lead the race, which was won by "Blonds” Komis last year Arrangements are also well under way for a meet with the University of Pennsylvania, on either Pennsylvania Day, or on Alumni Homecoming Day, and ono with the University of Col umbia at the time of the Georgia Tech football game Due to the fact that the majority of Penn State's letter men havo returned this fall, and that Larry Shields is again representing the Nittany-team', prospects'are very-bright for-a suc cessful year The Varsity runners who are showing up' especially ' well are Shields, Romig, Edgerton, Carter, Cooper and Snyder Several members of last year’s, yearling team are also expected to greatly strengthen the Varsity squad 'this season They are Enck, Wilhelm and Hamilton In order to give advice and Instruc tion wherever needed ‘'Bill’* Martin will be on the field from ten o'clock to twelve, in the morning, and from ono to three in tho afternoon. Fresh men candidates in paitJcular""will bo able to get help at these hours PENN STATE CLUB IS PLANING TWO DANCES Pennsylvania Day Will Be Scene of Non-Fraternity, Men’s Activities The Penn State Club held Its' first meeting of the year last Tuesday night in the Old Chapel and decided to hold a dance in the Armory on Pennsylvan ia Day A committee was selected to look Into the matter and to make all the plans for the event and see that all the dotalls are carried out. The dance committee has already ar ranged to have one of the best Phila delphia orchestias hero for tho occa sion Two dances will bo held, one'on Filday night, November fourth and tho other on Saturday night, November filth The subscription for both danc es will bo three dollars. I - ‘ SPHINX ELECTIONS C T Douds • A 1 G.-Pratt Li. SOPHOMORE AND FRESHMAN BOXERS GET FIRST. CALL Many Veterans,, of Last Year’s Team Return and Brighten , Season’s Outlook ARMY ON THE SCHEDULE Underclassmen to Receive Instruc tion From Four Var . sity Men The return of the majority of tho members of last years varsity boxing squad practically aasui cs Penn State of having another fhst rate boxing team for the coming sea son Among those who have returned are Captain Beck, C K Madota -4, T. S Vasilio ’B3, L Chapin ’22, F Claik ’23, H. Bordner ‘22, W Atnar ish ’23, G K Fried '23 and N. Feld man '24 All of these men showed up exceptionally well under Coach Harlow last year and each of them should im prove greatly this season after they get a little more experience "Dick” Harlow* is losing no time in getting on early start as he has already issued a call for Freshman and Sopho more candidates A great number ol the members of theso classes have elected boxing as their fall and w Intel sport in placo of gym drill and they will immediate!} start training under the instruction of a number of mem bers of last year s varsity squJd Bordner, Chapin, Atnarisb and^Clark will direct the yearlings and second year men and Coach Harlow* will aid them in their work from time to time until the football season ic ovei, when he will take complete charge of the fistic sport. The'last hour of two af ternoons of the week will be given over to the Freshmen und the lust hour of two other afternoons of the week will bo given over to the Sophomores The loss of 1C E lCablc}, who fought in tho 113 pound class and who was cap ,taln of last year's team will leave at least one vacant berth on tho varsity team and the other positions are by no means secured by any members of last Reasons squad “Dick" Harlow Is expecting a greater number of men to''take up boxing this year than evoi before and from now on a throng of boxers will be seen training every af ternoon irr tho Armory at four-thirty. Tiro Sunsou’s Schedule The season will open this year on Saturday, January twenty-eighth with a honre meet jit which either Spring field College or Queens College, of Canada will appear as the opponent. No final arrangements have been made concerning the appearance ,of these teams, but it Is safe to assume that both of them will appear in the Arm- ory sometime this winter Up until tho present time three home games are practically assured, the other one besides the ones already mentioned, being with the University of Pennsyl vania. It is hoped that the latter team will be able to appear hero at the time of the Washington's Birthday holiday period To Meet the Army In addition to the meet with the Carnegie Tech boxers and that with the Navy at Anapolis, the Nittany fighters will take part in an additional meet away from homo when they en counter the Army representatives at West Point Tho Aimy, like the Navy makes a specialty of boxing und is always represented by an exceptional ly strong team in that sport This y eai tho Army should have a team that will compare well with that of r the Navy and a closq meet Is looked for at West Point. OLD MAIN RATS WILL HAVE FOOTBALL TEAM The Old Main Club held its first meeting of the school year lost Mon day night at nine-thirty In the Old Chapel Tho “pep” and celerity of action which characterized the well at tended meeting point to a prosperous year for tho club This organization is tho hugest and stiongest gtoup of non-fiateinity men in the college, hav ing ovet one hundred and sixty mem bers A determination to put the “cliff dwellers'' on the map in athletics as in former'years,/was manifested Judging from the wealth of material on hand the “rats” should have a win ning football team J. A. Knox '23, was elected athletic manager and he will immediately set to work on the problem or developing strong Old Main teams The Mayor of Old Main, H S Eden '23, announced that mail collection routes had been established and that nrnvngementß havo been made for tho delivery of parcel post packages to tho rooms Tho organization decided to purclmso some additional furniture for tho improvement of the club room on tho filth floor and to havo tho tele phone booth enclosed for tho convcni oqce of club members Professor R I. Weber, Superintendent of Buildings anjX Grounds, as also stated that every occupied room In tho building will be painted or papered (Continued on fourth pago) W. T. SHOCKEJI ELECTED 1022 TENNIS MANAGER At the elections held last spring W T. Shockcor '22 was chosen tennis man ager for the 1022 season, with C G. Mlllor '23, C R York *23, and C. W Whistler ’23, as first assistants Tho the samo time W. D. Guthrie '22 was elected to Captain the not team next year. , , COLLEGIAN WILL SOON CALL FOR CANDIDATES The annual call for. freshman and sophomore candidates for the eilltorlrl staff of tile COL LEGIAN will be issued next week and. all mon who want to try for a* place on thy college newspaper will havo the oppor tunity next Wednesday* evening, September 2S, at ? Jo<ln the Lib eral Arts Building No experi ence on tho part of the new men is required, although It will prove an advantage Men who have done magazine work In high school or on tho drily newspaper ate especially desired. A large number of places are to bo filled and all good men uiin.o put on tho staft rftor a preliminary tiial PRESIDENT OF CANTON CHRISTIAN COLLEGE TO SPEAK AT. CHAPEL Will Also Lecture On Far Eastern Situations On Saturday Night J Penn State men and women will have an opportunity to listen next Sat urday evening and Sunduy. at both chapels to a rAan to whom the whole world Is turning today for Information about the conditions In the Far East— especially those in China ' That man is Doctor Charles K Edmunds' who hus been President of the Canton Chtis tion College, in which Penn State is so vitally interested, since 1007 Dr Edmunds Is an engineer by train ing but has been In Chinu for seven teen years Fionr 1903 to 1907 he wis prolcssor ot Physics und Electrical En gineering at the Canton Christian Col lege and has been President of that remarkable Institution sln*e 1007 He has thus been enabled to l.eep in close touch with the pi ogress of education In China during its most {critical and interesting period From {loot, to 1917 Dr. Edmunds was in charge of the .Magnetic Survey of China and Mon golia under the auspices-Jrf the Crt nogie Institution of Wiaaiilngton, und traversed some 13000 miles'through the Interior, reaching many-jiaces of In terest, -farm •f.eors—t-aclr Dr Edmunds has uiso traveled exten sively in Japan, Korea, French-lndo China, the Philippines and Siam Numerous articles by* Dr Edmunds have appeared fionr time to time in “The Popular* Science Monthly,” The Journal of International Relations,’ ‘The National Geographic,’ “Asia," and other magazines Dr Edmunds first address will be delivered in the Auditorium Saturday evening at eight o'clock, and Is entitled “Thirty Thous tnd Miles In China. This lecture Is based on the doctor's travels in.connectlon with the Survey for the Carnegie Instiution It spreads before the audience a grand kaleidoscopic panorama of Chinu, from tho Mongol ian frontiers to tho mountain stretches of Yuaana, and from Tibet to the sea, while Dr Edmunds' explanatory re marks are fully as interesting as his pictures which have been colored with wonderful fidelity to nature. One edi tor writes—“ Your lecture of Thirty Thousand Miles in Chinn gixes an all around view that it would bo difficult to sccui e lit any other way " The Sunday services will bo devoted to giving the College a description of the work of the Canton Christian Col lege und “Daddy" Groff DAILY SCRIMMAGES IMPROVE YEARLINGS Coach Herman Puts Opposing Teams Through Hard Week Of Rough Work After foui days of intensive scrim mage the Freshman foothill team ap pears to be rounding into shape and if tlie squad keeps developing in tho next two weeks tho wav that it has been going this week, the initial game with Bollcfonte Actdemy which will bo played on October eighth, should result in a victory foi the Blue and White team The majority of tho forty-four men 'who are out foi tho team are In excellent condition, the hard knocks of tho scrimmage affect ing them only slightly Tho weather during tho past week gave the men all kinds of condl-: tlons under which to scrimmage Wednesday the practice took place during a downpour and Old Beaver Field looked llku a huge mud puddle After running tho four teams through signal practice, kicking and pussing the bill, Coach Herman picked two teams from tho entire squad and gave them instructions in offensive and defensive allaying At times both teams looked as though they were composed of var sity material Tho intensity of the rain made the field look llko a sea of niud and the men who took part in the scrimmage looked as though they were attending anything but a ' tea party From time to tinro the assist ant managers had to bo on hand to wash tho mud from tho eyes of the players , At other tlmos during tho afternoon, howevei, the various members of tho team did not vvofk together as well ua they* might. Ono moment tho on tiro brickfield would work as flashy ns coukl be desired, and tho next moment things would gJ. any way but smoothly | Yesterday afternoon pjoved to bo far (Continued t on loot page) :MBER 23, 1921 CHANGE HOUR OF SUNDAY EVENING CHAPEL SERVICES Student Council Cooperates With President Thomas in Setting Time of Vesper Exercises POVERTY DAY OCT. 8 Council in Bi-it eckly Meeting Also Requests Standard Supper Hour to Aid Atliletics The Sunday evening chapel service will be held at t» 30 p m hereafter instead of 5.00 p nr, according to a ruling"passed down by President Thom as after a conference with Student Council Tuesday evening Tho new hour t will go into effect immediately 1 "When appearing before the Council. President Thomas explained his posi tion in regard to chapel attendance, saying that he was faced by certain regulations, not imposed by himself but stipulated by the Board of Trust ees 11c said that no matter what his iiwn personal views might be, he must erttv out the wishes of the Trustees namely that the chape] services be continued and even made of greater value to the student body In demand ing this, thev believe that they are tarrying out the desires of the majority of the people of the state to which this Institution belongs Tire five o'clock services according to Di Thomas has riot met with the success w hich he hid hoped, and in endo tvot ing to find an hour satisfac tory to the student body ho asked the cooper rtion of the Student Council and offered to accept run reasonable solu tion which it had to offer The mittet was discussed exhiustively and several suggestions mule, but the one most satlsf rctory w is lire shift to C 30 p m , the lorsons being that this time would not Interfere with tire supper hour, uul tint It would not pi event students from tiking hikes which is the custom during the pleasurt weather Another suggestion nrndo was that the student bodv be divided and "each section to go on alternate Sunelavs thus miking but two services pel man per month. This however was con trary to the express wishes of the; Borrel of Tiustees who wish chapel ev ery Sunday President Thomas said that he was doing nil that he could to make the Sunday* seivlces mote interesting and at the same time more beneficial to the student body Ho is getting tho best speikers that rre availrbtc in the countiy, men who are prominent in national life and mon who can bring n worth while nressige The list of men picked so fn carries ont Dr Thomas assertion tml the chrpel ser vices this vear promise to be tire most Instructive and Interesting ever held Poverty Uny on Oelolicr S Tho fixing ol Povetlv* Day on Sat ntdiy October 8, w is another luting made by the Council The event will be conducted ns in tho past and will be supervised by the student govern ment The costumes must be worn all day and at tho parade around tho field during the football game with North Carolina in tho afternoon, the, prize, winners will be picked A committee w is rppolntcd compos ed of the following men, C L Mellitig er *22, Chdlrrnin, T D Huston 22. and A G Pratt '22, Ho supervise tire events of the day and to choose the prize winners during tho parade on New Bcavoi Field Burly Supper* lilts Athletics One of the most important moves of the Council was the resolution passed asking ntl fraternities and boarding houses to cooper;tc in fixing the hour of tho evening meal on week days at six o'clock A number of tho eating pi ices of the town have moved tho sup per hour ahead and thus cut into tho time supposed to be given to athletics and consequently crippling the athletic program of Director Be'tick Tho Council was unanimously* bolting Mr Bczdok In bis stand for a standard supper hour at six o'clock and has asked tho Inter-Fraternity and Intra- Mural Councils to bend all efforts to ward putting the move Into effect With a five o’clok supper, one group only of students is served and those who participate in sports are forced to cat later In tho Kitchen This Is un just to those men who aro working for Penn State on the athletic field The early supper Is also not ns healthful ns a six o'clock meal according to tho college physic! in Froxh Name Tags Next Year The changing of the freshman name tag rules, extending the time from one to two weeks, and also enlarging the letters wns proposed, but held over' l tn the next meeting The success of tho name tnge this yen* will establish the custom, but the two changes mentioned will servo to strengthen and improve PROP. X. C. MILLER NOW ATTKXIMXG CONFERENCE Prof X C Miller of tho Engineering Extension Division has gone to Ridge way where he will give an address at the nntittnl convention of thS State Manufacturers* Association on tho sub ject of "Safety in Education” From lUdgowny bo will go to Pittsburgh to speak before tire employees of tho Du quonso Light and Power Company at a mass meeting to bo hold in the Cham ber of Commcrco Auditorium This mooting is in connection with tho op ening of an educational campaign un der a cooperative agreement with the Engineering Extension Division Tho ‘Plan to be installed Is ono of the broadest and most complete that has over boon adopted by a public utility company In Iris state and will Involve the specialized training of several hundred of their employes. REBUILT ELEVEN MEETS INITIAL TEST TOMORROW Injuries Prevent Coach Bezdek From Presenting Strongest Line-Up 1 In Season’s Opener TEN VETERANS WILL START GAME FOR LEBANON VALLEY PENN STATE PLAYERS START WORK ON FIRST PERFORMANCE OF YEAR Officers for the Coming Year Announced at First Meeting Of Dramatic Club On Tuesday evening The Penn State Players held their first meeting of the college year to discuss plans for the coming season The dramatic poli cies were taken up, acted upon and an even more extensive programme than last year is contemplated It is the aim of tho organization to give to State College* audiences, or where ever they ni ry play a thorough interpretation of tho best drama of the world The officers for the coming year are President—W M Hanneman Vice-President—Miss Ruth Erb Secretary—Miss Elsie Koehler Treasurer—H A Matslnger Properties—T G McCollom, Jr The new members elected at the first meeting by virtue of their admirable work with the organization last season are, Homy Porterfield '23, Richards H Holfrn ur '2J, Winston D Romig Jr, '23, Miss Sira Koerper '23, Miss Lueilo -Mather '22, and Miss Ruthanna Sharp less '2J Mr Daniel Create '23, upon returning to college was reinstated The Players wish to announce that as theii first performance they will present Nothing But Tho Truth, the amusing farce-that - William-Collier played with such success three years ago It is a very clever situation and It is very cleverly handled The date set for tho presentation is late in Oct ober All students desiring to plav in the first performance are asked to report to Mr Arthur C Cloetingh, Director of The, Players, Fiidnv afternoon, Sept ember twenty-third, from 3 20 to 5 30 at room 329 Old Main The cast will be chosen from the student body at large and eveiyone Interested is urged to come out Also, there will bo a registration open to membets of tho freshman class for 2nd assistant managers Monday even ing, September twenty-sixth, at 7 30 in room 120 Old Main All freshmen Interisted in tho work ire asked to bo out NEW COACHING STAFF FOR SOCCER SQUADS Initial Workouts Composed of Light Foot Work, Dribhng and Passing The initial practice of the vaislty team for the soccer season of 1921 was held last Tuesday night on tho field adjoining the armory Tho full squad of candidates reported at that time for their liist workout which was ot a light order One night of the week w is devoted to a talk in which, was outlined the methods that will bo toilovved during the season in develop ing the team Ono of the developments of the week is tho securing of a coaching staff. Professor Dennis who for many y*ears played and coached this sport, has con sented to coach the squad in the boot ing game whenever«he is at the col lege Previously It was announced that he had been appointed coach but this later pioved to be untrue because Professor Dennis is forced to bo absent from the college several times a month on account of his work But whenever he is at State College, ho has consent ed to coieh tho team by giving his advice and showing tho team tho fund amentals and the Intricate points of thu game lie will be assisted by Mr Buckingham, who for many years plav ed scholastic soccer on his Alma Mater's team at Oxford University, England, and who was a member of a crack English aggregation while he served In tho British army. Mr Buck ingham is thoroughly acquainted with ovorv detail of tho game and will bo highly dnsti umontnl in forming a win ning combination at Penn State Tho consent of those mon to coach tho soccerltles brightens the aspect of the season considerable and the efforts of these two should go far in guaranteeing an oven butter season than was enjoy ed last 'year when the soever team came thiough-u five gamo schedule undefeated The teams that were defeated last year were Haver ford which has won tho intercollegiate championship many times, Syracuse, Cornell, and Toronto Practice Schedule Doing Arranged Beginning next week, practico will assume a regular routine in which the fundamentals of tho game will be em phrsi/ed Tho /conches havo not yot (Continued on last page) f All Out For The , Football Game PRICE FIVE CENTS Untested and inexperienced, with only four of Its members veterans of last years undefeated gridiron machlno and with a few* of its most promising men still on the crippled list, Penn State’s 1921 eleven opens tho local foot ball season tomorrow* afternoon by mooting Lebanon Valley College on New Beaver field at two-thirty o'clock Three weeks of hard and intensive training under the watchful eyes of Coaches Be/dek, Harlow, and Herman and Tr-rlner Martin have failed to bring the players around Into the condition expected and" prospects arc not very bright, despite the fact,that tho Leb anon Valley warriors in the past have never proven much of an obstacle to • Nittany teams It must be lomcmber od th it Ponn State has had a vv ealth .of experienced material to depend up on in the last two years, and, with ; circumstances considerably different ’ this fall, a pessimistic viewpoint must be taken until the men have been tried Last year tho Bluo and White eleven was going at top speed when It smothered the Anmillo Collegians by the sco're of 109 to 7 while coming as the first opponent this season .Leb anon Valley should put up a much better showing Visitor* Have Veteran Team One fact very much In favor of the visitors this year is that they* aro re presented I>\ a veteran aggregation and work smoother than most teams do so early* In the sersotr Ton members of the first team have had at least one war’s experience on a Lebanon Valiev eleven, hiving appeared hero against the Nittany Lions last fall, and the other player, namely Lanster, tho right guard, is the heaviest man on the squad and Is a tower of de -fensr The line ns ,n whole does not come up to that of the Blue and White line In weight, averaging perhaps one hundred and slxtv-eight pounds per man. but it is familiar with tho Nittany style of play and will thus have tho edge on the l athcr green team that will start against it for Penn State The backfleld will be much lighter than that of the Blue and Whlto though, and should hive a hard time penetrnt tratlng the heavy lino employed by Coach Be/dek The backs ivcinge only about one hundred and forty-five pounds while those of Penn State tip the beams at an average of one-hund rod and seventy pounds per mm Latest reports indieite that Lebanon Valley Is line-up for tomorrow's game will be as follows Captain Smith-left end. Behman-lcft tackle. False-left guar d Beck-center, Lanster-right guard, Wlrlstler-rlght tackle, Wensch- Inski-rlght end, II Ilomen-quarterback R Homan-left half R. Cohen-right half, and Dankey-fullbick Cripples Hinder Bezdek Although Coach Bezdek has had ap proximnteh fifty candidates reporting to him daily, the crippling of almost n do/on mon In the first two weeks grentlv handicapped Iris picking of a definite eleven for anv length of time and he hus been compelled to use new plavers on the first team eveiy prac tice period A continuous process of sifting and sorting has occurred with tho leturn of injured plavers and the crippling of others and “Bez” has been driving the men until nlghtfrll each day In order that he mav have the best possible combination foi the op ening game Tho “ghost-ball” has al ready put Into appearance, Indicating that the coaches feel that they need every minute of practice, and rain or shine, the various elevens are sent through daily set Imnrnge Last / itur day two teams were chosen awli./itted against each other on a muddv* and slipperv field while Wednesday scrim mage went op despite a driving rrin and wind storm tint swept over tire gridiron Tho return of Bedonk, McMahon. McCollum, and KUlingcr to scrimmage in tho middle of the week occasioned great rejoicing on the part of the coaching staff and. although these men arc still suffering slightly from their injuries, their presence will > doubtedly strengthen tho team Madert who was Injured during tho first vveel, of practice, also returned for wees but tore a muscle In his side and will be out for sometime lie was counter, upon for n regular berth and was ex pected to start In tomorrow's contest There arc two or three other men still on the crippled list but they are recov ering rapidly and should be in slmpo for activ e w orlt in a few* day s Line-up Not Certain As hns been already stated, the in jury of numerous first string men in tho last few dnvs greatly hindered “Be/” and he has had r real Job on his hands in attempting to chose a first team Since Wednesday though he has been using practically the same players and It la quite probablo that these candidates will start against tiro Annvillo aggregation The so, culleu varaity* eleven as' it lined up on Wed nesday and ax it will probably* appear tomorrow is made up of the follow inc men Captain Srjcll-fultbnck; Llglu ner and Rodlnger, half backs, either Klllitrgor or Rltner, quarterback. Mc- Collum, left end, Baer. left tackle HIM-, loft guard, Bontz, center, Bedonk, right guard, McMahon, right tackle, and' Hufford, right end
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