The Green 1 Ribbons Are Back! College Is On! j VOL. XVII. No. 7 CELEBRATION AND FIREWORKS WILL CLIMAX INAUGURAL Governor Sproul, Charles M. Schwab and President Thomas. Speak at Mass Meeting BIG PYROTECHNIC DISPLAY Band Leads Procession from Audi torium to New Beaver—Field Will Be Lighted PARADE ROUTE ANNOUNCED Photograph of Student Body, Faculty and Guests Will Be Taken on Holmes Field Wllth a mammouth display of fire works on Now Beaver Field, a day of student parades, inaugural ceremonies and banquets, record breaking mass meetings and celebrations will bo com pleted on Friday, October the four teenth when Dr John M. Thomas is Inaugurated to the presidency of the Pennsylvania State College _ This most eventful day in the history of Penn State will have some part of the program going on every minute and students will take no small part in the many activities Commencing with the student parade in the morn ing, there will not be a dull moment for the next twelve or more hours When Dr. Thomas officially becomes tho president of the college and tho In augural ceremonies have (been com pleted In tho afternoon tho students will take part in their second activi ties of the day with a moss meeting in the Auditorium and a real colcbration of the Inauguration on New Beavor Field Mass Meeting Sturts Evening Although tho Auditorium has hold capacity audiences In the past, when every available bit of standing room has been thought to be completely fill ed, a-room for a few more than the limit will undoubtedly be found when the combined student celebration and athletic mass meeting takes placo in the evening at seven p m. Before the mass meeting, tho mem bers of the student government organ izations of both the men and women 'Students will meet with the college gKicsts.ot.the Aivnory _and escort them "nmsJlMn-Vn f>i/i Ja -Amtt£ortura ~HorO the students wilt? greet them and make them know that they are welcomo to everything belonging to Penn State. Tho firat 1 part of the meeting will bo given over to a celebration of tho In auguration when speeches will be made by various prominont persons of tho state and college The heads of both 'the wortien’s and men’s student gov ernments will first extend tho con gratulations of the student body to the now “Prexle” Miss Florence K Allen Women’s Student Government Associa tion, will speak for tho woman students while B 'B Overdorf, president of the Senior class and tho Student Council, will greet President Thomas for the men of the college. Governor Sproul, Charles M. Schwab and President John M. Thotna3 will bo tho other speakers at this part of the meeting Undoubtedly many will take -this opportunity to hear the governor speak Mr. Schwab, who gave Penn State the Auditorium because of the overcrowded conditions which made the Old Chapel too small, will un doubtedly be pleased to seo the groat growth in the student body since that time when his building will be complet ely filled This Penn State friend will receive a hearty greeting from tht studont body for whom ho has done so much Following this will be the athletic part of the jnasa meeting when any excess enthusiasm will bo given to iho football team for the game with Le high on Saturday. An old alumnus who has been a member of a Penn State varsity football team wllf speak at this time and toll how tho Nlttany Lion acted in times past at bfg games Captain Snell is then scheduled for a speech and ho promises to give a real ono on which bo has spent hours of preparation. Coach Hugo Bczdck will then com (Contlnucd on last page) BOXERS BEGIN TRAINING FOR STRENUOUS SEASON With several of last year’s varsity men back in the pink of condition and ready to start training for a strenu ous schedule, prospects for os success ful a season as was enjoyed last year begin to cheer tho Penn State follow ers of tho manly art The only serious gap made in tho llno-up was caused by the graduation of Captain ICahloy In the 115 pound class Clough, Grif fiths, Bordncr, Atnarlsh, Chapen, and Vasilia are all anxious to don the mitts Big "Bags’* Madera also would probab ly bo anxious to try tho ring if ho were not occupied at present with thoughts of tho gridiron Another feature that will have some influence upon tho winter pastime will bo the largo numbers of freshmen and underclassmen who have signed up for the sport to secure gym credit These men arc being coached by members of last years* varsity rlngment in the fundamental points of the art which will servo ns preliminary training for tho now mon. An opportunity to win their class numerals both in tho Frosh mon-Sophomoro scrap and in tho lntor class tournament is probably ono of tho chlof reasons for tho largo turnout of would-be boxors and among thorn are somo who are clevor in ringside tactics. Tho wealth of material that scorns to crop out during the training period insures some close competition In tho trials and contests that will be held'throughout the season this year. Brim B>tatr A PAKENHAM INSTITUTES ENGLISH STYLE OF PLAY IN SOCCER SCRIMMAGE Coaching Staff Starts Varsity ' Squad On Second Step of Practice Schedule The third week of soccer practice will mark the beginning of real grind ing work on the part of tho varsity booters ns Coaches Denis and Paken ham begin to prepare their proteges for the intermediate step in the working 'schedule as outlined at the beginning of the season by tho two coaches The! first step, that of mastering tho fun damental details of the game, has been emphasized as much os Is possible in the short time that the coaches had for this work and so they have deter mined to start tho varsity squad on the second step, that of becoming ac quainted with the game in tho excite ment duo to scrimmage According to the coaches, one of the big assets of an amateur team is the ability to control every action in tho excitement of close and fast play and this ability cpn only be obtained by actual experience. On Friday night, the squad was given Its first tasto of seiimmago this year when two teams were selected to oppose each other In a very short contest. This contest showed the fallings of tho team and each individual to such a degree that no doubt remains as 'to tho work that is before the coaches and the squad Last Saturday afternoon, a scrimmage was hold for fifty minutes with a de cided improvement showing, due to tho efforts of tho coaches at the preceding scrimmage From now on, the daily workouts will consist mostly of scrim mage until the opening gamo of the season which will probably take place on tho homo field during the nfiddle of this month Tho success of tho soccer season this year depends upon tho ability of the squad to overcome the handicap of i short training period and this ought to be accomplished since the ability of the two coaches can only bo estimated in the highest of terms Professor Denis, who‘is connected with the School of Agriculture as a Professor of Rural Sqclology, is a former Haverford star and a coach among eastern soccer circles with no mean reputation For many years ho has followed, tho boot ing game with the interest of an en thusiast and is thoroughly acquainted with the details of this rising sport. Mr Pakonham comes to Penn State with an enviable record as soccer coach and -as ,aa;ufficer In tho. British anny- Playlng a stellar role among tho chief booters at Oxford University, in Eng land, Mr. Fakenham naturally was chosen to coach the team representing .England's finest regiment, The Cold stream Guards _As a captain in this regiment, he served three years in France, during which time he was wounded on several occasions and was cited for gallantry in action He was awarded the Victoria Cross and upon being retired, was given the rank of Major While in the service, he gain ed recognition throughout the army os a soccer coach through the success of tho teams which ho drilled The team from the Coldstream Guards car ried off second honors among all the teams in the army of Great Britain JJndcr the supervision of these two men, the coaching at Penn State in this sport has assumed tho English (Continued on Inst page) POVERTY DAY WILL BE OBSERVED ON SATURDAY Third Annual Observance of Cus tom Should Be a Repetition off Former Successes The third annual observance of Pov erty Day at Penn State will be held next Saturday when all freshmen will step out attired In uniforms suitable for such an occasion In other words, rags will bo at a premium in State Col lege over tho week end In the fail of 1919, tho custom of ob serving this day and paying respect to the Gentleman of the Road was in augurated with such an unexpected success that tho student body heartily endorsed tho action of its representati ves in council assembled when it was decided to make this a regular fcatuio of Penn State custom Last year, the success of tho first Poverty Day was again repeated which strengthened the position of this regulation all tho moro firmly as a Penn State celebra tion This year, Student Council has declared October eight to be Poverty Day and tho atmosphere of tho occas ion to be preserved from eight o’clock in the morning till five o’clock that evening Suitable prizes aro to bo awarded to those who are adjudged to havo the most appropriate njttlro Throughout tho day, all freshmen will obey tho spirit of tho day Between the half per iods of tho football contest, tho first y oar men will form a parade and march around tho gridiron on the track and so puss tho Judges’ stand. Thora tho prizes will bo awarded to those who are attired In tho most ingenious and or iginal mannor. It is lmporntivo that nil fresh enter Into the spirit of the (lay and any infringement will bo dealt with severely. At a recent meeting tho Council of Administration voted to omit all reg ular college exercises on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Octobor 13, 14, and IC, 1921, tho days specially sot apart for Educational Conforoncos, tho Inauguration of President Thomas, and tho Alumni Home-Coming A. H. ESPENSHADE, Secretary STATE COLLEGE, PA., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1921 FRESHMAN TEAM GETTING IN TRIM "FOR BELLEFONTE Yearlings Competing Keenly For Positions On the First Team INITIAL GAME SATURDAY Coach Herman’s Tentative Line- Up Remains the Same— Changes Expected Aftei another week of hard work, the line-up of the Freshman football team is still unsettled and tho tentative ar rangement of tho fhst team is about tho same as that which appeared In tho COLLEGIAN last week Many meni bets of tho Fjosh squad have been working like titans to obtain one of the much coveted positions and arc apt to break into the lime-light at any time At tho present it looks as though the game with-Bellefonte will open with McCoy at loft end, Parshatl at left tackle, Yost at left guard, Shaner at center. Flock nt right guard, Alwine at right tackle and Anderson at light end Tays will in all probability be the quarterback for the Freshman and Lowry and Hartman take care of tho half back positions Schmidlin is at present holding down the position of fullback and will no doubt start tho game During the week a gtcat amount of development has taken place among the members of the second and third teams The men who fill these posi tions have been playing steady and aro gradually getting into form so that they aio constantly giving the men who hold down positions on the tenta tive line-up a great deal of worry con cerning their ability to hold the posi tions which thov now hold Although McCoy and Andorson are still holding the positions of left and right ends either one of them may be (Continued on last page)) CROSS-COUNTRY TRIALS TO BE HELD SATURDAY ‘Preliminary Run of Season Will Aid Coach Martin in Getting Line on New Material Varsity and Freshman cross-coun try trials will be held this coming Sat urday afternoon and Coach Martin Is expecting every distance runner among the three bundled men who have been rporting for track to be on hand and take part in the initial hill and dale meet of tho season. This race will be held as a preliminary to tho more strenuous trials that will take place later In the season when tho coach will be facing tho problem of selecting the team to represent Penn State In the contests which are being scheduled Tho object of running the preliminary trials so early in the season Is to en able tho coach to learn moro of the men who aro doing the best work and also to got his runners organized The varsity cross country squad has now been undergoing intensive train ing for several weeks Every day the members of tho squad leave the Track House about four-thirty In tho after noon and head for tho Barrens They have daily been covering distances ranging from five K> nine miles and due to this hard work-out tho entire string of varsity runners, Including: Captain Cooper, Romlg, Shields, Car ter, Snyder and Edgerton has been; constantly Improving Wilhelm, Enck,, and Wendlcr, of last year’s Freshman team ire also on the upward climb and will without a doubt make themselves conspicuous this fall. The managers are arranging to have the Inter-class meet and the Fresh- Sophomore Meet run sometime during the piesont month or early In Novem ber The latter meet should turn out to be very interesting this year as the teams representing the two lower class es arc about on a par. GHAPEL SPEAKER CENSURES PESSIMISTS AND QUITTERS Colonel John Thomas Axton, Chief of Chaplains, United States Army, spoke at both chapel services last Sun daly As was expected, his addresses were both exceedingly interesting and full of good advico and food foi thought. Everyone who attended the services felt that he had gained some thing worth while ftoin Colonel Axton’s sermon The main topics of tho evening’s sermon were cheerfulness and freedom from knocking, the text being, "Judge not that yo bo not Judged.” Tho en tire address was skillfully and inter estingly built upon this passage by means of Illustrative anecdotes, short quotations of poetry, and sound advice icndeied by .the speaker himself PROFESSORS OF AG SCHOOL RETURN FROM EXPOSITION Profossors W. H Tomhave and F. S Bailey have returned from Springfield, Mass, where thay havo been acting as Superintendent and Assistant Superin tendent of Livestock at tho recent Eastern States Exposition. Professor Tomhavo, head of tho de partment, Judged tho cattle and swine classes at tho Trenton, Now Jersey, Fair lost week. SENIORS WISH NOT TO ATTEND CHAPEL AFTER NOVEMBER Also Request College Authorities For Full Thanksgiving Vacation Period - APPOINT MANY COMMITTEES First Meeting of Class Draws Large Attendance^—Elect Forensic Council Men That tho Seniors do not want to go to chapel services after Thanksgiving und that'they want a regular full-siz ed Thanksgiving vacation was shown at the meeting of the ,1922 class on Thursday evening in the Bull Pen After the routine business of admitt ing new member 1 ? and the appointing l of committees was gotten out of the way, the two subjects vvejje brought up and after extended discussion, the class voted to draw up the two demands in the form of petitions and send them to Student Council to be forwarded to the college officials It was brought out in' tho meeting ithat Seniors for the last few years have not been required to, attend chap el after the Thanksgiving vacation The present state of affairs however demands that tho Seniors continue to go until graduation This the class docs not wish and accordingly voted to request the college authorities to con tinue the custom followed for tho past few years • i The announcement thac tho Thanks giving vacation this yearfwould bo for only one day drew a storm of protest and in this case also tho class unani mously voted to ask tho college for the regulaV vneation period. 5 Tho sugges tion that the recess from classes dur ing the Inaugural exercises would in any way take the placo of the Thanks giving vacation was promptly refuted is it was shown that tile three days in this month aro merely to cnuble the student body to take An active part In the Inaugural exercises No stud ent is expected to go hon(c during this time, ami for this reasrin if for not other. It was said that iho Inaugural exctcises could not be ? construed to take the place of the Tha iksglving'va catlon ’ Many Committees ppolntcd The first .business tak/n up by the class was thA.adjnJsitea-infctfEy'vml-nnw men to the class roll, who havo now Senior standing The first committee to be appointed was a Census commit tee, consisting of J. TV. Solover, H W Good, W. M Douglass and J M Peoples The duty of these men will be; to draw up a "horoscope’’ of the class Tho finance committee w hlch was appointed is made up of the fol lowing men W. E Perry, R. S Burns. TV S Williams, W S Wetzel and R C Kramer The election of three men to the Foionslc Council was the next business taken up, and from the numerous nom inations, E E Overdorf, R. C. Bl&noy, and C. T Douds were selected Tho dance committee which will have charge of all social functions of the ’22 class until graduation was also appointed at this time The committ ee will have a large amount of work to do and accordingly. President Over dorr put ten men on tho committee They are as follows A. C Oehrlc, G H. Lyslo, J O Chambers, N H Lane, H Flshburn, J H. Hughes, J B. Say ers, II E Schlosser, W L. Lowe. A K Wilson President Overdorf next took the op portunity to explain to l the class tho program of the Inauguration Day ev ents, sotting forth the full details of the busy program from tho all-college parade at eight-thirty Friday morning to the concluding fire-works celebra tion Saturday evening He laid espec ial emphasis on tho fact that tho re cess from classes on tho three days is to enable tho studont body to take an active part in the events and that any one who uses the time for a vacation is defeating the pm pose of tho recess and is endangering the success of the occasion • To Rulso Money For Fund A great deal of discussion aroso as to the most expedient method of ob taining funds for sending tho College fContH.ipfl on lust tifico? CO-ED SOCIETY ENJOYS WEEK END OF RECEPTIONS Last week was a period of receptions for tho ficshmen girl students at Penn State since on two different occasions . they were the guests of honor at func tions held at tho Woman’s Building and MncAllistcr Hall. Tho first of these occurcd last Wed nesday night whon the upper classmen in the co-ed world entertained at a Ile-Sho dance at tho Woman's Build ing Half of thosa piesont vvero attir ed in masculine uniforms or in imita tion, and tho remainder enacted the part of mombcis of tho gentler sex In a natural manner. After all of the she members had boon escorted to tho dance in tho approved fashion of tho times, dancing, fun, and a varied program of entertainment occupied part of the reception On the following night, tho older In habitants of MncAlllster Hall enter tained in honor of their frosh compan ions with a county'fair’in tho recep tion hall of tho building A public auc tion of ornamental and useful articles was tho main attraction which was ics ponslblo for large gate receipts In donations of all manner and sizes of pins, Sido shows of many descriptions and fortuno tolling booths lined the midway Punch and sandwich booths occupied a prominont placo In tho sche dule of tho evening A program of stunts and musle brought tho perfect entertainment to’a close. dnilrgian. WELL KNOWN PAINTINGS WILL BE ON EXHIBITION DURING INAUGURAL WEEK Works of Popular American Art ists Presented By Curtis Publishing Company To the many prominent and inter esting features to take place on Inau guration and Alumni Days, there has leconilj been added an exhibit by the Curtis Publishing Company of Phila delphia to be held In the Fine Arts Museum in Old Main from October tenth to twentieth The exhibit will be composed of the originals of some of the best of cover designs and illustra tions that have appeared in the Sat urday Evening Post and the Ladles’ Home Journal during the past two or three years The pictures chosen for the exhibi tion include a wide variety of oil, char coal, Ink and pencil drawings by some of America’s foremost artists and il lustrators Probably the outstanding figure of the collection is that of the well known chuiacter painter. Normal Rockwell ’ There aie many other equally fam ous conti ibutors including childhood sketches by H C Williams, also illus trations bj II J. Soulen, Decn Corn- Wall. Clark Fay. Aithur Filler, W D White and Orr Tho originals of the girls heads by Noyau McXcin which appear on near ly eveij room wall in Slate College will bo listed among the exhibits Tho re markable details which go to make up these pictures arc cleatly visible and the attractiveness is that much great er Aside from the pm oil artistic view point tills exhibit should be of parti al! ir interest to oveiy student and visltoi in State College because of Its educational value Some of tho small 2x4 illustrations that arc seen every week in the Saturday Evening Post In black and white will be seen hete In th oilginnl as Inge plctuu-s several feet In size worked out to the smallest del ill In coloi. ALUMNI GOLFERS ISSUE CHALLENGE FOR CONTEST Pittsburgh and Centre County Alumni Association Stir Up Competition To further stlmulito interest in the Uumni Homc-Coinlitg, the Pittsburgh Uuntnl have Issued a challenge to all othei Branch Alumni Associations for a golf match, to bo plaicd on this occasion Present Indications are that tho challenge will bo taken up by several of the Associations and, from all appearances, there promises to be a lively battle on the golf course when the opposing squads moot Mi Fred P Weavet, ’l4. Socretaiv of tho Centre County Alumni Assoc iation Is making the neccssaiy ar rangements to have this County repie sontod Ho and the othei officers have asked Dr Grover C Glenn ’OC to be team captain for the CContio Countv Alumni, and to organize the golf tour nament at this end Dr Glenn has issued the following letter to tho Alumni of Centre Count} Dear Sir’ The Centro County Alumni Asso ciation has accepted tho challenge of the Allcghcn} County Association foi a golf match on tho college course Al ulmni Da;, October fifteenth. 1921 I havo boon appointed acting cap tain of our team, and havo decided that all who wish to trj for the team should play a round of 18 holes over the col lege course anv time between tho pre sent date and October foui tcentli Those having tho lowest scoio will qunllfj Please send ot hand >our card to me as soon as possible. Philadelphia County has also accept ed and others may Tho challengers aio rather cocky so it Is up to us to put a little pop Into this contest, and make them show some class to win Wo do not know* how many men there will bo to each team, but want to be prcpaicrt with plenty If vmt know any alumnus or formci student in tho Count} who has not gotten this notice tell lilm about it, and urge him to entci Yours Most Truly, (Signed) Grover C Glenn EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE DISCUSSES SOCIAL LIFE The Round Tablo Conference ot tho Superintendents nnd Fiinelpnls of all schools of Cuntral Penns}lvonfa ad journed last Saturday at noon after transacting business highly Important to tho betterment of the educational methods throughout the state About fifty outside gusts in addition to tho many local people' helped to make tho conference an Interesting and beneficial one The next mooting of the Round Tnblo Conference will bo held this coming spring at tho State Normal School In Lock Haven RRRKS COUNTY CLUB CIDER FEUD ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT At tho meeting of tho Berks Count} Club, which was hold on Fildny even ing, arrangements woio made to hold a cider feed on Now Reaver Field on Wednesday evening of this week. Ar rangements vvero also mado to hold a danco at Reading during tho Christ mas vacation. Further plans concern ing tho danco, which will bo held on December 27. will be announced lator, NITTANY ELEVEN WADES THRU GETTYSBURG FOR SECOND WIN OF SEASON 24 to 0 Victory Secured After Stiff Fight With Visitors. Cornwall Boots Thirty Yard Field Goal PLAYERS CHOOSE CAST FOR FIRST PRODUCTION Characters for “Nothinn But the Truth” Selected From Over One Hundred Aspirants The cast for "Nothing But Tho Truth has been finally selected by Mr Arthur C. Cloctlngh, Director of Tho Players, from over one hundicd con testants who registered for tr}OUts This has been the largest number that has eiui Lied out for one of Tho Penn State Playeis’ pioductions and it is very Indicative of the growing inter est in the organization The coat, aa chosen is as follows Bob Bennett—Austin Blakcslee ’23 B rtf Ralston—Donald Bauder ’24 Bishop Doran—Mi Joe Utter ’23 Ckuunco Van Dusen—W Romlg ‘22 Dick Donnelly—David McCord ’24 Gwen —Julia Henry "26 Mis Ralston—Liguoria Fleming ’22 Ethel —Mai lan lvitchln ’2O Mabel —Hemictta Sticknmn ’25 Sabol—Miss Frances Gager ’25 Maltha—Hazel Dymond ’25 Being selected from such an exten sive number, it is a particularly strong cast and It piomises a strong produc tion The members aie all very well fitted foi the parts that the} will port rav, bringing out nicely the Individu alities thu t}plf} tho various charac ters It is singular that ovary mem bei of the cast has at some tlmo pi e\ ions taken a prominent part in other pioductions, cither at Stato College oi elsewhere The leads, Mr Blakesleo nnd Miss tlemy will‘poitray two very inter esting charcters In love with each othei, thev suddenly find one evening that their futuie happiness is at stake because of the very simple fact that Bob has ptomlsed to tell the truth, tho unadulteied uuth, and nothing but the tinth for tweut}-four houis Unfor tunately he cannot confide the details of the affiii to Gwen and before the allotted time limit is up lie has near!} lost not only his, bet but his happ} home as well But }ou will havo to come to the plaj ind find out what roall} does happen Bob and Gwen know, but the} will not tell now Mr Blukoslec and Hiss Henry aio very well fitted for the characters and show good possibilities On their banter the action of the play hinges and the} will be able to cair} It along brilliant ly The date for the performance has tentative piogram of The Players not been set dcfinltel} os >ot but the c ills Cor it early in November DUNBAR BELL RINGERS GIVE VARIED PROGRAM New Form of Musical Entertain ment Introduced to Penn State Audience Piesuiitlng a peiformance with hum or prevalent throughout, coupled with an excellent vailuty of numbers both instiumentnl and vocal, the Dunbar Quartet and Bell Ringers appeared last Rtuuiday night In the auditorium as -the first gioup of entertainers of tho season "Y” course That this course was well teccivcd and enjoyed by tho audience was evidenced b} tho unusual hnndclupping and call for* encores In the Hist number of the evening's piogram, tho quaiter gavo an exhibi tion of their boll ringing which Ims awarded thorn so much face At that time the} played three selections, •Bells of Evening," "The Rose," and ‘•While Shepherds Watched ” As this method of ei eating music was new to tho gi cater part of the audience, they were hold spellbound at tho unbollci able lesults produced and agility of tho members of the quaitct In ringing tho bells At Uie conclusion of this num ber, tho quartet rendered a medley of old college songs, a number of old pieces which were blended into a pleas ing unification of somo rather quiet pieces and also some of quick, spirit ed time; which solved to keep tho sph> it of the audience high In older that tho audience should not tlie of too much song and music, a nitmbei of the quartet next gavo a leading, imitating a Ncgio minister This was characterised by tho queer twists of words which cicatcd many funny meanings, A strenuous and heart rending prayer by tho Negro minister was tho climax ot tho read ing Wihen called back for an encore, tho rendor recited a poem entitled, "It Taken a Heap ot Lovin’ in a llouso to Make It Home," by Bdgar A Guest This, the leader stated, was tho favor ite poem back In the old homes of -Michigan At tho times ot tho recita tion, It was accompanied by strains ot j "Homo Sweet Homo" from a hidden 1 'collo. The Freshmen Will Have Things J All Their Way Soon PRICE FIVE CENTS Superior weight and bettor training told lost Saturda} afternoon on Now Beaver Field when the Gett}sburg cl oven, after holding Penn State on prac tically even terms during tho first half of tho game, crumpled before tho Nlt tany attack and allowed Bozdck's mon to score a 24 to 0 victor} A touch down b> the Blue and "White warriors shortl} after tho contest opened mado tho game appear rather easy for thorn but a baffling strength displayed by Gettysburg, both offensively and de fensively, following the score, caused no little vvoiry on tho part of Penn Stato and it was not until tho second half that tho Nlttany machine operated effectively Twice Penn State was held for downs In the initial period and managed to make only five first downs while the battlefield Lam was regis tering an equal number A beautiful field goal by Cornwall from the thlrt} }ard lino In the f'rst quaitci. in addi tion to the touchdown and a goal from touchdown, constituted the total scor ing of Penn State in the first half, all of the points being mado by Cornwall. "With tho opening of the thitd quar ter, the NitLuiy aggregation showed considerable improvement and smashing again and again through Lie visitor's line, pushed over a touchdown in the middle of tho period, Captain Snell carrying tho ball over the lino This seemed to give additional strength to tho Blue and White pla}ers with the result that Gott}sburg foiled to mako much headiva} and, atler_an exchange of punts, Penn State secured the pig skin on tho forty yard lino A steady drive, in which Killingor got away foi a twenty yaid run, finally took tho team to Uie five yard line and fiom here “Killy” plunged thiough for the third touchdown, just after tho begin ning of the final quartoi Shortly af terward, Coach Bozdek sent a now team into tho fray and another hard drive was begun only'reTJF’stSppcSNjiT' the Getty sbutg five }ard line b} tho final whistle The fact that Gettysburg was quite familiar with the Nittnn} st}ie of plav and even used Bozdck's plays, was un doubtedly a serious handicap to tho the Penn State eleven This was ex peclally true In the first half when largo holes were opened for the C.ettysbuig backs and three and four varda were gained on almost oveiv play. On the offense. In the same per iod, the Nlttany tine seemed unible to take Us opponents off their feet and the Bluo and White baokfleld men were consequently tackled bofoio the} could penetrate very fai into tlie Got t}sburg terrltor} Inexperience piob nbl} was responsible for the ragged plaving inasmuch as the work in tlie second half was of a higher order In this period, the visitors did not make a single first down and in tho entire fourth quaitci only gained eight yards in scrimmage On the other hand. Bezdok’s eleven annexed ten first downs duiing tho final half and made almost one hundred and eight} yards In scrimmage McMahon Shows Up Well Tho work of "Tin}” MiMahon nt right tackle was ono of the most •'en couraging features of the game and In dicated that "Tlnv” is rapldl} develop ing into a very strong linesman In the first two minutes of play, ho broke through tho opposition and blocked a punt, the act resulting indirect]} in the first Nlttany touchdown Inasmuch as Hufiford fell on the ball and Cornwall then carried it over tho lino b} a twen t} yard end run On many occasions "Tiny" throw the Gettysburg backs foi 1 osscs and was largely lesponsiblc for big gains made through the loft side of the visitor’s lino Madera, anothei Inexperienced tackle, showed up well at times too, while Bedonk, p]a}!ng at right guard by the sido of McMahon, pla}ed havoc with tho lighter Gettys burg defense and prevented man} Plays from going through for anv gain, when tho backfleld of tho visitors attempted to buck his side of the lino. Bents’, playing true to foim, did not cause any sensation b} his work but ho was always on tho job nnd very little ground was mado b} Gottvsburg through center Cornwall and Reding er ran well and usually wont through for a fow yards when called upon Kil linger’s punting was a bright light, one of his kicks traveling about fifty five yards In tlio air For tho visitors, tho plaving of Emanuel, Kiser, Gilliland, Stnuglitci, "Mordon and Smith stood out Emanuel and Kiser at the wing positions thru their fine defensive work, caused tho Nlttanv hacks to hit tho tackles rath er than attempt to skit t the ends and (Continued on last page)) POSTPONED C. & F. SMOKER ‘ WILL BE HELD THURSDAY It was found noccssaiv to postpone tho Commerce and Financo Club Smoker sohcdulcd for last Thursday night because of vnrioua other Import ant activities bolng’held on tho same night Tho Cet-Togothei and Smoker will be held next Thursday night, October sixth nt 7 30 o’clock at tho Phi Kappa Psl House All members of tho Com nicicu anil Finance Club, and all pros pective mcmbois of this Club aro urged to bo present
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