Page Six Football Squad To Hold Isi Scrimmage Today Strong Reserve Material, Many Fast Backs Will Help Higgins In Forming Eleven Candidates Reported To First Practice On Tuesday With first scrimmage of the year cu.le.l tor this afternoon. Bob Higgins' blue and white griddcrs are settling down to work in earnest and all indications point to some fierce competition for berths on the 1930 edition of the Lion eleven. Over forty candidates reported to Couch Higgins at the initial practice session Tuesday afternoon, and it is from these men that Higgins hopes to whip together the most formidable varsity to take the field under a Penn State banner in many n year. Light inactive sessions with passing, block ing, and kicking accented have been Hie rule this week, and tomorrow’s scrimmage will mark the beginning of three weeks of intensive training in preparation for the opening game with Muhlenberg on October 3. Stronger reserve material and fast er backs—these are the improvements . over last year’s team which Higgins i hopes to develop through the aid of last year’s strong freshman eleven. Half of the candidates officially invit- 808 TAYLOR PLUMBING AND HEATING Healing Systems Installed .We extend to all ~ Students and Faculty a cordial welcome <# The Nittany Lion Fraternities: Bring Your Rushing Parties to GLENNLAND POOL | Lion Grid Captain :harles j. cherundolo ed back for first practice Tuesday were sophomores and they should push many of last year’s veterans hard for varsity positions, and will serve as a strong reserve force, a de partment in which State was woefully weak last season. Of the sophomores, Bill Denise, Johnny Patrick, and Dean Hanley are most likely to land varsity berths. Denise and Patrick are candidates for the backfield. Both weigh in the neighborhood of 170 pounds and are excellent field runners. Hanley is a 200-pounder and candidate for a tackle post. Heading the list of veterans who returned Tuesday bringing the foot balls and shoes issued to them earlier in the summer, are last year’s letter men: Captain Chuck Cherundolo, cen ter; Lou Barth and Johnny Economos, guards; Roy Schuyler and Dan De Marino, tackles; Frank Smith, end; Lawthcr Named New Cage Coach For ’37 Season McAndrews To Mentor Football Yearlings; Follows Walke Lion sport fans will have the op portunity of seeing whether a fellow that made a big splash in a little pond can accomplish the same in a big one when John D. Lnwther takes over the basketball coaching reins here this year. 1 Lawther comes here from little Westminster College of New Wil mington, where he has produced dueed eraekerjaek outfits that such stalwarts as Chick Davies of Du quesne and Red Carlson of Pitt were fearful of and seldom beat. He succeeds Spike Leslie, whose ini tial season in the Eastern Intercol legiate Basketball Conference was blessed with no victories. Martin S. McAndrews, a State grad ate, comes from Bucknell this year to assume the coaching duties in foot ball for the freshmen, thus verifying the Collegian report of last spring. He will succeed Nels Walke ,who is doctor-degreeing in Columbia Univer sity. He will-be assisted by two f Lion lettermen of last. Reason, center Jim O’Hora and end* Bill Miller. „ OtheL' included the former 'track c3ach ’of Carlton' College, ‘‘ Minn., Ray M. Conger, as_ an instructor in physical 'and the appoint ment of Earle L. Edwards and Albert P. Michaels as assistant varsity foot ball coaches to Bob Higgins. Michaels will be remembered as a Lion quarter back two seasons ago when he roamed the gridiron under the name of Mike lonis. Red O’Hora, Rabbit Wear, Tommy Sil vano, Paul Enders, and Walter Komi nic, backs. Other veterans include: Joe Adessa, Bob Cornman, H^v|y u Qrqmwcll, Sam my Donato, " Parke Eshbach, Vic Grievp, Joe Krupa, Bob Morini, Fred Owens,’ George Palmer, Ed Sheridan, Mel Vonurx, Carl AVaugaman, Tom Wible, Art Yett, and Nick'Zochowski. ~ Several more sophomores are count ed on to give the regulars plenty of competition. Alex Barantoviclf," end; Harry Harrison, quarterback; Sever Toretti, guard; Bud Kyle, halfback; Joe Peel, tackle; and Tony Sacco, gimrd, are the outstanding newcomers. of a severe accident sus tained while working on the State College high school athletic field last Friday, it is thought that Whitey RHoda will be’ unable to attend prac tice sessions and may be out all sea son. Whitey did fine work as a sub stitute in the Nittany backfield last year and his absence will be sorely feit. For the first time in State’s history the football coaching staff will be composed entirely of Penn State grad uates. Earle Edwards and Marty McAndrews, who are replacing Herm Everhardus and Nels Walke this year, will act as assistant varsity coach and head freshman coach respectively. Others aiding Coach Bob Higgins this season are Joe Bedcnk, line coach; A 1 Michaels, assistant varsity coach; Bill Miller and Jim assistant freshman coaches. Soccermen Practicing For Season’s Opener Slowly- but surely the soccermen of State are returning to town and pre paring to get into sTiape for the sea son’s opener on October 10 against Bucknell. Jeffrey has been practicing with a few of the early copiers for the past few days on the golf course field. ,The first few days of practice will be devoted to dribbling, offensive passing, and angle attempts at the goal. After the "kinks” have been ta ken out of the feet the squad will be gin a serious scrimmage period. De fensive tactics will be stressed as a major asset. Bill McEwan captains the team, while Alvin S. Newmeycr ’37 will act as manager. Several State College High graduates are ’ bidding for berths. GOOD BEER .and ITALIAN SPAGHETTI Husko’s Tap Room Allen Street TI-VEr PENN -STAT-E-GOLLEGIAN | New basketball Coach f*'.. ' ' '/U, „ I 1 .;-,:i' I, ■ i.Tivtiile y ‘ ! Football Stands Made Larger; New Beaver Improvements Many As the opening home date of the Nittsny football team draws near, workmen are hurrying to complete the gigantic improvement works that have been partially effected upon New Beaver field during the summer.- Chief among the, works-are the new steel football grandstands. The 2,400 capacity steel West stand has been augmented to seat 8,000, and the old wooden East stands have been torn clown and a-sleel structure to seat 2,- 400 put in 1 , its place. Thus the seat ing capacity for home football games has to 10,400,. plus the temporary.’.wooden bleachers that can be erected'Jfor’'.'emergencies. The press box that was at the top of the former West stands that were put up two years ago has beeri raised 20 row-* to the top. The West stands are now 306 feet long, and the East stands 180 feet. Th.e first steel stands were centered v on the 50-ynrd line, W’hile now the structures cover the entire West sidelines. New Fences Erected Another improvement is a high wire fence that encloses the entire field from the tennis courts on the south around the football field on the West to the baseball diamond on the North and East. A smaller fence has been erected around the track that circles the,' gridiron. • . • A new pole vault standard and pit have been erected. The new measur ing device is of the latest type and involves but the turning of a crank to raise the height of the bar. ‘ Water Tower Work Delayed The new r College water tower that is being built behind the West stands is still far from completion, the work being delayed By delinquent steel or ders. When completed it will supply water to the entire campus, as told in a Collegian* story last spring. Under neath the tewer will be team rooms for the participants in sporting events on New Beaver, field. Dressing will still be done in Recreation hall, but between the halves of the games the teams will retire to the team rooms instead of retiring all the way to Recreation hall. They will also be HILAND SHOP Launderers and Dry Cleaners + The best place in town to have your cleaning and pressing done + .... 2201/2 S. Allen St. Dial 3171 Athletics For All Possible With IM Sports Program Point System To Make Competition High Among Groups Under the now famous slogan, “Athletics for All,” coined many years ago by Hugo Bezdek, director of ath letics, a comprehensive system of in tramural athletics is sponsored by the College for the benefit of all students interested in developing their bodies as well as their minds. In past years participation in intramural athletics has increased steadily and a large por tion oi the student body takes part. Run on a competitive basis, all of the major sports and some minor ones are included on the program which is divided into fall, winter, and spring periods. Every fraternity may enter a team in each of the competitions anti non-fraternity men are ‘divided into units determined by geographical location in State College. Organized rooming and boarding'hoiises may al so be’constituted as units. A comprehensive, sliding scale point system has been worked out to in include nil sports, with the major ones receiving the largest rating. In addi tion points are awarded for varsity managerships,' letters, .numerals, (and intramural Board memberships. To the fraternity or unit haying the high est' .total number of points for the year after the spring period is com pleted goes the Bezdek Cup. This cup is contributed' each’ year by - Director Bezdek and remains in the permanent possession of the. winning club. Smaller cups or plaques, appropri ate to each sport, are also presented to the winning teams in each sport and. medals are given to the champs in the individual sports. Administra tion and.running off of the entire pro gram is entirely in the hands of the students-. themselves with authority vested in the Intvarhural Board, .whose members are 1, appointed by the stu dents. All cups, medals and keys are provided for through'a system of en trance fees which -must be paid for each sportvby,all competing/fraterni ties and units. In.-addition to all of-the major sports, handball, volleyball and horse shoes are included in the winter pro gram Touch football is-substituted for the more dangerous sport from which it springs during the fall, and in the spring the most popular sport is mushball. Winter activities includ ed basketball, wrestling, and boxing. The School of Athletics and Physical Education cooperates closely with the Intramural Board by furnishing ref erees and umpires as well as equip ment to the competition. . Through the action of the College several years ago classes after 4 o’- clock in the afternoon have been elimi nated as far as possible and many fraternities have advanced the dinner used for skull practice. It is almost impossible to predict when the tower and team rooms will be completed, although authoritative sources indicated that water may be supplied to the College from the tow er in November, l Track-Under Stands Started Trackmen’s. complaints that the wooden track in Recreation hall is un suitable for winter training have been rewarded with the planning of a 100- yard cinder track to be built under the West stands tor winteV use. Rest looms will also be located under the West stands. Last but not least is the construc tion of new ticket gates and houses on the South and East to help sup ply pasteboards to the anticipated in creased sales that are to result from the larger seating capacity. Werner Brightens Track Outlook With H. S. Stars If things work out the way Tra*:!: Coach Chick Werner expects them to at fall registraMcn, Penn Stale will h.jast of the finest crop of star high school athletes ever to matriculate at any Pennsylvania College. Many of the prospective Penn SVitc stars were the winners of the indi vidual events at the P. J. A. A. track ineet.'last spring here. Probably most outstanding is Kick.. Jef ferson Township’ high school javelin* thrower who broke the national schol astic record with a. throw of 200 feet -10 inches last spying. Another of- the promising boys..U Den ‘ljCiiizle, Altoona track captain; who .skips over the tow • hurdles in the fast time of 23.8. John Woodruff, Pitt Olympic win ner, set' a "record for the’ mil? here, ; two years "ago, but it‘.did ri-’t stand long when Maule of .Mediae run the distance in 4,28. He is also expected to enter Here this week. - State College will be represented by Roger Maurer, a broad jumper who has clone 22 feet 10 inches. hour from 5:30 to 6 o’clock, providing two hours every day for participation in. intramural activities. The intramural athletics plan here brings to a great part of the student body an opportunity to participate in systematically and efficiently con trolled athletics which they would not otherwise have in varsity competition where only the most able and accom plished can hope to see action. Al though it is by no means, the purpose of the plan, persons of varsity ability are sometimes discovered through in tramural competition The okft PEN Restaurant - Welcome, Class of ’4O FOUNTAIN SERVICE EXCELLENT FOOD - CLENNI.AND AI'ART.MENTS WE ALSO SUPPLY FIREWOOD HILLSIDE ICE COMPANY Subscribe Now The Bell Thursday, September-10,-1936 Others who will bear the blue am! white emblem in the future include Jenkins of Forty Fort, who does the high hurdles- in IG, the lows in 2G, and high jumps 5 feet ten; “Black ic<” White, sprinter; and Booth, of Duquesne. Efforts of Coach Werner to get good men have been untiring through out the summer and seemingly have been well rewarded. Indications are that State will have the finest fresh man track team in its history this spring. But watch these boys in a couple of years. “Collegian” Will Conduct Presidential Straw Poll A straw vote on the presidency of the United States will be con ducted by the Collegian during the fall registration. Ballots will bo distributed to both freshmen and upperclassmen as they com plete registration in Recreation hall. Upon these will the students signify their popular candidate. A table at the end of the regis tration line will insure a mini mum of inconvenience. Polls have been conducted * throughout the country, notably by the American Institute of Public Opinion, but few have been .conducted that show, any accurate indication of actual student opinion on the election. The Collegian believes that as fu ture cuireris. students have intel ligently •considered this November arid that the poll will be an accur ate one. Dial 842
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