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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-
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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