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Cleverness, Not Power, Called
Best Soccer Asset by Jeffrey
Penn State Coach Explains Kicking Theories:
Freshmen Aspirants To Report Today
By JERRY WEINSTEIN
Cleverness, not power, is the most
important asset a soccer player can
have, according to a theory of Bill
Jeffrey, Penn State soccer coach.
“Cleverness in ball handling, drib
bling, and passing," claims Jeffrey,
“is essential to every good soccer
player, the same as these assets are
essential to every basketball man.
“And power has little place on the
soccer field. Again as in basketball,
the soccer pass should be short, de
liberately directed to a definite team
mate. No power kick can ever put
the ball in a specific spot," Jeffrey
said.
Hurd to Break llabit
The hardest thing to break high
school soccer players away from is
the use of sheer power. Coach Jef
frey, in developing his amazing
teams over a' ten-year period, has
taught Penn Staters tc- use a short
kick with knee action.
“The power kick,” Jeffrey explains,
“is caused by keeping the knee stiff
and kicking from the hip. As soon
as the player begins the use of knee
action, his usefulness to the team in
creases one hundred per cent."
Freshmen to Start Today
Beginning this afternoon, Jeffrey,
with the help v of Jim Cherry, Penn
State captain in 1927, will work with
the freshman team. All freshmen
who are interested in soccer are ask
ed to report to the soccer field on the
golf course at 4 o’clock.
Soccer Socks
Regulars began drifting into prac
tice all week . . . short scrimmages
were held and will be held daily until
the players’ legs are in condition . . .
There is no heavy scrimmaging . . .
freshmen) too, were interested am
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reported in droves . . . most of them
never had played before . . . they
must have heard of Penn State soc
cer teams and Bill Jeffrey’s coaching
... One frosh reported with a sprain
ed ankle, but still was anxious to get
started . . . Bill told him to lay off
awhile . . .
New varsity arrivals seen this
week included Captain Bill McEwan,
Carl Wacker, Phil Barnes, Eddie
Mandel, et al. . . . Ray Bell, last
year’s goaly who prevented rivals
from scoring all year, was a menace
to the team in that he kept other
goalies from getting experience . . .
A new net-keeper will have to be de
veloped . . . Dick Haag has been play
ing in the net . . . and a new candi
date for the post is Selly Cohn, la
crosse player ... \
In 1934, Jeffrey took a team over
to Scotland to play the local boys
there . . . other than pleasant memo
ries, the only remains of the trip are
Captain McEwan, Bob Dallas, and
Woody Corman ... On the way over,
the ship was in a violent storm . . .
no Penn Staters were injured, but
many others were . . . Bill Jeffrey
has been associated with soccer for
thirty-two years . . .
Bill McEwan’s brother, Johnny,
who starred for Syracuse, and Al
Dakin, one of the Nittany Lions’
outstanding players, are now- associ
ated with the New York American’s,
pro-league champions . . .
Grid Lines
The hoys all prettied up for a bat
tery of photographers early in the
week and several funny things hap
pened. Harry Harrison, who evident
ly has been photographed before, was
kicking for a shot. A helpful by
stander recovered the ball and kick
ed it back. It was a perfect shot,
konking Guy Stover’s camera right
on the bean and knocking it galley
west . . .
Tommy Silvano was caught in a
headlong dive on a football. Had he
caught the pigskin just a few inches
southward, the chances are that the
respiration machine, Tommy Slusser,
would have been needed . . .
Rabbit Wear was photographed
without his shoulder pads to help
preserve that sylph-like 129-pound
appearance. The rabbit had better
watc!r out. Pretty soon he’ll be big
enough to get hurt
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PACES NITTANY GRIDMEN
Players Still Plenty Hot, But
It’s Mostly the Weather and
Tired, Aching Muscles Appear
Selection Of Starting
Team To Be Tough
During Season
By CHARLES M. WHEELER, JR.
What Lion rooters hope will be the
first State football team to brag of
in many a day is rapidly rounding
into condition on New Beaver field
day by day as the second week of
practice nears a climax with another
heavy scrimmage tomorrow.
The pace this week has lessened
due to the toll wrought by the terrific
heat that is plaguing grid stalwarts
this season. Coach Bob Higgins has
babied the lash a little in comparison
to last week to allow the sore and
weary muscles of the athletes to get
back into tune.
Nevertheless the pace has been
hard enough to send the boys into
the shower with enough weariness to
last the day. Once the. numerous mi
nor injuries heal and the weather re
alizes that September is shedding a
few gray hairs, the team will be in
shape to go out and after that polish,
drive, and finesse it will need in fac
ing its toughest schedule.
Bob Shifts Players About
Scrimmage Wednesday saw many
new and different combinations of
players cavorting over the grid lines.
Evidently Bob wants to get away
from this first and second team stuff
and give everyone an opportunity.
Especially are the backs going to
cause no end of worry when it comes
to select four to start a game. There
are ponies and there are plow horses,
and the imagination can only guess
that the desirability of one will be
weighed against the other.
Wendell Wear, the rabbit, looks to
be back in his old stride with his ac
curate passes. But so are Harry Har
rison and the veteran red man, O’-
Hora, doing exceptionally well. We
care not who shall bark the signals.
As for the other backs, Patrick is
still outstanding with his hard driv
ing- running, making it very difficult
to keep him on the sidelines at any
time. Kyle, Metro, and Silvano all
look alike at fullback now and it gets
closer every day as the two young
sters learn the plays and the posi
tion. The veteran Silvano, in liis best
condition’of his career, is still to be
heavily -reckoned with.
Sideline observers are waiting un
til Bill Denise gets back into harness,
which may be Saturday. He is sup
posed to be a -driver that equals Pat
rick. Enders will be back soon to aid
the blocking Sammy Donato at num
ber 2 back. Lang; the team’s best
Theoretically, the physical edu
cation and athletic program offered
to freshmen and sophomore men
at Penn State is ideal. It is ideal
in that the set-up allows the stu
dents to choose their favorite sports
and then spend two hours a week
in practice and play.
Actually, the program has its
weak points and with such is some
what of a tiresome course for most
students. Poor dressing facilities,
over-crowded classes, not enough
instruction, and the inconvenience
of class hours are just some of the
arguments against the type of
training given.
Since the men. on the physical
education staff are powerless to
change the existing conditions, and
since they do have a good theory
in mind, students should not be too
discontent.
Freshman and sophomore phys
ical education affects more than
one-half the male student body at
Penn State. Since so many are
•concerned, the matter should not
be considered lightly as just a one
credit, necessary-evil course. In
taking up the two hours per week,
.Jt would benefit the freshmen in
particular if they carefully choose
the activities in which they will
spend so much of their time.
Perhaps it would be well.to .con
sider the advice given by one of
the foremost athletic figures in the
East today. He is John Zimnoch,
a former member and now a sports
authority at the New York Ath
letic Club. . Zimnoch w T as a famous
swimmer, basketball star, and base
ball player in his day and is now
athletic director at a private ath
letic club in New York. In addi
tion to this, Zimnoch is an official
in the Amateur Athletic Union and
THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Bob Higgins
(This is the first of. a series
of biographical sketches on Penn
State coaches).
Bob Higgins holds the distinction
cf being one of the five Penn State
gridders who received all-American
recognition. In 1919, : .Bob was
named for an end position on Wal
ter Camp's all-star team. It was
in this same year that he. made his
famous long run to defeat Pitt,
which was the last time a Lion
team stopped the Panthers.
Once before Higgins received all-
Amcrican notice. In 1916, Camp
picked the Penn Stater on the sec
ond team. Just after he was cho
sen captain of the Nittany Lions
for 1917, Bob went overseas where
he became a first lieutenant and
served with distinction! He played
football there too and was selected
on Grantland Rice’s “All-A.E.F."
team He returned to State in 1919
and became captain again. He
graduated in 1929
Since 1920. Bob served as coach
of West Virginia Wesleyan College
and after five seasons there he went
to Washington University at St.
Louis for three years as head
coach. In 1926, Higgins came to
Penn State as end cOach and in
1930 he became head coach.
This season marks Bob’s seventh
as Nittany Lion mentor . . . he en
tered Penn State in 1914 after
graduating from Peddie . . . and
made the team immediately . . .
there was no freshman rule then
.. . the freshman ruling was made
in 1915 . . . was the only member
of his class to make the team as a
frosh . .
1 punter, is also being initiated into
’ the mysteries of the position, his for
mer forte being end. • •
Practice this week :has included
some instructions in lineman block
ing. This department has. long been
State's offensive - weakness. The
guards, and tackles, were' given the
works on how to puli''out ‘of'the line
and why. / 5
Tor Toretti, with both' legs charley
horsed and bruised from head to foot,
has been in there every day giving
as good account of himself as any
one. Last year’s stalwarts, Cherun
dolo and Economos,- are still going
strong, but the tackle_sifuation is still
a bit acute.
Replacements there are not as nu
merous as in-other positions and the
work has not progressed there offen
sively as it should. Junior Hanley is
perhaps giving the most with DeMa-
Between the Lions
is chairman'of the AAU basket
ball committee in New York.
Despite the fact that he coaches
team games, Zimnoch 1 gives this
advice to his young students when
they enter college:
Play a sport that you enjoy,
first of all. If you like many
-.sports, you must choose one with’,
a look to the future. Pick a sport
that you can play when you are
out of college, a sport that you
can play when you get old.
Nearing the half-century mark,
Zimnoch himself is just learning to
play golf. Along with golf, he
recommends tennis and handball.
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Stiff Scrimmage Set For
Tomorrow, H. S.
Game To Follow
rino willing enough. Schuyler shows
the effects of the'heat and Cornman
is making .mistakes. Peel is up an'd
coming and will be plenty strong by
season time.
Ends Adessa, ‘Barantovich, and
Smith are playing equally as well as
the other,, while Morini has been
grabbing his share of passes.
Day by day the selection problem
grows toqgher and tougher. All of
which is a good sign. A few years
ago optimists would have been called
crazy if they had mentioned that
some day State might have, enough
players that are willing and capable
■to play them equally in games. This
way every one is fresh and can give
the most.
Grid Lines
After the big scrimmage tomorrow,
the State College high school eleven
will inaugurate its season on New
Beaver field with Howard high
school. Howard is a town a bit to
the south, lost in the valley some
where, but , has always-had a team
that makes it more than interesting
for the local lads. The' game should
be good, and besides it’s free to ev
eryone.
Incidentally, the high school has
two husky tackles in Phil Hetzel, son
of the president, and Whitmore, off
spring of .the chemistry deacon. Phil
weighs 220 pounds, while Whitmore
flirts with the 200 mark himself.
Have you noticed how Chuck Cher
undolo has been playing the role of
iron man? Day in and day out, ev
ery minute of the practice he is in
there never seeming to tire. In fact
he is so strong a fixture that Tor To
retti, whom Bob Higgins says can
nlake any position on the Lion line)
has been .shifted tp.,guai*d to keep
him from being inactive. And Tor
has made good ...
Tony Sacco was back Wednesday,
..uniform and all, and was in quite a
while. He seems* willing to get back
into shape, in fact, quite ferocious
since that shoe string sneaked up on
him ...
Bill Perlman, who was a flashy
nigh school center, is hack again this
year, his senior one. Bill has never
been- particularly impressive here,
but when he keeps coming back year
after year for more when he got no
letter, that lakes something . . .
More big business deals have
been put across on the golf course
or over a tennis .net than over a
big, spacious desk," Zimnoch says.
What Zimnoch says is true. To
you freshmen . and sophomores,
then, consider carefully your phys
ical education program. If you en
joy a sport, look forward to play-,
ing it in your phys ed period. Ask
for advice from the staff and they
will be glad to give it. And above
all, pick a sport that you will en
jdy and that you will be able to
play when; Father Time begins his
relentless chase.
State’s Pitchers
Set Local Records
Penn State’s baseball forces were
well represented this summer in the
Centre County amateur league' as
Frank Smith .and Joe Didingcr fin
ished first and second among the
pitchers of their division.
Smith, who won seven games in
the spring to lead the Lions to one
of their most successful seasons, pac
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Friday, September 18, 1936
od the Centre County league with
eight wins and one defeat. lie. rep
resented the Port Matilda team.
Didinger, who was one of the lead
ing pitchers on Leo Houck’s freshman
nine last summer, finished the Centre
County league season with a record
cf seven victories and only a lone de
feat." Didinger played for the State
College nine.
Smith’s only losing performance
came from State College. With Di
dinger pitching, the locals stopped
Smith, 2-to-l.