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Grid Prospects Bright As 37 Players Report For First VC^orkout
Alter, Ickes, Rollins Only Regulars *
Lost From Last Year's Ace Eleven
Zooming pigskins and flashing
moleskins heralded the return of
King Football to New Beaver
Field yesterday as 37 gridders, in
vited back for early practice, ran
through their first drills in pre
paration for the opening of the
Fall campaign against Bucknell on
October 5.
Practice sessions will be held
twice daily, morning and after
noon, under the tutelage of Coach
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Bob Higgins until classes start on
September 18. Yesterday’s meet
ing was given over to medical ex
aminations and warm-up drills.
Only five Lions who saw any
regular service at all last year will
not be available for varsity serv
ice. That, if nothing more, augurs
well for a successful season if not
an undefeated one.
But there is more. Last year’s
record of five wins, two ties and
one loss was the best performance
turned in by a Nittany Lion foot
ball team since 1921. The frosh
team, last year, was stronger than
usual—much stronger than its
record of two wins and three
losses indicates. And finally, this
Fall’s schedule looks easier on
paper than last year’s.
The toughest vacancy to fill will
be the one at end created by the
graduation of Captain Spike Alter.
Graduation of two other very
capable terminal performers, Gil
Radcliff and Grover Washabaugh,
makes it all the tougher.
A possible replacement for Al
ter was lost yesterday with the
announcement that Cal Erwin will
not be able to return to College
this Fall.
With the exception of Alter the
line—Tom Vargo, Frank Platt,
Wade Mori, ..All-American pros
pect Captain Leon Gajecki, Mike
Garbinski, Carl Stravinski —is
back and rarin’ to go.
In the backfield only Lloyd
Ickes and Steve Rollins are among
the missing but there is a. wealth
of material for replacements. Bill
Smaltz showed only flashes of his
true caliber last year and Chuck
Peters’ comeback in the last few
games of the 1939 season may
mean that he’ll be in top form for
the coming campaign.
“Pepper” Petrella, fiery little
running back, who dropped out of
College during the second semes
ter, is back in uniform. He re
gained eligibility ■by attending
Summer Session.
Other possible backfield start
ers include Johnny Patrick and
Craig White, regulars last year;
John Day, Larry Eigenrauch, Len
Krouse, Sam Kopach, experienced
backs; and frosh standouts Galen
Bailey, Earl Brown and Ralph
Ventresco.
Other linemen back by invita
tion are Bob Brookes, Chuck Ray
sor, and Bob Wear, centers; John
Kerns, John Margerum, • Jim
Woodward, and Don Yoho, guards;
Len Frketich, Walt Kniaz, Joe
Marcus, and Ben Pollock, tackles;
Bob Davis, Jack Fallon, Lloyd
Parsons, Bob Shrom, Harry
Thompson, and Wilbur Van Len
ten, ends.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
This Pair Guides Penn Stale Grid Destiny
99 Won, 64 Lost
-1939 Record
During the past year of regular
session the Nittany Lion athletic
teams mustered 99 victories as
against 64 losses in both varsity
and freshman competition.
Outstanding among all perform
ers were the varsity baseball nine
which won 14 and lost two; the
perennial championship varsity
soccer team which completed its
seventh straight undefeated sea
son with seven wins and only one
tie to mar a perfect record; and
the freshman basketball aggrega
tion which won its seven contests.
The records:
Varsity
WLT W L T
Football 5 1 2 2 3 0
Soccer .......7 0 1 2 0 1
X-Country ...1.3 0 0 2 0
Basketball ..15 8 0 7 0 0
Boxing 5 2 1 0 2 0
Wrestling .... 5 2 1 3 0 0
Swimming ...2 6 0 1 1 0
Fencing 4 5 0 0 0 0
Gymnastics ..2 4 0 2 0 0
Baseball 14 2 0 3 2 0
Track 2 2 0 0 2 0
Lacrosse 3 7 0 1 1 0
Golf 4 5 0 2 1 0
Tennis 5 3 0 2 0 0
Totals 74 50 5 25 14 1
Average 596 .641
Coaches Ready to Start
Freshman Sport Practice
Practice in two Fall freshman
sports—soccer and cross-country—
will officially get under way soon
after classes start on September
18, Coaches Bill Jeffrey and Chick
Werner announced yesterday.
No definite date has been decid
ed upon for the start of drills in
either sport and prospective can
didates should watch bulletin
boards for this information.
A total of 10,678 Harvard Col
lege alumni subscribed $107,089 to
the Harvard Fund last year.
Football coach Bob Higgins,
above, led Penn State to its best
grid season in 19 years last fall
and has bright prospects for s a
great 1940 record. Higgins was an
all-American .when he played for
Penn State 20 years ago.
Marty McAndrews, at left, will
again handle the freshman foot
ball squad and has announced of
ficial practices will begin Wednes
day, September 18, the first day
of classes.
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Frosh Grid Team
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. The freshman football team will
be the first 1944 team to swing
into action when the yearling
gridders report for their first offi-.
cial drill under the watchful eyq
of mentor Marty . McAndrews. on
Wednesday, September 18, the first
day of classes.
. A preliminary meeting will prob-:
ably ; be held. some time during
Freshman .> Week, Coach McAn
drews said yesterday. Candidates
should watch campus bulletin
boards for the date of this session.
. Five games—three 'less than
their varsity brothers play—are
listed on the ffosh schedule. The
opener against Bucknell is slated
for October 12, only three and a
half short weeks after the begin-;
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