SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1940
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Behveen
The Lions,
WITH- DICK . PETER
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W. Um% And. Violas,
"Roses are red, v.jplPtsare blue,.
I;ions: are rough : p.layn - tates .for
you.".
lion and- a viplpt• aren't exact
ly, whatt, you would call two ob
jects which should, be, put together
for an afternoon of frolicking -over
autumn's green grass. Yet, this
afternoon you'll see them cavort
ing around together-on. New l3eav
i
er•Field,
Whether or not lions eat violets
and enjoy them, has 'never been
proved by zologists. Whether
violets are jpoisonous to the in
nards of lions is also an unproved
theory. The onlY - 11-ing known to
science in predictin:g the meeting
of a lion and a violet is that the
jungle animal will probably tram
ple the flower and damage it . ser
iously.
Especially savage, n lion who
has been given acute indigestion
by an overdose of oranges—oranges
with the peel still on them.. Au
thorities en animal , medicine re
port- that nothing makes a lion
grouchier and. more annoyed than
sickness afflicted by oranges.
Only one case is on record
where a. violet ever injured a lion,
that was back in 1929. 1n.1927, a
violet scared a lion badly and
came out even with its animal foe.
The lion which goes forth in
pastime with the violet this after
noon, has thus far feasted nobly on
bison, mountaineer,, engineer, owl,
and gamecock meat, whereas the
violet can only boast of the shave
tail and i diplomat it has hurt of
late.
Indicaticns would lead, to the
belief that the lion might hurt the
violet badly, in, fact, by three or
four touchdowi!sl
-B:T L -
A Pony .Express• rider, too late
for Custees last stand, rode into
this office a few minutes past mid
night, bearing dispatches that:
Penn will nutshell, the Army.
Georgetown will bump off Boston
College, Syracuse will topple
Colgate. Nebraska will, husk Pitt.
Northwestern will wiggle in over
Michigan, Texas A&M will polish
off Rice, Stanford will coast along
over. Oregon State, Tennessee out
manuever Virginia. Notre Dame
will win scantily over owa.
Dr. H. C. Gossard, deah in
charge of curricula at Eastern
New Mexico college, has just fin
ished a study on what professors
do in their spare time.
LEGAL PAPERS
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Soccermen Near Eight-Year Undefeated Record
As Game At Penn, Wednesday, Approaches
Always Lane/
'lf 'the Lion soccer booters defeat
or tie Penn next Wednesday it
will mean that Bill Jeffrey, above,
will have guided his boys to their
60th consecutive game without de
feat over a. period of almost eight
years.
V.ersatile: itosterman
Captains, Soccero. Wins
Prize For Embroidery
"Hemstitching Hosterman" they
call him . . . One of the happiest
days in Soccer Captain Walt Hos
terman's life was one summer day
in 1936 when he was awarded sec
ond place in the. Hobby Fair for
his handiwork in embroidery . . .
Defends his hobby by citing the
former Prince• of Wales' skill with
the needle and thread.
Started his soccer career in high
school under Coach John Serff .
won his varsity letter in his sopho
more year both , in soccer and in
track . . . was freshman track
papjain. One of the outstanding
soccer players in the country, Hos
'Lerman was named to, the All-
Eastern, soccer eleven in. both 1938
and 1939 . . . chosen for the All-
Intercollegiate team, IVlidctle At
lantic District ; in, 1939.
"Mother's Dutch, food?: is always
my favorite, says Walt . . . His
course is Dairy Husbandry . . .
wants to own his own dairy some
day . . . belongs to Friars and
Parmi Nous . . . works for. Pe-Ro's
in the summer . . .
Walt's biggest thrill is "playing
under Bill Jeffrey" .• . . a real
tribute to the genial Scotchman
who has turned out such amazing
soccer teams for Penn State.
As to his romantic nature,.. Walt
has had only three dates since he's
been gping to college . confines
his worries to the approaching
game with undefeated and untied
Temple . . .
Cheer Section, Enlarged
Walt Sottung '4i announced last
night that the cheering section for
the football game today will be
enlarged five rows. The demand
for more room in, the cheering sec
tions comes mainly from juniors
and seniors, he said.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Victory= Means: 60Games
Without Lo.st For Stott
According to, the mathemati
cians, every time the. Penn State
scocer team wins enother game
the probability of, losing the next
increases Tremendously. In, eight
years the Lions have raised these
odds to an almost unbelievable
figure.
Bill Jeffrey's soccermen have
compiled the most astounding re
cord of any ainletic team on re
cord. During the past eight sea
sons, the Lions haven't dropped a
single game, and have played the
outstanding elevens in the coun
try.
Should the Nittanymen top the
Penn squad wrier the two teams
meet in Philadelphia Wednesday,
they will have attained the re
markabl record of 60 games with
out defeat!
The. streak began back in 1932
after the Syracuse Orange toppled
the Lions n the last game of the
season. Since then Penn State
has methodically drubbed prac
tically every team that they met,
being, tied only a few times.
Jeffrey came to Penn State in
1926 and in . the 14 years since then
his teams have won 83, tied 15,
and. lost only six. Eleven of the
teams were undefeated. Thus,
the batting average of Coach Bill
Jeffrey has reached an amazing
.798:
Since 1926 Penn State teams
have won three unquestionable
EIS-FA championships ('26, '29
and '38); tied for honors with Penn
in 1933 and Springfield in 1937;
and tied, with. three other schools
for the top award in 1936—six
championship teams in. 14 years!
Eleven undefeaterl seasons in 14
years! A, total of 59 games with
out defeat since 1932'
What's the answer! Wel, if you
don't- known by now, maybe the
inscription on the little scroll that
was presented to Bill Jeffrey by
his friends just last year will tell
you:
To William jpft'rey—Varsity
soccer coach at the Pennsylvania
State College. Sportsman, Friend
—We, in testimony of our appre
ciation of your splendid contribu
tion to College Athletics, your
service to Penn State, you wise
and inspirational leadership which
has produced winning teams with
out taking the fun nut of the sport,
hereby affix our signatures this
forirth day of March A. D. 1939.
Ice Hockey Team
loses Opponents
Due to a break-ur of the league
•in which it played last year, Penn
State's varsity ice hockey team
faces only a pending three game
schedule,
An_ invitation to play a 'game
with Lafayette at Hershey as a
,pre:lude.to a.,Siaor match has been
accepted by Coach A. F. Davis.
The other two. games are with
Carnegie and, Lafayette on ,Decetn
her 6 - and 13 respectively, and, are
to be played at Johnstown, pro
,
vided the dates are open for the
other two schools.
T - h e Philadelphia Gardens
League, which, has just recently
been, begun and which , includes•
Lehigh,, Lafayette,, Perlll,.
and possibly Villanova. and, Tem
ple, invited the team to enter, but
`the• invitation had to be declined,
Forty-five candidates reported
Tuesday for the second practice
,of, the season, and Thursday,, the
team. journeyed to. Johnstown for
:its. first practice. on ice. Coach
-Davis has- announced that Fresh
men will be called sometime. after
the Thanksgiving holidays.
Columbia University's college of
physicians and, surgeons awarded
100 scholarships totaling $36,675
Harriers Leave
For lU-A Race
Fourteen . Penn State varsity, and
freshman harrier will depart early
tomorrow mor,ning for the annual
1 . C4-A meet to Le held Monday af
ternoon in Van Cortland Park,
New York City
As a proof that the Nittany Lion'
cross-country team, is not under
rated, despite its four dual losses
this year, sports expert in New
York are picking tne Lions to fin
ish up among the first five of 30
competing colleges.
Little Al Bourgerie, Lions' sec
ond best harrier, has been Ally
responsible for this fating, because
of his sud-len return to the squad
after a bad tendon injury. An
other factor in the Lions' favor
was their close defeats by Michi
gan State, Syracuse, and Manhat
tan, who are regarded as the best
teams in the country.
"Ole MnP Weather" may throw
a wrench into Captain . Bill Smith's
championship hopes if it continues
to rain or snow. Smith, who
weighs about 130 pounds, is at his
peak on a. dry course, while Les
Mac Mitchell, NYU ace, is a big,
tireless runner who can eat up
mileage without feeling the, strain
on a rainy day.
Another disadvantage to Smith,
if it rains, will he tne elimination
of Van Cortland Park's treacher
ous Cemetary Hill, which has
been a sore sport to most compet
ing harriers, but a boon, to the Nit
tany captain. It was on this hill,
last year, that Smith made a great
comeback after he had almost
dropped out of the race with a
stitch in• his side.
Since Smith is a great hill-run
ner and Mac Mitchell noted for his
speed on the harrier straightaway,
the changing of the course may
give the•NYU harrier a better ad
vantage.
Penn State hill-and-dalers who
will make. the trip are Smith,
Bourgerie, Cnet Snyder, Vern
Kotz, Dusty Rhodes, Pop Thiel,
and Frank Burkhart.
The yearling squad, which has
been showing better time-trials
than most freshman teams, and is
undefeated will consist of Tink
Candy, Charles Hobbs, Curt Stone,
Bob Hazel, Bob Faloon, Jerry Eno
and Dick Cressman.
Football
(Continued from Page One)
Johnny Patrick will be concluding
their three-year varsity career on
the home field. With Craig White
still on the sidelines with an in
jured shoulder, the Lions' pass
receiving ace, Len Krouse, con
tinues in the wingback slot. Bill
Smaltz at fullback completes the
starting backfield.
Dr. Mal Stevens, NYU coach, is .
planning on starting a strong of
fensive backfield paced by the Ne
gro sophomore ace,. Len Bates, "in
an attempt to dazzle the State de
fense. Aiding Bates wilt: be Woody
Witeekind, Jim. Tighe and. Jack
Barmak.
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PAGE THREE
Basketball. Team Will USE
Ot(d-Shaped Back Board
A smaller, irregularly-shaped
back board a radical change
from the rectangular banking sur
face of previous years—will be
used by the varsity basketball
team at all hone games this sea
son.
The board 1 - . ls been cut away
below the rim of the basket and
the corners have been rounded.
This arrangement; Coach Lawther
has said, will, enable players tc
shoot more. easily from under the
basket. He explained , that it• wil'
stress accuracy'and should help to
eliminate wild shots.
Lawther doesn't think that the
new board will make "much dif
ference" in the style of play usec
by the Lion cagers.
The board iS similar to the one
with which the team experiment
ed last year except that this board
has a flat surfgce and the other
was convex. The new board is
optional equipment with all col
lege teams.
Phys. Ed Studiestonductec
Graduate studies are being con
ducted this semester by nine resi
dent students. These problem:
will be presented at th doctor':
and master's seminars. Those
working for their doctorate arc
Edward Cubbon, John Nixon, anc:
Bernath Phillips.
THESPIANS PRESENT
Tonight
In Schwab Auditorium
At 7 P.M.
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