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With PAT NAGELBERG
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TMy say that flowers that
bloom in the spring fade quickly
in the fall but we know of one
man who will be keeping his
fingers crossed for the next couple
of yr , :ars in the hope that one
adage doesn't come true.
The flowers we are referring to
are Marty McAndrews' publicized
freshman football players who
will have a bigger chance to put
Penn State on the intercollegiate
football map during the.next three
years than any yearling crop to
enter the Nittany halls of learn
ing in quite some time. So if you
see Bob Higgins walking around
the , :ampus in a semi-conscious
daze for the three months to come
you can contributr• it to two rea
sons.
. Either the Lions' mentor is be
set with an overdose of worry
confronting him in this, his 12th
year at the helm here, or some of
his pet All-State high school
flashes aren't measuring up to
the par necessary. to meet our
future opponents on equal terms.
From all indications, the Hig is
sure to find his 1941 varsity
schedule full of pitfalls. About
the only consolation left from last
year's great team is that the
draft couldn't hit our eleven.
After diplomas were handed out,
there wasn't anyone left for Uncle
Sam to claim with one or two ex
ceptions.
So it's as much for Bob's sake,
-as Penn State's that we hope
every prospective All-something
or-other in the Class of 1945 turns
out to be just that. Each one will
have to live up to his high school
reputation because looming on our
football horizon are some of the
nation's top ranking big-name
elevens.
Returning to our schedule in
1942 after a brief absence are
Penn and Cornell and with Navy
thrown in in addition to Syra
cuse, Pitt and West Virginia, the
Lions will have their hands full
ever;! Saturday without a breath
er to ease up the tension. And
that isn't all. 1943 and 1944 will
find outstanding intersectional
foes -help swell or • deflate our
fame.
Faced with the tremendous task
confronting them in the next three
years, the powers that be went
out and came back with a bumper
crop of gridiron flesh-- - If past
performances and promises mean
anything, this year's freshman
squad should be the best in the
history of Penn State. But ex
perience has proved that not all
high school flashes live up to
the athletic future predicted for
them in college.
So not only Bob Higgins but all
loyal followers of the Lions will
have their fingers crossed this fall.
Their interest will be focused on
the frosh as well as the varsity.
New Grid Uniforms
When the Nittany Lion gridders
face the Colgate football team at
Buffalo on October 4, they will
be wearing new white pants, jer
sies and helmets. The pants will
be made of gabardine. A set of
blue jersies will be used when
the white ones are not suitable.
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The football team tries to roll
over its opponents, scoring many
points; the baseball team will dent
home 'plate as often as possible,
outscoring the other team; now,
even wrestlers attempt to get point
advantages over their grappler ad
versaries.
But, the cross-country team wins
its meets by. letting the ether
squad outscore them. The hill
and-dale sport is the only one
whereby the team with the least
number of points wins.
Points are given on a 1-2-3-4
etc. 'basis, with the first-place man
getting one point, second place two
points, and so forth. Any amount
of men can start the meet for eith
er team, but only the first ten to
finish are included in the scoring.
The course itself is ideal for
cross-country. Coach Chick Wer
ner contends that it is one of the
best to he had. The two courses,
the varsity five-mile trot, and the
frosh three-mile run, have every
thing.
"Accurate post matikers are
placed at the quarter-mile, half
mile—all along--so that the boys
can be timed, and can pace them
selves accordingly," the varsity
mentor added.
"'Accuracy itself is something
unique among cross--country
courses. Ours is measured many
times, frontwards, backwards, and
every way to insure accuracy."
The soft golf course turf is per
fect for the harriers. Even the up
and down-hills couldn't have been
better if they had been made espe
cially for the thin-clads. The
down-hill on the 12th hole, which
golfers take in the stride, offers
tough opposition- for the cross
country team going up-hill.
`To make it a bit harder, the boys
go out to Centre Hills Country club
to get practice in climbing •tougher
hills.
"And the remarkable part about
it all;" Werner put in, "is that the
boys never get bit by a golf ball."
Javee Players
Asked To Report
Under their new coach Alex
Atty, former professional football
played•, the Nittany junior varsity
squad was given a call yesterday
to report immediately.
Coach Atty formerly played
guard for West Virginia, and with
the Detroit Lions and Cleveland
Rams in the professional league.
He will take the place of Danny
DeMarino who will assist in
coaching the freshman football
team.
Jayvee candidates were directed
by Head Coach Bob Higgins to
purchase a towel ticket and re
port Wednesday afternoon from
1:30 to 5 p. m. for special physical
examinations.
All candidates were asked to
report at Beaver Field at 3 p. m.
Wednesday. Players who do not
make the varsity squad min also
be called for the jayvees and those
who have had experience in high
school will also be invited to re
port.
Dr. Egbert S. Wengert of the
University of Wisconsin has been
appointed to fill the Carter Glass
chair of government at Sweet
Briar college.
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Brown, Banbury Boost
Nittany Backfield Power
Day, Potsklan And
Van Lenten Return
qNitfany Lion opponents will
have a headache when they try to
meet the challenge of surging pow
,,er in Penn State's backfield. With
a gold mine of material behind the
line, Coach Bob Higgins can reach
three deep in each backfield posi
tion to use fast and hard-running
backs.
Perhaps the Hig could have
walked on air yesterday after hav
ing so much luck in one practice
session. Among the injured play ,
ers leading the parade back to
their duties was Sparky Brown,
left halFback who reported his' in
jured ankles in shape after leav
ing College earlier, and Jack Ban
bury. who took part in light drills
today.
Brown was in good condition and
handed in fine pieces of broken
field running. He will give Pepper
Petrella and Ralph Ventresco, still
resting his injured knee, a battle
for the starting assignment.
A pair of ends, Wilbur Van Len
'ten and John Potsklan also re-
turned to practice today after be
ing on the injured list. Johnny
Day, right halfback who was out
several days with a charley-horse,
came back as Captain Len Krouse's
understudy. He is a hard runner
and a prospective pass-receiver.
George Mac Williams, a transfer
from Pitt and a right halfback,
showed up well in yesterday's
scrimmage as he lowered his head
several times to demonstrate his
driving power through 'a host of
opponents. Likewise, Charles
McFarland loked promising at full
back as he displayed a good pass
ing technique.
Paul Scshlegal played a hard
game at fullback in Saturday's bat
tle between varsity Blue and Red
teams and may help bolster re
placement power at the fullback
post. He is fast and drives his legs
like pistons when he whisks
through the line.
The newly-revamped Nittany
forward wall is being strengthened
slowly as burly Ken Schoonover
looms as an A-1 end, having been
switched from his tackle post.
Schoonover, tall and 200 pounds,
.should pair well with Bob Davis
at the terminal posts. Both are
fast, but Davis lacks weight for his
othemise perfect .fit for the job.
Jim Jahns and Bob Perugini
are_ playing heads-up football at
the • guard positions while Mike
Kerns and Bern Brosky seem to fit
into the tackle picture.
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INJURED TAILBACK Ralph
Ventresco, fleet contender, for the
left halfback post, was ordered to
rest his slightly injured knee for a
few .days.
Brooklyn's Flag Hopes
Soar With 5-0 Victory
Brooklyn's first-place Dodgers
forged one step nearer to the
National League pennant as they
shutout the Philadelphia .Phillies,
5-0, at Shibe Park yesterday aft
ernoon.
Brooklyn's victory stretched
their lead to one and one-half
games over the St. Louis Cardin
als; who remained idle. Today
the Cards move into Pittsburgh for
a doubleheader with the Pirates,
while the Dodgers are enjoying
an open date.
'St. Louis has four games fe
maining with the Pirates and two
with Chicago. Brooklyn has only
two games apiece with Boston and
Philadelphia.
Boston won a doubleheader
from New York, 5-3 and 2-1 in
the National League, while Detroit
beat Chicago 11-0, and St. Louis
defeated Cleveland 5-0 in Ameri
can League encounters.
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Speidel's Teams
Win 78, Lose 11
During 15 campaigns of varsity
wrestling competition, Coach'
Charlie Speidel's charges have
rolled up one of the most impteS-,
sive sport records at Penn State,
with a total of 78 victories,. 17
losses, and 5 ties.
Speidel's'• best team in recent
years was the 1937 juggernaut,
which won five out of eight East
ern Intercollegiate Wrestling As
sociation titles. Last season the
Lions captured seven dual meets,
losing only one battle to a sur- 1
prisingly strong Princeton aggre
gation..
In the EIWA tiurney last year,
in New York City, little Charlie
Ridenour won the 121 - -pound
championship as the Lions placed
fifth in team standings. ,
Coach Speidel is a graduate of
Panzer Normal School of Phy
sical Education, and Penn State.
He was also amateur lightweight
champion of New Jersey, • andl
metropolitan New York. In 19241
he was a member of the Olympic
mat squad. Before coming to
Penn State, Charlie was wrestling
coach and' physical education di
rector at the New York A, C.
Freshman Football Squad
To Practice Wednesday
Preparing to send - his star..
studded squad of freshman foot. ,
ball candidates through their first
practice session, Coach Marty
McAndrews annOunced '•yesterdaY
that each player -must take a spe
cial physical . examination and
purchase a towel' ticket for their
first practice at 3 Wednes
day.
Examinations will be given
players from 1:30 to p. m. on
-Wednesday, Dr. , Alfred H.-Griess, I
team physician, announced • yesH
terday.
The latest addition to the
freshman squad was Christy. Stet
sei•, All-State halfback from
Scranton.
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