FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1842 Slimmer Practice Primes Boofers For Isl Game With an entire Summer of prac tice sessions under their belts, Coach Bill Jeffrey's perennially strong soccer team should be in proper condition to start Fall re hearsals to prime them for their first game with Gettysburg, here on October 3. Coach Bill and the booters have practiced nightly since June and during the last week of practice conducted two intra-squad games with which Coach Jeffrey was "very pleased." The team, which showed great strength this Sum mer will be strengthened with the return to school ofseveral key men from last year"s lineup. Aldo Cenci, 225 pound quarter' back, will take. care the major - backfield blocking assignmdnts on Bob Higgins' 1942 grid ma chine. Cenci may be have to be a 60-minute man to eleviate the shortage of seasoned performers • at the signal barking position. We invite YOU-- 1111 To Stop In And See Us When You • . • Get To "State" For .0 Clipper. Craft Suits , e Schoble Hats • Florsheim Shoes • Jayson Shirts . , .• Wembley Ties ' - Come in and brouse around . . . fr e mm s Opposlte Old Main • State College, Pa. Now .College ..- Diner Draft-De Pre-Seas 1942 Grid Schedule October 3—Bucknell 10—Lehigh .... Bethlehem . Ithaca, N.Y. 17—Cornell 24—Colgate 31—W. Vir. .. Morgantown November 7—Syracuse Home 14—Penn 21-Pitt —Dad's Day —Alumni Homecoming Day Between The Movies leted Grid Squad Starts n Sessions September 9 Frosh Candidates May See Varsity Action By FRED CLEVER A Nittany Libn football team, which forecasters were predicting a few months ago to be one of the most powerful grid machines in the country, will open formal practice sessions on September 8, in preparatioh for what now seems to be a not-too-promising season. Originally regarded by Coach Bob Higgins, beginning his 13th season as Penn State's head coach, as a potentially-great squad, the 1942 edition of the Blue and White has been sadly depleted by the long arms of local draft boards. Seventeen members of the po tential 1942 varsity squad, includ ing 10 holdovers from the great 1941 squad and seven from Marty McAndrews' undefeated fro s h squad of last season, have answer ed the call to arms. The tragic death last week of Dave Alston, potential all-Ameri can halfback, the withdrawal of his brother and running mate, Harry; and the departure of Joe Cackovic, all-state center and star on the 1941 squad, brings the total team losses to 20. Gone also from last year's squad, that lost to only Temple and Col gate •in early season games, are seven gridders who went the di ploma route. Included in the array of stars was the famous pas Sing combination—" Big" Bill Smaltz to Captain Len Krouse, and fleet-- As yet, the Senate Committee on-Athletics has made no move 'to change its ruling which bars freshmen from participation in varsity sports, although six of the Lions' eight 1942 foes will be us ing first-year men. Action on the liroposal will probably be tak en in the near future. All .it not dark for the Higgins- . men, however, for the Hig and . his staff still have quite an .array of talent from which to pick a • starting lineup, although replace ments in certain vital positions will be lacking. Varsity holdovers and sopho more hopefuls who attended the informal sessions conducted dur ing the last month, and others who have indicated that they will be back for the Fall semester number about 25. There seems - to be no lack of material at the end posts with Van Lenten, last year regular, Bob Davis, Bob Walters, reserve players, and a couple of sopho mores, Baierl and Boyd, to pick from. Johnny Potsklan, one of the best defensive ends to hit Penn State in ,recent years, was reported to have been drafted, but 'more recent word Indicates that he.may return, to bolster the terminal play. Tackles- were hit hardest by the draft. No less than five 200- pounders have been lost. • Mike Kerns, Ken Schoonover and Red Moore yvill fight it out for the starting slots. • Barney Foltz, yearling tackle for Marty last Home Home Philadelphia Home THE DAILY COLLEGIAN sition with only Lou Pallazzi, re serve center in 1941, and Johnny Wolosky, star defensive center up from the frosh squad. In the backfield, the quarter backing job is going to be domin ated by big, 225-pound Aldo Cen ci, with help from Tucceri and. Foye, sophomores. year, may return to school. Weitzel and Banbury, the for- Johnny Jaffurs, Bob Perugini, rner a sophomore sensation and and Leo Nobile will lead the can- the latter a hard plunging full didates for the guard positions, back, will be the key men at that along with Reid McCloskey and position. Fred ,Kreuter, both sophomores. It looks as if it is going to be BUY DEFENSE STAMPS a two-man affair at the pivot po- AND BONDS WELCOME , CLASS OF 1946 State College's Headquarters for SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PRODUCTS r • Linoleum Glass Wall Paper Painting and Decorating • PORTER & WEBER 123 S. Frazier St. Dial 2793 PAGE SEVEN
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