THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1942 Paul Cambell '3O u. igginsmen - Work-Out BETWEEN THE - LIONS Former EIWA Champ " 10 BEN BAILEY, Sports Editor To Coach Wrestlers Against Penn Plays Today I punch the clock for the first time as new sports editor of Paul Campbell '3O, local attor the Daily 'Collegian. With this introductory column . I join the ranks ney and EIWA champ his senior' under Charlie Speidel, has •of that breed of Americana that goes to bed with its hat on and sleeps year Munger Changes with a roll of , Annie-Oakleys under its pillow. been appointed varsity assistant Starts Again Quaker Backfield wrestling coach, the School of Physical Education has announced. A standout on the '29 and '3O grappling teams, Coach Campbell has already assumed his duties and has been putting the 35 hopefuls who have reported so far this year through conditioning drills. Since Bob Higgins, who was ap pointed to take over Coach Charlie Speidel's job after he accepted a commission with the Navy, will be occupied .with his football team, Coach Campbell will take most of the responsibility for the wrest lers Frankly, I'm a little hesitant about this business of writing sports. especially when faced with the prospect of warming up to the job on the tail-end of a football season. Up untillast .. l.x9d} was about as familiar with the inner realm of athletics as the ltiittentot would be ,with the modern zipper—which may be to my advantage , who can tell? Save for a little Black-Jack and Mgmbley-Peg at the age of 12, ,my early years were devoid of things athletic. • During the past several days, however, I have done quite a bit of eleventh-hour cramming and am proud to announce that there are . _ eleven men on a soccer team, that Bill Jeffrey js- a Scotsman and not a iScotchman, that moleskins are trousers, and-that a full-house .will take a straight. I see no necessity for a sports policy at the present time, nor will .1 crawl any branches for any athletic crusades. Risking a few more Inches of nape than did General-Governor-Elect Martin, I'll try to be. just a little more than "half as good" as n - iy: Piellitiecessors. To be conventional I'll consult the other world ocasionally and make sports predictions just like other writers do. When I tell you that I lost with four-to-one odds on Penn State against W. Virginia the other week, however, you can obtain a rough idea of just how infallible the "experts" can be—and—how damaging school spirit all students interested in trying out WCAU To Report Tilt for •the team are to report to Rec Hall at 4 p. m. every day. A play-by-play account of the Wrestling aspirants must pre- Penn State-Penn football game can be to a fellow's pocketbook. . sent a health certificate from the _ will be reported over WCAU About this game with Penn Saturday, which I understand several dispensary before Starting practice. Leo Nobile, rugged sophomore (1210 kilocycles) Saturday after students plan to remain behind to hear by radio . Penn State Captain of this .ear's'wrestling guard, who replaced injured Bob noon. As yet the station, Phila . . . team Charles H. Ridenour '43, who Perugini in the starting lineup delphia's most powerful, has not CAN beat Penn. An in-and-out Navy eleven last week proved that the , graduates in December, will not against Syracuse, will probably released the name of the an- Penn running attack (its sole successful offensive weapon to date) see action as a team participant start against Penn Saturday. Al_ nouncer. could' be stopped when it held for downs on its own •4-inch line._ this winter. though Nobile will start, Perugini In four games the Penn passing will also see plenty 'of action. ing on defense against the much attack has netted an impressive . i N m total of four yards. (But they N a tional Collegiate Harrier Run Against a team which has run don't talk about that-in Philly) , SAE, •Axsi g roughshod over Harvard, Yale, .State's team Tres always . been. Date Set - Up To November 21 Columbia, Army, been tied by pictured as a great defensive line • • Princeton, and defeated by Navy with a backfield hung on to bal- - Win IM Swim and Georgia Naval Cadets, the ante it. Last week against Syra- , . Mac Smith Turns Up Lions' biggest job will be stopping cure that line proved it could Not So Good. In the first Intra-Mural Swim- such backs as J. Bertram Stiff, work just as effectively in the With Sor e Leg ming contest of the current season, Jackie Walsh, and Bob Odell. other direction, and now the Lions at the Glennland Pool Tuesday Munger Changes Backfield emerge with a surprisingly strong Originally scheduled for Novem- night, Sigma Alpha Epsilon nosed Word from Philly has it, how and even deceptive offense. ber 23, the National Collegiate out the Delta Chi swimmers ever, 29-21, •that George Munger, head Cross - Country tournament ha s Lambda Chi Alpha forfeited to coach, wasn't too well satisfied. 'been •moved up to Saturday, No- Delta Upsilon and Alpha Chi Sig- with his 'team's showing last week, vember 21, it was revealed by liar- ma ignobly dunked the Kappa Sigs and has made some changes in the rier coach Chick Werner last night. 41 to 9. backfield. Tournament officials gave the Results of the meet are as fol- Senior Dick •Martin will replace reason for the change as "trans- lows: Gene Davis as the first-string quer portatton difficulties." "The later 60-yard swim: 1. Taylor, Delta terback when the Quakers take the date," officials explained, "is too Chi; 2. Hutchings, SAE; 3. field against the Lions. The shake closeMatain, •to Thanksgiving, •and 'that SAE. up, hopes Munger, will give new would place an extra burden on 120-yard free style: 1. Hirsch, life to 'the offense which has tallied the transportation, system in and SAE; 2. See, Delta Chi; 3.127 points this year. Edwards, team • around Michigan." SAE.Captain up with sophomore Joe Swan Berme Kucaynski will The meet is still scheduled to be 60-yard back stroke: 1. Pitten at theterminal 't' T tow- the posi ions. wo ow held in East Lansing, 'Michigan, on -ger, Delta Chi; 2. Sleck, / SAE; ~Bring giants, John Donaldson and the Michigan State four - mile 3. Dandois, Delta Chi. \ ~,,,WOrCleo Calgani, will lead an array of s s course. Arrangements for the trip 60-yard breast stroke: I.Krugg, six tackles for the Quakers. have been revised •and the team SAE; 2. Pittenger, Delta Chi; 3. Ed Grain and Morton Shiekman will leave State College Thursday, Hirsch, .SAE. , described as excellent blockers and November 19, and return Sunday, 120-yard relay: 1. Edmunds, November 22. SAE; 2. See, Delta Chi; 3. Leicos, hold down the guard slots. Injuries hit the thin-clad squad Delta Chi. for the second time this year when Alpha Chi Sigma 41 ' At center, Don Bitter, playing _ ,his second season as a regular, will Harrier coach •Chick Werner was Mac Smith, who had just returned Kappa Sigma 9 play opposite the L captain, more pessimistic than usual when from a four-day absence 'because 60-yard free •style: 1. Morback, Lou Palazzi, at the i ons' ivot. it •was learned last night that vet- of a cold, turned up at practice last AXS; 2.' Greene. AXS; 3. Neav eran Mac Smith may be hampered night with a sore leg. He will, how- ling, Kappa Sigma. with a leg - injury for Monday's ever, run in Monday's IC4-A meet 120-yard free style: 1. Larsen, Collegian Frosh To Meet IC4-A classic. ... in New York City although his AXS; 2. Watts, AXS; 3. Goldstein, All freshman candidates for the _ chances will be hampered by 'the Kappa Sigma. editorial staff 'of the Collegian - injury. 60-yard back stroke: 1. Dawson, should meet 'at the Collegian office • ' " Werner said that if Smith's leg AXS; 2. Urling, AXS; 3. Neavling, Ensigns At State Fofught did not resnond to treatment, Penn Kappa Sigma. this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. to re ceive special assignments, Larry T. State's chance of finishing in the 60-yard breast stroke: 1. Wills, • Chervenak, news editor, armounc top five will "not be so good." AXS; 2. Larsen, AXS; 3. Robin- In Major Sea Battles Monday's meet will be the thir- son AXS. ed last night. ty-fourth renewal of the- annual Diving: 1. Robinson, AXS; 2. The •ensigns training here at the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. classic. It will be run on the fa- Blackwood, Kappa Sigma; 3. Wills, Delta at 7 p. m., Phi Sigma Delta Penn State• have been through the One of the ensigns was a crew rnous Van Ccailandt Park course AXS. and PI Lambda Phi at 8 p.m., Pi baptism of enemy fire. member of the.. U. S. S. Marble- in the Bronx. The schedule for next .Tuesday Kappa Phi and Phi Kappa Tau ` The expleitS of 'the officers in head, which was "bombed to hell" Favorites for the meet will un- is Phi Kappa Sigma and Tau Phi at 0:45 p. m. blue who' are stationed at State for by Jap bombers off Java. Listing doubteclly be Rhode Island State, a ten weeks instruction period so heavily •that a bucket brigade defending champions. The New er o••••••••••• should fill, many colorful pages in.had to aid the•ahip's regular pumps Englanders have four of last year's future history books. Of the ap- to keep the vessel afloat, the Mar- first five returning for this year's proximately 60 men in the senior blehead made a yoyage half way competition. Only number five class: 'which started' August 10, around the world to safety. The man, Charles Tingley, was lost by many participated in important story of that voyage is one of the graduation. sea engagements only a few short greatest sea epics of all time. months before returning to 'the Another officer was on the "fight- Professors Now Able U. S. ingest ship in the world;" the car- In fact, the battles they have rier Yorktown, when Jap torpedo To Enter Politics taken part in sound like 'a chronol- planes swept in to attack and ogy of the sea war to date. 'Prior scored hits that damaged the College professors and employes to this country's entrance • into the mighty "Y" and caused huge fires will now be able to participate in world conflict, several were on the below her decks. politics, through revision of the Atlantic patrol convoying lease- Even before the thoug h t of Hatch Act, which had previously lend supplies to England and help- World War ' II entered the minds barred them from 'all active poll ed establish the U. S. naval base of most people, several of the men tical activity. at Londonderry in Northern Ire- were already veterans of the sea. As a result of this new legisla land. In World War I, one officer was 'tion, any member of 'the faculty After December 7 and the tragic 'aboard a sub-chaser operating in will be permitted to run for local, episode of. Pearl Harbor, others the Mediterranean. Another has a state, or federal office, and •also use were hi the attacking force that medal that he received for his ac- his influence to nominate and elect struck back at the Japs by shelling tions during the Nicaraguan any candidate to Atce Another factor on the State side , of-the ledger is the quarterback trouble which is currently troub ling Penn Coach George Munger. Dick Martin, who has called the signals for the Quakers in every start this season, may be replaced by Jerry McCarthy. Fir from satisfied with Martin's quarter backing, Munger . has been work ing McCarthy at the post in scrimmage this week. • Philadelphia papers to the con trary, I'm convinced that Penn State CAN beat Penn. Naturally State will enter the game as the underdog—it has done - that in its last three Penn tussles. But it al ways plays,its bett ball when the chips are down. My feet are beginning to` tire, so rather than risk losing poten tial readers so soon I'll quit along about here somewhere and put the typewriter back in the safe with the coffee and .the landlady's girdle. : • . . THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Coach . Campbell will serve on a part-time basis. Preparing for their first dual meet during the early part of Jan uary, Coach Campbell stated that Smart Men ,• WILL BE BUYING . . ..made-to-measure clothes . . . Cut to your individual • .specifications with style de- signed with "you" in mind, -•' ,i te t ta GW , ) , 4.g oLlt 041.4. W. Cor.t..-1.3a Ave., State Clttage PAGE THREW Nittany Lion gridiron followers can pe sure that if thorough scout ing wins football games (unfor tunately, it doesn't), the Lions will be victors over Penn on Philadel phia's Franklin Field Saturday. Quite evident in last night's practice session was the guiding hand of Joe Bedenk, line coach. who has watched the Quakers in no less than five games this Fall. As one writ er expressed it, "Bedenk knows everything about the Penn team except the kind of breakfast cereal they eat." Throughout most of the three hours of practice Bedenk and Hig gins had the Lion regulars work-
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