WEDNESDAY,. APRIL 14,.1943. ICOLLEGIAN SPORTS j By REM ROBINSON i ■ i Sports Writer Football's big league moguls met in their Chicago lair last week, and divided the spoils of the 1942 grid iron stars in their annual profes sional pigskin draft. Each year, presidents from all pro clubs meet to select the top footballers of the previous season. The club with the lowest standing gpts-first choice of the nominees, and it .is illegal for the gridder to change to another team without his sponsor’s consent. . After last fall’s season drew 'to a., close, fans, players, and officials alike knew one .thing, for sure—- Cleveland with a record written in- red ink -had ended one' of the most unsuccessful years-in its his tory, losing every game toy large scores. To this club, however, went Frankie Sinkwich, Georgia’s All- American ace. Three- Lions Drafted- ' Penn State’s Nittany squad had three big names in the pro mixing to'owl. The Brooklyn Dodgers went overboard to get tackle Ken Schoonover for the coming sched ule; while captain-center Lou Pa -l&zzi' was placed on the roster of the- New York Giants, and Johnny Jaffurs was slated for a guard po sition- on the Pacific Coast team of the Washington Redskins. ’ The selection of Jaffurs in the draft this year is somewhat sym bolical of an instance back in 1940 when Pittsburgh played every Card they had in their hand to get All-American Penn Stater. Leon Gajecki on their pro .team, and then found out that they were a year too anxious since the- Lion captain was only, a junior and not eligible for pro . football for at least another year if he wanted to graduate. ’ Art Rooney, the Pirate prexy, was hence on the butt end of foot ball’s biggest joke that year, for in choosing Gajecki he passed up spine of the-best-material-in the .Country, for a man who was still ■carrying books under his arm. i Jaffurs is only a junior this se mester, but- it is doubtful as to Whether he • will get a chance to don .‘his Redskin , pads for several years, since he is an Advanced ROTC man,' slated for active call in May.' diarits Want Palazzi ; Captain Lou Palazzi, center on :-the 19.42. edition of the Bob Higgins . aggregation, was the. choice of the "lhetropolitan squad of the New York Giants. Palazzi graduated in December, and is considering ac cepting, a commission in the Navy, ' so'it seems as'it the New"'-Yorkers: 'jjre.'-parjtners 'of .Washmgtbn iiv the: • “useless] choice’' : column. ; ; Flatbiish’s '? Brooklyn v i-Dqdgerp; may. ilVave. made) the. .'otily.Huckj? * defection this yhar in'drafting Keri’ Schoonover,'the former Lion tackle . who played a sensational-game,last printer" ’ iir* the ‘.(tracßftional ■ West . game. at San ;Pfah.?iscq.V : ,, - \ ; t : At the pVes'eiit,time', ; SghqqnoVer, is” practice*-tea'ching-: in Pennsylvania','- l?ut' expects,, to .he drafted within ; the : next; ;f ety month's: If-his call does not arrive ;by the time football • days ' arrive dgain, it is probable that he may: accept the- offer.. Fordhnm University SCHOOL OF LAW NEW YORK CASE- SYSTEM Three-Yqar Day. .Course . Four-Year, Evening Course Cp-EDUCATIQNAL Member Assn, or American Lttiv Schtwls Completion ofT.wo Yeaxat.of Col. A : lege Woirk with Gbod GrindesT ■ii%. Required ;for .Entrance -, i• t- - AND EyHNINGi-CLASSES i’IUST YEAH: CLASSES 7. BEGIN’ t On’ Juu«j ’’l'Hh aiul; Sept; ; ‘J7th/ 1918 • { . : v. ami February 7tli, 1944 •' For further inforjnation’ tiddreaH Registrar Fordham Law School 233 Broadway. New York Cowett Heads Lion Swimmers With Two Backstroke Titles TarrkeF Starts Collegian Parade of Sports Stars (Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of articles about the Penn State athletes who will enter the Armed Forces at the end of the current se mester. Today, Bobby Cowell, varsity swimmer, opens the parade of .Nittany stars.) In the years Coach Bob Gal braith-has led the Lion tankers here at Penn State, ho one mail has gained more,prominence in the pool sport than Bobby Cowell', a champion baekstroker in his "first year of college competition. Cowell paced the Nittany. mer men through a mediocre season, winning six straight dual swims and twice shattering his own rec ord for the 150-yard course; At the present time he claims the Eastern Collegiate title with a time- of 1:39.2, which he set in the Syra cuse meet in February. ■ Breaking this title at Syracuse marked the first time any swim mer has set a new backstroke rec ord in the Eastern Collegiate lea gue twice in two days, for just twenty-four hours before Cowell swam- to first place in the Cornell meet at Ithaca in 1:39.3. It was the following night that he shaved orie-tenth of a second from his own title to place the crown tight er on his head. Cowell Gels Flu During the Lions’ tour through New York several months ago, Cowell was one of the tankers who fell under an epidemic of'flu and spent some time in the College hospital upon the. team’s return. When- Temple . swam Penn State,, the ace .baekstroker got out of his infirmary bed to take lop honors in the .150-yard event. •This exertion of energy, how ever, put Cowell in a serious con dition and he was - not in top shape- for the Rutgers battle sev eral days later. When the Eastern Intercollegiate Meet arrived, Cow ell was- running a high tempera ture, and was confined to his home at the advice of several physi cians. Team Leaves Him Behind The remainder of the Galbraith entries'in the tourney left for the championships without Cowell, but / an improvement in his condition permitted him to take a train from Lewistown on the night before the meet. Cowell entered the tourney de spite the warning of team physi- THE DAILY COLLEGIAN BOBBY COWELL cians, but went out to cop the 1943 championship against a field of nearly 10 schools. His time for this event indicated that his condition was weakened, but he still had enough push left to outrank his opponents. Lion Enters Nationals- Several- weeks later, the Nittany baekstroker left Penn State with teammate Rocky Young for the National Intercollegiate tourney-in Columbus, Ohio, where the cream of the nation’s swimmers were en tered for the top honors of the country. In this meet he became the first Penn State man ever to' place in the medal winner bracket, for the national swim when he took a fast fifth place just behind Harry Hol liday- of Michigan, who is rated number one man in the backstroke event in this country. • • Cowell hails from the Pitts burgh. district, where he swam in schoolboy competition last year, winning the National AAU title, for the backstroke race. Several weeks ago, the Lion champion- re ceived •’ an appointment to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.„ where he is sched uled to report for his midshipman training early in June. Tomorrow: Jackie Grey. Jh DL Wo ,<•« CATHAUM— “Edge of Darkness” STATE— “Tarzan Triumphs” NITTANY— “SherIock Holmes’ Secret Weapon” Bedenkmen Gird For Temple Tilt Here This Week Alter edging Villanova to a 3-2 defeat in 12 innings on Saturday, Coach Joe Bedenk's baseballers were forced indoors to sharpen their guns Cor an undefeated Tem ple team at New Beaver Field this Saturday afternoon. • Rain hampered the scheduled Lion-Navy game at Annapolis on Monday, and a steady downpour here at State College all day yes terday made it impossible for the Nittany batters to benefit from any outdoor practice. • The' Lion mentor will put his charges through fast paces the next few days to make a final check on the starting lineup, and is expecting to give the Philadel phians a hard battle, as neither j squad has tasted defeat this year.) Last week, Bedenk had his ace pitcher, Johnny Stover, on. the mound against the Villanova Wild cats, and may start him again this weekend. Stover yielded but five hits in the 12-inning stretch. On the receiving end of the battery, Oggie Martella will get the assign ment. Martella hammered two of the Lion runs over the plate, win ning the game with his double in the final frame. The Bedenk catcher is leading the Lion pack in the batting column, boasting a .400 average for the opener. At first base* Chuck MacFarland will gain the ned for the starting position. It was MacFarland who lined a single through the infield last week to score on Martella’s deciding- double. The Penn- State first baseman made two hits in six trips to the plate to give him an impressive average of .333. A lone change- in the lineup may be at the right field spot, where Dale Bowers started in the Villanova battle. Bower was in jured this winter while playing handball,, and this has handicapped his running facilities to a limited degree. Bedenk may substitute johnny . Sylvester in this position, depending on subsequent practices this week. Jake Flowers batted out a .333 average, as did Burford, in his six times at. the plate, and is the sure man for the left field garden. Com pleting the outfield will be Jack Burford, the man who never had a baseball glove on until he came to college. Burford had one for five in the game last week, but is expected to raise his average to one of the top positions before the season ends. 'At second base, Eddie Sebasti-an elli will be in the starting lineup, while- Captain Whitey Thomas will guard the shortstop area, and- Gene Sutherland will span the hot corner in his regular position.. BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS are now available from Cadet Officers for the MILITARY BALL. Music will be played by The Aristocrats. This; formal dance will be held at Rec Half, April 30. ;PA6£'Tlfflaf College To Add E con. Political Science , History In Summer Planning its academic program: this summer with an eye to- the future, the College will offer- 1 courses in history, economics, and political science which are incident to the conduct of the war as well as postwar planning and recon struction. In addition to the regular aca demic semester from June 14 to September 24, there will be four separate summer sessions of vary ing. length particularly designed! for in-service teachers, school ad ministrators, and special students, engaged in emergency training. For the benefit of those who?* are unable to devote longer per iods to study during wartime; a large majority of the summer ses sions courses will he- given- on- a intensive basis of one, two, or three weeks’ duration. The first of these -begins on May 17 and will end on June 4. Courses dealing with our Allies and the economic, political, geo graphical, social, and cultural', problems related to the war will be offered. These include Eastern Europe in Modern Times, Sdeiali and. Cultural History of Latins- America, American Foreign-Policy, in Relation to the United Nations*. Post-war World Organization,, Party Issues in the United- States. - Since the State Department of - Public Instruction in December, made it obligatory for all- teachers* in the public schools to be quali (Continned On Page Four)- QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ABOUT THE WAVES SPARS Q.- Howlong -will my-traanicHT; • period be? A. The trainii’.g perlod"will'-av erage about four months. Q. Can an l enlisted woman- re quest training-in-a-particular: field—for instance, radio— even if Bhe has- hadno- pre vious training in thatfield? A. Yes. But if cannot be guar anteed that- the request wilt be granted. Q. When do I get my uniform? A. After you arrive at training school. However, you should-' bring enough civilian cloth . ing for a week or two. Q. What will my hours be at training school? A. The lvom-s will depend' on. the school you attend-; How ever, they will be on a niili •. tary basis. Reveille,-taps; etc.
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