PAGE TWO (Grid Experts Laud John Jaffurs; Cagers Open Season Against Mules Cenci, Moore Share All-State Honors During the past week, sport :ans have become accustomed to ;eeing Penn State's durable guard, Johnny Jaffurs listed among the various all star corn -I,inations selected by the nation's J*:ootball experts as they appear 5A the nation's papers. .. With the football authorities of :.nany news agencies and indtvid ;dal sports announcers and writers coming out with new All Ameri- Can, teams in each edition, devel opments are difficult to keep abreast of. However, to date, the 185 pound lineman from WilkinS burg already has received ample ;.acclaim as one of, the great grid dens of 1943. Announcer Bill Stern, who has had plenty of opportunity to see the top flight members of Am erica's well-scattered football fa mily, rates Jaffurs enough of a li:ootball player to give him the left guard post in his All-Amer kan selections appearing in this week's Look magazine. Johnny has sectional honors for the guard position clinched, at least as far as the United Press is concerned. UP experts ranked the Nittany Lion standout as one of the two best guards in the East, giving him a slot in their first string eleven. • Nothing new to Penn State's favorite guard is the spot delegat ed to him on the. Associated Press. All-Pennsylvania team - as Jaffurs' 1943 performance enabled him to retain the honors he won last year in being named to this same ag gregation. And don't forget his bid to the East-West engagement in San Francisco New Year's Day. Head Coach Bob Higgins char-, acterized Jaffurs as "the best guard I have coached in my four teen years at Penn State." "John deserves whatever recognition is given him," the former All- American end said. • Teammates Aldo Cenci, burly. blocking back, and William (Red) Moore, tackle mainstay, didn't go through the past season •un noticed either. • The •big quarterback placed in the Associated Press All-Penn sylvania second team ratings and gained honorable mention in the ;United Press All-Eastern group. Moore copped a first strin gtackle Moore copped a first string tackle team. • "The defensive bulwark of Penn State all year has been pro- Niided by Jaffurs, Cenci, and Moore," Higgins exclaimed as he reflected on the past campaign. "We weren't consistent offensive ly, but statistics placed us sixth in the nation in defensive play, 1944 Sports Calendar BASKETBALL Dec. 4—Muhlenberg, away Dec. 11—Bucknell, home Dec. 15—Susquehanna, home • Dec. 18—W&J, home • Jan. S—NYU. away • Jan. B—Temple, away • Jan. 14—Carnegie Tech, away Jan. 15—Pittsburgh, away Jan. 22—Colgate, home Jan. 26—Army, away Jan. 29—Juniata; hme • Feb.. s—Navy, away Feb. 11—Colgate, away Feb. 19—Pittsburgh, home Feb. 23—Temple, home March I—Carnegie Tech, home BOXING Feb. 12—Virginia, home Feb. 19—Army, home Feb. 26—Coast Guard, away March 3—Wisconsin, away ,'_arch 11 Intercollegiates, home WRESTLING ,an. 15—Michigan, home Speed Enables Jailors To Demolish Enemy Offensive Strategy Johnny "Jeep" Jaffurs, 5-foot 10-inch, 190-pound Penn State guard, is an old hand at the grid game. This is the ninth year in organ ized football for Johnny, who played five years with Wilkins burg's junior and senior high school teams before coming to Penn State. A standout on the 1940 fresh man Lion squad, Jaf furs held down a regular varsity post throughout his sophomore and ju nior years. Called to active service with. his advanced Reserve Officer Train ing Corps unit at the end of his junicr year, he was returned to the Penn State campus in uni form this year to complete his college studies. Again he is a key Nittany Lion player. The quick-thinking guard is an exponent of the "fast break," and has made speed one of the key notes of his attack. Skilled in the fine-points of bcth offensive and defensive play, he has made a habit. of sifting through to the opposition backfield to break up offensives before they're even started.‘. His first widespread recognition; in „fact, - came in hii sophomore • year' • _when—almost singlehanded—he wrecked Syra-. cuse's famed "Y" formation to lead Penn State to an upset vic tory. • and these three boyS were plenty of help.'•' Other Nittany -Lions meriting praise on their play this .fall were end Ed Czekaj, center Bo Pow, ers, tackle •Tad Tapanowicz, and Bill Abromitis, plunging back who was transferred from. Pitt in time to help ease the back field problems in the final two games. These men. drew honor able mention in the UP All- Eastern selections. Christmas Reminder . . . Shopping Days 'til Christmas Jan. 22—Colgate, home Feb. s—Temple, home Feb. 12—Navy, away Feb. 19—Cornell, away Feb. 26—Lehigh, away March 3-4 Intercollegiates, away • • • SWIMMING Jan. 15—Navy, away Jan. 22—Army, away Feb. s—Cornell, home Feb. 19—Temple, away Feb. 26—Colgate, home GYMNASTICS Feb. 12—Navy, home Feb. 26—Army, away . March 4—Temple, home March 11 Intercollegiates away • FENCING Feb. s—Navy, away Feb. 12—Army, away Feb. 26—Temple, home March 11—NYU, .home March •18•: ,- Interooliegiates, away THE COLLEGIAN Nittany Lions Untried; Muhlenberg Nips CCNY Barring the possible benching of Mac McNary,. rangy first-string pivot from George Washington University. because of injury, the Lion cagers will be at full strength for their opening tussle with an experienced Muhlenberg quintet at Allentown tomorrow night. McNary, vital cog in the Law ther sliding-zone defense, was laid up recently with an infection of the leg contracted as a result of a scrape suffered several days ago. Iry Batnick, freshman ballhand ler, will probably get the ncd from the Nittany mentor to take the tap-off at the .center position in case of McNary's absence. The re;- mainder of the squad will conform with pre-season line-ups with Joe Curran, former Canisius eager, and Bud Long, W & J product, flipping the sphere from the far ward spots and• Ray Bruno and Monty Moskowitz holding down the backline. Brune played basketball with the Ohio University squad last season while Moskowitz threw them up for Western Reserve be fore coming to Penn State with the Marines. Ten To Make Trip Walt Funk, Querns, Bradley, and Vie -Danilovi Who tossed in . 13 points against Lock Haven . Fri day night, will:probably complete the roster for. the -trip. On the ether. side of the. ledger, the gules . are known to . ' have a powerfUl court squad as 'evidenced by their 50-47 victory over-CCNY' in Madison Square Garden the past week. . . In additiow:Jo three „regulars . from the' 1942 editiOn; three war- sity • c4gerS . from i Lilt; • a regular. from OCNY - and: another from Gettysburg have bolstered the down-state • squad. •• The, Navy- Mdrine unit at the College has also lent its support to the court squad; Making, the Allentown team a top . - notch opponent for - the untried Nittany five Seconds Trip Lock Haven With the first-string playing only the first quarter due to mill, tary restrictions,.. the Blue and White rietmen plowed under Lock Haven State Teachers' in a return engagement on the Rec. Hall floor Friday night 44-17. With the Navy-Marine curfew hour hapging over - their heads, the varsity of Joe Curran, Bud Long, Buck Barron, Monty Moskowitz and Ray Brune played the initial stanza, leaving the floor with the score. 8-4 for the State forces. Proving that the service boys did not have the varsity positions sewed up yet, awther's second five of Iry Batnick, Vic Danilov, Walt Funk, Querns and Bradley went on, to take the up-state quintet handily. Batnick was high scorer for the evening exercise with 15 points to his favor while Danilov was close behind the leader with 13 counters registered. It was the third pre-season con quest for the Lions. They beat Lock Haven the week before 57-27 on the Teacher court after knock ing off the Ensign five to the tune of 40-27. Schedule Set The 1943 schedule, just released by the Graduate Manager cf letics, lists 16 games for the year featured by a tussle with NYU in Madison Square Garden and a bout with Temple in Convention Hall. Home and home series are scheduled with Temple, Pitt, Car negie Tech, an dColgate. Army and Navy top' the. : card; of -opponents playing encounters ' , with' . home game f wit4o3l.lotoll...orr.:Via .- : flee next; SitittirdaY; `• • ' • The Gob Who Couldn't Swim Will Soon Learn—Or Else That old gag about the sailor who couldn't swim will soon be on the list of yesterday's jokes, according to CSp George Beld ers, head of the Navy's war aquat , is program at the College, for Penn State has now geared its military swimming inst Suction to qualify V-12 trainees for any cir cumstance they may meet at sea. For the 'past month Belders has been designing a' rigid water-ob stacle course for the sailors and marines stationed here, and! . within the next few weeks some 400 men will begin the strenuous job, of conquering the challeng ing pre-requisite for _ a Chief Swimmer's rating. Patterned after regulation Navy and Marine "boot camp" pools, the Glennland tank is now full - of ope ladders, cargo nets, ' jump ing towers, and life preservers, alt being used daily in training the flowing chain; of Penn State's adopted military children. Belders and his corps of assistants are de termined that no man will join the fleet from this Naval base with out at least the ability to stay afloat under battle Conditions. Only Two Men Left With the assumption that, any man who cannot do this is a lia bility to a crew and to the entire Navy, the swimming staff put hour after hour of training into -68 non swimmers _last summer. From this original group of learners, only two men- are still unable to navi gate 50 yards through the first test in the -Navy classification. After passing .this requirement, further -training prepares men ..or the second class ekapi, which means that they-had-to 'jump from a ten-foot tower - and stay afloat for - ten minutes. ' After the-- leap frcim the. platform, .trainees utilize - the .freestyle; 'backstroke, - breast stroke, and sidestroke- - styles in swimming a:100-yard test, • • Passing, .t his s d exam, trainees are exclsedfrom-two per iods- of aquatiq- • instruction - each spend their' physical .hOurs in conditioning 7 themselves and in - maintaining -their endur ance. -1-loweVer, they • still swim once a week in order to sharpen their • already "good swimming ability." - • Four hundred out of the 600 Navy-Marine men have now 'sped past this second group, qualified ..gamotto A• • men can, . Arib ifo et . pi • . • • . CARDS Scto 2 •5. c • :‘.'•-• No Display • S • Christmas cards for serVieemen—vith Armk, Nay . y, • Air and Marine• Corps insignia. ICE • . • • - , • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1943 for • the first class rating, and are ready to tackle the new obstacle course for. the .top tank honor. In order to take this final test, • hci*.: ever, sailors and leathernecks were first required to demonstrate . ex pertness in • both• life-saving and swimming. First Class Is Tough While taking this first class exam, men first had to approach a man of equal .size.and tow km 25 yards in a carry position; aid then dive into the water feet fit* and swim 25 . yards underwater coming up every 25 feet for air. It was here -ttu k t the aqua,obr stacle course idea was brought into the_limelight of the physical train; : ing. program. To pass this final leg of swimming success, men must carry.. a-nine-pound dead weight . a distance. of .50 yards 'underwater, and return with a man of his own .weight.. Still in. uniform, he •must .swim.3o yards underwater without breaking for air at • anY - time. • Must Swim Half Mile • Now the man must bob up and down in the water 50- consecutive times, completely submerging each time. In final, preparation for the 'rope climbing, chief-swimmer Can didates are required to stay 'afloat for 30 minutes; at the same time swimming, a half-mile. • The final part of the entire train ing - clas,sification is the obstaol4 coures, which Belders has just fin 7 ished designing. Men must first ,re trieve a 10-ponnd-weight. from•-the, bottom of the pool and-return it to shore.: From there they pull them 7 selves out of the water and•onto a regulation Navy cargo net to the high tower, returning via the net to the , water. The remainder, of the course consists of scaling a -Navy Jacob ladder to , . the tope of ;the -ceiling and climbing back . down, .while' swinging at the .heighth , of , 20tlepil After going...back up the:l4l74l4V' cargo - net -onto ::.the tdvieir trainees 'plunge dOwnwafd.into.the water, .ushig: a. presaribed-style going - overboard aboard ShiP.. ; . Finally, they. aWdm. HI yards . derwater,:; .50 :yards freestyle;. • put on a life preserver,. swim • two width • of the renithre llfe jacket, • and tow a rrian two: more widths: of the. pool; then. disrobe,. inflate trousers for Support. The trainee is then a chief swimmer.
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