i FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29,1944 Frosh Shine Once Again For Higgins Once again freshman football players have come into the lime light. Nearly two years ago the frosh backfield of Larry' Joe, Bobby Williams, Joe Colone, and John ny S'chroyer wrote football his tory. Now comes another combin-- ation Which may force Coach Bob Higgins tp send a complete team of freshmen against Muhlenberg tomorrow afternoon. . . For ’many years the Lion men tor has felt that freshman players are not equal to varsity compe tition.. However, there are 'ihdi-= cations this fall that ■ the veteran coach is rapidly, .changing his mind about the yearlings. The |progress of Johnny Chuck ran, El wood Pe.tchel, Joe Drazen ovich/ Don Miltenberger, and numerous other freshmen has' practically' convinced Coach Hig gins that the feats of that 1942 backfield were not accidental or impossible to repeat. Freshman. Need Seasoning “These freshmen need season ing,” Higgins insists, “but appar ently they are coming to us better coached than they once were. This year will tell the story as far as' I’m concerned?’ For' the first four games oh the schedule, marine trainees will share the manpower, burden first-year 'players, but jUreafter. the freshmen; will be onuiheir own—assisted only by . a clew navy trainees, r * Although only two freshmen ar? listed as probable starters to morrow, Coach Higgins stated yesterday that he expects to Tise a dozen or so frosh against the Mules.'- - In. addition to Linemen Bob Hicks and Howard Caskey, Tail backs Johnny Chuckran and El wood Petchel as well as Blocking Back Joe. Drazenovich. will enter the contest, early in the game. ' Others who will see action are John -Simon, Don Miltenberger, John jStoken, Ndgjley Norton, Bronco Kosanovich, . A 1 Bellas, Larry ‘Cooney and. Floyd Lang. Marine Barracks 13 Wins 3 Tilts to Stay Unbeaten . Marine Barracks 13 won three ■ games'during the past week to re main the only undefeated team in :V'l2 tou.ch football competition. The Leathernecks lead the On- Campus'League with seven .conser cutive wins and no losses. The On-Campus and Off-Cam pus Leagues will finish their sche dule within the next two weeks. On-Campus League Barracks ' 13 Barracks ' 26 Barracks - 37 Barracks 24 Barracks 9 Barracks 36 Off-Campus League Won Lost 5 1 Barracks 35 Barracks 22 . Barracks 41 ... Barracks 29 . Barracks 62;.. Barracks 20 . A WEEKLY FOOTBALL NEWSPAPER Schedule! . Pictures • Comments Accumulative Scores • Predictions ® $5.00 for Air Mail Service (T* 'J f\r\ For 10 Weeka t [j\JStarting Sept. SOth * ■*' '■*» i; Per Copy on Newsstands {send orders to THIS FOOTBALL NEWS j6l WEST NINI Mitt ROAD ° 20 MICH. Lions Face Muhlenberg In Grid PROMISING FROSH—A pair of promising Easton boys—Don Mil tenberger and Elwood Petchel—are among the 22 freshmen on Coach Bob Higgins’ 1944 Penn State squad. Miltenberger is an end, while Petchel shares the tailback chores with Lansford’s Johnny Chuck ran. Both of the players will probably see action against Muhlenberg at New. Beaver Field tomorrow afternoon. Coach Bill Jeffrey Begins f9fh Year As Lion Soccer Team Opens Season Soccer Coach Bill Jeffrey will begin his 19th year at Penn State When the -Lions meet Bucknell at home in the season's, opener Oc tober 7. The one-time professional hoot er, who participates in daily scrimmages with ■ his squad, has produced unbeaten teams in-.■<l2 of the last 18 years. His all-time •record at Penn State now stands at 98 wins, 9 losses, and 20 stale mates. This fall the Lion mentor is building his club around a score of Navy V-12 trainees, plus a doz en freshmen, and a handful of upperclassmen. His lone veteran is Jim Atherton, newly-eleoted captain of the team who grad uates at the end of this semester. Boys Show Enthusiasm “Past experience,” Jeffrey be lieves, “does not count for much -if the boys have enthusiasm for the game. This bunch,” he adds, “has a lot of spirit and plays for keeps. I think we’ll do all right this year.” Gene Grabner and- Bud Long are fighting for the goaltender’s job. The former holds the edge at the present time and probably, will start against Bucknell. ' The right fullback position is being sought by Charley Apple man and Clair Jewell. Russell Rushton and Dave Biniis are the candidates for left fullback. Five Seek Halfback Blots Won Lost 7 0 .....4 3 4 3 4 3 .....2......5 0 6 There are five men trying out for the halfback slots; They are Harry Power and Elwood Stetler 5 1 .....3 3 ....,2......4 1...... 5 .....1 5 Do You Know What N 2 - (9r R lc) (n -y) = j "Aim (r -n) mi WE CAN TELL YOU ABOUT A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THE PENN STM INGINEEft THE COLLEGIAN at right, Jess Hartman and. Bob Parker and Lou Piha' at left. - Coach Jeffrey has Doc Ridings at outside right forward and Herb Mendt at inside right. At center forward, Bob Brandenber ger, Alex Pavlika, and Dave Binns show promise. Jim Atherton holds down the inside left forward position while Fritz Holmquist is set at outside left. Neal Sellers also will see action at outside left. Lt. Robert H. Dewalt, captain of the 1938 swimming team, has returned to this, country after completing 30 missions over (Eu rope. He wears the DEC and Air Medal with four clusters . . . -Ma rine Pvt. 'Pete Trynosky owns one of the best kicking records in the V-12 Touch Football League . . . Golf Coach Bob Rutherford is cele brating his 64th birthday today . . . Line Coach Newsh Bentz of Muhlenberg and Joe Bedenk were teammates on the 1922 Penn State football team . . . Freshman Bob McCoy, reserve center, is the lone ex-serviceman bn the Lion grid iron squad . . . Maj. Steve Hamas, former Penn State and profess ional heavyweight boxer, is now refereeing bouts for Gl’s in the European war theatre. This Means? Neither D® We Experienced Marine Team To Start Against Mules It will be an experienced,, marine-dominated Nittany Lion eleven which Coach Bob Higgins will start against the Muhlenberg Mules at New Beaver Field at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon in the opening game of the 1944 season. Coach Higgins said yesterday that he intends to begin the contest with a team composed of nine marines and two freshmen. All of the V-12 trainees have had some college experience, while the two frosh come directly from high school. In the backfield, Earl Bruhn, Dick McCown, Ed Meyer, and AI Richards will form the starting lineup. Bruhn, who came to the cam pus from Minnesota, will call the signals and do most of the kick ing. McCown .is tailback and Meyer wingback, bo in performed for Penn State last season. Rich ards, who has played for Cincin nati and the Nittany Lions, com pletes the quartet as fullback. Freshman Bob Hicks from Lan caster is at left end. At his side is veteran Ed Bush, husky tackle from Northwestern. Bill Larson, another’ marine from Northwest ern, is at left guard. Holding down .the center position is Chuck Klau sing, who played for Higgins last year Nebraska’s contribution to the squad is Right Guard Bruce Al len. Howard Caskey, 225-pound frosh from Pittsburgh, has won the right tackle berth. And at the end post is Dan Orlich, a former Wildcat from Northwestern. Freshmen To See Action Higgins pointed out that he wants to put his 'most-experienced team on the field to start the game. However, the Lion mentor said that it is very likely that Johnny Chuckrah, Elwood Petch el, Joe Drazenovich, and several other, freshmen will get into the game -early. The second-string forward wall has Don Miltenberger and John Stoken at ends, Bob Painter and Negiey -Norton at tackles, John Si mon and Frank Martenis at guards and Bronco Kosanovich at center. In the backfield there are Dra zenovich, Petchel, Chuchran, Ku rowski, Cooney, Bellas, Lang, Wil helm, Muckle, Voll, Taccalozzi, and others who may be sent in as replacements. Bob Urion, who has shown promise as a wingback, is haying scholastic difficulties and may not appear in uniform. PENN STATE CLASS RINGS L. G. BALFOUR COMPANY LOCATED IN THE ATHLETIC STORE Ach, Dunnervetter! it's here already. . * one great big happy weekend with | Papa Is All by Schwab Auditorium at * Tonite and Tomorrow Still 7:30 P.M. Yet (so you can go by the ball awhile) 50c plus tax, only it makes a production by PINK STATE PLAYERS PAGE -SEVEN Opener Probable Lineups PENN STATE MUHLENBERG Hicks LE Gerhard Bush LT Devlin. Larson LG Dougherty (Clausing C Vidinski Allen R G MacLachlin Cajskey R T Cannady Orlich RE Makoid Bruhn QB Lange McCown LH Howell Meyer RH Saltzgiver Richards EB Duplaga Mules Have Played Two Games Muhlenberg will enter the game with two games already to its credit for the season. Coach A 1 Julian’s squad lost both contests to Bucknell, 24-7 and 14-0. How ever, Line Coach Joe Bedenk, who scouted the Mules, reports that the Allentown eleven plays a wide-open brand of football which should give the Lions trou ble. The Mules use an unbalanced line with the quarterback direct ly behind the center and a flank er on the weak or strong side of the line. According to Bedenk, the system is similar to the T-for mation. Left Half Earl Howell is the spearhead of the 'Muhlenberg ground attack. He also does the kicking. Charlie Lange and Geor ge Duplaga handle the aerials. On the receiving end are Harry Gerhard and Chester Makoid, '6 feet 2 inch ends. Joe Saltzgiver is right half. Penn State and Muhlenberg have met four times since 1914. The Mules have won only one game, downing the Lions 3-0 in 1933. Penn State won 22-0 in 1914, -27-7 in 1920, and 45-0 in 1936.
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