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 .
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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
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1...... 5
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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.
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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.