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Gridders Stage
first Scrimmage;
Use T-Formation
Penn State gridders went
through their first scrimmage of
the season Tuesday.
The playing was satisfactory,
(but there are many rough spots
that will have to (be polished off
before we will be ready to take
the field against Muhlenberg,
said Headcoach Bob Higgins.
Joe Tepsic, whose (ball handling
was one of the features of the
drill, was injured on the chest
while making a tackle. Team phy
sician Dr. Alfred H. Griess re
marked that the injury is slight
and that Tepsic will be playing
again soon.
Elwood Petchel's kicking was
up to his last season's form, and
Ralph Ventresco showed his abil
ity to crack the line for impor
tant gains. The blocking and
tackling of Freshman Joe Ful
coly and V-12 Larry Spencer
proved invaluable to their teams.
Another freshman, Ross Her
ron, was an outstanding end in
his first performance. Line plays
by Carl Dimmerling, Bronco
Kosonovich, and Marino Marchi
show great promise for things to
come.
Coach Higgins brought out
another innovation this practice
session in that he is now using
the T-formation. The use of the
"T" this season is the first time
that it has been on the Nittany
Lion football scene. Its future use
remains in doubt as practice is
still in the experimental stage,
the mentor pointed out.
Twilight practice drills will
probably end this week. The re
sumption of practice is scheduled
for September 3, day after Labor
Day.
Athletic 'Manager Says
'45 football Schedule
To Have Open Dale
No football game will be played
on the open date on the schedule,
October 27, announced Neil M.
Fleming, graduate manager of
athletics.
During the past two football
seasons, games have been played
between tile Summer and Fall se
mesters. The reasons for this
change, according to Mr. Fleming,
are:
The desire of Mr. Fleming and
Head Coach Bo!b Higgins to re
turn to a normal pre-war eight
game schedule.
The two week layoff afforded by
the open date will allow time for
the reorganization of the team
which may be needed because of
incoming freshmen players and
eligibility.
The fact that the open date falls
between semesters.
The rest will 'be welcomed by
(players and coaches due to the
stress and strains of the acceler
ated program.
Leo Houck, veteran Penn State
boxing coach, fought in the pro
fessional ring as a youngster of
14.
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Conger, King of S. Milers,
Relates Track Experiences
"Previous experience is not es
sential for an athlete to become a
member of a college track team,"
says Ray Conger, whO was six
times crowned king of the United
States milers. Conger, who has in
the past coached the College track
team, is now an instructor in the
School of Physical Education.
After matriculating at lowa
State 'College in 19 4 23, he ran his
first mile in what he now con
siders the comparatively slow
time of 4:52 minutes. From that
time on it was a succession of tri
umphs mingled with defeats until
his senior year at lowa State,
when he became national cham
pion by running the mile in 4:17.
After leaving college in 1927
Conger competed against athletes
whose names and accomplish
ments will live forever in the an
nals of track history. There was
Lloyd Hahn and Leo Lermond of
Boston, Paavo Nurmi of Finland,
Doctor Peltzer of Germany, and
Doctor Martin of Switzerland.
The trackster's moment of
greatest triumph; which he does
not consider the one that gave him
his greatest thrill, undoubtedly
came in Madison Square Garden
one Saturday afternoon in 1929,
when his long legs carried him to
•a close victory over Paavo Nurmi
of Finland. The mile king sincere
ly believes that he got his greatest
thrill when he was presented with
a gold watch after winning the
Illinois Relays.
"After all," Conger said, "it isn't
every day that a fellow gets a
chance to win a gold watch."
After beating Nurmi in 1929, the
former mentor came back' to the
Garden in 1930 and 1931 and be
came the first man in track his
tory to win the Wanamaker Mile
three successive times. For this
feat he carried away with him the
Wanamaker trophy.
On the Saturday following his
triumph over iNurmi, Conger es
tablished his fastest time when he
sped to victory over Purje of Fin
land and Edwin Wide of Sweden
as he broke across the tape in
4:13.
Representing the United States
in the 11928 Olympics in AMster
dam. the cinderman led all en
tries in the time trials but later
lost to them in the record meet.
Conger abandoned the cinder
path in 1932 but not until he had
hung up one of the most impres
sive records of all time. In 1931 he
enjoyed the enviable reputation of
having let no one cross the finish
line in front of him.
Ray Conger has a particular
liking for track and trackmen be
cause as he said, "Track is one
snort where the results rest upon
the individual. A trackman's abil
ity is not in any way determined
by the ability of a team. He is free
to go ahead and develop himself
as long as he is willing to train
hard and diligently.
."I don't know exactly why I
went 'out for track," he mused.
"Someone said I had long legs and
should be able to run. However, I
do know what track has done for
me. It gave me a chance to relax
from the books and a chance to be
with other athletes. I believe that
one gets the greatest benefit of
school from his associations and
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experiences with the coaches and
the other athletes."
Commenting on the four-minute
mile, the ex-miler said, "I would
not be surprised if Gunder Haegg
turned the trick this summer."
"I've never seen Haegg run,"
Conger added, "but he apparently
has all that it takes to run a four
minute mile. Give me a mail
with Nurmi's pacing and timing,
Venzke's smoothness, and Hahn's
speed and sprint and I'll give you
a four-minute mile. Maybe Haegg
is that man."
Barracks 37 Cops Lead
In V-12 Softball League;
Barracks 26, Second
'Barracks 37 took the lead in the
V-12 unit softball tournament as
Barracks 26 dropped into second
spot. In last week's games. Bar
racks 13 edged out Barracks 26,
4-3; Barracks 9 defeated Barracks
36, 16-4; Barracks 37 downed Bar
racks 13, 7-1; Barracks 24 blanked
Barracks 36, 3-0; Baracks 37 won
over Barracks 36, 6-3; and Bar
racks 26 beat Baracks 9, 13-2.
In an extra-inning game, which
had been temporarily postponed
for lack of time, Barracks 9 tri
umphed over Barracks 26 by
scoring nine runs to win,,•ls-6.
The standings follow:
• Team Won Lost
Barracks 37 5 1
Barracks 26 5 2
Barracks 9 3 3
Barracks 13 2 4
Barracks 36 1 6
IFC Tennis Tourney
To Begin In August
IFC has revived its tennis tour
nament this semester after an ab
sence of a few years. Co-chairmen
of the tennis tournament commit
tee are Len Scalise and Don
Rider.
The competition is scheduled to
begin in August and should be con
cluded in the month. Keys will be
awarded to individual winners
and a trophy will be presented to
the champion fraternity.
Further details concerning the
rules governing entries and the
conduct of the tournament will be
announced in the next issue of
Collegian.
Penn State and Army have
played football three times, with
the Lions triumphant once, and
the other two games stalemates.
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NICK THIEL, lacrosse coach,
is conducting summer practice
sessions in the tactics of the
sport in preparation for the
Stickmen. Start
Confad Drills
Lacrosse practice sessions, in
which the. fundamentals of stick
handling, craddling, and skill in
retrieving ground balls is stressed,
are being held under the tutelage
of Coach Nick Thiel and his assis
tant, Paul Ameel.
The first- intra-squad scrim
mages 'were held Wednesday aft
ernoon with Coach Thiel showing
the new men the field positions and
some of the basic plays.
The mentor, well pleased with a
turnout of 48 candidates, wishes to
emphasild that experience is not
necessary for a candidate to report
to practice. Anyone wishing to re
port ,for practice should contact
Coach Thiel in 2128 Recreation Hall
any day from 3 to 5 p.m:
Numbered among the men who
reported for practice are 217 new
men and 21 veterans of the past
.season. Those who have reported
are C. .Applernan, P. F. Barkley,
E. J. Boltz, M. A. Ciarmella, D. C.
Faloon, W. C. Free, D. I. Hecker,
P. Holder, A. M. Honig, K. E. Jay
son, X. M. Kaufmann, K. Kaye,
D. P. Kay, K. D. Kerwin, L. F.
Klepper, L. Koenig. and P. Kry
ston.
D. J. Laudig, G. Locotos, K. W
Lord, G. A. McCormick, S. Oxman
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FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1945
2 'Barracks Tie
For Top Honors
In ASTP League
Boasting undefeated teams, Bar
racks 7 and 17 are tied this week
for first place honors in Company
A's ASTP softball tournament.
Over in Company B, Barracks 8 is
in the driver's seat with an un
blemished record of three straight
wins.
The teams in Company A haVe
•been giving the (ball a long ride.
In four games, the A's have com
piled a league total of 78 runs,
which comes close to an average
of 20 a game.
Company B has crossed home
plate for a slim total of 212 runs in
four tilts. In the fifth encounter,
Barracks 4 won a forfeit, 9-0, from
Barracks ao.
The .action was mainly centered
around Company .B this week when
it played five games. Barracks 8,
the league leaders, won three
games, downing Barracks 5, 5L1.;
Barracks 30, 6-4; and drubbing
Barracks 4, 11-1. Barracks 4 notch
ed a 5-0 shutout over Barracks 5,
and Barracks 4 won from Barracks
30 by forfeit, 9-0..
In Company A, Barracks 17
downed 28, 8-4, and Barracks 7
whipped 12, 20-4, in the only two
games played.
The standings follow:
COMPANY A •
Team Won Lost
Barracks 7 2 " 0
Barracks IN 2 0.
Barracks 28 0 2 -
Barracks 12 0 • 2
COMPANY B
Team
Barracks 8
Barracks 5
Barracks 4
Barracks as
Softball Tournament
Mineral Industries Laboratory
and PSCA Upperclass Club have
entered teams in the Independent
softball tournament, in addition
t oGraham's, Penn Haven, Beaver-
House, and the PSCA Freshman
Club, who have already, joined.:
Teams wishing to participate
should call - Jack Dickstein, 3246.
League competition will begin'
August 7 with games being play-:
ed on the golf course at 6:45 p.m.
on Tuesdays and Fridays. •
F. Poisson, J. Reid,, R. Rocha, R.
M. Russell, G. R. Sample, R. D.
'Schumach, C. F. Sullivan, M. A:
Snyder, W. T. Stevens, R. W.
Stratton, J. W. :Szadziewicz,:E.
Taggert, C. 11. Taylor, A. N. Ten'-'
hula, F. •Tiedemann, A. Thomas,
D. Varga, S. Weinberg, R. Wether
by, N. Wynn, T. Frazier.
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