The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, July 27, 1945, Image 6
PAGE SIX 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. The FIRST NATIONAL BANK of STATE COLLEGE • Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 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 THE CO3 3 YGIAN 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. "You Can Get It Metzger's" MEN'S AND BOYS' BATHING TRUNKS Were L 25 to 6.00 . NOW V 2 PRICE Shop at Aetzger's 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 A Common Expression in Town and on Campus 100 SLIGHTLY DAMAGED SWeat Shirts Ti Shirts Men% Cotton Shirts andl We Still Have 6tM Our:lL:Bans and 6.311 Shoes 112 E. 1946 team Shorts College A venue 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. Sports Shirts Won Lost . 3 0 . . al a . 1 2 .0 .2