PAGE SIX
Backs Stand Out
In Scrimmages
With the season's opening game
gust two weeks off, the football
squad scrimmaged for the first
time since the resumption of prac
tice Tuesday afternoon.
At the close of the intra-squad
contest, Coach Bob 'Higgins view
ed the progress of the team rath
er pessimistically.
"There is a lot of work to do,"
said the mentor. "The boys just
don't know their plays and until
they do we • can't do very much.
They didn't look too good at all.
A few individuals, Tepsic, Ven
tresco, Nolan and Miltenberger,
stood out, but as yet we don't
have a team."
Other disheartening news is
that injuries are plaguing the
gridders. The wingback position
is rather empty these days with
Larry Cooney, Chuck Willing, and
Larry Spencer out of practice. In
addition to these, Ralph Ventres
co, fullback, and Carl Dimmer
ling, guard, are sidelined. None
of the injuries are serious and all
should be playing soon.
Tuesday's scrimmage was high
lighted by 'several long runs. Ven
tresco hurled his way through
the line and gained 60 yards be
fore being stopped. Speedy Bob
Kritzer broke through the sec
ondary and went 30 yards for a
touchdown, and Montana Jim
Wolfe snared a fumble in mid-air
and raced with the ball for anoth
er marker. Wolfe was switched
to the four back slot from full
back.
Tailback Joe Tepsic impressed
the coaches and spectators with
his ball handling. With better
support, Wallace Triplett would
have made better yardage and his
kicking was above par. Joe Ful
coly, freshman fullback, kept up
his good playing.
On the line, Johnny Nolan, Don
Miltenberger, and Bronc Kosono
vich gave good accounts of them
selves. All three were very ag
gressive and on many occasions
stopped their opponents attack be
fore it could get rolling.
A bright spot on the football
scene is ,the return of "Tubby"
Lang to the squad. Lang started
many games last year in the three
back slot. •Although he looks as
though he put even more weight
on to his massive frame, this
hasn't affected Lang's kicking
ability.
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swamped Sipe, '64, 6-0; Kristel
nosed out Mayers, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4;
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How Lacrosse Is Played
(Sports Editor's Note: This article is the first in a
tidies describing the tactics, rules, and play of the little
of lacrosse.)
The stick and its manipulation
are the essence of lacrosse. It not
only gave the game its name and
is the means of propelling the ball
from player to player. in attacking
the
.opponent's goal, but is the
chief characteristic which makes
lacrosse differ from all other
games. The modern stick is made
of hickory and the net of leather,
clock cord or catgut.
Theory of Attack
The theory of attack play in
lacrosse is the mother principle of
other sports, such as ice or field
hockey, basketball, etc. The at
tack obviously is endeavoring to
score goals and the defense to
prevent them. Theoretically an at
tack is at, a disadvantage as the
defense men are closer the goal,
and thus on theory of concentric
circles, a defense man does not
have to go as fast or cover as
much giound.
.However the attack is compen
sated because of knowing which
way they are going to run or
dodge, whereas the defense does
not know this and must be on
their toes in the manner Of a
prizefighter, with proper distri
bution of 'weight and legs apart
to prevent their being caught
flatfooted by a sudden shift,
start or dodge of an attack man.
Extra-Man Play
No situation is more funda
mental in lacrosse than that of the
extra-man play (i.e., three attack
men against- two defense men).
The extra-man play may result
from a defense man being caught
down field or falling, but most
plays of that kind develop because
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of the sheer speed of an attack
man or his ability to 'dodge his
defense man.
With any semblance of good
team play, passing and shooting
a goal should always result when
this situation occurs. In theory the
goaltender, is not responsible for
such a goal, but rather the de
fense man who lets his man get
away from him.
OFFICIAL LACROSSE RULES
The Ball. The ball shall be of
India-rubber sponge, not less
than 7 3 / 4 , nor more than 8 inches
in circumference, 5 to 5 1 / 4 ounces
in weight and shall have a bounce
of not less than 45 inches or more
than 49 inches when dropped
from a height of 72 inches.
Field and Goals. Each goal
shall consist of two poles 6 feet
apart and 6 feet high out of the
ground. The poles must be fitted
with a pyramid shapped cord net
ting which shall extend to •a point
7 feet pack of the center of the
goal.
Size of the Field. The goals
shall be placed 80 yards from each
other, with 15 yards of clear
space behind each goal. The
width of the field shall be at
least 60 yards and not more than
70 yards.
The Teams. Ten players shall
constitute a• full team. The play
ers on each side shall be designat
ed as follows: "Goalkeeper," who
defends the goal; three inside at
tack men; three center fielders
and three defense men.
Barracks 36 Defeats 9
In Touch Football Game
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second half of their touch football
game with Barracks 9 just enough
to allow a safety to be called
against them, which was the two
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Sigma Pi Downs
Two, Phi Psi One
Sigma Pi climbed to the num
ber one spot in Leagile A of the
Interfraternity softball tourney
by winning two. games in a row.
In League C Lambda Chi Alpha
dropped out of the tournament.
In recent games, Phi Delta
Theta edged out Phi Epsilon Pi,
6-5; Sigma Pi downed Sigma
Chi, '5-1; Phi Kappa Psi won over
Alpha Phi Delta, 10-5; and Sigma
Pi beat Theta Chi, 8-2.
All fraternities are again re
minded that their games are not
officially recorded until they have
relayed the score to Fred Huehn
ergarth, 2220.
The standings to date follow:
LEAGUE A
Team Won Lost
Sigma Pi. 2 0
Theta Chi 1 1
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Sigma Chi 1 1
Sigma Phi Epsilon ... 0 I)
Pi Kappa Alpha '-0 . ' 2.,
LEAAGUE B
Team Won Lost
Phi Sigma Delta .... 2 0
Alpha Chi Sigma 2 0
Phi Epsilon Pi 1 1 .
Phi Delta Theta ....
Beta Sigma Rho .... 0 3
LEAGUE - C
Team
Phi Kappa Psi
Alpha Phi Delta .... 0 1
Pi Kappa Phi 0 • 0
Phi Kappa Sigma 0 0
Gamma Sigma Phi .. 0 0
points that decided the game in
favor of the sailors from Bar
racks D, 14,12.
In the other game that was
played to begin the V-12 unit
touch football tournament, a pass
that went for the • extra point
gave the contest to Barracks 13
over Barracks 26, 7-6.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1945
Hamilton, Mend'
Continue Drills
Herb Mendt and John Hamil
ton, 'co-coaches of soccer, have
brought the team a long way in
preparing for Coach Bill Jeffrey's
return on Thursday. The first
game, with Muhlenberg, will be
played October 13.
The one probable choice for
starting goalie is freshman James
Doman. Vying for center are
Chilean Rene Rodriguez and •ex
G. I. Don Rider.
The inside posts are pretty well
settled with co-coaches Mendt , and
Hamilton occupying them. Char
ley Appleman, member of last
year's squad, Chink Honig and 'Ed
Hobart, V-12ers, and Larsen are
the leading competitors for the
two fullback posts.
Candidates for the two outside
positions, partially vacated by the
ineligibility of Bill McHale, are
Paul Pfluger, Mario Santo Dom
ingo, and Bob Keagy.
Top men for the halfback spots
are Bob Rust and Ralph Samp
pala of the Navy, and Timmy Pet
roff. Also contending are Shus
ter and Randalls.
Final choice of the varsity elev
en, however, still lies with Coach
Jeffreys. Meanwhile, soccer
practice continues.
Grid Staff In
Tenth Year
A College record is just around
the corner for Penn State's foot
ball coaching staff, one of the few
all -alumni coaching staffs in the
country.
The five-man staff (headed by
Bob Higgins has 'been intact for
nine years and will operate as a
unit in 1945 for the tenth consec
utive season.
Higgins, who has been head
coach since 1930, thinks that it is
one of the few staffs in the co(in
try to remain intact over such a
long period of, years. ~;,,ti
Line coach, and just behind
Higgins in years of service, is Joe
Bedenk, head , baseball coach and•
a football aide since 1929.
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Before returning to his alMa
mater, •Higgins coached at West
Virginia Wesleyan and Washing
ton University, St. Louis. Bedenk
served his baseball and football
internship at Rice Institute, Texas,
and the University of Florida. Be
denk, like his chief, was an all-
American selection in 1923.
. The other members of the staff,
all of whom played under Hig
gins and Bedenk, are Backfield
Coach Al Michaels, End Coach
Earle Edwards, and Freshman
Coach Marty. McAndrews..McAn
drews, who returned to the camp—
Us in 1936 after previous service.
at Dickinson, Lebanon Valley, and
Bucknell, soon will return to his
freshman duties. He has helped
with the varsity only since the.
war. •
Michael, former Lion quarter
back, remained as an atsistant
following his graduation in 1935,
and a' year later was named back
field coach. Edwards played an
end position as an undergraduate,
and coached -at Princeton Prep
and Ebensburg High School be - 7
fore returning to Penn •State in
1936.
Higgins served as end 6oach.
under Hugo Bezdek in 1928 and
1929.
Beaver House Captures c P
First Half Of Tourney
Beaver House 'copped first place
In the first half of the independ
ent softball tourney by, winning
seven games in a row and drop
ping none. Play has already be
gun in the second half, the win
ner of ' which will play Beaver
House.
Games are to be begun at 6:30
instead of 6:45 from now on, Jack
Dickstein ,announced.
In recent games, Lutheran
Church downed PSCA :Upper
classrnen, 11-43; MI Lab won over
Grahams, 1,1-9; and Lutheran
Church defeated Grahams, 6-4.
Team Won Lost
Beaver House 7 0
Grahams 6 1
MI Lab 3 2
'Lutheran Church 3 3
Nittany Coop 2 4
PSCA Upperclassmen ..1 5
PSCA. Freshmen - . - 0 ,