PAGE FOUR Lightfoot Runs 4-Minute Mile! Great Star Smashes All Existing Records; Boy, Is He Neat! Penn 'State zoomed to the top of the world snort Scene yester ,day afternoon when freshman Har ry `Murry-up" Lightfoot ;burned up , the cinders on New Beaver Field by turning in an astonish ing 4:00.0 minute mile perform ance !in a. practice work-out. Remarkable! This smashing time is Made more amazing by the fact that !Ilurry up" was wearing G. I. Shoes and long underwear clufinlg the feat and had just r,eturned to sdhool after five months in the ;hospital with a ;brie:ken back. In addition, he was bucking a fierce 4io 'mile an hour gale which swept the stad ium. Interviewed at the 'Skellar last evening, Lightiftiot expressed sur pnise that his deed had astrusedr so much enthusiasm, saying, "Shucks." aVleanwthile, telephones at Rdc Hall:were ringing end calls were being ;received from , all ever the world •and Texas. Offeis Offers thus tar incluide $.50Q0 scbolarahip at Pittsburgh (Which Pensn State officials have counter ed by offering Lightfoot a position as waiter in. Atherton. Haal), a contralot from Garcia to carry rnessiages, $lOOO from nalbbit con cern (for nalmling a breed of raibbits after him. In addition, iMetrogole Winmay er Studios have asked to use his name in coining the pihrase "fast like. Lightfoot" to compete with a rival studios "in like Flynn." Vas sar College has sent a wire stating that they have chosen 'Lightfoot as . "The man - we'd most' like to run around with 'cause he's [fast." Still Unsatisfied Big Scoop Sports Scoop A roar today is as good as a roar. tomorrow, but when (the row: taday is the greatest Sporri scoop that has come out of the College since it was . the Farmer's .High School badk. :around. the Civil War era it• anay be too late to roar to- Morrow. Front information received in se cret by this , columm, Penn State will suddenly catapult into , world- Wide proniinence in football • cir cles when the' next ,grdi season ,rolls around. Our excluslive interview with 'the College's athletic board Sat: urday afternoon revealed a signed pact With ten of the (country's league-less "big name" Schools forming the Nation's Alll-Ameri- All-American Conference can Big 10 Conference. Included in the newly-fanned league besides the Nittany Lions are Pittdburgh, Notre Dame, Army, Navy, St. iMary's of • California, Michigan State, Southern Cali fornia, (whiCh jumped the Pacific Coast League), Ohio 'State (which' 'skipped its Big I'o brothers for greater glory), and the University Of Pennsylvania (which just skip ped). While final signatures were be ing affixed, plans were underway to begin construction of the ultra modern stadium on the present site of the golf course. The pro ject, which an athletic official ,claims will cost the College about $2,000,000, should be ready for use about the 'fall of 0.1949. "rit, Should exceed any of its kind in the country," said a College spokesman. 'Made of Pure con crete (99.44% pure), there will be red plush, cushioned chairs for up wards of 60,000 ueople, Pitts many other minor aids including ash trays, foot stools, and red-Marbled drinking fountains. College Gels Plane With the new-found glory came the recent addition to Penn State's "freasures." The giant transport plane whadh will be used to run the , griclmen on their pleasure jaunts arrived yesterday and may be 'currently viewed to the east of the seventh hole on the god course. That as why the student body was suddenly taken aback an Rec Hall Friday when instead; of the usual $5O incidental fee every last - one was tapped for an additional five simoleons. But who cares? Our Penn State is getting out in the world. , . . . • Lightfoot announced early this morning that he wound report to Coach Chick Werner and ask for track shoes and a sweat suit. He is also considering resigning his po- E.,:tion as operator of the stop light at the Atherton Street-Col lege Avenue inersection to devote more time to track. Meanwhile, the Penn State ROTC has (been mobilized and pro • vided dirty looks and 'long flinger nails. They will guard the Nit tany stronghold and Stare , and scratch to death any person re sembling a Pitt Student.' The Na val ROTC 'has also been alerted and will guard all gutter drains, manholes, drinking fountains and other marine points of entrance. Big Rally Penn State track prospects are lookinig up nand in celebratkm of the beginning 'of a new era, a bon fire and pep rally will be held on the street outside the "Corner" at midnight tonight. All-night per missiOns for coeds has been ar ranged for through the efforts of the ex-servicemen on campus. M atwoman The Russian Girl. wrestler who has just re ported to Charlie Speidel for the team. 2000 boys volunteered yes. terday for workouts. Pra6tice ses sions are rumored to be rough and heated. Riding club . . lecture, regularly held in Correction the College Stock -Judging Pavi lion on Wednesdays, will meet in 206 Agriculture tombrrow. There alfter these medtiings will be held in the Pavilion. Riding Club Personnel Office Asks Dean's list correction Jean M. Laßar, freshman. in the Lower Division, whose average was listed as 3.0, had a 2.8 aver age for the past semester's work. STUDENTS PAY Spring Nocturne LET APRIL EOOE YOU? HECK NO ! • • No April Fool joke could let you forget flow ers for that important birthday, anniversary or dance. Their lovliness sweeps gals off their feet. You'll be up in the air as high as a cloud showering flowers on lucky people. Woodring's • will fix you up in a hurry so order TODAY! • • Woodring's Floral •Gordens-. • 117 E. Beaver Avenue Phone 2045 'COLLEGIAN Zion . Rodri Dear Mother What a glorious night this is— the moonlight showering gently over the mountains and cool breezes flowing across the fields. It is Spring here, mother. Spring! Every muscle in my body seems to quic'ken at the thought of it. Each day I swim in the ocean and the thrill of those weekend trips to the shore comes back to me again. Oh we're watched by prison guards and have to work a little,'l but it isn't so lba'd. I'm well. Tell Dad, to take care of himself, and Mary--,gee, I bet slhe has dates now. Gosh, it seems so many years since I left you. I wrote to Irene months ago, but I never received a reply. I love her, mother, you understand. When this mess is over I'm - coming back , to Shlaresdale• and settle dawn !alt last. • • !Mother, there is sonhething I must tell you. Tomorrow we're going to be sent far Ivviay from here. Oh, dn't be alarmed! It will be 'to a. remote outrk)st, and I may - river- be able to receive or send any 'mail. I must close my letter now. Id yoU don't hear from me, never fear, dor God knows: I love all of you. Love, [Roger. The pen fell to the floor. 'Si lence rushed across the damp cell. A shaggy head started through the barred window. Wet breezes sprang from the fog clad marsh land. Sadly the eyes of the young captured soldier perceived the white wall of the ,prison. yard. Slowly he loked at The letter which he had completed; he brushed a tear from his rough face. When dawn arrived the guards found Roger Dumont waiting. In his hand , he grasped an envelope and a small piece of paper. On the paper was scrawled the words —"My Last Letter." Sack Weber was on the mound' and' he set. the other team down so illast they thought we were fooling. It was our turn at bat then, and a series. a the cutest men follow ed one another into a little box at. which the pitcher aims hiS ball. Those balls lead a miserable life. Each time someone swung his bat the ball went soaring past the outfield., knocking down petunia's all the way for a homer. When• I decided to leave the score was 1 to 8. ,I just couldn't sit there any longer and watch man after man' hit the ball out of the reach of the men out there for the purpose of catching those balls. It Was mean of them, and anyhow I was getting bored. A few, hours at the Corner Room would relax my nerves; By the time. I walked •oef• the field it was 14 to 8. Am I kid ding? Of course not. We were actually winnings—or were the boys playing an April Fool joke on me? Oh, Those Big Lacrossemen! "We've got a well dressed la crosse team this year, with shoulder pads to make the boys look big and strong," says head lacrosse coach Nick Thiel. The squad practices on the golf course field attired in bright red, yellow, and green jerseys. The padding is worn to protect them selves from the golf balls. In their playful scrimmages the players take their sticks, which look like flabby tennis rackets, and try to cripple each other. The first player crippled doesn't have to play lacrosse anymore. The husky brutes on the inside defense wear bright yellow jer seys, a color which makes. than appear large; than they really. are. The "yellows" may be seen running around trying to defend themselves from the "reds" who make up the inside attack. The four goalies are the smart ones and wear green to blend in with the grass making them hard to find. Anything that suits theii• personality is worn by the centet fielders. As for the managers. They just 101 l around the field for the first few minutes to see that eVeryone is hitting each other and then Set tle down to 'enjoy the stin and a smoke. :That is, all except` Terry Jruniper who may he seen - run ning around • with a typewriter balanced on his head. After a little practice or a few hours, the-squad is a little tired so they swat the managers gently over the head to wake theni and - they all retire , tO the lOCker room. There the coaches tell them there isn't much hope for a good start this year because .Arrny's team is made up of giants. He doesn't wantl 7 to dikeour.age- them but he says th , ,it theyhi've•enotigh crutches fOr everyone. The coaches chase the players and livanalgers home by demon starting on them the proper use of lacrosse sticks. When all is still, Thiel whistles for the ,other 'MONDAY, APRIL 1,11946 Siptrf 'uosaad Jingo atu woj. 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