SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 25, 1948 Werner Gills Candidates For Cross Country Team With less than three weeks remaining before the inaugural meet, Coach Chick Werner yesterday issued a call for candidates for the Lion cross-country team. The Wernermen open their season against New York University at New York October 9. With the team weakened by the loss of Jerry Karver, Fred Len nox, and one or two other lettermen from last year’s squad which captured the NCAA cross-country championship, Werner expressed the hope that sophomores with cross country ambitions would turn out en masse for the first official practice Monday. “There are many openings on the squad for boys who show they have the stuff.” the Lion mentor commented. “Experience in run ning is not essential. A number of runners, notably the present cross country captain, Horace Ashen felter, developed from sopho mores with no prior experience. “Even those boys who only Between Lions— Continued from page eight ii already being touted as eaual to "Cotton Bowl" Doak Walker. Can it be? Prognosticators Four fearless football forecast ers of th.e Daily Collegian today offer their predictions on the out come of a dozen major games this weekend. (We tried to tell "Red” Roth, our cross-country scrivener, that SMU will dump Pitt, but he’s stringin’ along with the Pan thers, in spite of Walker and company.) Pint-size Feet Take it from Oscar Bucken horst, stockroom superintend and athletic equipment man aoer, I,("u Sophomore Back Vine* O'Ba**'* football shoes nr. the smallest is«ue<t at the Water Tower in "Oscar's" tenure on campus. o*Ba T a wears a size six-and one-half. With the Foes Notes on a few Penn State football opponents: At Washing ton State, Coach Phil Sorboe has 25 veterans back and will be able to field a first eleven that includes nine of last year’s top team. The Mountaineers of West Virginia have a new head coach. Dud DeGrool. and will field practically a new line. Waynesburg put up a struggle before losing. 29-16. ht the Mountaineers* opener last weekend. At Syracuse, the sophomore they're raving about is Bernie Custis, a Negro star from Phil adelphia who already boasts a fabulous reputation as a passer. ■Colgate’s regular end in 1945, Warren Davis, is back from the service and ready to return to duty as one Raider terminal. Penn's Coach George Munger has lost his strong attacking line of last year (McCarthy, Marshall, Littleton and Savit sky). and says he'll therefore have to resort to "fancy stuff" in the Quaker attack this sea son. Reports have it. however, that his forward wall will be strong as ever with Center Chuck Bednarik back with a host of new linemen. Ray Morrison, football skipper at Temple, is sitting back waiting to utter the words, “I told you so,” when all the grid scores of ’4B are in. He’s ready to discount predictions of the “experts,” who don’t favor the Owls with a very high rating this season. Cfose Shave Bulletin! Chuck Drasenovich, football quarterback, shaved off that three-week-old underbrush Wednesday. Grid Record Penn State’s ten-year football record, from 1938 to 1947, inclu sive, is 58 victories, 20 defeats, seven ties. Only the 1947 team was unbeaten. FOR SALE . . . Twenty-three foot house trai ler; fully equipped with built in bed. CALL 6186 Wir $l5OO in Gifts Full Information DON KEPLER SPORT SHOP HOTEL STATE COLLEGE THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA think they can run will be wel comed,” he added. “Those men who are interested in trying out for the cross country squad may contact either Assistant Coach Norman Gordon or myself in 301 Rec Hall or in the locker room,” he added. Despite the loss of Karver and Lennox, the Lion harriers will probably still be a power in East ern cross country circles with three lettermen, Mitch Williams, Don (Pappy) Longenecker, and Captain Horace Ashenfelter, back from last year’s title-winning team. Although a number of promis ing candidates are expected to tpr out for starting berths, little will be known of their capabilities un til regular practice sessions are begun Monday. Member of Federal Reserve System THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF STATE COLLEGE Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation COOK'S ARE STILL HERE TO SERVE YOU AS WE HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST • OUR FOOD IS STILL UNSURPASSED IN QUALITY AND COST COOK'S Restaurant Basketball Call Varsity basketball practice will open Monday at 7 p.m. in Rec Hall, Assistant Coach El mer Gross said yesterday. Any undergraduates inter ested in trying out for the floor team are invited to be in Rec Hall at that time, when Head Coach John Lawther will give an orientation talk. New bas ketball candidates will be es pecially welcome, according to Gross. Active practice sessions will begin Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. and continue each evening, Tuesdays through Fridays. The initial cage tussle is carded for early December. Berletic Signs Sox Contract Pete Berletic, former Nittany Lion baseball player, has signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox. Berletic, who batted .321 for Pine Grove Mills in central Penn sylvania semi - pro competition this year, attended the Chicago American league team’s baseball school in Wisconsin last month. He will probably be assigned to the Waterloo, lowa, team, a Chi cago farm team in the Class B Three—l league. Berletic was given a bonus for signing. He was signed by Joe Holden, former catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics. Ridenour- Continued from page ten Paul Campbell, Eastern inter collegiate 155-pound champ in 1930, took over the Blue and White coaching job when Speidel was in the Naval service and is now a leading attorney at the Centre County seat. Another national collegiate title-holder, Howard Johnston, is working for the State out of State College in dairy sanitation. While in College, he annexed two Eastern and one national cham pionship in the 165-pound wres tling class. Prime Boxer Jackie Tighe, Scranton, Pa. war veteran, won both majoi boxing awards at State in 1948. Tighe Joins Illinois Staff; Compiled Enviable Ring Record Jackie Tighe, idol of Nittany boxing fans for the last two sea sons, and a graduate of the Col lege last Spring, recently accept ed a coaching position at the Uni versity of Illinois’ Chicago Un dergraduate Division at Navy Pier. Tighe, second man in Lion box ing history to captain a team for two consecutive years, in four years of Penn State boxing com petition lost just one match in an intercollegiate dual meet, that to Wisconsin’s John Lendenski, former NCAA champ. Jackie’s ring record is an en viable one. In his freshman year he won seven straight fights, the first four by knock-outs. His sophomore years captured nine straight before succumbing in the finals of the National boxing tourney. Then came a stretch in the army. Jackie fought 21 battles, winning 20 and drawing one. Tighe retired from the ring for a short time to accept a commis sion, and was stationed in Japan and Korea. While overseas Tighe was se lected boxing coach of the Japan- Korea team. He his squad to the All-Pacific A-my Boxing Championships at Hawaii. His bovs copped second nlace. Upon receiving his discharge Tighe returned to his alma mater THE STORE ; For Your Complete Musical Needs at Penn State Sheet Music of all kinds Your Favorite Records Table Model Radios & Phonographs Musical Instruments Musical Accessories The Harmony Shop 135 So. Frazier Street Phone 2130 ThisisOßLA H iltil /Pfifttfx ... and we are SPECIALISTS, too • Nice work, Orlando—even if to carrying out your Doctor** we can’t get it! But then we have orders; protecting the health of our own work to do. And in its the folks of this community, way it's as satisfying as your Next time you have a pre job of pulchritude picker. We scription, bring it here, please; are specialists—SPEClALlSTS You are assured of high ethical in the precise compounding of standards, fresh potent drugs, prescriptions. 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More honor was showered 01 Tighe when he was awarded IIM Paul Smith Memorial Trophy The Smith Trophy is presented annually to the outstanding sen* ior in the School of Physical Edn* cation. Tighe will join a former class, mate, Harold Frey, at the Navj Pier Center. Frey, a ’47 alumms of the College is gymnastic coed at the Illini institution and led his Pier Illini to sweeping victos. ies over Big Nine teams tMI Spring. OPPOSITE OLD MAIN PAGE EIjEVEF State College
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