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
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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.)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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and, to give the boxing team bet
ter balance, he was moved up a
weight.
Fighting at 165 pounds, Jackie
won five, lost one and drew one.
He then entered the Eastern In
tercollegiate Boxing Tourney and
after three hectic bouts he WOO
the Eastern 165-pound title.
Last year he moved back to Ml
old weight. At 155 pounds Tighe
won four and drew two agniMl
collegiate opponents.
Competing in the Eastern Bo*
ing Tourney at Virginia, Tight
was eliminated in the quarters
final round. After that defeat lM
retired from the ring.
His outstanding record and
sportsmanship were honored
wdien he received the Goodman
Trophy last year. This trophy ftl
presented annually to the seniol
boxer who had done the most tl
further boxing at the College.
More honor was showered 01
Tighe when he was awarded IIM
Paul Smith Memorial Trophy
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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.
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