'On The Ball' BY RAY KOEHLER Sports Editor The King is back! And the guy who broke the bank at Monte Carlo had better hide his head because the odds he faced were never as Brea' as those stacked up against Penn State's personable Bil. Jeffrey, the guy who broke England's heart. For in coaching America to - a 1-0 victory over England in World Cup competition in South America, the Edin burgh Scotsman had to beat the country that made the game. He accomplished what many consider as one of the greatest feats in soccer history !. and the greatest upset since Truman Yep, it was a neat little trick and you'd expect the County Edinburgh Bag; pipe Brigade as well as any Scotchman who ever wore the plaid, knee socks, and tam to turn out to welcome their native son returned home. But the conquering hero skit is not for the modest Jeffrey who managed to sneak unheralded into New York at a post mid-night hour Still, "Bagpipe Bill" has done his part. For a few short days he and his 'boys' set :the soccer world on its heels. The man who was voted the one who had done the most for soccer in 1949 can now sit back in his comfortable State College home and let the experts try and figure out - how he did it. "I've never gotten as big a kick out of anything as I did— sitting there •in a cold sweat—after the game had ended with the realization that we had won. We felt that our soccer was inferior to that of the British team, and, I'll have to admit it, only an optimist would have given us a nickle for our chances before the game. Afterwards, when Jeffrey could tear himself away from the bedlam which was the American dressing room, he went over to the British side—which was about as quite as an Irish wake. He was approached by the trainer who said with a tear in his Cockney voice,"Well, Jeff, you heat us. It was one of those things, I guess. We just couldn't click.' Jeff found that despite his status as a veteran coach, who probably knows more about the game than the guy who in vented. it, you can always learn more. "Many of the things I learned in South America I'm going to try to teach to our fellows this fall." As Jeffrey explains it the game played in the States needs to be more challenging —or in his own words: "We need more offensive continuity. "Drive-drive-drive and when you've got them back on their ';:eels don't let up for a minute." According to Jeffrey, the game played by foreign teams is a wonder to behold. They are cunning, deceitful, and use every trick in the book. They are not even averse, at times, to exhaling a lungful of garlic-sodden breath into an unwary opponent's face. "We played our first game at Curitiba against a pre-tour ney favored Spain," said the 57-year-old Nittany mentor. "We were beaten in the final 10 minutes by a 3 to 1 score." After that it was on to Belo Horizonte for the match with (Continued on pare six) Summer Slump? Come To The „ • •.A , OtFEt 01, i‘ ! for • Breakfasts • Lunches • Snacks • Raised Donuts • Cake Donuts • Orders To Go Phone 6831 221 E. Beaver Avenue Jeff Danced As Britain Burned oliaeger Pottery from 50c • Aquariums $2.50-$3.50 up •Oxcart Plants $1.65 up Woodring Floral Gardens 117 E. Beaver 2045 • it aevetwat with plenty of Your Breyer Dealer has your choice of 3 Half 'n' Half flavor min ts binations and 8 . solid flavors in the money-saving Half Gallon. THE SUiviiviVß COLLEGIAN, • STA Li'. PENNSYLVANIA Bill Jeffrey BREYERS ICE CREAM $1 2 . 2 HALF GALLON For /information. write or phone Breyer lee Cream Cu.. Wrung. 24713. Softball Loops Start Play; 19 Teams Aim for Acclaim Action in the Main Session recreation softball league broke wide open Wednesday with League A leading the way with two games. Rain forced postponement of League B's openers slated for Thursday, but the A loop was able to get in two nights of play, Wed nesday and Friday: rSlittany Duo Paces U.S. Track Victory Distance apparently means little to Penn State's two crack alumni track notables, Curt Stone and Jim Gehrdes, who continue to win against Europe's top cindermen despite a gap of 3000 miles between them and their home base. Saturday night Stone, a Philadelphia lad, lead the tour ing United States track team to a topheavy victory over a group of Norwegian athletes. Stone easily captured •the 3,000-meter run in 8:46.7. Sumpin' Jim (the Altoona Ex press) won the 110-meter high hurdles in 14.7, while Mal Whitfield, United States Olym pic ace, took the 400-meter run in 48.8 seconds. Other American winners were Bill Cunningham in the 100-meter dash, Dave Albrit ton in the high jump and the 1,000 meter relay team. Leo Houck Trophy Will Honor Name of Collegiate 'Mr. Ring' 1 * eston U., Purdue :lain '5l 'T' Party Penn State football plans for the 1951 season will include Boston 'University and Purdue University, two newcomers to the Nittany grid calendar, according to H. R. Gilbert, graduate man ager of athletics. Buff Donelli's Boston U. team will open the Blue -and White '5l season, September 29 at State College while on November 3 the Nittany Lions will move into Lafayette, Ind., for the first of a two-game series. e 1~~~. By ED WALLACE A last-minute withdrawal of the Ag. Ed. Grads left the leagues with 19 entries, one short of last year's total. League A will play with 10 teams, and League B will have 9. Games are slated for every night this week with League B playing three games and League A two. The B loopers are sched uled for tonight, Thursday and Friday. The A's card shows games for Monday and Wednesday. For the remainder of the Session, League A will play Monday and Wednesday; League B, Tuesday and Thursday. Five diamonds have been set aside for loop• play. Fields 1,2, 3 and 4 are on the golf course, just above the water tunnel. Field 5 is located at the football field on the old freshman liamond. Starting time for all games will be 6:30 p.m. Rained-out games may be play ed at the convenience of the teams. The fields behind the Nit lany Dorms are available for such contests. The following teams have been entered: Although the stinging left jabs and profound verbosity which made Leo Houck fa mous when he Was alive have been silenced, "The Profes sor's" memory is being perpet uated by one of his most apt pupils. The latest movement' toward honoring the man who represents intercollegiate boxing and who has been Penn State's boxing coach for the past 28 years is be ing made by one of the boys he coached to collegiate greatness, Jack Tighe. Tighe is currently boxing coach at the University of Illinois' Navy Pier division in Chicago where (Continued on page six) YOU CAN'T MISS WHEN YOU SEND YOUR SUMMER CLOTHES TO US FOR CLEANING AND PRESSING ! HUR'S Dry Cleaners 114 E. COLLEGE Across from Old Main BE SURE TO VISIT DUFFY'S TERRACE GARDEN SOON For your favorite special platters, sandwiches and good beverages under evening skies . Interested in something "different?" Why not come out to our Special Garden Nites on TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS? DAILY EXCEPT• SUNDAY • Garden Hours 5' p. m. To Midnight DUFFY'S TAVERN BOALSBURG 5392 TURN RIGHT AT THE TEXACO STATION nta JESDAY, JULY 18, 19bU LEAGUE A—Doodlers, Trian gle, Leftovers, Windcrest. All- Stars, Woodsdale• A. C., Dairy Husbandry, Osmond Lab, K. P.'s, and Yahoos. LEAGUE B Rip Snorters, Zone 3, Zeta Beta Tau, Phi Epsi lon Pi, Alpha Chi Sigma, Theta Chi, Collegians, Beta Sigma Rho. and Agronomy. SOFTBALL RULES—A sim plified set of rules to govern league play has been announced by "Dutch" Sykes, recreation director. 1. Games are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. They must start no later than 6:45 p.m. 2, Each team shall provide one umpire. Umps will ex change duties at the end of 3 1 / 2 n3ngs. The umpire calling balls and strikes should also call plays at third and home. 3. The games shall be seven innings. In event a game must be called before being com pleted, at least five innings must be played (4 1 / 2 if the team bat (Continued on pane six) - ,7! * *
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