The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, September 29, 1950, Image 5

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    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1959
Jeffreys Motto
Mirrors Own
Practice Tilts
'Learn By Doing' Is
Advice Given Rooters
By BUD FENTON
Great coaches have many
different philosophies on the
method of developing winning
teams but Bill Jeffrey's only
advice is "Learn by doing."
His application of this prin
ciple to his own coaching is to
make all practice sessions consist
entirely of scrimmage games
piayed under actual game condi
tions.
Consequently the 1950. soccer
Lions have played almost 20
games while still ten days away
from a season that will contain
only ten contests. Each day's drill
opens with a scrimmage, as soon
as enough boys report from clas
ses, and the game continues
throughout the afternoon.
Scrimmage Two Hours
An ordinary afternoon's work
lasts about two hours. Since a
regular game adds up to only 83
minutes, any ma n surviving
Coach Jeffrey's practice sessions
will undoubtedly think the ten
game season a snap.
This is one of the reasons that
Penn State has had some of the
best conditioned teams in the
country despite the absence of
calisthenics and other - training
practices used by many schools.
Foes Aim At Jeff
The combination of stamina
which Jeff is now building up in
the boys along with the natural
speed they already possess figures
to be hard to beat. Every team
on the schedule realizes this al
ready and the Penn State co
champs nationally will be op
posed by the very best that each
of its opponents can offer.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Lions 'Spot Hoy,,:s ''':t'''' - ;.eight ;‘-k . ) dvanta :!,,e
Beware---These Men Are Dangerous .. .
THESE THREE HOYA aces will have but one and Gus Fornaciari (right) are expected to form
object in mind tomorrow afternoon on New one of -the better pass-catch combinations in the
Beaver Field when Georgetown University East this season, while on the line sophomore
attempts to shortcircuit Rip Engle's debut as John McGinn already has the experts taking
Nittany Coach. Flinging Frank Mattingly (left) notice.
Graduation Hit, Hoyas
Use Sophomore Talent
Hit hard by the loss of half of last year's team, George
town Coach Bob Margarita will field a predominantly sopho
more aggregation when the Hoyas clash with the Nittany
Lions tomorrow afternoon.
LSA To Hear Higgins
Bob Higgins, former Penn State
football coach, will speak to stu
dents at the Luthern Student As
sociation, 412 W. College avenue,
tonight. Football movies will be
shown.
The party will start immedi
ately after preparatory services,
to be held in the Grace Lutheran
church at 7:30 p.m. tonight.
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The departure of 20 lettermen
from a team which won five and
dropped the same number in 1949
has forced Margarita to dig deeply
into his sophomore talent. Eight
sophomores have been named to
toe the line on Margarita's modi
fied two-platoon system. Two will
see service on both the offense
and defense while a total of six
are slated to go on the attack.
Promising Sophomores
Jim Slowey, a 220-pound, 6-
foot, three-inch center fr o m
Scranton, and John McGinn, a
220-pound, 6-foot 2-inch guard
from New Orleans are the two
sophomores Margarita will use on
both platoons. Others who will
see action both ways are guard
Jack Shuster, veteran Bob Nop
pinger, a tackle, and captain Tom
Hardiman, quarterback.
A defensive bulwark last year,
Hardiman is slated to take over
the quarterbacking task in Mar
garita's Chicago Bear T, replac
ing Frank Mattingly. Top-notch
as a passer last year when he
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Foe Holds Five
Pound Edge; Rip
Names Starters
Penn State's football war
r;ors will be giving away val
uable poundage when they
take on Georgetown's Hoyas
tomorrow afternoon on bea
ver r field.
Both the defensive and offen
sive platoons Coach Hip Engle
named yesterday to start tue
scuttle will be heavily outweighed
by the Hoyas. The Blue and (fray
offensive forward wall that Coach
Bob Margarita plans to throw
into the fray has a ten pound
bulge on the Nittanies. The Hoya
heavies weigh in at 207, to State's
197.
Five-Pound Edge
Although the Lion backfield
outweighs its opponents, 184
pounds to 180, the Hoyas still
nave a five-pound overall mar
gin. Georgetown fields a team av
eraging 197, while Engle's crew
scales in at 192.
Defensively, the Penn State
line will give away a three and
one-half pound advantage, but a
light State backfield gives George
town a 20-pound overall edge.
The Georgetown line aver Li es
207 pounds to State's 204 out
the Blue and White backfield of
176 pounds drops the overall me
dian to 180, compared to George
town's 200 and one-half pounds.
In naming his starting platoons,
Engle stuck with the team he
has been using all Fall with but
two notable exceptions. Captain
Owen Dougherty, the only man
scheduled to see action with both
platoons, will be replaced by
George Jacob at defensive half
back. Engle's move was appar
ently made in an effort to give
the rugged wingback as mucb,
rest as possible.
The only other surprise in En
gle's choices was the replacement
of sophomore guard Don Mill
house on the defensive unit.
Slowed by a charley horse, Mill
house has been bypassed for ei
ther Don Barney or Earl Hower,
both sophomores.
Two More Sophs
Only two other sophomores
were named by Engle as probable
starters. Although Engle said he
would not decide until game time
whether he could choose sopho
more fullback Ted Shattuck or
Herb Kurtz, a senior, Shattuck
will probably get the nod. Either
Bill Leonard, a State College pro
duct, or Bob Pollard, both sopho
mores, will go at one of the de
fensive halfback positions.
While Shattuck and Kurtz have
been waging a ding-dong battle
for the past two weeks, Engic's
other backfield choices came as
no surprise to followers of the
Lion camp. Quarterback Vince o'-
Bara, halfback Tony Orsini, and
wingback Dougherty, all letter
men, have all but carried the as
signments in their hio pockets for
weeks.
Four other lettermen give the
Lions experience on the attack
minded line. They are end John
Smidansky, guard Jim Barr, tac
kle Chuck Godlasky, and center
Ken Bunn. Art Betts, a standout
pass receiver in drills, tackle Ed
Hoover, and guard Len Bartle
complete the line.
Good Reserves
Engle has a flock of capable
backfield reserves. Dick Koerber
will get the call at quarterback
when O'Bara needs a replace
ment, while scatback Earle Mun
dell, Bob Pollard, Chan Johnson.
Jim Pollard and Jacob are all
good runners.
Defensively, Engle has deeded
on a lineup that includes three
lettermen. A pair of converted
backs, Len Shephard and John
Podrasky, will back-up the Nit
tany line, while Johnson will
handle the safety chores. Pat Mc-
Poland and Chuck Wilson. ends;
Stew Scheetz and Dick Cripps,
+-Ickles; and either Barney_ or
millhouse will man the forward
van.
Joe Shumock will team with
l'ndraskv and Shepharcl backing
..n. while Boh Pollard or I. ,gnnard.
Tacnb. and Johnson will defene
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