WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, . 1950
'On The Ball'
BY RAY KOEHLER
✓Sports Editor
An uninitiated onlooker to
Saturday's soccer clash between
Penn State and Western Mary
land may .have likened the
scene to • a group of boys in
short pants manipulating a ball
the size and color of a small
pumpkin with the conscientious
dexterity of a Nijinsky.
But to a close follower of Nit
tany soccer it meant just one
thing—Coach Bill Jeffrey, in. his
25th term as booting mentor on
the Nittany campus, has come up
with another smashing offensive
squad which will once again
threaten for national honors.
Although the score of 3 to 1 in
favor of the Lions was relatively
small for a Penn State soccer
team, it still did not come any
where, near giving an indication
of the Lions' odds on superiority
against the Green Terrors.
Over three-quarters of the
time the Nittany squad, gener
ated by the magnificent play
setting of All-American Harry
Little and Clarence Buss, was
operating deep within enemy
territory. When, on occasion,
the'soixthern team did manage
to bring the ball up over the
midfield line, it was only to
find their best laid plans
smashed by• a trio of rugged
defensive killjoys in Frank
Foßmer, George 'Red' Emig,
and Kurt Klaus:
Before the game it was not a
question of which team was going
to win but, rather, would Western
Maryland have the defensive po
wer to stop Jeffrey's hotshots
which so far this season have
been paced by a blond whirlwind
named Joe Lane.
In the two games that the Li
ons have played to date, they have
scored 14 times with Lane, the
Baltimore Bullet, personally ac
counting for nine tallies.
Following the contest referee
Lou Spealer, a wee bit of a mon
but an official who is in complete
control of the game at all times.
agreed—" Looks like Jeff's boys
really have it again. Although
they didn't hit today they'll pol
ish up within the next four or
five games."
Spealer also took time to
praise the Penn State team for
its clean play afield. That small
item is in itself a credit to
Jeff's coaching - technique. He
gets the most out of his men
through their sheer love Of the
game and a recognition of the
soccer traditions standardized
by the great Nittany teams of
the past.
As for roughing a weaker team
—Nix! "Soccer is rough enough
without the extra embellish
ments," says Jeffrey, who is said
to have been born with a bagpipe
tinder one arm and a soccer ball
under the other.
Call For Cage Mgrs.
There are still openings for
second assistant managerships in
basketball. All interested should
sign at the Athletic association
office in 107 Old Main.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Bides His Time Copying Passers . . .
NO RIVAL PASSER is unknown to Penn State's Tony Rados
(above), a transfer who's spending his. year of ineligibility by im
personating rival quarterbacks in scrimmage sessions.
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Ex-Notre Dame Gridder
Tests Lion Pass Defense
Tony Rados, a strapping six
footer who is good enough right
now to play for the Nittany Lions
—but can't—is Penn State's top
"impersonator" on the football
field.
For the week before the Army
game, the Steelton youth wore
the toga of Bob Blaik as the Nit
tany Lion strove to tighten its
pass defense in anticipation of an
aerial avalanche at West Point.
Last week, -the former Harris
burg Catholic High ace mastered
the mannerisms of Syracuse's
Bernie Custis as the Lion coaches
endeavored to prepare their char
ges for another air bombardment
at Syracuse.
This week, it is the same story,
again, and only the name will be
different as Penn , State's scouts
strive to mould Rados into a rea-:
sonable acfsimile of Nebraska's
Passing ace, Fran Nagle.
Notre Dame Transfer
But Rados, who is - 20 years old
and a transfer from Notre Dame.
does not object. On the contrary.
he likes it.
"It gives me a chance to study
our own team and the other
teams Penn State will play in the
future," Rados says. "I'd rather
play in a real game, of • course.
but since I can't, this is the next
best thing.' I'm learning some
thing all the time."
Rados, who's an inch over the
six-foot - mark, 'weighs 187 pounds
and represents what Lion Coach
Rip Engle regards as the ideal
build for a quarterback in the
wing-T. •
Because he chose Notre Dame
when he graduated from high
school, then changed his mind
after a year at• the South Bend
institution, the Steelton youth
must sacrifice a year of athletic
eligibility.
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Lions Oufgained,
Statistics Show
Official statistics for the first
three games of the 1950 season
show Penn State's gridders far
behind their opponents in net
yardage and touchdown produc
tion.
To date the Lions have totaled
700'yards. 411 on the ground and
289 through the air, while the
opposition has. reeled off 1019
yards, 759 overland and 260 via
the airlanes. The Blue and White
has scored 7 touchdowns and .6
extra points for 48 points, while
the opposition has tallied 12 times
and converted 10 for 82 points.
Orsini Paces Backs
Halfback Tony Orsini is the
leading ground-gainer and scorer
for Coach Rip Engle's crew. Or
sini has accounted for 112 yards
and 2 touchdowns. He is followed
by sophomore fullback Ted Shat
tuck who , has 103 yards to his
credit. •
Quarterback Vince O'Bara, who
has completed 11 passes in 34 at
tempts, is the leader in the pitch
ing department with 136 yards.
He is closely followed by second
line quarterback Dick Kperber,
who has connected 8 of 14 at
tempts for 107 yards and two
touchdowns. O'Bara has one
touchdown heave to his credit.
Art Betts is the leading pass
catcher, having hauled in 5 pas
ses for 65 yards and one touch
down. John Smidansky, who did
not play Saturday because of the
death of his mother, has cau:ht
6 passes for 50 yards and one TD.
swimmers
go in for
DU, PKS, Acacia Mermen
Submerge IM Swim Foes
Delta Upsilon, Phi Kappa Sigma, and Acacia easily submerged
respective opponents in a tri-dual meet yesterday afternoon at
Glennland Pool as the second round of competition for the fraternity
mermen got under way.
In the opener Delta Upsilon
outscored Theta Chi, 25-16; Phi
Kappa Sigma dunked Alpha Chi
Rho, 37-3; and Acacia edged Al
pha Zeta, 24-13.
DU's Bud Nicholson displayed
some spectacular low board div
ing for the winners. Bob Richard
son, PK's winged-mermen, spark
ed his team to victory with a
double triumph. Richardson won
the 60-yard free-style, diving and
was also on the winning relay
team. Acacia also produced a
double winner in Tom Schrettler.
Schrettler won the 60-yard free- 1
style and diving .honors. PKS and
DU will compete against each
other in the first quarter frater-1
nity finals on Oct. 26.
On today's IM swimming agen
da six fraternity teams will see
action. Sigma Nu will meet
Lambda Chi Alpha; Alpha Sig
ma Phi faces Tau Kappa Epsilon;
and Phi Epsilon Pi is pitted
against Chi Phi. Both SN and
ASP will be aiming for their
second wins of the campaign.
IM Golf Entry
Deadline Today
All entries for the intramural
golf tournament must be turned
in to the IM office in Rec hall
by 5 o'clock this afternoon.
The medal tourney will get un
der way Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
and wind up Sunday afternoon.
Eighteen holes of golf will be
played each day.
"Dutch" Sykes, assistant direc
tor of intramurals, has reported
that entries have been coming in
slowly. However, he expects at
least 45 fraternities to be repre
sented in the tournament, along
with a large number of individual
independent entries.
The entry fee is 50 cents per
person. Fraternities may enter
two men each while independents
may enter as individuals.
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Sigma Nu Gains
First IM Grid Win
Intramural touch football mov
ed into its eighth round last night.
Sigma Nu, last year's IM foot
ball champs, started the current
season on the right track as Owen
Wilkenson's passing and punting
led them to a 12-0 win over Alpha
Sigma Phi. In the opener, Omega
Psi Phi spent most of the game in
Delta Tau Delta's territory, but
DTD edged out their rivals in
overtime, 1-0. Dorm 38 downed
Penn State Club, 6-0, and the
Dragons won by forfeit from
Dorm 21.
Tonight's grid it o n activities
matches the Brownies against
McElwain Hall at 7 o'clock; Phi
Kappa Psi meets Phi Kappa at
7:45; at 8:30 the Newman Club
tangles with the Trilobites; and
at 9:15 Alpha Epsilon Pi vs. Sig
ma Phi -Sigma.
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