Corning at a time when any football coach might be tempted to Noll his rnothcr-M-law down the river for a good halfback, the w_l;us r:?contly raised at Ohio State whereby the Buckeye's All- Am2rican gridiron colossus, Vic Janowicz, came within an eye lash of being handed his colleg iate walking papers, came as one of the biggest laughs of the 1950 football season. Thai any institution, regardless of it; ath'etic acn•lemic standards would relinquish a player wh o pound - for - pound is prob ably the great- est back ield threat in college football is incon ceivable. T h e howl raised by Ohio State's alumni alone would be enough to make Buckeye officials think twice before releasing a guy whom Buck Coach Wes Fesler, himself a three-time All-Amer ican end at OSU in 1928-29-30 has said "possesses more all around talent for the game; than any one boy I've ever seen." Fesler Resigns Another angle pointing to the fever pitch at which winning foot ball is placed at Ohio .State was brought home when Fesler, even after coming through with a high ly successful 1950 season, resign ed his head coaching post "be cause of alumni pressure." Although Janowic was report ed to have flunked two of his three courses, that wasn't the first time he had been in trouble up to his ears with Buckeye offi cials. A stocky, 5-foot-9, 185- pound son of Polish parents who can hardly speak English, Vic could really be labeled a quad ruple-threat back. He is probably the only player in the history of the game who carries his own in terference off the gridiron. That he was able to play with Fesler's Big Ten leaders is due primarily to the close watch being kept over him by his teammates who saved him from being bounced from the squad for violation of training rules last spring. Two years ago an Ohio State alumnus arranged for a football scholarship for Vic who was then Reminiscing Penn Staters Court Win Over Navy Is First Since Golden Age Of 1942-43 Penn State's win over Navy Wednesday afternoon at Annapolis must have brought a lot of satisfaction to basketball Coach Elmer Gross and his assistant John Egli—and probably brought back fond memories of Penn State's "gold en age of basketball." The Nittany Lions' victory over I the midshipmen marked the first time State had beaten Navy since 1943. Looking back at that last conquest of the Middies you run into some familiar names—names that will always be associated with Penn State basketball. That year the Nittanies downed Navy, 33-21. Egli, Baltimore Pilot Victors Co-captains on that victorious team were Herk Baltimore and John Egli—the same Egli who sat on the bench Wednesday af ternoon and watched Penn State beat Navy for the first time in seven years. The other members of that starting team were Dave Hornstein, 6-foot 6-inch center, Larry Ghent. and Whitey Von Nieda. Hornstein scored 10 points for high score honors with Baltimore getting 9 and Egli 7. The year before, in 1942, anoth er great Penn State team con quered Navy. That was the year the Lions, co-captained by Gross and Baltimore, ran up a record of 17 w;ns and 2 losses during the r•-•;! , ' .- - and then went on 11 on , -4-re third place in the NCCA tournament. After defeat The Ball' By RAY KOEHLER Sports Editor Janowicz's Jokes Made Fester Weep Swimmers Face Road Opponents Horace Greeley may have ad vocated going West, but Penn State swimmers will seek their first victory in the South this weekend against two opponents, Delaware and Virginia, who were both among the Lion's only three conquests last year. Saturday the men of Gutteron engage Delaware, a university which also has been having diffi culty landing on the right side of the ledger this season. Middle At lantic champion, Lehigh, drubbed the Blue Hens 51-24 but what's worse, or better for State chances, a mediocre Penn tank team edged them, 40-35. Skipping do w n to Charlottes ville for a Monday encounter with Virginia university, the Lions can expect the same tight battle pat terned last year in State's 38-37 victory. Only a false start by a Cavalier relay man in the final event se cured the win for Penn State. Last season against Delaware, going into the last event, the 400- yard relay, Gutteron's mermen were four points down at 3G-32. But with Vic Lynch, Bob Long, Dick Wilson, and Cas Borowy streaking to victory, the Nittany men picked up seven points and a 39-36 verdict. ever to come from Ohio high school gridrions. heralded as the greatest product From the beginning Jane wicz was just about the epit ome of football ability in the eyes of Fesler who said; "he just seems to do every thing exactly as you'd want it done, instinctively. We show him a play once, and you can forget him—he's got it cold." He excelled at run ning, passing, and kicking. In truth, he was a phenom—and al-out the biggest hellion (Continued on page eight) Lacrosse Candidates Lacrosse Coach Nick Thiel has issued a call to candidates for the lacrosse team. Men wishing to try out, regardless of previous experience, should report to the lacrosse room in Rec hall between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., next Wednesday. ing Illinois 41-34, the Lions were dropped by a powerful Dart mouth squad, 44-39. Playing with Gross and Baltimore that year were Ghent, Egli, Hbrnstein, and Dick Grimes. But from 1943 to just last Wed nesday afternoon the Lions prov ed cousins to the Midshipmen of Annapolis, dropping seven con secutive games to the Naval school before finally breaking the "An napolis jinx". 44-41. The shooting on both sides was far from good. Penn State scored on only 25 per cent while Navy could tally on only 19 per cent. Captain Lou Lamie took scoring honors for the Lions with 13 points. Good foul shooting won the game for the Nittanies as they converted 69 per cent of their free throws as against 57 per cent for Navy. THE DAILY DOLLEcatkiN. STATE WLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA oxers Meet Army Tomorrow Night Neale Out; McMillin New Eagles' Mentor PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8 (W)—The Philadelphia Eagles made a fast switch of football coaches today, replacing Earle (Greasy) Neale with .Alvin (Bo) McMillin. James P. Clark, president of the National Football league club which won the title in 1948 and 1949, said he fired Neale because of. Greasy's repeated assertions that he planned to Williams"sl Pact Calls For 125 G's BOSTON, Feb. 8--(R)—Slug ger Ted Williams has signed his 1951 Boston Red Sox contract and, from all apparent signs, con tinues as baseball's highest paid performer. Indications that Williams has been given another $125,000 con tract were given by general man ager Joe Cronin when he said his temperamental star was "well satisfied" with its terms. It is certain that Williams would feel otherwise if not of fered more than the reputed $lOO,OOO the New York Yankees gave Joe DiMaggio yesterday. Williams takes great pride in drawing the game's top salary and owner Tom Yawkey almost as much in being such a generous paymaster. The Williams' salary, however, never has been discussed by him, Yawkey or any Red Sox official in line with the club's policy. . But it is regarded as highly significant that the Red Sox with held the announcement until after the Yankees had publicizer Di- Maggio's signing. Last season Williams played in lugger smiles Ted Williams * * quit as coach at the end of next season. "It just wasn't good business to keep Neale," Clark said. "We are looking to the future. We want a man in there who will sign the players and make necessary ar rangements for a future success ful club." Good Paying Job That man, Clark said, will be McMillin who has signed a three year contract. Bo will be one of the highest salaried coaches in history, at least for the next two seasons. He has $32,400 a year coming to him in pay from the Detroit Lions, the club which- let McMil lin go at the close of last season with two years yet to run on McMillin's contract. The Eagles didn't say how much they're paying 80, but it's not likely that he'll get less than Neale, reportedly $15,000 a year. Neale, who is 59, has one year to run on his contract. Clark said the Eagles are buying up that contract and Neale's connection with the Philadelphia club is ended. Kellison May Remain The 56-year-old McMillin will pick his own assistants. He did not indicate today wh o m he would select, but he may retain John Kellison, the Eagles' vet eran line coach, who also has a year to go on his contract. The Eagles' only other assistant coach is Larry Cabrelli, whose contract expired at the close of last sea son. At Lake Worth, Fla., Neale seemed bitter at the turn of events'. Said he: "I guess you have to have a championship team every year to satisfy them. Last year we lost five games by 18 points. For two straight years before that we won the title." "This came as a shock to me," Neale added. "I think it will be a shock to my players." only 82 games and wound up with a .317 batting average after collecting 106 hits, driving in 97 runs and bashing 28 homers. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1951 Cadets Tough Foe for Lion Ringmen The Nittany boxing team will be out to give the Black Knights of Army the old 4 1 / 2 -3 1 / 2 , or worse, treatment tomorrow night at 7 o'clock in Rec hall. Last year's meet at West Point ended in a 4 1 / 2 -3 1 / 2 victory for the Cadets, and Army's three teets this sea m they have )rne up ,with a in and a loss the 4 1 / 2 -31 unt at the tnds of Michi in State and ,Tacuse. In the other encounter, Pat HCIITIO the Cadets poun ded out a 7 1 / 2 - 1 / 2 dec,ision over Western Maryland. The Lions gained their first win of the season last weekend at Western Maryland, 7-1, following a 5 1 / 2 -2 1 / 2 loss to Minnesota, and a 4-4 tie with Catholic University. Army, traditionally strong in most sports, appears not to have suffered too much despite th e loss of six regulars from last year's squad. Only one Cadet who fought against the Blue and White last year is scheduled to see action. Lone Returnee He is Tom Morin, who scored a third round TKO over the Lion's Bob Keller last year. Coach Ed Sulkowski announced he would go with the same lineup that started against Western Maryland last week, with the pos sible exception that Bob Potter may replace Lou Koszarek at 165 pounds. Koszarek has not been beaten this year, but has ended with two draws and one win. In scoring his win last week, the hard-hitting 165'er began to look like the aggressive puncher of last season. Heims Vs. Brewer Captain Pat Heims, who h a s won two while losing one, will probably face Curt Brewer, who won his only start. Ken Herring, who fought at the 155-Ib. post last year, apparently ha s been (Continued on page eight) 2nd Track Managers Candidates for second assistant track manager have been asked to report to the Rec hall balcony at 4:30 p.m. today, Monday or Tuesday. 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