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Lion Gridders Takv reak
To Have Pictures Taken
DOll New Uniforms
As Photographers
Have Field Day
BY ERNIE MOORE
Penn State's football squad took
time out yesterday afternoon to
give newspaper photographers a
chance to get pictures of the 1951
Nittany Lions.
Decked out in their' new royal
blue and white uniforms, the Lions
spent an hour and a half posing
for the photographers. This season
at all home games, the Nittany
gridders will wear royal blue jer
seys with white numbers, white
pants with a solid blue strip down
the side, and white helmets with
a solid blue strip.
Back to Practice
No sooner had the photograph
ers finished when Rip Engle had
the men back practicing. The
Lions will finish their two-ses
sions-a-day practice tomorrow.
With classes starting Monday, the
team will go back to the' single
session in the late afternoon.
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Two more injuries have be
fallen Engle's squad and although
neither is considered serious, the
time lost in practice will hurt the
Lions who are preparing for their
opener with Boston University.
Rados, Pollard Hurt
Tony Rados, leading candidate
for the quarterback position, fell
on his arm during practice Wed
nesday. The arm was swelled so
yesterday that Tony . could not
raise his arm in a passing position
for the photographers. It is
thought that he will be able to
scrimmage again by the first of
the week.
Bob Pollard, No. I man at the
wingback position, has a blood
clot in his leg and can not run. He
is expected to be ready to go
again in' a couple of days.
Key Mei
Talking to newspaper men on
the team's outlook for this year,
Rip hinted that State could have
a stronger team,this year but that
the schedule was much stronger
than last year.
He said he thought that the de
fense would be better but that the
success o the offense would de
pend on quarterbacks Rados and
Bob Szajna.
20 Lettermen
State has 20 lettermen returning
to the squad this year —at least
one for every position except
quarterback.
The returning veterans are co
captain Art Betts, Pat McPoland,
Charlie Wilson, and Andy Silock,
ends; Ed Hoover, Stew Sheetz,
Dick Cripps, Jim Barr, tackles;
Len Bartek, Don Barney, guards;
Joe Gratson, John Podrasky, Joe
Shumock, centers.
Ted Shattuck, co-captain Len
Shephard, and Jim Pollard, full
backs; Ted, Shattuck, halfback;
Bob Pollard, Chan Johnson, and
Bill. Leonard, wingbacks.
Boy Golfer Is
Amateur Threat
BETHLEHEM, Pa., Sept. 14- 1
(AP)—Tommy Jacobs, Jr., a fuzz
faced lad of 16 from the public
links of Montebello, Calif., shot
his way into the semi-finals of the
National Amateur golf tourna
ment today to complete about the
most nondescript round of four
imaginable.
Advancing with him in . the
wake of staggering upsets that
eliminated every titan of Ameri
can amateur golf were Joe Gag
liardi, 39-year-old Mamaroneck,
N.Y., lawyer; Jack Benson, big
Pittsburgh realtor who hits the
ball a country mile, and Billy
Maxwell, 22-year-old collegian
from Odessa, Tex.
Jacobs, the youngest player in
47 years to make such a challenge
in this 51-year-old championship,
captured the imagination of the
gallery as he •cut down two op
ponents to move into tomorrow's
36-hole semi-finals.
National Record
Penn State restricted nine op
ponents to an average of 17 yards
per game by rushing during' its
unbeaten 1947 eampaigra.
-TAR rAit'm , COLLEIGIAIt..STATIC COLLEGE'PENNSYDVANYA
Co-Captains and Coach
CO-CAPTAINS Art Betts (1) and Len Shephard look over the
team they will lead on the gridiron this season with Coach Rip
Engle as the Nittany Lions opening game with Boston University
draws closer. Betts, a
,senior, is an offensive end and the Lions
punter. Shephard, also ; a senior, is a defensive line backer and an
offensive fullback. Penn State ends its second week of fall practice
tomorrow. The season opens September 29.
Soccer Team Opens
With Luckless Bisons
' When Bucknell's -soccer team comes to State College Oct. 6to
open Penn State's season, the Bisons will probably bring all the
good luck charms available.
•
Since the Penn State-Bucknell series began in 1930, the Lewis
burg squad has yet to win one game in 17 attempts. Coach Bill
Jeffrey's teams have won all the
matches but a scoreless deadlock thi s li s t are All-American Harry
in 1943. Little, and the team's top 'Scorer,
B e sides that encounter, the Joe Lane. Lane set a Penn State
Liond have been. all-victorious. In individual scoring r e c o r d with
the first six matches with the Bi-seven tallies against Bucknell.last
sons, the Lions rolled up 26 points year.
while blanking their opponents. Limited Practice
Jeffrey's teams ha v e shutout Thus far, Penn State's practice
Bucknell, no less than 10 times.sessions this year have been limi
- 'Perennial Visitors ted because many of the squad
This season's game wi 11 also members have not _returned from
mark the eighth consecutive oc-their summer vacations. Even so,
casion that the Bisons have ap- Jeffrey held' a scrimmage Tues
peared at .St a t e College. , Not day.
since 1941, when the Lions rolled State will have to rely heavily
to a 7-1 win, has Penn State en- on newcomers this year as only
tered a Bucknell contest as thefive veterans will return. Three
visitors.
~ are halfbacks Kurt Klaus, Frank
Another highlight of the matchFoPimer, and Jack Charlton. Kraus
will be that coach Jeffrey will played center while Nollmer and
be starting his 26th year as head Charlton saw action at right and
coach. left last year. Other "
returning
Penn State, however, might men are forward c apt ai n Ron
have its hands full, as the Lions
lost eight of their starting eleven Coleman at inside left .and full
through graduation. Included in back 'Jay Simmons.
Yanks Lose, Sox Gaih,
Dom DiMaggio's triple and Johnny pesky's infield 'hit with two
out in the 10th inning yesterday enabled the Boston Red Sox to
bolster their pennant hopes with a 5-4 victory over Ned Garver,
the St. 'Louis Browns pitching ace.
The second extra-inning triumph in two days moved, the Red
Sox within two and a half games of the second-place New York
Yankees, who bowed to the Detroit Tigers, 9-2. League leading
Cleveland played a night game at Washington.
A seven-run fifth inning by the Tigers, featured by Vic Wertz'
tremendous homer into the centerfield bleachers, was the crusher
for the Yankees.
The Red Sox , took a 3-1 lead against Garver in the fifth when
Walt Dropo and Fred Hatfield hit successive homa-s.- The Browns
collected a second run in-the sixth and pulled into a 4-4 tie in the
eighth on Ken Wood's two -run homer. Chicago and Philadelphia
were not scheduled.
In the National League, the St. .Louis Cardinals sporting seven
lefthand hitters in a row, kayoed Sal Maglie in the second inning
and-went on to beat New York 6-4 setting :the second-place . Giants
six full • lengths behind the Brooklyn• Dodgers:
The, game ;was the first of a Mixed double header, the first in
the majors since the 'lBBo's. The Redbirds played host to the Boston
awes in the finale last night.
Bill Ashenfekeris- Return
Bolsters X-Country Team
There was joy among coaches- a l nd Inemhers of the Penn' State
cross-country ;team yesterday—Biß Ashenfelter has - returned.'
Anyone who\ has awakened from a•bad 'dream to sigh -with . • re
lief, because the' dream •wasn't true can- appreciate -the ,relieved
feeling, Of varsi x-country
coach Chick Werner ~over the
return of - last'fall's ace.
After the, run, for :the national
title- last. November: .W e`r n
thought. that 'Bill Ash had - run
his last race for the Blue and
White. But Bill, having one.-sea
son of -3c-country eligibility left
to him, delayed his graduation
until this January.
Teein Hopes Rise , -
Ashenfelter--
One Ripley
Missed
by JAKE HIGHTON
Riply has come up with a great
number of fantastic items for "Be
lieve it or Not," but Penn: State's
Bill Ashenfelter is a runner with
a background which also borders
on the unbelievable.
Before coming to the Nittany
Valley. in '1947 as a soph from.
Kutztown Teachers, the 6-foot, 2-
inch Ash didn't_even have a-back
ground in 'track. He had "never
run a „step" of track training.
At his hometown Collegeville,
Pa., lanky; Bill played football,
basketball (he starred for a good
quintet), and baseball; but there
was no track team. •
`Follows Tradition
Why 'the change of interests at
Sta i te? Well; Bill practically had
his hand force -
He came fr ,
the same stogy
as a fellow
the name of H
ace Ashenfel
Bill's broth ,
"Fearless
dick" Ash, h,
been a Nation
Collegiate t w
mile champ:
for Penn . Sti
and a two-miler Ashenfelter
of a, class close' to Notre Dame's
Greg Rice. - •
The affable, friendly Bill. made
the-. varsity track squad his first
year but in his first.cross-country
season as a junior, Bill took a back
scat to another brother, Don, who
led the Lions to the wire every
meet.
But in 1950; Bill described by
Chick Werner as "the best man
I've ever coached," came' into his
own share of the Penn State Ash
enfelter legend. ,
Paces Great Squad -
The often smiling athlete be
came the bellwether of a • team
which' was not •only the National
Collegiate Champs but also the,
greatest harrier squad ever to, run
the hills of the - Nittany golf
course. _
Bill won first place in everyone
of State's unbeaten dual meets
last fall and then he romped to
an Intercollegiate runnerup posi
tion. -
Despite the most harrowing
conditions any athletic team could
have been subjected to, Bill ral
lied to- pace the Lions to an Bth
place finish in .the' Nationals. His
teammates, brother Don, Bob
Freebairn, Bill Gordon and Dud
Foster scored high enough to edge
Michigan State for the National
Collegiate x-country crown. -
Nittany Mile Victor
While captaining . the Lion cin-:
der squad last spring, Bill, got a
thrill which pleased him "as much
as any —beating Curt Stone."
The occasion was the Nittany
Mile, feature of an All-Penn State
track meet last spring. One can't
blame Bill for taking pleasure
from the feat. Ex-Penn State
great, Stoney, is an - outstanding
Olymnic distance and world
travelling runner.
From among all -of the feats of
this "great guy" Bill- Ash, one of
his most valuable habits goes un
noticed by the crowd. That• trait
is helping the Younger Nittany
runners with tips. on training,
running techniaues, and many en
couraging words so important to
a young runner.
The 160-pound Ash runs effort
lessly, has a keen knowledge of
pace, is a run-wise veteran• who
races his . opponents, not -the
clock, and is never .perturbed by
what the other .fellow is - doing. „
A' MIGHTY - ASH: , Bill, a hero
with great modesty.- plans to, con
tinue running until --the , Olympic
trials this summer and - then call
it quits, ...The hotel business • is
going to be his more restful occu
pation in the future. . .Bill in the
• ring of .1950. streaked ,eight Ifur4
Thus with the return of one
of Penn- State's legendary Ash
enfelter track family, • . 1- • Coach
Werner may perhaps have an
other, outstanding x-country ,
season. . . , • •
However,: Bill Ash wasn't the
Only member of_ last year's Na
tional Chainpionship team to de
part That ..is' the sad part of the
story., Never beforehad, , s6 many
Under-27-minute -.f.i-v e milers
rambled over - the Penn 'State, golf
course as one team. -- • .
The best harrier team in :Penn
State's history is broken - up. . Six
runners who • would .haVe' had
little trouble being s tars atany
other college last fall are los r t to
graduation . . . a coaches" night- •
mare.
Don Ash Graduated
'Don Ashenfelter, the third of
the fabulous - Lion distance trio
started by the great Horace .will
not be back.
Another standout fOr - the
'tional Champs who . .isn't return
ing is Bob Freebairn. `Bob, who
took fifth in the Intercollegiate
title run. last -year' and consis
tently trailed Bill Ash in State's
scoring, will- be missed.
Plucky Bill Gordon is-another
-loss. Bill - was _ slower than his
mates but just as sure at\-ther•-fin
ish of the five mile grinds - .
. Bob Parsons, harrier - captain in
1949, :is • also numbered among
the veteran performers lost. s
In the same category are Al
Porto and . Jack - St. Clair, , two
other perennial scorers for the
Nittany marathoners. ,
Sports Pools
Ban Urged
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 : -:-(w)
The • wagering pools on major
sports events which flourish in all
parts •of the 'country - came - in for
a black eye today from the newly
formed "committee on la ws en
forcement problems in the field
of sports."
The committee, created by At
torney General - McGrath as a di
vision of • his national conference
on organized crime, held a day
long \ session at the Justice De
partment., It tentatively agreed
on fie recommendations designed
to' divorce rackets from the na
tion's playing ' fields.
Foremost - among these was a
plan for cooperative_effort to
abolish football, uasel - I, an d
basketball-pools. Such pools' usu
ally pay off in cash for an ad
vance selection of Winners, or for
lucky, random drawing of win
ning combinations.
The other tentative recomnm
dations:
Enforcement of present laws
relating to gambling and racket
eering.
- Policing the • associates of play
ers, .coaches, and owners of sports.
An :effort - to make the public
aware that `
.`the money• bet-with
professional - gamblers . may go to
an ultimate evil end." - . •
In addition, the committee de
cided to invite 'the National Col
legiate Athletic -Association, - the
Thoroughbred . R icing Associa
tion, the Jockey Club, - the Amer
ican Football Coaches-Association,
the Conference 'of College Com
missioners, and possibly- other or
ganized - sports groups, to s e n-d
representatives to the 'October
sessions here.
longs - in.: the • Boardwalk' Mile in
4:11 the day Fred Wilt set an .out=
door . American record. Although
Bill's mark is not Official,- it top
ped the Penn State standard:-of
,:•11,6,'sets.by