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Must Stop
To Defeat BU in
Lions
If Penn State is going to beat Boston University in the opening
game of the 1951 football season this Saturday on Beaver Field, the
Nittany Lions are going to have to stop the Terriers ace passer, Harry
“The Golden Greek” Agganis.
State assistant coaches A 1 Michaels and Jim O’Hora, back from
scouting the Boston U.-William & Mary game which BU lost 34-25;
couldn’t say enough about the
Terriers’ southpaw passer.
Agganis, who was just dis
charged from the Marine Corps,
last Wednesday, scored one touch
down, passed for two others and
kicked an extra point in a losing
cause Saturday. Michaels, who
has the job of setting up Penn
State’s pass defense patterns,
compares Agganis with Ken
tucky’s Babe Parilli.
Agganis Best of All
“Parilli and Agganis are the
two best passers I have ever seen
in college football,” said Mike.
And he added, “Agganis is by
far the best passer any Penn State
team has ever been called upon
to face.”
Michaels went on to tell how
Agganis, when trapped behind the
line, would time and again, run
away from tacklers until he could
spot a receiver.
Agganis’ favorite receiver in
the W & M game proved to be
Bob Capuano, who also came in
for praise from Michaels and
O’Hora.
Circus Catches
Capuano’s favorite trick in the
W & M game, according to Mic
haels, was to leap into the air at
the last possible moment and
literally steal the ball from Wil
lianm & Mary pass defenders.
Two of these circus catches were
good for touchdowns. On another
occasion, after making a “steal,”
Capuano fumbled as he fell to the
ground and the pass was called
incomplete.
“Never, in all my days of foot
ball have I ever seen a receiver
do that three times in one game,”
said Michaels.
O’Hora was also high in his
praise of Agganis not only as a
passer but as an all around
player. “He’s fast and he runs
hard. He played defense, even
though Buff Donelli had not in
tended to use him both ways. He
called signals, kicked the extra
points, and kicked all but the last
BU punt,” O’Hora said.
The meeting between Penn
State and Boston Saturday will
be the first time the two teams
have ever met ran the gridiron.
Sport Flashbacks
September 1938
Coach Bin Jeffrey’s soccer team anxiously awaited the opening
of its crucial campaign—crucial, for there were five undefeated
seasons behind them. The winning skein in which the Nittanies
had won 36 out of 40, and tied 4, established them as the strongest
soccer power in collegiate competition.
Barney Ewell, famed Lancaster High School track star, and
later of Olympic fame, enrolled at
the College.
In coaching circles, Danny
DeMarino, star tackle for the
preceding three years, was se
lected assistant freshman foot- v
ball mentor. Eugene Weilsione
look over the coaching reins of
the Nittany gymnasts, replacing
Gene Bischoff who was placed
in charge of intramural ath
letics.
An unorthodox, but fighting
Bison soccer squad held the un
defeated Lions to a lone tally
as the aggressive Bisons stumbled
to a 1-0 loss. Gus Bigott, swarthy
sophomore Venezuelan, at out
side left, cracked through the
Bucknell defensive midway in
the second q«*«rter, and'kicked
the ball ten r*rds for the Lions’
lona goal of the contest.
In one cf the biggest upsets of
the collegiate cross-country sea
.•*o, fhe State harriers defeated
a highly-routed Manhattan team,
25-30. Bill Smith, sophomore
flash, paced the victors. Smith
completed the five mile grind in
23 minutes, 12 seconds—just tv/o
seconds slower than the course
record.
After eleven years cf defeat
and tie scores at 'the hands of
the Pitt ixosh gridders. the
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Top Athlete
To Be Selected
Each Week
Starting next week the Colle
gian sports staf will feature the
selection of the athlete of the
week, Ernie Moore, sports edi
tor, announced yesterday.
Members of all of the College’s
athletic teams will be eligible for
the honor. Candidates will be
voted on by -the entire sports
staff. The award will be given
to the player who in the sports
writers’ opinions was the out
standing Lion player of the week.
Apnouncement will be made
in the Collegian sports pages
every Tuesday, beginning Oct. 2.
The winner of this week’s poll
will be a football player since
the gridders are the only varsity
team scheduled for action.
The cross-country team opens
with Pitt Oct. 6 and the soccer
team also begins intercollegiate
play Oct. 6. Members of these
teams will then be eligible for
the Collegian’s selection the fol
lowing weeks. '
Lettermen Dominate
Lettermen will dominate Penn
State’s offensive and defensive
units during the 1951 football
campaign.
Lion Cubs finally came through
with a 13-12 conquest over their
arch-rivals.
Bucknell’s football team down
ed the' Lions, 14-0. The setback
marked the first time State had
been held scoreless since Villa
nova turned .the trick early in
1936.
In their final practice tilt be
fore the Maryland engagement,
the Nittany Lion varsity football
squad smothered the State year
lings, 79-0. Chuck Peters and
Steve Rollins scampered wildly
over the turf to score three touch
downs apiece as Bob Higgins’
outfit tallied three times in each
quarter of the regulation game.
, Cliuck Medlar starred on de
fense.
For the first lime in the his
tory of the College, grid games
were sent cut over the air
waves. Jack Barry, well known
sports commentator, handled
the chores.
Amid a drizzling rain at Bea
ver Field, the State grid machine
rolled to a 36-0 triumph over the
Lock Haven Teacher’s eleven.
The Statesmen were rated 27th
in the country," and 2Cth in the
East that season.
Agganis
Opener
Soccermen
About Ready
For Opener
With the opening match with
the Bucknell Bisons slated for
here, Oct. 6, all starting positions
on the 1951 edition of the Penn
State soccer team are practically
cinched with the exception of the
goalie slot.
At, this position, Coach Bill
Jeffrey will use Jack Krumrine
and freshman Dick Cheskis. Both
men are of equal caliber and both
have some good points the other
is lacking.
“Cheskis can stop ground balls
better than Krumrine because
he’s somewhat smaller. Krum
rine, on the other hand, seems
to be able ‘to kick the ball far
ther,” Jeffrey explained.
Rest' Intact
The remainder of the State
lineup seems to be intact. Thus
far, it looks as if it will be Hap
Irvin; Ron Coleman, Don Shirk,
Jack Pinezich, and John Hess
across the front line.
Shirk, said by Jeffrey “to have
two good feet and the makings
of another Harry Little,” will
probably start at Joe Lane’s for
mer position of center forward.
Coleman and Pinezich will start
at the inside spots with the Lion
captain getting the nod at the
left.
The wing posts will be handled
by Hap Irvin and John Hess. Ir
vin is a sophomore while Hess
is a freshman. Hess’s greatest as
set is his speed.
Letter Winners
At halfbacks, the Nittany Lions
will open with the usual reliable
trio of Frank Follmer, left; Jack
Charlton, right; and Kurt Klaus,
center. All won letters last year.
The fullback positions will
probably see Jay Simmons and
Paul Dierk in the opening-day
lineup. Simmons was a letter
winner last season. .
Stengel Walks,
Worries While
Rain Falk
NEW YORK, Sept. 25— (IP)—
Casey Stengel did approximately
a mile and a quarter, or the full
derby distance, as he paced be
tween the Yankees’ dressing room
and the dugout before today’s
game with the Philadelphia Ath-.
letics was postponed because of
rain.
The Yankee pilot wanted badly
to get the game out of the way—
win or lose—so that his athletes
might enjoy two full days of
rest:before going into their vital
five-game set with the Boston
Red Sox over the coming week
end.
i-He-got-himself down to a 'pair
of bright green underpants, suit
able for pacing, long before noon.
Between that time and the actual
postponement an hour later he
beat a steady path through the
depths of the stadium to the dug
out’s dripping steps, looking
anxiously for some sign of a let
up in the moisture.
■ “What if it rains again to
morrow?” he demanded while
taking the clubhouse turn.
“Know what that’ll
mean my pitching staff will have
six games in four days, startin’
Thursday. Whenever we play
these fellows (the Athletics) I’ll
start Bob Kuzava, the way. I
planned today, but it means he’ll
have that much less rest if I
need him in the bullpen against
those oilier fellows (Boston).
iffl Grid Schedule
7:00-—Theia Kappa Phi vs.
Kappa Sigma
7:4s—Kappa Delta Rho vs.
Pi. Kappa Phi ',
B:3o—Zeia Eota Tau vs.
Theta Xi
9:ls—Alpha Tau Omega vs.
Alpha Zeia
Lion Ha triers Face
'Loaded' Schedule
I Looking over the opponents on Penn State’s 1951 cross-country
schedule one can hardly fail to see that all six dual meet foes are
“loaded for lion,” the Lion being State’s national champions.
‘ Season-opener' Pitt, here Oct. 6, will bring a squad which
has every varsity man returning from last year’s team. Chief
among them are Bernie Luterancki, Ken Mahanna, and. Frank Kuzma,
Only Breather ‘
The following Saturday the
Lions duel Cornell, here, in what
should be the. only “breather”
on the schedule. Even such a
term for the Big Red runners
would be hotly denied by Lion
Coach Chick Werner,
On homecoming weekend, Oct.
20, the Nittany runners run
smack into Michigan State. The
outcome of this one often tips
off IC-4A and NCAA honors.
The Spartans don’t have their
crack distance runner Warren
Druetzler anymore but they are
expected to come here with more
headaches. Chief among them are
Dick Roberts and Don Makielski
who' will lead the Spartans bid
to revenge the Lions two-point
victory margin in the nationals
last fall.
More Trouble
Traveling to Army on Oct. 26,
the Lions can expect nothing but
more trouble. IC-4A runnerup last
season, the Cadets still have in
tercollegiate individual eh a
Dick Shea to pace an experienced
team missing only two from last
fall’s roster.
Characteristic of a schedule
with nothing but IC-4A runner
ups is NYU. The Violets run
over the Nittany golf course Nov.
3 and are expected to be slightly
stronger than their fifth place
intercollegiate finish last fall.
Manhattan, third in the inter
collegiates a year ago, closes the
dual season for the Lions in New
York Nov. 10.
The Jaspers are stacked with
experienced x-countrymen, in
cluding Bill Lucas, who took
third in the IC’s behind State’s
Bill Ashenfelter last fall.. Pat
Duffy is also an old hand.at the
hill-and-dale sport who is re
turning along with Bob McNeill
and Jim Sheehan.
Count on Sophs
In the IC-4A title run in New
York, Nov. 19, the Lions will face
the same murderer’s row all over
again, in addition to Syracuse.
The Orange are counting heavily
on a raft "of good sophomore pros
pects and their Captain Bill Ire
land.
Werner’s present national
champs will then seek to retain
their crown at East Lansing,
Mich., on Nov. 26.
Ex-Duquesne Coach
Will Be Discharged
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 24—(^) —
Captain Phil Ahwesh, former Du
quesne University head football
coach, probably will be job-hunt
ing two days _ from now. He is
slated to be discharged from the
Army' Wednesday.
Ahwesh was recalled to active
duty with Pennsylvania’s 28th In
fantry Division last September
while directing the' Dukes’ grid
squad. Since then Duquesne has
abandoned football.
Vernon Law 1-A
■ PITTSBURGH, Se£t. 25—(#)—
Vernon Law, Pittsburgh Pirate
pitcher, received word from his
Boise, Idaho, draft board today
that he has been classified 1-A.
The 21-year-old right-hander
has won six and lost nine- in the
28 games, in which he has played.
Law, an ‘ordained Mormon min
ister, lives in Meridian, Idaho.
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Saddler, Pep
Meet in Title
Brawl Tonight
Chapter - four of the Sandy
Saddler-Willie Pep featherweight
title serial, scheduled for tonight
at the Polo Grounds, in New York,
is fighting an uphill battle against
rain, baseball talk, and Louis-
Marciano.
Showers put the damper on the
International Boxing Club’s hopes
for a good windup sale. Plenty of
choice seats remained .on the
racks at $2O. Best estimate is a
house of 15,000 and a gate of
$75,000. ,
Despite a ban on home tele
vision and radio the fight failed
to whip up the enthusiasm of
their third meetihg last Septem
ber, when 38,781 paid $262,150 to
see Pep retire on his stool after
seven rounds, claiming a dislo
cated left shoulder.
There will be theater TV, with
New York blacked out, in 17
theaters in 13 cities, and movies
of the fight the next day in the
theaters. This package will bring
in $llO,OOO or more than the IBC
expects at the gate.
Saddler, the defending champ
and 2 to 1 favorite, takes a 37 %
percent slice, of the. gravy. Pep,
trying to become the first to hold
the same title three times, gets
22% percent.
If this 15-round match, sched
uled for 9 p.m., lives up to the
others it will be an interesting
contest. The first,two were- bet
ter than the third, with its unfor
tunate ending.
No Frosh Teams
No frosh athletic schedules are
contemplated at Penn State dur
ing the 1950-51 sports year.