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Between the Lions
To illustrate the rough schedule
which theNittany football team
must play this year, this reporter
has selected a mythical All-Star
team from the rosters of future
Penn State opponents. 1 _ 1
. ENDS: Chris Warriner, Pitt;
Bob Carey, Michigan' State . . .
Warriner, Tarentum senior, is
hailed as an All-American candi
date mainly because of his bril
liant- pass-catching. Also a good
kicker, -he should, improve over
last year’s All-State selection.
Carey, one of the finest offen
sive ends in the country, was Ali
bi idw e s i last'
season. Playir
for one of 11
top teams in 1
land will ii
prove his cha.
ces of AII-A7
erican.
Gene Bischo:
West Virgini
and Bob Capv
ano, Boston Uni
versity, are otb
ends ' worthy
mention. v ßischoff was one of the
leading ends in the country in
pass completions. Capuano is the
favorite target for the bullet
tosses of .teammate, Harry Ag
gaiiis.
TACKLES: Don Coleman,
Michigan State; Bill Hegarty, Vil
lahoya, . . Coleman made several
All-American teams last fall and
is a good bet to repeat. He bul
warks a big Spartan line . . Heg
arty, six-feet, four inch, 230
pound sophomore is one of the
finest tackle prospects in the
East.
GUARDS: Roman Rutkowski,
Rutgers; Gene Austin, Syracuse
. . . Possibly the weakest depart
ment in our mythical squad . . .
Rutkowski spearheads the Rut
gers defensive wall . . . Austin,
203 pounder, has been given ex
cellent chances for All-East.
CENTERS: John Dazio, Pitt,
and Dick Tamburo, Michigan
State . . . Dazio, offensive pivot
man for a veteran, traditionally
stronfe line . . . Tamburo gets the
Christenberry Appointed
New NY. Boxing Czar
ALBANY, N.Y., Sept. 25— (JP)- 1 — Gov. Thomas E. Dewey today
appointed a new boxing czar for New York state and demanded that
the fight game clean house.
In one breath, Dewey announced the resignation of former
amateur boxer Eddie Eagan and appointed Robert J. Christenberry,
New York city hotel keeper, as'
chairman of the {State . Athletic
Commission,
Newsmen asked the governor’s
secretary, James C. Hagerty,
whether Dewey had forced out
Eagan, in view of mounting criti
cism against the silvery-haired,
one-time Olympic champ.
Hagerty replied tersely:
“He resigned. The
ment speaks for itself.”
Former Sports Writer
Christenberry, 52, is president
of the Hotel Astor. He formerly
was a sports writer and U.S. Con
sular official. Eagan also 52, had
held the $9,378-a-year post since
1945. ..
Both men are Republicans.
In his letter of resignation,
Eagan said he was quitting be
cause of thb pressure of his.pri : .
vate law practice. Dewey said he
had accepted the resignation
“with the deepest of regret.”
Chairman of the commission
since 1945, Eagan has been serv
ing in an interim capacity since
his second three-year term ex
pired on last Jan. 1. .
Under Heavy Fire
The three-member athletic com
mission, and especially Eagan,
has. -been 1 under, heavy fire' by
sports writers and state' legisla
tors in recent years because of its
handling .of the boxing ' sport
generally. Democratic, legislators
have charged /.that - the commis
sion did nothing -to keep under
world influences out of the sport.
In appointing Christenberry,-
Dewey by implication rapped the
international Boxing Club, which
virtually, has a monopoly on ma
jor ring events.
By DAVE COLTON
Assistant Sports Editor
nod as-defensive center. Brother
of Sam, State’s All-American end.
BACKFIELD: Harry Agganis,
Boston University; Bobby Rey
nolds, Nebraska; - Dale Samuels,
Purdue; and Jim Monahan, Rut
gers . . . Agganis, the Terriers’
great southpaw passer and quar
terback was All-East as a sopho
more. He returns after a year in
the service, and looks better than
ever.
Reynolds was almost unani
mous All-American last season.
His 157 points led the nation
in scoring. A shoulder, separa
tion will keep him sidelined the
early part of the season. One of
the most brilliant broken-field
N runners since the days of Tom
'my Harmon.
Samuels, another quarterback,
was placed in the backfield be
cause of his terrific passing and
field generalship. As a sopho
more last year, he almost single
handedly upset Notre'Dame with
his sharp passing. Small, but con
nected for ten touchdown passes.
'Monahan doesn’t rate with the
rest, of the foursome, but is one
of the best runners in the East.
Could play in any offensive back
field in the country because of
his breakaway ability.
Other backs due serious con
sideration are Bob Bestwick and
Bill Reynolds, Pitt; Vince Pisano,
Michigan State; Tom Carodine,
Nebraska, and John Koslan, Bos
ton University.
Bestwick was a standout
against the Lions last season, and
set a Pitt record for forward pass
ing in the Notre Dame game.
Reynolds, a good-all-a round
back, doubles on offensive and
defensive duty for the Panthers.
Pisano, a small scat-back, is the
most dangerous man in the Spar
tan backfield. A player to watch
this year. Carodine, Comhusker
soph, will take some of the of
fensive duties ,from All-Ameri
can Reynolds. Kostan is the top
ground gainer for Buff Donelli’s
Terriers.
Giants Wz Games Out
The New York Giants moved
to within a game and a half
of the league-leading Brooklyn
Dodgers last night by beating
the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1,
while the Dodgers were losing
to Boston, .6-3.
No score was available on
the Dodger’s second game.
sss& CpLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
WingbackrHalfback Positions Have
Experience,
of articles on Penn State's 'foot
ball team, examining the team
-position by position to see just
Mho will represent the Nittany
Lions on the gridiron this fall.’
Today—The Halfbacks.
By ERNIE MOORE
The manpower Coach Rig En
gle has available for the half
back positions this year is prob
ably the' best, potentially, that
a Penn State football coach has
had in a long time.
-Four lettermen and a number
of good sophomore prospects will
give Engle plenty of depth at the
wingback and halfback posts.
The four lettermen returning to
the Nittany Lion backfield are
Ted Shattuck, Bob Pollard, Chan
Johnson, and Bill Leonard.
Shattuck, a junior, who was the
Lions third leading groundgainer
last season running from the full
back position, has been switched
over to halfback this year by
Engle and is expected to be the
spearhead of Penn State’s run
ning attack. i
Running behind Shattuck and
expected to give a good account
Rafe Kocher Resourceful
Type Player Jeffrey
When asked for an interview Ellis Kocher flashed a big, broad
smile and jokingly said “I don’t want to dirty up the paper.”
Unlike soccer captain Ron Coleman, who started his playing
career in the sixth grade, Kocher did not begin the game until he was
a freshman in high school. During his high school career, he played
halfback.
always quick to see hidden tal
ents in soccer players, switched
him to the front where he has
played ever since. Most of the
time, Kocher plays at either in
side left or inside right, depend
ing on the situation.
Played Front Line
Last year, Kocher won a letter
while seeing some action in the
front line. He was one of the
players to make the trip to Iran.
“They stress the beauty of the
game more in Iran,” he said.
Passing is emphasized—and that
is really something to see,” he
added.
Just as Coleman thinks highly
of Jeffrey, so does Kocher.
“Bill Jeffrey’s a great coach
with a personality all his own”
was the way Kocher described
his coach.
Kocher also thought that this
year’s club would be good, but
that the line possibly needs more
experience. “The backfield is good
though,” he concluded.
THIS’N THAT: Espy, several
miles outside of Bloomsburg, is
Kocher’s hometown ... He is a
junior in chemical engineering
; . . He stands five-feet, eight
inches tall .and tips the scales at
155 . . . Jeffrey terms Kocher a
“resourceful player.”
This' is the fifth in a series,:
Good Ground Gainer
When he came to Penn State, however, Coach Bill Jeffrey,
Depth for '5l Season
of himself this year is sophomore
Dick Jones, a 160-pound scat
back, who played halfback for
Coach Earl Bruce’s freshman
squad last year.
Mundell, Rowell
Behind Jones and pushing him
for the No. 2 spot are Earl Mun
dell and Buddy Rowell. Mundell
MacAvoy Sidelined
Penn State’s prize freshman
football prospect, Johnny Mac-
Avoy, of Millville, N.J., won’t be
available until mid-season. The
newcomer, a candidate for the
quarterback post, suffered a
shoulder separation in pre-sea
son scrimmage.
T ——
R “Movie of the week . .
Maugham tales make
fine package.”
I Life Magazine
State Theatre—Soon
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Makes
a Man Love a Pipe
and a
Wbman Love a Man
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who will be playing his third
season at State, has been used
as a spot runner in the past. Ro
well is only a freshman but wifi
probably see a lot of action this
fall. A hard, fast runner, Rowell
is the- guy to keep your eye on
for the future.
Bill Abbott, a senior, Don Eyer,
a sophomore, and Nick Firda, a
sophomore, give Engle plenty of
depth here.
Pollard al Wingback
On the other side, at-the wing
back position, Rip can call on
three lettermen to fill the role.
Bob Pollard, a defensive half
back last year, will probably get
the starting assignment, but Bill
Leonard, a junior; and Chan
Johnson, a senior, pushing
hard. Leonard and Johnson were
also used mostly on the defense
last season. All three will un
doubtedly do double duty this
year.
Others who will probably see
action on the defense this fall
are Keith Vesling and Wayne
Wolfkeil. Both , men are sopho
mores and both played ball last
year for the Penn State frosh
squad.
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