PAGE. TWO Engles Leadership Qualities Build Winning Grid Combination Not too long ago, a few days before the Penn State'foot ball season started, Rip Engle became especially provoked at the way the Lions wer,e performing a certain play. He de parted from his usual soft spoken way and shouted a few harsh words at them. The practice ended, and the men lined up for calisthenics With head bowed, Rip walked to the front of the group of tired players. “I’m sorry I hollered at you boys. I guess we’ve all become a little irritable,” he apologized in a humble voice .That’s Rip Engle. He thinks the wbrld of his players and he’d do anything for them. And they, in turn, would do anything for him. That’s the secret of Rip Engle’s success. \ A fine student of the game Rip not only knows his football, but teaches it well. He builds power ful football teams, but he also bfiilds strong character. Rip doesn’t drive his players. He leads .them. “Just give us .100 per cent. That’s all we ask,” is his motto. And he usually gets it. ■ In his first season as coach of the Nittany Lions,. Engle’s gradu ation riddled team, using the wing-T for the first time, defied all the experts’ predictions for a losing season, and marched to a respectable five wins, three loses, one tie record. Engle spent his undergraduate days at Western Maryland College where he played for three years under Dick-Harlow. In 1930, Rip captained- the Western Maryland squad to a undefeated season. After graduation he accepted a position as head football coach at Waynesboro (Pa.) High School where he remained for 11 years. His teams, lost only 10 games dur ing his stay there. . 1 In 1941, he returned to his alma mater to study for his master’s degree; accepting positions as freshman football coach and var sity basketball coach at ,the same time. Neil “Skip” Stahley took Rip to Brown in 1942 as his end coach. In 1943 he coached the Brown backs, and in 1944 took over as head coach when Stahley entered the Navy. . , Engle stayed at Brown for five years. His best season there was in- 1949 when his team suffered but one defeat while winning eight games. ■ / Top-Drawer Teams Penn State takes on two of the nation’s top football teams, Ne braska and Michigan State, on successive week-ends in October. They're Still Running Last of the Ashenfelter broth ers, Bill, will cavort for the Penn State cross-country team again in 1951. ' Hoover Rated Best Tackles When it was mentioned that- he had been selected by several sports magazines as one of the outstanding football tackles in the East for the coming season, Ed Hoover just smiled 'and said, “That doesn’t mean anything.” This statement seems typical of State’s’ offensive tackle, who is quiet and modest until he gets on the gridiron. There the six-foot, three-inch senior is transferred into a driving blocker, Hoover is in his third season of varsity competition for the Lions. As a sophomore he didn’t see too much action, but last season was a regular offensive tackle. The physical education major lives in Altoona, and played three years in high school football. His best season in scholastic play was during his junior year when Al toona rolled to an 8-1 record. The 215 pounder chose Penh State because of the ■ closeness to his home town. He spent his fresh man - year at California State Teachers College with seven or eight members of this year’s grid squad. The Teachers compiled an 8-1 mark that season. Hoover believes this year’s team has ''better backs than Rip Engle’s 1950 aggregation. The quarter backs, Bob Szajna, "and Tony Kickoff Opponent A traditional rival, Temple Un iversity has been booked as Penn State’s opening football opponent in 1952. Pigskin Pipe Dreams The Collegian's Pigskin Pipe Dream football forecasting con test enters its third week with the sportswriters leading.the foot ball team. This week defensive tackle. Stew Scheetz, is the grid der’s representative. " , - »•_ Tennessee-Duke Navy-Princeion Kenlucky-Ga.Tech Ulinois-Wisconsin Michigan-Sianford LSU-Rice Penn-Darimoulh N'ihwestern-Army Holy C.-Fordham Texas - N.Caiolina Calif.-Minnesoia Baylor-Tulane - Okla.-Texas A&M Arkansas-TCU Georgia - Miss.Sl. in East By DAVE COLTON Rados are. ahead of last .year’s signal callers, he thinks. Looks Forward to Spartan' Game He is anxiously, looking forward to the .Michigan State, game. “I. would be great to upset the num ber one team in the country,’.’ he grinned. But he ,think§ every game will be tough, and doesn’J overlook Villanova. The 22-year-old gridder had his biggest thrill in college' football when he started against Boston College his sophomore year. He rates Bobby Reynolds of Nebraska as the best back he evfer saw. He is a . member of Phi Delta Theta, fraternity and is in ad vanced ROTC. He expects to be called into the service after he is graduated in June. After that he wants to coach football, and teach social studies. THE j DAILY COLLEGIAN; STATE &S&LBG& PEN^SYLYANTA Rip Engle Moore (.708) Tennessee Princeton Ga. Tech Illinois Michigan N'fhwesi'n Holy Cross Texas Tulane Oklahoma Georgia Among Lion All-Americans ; 1906—W. T. "Mother" Dunn. ; center, selected by Walt er Camp. Now a medico, he lives in Hawaii. 1919—80 b Higgins, end, select ed by Walter Camp. Coach at hi.s alma mater until his retirement in 1948, he still lives in State College, Pa. 1920—Charley Way, halfback, selected by Walter Camp. .Employed by the Bureau of Internal Reve nue, he lives in Thorn . - dale, Pa. 1921—Glenn Killinger, quarter back, selected by Walter Camp. Football coach and athletic director at West Chester State Teachers College. 1923—J0e -Bedenk, guard, se lected by Walter Camp. Baseball and football x coach (line) at his alma mater. 1940—Leon .Gajecki, center, se lected by NEA Service, Inc. Employed by Du- Pont, he lives in Linden, N._J. 1947 Sieve Suhey, guard, se lected-by Collie. 3. Foot ball coach at Waynes . boro, Pa., High School. 1948 Sam Tamburo, end, se lected by Colliers, Liv ing and working in New Kensington, Pa. Vosburg (.750) Colton (.625) Tennessee Tennessee Princeton Kentucky Ga. Tech Illinois Illinois Michigan Michigan N'thwest'n N'thwest'n Holy Cross Fordham Texas Texas Baylor Baylor Oklahoma Oklahoma Arkansas Georgia Georgia »&>'?' '<i> : Cossle Snyder's Corner Vkj'\: Wll 8 ii'; pj fell Pi/""! The Nittany Lions face a stem test today. After the game against the VillanovEkWildcats, we’ll know just how good Rip Engle’s team is this season. '• ’ " ' The Wildcats are one of the team East this year. If State’s like it did against Boston Univefs .will know that they really have a Last week, against'Boston , and j Harry Agganis, Penn .Slate’s de : fense was not- at all impressive. However, the Lions’ offense looked better than it has look ed in the two previous seasons we’ve been at State, Engle is in clined to believe that Agganis, for the most pari, was responsible for State's weak showing on the defense. The flashy southpaw quarterback'' all but ruined' the Lions' opening contest. of the year. . ' ' "When, there's a back like Ag ganis on the fi&d, the defense: is bound to be shaky. I believeihat our defense is stronger than it indicated in that game." Engle- ex plained. ' ~ So much for the defense. Only time will tel} whether Rip is right or wrong. The offense is another story. Against BU it looked great. But the $64 question is, “How good was Boston’s defense?” ' -- Today, the Lions' offense will get a fair trial. If it clicks against Villanova's strong defensive ag gregation, Penn State can look toward a pretty good football season. -. With Bob Pollard ready for 'of fensive duty the Lions’ offensive backfield should be stronger- than it was against Boston. Erigle can field two good back fields against the Wildcats today, and he might very well use a' two platooii'offensive backfield j today. Sophomores Bob f Szajna and Tony Radbs can share the quarter back duties, Paul Anders and Pete Shopa, the fullback 1?ost, Ted -Shaituck and .Dick Jones, the halfback position, and Bill Leon ard. 1 and Pollard, wingback. . In this group of backs, Rip has some really good runners whp are going to make'it easy for Penn Scheetz (.583) Tennessee Kentucky Illinois Michigan 1950 Record Won 5 Lost 3 Tied 1 34 Georgetown 14 7 Army 41 -7 Syracuse 27 ' 0 Nebraska 19 '7 ... Temple . 7 20 .. Boston College 13 27 West Virginia 0 18 Rutgers' 14 21 Pitt 20 N'thwest'n Holy Cross Texas Baylor Oklahoma Arkansas 141 Georgia msm Allentown's Favorite Comer ■Seaiood 7th & Washington st. > Pd, ijW-■**«* The Lion's Lair 1 By, ERNIE MOORE Collegian Sports Editor for Ck oice \SteaLd best, if riot the offensive rolls ity last Saturday, Penn State fans good football team, Staters to sit-arid watclrithe Lions in action after they’ve ' had a couple of games under their, belts. All eight men- will be back next year. ' • ' v '_ Right now Ted Shalluck and Paul Anders are the, boys' the Lions are going to have to rely on to do'most of the ground gaining.. Last, week,'.the two picked-up close to 300 yards ori the ground against'Boston. Pollard has yet- to play steady bn the offense but once he. gets a, few games, experience, at the' wingback post,' he is expected to be a real asset. Shopa and Jones are. definitely;, guys. to. keep your eye .on for the future.. ’ Leonard, playing his first of fensive game-last Week, played a great-game "on both, the offense arid defense. - Szajna," who. played in his first varsity game last week, turned in a good job of signal calling and passing.. His faking was particu larly impressive. Rados has yet to play in a varsity game but is ex pected to give State., a- real one two punch at quarterback once he gets some game experience. , All-America Hope Penn State’s; top' AH-America soccer candidate in 1951 will be Captain Ron Coleman, of St. Lovfis, Mo. : ‘ Satly Cnllegtau Successor to TllE FREE LANCE, est, ISBT Published Tuesday ' through Saturday mornings inclusive during the - College year by the staff of The Daily Collegian' of The Pennsylvania State College. Entered as second-class matter July 5, 1934, at the State College, Pa.,. ~Post Office under the act of- March 3, 1879. ' Collegian editorials represent the view points of the writers, not necessarily the policy of the newspaper, unsigned edi torials are by the. editor. . Marv Krasnansky, Editor Edward Shanken, Business Mgr. STAFF THIS ISSUE Editorial: Ernie - Moore, . Dave Colton, Bob Vosburg, Jake High ton,. John Sheppard, Tom Saylor, Bpb Schoellkoph.. •- Advertising: Ad Manager: Bob Koons; Assistants: Dick Smith, Bob Leyburn, Barb . Potts, Ed Shanken. ‘ , - > ,- ; , •T’* defensive afternoon
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