EgjD&Y, OGTQBEB 12, 195,1 The Nittany Realm The return of Nebraska’s Bobby Reynolds to the lineup, and the new ray of hope he will/ bring ■ to the so-far impotent Com- Kuskers illustrates clearly the important role which injuries play in making a team,successful. . Every Saturday all over the country key players are helped or carried from the-field while others return to. the lineup after several days or weeks on the sidelines. Twisted ankles, twisted knees, pulled muscles, -shoulder separa-, tions plague ’players, . worry coaches,,, and frustrate fans throughout the season. , It is' interesting to note that a football player’" chances of * in g through season unscathi aren’t worth plugged ' nick' According to poll taken at ti U n i V e r sity Missouri and ri ported recent] in People Tod;, magazine, of 4000 players at 62 colleges last year, only 1120 escaped being forced out of action for at least a couple days. This means that out of every four college players three are. likely to get hurt. Despite the claims of many old timers that they played .when the game was "really rough," figures prove that mod em football. has not become lame with the years, but is a more rugged game than ever. - Records show that from 1906 to 1930 the football fatality rate was only around five, per year, with one year seeing as high as 20 deaths. In the next 15 years the rate increased rapidly, aver aging 28 deaths a season, and reaching a frightening total of. 49 in 1941. Even though football equip ment has improved greatly in the past 20,,. years, it has failed to slow the injury rate. Although modem equipment provides good protection for the wearer, it may also loom as a deadly weapon for opponents. Hard helmets shield skulls, but they also break bones. . ' Columbia's veteran coach, Lou Little, who starred for Penn in the "good old days” sup ports the concept that the mod em game is rougher. Lou says, "The ball moves further and faster before being brought to the play's striking point. Con stantly there is severer impact." Injuries on the football field are of many different types, By 808 VOSBURG Assistanl Sports Editor ranging from knocked out or chipped teeth, which 180 out of every 1000 players suffer, to broken backs which happen to one player in every 1000 on the average. The guys who carry the ball are taking the greatest risk of being injured, for the most fa talities occur at • the halfback post. Center, according to statis tics, is the safest position. Loyola End Is Ahead of Weiner's '49 Receiving Pace 1 NEW YORK, Oct 10 (ff)— Fred Snyder, rangy end who does the catching in the aerial act of the Loyola of Los Angeles foot ball circus, is grabbing passes at a record rate. The six-foot-two-inch. receiver pulled down I... i —V * •LLE.GIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Cadets Loom As Booters' Big Test Penn State’s soccer team will play the first of its four away games when .it collides with Army at 3:30 p.m. today. The Lions have three other matches scheduled on foreign grounds with Navy, Maryland, and Colgate, but the one with the Cadets looms as State’s biggest obstacle. Coach Bill Jeffrey, a firm be liever in keeping his starting line up intact once the season ha,s started, will open with the same eleven that brought State an easy 5-0 win oyer Bucknell. Along the front line, Jeffrey has a well-balanced quintet which has’ great potential scoring power. The lone possible weak ness is at' the wing positions where either Bill Norcik or John Hess will open on the right side with Hap Irvin or Charlie Snyder seeing action on the left. Norcik and Irvin will probably receive the nod. The inside slots will be handled by Captain, Ron Coleman (left) and big Jack Pinezich (right). Coleman, who performed so bril liantly last week, will be .State’s main threat up front. Pinezich T = j-^iay.er& . GREAT ■ ' BK DOORSTEP Starts Tonight : at Center Stage Tickets can be purchased at Student Union Scoring Power PIZZA "From The Oven To You" Fri. Roma Lunch Phone 3981 also played a commendable game last week in ball handling. _ State’s backfield, which .had little chance to show anything against Bucknell, will find Frank Follmer, Kurt Klaus, and Jack Charlton at the halfback posts. What offense there was to halt last week, Follmer practically took care of himself as he gave a dazzling exhibition of ball steal ing and upfield passing. The fullback positions will also be intact with Jay Simmons apd freshman Paul Dierks ready to gd. Simmons and Dierks are ex pected to be put under real pres sure by the Cadets as the New Yorkers are loaded offensively. At the all-important goalie spot, Jack Krumrine will handle the duties with freshman Dick Cheskis on reserve. Like Sim mons and Dierks, Krumrine will get his first real test. Chance for Soccer Bid Army could ruin Penn State’s chances for another spot-season soccer bid as the Cadets are not particularly noted for their gentle play. This fact, coupled with some good material, could very well Italian Sat. 6:00 - 12:00 Plain . . . Anchovies BELLEFONTE turn the tables on the Lions. * Jeffrey, however, was of the opinion that the four foreign players Army possesses might have the tendency to give Cadets a better brand of soccer. FALL CAMPUS FOOTWEAR Rugged, Pliant Uppers Plus Heavy Rubber Sole Add Up To Long Wear BOSTOIHM SHOES iwrn» MABERDAswnt mitoa Sun. 138 S. Allegheny PAGE SEVek?