APRIL 30, 1952
Sporti Thru
The Lion's Eye
By JAKE HIGHTON
Collegian Sports Editor
When Ted Shattuck and Paul Anders were dropped from school
for scholastic deficiency la - st winter, Penn Staters' moans could be
heard from State College to the campuses of 1952 grid rivals, Pitt and
Penn, at opposite ends of the state.
Who wouldn't groan if their team was stripped, as Coach Rip
Engle's was, of two of its biggest offensive threats last fall. Left
halfback Shattuck, an explosive breakaway runner, led the team's
rushing attack with 579 yards gained . in addition to exploring oppo
sition end zones most often for the Nittanies. Shattering Shattuck's
4.6 yards per carry were just under the team average of 4.6 yards
average per try for the team offensive play.
Fullback Anders, a man seldom brought down by one tackler
alone,' could usually be counted on for the one yard which is often
as big as`6o.
Yet after watching the Blue-White intrasquad scrimmage Sat
urday; the loss of messieurs iCiattuck and Anders need not be
overly mourned. No "gaping holes"—supposedly left in the full
back and halfback slots—cOuld be detected.
At fullback both Pete Shopa and Bob Pollard showed starting
possibilities come • Sept. 20. Pol
lard, a reconverted halfback, def
initely isn't miscast at fullback.
Last Saturday he was equally
effective picking up large yard
age inside or outside. Shopa too,
ground out frequent long - gains
for the losing Whites.
As for Shattuck's yacated.spot,
Alton Frey, Buddy Rowell and
Dick Jones did plenty of fleet
ball carrying indicative of the
potentiality to make the "indis
pensable" forgotten quickly,
Neverthless, the Beaver Field
opening kickoff against Temple
is a long way off and as Engle
emphatically maintains, "no
one has sewed up a pos!tion."
Engle, , well pleased with the spring drills just completed, figures
that "if we are not hurt scholastically or draft-wise, we can have a
good season."
Although the Ripper was glad that "everyone had shown
.marked improvement, those who spent thp most time on the prac
tice field were pad off best in development."
• Engle's appraisal of individual members following his brief 20-
day look-see couldn't be laudatory enough in praise of the inspira
tional and , fiery leadership of Co-captains Stew Scheetz and Joe
Gratson: •
' - Others came in for praise from the Master: quarterback Don
Bailey, center Don Balthaser and end Jim Garrity, who made sev
eral good catches including a touchdown grab Saturday; hustling
Sam Green, a switch from fullback to guard, has "come along fine";
center Bob Smith, is "developing well this spring"; tackle Gene
Denser, is "sharp on offense"; end Joe Yukica, is "working hard";
tackle Andy Balaconis, has "lost weight and is serious"; tackle
Rosey Grier, has shown "great potentiality offensively and defen
sively" as has guard Don Shank; .wingback ,Bob Rosebaugh, is a
"fine' frosh possibility; quarterback Tony Rados, "looked good until
hurt"; and guard Pete Schoderbek, who made tackles all over the
field Saturday.
However, none should forget that "no positions are sewed up."
Spring blossoms can fade by September.
Sports at
Northey Sold
CHICAGO, April 29 (iP)—Ron
Northey, a major league outfield
er since 1942, today was sold by
the Chicago Cubs to Los Angeles
of the Pacific Coast League.
Northey joined the -Phillies in
1942, went to the St. Louis Card
inals in 1947 and in 1950 played
for both the Cincinnati Reds and
Cubs.
Paul Smith was an outstanding
Penn State physical education
major who died in 1946.
a Glance
Coleman's Last
NEW YORK, April 29 (IF)
Gerry Coleman plays his last
games for the New-York Yankees
tomorrow. Dr. Bobby 'Brown
awaits the result of today's Army
phySical.
Mahatma_ Denies Report
PITTSBURGH, April 29 (W)—
Reports that Branch Rickey has
asked the three Pittsburgh Pirate
owners for $300,000 to bolster the
club's finances brought a strong
denial from Rickey today.
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Trackmen Test
Michigan State
Penn State's outdoor track squad will have to perform much
better than it, did in the Penn Relays last weekend if it has inten
tions of successfully opening its dual meet season against a well
balanced Michigan State team Saturday afternoon on the Beaver
Field oval.
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Although the Spartans will have competed in two meets prior
to their State College trek this
weekend, this will be the first
time that they will be at full
strength, as bad weather and in
juries have plagued their early
season showings.
In last week's Drake Relays at
Des Moines, la., Coach Karl
Schlademan's sophomore. Harry
Gillis placed fourth in the 'l2O
- high hurdles, and his 480-
yard shuttle hurdle relay team
placed third behind Notre Dame
and Illinois
Although lacking tested-ma
terial on this year's squad, Schla
deman has an ambundance of
potential stars in his freshman
and sophomore crop. In fact, this
year's team is considered to be
the deepest in all events in many
seasons.
The Spartans have eight return
ing veterans from last season, in
cluding Captain Dick Henson in
the dashes and hurdles, and Jim
Kepford, cross country captain,
in the mile and two mile events.
Other returning lettermen who
figure to be instrumental in Mich
igan State's fortunes are John
Walter in the 880 and mile; Jerry
Zerbe in the two mile; Ray Mc-
Kay in the high jump, and Arnold
Smith in the pole vault. In ad
dition, All-American grid end Bob
Carey will give some added
strength• in the shot put event.
Carey holds the MSC record of
53'3".
John Corbelli, Lou Vargha, and
Jim Ellis, the three regulars who
missed the Drake Relays because
of injuries, all appear to have
fully recovered, and should great-,
ly increase Michigan .State's
chances for victory.
Corbelli is a sophomore hurdler
and the younger brother of former
star, Joe. He has shown plenty
of promise, and this may be just
the clash he will display .it in.
Junior Vargha is tabbed as the
Spartan's top man in the short
sprints. Vargha was reported
quite impressive in early season ,
workouts.
One of the highlights of Satur
day's contest should be the dis
tance events. Coach Chick Wer
ner's frosh sensation, Lamont
Smith, who finished second to
Army's Dick Shea in the two
mile race at last week's relays,
Michigan's Zerbe, and '5l cross
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Olympic Collection
Nets Almost $6OO
Ticket sales for the combined
NAAU and Olympic gymnastic
meet held ov e r the weekend
totaled 4823, H. R. Hosterman,
assistant graduate manager of ath
letics, said yesterday.
Included in the sales were 2762 1
tickets sold for Saturday, Hoster
inkan said, with an additional 2061
sold for Friday.
Program sales reached 1710 and
the money obtained from both
program and ticket sales will be
used to defray the Olympic team's
expense, Hosterman said.
Also collected for the Olympics
was $582.85 in cash Saturday
night when jars were passed in
the audience.
country track skipper, Kepford,
who ran fOurth in the Big Ten
mile outdoors last year can make
a fast two-mile.
Zerbe is rated the number one
man in the two mile for MSC,
and is considered one of the most
dependable men on the squad.
Balanced
Saturday
Ist Round
IM V-Ball
Decided
Independent league titles were
decided last night in the intra
mural volleyball loop, but action
was again limited by a deluge of
forfeits. -
Beaver House copped the league
A title, finishing the season with
a 4-0 record. The Pirates, league
C champions, also show a perfect
slate, with four wins and no de-
feats in league play. The Foresters
captured the league D crown,
winning three games and drop
ping one decision during the sea
son.
The Iron Men and The Early
Risers tied for first place in league
B, both showing 3-1 records. They
will play off the deadlock tonight
as the regularly scheduled inde
pendent play-offs begin.
In last night's action, eight of
the scheduled 12 games were de
cided by forfeit. In the indepen
dent league, Nittany Co-Op-B,
The Foresters, The Pirates, Dorm
14, The Wolverines, and The
Dinks all picked up forfeit vic
tories.
The on 1 y independent action
saw The Iron Men defeat Dorm
39, 15-3, 15-2, after dropping the
first contest, 15-12.
Only four games were scheduled
in the fraternity league, and two
of these were decided by forfeit
in favor of Sigma Phi Epsilon
and Alpha Sigma Phi.
Lambda Chi Alpha-A tripped
Chi Phi-A, 15-3, 15-5, and Theta
Chi-A turned back Delta Chi-A,
15-9, 15-11.
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