FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1952 'The Little T here—the By dick McDowell With the 1952 grid season just around .the comer, Penn State students are beginning to get the feel of the “football atmosphere” in the air. In just one more week, Beaver Field will be packed to the brim with screaming students, rooting home Rip Engle’s team. In the excitement, though, no body will notice a fellow working down at the players bench. He might be called, “the little man who wasn’t there,” because as far as the public is concerned he doesn’t even exist. He’s commonly called the manager, but to the coach and his athletes, he’s a jack of all trades. No Glory From September until June, Penn State students have an op portunity to watch 12 varsity teams perform, and working with each of these teams are at least four managers. When the glory and praises are given out, the managers are the forgotten men, but when there’s work to be done, they are always on hand to take care of it. The manager is a big cog in the wheels of the Penn State athletic pro gram. ' Before the teams report for their initial practices, the man agers are hard at work getting Sports Briefs NEW" YORK, Sept. 11 (JP) Olympic middleweight champion Floyd Patterson makes his pro debut tomorrow night in a six-round er that has taken all the play from the main bout at the St. Nicholas Arena. — “ Slambang Sammy Giuliani of Stamford. Conn., and Johnny Lombardo of Mt. Carmel, Pa., hook up in the ten round middle weight feature which will be tel ecast by NBC. Giuliani, a color ful, 20-year-old banger, is fav ored at about 3 to 1 odds. Patterson, a fast, hard-hitting Negro from Brooklyp, will meet Eddie Goldbold, a rugged fighter with a poor win-loss record. Not yet 18, Patterson is limited to six rounders. Rocky Earns Holiday *GROSSINGER, N.Y., Sept. 11 (5 s ) Rocky Marciano boxed five rounds in the heat today and earned himself a holiday for to morrow. After the workout, the heavy weight challenger from Brockton, FOR EVERYTHING MUSICAL THE MUSIC ROOM RECORDS All Speeds . . . All Labels Popular and Classical RADIOS, TELEVISION Pianos - Phonographs Radio, Victrola, Television Combination SHEET MUSIC Popular and Classical All Musical Textbooks, Instruction Books Expert Servicing on Any Radio or Television Set ALL MUSICAL ACCESSORIES Man Who Wasn't Team Manager Qridmen's Manager equipment ready and playing fa cilities in shape. Throughout the season they are constantly on the move supplying items for the players, lugging equipment around, and running errands for the players and the coaches. Their job is an endless one. When the Mass., weighed only 184. That’s 3% pounds less than the pound age he carried for his July 28 scrap with Harry Matthews. “Tomorrow you can eat any thing you want,” said manager Al Weill. “You gotta get back some of that weight.” Marciano meets heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott in Philadelphia, Sept. 23. Hoosier Cap'f Elect BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Sept. 11 (5 s ) _ Fullback Eugene “Pat” Gedman, chosen as Indiana Uni versity’s valuable player of the 1951 season, was elected to day by teammates as captain of the Hoosiers’ football team this fall. E BIMEI Glennland Building THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Benny Thompson NE 23 f E COLLI players have gone home from practice, the managers are work ing on. Soph's Are Eligible The manage.-, however, is re warded for his many efforts. Ath letic awards are given to the head manager and associate manager of each sport in the form of a sweat er and Penn State “S.” Bit the manager gains something more. He claims the friendship of the athletes he works with, and he has an opportunity to learn the fine points of the game with which he is connected. All sophomore men are eligible for the post of second assistant manager for fall, winter, and spring sports. At the conclusion of each season, three assistant managers are chosen to serve for the following season. One head manager is chosen from three first assistants, and serves in that cam pacity the following season. The two remaining assistants, al though inactive, serve as asso ciate managers. The manager might be the for gotten man in sports, - but he is far from being the least important man. Next Saturday afternoon at Beaver Field, look behind the scenes, and you’ll find another fellow playing the game—the manager. High Schools Open Grid Season Today HARRISBURG, Sept. 11 (IP)— Nearly three-fourths of Pennsyl vania’s 800 high schools open their 1952 football campaigns this weekend with a battle between two of last year’s 13 major elevens sparking the card. . Tomorrow is the first date per mitted for inter-school games by the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. Little Turnover There have been only four men at the helm of Penn State football in' the last 35 years. , Limited Time 0n1y... j/ijjoff l/]p AC K AG / 0 /, . cjl EA ft A|N /1 I // H / B 4* ft. / / «1 -</ P i B Hf M. / § i/' urv/ v - 6* •rx-.'y* y ' A>!>';>'^:,x| f-. i .:::, <■>-: v> ' ' ■ ■>,, X, ;• -\ > J iU'-t V, ' IS fts fes:|' y lij.'. I'm A'~U 0 i''* f 'i'Vi l *'i Id flj hmiihjim ci» v ’ Phi IM Scoring a grand total of 946 points, the Phi Delta Theta’s re peated the previous year’s history' and again took first place in the fraternity intramural sports for the ’5l-’52 season. - Some 65 points over their nearest rivals, Sigma Nu with 881, the Phi Delts took first place in both the singles and doubles "of handball and also first in the volleyball tournament. Much the same as last year, the Phi Delts picked up most of their points in taking second and third places. Last year they only took the volleyball championship which they repeated- again this year. Phi Delt Ed Hoover, tackle on last year’s Penn State football team, was the big “gun” in the handball tourneys. He defeated frat ernity brother Art Betts for the singles title, then for the doubles be teamed with Art for that title. The second place Sigma Nu’s moved up one place over last year’s standings and replaced the DU’s, who dropped down to third with 848 points. Tau Kappa Epsilon, fourth place last year, went down to seventh place with a total of 573 points. The Tekes lost a considerable num ber of points by dropping the basketball crown. Favored to . repeat their taking of the title, they lost out when they got off to a .poor start. Sigma Chi finally took the title by dropping Phi Sigma Delta, 47-38. In the football battle, Sigma Nu unsuccessfully tried to retake the title which they had held for two years. Alpha Tau Omega'was crowned the winners with an impressive, hard-fought 7-0 victory. Repeating their domination in boxing, the DU’s took the crown for the third year in succession. They also were the winners in wrestling, taking the 155-lb. crown with Bob Keeker, and the 135-lb. title with Tom Smith. Until the final night of boxing, Sigma Nu had an impressive lead but on the final night the DU’s took the crown with three cham pions; and finalist in four fraternity divisions. The three champs were in the 121, 128, and unlimited pound divisions. The other fraternity winners were ATO in fourth place with 740Y2 points; Sigma Chi was next with 638; and Beta Theta Pi with 590. IN ADVANCE OF A NEW II si HICK 111101 «WI CIINJH Deit's Capture Fraternity Crown SAVE MONEY! WE CLEAN 3 GARMENTS FOR THE PRICE OF 2! FROMM'S Dry Cleaning 222 W. BEAVER AVE. 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