vvrtmaspii.Y. ;OCTOBER 1, 1952 Can Werner's Harrier Corps Crack the Winner's Ring? By JOHN SHEPPARD • Three men who ran under 21 minutes and two who weren't too far away—Ahat's the Penn State cross country picture for the coming campaign. . If Chick Werner, the old master, can get' his other harriers to Close the time gaps ,h, and seventh_ runners, the Ni t t any hill-and-dalers may which separate the fifth, sixt crack the championship ranks: On. paper, it is safe to assume that they have talent which can be classified in the same cate gory as that of the 1950 team which won live dual meets and swept the IC4A and IqCAA crowns. The only factor which may prohibit a banner season is depth: Sophs In Lead Reviewing Monday night's time trials—the first of the pre-season training period—one will notice that of the five lettermen who ran under 21 minutes on the 4- mile course, three of them were sophomores—Lamont Smith, Jim Hamill, and John Chilrud. The other two, Captain Jack Horner and Red Hollen, are third and fourth year men, respectively. Horner and Smitty led the' var sity pack' homer in 20.52. Hollen, who placed second, ran • a 20.57 4-mile, and Hamill and Chilrud, both of whom finished in a tie for third, posted a 21:10 clOcking. Actually, Smitty and Horner bettered their performance of last year (21:06) and of the '5O na tional champion trio of Bill Ash enfelter, Bob Freebairn, and Dud Foster who, in the fir s t time trials of that season, ran a 21:03 4-mile time race. So far as times are concerned; Hollen can also be classed in his teammate's cate gory. La'eke Depth Hamill's a rid Chilrud's times compare favorably with Bob Par son's 21:09 feat in '5O, but here is where the comparison, stops . . . and Co ach Werner's big problem begins. So far this season, this year's squad hasn't _matched the amaz ing depth the national champs possessed. Two years ago in sim ilar time trials, the eight men crossed the finish line in 21:30. In Monday's time runs, how ever, the sixth man, Stan Lind ner, didn't finish until 22:15, the° seventh, Jim Cressman, 22:30, and eighth, Bob Gehman, 22:35. First Clocking An analysis of the whole situa tion reveals that the Blue and White might not boast of much depth yet, but one must remem ber that the squad has only been training for two weeks. Furthermore, this is the first time that Werner and .his aide, Norm Gordon; have had the clock out. And, as the veteran chieftain said the other night, "everything usually goes wrong during the first time session." "Sophomore Don Austin; for example," Werner continued, "was running fine at the mile and a half mark, but he petered out in the end." For the remainder of the week Werner "and Gordon will attempt to remedy the situation before the next time trails which are slated for Monday. With only ten days remaining before their opening dual meet with - Cornell at Ithaca, the var sity candidates will rim through their customary "light-heavy'' workouts. That is, one day they will engage in an extra strenuous workout, while the next day they will follow up with one of - a lighter nature. Publishes For 15 Years This is the 15th year for the Penn 'State Football Letter, a weekly analysiS of the preceding Saturday's game and edited since its inception by Ridge Riley, ex ecutive secretary of the Alumni AsSociation. ENGINEERSt get your Slide Rules e Plastic Face *Only $1.75 Graph Paper 25c, 35c $5 inSeles .. You Get $1 FREE at the BX 'in the TUB THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE - COLLEGE, 'PENNSYLVANIA * * * Jack Horner Candidates for Ass't Gym Manager Wanted Candidates •#or the position of second assistant manager in gymnastics are to report from 4 to 5 p.m. today at Recreation Hall, according to Lloyd Hart sough, head manager of gym nastics. Movie, Lecture To Be Given By Gym Coach Gene Wettstone, Penn State gymnastic coach and a judge at the 1952 Olympics, will lecture and show movies of the 1952 Olympics to the Riding Club at 7 tonight in 317 Willard. Wettstone will feature films of the Prix de Nations, international equestrian events. Students who wish to join the club and take part in recreational horseback riding are invited to the meeting by Edna Grabiak, president. The Riding Club conducts trail rides each Saturday. Students who are members of the club may participate in these rides after they have been classified into beginning or advanced groups. Because of the demand for rec reational riding facilities by the student body, the College has made its horses available at a cost of •$1 per hour. Series Winner Choice Determines Hotel Room NEW YORK (W) The Hotel Edison here is taking no chances on hard feelings exploding dur ing the World Series. The management said yester day it was asking guests register ing for the series whether they want the Dodgers or the Yanks to win. The, Dodger rooters were out in one section, the Yank fans In an other. The • TAVERN WED., OCT. 1 ITALIAN SPAGHETTI WITH MEAT SAUCE VEAL CUTLET PARMI JANNE SWISS STEAK SEAFOOD PLATTER 8 and 12 oz. PRIME SIRLOIN STEAKS DINNER 5.- 7:30 p.m. • Sports Briefs Rams Coach Quits LOS ANGELES, (W) Joe Sty dahar, who won two champion ships in his two years as head coach of the Los Angeles Rams, lost a showdown yesterday with his backfield coach and long-time friend, Hampton Pool. As a result, Jumbo Joe stepped out arid- Pool stepped in. to the head man's job of the world's pro football champs. He is the fifth pilot of the club since its National Football League franchise wa s moved here from Cleveland in 1946. Big TV Coverage NEW YORK (JP) The 1 1 / 2 mil= lion dollar radio and television coverage of the 1952 World Series will be the most extensive in the history of the baseball classic. Telecasts over the National Broadcasting Co. network will go to 68 stations in 64 cities and will be in range of 19 million sets in areas with 93 million population. Willie Pep to fight CHICAGO, (W) Willie Pep, 30, former featherweight cham pion, will try to perk his come back campaign tonight when he takes on Armond Savoie, Canadi an lightweight and welterweight titlist, in a 10-rounder at the Chi cago Stadium. The bout will be televised and broadcast nationally 10 p.m., EST. spartans Rated Ist NEW YORK (IR) Michigan State's mighty Spartans, who have established a come-from-behind pattern of winning their football games, are the front-runners in the game of picking the nation's No. 1 team. Rocky Plans Visit NEW YORK (IP) Hea v y weight Champion Rocky Marci ano will leave here late tomorrow night for his Brockton. Mass.. home. The manufacturing town plans a tremendous celebration for the 28-year-old champion on Thursday. Thursday, October 2 is the last day that pictures will be taken of the Chemistry and Physics seniors. If you want your picture in LaVie, go clown to the Penn State Photo Shop today. The Lion's Eye The beginning of October's "bright blue weather" used to be the signal for the football season to start. Although times have changed in that respect, the first of October still remains the approximate time when major league baseball fans raise the old Brooklyn cry, "Wait till next year." This is the slogan which will have to be pressed into service by Purdue football forces who still have failed to win their opening game after waiting-until-next-year six times. Why did State— a team nearly everyone gave little chance of winning—not only tie Purdue, but out first down and out pass the two-touchdown favorite Boilermakers? - - - Naturally there are many reasons, but one was paramount to Coach Rip Engle—the Lions "played with their hearts." Ob servers must agree with the Ripper. State's tying rally against Purdue's husky glamour boys with only five minutes to play was very much on will power in addition to the inspired generalship of quarterback Tony Rados. Starting the third period, the Lions took complete charge of the game to lead, 13-7. Suddenly Purdue squared matters at 13-13 and in two minutes more had scored. again—leaving Penn Staters with the sickening feeling that Purdue could score whenever it wanted to. This wasn't true. Soon the Lions proved they could score, not at will. but whenever a score was needed badly. The Nittanies plainly shewPd that they have the scoring punch. Other factors in "Victory": The Lions' unusually sharp blocking . . . The jolting defensive work of a Nittany line and. secondary which held Purdue's Big Ten yards-per-try leading backfield in only seven more yards than State gained . . . The non-headline making but invaluable practice work of the "foreigners"—the varsity reserves who seldom see action except in scrimmage and gad Bruce's frosh squad which imitated Purdue all week. Many persons. felt the game was the best seen on Beaver Meld in years—including the State-BU 40-34 thriller last year. The Harry Agganis game had more scoring, but was looser and lacked fuze play. Saturday's game saw both teams alwayS driving relentlessly to the goal line. * * * * * * Shades of the air-craiy Southwest Conference: The 60 passes thrown 'by both schools might well have been the most ever to fin the Beaver Field air in one game. Praise from the Mighty: After the game Purdue end Bernie Flowers, favorite target of passing ace Dale Samuels, extolled the virtues of State's "wonderful passing game" and said the LAMS "ortIEL go a long way" this year. * * * * * * Engle, as honest as a 20-20 football game is long for a illoalgt2. said he was glad that State doesn't play Purdue again. One sees what the Ripper mean by recalling the Samuels' bullseye -Phil Klezik dropped on the five without a soul breathing on him or MB. Zernbal racing unhindered to paydirt with. an intenzeldion unal , he tripped. * * * * * * Watching the officials doing pre-game warm up jogs—not there)* pacing off the customary 100 yard check—makes one wonder when the officials will get around to using a two-platoon system. The subject of the Men in White recalls some of the game's questionable officiating. In the third period after Purdue's 13-13 tying tom, center Bob Smith blocked a try for conversion. But Purdue had 12 men on the field so merely were, given a penalty and another try at the goal posts. YoU figure it out! (Justice triumphed, as the second kick went wide.) RANDOM SHOTS: 'One of the years' major suite des cropped up early in the first quarter when a Purdue lineman took a swipe at Nittany guard Pete Schoderbek. A personal foul ban ishes a player this year as it did Purdue's "plump Jack" ... Big Teners take their football seriously. Illinois was already scouting Purdue even though the Illini don't play the Boilermakers wan Oct. 25. Bisons to Host Lions Penn State's soccer team will Penn State's two =be:o;o34oot make its 1952 debut against Buck- ball teams were spawned five nell at Lewisburg Saturday. Oc- years ago—in 1947—and 40 years tober 4. ago—in 1912. SENIORS CHEMISTRY and PHYSICS Sports Thru By JAKE HIGHTON Collegian Sports Editor PAGE SEVEM Twin Anniversary
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