THURSDAY, OC"thpER 2, 1952 Ifrosh Team Shows E~cc Mont h44terial •By DICK McDOWELL t _ iI Even if the freshman football squad was not to play a game - all t,. 1 year, come next fall it would, in any case, tie ready to move up to •!' varsity competition. Coach Earl Bruce's lads have been getting some real experience in the past three weeks, scrimmaging against the varsity crew. And, what is more important, the Nittany juniors have been giving Rip ) Engle's squad some tough competition. - , I It probably isn't bothering Engle, though, to, see the frosh giving 1 his team such,stiff workouts. Besides helping the varsity, the rugged freshman play thus far, should be giving Engle some satisfaction ' 1 as to future 'plans. He's the one who will evenutally receive the SI !. dividends. T it's not hard to see why the freshman squad has been looking so A: good. Bruce has a host of big linemen, and a group of backs that would make - any coach happy. Halfback Lenny Moore has been raising a lot of eyebrows with his swift, shifty ball carrying, and 4 quarterbacks Bob Hoffman and Walt Hochberg have shown them selves exceptionally well. Defensively, Bob Allen has been outstanding, and Frank Reich k. has been looking "very good" at center. Guards, Dick Bobo, and Bob Pegues have been the biggest mainstays in Bruce's line. The frosh are only scheduled for two games this season. They - will meet the University of Pennsylvania, and Annapolis freshman squads. Play 2 Games fl y Bruce is making no indications of a - starting eleven as yet. The frosh mentor is trying to give, everyone a chance to show him, as ' well as Engle, who is keeping close tabs, whether he is Penn State ail varsity material or not. • In regards to their games with Penn and Navy, Bruce doesn't have much to say. Not much is known about the two squads. But a sound guess that both schools will field strong ball clubs. Penn is in the midst of a rebuilding program, and it is likely to have a group of outstanding freshmen at hand this year. As far as kft - Navy goes, the Middies are always tough, and this year should be no exception. The Lions .will meet Penn on Nov. 1, probably in the morn ,raing, preceding the varsity clash. The following week, the frosh travel to Annapolis to take on the plebes. '") Champion Fireballs Win IM Grid Opener, 20-0 By 808 DUNN The Fireballs, 1951 Independent touch football champs, opened defense of their title last night by scoring an impressive 20-0 win over the Nincompoops in the first of four games. In other games, the Crusaders scored a 1-0 overtime win. over the Grayrnen, the Blue Streaks defeated the Polecats 6-0, and in the lone fraternity clash of the evening, KDR edged Alpha Sig- ma Phi, 1-0. I The Fireballs proved that they 'l4 l again will be hard to stop by I displaying a great one-two punch in Walt Laska and Dave Eskey. Ll' .Just before the first half ended, - Iskey caught a punt on the Nin w 1 coinpopp.43 yard lineand prompt , ly threw a long.pass to Laska, who 'I EI A caught the: ball on the five and .0. stepped across for the first Fire ball score. Laska passed to Russ Miller for the extra point. 4\ ;, Early in the second half, BilL Strazynski inter cepted a Nin compoop pass and raced to the enemy 15. This time it was Laska d the extra point with an end run. The champ's- final score "came ka going 18 yards on a fake pass play. A pass for the extra point he for nske ailed. Eotyatshsiengscore end,. Lahsekaaviandgde' just as the game ended, with Las ' The Crusaders victory came in an overtime thriller. On the fourth play of the extra session, \aerie Cooper passed to Jim. Lap rrioving the ball across the The Graymen were unable move the ball back into Cru 'er territory. 'he game was a hard fought Insive battle throughout, with staying around the middle FRATERNITIES! GET.. . • Specialties for Parties after the Game • Cold and Warm hors 'd'oeuvres • Excellent Fruit Punch 122 EAST IRVIN AVE. PHONE 4818 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111114111111111111111iZ Outstanding Backs .h ;hr of the field. The Crusaders made the deepest penetration of regu lation time early in the second half. They got possession of the ball on the Graymen 18 when the latter had too many men on the field on fourth down. Laßue Fritz, who ran well all night, moved the ball to the ten, but here the drive stalled. The Blue Streaks scored the winning touchdown late in the ball game. From the Streaks own 40 Angie Manolas passed to Al Smith on the Polecat's 25 yard line. Then •Manolas passed to Don Sweeney, who made a fine catch in the end zone. A pass attempt for the extra was batted down. The Polecats deepest penetra tion was early in the second half, when they - recovered a fumble on the Blue Streaks 25. Here, the Streaks defense tightened an d the winners took over on downs. In KDR's triumph, the winners moved the ball a foot and a half past midfield on the first over time play. The ball stayed there as five subsequent pass ,plays failed. • TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE: 7 p.m. Joe's Boys vs Dorm 13; 7:45 p.m. .Beaver House vs C.A.'s; 8:30 p.m. ID or m 26 vs Lumberjacks;' 9:15 p.m: Sigma Pi vs Alpha Phi Delta. FRIDA. STERN THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLITAIIDK Tackle Stew Scheetz . . . Told to Quit High School Team "I'm sorry Stew, but you just don't have what it takes to play on my eleven," the coach said to the tall,' stocky candidate who had missed another tackle. The young lad felt something tighten up inside and pretended he didn't hear what the coach had said. That was some ten years ago . . . Today, anyone who has watched Stewart Scheetz, Nittany Lion defensive tackle, carry out his tackling assignments on the gri.. turf would find it,hard to believe that ( a few years back he wasn!t good enough to make his high school football team. Soon after that high school in cident, Scheetz joined the Army and that's where this story takes its form. One fall afternoon in 19 4 6 Scheetz decided to try out for the base football team. It was a smart move at / that, for he made this team and it was better than the one in high school. Declared Ineligible Following his discharge from the service in '47, he entered Temple University an d played freshman football for a while. Af ter a few months, he decided that city life wasn't for him, so he transferred to State. When the '5O grid season rolled around, Scheetz was declared in eligible because' of the trans fer ruling which states that an athlete who switches schools is ineligible for varsity competition until one year foll owing the change. Stew didn't mind it, however. In fact, he related to us, "It was probably the best thing that ever happened to me. I got plenty of experience in those daily scrim mages. It's really helped me to day." The following campaign he es tablished himself as a regular on State's line and has been playing regularly ever since. Coach Rip Engle has decided to for your - Rustcraft Greeting Cards NITTANY CARD & GIFT SHOP East College Ave. Opposite Ath. Hall 0 OPEN AT 6:00 Breathless, Exciting "NAVAJO" . Plus THE RETURN OF GILIMPT :77LLIVAN . . , By JOHN SHEPPARD MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN .CHARLES DRAKE " I BONZO GOES TO COLLEGE" GEORGE MONTGOMERY IN "CRIPPLE • CREEKI► reserve Scheetz principally for defense. As was evidenced in State's first two games this year, his defensive work played a ma jor role in halting the opposition's touchdown-minded backs. Big and Fast Standing 6-2 and weighing 228, he's big and tough. Enemy line men have discovered that they can't move him on defense or get around him as was demonstrated in the Army game two seasons ago. Despite his size, he's quick and well-coordinated. Stew's greatest thrill in intercollegiate football was in the Nebraska game two years ago, when he recovered a fumble and ran 15 yards toward State's goal line before he was pulled down. "Everyone kept yelling to me to lateral the ball," he said. "I guess I looked like a slow freight coming around the bend." 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