TgpSSDAY, $ $5? Sports Thru The Lion’s Eye By JAKE HIGHTON Collegian Spbrts- Editor A knee could very well become more famous in Penn State sports history than Achilles' heel in Greek literature. Certainly State’s football quarterback Tony Rados and his tight knee—cur rently as vulnerable as Homer’s hero—has the possibilities for an epic poem of greater proportions than the Iliad. Look at the background for the Rados saga first. Tossing Tony and his bullseye forward passes during the past two seasons as Rip Engle's field general completely antiquated the Penn State aerial record, book. Tony's pass-mastership set a Nittany career record of 118 completions: a new Penn Stale seasonal high of 93 successful throws; and a single game high of 17 completions. And. if you want to pad the account, Steelion Tony threw eight touch down passes, just one shy of the Nittany season mark. These deeds immeasurably helped State to its winningest grid season since 1948. But what’s more, they caught the eye of the boys who know—the pros. . When you pay for play, you have a discern ing eye. Such keen eyes , on the play-rfor 7 pay Philadelphia Eagles have already drafted Rados de spite the fact that State's bonanza pitcher has another year of eligi bility. Furthermore, the Eagle's Coach Joe Trimble spoke of Rados in very certain terms when asked why the Nittany quarterback a‘ draft choice: "Simply to 'ice him. We didn’t want any. other team grabbing him before our choices were exhausted. I believe it was a sane choice because I believe Rados has the potentiali ties become one of the best quarterbacks in pro ball.” Trim ble further said during a Harris burg banquet last week that “Tony is what the Eagles need. It will take a year or two until he finds his .way around, but I'm sure he’ll have no. trouble nailing down the quarterback spot from the start” Such accomplishments and ac companying praise came to pass despite the fact that Rados played the entire season with a fractured cartilage,?ijfcjhis knee and couldn't hold the dual threat over the opposition of either passing or running. Butr ar historic .event last month brought “the knee” into great prominence; Suddenly and unexpectedly the two-platoon system died -—a horrible squirming death to many. Rados could no longer play, as Notre Dame’s, Frank Leahy neatly expressed the T-quartefback’s Situation, “in a high silk hat and tuxedo.” Rados would have to become a two-way man—a none-too-difficult feat for the fugged, easily adaptable athlete if he has a sound and solid knee. .So. last week Tony went under the knife of John Hopkins Balti more surgeon, Dr. George Bennett. The cartilage was removed suc cessfully as it has been from the knees of major league ball players like Joe DiMaggio, Luke Easter, and AUie Reynolds. Said Bennett, Who has; successfully treated at ieast 20 other Nittany athletes, “the boy will be all fight now. It was a simple operation I’ve performed hundreds of times.” Which is all wonderful except you can never tell about opera tions. Injuries can easily be aggravated and hang on like leeches. , If fime'heals well, all may be well because, on Rados* Achilles knee ; hangs' the outcome of events which could be infinitely more im ; portant than mere Trojan Wars. It could mean an excellent Nittany season next fall and further, maybe even a bright pro career for I the Steelion Slingshot. ★ ★ I piTTANY GRID TRIBUTE: Honors continue to fall to State’s 1952 gridders. In addition to fedos ) co-captains Stew Scheetz and Joe Gratson, Bob Pollard, Jim oley, and Joe Yukica were draft choices of the pros. The Eagles fullback Pollard for his size and speed and liked- Gratson for gknebacking. Mammoth tackle Scheetz was picked by Cleveland a :,!year ago and is expecting ah offer from the Browns. Crack offensive icenter D<?oley was nominated by the World Champion Detroit Lions |and Yukica, fully recovered from the leg injury which forced him |put of the last half of the season, was nominated by the Cards. I • * ' * * ★ * 1 YOU PAYS YOUR MONEY. AND TAKES YOUR CHOICE: <1 - " litan Y wrestlers Dick Lemyre and Jerry Maurey, two of the I quickest, niftiest, and smartest collegians existent, still brandish fj P®*f®ct dual meet records over two seasons. Jerry had five wins ! $ 7 ear Bn d with two this season is 7-0. Dick copped nine straight | last year and two this campaign, giving him 11-0 .. . Two Nittany f| sridders have already moleskin for khaki. Sophomore I "Uhs Haldeman,‘in Hid Army, will be missed next year but f Pd® Shopa, in the Air Force, has used up eligibility ... ? I wo former Lion gridders are. back on campus. Fran "Punchy" rtogel, one of Stale's, all-time-greats and now playing for the Pitt F ,5 s *i s ei V[ o ll®d as a special student. Ed Czekaj. member of the 5 ? ion Bowlers, is taking grad wbrk after discharge from j the Marines, PARTY REFRESHMENTS OF ALL KINDS , • Sandwiches • Birthday Cakes • Homemade Cookies 9 Coffee Cakes • Fruit Punch 6 Other Cakes 122 e. ravnr ave. phone-ww ★ ★ ★ JLLEGIA#,. STATE COLLEGfE. THE Cj Lineup Changes For Navy Mat Charlie Speidel’s starting wrestling lineup that will invade Navy at Annapolis Satur day still remains unknown. The Nittany Lion mentor, however, states he will “reinforce in spots/* “Against Lehigh,” Speidel said, “we had to put against the best. It was all or hone. For Navy we will have to make some necessary changes.” Since Navy does not possess Lehigh’s wrestling calibre, Speidel is planning to move up his heavier men. These changes will most likely be made in the 130 and 177-pound divi sions. Ironically, Navy’s two out standing men are in the 130 and 177-pound classes. They are Art Jesser and Pete Blair. Jesser, whose alternate is Ed Crane, wrestles iri either 13 0 or 137 weight divisions. In last year’s Penn State-Navy dual meet Jesser tied .Captain Don Maurey, brother of Jerry. With this in mind, his Penn State op ponent will have “a test” on his hands. Capi. Godek Leads Attack Not to be overlooked is John Gattusso. Gattusso, who will tackle Penh State’s 167-pound- Mat Ducats Price Set Four-session, series tickets for the National Colegiate wrestling championships at the College on March 27-28 will sell at $5.50 for reserved seats in the balcony and $4 for general admission seats in the bleachers on the first floor of Recreation Hall. H. R. Gilbert, graduate man ager of athletics, said mail orders are being accepted in the Athletic Association offices on the first floor of Old Main. The public is asked to include a 25-cent mail ing charge to blanket the order. “For the fan who wants to at tend the four sessions (afternoon and evening of each day),” Gil bert pointed out, “the series tick et represents a real saving.” Pur chased individually, balcony tick ets for the four sessions amount to $6.60, and bleacher seats $5.30. The graduate manager said the buyers of reserved seat series will be given first preference in loca tion. Starting times,for the four sessions ’are 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Satur day. 1 Individual balcony seats will be priced at $1.20, $1.40, $l.BO, and $2.40, .in that order: General admission prices for the same sessions will be 90 cents, 90 cents, $1.50, and $2, in that order. 3 Mcstmen Old Chums Penn State’s three Eastern wrestling champions Bob Ho man, Joe and Dick Lemyre—all are products of Wellington C. Mepham High School in Bell more, L.I. Gatttia&m ALEC GUINNESS "THE PROMOTER" —FEATURETIME— -1:30. -3:32; 5:34, 7:35, 0:38 safe "SKY FULL OF MOON" CARLETON CARPENTER —FEATURETIME— , 2:19. 4:11, 6:03, 7:55, 9:47 OtittStoUf LANA TURNER "MERRY WIDOW" —featuretime— • 6:05, 7:56, 9:49 e:, has shown much promise for the Midshipmen. Co-captain Joe Lemyre, EIWA and NCAA cham pion, decisioned Gattusso last year, 14-12. Leading the Midshipmen’s at tack will be Captain John Go dek, who had a 6-1-1 dual meet competition record last year. Lions Ahead in Series Navy will be after its third win of the season, following a re cent loss to Maryland. The Mid shipmen were edged 13-11. Navy, however, registered impressive victories over Temple, 31-3, and Cornell, 16-11. The Nittany Lions’ 22-5 victory over Navy last year pulled Penn State one meet win in front in the over-all series, dating back to 1910. Since that date, the Lion grapplers have secured 19 dual meets in the win column while the Midshipmen have taken 18. One match ended in a tie. In this ever-important dual meet six of the eight Lion wrest lers will be endeavoring to re main unbeaten during the 1953 season. They are Co-captains Le myre and Don Frey, Bob Homan, Dick Lemyre, Jerry Maurey, and Doug Frey. 'Represents education that continues," ”A serious weakness of the American educational system is the missing link between what we are taught in school and what we learn after leaving school. The Reader's Digest represents education that continues. It arouses and satisfies keen interest in the vital issues of the day and in varied fields of lasting knowledge. ** Look at the wide range of subjects in any issi^e —The Reader’s Digest is designed for the well-rounded individual who cultivates interests far wider than the confines of any particular field. Prom the wealth of material that is published each month, the editors select those outstanding articles no thoughtful person would want to miss. Each article is condensed to present the essentials clearly, yet preserve the full crmWrf and flavor of the original. The Reader’s Digest offers a continuing liberal education for millions of men and women with alert, open ★ * ★ In February Reader’s Digest, you’ll be interested in Silicones— Magic Sand• story of the new chemical family that may prove one of science’s most useful gifts; Our Children's Debt to John Dewey— -portrait of our "most complete expression of American genius,’ whose own children inspired progressive education; 20- page book condensation: Back Down the .Ridge—William L. White’s yrar classic on how new medical methods are saving our wounded m Korea. Expected Match Sports Briefs 'The Man' Predicts BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 4 (JP) —Stan Musial, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder and National League batting champion, said today he believed Ted Williams could re turn to baseball and dominate big league batting again. Williams, former Boston Red Sox star, is a captain in. the Ma rine Corps and arrived in Korea Monday. “A good hitter can go right on hitting until he’s 40 or older,” said Musial. “And Williams, in my book is the best in the business.” All Bums Signed BROOKLYN, Feb. 4(JP>—Brook lyn became the first major league club to sign all its players for 1953 today when third baseman Billy Cox and outfielder Bill Sharman agreed to terms. FOR BEST RESULTS USE COLLEGIAN CLASSIFIEDS says GEORGE GALLUP fowtdar of Ihe American ImHtirfe of Pub He Opinion; formerly ftrofossor, Putilxer School of Journalism* Columbia U. PAGE SEVEI?
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