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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.
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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.
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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
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5 ? ion Bowlers, is taking grad wbrk after discharge from
j the Marines,
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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.
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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.
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'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.
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