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Freddie Fan stopped in to say hello the other day and as usual
topic of• conversation got" around to football. Now Freddie is the
type of guy who is always a little on the skeptical side. And at this
particular time he's a little skeptical about the new one-platoon
brand of football. .
"I see you're trying to pick the winners again this season,"
he grinned. "Believe me, your going to hit rough sledding in that
game this year. This new ruling is gonna foul up everything before
it's -finished. By the time them big-wig rule makers finally realize
their mistakes., the game will be ruined. College football just
ain't gonna last under the present set up."
Of course when confronted with the argument that one platoon
football worked before and will work again, Freddie still couldn't
be convinced. Even when I conceded that some modification should
be made, he still wouldn't listen to my side of the story. He insisted
that their will be more injuries. I disagreed with him on this point
but did agree that more upsets are in the making. And for once we
both agreed that coaches are in a dilemma and have every right to be.
"That sneak attack that them NCAA guys pulled last year
caught a .lot of coaches with the wrong kind of players," he said.
Here the topic changed when he snapped a new challenge at me.
"What didja think of the Penn State-Wisconsin game last Saturday?"
he asked.. He put me on the spot and I had to wiggle out of the
situation by telling that I thought the Lions were a much better
ball club than they appeared at Camp Randall Stadium, although
Ivy Williamson's Badgers were highly underrated."
I figured that I had him confused here and might be able to ease
out of the picture without causing any more trouble.
"What do you think about the Penn game?" he asked before I
had recovered my balance. Now Freddie is a nice guy, don't get me
wrong, but there are times when I'd rather not have him around.
But he put the question to me so I decided to give him a straight
answer.
"I think we'll whip Penn by two touchdowns," -I replied.
Watch that Rados aerial attack go to town. And keep your eye on
Lenny Moore. That boy 'can go like the wind. He's explosive. Give
him a hole up front and he's off. Penn will be tough. Don't mis
understand me. But- I think Rip's boys will play a bang-up of
fensive'game, and Joe •Varaitis is no Alan Ameche." ,
"Remember," Freddie retorted, obviously in complete disagree
ment,• "Red Munger has never beaten a Penn State football team
and this is his last season. He'll be after blood. And besides, the
experts say it'll be Penn by two touchdowns."
• I couldn't be convinced, though, so my visitor switched topics
again.
"Your liable to see quite a variation of offenses in the game.
Penn is using both the single wing and the "T" this year. That
combination, pitted against Engle's winged-T could prove in
teresting."
"Don't forget," I said, "Rip has added a touch of split-T to his
own offen:se this season."
-"That offense ain't no good," Freddie offered. "Too dangerous.
A slip can cost you a lot of yardage.." .
"Well that depends on the quarterback," I argued. "A man like
the Lions' Don Bailey is a real threat under that system. He has
speed and he's shifty. If he gets the opening and decides to keep
the ball, he can be a great running threat."
"Ed Mioduszewski, William and Mary's great quarterback,
last season was a prime example of what a good signal caller can
do with the optional system. Remember how he tore up Beaver
Field? A man like that is tough to beat."
Well, at this point in 'the conversation, Freddie decided it was
time to leave. As you must have' gathered by now, Freddie and I
just don't see eye-to-eye on everything. These conversations occur
once in a while, and one of us usually is a complete wreck when we
finish. Freddie is a fine lad though. We get along fine.
"I still say the one-platoon rule stinks;' he snarled as he
closed the door behind him.
See what I mean?
U.S. Leads British, 3-1
In Ryder Cup Series
VIRGINIA WATER, England,
Oct. 2 (IP)—America's Ryder Cup
golf forces, spearheaded by Capt.
Lloyd Mangrum and Sam Snead,
won three of four Scotch four
some matches today to take a
commanding 3-1 lead over the
British in the first day of the
international series.
The trted States players need
only to split the eight singles to-
DICK McDOWELL
,Assistant Sports Editor
TV to Present Variety
Of Sports Activities
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (JP)—lt'll
be a long day tomorrow for the
nation's televisipn 'sports fan s,
what with the World Series, col
lege football, racing, pro football
and boxing flashing on screens ir
all parts of the country.
morrow to clinch the cup, and
the way they toured the 6700-
yard Wentworth course today—
victory seems in the bag.
TI-TE DAILY COT .1' ,EGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Men Behind the Scenes
FOOTBALL MANAGER Richard Crafton, right, for the equipment of the entire team before and
who also doubles as senior class president, is after every -practice and gamer They are de.
shown with his three gridiron aicls (1. to r.): pended upon by the team and the coaches to
John Greiner, Allan Schneirov and James do a competent job without being prompted.
Scott. It is the job Of these four men to care .
Grid Card Changed;
Frosh Open Early
The freshman footballers of Penn State will open their season
a week earlier than previously announced. Pennsylvania and Ppnn
State have agreed to cancel their game originally scheduled Nov. 14
at Beaver Field.
In place of the Quakers will be the Lock Haven State Teachers
College junior varsity. Harold R. "Ike" Gilbert has announced that
the Teachers will play on campus
at 10 a.m. Oct. 17.
Helping Earl Bruce and Joe Yu
kica prepare for the Lions first
test will be a new coaching face,
but a familiar one to Nittany fans.
Joe Gratson, co-captain last year,
and one of the top-rated linemen
in the East in 1952, has succeed
ed Chuck Beatty as line coach.
The pressure of Beatty's business
as insurance salesman on campus
has forced the former Lion center
to give up his post.
Gratson and the coaches have a
big problem on their hands, but
it's one any football coach would
like to have. The Lion plebes
have a wealth of talented opera
tors at every position from early
indications and it will be a diffi
cult choice to name a starting
team.
The team has fairly good size
at ends with Forney Miller from
Lock Haven being the tallest at
6-6. Others who should see plenty
Of action at the terminal positions
include John Arnst, Jack Fry,
Phil Reese, Doug Mechling and
Jim Caldwell.
Jack Calderone a n d Ignatius
Hokaj could very well be the
starting frosh tackles. Both weigh
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over 220 pounds. Pressing these
two so far have been Ned Fink
binder, Joe Shick, John Spryn
and another who tips the scales
at 220, Phi Howes.
The guard spot is a dog-eat-dog
affair with no less than seven
making their claim. Ron Downie,
Bill Clements, Tom Law, along
with Ralph Evans, Dick DeLuca,
Andy Hibler and Lorenzo Tan
credi are in the battle.
Bruce at the moment leans to
ward either Sam Valentine or Dan
Radakovich for the starting job
at center.
In the backfield three quarter
backs Bill Colangelo, Milt Plum
and Bob Jennings will be called
upon for- the passing chores with
the first two - probably handling
the punting assignment. Stu Wig
gins, an all-state high school star
at Clearfield last year, will be
hard to nudge from the left half
back slot. Fullback aspirants are
John Shea and Dick McMillen.
Other backfielders are Ray Al
berigi, Jim Lockerman, Don Mc-
Nally, Jay Livziey, John Bruno
and Ken Knorr.
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Mountaineers Face
Waynesburg Today
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (W)—
West Virginia University is ex
pected to have little trouble with
visiting Waynesburg today unless
the Mountaineers let down too
much from their impressive vic
tory over Pitt last week.
If this week's practices have
meant anything, WVU coach Art
Lewis may have his heavily fav
ored Mountaineers mix' some
passing with the powerful ground
game that was responsible for the
Pitt victory.
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