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When Penn State's Nittany Lions travel to Boston Saturday for their third football
road game,. they may be playing in Pappas Stadium—now called Braves Field. _
Boston University officials yesterday prepared to consider its football team's request
that Braves Field, recently purchased by the University, be renamed in honor of guard John
Pappas, of Worcester, who died of a brain injury yesterday at a Syracuse hospital. The,
Terriers tied Syracuse, 14-14.
Dr. Harold Case, university president, said:
"We are in the throes of considering names, but officials have not been able to get to
gether as yet on anything decisive."
Mat Candidates
Candidates interested it. try
ing out for the wrestling squad
or becoming managers will
meet at 7:30 p.m., tomorrow in
10 Sparks. At 8:15 p.m. Mins
will be shown of last year's
grappling squad, National
Champions. The films are open
to the, public.
X-Country
Lineup Is
Undecided
The lineup for this season's
cross-country squad is still in the
making, according to head coach
Chick Werner. •
On the basis of past perform
ances, stalwarts such as Red Hol
len and Lamont Smith lend a
definite color to the outlook.
Who will follow these two aces
against the opener with Cornell
this Saturday is not known.
Hamill Strong Threat
Sophomore Doug Moorhead has
been impressive since recovering
from an injured foot. He has been
wearing a pair of English track
shoes. They have rubber spikes
instead of the conventional steel.
Jim Hamill is back from last
year's team and should bolster
the attack. He finished a strong
No. 10 in the IC4A championship
meet in 1952.'
Rain Hampers Practice
Werner must select the re
mainder of his team from 15 other
candidates.
On Monday the Lions went
through a stiff workout on the
golf course; however, no times
were recorded. Due- to yesterday's
rain the hill-and-dalers were con
fined to indoor exercises.
The Nittany harriers will be
gunning for revenge when they
meet Michigan State this year.
In 1952 the Spartans handed the
Lions their lone setback on a
five, game card.
No word has been received
from the alumni group which
challenged the varsity runners to
a meet Oct. 17 at the College,
Werner said. The meet only
tentative, and not official, he
pointed out. Runners such as Curt
Stone and Horace Ashenfelter are
on the alumni group. •
Irish Top AP Grid Poll
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 (PP)
When even ultra-conservative
coach Frank Leahy admits
that his Notre Dame football
team is vastly improved, you
wouldn't expect the nation's
football experts to alter the No. 1
rating they previously had award
ed the Irish.
Thus Notre Dame was the first
choice of the Sports writers and
broadcasters in the second weekly
Associated Press ranking poll of
the 1953 football season, just as
it had been in the pre-season poll:
And the first victim of the Irish,
Oklahoma, dropped out of the
first 10 when it showed the usual
after-effect of a tussle with No
tre Dame a big letdown and
was held to a 7-7 tie by Pitts
burgh.
Notre Dame consolidated its po
sition at the top of the list last
v,-eck by walloping' Purdue 37-7
Case also stated,that he recog=
nizes the merit of the question.
An autopsy performed by Dr.
Edward Swift, Syracuse team
surgeon; disclosed that Pappas
died from an "unusual mid-brain
hemorrhage."
He said, "It was an unusual lo
cation for a hbmorrhage. The in
jury caused bleeding in the mid
brain where vital functions are
located. It defi ,- .;+. - AN- was a freak
accident"
Felt Dizzy
Dr. Swift added there is no
treatment for such an injury.
Coach Buff Donelli said he
couldn't determine if the guard
was injured on any particular
play. He went on to say: "Early
in the period one of the boys no
ticed he was dizzy as he. knelt
down into position. They called
time out. Our trainer went out
and talked with him and the boy
said he felt dizzy.
'We immediately pulled him
out. It was then that he passed
out. I don't know Of any bump
or blow that happened."
Keep Playing
Meanwhile, Pappas' mother and
sister cleared one question when
they said Boston U. should con
tinue playing football as if the
tragedy had never occurred.
Mrs: Sienuc told coach Donelli:
1 "It was God's will and we are
not bitter. Johnny loved the game
and the greatest tribute they (his
teammates) could make would be
to keep playing. The college
should never lower the standards
of the game or quit."
Officials who worked 'the
game said it was "clean." Only
one 15-yard penalty was levied,
for holding.
Pappas was playing his third
varsity season at Boston U. He
was an all-scholastic performer in
Worcester, "and was considered a
candidate for all-New s England
honors this year.
IM Football Card
Slowed by Rain
Rain played havoc with IM
football again yesterday, result
ing in the second straight day of
postponements. Another attempt
will be made tonight to continue
first-round play. .
Two fraternity, and two inde
pendent games are on tap to
night. The Meteors go against the
Monkey A.C. at 7. Alpha Tau
Omega plays Sigma Pi at 7:45,
the Iron Men tackle the Killers at
8:30, and in the night's finale, Sig
ma Alpha Epsilon plays Phi Sig
ma Kappa at 9:15.
as the new passing combination
of Ralph Guglfelmi to Joe Heap
ably supported th e running of
Johnny Lattner and Neil Wor
den.
It was that performance which
prompted Leahy to say his team
"has made vast improvement"
since the start of the season. The
Irish have an open date this week
—their first in years—giving
Leahy the opportunity to work
up a few more improvements be
fore the first home game, Oct. 17,
against Pittsburgh.
This week Notre Dame polled
84 of 129 first place votes and a
total of 1190 points on the usual
basis of ten for first place, nine
for second. etc.
Michigan State, a 21-0 winner
over Minnesota in its second
game as a member of- the big 10,
retained second ranking with 15
first place votes and 1022 pCiints.
But the :rxperts, vicleritly eon-.
sidering Ohio State's 33-19 via
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AP Cites Tony
R•dos in Pofi
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 ()')—Bob
by Watkins, the bulldozing Ohio
State halfback who scored four
touchdowns against California in
full view of a nationwide tele
vision audience, has been named
The Associated Press back-of-the
week.
The chunky 5 foot, 188-pound
Negro from New Bedford, Mass.,
was selected on the strength of
a brilliant all-around performance
which included 145 net yards
rushing. in 20 tries for an impres
sive 7-2 average.
Michigan State's Leroy Bolden.
Wisconsin's Alan Ameche, Colum
bia's Dick Carr, Baylor's Cotton
Davidson, Texas A & M's Don
Ellis and Northwestern's Dick
Thomas pressed Watkins for top
honors ,in the first weekly AP
back poll of the 1953 season.
Among • others nominated were
Penn's Walt Hynoski, Penn State's
Tony Rados and Pitt's Bobby
Epps.
Leads Gridclers Again
MORGANTOWN, W. Va., Oct.
6 (W)—Halfback Jack Stone, West
Virginia University's 1952: leader
in rushing yardage, holds the
same position after the first two
games of the current football
season.
The long-standing Mount Hope
star has gained 165 yards in the
Mountaineers victories over Pitt
and Waynesburg.
tory over - California in the week's
nationally televised game more
impressive than' Maryland's 20-0
decision over Clemson, jumped
the Buckeyes from sixth place to
third, Ohio State received only
one first, place vote, bUt totaled
769 points to Maryland's 733. •
. That also shoved Michigan and
UCLA down one notch in the
rankings. Southern California re
tained seventh while Duke, 12th
a week ago, moved into eighth
place after trimming Tennessee
21-7. Oklahoma tumbled from
eighth to 16th place. Baylor and
Georgia Tech, exchanging places,
wound up ninth and tenth.
The second ten: 11, Rice; 12,
West Virginia; 13, Mississippi
State; 14, Louisiana State; 15,
Texas; 16, Oklahoma; 17, Pitts
burgh; 18, Northwestern; 19, Holy
Cross: .20, Mississippi • Southern
and Pennsylvania.
Others receiving 10 or more
points included Navy and North
Carolina.
Tony Rados
On AP Grid Poll
Thelambert Trophy .
Sam's Son
By SAM PROCOPIO
Collegian Sports Editor
The Lambert Trophy Committee, which annually picks
the Eastern Intercollegiate football champion, handed out
its weekly release • yesterday and surprisingly enough, Penn
State was found in a tie" for fourth place.
Last year the committee, composed of sportswriters
and radio announcers, shocked the eastern part of the na-
Lion when it rated Penn and Pitt ahead of Coach Rip Engle's
talented eleven—both teams were beaten by, State.
Syracuse was the only team in the East which beat State, and
because of this win it was nominated to play in the Orange Bowl.
Although this game was the clincher, Penn State was not good
enough to be placed ahead. of the Quakers and the Panthers. For
defeating teams which were leading them, the Nittany Lions took
a slip in the ladder instead of climbing.
As difficult as it may seem, Penn State is rated fourth in the
second week of the Lambert ratings. Leading the coveted trophy
ratings is Penn-13 to 7 winner against the Lions last .Saturday.
Penn State with 968 points , is tied with Cornell and trails Penn
by five points.
Navy moved 'up from 13th to second place, carrying 971 points.
Holy Cross, which rallied to beat 'Colgate, though 28-7 loser to RiCe,
ranked third. State's foe Saturday, Boston University, is in ;12th place.
The .top 14 teams in the. East on the. Oct. 8 Lambert ratings are:
Penn . .. . , 97.3 Pitt 964
Navy 971 •Army 963
Holy Cross .... ..... 970 . Yale . 961
Penn State
.968 Princeton , 960
Cornell . . 968 Boston U - 98
Fordham 967 ' Boston College 957
Syracuse 965 • Villanova . .... .. 957
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More On Mickey_Mantle - ,
Here is a typical Yankee rooter, Len Miklosovic, who dropped
us a few lines in the mail the other day.
"Dear Mr. Procopio,. -•-
"I am an ardent New York Yankee and Mickey Mantle fan.
I have just finished reading your Oct. 1 editorial on Mantle and
lusial. I feel you have done -Mr. Mantle a terrific injustice.
"When Musial was twenty years old, he was still in the minors.
Musial has many years of experience under his belt as com
fp•ed to Mantle. - ,
"Mantle is playing for a charriPionship team where every
player's contribution is a factor in its victories. Your ever praised
Stan Musial and Si. Louis Cardinals are lucky to finish in the
first division.
"Don't get me wrong, Musial is one of the all time greats, but
- ou haven't heard the last of Mantle.
"Just 'as you can't cOmpare the Pollock Dorms to the West
Dorms, you can't compare Stan Musial and the lowly St. Louis
"ardinals with Mickey Mantle and the champion' New York Yankees.
"You better move to St. Louis."
EDITORS NOTE: We do appreciate his criticism, but feel that he
has his "mixed-all-talkedt - up." We never did compare the Yanks
with the Cardinals. And too, we would like to emphasize the
the simple fact that Mantle is not the only player on the Yankee
team.
He played a part, Nit didn't win those championships. It takes
nine men to win a game and the entire club to win a pennant. It's
not any fault of Musial's that the Cardinals didn't win the flag the
past several years. If the Cards are lucky to finilh in third place,
what are the Braves and Dodgers—luckier.
We, too, think Musial is one of the all-time greats. But not
Manile- 7 -not yet, anyway.
M. Tennis Singles .
'Omen With 4 Wins
Intramural tennis singles got. Tournament play will begin Sat
underway this week, with two urday. The championship i round
Independent frays and the two will be run-off Sunday. Play will
fraternity billings on tap. start promptly' at 1:15 p.m. on the
In the Independent circle. college golf course. '
Eryth Rae took the' measure of''
Roger Leach, 6-0, 6-1, while Ron
Walker took a back seat to Dale,
Graff, 2-6, 6-4 and 6-4,
In the opening Interfraternity
round, Charlie Sterling of Lamb
da Chi Alpha captured two of
three sets from Hubie Kline,
Beta Theta Pi, 6-3, 3-6 and 6-4.
Winding up first round play, Ed
Gruber .of Tau Kappa Epsilon
defeated Kappa Sigma's George
Luse, 6-2 and 6-1.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1953
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IM Golf Deadline - Set
_The deadline for entries in „the
36-hole intramural golf medal
tournament is 4:30 p.m. Friday.
Penn State's 30 games without
defeat in 1919 to 1922 still stand
as its longest footbalLwin. streak.
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