SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1955
Ex-Lion Harriers
Will Race Today
Behold, stars in the daytime! That is what Penn State fans 'will view at 11 a.m. to
day on Beaver Field where one- of the finest arrays of harrier talent that has ever assem
pled at the College will run. The race between outstanding alumni runners and the Penn
State cross-country squad will begin on the Beaver Field track, then to the golf course,
and will finish back at Beaver Field.
Astronomers classify stars into various groups according to their brightness. The most
brilliant stars are placed under the heading of the first magnitude. Only stars of the sixth
magnitude or brighter are visible to the human eye.
Spectators who show up for
the meet will not have any trou
ble observing any of the. stars;
they will all be of the sixth mag
nitude or better. Fans can leave
their telescopes or binoculars at
home for one can see stars like
Horace • Ashenfelter and Curt
Stone without even half trying.
Other alumni who plan to com
pete today are Bill Ashenfelter,
Bob Parsons, Bob Freebairn,
Johnny Bates, Herman Goffburg,
Johnny St. Clair, and Al Porto.
Bill and Horace Ashenfelter, and
Stone were on the 1952 Olympic
team which competed in Helsinki;
Finland.
Lion Coach Chick Werner said
yesterday that he will send his
entire squad, with the possible
exception of Red Hollen, against
the alumni hill-and-dalers. Hol
len injured his foot during last
Horace Ashenfelter
Olympic Champion
week's dual meet with the Big
Red of Cornell. Werner pointed
out that today's meet will not be
official.
The Nittany runners will be
out to show the "oldtimers" how
it is done. With runners such as
Lamont Smith and Doug Moor
head, competing for . the present
Lion crew,/ the Lions have -the
opportunity to show the alumni
that they did not accept their
challenge' just for fun. -
Instead of running the full five
mile course the race will be low
ered to a distance of three or four
miles.
No matter who wins the race,
Chick Werner will be able to
truthfully say "He's one of my
boys."
New Job for _Cohen
Arthur S. Cohen, of Pittsburgh,
will serve as manager of Penn
State's 1954 lacrosse team. Chosen
to assist him are Donald Q. Eno,
Honesdale; James J. Anderson,
Waymart;, a ,-, d John F. Albrecht,
Arlington, Va.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE', er.viNs“,VANTA
By HERM WEISKOPF
Pigskin Coin Flips -
Out On a Limb
With the Daily_ Collegian football prediction contest dead
locked three ways, head football coach Rip Engle has named his
ace Swami, Al Michaels, to pick for the coaches this week.
Michaels, Engle's top forecaster last season, has been kept
under wraps for the first three weeks of the contest. It's believed
that Engle _has been saving the talented yogi for such a situation.
The coaches slipped into a 'three-way tie with Sports Editor
Sam Procopio and Assistant Sports Editor Dick McDowell last
week. All three have a .777 percentage.
Today's'results will undoubtedly bring about a spread in per
centages. The quartet ,of predictors agree on only six of the 15
games listed on the card. Everybody sees at least one upset.
PrObably the most interesting game of the day from this
standpoint is the Wisconsin-Purdue battle. The two Big Ten Rivals
are both stinging from defeats last Saturday. Michaels and •Mc-
Dowell see Purdue on the long end, while Procopio and staff
writer Herm Weiskopf have picked the Badgers.,
This is the fourth week of the
_contest. Predictions are pub
lished every Saturday.
Game Procopio McDowell Weiskopf Coaches
(.777) (.777) (.733) , (.777)
Alabama-Tenn. Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama
Army-Duke Duke Army Duke Duke
..._
Yale-Cornell Cornell Yale Cornell Yale
Georgia-LSU LSU Georgia Georgia Georgia
Illinois-Minn. Illinois Illinois Illinois Minn.
Mich.-N'Western Mich. Mich. ,- Mich. Mich.
Navy-Princeton Navy Navy - Navy Navy
Notre Dame-Pitt N. Dame N. Dame N. Dame N. Dame
Purdue-Wis. Wisconsin Purdue Wisconsin Purdue
Ohio St.-Penn Ohio St. Ohio St. Ohio St. Ohio. St.
TCU-Texas A&M TCU Tex. A&M Tex. A&M Tex. A&M
Mich. St.-Indiana Mich. Si. Mich. St. Mich. St. Mich. St.
Mich.
Miss.-Tulane Miss. Miss. Tulane Miss.
Columbia-Harvard Columbia Harvard Columbia Harvard
Colgate-Dartm'th Colgate Col. ate Col • ate Col- ate
BEAT SYRACUSE!
For the first time in 67 years,
Penn State's football co-captains
—Tony Rados and Don Malinak—
come from the same-home town,
Steelton.
IT'S A SENSATION!
"THE MOON IS BLUE"
armama
GARY COOPER,
BARBARA STANWYCI
"BLOWING WILD"
ri/r, r r
HELD OVER!
"FROM HERE TO
ETERNITY"
The jumping shrew of Africa
is said to sometimes curl up and
roll along instead of jumping like
a kangaroo.
Dick Crafton—Man
Of Responsibilities
By RON GATEHOUSE
"The Man Behind the Scenes,"
"Unsung Hero," "Success With
out Acknowledgment," "Twelth
Gridder"—these and many more
of thiS type would serve as ap
propriate titles for a biographical
sketch of Richard Crafton's four
year stay at Penn State.
Dick, head football manager, is
a lad of extreme responsibilities,
most of which are connected with
the '53 version of the Nittany
gridders. Serving in his present
position since Nov., 1952,. he pos
sesses the task , of "running" the
Lions on their road trips, on the
practice field, in the dressing
room, and •in the various other
nooks and corners a "Jack of all
trades" might be needed.
Approximately 30 hours of the
pre-law student's time each week
are in some way spent seeing that
the Blue and White squad is well
taken care of. For each and every
road trip the Lions make • Dick
must arrange for their hotel ac
commodations, meals, and any,
other fiancial aspects that may
step into the picture. The same
procedure is taken when an op
posing eleven invades the Nittany
Vale to challenge the Lion _
stal
warts. -
"Real Reward"
The resident of Ambridge, Pa.,
explains his climb up the ladder
of managerial success as one of
extreme dependability, prompt
ness, and, although he was shy to
admit it, ability. Dick became
interested in the life of a grid
manager during his third semes
ter, and initiated his role in the
versatile field immediately, along
with ten other ambitious soph
omores. He was promoted to a
"first," (one of the head manager's
three right-hand men), in his jun
ior year, and reached the final
rung of the rigid ladder at the
close of the '52 pigskin campaign.
The only material award gained
by the 6 foot, 180 pound senior is
a varsity letter, but, as he com
mented, "the self-satisfaction and
enjoyment of being with the boys
and knowing you're depended up
on are the real rewards for put
ting forth_the time and energy."
Will be "Hard to Part"
Serving as the "man of the
hour" is not the only time-taking
activity performed by the likeable
Stater. addition, he is Senior
Class President, a member of All-
College Cabinet, a past member of
Blue Key s and a present par
ticipant in Skull and Bones, and
a representative of Thespians,
among numerous lesser activities.
Before coming to State three
lohg years ago, Dick was greatly
undecided about whether to en
roll in a large or small college.
But, by the middle of his' fresh
man year, he was' glad of his
choice, and he now. admits, "It's
going to be hard to part with the
old place."
"Mr." Crafton had a definite
* * *
Football Manager
reason for attending the school
"in the shadow of Mt. Nittany."
His philosophy on life is, "To. get
along in this world, one must
train himself to meet, know, and
get along with the various person
alities he comes in contact with.
That was perhaps my real reason
for coming to State, for where
else is one to find such a 'melt
ing pot' of character, nationality,
and religion, and at the same time
secure an education."
- - -
As a parting gesture, this re
porter inquired as to what Dick's
prediction of the outcome of to
day's State-Syracuse tussle would
be. The final word was, "It's hard
to say who's going to win, but it's
sure to be a well-played game."
So, if any of you rabid grid fans
happen to see one of our fair stu
dents tearing ' around the side
lines as though he's just another
football player, who forgot to
pick up his uniform, look again,
and you'll probably recognize
Dick Crafton, "the man , behind
the scenes."
Dressen
(Continued from page six)
club as long as Charlie wanted to
"We met' Charlie's terms," he
said. "I don't mind saying they
are high, but I think he is worth
it."
Laws did not say what Dres
sen's terms were, but they would
have to be higher than the $40,000
Dressen was offered by the Dod
ge r s to substantiate Charlie%s
statement.
Four Stroight
Penn State will play its foul
home football games on succes
sivie Saturdays in 1953.
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