P Aar SIX Lion -Frost' - ..Ready For Grid 7Opener With three days of practice left for Penn State's freshman football forces, Coach Earl Bruce and his associates have narrowed down their choices for Saturday's opener. The Lions will host the Pitt frosh. Admission will be 90 cents. Students will he permitted to use their AA books, according to Har old Gilbert, assistant athletic director. Students attending the game will use ticket number two and number three for the varsity game in the afternoon. Runners Reunion . ''' ' ''''' ; —photo by Hoopes LION CROSS-COUNTRY COACH Chick Werner, left, poses with the alumni harriers who raced against the Nittany varsity Satur day. From left to right, trackmen are Bob Freebairn, Bob Parsons, Bill Ashenfelter, Johnny St. Clair, Curt Stone, and Al Porto. Alumni Lose Race— But Not Humor After Saturday's cross-country meet between the alumni and the Penn State varsity one of the "oldtimers", laughingly remarked, "That's what happens when you're back home in your living room and suggest something like this." Good humor seemed to be contagious and was evident before and after, as well as during the contest Bill Ashenfelter needled the varsity hill-and-dalers con-, stantly. Before the race he re marked, "You guys may win the race, but we'll whip you in a game of hearts any day." His ref erence to the game of hearts stems from the fact that this card game is almost a legendary sport among the Nittany harriers. Slocum, Freebairn Sprint Every time the ex-Lion runners passed the crowd a round of ap plause went up from a group of women who were ardently root ing for the' "graybeards." After the race it was learned that these feminine rooters were wives of the "rocking chair runners." Two hundred yards from the finish of the four-mile race, which the Lions won, 27-28, Skip Slo cum of, the Nittanies and Bob Freebairn, of the alumni team, were neck and neck. Chick Wer ner, Nittany cross-country Coach, yelled to them, "Don't let him beat you." Then added, "I mean both of you." Both runners began to sprint, and for a few strides were even, then Slocum broke away and crossed the finish line one second in front of Freebairn. Porto's "Longest" Race "Why didn't you tell me he was a 220 man," Freebairn remarked with a chuckle after he learned that Slocum runs the 100 and 220-yard dashes for the Nittany track team. Al Porto, who finished 15th for the alumni, wiped the sweat from his face and commented, "That was the longest race I've ever run." One of the most remarkable as pects of the race is that some of the alumni had not run in quite some time. Nevertheless, they showed themselves to be smart By HERM WEISKOPF runners. They set a respectable pace and almost brought home the laurels. Every one of the "old timers" competed on at least one Penn State team that won a na tional title. "Although the alumni lost the meet, they can walk away with their heads held high," Werner said, "for they ran a race as it should be run—they gave it all they had. No matter where they were in the race they were al ways trying to beat the guy in front of them." A group of runners clustered together after the meet to com ment on the race and swap opin ions and jokes. Werner re marked to the alumni, "You know boys, you may not believe it, but this fellow Gordon (Norm Gor don, assistant cross-country coach) is probably the best runner that ever graduated from this school. If you don't think so, " just- ask him." • ,• • •; -Tr.-T - rs nA rr C' OLLEGT N cer A Tr' "eV ,T Ri to TYONNStVL V ANTA DON'T FORGET THIS WEEK! WELCOME TO THE CHUCK WA Address: 200 East College A Our Specialty: CARRY-OUT S Moved Here: To serve you th Interested in: Having You Co FREE COFFEE H TONITE Between 3 Don't Forget to .. 3, The game, starting at 10 a.m., will be played on the Beaver Field practice area adjacent to the tennis courts. Starting positions from tackle to tackle seem to have been defi nitely nailed down. Gu,;.rds Not Dotilite At center, Dan Radakovich looks like the man for the job. Sam Valentine, with the inside track for the starting berth, is in jured. His fractured rib has not healed fast enough to permit him to see action against the Panthers. Tackles Are Heavies The guard positions will be handled by Ron Downie and Dick DeLuca. The latter is somewhat of 'a question in ar k , however, having suffered a twisted ankle in a workout earlier in the week. Two good looking heavyweight tackles, who have been impressive in scrimmages against the. varsity, have the number one spots. Ig natius Hokaj, who tips the scales at 228, and Jack Calderone, a mere eight pounds less, should fortify the Nittany line. Who Pitt will face at ends and in the backfield is still not cer tain. Bruce would not even at tempt to designate his wingmen, but hinted his six top backfield choices. • Wingback Is Tossup Milt Plum and Bill Colangelo, both counted on to carry the bur den of the Lion passing and punt ing chores, will probably alter nate at quarterback. Ray Alberigi looks like the left halfback, with Dick McMillen at fullback. It's still a tossup whe ther Jim Lockerman or John Bruno will start at wingback. Fans attending Saturday's fra cas will see a battle of similar offenses. Pitt will counter the Lion's winged T offense with the straight T of their own. injuries Plague ooters Penn State's soccer eleven will reach the half-way point of .the season's card _when it plays Colgate this Saturday. After the Army match, however, Coach• Ken Hosterman has several headaches to cure before the Nittanies will be The typical type of play, whit cer encounters against Army, left the Lions with several injuries. Army•copped its third win of the' season with a'4-3 edge over State, after they had beaten Buffalo State Teacher's College, 7-0, and. Ithica College, 4-1. Yale and the Cadets played to a 1-1 deadlock. Hubie Kline, senior outside left booter. injured his knee, but is expected to be in the lineup next Saturday. Hap Irvin, the Booters captain, has been slowed down by a blistered heel: Galen Robbins. junior halfback is also troubled with a bad'knee, and Dick Mata cai is suffering with a swollen instep and blisters. "We played exceptionally well at times," Hosterman said, "but sometimes we began. to play Ar my's brand of non-positional rough ball." - In the third quarter, State I tire first half. This was only the second time Hard Luck Guy . . . Vesling's Injuries Fail To Halt Brilliant Career When a football player is forced to sit out part of two successive seasons' with the same injury, he could well be-placed in the cater gory of a "hard luck'? performer. Such is the' case of 'Keith Vesling. Vesling, a hard-working senior halfback for the Nittany Lions, suffered a dislocated left elbow last season. This forced, him to miss * * _~- .~ F .....~ ..... p:~, . 4 41 w I - - I' Keith Vesling Lion Halfback `up" for the Red Raiders. I is always present in State's soc- during the past three seasons that any team has posted ,four goals against the Nittany soccer. defense —and both times the Cadets were the boys who did it. "Our timing at the fullback slots was off," Hosterman remarked. Although State allowed the Ca dets four tallies, the LionS still hold a substantial seven point offensive scorins margin of four teen goals to their -opponents' seven. State's improvement at the goalie slot acid all-around defense will be a point of concentration this week. Smartest Play You'll • , Ever Make! JOIN, THE ALUMS (1 "."41 7 1 : 8 AND BUY YOUR f - . ...2—... ."MUMS" FOR : .... 44 - -'': SATURDAY'S BIG . (q)) .. . :: ::; . .. 5 .'..: c: , .- illri I !'. .. ,' • --.:-:- , HOMECOMING I c . . '' ` ' „,....,/ LN... - . GAME! -74 . .; f ; , •: . 'f_7. , ; . • • .. . t • • . , . . . \.•...;:.N‘ Brighten Your N: :.:,... Houses with ::.:.: --: :-....":”. r 1 . , ~ .., Colorful ••".">" , Fall • • fr; :•.• ' 4. •'• fr; - 4- • '0• 0 . 1;. Flowers . •:.'• ''. '..› . ri f kl ‘i -- I ''.ll. . . - BILL McMULLEN Florist 122 E. COLLEGE AVE. Phone 4994 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1953 By 808 DUNN almost half the team's games in a season where the Lions went on to post a record of seven wins, two losse,i• .and one tie. This year the injury bug pop ped up -again in the Wisconsin game. this time, fortunately, ..ne elbow injury was not as serous, and Vesling is rack in harness. ;W < .:.. Pitt Game His Best Vesiing played defensive back his first year, then handled the important wing -back position in Coach Rip ,Engie's winged-T last season. This is a key 'blocking spqt and many a play is depend ent on now well Vesling carries out his assignment. He hasn't dis appointed very often. Vesling can also do a pretty fair job of toting the pigskin when called upon. He cited the Pitt game last year as perhaps his best ground-gaining day of the season. Played at Warren The Ciarendon product is prob ably as well known on campus for his outstanding - periformandes on the baseball diamond as a pitch er for the past two years. During that time he helped • lead Coacn Joe Bedenk's nine to winning sea sons, and was the ace of the mound staff in 1952 when the Lions entered NCAA playoffs at Omaha, Neb. Vesling's grid days at Warren High School gave him a good start toward his football and baseball careers. He recalls playing in the county all-star football game at Erie as a big 'highlight. Recalls NCAA's Vesling is a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, and is major-. ing in physical education. His fu ture plans may include a hitch in professional baseball, "although the Army may haye its say first," he said with a smile. While on the subject of base ball, we inquired as to his best re membered experience with the Bedenkmen. - The aforementioned I'TCAA playoffs were the subject of conversation. Was Winning Pitcher "We were -playing Texas," .he recalls, "the team favored to win the tournament. We helped elim iriate them from the tournament by defeating them in the first -Jame." He forgot to mention that a fel low named Vesling was the win ning pitcher against the Long horns. In football, last year's Pitt game stood out in his memory. It will be. remembered he helped the Lions 'to a 17-0 decision with some nifty running, while blocking well from his wing -back spot. This year, a thrill would be helping the Lions successfully - hurdle the remaining part of the grid sched ule.
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