WEDNESDAY, OCTOB E R 28, 1953 Lion-Spartan X-Country Meet Is Rated Tossup .The annual cross-country meet between the Spartans of Mich igan State and the Nittany Lions is as unpredictable as women's fashions. Year after year the team which has been cast in the role of underdog has come through with the victory. The two teams wil clash Saturday ( at East Lansing, Mich. Chick Werner, Lion co ac h, pointed out that when the Spar tans came to the College for a meet several years ago they pos sessed one of the finest teams they ever fielded. As far as Mich igan State was concerned it was merely a matter of time until they would be able to rettirn home to accept the praises that go with winning. Lions Wqn in 1951 As it turned out, the Spartans went home, but they left just one thing behind—the victory. The same thing has. happened to Penn State teams, and as a result, a fierce rivalry has sprung• up be tween the two schools. In 1951 the Lions defeated Michigan State as Werner guided his team through a six game schedule with just one loss. Last year the Spartans won a triangu lar meet from Manhattan and the Lions. The Jaspers placed third, while the Nittanies were second. S.partans Beaten Once It was during last year's meet at East Lansing that Spartan Cap tain Jim Kepford sped to a new record for the four-mile course. His time was 20:06.6. Red Holler and Lamont Smith, two stalwarts on this year's Nittany squad, tied for second in the meet. Jim Ham ill was tenth, John Chillrud 18th and Skip Slocum 21st. Michigan State suffered its first setback of the campaign last week when the Badgers from Wiscon sin turned them back. Spartans to HOst NCAA's Just who the underdog will be in Saturday's meet is not known. The records of the teams so far this season mean little, for this is the dual meet victory that both squads have been sighting their guns on. The race will be run over the same course that will be used for the NCAA championship compe tition on Nov. 23. Manhattan's Jaspers will pro vide the final dual meet compe tition for the Lions this season on Nov. 7. The Nittany harriers have chalked up two wins in as many meets this season. Special TV Hookup Lets Leahy See Team SOUTH BEND,, .Ind., Oct. 27 (VP) Coach Frank Leahy from his hos pital bed a mile away today watched his Notre Dame football team practice via a special tele vision hookup. Through a special Micro-wave closed TV circuit arranged by WSBT-TV, South Bend station, Leahy was able to observe the Irish maneuvering on the practice field. Leahy, stricken with a stomach ailment, at halftime of N o t.r e Dathe's 27-14 victory over Georgia Tech Saturday, is expected to be released from St. Joseph's Hos pital Thursday. An invitation to discuss your future . . . in a successful, century-old organization . looking ahead to further development and progress THE NEW JERSEY ZINC COMPANY offers Career Opportunities In: Mining and Exploration ./ Manuafacturing (Production Supervision) Plant Engineering Research and Development Company representatives will be on campus Wednesday, November 4 Arrange with your Placement Office for an interview By HERM WEISKOPF Norcik a Mainstay On Soccer Team Bill Norcik, senior soccerman, , has been a mainstay for Penn State's soccer squads during the past three years. Despite the fact that he didn't play during his freshman year, he has been a varsity winner for two years under Coach Bill Jeffrey, and has been hold ing a firm grasp on the same wing position during the current '53 campaign. Norcik's athletic prowess, how ever, in the soccer game hasn't been any 'accident. During his four-year high school education at Bridgeville High School, out- - side of Pittsburgh, he was a mem ber of the soccer squad. He won his letter for soccer during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. Experience with his high school soccer squad, wasn't his only aid to his knowledge of the game When he graduated from Bridge ville. He also played four years of junior ball with. the Heidle burg Soccer League of semi-pro 'ball. During his stay. in. high school, he advanced to play a year and a, half of senior ball in the same loop. Despite his 5-8 frame, and light weight of 135 pounds, he has been a successfully active athlete not only at Penn State, but also for his high school. He won two let ters, in football when he played defensive and offensive halfback for his high schdol grid -eleven. During his two years as a varsity man, Bridgeville won the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Lea. gue championship title in class B competition, and carried a vic tory streak of 26 games. Norcik was also a two-year letterman in baseball, as he held down the center field pasture slot. He also alternated at first base; and was a consistent threat at the plate. "My most memorable experi ence at Penn State," Norcik said, "was 'playing for Bill Jeffrey, L.:r i ? -- • ' ;:--.'!--,, College I,l:'gw . -,-. •—••-) , —4, , ri : -. :' , . : .., , iner, 6, - , -,,,..,- ..•• Irezei-Freci' . lee Cream r YPP Fo od ,„,,een TheNrovies . ... ... , For Graduates in the fieldsof: Mining Eng., Geology, Met. Eng. (Milling), Mech. Eng.. and Elec. Eng. Met. Eng., Chem. Eng., Elec. Eng., Mech. Eng. Mech. Eng., Floc. Eng. Met. Eng., (B.S. and Ph.D.) Chem. Eng., (B.S. and Ph.D.) Phy. Chem. (Ph.D.) Process Met. (Ph.D.). Physical Met. (Ph.D.) ' Chem. Eng., Met. Eng. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA By ROY WILLIAMS Wins 7 Letters Liked Jeffrey Quinn Cops Intramural Tennis Singles Crown James Quinn became intra mural independent tennis sin gles champion Monday by out scoring John Krug, 6-2, 6-2. Quinn stopped• Richard Yo der to advance to the finals while Krug moved up via a 6-4, verdict over William Worley. Quinn is a first semester chemical engineering major. the master of the game." Nor cik's agile ability afoot was prov en by the confidence which Jef frey had in the Bridgeville prod4ct. Coach Ken Hosterman, new mentor of the Lions squad this season, has also displayed his confidence in Norcik by picking him as a regular wing lineman. "My biggest thrill I think," Norcik commented, "which I got out of playing soccer was last year, when I scored - six goals." He was second in team scoring, only to Jack Pinezich who set a record with 23 scoring boots. Norcik has scored once this sea son, when he drove a tally home in the Nittanies 7-0 rout of Buck nell. He also assisted in a goal scored by Dick Matacia, soph lineman for State, when the Lions lost to Army, 4-3. "I. guess I've been very lucky during my athletic career both in high school and college. I haven't suffered any major injuries—yet." The Lions have four more games to play in which Norcik is bound to be playing a dominant role. The Nittany booter is a major in marketing, and an active mem ber of the marketing club. He is also a member of Druids, junior men's athletic hat society and is vice president of his social fra ternity, Chi Phi. His future— well, as Bill put it, "I think the Army will be capitalizing on that 1-A classification they recently sent me."" Norcik, however, is hoping that he will be able to finish his final four games for State's soccer team and the re maining part of his senior year. z~«~r