THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1953
Harriers, Soccermen Play on Road
Jaspers' Runners
Are Met Champs
Manhattan is usually a
team which “arrives late,”
Nittany cross-country Coach
Chick Werner pointed out
yesterday. - . '
jovial mentor was refer
ring to' the fact that George East-'
ment’s hill-and-dalers have a rep
utation for improving "with each
meet, and hitting their peak in
the IC4A championship.
Werner’s words carry a great
deal of weight in the light of the
most recent performance by the
Jaspers. The New. Yorkers. cap
tured the metropolitan - intercol
legiate cross-country title run in
Van Cortlandt Park, N.Y. recent
ly. The Jaspers had- entered the
meet with an unimpressive sea
sonal record, but Manhattan has
made a habit of winning “the oner
that count.”
What had' earlier been ■ looked
upon as sort of a breather for the
Nittany harriers is now regarded
as a real test of the team’s abili
.„ ties. Saturday’s meet between the
two foes will be the final dual
meet of the campaign for the
Lions. The race will be run over
the. Van Cortlandt Park layout,
which will also serve as the site
for the IC4A championship race
later in the “month.
Penn State’s five-meet unde
feated skein will be under fire. It
is the "longest winning streak by
a Nittany harrier outfit since the
Lions put., together a nine-meet
chain of victories which spanned
three seasons. The latter victory
road was ( started in 1949 against
the Jaspers. In .1950 the Lions
breezed through five opponents
¥ and continued the sk’ein by
knocking off Pitt, Cornell and
Michigan State at the start of the
next season before Army ended
the. Nittany reign of glory.
For the past four seasons the
Jaspers have fallen before the
Lions. This will be the fifth con
secutive year that Manhattan has
provided the Nittanies with their
final dual meet competition of the
campaign.
When the Lions travel to the
“Melting Pot of the World” this
week they will encounter a red
hot Manhattan squad. The Jas
pers will be out to upset the Lions’
applecart, while Chick Werner’s
harriers will be out to keep up
the “annual tradition” of defeat
ing Manhattan in the final dual
meet of the season.
IM Ring Entry
Deadline is Set
All students interested in par
ticipating in the Intramural Box
ing tournament may sign up pow
in the IM- office in Recreation
Hall. Each individual must enter
himself - as no one is permitted to
enter someone else. -
The tournament is open for fra
ternities and independents. There
will be eight weight classes: 121,
128, 135, 145, 155, 165, .175. and
unlimited.
All bouts will, consist of three
rounds, with a time limit of two
minutes per round. Action will
take place in Rec Hall between
5 and 6 p.nw
All entries must be in the IM
Office by Friday, Nov. 13.
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Passarella Resigns
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Nov. 4
(JP) —Art Passarella, a veteran of
13 .years as a major league um
pire, said here today that he had
resigned from the American
League umpire staff.
Fencing
Own
By RON GATEHOUSE
Out of the realms of the past,
from the days of Robin Hood and
King Arthur, has come the ancient
and scientific art of fencing, stand
ing second to wrestling as the
world’s oldest sport. Although it
is a sport of limited popularity
in the United States today, the
fact that it has carried through
the ages establishes its promi
nence in the ,modern era.
Fencing saw its- birth in the
days when a knowledge of close
combat was essential for survival.
Originally, the man with a strong
arm and heavy sword was the
Usual winner, but with the advent
of the newer, modern weapons,
skill and swiftness have become
the deciding factor.
The secret of championship
fencing is not the development of
new and unusual methods of of
fense and defense, but rather of
a high degree of technical mastery
of the movements which have
been developed through centuries
of experience, plus perfect coordi
nation and an almost automatic
sense of timing.
James E. Wolfe, ’39
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
John Chillrud
Nittany Harrier
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Jim Dykes Fired;
Eddie Joost is
New A's Manager
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4 (JP)
Shorstop Eddie Joost today was
named the third field manager
in the history of the Philadel
phia Athletics in a move so sur
prising that deposed manager
Jimmy Dy&es knew nothing
about it.
Roy Mack, executive vice
president of the American
League baseball club, announc
ed the signing of the 37-year
old Joost to a ohe-year contract
at an undisclosed salary be
lieved to be about $30,000.
Joost, a veteran of 16 years in
the. major leagues, will be a
playing manager. Mack-said.
Mack, asked if Dykes had
been fired, said he felt the lit
tle round man of Oakmont, Pa.,
had done a "poor job with the
1953 Athletics, and a change
was necessary."
"We have a great deal of re
spect for Jimmy and hope he
will remain with us in an ad
visory capacity," Mack said.
Continues to Hold Its
the World of Sports
-In short, the expert fencer must
match wits with the contestant
with whom he crosses swords; he
must deceive without being de
ceived; he must develop- tactics
and counter-tactics to meet light
ning-fast reactions which may
draw him out of position or out
of time.
Down through the centuries the
art of fencing has developed three
basic weapons—the foil, the epee,
and the sabre.
With the foil, a light and slend
er weapon, touches must be made
cleanly with the point only. The
first foilsman to score five touches
wins the bout. The target extends
on the trunk of the body from
the top of the collar to the groin
lines in the front, and on the
back, to the tops of the hip bones.
Touches outside the target area
are regarded as fouls.
As in the foil, the epee has no
cutting edge and offensive action
is with the point only. It is much
heavier than the foil and the bout
ing is designed as nearly as pos
sible to resemble dueling. Inas
much as the entire body is the
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; target, great caution is exercised
and accuracy is necessary. The
touches are made with the point
called “pointe d’arret,” which is
especially constructed with sharp
points, to tear threads in the jac
ket to leave definite evidence of
the touch. Red ink is used in the
point to assist in judging.
The sabre has a pointed cut
ting edge along the entire front
and one-third of the back of the
blade, so that cuts as well as
thrusts may be valid hits. To be
valid, however, the cut-must land
cleanly on the target without
having its force broken. The sabre
target includes all portions of
the body (head, arms and hands)
above the waist. As in the foil,
the contestant who first scores
five touches is the' winner. v
Thus, it can very plainly be seen
that fencing, now one of our less
er modern sports, has developed
over the years into an art of ex
treme coordination and speed, and
is undoubtedly destined to con
tinue behind the limelight with 1
the sports of today. i
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Red Harris
Lion Goalie
Over 60 Bands Expected
Over 60 bands are expected to
participate in Pemf State’s fourth
annual Band Day on Nov. 7. Musi
cians will number 4000. The bands
will march in a pre-game street
parade.
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Boofers to Visit
Navy Tomorrow
The Nittany soccer squad will
put on its traveling shoes again
tqday, when it travels to An
napolis, Maryland. Carrying a 4-1
chart with them, the Lions will
play their fifth contest on foreign
soil tomorrow.
The Middies, who were the only
boys who could dump Bill Jef
frey’s crew last year, may be
troublesome for the Lions. Coach
Floyd “Glen” Warner, and his
soccer eleven will be carrying
a meager win chart of two, while
three setbacks have been admin
istered by the opposition.
Penn Beats Navy
One of the. Middie’s three loss
es was administered by Penn, but
only after the Quakers started a
three-point scoring .outburst in
the final quarter.
Navy commanded the situation
by tallying twice in the first
period . against Penn at River
Field. Both teams were held
scoreless during the second and
third periods.
The only scoring power against
Penn for the Middies was the
booting of Walt Shaw and George
Fetterer. Fetterer,. inside right,
and Shaw, outside left, however,
had initial assists by their center
forward, Pete Fitzwilliams.
Penn State will definitely be
the favorite, as it boosts wins over
Bucknell, Maryland, Duke and
Colgate. Colgate and Maryland,
however, were near stumbling
blocks for the Nittanies as they
narrowly won by one goal in
each contest.
Coach Ken Hosterman, piloting
his first soccer squad, will prob
ably use the same starting, lineup
as he has employed for the past
two weeks. After Saturday’s win
over Duke, Hosterman remarked,
“I was very pleased with the
positional play by the boys.”
After four fourth-period scores
by the Lions against Duke, the
offensive’s actual scoring power
may be on the move again.
In just two games, eleven goals
were tallied by Hosterman’s men.
They were slowed by tallying
three during their loss to Army
three weeks ago, and - were ad
most stopped when they finally
edged Colgate, 1-0.
If the same menacing machine
of scoring returns to the early
season status for the Lions, it will
be a vital concern for the Middies
tomorrow.
Double Duty, Man
Keith Vesting, a right halfback
of Rip Engle’s football team, is
also a star pitcher on the Lion
baseball team.
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