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Soccer Turnout
Pleases Coach
With the start of the 1954 soccer season more than two weeks away, Coach Ken Hosterman
has been taking a serious look at his candidates for the past week. Although practice sessions have
been underway for only four days, a large turnout of both veterans and newcomers indicates Hos
terman will have plenty of material for the coming campaign.
Nevertheless, the youthful coach has no ideas about pin-pointing- any particular man to any
definite team position—at least not this early in the scrimmage drills. “We’re putting the accent on
conditioning right now,” Hosterman said. “Our conditioning program will be ; more thorough this
season,” he continued, “because
we’re trying to cut down on in
juries.”
Yesterday the Lions put in an
afternoon of scrimmaging against
the local high school eleven. Al
though the team is still working
aut the summer kinks, both vet
erans and newcomers put on a
spirited display.
Backfield Needs Work
At a quick pre-season look,
Penn State is expected to have a
strong, experienced forward wall,
but the backfield is going to need
some juggling before the opening
kickoff. ,
In the line, Hosterman has a
wealth of material from which to
choose. Veteran standouts Bob
Norcik, Gary Nuggent, and Hubie
Kline are missing this year, but
several veterans are returning to
bolster these losses,
Captain Jack Pinezich, along,
with Joe Mijares, Dick Packer,
Milt Springer, and Dick Matacia
are being counted on by Hoster
man. In addition, several sopho
more prospects have been appear
ing to give the veterans some
competition.
In the backfield, however, Hos
terman has a different combin
ation to find for his starting line
up. He’s without the services of
such starts as Captain Hap Irvin,
Ralph Hoffman and Emil Borra
in the backfield, and goalie Red
Harris.
Hosierman Has Material
Hosterman’s headaches is not
concerned with the factor of being
without good material. He has
that, but where to put it is the
question.
Last season Paul Dierks, Ihor
Stelnyk, and Gerry Gillespie
handled the halfback chores very
well. Senior Galen Robbins also
worked the backfield in. addition
to Irvin and Borra
Sports Managers,
Often Unheralded,
Have Vital Jobs
Each of Penn State’s eleven
varsity teams has at least four
men who are hidden behind the
headlines. There to be rushing
about, but seldom seen, and more
seldom noticed, are the managers.
These are the fellows who tote
the bucket, carry the tape, and
wrestle with the equipment in
preparation for each game and
each practice.
The manager’s" work begins
long before the season starts and
lasts long afterward. His pre
season labor includes preparing
the equipment the players must
use in prep:«*g for the coming
foes on a rugged inter-collegiate
schedule.
During the season his errands
and ministrations facilitate the
operation of a smooth, high
geared athletic machine. Post
season finds him storing and often
repairing the materials used
throughout the season.
Butj as every pup must have
his day, the faithful workhorse is
finally given his day of recog
nition in the, form of a big, block
letter “S”. The same proud sym
bol that his friends, the players
themselves, have earned. The
head and assistant managers of
each squad is so honored.
Sophomore men are eligible for
the post of second assistant man
ager for fall, winter and spring
sports. At the conclusion of each
season three first assistant man
agers are chosen to serve during
the following season. One head
manager is chosen from the three
first assistants and serves in that
capacity the following season. The
two remaining assistants, although
inactive, serve as associate man
agers.
Behind the punter, behind the
goalie, back of the guard, and
rooting for the wrestler is an
other star, the fellow who does
the unnoticed work—the man-
By ROY WILLIAMS
Lion Cagers
Navy , Penn
Home skirmishes with Navy and Penn will highlight Penn State’s
1954-55 basketball schedule. The Lions have also extended their
schedule to 25 contests, six more than last year.
The cagers, who last year stunned the college basketball circles
by rolling to the semi-finals of the NCAA tournament, are entered
in the University of Detroit
tournament at Detroit Dec. 27 and.
28. Detroit, Toledo, and Wayne
University round out the tourney
entries.
The complete schedule follows.
Dec. 4, Dickinson; 9, North Car
olina State, at Raleigh; 11, Car
negie Tech; 15, Colgate; 17, Get
tysburg; 18, Rutgers; 27-28, Uni
versity of Detroit Tournament;
30, Michigan State, at East Lan
sing.
Jan. 5, Bucknell; 8, U.S. Naval
Academy; 12, Syracuse; 14, Car
negie Tech, at Pittsburgh; 15, Pitt,
at Pittsburgh; 19, Lehigh, at Beth
lehem; 29, Temple, at Philadel
phia.
Feb. 2, West Virginia, at Mor
gantown; 5, Lehigh; 9, West Vir
ginia; 12, Washington and Jeffer
son, at Washington; 18, Colgate,
at Hamilton, N.Y.; 19, Syracuse,
at Syracuse; 23, Rutgers, at New
Brunswick, N.J.; 26, Pitt.
March 2, University of Penna
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Berra's Home Run
Trips Tigers, 4-2
DETROIT, Sept. 16 (IP)— Yogi
Berra complained before the game
today that an infected finger
should have kept him out of the
lineup, but he hit a three-run
home run in the first inning to
enable the New York Yankees to
defeat the Detroit Tigers 4-2.
Rookie Bob Grim yielded only
six hits in his' 19th victory against
six defeats.
Manager Casey Stengal admit
ted he refused to bench Berra
more because of the Detroit-Bos
ton fight for fourth place than
because of the Yankees’ own slim
hopes for a sixth straight pen
nant.
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Cross-Country Team
Faces 'Rebuilding'
Nittany cross-country coach
Chick Werner is sweating out a
“coach’s nightmare” right now.
The loss of three of the team’s
top stars—Red Hollen, Jim Ham
ill, and Lamont Smith—from last
season’s undefeated squad has left
Werner with a big rebuilding job.
Along with Doug Moorhead,
who will be back this year, the
above threesome swept three dual
meets and one triangular battle.
They - paced the team to third
place in then IC4A title run and
to fourth in the NCAA champion
ships.
Penn State had one of the fin
est cross-country teams in the na
tion last year, but the loss of three
of the main cogs has dampened
the outlook for the coming cam
paign.
Moorhead, Ted Garrett, John
Chillrud, and, Skip Slocum are
the only returning lettermen.
This quartet has potential and
should form the nucleus of this
year’s outfit. ’
Penn State traditionally has
had a powerful hill-and-dale
squad, and, while this year’s team
does not match some of the top
outfits of the past' on paper it
could turn out to be another
strong team.
Werner has had plenty of ex
perience at rebuilding in his more
than 20 seasons at Penn State.
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FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 17. 1954
The Lion mentor will be trying
to mold another powerful team
out of last year’s lettermen, re
turnees from last season’s fresh
man crop, and others who will
be running cross-country for the
first time.
In the two weeks between now
and the first meet on Oct. 2 at
Annapolis with 'Navy and Villa
nova a lot will have to be accom
plished. Werner’s main hope, he
said, is “the unexpected” the
long shot gamble that has paid
off in the past and which may
well come through again this
year.
Young GOPs to Attend
McClure Bean Soup
An “old fashioned Republican
get-together” will' be the spirit
of the Young. Republicans Club’s
trip to the annual McClure Bean
Soup at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow, Ben
jamin Sinclair, president of the
Centre County Young Republi
cans group, said yesterday..
Members of the group wishing
to attend the festival should call
Sinclair; ADams 7-4283. Trans
portation will be provided arid
will leave campus at 12:30 p.m.
tomorrow.
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four Pennsylvania governors.