WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1954
Garrett
By Lion
Nittany cross-country Coach Chick Werner had nothing
but praise for Ted Garrett after the Lions defeated Michigan
State on Saturday.
Garrett, who was Captain for the meet with the Spartans,
came through with his finest performance since coming to
the Nittany Valley. His fourth place finish played a vital
role in the Lions’ first victory of the season.
“Muchr Of the credit for our win,” Werner said, “must go to
Garrett. He did a fine job-of leading and'inspiring the team.”
At Ambridge High School Gar
rett established a reputation as
one of the top hill-and-dalers in
the state. During his junior year
he won all but one meet and fin
ished the campaign by placing
second in the PIAA run. Gai'rrett
won the PIAA, AMA, and WPIAL
titles in his senior year.
.In both his junior and senior
years Red Hollen, former Nittany
cross-country and track star, fin
ished one place behind, Garrett.
However, when the two ran side
by side for the Lions last year
Hollen .placed ahead of Garrett.
Why? Garrett pointed out that
Hollen kept on running from the
time he graduated from high
school until he got his diploma
from the University ths spring.
This ■ gave Hollen the advantage,
since Garrett spent two seasons
on the sidelines because he trans
ferred from one college 'to an
other.
- ‘ Went to Pitt, So. Cal.
Garrett started out at Pitt, be
gan anew at Soilthern California,
and then, entered the University.
During this period of moving
about Garrett lost some of his
athletic eligibility.
Last season Garrett placed sixth
against Cornell, 14th in a triangu
lar meet with Navy and. George
town, 11th against Michigan State,
and fifth in the Manhattan meet.
This year he started out with
an eighth place finish in a tri
angular battle with Navy and Vil
lanova. At Ithaca,. N.Y., Garrett
became ill and was unable to com
pete against Cornell. Then came
Saturday. The responsibility of
being captain for a day worked
wonders with Garrett, and his po
sition in the No. 4 slot set a fire
under the rest of the team. Michi
gan State’s Big Ten and IC4A
titllsts got nothing but smoke
from the fire and fell before the
Nittany harriers, 23-36.
First Meet
Before his first cross-country
meet in high school Garrett was
told by his coach to “follow that
guy and you’ll finish near the
top.” Garrett followed the orders
and soon found that he was in
second place.
However, when the two runners
came to a tunnel the harrier in
the lead stopped. “I figured he
was going to wait until the others
had passed and them he would
take a short' cut around the tun
nel,” the little speedster said.
. As it turned out, the other run
ner didn’t take a short cut.. When
Garrett asked him why he had
paused, he- replied that he was
“tired and just resting.” Garrett
started running again, winding
up in second place. The other
runner? Well, it’s a good thing
Garrett didn’t follow him all the
way. He came in about eighth.
“I really felt good on Saturday,”
Garrett said. “It was just the way
it was in high school —whenever
I needed a little extra energy it
just seemed to be there.”
Garrett is an industrial psy-
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By HERM WEISKOPF
IM Tennis
Progresses
To Final Round
The intramural tennis tourna
ment has advanced to tis final
stages. the fraternity men’s di
vision, contestants have moved to
the third round. Still eligible af
ter the first two rounds of play
are Lou Adler-Beta Sigma Rho;
Jim Machlin-Theta Xi; John
Cleary-Phi Kappa Tau; George
Bairey-Delta Upsilon.
Joe Cutler-Sigma Alpha Epsil
on; Harry McCheSney-Phi K a PP a
Sigma; Bill Suro-Alpha Zeta; Joe
Myers-Triangle; Geo. Crouse-Phi
Kappa Sigma; Fred Thompson-
Lambda Chi Alpha; Chris Chris
tiansen-Alpha Sigma Phi; Otto
Hetzel-Phi Gamma Delta; Dan
Gray-Beta Theta Pi; John Rau
tine-Theta Xi; and Frank Bousch
er-Sigma Chi.
In the independent men’s divi
sion, 14 have fought their way up
through the ranks to become eligi
ble for the fourth round. They are
George Walker, Larry Samuels,
Stan Jacobs, Joe Galiardi, Don
Jones, Dave Bronstein, A 1 Lucien,
Dick Worley, Andy Buerk, Erith
Ray, Andy Knezich, Pete Dono
van, and Dale Graff.
The fourth round matches will
pair Walker-Samuels, Jacobs-Ga
liardi, Jones-Bronstein, Lucien-
Worley, Buerk-Ray, Knezich-Don
ovan, and Graff, winner of anoth
er third round match.
Final matches will begin today.
chology major and a member of
Pi Kappa Phi. He seems to finally
have come into his own for the
Lions. The Nittany harrier has
passed through the “tunnel,” or as
the song goes, “over the bridge.”
Any way it is phrased. Garrett has
regained his victory stride. So
have the Lions'.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Unsung Manager's Work Pays Off
■on the playing field and in the]
dressing rooms are in order. Jack|
sees that this work is accomplish
ed. '
You can find one on any
athletic team —he is a person
with infinite responsibilities
and one who receives few
praises. He is the student
manager. And Jack Greiner is
one of these unheralded per
sons.
Jack is head manager of
Penn State’s football team, a
position he has held since the
spring of this year. He began as a
freshman candidate and worked
his way up through the years un
til he^ 'finally reached his goal.
As head manager, Jack assumes
many responsibilities. Seeing that
all trips are carried out in order,
paying the transportation and ho
tel bills, and caring for the teams
valuables are a few of his duties.
He has three assistants, who ac
company him on all trips. It is
then job to see - that everything
Williams Holds
Lead in Grid
Prediction Race
Sports writer Roy Williams con
tinued to dominate the Daily Col
legian’s weekly football grid poll,
by posting a-12-3 mark.
The Lions coaching staff, rep
resented last week by Earl Bruce,
failed once again in an effort to
lose their deed to last place. Bruce
came out on top in nine games, a
far better performance than the
mentors’ previous two (7-8, 8-7)
but was still unable to clear the
cellar.
Assistant Sports Editor, Herm
Weiskopf, duplicated Bruce’s 9-6
performance, to move into sec
ond plac.e He was tied with head
scribe Dick McDowell last week
for number two honors.
McDowell had his worst day to
date, flipping the coin accurate
ly on only eight contests.
Williams’ over-all record stands
at a fine 44-16, for an average of
.733. Weiskopf’s 40-20 accounts for
an even two-thirds average of
.666, and McDowell owns a .650
mark on 39 correct choices and 21
miscues.
Joe Paterno, backfield coach,
still owns the best single day per
formance. He opened the selec-
four weeks ago by hitting
on 13 of the 15 games. 1
Each of the quartet of swamies
has been top man one of the four
weeks, and Williams has been the
only selector to hold first place
two weeks in a row.
By FRAN FANUCCI
Jack, or “Chicken,” as friends
call him, is a modest, 160 pound
lad, who hails from Jeannette, Pa.
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In high school he did everything
but teach. He was manager of
football for three years and also
played this sport' in his senior
year, starting at fullback. Jack
was also manager of basketball
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WHAT EVERY YOUNG COED SHOULD WEAR
Gather round, girls. Snap open a pack of Philip Morns, lightup,
relax and enjoy that mild fragrant vintage tobacco while Old Dad
tells you a'bout the latest campus fashions. .
The key word this year is casual. Be casual. Be slapdash. Be rakish.
Improvise. Invent your own ensembles —like ski pants with a peek
a-boo blouse, like pajama bottoms with an ermine stole, like a hocky
sweater with a dirndl. _ .
(Dirndl, incidentally, is one of the truly fascinating, words in the
English language. Etymologists have quarreled oyer its origin for
years. Some hold with Professor Manley Ek that Dirndl is a corrup
tion of Dardanelle and is so named because it resembles the skirts
worn by the women of that region. This theory is ,at first glance
plausible, but begins to fall apart when you consider that there are
no women in the Dardanelle region because of the loathesome local
custom of female infanticide.)
(Another theory is advanced by Dr. Clyde Feh. Dirndl, says he,
is a contraction of “dairy in the dell” and refers to the milkmaidish
appearance of the skirt. But again close examination causes one to
abandon a plausible hypothesis. As every child knows, it is not “dairy
in the dell” but “farmer in the dell”, in which case the skirt should
be called not dirndl but fimdl.
(There are some who contend we will never know the true origins
of dirndl. To those faint hearted Cassandras I say, remember how
everyone laughed at Edison and Franklin and Fulton and Marconi
and Sigafoos. [Sigafoos, in case you have forgotten, invented the
nostril, without which breathing, as we know it today, would not be
possible.] The origins of dirndl will be found, say I, and anyone
who believes the contrary is a lily-livered churl and if he’ll step
outside for a minute, I’ll give him a thrashing he won’t soon forget.)
But i digress. We were smoking a Philip Morris and talking about
the latest campus styles. Casual, we agree, is the key word. But
casual need not mean drab. Liven up your outfits with a touch of
glamor. Even the lowly dungaree and man-shirt combination can
be made exciting if you’ll adorn it with a simple necklace of 120
matched diamonds. With Bermuda shorts, wear gold knee-cymbals.
Be guided by the famous poet Cosmo Sigafoos (whose brother Sam
it was who invented the nostril) who wrote:
Sparkle, my beauty,
Shimmer and shine,
The night is young,
The air’s like wine,
Cling to a leaf,
Hang on a vine,
Crawl on your belly,
It’s time to dine.
(Mr. Sigafoos, it should be explained, was writing about a glow
worm. Insects, as everyone knows, are among Mr. Sigafoos’ favorite
subjects for poems. Who can ever forget his immortal Ode to a BoU
Weevil? Or his Tumbling Along With the Tumbling Tumblebug?
Or his Fly Gently, Sweet ApMd? Mr* Sigafoos has been inactive
since the invention of DDT.)
But I digress. We were smoking a Philip Morris and discussing
fashions. Let us turn now to headwear. The motif in hats this year
will be familiar American scenes. There will be models to fit every
head—for example, the “Empire State Building” for tall thin heads;
the “Jefferson Memorial” for squatty ones; "Niagara Falls” for dry
scalps. Feature of the collection is' the “Statue of Liberty,” complete
with a torch that actually bums. This is very handy for lighting
your Philip Morrises, which is very important because no matter
how good Philip Morrises are, they’re nowhere unless you light them
We come now to the highlight of this year’s fashion parade—a mad
fad that's sweeping the chic set at high tone campuses all over the
country. All the gals who-are in the van, in the swim, and in the
know are doing it. Doing what, you ask? Getting tattooed, of course*
You just don’t rate these days unless you’ve got at least an anchor
on your biceps. If you really want to be the envy of the campus get
yourself a four masted schooner, or a heart with FATHER printed
inside of it, or a— :
I interrupt this column to bring you a special announcement." A
runner has just handed me the following bulletin:
“The origin of the word dirndl has at long last been discovered.
On June 27, 1846, Dusty Schwartz, the famous scout and Indian
fighter, went into the Golden Nugget Saloon in Cheyenne, Wyoming
The Golden Nugget had just imported a new entertainer from the
East. She came out and did her dance in pink tights. Dusty Schwartz
had never seen anything like that in his life, and he was much
impressed. He watched with'keen interest as she did her numbers,
and he thought about her all the way home. When he got home his
wife Feldspar was waiting to show him a new skirt she had made
for herself. How do you like my new skirt, Dusty?’ said Feldspar.
He looked at the large voluminous garment, then thought of the
pink tights on the dancing girl. ‘Your skirt is darn dull,’ said Dusty
‘Darn dull’ was later shortened to ‘dirndl’ which is how dirndfe
got their name,” '
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and a member of the varsity track
squad, in which he ran the mile
and 880. He was president of his
class for four years, president of
Alpha Hi Y, a sportswriter for the
school paper and the year book,
vice president of the student coun
cil, and last but not least he imi
tated Jimmy Durante in shows
put on by the Dr ex Club, of which
he was a member.
C /”T”T!
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Spending over 30 hours a week
on the football field, Jack has lit
tle time for himself. He is social
chairman of Delta Sigma Phi and
this alone is a burdensome task.
He studies whenever he has free
hours and surprisingly enough, he
has attained a good average over
the past years.
Asked about this year’s football
team, Jack said, “there is a lot
n.ore spirit in this year’s team
than in any other since I have
been manager.” He has great re
spect for the administrtaion, the
coaches, and especially Oscar, the
equipment manager.
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