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Now What?
Breaks Hand—
Straub and
Go 'Hand'
If there's anybody on Penn State's present football squad—
which is going through rigorous pre-season workouts in preparation
for an even more rigorous 1955 grid season—who could be tagged
with the title of "a tough-luck kid" we'd throw our vote in the
hat for Buck Straub
Straub,
a veteran fullback who has been a two-letterman for
Rip Engle during the last two
seasons, felt the familiar sting of
his perennial malady last week
when he was injured during a
Saturday scrimmage session.
This time it was Straub's left
hand. The broken hand will defi
nitely place the 195-pounder on
the sidelines for the Lions' sea
son opener at Beaver Field
against Boston University Sept.
24. Straub, however, said that he
hopes to be ready for the Army
game the following week at West
Point.
How he broke his hand still
remains a mystery, Straub said.
"We played about 20 minutes,
rested, and then started to play
again," he said. "I played about
four plays and noticed my hand
bothered me. That's when we
found out it was broken."
Injuries—particularly at th e
start of the season—are nothing
new for easy-going Straub. Since
he left Hampton Township High
School in Allison Park, north of
Pittsburgh, where he played full
back, he has been injured on the
eve of each season.
In his freshman year Straub
re-injured his knee which took a
beating in high school. In addi
tion he was kicked in the ankle
which later proved to be trouble
some in his junior year.
Although he later went on to
win a letter and score twice in
his first year on the varsity as a
sophomore, Straub suffered a
twisted knee at the start of the
season.
When he returned last year for;
his second trip on the varsity,
Straub was again plagued by in
juries to his shoulder, his ankle
and the knee again.
Straub suffered the shoulder
and ankle injuries in practice ses-:
lions. The ankle injury was a re
occurrence of a two-year-old fh-I
jury which he suffered as a frosh'
gridder. 1
Between the Virginia and West
Virginia games Straub again in-'
jured his knee which placed him
on the "doubtful" list for the re-'
mainder of the season when he
Injuries
in 'Hand'
By ROY WILLIAMS
saw limited action in four of the
five final games.
Ironically, Straub was injured
the day after word came that
Lenny Moore, the Lions' top
notch halfback, had been re
admitted to school and was eli
gible for the 1955 campaign. Rip
Engle, head coach, had one head
ache solved for him Friday but
on Saturday had another king
sized noggin buster. And we
thought Straub had it tough?
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Bob Hamel has been elected
captain of the 1956 Penn State
lacrosse team, succeeding Don
Bell, last year's goalie. Hamel,
last season, shared team scoring
honors with senior Joe Erwin.
Each had 20 goals.
,
Ron Weidenhammer's four-for
four finish in the NCAA District
2 play-offs gave him a resounding
i t
.457 batting average for his fin 1
year of college baseball. T e
basketball co-captain hit safely n
20 of 22 games and fanned only
once.
Three Penn State athletes quali
fied via the Middle Atlantic AAU
trials for the National AAU track
and field championships at Boul
dor, Colorado. The thr e e, all
double winners, were Art Pol
lard, in the sprints; Rosey Grier,
in the weights; and Bill Youkers,
in the hurdles. •
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Sophomore southpaw Ed Drap
cho boasted the pitching staff's
best earned run average during
the 1955 Penn State baseball cam
paign. The little fellow, who gave
up only 52 hits and fanned 99 in
12 games, posted a 1.55 average.
He won 10 and lost 2 in his first
season of college competition.
Veteran Joe Bedenk, who fin
ished his 25th year as Penn State
baseball coach last season, boasts
an over-all record of 283 wins,
123 defeats, and three ties. He
has yet to experience a losing
campaign. His 1955 team won 17
and lost 5.
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James Tate IV has been elected
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Dagobert de Levie, assistant pro
fessor of German, produced a
series of six programs entitled
Europe , of Today for Behind the
Lecturn. On the program, he in
terviewed students from other
countries.
Students will be able to keep
up with the Music 5 course on
World of Music, a summary of
the week's lecture. Elmer C.
Wareham, instructor in music,
compiles the outline and turns it
over to the director of the pro
grams
WDFM broadcasts special events
such as Blue Band concerts and
name bands when they are on
campus.
The station, run entirely by stu
dents, is managed by Morton Sla
koff, senior in arts and letters
from Philadelphia. Freshmen in
terested in working for the sta
tion will be accepted later in the
semester when a call for candi
dates is issued. At the meeting,
department heads will discuss the
work of their departments and
students may sign up for various
ones ranging from announcing to
special events. No previous ex
perience is required.
'55 4 Summer Slants
manager of the 1958 Penn State
golf team, succeeding Fred Cohen.
Newly appointed assistants are
Robert Parry, Charles Good, and
David Moskowitz.
Newly-elected manager of the
1956 Penn State tennis team is
Donald Calvert succeeding Law
rence Cohen. Assisting him will
be William Detterer, Roger Mil
ler, and Kirk Hartman.
Robert Bair is the newly elected
manager of the 1956 Penn State
track and field team, succeeding
Bruce Vogelsinger. His assistants
will be Martin Sedlack, Lloyd
Hughes, and Richard Parry.
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campus characters?
641 a
a blank stare. Naturally. He
never sees a newspaper. If you can get his nose out of
a book, give him this suggestion: Read The New York
Times. It makes you a well-rounded person!
THE RAN-RAH, HEY-HIY BOY.
This is the fellow who knows
Aristides only as the horse
who won the first Kentucky
Derby. Talk books or politics
to him and all you get• is a
senseless grunt. He pulls down
an "A" in Phys Ed, but falls on -his face in economics
and government. Pull him away from the scrimmage
session and give him this tip: Read The •New York
Times. It helps you raise your grades!
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tion with the men well, she
hasn't found one yet who cares about her latest recipe
for veal ragout. Give her this helpful advice: Read The
New York Times. It helps make you more interesting !
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a " "U : '' formed by reading The New
York Times, the newspaper that keeps you up on the
facts in bull sessions and in the classroom. Take this
tip: Read The New York Times. It pays!
Read The New York Times every day. Order It now.
See your campus representative. •
DONALD CARTWRIGHT
216 W. College Ave.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1955
Dean Vesling has been elected
mahager of the 1956 Penn State
baseball team, succeeding Thomas
Wise. Newly-appointed assistants
are Elisha Howes, Richard Shing
ler, and John McKersh.
Bob McMullen, who comes from
a ball-playing family in Belle
fonte, is captain elect of the 1956
Lion diamond team. The fleet
footed outfielder hit .393 in 1955.
Previously elected as captain of
the 1956 golf team was Jim Mayes
who participated with teammate
John Boyanowski in the National
Collegiate championships.
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Know these
THE GRIND. Sometimes they
call him the Professor. But
most classmates call him a
bore. He knows his texts from
cover to cover. But ask him
who Bulganin is and you get
THE HOT-SO-ALL-AMERICAN
CO-ID. Other girls may be the
sweetheart of Sigma Chi, but
not this drooping wallflower.
She sews and cooks and hits
the books. But for converse-
MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED. Stop .
by his dorm room and you'll
always find him the center of a
bull session. He has all the
facts, all the arguments. No
wonder. He keeps well in-