FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 16. 1955
Lions Meet Boston U
First But Then What?
One week from tomorrow Penn
State embarks on its centennial
football season when the Terriers
of Boston University visit Bea
ver Stadium to help the Lions'
open their 69th year on the/grid
iron. But that's all the help head
coach Rip Engle can expect from
Coach "Buff" Donelli's squad.
That's why Engle, his assis
tans, and his team have just one
thought in their minds—Boston
University—as they continue
drills in preparation for the com
ing opener. At the same time,
however, another fact appears.
The Lions have eight other grid
tests ahead of them• after the Ter
riers and there's no rush to get
out on the proverbial limb to
predict a Lion "breather" in the
1955 schedule.
For now, all we'll say about
BU is two points—we're all that
separated the Terriers from an
undefeated season in 1954 when
they , won s e ven of their nine
starts, and from Boston, Mass.,
the word comes that prospects for
the 1955 season continue bright
despite the loss of six starters
from the '54 eleven.
After BU, the Lions travel first
to Army, and then Virginia.
Navy ends the Lipns' two-game
road trip when it visits Penn
State Oct. 15. West Virginia and
Penn then host the Lions. Syra
cuse comes to Beaver Field Nov.
5 to meet the Lions for the 34th
969 Pounds of Linemen ....
only .mr -
men to Penn States forward
line for lb. 1955 campaign, will
defend the. Lions' 1955 honor
on the gridiron. The fi v •
(1. to r.) as* Co-captains Otto
Kneidinger. 111 •11w o o 41, and
Frank Each, Steelton; Sam
Valentine, Sykesville: Ea r 1
Shumaker. Beaver -Palls: and
Dick DeLuca. Monaca.
Three of the five letterman
are guards—Maud:ism Simms
ker. and DeLuca. Kneldinger
will work at tackle and .Reich
at center.
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Lions on the following we with
Penn State returning home Nov.
19 to close the season with Pitt.
Can you find a "breather?"
Army and Navy again have
drawn prominent attention re
cently as being the East's best—
and if not, then top candidates to
serve up hot trouble for the East's
independent ranks. Boston Uni
versity, although not as highly
rated as the service squads, also
is not being slighted by the pre
season forecasters.
Navy lost 21 men of its 38-man
Spgar Bowl team including its
four most experienced halfbacks
plus fullback Joe Gattuso, voted
outstanding player in the Sugar
Bowl game. Coach Eddie Erde
latz, however, doesn't seem to be
worried with his line returning
intact except at , the guards. Erde
latz says his line is heavier this
year and that spring wolk pro
duced a "great deal of progress."
All-America end Ron Beagle re
turns to that line too.
West Virginia is expected to
have more depth than ever with
veteran Freddy Wyant at the
quarterbacking slot for the fourth
straight season. At fullback the
Mountaineers have more depth
with good runners and blockers.
On the line tackles are strong
and plentiful and are the, bright
est spots in the forward wall. The
guards are somewhat weaker and
Inexperienced except for Gene
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Lathey, a junior 205 pounder.
Ends and center slots lack exper
ience and shifts are expected.
Penn, trying to rebound after
a winless nine-game card of '54,
boasts ten lettermen available for
line berths. Sixteen lettermen, 12
potential frontline reserves up
from the freshmen, and two ser
vice returnees held the fate of the
1955 Quaker squad which is rated
"definitely better than the '54
eleven."
Syracuse claims a big, strong,
'line returning except for center.
' Orange Coach Ben Schwartz
walder lost 13 lettermen, five of
them regulars, but has 16 letter
men returning including seven
regulars. Syracuse. considers the
development of a passing attack
and a balanced ground attack its
two major problems in addition
to finding two linebackers.
Rutgers' coming 87th consecu
tive football season has been
tagged the brightest since the
"golden era of 1946-49," when the
Scarlet won 28 while losing only
eight. Coach Harvey Harman
claims a wealth of talent from
his undefeated frosh squad and
several newcomers.
_ "For the fir s t time in five
years, we'll have good backfield
manpower," Harman says. He I
rates the team his biggest ,fast
est, and most promising since
1949.
At Pitt, John Michelosen is the
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Gene Bischoff
IM Director
Football, Tennis to Open
IM Program Next Week
The Penn State intramural department moves into full swing
next week as preparations are being made for the forthcoming
touch football and tennis singles tournaments.
The department, headed by Gene Bischoff and his capable
assistant, Clarence "Dutch" Sykes, is in the process of preparing
a full time schedule comprised
of fall, winter, and spring sports
for Penn State men
Intramural athletics, unlike
varsity sports where perfection
a prerequisite, only requires of
le competitors raw skill and a
:nowledge of the game.
Excellent Hunting Grounds
IM contests have proven to be
xcellent hunting grounds for
riany of the school's varsity
oaches. Among the notables wild
Lave participated in compe
ition are •the Ashenfelters, of
rack fame; Jack Sherry, 1953
, asketball captain; and Larry Joe,
leet footed back of Lion foot
)all squads of the late 40's.
At the present time there are
7 tournaments included in the
)rogram. During the fall season
here is touch football, tennis
ingles, swimming, bowling—the
atest addition to the program—,
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the winter, the department offers
basketball, boxi n g, wrestling,
handball singles and doubles, bad
minton, and volleyball to ath
letic-minded students.
No Softball
Horseshoes, tennis double s,
golf-team play, soccer, and track
round out the IM schedule in
the spring. There is no softball
tournament due to lack of play
ing facilities.
Separate tournaments are con
ducted in all sports for both in
dependent and fraternity groups.
Independent competitors vie for
sterling silver medals while the
fraternity organizations work as
a team towards a trophy for the
house.
Only undergraduates may com
pete in IM contests as long as
they. are not members of the
varsity, junior varsity, or fresh
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