SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER Packer-less Soccermen Face Tough Schedule Two imposing roaablocks another grueling schedule loaded with perennial soccer powerhouses and finding a suitable replacement for two-time All-American and 1956 Olympic performer Dick Packer—may mar the path to a third consecutive undefeated season for Coach Ken Hosterman's 1956 edition of the Lion soccer squad. Since the first scheduled practice session for the Lion booters is not until Wednesday liosterman has no idea as to thei * * * outlook for the coming season—. except that any schedule calling for away games with West Ches ter State . Teachers College, Navy, and Maryland is anything but "soft." West Chester has had a very strong soccer team for the past 10 years while Navy is usually capable of coming up with a for midable crew. Maryland was the Atlantic Coast Champions for the past four years and figures to be in the thick of the race again this season. Seeks Packer Replacement Looking past the schedule an gle, Hosterrnan's biggest problem is finding a 'replacement for Packer—the Lions' mainstay for the past years. "With Packer gone, our offense will definitely be weaker." Hosterman said. "How ever, our defense figures to be fairly strong," he added. Despite Packer's loss, the Lion mentor has seven, lettermen re turning to form the nucleus of this season's squad. John Law rence seems to have the inside track on the goal tendering spot after spending most of last sea s-on as George Geczy's under study. Captain-elet Steve Flam poris returns to his regular right halfback spot—the third consecu tive season that he has been a starting performer. Brower, Hill Return Ralph Brower and Ward Hill are the two other returning regu lars while Tom Nute, Dave Davis, and Jim Hedberg round out Hos-I terman's experienced lettermen. The latter three were occasional starters during the past season. Hosterman is looking for some help from last year's freshman' club to add to the varsity's depth. Leading the way will be frosh' standout Per Torgeson with Mike Stollmeyer, Don Meyers, Paul THE ATHLETIC STORE Engineering Materials Sporting Goods TUNE IN ‘INMAJ ON SATURDAYS For All Penn State Football Games 9. 1956 By VINCE CAROCCI Bauer, and Otto Rosenberger next in line. Bob Wittmeier, Bruce Walsh, and Derek Swire are also listed as strong possibilities to cop berths on the varsity squad with possibly one or two players corn ing from Ogontz Center near Philadelphia. Open Against Bucknell The booters open the 1956 sea son with a home contest against Bucknell on Sept. 29, folloWed bye an away game against West Ches- 1 ter on Oct. 6. They then return, to University Park for home: games against Syracuse and Col- 1 gate on Oct. 13 and 20. Two away contests—an Oct. 27 clash against Penn and a Nov. 3 tilt against' Maryland—follow. The booters play their final' football team. Johnny Chuckran, home game against Army on Nov.! 1944 Lion captain, has chosen 10, after which they journey to Otto Kneidinger, 1955 co-captain, i (Continued on page sixteen) as his line mentor. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Penn State Sport Shorts Bill Hess, of Manhasset, N.Y., who set a new single season scor ing mark of 41 goals in 1956. may also have set a new mark for as sists during Penn State's 1956 la ! crosse campaign. The sophomore ace led the team with an impres sive 21 assists. Bob Hamel, of 'Mineola, N.Y., was runner-up with 12. Max Kneidinger, youngest bro ther of Otto Kneidinger. last year's co-captain, hopes to follow• !in•his brother's footsteps at Penn State. The younger Kneidinger lenters the University in the fall and plans to play freshman foot ball. An all-around performer. Dion IR. Weissend. of Webster. N.Y., has !been named captain of the 1957 'Penn State gymnastics team, suc ceeding Hugh Cline, of Yeadon. iW eissend shared all-around !chores in 1956 with Olympian 'Armando Vega, of Los Angeles. Jean Cronstedt, who won East-: ern and National Collegiate all-, around honors as a Penn State, gymnast, will represent Sweden' in the 1956 Olympics. Cronstedt left Penn State in 1954 to enroll in medical school at Stockholm.' Sweden. Two former Penn State heroes will join hands in 1956 as coaches of the nearby Tyrone High School 3 Frosh Sports to Start Three Penn State fre,hman away the following week' and teams will open the season Octo- wind up the season with Bul ber 13. The freshman football' at Beaver Field on Oct. 27. tea in journeys to Annapolis: The soccermen have only one where it will meet the Navy game—Navy--a f ter the opener plebes. The soccer yearlings are' on Nov. 16 at Annapolis, while also in Maryland. They meet the cross-country team meets Frostburg State Teachers College. Navy and Pittsburgh on succes and the cross-country froth open sive Saturdays. The X-men are with Cornell at Ithica. N.Y. also entered in the IC4A's in New Ttie gridders meet Pittsburgh York City on Nov. 19. Soccermen Highlight 1955-56 Sports Soccer's second unbeaten sea- was the lone collegian named to son and second national cham- . the United States Olympic team. pionship qualified today as Penn Sharing the limelight with the State's top sports achievement of hooters were the wrestling and the 1955-56 season. 'gymnastics teams, each of whcbm Ken Hosterman's hooters won came within a whisker of win nine games to bring their con- } ning Eastern title honors. Each secutive w•in streak . to 18. Dick was licked only once in dual COM-. Packer. scoring star and captain, petition. was named to the all-America for Joe Bedenk's baseball the second straight year. He also compiled a 16-4 record Text Books Dependable DRY CLEANING LAUNDRY TAILORING RIMMEY'S TAILOR SHOP 113 E. 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