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
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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
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