PAGE SIX Gridders Boast Solid Backfield (This is the last in a series of articl;s covering each. position on Penn State's football team. Twiny the halfbacks and fullbacks.) A backfield lacking the great break-away speed of Lenny Moore but employing a hard running trio of backs give the Nittany Lions one of their most solid and well balanced units in recent years. Excluding quarterback Milt Plum, who was discussed in a backfield, which will take the field against Penn a little over eonsist of veteran Billy Kane and 1 * * * Ray Alberigi at halfback with Emil "Babe" Caprara at fullback, unless injuries or the fine play ing of understudies forces a change. Kane is the heart of the back field. Playing since his sophomore •ear, the Munhall vet is at his peak now and all indications seem to predict his best college season. Backfield coach Joe Pa terno calls Kane one of "the smartest players on the squad" and added that sometimes this at tribute hinders him because he relaxes at times and is caught off guard. Kane is a deceiving runner and elusive. He has good speed for the first thirty yards. which makes him a natural for a quick opening play. and is also con sidered one of the Lions' lop - defensive back, despite his small stature, 5.10, 178 pounds. Last season he was second only to Lenny Moore in ground-gain ing. In 48 carries. Kane piled up 226 yards, an average of five yards per try. He was also the top man three departments— pass receiving, punt returns, and kickoff returns. He snared nine passes for 184 yards, returned seven punts for 47 yards and 13 kickoffs for 273 yards. He was also tied with Bobby Hoffman for second place for scoring honors with 18 points and was topped by only two men for game durability. Kane played 376 minutes.; third to Lenny Moore and Otto Kneidinger. His halfback partner, Alber igi, has probably the most no ticed job on the field—replac ing Moore. An understudy of Moore for two years. Alberigi has finally broken from under the shadow cast by Moore. The 5-11, 195 pound senior lacks the speed of Moore but his hard running technique can get the Lions four or five yards at a clip. Patens° said that Al berigi can't afford to make mis takes because of his lack of speed and added: "he will al ways have to live up to his po tential" because of this hinder ance. One of Alberigi's most impor tant qualities is his blocking ability and he will probably be used, along with Caprara, in that capacity during most of the games. Other top candidates for the halfback spot are Bruce Gilmore and Dave Kasperian, both sopho mores. Gilmore and Kasperian "are hard runners although both are not the elusive type. Gilmore has good speed and, along with Kane, is a natural for the quick opener. Another halfback, Joe Moore. is a returning Army veteran and could with additional experience break into the lineup. At fullback Caprara is fizrn /y entrenched. and according to Rip Engle is one of the best looking prospects he has seen in recent years. Both Patent° and Engle considered Caprara the "best faking back we have:" Caprara is a hard running back with good speed. He is also an excellent blocker. especially when seeking one of the ends. 'His understudy. Maurice Schlei cher. is the biggest man in the backfield at 6-2. 220, but he is being hampered by injuries dur ing most of the fall practice. Pa terno said that Schleicher is agile and aggressive but considers him "very green."- Football Managers All sophomores interested in trying out for assistant foot ball managers should report to the New Beaver Field practice gridiron anytime this week. All candidates must have at least a IC All University average. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA By FRAN FANUCCI ; • • 0114 r, • I at_ -11 W Moore's Replacement Ray Alberigi ,Lemon Posts 20th Win; Tigers Claw Orioles, 9-1 CLEVELAND, Sept. 19 (iP) —Bob Lemon posted his 20th victory of the season today as the Cleveland Indians hung a third consecutive shutout on the Washington Nationals, 6- 0, while a crowd of 3650 shiv ered in the chill and rain. The downpour stopped the game in the last of the seventh, at which time the visitors had only five hits. It was the seventh time in his nine-year career that Lemon has won 20 or more games. Start ing in 1948, when the Tribe won a pennant. he has won 20. 22. 23. 17. 22. 21, 23 and 18. The Indians didn't score against Ted Abernathy until Vic Wertz hit a home run with the bases bare in the fourth. It was his 31st of the season. A triple by Bob Avila and a sin gle by Al Smith gave the Indians another run in the fifth. The Indians scored four in the seventh before the game was halted. Two walks preced ed a double by Al Rosen. Rocky Colwrito singled and Jim Hegan capped the rallt with a two run double. DETROIT, Sept. 19 tiP}---AI Ka- previous a week BILLY KANE 4ce Lion. halfback Emil Caprara Junior Fullback line hit his 26th home run and three singles an d righthander Frank Lary won his 19th game to day as the Detroit Tigers thrashed the Baltimore Orioles, 9-1, in 50- degree weather. The smallest Briggs Stadium crowd of the year, 1435, boosted Tiger home attendance over the million mark for the 11th time in 12 seasons_ The Tigers now have drawn 1,000,578. Columbia-Southern Chemical Corporation Interview Date October 3 Opportunities available in seven plants: Nets Martinsville, W. Va., Barberton. 0., Lake Charles, La., Corpus Christi. Tex., Jersey City, N.J., Bartlett. Calif., and Beauharnois. Quebec, Canada. Producers of heavy industrial chemicals: soda ash, chlorine. caustic soda, anhy drous ammonia. titanium tetrachloride, and other chlorinated products. 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Last year, sports editor Roy Wil liams and his assistant, Ron Gate house, finished in a three-way tie with the coaches, only to bow to Rip Engle's cohorts in a "play off." Lrtiele, the Lion from now, will * * Attempting a comeback this year will be sports editor Fran Fanucci, whto finished last in last season's race. He will be joined by assistant sports editor Vince Carocci and staff-writer • Lou Prato. Leading off for the "opposition" will be freshman coach Earl Bruce, to be followed by Jim Ce- Hora, Tor Toretti, Rip Engle, J. T. White, Frank Patrick, and Joe 'Paterno. Since names like Fanucci and Carocci sound like a pair of half backs for the Fighting Irish and therefore tend to confuse the av erage reader; nick-names have been created. For Fanucei's grim determina tion to make amends for last• year's showing, he shall hence forth be Fearless Fran. Prato be comes Lucky Lou, but may change By EARL KORNFELDER * LOOK WIN A MEAL TICKET CHRISTY'S GREAT CONTEST Here's All You Do Fill in your name and address on the meal ticket below, and take it to Christy's. corner of Pugh and College Avenue. Then Saturday at 1:00 return to Christy's to see if your name has been drawn to be the winner of a meal ticket at Christy's. t 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5, 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 CHRISTY'S * * Issued to Not Tr a nsferable No. $5.50 for $5.00 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, 1956 IM Entries Due In Grid, Tennis Entries for the intramural ten nis singles and touch football tourneys a r e due on Friday. September . 2l according to Dutch Sykes, assistant IM director. The entry fee for touch football is $1 per team while each entry in the tennis tourney must pay a 25-cent fee. Both tourneys are run on a single elimination basis. Football begins play on Monday, Sept. 25 with the fraternities opening their season. Independents are scheduled to open Wednesday, Sept. 26. Tennis opponents arrange their own playing dates according to a deadline schedule issued by the TM office. to Lou the Liar after the first week's results are in. Carocci shall be Viscious Vince, in direct opposition to his good nature. The coaches names shall re main unchanged for the purpose of maintaining the favorable press relations that now exist. Those wishing to "compete" can do so very easily as each week current percentage standings will appear.
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