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
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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.
Research, development, production, de
sign - and maintenance opportunities
open for men in these categories:
BS. MS. Ph. D. Chemist.. BS & MS
Chem, Engra, BSCE's, BSMF:s. BSEE's
BS Indus. Eners, BS Instrument Enyrs,
and Ph. D, Physicists.
Collegian to Carry .
Weekly Grid Pon
No sports page would be cbmplete this time of year with
out devoting some space to a list of college gridiron prognosti
cations. So here we go again with Out on a Limb, our weekly
guessing game in which the Daily Collegian's sports staff has
a chance to exhibit how much (or how little) it knows about
the national collegiate football picture.
A list of 15 games accompanied
with varied predictions will ap
pear in Saturday's paper and any
one who feels up to matching wits
with these "experts" is welcome
to try. -
As in the past, three scribes.
together with the Penn State
coaching staff, will participate.
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
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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.