THURSDAY. OCTOBER k. 1956
Booters Poise
For Crucial Tilt
Two of the leading soccer powers in the nation clash
head-on Saturday afternoon when Coacn Ken Hosterman
takes his Penn State soccermen to the eastern part of the
state to meet West Chester State Teachers College.
The tilt could very well determine the 1956 intercollegiate na
tional champion. Last year, the Nittany Lions barely squeezed by
the West Chester eleven, 3-2, on their way to the national crown.
The Rams went the rest o£ the way undefeated, finishing the season
with a 10-1 mark.
With seven starters back from the 1955 West Chester squad,
it is no wonder that Hosterman is feeling a little uneasy over the
upcoming encounter.
“They v/ili be out to avenge last year’s loss and will really be
‘up’ for the game,’’ says the Lion mentor, “but we are the champions
and champions don’t get scared easily.”
Hosterman lost seven men from his 1955 starting array and has
had to fill most of these positions with inexperienced sophomores.
But those newcomers proved by the way they handled Bucknell
last Saturday in the season opener that they intend to maintain
Penn State’s claim to the national title.
• “We were slow in getting started against Bucknell," Hosterman
said, “but once we did, there was no stopping us.” If we can continue
the same style of play at West Chester that worked against Bucknell,
then there is almost r o question of our coming out on top.”
“However, ’t Hosterman added, “we can not make any mistakes)
against West Chester They are a much better team than Bucknell
and will turn every error into a scoring opportunity.”
Hosterman has been-stressing ball handling and offensive
maneuvers in practice sessions.!
He will face a modified defense
from the Rams which will show
three fullbacks in the rear line
instead of the regular two.
This alignment is tough to score
upon, says Hosterman, but it puts
a lot of strain 'on the wingmen
who on offense have to compen
sate for the loss of that man from
the front line
But it works. Last year, with
this “three back system,” the
Rams had only si;: goals scored
against them, three of the scores
by Penn State.
Frosh Gridders
In Scrimmage
A full-scale freshman scrim
mage scheduled for't omor r o w
should provide coach Earl Bruce
with the final step in his “weed
ing out” process in preparation for
the Oct. 13 grid opener at An
napolis.
Bruce announced today that he
will probably rgveal his first and
second team choices Monday, but
don’t bi surprised if the second
team plays more than the first.
In the last few days, Bruce has
been directing pass drills. Throw
ing well, according to Bruce, are
Glassport’s Rich Lucas, and Joe
DeNone, of Braddock.
Following the team’s first
scrimmage two weeks ago, Bruce
indicated he was pleased over the
defensive play. In line for plaud
its were guards Dan- Maddigan
and Earl Romigh: centers Earl
Kohlhass and Ed Stellatella: and
tackle John Sava. Jack Urban
was eited by Bruce for his work
in the defensive backfield.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Moran Set for
After Excellent
For a runner without any
previous cross-country experi
ence prior to his freshman
year at the University, sopho
more Ed Moran has his share
of the work cut out for him dur
ing the Lion’s 1956 varsity season.
Moran, along with his sopho
more teammates Fred Kerr and
Clem Schoenebeck. is expected to
carry the brunt of the load for
coach Chick Werner’s harriers
against a power-packed schedule.!
Moran, Kerr, and Schienebeckj
were the big scoring threats for
Norm Gordon’s freshman contin
gent last year and are expected to
play the big roles again this sea
son. I
This is Moran's first season
of varsity cross-country compe
tition since Kane High School
—his alma maler—does not
carry the sport.
. While in high school, he cen
tered his athletic achievements
on outdoor track—he holds the
school records in the quarter
mile, half-mile, and mile. He said,
however, that “we didn’t have
too much.”
Although he ran in the high
school PIAA's during his four
years at Kane, he never won a
state title. -The closest he came
to winning was a second in the
By VINCE CAROCCI
Varsity Debut
Frosh. Year
Ed Moran
Harrier standout
. | lntramural Golfers
cross-country standout during ' Students entered in the intra
his freshman year at the Uni- ' mural golf -medal tournament
versity. finishing in a four-way I scheduled over the weekend are
lie for first with Kerr. Schoene- reminded to report promptly at l
beck, and Bob Thompson in the I o'clock Saturday to the caddy
two Xrosh duals. jhous
Moran ran into some bad luck*
—a tree—in the frosh IC4-A meet 1
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in New York. He tripped and fell
i into a tree at the mile marker
.•and finished "tv ay back.” At the
time of the accident, he was see*
ond.
The only notable difference
that he said he found between
varsity and frosh competition was
the conditioning. “You get in bet*
; ter shape with the varsity. Three
| miles seemed nothing compared
ito five” he said.
| Commenting on the Penn State
ic o a-c h 1 n g staff. Moran said.
; "They re the best. They cut 14
seconds off my mile time in a
'.year so they must be good.”
( Ed also holds his two team
i mates—and chief competitors—
■ Kerr and Schoenebeck. in high
| esteem. He said, "Both are good
j runners right now and they're
' both improving.
j When asked about this season's
i prospects. Moran said that a good
team effort could be the Lion’s
make or break point. ”If the boys
put ou* as they should, we could
go all the way.”
BEAT ARMY!