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Penn State's IM Program
Rates With Nation's Best
By LES POWELL
If you are one of the 4000-plus new students who takes his first look at Penn State
this week, you may be impressed, among scores of other things, by the preseason raves
being heaped upon the Lion football team in newspapers throughout the East.
If you're an ardent enthusiast of sports in general (and Penn State sports in particu
lar), you might have read during the past academic year of the basketball team's pas
sion for upsetting the top clubs on its schedule, the fine showing by the Lions in the NCAA
baseball tournament or the var
sity golfers' near-victory in the
Eastern tourney at Annapolis,
In a mailer of weeks, how
ever, you will realize and great
ly appreciate the fact that the
University's vast athletic pro
gram far from ends with var
sity competition. -Working be
hind the scenes to plug the gap
between physical education
classes and intercollegiate ath
letics is a small, underpubli
cised group which has broad
ened the scope of Penn State
sports since 1930 -- the intra
mural office.
Intramural athletics—popularly
known as "IM's"—have played a
vital part in building and retain
in, sportsmanship among frater
siity and independent groups
since former football coach Hugo
Bezdek introduced the program
at Penn State 27 years ago. Bez
dek, who probably considered
Penn State's 1924 Rose Bowl
team as his finest achievement,
conceived something that will be
going strong after great grid
squads of the past are forgotten.
Penn State's intramural pro
gram is unique in that its ad
ministration has been solely in
the hands of the intramural of
fice since 1946. Until that time,
the program was run by a system
of student managers, similar to
that employed by varsity sports.
Such a method was the only one
possible at the time. But its
drawbacks, such as very limited
'records and lacks of time, re
sulted in its abandonment.
The present system does not
entirely exclude students from
its management. Every frater
nity has an athletic chairman
to organize its teams and keep
She players informed on play
ing dates, times and special
announcements. Students also
assist in - officiating intramural
competition. Last year. 72 un
dergraduates, most of them
varsity afhleles. were used as
game officials.
The. remainder of the program
that part which the average
student takes for granted—is car
ried out by the IM office. The
intramural department's staff is
in complete charge of printing all
schedules, formulating and pub
lishing rules and announcement
sheets and maintaining records.
Instead of an intramural hand
book which would collectivize
The information, periodical an
nouncements are distributed al
few weeks before a given sport is I
4.0 open. The latter method keeps !
the program fresh and serves its!
purpose more effectively. Hand-1
books are impractical since they
would seldom be read thorough- ;
ly.
Welcome Back Students
Stop in and look around
or call
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Monday 8 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
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The IM office's mimeographed
announcement sheets state the
enry deadline for each sport, en
try fees, rules, starting times and
type of tourney (single elimina
tion .or round robin) and explain
certain drawbacks of competition.
The latter point is of major
importance to those interested
in basketball play. Most teams
Must play a portion of their
schedule on Friday nights,
when many students are going
home for the weeli.end, and
playing dates cannot be
changed.
Lateness of games is a conflict
which must be faced in all sports.
Due to the lack of facilities,
classes and varsity sports, 80 per
cent of IM act :a takes place af
ter dinner houls (5-6:15) .and 50
per cent after 9 o'clock.
These and countless other haz
ards have provided an avocation
for Gene Bischoff, director of the
intramural program. Bischoff,
who holds an M.S. degree from
Ohio State, came to Penn State
via Oberlin (Ohio) College and
OS. In 1934, he succeeded Bezdek
in the IM driver's seat and led
the program's highly successful
(reconstruction.
(Continued on page twenty-three)
Booters Seek
New Fullback
(Continued from page eighteen):
ward Dutch Walz.
This leaves senior, Per Torge
son and junior Mike Stoll
meyer, the other two hooters
in the scoring deadlock, as Hos
terman's top competitors for the
season. "Unless they're out
hustled, they're my big men," he
said.
The Lion mentor also looks for
considerable help for Herb Hert
ner, Walt Krauser and Paul Bauer
all of whom saw considerable ac
tion last season. Don Dougald,
Lawrence's understudy last year,
figures to be the leading goalie
candidate this season.
Hosterman also feels that Howie
Maierhoffer, a transfer student'
from Buffalo last fall who had to
sit out the season because of the
intercollegiate transfer rules, may
help his club. "I hope to use him,
a bit," he said.
He is also looking for help .
from last - year's frosh squad.
Hosterman also expressed some
happiness over the schedule. Forj
the first time in his five-year'
reign, his club has more home
games than away games—six to,
four. He said he expected the
home encounters—Penn, Temple,
Navy, Pitt, Maryland and West
Chester—to be the toughest.
IT'S SCRIMMAGE TIME on the Beaver Field practice gridiron
as Coach Rip Engle sends his charges through first-week practice
sessions.
Here's a great big Hello to all you students—
old and new. Stop in today and plop your
hats on the counter . . . whether they're blue
dinks or black pointed ones. Their owners will
be treated to the same delicious food and
wonderful service that has made the Penn State
Diner a favorite through the years.
Penn State Diner
West College Avenue
"Stop at the Sign of the Lion."
It's The Same
Welcome . Mat
That's - right frosh. The same welcome
mat that was out at Balfour's for your —
father is still out for you. And
Crum Jenkins has been keeping it in
place all -this time.
You'll also he happy to know that the
prices are no higher than when your
dad bought Balfour jewelry for , your
mom—nor is the quality any less.
Balfour. is well known on every campus
for fine jewelry. So why not show'
that you are right in the swing of things
and' send some one at home a piece of
Penn State jewelry from Balfour. _..
Balfour is located in the 'A' store.
So come on in and let us show you
what we have. Maybe a ring, only $2.75.
Then after you have taken some exams
and stayed up a few nights studying
you can come in and buy your class ring.
But don't wait until .then to display your
school emblem—come in now. We'll be
glad to meet you and don't forget—
the welcome mat is out.
L. G. C)34ctifOttl:
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 9. 1957
Hi,
Penn
Staters!
in the "A" Store