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Lions Ends me- No Grid Problem
5 Seniors
Give Depth
To Position
(This is the first of a series of
articles on the positions on the
Penn Slate football team. To
day I e ends.)
The best ends are the exper
ienced ends and the 1957 Penn
State football team has just
that five experienced ends
who make that position one of
the most powerful positions on
the team, if not the most
pOwerful.
Seniors Les Walters, Jack Faris.
Paul North, Ron Markiewicz and
Romeo Pannozzo all return for
their third year of varsity play.
much to the pleasure of Coach
Rip Engle and his staff.
- End coach J. T. White made no
bones about his feelings concern
ing this year's end crop: "The
ends should be strong with five
experienced seniors back," he
said. He added that he considers
this crop to be as strong as the
one he coached in 1954 when
Jesse Arnelle, Bob Rohland, Jack
Sherry and Jim Gerity all wore
the blue and white. They, too.
were three-year veterans and
their experienced played an im
portant part in the successful 7-2
season.
While said that 'Walters and
Faris were the present leaders
for the starting assignments,
but quickly added that the oth
er three were very close be
hind. This is proven in practice
where all five have beck shifted
from team to team.
Nort ,. and Walters are vying
for the left end posts while
Markiewicz and Farls are com
peting for the right end post. Pan
ziozzo has been used at both posi
tions.
Behind the first five, White has
sophomores John Boick, Norm
Neff, Jerry Murphy and Jack
Stinman.
Commenting on his corp indi
vidually, White had this to say
about Walters: "He's a great re
ceiver who has very good speed
. . . he's very quick." He added
that Walters' speed made him the
best threat of the group for the
long touchdown pass.
Turning to North. White said.
"He's a very rugged play who,
unfortunately has been suscep
tible to injury during the past
three years. - Because he lacks
the speed of Walters. North is a
good hook man for the short
pass," White said.
Pannozzo, the utility man of
the group -because of his ability
to play both end positions, was
described as a "good receiver with
good speed" by White. However,
Walters and North hold a slight
edge in blocking over him at pres
ent, he said.
Moving to the right ends, White
described Faris as a good strong
end, but lacking the speed of the
left ends. A good threat for the
short pass, Faris' play defensively
makes him a standout. "Defensive
ly, he's the best of the right ends,"
White said.
Of Markiewicz, White said:
die's looking good in scrimmage
so far a good receiver, but
lacking in eperience."
Taking everything into con
sideration• a position summary'
could rend: "The ends are tough
—barring injuries, they'll .stay
that way."
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ASSORTED NOTHINGS FROM NOWHERE-
While roaming the halls of Recreation Hall this morning, we had
the pleasure of bumping into Ed Drapcha--Penn State's latest edition
to the all-America roster, this time in baseball.
After a sterling senior season last year with a 12-0 record,.
[Drapcho was selected to the 1957 all-America Baseball Team at the
close of the College World Series at Omaha, Neb.
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Needless to say, he certainly deserved it. Nis case is one
where the record speaks for itself. In three years of varsity pitch
ing, he posted a 27-3 record. Included in this was a fabulous 1.52
I three-year earned-run-average.
Average-wise over the three-year span, the steady lefthanderi
allowed only 4.8 hits a game, walking 2.8 and striking out 9.5. Iltre ,
l imagine there are plenty of pitchers, amateur or professional, who:
wish they could boast of such a mark.
Once the college season was over, Eddie turned his fortunes to:
the lot of professional play—and he found it very receptive to him.;
Playing for the Reading Indians, a Cleveland farm team, of the'
Class A Eastern League. he finished the year with a creditable 6-3'
mark.
When we asked him what he thought 'of professional ball, he
replied: "Ifs a lot faster than college but I like it. T think PA stick
with it if I can."
We're no baseball expert so we won't venture a prophesy as.
to his future. But, we will say this: his spark will certainly be
missed in the Nittany Lion dugout . pitchers of his calibre arej
not easy to replace.
Congratulations on your great college career, Ed, and best
wishes in your new professional one.
While we're on the subject of baseball, almost unnoticed, tiut-,
fielder Ron Rainey may have set a University precedent last sea
son when he led both the baseball and basketball teams in their
most important offensive departments—hitting and scoring.
"Rainbow," as he's more popularly called by his friends, finished
the diamond year with a .350 batting average and the basketball:
year with a 377 scoring total. As far as we know, no other, athlete
has accomplished this same feat—at any rate, it certainly is a rarity;
and we feel safe in saying that it may have happened only once;
or twice before in-the University's history.
With football season rapidly approaching, it isn't too odd to
hear questions like this being asked around campus: "Who's on top
in the Major League races?" Interest, here at University Park.
anyway. seems to he undergoing a gigantic transformation. from
baseball to football. It's only natural.
But for those who are interested, the Yanks and the Braves
are still leading theh packs. Unless both fall into a complete slump,'
both seemed deStMed to meet in the World Series. We feel safe
when we say they will—and that's no calculated risk, either.
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Jack Faris
. . • tough defensiveill
By VINCE CAROCCI
Sports Editor
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Les Walters
. . . a long-pass threat
Stautner Hurt—May Miss
Steelers-Rears Contest
LIGONIER, Pa., Sept. 12 M
I
Veteran tackle Ernie Stautner,
Pittsburgh Steelers, sprained an
kle in a practice session today
and may not be available for
duty as the Steelers play the Chi
cago Bears in an exhibition at
Pittsburgh Saturday night.
Two players signed by the
Steelers this week—Jug Girard
and Dale Atkeson—have thus far
failed to report and their where
abouts are unknown.
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FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 13. '1957
NY Injuries
Give Casey
14 Worries
NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (:-P)--Al
- the New York Yankees
held a comfortable lead with on
ly 14 games to play, injuries to
key men plagued Manager Casey
Stengel as he prepared to open
a two-game series with Chicago
tomorrow.
Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra
and Bill Skowron are son the
questionable list as Yank start
ers. Mantle spent a few days
in the hospital as the result of
"shin splints" and Berra - and
Skowron have been out of ac
tion for almost a week.
\. l ;
Mantle took batting practice be
fore yesterday's day game with
Cleveland, and Berra and Skow
ron were scheduled to visit Yan
kee Stadium for treatment by
trainer Gus Mauch.
Mantle hasn't played the out
field since Sepi. 3 although he
did make two appearances as a
pinch hitter. Baru has been
nursing a sprained right thumb
and Skowron hurt his back
while reaching for a screw
driver in bk. apartment.
The Yanks, of course, are in a
good position with a solid lead at
this stage of the game. Chicago
can't afford to settle for a split in
these two final games with the
Yanks. New York holds a 13-7
lead in the season series and a
five-game lead.
Penn State in 1957 will field
an intercollegiate football team
for the 71st consecutive year.