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Lion Guards, Centers
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By VINCE CAROCCI
Sports Editor
(This is the second of a series of articles on the positions on the Penn State football team.
Today—the guards and centers.)
Guard may not be as weak a position as the preseason forecasts built it up to be and
center should be well fortified—at leats that's the way line coach Sever "Tor" Toretti feels
about both positions.
Speaking about the guard post, Toretti said: - I never felt it was a weak position. I onl:,
wish we had a little more exper-: * * * * * *
fence there. J have a number ofi
boys with good potential and in ,
,
numbers we may have strength.' 1
Preseason' forecasters, in writ-+
ing about the 1957 Lion outlook,
named guard as one of the sore
thumbs Coach Rip Engie would
have to contend with in order for.
the Lions to defend the claim that
they are one of the best squads in
the east.
However, as Toretti indicated.
the thumb may not be as sore
as the doctors diagnosed it to be.
Leading the fight for starling
guard berths is Captain Joe Sa
ba a transformed fullback who
spent last season as an under
study to all-America guard
Sam Valentine.
Luckily for Engle and. Corn-,
pany, Sabo) plays left guard, the
weaker of the two guard posts:
from an experience standpoint. As
Toretti put it, "Sabol stands head;
and shoulders over everyone.
there."
He went on to explain that the,
left guard situation has been han-;
dicapped by a foot injury to soph
omore Sam Stellatella, a gridder
whom the coaches hoped would
turn out to be Sabol's number one
replacement.
This high expectation for Stel
latella w•as derived from the po
tential he displayed during his
fresh season and last spring's
practice sessions.
Due to the steady perform
ances of seniors Skippy SteUfox
and Ray Pottios, a three-way
battle is now going on for the
two left guar-3 post. Toretti
said.
An almost similar picture is
presented at the right guard post
where senior Dick McMillen and
junior Willard (Bull) Smith are
waging a closely contested battle
for the first string job.
According to Toretti, McMillen
is leading for the berth because
Of his tremendous spirit and hus
tle. However, he emphasized that:
Smith, because of his great po- i
tential, is so close behind that it -
could not be said just who the"
eventual winner would be.
Back of the leading two
candi
dates are sophomores Joe Korbini
and Danny Maddigan. Korbini,'/
wo ho Toretti said looked very good , n G , Tennis
until he was injured two weeks' ff G ria
ago, returned to practice last night;
for the first time since his injury. Entries for the intramural golf scored for the All-Year Trophy
The injury hurt him in his bid medal, touch football and tennis as follows: 5 points per man en
for job honors, Toretti said. singles tournaments are due by tered (who completes 36 holes).
Maddigan was described as a 4:30 p.m. Friday at the IM office 50 for the championship, 30 for
bit slow in rounding into his best in Recreation Hall. - second place and 10 each for the
playing shape. However, he is ex The golf medal tourney will next eight low scores.
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peeled to be somewhat of a help: be. conducted Saturday and Sun- Touch football, will be played
after he does.
day. Each organization' may en- on the new lighted fields at the
•
Because of the depth at cen-
ter two men in the 36-hole corn- golf course. Both fraternity and
ter, sophomore Earl (Bud) Kohl-
I petition. Independent students independent competition will
hass, a center by trade, has
may enter as individuals. The be conducted under a league
been working out a bit at left entry fee is 50 cents per man. ! plan, not single elimination.
guard. Toretti emphasized that
Play will begin at 1 each after-' Games, which will be 40 min
this maneuver indicated no ,n oon. All players must be checked utes in length, are scheduled'
weakness on the part of his left n with the official starter in the from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Monday
caddy, house. The golfers will be through Friday. Play will start
guard corp. It is being expert- 'caddy
out in threesomes and will 'on or about Sept. 25. The entry'
mented with because the coach- keep score for each other, fee is $1 per team.
es feel that Kohlhass may be aI i golfers must have- a golf; Entry specifications for 'tennis
better linebacker right now be- pay a greens fee. Men arethe same as for golf medal.
cause of his experience at cen- ; t et or
who have earned varsity golf •It is a single elimination tourney,'
ter. awards are not eligible for the beginning Sept. 25. Matches may'
At center, senior Charles Rus - ;tourney_ be played on any University court.
,;
lavage who never played high}
Fraternity competition will be The entry fee is 25 cents per man.'.
school football—leads the field be-;
cause of his experience and good irocomic'extvcrclvvvvetctonctetccmtvkleww.vtm
playing condition. Ruslavage was'g
an understudy to Dan Radako-iA„,
rich, since departed, last seasonig
Junior Steve Garban and
'bass are waging another cat-and
dog-struggle
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for the number two
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berth. Garban saw limited action IA
3ast season.
Senior Bob Rice is, according to ifs
Toretti, right behind the first e,
He has been handicapped:2
thus far by an allergy. ' A
In summing up his views on
the positions, Toretti said: "The 7
guard post is far from hopeless A
And center will be amply cared
for. The hustle and Qampetition A
for the jobs give us the strength
we are looking for.". Well put by
the man who should know. !A
Rip Engle, now in his eighthiA
-year as football coach owns two
wins for every defeat sustained; ^
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'BEANO" COOK TALKS FOOTBALL
"We'll beat Oklahoma!" was the cry issued by University of,
Pittsburgh sports publicity agent Carroll "Beano" Cook when he
;got into a football conversation, Pittsburgh style, with Lou Prato,
'one of our assistant sports editors, over the summer reprieve. - •
Lou, who wrote sports for the Indiana Gazette• this past sum
mer, met Cook when the fast-talking publicist went to Indiana to
give the paper some personal information on the 1957, Panther out
look.
Cook, being a very glib talker to start with, was very cooperative
when questioned about the Pitt-Oklahoma contest, Sept. 21 at Pitts
burgh. In fact, he was down right optimistic.
Cook did not explain specifically why he expected Pittsburgh to
beat Oklahoma. He just said they would. In fact, he said that he
expected the Panthers to have a tougher time with Miami than
the potent Sooners. Again, no specific reason was given for the
opinion.
Going from statement to statement. Cook predicted that the
Panthers would finish the season with a 6-4 record. although he
failed to mention just who would beat them. Looking down a sched
ule which includes such teams as Oklahoma, Miami, Penn State,
Notre Dame and Syracuse, we see where the Panthers could easily
lose four games—it's a big-time schedule for a big-time football
school .
Placing a local light into the discussion, Cook went on -to say
that he expects Penn State to be the best team in the East, excluth
ing Pitt from the rating because of its "Big Ten" schedule. He also
predicted that the Lions will go to the Cotton Bowl, although Army
and Navy would probably be the Bowl's first choices because of their
fan attraction.
Our comments on the discussion runs like this. First of all.
we don't expect Pittsburgh to beat Oklahoma for the simple rea
son that Oklahoma is still Oklahoma and Bud Wilkinson is still
Bud Wilkinson—and both are synonymous with football success.
The Panthers are good, but not that good. Wilkinson, who him
self admitted only yesterday to a quarterback club group that he
didn't expect to win the Pitt game, is no one to mess with—even
though he is a pessimist. He is especially no one to give the under
dog rating to—not with his record.
Oklahoma, in football, to us. is like the Yankees in baseball—
:never.l.3et against either of them if you want to be on the safe side.
And we won't—not for the first game, anyway.
As for the Lions, going to the Cotton Bowl, well, it's way too
:early to tell. We admit, on paper the Lions look like strong competi
tors for the bid. But, always hesitant to put' anyone on the spot—
especially an athletic team—we'll wait until the season progresses
before commenting one way or the other on it.
So, our answer to "Beano" Cook goes like this: Good luck
against Oklahoma—you have the desire, but not the horso.s. And,
we hope you're right about the Cotton Bowl and Penn State, It
isure would be nice.
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A Glance at . . .
SPORTS
By VINCE CAROCCI
' Sports Editor