PAGE tIX
Paterno
Jacks Tops
Among 3
Candidates
(This is the fourth in a series
of articles covering the posi
tions on the Penn State football
team. Today—the quarterbacks. !
Barring the unforeseen,
Coach Rip Eng!e will have a
short, but strong list of quar
terbacks to choose from dur
ing the 1957 season.
Only juniors Al Jacks and Bob
Scrabis and sophomore Rich Lu
cas are available - for quarterback;
ing duty this year. But. according
to Assistant Coach Joe Paterrio,
all three furnish
the Lions with a
strong signal
calling corp. "
"We have only
three quarter- ,r""'h!.7:-
backs." P a t erno ";.„
r
said, "but they're
all good boys. I'd
say we're strong
at guar terback
... I'm real hap
py with the way
the kids have Serabis
worked this year."
Paterno was especially pleased
with the work of Jacks during
the present fall practice sessions.
"Al's been outstanding thus far
in practice," Paterno said. "His
play-calling has been very good
. . . he's been a real leader."
Jack's performances thus far
has put him in a commanding po
sition to grab the starting assign
mage
ment this gam y es earand . In the
the four scrim-pass( For those with the stomach for it, "Out on a Limb," the
scrimmage that Engle has held ,DailY Collegian's annual football forecasting poll, will once
this year, Jacks has completed 2-11 more grace this page.
of 47 passes with no interceptionsi For the benefit of freshmen and anyone else kicky enough
having been recorded against nim. !to have missed it in the past, here's what to expect.
"That's the big thing—to avoid ii
those interceptions," Paterno ssicti The "Big Three" or Upper Eche-j
"They can really 'lon of the Daily Collegian's sportsl3 s
staff, together with a member of intramural
hurt you."
the varsity coaching staff (a dif-.
Paterno a 1 s o chosen easy t one to byJeren h T
was pleased with will attemt to correctly Tourney Entries
Jacks' job defen-,week)
; i v e 1 v. lie de-,predict the outcomes of 15 foots;
scribed the Pea- lball games to be played the apH solb.
body High alum-i proaching Saturday.
Starting on Saturday, Sept. 28? Due Tomorrow
f nu i n n
c as al a l-a ‘ r • o e u r nd v ;
and running for ten consecutive. Teams wishing to enter in the
player with a ,weeks, this little game serves to Intramural Department's golf me
good attitude to- give our three writers the feeling dal, touch football, and tennis
wards a c cepting,th at they are all little Stanley' singles tournaments are reminded
coaching advice. Woodtvards. 'that entries are due by 4:30 to
;morrow afternoon in the Recrea-,
g on this Page each
Along that line, he said: "They-1 Appearin- - • ition Hall IM office.
Saturday of the contest will be
're all coachable kids . . . they the choices for that day, to-
ca n ta k e constructive criticism." gether with current percentages. I The MI directors request that
With Jacks looking so good. To add some spice to such a dull the entries for golf medal play
Scrabis and Lucas are waging a' undertaking. your reporter has :are registered as soon as possible
very close battle for the number; decided to continue the use of ,since the tournament opens this
two job. According to Paterno, I such names as Lucky Lou. Vic-. iyear's IM program over the we.ek
ea c h has different advantages: ious Vince, and other such end.
which place them almost on the: clever additions that went over I Each organization may enter
same level. q so big (?) last year. two men in the 36-hole
Lucky competi
,
Scrabis' advantages are in his
as defending chamption. Independent students may
experience and his passing. Lucasl ,' is
Lou Prato, whose final enter as individuals. The entry
Returning
holds the edge in running—"Rich-vnark of 91 right and 59 wrong fee is 50 cents per man.
ie's the best runner of the three." as a run-of-mine sports scribe All entrants in the links tour-,
Paterno said—plus the fact that earned him the fur-lined bath-;ney must have a golf ticket for
he can punt when needed. ( j ackt :tub and his current position as pay a greens fee. Varsity golf let
figures to be the number one; assistant sports editor. iterwinners are not eligible for the
punter.) Paterno concluded by' Sports editor Vince Carocci,: event
say in g that he expected tioth!(Vicious Vince) enraged when 1 ,7 7 , -
', :---
Scrabis and Lucas to see a lot of, edged for the title on the final
action during the year. :day last fall, returns with this un-,
'qualified quote: "You can quote!.
:me on this. I'm gonna win thisi
Frosh Tennis Tryouts 4 time." Replacing the graduated , i
All candidates for the freshman Fran Fanucci will be Magnificent,
tennis tean, sho u 1 d report at Matt Mathews.
4 p.m. today to Coach Sly' n Fogg: Taking turns for the coaches
at the tennis courts below Recre- (who came in 'ail) will be Rip i:,. !
ation Hall. Fogg will hold trv- Engle. Tor Toretti, Jim O'Hara. it'
outs for the remainder of the Frank Patrick. J. T. White. Joe ,
week. - (Continuel on page eight) -.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
High on QB's
Collegian Scribes
To P►•edict Games
By EARL KOHNFELDER
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—Dail) Collegian Photo by George Harrison
Quarterback Al Jacks
. . . Ite It do most of the kicking
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In the past six months, four members of the Lion coaching
fraternity have put their wares to use in foreign countries.
Football mentor Rip Engle spent a month in the Orient, cage
tutor John Egli used his knowledge in Puerto Rico, soccer
boss Ken Hosterman visited Germany and trainer Ed Sul
kowski gave boxing lessons to the military forces in Europe.
This column will be solely de
voted to our talented hardwood
foreman. Future scribblings ap
pearing in this space will cover
the tours of the other three gents.
Egli was biding his time at his
desk when we caught him yester
day morning. _
"It was really a wonderful ex
perience," the formidible floor
coach said when we asked him
how his trip went this summer.
"I met a lot of fine people and
the hospitality overwhelmed me
very much. They (the people) .
are under the protectorate of the
' United States, you know, and
they want that fact to be known.
They are really proud to be as
sociated with our country. Say
ing good-bye became a tough
thing to do."
"How did your basketball sea
son go?" we queried.
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"Well . . . ," he paused, " . .
Mayaguez didn't win any games
but we sure improved from the
year before. -
"Why last year. every team
scored over 100 points against my
boys but this year only two teams
reached the 85 point mark. And
towards the latter half of the sea
soil, we began to make a game
out of it. We lost our final one by
only 58-54---and we missed 18
foul shots.
"It was the youngest and small
est team in the nine-team league.
most of my boys , were around 17
or 18 and averaged 5'11" in height
Nhiie the other teams had men up
to 30 years old playing. The av
erage height of the other teams
was about 6'3".
"There were nine teams in the
league " which is called the
Balencestro Superior League,
meaning 'Big League' in Span
ish. Each team met twice, and
every learn but one was coached
by an American.
"The other coaches were Wally
Norwack of St. Joseph Prep in
Philly; Joe McCreary of L.S.U.;
Pinky Kravits of Atlantic City
High School: Orvis Zeigler of
Army; Jack Ramesy of St. Joe's
College in ?hilly; Lou Rossini of
Columbia: Pete Smith of Alfred;
and Vic Mario, a native of Puerto
Rico.
"Almost all the games were
played on outside courts on either
Saturday or Tuesday evenings
under the lights. Eevery outside
floor was built by the govern
ment with concrete floor and
lights. They don't play in the
Lfternoon because it is too hot.
"Only San Juan plays some of
ite games in an indoor stadium.
"What actually determined the
schedule was the officials. The
league brought American officials
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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 19. 1957
The Sportseer
By LOU PRATO
Asst. Sports Editor
down, and the lc ague would
schedule the games at the (game)
officials' convenience. We had a
lot of top flight officials including
Willie Smith, Gaines Brown, and
Dick Peters.
"And we played by the latest
rule changes; I mean the rules
that are going to be used for the
coming American season.
"They are really enthusiastic
about their basketball down
there and sometimes the crowds
get carried away and start a
little trouble. That's why most
courts are made with a fence or
railing surrounding them. That
keeps th e crowds off th e
courts."
"Who won the league , champ
icnship?" we interrupaed cau
tiously.
"Well, Rio Padras - did although
the final game was never finished.
Rio was ahead Of San Juan—who,
incidentally, has been in the lea
gue the longest -25 years—when
a riot flourished and the game
was forfeited to Rio.
"Probably my most unusual ex
perience • came on my first day
there. We had a practice scheduled
at the College of Puerto Rico's in-
door gym and 350 people showed
up to watch 'the American coach'
But the trouble was only four
players appeared.
Another incident happened on
July 4th. All the American coach
es played the old time Puerto
Rican stars in a benefit game
sAnsored by the Lions club for
the cancer fund.
"It began to rain midway
through the first half when we
were ahead by one point. We
never did finish the game for it
rained solid for the next two
daps.'
"Do you have intention of going
back next year?" we asked.
"Yes, I hope to." Egli concluded.
"Maybe my family will be going
with me this time."
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