WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 2. 1057
Clearer Knowledge
Of Soccer Needed
(This is The first of two articles en the fundamentals of soccer.)
Soccer is the national sport in many European countries
but in America it is a "lost" activity, snubbed because of the
over-emphasis of so-called "American sports."
A clearer understanding of the game would no doubt
raise soccer to a higher level among the country's athletic
crowd.• • This short series will at
tempt to explain the basic points
of the sport.
First, a little about the playing'
field. A soccer turf is similar to
a football field, but much bigger.'
The length cannot exceed 120
yards ,r be less than 110 yards,
while the width can't be more'
than 75 yards or less ' than 65
yawls. Penn State's home sod, ad
jacent to the Lion. giid area at
Beaver Field, measures 110 yards
by 80 yards.
A line called the "halfway
line" is marked across the width
of the playing area at midfield.
Encircling the midpoint of the •
halfway line is a circle called
the "Centre Circle" which is 10
yards in radius.
Nets similar to .hockey nets.
only larger, are placed at each
end of the field on the goal line.
The nets are attached to - the two
posts connected by a cross bar.
This is called the "goal" and•mea
sum eight yards wide and ;eight
feet high.
The ball used in soccer is a
leather spheroid. between-27 and
28 -inches in circumference and
weighing between a pound" and
14 ounces. It is inflated to a 12-13
pound pressure.'
Eleven players snake up a
team. The positions include ens
goal keeper. two fultloacks.*.
three halfbacks and five for
wards.' The • forward' slots are .
subdivided into center' forward,
Inside right, inside left, outside
left - and outside right,
According to official NCAA
soccer laws, a goal is scored
"when the whole of the ball has
passed over the goal line, between
the goal posts and under the cross
bar provided it has not -been
thrown, carried or propelled by
hand or arm, or 'carried by a
player of the attack side." Each
goal counts one point.
4 Nittany Grid Foes Win
Army was certainly not looking
ahead to its game with Penn
State, judging from its 42-0 lacing
of Nebraska, Saturday. In all, the
Lions''future - opponents fared well
on the weekend, winning four,
losing two, and tying two.
Vanderbilt edged Georgia 9-6, !
Pitt rallied to nip Oregon, 6-3.
and, West Virginia rebounded
from last week's Virginia tie to
defeat Virginia Tech. 14-0. Syra;
cuse tied with lowa State, 7-7;
Holy Cross and Virginia Mili
tary Academy tied, 21-21, with
William and Mary and Mar
quette absorbing .daughters. •
Army scored the first three
times it had the bail. Eight Ca
dets shared in the scoring as Army
stayed on the ground for -most of
its yardage.
Vanderbilt scored a third period
touchdown and safety to down
Georgia. Sophomore Ivan Toncic
By LOU PRATO
Four 22-minute quarters con
stitute a game. No timeouts are
permitted except for one minute
recesses behveen quarters. A ten
minute intermission is provided
between halves.
Tomorrow we will cover the
ilassic rules and regulations of the
[game.
M Keg Entries
D eadline Today
Entries for the intramural bowl
ing tournament are due by 4:30
this'atternoon in the IM office,
Recreation Hall.
There is no entry fee. However,
the cost to a team per match
will be V. 75. The teams - will be
responsible for this amount for
each scheduled match.
There is also a $lO deposit re
quired to rover forfeits. The de
posit will be returnei at the end
of the season, less any am:unts
deducted to cover forfeits
The two independent leagues
will bowl Monday night with the
fraternity leagues biavaing Tues
day Wednesday afid Thursday
nights.
Fiosh Home Game
Penn State's freshman football
forces 1.411 make their first and
only home appearances against
the Pitt frosh Saturday, Oct. 19.
The Lion plebes travel to Anna
polis for their only road test
against the Navy frosh, Novem
ber 2.
Only Michigan owns National
Collegiate-team titles in five dif
ferent sports. Peon State and
Ohio State each own titles in
four_ -
was pressed into duty for Pitt be
cause of an injury to Bill Kaliden,
and promptly tossed to end Art
Gob with 21 seconds left in the.
ame. Gob, a secondstringer, jug-:
gled the end-zone pass but held.
on for the score and a 6-3 squeak
er for the Panthers.
Fullback Larry Krutko. and
halfback Ralph Anastasio scored
for West Virginia down at Mor
gantown. Virginia Tech threat
ened only once, losing the ball
on 'downl on the Mountaineer
seven yard line. Police were
summoned to control fans who
had poured on the field before
the final whistle. ,
A last period score gave lowa'
State its tie with Syracuse. It.
was Homecoming Day at An-'
napolis where the Midshipmen
swamped William & Mary, 33-6.:
Wisconsin drubbed Marquette,
s6O-6.
THE DAILY
LLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
Finnish Coach Visits Campus
Arrnas Valste, head coach oC
the Finnish Athletic Associa-,
tion and head Finnish track`
coach at all Olympic games
since 1935, will arrive here to-,
day to inspect the University's'
,athletic facilities and partici
i pate in an exchange of views;
of training methods.
His four day visit to the Uni-, 1
iversity is part of a two •monthl
good-will tour •of the country:
sponsored by the International
Educational Exchange Service of!
the U.S. Department of State. i
I During his visit to the Uth- I
versify. Vest, will watch the I
varsity and freshman cross s-
Lions Dropped
From Grid Poll;
Army in 12th
The Nittany Lion gridders drop
ped out of the top 20 teams in the
latest Associated Press poll, but
Army, the Lions next foe, moved
into the 12th spot in the weekly
ratings.
Navy led the Eastern toams by
placing sixth while Oki llama re
tained its top position for the ex
perts. Michigan State served no
tice it will be a strong contender
for top honors by placing second.
(Oklahoma was idle this week
after its impressive 26-0 initial
win over Pitt. The Spartans
!trounced Indiana, 54-0, in their
opener.
Rounding out the top ten teams,
are Minnesota, who moved from
sixth to third, Duke, Texas A dr M.
Auburn, lowa:Oregon State, and
Michigan.
The second ten included Baylor,
!Army. North Carolina State.
!Georgia Tech, Mississippi, Notre
iDame, Stanford, Texas Christian,
UCLA and Texas.
iMountaineers Add Army
To 1961 Grid Schedule
i MORGANTOWN, W. Va., Sept
130 (X)—Army has been added to
the West Virginia University foot
ball schedule for 1961, INVU Ath
letic Director Robert N. - Red"
Brown announced today.
The Mountaineers will play
Army Oct. 28, 1961, at West Point,
N.Y. in the third football meeting
between the • two schools. Army
beat West Virginia 7-6 in 1941
and downed the Mountaineers 19-0
in 1946.
Cage Managers Galled
Sophomors interested in be
coming assistant basketball
managers should sign up imme
diately in the Athletic Office,
second floor, Recreation Hall.
There will be a meeting of all
those interested at• 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 7. in section S-I, Rec Hall.
WILBU2. JUST WOKE UP TO
THE FACT THAT HES . IN CLASS!
KEEP ALERT FOR A
BETTER POINT AVERAGEI
Don't let that "drowsy feel.
its" cramp your style in class
. or when you're - hitting
.the books". Take a NoDoa
Awakener! In a few minutes,
you'll be your normal best...
wide awake . . alert! Your
doctor will tell you—NoDoa
Awakeners are safe as coffee.
Keep a pack handy!
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di% AWAXEMERS
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country teams in action ort Fri- Holland and Finland. Valste was
day at Annapolis. Md.. and the a prominent athlete. He held 11
Lion gridders in their match Finnish championships in field
with Army on Saturday, and relay events. including Fin-
Chick Werner. Lion varsity iaish high jump and shot put
cross-country coach. praised Vai- records. He participated in the
ste's work with distance runners. 1923 Olympic games.
"Over the years, Finland has had Valste has written six text
many of the best distance run- books on track and field and is
ners in the world. Currently, Fin- chief editor of Gleisurheitn, a
land is reported to have 20 run-,track and field publication. He is
ners under 19 years old who can!especially interested in athletic
run the 1500-meters in less than, administration, conditionin
3:50 (approximately 4:07 for the coaching. physical education and
mile)," Werner said. : recreation programs. including
Before an extensive coaching intramural and varsity athletics
career in England. Belgium, and sporting equipment.
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WHAT EVERY YOUNG COED
SHOULD WEAR
Gather round, girti. Flip open a pack of Marlboros,
light up. enjoy that fine fiaror, that good filter, relax and
litten while Old Dad tells you about the latest campus
fashions.
The key word this year is carve/. Be casual. Be ship
dash. Be rakish. Improvi.e. Invent your own ensembles
—like ski pants with a peek-a-boo blouse, like pajama
bottoms with an ermine stole, like a hockey sweater with
a. dirndl.
(Dirndl, incidentally, is one of the truly fascinating
words in the English language. The word originated on
June 27, 346, when Dusty Sigafooi, the famous scout
sad Indian fighter, went into the Golden Nugget Saloom
in Cheyenne,Wyoming, to see Lily Langtry. Miss Langtry
did her dance in pink tights. Dusty had never seen any
thing like that in his life and he was much impressed.
He thought about. her all the way home. When he got
home his wile Feld,par was waiting to show him a new
skirt she had made for herself. "How do you like my new
skirt, Dusty'?" asked Feldspar. He looked at the large,
voluminous garment, then thought of the pink tights on
Lily Langtry. "Your skirt is darn dull," said Dusty.
"Darn dull" was later shortened to dirndl, which is how
dirndls got their name.)
But I digress. We were smoking a Marlboro and
talking about the latest campus styles. Casual, we agree,
is the key word. But casual need not mean drab. Liven
up your outfits with a touch of glamor. Even the lowly
dungaree and man-shirt combination can be made ex
citing if you'll adorn it with a simple necklace of 120
matched diamonds. With Bermuda shorts, wear knee
cymbals. Be guided by the famous poet, Camo Sigafoos
(whose cousin Dusty invented the dirndl), who wrote:
Sparkle, my beauty,
Shimmer and shine,
The night is young,
The air's like wine,
Cling to a leaf, •
Hang on a vine,
Crawl on your belly,
(Mr. Sigafoos, it should be explained, was writing
about a glowworm. Insects, as everyone knows, are
among Mr. Sigafoos' favorite subjects for poetry. Who
can ever forget his immortal Ode To a 801 l Weevil? Or
his Tumbling Along with the Tumbling Tumblebugt Or
his Fly Gently, Sweet Aphid? Mr. Sigafoo has been in
active since the invention of DDT.)
But I digress. We were smoking a Marlboro and dis
cussing fashion. Let us turn now to headwear. The motif
in hats this year will be familiar American scenes. There
will be models to fit every head—for example, the "Ern-'
pire. State Building" for tall, thin heads; the "Jefferson
Memorial" for squatty heads; "Niagara Falls" for dry
scalps. Feature of the collection is the "Statue of
Liberty," complete with a torch that actually burns.
This is very handy for lighting your Marlborce, which
is terribly important because no matter how good
Marlboros are, they're nowhere unless you light them.
SbahLima. VW
Whatever you wear, girls—and men too—;,lnt/1 find the perfect
accessory is Marlboro, whose makers take pleasure in hrtnaintt
you this column throughout the schoot gear.
ICs time to dine
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