The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, November 13, 1957, Image 8
PAGE E►G#4T Victory Boosts 1131 v Ci :adil(•ti 1;1, upset o; er Syracuse last Sat in day, the Penn State football learn settled down to a hard week of practice in , preparing itself for the underrated Cru saders. At the beginning of the season, Holy Cross was thought of by the forecasters as being a mediocie team which would win a few, lose a•few. with a tie here and There. Well, the Crusaders have won a few-4 lost even fewer --2 and bad their ties-2. After their win over Syracuse. the experts are looking for a reat dogfight at Worcester, Saturday. As Lion Coach Rip Engle put it, "Their win over Syracuse certain ly can't harm them." Coach Frank Patrick, who scouted the Crusaders for the Lions, brought back a report that shows his respect for Coach Eddie Anderson's team. "ll'll be an even-steven affair." he said. After hearing the weekly Mon -1 day night scouting report, Engle! said of the Crusaders: "Holy Cross is a real - trong. capable team with a great passer (quarter back, Tommy Greene) and a good record." He looks for a hard fought contest Saturday. Looking back at his club's per- Sabol's selection to this week's has cast aside his sling and is fornuince against Marquette, En-; all-East team. now going through running ex gle said that the Lions did not Engle expressed satisfaction ercises at the Lions practice play a very good game overall:with the performance of his sec- sessions. "We played good in spots—good and unit running backs—Maurice Jacks, however, still can not enough to win," he said. "I just Schleicher. Eddie Caye and Pat.operate with enough efficiency to hope we have a couple of good Botula—who he said "ran very warrant his dressing for the Holy games left in our system because hard." He added that Caye and Cross game. But, there is a very we'll need them." he added, re-•Botula, both sophomores. were quiet hope that he may possibly ferring to the calibre of the Lions"coming along pretty well." be ready for Pittsburgh in two last two opponents—Holy Cross The Lions came out 01 the Mar- weeks. "It's a good feeling to see and Pittsburgh. , quette contest without any ser- him Out there," Engle said. Individually, Engle said that sous casualties through injuries. The other two major Lion cas he did not think any of the None of the traveling squad was ualties, Willard (Bull) Smith and players were exceptionally out- banged up hard enough to force Bruce Gilmore, are reported as standing, but did say that Cap- an absence from practice. progressing satisfactorily from lain and guard Joe Sabol did a Along that line. Penn State their injuries. However, it is very good job—probably the hopes were given a slight boost .doubtful that either of them will best from an individual stand- —and it is very slight—with the be ready for the Crusaders come point. This was born out with news that quarterback Al Jacks Saturday: Sabol Tabbed For All-East Team of Week , Joe Sabol, Penn Stale foot- Skeller Rats over the Travelerseach ball team Captain and guard. highlighted Monday's intramural Other players that shot for dou was named to the Eastern Col- basketballaction at Recreation ble figures were Dick Hoak, .Chuck Myers, Vince Pecoraro, lege Athletic Conference's all- Hall. Harvey Haddock, Joe Funk, Dick East team of the week for his Other action saw Linden Five Gross, Frank McVey and Andy performance against the Mar- beat the College Co-Op. 18-13:IPagniani. quette Hilltoppers last Sat :the Gnary defeat the Spaniels,? The Gnarps, the Tribe, the Zips. 33-6; the Tribe wallop the K-;the Skeller Rats, the J.O.'s and urday. ;Boys. 43-16: the Zips defeat theithe Celtics each copped their sec- Sabol is the third Lion to re- Hounds, 37-24; the J. o.'s beat the'ond victories of the young- court ceive the honor. Ends Jack Faris All Stars, 50-33; the Rams win season due to their Monday *lid Les Walters. w over Wesley Five. 43-27; the Cel-wins. twice to the all- East team, pre ceded him. Sabo! played his best game of the year against the Hilltoppers when he made a high number of tackles and also set up the Lions' second touch down when he intercepted a pass on the Mar- Sabel uette 45 and returned 1: to the 32. JACK WIMMER says 17M S.. I ' b ... We're running our tune• up special again this year ... Inquire about this offer now! Adjust Carburetor New Condenser New Points Clean Plugs WIMMER'S SUNOCO 502 E. College AD 8-6143 over HC's * * * t;a,~n:ng `,2.0-19 A LITTLE MORE BLOCKING ... Sam Steilatella (r), sophomore guaid. is shown checking cr.d Ron Markiewicz (1) during a Lion football passing scrimmage la , t night. Pass defense is expected to be stressed in Lion practice because of Holy Cross' potent aerial attack. Skeller Rats' Second Paces IM Cage Action A close 19-13 victory by the Brad Grandovic with 13 markers tics edge Nittany 41, 28-26, and: Every independent team 'has the Panthers defeat Stan's Men, now played in at least one game. 15-9. The Indies will now be forced to Earl Sands of the All Stars,!share the basketball limelight, was the leading scorer of the since fraternity teams have now night, in a losing cause, as he entered local court play. scored 21 points. Pete Logan was, runner-up in the scoring depart-. Open Tourney Now ment as he scored 17 points to For the first time. the Eastern pace the Tribe attack. Intercollegiate Gymnastics League Walt Thomas of the Rams, net- championships will be converted ted 15 points to aid his team-Into an open tournament to at mates to their victory over the tract outstanding gymnasts from Wesley Five. Other leading scor- non-competing scho o 1 s. Penn ers were Art Pharhoh with 14 State will be host to the tourney counters and Pete Hoffman and March 7-8, 1958. V o lt ,e FOOD? It's the best . . . MUSIC? What a treat . . . BEVERAGES? Can't be beat! Don Smelt: Dixieland Combo ... Wednesday THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA Syracuse Prestige .. .: y . :~ :•.....:ti^ -Ceec - CelWiCe ow I. AU N DRY w "Cleanliness leads to purity, purity to godliness." —Talmud MARSHALL'S Intax) -454 E. Colin, 4 4, Win „. I AS a - , MATT"er - a - FACT _• THE ATHLETE ISN'T A GOON After reading an Ql - fide in the current issue of Life magazine entitled "SAD NEWS FROM THE CAMPUS NOBODY LOVES THE FOOTBALL HERO NOW," this writer learned to appreciate ,Penn State all the, more. The article was rotten—true, but rotten. But happily, it doesn't pertain to Penn State. " • We're not going to get up on a pedestal and say that the article is all wet—it isn't. And we're not going to say that all football heroes should be glorified—they shouldn't, not all of them, at least. The point we want to make is that this lack of hero-worship ping has brought about a more serious threat than the loss of praise for an individual athlete. What it has fatally brought with it is a lack of school spirit. - You say so what, you still go to the game and cheer, but as the Life article pointed out, the game has become secondary to the "open-air socializing (which is) a prelude to some serious indoor partying later." So what? Well, we go along with the partying end of the deal just as much as anyone. But when it is carried to an extreme that makes the athlete, the team, the school and, its supposedly high spirit, secondary to some other spirits, then it's time for an over haul job of the whole system. "There are fashions in these things," says one Michigan faculty member. "It is as unfashionable to glorify an athlete right now , as it is to be a member of the Teamsters Union. The football'player is the figure of physical prowess, and 'intellectualism is in. fashion. Attending games is still acceptable under the new standards . . . But - any manifestation of !gung-ho' is frowned upon as being in poor taste." This downgrading trend has been created by the very group that once did the most to maintain the football hero and the gung ho school spirit—the undergraduates. The fashion says that when the undergrad meets this athlete who fights for his school every fall Saturday, he should find him a rough, uncouth fellow incapable of discussing earth satellites or, for that matter, even the earth- The three outstanding reasons given for the student change— besides that its "just the thing to do"—are platooning, the returning veteran and the bands. It is easy to see the lack of interest brought about by platooning—very few fans can follow all the changes. And it must be admitted that students attending college under the G.I. bill just aren't the "gung-ho" kind. They have passed their apathy clown to the following classes. . Through this column so far, we have been hinting that it could happen here—and maybe it is leaning a little to the left of right, but we think that you realize we have some of the greatest__ guys on this campus on - our athletic teams. Top-notch players and fellow students like Captain Joe Sabo], Al Jacks, Ben Williams, Pete Shopa, Richie Lucas, Les Walters, Bill Wehmer, Sammy Stellatella, Bud Kohlhaas, Steve Garban and many others tlit you know and like personally. And we don't think any of the unmarried ones mentioned above have any trouble dating coeds on this campus like those stated in .he -Life article. Northwestern's star guard Al Viola presented the case for the athletes on the Northwestern campus: "There are two kinds (of coeds)—those who say they're inter ested in dating players and those who won't admit it. These girls are from very fine families and they date us because we don't take them to the Pump Room or the Palmer House. Maybe they're slumming, but they love it. There are plenty of coeds who give it that 'Look, there go the animals' routine. But the animals make out all right." There are many problems in the face of the revival of the national gridiron hero and the ensuing revival of a national school spirit. But as we stated in The second paragraph of this column, this problem doesn't pertain to Perm State—and we're glad of it. Keep up the spirit. We see you at Pitt. 1958 GRADUATE ENGINEERS Here are the opportunities you have been seeking! In vestigate our top salaries and. excellent management opportunities that prepare you for technical and adminis trative responsibilities. Research and Development Quality Control Industrial Engineering - Equipment and Plant Maintenance Power Coke arid By-products Manufacturing Steel Production Plant Engineering Field Construction Accol,ntirl4 Become a member of our future management team.. On November 15th, 1957, our representative will be on your campus. Contact Mr. D. M. Cook, University Placement Service, for an appointment. INLAND ST.tht, COMPANY East _Chicago, Indiana WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 13, 1957 By MATT MATHEWS • Assistant Sports Editor :1, 1 j i