FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1968
Small Man—Big Loss
By RON KOLB
Collegian Sports Editor
(Second, in a series of articles analyzing the 1968 Penn
State football team during spring drills. Today’s topic
—defensive ends and defensive backs).
Tell a coach he has to find a replacement for a gradu
ated 5-10, 182-pound football player. “No problem,” he
might say. "Those little guys are a dime a dozen. We’ll put
in one of those 6-8 superstars from Massillon, Ohio. No
problem.”
Then tell a coach he has to replace a graduated 5-10,
182-pound defensive safety who was Associated Press
second-team All-American,
defensive back-of-the - year
in the East, first team All-
East and honorable men
tion UPI All-American, and
who was a signal caller and
a team leader.
Then pick the coach up
off the floor after he’s faint
ed.
NEAL SMITH
< . . fill his shoes?
backfield,” Patrick said at
practice yesterday. “But I've been pleased with what I’ve
leen from Neal Smith. He’s been doing very well so far.”
That last statement goes for Smith’s entire varsity
career. So much has been written on the fact that he came
to Penn State without a scholarship and went out on his
own and won a starting job, that he’s probably wondering
himself whether he’s where he’s supposed to be. Judging
from last year, it’s safe to say he’s real.
The 5-11, 174-pound junior from Selinsgrove certainly
compares to Montgomery in stature and speed, but his
transition from cornerback to safety will be the most diffi
cult job. One thing is sure it won’t be like high school
when he was a 150-pound tight end and linebacker
Smith will have John
Anderson (6-1,195), a sopho
more who was listed as a
quarterback on the fresh
man team, pushing him for
the job. John Haberman, an
other newcomer, is a third
possibility.
Last year’s back-up man
behind Montgomery was
Lonnie Moncelsi, a diminu
tive (5-10, 171) junior from
Nutley, N.J. This year he’ll
get a chance to emerge from
the shadows, being listed as
a tentative starter at one of
the cornerback slots.
The other cornerbaclc,
and perhaps the fastest run
ner on the team is junior
Paul Johnson, a giant among
the other halfbacks at 6-0,
178 pounds. He won a start
ing berth last year at offen
sive wingback and boasted the longest play from scrim
mage of the season (80-yard touchdown pass from Tom
Sherman against .Maryland). It was his only TD of his
varsity career. To get another he’ll have to start inter
cepting a few. Like Bob Capretto, who graduated.
“Lonnie and Paul have done well in what we’ve worked
so far,” Patrick “but they’re still learning,
and it will be awhile before we can determine how they’ll
do.”
Reserves in the defensive backfield include Mike
Smith (5-11, 180), a good prospect from the freshman team;
George Landis (6-0, 185), also in his first year on the varsity;
Tim McKinney and Greg Pfennig, a pair of newcomers
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Penn State has such a
problem. Tim Montgomery,
who will try to make the
New Orleans Saints NFL
team this fall, left behind
one of the toughest defen
sive positions vacated. It’s
up to defensive backfield
coach Frank Patrick to find
a replacement for that small
man in the big job.
“This will certainly be
the key to our defensive
switches to defense
Dine at
with limited experience.
The backs’ jobs will be a lot easier if someone else
can (a) slow the receivers down at the line of scrimmage,
or (b) get to the quarterback before he gets, rid of the ball.
For that chore, the Lions have (a) a pitcher, (b) a little
brother, and (c) a player with a millionaire’s name.
FRANK SPAZIANI
. . . strong returnee
Gone from the defensive end positions are co-captain
Jim Litterelle and Tim Horst, who take with them 415
pounds of muscle.
Returning is fastballer Frank Spaziani (6-2, 210), cur
rently serving them up for Chuck Medlar’s baseball team.
End coach J. T. White doesn’t expect the senior’s absence
from spring practice to hurt either his chances or the
team’s. Spaz did it last year
and turned out to be one of
the best at the position,
Another returnee i s
Lincoln Lippincott 111, who
you’d think simply has to be
a banker’s son. Actually,
Lincoln Lippincott II is a
submarine squadron com
mander. A second-stringer
at right end- last year,- Lip
pincott (6-3, 193) dislocated
a finger in practice this
week and will miss a ses
sion or two. White isn’t too
worried.
“I’ve had Line and Spaz
with me last year, and they
know what’s going on,” the
coach said. “They’re tough
enough to come back and
play well even though
they’re missing. When we
get Spaz back, we should be
all right."
A third candidate for kill-the-quarterback honors is
George Kulka (6-4, 195), a junior and the younger brother
of State's center, John Kulka. George had been destined
for an offensive tight end position last year, but his bulk
and determination caused his shift to the other side of the
field. He worked at left end quite a bit at the Gator Bowl.
In reserve, White has junior Ed Odorisio (6-2, 206),
soph Steve Prue (6-1, 195), and senior Terry Snyder (6-3,
205) dt left end. Right encf reserves include’Ed Stofko (G-0,
212), a junior who started at middle guard last year until
he was injured. The standout performer stands a good
chance for action at his new position.
Other possibilities include soph Tom Templeton and
newcomer Tom Chunchick.
White hesitated to say how strong his defensive ends
will be this year, especially since one of the keys to his
plans is throwing baseballs. But considering that this is the
coach who taught Green Bay’s Dave Robinson and All-
American Bob Mittinger how to bust through an offensive
line, the pitcher and the younger brother and the guy with
the classy name should work out quite well.
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REGULARS RETURN
ING: Defensive backs, Neal
Smith, junior, safely, 5-11,
174; Paul Johnson, junior,
halfback, 6-0, 180; defensive
end, Frank Spaziani, right
end, senior, 6-2, 206.
RESERVES, NEWCOM
ERS: John Anderson, sopho
more, safety, 6-1, 195; John
Haberman, safely; Orlando
Moncelsi, junior, halfback,
5-10, 171; Mike Smith, half
back, sophomore, 5-11, 190;
George Kulka, left end, jun
ior, 6-4, 195; Lincoln Lippin
coit, right end, senior, 6-3,
190; Ed Odorisio, left end,
junior, 6-2, 206; Ed Stofko,
right end, junior, 6-0, 214;
Sleve Prue, sophomore, left
end, 6-1, 195.
• EVALUATION: Defen
sive backs need experience
at their respective positions
and Neal Smith must fill
the small but talented shoes
of Tim Montgomery. Defen
sive ends have strength and
size, and should be effective.
ED O'DORIStO
. . eyes end job
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State College
DEFENSIVE END COACH J. T. White yells instructions to his players at yesterday's
session of spring football drills. White, in his 14th season at Penn State, has good size
and fair experience in the candidates he's working with. Among the returnees are
Frank Spaziani, now with the baseball team as a pitcher, senior Lincoln Lippincott and
\ junior George Kulka.
Thinclads Head for Relays
By DAN DONOVAN
Collegian Sports Writer
Unsuccessful in dual meets
against two Eastern track
powerhouses (Villanova and
Army), Penn State’s track and
field team - will meet 27
schools from the Midwest in
the Ohio State University Re
lays in Columbus, Ohio.
The Lions’ 32 athletes will
be the only Eastern track and
field representatives in the
field of 500 athletes. The Big
Ten schools are well-repre
sented in the meet, as are the
members of the Mid-Ameri
can Conference.
Stiff Compeiition
These teams will provide
stiff competition for the State
thinclads, but Lion Coach
.John Lucas says, “We plan
to compete with these fine
teams on an even par.” Lucas
bases his predictions on the
encouraging week of practice
since the Villanova meet.
“I feel that our team has
begun to jell,” he continued.
“The boys seem stronger both
physically and spiritually.
Since our two losses our boys
seem more resolute and filled
with a quiet determination.”
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the man who beat Rockwell
in the NCAA championships
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IM Volleyball
GRADUATE
Automatons over Atherton-Gewinners
US-6? 15-5)
Physics over Aid-Hed (Forfeit)
Brains over NSF's (15-9, 15-12)
Elmoes over Rockets (15*1, 15-3)
Bobbies over Never-Was (15-8, 16-14)
INDEPENDENT
Circle Raiters over Remains (15-7, -4'
1 15-12)
] Tavern A.C. over NROTC (15-1, 13-15,
I 15-6)
‘ Lords over RBl's (15-10, 16-141
1 Hogan's Heroes over Belchers (15-12,
15-12)
DORMITORY
Washington over Northumberland (15-8,
15-4)
Balsam over Northampton (15-5, 15-3)
Butternut over Jordan II (15-9, 15-9)
Walnut over Poplar (15-12, IHS, 15-13)
Watts II over Sycamore (15-7, 15-3)
Larch over Linden (15-10, 15-6)
Cumberland over Huntingdon (15-6,
10-15, 15-11)
Tamarack over Maple 05-11, 15-10)
Jordan I over Juniper (15-12, 16-18,
15-8)
Luzerne over Montgomery (15-6, 18*16)
Cambria over Berks (15-4, 15*7)
Adams over Lackawanna (15-9, 15-13)
Centre over Erie (6-15, 16-14, 15-3)
Mercer over Lancaster (15-10, 10-15,.
15-12)
Clearfield over Lehi9h 05-5, 15-0)
Mifflin over Lebanon 06-14, 15-5)
Fayette over Schuylkill (Forfeit)
Monroe over Lycoming (Forfeit)
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