—The Daily Collegian Tuesday, September 4, 1973 When Joe talks football, he walks a straight line Amidst interviewers ipterviewing. TV crews filming. football players sleeping and celluloid grinding. Penn State football coach Joe Pa terno renewed his great task. That task consists of keeping the lid on the Lion football program nailed down good and tight. Among his players clad in fresh gear. the warm sunshine and the bustle of inspiration this press day Joe toed a straight line. being ever-careful to avoid walking out on any limbs. Trying to remain noncommital and trying to keep the brakes on an ambitious group of writers. Joe had a pretty tough egg to hatch. He made it this time. again. but the whole season still lies ahead and there is vet time for even a watered-down dose of unbounded optimism. But with no major changes on the planning board. the task of remaining calm, cool and objective won't be getting any easier. The tendency Joe must feel is to turn his back on better judgment for a few moments and come out into the lights and face the camera. Did Joe really say his people were going to bean newlook Pitt. bulldoze mushy Maryland, bop awful Army. bite —nothing Navy and blister wobbly West Virginia? No chance. although that is more or less the script the *********************Ck** **************************** , ! s i r 11J111 111 )4. ***************************** *************************************** "Headquarters Shop early selection of fall term 8: 1 :ed books ART & ENGINEERING SUPPLIES Sept. 6 -Thursday Sept. 7 - Friday STUDENT BOOK STORE "The Store with the Student in Mind" -Lions have been reading for the last seven years. Paterno won't buy that. which is both good and bad depending on whether you wish for the rise or demise of Lion football fortunes. Quickly rejecting down-trodden suggestions, Paterno maintained the Lions would be repeatedly tested during their 11-gaine schedule which starts unwinding September 15 at Stanford. Again this year the Lion offense will be lining up in the Wing-T and the Power-I. On defense. Penn State's stopping ability could get a hefty boost from tackle Randy Crowder. As has happened in the past. when it comes to the subject of certain individual players, Paterno has been, known to shed some of his conservatism for a show of firm confidence in a player's abilities. He has done so repeatedly in recent weeks in discussing Crowder, calling him the best tackle to get into a Lion uniform since a guy by the name of Mike Reid earned his degree and moved on to take a position in Cincinnati. Crowder was kept busy for most of the afternoon as he Popular IM's back By BILL GUTHLEIN Collegian Senior Reporter Rec Hall will be serving up its usual fare of 17 intramural sports again this year. although in a slightly different order because of classes' beginning two weeks earlier than in the past. - The expanded fall outdoor season has allowed moving the tennis_ singles and -team golf. formerly spring term sports, into the fall term. COMPLETE FALL TERM Medal play golf has made the reverse move, from fall to spring, to round out the schedule. The IM office begins organizing the tennis and golf competition. as well as a traditional favorite touch football during the first week of classes. A week later bowling and basketball teams are recruited. Competition in these two sportkcontinue into winter term. 9 A.M. Rick Starr posed for snapshots and answered questions, many of which were directed at his knee. If his knee holds up under an offensive tackle's block as well as it held up under questioning. more than one question mark in the defensive line would be answered. • The 6-3. 240 pound senior said the knee felt OK and did such a good job of minimizing the seriousness of the operation that most prophets of doom have been silenced. The IM program is a popular form of!reereation at the University Park campus. Over 5,000 participated in the touch football competition last year and nearly 4,000 in basketball. Actually the intramural program is four separate programs called divisions: dormitories. fraternities, independents. and graduates. The idea of interdivisional playoffs has been considered and rejected by IM officials because of several problems, chiefly the time factor and fear of independents and fraternities recruiting to dominate one sport. "Generally there is no great pressure fdr playoffs everyone is satisfied." said Clarence "Dutch" Sykes, director of intramurals. "The idea scares me a little bit. Independents and fraternities could organize super teams and ruin competition in the division." Other IM offerings include handball singles and doubles, swimming and wrestling in the winter. Spring term offers a bonanza of choices with racketball, badminton, volleyball, tennis doubles. soccer, horseshoes, medal play golf, and track all on the IM agenda. The major gap in the intramural program is the lack of softball competition. Although Sykes admits for for 9 P.M. EAST assistant sports editor with revised slate softball would challenge the supremacy of basketball and football, there are other factors, namely the abbreviated season and the lack of diamonds, especially lighted facilities for the early months. "We couldn't start till April because of the atrocious, cold weather, not unless you want to play in the snow. Besides there is not enough time for students to eat and play in daylight before• daylight savings time, "he said. :Intramural sports offer all the pleasures of formal competition, including a chance to complain about the officiating. Sykes admits he gets "nothing but complaints"• about his refs who are generally undergrads with familiarity with the sport. BefOre the season begins the prospective officials are put through a general clinic to help them at their new job. Long range plans for the intramural program include expansion into a new building in October. 1975. The facility will include six basketball courts, four badminton and two volleyball courts, a jogging track similar to the one in Rec Hall. 12 handball racketball courts. wrestling room, weight training room. locker rooms, and a suite of offices for the IM department and the various sport clubs. used books" the best soo►cusr COLLEGE AVE. If the knee proves sound. and all indications say that it will, the way, would then be open to move Dave Graf- back over to defensive end. a move that would add a considerable - measure of stability and solidarity to the line. Most of the Lions spent the afternoon sitting on the Beaver Stadium grass, taking in all the activity and groaning approval as halfback John Cappelletti .nade a futile dive for a Crowder wounded-duck pass. The best summary of the afternoon was made hr• sophomore linebacker Rich Kriston who has the task of playing bellind outside linebacker Ed O'Neil. a possible All- America choice this year. ' "We don't start practice until tomorrow and even then it will be a few days before we get into pads." Kriston said "You can't say much right now. Wait and see. — Said Paterno: "Sure well make a few changes. but we're going to basically keep on playing football just as we have in the past." For Penn State foes this fall. they amount to simple iyords with a conservative tone and an ominous prophecy. Sept. 10 • Monday Sept. 11 —Tuesday
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