The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-15
PENN STATE QU|AT
GETS INTO ACTION

Especial to. The Richmond virginian J
| state College. Pa, Dec. 14.--With
the soccer team winding up it's season
; next week with games III Lchigh.
| swaeAEsore and the University OF Penn
sy1vARia. and this BASKETBALL team
opening Its cage season here next Fri
day with Juniata college, Penn State
VIII 60 through strenuous pre-holi-
day athletic rush. This. with. wrestlln :
and boxing getting more active than
ever. and Hugo Bezdek, head OF the
physical education department. getting
his mass athletics plan for the win
ter season under way, Is keeping the
student body tense in a complete round
of sports activity.
The soccer squad will leave here on
Wednesday afternoon on the annual
Eastern invasion, and the first stop
win be Mt South Bethlehem where the
LehiEh kickers will be engaged on
Thursday for tho second time this sea-
son, The first clash here on Pennsyi~
vania Bay resulted In a g to victory.
and little trouble 10 anticipated in re-
peating the stunt away from home. On
Friday sitter opposition is expected
at Swathmore. and great interest ia be-
ing displayed in the contest with Penn
on Saturday afternoon, Both of these
teams have enviabia records this cea-
son and State viii, be prepared for
eyer Hart will accompany the squad %
about fifteen plays.
Dutch Hermann h. all set with his
basketball tossers for the opening
contest with Junlata here on Friday
night. Little ia known of the Hunt
ingdon coiiegians this year, but III the
past they have always furnished State
with stiff opening game. The State
team in composed entirely of former
letter men in the sport, and they nave
displayed speed In practice that
speaks well for successful ser son.
Captain Wolfe. the former McKeesport
star. Bill Mullan, OF Sewickley. and
Glenn Killnger, FORMER Harrisonburg
Tech all-around athlete. are about the
only men on the squad of fourteen who
are certain OF places on the team.
Wolfe has always played IL corking
good game as running guard, and
Is going better than ever this year.
Mullan at present looks Ike sure
bet for a forward position, though
Wagner and Young. OF the 1877 SQUAT
have returned and are nghting rard
for the two jobs. Killinger is a good
running mate for Captain Wolfe in
the defensive guard work He - this
emily threc-Ietter man In college at the
present time, winning insignia last
year in football, basketball and base
ball. Replogle and kinkaid are scrap
ping il out for the center job. with a
shade going to the former.
The wrestling season Is being inau
gurated here this afternoon when the
Freshmen and Sophefaores get together
On he maps in their annual class scrap,
An interclass meet viii precede the
opening OF the intercollegiate season
in February. Lehigh. Cornell. Penn
Navy and Princeton are slated to meet
the intercollegiate champions this year
INTEREST IN BOXING.
Great interest has been shown this
week in boxing. "Dick" Harlow. as
sistant football coach, issued call
early in the week and over 100 men
Eavo answered and are at daily prac-
tice. With four intramural meets
scheduled, including novice. n
Fresh -Soph, an interclass and the coll
lege championships, interest in boxin3
has reached Its highest point at Penn
State. In addition. meets for the var
sity team are practically assured with
Penn and Annapolis. and this has sup
piled Increased incentive for the ring
candidates TO go at top speed. Every
member Of the varsity team that boxed
Pennsylvania in Philadelphia last yea.
la back in college and there can be
added to this material half dozen
men who have returned after making
n name for themselves with the gloves
In the army. Among those are Kah-
ley. a lightweight man who was well
known hers several years ago az a
boxer. and Bob Higgins. football cap
tain, who earned the name Of Fight
ing Bob" through his former worx in
the ring Mt state College.
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The 1890 manager of the Pittsbure