Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-24
PENN STATE ON EDGE
FOR INDIAN CONTEST
+ ceiling That William and
Mary May Spring Surprise
Causes Work.
Especial to The Times Dispateh.l


STATE COLLEGE. PA, Sept. ga
The ST. Bonaventure game today
gave the Penn state coaches their
first chance to see the rebuilt Nit
tang eleven Ia action. and they are
now able TO better diagnose the
weaknesses that must be corrected
next week in preparation for the
game with William and Mary COL
!tsc on Saturday.
On the surface, the game this
week appears Just like any other
early season game. and most OBJ
servers have picked the Nittany
Lions to have an easy time OF 1t
for At least the first four games
Of the schedule. Eut surface indI-
cations are not always correct and
Coach Hugo Bezdeil has been tipped
off that the William and Mary ng-
gregation is coming North with tho
expressed purpose OF putting Il spike
In Penn states 1879 football
chances.
Bczdck Takes No Chances.
Fortunately for the N!ttany Lions,
Coach Bczdck takes each game on
the schedule as Il serious one and
prepares for IL as It comes along
ut Penn state. and the Lions are
never given The chance 10 under
estimate foe. Knowing what TO
expect from the Southern eleven
next Saturday, the Blue and White
coaches VIII make avcry preparation
for the visiting attack. Moreover,
Bczdek is still trying to get his
green backiield into n smooth
working aggregation, with limited
success thus far.
Mike Palm. injured quarterback,
should begin to show at his best
next week, bun he ~ being pushed
hard by Kcrstcttcr who has made
tho most Of PALMS absence from the
lineup to improve his own game.
Singer and Shanor are about equal
for the fullback job. while Harry
Wilson, veteran halfback. Is the
only sure man in the backiield. Car
son. kratz, and Gregory are fighting
it on; for 7he vacant halfbacil berth.
Track Athletes Enter.
Assistant Coach Blll Martin. who
is also the Penn State track mentor,
took time OFF today to record the
athletes OF promise. who have
Joined the Nittany freshman track
squad. Among the oandidateG are
number Of prominent scholastic
athletes, including the following:
Conway, Merccrsburg, sprin1cr
who does the century in ten seconds
and the furlOng in twenty-five
seconds Torrance. Clcarnelh High,
who won the two at the Penn
state Intersch"l;istics last spring;
Erieley ana Wise. broad jumpers
from New Jersey. both OF whom
have done better than twenty-one
feet.
IIurdlers include Charlie Moore.
liercersburg, with a record OF IL 81
seconds for the highs, and twenty
five seconds for the lows; Bliel
Lakewood High. Cleveland. who is
also quarter miller and Burchheld,
Harrisburg Tech. who won both
hurdle events at the lnterschola sites
last spring. liolcumbc. German
town High: Creight. Washington
Ia) High; and Trout. Merccrsburg,
are quartcr-mlers of promise, while
the latter is also quite a juvelin
ihrOwer.
Among the distance men are
Shipley. Washington Central High:
Rattan. from South Dakota: Batch
lor C!carheld High: Oldheld and
Chambers, West Phi!a dolphia High,
who finished sixth and seventh ~
the National Interscholas,ic Cross
Country meet last year: Barclay
Gettysburg Academy. and Stoket
Germantown High; IIclbig, Of
Newark Central High. throws the
Avelin.