The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
NITTANY LIONS
PRACTICE FOR
NEW YEAR DAY
New Beaver Field Scene of
Varsity Football Practice for
First Time After Turkey Day.

lNlhlE SOILEIEs, fh., DcC. ~.
- For the first time in his
~ tory, new Beaver Field has
been the scene of varsity football
practice after Thanksgiving this
fall, for the Penn State gridders
are working out three days q
week in preparation for the big
intersectional game at Pasadena
on New Years Day. Although a
postseason game with the Uni
versity Of Washington was played
last year, the team left for the
Coast Immediately after the Tur-
key Day battle with Pitt and did
not return to practice here.
From the spirit that the playefs
put into their workouts this week
it is quite evident that the Pitt
defeat has not shaken their conf
dence in their ability to end the
season with a victory ana no mat
ter what team represents the West
In the Pasadena game the Lions
feel that they have a good fight
ing chance to win.
NOT OVERCONFIDENT.
This feeling is not built upon
overconfidence or "cockiness," but
IT comes largely from the belief
that things must begin to break
Penn States way sooner or later.
Disbursements have piled up in
an unending stream all season and
players and coaches alike feel that
the silver lining must soon begin
to shine through the dark clouds
And where would they be more apt
to find 1t, they argue. than out In
sunny California
There is another factor in the
determination Of the Nittany Lions
to win that California game. The
players have read some comment
from the West in which Penn
State is picked as a doormat for the
Coast selection to trample upon
According to some California en-.
thusiasts, the Lions will hardly
afford a good practice game for
any Of those Coast teams-or a,
least, this is the story that has
reached Captain Newsh Bentz and
his warriors.
II such an opinion is held by
Coast fans. there may be quite q
little surprise party staged at Pas
adena on January 1. 1923. True
enough, the Lions have not shown
the power of former years. but
they have been no easy marks for
the best teams in the East. More
over. they are taking that Pasa
dena game very seriously and have
gone about their practice this
week in the most earnest fashion
TWO FLASHY BACKS.
In Harry Wilson, halfback, anc
Mike Palm, quarterback, Penn State
has two Of the flashy hacks in
eastern college circles and thes,
two stars will give California fan,
a high class exhibition of how ths
game is played. Wilson has shinec
in Bezdek's backfield for two year,
and Hugo terms him the best half
back that he has ever coached
Mike Palm, the new quarterback
star. found himself in the PITT
game when he played sensational
ball and will be a hard man foi
any team to stop from now on.
II is probable that Penn Stats
will start for the Coast about
December 20, arriving there for
Christmas IL possible That viii
allow for five days Of practice be
fore the game and the coaches fee
that this will enable the player,
to work out all the kinks in theil
muscles. The return trip will star
right after the game and will TAX.
about six or seven days Tn,
journey to the Coast and back will
dovetail very nicely with the Christ
man holidays at Penn State and al
a result, the players will miss onl,
two or three days of classes.
Bezdek has ordered his player,
to report on Tuesday. Thursday anc
Saturday Of next week. The seconC
and third teams are waging a bIttel
battle for substitute places on tn,
trip. for the Blue and White men
tor has announced that he will
take at least twenty-five men ts
the Coast. A number Of scrub,
have already been promoted ts
second team assignments and NOR,
changes may take place next week