The Cavalier daily. :: Wednesday, September 18, 1968

There will be beasts of all sizes,
shapes, and forms waiting in
Lafayette, Indiana for the Wahoos
this Saturday afternoon. There are
6′8″ 270 pound defensive
pachyderms, tall (6′3″) delicate (200
lbs.) giraffes that lead offensive
thrusts, and squatty rhinos (225
lbs.) that play middle guard.

This menagerie goes by the
name of the Purdue Boilermakers,
and they're ranked as the number
one team in the country according
to pre-season polls.

The defensive pachyderm is
Donnie Green who happens to be a
third stringer. This is one of the
reasons that although the
Boilermakers' offense is getting the
headlines, the real danger to
opposing teams is the lesser
publicized, but possibly better,
defense.

Monsters

A report on the defense has to
start with the line. They're
monsters. Alex Davis, who goes
6′5″ and 265 pounds will start at
one tackle, backed up by Ron
Mar, 6′6″ and 272. Then comes
Green.

The other defensive tackle is Bill
Yancher who weighs 240. The
ends—Dennis Wirgowski, who
switched from offense, and Bill
McKoy-are 238 and 222.

The defensive leader is the
afore-mentioned rhino, middle
guard Chuck Kyle. The latter was
named by Sports Illustrated as the
outstanding middle guard of the
1967 college bowl games for his
performance against USC in the
Rose Bowl.

Owner of a size 8½ helmet, the
gung-ho senior was the recipient of
a VPI-type trophy, the "Hustle
Award", as a sophomore.

There are two seasoned
linebackers, Bob Yunaska and All-American
candidate Dick Marvel.
Yunaska won the September "mile
run" for Purdue linemen three
consecutive years running, but as a
football field is not quite that long
it is doubtful that this talent will be
helpful come Saturday.

Marvel's motto for linebacking
is that if he does not get jarred, he
isn't playing hard enough.

Secondary Weakness?

The returning secondary
includes corner back Tim Foley and
safety Don Webster. The defensive
backfield is rounded out by senior
Larry Emch and a promising
sophomore, Steve deGrandmaison,
whose last name means "large
house" for what that's worth.

If there is to be a weakness in
Purdue's depth-ridden defenses, it
would have to be in the secondary.
There two players will be stepping
into full time varsity positions for
the first time.

Then there is Purdue's offense.
And then there is Purdue's offense.
Where does one start? Possibly the
best place is the way the
Boilermakers themselves start. With
Leroy Keyes.

If you haven't heard of him by
now, you're either deaf or live in
North Borno. It is useless to list
for the umpteenth time the
glittering statistics that can be read
anywhere.

Give It To Leroy

Keyes is great. That's all there is
to it. Unless he contracts a three
month case of the runs, it will be
Leroy Keyes vs. O.J. Simpson for
the Heisman Trophy.

But the defensive coaches of
Purdue's opponents will have to
worry about a lot more than just
the do-everything halfback.

The quarterbacking giraffe is
Mike Phipps. He made the Big Ten's
15th annual All-Academic football
squad. And he's supposed to use his
head on the field too.

Last year Phipps set a Purdue
total offense record for one season
of 2,020 yards. He finished third
among final major college
individual leaders with an average
of 6.1 yards per play.

And More

Perry Williams is the returning
fullback. He is quick, big, tough on
short yardage, a great blocker, ad
nauseam. However, he is primarily
a runner. In the past two seasons he
has caught but four passes.

One of the reasons for this fact
is that Keyes is the man Phipps
throws to out of the backfield.
Another is the fact that Williams'
blocking usually gets some
onrushing lineman to bite the dust,
giving Phipps an extra second to
pass.

However, the biggest reason was
that in the past the Boilermakers
have had the likes of star end Jim
Beirne to throw to. But Beirne has
departed, and his replacements,
Greg Fenner and Bob Dillingham
are not up to his brilliance.

This, then, is the only st on
offense where Purdue is weaker (on
paper) than last year. Keyes can
more easily be double teamed this
season as a result.

Paul DeNuccio, 6′3″ 239, and
250 pound Clanton King are the
tackles. They are supposedly
stronger but slower than last year's
linemen, and thus, Keyes may have
just a we bit harder time getting
around end this season.

The weekend after Purdue
meets Virginia, the Boilermakers
will travel to the home field of
another fair Midwestern squad,
Notre Dame.

Termed Competitive

Harriers Open With Terps

By Hugh Antrim
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

If some hale and hearty
student wanted to attend a Cross
Country meet he would not make
the same travel preparations he
would make for a journey to Scott
Stadium. There would be few date
tickets sold.

There is no big Purdue game
about which to speculate, although
Coach Lou Onesty's harriers have
the dubious task of facing a
Maryland squad fresh from the
Olympic trials in their first contest.

Led by Captain Ric Katz, this
year's team has been termed by
their coach as "competitive". Back
from last year's squad, along with
Katz, are Frank Andrew, Craig
Gaarder, Ross Thomas, and Don
Byrne.

Ric Katz has the distinct honor
of having been elected a captain in
his third year of school. Not out for
Cross Country last year, Frank
Andrew gave a good account of
himself last Spring on the cinders,
and much is expected of him as a
harrier.

Second-year men Ross Thomas
and Don Byrne are also expected to
contribute much towards a
successful season. Speaking of this
returning group, Coach Onesty said
that he expected some
improvement from last year's
performances.

A large contingent of first-year
men will booster the depth and
over-all strength of the squad. An
Engineering student, Brew Barron,
must fight the afternoon lab grind
in order to find time to run. Two
Richmonders, Greg Lane and Mike
DeCamps are also counted on
heavily by Coach Onesty. Guy
Oldacre and Don Stefel round out
this group of first-year hopefuls.
Mr. Onesty cited the fact that this
crew of newcomers comprise about
half of the entire team in numbers,
and perhaps in ability as well.

Coach Onesty also mentioned
the unhappy job of running against
the Terrapins of Maryland in the
first meet. Although he did not
speculate on a Virginia victory in
this meet, he did report that the
Cavaliers would show up.

If one therefore chooses to
venture towards Lambeth Field to
witness a Cross Country meet (and
no one can declare himself a true
Virginia supporter unless he does
so) there is no necessity for
elaborate preparations. The Good
Old Song will not be heard.

Sept. 30	Md.	Away
Oct. 4	UNC,NCS	UNC
Oct. 11	Wake	Home
Oct. 18	Duke	Home
Oct. 23	VPI	Home
Oct. 30	VMI	Home
Nov. 2	ODC	Home
Nov. 8	State	Home
Nov. 11	ACC	Md.

Second Season

Yachtsmen Organize

By Steve Giannial
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

After a successful first season of
sailing, the Sailing club is getting
organized again for the fall season.
Last spring after the club was
formed in April, the sailors traveled
to Willoughby Bay near Norfolk
and soundly defeated the Old
Dominion Club as the Virginians
won first place in seven of the eight
races. Each race had five boats, all
Penguins furnished by Old
Dominion, the host club.

Commodore Mike Bynane had
approximately 20 members last
spring and expects about 40 this
year. The club already has
scheduled one regatta this fall. It
will be the Virginia Cup held on the
28th and 29th of September at
Willoughby Bay. William & Mary
and Old Dominion will also
compete in the races.

This Thursday at 8 p.m. there
will be a meeting in room 4C of
Newcomb Hall. All members from
last year and anyone else interested
are invited. Those who would like
to learn to sail are also welcome.

After the fall season is over,
winter training will begin.
Instructions for sailing will be given
by the sailing members of the club
and a few lectures are planned.

The University's sailors will be
sailing this spring on Smyth
Mountain lake near Roanoke, or on
the Rappahannock River east of
Fredericksburg. Because the team is
a club, the atmosphere is informal
and no real organization or
schedule is complete.

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SPORTS

Lafayette's Menagerie
Receives Top Billing

Big Ten Passing Leader Mike Phipps

Hard-Running Fullback Perry Williams

Heisman Trophy Candidate Leroy Keyes

Standout Linebacker Dick Marvel