- Poqe 8 • THE VILLANOVAN • September 18, 1968 Sodaski and Bool Lead ^68 Gridders^ As Season Opens Here Against Toledo VlttAMOVAM What Price Parity i Harriers 28, 1968 Seek Third Straight NCAA Crown Vol. 44, No. 3 VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, VILLANOVA. PA. SEPTEMBER Defense Key Donnelly—Top Man By CHARLIE FINOCHIARO By ROGER HALEY Dr. Papin Su^ests Deans of Men, Women Any cross country team that As the 1968 version of the Vll- loses runners the calibre of Dave lanova football team goes through Patrick, Charlie Messenger, and Administration its final drills in preparation for Defend Ian Hamilton via graduation and Nobel Prize for Dubcek this Saturday's season opener Frank Murphy due to participation against the Toledo Rockets, there in the Olympic Games, should be Proposal Made While still appears to be many questions faced with the prospect of at least on Public Show Today which have to be answered con- one season dedicated solely to He Reveals Experiences cerning the potential of the squad. rebuilding. Any team, that is, By JOE BURT movement among leaders of Coach Jack Gregory has pro- | except Jumbo Jim EUiofs 1968 During Red Invasion A public radio **speakout" on campus activist groups to demon- claimed that this season will be edition of the Villanova varsity campus problems at Villanova is strate that substantial student the starting point for the "New By HARRY WILLIAMS cross country squad. The ghost scheduled to start this afternoon support exists for the ''reforms" Era" of Villanova football; Dr. Joseph Papin, of Patrick and the other former director of a on WWVU radio from 4:30 to 6:30 which they are advocating to the however, several newcomers on Villanova Graduate Wildcats won't have a chance to Studies De- in the East Lounge of Dougherty Administration. Connected to the both the offensive and defensive haunt this year's harriers, because partment and a member of tiie Hall. This show will feature this radio program Wednesday are the squads will have to prove them- faculty for undergraduates pro- j the talent is already available in week the Dean of Men, Joseph Field House "Speakout" which was selves quickly if the outset of the posed last week in an interview the person of a number of upper Beyilaqua; the Dean of Women, M. held last night as a fomm for "New Era" is to be successful. classmen who are quickly reaching with the VILLANOVAN that Alex- Dorothy Boyle; Rev. Charles general student qpinlon and a Strong Backfield their potential and a pair of really ander Dubcek, leader of the Czecho- Tirrell, O.S.A.Vice President of special meeting called by S.G.A. At this tine, the offensive back- sensational sophs. slovak party, be given aiNobel Student Activities; and other key president Joe Mayberry for Mon- field appears to be the strongest Examining this personnel brings prize. members of the Administration. day night (Septemt}er 23). At that point on the team. Led by co- Papin, was an to smiles to any Wildcat fan. First, who eyewitness Rev. Patrick Rice, O.S.A. has meeting, leaders of ''Concerned captain John Sodaski, whom the the Czech-Slovak there is this year's captain, senior invasion while promised that a representative Citizens", The "Social Action coaching staff considers the best lecturing All-American, Tom Donnelly there, commented that of the Administration will appear Committee," and other campus all-around athlete on the squad, "The invasloi of Czech -Slovakia who's ability has already been on every program of the series. activist groups met to talk over the returning lettermen are: co- by tiie Russians was the scandal proven but who is certain to reach Photo by Peter Klimacek The program will be an open goals and objectives to avoid captain Frank Boal and Bill Wa- of the twentieth Century. The even greater heights in '68. fomm: all students are invited working at PAPIN is being interviewed Czechoslovkian cross purposes. It lik, both sub- 10 second men in Russians killed DOCTOR JOSEPH on Already in practice Donnelly has Czecho- Slovakian to come to the East Lounge of activists television prior to the invasion. is hoped among campus the hundred with Sodaski at quar- freedom before it had a chance run a 25:30 on Villanova's tough Dougherty Hall from 4:30 to 6:30 generally that such groups will be terback and Boal and Walik at 7 to be bom." course through the Main Line to voice their opinions or ask able to find common goals and per- part in it were children or not Moscow, because he will take sick halfback, the scoring punch is po- countryside. Senior Dick Burkle, Father Papin was lecturing in questions of the Administration even bom when the haps even be able to coordinate tentially there. They key to this the Slovak and_ Czech lang^uages Communists and die like the others". The mid- after a fine track season last representatives. their programs for ^creased throughout first came to power. Father Papin dle of August came and the agree- backfield, however, will be the spring, promises to be even better Czecho-.Slovakia and on This program is part of a general Powerful freshmen in action against said. *'*rhe effectiveness. the varsity, this year's frosh are considered to be the best Villanova television. Via this atomsphere was fan- ment at Bratislava was signed, the development of a strong fullback in this fall's cross country events. lecturing, com- yearlings ever. tastic.*' bined with "The people were talking liberalization still who can bull for the short yardage Burkle holds the school record in his knowledge of the was intact, and languages. on street corners, in cafes, there the Russian troops and lead the interference for the the two and three mile run. Professor Papin had the were no longer both" oration opportunity to was on street corners". on Czecho-Slovakian soil.Itlooked halfbacks on the option play and Junior Des Mccormick has shown speak with many of Political Poll Results end sweeps. Presently, the people from high ** However this new freedom like the liberalization was going there Looks Strong perhaps the greatest desire in the government went By DONNA TAYLOR don Johnson, John Lindsay, Ronald Football officials to to go on. mood of are two prime candidates for this Frosh students and factory to their heads The was one Charles Percy and George early workouts and the diminuitive and they began to Reagan, workers. optimism, they were going Last spring, Villanova partici- position, junior Mick Kerins and Irishman who finished third among attack the Soviet Union and ad- to make Wallace, preferences that the ByMIKEGORNIOWSKY it. pated in a nation-wide political soph Mark Kirkland, both strong' guard positions with either Bob to adjust to varied college offenses. VILLANOVANS in last year's PRE-INVASION vocate stronger ties to the West national vote substantiated as the runners and powerful blockers, The 1968-69 football season THE INVASION poll called Choice *68. The poll j Hornyak, Gerry Petry, or Harry Dave Campbell, Bill Cronin, Pat NCAA championship is sure to be The peaceful revolution of the just when Dubcek and the others national line-up. McCarthy won holds a number of surprises as jointly sponsored by the Time- It appears that Kerins will start! Rusbridge. At the tackle slots Bob Driscoll, MikeO'Leary, Tim Ryan, battling for seccmd spot on this Czechs and Slovaks took needed all the leverage they could On August 20, when the tanks with 35.3% of the total vote. - place in against Toledo, and his per- evidenced by the first varsity first crossed the border on Czecho- Life C orp. and the UNIVAC division with j Canfield, Jim Johnson, and Bill and Bob Shelala complete the de- year's team. the spring and just as in nature get." Kennedy was second 25%. #^ ^ ij ^4->i.^i^ i.u — 'froshirosn scrimmage.scrimmage, Therne untesteduniesiea : slovakia the optimism turned of Sperry Rand asked questions on formance could dictate the success j^ajshall all look well in prac- fensive halfbacks. Key when spring is a In the negotiations at Cierna, over- When students expressed a com- I Sophomores rebirth so was yearlings were not to be over- Presidential preference, Vietnam of the Wildcat running attack. i ^.^^^ near the river Tison in night into despair then into outrage. mitment to a particular party their | ^^p candidates for centers All place kicking responsibilites The Sophomores, however, could the revolution a rebirth for the and Brati- shadowed by the varsity and more and our urban situation. , tanks The result The short passing game should! ^^^ ^^^ callhan and John Elash. will be handled by kicking special- be the key to the Wildcat's success people of Czecho-Slovakia. The slava it appeared that Dubcek had The that just a few weeks votes revealed some of the actual than live up to their pre-season of the Villanova survey has just go well with the return of the I ist Mike Berrang. Berrang is con- in years students and the won a great victory. He even got ago on manuevers had found the or potential power of candidates j ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ this year and of course communication repuiauon. i roads too crowded been released with some sur- school's record receiver, Tom! sidered to be quite accurate from to come. Coach Elliot is proud media had overthrown a regime the Russians to come to him. For and the bridges in an opposing party e.g. John Offensively, the frosh are loaded "^^,,^®" ^^^"^ °^ ^ prising results. Bovd at splitsDlit ena,end anaand ! J^®, 't. too weak to move out rapidly The voting for of his votes from Boya, at newcomer,newcomer inside linebackers, John Babinecz around the 30 yard line.