FEBRUARY, 1938
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I THE CENTER I
I COMMENTATOR I
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, When Charlie McGeehan’s cagers
won four in a row a little while back,
it appeared as though Hazleton Cen
ter was at last being smiled upon biy
the Goddess of the Cage Arena. But
no . . . immediately after that, the
boys were frowned upon and dropped
three straight tilts and all these loses
were on the border-line of victories
until the last half.
Even the Mahanoy City McCann’s
82-36 rout came about after a tight
first half. Then, look at the Foster
Township tragedy. Our boys led with
a half-time 19-6 advantage. This did
not stop Foster from eking out a 29-
27 win. Maybe you need two teams,
Charlie: one to win the first half and
another to, do the same for the second.
Compared to last year, the attend
ance this year at the cage contests is
very uninspiring. And our cheering
is moribund. Would that we had about
ten Novotnies!
Our ping pong team (we have one,
no kiddin’) has evened up its two de
feats with two victories in the “Y”
league. In the contest match against
Liebowitz’s, the main feature of the
evening was Ruth Bachman’s easy
victory over her male opponents. Boy,
is our See.-Treas. a killer with that
70c paddle!
Our bowlers get but one line: they
had nerve enough to lose to a Hazle
ton High team. What’s wrong, Mc-
Kernan and Gilbert?
It’s been whispered around that
Coach McGeehan has uncovered a
“natural” and we are inclined to
believe that rumor. Now, don’t blush
“Shots,” we mean you, Piccola. Yes,
Tony certainly can handle the old pill
like any experienced cage doc and who
can stick them in better than he can ?
Pardon, Nipper, but we know you can
toss them in, too; Dougherty, too —
that’s providing he didn’t forget how
to do it.
CENTER JAY VEES
WIN MANY GAMES
Our Center Jay Vee cage quintet is
the best we’ve had in a long time.
Coached by student-manager Franklin
Penn, the junior varsity has been con
quering foe after foe and up to date
has lost but two games.
Led by Captain “Diz” Glabick, the
Penn-lads present a defense and of
fense comparable to the varsity. The
team’s ace-in-the-hole on the defense
is “Squire” Ogrydziak, who has stopp
ed more plays than any one man this
season.
The last jay-vee win was over a
strong Mahanoy City McCann’s team."
The Centerites Inflicted a first bitter
defeat upon the undefeated McCann’s
juniors.
McGeehan’s Centerites Conquer
Four Out Of Seven Opponents
’ Unloosing a new offensive, the Haz
-1 leton Center quintet started the new
year by defeating a strong Nurem
berg team to avenge a defeat earlier
in the season. The McGeehanites
proved too strong and easily whipped
the opponents.
Following up the victory, the flashy
Hazleton Center team conquered a
fighting Pottsville basketball five. A
fine offensive and brilliant defensive
work by the Hazleton team were the
features of the game.
Again on January 11, a strong
Sheppton team traveled to Hazleton
to be overtaken by the fighting charg
es of Coach McGeehan. Once again
the Center quintet featured fine pas
sing and accurate shooting to main
tain a lead never to be overtaken by
the visiting squad.
With a string of three straight vic
tories the Center five next overcame a
strong M. & M. I. team. The Center’s
offense was too strong for the visitors
and once again the McGeehanites
proved their mettle.
In these four straight victories, the
key-man for the Center was Clet
Dougherty, pivotiman and strong of
fensive player; while Zayach and
Coach McGeehan featured on the de
fense.
The Hazleton Center Five went
down to a crushing defeat by a strong
Hazle Township squad. Poor defense
by the Hazleton Center coupled by a
strong offense by the Township team
gave the Township an easy victory.
In a rough game, a fine working
McCann’s team gave the Center quin
tet another defeat after a hard battle.
A series of injuries kept the Hazleton
Boxer Abends Center:
Beware of 'Pugilist Penn'!
There’s a dangerous man among our
midst ! When he accosts you with this
threat, “Don’t get lippy,” be careful
of your retort for it’s none other than
Pugilist Penn. Franklin finds time
between his managerial, coaching, and
scholastic duties to don the twelve
ouncers and enter the ring as a full
fledged amateur. Before Christmas,
Penny went up to Scranton, defeated
his opponent, and got four dollars
(for traveling expenses, mind you).
You have been warned; you now
know Pugilist Penn. All’s left for you
to do is to do nothing to anger Frank
lin. Good heavens, we bet we’ve done
it already!
Library Pictures On Sale
Anyone desiring a picture of the
Hazleton Penn State Center Library
can now buy one at the office for the
price of fifty cents. Since many of
the students appear in the picture, a
great number of them are expected to
be sold for their portrait value.
HAZLETON COLLEGIAN
Center squad from defeating the
strong visiting team. A knee injury
lost Coach McGeehan to the squad.
In the finest game of the season, the
Hazleton Center went down to bitter
defeat at the hands of Foster Town
ship team. After a 19-6 lead in the
first half, both the offense and defense
of the Hazleton team broke down.
Taking advantage, the Township
quintet broke loose with a shooting
barrage to overtake and defeat the
Center five, 29-27.
Center In Third Place
Having one game to play with M.
M. 1., the Hazleton Center will prob
ably end the season in third place in
the Collegiate League. The Mahanoy
City McCann’s, playing their first
season in the league, will be champs.
COLLEGIATE LEAGUE STANDING
Won Lost
Mahanoy City McCann’s 5 0
Hazleton McCann’s 4 1
Hazleton Penn State Center- 3 3
Freeland M. & M. I. r— 1 4
Pottsville Penn State Center- 0 5
Come Through With
39-24 Pottsville Win
Coach Charles McGeehan’s basket
eers traveled to Pottsville Saturday
afternoon and handed the Schuylkill
Center a 39-24 lacing. With Galla
gher and Dougherty scoring 21 points
between them the Hazleton quintet
had the game sewed up early in the
second half. Charlie MoGeehan’s ac
curate and sensational passing and
Steve Zayach’s staunch defense de
cided the contest from the start.
The Jay-Vees, however, went down
to their third defeat by a close 13-11
count. The Hazleton five led from the
start but then bogged down in the last
few minutes when the Pottsville
Juniors scored four points on two
long shots.
CENTER GOVERNMENT
EFFICIENT DEMOCRACY
Here’s one for our political science
students. What form of government
regulates the Hazleton Center activi
ties? Bet Gormley doesn't even know!
It’s not a dictatorship; John C.
Barnes, as president of Student Coun
cil, is a leader with democratic ideals,
a good guess would be: a democracy
shaded a little with anarchy.
At the head of the student govern
ment is a nine-member body, the stu
dent council, elected at the beginning
of the year by the students. The pres
ident of the council, John C. Barnes,
has the enormous task of bringing
pertinent questions to the body’s at
tention as well as deciding these ques
tions. Mr. Barnes conducts the coun
cil sessions very efficiently in his
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I CHEER FOR I
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It was generally conceded that the
present Center basketball team is the
best in the history of the Center. But,
sorry to say, our cheering this year
has taken a nose dive toward being no
cheering at all. Despite the fact that
our student body has been increased,
attendance at the contests has fallen
off. Why? Why would any sensible
student miss a good and exciting game
the admission to which he has already
paid? It makes no sense.
Then those who attend the games
do not cooperate very much with our
cheerleaders. Novotnie and his cheer
ing squad have become so discouraged
that they lead very few cheers any
more.
So let’s reform and come out in . a
full cheering force in our next games:
We must get our cheering in trim for
the Inter-Center tournament.
MAHANOY McCANN'S
SQUELCH CENTER FIVE
With a fast-breaking offense, the
Mahanoy City McCann’s, leaders of
the Collegiate League, ran roughshod
over the Hazleton Center five, 82-36,
at the D. A. Harman gym.
Although the Centerites held the
Maroons to a 10-8 first quarter score,
they failed to keep up with the fast
pace set up by the visitors, the game
turning into a complete rout.
Piccola was the smoothest Hazleton
player on the floor while Zayach suc
ceeded in holding down the Mahanoy
City flash, Gabuzda, to a few field
goals.
suave, quiet, and liberal manner.
Next in line is the secretary-treas
urer in whose hands and books lie the
financial secrets of the Center. Miss
Ruth Louise Bachman takes care of
this position in the same cool, self
controled, business-like manner that
she uses against her poor ping pong
opponents. The condition of the treas
ury is very healthy and has all chanc
es of continuing so. What patient
wouldn’t with a nurse like R. L. B.!
The “supreme court” of the Center
government is a very complying stu
dent-faculty board, composed of John
Barnes, Lewis Smith, Mr. Eiche, Mr.
Goas, and Mr. Herpel. All the student
council acts must be OK-ed by this
board before they become laws. So
far this year not one act has been in
validated. So, John, there’s no need to
“pack” the court.
And sure enough there ‘must be a
“political boss”! Guess who? Nobody
but Mr. Goas. Without him and his
timely advice, assistance, and encour
agement the student government
would be as dead as the Articles of
Confederation. He organized the
council at the beginning of the year,
set up and is running our thriving
store, and is an excellent faculty ad
viser at some of our stormier council
sessions. Hats off to an ideal man be
hind the scenes, Mr. Goas!
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