HUC Favored To Cop Eastern District Crown
BEST EASTERN DIVISION RECORD GIVES LOCALS
,SLIGHT EDGE TO WIN EASTERN DISTRICT DIADEM
Hazleton Undergraduate Center's cage squad which
will enter the Eastern District Basketball Tournament to
morrow, is a slight favorite to walk off with the Eastern
Division crown.
Following HUC, that has a won-lost record of 9-6
are: Hershey Junior College, with 4-6; Schuylkill U. C.,
with 4-7; Bucknell Junior College, of Wilkes-Barre, with.
3-5; and in last place, Keystone Junior College, of La-
Plume, Pa., with a humble record of 1-4.
HUC 1946-47
Basketball Record
HUC 32 Schuylkill UC 24
RUC 64 Hershey J.C. 49
, HUC 53 Bucknell J:C. 48
- *RUC 45 Penn State J.V. 47
HUC 55 York J. C. 68
HUC 55 Altoona UC 35
RUC 60 Keystone J.C. 46
RUC 37 York J.C. 56
HUC 37 Hershey J.C. 54
HUC 65 Dickinson JC. 47
RUC 70 Keystone J.C. 50
HUC 58 Dubois UC 67
HUC 48 Altoona UC 37
HUC 44 Dubois UC 61
RUC 73 Schuylkill UC 59
HUC 41 Dickinson J.C. 63
- *RUC 60 M.M.I. 70
HUG 44 ,Bucknell J.C. 60
*IHUC 54 Scranton U. J.V. 49
*HUC 46 Scranton U. J.V. 44
* Exhibition games.
Won-11
;Lost-9
Average—.sso
Points Scored-1050
Average per Game-52.5
Opponents' 'Points-1034
Average Per Game-51.7
HUC Routs
Pottsville Center, 73-59
On Wednesday evening, February
19, the Hazleton Undergraduate Cen
ter's courtmen swamped Pottsville U.
C. to the tune of 73-59.
Apichella opened the night's scor
ing with a field goal, but the score
was tied up, 2-2, when Rees dumped
in a two-pointer. As the quarter ended
!HUG' lead by a five-ipoint margin, 15-
10. Krankowsky and Fisher paced the
visitors' second half spurt, and the
lower-enders led, 29-27, at the close of
the half.
However, Pottsville wilted under a
46 point barrage in the last half, and
HUC romped off to an easy victory.
High scorer for the locals was John
Riley who registered 11 field goals
and 2 charity tosses for 24 points.
Right behind,Riley for scoring honors
was Johnny Apichella who accounted
for 21 tallies. Malley, Riordan, Dur
back, Williams, Saul and Hutchinson
also turned in fine defensive perform
ances.
Davis, Rees and Krankowsky were
the offensive stars for the vanquished.
HUC F.G.
Riley, f. 11
Apichella, f. 9
Durback, c.
Hutchinson, c
Maday, g.
Williams, g.
Riordan, g,
Saul, g.
1
5
2
Totals __
IPOTTSVILLE U.C. F.G,
'Burmeister, f. 2
Young, f. 1
;Brownmiller, f.
Krankowsky, f.
(Rees, c.
'McKenna, c.
Davis, g.
'Wisnosky, g.
Fisher, . g.
ISchraeffler, g.
4
5
0
1
Totals ____
Score by quarters
HUC 15 27
PUG 10 29
In 'HUC's defeat of Scranton U.
J.V., it was learned that two of
Scranton's players are also on the
Scranton U. varsity. . . .
SIP CUTI CIH Alf TIE
Dickinson J. C.
Drubs HUC, 63-41
In their last away game of the reg
ularly-
.scheduled season, Syd Rud
man's HUC five went down in defeat
at the hands of Dickinson Junior Col
lege of Williamsport, 63-41.
Staley, the IBillporters' flashy for
ward, paced the victors with six field
goals and six fouls for 18 markers.
Close behind him was Naimole, the
Lycoming five's rangy centerman,
with seven two-pointers and three
free shots for 17 counters.
Apichella and Riley lead the attack
for the vanquished with ten points
apiece. Norby Leonard appeared for
the first time of the current season in
the forward slot.
This was JRUC's eighth loss of the
season against as many wins.
HUC F.G. Fls. Pts.
Riley, f. 5 0 10
f. 4 2 10
Leonard, f. 0 1 1
Saul, c. 1 0 2
Williams, c. 0 1 1
Durback, g. 3 2 8
Riordan, g. 4 1 9
'Hutchinson, g. 0 0 0
DICKINSON J.C. F.G. Fls. Pts.
Staley, f. 6 6 18
Gray, f. 1 0 2
Fullmer, f. 5 2 12
Naimole, c. 7 3 17
Davis, c. 2 2 6
Gair, • g. 0 1 1
Winters, g. 2 1 5
Kriner, g. 1 0 2
HUC Returns To Form
In 54-49 Win
Over Scranton U.J.V.
The Hazleton Undergraduate Cen
ter's courtmen returned to their win
ning ways by handing a scrappy
Scranton U. Junior Varsity a 54-49
defeat. A well-balanced attack headed
by Munroe, Apichella and Riordan,
who found the hoop for 11 counters
apiece proved too much for the home
club.
HUC hopped off to a 15-6 lead in
the 'first period and was never in seri
•ous trouble until the last quarter
when' Scranton flashed a rally that
dropped six points short of a victory.
' Appearing in the Lackawanna line
up were several Hazleton players:
Andy Pleban, Frankie Antinozzi, and
McKelvey.
Pts.
24
21
HUC F.G. Fls. Pts.
Riley, f. 4 0 8
f. 4 3 11
Hutchinson, f. 0 0 0
,Durback, c. 1 2 4
Saul, c. 1 0 2
Riordan, g. 4 3 11
(Barnes, g. 2 2 6
(Munroe, g. 5 1 11
!Snitch, g. 0 1 1
SCRANTON U. J.V. F.G. Fls. Pts.
Pleban, f. 1 3 5
Antinozzi, f. 0 1 1
'ones, f. 2 0 4
Mattes, c. 4 0 8
McKelvey, g. 2 2 6
Deuel, g. 5 3 13
g. 3 0 6
Sif son, g. 2 2 6
Score by quarters
HUC 15 31 42 54
SUJV 6 19 32 49
Totals
Totals
____24 15 63
Totals 21 12 54
Totals _
19 11 49
HAZLETON COLLEGIAN
To Captain HUC In Tourney
JOHNNY RILEY, HUC'S high
scoring forward, was chosen to
lead the locals in the Eastern
District Tournament which gets
underway this evening at the
West Hazleton High School Gym.
Riley, a Navy veteran, has com
piled an impressive scoring record
during the past cage season.
MMI Hands HUC
Blush-Provoking
70-60 Setback
On Thursday, Feb. 27, HUC lost
a 70-60 decision to a smooth-working,
fast-breaking M.M.I. quintet from
Freeland.
7 41
Inability to stop Tommy Breslin,
Mining's all-regional forward who
ran wild for 26 points, proved fatal
for the locals.
Breslin and Sabel paced the Prep,
pers' first period attack, while Riley
and Apichella led HUC's slight offen
sive. The first canto ended with MMI
out in front, 12-16. In the second
quarter, Apichella, Riley and Jimmy
Munroe helped cut the Freelanders'
lead to 27-26, as the half drew to a
close. In the third frame Mining
stretched their lead via shots by
Breslin, Madden and Eckrote. Mun
roe and Ray Williams sparked a last
quarter offensive which fell short and
MR walked off with a 70-60 triumph.
High scorer of the evening was lit
tle Tommy Breslin, who played a
whale of a game, and also chalked
up 26 points. He was closely followed
by Josh Madden, the Preppers' rangy
centerman, who accounted for 16 tal
lies. Jimmy Munroe led the HUC at
tack with 15 counters. Williams and
Riley were right behind Munroe with
12 and 11 points, respectively.
HUC F.G. Fls. Pte.
Riley, f. 5 1 11
Barnes, f. 1 0 2
Apichella, f. 3 2 8
Suitch, f. 1 0 2
Durback, c. 2 0 4
Williams, c. 5 2 12
Hutchinson, c. 0 0 0
Saul, c. 1 0 2
Riordan, g. 1 0 2
Maday, g. 0 2 2
Monroe, g. 6 3 15
Laganosky, g. 0 0 0
Totals
M. & M. I. F.G. FIB. Pts.
Sabel, f. 5 0 10
Guzzie, f. 2 0 4
Breslin, f. 9 8 26
Madden, c. 7 2 16
Eckrote, g. 5 3 13
Mischissen, g. 0 1 1
Totals 28 14 70
Score by quarters:
HUC 12 26 37 60
MMI 16 27 46 70
Rudmanites Suffer
Third Straight Defeat
The Hazleton U. C. quintet lost
their third straight game at the hands
of Bucknell J.C., 60-44, on Friday e
vening, February 28th.
Johns, the county-seaters' burly
guard, scored ten points while holding
down Riley, HUC's leading point- pro
ducer, to a pair of field goals.
Riordan and Durback led the locals'
weak first period offensive, while Gil
roy, Harvey and Swartwood starred
for the visitors. At the end of the first
canto, HUIC trailed, 14-11. The upper
enders held Hazleton to four points
in the second stanza while Gilroy,
Swartwood and Johns banged in field
goal after field goal to increase their
margin to 28-15. Outscoring the home
team, 14-12,1Bucknell led 42-37 as the
third period drew to a close. Apichella
ran wild in the fourth quarter with
five sizzling field goals and 2 charity
tosses, but the Wilkes-Barre five still
outpointed Hazleton in the final frame
18-17, to walk off with a comparative
ly easy victory.
Swartwood led the visitors' offen
sive with six deuces and two free
throws for a total of 14 tallies, while
Apichella took high scoring honors
for the night with seven two-pointers
and two fouls for 16 counters.
HUC F.G. Fls. Pts.
Riley, f. 2 0 4
Leonard, f. 0 1 1
Apichella, f. 7 2 16
Suitch, f. 0 0 0
Dubrack, c. 3 1 7
'Riordan, g. 4 1 9
Barnes, g. 1 0 2
Williams, g. 2 1 5
Laganosky, g. 0 0 0
Totals 19 6 44
BUCKNELL J.C. F.G. Fls. Pts.
Swartwood, f. 6 2 14
Fritzes, f. 1 0 2
Gilroy, f. 5 0 10
iSavitz, c. 3 0 6
Zukowski, c. 1 4 6
Johns, g. 4 2 10
Harvey, g. 4 2 10
Pinola, g. 1 0 2
Totals 25 10 60
Score by quarters;
HUC
BJC _ _ _
HUC Trips Scranton U.J.V.
In Finale, 46-44
The 'Hazleton Undergraduate Cen
ter's cage squad brought their regu
larly-scheduled basketball season to
a close on Monday evening by nosing
out a classy Scranton University Ju
nior Varsity, 46-44.
The game was fought tooth and
nail and the lead changed hands sev
eral times. At the end of the first pe
riod, 'HUC held a narrow one-point
margin. At half time the visitors
knotted the count, 25-25. At the end
of the third quarter both teams had
dropped in twelve counters and the
score stood at a deadlock again, 37-
37. The last stanza was tied up 44-44
and with 30 seconds to go Johnny Ri
ley let go a sensational long shot
from the center of the court to give
Hazleton the ball game.
High scorers for the locals were
Riley, Apichella and Monroe, who ac
counted for 39 of HUC's 46 points.
For the Upper-enders, Leishton led
the scoring with seven double-deckers
and two charity throws for 16 count
ers.
HUC F.G. Fls. Pts.
Apichella, f. 7 3 17
Riley, f. 6 1 13
Durback, c. 1 0 2
Munroe, g. 3 3 9
Maday, g. 0 0 0
Williams, g. 1 0 2
Riordan, g. 0 3 3
SCRANTON U. J.V.F.G. Fls. Pts.
ILeishton, f. 7 2 16
'Sisson, f. 0 2 2
Nimno, f. 2 0 4
'Bartkowski, c. 2 0 4
Mattes, g. 0 0 0
Deuel, g. 2 3 7
Jones, g. 2 3 7
Pleban, g. 0 4 4
.__2s 10 60
Totals 15 14 44
Score by quarters:
HUC 14 25 37 46
'SUJV -13 25 37 44
____ll 15 27 44
____l4 28 42 60
Totals 18 10 46
Tournament Topics
Officials for the Eastern District
Tourney have been announced. They
are Chet Rogowicz, of Pottsville; Ed
Katalinas, of Shenandoah; "Red"
Rothacker, of Weatherly; and Bill
Kramer, Hal Vowler, and Johnny
Guenther, all of Hazleton. . . .
Official timer for the contests will
be Jim "Gassy" Horn, and the official
scorer will be Dave MacFarlane. Both
men hail from West Hazleton. . . .
Pottsville, last year's title-holder,
issued a warning that they are out to
repeat last year's feat. The Schuyl
kill County five admit that the great
est obstacle in their path is HUC. . . .
We had hoped to print the pictures
of all the teams participating in the
tournament, but some of the schools
failed to send a picture of their
quintets. . .
A vote of thanks is extended to the
West Hazleton officials for the co
operation they have shown in secur
ing the use of the West Hazleton
High School 'gymnasium for the
games and dance. . . .
Averaging 17 points 'a game, Cox,
of Keystone looms as one of the main
scoring threats of the tourney. . . .
PROBABLE OFFICIALS
FOR TOURNEY
The officials for the tournament
have not as yet been decided upon,
but it is certain that Chet Rogowiez
and Hal Vowler will handle the quer
ter-4final game this evening between
Keystone Junior College and Potts
ville U.C.
Under consideration for the semi-fi
nals and finals are "Red" Rothacker,
Ed Katalinas, Johnny Guenther and
Bill Kramer.
Warning To Motorists
Car owners have been advised not
to park their vehicles against the
Reidler Knitting Mill which lies adja
cent to the 'Broad Street Building. A
disregard of this notice may result in
serious consequences.
Motorists are also reminded that
the Hazleton City School authorities
have requested no parking at the rear
of the Walnut Street Building. That
portion of ground is reserved as a
playground for the elementary grade
students. Give the little ones a break,
they haven't much room as it is.
CAMPUS HUMOR
"Daddy, how do minks get babies ?"
"The same way babes get minks."
—The Yellow Jacket (Georgia Tech.)
Never hit your grandma with a
hammer—it makes a bad impression.
on her mind.
—The Crown (King's College)
He: Was your old man in comfort
able circumstances when he died?
She: No, he was only half-way un
der a train.
—The Bueknellian
Feminine arithmetic
Is slightly inexact
Yet many a girl
Who cannot add
Can certainly distract
—The Albrightian
Engineer If I start at a given
point on a given figure, and travel the
entire distance around it, what will I
get ?
Coed—Slapped, sir.
—The Yellow Jacket (Georgia Tech.)
HOW CAN YOU WIN DEPT
(You Should Have Stood in Bed Div.)
"Be try to write more legibly. It is
difficult to read careless writting.Type
your theme, if possible."
(This comment written on a theme
and returned to the student made him
wonder whether he or the instructor
would "zip the course". Incidentally,
he wondered how he could type a spot
theme. Typewriters are heavy even
for to carry to class.)
Experience is of no ethical value. It
is merely the name men give to their
mistakes. —Oscar Wilde
NOTICE
Absolutely no smoking in
the West Hazleton High
School Gym during game
and dance. Smoking, how
ever, is allowed in the gym
lobby.