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College Ends Schedule With 15 Wins
.HUC ENDS SEASON WITH
BRILLIANT COURT RECORD
In winning fifteen games out of
the sixteen played, the Hazleton Un
dergraduate Center courtmen turned
in the most impressive cage record
in the history of the local school.
After losing their only P.J.C.A.A.
game to York early in the season,
the Center five went to work to win
fourteen consecutive tilts without a
setback. The most significant of
these were a four-point victory over
the Penn State Junior Varsity, the
upset of York Junior College, and
the lopsided 112-69 defeat of Key
stone.
64.5 Average
The Rudmanites ended up their
season with an all-game offensive
average of 64.5, and an all-game de
fensive average of 47.5. However,
the locals' scoring average in league
'competition is 66.2, while their
league defensive average remains at
Below is a compilation of the HUC
cage record for the 1947-48 season:
Opponent
Alumni 51
York J.C. 53
Altoona J.C. 44
Dußois J.C. 41
Pottsville J.C. 52
Swarthmore J.C. 35
Dußois J.C. 48
York J.C. 43
Altoona J.C. 51
Hershey J.C. 47
Keystone J.C. 43
Pottsville J.C. 38
Hershey J.C. 39
Penn State J.V.'s 44
Swarthmore J.C. 52
Keystone J.C. 69
SPOT BROADCASTS ON
WAZL SPORTS SHOWS
For the past week and one half,
the Hazleton Broadcasting Company
has given air space to the Junior
College tournament which opens
this evening. Material for the spots
were written by the college public
relations department and were pre
sented by the station's announcers.
HUC Instructor's Wife
Community Worker
Mrs. Marion McMullen, wife of E.
Wallace McMullen, HUC instructor
in English, is serving as program
director at Jukebox Junction, local
youth canteen which is open Thurs
day and Saturday evenings at the
YW. The Y board selected Mrs. Mc-
Mullen as a member of the staff in
September. She is also an active
participant in the latest recreational
center in Hazleton, Club X.
HAZLETON COLLEGIAN
Jillo SPORTS
HUC Cagers Select
All-Opponent Team
Len Bock
Two York Junior College players,
Len Bock (above) and Biros, were
awarded berths on HUC's All-Oppo
nent Team after a survey made by
the COLLEGIAN sport staff. Others
who placed on the team were Wal
lace, of Swarthmore J.C., "Smiley"
Kokoska, of Dußois J.C., and Rahn,
of the Penn State JV's.
Johnny Apichella, ex-HUC star,
now with the Penn State Junior:
Varsity, was placed on the second
All-Opponent team along with Russ
Snyder, York's ace .centerman. The
choices for the HUCsters' All-Oppo
nent Teams are:
First Team
Forwards—Bock, York J.C.; and
Kokoska, Dußois J.C.
Center Wallace, Swarthmore
Guards Biros, York J.C.; and
Rahn, Penn State JV's.
Second Team
Forwards Apichella, Penn State
JV's; and Prebor, Keystone J.C.
Center Snyder, York J.C.
Guards Mohr, Hershey J.C.;
and Fisher, Pottsville J.C.
Third - Team
Forwards Panopolis, Altoona
J.C.; and Bozinski, Penn State JV's.
Center Derr, Pottsville J.C.
Guards Carter, Keystone J.C.;
and Keenan, Dußois J.C.
Did you ever notice the resem
blance between John O'Donnell and
Van Johnson ?
SPORTSTUFF
By LEON BADEN
At 7:15 o'clock tonight the Penn
sylvania Junior College State Cham
pionship Basketball tournament will
get underway with the HUCsters fa
cing the third-place Pitt Undergrad
uate Center of Johnstown in the first
tilt . . . . The locals, boasting a won
lost record of 15-1, are top-heavy
favorites to take the visitors into tow
without working up much of a sweat.
COACH RUDMAN will in all proba
bility start with the same line-up
which amassed 112 points against
Keystone Junior College last Satur
day in the final league game of the
season: RILEY and LAGANOSKY
up front, PETE GARBER at center,
and MUNROE and STRIKE at the
guard posts.
In the second game of the night,
the second-place York Junior Col
lege quintet that dropped its only
league game of the season to Hazle
ton is expected to swamp Altoona
Junior College which ended the sea
son in fourth place . . . Enthusiasm
for the tourney is running so high at
York that efforts are being made to
have the game broadcast by the
York radio station . . . Although
we may be wrong, we think it is an
unwise move to have the Johnstown-
Hazleton game as a preliminary ....
However, the money-wise and sports
minded fans will stay to see the
smooth-working York aggregation in
action .... BIROS, BOCK and SNY
DER are three of the most outstan
ding players that the Rudmanites
have faced all season .... Russ Sny
der, incidentally, is the tallest player
to take the hardwood for the tourna
ment Snyder is the 6'6" York
center.
By way of prognostication we
say that the finals tomorrow night
will find HUC and York battling it
out for State supremacy with HUC
winning out by a five-point margin.
Along with MR. ART SEIBEL, pub
licity director for the tournament,
this column extends a hearty vote of
thanks to those who are making the
success of the State Championship
tournament possible: THE PLAIN
SPEAKER - STANDARD SENTI
NEL, T•HE HAZLETON SUNDAY
TIMES, THE HAZLETON BROAD
CASTING COMPANY, THE HA
ZLETON CITY SCHOOL BOARD,
JERE WOODRING & COMPANY,
and the publicity directors of the
participating junior colleges.
Good luck to HUC, York, Johns
town, and Altoona, and may the best
team win! See you at the HHS gym
tonight.
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Tops HUC Scoring
With 195 Points
"Pistol Pete" Garber, ex-Weather
ly High court ace, leads the HUC
cagers in scoring with 195 points.
Garber trailed Statz Laganosky by
two counters going into the last
game of the regular season against
Keystone Junior College, but the
lanky .pivotman went on a 30 point
spree to wind up with top honors.
Following Garber in• scoring is
Laganosky with 183, Captain Johnny
Riley with 171, and Jimmy Munroe
with 160. Shuptar, Hutnyan, Strike,
and Talarovich all added timely tal
lies to aid the locals in their drive
for the league championship.
Player Games F.G. Fls. Pts.
Garber 16 78 39 195
Laganosky -- 16 81 21 183
Riley 16 75 21 171
Munroe 15 65 30 160
Shuptar 16 30 16 76
Hutnyan - --- 12 26 17 69
Strike 14 24 7 55
Talarovich -- 11 15 4 34
Narusewicz - 9 6 3 15
4 4 3 11
6 2 2 6
4 1 1 3
Dobra -
Martin
Corrigan
Hazleton Ref To
Serve In Tourney
Bill Kramer, local cage official,
will be one of the four referees to
work the four-game junior college
series to get under way at the Hazle
ton High School gym this evening at
7:15 o'clock. Kramer will handle the
second game this evening along with
Chet Rogowitz of Pottsville.
Completing the list of regional
referees to serve in the tournament
(Continued on page four)
Try This Brain Teaser
Match the Sport with the Player
1. Ken Sailors ( )
2. Bobby Lane ( )
3. Lavern Roach ( )
4. Al Gionfrido ( )
5. Maurice Tillet ( )
6. Bill Tilden ( )
7. Sam Byrd ( )
8. Eulace Peacock ( )
9. Willie Hoppe ( )
10. Bill Schindler ( )
1. Wrestling
2. Baseball
3. Racing
4. Golf
5. Tennis
6. Boxing
7. Basketball
8. Football
9. Track
10. Billiards
Answers on page four.