January 14,::1949
Lainonica Fast
And Ball Handy
Chicky Lamonica
Hazleton can well be proud of
James Lamonica, better known as
"Chicky." Already he has numerous
supporters who believe that he has
the makings to be one of the best in
the basketball kingdom. Fast on his
feet, handy with the ball, he holds
down the forward position for Syd
Rudman's high-flying 'cagemen.
In 1946 Chicky graduated from
Hazleton High School where he
played varsity ball for three years.
Korea is the Heavenly place, as he
calls it, where he spent the next 14
long months. Although an infantry
man at heart, he favored to get the
greater amount of his education in
Hazleton. No army "education, expe
rience and 'epp, two, three, four" for
him..
He's. taking Liberal Arts but is as
yet undecided about his career.
Good food is the demand of this
Hazletonian. Chicky also confesses
weakness for dancing and "the home
type girl."
Sportswriters'
Dream Team
Writers of. Sport Magazine have
combined their talents to predict an
all-American basketball quintet. Mid-,
western colleges have four represent
atives on this "dream team" while a
New England school lays claim to the
other member.
Six-foot seven-inch Ed McCauley
of St. Louis has been chosen unanim
ously for the center position. Quick
moving Ralph Beard of Kentucky
and hookshot artist Ton Lavelli of
Yale were named as the best for
wards of the nation while Kentucky's
Alex GrOza and Notre Dame's Kenin
O'Hara were chosen above all others
as the best guards in American col
leges.
McCauley and Beard are repeaters
on this famed quintet. The other
members have been mentioned for
previous all-American teams.
When the results of the voting on
the all-professional team were tabu
lated, it was disclosed that Steve Van
BA.ZLETON COLIfrtOIAN
BUSY WEEKsiEND AT HOME FOR
UNDEFEATED HAZLETON CAGE TEAM
A busy home week-end starts for
the Hazleton Center ibasketball team
tonight when they meet the Hershey
Junior College. The starting whistle
is set for 8:15 o'clock.
'Tomorrow night the locals return
to the A. D. Thomas gym to meet
Johnny Franklin's Keystone Junior
College quintet.
THE STANDINGS
Team W. L.
Hazleton Center 6 0
York Jr. College 6 2
Altoona 3 1
Pottsville 3 2
Johnstown• (Pitt) 1 1
Keystone 0 1
Mont Alto 0 1
Harrisburg 0 2
Swarthmore 0 3
Hershey 0 2
Dußois 0 4
Centering the team around Capt.
Roy Reynolds are holdover Zeke
Preba along with Ted Okuiski, Joe
Kochan, Bob Donovan, Dick Hatsko
and Lionel Stanton, the Franklinites
will not go under without a game
fight.
The Center's Gagers once again
take to the road Wednesday night
and this time it's Swarthmore. A lim
ited amount of seats are available
and tickets are $1.50. Therefore it
would pay to get them early for this
is a game no one should miss. The
Swarthmore squad will be repre
sented by Jack Dixey, Walt Nerner,
Donald Greenberg, John Bristor,
Melvin Kates, Robert Koone and Al
bert Kirk. As yet Swarth - more hasn't
won a conference game but expects
to be red hot by the time the Huck-
Sters'' get to them.
The Bloomsburg State Teachers
College J. V.s and Hucksters tilt
scheduled for January 22 has been
postponed until February 12. The
game is an exhibition and it will be
played on the teachers' court.
The charges of Syd Rudman then
return home to play host to the Har
risburg Center February 9 at the
A. D. Thomas gym.
Swarthmore comes , to town for a
return engagement two days later.
The Hucksters then will set out for
LaPlume where they will Meet the
Keystone Junior College on February
16.
The safety pin was invented by an
Englishman by the name of Hunt in
1849.
Buren of the Philadelphia Eagles had
received more votes than any other
competitor in professional football.
Van Buren had received the votes
of four out of every five sports
writers, a fete accomplished by very
few in the history of the game.
As a result of the remarkable abil
ity displayed by Van Buren on the
gridiron the past few seasons many
have been comparing Big Steve with
such greats as "Indian Jim" Thorpe
and the "Gallopin' Ghost," Red
Grange.
- RMINARO
LIIMME
4 4.
SPORTSTUFF
By DICK BAGBY
•
Jack Sipple, flashy guard for the
Center team, badly sprained his ankle
in the game against Dußois last Sat
urday night. Jack is now on crutches
and is expected to be out of action
for quite some time. However, Coach
Rudman has hopes that Sipple will be
able to play in the P.J.C. tournament
scheduled for March 4 and 5.
With Jack Sipple out of action it
will fall to Chickie Lamonica to
take .over the vacant guard slot.
Chickie has seen a lot of action in
past games and has proven himself a
more than able replacement.
Three of the Center's J.V. stand
outs have 'been elevated to the var
sity squad. Mauro Fluri, Jack Hine
and Nick Ledger have been added to
the varsity team because of their
outstanding performance on the J.V.
squad.
The Haileton J.V.s rolled up an
easy win over the Allentown Center's
aggregation in a preliminary game
last Saturday night. Although the
game was a little rough in spots the
Hazleton boys look as if they have
improved greatly since their last
game. 'They play another preliminary
game this Saturday night. Their op
pcdents will be the J.V.s from the
Keystone Junior College.
Ray Kostic, former Freeland
M.M.I. ace, played one of the best
games of his cage career against
York on Wednesday night. Not only
was he hotter than a red pepper 'in
hanging up 22 points but he seemed
to be habitually getting into the way
of York's offensive maneuvers. Ray
is one of those boys who can really
handle a basketball.
FIREBALLS PULL WARRIORS FROM
INTRA-MURAL LOOP FIRST PLACE
The surprising "Fireballs" staged
the biggest upset of the current in
tramural basketball season by con
quering the previously undefeated
Heights A.C. By virtue of their loss
the Heights quintet lost possession of
the league leadership. The "War
riors," undefeated, in three contests,
moved up a notch in the league
and assumed sole possession -of first
place.
The defeat of the powerful
Heights A.C. has balanced the stand
ings and has given the weaker teams
an opportunity to reinforce their at
tacks and move into the upper brac
ket of the league standings.
Syd Rudman •held a meeting in
Room W-16 this noon.
Corrupted freemen are the worst of
slaves.
York's Flag Hopes
Lower With Loss
b Hulton's York
Bob Hulton Pa. Dutchmen, 79-
71, on the A. D. Thomas court.
The defeat put a block to York's
hopes for" a flag as they now have a
6-2 record as compared to the 6-0
record of the Hucsters.
Enjoying a 44-34 lead at half time,
the Rudmanites went on a scoring
spree with Ray Kostic highlighting
the fancy sinking of baskets at will.
Before the night Nias over, Ray ac
credited himself with 22 !points.
Garber and Lamonica each garnered
14 points.
After turning the game into a
rout, 74-49, Coach Rudman substi
tuted a new team, and the game
York team quickly put themselves
into the tilt by scoring 25 points in
the last quarter. However, this was
not good enough to overcome the tre
mendous Hazletonian lead.
PLEASE—
DO NOT SMOKE
Faculty MeMbers and
Administration Heads ask
that students refrain from
smoking in the classrooms
and first floor hall,
Smoking is permitted
in the basement.
JR. COLLEGE TOURNEY
SHIFTED TO DUBOIS
The Pennsylvania Junior College
Tournament, to be staged March 4
and 5, has been shifted from Altoona
to Dußois. Since the tournament is
to be held , at Dußois,, the Dußois
quintet is automatically included in
the competition. The top three teams
of the league will round off the best
of the competition.
WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS
Enigineers-40 Cobras-26
Warriors-50 Heights-25
Wonder is involuntary praise
—Garrick
Page Three
Coach Syd Rud
m's ,ba,sketeers
:hibited some
nc y shooting
td a steady de
ise in gaining
:ir sixth confer
:e win and 21st
:tessive victory
dnesday night
bowling over
—Young