March 25, 1949
The Body
Sheldon Vilensky
Many, many long years ago an
aged sage, whose noble name unfor
tunately fails me at this moment,
once unwittingly said that true
beauty does not stem from one's ex
terior facial appearance but rather
from the innermost reaches of his
heart.
If such a •condition were true,
(and who infers that it isn't), many
of your friends and mine would not
'go through life, as they do today,
possessing beauty which because it is
hidden is therefore wasted. While in
actuality many otherwise homely in
dividuals would suddenly become ra
ving beauties.
Now by stretching our imagination
to a position that can safely be con
sidered quite near the breaking point
we may perhaps be able to locate
from these sudden beauties that one
lucky person who is generally recog
nized as the •most beautiful specimen
of heart-loveliness.
But oddly 4ough this specimen
proves to be (so they tell me) a man.
He is (they add) from the top of
his curly black or blockhead to the
tips of his bunion-filled toes a beauty
of incomparable grandeur.
And his name is Chick Lintz.
Chick the Body, as 'his friends call
him, is a sultry number who insists
on placing modesty above all of his
other innumerable characteristics.
In a recent interview with the au
thor he bashfully remarked that his
life has been so interesting, outstan
ding and odd happenings that it is
difficult for him especially to pick
out one specific point at which to be
gin to tell it.
"Rather," he remarked, "it would
be best if others didn't find out too
much about my past life."
This genial freshman Vice-presid
ent is undoubtedly the only fellow
around the school who possesses a
perpetual "Jack Smith Smile." While
he doesn't croon quite as well as Mr.
S., he does have the ability to ham
mer away quite fervently on a mod
ern set of tom-toms, a talent that has
gained for him a rather favorable po
sition among the region's (if you'll
pardon the expression) outstanding
musicians.
Though most of us really don't
take Chick too seriously it is never
theless comforting to know that he is
around to liven up things should they
ever dare get dull.
Yes, even if his resemblance to Es
ther Williams is perhaps far-fetched,
Chick is nevertheless a gem in the
fact that he does bring beauty in the
form of a happy disposition wherever
he chooses to go or whatever his ten
der heart chooses to do.
IRC Shown Movie
The film, Backward Civilization,
was shown to the International Rela
tions club at noon, March 23, as a
part of their regular forum.
At the regular meeting of March
24 the group discussed additional
material on our "South American
HAZLETON COLLEGIAN
Forecastors Shaping Up Birdseye
View Of Baseball Leagues
With the approach of another
baseball season it is the tendency of
baseball enthusiasts to render their
predictions on the general outlook
and, probable pennant :contenders in
the respective major leagues.
The predictions for the past sever
al seasons :prove • d to be , "shots in the
dark" because the almost complete
changeover in both the managerial
and the player personel has greatly
influenced the strength of the warri
or teams. The war had exhausted the
playing days of many great stars,
and many present stars had risen as
a result of the player shortage during
the war,• and many other players sim
ply couldn't find themselves after
their flings in the service. The evolu
tion of players through farm systems
has produced many standouts, and
many managers have been replaced
by a new group of baseball "brains."
The erratic '46, '47 and '4B cam
paigns have received the concussion
of this loud baseball explosion. Now
as we move into another season it is
probable that the unexpected will oc
cur less frequently because most of
the clubs are in a more settled state.
In the American League the world
champion Cleveland Indians seem to
have the required punch to repeat.
The acquisition of Vernon and Wynn
from the Senators will fill the gaps at
the initial sack and on the mound and
undoubtedly will bolster the attack
of Lou Boudreau's charges. Good
seasons by Feller, Bearden and Lem
on on the mound, and by sluggers
Boudreau, Doby, Gordon, Mitchell
and JCeltner, will make the tribe the
team to beat in the junior circuit..
Joe McCarthy has not acquired
any pitching strength for his Boston
Red Sox during the off season;
therefore his immense power at the
plate once again will have to carry
the bulk of the attack. If Harris and
Kramer find the strike zone, and
ROUND ABOUT THE
COLLEGE CIRCUIT
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from the British Empire."
England are touring the United
States under the auspices of the In
stitute of International Education.
The Britons in the debate at
Plans for the Spring Festival are
completed at the Dubois Center. The
Annual Awards and Honors Day is to
be held. on Friday, May 13, in the
college auditorium. In the afternoon
of May 13, Honors Day Ceremonies
will feature a well-rounded program
for presentation of the awards and
honors. In the evening there will be
an Honors Ball held in the college
auditorium.
This seems to be a smart attraction
for the Convocation Exercises.
To most men experience is like the
stern lights of a ship, which illumine
only the track it has passed.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
By STAN PASDA
Ferris' and ,Huighson's arms come
around, the Beantowners could dis
rupt Bill Veeck's plans.
The "new" Detroit Tigers under
Red Rolfe, and Connie Mack's A's,
will probably fight it out for the first
division with these two stronger
Mauls.
Th e pennant-winning Boston
Braves look good again in the Na
tional League race. A good season by
former Dodger Pete Reiser and the
expected performances of Billy
Southworth's other aces should make
it a "walk-away" for the boys from
B eantuwn.
Even with sensational Stan Musial
as a nucleus the St. Louis Cardinals
will need bolstering both in the pitch
ing box and at the plate to cause
trouble for the determined Braves.
The surprising Pittsburgh Pirates
under Bill Meyer may surprise again
an•d cause trouble in the National
League. With a few more sluggers
the genius Meyer •could formulate a
future pennant winner. An up and
coming club in the National League
is the Philadelphia Phils. With their
squad of rookie stars and a few new
acquisitions they should crack the
first division. If sophomores Ashburn,
Blatnik, Simmons and Roberts devel
op further, the Quaker city may have
a pennant winner in a few years. Bo
rowy, Waitkus and Nicholson, former
Cubs, will fill in several weak spots.
As things stand at present, that is
how the various teams will probably
finish the season but such simple
things as a sore arm; a sprained an
kle, • a poor season by a dependable
team or a surprising season by a
newcomer may mean the difference
to a club finishing first instead of
second, or third instead of •fifth.
This is probably why baseball is
such a dependable and interesting
sport.
Teams Should
Form Rosters
With spring officially here coach
Syd Rudman has announced plans
for an intramural softball league.
Any teams who are interested in
entering the competition are asked to
submit their rosters, not exceeding
fifteen men, by Thursday, March 31.
Organization of the league will be
discussed on a later date.
COLLEGIAN MEETING
The next meeting of the. Collegian
staff will be Monday at 5 p.m. At that
time the editor will assign two re
porters to serve as make-up editors
for the next edition.
There are no uninteresting things;
there are only uninterested people.
What is oleo ?
A Swiss yodel.
SPORTSTUFF
By DICK BAGBY
The Center's basketball squad suc
cessfully completed its '4B-'49 cam
paign by knocking off the high-flying
freshmen from Temple University,
60-63. The game was a Lion's Club
Charity affair played at the Hazleton
High Gym. The Rudmanites played
flawless ball throughout the entire
tilt in order to annex another game
to their victory string. Up on top in
scoring again were Pete Garber with
20 points and Ray Kostic with 18
tallies.
However, much of the credit goes
to Bill Gardner, Chickie Lamonica,
Swish Talarovich and Jack Sippel
who turned in great performances
both offensively and defensively.
Whitey Gerhard and Ken Minchin
also turned in fine performances to
help the Center notch its last victory
of the season.
After the Dream game March 3
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Goss held a re
ception for the entire basketball
squad at their home in Conyngham.
The boys really had a good time; at
least it looked that way the next mor
ning as half the team had a little
trouble keeping their eyes open in
class.
The Umbrella Shop quintet re
tained their prestige by squeezing
out another victory over the never
say-die Heights A.C. A grudge con
test, the game was played at the
Grant Street gym. The Shop, intra
mural champs, survived a rather rug
ged game to come' out one point
ahead 61-60.
The Warriors, a fast-moving team
from the Center who are entered in
the local YMCA basketball tourney,
have issued a challenge to their ri
vals from the Center, the Collegians,
who are participating in the same
tourney. It is understood that the
losing team will donate a battle.
However, as yet we have not been
able to ascertain what kind of battle.
Ping Pong Contenders
Practice For Trophy
More than twenty ping pong en
thusiasts await the opening of the
Annual Spring Intramural Table
Tennis Tournament which begins on
Monday, March 28, at the YMCA un
der the direction of Syd Rudman.
For the past several weeks the en
tries have been effecting new curves,
twists and speeds in an effort to baf
fle their opponents. Some fancy play
ing is therefore a certainty.
The best of three will comprise the
single eliminations until the semi-fi
nals are reached when the best of
seven will prevail. The winner will
take home a trophy with his name in
scribed.
In 1940 one could buy two pounds
of butter and'a dozen of eggs for the
same amount of money that one can
today purchase one pound of butter
and make a down payment on a doz
en of eggs.
G. K. Chesterton
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