Penn State
- VOLUME 8 NUMBER 23
SOPHOMORES
VICTORIOUS
1915 Springs a Surprise and Nearly
Defeats 1914—Final Score 29-28.
Was Poorly Attended.
When the sophomores, cham
pions in interclass basketball, ap-»
peared on the Armory floor to bat
tle with the freshmen, the poorest
in the league, for class honors on
Saturday night; there were various
opinions entertained by all present,
concerning the outcome of the
scrap. It was not long, however,
before the freshmen showed their
realization of the importance of this
contest, and as a result, an exciting
game ensued.
Binder started the scoring with a
foul goal. Shortly afterward, Park
scored two on a field goal, and then
the game was on. It was rather
slow and uninteresting in the first
half the freshmen missing many
goals, and showing imperfect team
work, while the sophs were ex
tremely fortunate in caging many
balls thrown from difficult angles.
These sensational shots were the
features of the first half which end
ed with the score 18 to 10 in favor
of 1914.
In the second half, with a few
substitutions, the freshmen were
able to perfect their splendid team
work which was apparent at all
times, and the sophomores were
put on the defense. The 1915 men
soon overcame the large lead against
-t&sm-aad-then brought the game to
the point where a goal for either
side tied the score or gave one
team a lead of one point. The last
minutes of play were so sensational
and thrilling that the spectators
were forced to their feet, shouting
madly for their favorites. Had the
freshmen been as accurate in goal
shooting as their opponents were,
they would surely have won the
game. Of their many attempts to
cage the ball from the field, only 10
were successful.
Captain Binder of the sophomore
team was the star of the game. He
really won the scrap for his class by
his accurate shooting of both foul
and field goals and his all around
floor work. It was his field goal that
won the game for 1914 in almost
the last minute of play. They
scored only 11 points in the second
half, 9 ot which were made by this
nimble little captain. Quirk also
played an excellent game at guard
for the sophs.
For the freshmen, Walton, Park
and Smiley starred. The former
played well at center. Park figured
largely in the scoring for his
team, 20 of the, 28 points resulting
from his foul and field goals.
Smiley’s perfect guarding was one
of the chief obstacles in the way of
an easy victory for 1914.
The game was very poorly at
tended; the lower classes being rep
resented by especially small num
bers. However, the customary
class spirit was not lacking. The
annual sophomore miner stunt was
presented between the halves.
Hermann T 2, refereed the game
with impartiality. The linup fol
lows:
1912-29
1915-28
f Crawford, (Zim
merman)
(Walton)
Leyden f Park
Savery c Hay (Walton)
Q“>'rk g Smiley
Warr g Metzgar
Field goals—Binder 4, Savery, Quirk
3, Warr, Walton 2, Park 6, Hay, Metz
gar. Foul goals—Binder 11 out of 19;
Park 8 out 16. Two 20 minutes halves.
Referee Hermann.
CALENDAR.
THURSDAY, MARCH. 28
7:00 p. m. Old Chapel. Illustra
ted Lecture for Men by
Colonel Maus.
• FRIDAY, MARCH. 29
6:45 p. m. 206 Main Building.
Cosmopolitan Club Meeting.
8:00 p. m. Auditorium. “Shep
herd of the Hills” by Mr. G.
C. Williams for Hospital
Benefit.’
SATURDAY, MARCH. 30
1:30 p. m. Baseball Practice in
Armory.
8:00 p. m. Auditorium. Free
Lecture Course, “Through Al
geria to the Sahara” Dr. D. R.
Breed.
SUNDAY, MARCH. 31
10:00 a. m. Old Chapel. Bible
Class.
11:00 a. m. Auditorium. Chapel
Service. Dr. D. R. Breed, of
Western Theological Semi
nary, will speak.
6:30 p. m. Auditorium. Y. M. C
A. meeting.
TUESDAY, APRIL 2.
6:30 p. m. Old Chapel. Y. M. C.
A. Prayer Meeting.
Free Lecture Course.
Dr. David R. Breed of the West
ern Theological Seminary, one of
the most distinguished theologians
in the country and a scholar of the
highest type, will lecture on Satin
day evening in the Auditorium un
der the auspices of the Free Lecture
Course. The subject of the lec
ture, which will be illustrated, is
“Through Algeria to the Sahara.”
Dr. Breed will discuss this strangely
interesting country from the most
desirable standpoint, that of a
traveler and keen observer. Special
attention is given in the lecture to
the strange races of the desert, their
manners and customs. No one can
afford to miss this treat. A synop
sis of the lecture follows:
"Through Algeria to the Sa
hara.” To sea in a blizzard, the
voyage, landing at Algiers, impos
ing water front, sea wall and light
house.
Strange races. Berbers, Arabs,
Nubians, etc. The quaint Arab
city, hidden wonders and 'beauties,
the beautiful residential district.
Off for the desert. Constantine,
the City on the Rock, Timgad the
ruined Roman metropolis, El Kan
tara, the gate of the Sahara.
Biskra, the queen of oases.
Arabs of the desert, dancing girls,
school and market.
Back to Algiers, the Kasba, the
ancient citadel, a love story of the
Kasba, sunset on the ramparts. The
“Golden Silence.”
Baseball Changes.
The date of the Cornell-Penn
State baseball game has been
brought forward from May 15 to
May 14.
A game has been scheduled
with Dickinson College to be play
ed at Carlisle on Friday, May 3.
Manager Devor is trying to fill the
only remaining open date on our
schedule, May 15.
Y. M. C. A. Officers for 1912-13.
President, R. E. Atkinson 1913;
Vice Presidents, T. I. Swift 1913
and J. A. Leyden 1914; Treasurer,
H. R. Leonard 1913; Student Sec
retary, C. A. Keyser 1914; Assistant
Treasurers, C. S. Adams 1914,
Harold Foster 1914, S. R. Heming.
1915.
STATE COLLEGE, PA., MARCH 28, 1912
WRESTLING ELECTION
Minor Sports Council Votes Letters
to Team—J. H. Shollenberger
Elected Captain.
At the meeting of the Minor
Sports Council Saturday afternoon
the “w S t” was awarded to Cap
tain Lesh, Park, Callender, Fulk
man, Shollenberger,Very, Lamb and
Manager Knight. B. A. Jarrett,
'l3, was elected wrestling manager
for next year.
Wrestling affairs were carried out
in excellent shape this fall. Man
ager Knight in addition to two well
arranged trips on his schedule took
care of three of the largest crowds
that ever gathered in the Armory to
witness athletic contests. Finan
cially, the season was a success.
Captain Lesh’s team has made a
a great name for itself and one
that by scoring victories over Penn
Yale and Lehigh in a clean and
hard-contested series of matches
has brought wrestling at Penn State
before the eyes of eastern critics to
such an extent as was never before
realized. The coaching of the
team this winter was excellent.
Messrs. Lewis and Neidig were in
valuable toward the good showing
made. In fact the only serious
jSoblem that has arisen is the fact
of the resignation of Coach Lewis
for next year. Every effort will be
made to get the Physical Director
to reverse his decision and again
work with next year’s men as few
other coaches can.
The varsity wrestling team won
24 bouts, lost 10, and tied 1. 16 of
these bouts were won by falls and
8 by decisions in the five regularly
scheduled meets. Thirtysix men
competed in trials for the team.
The team on Saturday afternoon
elected J. H. Shollenberger T 3
captain for the season of 1913.
Shollenberger has had two years
experience and has developed into
one of the best 145 lbs. class men in
the country, as was clearly shown
by the way in which he secured
five straight falls this season-
Grumbling, Sayre and D. Hess were
elected from the class of 1914 as
assistant managers.
Mr. Crandell Interested.
Mr. J. S. Crandell will represent
the College at the Intercollegiate
Aeronautical Association in New
York City on April 8. The asso
ciation was formed for the purpose
of promoting interest in aeroplanes
in colleges. Penn State has been
invited to take part in a glider
meet, but up to the present time no
one has taken sufficient interest in
the sport. Mr. Crandell has started
the putting together of the Curtiss bi
plane owned by the college and ex
pects to take lessons at Belmont
Park, Long Island, beginning at
Easter vacation. Mr. Crandell’s
plans are to fly before summer.
Campus Guarding.
The Sophomore class this year
will keep up the custom of “guard
ing Campus” previous to the flag
scrap, and have attemped by class
action to remove one of the features
which has proved so objectionable
in former years. The Class voted
to severely discountenance the use
of intoxicating liquors while on
duty at night on the Campus.
“Another triumph for the cause
of Prohibition." .
1912 Junior Prom Notice.
A meeting of the 1912 junior
prom committee will be held at the
Sigma Nu house to-night, promptly
at 7 o’clock.
COLLEGIAN:
HEAR COLONEL MAUS TONITE
For Men Only. Colonel L. M. Maus
of the United States Army. Il
lustrated Lecture in the Old Chap-
el at Seven
Colonel L. M. Maus of the United
States Army and father-in-law of
Captain Fry, will give an illustrated
lecture this evening in the Old
Chapel at seven o’clock, which will
be of more than unusual interest to
the men. Colonel Maus was
President of the first health com
mission for the Philippines under
Governor Taft. He stamped
out the plague in the Phil
ippines, and vaccinated the na
tives. He took care of the big
cholera outbreak and also isolated
all the lepers on one island. He
was chief surgeon of Cuba during
the war. He was a physician
among the Sioux Indians in the
early seventy-fives. He is the
author of a number of articles on
the army canteen, and has also
written a very readable book called
“An Army Officer on Leave in
Japan”. Mr. Ellis strongly recom
mended that no man miss Colonel
Maus.
Department of English Notes,
Recognizing the fact that the
work of the College may with ad
vantage be extended to the people
of the State who find it impossible
to come to the College, the Depart
ment of English has recently exten
ded its work by establishing two
courses of lectures, ac Williamsport
and at Tyione, respectively. Dur
ing the months of February and
March, Professor Pattee has given
three lectures at Williamsport, un
der the auspices of the Board of
City Schools and the Brown
Library, his lectures being upon
Charles Dickens. George Eliot and
Thomas Hardy.
The course in Tyrone will extend
for six successive Fridays, begin
ning on March 29, and will be under
the auspices of the School Board
and the Literary Clubs of Tyrone.
The lectures and speakers will be
as follows: Professor Pattee on
‘Charles Dickens’; Professor Frizzell
on ‘Robert Bums’; Professor Dye on
‘lrish Song and Story’; Professor
Frizzell on ‘America in Literature’;
Professor Pattee on ‘Mark Twain’;
and Professor Espenshade on ‘Poets
and Novelists of the New South’.
In the Lecture Course which the
Department is giving in the Old
Chapel on Thursdays, at 4.20 p. m„
the following lectures are still to
be given:—
March 28, Mr. Jones, ‘Some
Minor Poets’.
April 11, Mr. Harley, ‘The Later
Historical Novel’.
April 17, Mr. Breimeier, ‘The
Development of the Short Story*.
April 25, Mr. Jones, ‘Some Later
Phases of the Literature of Local
ity’.
May 2, Professor Dye, ‘The Later
Drama’.
May 9, Professor Espenshade,
‘Poets and Novelists of the New
South’.
May 16, Mr. Torrey, ‘The Later
Sociological Novel.’
May 23, Professor Dye, ‘The
Young Irish Movement.’
Cosmopolitan Club.
An important business meeting of
the Cosmopolitan club will De held
Friday 6:35 in room 206 Main. Mr.
Gaytia will then address the Club on
Argentine Republic. It is earnestly
requested that all members be
present at this meeting.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BASEBALL PROSPECTS
Outlook For Present Season Not
Bright—Team Leaves For South
Next Tuesday.
The prospects of Penn State hav
ing a winning baseball team this
spring are indeed very discouraging.
But five “S” men from last year’s
squad remain in college, namely,
Captain Eberlein, Blythe, Whitney,
Craig and Carson. The weather
conditions have been too unfavor
able for outdoor practice and this
fact has naturally materially ha idi
capped Coach Manning in choosing
the best men for the nine positions.
He selected the following 18 men
for the training table: Eberlein,
Blythe, Bien, Whitney, Henderson,
Murphy, Craig, Graham, Miller,
Walker, Tobin, Vogt, Leibert,
Wordwell, Keppel, McCracken,
Kern and Crawford.
In the pitcher’s box, Whitney and
Murphy of last year’s squad will be
on hand, and the new recruits show
ing up well for the hurling positions
are Tobin, Wordwell, Leibert, Kep
pel and Walker, the last four named
men entering Penn State from And
over, North East Manual, Gettys
burg and Virginia Polytechnical, re
spectively. The present conditions
indicate that the catching corps will
be made up of Henderson, Graham
and Vogt. The players competing
for the other infield positions are
Eberlein, Blythe, Bien, Carson and
McCracken while the outfield berths
are being strenuously fought for by
Carson, Craig, Miller, Kern, Craw
ford and McKibben.
The team including 13 players,
Coach Manning and Manager Devor
will take a flying journey South
next week leaving State College
Monday and reaching Columbia, S.
C., Tuesday where it plays the
University of South Carolina on
Wednesday. The trip will close with
a game with the Washington and
Lee University at Lexington on
April 9 after which the team will
return home to open the Beaver
Field season on April 13 with Car
negie Tech of Pittsburgh as op
ponents. The schedule for the
first trip follows:
April 3, University of South Caro
lina, at Columbia, S. C.
April 4, University of South Caro
lina, at Columbia, S. C.
April 5, A. and M. of North
Carolina, at West Raleigh, N. C.
April 6, Staunton Military Acade
my, at Steunton, Va.
April 8, Washington and Lee
University, at Lexington, Va.
April 8, Washington and Lee
University, at Lexingtong, Va.
Easter Dance at Philadelphia.
A number of Philadelphia stud
ents are arranging a dance to be
held in the ball room of the
Majestic Hotel on Easter Monday
evening, April 8
In connection with the ball
room, are ladies and gentlemen’s
dressing rooms and a smoking room
for the use of Penn State men only.
All men who attended the Xmas
dance and others who are interested
should see any of the following be
fore Saturday:—C. F. Kaercher
Alpha Chi Sigma house, R. S.
Townsend 320 main, J.J. McGarrigle
590 main.
This is the time to arrange for
your summer vacation. You will
have a good time if you spend
the week of June 14 to 23 at Eagles
Mere with the Student’s Summer
Conference.