Friday,' January 6, 1983
Between .
the Lions
x with
The Sports Editor
Under the risk of again being
charged with, the high crime of undue
. optimism, we’re willing to venture
N the opinion that. Penn State is going
places on the basketball court* this
'season.
t We’ll concede right now that that
‘43-to-24 victory over a woefully weak
. Susquehanna quintet Wednesday
night wasn’t overly impressive. - But
underneath the rough edges apparent
in this first encounter was, we be
lieve, a wealth of power, especially
.on the offense, Avhich should give us
an edge in court, victories this season
for the first time in years. .
Curiously enough, insofar as work
ing the ball into the basket was con
cerned, the team seemed overdrillod
rather than not trained enough. We
cannot help but- feel that shooting
oft-cncr from outside the basket area
would have drawn the Crusaders’ dc
.fense out and helped to give the Lions
'la more effective offense.
And now, cautious but hopeful, the
have their eyes trained on the
Penn Palestra. It’s been years since
Penn has bowed to the Blue and
.-White. But remember
victory, over Pitt last March?
In the midst of nlfthc acclaim and
Temple University is receiving
for having ponied up a new record
,high salary for a football coach, the
comments. of Mr. Daley in the New
York HeraUUTrihtnic , printed else-
where in this issue, strike a new and
sensible note. It is refreshing to
know that the fight for de-emphasis
in intercollegiate football is. not be-,
ring fought in the colleges alone.
Professional journalists, such as Mr.
Daley, have had the vision to see
[the handwriting on the wall; endowed
with this vision, they have risked un
popularity with their reading public
. by coming out frankly and honestly
, for what they believe to be for the
good of the sport/ •
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Temple, incidentally, is quite dis
gusted with the tendency of “major”
opponents to double-cross the Stadium
box office by cleaning house athletic
ally. Witness this excerpt from the
.eminent. Temple University Daily
, News :
, “This same council, it will be re
membered, paid Penn State a fabu
lous sum to try; its hand at the grid
[.'sport after much agitation by the stu
.dent body to secure some ‘major op
ponents.’ What a ■ flop the Lions
.turned put to be, and what is to pre
•■vent any team from taking a nose
dive? t Football gamcs’with major op
, ponents must be arranged several
years in advance, and the gamble
l isn’t v worth while in'most cases.”
Aside from their grammatical er
'Tors, we’re inclined to agree with the
Cherry and White scribes. Major
opponents do have a habit of playing
the game a different way. So may
be, the best thing for the Owls to do
is to stay in' their own class. Even
if Mr. Warner does regard his* job as
an.improvement ....
—S. H. B.
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TRIP SUSQUEHANNA
WEDNESDAY, 43-24
McFarlanc Scores 12 Points as
Nittany Five Captures
Opening Contest
By W. K. STEfiMEIER ’34
It; s hard to estimate the significance
of a Lion defeat at Philadelphia to
morrow night when Penn' State’s
ccurtmen tangle with the Penn bas
keteers. Oh the other hand, need we
mention how much a Nittany victory
in the Palestra would affect the for
tunes of Coach Spike Leslie’s 1933
cagers?
The Susquehanna game Wednesday
night which ended 43-to-24 in favor of
the Lions, turned out to be nothing
more than a chance for Spike to give
his charges a final onceover. And
they looked good. However, the Cru
saders offered little in the line of op
position so that the Nittany. cagers
will have to click a bit more consist
ently to win tomorrow.
Quakers Strong
[Penn has a good team, and, what
is more pertinent to the Lions, a big
team. With nine varsity letternien
available to say nothing of the half
dozen -or so brilliant sophomore cagers
who starred on the Quaker freshman
club last year, Penn expects big things
of its 1933 five.. To get to the point,
if the Lions intend to shove the Red
and Blue courtmen off the court or
something, they’ll have to produce for
tho entire sixty minutes, much in the
manner of that commendable bright
spot in the second quarter of -the con
test with the,gentlemen from'Selins
grove. - •••.,.
Tho Quakers are undefeated so far
this season, even though they have
already encountered three better-than
overiige" teams.' Haverford fell- under
the Red and Blue onslaught, 48-to-16,
Swarthmore was the next in line to
go the way of all flesh by a '4O-to-lG
score, and the powerful and experi
enced Penn A. C. quintet was the
third victim'.
Boasts Giant Center
Highest on the Penn squad list
stands Bob Freeman, a six-foot four
incher who knows how to handle his
height on the court to best advantage.
Matched against this veritable giant it
would be cruel to expect Wittum to
take the tip-off. To offset this disad
vantage, the Lions will be compelled
to play a much tighter defensive game
than was demanded of them in Recre
ation hall ’Wednesday' night.
Two sophomores, O’Donnell, a for
ward, and Bashagen, a guard/ have
been starting regularly for Penn and
will probably face the Lions tomor
row. Captain Klempner,. as the .oth
er forward, and as thp'other
guard, seem likely to complete the
Quakqr starting combination. __
. Lion Lineup Unchanged ,
Unless something unexpected turns
up, Spfke will use the same team in
tomorrow’s clash that started against
tho Crusaders in Recreation hall,
namely, McFarlanc, Thomas, Wittum,
Conn, and MbMinn. Captain Walt
Moser has not as yet had time enough
to absorb ,enough of Spike’s teachings
to get a call at the start of the game.
Tomorrow’s contest will be the fif
teenth encounter of-Penn and Penn
Stato -court teams.. The Lions have
succeeded in turning back the Quak
ers only twice in the series, the last
Nittany victory in 1923 when
the game ended 30-to-23. Last year’s
final score was 27-to-23 in favor of the
Philadelphia lads. ,
The tale of the Susquehanna game
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Crusader Captain
fZoprnr /. -
is told simply enough: the Lions eas
ily took the lead at the outset of the
gamo and stay.ed there until the final
gun. “Dark-horse” Wittum was the
surprise .of the evening, scoring nine
points in the first half, but Norry Mc-
Farhme • took scoring honors with a
total of twelve .points at thedose of
the game. McMinn gained honorable’
mention with eight counters .to his
credit.
Thomas Opens Scoring
Thomas opened the scoring soon af
ter, the opening whistle with a two
pointer and McFarlane followed close
on his heels by making, a charity shot
count. A minute later Wittum parted
tho cords on a' sleeper to make the
count 5-to-0 even before the .Crusad
ers realized that they were supposed
to play basketball. Captain. McGee
han scored the first .goal for Susque
hanna. ‘ .
McFarlane, and ft/cjlinn .each
bagged, two'baskets'from the field'
while' Wittum succeeded in rolling
three more through: the loop before
the half ended with the score at 2.7-
10-l-l. Coach Leslie began using sub
stitutes early in the second half. Cap
tain Walt Moser broke’, into the game.
long enough to add two points to the
Lion score.
The lineup:
PENN STATE
F(tG FIG-FIT Pla
McFnrlnne. f— i 1 • -!! l :
Thomns, f ? ? < *
Wittum, c. 2 1 * -
Conn. jr.— n 2 ? 5
McMinn. 3 5 i 5
Henning, c. , P ®
Moiter, Jf. J- 5 “ “
Blyler, t 2 2 2 2
Stocker, T. 0 0 G ®
l7 9 15 43
SUSQUEHANNA
>jG ’ FIG FIT Pla
Wnsilewki W„ F.»—— ’3. 0-2 G
Van Nuy», f— * 0 9 2 t .
Schlejrel, c. 0 1 1 1 }
■scmoivi, ..... - * * -
Snsnamnn, ft. 2 1 i V
McGwhnn, ’ it. - • 0 0 4'
Wnsilewnkl. K.., ft. c.-'- 2 2 2 ,6
Noale. f 2 0 3.4
Totals- - IQ. 4 » 24
Referee —Dayhoff*: Umpire—Schloso
Score at half time—Penn Stale, 27;
Sujiiuehnnnn, 14. • '
THE PENNSTATE COLLEGIAN
ENCOUNTER PENN TOMORROW NIGHT
I, M. Boxers Will Meet in Finals Tomorr
Lion Sport Teams
Finish’32 Season
With.s2o Figure
Nineteen thirty-two will go down
in Penn -State's athletic history as
‘•just another year” if the yearly av
erage of the twelve Lion varsity teams
means anything. The Nittany teams
barely managed to break even, gain
ing a total percentage of .520, a fig
ure slightly under the 1931 mark of
.541.
Penn State emerged on the long end
of the score in. thirty-nine contests and
bowed to opposing teams thirty-five
times. Only one tie was registered in
varsity competition during the year.
Cross-country is the only sport which
boasted an undefeated season.
- Wrestling, boxing, and baseball
turned in the next best records in the
major sports, while golf stood at the
top of the list of minor athletic activ
ities. The grapplers obtained four
victories and a tie, losing only one
contest during the season. The mit
men garnered a total of five victories
and dropped only two dual contests in
addition to placing second in the
Eastern Intercollegiate meet.
,On the diamond, Penn State’s 1932
lecord shows nine wins against four
losses on the wrong side of the ledger.
Although breaking even, the Lion soc
cer mark of three wins and three de
feats is the lowest average turned in
by Penn State hooters in years.
Aside from a record in golf showing
only one loss as compared with four
matches in favor of the Nittany links
men, all other sports, including bas
ketball, track, lacrosse, football, ten
nis, and gym, were left at the bottom
of the see-saw of averages.
The 1932 track men managed to win
only one of three dual meets, but the
sprint medley relay team gained first
place and the championship of Amer
ica at the annual Penn Relays in Phil
adelphia. Although still absent from
the winning column, the basketball
team salted away six'wins out of fif
teen contests, which was an improve
ment oyer the record of the previous
year. -
Tho football eleven won two games
and donated' five to opposing schools,
and the tennis men dropped three out
of four matches. The gym team’s
lengthy schedule of, one meet netted
exactly one' defeat.
• Playirig a total of nineteen games,
the five freshman ’feams ‘average'd
.372, a figure somewhat lower ( than
the ,500 average of 1931. Only foot
ball and basketball managed to break
above'the .middle-mark. The yearling
gridmen had their best season in quite
a number of years.
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him and he will recite the make of his motor-car, his hat, his shirt,
his suit, his shoes, his tooth-paste, his towels, ad infinitum ... with
the accent oh the “ad.” In other words, they are all advertised
products.
Why, he could no more escape the presence and the power of the
printed word than he could evade eating or sleeping. The adver
tisements are a definite part of contemporary American life. Their
messages are vital to daily existence. They have a definite associ
ation with the pocketbook, than which there is nothing more inti
mate and personal.
The important thing is not merely to “read the advertisements,”
but to read all of them. The one advertisement you “didn’t see”
may contain information you would have given a great deal to pos
sess. Certainly, it is as important to you to know that Smiths are
having a sale of sheets or shirts, as to read that Congress will hold
a special session!
Complete Winter Sports Calendar
Wednesday, January 4 1
Varsity Basketball Susquehanna __ At Home
.Varsity Basketball
Varsity Basketball ' Western Maryland
Saturday, January 21
Varsity Basketball Wash. & Jeff.
Saturday, January 2fi
Varsity Basketball Army
Wrestling West Virginia *
Freshman Basketball Bellefonte Academy
, Wednesday, February 8
Varsity Basketball Lafayette
Wrestling
Boxing North Carolina - At Home
Freshman Basketball Dickinson Seminary ) At Home
Wednesday, February 15 '
Varsity Basketball Temple j At Home
•Varsity Basketball * West Virginia J. At Home
Wrestling Lafayette,. j - At Home
Boxing New Hampshire Away
Freshman Basketball Wyoming Seminary • At Home
Varsity Basketball Carnegie Tech At Home
Boxing Syracuse At Home
Wrestling Cornell Away
Gymnastics .. Army . '*: N At Home
Freshman Basketball Carnegie Tech . At Home
Friday, March 3
Varsity Basketball Colgate ' < j Away
Wresting Syracuse . jf At Home
Varsity Basketball Syracuse . Away
Gymnastics Army . Away
Friday, March'lo
Freshman Basketball Bucknell
• Saturday, March 11
Boxing , Western Maryland - v. • - Away
'Freshman Basketball Wyoming Seminary Away
Friday, Saturday, March 17, 18
Boxing
Wrestling
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“ Friend, guide and counselor”-the advertisements
in this paper
Date—Opponent
Saturday, January 7
Pennsylvania
Saturday, January-M
Saturday, February 1
Friday, February 10
.Michigan
t Saturday, February 11
Friday, February 17
Harvard.
Saturday, February 18-
Saturday, February 25
Saturday, March I
Intercollegiates
Intcrcollegiates
ow Afternoon
ELIMINATION BOUTS
NEAR COMPLETION
Hcrasimehuk, Reese 'To Bailie
For 115-Pound Title—Davis
Faces Mc-Andrews
> Away
At Home
With only five elimination' beats
.remaining after Wednesday night’s
competition, the intramural boxing fi
nals will be held in Recreation hall at
2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon, accord
ing to Edward K. Atkinson ’3l, man
ager.
At Nome
At Home
In the 115-pound class Ilerasim
chuk '34, Delta Upsilon, will be
•matched against Reese '3(5, Phi Kappa
Tau; while Davis ’35, Chi Upsilon,
will meet McAndrews ’3(5, Varsity
Hall, for the championship of the 125-
pound class.
At Homo
At Home
At Home
At Home
Hartman '34, Kappa Delta ’ Rho,
Madison '3G, Sigma Nu, Reese ’34,
Delta Theta Sigma, Runkle '34, Delta
Tau Delta, and Watkins ’34, Phi
Kappa Tau, fighting in the 135-pouml
class, remained in competition Wed
nesday night. In the 145-pound
class Cramer ’35, Sigma Alpha Ep
silon, and Flenniken '3(5, Kappa Sig
ma, will fight it out for the one which
will meet Pinter ’36, Theta Kappa Phi,
in tomorrow’s contest.
Away
Miller ’35, independent, or Mor
rison ’35, Phi Kappa' Tau, will he
matched against Pruitt '36, Chi Phi
in the 155-pound finals; while
Douglas, '36, independent, and I-Icsch
'33, Chi Upsilon, will match blows to
meet Heist '34, Sigma Alpha •Epsilon,
who drew a bye to the 165-pound
championship bout.
In the 175-pound division, Metzger
’34, Alpha Chi Sigma, and O’Neill ’36,
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, will battle for
fiist place. Medals will be presented
to tho winners and l-unners-up in the
tournament, Atkinson said.
Gym Team Schedule
Lists Temple, Army
J. At Home
Meets with Temple University
and Army are listed on the varsity
gym schedule which is awaiting the
approval of the Senate committee
on athletics. • Temple xt\l\ appear
here February 25 while the meet
with Army is scheduled for West
Point on March 4.
Both opponents of the Lion gym
nasts appeared on the 1932 sched
ule, although the Temple meet was
, cancelled. Army defeated the Nit
j tany representatives 53-to-l.
At Homo
Away
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