Monday Evening, January 8, 1934
Between
the Lions
with
The Sports Editor
We were surprised at' the comeback
,f the Lion basketball team during the
last half of the Juniata game. For
the first twenty minutes it was a
sorry lot of Lion courtmen who man
aged to keep the Juniata lead down
to one point as the half ended. Maybe
Coact Spike Leslie gave his men a bit
of a pep talk bet Ween 'halves; at any
rate it was a rejuvenated spirit and
line-up that returned to the floor to
make the game a run-away.
The Lion players were fighting as
much against the boos of the crowd
as the were against the Juniata
team. But MacFarlane had to put up
the stiffest front of all. After hay
ing his epsom downs in the first game
.against Susquehanna, he ernie under'
the wire ehead, of three jockeys the'
Coda pit on him. He said,
after the game that the yells that met I
KM 'when he came on the floor before
the 'start' of • the contest warned - hinri
that, unless he made good he would be;
in for it from the crowd. Twenty- i
three points' showed his return to stel
lar performance. '
Important news broke over the
week-end, but none lims of. greater
interest to sport fans than the an
nouncement 'of Steve llamas' match
with Max Scluneling. Although pa
pers fcir the bout have not yet been
.signed, it has been confirmed that the
managers of both boxers have agreed
to a fifteen-round match scheduled for
Philadelphia on February 14.
To llamas the fight will mean 'a
chance to return to the Eat of leading
contenders in the heavyweight class.
His trick knee kept him out of the
'game until it ...was 'thought he would
'never be able to come .back. But a
successful operation was performed
and the former Lion athlete returned
last fall to win a complete victory
over Les Ramage, after previously
taking it on the chin in two battles
with the rising west coast heavy
weight. With his good condition back
he is expected to provide a severe
test for' the once-champion Schmeling.l
Yussel Jacobs, the German's hand
ler, is a crafty manager. He sees in
the lesser experienced llamas a
chance for Schmeling to score a quick
victory and Show the ring solons that
he is again a contender for the cham
pionship. It remains for Hanias to
show the punch he put up in his first
fight against Loughran, and Schmel
ing.ivill VOunted 'ont 'the heavy
weight race in 'more 'ways than-one.
The hidden ball trick that Colum
bia used to defeat Stanford is nothing
new in football. Serails say that Lou
Little learned it way back when he
coached in high school. But the play
has to be perfectly executed, and Bar
abas and Montgomery did just that.
Bob Higgins' men can tell you all
about it; because they had the same
touchdown play scored on them by
the Columbia eleven in their game at
New York last season. Montgomery,
with arms folded, made a plunge to
ward the center . of the line, and the
Nittany Lions piled in to stop him
only to see Barabas glide around the
end and over the goal line with the
ball hidden close to his hips.
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Susquehanna, Juniata Fall
In First Games of Season
Coach Leslie Will Attempt To ,Smooth Lion
Attack Before Encounter With
Red and Gray Quintet
A little grease, some anti-freeze, and some quick-starting motor oil will
probably make the 1534 model Lion court machine hum a lot more regularly
in the race against Dickinson here Wednesday night. A slow start and con
siderable back-firing accounted for the poor showing against Juniata in the
first half Saturday, although they did speed up in the second lap to outdis
tance the Blue and Yellow by a score of 39-to-IS.
During Thursday night's opening test against 'Susquehanna, the need of
streamlining was evident throug.hour the race, even though the Lions did take
• the lead and hold it, to win 47-to-20. Ragged form, evident throughout the
encounter, retarded the effectiveness
,of what should have been a Blue and
i White system. At best it, was a hit-
I and-miss affair, with a great deal of
!missing in view.
Dickinson Unknown Quantitty
Dickinson is that worst of oppon
ents, an unknown quantity. Wednes
day night at 7:30 will mark the first
time that any member of. the Lion
starting quintet, and they are all sen
iors, has stepped up against a Red
Devil courtman. Pre-game calcula
tions in such a case are hard to make,
but there isn't a Lion who doesn't see
a hard fight ahead if the Blue and
White five are to walk off the floor
victorious.
Realizing the necessity for greater
'smoothness, Coach Leslie today and
tomorrow will take time to correct
details which obstructed Lion prog
ress in the season's openers. "Re-.
finement evident in every detail," is
to be the Lion objective for the lied'
and Gray encounter.
Five seniors started both Lion en
counters in the opening matches, with
Captain Norrie McFarlane and Carl
Ilelittum at forward posts, Curt Hen
ning jumping center, and Dave
Thomas and Keith Parks in guard
positions:
The Nittanymen rolled up nine
points to' three for the Blue and Yel
low as a salute to the first half. They
then let their offensive defense
crumble, before ' the over-anxious
straining of•Juniata to alloW the vis
itors seven tallies. Ragged passing,
poor timing, and little cooperation
left the Lions trailing a, point, 11.40.
12, as the half ended,
-Lions Too Fast for Crusaders
After a,ragged second period start,
Nittany play suddenly broke into a
successful rhythm, with the Lion men
scoring nine points in rapid' 'succes
sion. MacFarlane got his eye on the
basket, dropping in seven field goals
out of eleven attempts, while Stocker
dropped two and Henning and Thom
as one each. Juniata squeezed seven
points out during the half.
In the Susquehanna match, only
the inherent superiority of the Lion
team pulled them through what might
have been a reversal of opening game
tradition. All during the game, Nit
tanymen showed rough• edges; al
though their last play proved far too
dazzling- for the more studied game
of the Crusader squad.
The box scores:
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Fletcher, 1. 3 0 0 . 0
Cummings, c. 0 1 1 1
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Winter Sports Manager Delays
Wrestling Tourney Until
Second Semester
fly KENNETH C. 11OFFMA.24
Although the intramural basketball
tournament is scheduled to open Sun
day afternoon, the wrestling -tourna
ment will Se delayed until the begin
ning of the second semester, Charles
R. Gies 'B4, winter intramural sports
manager, announced yesterday.
In explaining the delay, Bruce D.
Stratton '35, intramural wrestling
manager, declared-that the interclass
meets: would be held first, with the
intramural tournament to be held af
ter 'the r2gular wrestling season has
been opened.
Must Pay Fee Before Friday
. Friday night has been designated as
the deadline for' the payment of the
one-dollar fee for each team entered
in the basketball tournament, accord
ing to Robert V. Peaslea '35, intra
mural basketball manager. The See
should be paid by the house man
agers at Miss Keller's office in Recl
reation hall, and the lists of all play
ers and their year in College should
be submitted at that time.
The Intramtiral Council will 'meet
on Thursday night to decide the win
ner of the boxing tournament. Since
no fraternity or non-fraternity unit
had more than 0112 representative
among the individual champions, the
winner couldnot be determined in the
usual manner.
In case of a.tie, which occurred last
year, a play-off will be necessary to
decide the winner, J. Perry Morgan
'34, chairman of the Intramural Coun
cil, declared.
FRESHMAN BASKETBALL
SQUAD PRACTICING DAILY
'Mike' Loebs Coaching Yearlings for
First Game on February 10
With their first game four weeks
away, the plebe court squad is work
ing out daily-in Recreation hall under
the tutelage of Coach "Mike" Loebs.
One group practices at 4 o'cloCk, the
other at 5:50 o'clock.
Coach Loebs has cut the squad to
thirty-five members,.who are working
chiefly on the fundamentals and are
learning the same system of play
which the varsity uses.
No teams have yet been picked.
Coach Lochs"feels optimistic about the
first game, which is to be played in
Recreation ball on February 10
against the yearlings from Bucknell.
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Director Speaks on 'Coach, What
Is the Future?' Before
Chicago Meeting
Director Hugo Bezdek, of the School
of Physical Education and Athletics,
has returned from a meeting of the
Americait Football Coaches. associa
tion in Chicago, where he delivered a
paper, "Coach—What is the Diture?"
Bezdek was named chairman of the
honorary member's committee, and at
the same time was named chairman of
the group which will contact college
administrations for the purpose of
making a study in an effort to elevate
athletes in the athletic program.
Favors I:teturn To Simplicity
Director Bezdek, in addition, has
been a member of the football com
mittee for two years.. He will attend
a me2ting of this group which will be
held in Atlanta, Ga., some time in
February.
In his speech before the convention,
Director Bezdek advocated setting up
a guide for a return to simplicity in
football, because, in his opinion, the
game is now too complex. The guid
ing principles at present are so in
volved that the player •has to spend
far too much time in Mastering them,
he believes.
"At the present, ther3 is far too
much restriction,' , - 'he said, in part.
"It prevents the forMulation of new
set-ups and plays. The serious-mind
edness of football has completely de
stroying the 'play'spirit."
COLLEGES DRAFT
ELIGIBILITY RULES
(Continued front page one)
arships as defined by the Middle
States Association.
C. No student shall receive pay in
any form for athletic proficiency.
7. Every candidate shall present
to his college a record of his athletic
history and misrepresentation of this
record shall result in permanent in
eligibility.
S. Conference members• shall ex
change lists of prospective competi•
tors eligible, in each sport.
9. A varsity athlete wishing to
play on any. organized team outside
his college must obtain. written per ,
mission in advance from his college.
lOpponen te'• 'Scores
BASKETBALL
Army-1B; Johns Hopkins-28
Navy-11; Western Maryland-21
WRESTLING
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Grapplers Have Impressive
All- Time Record To Uphold
Nittany Teams Have Lost Only One Dual Meet
In Entire History of Recreation Hall
"Lion grapplers defeated in Recre- meets while losing three, and tieing
ation hall."! That would he a head-done contest. Navy, apparently, has
line with news rivaling the ,famous t two goats—the other one, is their Inas.
"Man bites a dog," because only once] cot—because in the last , four cncoun
have the Nittany grapplers been de-I tees with the Nittany matmen, they
rented in Recreation hall. Eighteen' have captured three. 'Cornell. is the
times the Lions have stepped on the I only team to gain a• tie decision.
Recreation hall mats; sixteen times
they have left with a victory, once
they were tied, and only once has an
opponent, captured a home meet,
That is the record that Coach Char
lie Speidel's Lions will aim to better
during the 1934 season when they
meet the Michigan, Cornell, and Johns
Hopkins matmen here.
During the last five years, the
Lions have annexed twenty-six dual
INTERCLASS GRAPPLERS
TO WEIGH IN TOMORROW
Finals Between Four. Class Croups
Scheduled for January 20
Weighing-in for the annual• inter
class wrestling tournament will begin
tomorrow, with the opening elimina
tion bouts scheduled to start Wednes
day.
The finals, between representatives
of the four classes, will be held in,
Recreation hall, Saturday, January
20, when full teams will be entered !
by the.freshmen, sophomores, juniors,
and seniors.
The tournament is open to any un
dergraduate, varsity ,contenders and
'Ater winners being eligible. It is
probable that Coach Charlie Speidel's
choice of varsity material will be
guided largely by the results of this
tournament.
WOMEN'S INTERCLASS CAGE
TOURNEY OPENS TO3IORROII
Opening the women's interclass
basketball tourney, the freshman
team will play the sophomores in the
Armory at 9 o'clock tomorrow night.
Sophomores and juniors will clash at
8 o'clock Wednesday night,, while
freshman and senior teams will meet
at 9 o'clock Wednesday night.
Present tournament plans—include
a senior-junior rally,' to be held in
the Armory at 9 o'clock Friday night.
Mildred 0. Bogle '35 is women's bas
ketball manager, while Mary A.• Fre
dericks '34, Dorothy A. Furlani '35,
Dorothy Jeter '36, and Bertha M. Co
hen '36 manage their class teams.
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The Lions during:this' same period
of time, have gone throigh two cam
paigns undefeated. In 1929, they con
quered Ohio University, Syracuse, La
fayette, Cornell, Navy„, and Western
Reserve on successive week-ends.
Again in 1933, they , defeated West
Virginia,' Michigan, ;Lafayette, Cor
nell, and Syracuse for a perfect sea
son.
In 1930, the Nittiany matinee were
ungracious Bests to four opponents,
defeating Pe4.n, Chicago, Cornell, and
Syracuse in llecreiition hall. In• 1931,
West Virginia., C'oicago, and Prince
ton net defeat 'here. This season
marked the only lhomeilefeat for the
Lions, Navy witining the last dual
meet of the season.
Chicago and Syracuse fell before ,
the Blue and Whf.:,:e grapplerg in 1932.
whilz Cornell eamned a 14-to-14 tie
here. This might be termed the
Lions' most disastrous season, as they
finished the schedule with four vic
tories, against one tie and one defeat.
During this timle, five Lions have
won intercollegiate titles. In 1929
Captain Wilson was 120-pound cham
pion, while .Captain 1-lubler and
Campbell won titles in 1930. Last
year Bob Ellstrom,l in the 118-pound
class, and "King" Gole, in the heavy
weight division, were named cham
pions.
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TRACKMEN CALLED
BY COACH WERNER
Varsity, Freshman Candidates
To Begin Indoor Training
For Spring Meets
Calls for freshman and varsity can
didates for tract: practic.2 for the win
ter months have been issued by Track
Coach "Chick" Werner. Every man
who expects to compete in the track
and field contests this winter and
during the coming spring is requested
to turn out. '
While plans for some of the events
are only tentative, Werner plans to
hays vaulting apparatus installed in
Recreation hall, and also have a place
for putting a shot and for high jump
ing. The running will be done on the
indoor track.
Outside Practice Planned
During favorable weather, the out
door wooden running track located
above the tennis courts on New Beav
er field will be utilized, Werner said.
In additlon to the running track; ar
rangements will be made outside for
hurdling and high jumping.
It is quite possible, Werner said,
that an indoor track meet with some
other college may be arranged in or
der to give the candidates a - taste of
competitibn. However, the meet would
have to ber held away, as Penn State
has no facilities for a winter contest,
he added. •
Although many candidates hay.
!been reporting for practice, Coael
Werner feel that many eligible run
ners and weight men in the freshmm
class, together with members of ill.
upper classes, have neglected to begin
practice.