Page Four SPORTS RESUME: Lawther Hoists Lions To Eastern Conference Peak Hftecn mouths ago slim John D. Lawther took over a hopeless Penn State basketball team that had not won a single game in the Eastern In tercollegiate conference. leu <iays ago, John D. Lawther definitely stamped himself as the miracle man of the N’ittany valley. Regarded merely as dark-horse challengers for the Conference title, rated by some press services below Pitt, Temple, Carnegie Tech, and George town, the Lions skyrocketed to the vanguard of Eastern court circles in their semester finale ten days ago with a stunning -12-23 victory over a Georgetown live that had ripped the highly-touted Temple and Pitt nr rays in Its first two starts. Tile Georgetown win, third league victory in a row ami eighth straight since the opening-gumo loss to Akron, gave the Lions undisputed leadership of the Eastern Conference for the first time in their history* State barged into an early lead as Co-captain Joe I’roksa and Charley Prosser netted Held goals. With the score ut 1-1, the Lions suddenly bur ied the Moyas under a 12-point spree tlmt boosted the count to KM. George town tried desperately to come back, but. never had a chance against the smooth State machine that surprised oven its most ardent followers. At halftime the Lions led. 21-!*. Georgetown showed signs of rearing back as tho second period opened, but Sol Miehoff, who took high-scoring lienors for the night with 17 points, machine-gunned the basket with a spectacular ulght-point streak to dis pel all doubts of the outcome. A PUPIL KETUKNS—IHJT THE DOC STILL REIGNS The cheers of a bygone day echoed in the ears of Mike Zclcznuck Ron man as lie returned to the which he hetped make famous with a CATHAUM A WjfncrOfothcisTticatic.’ , Shows al 1:30. 8:00, 5:80, ami 8:30. Complete show as laic as 9:05 p.m. LAST TIMES TODAY WEDNESDAY Also at the Nittany Thursday ★ ★ ★ The Show That Begins . . . Where “Dead End” Left Off! lIURSDAY ONLY New and Used TEXT BOOKS For 2nd Semester ♦ ♦ For All STUDENT SUPPLIES ; boxing skill that brought him three | Eastern Intercollegiate championships ami eventually a coaching posiLion at I North Carolina university, it. was in : this capacity that Ronniau returned a week ago last Saturday to face the man who tutored him to glory. Tor a while it seemed as If Pupil Ronniau was destined to whip Teach er Leo Houck, but with his North Carolina proteges on the long end of a 8-1 lead, the tide shifted on a crest of knockouts. First Captain Sammy Donato, then middleweight ilcber Lea sig battered out quick kayos, and Al Colder came hack to place the Lions out front. A draw in tlie heavyweight battle gave Stale a narrow IVi to HVa victory, the season’s second straight. SPEIDEI. AND ZAZZI 2 MEN IN A (IUANI)KY While one Lion champion tried 'vainly to upset his former teacher, another champion—in a different sport —tried vainly to shake off the slump that has placed his title on tile auc tion block. Climaxing an undefeated season by winning the 185-poiiiul Eastern inter collegiate title last year. Zipper Al Zazzi is wondering what the world lms come to. For Champion Zazzi dropped bis second straight mulch at Michigan a week ago lust Saturday as the-Lions took a 22-6 drubbing, their worst in live years. Only victories by Captain Ross SbalTer ami I6s**>oundcr Don Bachman saved the Lions from a shutout. MINOIt SPORTS While the wrestlers were doing an about-face, Gene Biselinff’s gymnasts were also doing one —in the oppnsit'* direction. For the second week in a row, the Lion gym team pulled a sur prise. walloping Western Reserve. XX. 16 . . . Although Dean Foltz won Ills three individual battles, the fencers bowed to Penn. 11-12. in a hard-fought duel at Philadelphia . . . The fresh man cagers topped Dickinson Semin ary. M-22. Health Service Offers Wassermans All Year Although the state's .Washerman week is officially past, the College Health service will continue to give the tests throughout the College year, it was reminded yesterday by Dr. Joseph P. Ritenour. College physician. Up until Saturday noon 870 stu dents had taken advantage of this local part of the nation-wide drive against syphillis. Dr. Ritenour also announced that all new students should not forget to report to the Dispensary in Old Main for their required physical examina tions. 0:50 and 8:51 Evenings at Complete show as late as 9:05 p.m Matinee Saturday Only . . 1:2(1 ODAY AND WEDNESDAY Rttan Your Request! M PAUL Muni BORDERTOWN Davis MJtCMtr LINDSAY • EUGENE FAUETfE KittW bsfethitLHija* Wforsu Smitten Manuscripts Solicited On Spanish Civil War “The Anti-Fascist Struggle in Spain Today in Its Relation to the General Welfare of the American Citizen To morrow’' is the subject of a contest sponsored by the League of American Writers. Open to students of American and Canadian colleges and secondary schools, Hit* competition will be judg ed by a committee of noted writers, among whom will be Elliot Paul. Ciif fotil Odets. Robert M. Lovett. Jean S. Untermeyer. Genevieve Tnggard, and Donald O. Stewart. Not only essays, but poems, radio and movie scripts, plays, and short stories will bo accepted as entries in the contest in which Sl.unit in prizes will be .awarded. First prize will be SSUP. while other prizes will be $250. $125, $75, and $5O. .Manuscripts must be in the judges’ bands not biter than July I. Winners in the contest will be announced not later than Arm istice day. Inquiries about the conditions of the contest may be addressed to either Ellen Kinkcad. 885-I Clay street. San Francisco. California, or to Rolfu Humphries, BSI Fourth avenue, Now York City. Students Eligible For Training In Air Corps An increase in Hie number of (lying cadets to be trained in the Army Air Corps Training center at Sail Anionio. Texas, has been authorized. Col, Rus sell V. Venable, heart of the depart ment of Military Science and Tactics, announced yesterday. Eligible for entrance into the train ing school are male students of sound physique who have completed at least half of tlm<credits leading to a degree. Colonel Venable stated. „ Campus Bulletin TODA Y The IViiii State Airmen will mccl in Room IPS, Main Engineering, at 7:2(1 tonig'lil. Dr. Helmut Landsborg will speak mi meteorology. New mem bers will he taken into the club at this time. A joint Forum and Commission skating party will be held today, meeting at the Comer Room at the regular time. In ease there is no ice, the party will be transferred to the Dux Bowling club. TOMORROW All candidates for second assistant baseball manager are requested to re port at. *1 o'clock at Rec hull. AH can didates should litst sign up at the A. A. office on the first Hour of Old Main. CLASSIFIED TYPEWRITERS—AII makes expertly repaired portable and office ma chines for sale or rent. Dial 2812. Harry E, Maun 127 West Beaver Ave. 88 yr. G. D. WANTED—Roomers for two large rooms. Room and board; reason able. Good location. Phone 2580. 158-2t-pdBR FOR SALE—Ladies’ size six Nes tor Johnson shoe ice-skates; prac tically new. Call 2982. Ask for Ros ie. 159-1 tppd Bli FOR KHNT-~Single room; immedi ately available t.o insl rticlor or graduate, or upporclass student. Col lege Heights. Dial fi:M. 102-Hpd-WB Student. Union semi-formal Valen tine dance, Saturday. February 12. Music by lieolh Watmongh *uid his haul featuring the Slagle Siaiers. Stags will not he admitted. H> I - 11 1 m|-( ;! > Low marks last, semesh.T? Change your I nek with a new room! Large, r.iry, double room; now open. Inquire 206 W. College or plume 8800. UKI-ll.pdGL) ROOMS For 2nd Semester GET OUR PRICES BEFORE BUYING YOUR TEXTS TJIE PENN STATE SPORT CHATTER They say there is a reason forfToldeo boasts of a Chuck Chueko- Temple’s slump of the past few '’its, who scored -12 points in one weeks. The Owls have always played S a “ ,L ‘- However, little Froed-Harde . . , f < p can college of Tennessee has a bov .. nuui-to-mim oiien otyl» or <lc..fc„ S c- r . iunl;t , J;m Jlui . blu , K ,, who raentl y but have been forced to adopt the scored 78 points in a game his team rough-and-tumble zone set-up as the won from Bethel college by a score only means to compete against the 0 f ns to 30. The all-time record for strong defenses of their opponents, points scored in a single game goes The boys don’t like it and it is tak- to Harold Schmidt, former Kansas nig them some time to get into the university star, who scored 92 points swing ot things. while .playing with the J 923 unde * "*■ * fealed national high school champs. West Virginia’s Sleepy Glenn has -t- ■+• -* •bolstered his Mountaineer five with The Southern Methodist coach says iwo very promising sophomores who ]k> lucky when as many as 15 became eligible for the second semes- tome out for basketball . . . Pitt has ter. Tom Netherlands is a 6 feet two Bob .Johnsons on their five, but 5 inch center who will, help overcome JIO t related . . . recent tests show that their weakness on rebounds ofT the we t football-erin be kicked farther backboard, ami Kenny Ossoski is a than a dry one . . . Leo Houck, has snappy forward at G feet even. Both an article on high school boxing in helped to hold Pitt to Saturday’s 43- a recent issue of the “Scholastic >lO score. Coach” . . . Stanford has been knocked off twice in the Coast league so far this season . . . Southern Cal did it, 49-48, and California, 47-44 j . . . they had two men constantly har-j rassing Stanford’s mid-court man, I Luisctti ... j Wide publicity was given Hank Luisetti’s 50 points against Duquesnc a few weeks ago, but since then there have been others making the news "as scoring machines. The University of Guess who droppedin today / „.a lIACKPIAILM ■ x SHOULD I JUMP? Imagine yourself m a plane 5000 feet up. Sud- dcnly the engine sputters. ' and dies. Should you bail out-or stick to the ship and risk a landing? That’s the question a flier has to answer time and again. Let an Anny Air Corps pilot tell you how it feels to have to make that decision especially at night, with a sea of black ness below. by LT. BEIRNE LAY, JR. AND . ..$4,000,000 TO HOUSE Ralph F. Armstrong samozingcasc • A armed reporter. wi * p°p 0 LMos.ashortstory tells you HOW MEXICO USES U. S M slorlc3 rp"."EXd^we,ls'watkins : serials, humor, cartoons. THE SATURpAr EVENL Now fa The Post - ■* s % ' Tradt at KEELER’S #! : ♦ Laboratories Replace Wild Life Study Unit Bull Pen Work Rooms To Be Organized Here Tour new elementary physics lab- By a cooperative agreement amoug oratories have been constructed in the u ie College, the Pennsylvania Game Dairy building to replace those de- r. , . , . . , ~ „ Commission, and the U. S. Biogical stroyed in tlic Chemistry annex fire, December 2!i. 11K57. survey, a wild life research unit will Physics students will use the new bu established here for the purpose laboratories this semester. Since the of studying the management problems passing of the Chemistry annex, nl * Pennsylvania game, announced classes were being held in other bull* italpli L. Walts of the School of dings on the campus. Discussiomex* Agriculture, yesterday. perimcMils had to be resorted to be: Appointed leader of the unit was cause of the luck of equipment. New Dr. Logan .1. Bennett of. lowa State • classes will be able to carry on their college who will he transferred here work with standard equipment now March 1. This will lie the eleventh ready for use in the Dairy building. such land-grant unit of wild life study. STUDENT BOOK EXCHANGE 1 + + + Open Daily—l) A.M. to 8 P.M. KXHIISIT ROOM—MAIN LIBRARY - VfirlrMmsWsTd boycott japan JareS '°^ C l “j°i n movcmc iits. Boycott equivalent to blockade-in ftet to S&Ss&iasS B=tt% , Wo Love a Crusade b GEORGE FIELDING ELIOT *"*"* fee™ THES EV MR i»s .Hmy Tuesday. February i, 1938 : ••& : ?:%&m : sN#£S
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