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    TtiesdaY, MO 9,1939
Netine,n Top Syracuse, 8-1, For Fifth Straight Win
Lions Will Face Cornell
,
1-1 - ere Tomorrow; Bears
, Boast - Perfect Record
Big Red TeamTayored Despite Win Streak
Of Roethkemen; Lions Register Win
Over 'Orange: Racket-Wielders
B; ED McLORIE
- - Riding i high on the breeze' of an 8-1 triumph over Syra
cuse Satui day, Penn State's tennis 'Lions face undefeated
Cornell-on the Varsity courts at 4 p.'m. tomorrow
Despite their Victory 'string of„ five straight wins, the
!,.ions-will enter' the fray on the short, end of the odds Cor
' nell's Bear lias - blazeil a trail not to, be treated lightly by any
opponent. The',Dhaca netmen hOld victories over / Syracuse
antiOVer Penn, conqueror of the Blue and White, and have
vsipqmshed some of the better teams thraighoul the East
,t Playing Speen...es' Orange',
I in weathei typical of mid-July,
Coach Ted Roethke's racket-wield
ms took the Orange in %tilde
without much tiouble except in
I the sixth singles encounter when
!NUM', who Intel played in the
list doubles match, downed Call
A I beig '6-14 6-2
Captain Hildebrandt biee/ed
thiough Syracuse's &emits 6-1,
6-0 to give the Lions !.heii vic
tory impetus The calm "Ifildie"
completely, outplayed his oppon
ent by his stndiness and needy"
change - of pace 'Mac Weinstein,
apparently; in accold with the
weathei, Pahhed the tennis that
he is capable of playing and ad
ministered a severe 6-0, 6-0
thiashing to Mhnhold
Aftei !having some bauble ovei- ,
coming Swift in the first set, Jet
ty Goodman found himself . and
nine thiough 6-9, 6-1 Gus Big
ott met anothin chop shot. aitast
and newly "lost the ship " Syn a
cusian Beebe extended the color
ful Aigentin.i lad, but Bigot!,
managed to eke out a 6-1, 5-7, 7-5
win _
:42‘Stickinen
t: Win G.4irie, 5-3
Laffiyette Yeaflings Succumb
:f . To Capable Freshman'
D Outfit Saturday ,
For the nret time in history, a
Penn Slate freshman lacroyie
team Iniq Wen a_ genie Srnre
Nelthet the ruin - nor the' tact
that they inhaled (linnet 4o' play
the — ( ()Mem( dimmed theft spirit
Nor can the fact that the Lain
iette vtkkewingeta looked sail de
tract from 'tlt e I r niagnillcent
Illeventent
oWero,of the (MY was young Jhn
Ritter, brattier of vat fifty stickman
George, whii zu..4 °tinted fm tin se
gonis7ptechtely the same total is
the entire ,Lafayette team The
other tallies wet° embed by
'flimmerson and Robb
Virtue* every num en the year
ling squad law service in the fray
"The first-stringers plied 'llp n 50
lend in'the first
_half„ with the
Lafayette Rash coming hack with
,
thee score4,lll rho latter part of
, the game
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weed playlnwthe garlic at 5 p
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ann , nally N‘ellorganiied
~State'trosh
,',Outstanding 3 e'arlings" includid
Ziegentus, Sears,
alit! McCoy
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Del Hughes, alst tan into Still
opposition in Wundeil, but -won
out 7-9, 0-1, 6-2 it was in the
1114 t, singlet match that-the Roeth
kemen di opped then only point
' ITildebitindt and Weinstein had
little trouble downing Stearns
find I , ,aaes t Sytacuse, 6-2, 6-1 in
the !list doubles inatch.i Goodman
and `Bigott, - wm king togethiCr like
a veiman combination, downed
Manhold neil Swift 6-4, 6-4 The
Syracuse duo previously was the
only -point-getter,against Cot neli
rd the final doubles tilt, Hughes
and Gil Feldman defeated Beebe
and Cho4ish,6-3, 6-2 to give Penn
State the 8-1 triumph
While the varsity was battling
Sytaeuse;the fieshman squad, un
der the watching eye of Manage'
Paul Geis,', was 4ohling, elimina
tions fos the opening tilt with
Pitt Satusday - '
Among the boys who'looked ex
ceptionally promising weic Ties
vine; BoWman,- McGuire,' 'Mesh-
Knode and Omolecki Howev
er, othei _freshmen may challenge
for positions if they see Manages
Geis
-Norm Raeusm, sophomme bas
ketball- playm , led all Penn State
athletes' in Miele] ship last se
mesteComith a 2 8 average
Blaine and In awn The CI mg ,
head , twins—both ym , mty wtest
lers—have been admitted -to Phi
Eidta Kama , ' - ,
BETWEEN THE LIONS
With 808 WILSON, Sports Editor
Net Notes And Tee Talk
Mr Tennyson's celebrated brook had best look to it 4 lautela as
fai as this going-on-fm ever business Is ecineeined For in Mr Roeth-
Ice's Lion tennis team and in Mr -Ruthei ford's Lion golf team it has
two mighty foi =bible ovals—two 'wills that have waxed almost'
perpetually victorious since the beginning of then respective cam
paigns eaily in Apiil
had to say almost peipetually victorious because Mr Roethke's
net foi ens (hopped then opening match to Penn, spoiling an other
wise pm tett aecomd Since then the Nittnny netmen have won five
consecutive matches—a situation that has occutied only once in 28
ven , , of tennis at Penn State
The win sla talc !Not d was set at five games by the, 1986 Lion
' team The old recurd of four consecutive wins, set in 1919, stood for
11ii_ years before it was finally ci ached. A new record may be set
Junior row after noon provided the Lions polish MI a band of ~.tronga
r mcd invaders from Cm nell
But. mole about tennis latei Let's see what's been going on out
in the wide open spaces where men are men and a shnotin' , lion is
anything from a dim.] to in pate
My spy fioni hole No 19 iepoas that the Manny linksmen,
spoiting six straight wins, ale well on then way to an undefeated
season. Undeistand now, this is only hearsay on my pint Fat be it
from me to stick out my neck with a pi edit.tion like that. An unde
feated golf season has only happened twice in Penn State links his
toi in 1930 and again in 1935
This going-on-fot eve) stuff may have been all well and good Inc
Tennyson's biook, but lot the Lion golf team well, I have my
douht.s The EIGA is a clamed tough league
Little Man, What Now?
I pew nth off Ray Coslcery last Saturday I bet the plump little
laciosse captain half lock (that's 50 cents—just call me reckless)
that he wouldn't score against Syracuse
Well, he didn't And for the list time in my life I felt bad about
winning a bet The irony of it all is just this• It was the list time.
in 14 consecutive games that Coskeiy hasn't scored at least one goal
Except for the Maryland game his sophomore year when the Terra
pins blanked the Lions, 2-0, his sem:rig streak would extend unbroken
over 19 straight contests
Coskei y was high sem mg Lion stickman both his sophomore and
mnioi yews He loomed All-Milo ican boom able mention last year
Going into the Syracuse scrap, Cnskery had a two-goal-pm-game
al/maga for the LIU lent campaign and he looked like a lead pipe cinch
to g,iab high CCM mg honois again this yea'
But nosy, just because the lay, of averages caught ,tip with him,
'Coi,kety chums that I've jinxed him I'm the test of the season Ile
insists that r have the well-known "Indian sign" on him, that I've
given him what Borne Newman and his mob call "the Ini;uneas"
It's inci edible , (apologies to leo Ilouck)_ '
Add Horatio Alger
Billy Gauss had been hot all moining against Cornell The town
boy, playing , No 3 on the Lion team, had easily beaten his opponent
hie anckfiMi With the Pitt Inca in the afternoon he would climax
thief eai s m his last home appearance as a member of the Lion
varsity, golf team
Doling that three yeais Billy, a serum who has worked has way
through college, had seivtd Coa r eh Bob Rutherford and the Lion ttani
faithfully And as a rewind ,foi Ins distinguished seivice, Conch
Rutheifoicl chose him to "'day No 1 where he would be pitted against
the notOtious - Tony Kay, undefeated in three years of inteicollegmte
competition
Playing the same piping hot bland of golf that he had played
in the mining, Billy had the Pitt ace three down about the twelfth
hole But Tony Kay, always a peat finisher, wiped out that margin.
Going into the 17th hole everything was even
Still driving-and putting with the same steady In !thence that
had enabled him to mati.h Kay stiolse for stroke until now, Billy Gloss
mon that hole Be had Tony Kay one up
The last hole was played in the rain Both men shot pars. Billy
Gloss had beatin Tony Kay—something no other golfem has done
duiing Kay's college links cameer
Flash! - Scoop! Copyright!
This stow is of such great unpoitance that I hestttate to use it
here when it tightfully deserves an eight-column %plead on the front
So much for suspense Here's the story
Al Michaels, backfield coach iot Penn State's football Lions, became
the pi oud lathe' of twins=a boy and a glilLlast Satui day
The story holds laic sigmficancc until I tell you that Mr. Mich
aels is i the fast gentleman among the vast allay of MANpower in the
phys ed school to crash the current blessed event list with a boy
baby's
A look at the jecoids show that Messrs Werner, Bedenk, Schott.
Gilboa, Fleming and others all have Eddie Cantoi complexes Even
Mi Michael., had to abide by tied:Um) berme he did his colleagues
one better '
Congratulations, Al
Trackmen Top Chicago, 73-53;
To Meet Michigan State Squad
Wernermen Garner
' Jivelin, Mile In,
Maroon Tilt
Causing more ti sable; than'Mrs
O'Lmuy's cow, the Nittany Lion
ttackmen kicked the pedestal from
motet neuth Chicago's vaunted
thin clads with a VI fia triumph at
Chicago Satm day -
Immediately after the Maroon
meet, the Net net men left tot East
Laming„ where they encountered
Michigan State yesterday after the
Collegian went to press The Spar
tans are one of the hilidnest's beat
hack machines, and should the
Lions win, they will rate with the
hest that the East can °lei.
' the, Maroon , affair the Lions
kored clean sweeps in the javelin
throw and,the mile run. Nick
Vok
manic"easily outthrew ,competi
tors, as he heaved 'the - spear,2o2
feet, 2 Inches. followed by two
nun e Lions; Frank, Platt and Bill
Jeter, ' Frank. Maule„ Johnny
Strange., and Len Rendet eon
grabbed all three' place 4 in the
mile event, Maule'ct time being
4 16 8
Although Captain Miller Prnzier
lost to Chicago's Carl Wasem In
the 120 high hurdle. he came back
strong in the 220 lows to capture
the event 1p 21 1 '
Mystery miler Johnny Strange
ran n spectacular race na he won
the two mile run In 10 00 with
Alnabamson of Chicago second.
and Linn Len Henderson taking
thu d
The outstanding star of the meet
was Charley - Davenport, Maroon
Big Ten champion, who garnered
that places in 'the 100 lord dash,
220, and the broad Jump.
summaries:
' Mile Run-- - -Tie fon first among
Maule, Strange, Henderson;‘, Penn
State., Time-415 8.:
, 440-yaid,dash-.Won- by Pow
ell, Chicago; Sutton, Penn s State,
second; -1 - larthuin, ,PeniV State,
thud. , Time-51.3
2 100-yard dash—Wolf by Daven:
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PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Golfers Top Pitt; Cornell;
Take Eastern League Lead
Stickmen Nip
Syracuse,lo-7;
Hit Top Form
Ritter Tallies Three In Last
. Period As Lions Sink
i Vaunted Orange
By BILL FOWLER
Spat hell by Rittei's three goal
spin I In the last period, the Nit
tit ny heel ossernen dro‘ e theh it ft)
to a sparkling 10-7 victory ()vet
theh vaunted Otange opponent.,
on Nev. Beaver Mehl Satin do) aft
ernoon ,
And a knolls Sal:name All-
American stood on the Nldelinps
and smiled n vet y intnid smile as
Ills alma mater went down to de:
teat RN mama'—Nick Thiel
The Lions got off to an early
lead as Al Blab flipped a close one
into the net throe minutes after
the contest started Ashe of Syra-
Cll4O countered with I tally a fee
moments later, while John Oen
ther Saar ed a 1)1144 from Klause
anti put the Thielmen out in front
again ablite quarter ended
Jim Riddell came into the game
for too minutes, notched up a neat
goal, was tut down by /I big Or
angernan and helped from the
field Shoeing plenty of zip, the
boys from S;t incase tallied twice
ill a hash of hi illianc> Buser and
Ritter retaliated MEI a malt of
Nittany seal es, elilt Scheimerhorn
of Syracuse tossing a neat shot
into the net to make the halt' count
5 4
After throwing cony scoring op
portunitles with 'mkt) genmosity,
the Syrucusans tied up the contest
us Al! Ante:lean At t Mort ison rang
up his Hist And only - tally See
sow wits the word as the Blue and
White\ Creme: and the Otange's
Schet met hot n took tin us slinging
the pellet into paydit t Score f G
That ended things for the Ot-
angetnen In one of tile neatest
4eoring splurges ever to grace
Neu Bemei Field, Big Benige Mt
Inlet-finite to send long, to shots
seedling into the net Ott Wuen
schel, playing his best game of the
season, conttibuted to the rout
eith .1 tally of Ms nun A last
goal- be Syracuse and the game
was over
Under a blaring sun the Nittany
men displayed their best stick
sork of the year Accuracy told
the story—State made 42 pm cent
of its shots good, the Orange 18
per cent Playing a fast, driving
game, the local stickmen got nut
is front and stayed theta
The Nittany defense showed up
with Meyets mahing even
more phenomenal saves than non
' all Ritter, Blair and Wuenschel
pooled• theft efforts to do a' stellar
job at the centertield posts,
For theh part, the Syracusans
appeared a trifle slowed by the
heat All-American Art Morrison
failed to get started, and the fam
ed Orange attach functioned only
at. odd moments
The locals, salt foot debits
overbalancing their tno I%IIIS, will
attempt to men the count next
week end,'s ben thee face Hobart
and Cornell nutty
Ethell Cracks
Two Records ,
As Cubs Win
The freshmen cub sptinteis had
a field day as the 'Nosh track team
downed the Ohio State cubs 7216-
67; in a telegraphic meet Satin
day
Led by Barney Ewell, who
bloke the fieshmen 100-yard rec
ord and tied the vacuity mink in
00, John Taylor, Bill Bates, and
Al Price all ran the 100 in 10 flat
oi under to sweep the event
Not satisfied with one new
mock; Ewell tore over the cinders
in 21.4 irothe 220 sprint to tie
the frosh record in that event.
Barney was followed by Price,
uho clocked 222, and Bates, who
was timed at 22 5
Coach'Bob GI love's proteges ex
hibited plenty of fire, and if they
stand up to expectations, the Cor
nell freshmen will get plenty of
stiff competition next Saturday at
ItFoca.
GroaS, Maxwell
Spark Lions
In 2 Wins
With vietoi les to the tune of
5-4 and 7-2 ovot Cot nell and Pitt
i evectively, the vol yty Impels
stepped into the &stein Intet
collegiate Golf Association lead
last &It'll day on the college links
It was the sixth sti night tii
umph fm the linksinen
The Lions barely edged Cm -
null in the mining, thedeeision
lemming in doubt until the final
match was played Scott' Maxwell,
playing number six foi the Blue
and White, was the deciding file
tot in the play, his victory over
Tom Midgley of the Big Red pi ()-
Ming the necessaiy margin of
Inanity
It was co-captain Bill Gloss of
the powerful Lions, though, who
was the hero of the day Gloss
defeated Tony Kay, vaunted Pitt
ace, 1 up, handing Key the fist
defeat he has suffmed in thiee
years of College Competition
Gloss took medal honors in the
Pitt match with a 74 The lowest
acme handed in the morning play
was the Big Red'S . Jack Stet hog
who posted a 73
The summaries
Bill Gross, Penn State (74), de
leafed Tony Kay, one up Bill
Daddib, Pittsburgh (79), &route(
Ken Klingensmith, one up Bes.
Ball lAnn by Pittsburgh, one up,
1 , 1 holes
Jack Mahaffey, Penn State, de
feated Bill Reilly, 5 and 4 Bud
Miller, Penn State, del ea ted
Home) McClintock, 5 and 4 Best
Ball wan by Penn State, G and 4
Jack Bland, Penn State (78),
defeated Bob Seybold (79, one
up Scott Maxuell, Penn State, de
feated Chuck Mathia,, 8 and 7
Best Ball WOll by Penn State, i,
and 5
Jack Steihng, Cmnell (73), de
feated Jack Mahaq (71)), 3 and
1 Sid Slocum, Come)) (75), de
' feated'Bud Mille' (79), 3 and 2
Best Ball won by Comell, one up
Ken Klingensmith, Penn State,
defeated Dick Meister, 5 and 3
Bill Gloss, Penn State, defeated
Jim Bostwick, 7 and 5. Best Ball
eon by Penn State, 5 and 4
Bill Billions, Coma) (75), de
feated Jack Bland (71)), one up
Scott Maxwell, Penn State, de
tented Tom Midgley, 3 aml 2
Best Ball won by Penn State, 2
and 1
Cubs Win As Medlar
Hurls Four-Hit Ball
'With big Charley Medlar lung
log four hit boll, the freshman
baseball team pounded out a 7-0
victory over the visiting Syracuse
Freshmen on New Bemer Field
Satin day afternoon
afedlar, taking the mound fot
the first time this year; struck out
12 men, allowed no walks, had foul
men teach first on singles and
three on errors Doling the whole
game only five balls were bit. into
the outfield, three of these for
singles
Meanwhile, the Linn cubs were
pummeling Lawson, S,lzactime hurl
et, for eight singles, scoring three
runs In the fourth inning and four
more in the Nesenth
LASTING
MEMORIES
Foi this year's Mother's
Day, give a pet manent
temembrance We have
a wide variety of gift
suggestions, including:
.. \
ie Costume Jewelry
• Handkerchiefs
• Syracuse China
, • Spode ,
Complete Line of Hand•
- _ Painted Mothers' Day
Greetings
What-Not .
Gift Shop ,
State Theatre Bldg
State College
Lion Tossers
Shutout 7-0
By Syracuse
Bedenkmen Face Pitt Today
Tomonow; First Game
Jn Fifteen Years
Its winning stieal. cut shoit it
five sti.iight by i 7-0 setback on
Saturday at the hands of- that
old Jonah Syincase, Penn Stole's
baseball team faces the Uhivei
say of Pittsbuigh'h nine today
and totem ow in the rust base
ball game between Pitt and State
since 1929
In conhast to the heavy bit
ting they shoved in then 15-7
talumph as ei Temple Thin sday,
the Lions came fin ough with only
foul bugles in the Change shut
out Peany Cates' double to cen
tet ssas the best hit of the aftet
noonqm State Peons Gates, Ed
dy Sapp, and Bud Shinn in each
hit singles
Toni Watts stinted on the
mound fat State but isas relieved
by Ed Bastian in the second in
ning after giving three inns Bits
ban, Coach Joe Bedenk's peren
nial teller huller, gave the Spa-
cusans three tuns in seven flames
Trio of these %%me on fluke wild
pitches
The Syracuse nine, .1 poweiful
hitting combin Won, composed
mostly of 200-poundets, hit any
thing :Watts at Bastion had to
offei As one Lion playa put it;
"They were Just good"
Pittsbuigh, maugulating base
ball this yeas fa] the first time in
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Your
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- Will Enjoy 1. # 4"
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SATURDAY, MAY 13, 8:00 P. M.
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