PAGE SIX Nittany Cagers Will Open Against W & J Saturci3y Game Scheduled 8 P.M. In Rec Hall The varsity cagers will open the winter sports curtain fa - Lion fans Saturday when they meet W&J in the grand finale of the an nual basketball clinic sponsored by the College. The game will be in Rec Hall and will start at 8 p. m. instead of 7 p. in. as stated in the Faculty Bulletin. The Presidents \via bring to the court almost the same bunch of players who, squelched State, 35- 26, in. the feature contest of last year's basketball school. Like the Lions,, the Washington and Jeffer son outfit will be playing its first game of the season. The Lawther-coached team's starting lineup seemed pretty well set last night except for one for ward, position where either vet eran Scotty Moffatt or sophomore Johnny Silan may get . the nod. Practice teaching kept Moffatt from joining the squad until the middle of November and conse quently he is handicapped by lack of practice. The four courahen who seem sure of starting positions are Cap tain. Johnnie Barr, junior letter men Dick Grimes and Elmer Gross, and sophomore Herk Bal timore. • The - varsity game, as well as three other demonstration contests scheduled during the day, will be analyzed over a public address system by a group of coaches as the game progresses. In one of the other games court fans will have an opportunity to get a preview of the American Un iversity' team• which plays State in Washington, D. C. on January 30. The Eagles battle Bloomsburg State Teachers College in a half court scrimmage which starts at 11 a. m. The Lion JayVee. team will meet Lock Haven State Teachers College at 6:30 p. m. as a prelimi nary to the varsity encounter. In the afternoon Allentown opposes Bradford in a high school game starting at 2:45 o'clock. The basketball clinic is the fourth annual sports event of its kind sponsored by the College. More than 1,000. persons are ex pected to witness the demonstra tion games and hear talks by prominent basketball coaches and officials. Included among the visiting ex perts who will participate in the clinic sessions are Malcolm Mus ser, coach at BuckMell; Gerald Newton, coach at Elwood City High School; George Beech, Jr., president of the Mountain District Basketball Officials Association; and Dr. J. Wynn Fredericks, chief of the Pennsylvania Department - of Health and Physical Education. There is no registration charge for the clinic nor admission fee for any of the demonstration games. Intramural Boxers Open Season As 31 Enter Ring At 4 p.m. Today The first rounds .of intramural boxing will get underway in Rec Hall today at 4 p. m. as 31 con testants take to the ring to dem onstrate their fistic abilities. A public address system is be ing installed for the benefit of the spectators who are requested to sit in the balcony rather than. on the ground floor. Entries for the Independent League are as follows: 120 pound class—Bill Stanley meets Tom McCresney. 127 pound Sam Harry and Sam Fromm. 135 pound Saul Sorin and Max Hanna. 145 pound—Arnold Ros enblatt and John Blotzer. 155 pound—R. Burak and Bob Edelman, Jim Williams and Ed Martin. 165 pound—Ben. Snipas and Ross Manley. Entries• in. the fraternity league Starts Fifth Season Basketball coach John Law ther, above, will begin his fifth, season as Nittany coach when the cOurtmen take the floor against W. and J. Saturday night. During his four years here Lawther's teams have won 54 games and lost 29 for a per centage of .651. Captain Gajecki Selected Center On All-East Team Leon Gajecki, captain of the Nittany Lion eleven for the past gridiron season has been selected as center for the Eastern Team to play in the annual East-West foot ball game, it was learned last night. Gajecki received a long distance telephone call from Andy Kerr last night with instructions to be in Chicago by December 18. Kerr and Berny Bierman are the coaches of the Eastern Team. The game will probably be play ed on the West Coast this year. 1111111111111111111111111111111MINI1111111111111111111111111111111 peters' 101-yd. Runback Surpassed By Rowers Chuck Peters, Penn State's brilliant tailback, ran two kick offs back for touchdowns this past season—one for 101 yards, another for 96, but Temple's Jimmy Powers carried off top honors on Pethisylvania grid irons for the longest run of the season by carrying the opening kickoff against Michigan State back for 105 yards and. an Owl touchdown. Peters' 101-yard return of the opening kickoff against N. Y. U. was second longest run in the State during the 1940 cam paign. Peters' 96-yard return of the second-half kickoff against Lehigh was fourth longest gal lop of the year. 1111111111111111111111111161111111111111111111111111111111111111111118 are: 120 pound—Amy McGill, SPE, and Milt Scholia, Sigma Chi, Tom Walsh, Phi Kappa, and John McCreary, KDR. 135 pound —Frank Mayberry, Sigma Pia Sigma, and Mort Blaustein, Gam ma Sigma Phi. 'Also 135 pound—Leo Ronig stien, Beta Sigma Rho, and Dave Mackey, Sigma Nu. 145 pound— R.. Kurtz, DU, and Ed Nintelnat, SPE, Bill Simpson, Lambda Chi Alpha, and Leo Russell, KDR. 155 •pound—Art Flynn, Theta Kappa Phi, and Iry Jontow, Sigma Phi Delta, Stu Burns, Phi Gam, arid Ed McGinley, Theta Kappa Phi. 165 pound—Paul Blommers, Lambda Chi Alpha, and Bill Lit enski, AGR, Carl Maier, Lambda Chi Alpha, and. Carl Zeigler, Sig ma Nu. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Speidel To Lead . Wrestling (link A wrestling clinic conducted by the College under the supervision of Coach Charles Speidel will be attended by high school' wrestling coaches, officials, and members of teams throughout eastern Penn sylvania, at Forty Fort high school, Saturday. Enthusiastically received at similar clinics in ' other towns, Coach Speidel will take his var sity grapplers with him to super-: vise the high school team mem bers during a special wrestling activity period from 10 to 11:45 a. m. While the schooz zoy wrestlers are going through their practice session, coaches, officials, fans and others -will join in a general meeting covering such •topics as rules, interpretations, wrestling in the news, and community ac tivities. • Among those who will speak at the clinic will be H. Ridge Riley, director of sports publicity here at the College. Following the showing of movies of the Nation al Intercollegiate wrestling finals, Coach Speidel will put on a spe cial demonstration session for the coaches. Krouse Rated Ind In Pass Receiving , Len Krouse's breathtaking pass snatching all season gained him runner-up honors among the na tion's pass receivers,. figures re leased Tuesday by the American Football Statistical• Bureau re vealed. In the eight games, the Lion wingback caught 25 passes for a gain of 420. yards or an average of 16.8 yards per pass. ,Bryant of Virginia University snagged 30 forwards in nine games to lead in that department but only netted a gain of 222 yards or 7.4 per pass. Only Vosberg, Mar quette, surpassed Krouse in yard age gained and average per• try, with 19 passes good far a net of 465 yards . or 24.47 per try. Other figures find the Nittany men high in. most of the other de partments. A summary of the Blue and White gridiron achievements follows: 1. Penn State place d 14th among the nation's teams in total offense. Not one Lion opponent was ahead of the Nittany machine. 2. Penn State ranked sixth in total defense. Navy, Santa Clara, Boston College, ;Mississippi State and San Jose State were rated ahead of the Nittany Lions. 3. Len Krouse, reserve half back, tied Navy's Busick in total yards gained rushing and pass ing for 21st place. 4. Penn State ranked 10th in rushing offense, and 11th -in de fense against rushing. 5. Bill Smaltz, Nittany Lion fullback, finished sixth in the na tion among the individual leaders in forward passing offense. Smaltz attempted 70 passes, completed 36, had only seven intercepted, .gained 413 yards for' State through the air for an average gain of 5.90 yards per pass:" CLASSIFIED SECTION MAKE your reservations now at Student Union for the Dry Dock Nght Club, Saturday, Dec. 7. 3tch. 12-7 E FOR RENT room twin beds. 2nd floor. Beside campus. Call at 137 N. Atherton St., Phone 2196. 3tpd 127 E RIDES Wanted and Offered Ft.'WMiami L. Christmas 'Va cation- C. Si 4119. R.W.—Kittaning L today C. M. L. W. 2359. - Lion Ali-American ,:-..:..;.:.. , ..i% w . Captain "Gates" Gajecki has won a place for himself in Penn State's hall of fame by grabbing the center spot on NEA's All- American team. He was also on Hearst's second All-American aggregation. 6afecki And Co. Make AR-Teams What . with the All-American, all-state, all-opponent and bowl fever enjoying its usual post-sea son popularity throughout the na tion, the Nittany Lion football team •paced by Captain Leon Ga jecki is winning more than its share of mention. The ° brilliant pivot man, who has, already won a niche. in the State football hall of fame by clinching the center post on the -NEA AR-American team, garner ed additional honors list week by being placed on- the Hearst second All-American_ eleven and on the Associated •Press All-Pennsylvan ia team for the second straight year. Lion followers are anxi ously , awaiting, the announce ments of the A.P., U.P., Colliers and Liberty selections to see how Gajecki fares. Johnny' Patrick, rugged block ing back and signal caller, was, al so named on the All-state eleven to give the Lions two representa tives. In addition, Tom Vargo was picked as one of the second team ends, Chuck Peters gained a spot on the third eleven and no' less than five other Nittanymen re ceived honorable mention. They were Frank Platt, Wade Mori, M&V'='===*XVXV=MVXV=" n Tomorrow's Day Jhe Daily Collegian's CHRISTMAS GIFT SUPPLEMENT Yes -4 By . reading tomorrow's Collegian . .. carefully, students, professors, and towns- people: alike can better fit themselves for, the arinual shopping grind. You'll find suggestions of gifts for all Mothers Dads Relatives Sweethearts, and - friends. You'll also-find that the prices of - the gifts will conveniently fit all purses— DO YOUR SHOPPING EARLY, Buy Your Gifts In State. College THURSDAY, DECEMBER . 5, 190 Mike Garbinski, - .Pepper:Petrella, thib. Len Krouse. GirTsirrski' also won an unusual honor by gaining a spot on the 1940 'All:-AKeri can" Polish team. All possible chances for a bowl bid disappeared yesterday morn= ing with the announcement- that Georgetown University_. ha_d_ cepted the invitation to:Oak - 411s: sissippi State in the Orange 'Bawl on New Year's Day. The only bid received by Penn State for. a. post seasori game was a strong ' . feeler from Sun Bowl officials but: Lion authorities turned it down - because of the travelling distance involved and the bad weather which -would hamper practice. LEGAL PAPERS ACKNOWLEDGED Eugene H. Lederer 114 E. Beaver Ave. Dial 4066 We Print— • Dance Programs • Letter Heads • Circulars • Nillany. Prinling And Publishing Co. 11S S. FRAZIER ST. DIAL 4868 • 1' 4 % 0 ' fANTA JAM -- &I • YOGY" 6 ". " . 5 .. . a --- ..r7 - 74.7r COLL.FE-- ;z.. `~..~ -s~ the