TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1941
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Between
The Lions
WITH DICK PETERS
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Picking up where 1940 ended
and the new year began we find:
Leon Gajecki, Penn State's_ new
est All-American several times
over, back from' the coast, more
thrilled by his - first airplane flight
back than playing in the East-
Vest tussle . . . Now that New
Year's Day 'pulled the sheet up
over the reclining corpse • of the
deceased 1940 football season,
wonder how . long it'll be till Gates'
pictilre goes up in Rec Hall as
Penn State's 'sixth All-American
. . . There::May be protest from
.
some groups ,to erecting the hon
orable pOilialt,..but in this corner's
opiniciii - anyorie who can make the
N.E.A . and Liberty All-teams, plus
at least — howrable mention on
every other selection in the coun
try is deierVring the- tribute . . .
All we • need is 'a little action Dr
Schott 7" "
With - 11.#':Starting lineup still
a bit - tnitertkiri, Charlie ,Speidel's
varsity , wrestlers will open the
1941 athletic "slate here Saturday
night John Lawther's
lengthr . .,basketeers set sail for a
whirlw,ind weekend tour, which
sees, theyn ; tackling NYU's vaunted
Gagers Friday eve in New York,
and - dashing back to Pittsburgh to
trade basket biitzkreig with Pitt's
Panthers, .. . , Which is about as
much. ,as.7a
.basketball team could
take on in two nights, whether in
sucession or spaced at a week's
interval.
Billy Soose, ex-Lion ring war
rior, on the threshhold of a crack
at Keh Overlin's Middleweight
title . . . By virtue of his easy de
cisi.On over -Tami Mauriello Friday
night, Soose is to be matched with
the. playboy-bridegroom Overlin
sometime2in February . . . In tak
ing the, hitherto unbeaten
_the Kid was disappoint
ing to many of the New York
spof& — w'riters, but then they us
ually are easily hurt when a clean
cut: boxer, especially a college lad,
beats out "a• leather tattoo over one
of their local pride and joys . .
YoU can take it right now that if
and when Soose. meets Mr. pver
lin:for the crown, the metropoli
tan: boys are going to be very, very
sad:... Billy means business.
We weren't surprised to see that
Walt Hosterman and Woody King,
retiring captain and captain-elect
of the Lion soccer team, made first
honors on the All-East booting
Soose Earns Shot Al Middleweight
Crown With Victory In N.Y. Debut
Several partisan New York
sports writers and Jack, Miley to
the contrary, Penn State's Billy
Soose clearly earned a shot at Ken
Overlin's middleweight title by ad-
Ministering a.:trouncing and boxing
lesso into the pride of the Bronx
Tami::Mivariello, in his Madison
Square CFOden debut Friday night.
About, : the: only objection that'
some of the boxing experts held
against the . former Lion intercol- ,
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Knee Injury May
Put Gross on Bench
By JOHN BAER
Hopes for a_good showing in the
six January games which shape
up among the toughest on the
Linn basketball schedule were
dimmed over the holidays when
Elmer Gross, regular guard, suf
fered a recurrence of-an old knee
injury which may keep him tem
porarily on the bench.
The team reported back for
practice on Monday, December 30,
and gained an extra week of
Workouts. Gross hurt his ankle
on Thursday. •
The cagers tackle two of the
best teams in the East on two con
secutive days when they play the
underdog against NYU in New
York City Friday night and battle
Pitt at Pittsburgh the following
evening.
In the event that Gross is un
able to take part in the weekend
encounters sophomore Bob Ramin
will probably start in his place,
Coach John Lawthers said last
night.
Both opposing quintets will put
veteran teams on the floor. The
Violets be led by Captain
Ben Auerbach and sharpshooting
Ralph Kaplowtiz and Pitt's main
threat will be a man Nittany fans
will remember from last year—
Eddie Straloski.
The • local cagers have a series
record against NYU of two wins
and only one defeat—a mark
which few teams in the country
can match but the Lions and the
Violets have met only once in re
cent years. That was last year
when NYU triumphed 35-29 on
the Rec Hall hardwood.
Four of the six opponents who
play the Lions this month down
ed the Lawther-coached passers
last season. The only victory for
the Nittany basketeers was at the
expense of Navy, 40-17. American
University is new, to the schedule.
After the two-game weekend
the State cagers come home to act
as host to Syracuse on January 15
and then travel to Annapolis. to
battle the Middies the next Satur
day The basketball month winds
up with a pair of contests at
Washington, D. C. against
Georgetown on the 29th and Am
erican on the 31st.
squad . . . It probably was only
a matter of politeness to other col
leges that several other Nittany
kickers weren't placed on the first
team.
legiate champion was that he fail
ed to exhibit the killer instinct
when he had his *previously un
beaten foe groggy and on the verge
of a knockout with three smash
ing rights to the jaw in the third
round. Instead, Soose_ decided to
give the Bronx - fighter a few point
ers in the fine art of boxing, wisely
saving his doctored right hand for
future need when the world's
crown is laid on the line.
With the sole exception of the
first two rounds when Mauriello
showed to advantage against the
slow starting Soose, the fight was
all over when Billy landed those
hard rights in the third round.
"Terrible Terre tried to make a
battle of it from there on but his
power 'was gone and his bull-like
rushing tactics were just what the
doctor ordered for the Farrel lad
and his educated left.
. ,
Now all that..., remains between
the "uncrowned Champ" and a
crack at the title is to have Mike
Jacobs sign the contract for •an
Overlin fight in the near future.
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Gajecki's 3,000 Mile Air
Hop Tops Football Thrills
By PAT NAGELBERG
Still unable to decide whether
thrill-packed 53 minutes of action
in the East-West game or his ini
tial venture in the air on his trans
continental flight from Los Angeles
gave him his biggest, kick, Penn
State's All-American center and
captain, Leon Gajecki, returned to
the campus yesterday to face his
toughest opponent of the year, the
MI final exams.
With the pleasant effects (is he
lucky!) of the 3,000 mile flight
fresh in his mind, the popular Lion
gridder found it hard to discuss the
Shrine classic in San 'Francisco on
New Year's Day when his Eastern
teammates went down to a 20-14
defeat. "Gates" acted as co-captain
of his team along with O'Boyle of
Tulane.
Lack of proper out-door practice
because of the inclement weather
on the coast and the evident eag
erness on the part of the West
team to stop such highly publicized
backs as Tom Harmon of Michigan
and Frank Reagan for the unex
pected upset of the favored East
stars. The Wolverine gre s at was
rated by the State captain as a
brilliant player and a fine fellow
but the short time alloted for prac
tice failed to produce the proper
Rifle Team Defeats
New Mexico Stale
In the initial postal match of
the season, the Nittany Lion rifle
team blasted its way to a 1860 to
1652 triumph over the New Mexico
State College riflemen, Capt. Arno
P. Mowitz announced yesterday.
Scheduled in ROTC competition,
the first match saw Bob McCoy,
Bill LeWorthy, and Rambo, three
veteran varsity members, on the
sidelines because they are not
ROTC students.
From the ten men who shot for
record, five of the best scores were
allowed in the match. Ben Stahl
and Gil Gault, co-catpains, shot
; the highest - scores with a 377 and
"374, respectively, in the four shoot
ing positions. Bill Funk followed
with a 372, Frank Shuman garner
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Corner of Allen and Beaver
blocking and offensive play to
shake him loose.
Gajecki refused to confirm this,
but rumor has it that he complete
ly outplayed Rudy Mucha, Wash
ington center, who was placed on
several prominent All-American
selections. In fact, the Husky pivot
man saw action for only 15 min
utes and was displaced by Nelson
of BaylOr for the duration of the
game.
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Hosterman, King Named
On All-Easf Soccer Team
Penn State dominated the
lineup of the all-star soccer
team chosen by coaches in their
annual selection of the All-
Eastern squittd for the Associated
Press.
Both Walt Hosterman and
Woody King were named to the
first team and Don Durain and
Don Megrail were chosen on the
second squad, Hosterman re
ceiving top rating in the coaches'
voting.
Penn State was one of two
institutions that placed more
than one player on the first
team, Princeton also winning
two positions on rthe all-star
squad. The Lions, hOwever, were
the only undefeAed, untied
team.
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Invitation Ski Meet
Sef For Weekend, Here
With only clear skies in sight
but a prospect of snow by Wed
nesday, the Penn State skiers are
keening their collective fingers
crossed in the hope of holding the
first invitation meet of the year on
the Boalsburg trail this weekend.
ed a 370,and Mike Wolfe shot a
367.
Other varsity members who shot
for record were: Clark Beck, Dick
Cuthbert, Stan Forbes, Francis
Richwine, and Harold Yount.
SPORT OXFORDS
32 Mailmen Begin
Interclass Bouts
By ROSS LEHMAN
With the season's opener against
Maryland slated for Saturday and
the team not selected, 32 grapplers
will tangle in the semi-final inter
clacs wrestling bouts in Rec Hall
at 4:30 p. m. today to receive their
first taste of this season's mat
competition.
As the four teams of eight com
petitors hit the mats, Coach Char
lie Speidel will find the answer t(
this year's mat prospects. These
b(y.:ts may 'spring some "dart
horses" for the starting lineur
against the invading Terrapins.
The Speidelmen will be wrest
ling under the new Intercollegiate
point system for the first time to
day. This new rating replaces the
referee's decision, and the referee
now calls points on reversing po
sitions, takedowns, near falls, and
other offensive features.
Sam Harry, freshman, and Ler
McShane, sophomore, will battle
on the junior and senior team be
cause of scarcity of light wrestlerF
in the upperclasses.
The bouts:
121-pound: Tom Brenner '4z
vs. Claire Hess '42; Bill Stanley
'43 vs. Leo McShane '44.
128-pounds Joe Steele '44 vs.
Charles Ridenour '43; Sam Harry
'44 vs. Iry Polak '43.
136-pound: Jack Metzler '43 vs.
Bill Vanderlin '42; Charles Zierdt
'44 vs. Captain Frahk Gelason '4l.
145-pound: Allen Crabtree '42
vs. Larry Tate '4l; Ed Roberts '44
vs. John Henry '42.
155-pound: Mike Graznak '44
vs. Glenn Alexander '42; Jay
Kelly '43 vs. Joe Scalzo '4l.
165-pound: Jim Bachman '42
vs. Chuck Rohrer '4l; Will Poor
man '44 vs. Ralph Sayre '42.
175-pound: Bob Morgan '44 vs
Dirk Carleton '42; Paul Richarc
'43 vs. Joe Valla '4l.
Unlimited: Jack McHugh '42
vs Bill Bachman '4l; Charles Hor
vath '44 vs. Jack Kerns '43.
Eugene Stack is believed to br
the first major league basebal.
player to be drafted.
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