WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1941 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 11 Between The Lions With PAT NAGELBERG The Tennis Predicament Penn netmen blank Lions, 9 to 0; Cornell tennis team trounces State, 7 to 2. That's the way the sport page headlines read to the casual reader who remains under the impression that Penn State has another of its mediocre ten nis teams, capable of holding its own against average competition, but completely: outclassed when opposed to Major competition. "College authorities plan addi tional parking lots adjacent to the varsity tennis courts." The above statement seems to have no connection with the local ten nis situation And yet, here in a nutshell, lies the answer to State's failure to compete on even terms with other institutions of its size. Coach Ted Roethke has exactly four courts for the sole use of his varsity and -freshman courtmen, and even those can be used only at specified •times. The morning hours on the varsity courts are utilized by the physical education classes,' who needless to leave the courts in rather sad condition. , • More Courts Needed That lirriits the thirty or so candidates to an accumulative five hours of daily practice when each player should go through a stiff three-hour practice every day to be in shape for competi tive tennis. This being the case, how on earth can anyone expect a coach to produce winning teams. Obvious the only solution to the predicament is to build ad-_ &tonal courts. The necessary space is available in abundance and all tfiat is needed is the sanc tion of the College authorities. Instead, plans are made for addi tional parking space so professors and-students, all sadly in need of exercise, can ride to classes and the golf course: Unfortunately, not only the varsity and freshman teams but also all the hundreds of men and women tennis lovers suffer on this account. Over a thousand prospective players, and only a doien courts to satisfy this urgent need. Why, the College had at least that ,many courts available for general: use twenty years ago. Nov with the student - enrollment increased so greatly, tennis facil ities remain on the same lovi level. Helmet! Invade Navy Territory Burly Joe Hunt, nation's No. 4 ranking player and leading college racque,L wielder will lead his teammates into action this af ternoon when the Lion 'netmen shooting for.an upset, invade the Naval Academy Courts. Having won three and dropped four to date, the Nittany court ment will try to even their aver age at the expense of a strong Middies team. State's Captain Mac Weinstein has several times expressed his great ambition to beat Joe Hunt. He will have to play much improved tennis to pull such an upset, however, PENN STATE RINGS For MEN AND GIRLS - 4.4 CARA S Golfers lejve Today For Leag _1 Playoffs With Priniefon, Hoyas With a three-way tie for first place in the Southern Division of the . EIGA existing between Penn State, Georgetown, and Princeton, the Lion golfers will leave this afternoon for Stam ford, Conn., where sectional playoffs will be held Friday. The winner of this complicated triple playoff will meet the Northern Division 'leader, which •has ritt been decided yet, on Sat urday for the Eastern Intercol legiate Golf Association title. Coach Bob Rutherford will take seven Nittany linksmen on" the Connecticut trip. The roster includes Captain Jack Brand, Don Hart, Scotty Maxwell, Don Leyden, Chuck Seebold, Bob Wallace, and Chuck Fairchild. One man will serve as alternate. The standings in the Southern Division: W. L. Pct. Pts. OP Penn State ..4 1 .800 28 17 Princeton ...4 1 .800 25 29 Georgetown .4 1 .800 29 16 Pittsburgh ..2 3 .400 19 26 Penn 1 4 .200 23 22 Cornell 0 5 .000 11 34 Niffany Nine Plays Panthers At PM Today When the Nittany baseball team meets the Pitt Panthers at Pittsburgh this afternoon, they will be striving to pull out of an unusual mid-season slump, fea tured by losses to Navy and Syr acuse on last week's road trip. With their season's record standing at six losses and four wins, Coach Joe Bedenk's diar mondmen face a not-too-bright prospect against the Panthers, who have piled up seven victor ies, while losing only twice. The Pittmen primed for today's game with a double header win over the West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday. Big Jim Richardson, Lion southpaw who defeated Pitt last year, will be trying to duplicate the feat on the mound today. Richardson has won one game and lost three so far this season. Lions making the - trip are pitchers Chuck Medlar, Bob Rob inson, Ed Tuleya, Wes Smith, Al Mauer, and Richardson; catchers Jack Stauffer, Alex Basista, and Jim Sampsel; infielders Bill Deb ler, Captain Eddie Sapp, Whitey Thomas, and Freddy Ball; and outfielders Peany Gates, Warren Kolkebeck, John Ebersole, and John Perugini. 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Intramurals 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1111 1 1 TRACK With 27 fraternity teams en tered, the intramural track meet in the fraternity league will be held on New Beaver Field at 2 p.m. Saturday, it was announced yesterday by manager Frank Wallace. The following six track events 5 ; will be run off: 100-yard dash, a 220 -yard dash, 440-yard relay, 880-yard relay, 1-mile run, and 120-yard low hurdles. In the• seven field events are listed pole vault, high jump, shot •:. put, discus throw, javelin throw, , hammer thrown,, and running ,'± broad jump: SOFTBALL Three games were played last night in the . third round of com petition in .the independent league . of intramural softball. Sparked by the no-hit pitching of Art Borsa_iv.Tho struck out 17 men in - theseven-inning game, the Maremorei defeated Penn Haven, 2.:ir In'Other games Watts Hall LernOns defeated Nittany Co-op, 23-11; and 8.R.8. etts) defeated Irvin Hall, 6-5, in a drawnout nine-inning contest. -THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Lion Yearlings Meet Colgate Diamondmen Al Home Today Gets Appointment Frank Platt, above, was chos en to attend the Marine Reserve Officers Training School. ZYL3I3 WI "lit, SAVES MOST NO'W 114N110 SPVIDS ENOUGA" THERE'S a rule for your , guidance you may not find in the copybooks but that doesn't subtract one whit from its truth. Because when you buy a new car this spring you want one that will see you through many a summer. So while you're trading it's good sense to trade up up to something solidly good through and through. Trade up, for instance, to the FIREBALL power of Buick's more efficient valve in-head straight-eight. Trade up to the thrift of Compound Carburetiont exclusively Buick's, and as much as 10% to 15% more economical of gasoline than last year. Trade up to a splendiferous big Body by Fisher to Buick's all-coil j_3vailable at slight .rNtra cost on some B u i c k, SpEctAL rnod t k i stamlartl on all other Series. *de/ivereda!Flint, 4 1 1 W - • .t . State tax, optional equip • _4444: - ment and accessories— N.- • • • or-'•. 4 \ ‘4 !r . • extra. Prices and • • ..-.•••• cations su.Vect to change EXEMPLAR OP GENERAL MOTORS VALUE 217 S. ATHERTON ST. WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE.BUILT BUICK WILL BUILD THEM Leo Houck's freshman nine will have its .500 win average threatened on Beaver Field at 4 p.m. today when a strong Col gate yearling team, victors over the Syracuse cub team that de feated the Lions last Saturday, takes the field against them. A victory over the little Red Raiders today would snap the two game losing streak handed the Houckmen by Mercersburg Academy and Syracuse after jhe Nittany. frosh had recorded wins over Cornell and Kiski Prep in the season's opening two games. Coach Houck announced last night that the starting pitcher for the Lion yearlings this after noon will be righthander Jim Stover, with Bob Fulton and southpaw Bob Vail ready to step in for relief duty. Orient Martella will break into the lineup in the catching posi tion, replacing Charles McFar land, who will be switched to first base, where Jack Germain had previously played. Other Nittany starters will be the same as against Syracuse. READ THE COLLEGIAN CLASSIFIEDS • N cs* k5;O 6 HAFER'S GARAGE Froth Lacrosse Team Faces Cornell Saturday Still smarting from the little Quaker drubbing two weeks ago, Coach Murph Temkovits' frosh lacrosse team will go into inten sive full field scrimmage this week in preparation for their second encounter of the season with Cornell at Ithaca, N. Y., Sat urday. During the past two weeks Coach Temkovits has concentrat ed on perfecting the stick hand ling technique of the Cub stick men, one of their weaker spots in the Penn contest. One more game remains on the freshman schedule with Kenyon College here on May 24. At this time I want to take the opportunity to thank all those who supported me in my campaign for A. A. President and made it possible to win over my most worthy op ponent Robert Brooks. Signed JAMES W. RITTER donet, $1 00 6 springing that is forever cushiony yet forever free from service attention to stout, ride-steadying torque-tube drive with nothing about it to go wrong. Buick's bodies are roomier, its frames huskier—its steering gears go three to four times as long without adjustment and its main bearings have half-again the service life in them. Things like that really count these days yet they're yours in a Buick for a trifle more at most than you'd spend in any event. Go call on your Buick dealer now! STATE COLLEGE, PA. PAGE THREE e " 14 0' zuit/:out notice
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