FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1941 llinillllllttllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Between The Lions With PAT NAGELBERG Sports Editor iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini Lawther’s Sixth When State’s 1941-42 basketball team opened its campaign against Susquehanna last night, it helped usher in Coach John Lnwther’s sixth year at the Blue and White helm. That in itself may not appear very noteworthy when compared to the long tenure of some of the other Lion mentors but the record of Lawther, as well as the man himself, are worth more than a. mere passing glance. In coming to Penn State in 1936, Lawther gave up an enviable re cord he had built up at little Westminster College where he had guided the basketball team to lofty heights among- the nation’s best court fives. In fact, his squad was awarded the honor of playing in the first double-header in New York’s Madison Square Garden and boasted in its lineup some of the best collegiate per formers around. The Lion coach started hi% tutoring career here at a time when the basketball fortunes at State were at a low ebb. To make his job even more difficult, tie was the leading exponent in the country of the so-called shift ing zone defense, novel to all high school players. 6&Buf of (01 How successful he has been is revealed by a glance at the re - cords. In his five years at State, Lion quintets have won, 65 games out of 101-, k grand average of .644. The 1940-41 squad was ac claimed one 'of the' best in the East, defeating among others such standout , teams ait Georgetown, NYU, Army, Navy,- Syracuse, Col gate, Temple and Pitt. This, year Lawther is opening ■ Up' with an Inexperienced squad - and may have to change his . coaching program to fit the. ma . terial at hand: For the past two years, he had on. the team All • Apierican Johnny Barr and Scotty Moffat, a pair ■of sharpshooters capable of Kitting the basket most any time. t > .. - f '/Because 0$ the effective tossing of. this pair under fire, Lawther concentrated on the team’s de fense and specialized in winning low scoring games. The shifting zone became the bugaboo of Lion Opponents, who were repeatedly limited to a scant number of points. ’ Having.lost Barr, and Moffat, the Lion, coach' is concentrating on wholesale scoring by all members of the team, ,as was evidenced last night. , lie is laying stress on the offensive play at this point and will gamble on the defense to pick up on the .way. Because of this, as well as the inexperienced personnel of the squad, he expects the first few games on the sche dule to be the toughest. He may be right there and while the Lions may lose a few of the early tilts, we’re sure that the squad will improve with ex perience and prove an equal match for any court team before the season is over. It’s not fair to ask miracles of any coach but we have seen Lawther work his magic before and are hoping for the best. Give him time and he’ll do the best possible under the cir cumstances. Speidel Ta Run Clinic Coach Charlie Speidel will con duct a clinic for amateur wrestling enthusiasts of central and western Pennsylvania at the Dußois High School tomorrow. He will lecture on wrestling fundamentals and supervise a demonstration by high school matmen. More than 58,000 farm families m California now, buy eggs and Poultry for home consumption that coujd be produced on their own property. Read The Collegian Classifieds Nittany Quintet Defeats Susquehanna In Second-Half Scoring Attack, 47-18 Ramirr Paces Lions | With Ten Points :| By GORDON COY 5 After playing through a listless \ first half, Penn State’s varsity ; basketeers came back strong in \ the final two periods to defeat* a i veteran Orange and Maroon quin tet from Susquehanna University, : 47-18, in Rec Hall last night, j Led by Phil Templin, who took : scoring honors for the night with : 12 points, Susquehanna held off the Lions’ attack in the opening : quarter. John Egli, Penn State guard, dropped in the first field 1 'goal of the game and from then ; on, the Blue and White never j relinquished the lead. However, _ _ T „ the Lions enjoyed only a 10-5 mar- GOOD START— John Lawther s gin at the end of the flrst periocL varsity cagers coasted to an easy In the second period Coach John 47-18 victory over Susquehanna Lawther . s outfit again failed to Ll °” ach start ‘ build a formidable scoring attack. ed his sixth season at Penn State. Dick Grimes and Bob Ramin tal _ _ , T lied a field goal apiece, while lat- Presnmait Five TODS er in the period Johnny Silan ■ a ■ * m .. scored four points and Miles Jawee QUinlOl. Jo-25 Smith added two as the Nittany- I ft ■ r t i men forged ahead, 20-9 at half |n Preliminary Contest time. For Susquehanna, it was 't* *i * a i •„ % . , all Templin, who accounted for Trailing only m the first period . . ~v .’ , , . . the freshman basketball team SIX of the vlsltors ten points ' romped to a 38-25 win over' the Coming back after halftime, the jayvee quintet in- the preliminary Lk> ns showed more of the form contest to the varsity fray at Rec that was evident last year when Hall last night. the Blue and White trounced the .....' .. Crusaders, 55-18. In contrast to iCal Clements led the yearling . , . . . . ~, T . c , .... . , “ . . last night’s start, 'the Lion first scoring with six points while his stri was able t pile a lop _ teammate, Jim Lawther son of the slde( f 16 . 0 score in the first te P n varsity coach, contributed good all minutes f , with around play. Of the,,1.5 players SusQUGhanna who saw action with the freshman S p * nn gtate rallied in the third five 12 had at least two pomts re- t however,, and' put the corded for them. game Qn icg shooting accurate . Tom Sloane, tall guard who f ro m his outside post, Ramin copped scoring honors with seven carr i e d the brunt of the Lions’ at points, helped the upperclassmen tack by scoring eight points. El take an 8-2 lead in the opening mer Q ro ss also added four mark minutes and hold a 9-8 advantage erS) two 0 f them on a looping one when the first chapter ended. Gar- handed shot from near the cor nering six more points in the sec- ner ond stanza, the freshmen pulled Templin again paced the Cru ahead at the half, 14-9. saders - 'by scoring two 'field goals FRESHMAN BASKETBALL j n an effort to match the 17 points- January per-game record that he establish 10—-Cornell ••• Home eda t Susquehanna last year. By February ' the end of the third period, Sus -s—Bucknell Home q Ue hannF.i had failed to stop the ?— ; Kiski Home sudden Penn State rally, and 13— -Bucknell ......... Lewisburg Q oac h Lawther’s' quintet coasted 14— ‘Wyoming Seminary Kingston j n t 0 the final quarter on the long 21—Susquehanna Home end of a 39 _ 13 coun t. March - Dave Hornstein, sophomore cen - 4—Carnegie Tech Smaltz-To-Krouse Combination Sets High Mark Over 3 Seasons Talented peissing combinations ceiver’s hands,” Krouse said. “I may don Penn State’s grid colors, think he is the best player on but perhaps they will never reach sq y a^- the point of perfection which Cap- . Smaltz personal record for pass tain Len Krouse and Fullback Bill hig during his three seasons is Smaltz set on the gridiron in three completed passes in 183 at seasons tempts for an average of .515. As a team, the two Lion stars This season he completed 39 have completed 58 passes,for a passes out of 72 attempts, averag tolal of 939 yards in three seasons. .542. Only three intercep- In the 1941 campaign, their great- tions were charged against Col est, 32 Smaltz-to-Krouse passes Sate, Pitt, and South Carolina picked up 536 yards, scored four a hd those passes first bounced touchdowns, and set up five other f rom Nittany players hands. His scores. Syracuse, NYU, Lehigh, aerial antics netted 619 yards, and West Virginia elevens felt Though Smaltz completion re their scoring power. cord ® ave him one of the highest _ . ~ , , , . averages in the nation, he is rank- Perhaps the toss-ajid-catch ar- Country. His tists saw their greatest triumph mark could have been hi £ er if when wi th SO seconds ieft in the he had thrQwn mo * first half of the 1940 Syracuse tQ Smaltz - n ar / ranked Bm ?cr. e ’liSroSef.i Withta than four minutes remaining in f Geor g ia sv ankie n Albert^of S a c n rmbi a a nd “ scores, touchdown passes were al- Like hjs ' tai Smaltz is re . so registered by the pair against luctant to cla f m his share of the Bucknell and Pitt. success Qf thfi Smaltz . to . Krouse Krouse, for the second con- aer i a i team, secutive season,., is rated the finest “Lennie is the finest platyer and pass-receiver in the East and again ca pt a in I know. He could have ranks fourth in the nation. But culled plays for his own benefit he attributes his success all to his during the season, but he delib partner. erately called them for the other “Bill is the best passer in the runners. He is an excellent cap country. His passes are remark- tain and to him should go the ably soft and easy to catch. He most credit for our success this just lays that ball right in the re- season, Smaltz said. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Home First Victory Penn State—47 Gent f Gross, f ..., Hornstein, c Baltimore, g Egli, g Smith, c . .. Cohen, f ... Grimes, g .. Ramin, g Sislin, f Totals Susquehanna—lB Smith, f 0 Heaton, f l Templin, c 6 Walsh, g 0 Miller, g 1 Bagatini, f 0 Janson, f 0 Flickehger, g 0 'Score by quarters: Penn State .. 10 10 19 Susquehanna 544 Officials Referee Millard Neff, Jersey Shore; Umpire—Wal ter Levine, Lock Haven. ter, Sid Cohen, and Silan shared scoring honors in the finEil period. Hornstein tallied two field goals, while Silan and Cohen added one apiece to wind up the Lions’ scoring for the night. Susque hanna still was unable to match the Nittany offense, however. Templin brought his total for the night to 12 with a lone two-point er, a]nd Ed Miller, visiting guard, tossed in the last field goal of the game, making the final score, 47-18. The Lions showed signs of hav ing a well-balanced squad as every player scored at least two points. Ramin, by virtue of his third period rally, topped the Nit tany offense with 10 points. Bl POPULA These Arthur Murray Dance Studios Offer Special Holiday Rates to Stud • Guarantee yourself the best holiday of yi life by brushing, up on your dancing as soon you come home from school! You’ll• cnj learning the latest Rumba and Fox Trot, just a few hours you’ll surprise your partni with the thrilling new steps. Gain poise confidence. Call at the Studios and ask aboi special rates for college students. Don’t w? until the last minute. ARTHUR MURRA BOSTON 204 Boylston St. MINNEAPOLIS . . . . Hotel Nicollet \ CHICAGO . Hotel Drake &57 E. Jackson NEW YORK . UE. 43rd St. & G 95 5tU Aye. . CLEVELAND Hotel Statler PHILADELPHIA . . . 1518 Walnut St. DETROIT Hotel Statler PITTSBURGH . . . notel William Pena EAST ORANGE . . 44 Brick Church Plaza ST. LOUIS .... 7742 Forsythe Bird. MILWAUKEE Hotel Astor WASHINGTON, D. C., 1101 Conn. Ave. N.W. PFNN STATE'S TRADITIONAL NIGHT OF FUN Harvest Ball WITH THE PFNN STATE ARISTOCRATS IN THE ARMORY DEC. 6 WHO WILL BE THE HARVEST QUEEN? 1.10 (Tax included) Dancing 9-12 34 Boxers Open IM Bouts Today Thirty-four contestants will kick the lid off Penn State’s own “dia mond belt” fisticuffs when the in tramural boxing tournament gets under way in 'Rec Hall at 4:30 this afternoon. Eighteen fraternity men and six teen independent aspirants will tangle in the initial bouts today. The tournament will continue Monday and throughout all next week. A. F. 'Davis and Danny Derna rino will alternate in refereeing the bouts. Chick Werner and Rob ert Grieve will act as judges along with Major Francis Heraty and other members of the ROTC de partment. Matched in the fraternity divi sion today are: 127-pound class: Smiley, Phi Gamma Delta—Van derlin, TKE. 135-pound class: Blair, TKE—Barnes, AKPi;; Graf, DTD—Ridenour, Phi Delta Theta. 145-pound, class: Marmion, KDR—• Flock, TKE; Cotton, Sigma Pi— Neel, TKE. 155-pound class: Knutsen, TKE —Foucart, DU; Reagan, Phi Sigma Kappa—Rittenhouse, Phi Gamma Delta. 165-pound class: Morel, TKE—(McCormick, KDR; IMoriar ta, Phi Delta Theta—Whyel, Beta Theta Pi. •The 16 boxers to meet in the in dependent division are: 127-pound class: Fardella, Colonial Hall— Jackson, Ath Hall Waiters; Wright, Ath Hall Waiters—Deutschle. 135- pound class: Fleming—Croce; Ely, Penn State Club—Nick Oliver. 145-pound class: Krug—Her man Otto; Dickson—Tighe, Ath Hall Waiters; 155-pound class: Morford, Irvin Hall—Hean; Law rence, Ath Hall Waiter—Jacquish. Watermelons without, seeds have fihally been achieved by a Chin ese scientist. PAGE THREE
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