FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1941
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Between
The Lions
With PAT NAGELBERG
Sports Editor
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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.
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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.
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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.
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