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The Lions
With PAT NAGELBERG
Sports Editor
On The Eastern Front
• Retnember Gil Radcliff, varsity
end in 1939? It's First Lieuten
ant Radcliff, U. S. A., now and the
former Lion gridder has been
serving under General MacArthur
in the Philippines since the out
break • of hostilities on December 7.
We, best remember Gil, a good
engineer .as well as football play
er; for his performance against
the Arrhy Cadets, with whom he
is now fighting shoulder to shoul
der: Entering the tame as a sub
stitute, Radcliff was all over the
field at West Point that afternoon
in 109. making most of the tack
les, and. playing the best game of
his. career.
• Gil hasn't been heard from
since the firing began over seven
weeks ago. Needless to say, his
family arid many friends'are great
ly worried. One thing we're sure
of, though. Gil Radcliff always
ha'S and always will give the very
best that's in him to his country
and his best is very good. Good
luck to. a fine fellow and great
soldier.
Another former Lion gridder
"and veteran of the World War .
has asked to be put back on active
service in the= Army because he
feels he
,could be of greater value
there than in hts present capacity.
If his offer is accepted, it will be
Major Robert Higgins, and Penn
State will lose a grand fellow and
football coach.
We've always had a great ad
miration 'for the Hig because of
his understanding.nature and abil
ity to take the good with the bad
Witt 3 -1 - complaining. Regardless
of Bob's personal feelings on the
Matter, we feel that he could be
of equally valuable service right
here' at Penn State as physical
education professor and football
coach.
Warnock's Sons In Army
Besides heading Penn State's de
:Tense effort, Dean Arthur R. War
nock has two sons in the United
States Army. Pvt: Arthur War
nock, J r ., was appointed to the U.
S. Army Air Corps Cadets, accord
ing to an announcement yesterday
from Randolph Field. He had been
a mechanic in the 45th School
Squadron at the field since his in
duction last July.
Rider College boasts of a coed
BUY DEFENSE STAMPS bowling 'team of five members
AND BONDS who compete with teams of near
' by schools.
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HERK BALTIMORE
HIGH SCORER—Herk Baltimore,
who paces the Nittany basketeers
Vvith a season's point total of 66,
will attempt to pad his lead
against the Army Cadets at West
Point this afternoon.
Puckmen Idle;
Frosh Meet Cubs
A first class ice hockey outfit, an
exceptionally tough schedule, but
no ice—That is the situation fac
ing Coach Art Davis whose boys
have: gone almost two weeks with
out a practice session.
The only action seen by the
puckmen since January 17 was
their game with Georgetown last
Saturday night in Washington. Al
though they dropped this match by
a 5-3 score, the Lions were adjudg
ed "the strongest visiting colleg
iate team" to play in Washington's
Riverside Stadium thus far this
season
A tentative practice game with
the Hershey Junior Cubs here this
weekend Was called off because of
a lack of ice. •
"With- a doubleheader scheduled
for next weekend against Cornell
and Colgate and-no practice Saciji
ties available prospects look very
black," said Coach Davis yesterday.
Tomorrow night a squad of- 15
freshmen will meet the Hershey
Junior Cubs in a practice tilt in the
Hershey Ice Palace.
THE PAIL? COLLEGIAN
Lion Passers
With Army
Cadet Record Shows
Only Two Victories Millen Seek- 9111
Penn 'State's varsity courtmen,
will resume their present seven- in Over Tigers
game conquest of the East's bas
ketball strongholds when they •
battle a none too powerful Army Coach Charlie Speidel's grap
quintet at West Point, N. Y., this piers will try to make it three to
afternoon. one when they play vicious host to
Comparative records show that Princeton's Tigers Saturday night.
the Nittany passers hold a slight Out_ of 11 dual meets the Lions
advantage over the Cadets as far have stalked away with 8 victories
as the' victory column is concern- and left only 3 to. the Orange and
ed. The Military Academy has Black, since team rivalry began in
won only two games in four starts 1916.
while Coach John Lawth'er's pro
teges have emerged on the long
end of the count in six of their
first eight encounters.
The Cadets will hold an ad
vantage, however, in playing on
their own floor, and will also
have the incentive to gain re
venge for last season's 31-27 set
back at the hands of the Penn
State five.
After the 10-day layoff, the
Lions will again pose as an "un
known quantity." In the last
two games, the Nittanymen were
cold at West Virginia and then
hot at Pitt the following night.
Just how well they will work
against the Cadets today may de-
Vend considerably on how well
the Lions will be able to make up
for the absence 'of their sopho
more standout, Dave Hornstein.
Hornstein did not accompany
the team when •they left for West
Point yesterday, and his injured
ankle also may cause him' to be
held from action in the crucial
Temple game in Philadelphia's
Convention Hall Saturday night.
Following the Army game this
afternoon, the Lawthermen will
return to State College on a
"sleeper" tonight, instead of go
ing directly to Philadelphia for
the Temple clash.
Against the Cadets, Coach Law
ther intends to start Larry Gent
and Co-captain Elmer Gross at
the forward slots. Both players
showed plenty of fire in the Pitt
game and were two of the "main
reasons" why Penn State was able
to overcome the Panthers' 20-9
lead and finally win out by a
close 34-30 verdict.
Herk Baltimore, .who has prob
ably been the most consistent
player this season, will hold down
the center berth. At the guard
positions, Lawther will start Bob
Ramin and Co-captain Dick
Grimes.
Halpin Cults Ring
For Uncle Sam
Penn State's boxing forces suf
fered a sTrious blow yesterday
when it was learned that Bob Hal=
pin, varsity heavyweight fighter
and football player has left col
lege and expects to join up with
Uncle Sam in the near.future.
Halpin has only participated in
one meet. He was KO'ed by Sig
Jensen of Western Maryland as the
Nittany Lions downed the Green
Terrors 4 1 / 2 -3 1 / 2 in the opening en
counter of the year.
• Despite the setback, Coach Leo
Houck thought the heavyweight
showed promise. Through his as
sociation with Fritzie Zivic in
Pittsburgh, Halpin picked up some
of the middleweight's style.
The good doctor may have some
trouble in filling the gap in the un
limited division. Harry Masler,
who gained some varsity exper
ience last year, may report for the
squad if he does not practice teach
at the beginning of this semester.
Another possibility would be to
move 'Nick Ranieri, present 175-
pounder, into the vacant slot and
use Carl Maier or Joe McCormick
at 175.
BUY DEFENSE STAMPS
AND BONDS
Will Clash
Five Today
As they seek their ninth tri
umph, the Penn State wrestlers
may find themselves facing a line
up including five old opponents
who were largely responsible for
upsetting a favored Lion team last
season, 14-12.
John Blake of Princeton deci
sioned Joe Valla last year, 7-4,• in
the 175-pound class and will seek
to repeat against Bob Morgan this
year.
Another Tiger 'threat acquainted
with Nittany wrestling is Herb Van
Brewer who was decisioned by
Clair Hess last year but who has
gained much experience and fin
esse in preparation for . his meet
with Charlie Ridenour.
With the graduation of depend
able Frank Gleason the Penn State
team lost a sure bout winner over
136-pound Gene Taylor since the
Nittany captain outpointed Taylor
12-6. This year, however, Taylor
is gunning for a Lion skin.
Bart Robbins, heavyweight who
pinned Kerns with a bar arm and
chancery, and Bob 'Feldmeier, 145-
pounder who decisioned Glen Al
exander last season, are exper
ienced in upsetting Nittany hopes,
Although the Lion grunt-and
groaners relinquished three team
meets to the Tigers, they did so by
close margins. In 1937 when the
first match was dropped it was by
a two-point edge, in 1938 the edge
was four points, and in 1941 the
margin was again only two points.
Ski Trail Offers
Many Facilities
Although many student skiers
have frequented the Penns Valley
Ski Center this season, a large per
centage of the student body has
failed to take advantage of the nets
winter sports facilities there this
year.
During the last two seasons, the
records show that the Ski Center
affords 96 and 92 possible days
annually of skiing „with variable
snow conditions as compared with
51 and 64 possible days on the local
golf course.
Some of the, skiing facilities
available are the new six-mile
cross-country course, a new down
hill trail network, an 800 foot tow
serving a network of three differ
ent trails, and a 3Q-meter intercol
legiate ski jump, the largest in the
state.
Now under construction and
scheduled •to be completed soon,
the $7OOO Penn State Winter Re
creation Lodge will be available to
students using the ski trail.
'At The Movies
CATHAUM:
"Remember the Day"
STATE
"The Bugle Sounds"
NITTANY
"Duke of the Navy"
Fastest players among the pro
fessional golfers are Jimmy De
maret and Gene Samzen, says
Fred Corcoran. Craig Wood is a
good third. "Ralph Guldahl is one
of the slowest. Corcoran wants
to time Demaret and SF razen over
18 holes. Thinks 'their record
wouldn't be closely approached.
PAGE SEVEN
Packed Sports Card
Lisfed For Two Weeks
Subsisting on slim sports fare
over examination and registration
days, Penn State fans will find a
pecked card listed for the next
two weeks.
Tonight the cage squad engages
Army at West Point and on Sat
urday meets Temple. The home
feature Saturday will be the grap
pling meet between the Lion and
the Princeton Tiger.
Still another away contest for
the basketball team will be with
Navy at Annapolis next Wednes
day. The following night the
freshmen cagers meet Bucknell at
8 p. m. in Rec Hall.
A boxing and gymnastics dou
ble-header with North Carolina
and Princeton and a freshman
cage tilt with Kiski are on the
home card for Saturday, Febru
ary 7.
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