WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1942
Na College Action
As Theories Rise
On Eligibility Rule
Probably no definite action on
the , status of freshmen in varsity
sports will be • taken until the
'Athletic Advisory Board consid
ers the problem at the end of this
"Month, it Was learned last night
'follbWing an annotincement by
Neil M. Fleming, graduate man
tiger of athletics.
' Sporting previous remarks
'made by Carl P. Schott, dean of
- the School` of Physical Education
Athletics; Fleming. reiterrfted
'that there is no active' proposal
'to lift the prtsent eligibility rut-
However, should important
sport.; opponents • adopt the "Har
vard plan,"' Penn State, would
probably be forced. to follow suit,
Wleming pointed out. Completely
manned sqtfads revitalized by
,feeshman talent would possess an
unfa;r advantage over teams
which may be hit by enlistment
Or draft.
. Already twelve varsity football
xandidateS have left campus be
cause of war-time conditions,•sup
,porters of the•change . argue. Fur
,the'r decline in varsity material
may be expected'.
•
Pl'esent oppbsition to the pro
.l.iosed' eligibility change is con
,:sideredi by College' authorities to
.center.abotit freslitnan ori'en'tation,
to "college, life: It is feared that
additional burdens •of varsity
competition May make' . it °difficult
for new stadents.
- Stilll . a.-third proposition may We
Considered. . A compromise plan
-is. stVgeste'd . by • some sports fans
'Who- argue. that entrance of first
' Yeslr men would most benefit
'sp'ortp. where - the - emphasis is laid
• upbn individual activity.
Arthough supporters of this
_plan. have not consulted College
authoritieS they argue that such
'participation would benefit sports
:like track,. swimming, gymnastics,
wrestling and others where it is
not. necessary to acquire team
standards.
Riding Club To Hold
Open Meeting Tonight
• All persons interested in join
• ing. the }Tenn State Riding Club
- a're nvited to attend an open
imeeFing at the Stock Judging Pa
. vilion tonight at 7:30 p. m., Ra
chel Mac Master, Riding Club (A
-.8.-dal, announced last night. -
This announcement came after
plans had been completed for the
club's second semester activities.
At the same time Ray M. Conger,
club financial - advisor, stated that
membership
. applications will be
available at Student Union desk
this week.
, Plans for second semester ac
tivities; Mr. Conger said; Will be
more easily followed out because
they will focus around a- nucleus
of experienced• riders Who Were
not around: when the club was
reorganized. last fall. These rid
er's and new meinbers may get
their' tickets from him as soon as
they have, paid their fees at Stu
dent Union.
Summer Positions Open
For Camp Counselors
Application blanks for students
interested in securing summer
camp positions can be obtained
from Dr. C. 0. Williams, associate
professor of education, in 106
Burrowes Building.
According to the Camp Unit of
the United States Employment
Service, military service and de
fense work has caused a "territiic
shortage of summer camp coun
yelorq." This agency is interest
ed a contaetirw students with
0 st e tnp experience.
Barney Ewell
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Track Trio Ready
FONirose.Gantes
In the inaugural' meet of 1942,
a trio of trackmen will' don' the
Brine - and White - to' represent , Penn
State at the' Millrose- Games in
New York this Saturday,: it was
announced , last night by Chick
Werner, varsity coach.
Barney Ewell, Don Dolbin, and
Norm Gordon. are the three thin
clads who , will face_the pick of the
country's tracknien. in the Madi
son Square Garden. meet.
Barney, probably the most out
standing entrant in the special' 60-
yard dash, will have to come close
to the record of 6.1 in
. the event
to beat . out his Pittsburgh rivals,
Bill Carter and Hap Stickel.
Carter, Pitt senior, will provide
the most competition for the
dusky Nittany veteran in the
shorter sprint because of his ex
ceptionally fast start', but Barney
is trying for his initial victory of
the 1942 season and will probably
continue his dominance over the
Pitt Negro.
The Gotham boards will also be
the scene of a.tussleof teammates,
since Dblbin has d'evel'oped _in the
past three seasons to the place
.where he is a dangerous rival to
the "Midnight Special" in the
quest for the title of "World's
Fastest Human.",
Gordon, recently elected captain
of this year's harrier squad has
been entered in — fhe. 1000-yard
event. This 'event will probably
serve as a tune-up for the East's
outstanding milers in their pre
paration far the Permac Nfile on
February 1&
The Philadelphia distance. run
ner has' turned in a 9: 3/* two-mile
effort on the Itec . Hall track and
a 4:32 miles on the outdoor board
track on New BeaVer Field, when
he Was pushed' by JerrY. Karver,
frosh• miler and former PrAA mile
and half-mile. champ:
In an all-out effort to give the
trio of tracksters a taste of foreign
soil; a trip was taken to the Pitt
track house, where Barney and
Dolbin practiced on the starting
blocks and Gordon ran a fast half
mile against the Pitt middle dis
tance men.
IM Deadline Saturday
It was announced by the Intra
mural office that Saturday, Feb
ruary 7 at noon would be the
deadline for entries in the Intra
mural basketball and wrestling
torn• laments. Entrance Fees are
$1 for basketball tei.ms and 25
cents for individual wrestling par
tici]) lots. •
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The Lions
with PAT NAGELBERG
Sports Editor
8-Out-Of 10 Good Enough
.Yotr correspondent just return
ed from• Philadelphia where
there's such a predominance of
uniformed men that one feels self
conscious prowling around the
streets in civilian clothes.
Along with . a big delegation of
Penn Staters, mostly alumni, we
cheered the masterful perform
ance of John Lawther's basket
ball' squad, which, in beating
Teropie on Saturday, proved that
not all skill has been removed
from the fifty-year-old game.
The. Lion cagers did every chore
which can• be expected' of a top
flight collegiate quintet but still
got its usual reward from the non
partisan (?) Quaker City papers,
raspberries.
One venerable old timer even
went so far as to Compare watch
ing. State perform on the court
with taking in an ancient silent
movie/ totally deficie \ nt in thrills.
Maybe so, but if the second half
of the double header between St.
Joseph's and West Texas Teachers'
giants is a• sample of the up-to
date basketball thrillers, the an
cient scribe can have it.
The point-a-minute scramble
certainly has its thrilling moments
but it is completely lacking in the
skillful all-around proficiency of
a truly versatile . sport. It lays all
the emphasis on the game's of
fense and puts a premium on the
six-foot plus giants who can lay
thein in under the basket.
. Lawther has applied the best
system possible' to% his players and
while out of town fans may find
the Lions' shifting zone defense
a' bit monotonous, we'll never get
tired of
, watehing them winning.
An eight-out-of-ten average is a
big enough thrill for this depart
ment.
Btosky And Halpin
Lost To Gridmen
Bernie Brosky and Bob Halpin,
sophomore lineman on last year's
varsity grid squad,. will be lost to
next Fall's football fortunes, ac
cording to the latest casualty re
port released by Coach Bob Hig-
Ineligibility,. caused by scholas
tic grades during the first semester,
was given as the reason for the loss
of the two sophomore standouts.
Halpin has decided to , travel the
usual route—with Uncle Sam—
while . Brosky has not yet announ
ced his intentions for the future.
The loss of these two gridmen
brings The total casualty list to an
even dozen, according to Cbach
Higgens. Jim Bonhan and Ted
Kratze, two promising lineman,
joined' t'h'e• armed services after
Christmas, and Pep Ventresco and
Manny Weaver followed suit soon
afterwards. Weaver, the only hold
over-from last season's first-string
backfield, and Ventresco were
juniors. ' •
Bill Debler, who is also the
Lions' baseball captain, completes
the roster of football fosses, so far
as the varsity sqUad Is concerned.
The remaining five casualties are
found in the ranks of last Fall's
unbeaten freshman eleven. Harry
Alston, one of the leading backfield
performers, ran into scholastic dif
ficulties midway in the first sem
ester. The four other frosh on the
debit side of the ledger are Swede
Larson and Don Hart, ends; Clar
ence Smith, a tackle; and John
Moody, reserve back.
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Lion (tigers Will Battle
Navy At Annapolis Today
Injured Ankle To Keep
Reifsnyder On Bench
Jim Reifsnyder, capable gym
performer on the flying rings,
will definiately be out of action
when the Lions play host to
Princeton in Rec Hall Saturday
evening, it was revealed by the
team physician yesterday after
noon.
Reifsnyder received a cracked
bone in his ankle when he dis
mounted from the rings in prac
tice last Saturday and is now hob
bling around on crutches, Sbl
Small will probably replace him
in the lineup.
Houck Annances
Formal Exhibition
made by the Lions last year *hen
"Tuxedoes for Tar Heels" . will be they copped. seven out of their• first
the theme in Rec Hall Saturday ten 'encounters.
night when Leo Houck's matmen Dave Hornstein, who has been
tangle with North Carolina for the" out of action since he started
good doctor has proclaimed that a against Pitt more than two weeks
formal exhibition will be staged in ago, did not accompany the team
honor of the southern mentor, when it left for Annapolis last
Mike Ronman, whom he once night. Hornstein is suffering from
coached at Penn State. an ankle injury which has not
The Carolina coach has pitted readily responded to treatment
his teams against the Nittanymen Roping to repeat •the same,spirit
only twice during the six years he and' fire . against Navy that they
has been at Chapel. Hill. His ring- displayed against Temple, the
men utos6ti the Lions last year 4•Y2 Lions will lineup with Elmer
to 3 1 / 2 . - squaring up far a licking Gross and Larry Gent at for
they were handed in. 1938 by the wards, fferk Baltimore at center,
same score.
and Dick Grimes and Bob Ramin
In the five Years that Ronman
at guards.
has mentored the Tar Heels his Last year, the Nittany cagers
teams have -won three. state cham- came out on the long end of a
pionships, competition that was 23-20 count in the battle with
stopped •recently, and have gener- Navy. However, the midship
ally made fine showing in the an
men stand' a better than even
nual Southern conference tourna
chance of gaining revenge this
tourna
ment. His squads in 1939 and. 1941
finished second in team scoring in season since they sport an envi
able record that shows only one
the tourney.
defea t t at the hands of Duke Uni-
Ronman proved a capable stu
dent for his teacher and after a versity.
"warm-up" year on the varsity in
1933 he absorbed enough of
Hotick'S boxing training to walk
off with the Eastern Intercollegi
ate crowns in 1934 and '35. Houck
says that Roriman, who also cap
tained the team in 1935, was one
of his best pupils and that his rec
ord speaks for itself. The North
Carolina coach fought in the 127
pound class his first two years and
moved into the 135 division his
senior year
Lion Squad Will Clash
Blades With Midshipmen
Uncle Sam's fighting sons of the
sea will taste the steel of mountain
swordsmen when Coach Harry
Krutter leads the Nittany fencing
team , into foreign , territory at An
napolis this Saturday.
Navy has .the. reputation of pro
ducing expert fencers and. the Llon
team expects a tough meet. The
Midshipmen last season squeezed
out a close Dt-la score in the first
home match for Penn State.
"We hope to make a creditable
showing," Dr. Krutter 'stated' last
night. in commenting on the pros
pect of victory in Saturday's meet.
With only two veterans returning
to the Nittany foilsmen, Coach
Krutter will build his squad
around Captain Harder and George
Gimber.
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PAGE THREE
Nittanymen Seek
4th Straight Victory
Having already brushed off a
stubborn Army quintet, Penn
State's varsity basketeers will at
tempt to make a clean sweep ofi
the service academies when they
clash with , Navy's midshipmen at
Annapolis, Md., this afternoon.
Coach John Lawthpr's proteges,
who are riding on the crest of a
three-game winning streak,. will
be pointing toward a• new victory
record' for the cu''rent season.
Once before the Lions won three
straight, but faltered in the fourth
encounter when they lost a close
28-25 verdict to Cornell.
Despite the fact that they have
won no more than three in a row
this year, the Nittanymen have
hung up a commendable record of
eight victories and two defeats,
which is better than the showing
Niffany Lion Freshmen
Meet &lane Lagers
In the only Penn State athletic
contest tomorrow, Nick Thiel's
freshman cagers will be hosts - to
the yearling' quintet from BUck
nell• University in Rec Hall at 8
o'clock. On Saturday the '4's squad
will be busy again, taking on Kiski
Prep from Saltsburg, 13. a
In case the frosh courtmen
should end up on the smill side of
:the score• tomorrow night, the Lion
Cubs will get another chance to
even the score a. week later; when
the Thielmen• journey to Lewis
burg. The fray is carded for Feb
ruary 13
Kingston,. Pa., will be the next
stop , on. February 14;. with Wyom
ing Seminary as the opposition,
while February 21 will mark. the
close of the fresinnarr campaign,
Ice Siding Begins
lee skating• slessions will be held
on , the College skating rink on
the tennis courts from 7 to 10 p. m.
tonight and every night while the
cold weather lasts. Admission is
15 cents per person.
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