TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1942
IM Courtrnen, Wrestlers
Advance In Tourney Play
Handball Competition
Starts With One Ball
Winter intramural sports got un
der way last night as nine cage
' teams, and 16 wrestlers 'advanced
'tournament play; The handball
singles contests will start tonight
despite a laCk of balls, it was an
nounced.
Scoring eight out of ten of his
: team's points, Bill Jacoby led the
Alpha Chi Sigma five to a 10 to 3
over Phi Kappa Sigma in the
opening fraternity league contest.
A last 'minute rally spelled defeat
for Kappa. Sigma at .the hands of
the Sigma Nu cagers by a 10 to 8
'count. Bob Merker was high scor
er for the victors with eight points.
Martin Fulton, Phi Kappa Psi ace,
took scoring honors for the evening
. with 12 markers as his team out
scored the Theta Chi's, 25 to 16..
In another lopsided contest Tri
angle swamped Alpha Phi Delta,
17 to 4. Don Davis led the winners
with eight counters. Delta Sigma
Phi easily trounced Phi Sigma Del
ta by a 17 to 6. tally after leading
at the half by 6 to 0.
In the independent division, Col
onial Hotel displayed superior
teamwork as they Walloped the
li'let - oher club cagers, 21 to 4.
Scoring as many points as the
. opposing five, Gordon Coy led the
;Mac 11211 Wallet's in a 10 to 6 win
over the Allen Co-np. In a wild
.4cnting genie; the Hover Boys out
gC,Oted the Faitmont five by a
23 to 16 count. Taking a large ics
'sodn aftet,,the opening gtin, the
winners were never headed.
'th. the fittal 'Contest' of the eve
ning, the Forestry Society nosed
Ohl the Bur-Nitt club by ~ a n eight
to seven tally. Only by virtue 'of
three field goals ih the final half
scored by Paul Kriss was the so
ciety able to fop the losers.
WRESTLING
Start of intramural wrestling
'elimination was confined to the
',maternity diVision last niglyt and
IfOund 16 men emerging victorious
from the scheduled bouts. All bouts
Were in the 145 and 155-pound
weight classes.
In the 145-pound class, Good-
Win, Delta Upsilon, won by de
fault from Robert, Alpha Gai - nma
Rho; Weigel, Alpha Chi Rho, jot
by on a default from Ross, Phi
Delta Theta; Mendenhall, Beaver
decisioned Kearney, Alpha
Chi Sigma, by a 12-3 count.
Waich, Alpha Gamma Rho, de
faulted to George Warner, Pi Kap
pa Alpha; Fast, Sigma Chi, deci
sioned Cronmiller, Sigm'a! Alpha
Epsilon, 11-9; Christy defaulted to
Klase . , Alpha Chi Rho.
Yaple, Triangle, gained a deci
sion over Planner, Sigma Pi, 8-5;
.Wagonhurst, Sigma Pi, decisioned
Doggett, Pi Kappa Phi, 7-5; R. Roy,
Phi Sigma Kappa decisioned Bond,
Delta Upsilon, 4-0.
• Heiden, Alpha Chi Rho, pinned
Schrepple, Phi Sigma Kappa, in 25
Seconds of first period; Nicklas, Al
pha Sigma Phi, won by a fall in
6.5 over. Reid, Sigma Alpha Epsi
lon; and Freudlich, Beta Sigma
Rho, pinned McDaniel, Sigma Pi,
in 2:53.
In the • 155-pound weight class
Ted Richards, Pi Kappa Alpha,
pinned. Easly, Alpha Chi Rho, in 55
econds of the first period; Suth
erland, Beta Theta Pi, pinned
Wetzel, Phi Gamma Delta, in one
minute and 45 seconds; Anthony,
Alpha Gamma Rho, defaulted to
Procter, •Sigma Pi; and Taylor, Al
pha Chi Sigma, decisioned Thomas,
Tau Kappa Epsilon, by a score of
4-2.
HANDBALL
Although only one handball is
available for use, the IM Hand
bll will start to
day, manager Saul Hanin stated.
The singles matches will be run
off first. The participants will be
notified by mail.
The reason for the delay is that
the type of ball needed for use
in the size courts in Rec Hall could
not be obtained becv.use of the
rubber shortage.
liEpAit4§ Stßib-John Egli,
who haC, seeltingly - Tost some of
his scoring punch'•during the Lion
basketball team's long road trip,
hit his early-season — stride once
again when he set the pace in the
victory over Colgate. bytallying
15 points.
Big Red'Loomt
As Tough Foe
Tremendous experience and con
ditioning gained by meeting sortie
of the outstanding mat teams of
the EaSt will be a sing factor in
Big Red strength when Cornell
plays host to a v_igtory-bent
tany wrestling s4uact4n the Liohs'
most crucial meet of the year this
Saturday. -
Cornell has won two meets, tied
one, and dropped one but the rec
ord fails to indicate fa strength of
her opponents. In theTnitial match
of the season, the --Big Red ran
away with the heavy-end of a 19-9
score against Army: - Two falls
were registered to boost the score.
Four bouts won by falls helped
the Big Red blank ; palpate, 34-0, in
January. Lehigh, With accustom
ed grappling power,_ was able to
hold the Cornell eight to a 14-14
.
tie.
Big Red power underwent a real
test last weekend, however, when
Yale, with a squad .hgwvily padded
by consistently winning veterans,
roughed up the Cordell matmen,
18-6. Yale last year shared the
EIWA crownwith.g
onceton and
this season preseriti - a squad sub
dued only once in, six matches.
Although Coach - Walt O'Con
nell's men had but little hopes of
kicking the Yale bUilidog around
they are optimistic about tying up
the Nittany Lion. If the Big Red
can produce a victory over Spei
del's artists it will be the first since
1928 when Penn Stare fell before
the Cornell onslaught, losing 8-17.
Newcomers Strengthen
Froth Boxing Squad
Three newcomers to the frosh
boxing squad have improved the
team's chances - in — their opener
with Army on-Saturday; accord
ing to Frank P... ,Mayberry '43,
freshman manager.
Jim Hammond, who did not try
out for the squad, until the begin
ning of the second : semester, is al
ready the standoul of the 165-
pound class. l'sadire Zimmerman
is a serious contender in the 135-
pound division, and Bud Davis is
moving up fast among the 155-
pounclets. .
BUY DEFENSE STAM?;'
AND BONDS
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Gross Tops Cagers
With 134 Points
Elmer Gross, senior co-captain
and forward for Penn State's var
sity basketball team, maintained
his position as top scorer with 134
points, as the Lions wound up
their 1941-42 road schedule against
the Colgdte Red Raiders last
weekend.
Coming home for their final
four aritests, Coach John Law
ther's aggregation boast one of the
outstanding records in the East,
but they still must face their two
toughest opponents, West Virginia
and New York University.
By sweeping the double bill
with two New York state teams,
Syracuse and Colgate, last Friday
and Saturday, the Nittanymen
have now extended their current
victory streak to eight in a; row,
and 13 out of 15 for the season.
Pitt's Panthers will invade Rec
Hall this coming Saturday night
for the first encounter of the fin
al home stand of the year.
Penn State already owns an up
set victory over the Smoky City
lads in an early season battle at
Pitt Stadium, but the Pittsburgh
ers have. shown definite improve--
ment and could just as easily pull
a surprise triumph against :the .
Nittany forces in Saturday night's
battle.
Although Gross is setting the
pace in Penn State's scoring de-
Partthent, he is closely trailed by
both 14Prk Baltininte and Larry
Cent. taltiinore has been a con
sistent offensive threat all season,
while the diminUtive standout,
Gent, has shown most of his fire
in more recent gafdes. Leading
in the number of field goals, tal
timore holds second hohors in the
total scores with 128 points, and
Gent is third With 103 meiicers.
According to some proihinent
basketball Obsetvel . s in the East,
Pehn State may base Much of its
unexpected 'su'cces's oh the poise
shown uuring close games.
,This
was especially noticeable in the
overtime battle at Syracuse when.
the Lions showed practically no
signs of becoming rattled, even
when the Orange quintet was out
front by three points in the wan
ing minutes of the game.
Individual Scoring
fg f-ft
47 40- 49
54 20- 35
43 17- 29
32 12- 20
27 12- 21
20 11- 18
20 6- 16
2 0- 0
2 0- 0
1 0- 1
248 118-189
Gross ...
Baltimore
Gent ...
Egli . .
Ramin
Grimes .
Hornstein
. , .
Smith ...
Cohen ..
Totals
Boxers Undergo Light
Practice Session; Army
Teams Tough In Past
. Coach Leo Houck's varsity
punchers went through light
practice sessions yesterday as they
recuperated from their 5-3 defeat
from Virginia in what the Cavalier
mentor Al York said was "one of
the finest matches the colleges
have ever staged."
With their first defeat of the
year behind them a determined
squad of Nittany mitmen will trek
to West Point this weekend to face
the Army - cadets.
Army has always been a thorn
in the' side of Penn State boxing
teams ever since hostilities started.
The Lions have won but three con
tests since the rivalry began in
1922, while the cadets have cap
tured eight of the matches and five
were tie meets.
A lop-sided 6 1 / 2 4 1 / 2 score was
registered over the soldiers last .
year and the Houckmen will be
trying to make it tkvo in a row over
the Army Saturday.
It doesn't make much difference NITTANY:
whether the little woman wears ' Unholy Partners
a uniform or not—she's still the
top semi:cant.
LION BIG GUN—Sophomore Hal
Zimmerinan's brilliant tumbling
has aided greatly in placing the
gymnastic team in their present
tie with Navy and Army for first
pla,cle in the Eastern Intercollegi
ate Gymnastics League.
* * *
Gymnasts In Tie
For League Lead
The Penn State gym team, by
virtue - - of their 37-17 plucking of
the Temple Owl Sattirday, retain
ed their 'top position in a three
way tie with Navy and Army for
first place in the Eastern Intercol
legiate byinnastic League.
Navy, who will play host to
Coach Gene Wettstone's gymnasts
Saturday, journeyed to • Princeton
last weekend to claw the Tigers
42-12. The Lions met Pririebton
here two weeks ago and trimmed
them 49-3 ,Which would put the
Middies and State on about even
terms for Saturday's tilt.
Penn State, who started the
league competition a week before
the others, has racked up two vic
tories while Navy and Army both
have one win to their credit. Army
polished off Temple in their only
meet. Princeton, the other_ mem
ber of the league, has suffered two
4'
losses.
The Lions and Navy will hold
the spotlight this weekend when
they tangle at Annapolis since the
meet will shatter the three way tie.
Army is scheduled to meet the low
ly Princeton Tigers in the only
other league fracas.
Wettstone believes the two teams
are very even and that the meet
may go a long way in deciding the
winner of the league this season.
Frosh Courtmen To Aim
For 4th Win Saturday
Freshmen courtmen will be out
after their fourth win of the season
when they face the yearlings from
Susquehanna in the preliminary to
the Penn State-Pitt varsity tilt in
Rec Hall Saturday night. Tipoft
of the '45 cagers' battle will be at
5:30 p. m.
Nick Thiel's lads have two wins
over Bucknell to their credit, and
a victory over Wyoming Seminary
Saturday. Kiski Prep and Cornell
first year men downed the Lion
Cub five.
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PAGE THREE
Penn Hockey Till
Cancelled; Lions
Meet SI. Joseph
After winning a close match over
Carnegie Tech, 3-2, in Youngstown,
Ohio, Saturday night, the Lion
puckmen again resumed their ice
less practice in preparation for to
morrow night's battle against St.
Joseph in the Hershey Ice Palace.
The Lions were originally sched
uled to meet Penn at Hershey, but
when the Quaker city outfit, hard
hit by the draft, proposed to enter
a team made up of players taken
from various Philadelphia clubs,
the game was cancelled.
Despite the fact that Coach Art
Davis' boys have had no practice
for three weeks, they managed to
down a Carnegie' Tech squad
strengthened by the addition of
several freshman players under a
new eligibility ruling adopted by
the latter school.
St. Joseph boasts one of the
strongest outfits in the Eastern
Pennsylvania Inter colleg ia t e
league, having lost only one game
to Penn, and is expected to pro
vide the Lions with plenty of
competition.
The game has been scheduled
for 6:30 p. in. as a preliminary to
the regular Hershey Bears' league
game.
In the starting lineup will again
be Captain Larry Lightbody
guarding the nets, Bert Anthony
and Torn Goodwin at the defenses,
and Johnny Dufford at center.
Ted Cauffinan and Earl Johnson
will stint at the wings.
Track Team Prepares
For Ohio State Meet
After a team Victory at the
Penn A. C. meet Friday bight,
and Barney .Swell's record-equal
ling Performance at the BOSton
A. A. klarnes Saturday, Penn
State's track and field squad is
preparing for its first scheduled
dual Meet against Ohio State this
Saturday evening.
The indoor squad will leave on
Friday evening frorn LeiviStoWn
fOr Columbus to compete against
the Buckeyes. The Ohio outfit,
usually nne of the most powerful
cinder squads in the Big Ten, will
provide plenty of competition for
the Nittany squad in their open
ing meet.
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