WEDNFSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1942 IM Wrestlers Reach Quarter-FinAs ; Cage Teams Advance in Eliminations Four Independents, Nine Teams Advance Five Fraternities Win In Volleyball Play Elimination rounds in the intra mural basketball tournament con tinued last night as nine teams ad vanoed to the second ,bracket of their .'r espective divisions. • In the feature contest of the eve ning, Kappa Delta, Rho nosed out - 4.atUbborn' Theta . Xi five by a close 15 to 13 count. With twenty sec onds to •play, Jim Noble, Kappa Delta rho ace, tallied a field goal to ilfeak a ,13.t0 13 tie and win the genie for his team. • 13ob Troxell, Acacia scoring ace, took individual scoring honors for the evening with 17 points 'as he led his teammate's to an 18 to 12 win over .Delta Upsilon.. By virtue of a. 10 to 0 lead at the half, the Delta Theta Sigma cagers were able to swamp Chi Phi by a 20 to 10 score. By holding the Beaver House scoreless in the final half of their contest, the Phi Gamma Delta Cag- the second period; R. Coleman, ers trounced the "beaver boys" by Delta Chi, pined R. Jones, Sigma an 11 to 6 score. Chi, in 1:30 of the third period; W. In the, final fraternity league McCord, Alpha Gamma Rho, ad game of the evening, Sigma'Alpha . - ' vanced via default from Zirm, Al- Epsilon ran roughshod over Lamb- VICTORY BENT —.Captain Glenn pha Chi Sigma; McCauley, Phi Ala Chi Alpha, 16 to 4. Al Swan and Alexander will lead- an aggressive, Gamma Delta, pinned Ekdahl, Al- Wesley .Cronmiller shared scoring determined Nittany wrestling pha Chi Rho, in 45 seconds of the honors for the winners with four squad against' dornell's stronghold second period. at Ithaca, N. Y. Saturday. _The Markers each.ln the only scheduled 145-pound .. In the independent division, Ir- Lions are stalking Their sixth con- , bout Homan, Alpha Gamma Rho, 'Vin Hall No. 2 outscored the Johns- secutive victory this season. defaulted to R. Miller, Alpha Chi 'town Five W a wild 23 to 19 con- test. Bob Walters of Irvin Hall At the 155-pound weight Heit and. Harold - Raab of the losers tied La . ' ii a ..1 ner, Theta Chi, pinned Watkins, Pi 'for top scoring honors 'with eight V lons s • Coineli Kappa 'Phi, in 48 seconds of the points. second period; and Emmons, Pi In the closest tilt of the evening, ` Kappa Alpha, pinned Reagen, Phi the Gypsies tallied a close victory Sigma Kappa, in 1:30 of the third over the A. S, M. basketeers, 14 to For 3011 Season. period. • • ' - . 13. Despite - the fact that Ernie • In 165-pound eliminations Seavy, George tallied seven points, the With a series of encounters dat- Alpha Chi Lambda, defaulted to Lions Club was unable to win over in back to 1909, Gornell, tradi- Maier, Lambda Chi Azpha . ; Jarrett, count was 18 to 14 with the ingle7 tional wrestling riv4 a .of the Li9ns, defaulted to Fell, Sigma Pi; C. Hall, 'the Inglesi - de Chib.- The final will act as host to Penn State's Phi Delta Theta, defaulted to side Club emerging 'the victor. grapplers in the 30th mat: contest Hocking, Alpha Chi Sigma; Ulrich, ' Tied. five to five at the half, the 'between the two Colleges this Sat- Beaver House, defaulted to Riley, 'Miler - Club pulled a urday.head to over- ___ Tau Kappa Epsilon; and Faries, Nittany squads in -- the past ,have Sigma Pi, defaulted to G. McCor d the Penn Haven quintet by walked off with the' majority of snick, Kappa Delta Rho. of a 14 to 9 count in the final contest , .triumphs although-the Big Red has IM wrestlers must weigh-in the evening. always been considered a major from 6:30 to 7 p. m. before each foe on .any schedule. Out of 29 bout. contests, Penn State grapplers have snagged 21 while Cornell recorded 6. Two engagements resulted in _ 2 ties. College To Dedicate Winter Sports Lodge This Weekend Dedication of the College Win ter Sports Lodge, which was re cently , x)mpleted. at the ski trail near Boalsburg, will be held this weekend in conjunction with the State ski championships and quad rangular intercollegiate meet. Actual dedication ceremonies for the lodge; •financed largely through a donation of the Clatss of 1939, will start at 2 p. m. Satur day, according to Ray M. Conger, instructor 'in charge of recreation. Although it has all the conven iences'such as running water and electric lights, ti* two-story cabin isbuilt in rustic style. There is a fireplace 'on the second floor, supplemented by a hot air heat .llll Vstein; • A country-style kit chen, furnace room, storage rooms and toilets are on the first floor. The - second floor is one large social room. The new lodge will prove a de cided boon to both participants and 'spectators who will travel to the Penus Valley trail for the fourth annual Pennsylvania ski championships this weekend. See US For . • All Your Printing Needs NITTANY - Printing & Publishing 06. 119 South Frazier St. Dial 4968 * * ** Prospects for this year's contest indicate that Coaeh"Speidel's. ar tists must display championship ability to stave off a foe superior to any team the Lions have met this season. Cornell will strive to repeat its last victory gained in 1928 when the Big Red strode away with an 8-17 decision, - Highest Penn State score in the history of the series came in 1936 when the Lake Cayuga grunt-and 'groaners were bliitd 3O-0. The best Cornell tally was its last in 1928. Mercersburg - gooses Frosli In Last Mad Determined to -break even for 'the year, the frosh swimmers are .prac ticing daily to be in top shape for their only other meet of the year with Mercersburg, Saturday night, after losing a close match to Cor nell last week. . Paced by Captain Clyde Bell, who set a freshman pool record at Cornell, the natators'are competing in' time trials with the varsity to determine the starting line-up. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Second flight in the preliminar ies of the intramural wrestling tournament was run off last night and 18 fraternity men advanced into the quarter-finals. Bouts were confined to the 136, 145, 155, and 165-pound weight classes. In the 136-pound weight bracket tIVIcCall, Pi Kappa Alpha, won 5-0 decision from Simino, Alpha Phi Delta; Willis, Delta Upsilon won by default from Roque, Alpha Zeta; Richter, Alpha Gamma Rho, decisioned D. Berman, Gamma Sigma Phi, 7-2; King, Phi Sigma Kappa, pinned Reese, Alpha Gam ma Rho, in 23 seconds of the sec- and period; Posner,, Gamma Sigma Phi, pinned Sortore, Pi Kappa Phi, in 1:30. Crouse, Alpha Chi Rho, gained a 7-4 decision over Sesler, Sigma Pi; Moreshed, Phi Kappa Sigma, pinned Koch, Sigma Nu, in 1:2 of Sigma VOLLEYBALL Monday's games show KDR vic torious 'over Beta Theta Pi by scores of 15-10, 16-14, and 12,15, Tau Phi Delts forfeiting to the Beaver House, and Delta Sigma Phi forfeiting to Pi Kappa Phi. Games yesterday ended with Theta Xi losers to SAE by 15-2 and 15-9 scores, Pi Kappa Alpha win ners over the Phi Gams by a 15-8, 15-11 and 15-13 margin, while Al pha Chi sigma won on a forfeit from Phi Kappa Psi. • FOR RENT ? FOR SALE ? USE THE COLLEGIAN CLASSIFIE I LOST ? FOUND ? Icemen, Face Hawks At Hershey Tonight One of the best hockey combina tions in the East will provide competition for the Nittany Lion six when they face the St. Joseph Hawks •in the Hershey Ice Arena tonight. The game will be a' pre liminary to the regular Hershey Bear's league tilt. St. Joseph's, which looms as a tough foe for Coach Art Davis' boys, is conceded a good chance to capture the Eastern• Pennsylvania Intercollegiate League title, hav ing lost but one game. Starting for the Blue and White will be Captain Larry Lightbody at the nets, Bert Anthony and Tom Goodwin at the defenses, Johnny Dufford, scoring ace, will be at the center post with Ted Cauffman and Earl Johnson in the wing spots. Houck Attacks Boxing Tactics The varsity hoxing ring was the scene of an all-out "blitz" yester day as I,eo Houck put his charges through their paces and made se vere corrections of their tactics used in the Virginia match Satur day night. The good aoctor Made little comment .on the bouts in which the newer members bf the squad fought, but he did attack the abil ity shown by the veterans in the Virginia tussle. "Baird fought like a shoemak er," Houck commented when he reviewed the captain's win over an inexperienced Cavalier. The Lion mentor pointed out that even "Hammering Homer" Hoffman fell suoject to the famed right hand "sucker" punch of boxing that the Viriinians used to such good advantage. The mentor was pleased with - Joe McCormick's showing in the match even though the '65 pound er lost a 'derision. "McCormick looked stronger in the ring and withstood punishment better than in his previous bouts," Houck stated. The Nittany coach pointed out that a juggling may occur in the 175 class when the team travels to Army this week. Max Palena stands a good chance to get the nod for starting berth. A notice was served on Jackie Grey to "keep on his toes" yes terday when Jack Reitz, intra mural finalist for two years, re ported for practice after illness had kept_ him on the sidelines. BUY' DEFENSE STAMPS PAGE THREE Marksmen Take 5 Postal Meets; Remain Unbeaten Although complete returns from all postal meets have not been re ceiVed, both the varsity and the ROTC dile teams still remain among the ranks of the nation's undefeated. The varsity blazers won two matches with lowa State and Louisiana State while the ROTC marksmen captured three from Louisiana r State, Penn, and Massachusetts State. Returns from four colleges have not arrived. They include Mon tana State *l4 Penn in the var sity competition and Utah and New Mexico in the ROTC division. High scorer for the Nittany squads was Ken Yount, freshman ace of the ROTC team, with a brilliant 387 in the four-position matches. Co-captain Bill Le- Worthy led the varsity by blazing 283 in the three-position matches, and 379 in the four-position meets. Scores of the matches show complete superiority of the Lion marksmen in all but one meet. Only a four-point margin was reg istered over Massachusetts State as the blue and White. ROTC ten :blazed a 3603 to their opponent's 3599. Other ROTC scores in the six-teatm meet were Penn, 3543, and Louisiana State, 3591. In a five-man, three position meet with lowa State, the varsity marksmen fired 1383. against their opponent's 1366 and in a ten-man four-position contest with Louisi ana State, the riflemen swamped their opponents by firing 3688 points to the southerner's 3571., 18 Frosh Pugilists • Contend For Team's Eight Starting Pots With only three days remaining before the frosh boxing team's opening match with the Army plebes on Saturday, 18 mittmen are still in the running for the eight starting posts, according to Dan DeMarino, freshman boxing coach. "The team is shaping up pretty well," DeMarino said, "but they've all been working so hard that it will be rather difficult deciding who wi'l represent Penn State. "In the 120-pound division, for exampl.?„ where boxers are usual ly scarce, we have four frosh working out every night and they all look good," the freshman coach added. Cy Ivory, Karl Yohn, Jack Dempsey, and Dave Wright, according to DeMarino, are out standing in this class.
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