i3ATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1942 BETWEEN THE LIONS Sport fans move indoors tonight as Court Coach JohnLawther's varsity quintet meets Washington and Jefferson' in Epe Hall to open the Winter sports season Tonight's opener; as has been the , case for the past several years, Will again probably be one of the toughest matches on the card for the La w thermen The Presidents also happen to want tonight's game very bad ly. Last year, you remember, they dropped r a heart- , bgaking 31-33 decision to us after a . final-whistle shot was ruled n fraction of a second too late to count. • "And the year before they did succeed in halting us in a photo finish 31-30 final count. Several times during the past few days. I've 'altatly" listened in c. , rt some heated arguments on the merits of the sliding, zone and set style type of play as employed by John Lawther. Many students still contend that use of the.'sy.stem practically kills the spectator-interest in the sport, and that the individual play er is reduced to,the role of art automaton. • •And on the surface of things, they have a perfectly good ar (Junior/it. The game is slowed down. Many..faniounfamiliar with • _ the workings of the system and the plays that comprise it. quickly lose patience with the game. And as for seeing some of the old-fitne knock-down-and-drag-'em•out style of play, it just doesn't _happen anymore in tnost Eastern circles. To the casual observer the gatne becomes nothing more than a 'prolonged' defense—if you'll pardon my dragging in the controversial defense-offense method of distinction. However, there are certain things you Can watch for in such a type of gitne which, although often unnoticed, can . beftrSciriating in their execution. Some of the' double and even triple screening plays and methods -of setting up plays perfected by LaWther teams are remarkable piec" es of precision work. At tithes Ws almott uncanny to note the effectiveness that ..can be obtained by Lowther's sliding zone.. As employed by the Lion coach it viz% be made to cover the opposing ball-handlet al ! :most as effectively as a sliding safety zone would protect the wan dering pedestrian in downtown Gothani. The, opponent who manages to gain possession of the ball often finds not one but three j or even four defensive meii clinging to him just as annoyingly as an accelerated seven-year itch. And yet, the moment he gets rid of that ball he is juit as, quick ly deserted by that knot of defenders who in a matter of seconds spread out to form a blanket between the opposing team and the bas- Stale College and Vicinity Offer Exceptional Opportunity for Skiing . 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Lion substitutes who 'will prob ably see much action are Sid Co hen, Jim Lawther, Bob Beck, Bed Zelitch, and Jack Biery. Newman Club Breakfast The Newman Club, observing the third anniversary of its forma tion at Penn State, win' hold its annual Communion Breakfast at the Carherißooin Sunday, Decem ber G. 1942. The breakfast, scheduled to be gin at 9:45 a. m., is open to mem bers and non-members alike. Guest• speaker for the 'breakfast will be Dr. Norbert Kreidl, whose topic will be "Catholicism in Europe and in the United States." ket in question. Watch for it to night Any style of offense must be more than just good to pene trate such a system. , That's *here the chance _factor is ' discarded and . the scientific type of game makes itself evi dent. When the value of the sys. .tem is questioned, one only has to take a glance at ,tawther's record of games won ancLgames lost. • • • EDGES OPPOSITE MAW GATE STORE HOURS 1:30 A. M. TO 9:00 P. M. Lawlhermen fo Try for Second Season Without Defeat at Home John Lawther opens his. seventh season as head basketball coach at Penn State when his 1942-48 edi tion pries the lid off the winter sports season with their annual tussle with the always.powerful Washington and Jefferson five to night. Players' Show Review (Continuer! from Page . One) Pastor Manders Was realistic enough to arouse hisses. The scenery design and costume superviSiOn handled by km. 'Doro thy B. Scott easily transformed the audience into the mood and period. Miss Grace O. -Clayton's technical supervision of the unsung workers behind the scenes- deserVes :plau dits for the emotional stage light ing. Curtain calls were demanded by the audience, but Director Cloe thigh believed that the actors should remain behind the curtain to preserve the mood of the play: • Bi ITS • EDGES PAGE THREE Lion Quintet Sports 12-Game Win Streak Like many other Penn State teams, the Lion basketball team does not usually lose contests at home. In fact, when they open their new season tonight with Washington and Jefferson at Rec Hall they will be out to extend a 13-game winning streak on the home boards. Not since midway in the 1940-41 season have the Lawthermen been do - wned at Rec Hall. The last team to perform the feat was West Vir ginia, the same college that stop ped the Lion football team this year after an 11-game win streak. The Nittany five can boast of an other consecutive win streak. Not since 'the first half of last year has the team lost a regularly Scheduled tilt. The string is now extended to 12 games. Oddly enough, it Was immediately following the Nittany men's loss at Morgantown, West Virginia, to the same Mountainiers that the streak started. This string does not include the NCAA. tournament last year in which the Lions competed and re ceived third in the Eastern Play off's at New Orleans, Louisiana. The Blue and "White bowed to the Eastern champions, DattMOUth; in the first round , but came back to trounce the favored Illinois in the consolation corn - petition. These two streaks are the long.. est held by Penn State basketball teams since John Lowther came to the Nittany Lion fold Seven years ago. In . six • years Lawther's .teams have compiled a wen-and-lost per centage of .695 which is better than two wins for each loss. LaWther teams have won 82 frays and drop ped but 36 since 1936.
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