WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1942
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Cagers Favored Over Foes . Basketball G ame,
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Lions Meet Crusaders
Wrestling Season Al BP. M. Tonight Gamma Sigs, Phi Delts
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Army-Navy Night
9 . Win In IM SwLmming;
John Lawther has another po- Starts January Penn State's basketball team, .
tentially great basketball outfit. winner in the season's opener Sat- G ain Semi-:Finals IM Champs Meet Again;
_ urday, will try
. to
. extend its cur-Even though several of his varsity Penn State's Eastern Interco]Gamma Sigma Phi came
rent 13-game winning streakwhen .
Ensigns Tackle ROTC
'starters were still far from top lcgiate champion wrestling teamthrough for the second time to
they encounter Susquehanna in
form in their season opener last —minus
.Coach Charlie Speidel— defeat Phi Kappa Sigma in last A boxing exhibition between IM
Rec Hall at 8 p. m. tonight.
•Saturday, they still managed to will open an uncertain season night's intramural swimming winners of the independent and
,make their win over stubborn against West Virginia in Rec Hall Although each team •'has played
meet by a score of 35 to 15. The
in fraternity divisions, plus a basket-
W&J look easier than it was. on Saturday, January 9. but one contest in the winter's
Gamma Sigs took first place.
campaign, the Lions will enter the ball game between teams compos
• Probably the best all-around Taking over the coaching re- four events. First placers were
tilt top-heavy favorites. They con- ed of Ensigns training at the Col
performance was turned in by sponsibilities f0r,,,, the Lions inLou Posner in the 60 yard free
quereci a strong Washington and lege and advanced students and
:Larry Gent, who drew applause Speidel's absence, will be Paul Ken Horowitz in the 60
Jefferson quintet, 34-29, while the s t y le, faculty of the College ROTC, will
.from the crowd several times with . Campbell '3O, former EIWA• yard back stroke, Sol Small n feature the Army-Navy night
p C
his brilliant floor work and drib- sham ton and, local attorney. Of-
Crusaders had trouble in disposing
'bling. ficially, Bob "'lliggins is head of Hershey Junior
1120 free style. 'College, 33-30. diving, and Bob Solomon in the
scheduled for Tuesday, December
The Lions and Crusaders have 15.
Baltimore and Hornstein, al- • coach, but it-is-up to Campbell toiving was featured by Sol
met on 18 previous occasions- in a D
.thciugh not as good as they ap- carry most of the work of shap-he bouts, under the Supervision
series which started way back in Small, of Gamma SiSig, who was
.geared at the close of last season, ing a team. • of Leo Houck, coach of the Lion
turned in good performances. • 1907. The Nittanymen have cap- high scorer with 84 points to his boxing team, will probably start
• With a loss.•Aia graduation of off the program.
Hornstein tired in the last half of tuned all of the tilts thus far in the credit, .losing only his optional
such men "as' CFPtain Glen Alex- series. In one game the Lions hit Jimeson of Ph Kappa Sigma _.....,,----------
_Lineups for the fights include: _
- the.W&J tilt, however, and wound .64:te r , EIN. - . • .cliamp;"' Ralph . .
a high of 86 points for one game.
choice of a back one and one-half. _
up Jay fouling 'himself out of the - sayre, Clair' '.lifeSs, , John Henry,lndependent Wgt. Fraternity
- scrap. -
.... .
••, • Mike ,Kerris, arid Ron Chrisman, The Crusaders are not to be took ,second in the diving with a -
overlooked, however. Three men total score of '72 points, with Cotrone 121 Compton, PK?' Joe Grim
Von Neida_appeared .A
-' Coach Campbell'
.will build• a 127 ICoven, ASP.Iii
'Whitey.will be starting who have had at Boscov, Gamma Sig, placing third •
little too. shaky in his first varsity 'eW.t,i r ii• - 'CiArriatibii, :to oppose least one year of varsity experi- with 664 points. Serago 135 Shoemaker, AZ
start,. and made several noticeable West Virginiar . • • • Catanoso 145 HarrY kt
ence behind them. Gamma Sig captured all three
'defensive slips, but is beginning to -On the credit side •of the led- • - .. • - ..- .• • - Wrightw int 155 Mattern, •P',D'r
'round into form. , With a little
, ger Campbell will have such tea- Stagg Has Tvio-Letterman places in the 120 free style with
,Chavooshian 160 Bache PSIC.
'more game • eXperience, he . should terial as cociptains Charlie lii- Senior captain Jack Walsh will Bob Solomon, Bob Kolb, and S d flawrylak 1-Ivy N% t. Banbury, PDT ... .
make .. anOther,. , outstanding • for.. • be the only two-letterman on the Chipin placing first, second, and, Krug, 145-pound independen t
denoin - and Sam Harry, EaStern third respectively.. . champ, left school to join the ;. • ,--.
arm
,wa!,:a.,. . . , .
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~,,, -. ~. Intercollegiate champs; Al Crab- .squad. He has been One of Coach
Amos A. Stagg Jr.'s bright spots .cii. 1 7 11 4. and Phi Delta Theta
: ed fOrces and will thereforebeye:-
•.' -• ' re
'Johnny, .0 3-ii, ;70 6 't.: 4 !" . 11 IR tree; veteran •••145-pound ' grappler; fOught through' to finish with Phi placed .by runner-up tatanose,
..: - 414 . frConi f loii eliapi iiainit or the last two years. '
BobßOb Morgan heavywei g ht con- ••-: ' ' Larry Delt coming out on hip' by a score
The other lettermen arewhile Muschlitz, .Winner in the
trifiJ - was still not iiill.'" ieboiL
:'• ......, -• ,• ....y
_3B
place in
The Phi Delis -won 155 p (inn . d independent class, •W,as
' ered from :a severe Cold, and . John Bertolet. . a member of the Crusaders' cage first place in everything but the , badly',.. cilt in his last bout and
consequently his Aiming
.was - • ' Bender,
Dan Velenti Paul Ben team two years ago, but a football 60-yard free style, which was 'Wright will take his place.
not what it . should have bee if. .......' ' • •
Ulerich, Glen Smith, Chuck Hall, injury kept him Out of play last won by Hall Pratt, who swam the • .
The 175-pound . class was elimi-
He .should begin to hit iiii'oid Warren Conrad Gale Stockdale, basketball season. He VraS captain event in close to the record time • • - -- -• . 4.
—"' with' a -- then genii Or,
•• pace.,
a...:15!.. • JaY Clyner, Dick Reeves, .Bill 0-,nated because fighters in both al
two b ehind turn: the gridiron squad this past of ~36 and one-half..seconds.
• visions were injUred or did not
' Emmons, and Bob Lowrie haVe season. .. . First places for.
.the Phi
in
t. -.TWO newcomers whom Penn reported for practice and -she*, compete, as was the case in .the in-
In their opening contest, Bill were taken by Baumport in the
dependent division.
-State fans will probably see a lot much promise. A knee injury has _ . ~
free
Janson, ,six-fOot orie.:iiich center, 112Oryard. style, Scarborough participate ...
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of during the current : campaign
kept Dick . .MCN'aul; fernier 155-The. Blue Band .may
exploded 19 points in the nets to in. the 60 yard back stroke, and .
} areßob Beck and Jack Biery. Both pound wrestler for State High, in the program, but as yet deflpite
lead the Crusader seoring. Baga- Pomerene in the 600 yard breaSt ..- .• . -.:.. , - r , - - • ...).
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'of these boys disPlaYed flashes of •-f ror i a. practiee sO far. •._.. .. ...... ...... .... ... .... ._. ._ . ~...... arrangements nave not been inane.
_., - • - - . . • tint followed with nine tallies. stroke.,. • -
. Ensign speCiatora will be in itill
'fine' floor work in the brief ap- The .work of co-captains Char-* •
The 'Crusader lineup will find diving in this meet was en
pearances they Made last Satur- li e ! -
n,..:lenotir and Sam Harry dun- Isaacs and Bagatini at the for- tirely dominated by the. Phi .DeltS, .•
dress, and it is probable that ad
filaY • -
ing the "dark days" when the
wards, Janson at center, and with Moriorti, Fife, and Scar- vanced ROTC students May also
Both of them. shOuld see plenty be in full dress uniform.
• eastern champions - were without Walsh and Jack Houser-at guards. borough corning in first, second,
of action in tonight's meeting with The program is under the a
coach will be a factor in State's Lion Coach John Lawther will and third respectively.
super
the Susquehanna Crusaders,. who vision of Coach Leo Houck, Albert
chances this year. Just what the start the same team that opened There are only four more teams ..•
neYer appear to mind traveling to - W. Swan '44, and Ensign William
future - of intercollegiate wrestl7 ,the season. Larry Gent and Whitey left in the intramural meets with :
State every year to absorb a drub- Bolton, former All-American bas
is will depend upon the war VonNeida will fill the forward Phi Delt mid Gamma Sig as pos- .
bing. Teams With such unusual ketball player for Syracuse Uni
situation. The appointment of posts; Herk Baltimore will be at sible finalists. The Phi Delts have
qUalities of patience and persis- versity. Ensign 'Bolton will coach
Paul Campbell to coach the grap- center; and Dave Hornstein and a slight advantage in the time
tency, however, occasionally hitthe Navy basketball squad.
piers has raised Penn State wres- co-captain- John Egli will open in factor, which may prove disas
the headline jackpot with an up
tling stock for the uncertain sea- the guard slots. trous to Gamma Sig. Horowitz , • •
set,..but the-likelihood
son. Lions Have Height Advantage has a time of .51 seconds in the
chop down tonight appears - very
~.. • The Lawtheren Will start the 660 yard breast stroke over Phi
remote. m The last Wednesday reading in
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Interclass Wrestling game with a height advantage of Delts .55 turned in by Pomerene. the Library will be presented to-
Pittsburgh Press Sports , . three inches. The Lions average Phi Delt has the best time in all
day,at 4: 15 p. m. in Room 402
Editor Chet Smith said a chin- • T ourney Finals Set .
diving
about six feet two inches while the ether events but where . y
D Professor A. H. Reede of the
visitors average a height of five Gamma S'ig's Sol Small has the
ful the other night at the an- department of economics. Dr. P.
nual Journalism Smoker when For Saturday In Rec Hall feet eleven inches. edge. S. Klein, formerly scheduled as
Penn State overwhelmed the Se
he asserted that the states of only three days i
-mai - the 'reader, has been commission-
With n linsgrove five last year by the
Pennsylvania and Ohio "prac- ing before the final Interclass Ag School Faculty Meets ed a Lieutenant (JG) of the
score of 47 to 18. The second team
ticallY keep Southern colleges Wrestling Tournament set for 2 played all of the contest after the There Will be a meeting of the Naval Reserve Air Corps, and has
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in touchdowns." . . p. m. Saturday in Rec Hall, the Lion varsity had rolled up an 18 to School of Agriculture
faculty in gone to Ohio State University
"In fact, with Northern material' preliminary bouts are progressing 0 advantage at the end of the first atat Columbus for indoctrination.
Room 109 Agriculture Building
starring on Southern. teams," said in "good shape," mat coach Paul 4:10 p. m. on Friday, Dean S. W. Mr. Reede will take "Woodrow
Smith, "there are probably more Campbell said last night. . quarter. , ,
The lineups follow:
y ng Fletcher announced. Wilson" as his subject.
Yankees in the 'South now than Since Mondaiht, 10 pre- Pos. Susquehanna Penn State --"---,
during the 'Civil War." ~
liminary bouts have been run off LF Isaacs - Von Neida
The state of Georgia, especially, leaving approximately 20 bouts RF, "Bagatini Gent
has taken a real shine to the sons remaining before the finals. C Janson Baltimore
of, the North. Remember the rec- Last night's eliminations saw LG Welsh Hornstein
Ords of the Georgia and Georgia
Vigilante pin Compton in the 121 RG Houser Egli
Tech outfits? - pound class; Reeve decisioned
Commenting on the "disappoint-
Loffert in the 165 pound class; More military planes are sched
ing" efforts of the various Service
Emmons decisioned Yeaple in the uled for production this year than
earns during the past season,
145 pound event; and Harrington were made in the U. S. from 1909,
Smith asserted that the Pre-Flight
decisioned Sonabend in the 135 when the Army bought its first
ing for the 'Big' Game to maintain,
boys still had their regular train- when
division. Kimble won by plane, to last December 7.
in addition to toying around with default. •
football. • : •
Phi Sigma Delta Elects
"There is still the war to be
New officers of Phi Sigma Del- NITTANY—
won," Smith added, "and the
boys are bending their great-
ta, elected at a recent meeting "Sin Town."
est efforts to keeping Tokyof
the National League."
are Howard L. Schwartz '45, vice- STATE—
out.
master frater; Edgar H. Sykes "Behind The Eight Ball."
o
'45, treasurer; and Gerald B.Max- CATHAUM—
'I well Stein '44, secretary. . "The Navy Comes Through."
BETWEEN
THE LIONS
By BEN BAILEY
Sports Editor
► CASH FARM INCOME IN U. S.
it A ".•
1942 (E06""44)
WA. DATA
,fEach cola= $1,000,000,000
Skiers Work Out Despite Snow Scarcity;
Team Will Compete In Lake Placid Annual
Although the snow during the schools competing in the meet
past two weeks has been light. include Dartmouth, Colgate, Har-
Coach Donald B. King has found valid, Cornell, Princeton, Syra
enough of the white flakes to give citse, New Hampshire, Middle-
Penn State's ski team a light bury, St. Lawrence, and Williams.
workout on the ski trail during Although a definite team can
the past few days. not be named because of the lack
The Blue and White has en- of snow, several returning let
tered a six-mare squad in the an- ter-men, headed by Captain Ed
nual Lake Placid meet, scheduled Fairchild, should form the nu
for December 30, 31, and January cleus of a surprisingly strong
1, Coach King announced. Other group.
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