SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1942 Lions Chosen as Favorites Tonight Despite the fact that he played but three quarters of the game, in 12 league contests broke, an- Jack Biery, Penn State's sensa other. At the close of the season All angles considered, Johntional freshman scorer, set a new he was named to the Associated Lawther's cagers should beat Juniors-Freshmen, Recreation Hall scoring record in Press all-state team. .1. Bucknell tonight in their final ap- pearance of 1942. Sophs-Seniors Meet Wednesday's basketball tilt with Two other lettermen from last Susquehanna. year will see action in the tilt They've got a great pair of for- Semi-final and final matches in His 22 points surpassed by one wards in Whitey Von Nieda and against the Lions. the Interclass Wrestling Tourna- tally the old record of 21 counters Larry Gent, and, unless Herk Bal- Joe Culbertson at the other for- ment will be run off in Bee Hall held jointly by three former Lion timore and Johnny Egli are far off ward and Bob Keegan, stellar at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Wrest- hardwood greats, Norry McFar their old form, they should be able guard, will be in the starting line lane, Fred Brand, and Johnny in the same spots they were last to make it three in a row in clos- leis must appear for weigh-ins at 1 o'clock. Barr. year. Freshman and junior semi-final-ing the first installment of the cur -After Rec. Hall opened for Lion rent season. court action in 1929, Brand was Two sophomores will fill out the ists will meet each other, and the The Lions also have a stand-outtally 21 points. He did starting lineup. They are Frank winner of these matches will meet the firstto of trio replacements in Jack Biery, Burns at the center spot and Montythe winner of the sophomore and it against Syracuse in 1931. Mc- Bob Beck, and Jim Lawther, each Silberman at right guard. senior semi_finalists' clash to de- farlane equalled the mark in 1934 of whom is capable of carrying his In their only. previous contest termine the interclass champions. in a test with the Rutgers quintet. end of the load in varsity corn this year, the Bisons swamped Six more wrestlers gained the Latest of the three is Johnny Barr, petition . Elizabethtown College by a top- right to partiCipate in the last On the other hand one can ' t ex- All-American forward two years heavy 57 to 24 score. Haines ac- - iy overlook the fact that Buck_ matches to be held today. In the ago. He tied the mark 'against act counted for 19 of the Bison points. 165-pound freshman tussle, Fred Georgetown in 1941. nell has one of its best teams in Reeve threw Brice Manning in one Penn State will start the same However, Jack has a long way Bison years. Captain Georgeminute and forty seconds after the five which has opened both of theto go before he can break the otherßill forward starting gong. White, 175- Lion games. Whitey Von Haines was an All-State Penn State scoring record, which last yeau s and is well on the way pounder, won by a default from Nieda will share the forward spots is held by Frank Wolf, now coach to another repeat this season. Elliot in another freshman match. with •Larry Gent. Dave Hornstein of football and basketball at Way- Then too, Bucknell has an em- Emmons, in the 145-pound jun will start at the pivot and center nesburg College. barrassing habit of playing story- for bout with Catanoso, IM boxing position while co-captains John Wolf netted 18 field goals for Egli and Herk Baltimore will fill book ball against State every time champ, was able to garner one 36 points against Susquehanna on it enters the borough limits. That point more than his opponent to the guards. the old Armory court on January Several substitutes who are like_ goes for basketball as well as foot- win, 7_6.. The 155-pound freshman 25, 1919. That was the same night ball. skirmish between_ Stockdale and ly to see much action are Jack that Penn State set their all-time Biery, Bob Beck, Jim Lawther, Sid Three years ago they ar. Trostle ended when Stockdale pin- team scoring high with 866 points. Cohan, Perk Stabley, and Red Ze- rived here with a wobbly af- ned his opponent. On two other occasions two years litch. . fair that somehow "got that Dick Charles' two points was later Wolf tallied 23 points. The Penn State_Bucknell bas- spirit" before the tussle, and sufficient to win from Fannuci in Second highest score ever at ketball series goes back to the •first proceeded to wallop Johnny the 155-pound sophomore struggle, tributed to a Penn State basket intercollegiate game that Penn Barr and the boys. It does while in the heavyweight sopho- ball player is 30 points for John_ State ever played. That was" in happen here occasionally, and more bout," Fred 'Weller won by nie Reed in 123. Those were in 1896: The Bisons captured the first if Lawther's guards get off default from Jay Clymer. the"good ol' days" when each team tilt' 24 to 4, but the Lions came to a bad start tonight, the fans Lineup for the semi-finals be.. had a foul shot expert who did all back later in the season to win the may be in for a disappointing tween the frosh and the juniors of the foul shooting. return fray. 4 evening.• . .. includes: Reed set a Penn State record In the 36-game series, the Lions They didn't exactly shine Wei Weights Freshmen g Juniors have, captured 29 of the contests against W. &J. in their season de- Bliugh . 121 Vigilante vv,---wwv, T,!,-„r..--w.--14.>=.- Shibl while the Lewisburg five has gar- but last week, and the Susque- 128 (Unopposed) - i nered but seven of the games. Last hanna tilt was more of a floor Stuart ey , 136 . Harry l ' N Kurtz 145 Emmons Bucknell win was in 1939 when the show than a contest. Bisons upset a highly-favored Nit- *-- .* * Stockdale 155 Fanne d . tany Lion team. _ The keynote for the Susque- Reeve 165 Ulric Pos. Penn State Bucknell hanna game was set early in the White 175 Conrad . Forward Von • Nieda .• . -Haines evening, , I thoughtwhen . an ex- Adams Hv wt. Morgan The senior and sophomore bat- Forward Gent , Culbertson cited Crusader took the ball out ' tiers in the semi-finals are: Center Hornstein Burns of -bounds just in front of the Guard Baltimore Silberman press bench. Sophomores Weight Seniors Guard Egli Keegan Instead of hollering the con.. Lowrie 121 Mattern vential "want the ball, Joe? Melamed 128 Ridenour Better hurry!" style of corn ] bat chatter, thisfellow put Barbour 145 Lindzey the ball in play by • putting Charles, D. 155 Crabtree both lungs behind an ear- Hall 165 Jaffee thumping "Help!!" And as the Harrington 136 McGavey Glanzberg 175 Weller Wagner Hv.wt. Kelly game progressed, it became • apparent that the visitors • could have used it. . German (hrishnas S ing The floor show part came about in the cloSing minutes of the game Scheduled for Schwab when Coach Stagg nominated a likely looking sparkplug from the The traditional German Christ end of the bench to take the floor mas Sing will be held in Schwab and rally the faltering boys. Auditorium at' 7:15 p. m. Monday, Rushing over to the official December 14. Mrs. Duane V. Ram_ scorer to report in, the chap sud- sey, accompanied - by Miss Annie denly discovered that he was in- Haigh and Mrs. Kenneth D. Hutch eligible to play because he lacked icon, will present Brahms' "Geist ; the necessary trousers to complete liches Wiegenlied" for the voice, the regulation playing apparel. viola, and piano. Mrs. H. Arthur Jumping back into his sweat- Meyer, accompanied by Mrs. pants, he vainly sought a hole in , Hutchison, will sing three Christ the floor as the game ebbed away mas songs by Cornelius. to a lop-sided death. An organ solo, as well as the Engineering Exam and the postlude, will be Set Engineering Exam played by Miss Reta Jenkins. Pro- Students taking Engineering I, fessor George J. Wurfl will read freshman engineering lect u r e an appropriate passage from the course, are to take their second, Scriptures. written examination at 4:10 p. m. In accordance with the purpose Monday, according to Harry P. of the gathering, the audience will Hammond, dean of the, school• of sing such well known. Christmas engineering. Students reporting songs as "Stille Nacht, heilige for the review should take the Nacht," "0 Tannenbaumr and "0 same seats occupied at the first du frohliche, o du seelige." All stu_ written review in Rooms 10 and dents, faculty members, and towns -121 Sparks building, people are invited to attend. (Continued from page one) 10 SHOPPING DAYS * TO * )Christmas „.• 4,e WAR BON DS* STAMPS Look' Your Best for Christmatt Send your clothes regularly to us for cleaning, pressing, and repairing. Don't wait any longer. Try us this week. Quality Dry Cleaning And Pressing SMITH'S TAILOR SHOP Dial 2 162 —PRESSING— CLEANING REPAIRING BETWEEN THE LIONS By BEN BAILEY Sports Editor We Extend Christmas Greetings to PENN STATE STUDENTS CLIFF'S The Milk Shake Store THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Fifteen Interclass Wrestling Bouts Scheduled Today Biery Sets Rec hall Record With 22 Points ~m ;_,~~,~ n.. , ~ ... ... ..;•. ;2,. e Att ' -- _At PRACTICAL vw-ok, His mind's not on frivolous things— and neither should yours be in select ing, his Christmas gifts Give him some thing useful that will contribute to his day-in, day-out comfort.... Something to wear that will keep him warmer, better dressed. We've picked a store full of practical gifts for military men and civilians. Begin a Man's Christmas at a !Alves Store W. College Ave. that night when he tallied 20 points on fouls. He scored five field goals along with the 20 out of 24 efforts to total 30 points. Three other Penn State players have scored 20 points or better in one game. Outstanding of these was Mike Hamas, brother of Steve Hamad, who was the only fiveletter man in Penn State history. Mike scored 22 points on the Armory floor in 1926. During the same year he made the best season's scoring record of all of the Penn. State greats. He compiled a total of 240 points in 18 games. Loußeilly and John Roepke both scored 20 points in one contest during the 128 campaign. Johnny Barr scored 22 points during a game in his senior year, but it was in Convention Hall, Philadelphia, and not Rec Hal]. ROTC Engineers Elect The Penn State chapter of the Society of American Engineers, Engineers Advanced ROTC society, elected new officers for the coming year at a recent meeting. The new officers are president, Wallace M. Riley '44; vice-president, William W. McKenna '44; and secretary-- treasurer, Ben F. Leaman, Jr., '44. Lt. Col. Guy G. Mills was named as advisor. NYA Office Moves The NY .4. Office has been moved from 308 Old Main to the Bursar's Office, according to Mr. Whiting, NYA supervisor. GIFTS For That Fighting Lad—And Brother, Husband or Dad On The Home Front xatelitt 4TA) 'lc et NO , "fM H.ormanahtm Taqlon PA GE FIVE State College
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