SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1943
Penn State Wrestlers, Boxers, Basketballers Face Tough
In Away Battles With Princeton Tigers,Spartans, Mountaineers
: Lawther Seeks End
Of Morgantown 'Jinx'
Special, lo the Collegian
! PITTSBURGH, January 29—“ It
lodks like we may have to get
there by dog' sled tomorrow, but
■When and if we get there We’ll
•come back with a win,” was the
'Comment made by Penn State
players as they arrived
;'here enroute to 1 their annual court
'meeting with West Virginia.
■K. The ; comment was elicited by a
‘the liiori ' basketballers as they .*
heard that the West Virginia was
'at' • the moment under’ a 20-inch s;®
'blahket : of show. However, their mi
•thoughts- quickly, turned to the
•game they are going to play on
•Saturday night' in Mountaineer’
.■Field House. ' +
c Out to avenge a loss at the hands
of the Mountaineers last spring,
.the charges of Coach John Law
ther will have to stop an all-out
'offensive boasted by the Mount- ,
jameers m their games to date. •
JINX IS PROBLEM PPPPPiPf
’ Losing the last four games on s <
their schedule has only made- the -■■
'Hillbilly squad'’ more' anxious ' to
•keep alve the “jinx”, they hold
over the Pehn State teams at
"•Morgantown.:
• Lo f se „ s T to NYU, y Ut ’ Duquesne, pending upon the same eight men “ fn Hght Qf the Mountaineer loss and only three defeats, an enviable
and W&J m their last four starts John EgH) the reformation of to W - &J - oust the other evening, record which Coach Campbell
•have iust about smothered any whose _ play in the Colgate game th openei, . John Lawther . s squad wjU enter hopes his charges will maintain
hopes Kuay • aiic, r gives the Penn State basketballers ® ame Lineup. the mountain boro favored to win in their performance tonight. ;
years WA/U team ana P iesent hope in their battle with West Vir- Starting the boxing card is 121- tonight. But of. course, we have That this meet will be the first
(Mountameer coach, haa tor an thjs evening, is one of the pounder, Jackie Grey. In the next long since learned from experience match of the year in which the
:invitation to one ot the major s j. arting gua rds chosen by Coach class, 127 pounds, Glen Hawthorne that even gravity doesn’t operate State squad will have to do a little
•tournaments. . • • John' Lawther to help break the will be wearing lihe blue and as it should in that town. extra grunting and groaning is
-.'Mt mn,t ol^mnTrativ e that the “J inx ” West Virginia teams seem white colors. Bill Shabafcker is' The L ions need the win tonight evidenced by the boast of Prince-
L. Mm c-anto vn win- in to llQld over ' Lion ? thietes at scheduled to toss the leather in as a step toward some - oI the re- ton Coach Jim Reed, who says
'niv£Ttn Vevive theh- W.es of de Morgantown. the 135 pound bout. cognition they have com&ng to that Asides bis outstanding wrest
thlS Dlsta“ 2 tftte : Next on the program will be them in Eastern intercollegiate Taylor, he has some very fine
'lfter a 38-37 TSf to PIS > DII n/ ’ ' Senior Earnie George, 145 pound cage circles. , prospects.
T AWTHER WANTS WIN FtOITL Bo.LL PICLyiITQ contestant. Jackie Tighe, still with Because of their four defeats, Princeton s First
■ j , r -r r~ .■ • / / • a t en P° und handicap will box m fb e Mountaineers are hovering One asset to the Nittanymen is
: - c ? a< ? h y°‘ in La wther hopes ®J Q tnSLQn Coaching— the 155 pound production. Captain nearer the a i so -ran class as far as the fact that this match will be
; send his stiongest team against . _ . Billy Richards, moved up a weight, district 2 NCAA dreams are con- the first competition that the Tig
the Baric-coached five in order to Ol BILL BoLtOIT. will square off for 165 pound class cernedj but that is always the ers have faced this year and that
j-boost the . 1 77 average the Nittany 7 • laurels. Oggie Martella, 175 po int where they become the most they have not been toughened by
team has turned in tor nine starts Haye you ever, wondered who pounds, and Frankie Hawrylak, c i an g erous . the exoerience of a few matches.
' in T Wv p-ont nnrl whitev Von whip ? tKe gEmg < ? nS l ign 1 S 0n cam- • unlimited class. . ■ ; hey whipped us last year in However, the Lions have to put up
, Lany Gent and Whitey Von- pus into the physical shape that ■ theil . own vard and will irv their hardest battles, says Coach
.-Nieda, forwards; Dave Hornstein, they need to absorb the punish- evervihincr for a” repeat. I'm in- Campbell, if they don’t want their
center; and Co-captams John Egli men t a head of them? He is Chief dined *o iaa alona with Lawther team to end up on the liability
, and Herk Baltimore, guards; make petty officer William Bolton- Will WB6I and gr-avhy thoug"! and look side.
up ■ the combination that, have popu i ar iy known to his sailor bud- * ' for a "Morcrantown Misfire." Only change in the lineup for
worked the smoothest in games ,of d j es and to a n those who saw the (P Jj T 4% „ .... . Penn State tonight will be the re
flate. The functioning of the_two recent A r m y-Navy. basketball jgll I AfIAV Higgins & Campbell have moved turn Q[ Fred Reeve at the 165 -
; guards, who were a bit On the pan game, as Bill Bolton,. former Syra- *VH VW ■ WWW J? their bonebending show to Prince- pQUnd slot in place of Chuck H aU,
for their lackadaisical manner in cuse basketball center and cap- c prnnd inter class m-m exhibi- ° n ’ ’ ° - See + fv, er 0 the Lion’s blind wrestler,' who
I.the Pitt fray was especially heart- ’ tinn wilf be Sv'en bv Coach Sene 8 gV ™ d ° Penmg &t thelr ° Wn 6X ‘ threw his opponent from Lock
warming in the 48-24 victoiy ovei Bill’s 165 pounds is well distri- TVpftstone’s "vmnasts in Hec Hall * i-r+ u 'i Haven last week in 0.51 of the first
j,Colgate, last week that stretched , buted over , 6 feet 2 inches of aWe tfstone sgymnasts inßec Hall The Lion outfit has enjoyed some ■
i.the Lions’ home win. streak to 17. well _ musc i ed body . H e has dark 2 '^ P '. m ' hIS aftern ° on ; rather sensational success so far p -
'TOUGH AT HOME wnw hair to match his dark eves Thls performance by the boys this season, while Princeton is iest oi tile lineup lemains
■ tough, ai Humr. wavj hair to matcn nis aaric eyes , f „...._ tjll .. ...j-j nnd that makes them intact wittr Bob Lowrie starting
West Virginia has proven very and greets everyone with a cheery be sec °”J “ e tb * the unknowi factor at 121-pounds; Co-captain Charlie
-tough to beat on its home floor in WO rd and a broad smile. re ” t f® as ° n belon : .. g ® Ule unknown lacto - Ridenour at 128- Sam Harrv at
• recent years and the four losses In his college years, spent on the with the Navy squad in them firs ■ That, of course, shoves the ques- 13 g. A 1 Crabtree at 145 - Gardne
1 .they, have suffered this year have campus of Syracuse, Bill played offlcial meet at Annapolis, Febru- tion of « w ho’s-gonna-win” up to Lin ’ dz at P g s . Fred c ’ onrad at
fall been on foreign-courts. varsity basketball for three years ar £ 13 ‘ . , , , , . , tlie $ 64 level, and I never bite on d Bo k ’ Morgan heavv
i Baric has Floyd '‘Scotty” Hamil- under the tutelage Of Coach An- ' Results of today’s meet coupled tho se kind. Off the record, how- , vei ’ ht wioigan, neav>
’ton to build his team around for d rews, for whom he has a high with another scheduled for next ever, I’d say any team that has g
the first home performance the regard. Two of these seasons, 1939 Saturday, will be used by Wett- :the Centre County Clique on its Opponent Lineup Undisclosed
vfw'VU team will present in 1943. an d 1940, saw the Orange end its s . tone to determine the starting roster is equal to any situation. _ Lineup for the Princeton team
-The rest of the West Virginia ag- season with records of 17 wins neu P or 1943 season. Leo Houck and his boxing stable is, as yet, not set, but the Tigers
Jgrpgation is sophomore talent that a gainst four defeats,' and 18 vie- Several members of the squad ar e entraining in East Lansing, Coach Reed can be expected to
i-has proved its. ability as it has be- -tories over three Setbacks respect- have shown exceptional ability Mich., tonight, and there is an- place capable men in the various
1 come accustomed to playing in ively. He remembers well playing during last weeks meet. Lebow, other, situation in which we have, poundages to combat the Lions
'‘ Mountaineer uniforms. against Penn State’s Johnny Barr who tied the College rope-climb- the unknown factor—nobody any- mat attack.
: i Floyd Stark and'Joe Walthall an d Charley Prosser. in S record set by Senft in 1942, thing about Michigan State, yet. In their first two meets of the
rare the big scoring threats, with When his now 6 feet 2 inches will vie with Young for the best Judging from the piece-work season Penn. State has scored vic
■ Ted Nicksick and Carney Davis W as down around s,feet, Bill was time in todays rope exhibition. turned in by Grey, Richards, tories over Cornell University by
playing supplementary roles. attending New Hartford High Nrey and Meade, PIAA cham- and Hawrylak in the Western a score of 30-0, and over Lock
V : Nicksick is Hamilton’s running School, Utica, N. Y., following up P on Mst season, will fight it out Maryland mauling recently, I Haven-State Teachers College by
i mate at forward, while Walthall his education by attending Syra- tor top honors on the tumbling f ee i reasonably safe' in looking a tally of 31-5.
‘■'and Davis team at the guard posts.- cuse. After graduation in 1941, he mats; while Small and B°rdo look- f or ,he boys to return with their ‘ >
‘ , Walthall has averaged approxi- entrained for Berlin, N. Y„ where ed g o °d on the parallel bars. fealures i nta ct. TSmp Trinll Tn DA}pjrm||tg
] mately 20 points a ganje for the he taught school and coached the 'Best performances on the rings Another outfit which is taking <
•v 1942-43 season and is the man the basketball and baseball squads in were given by Bonsall, Bordo, and j n scenery this weekend, is CfaflafC. ||j MsIItACA
! Lions will have to stop to win. -the Berlin high school. This posi- Lebow. Small s performance on -[-j on Kt n g' s varsity skiing club. ’ ■
, tion kept Bolton busy for six the side horse was best. Very jjttle is known about these Individual time trials will be
j- rifalinn TnnSnhl -months. In this afternoon’s event, the fellows since there has been even held this afternoon for members
'ice Jnflviny ». ÜBIiyiBI “Then, I got til-eel of waiting and underclassmen will try to gain re- less snovy a bout the premises until of the track squad trying for the-
Crews were out last night clear- joined the Navy,” he says. After venge for the 29-25 defeat they this week. Subsequently, about the two-mile relay team that Ray
,ing off the drifted snow and re- induction Bill was shifted around suffered at the hands of the up- only pvac ti se the lads have been Conger will take with him to Mad
; flooding the ice rink at the tennis first to Norfolk Naval TrainingspercMssmen last Saturday.;. able to get in so far has been an ison Square Garden next Satui--
' courts and with good weather this center for'a stay of nine weeks ~ - ----- - occas ; ona j s ii de d own an unused day.
;; afternoon it will be possible to an d from there to Dartmouth sports supplies of his ensign cellar door here and there. Results of todav.’s race and those
’ reopen the rink to the public. ' where he got an eight-week train- charges. They are now engaged in Practise or not, however, they’ve of the past week will be used in
A-. 15-cent admission is being ing course. Now stationed at Penn tournaments and instruction in managed to get to the Western making the selections, according
.'charged to take care of expenses state, Bill is on the personnel end basketball, volley ball, and swim
incurred in running the rink. of a permanent assignment—how ming. Bolton plans to inaugurate
' Public skating will be held permanent, he doesn’t know. a program of sports for the sail
; .every night, weather permitting Bill’s in charge of all intersquad ors including softball and track
i from 7to 9:30 p. m. sports, physical training, and in the spring.
Counting On Him
JOHN EGLI
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Niftany Boxers Gel
Good Night's Rest
Special lo the Daily Collegian
EAST LANSING, Michigan,
Jan. 29 Undoubtedly dreaming
sweet dreams of repeating their
overwhelming victory (last year
over Michigan State, Penn State’s
varsity boxers went to bed early
in the evening to get a good night’s
rest before they meet Michigan’s
squad in the gymnasium tomor
row. night.
Members of the team had a
light workout this afternoon, con
centrating chiefly on roadwork,
rope skipping and working out on
the light canvas bag.
Only Two Experienced
* Two Nittanymen, Captain Billy
Richards and Jackie Grey, fought
against Michigan State a year ago.
the rest of the squad has since
graduated..
Richards fought to a draw while
Grey Tkoed Matthews after 1:45
minutes of' the third round.
Although Michigan State is not
rated as highly this year, it is ex
pected that they will put up a
good fight against the Lions who
are not as experienced this season.
Houck, Lion coach, will be de-
BETWEEN
THE LIONS
By BEN BAILEY
Sports Editor—
where they will encounter the
Today we have with us one of Princeton Tigers tonight in their
those empty weekends designed third meet of the current cam
especially for the scholar who is PaiSn
lagging in his lessons or his sleep. This evening’s meet will be the
With no home athletic festivals first real test of the season for the
on which to squander one’s AA Blue and White grapplers, accord-
Book, the weekend presents the in S to Lion Coach Paul Campbell,
perfect opportunity for one to who believes the first two meets
catch up on anything that may this year were merely “breathers”
need catching up. to what his men face tonight.
Since all our major athletic Tigers' Champ
aggregations are out getting in Main attraction on the Tiger’s
their traveling, activities for the lineup is last year’s 136-pound
physically lit are limited to EIWA champion, Warren Taylor,
snowballing and ice skating on who will be bitter competition to
the tennis courts—if the weath- State’s Sam Harry. Harry, in his
er's right—and skiing, if one has first two bouts against Cornell and
the skiis. Lock Haven, has succeeded in
So for sports conversation, about scoring falls over both of his .op
all we have remaining are the ponents.
fortunes of the teams on the road When the Campbellmen invade
to cull among. Probably the most Princeton's gymnasium at 6 p. m.
important event tonight on the tonight, they will be encountering
“away” ticket is the basketball the Tigers for the thirteenth time
game with West Virginia at Mor- in as many years. Of the meets,
gantown. ' Penn State can boast of nine wins
Division Intercollegiate Ski Union to Coach Conger. Norm Gordon
meet near Cornell this weekend, will also accompany the team to
For a line on how they fare, of the Millrose Games and partici
course, you’ll have to consult to- pate in the invitation one-hall" mile
morrow's press. run. ,
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Meet Will Be First
For Lion Opponents
Nimble and toughened up after
a hard week of stiff workouts,
Penn State’s wrestling team left
State College at 11 o’clock yester
day morning for Princeton, N. J„
Foes