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Lion Five To
Meet Plaid,
Then Pitt
With hopes for a quick trip up
comeback trail temporarily
shattered by a well-drilled Tem
ile on the Convention Hall
door last Saturc:ny, Coach .John
Lawther's Nittany Lions will try
lo pick up where they left off af
.ter the NYU game, when they
face Carnegie Tech and Pitt in
two tussles over the weekend.
The Skibos, an all-civilian out
fit, lost their captain by gradua
tion in mid-December when Hugh
Smith left school. Joe Kelly and
lack Sherman are the other two
returning lettermen who form a
nucleus for Coach Max Hannum's
inexperienced Tech forces. Kelly
plays at forward while Sherman
will anchor the backline.
. Teaming up with Kelly in the
other forward slot when the Car
negie team meets the Nittany
Lions tonight, will be Charley
Hathaway, a sophomore. At cen
ter Hannum's nomination will
probably be Jack Shutt., 6-3 soph
ball handler. Howie Levy, a fresh
man playing his first season with
the Plaid will be in the line-up at
the other guard position.
Panther Has Claws
Boasting only a win over their
inter-city rivals, Carnegie Tech,
:in four starts, the Pitt Panther
court squad may try to sneak in
a surprise victory to upset the
State applecart.
- Only yardstick between the two
rivals is the NYU team, which
took a 54-40 decision from the
Smoky City five but were hum
bled by the Lions in a close 37-36
tiff.
After their NYU defeat, Pitt
lost to Westminster by a 82-64
count, but turned around and beat
earnegie Tech to the tune of 63-
33. In a tussle • last week they
bowed before Ohio State 59-38. ,
According to plan, Bill Ciepley
and Capt. Walt Jones will be the
Pitt nominations for the forward
positions. H o wever, Jones
wrenched his leg during an early
season game and may not see 60
piinutes of action.
, Long May Team With Curran
Bud Long may team up with
Capt. Joe Curran on the Blue and
White forward line against the
Skibo quintet. Long pocketed 19
points against the Owls .Saturday
and may start instead of Monty
Moskowitz.
The remainder of the Penn
State line-up will probably be the
same that faced off against Tem
ple with Mac McNary at center,
and Buck Barron and Ed Czekaj
at the forwards.
Army Air Corps mental exam,
now conducted bi-weekly, will be
given in 401 Old Main, 9 a.m. Jan
uary 21.
Lieutenant H. S. Batdorf,
has sent word to the College con
firming the close of classes V-7 and
SV-7 of the Naval Reserve.
Swimmers Off To Annapolis
With Inexperienced Squad
. Coach Bob Galbraith is count
ing on four former schoolboy aces,
three of whom are V-1Z trainees,
for a successful season this win
ter, and especially for a win over
Navy at Annapolis tomorrow af
ternoon, when the Nittany Lion
tanksteri make their 1944 watery
debut.
Galbraith's hopes for victory to
morrow are pinned on Leigh
Woehling, 1943 PIAA backstroke
champ from Norristown High
School, freshman Johnny Milan
,in the 200 yard breaststroke ev
ent, Navy Bluejacket Pete Fries
in the sprints, and . Pvt. Ed Meyer
of the Marines in the 100 yard
freestyle event.
. In the distance events, two oth
er V-12 trainees, Seaman Bob
Zuzman, and Pvt. Jack Martin,
will carry the hopes of 'the Lion
swim team. The medley relay
team, according to tank mentor
FACTORS in the success of the Lawther-trained cagers
over Carnegie Tech and Pitt this weekend will be Mac McNary,
6-5 center for the Lions, and Capt. Joe Curran, 5-10 backline
ballhandler. McNary leads the Nittany Lions in individual scor
ing with 58 tallies to his credit, while Curran holds the team
together with his smooth work in back court.
Pucksters Get Home Arena;
Open To Students Tomorrow
Coach Art Davis' dream of
nearly half a decade is coming
true. Penn State will have a reg
ulation outdoor hockey rink. for
the first home game their in
tercollegiate career when they
meet Colgate on January 29.
Under the supervision of Dean
Carl Schott, Neil Fleming, and
Ike Gilbert, Davis 'has had 'work
ers hard at work this week flood
ing. the tennis courts across from
Rec Hall, and varsity pucksters
tried their skates on home ice.ior
the first time in history Monday
night.
In anticipation of one of the lar
gest crowds this winter, college
authorities are formulating plans
for seating spectatoirs along the
wire fence surrounding the for
mer tennis courts. It is possible.
according to Davis, that bleachers
may be constructed for the sea
son's schedule. Three foot boards
will also be built in the next. few
days around the 200 by 85 foot
outdoor arena, and goals will be
placed in the end zone.
Following the tilt with Colgate
this month, the rink will be op
ened after the game. for fans.
Meanwhile, Davis will experiment
with opening the gates to stud
ents and military men tomorrow
afternoon at 4:30 p.M., when
skating will be permitted until
Galbraith, has looked good in
practice and should give the Navy
relay team a tough fight, with
Woehling, Milan and Meyer,
again battling for Nittany points.
Until this week, the swimming
team was without a diving board,
and the divers to go with it, but
the Lion coach finally located a
board in the White Hall pool, and
then went to Ree Hall to borrow
Dick Riding, former Temnle ath
lete. and Bob Valentine from
Gene Wettstone's tumbling team.
These two men 'will carry the
springing burdens for the Nittany
squad.
Reports from Annapolis indi
cate that Navy has produced an
other strong and well-balanced
midshipman team, as was shown
several weeks ago, when they
sank Swarthmore in the season's
opener, 60-25.
THE COLLEGIAN
7:00 p.m. Only persons in uni
form or with a matriculation card
will be • admitted tomorrow, the
Nittany coach. said.
•
Squad Likes Ice
Davis not the only person in
Rec Hall who favorS the new rink,
however,- for .the squad . appears
much enthused• over. the .riew*-
velopment,.• and warn Colgate's
Red Raiders =that they. will be* out
for a victory to christen the neW
ice this .month; regardless.. of the
impressive record the New
state squad--bOaSts.' , • •
Captain _Art ..Gladstone, return
ing letterman :from' last year who
is stationed at - Penn State with
the Marines,: praises •the work of
Gene o.'Donpell,. Canadian born
student, and Pvt. Jack Foley, for
mer Carnegie-Tech athlete, in the
defenses. O'Donnell scored two
of the Lion's four tallies in the
game with the Hershey Junior
Bears last month.
Also shining on this week's
scrimmages are Tubby Crawford
and Roger Nelson on the -forward
wall: Although. Crawford will .be
lost to the; squad early -in Febru-
ary to accept- an- invitation -to pole
vault in. the .111.11 rose events in
Madison Square Garden; Davis
expects plenty of action from. this.
Marine star in the Colgate inaug--
ural.
Paul Ameel, labeled as one .of .
the best goalees in Nittany skat
ing records, is again expected .to'•
blanket the nets thiS month. •Sea-'
man Frank Ranier, Navy trained, :
has improved in practice. sessions
this week, and should see action,
in the Red Raider's raid in two
weeks.
• "Colgate is a big obstacle for us
to hurdle," said Davis,. "but the
boys say they are going to win,
and that is the way I want.them
BUT SIX MORE. SUNDAYS
THIS SEMESTER!
USE THEM WISELY ,
Student Department 9:30 a. in.
Westminster Fellowship
6:15 p. rn.
"Impressions of Wooster •
Conference Findings"
Claire Weaver . Jr..
MAY WE. EXPECT ',YOU?
Lion. Fight Team
Goes Into Opener
Penn State's boxing machine,
which has been mving• steadily
into condition for the past month,
will go into high gear today,
since athletic officials have sched
uled a surprise bout for next
Saturday afternoon with Army
at West Point.
Originally, Coach Leo Houck's
mittsters were to inaugurate the
1944 card on February 12 with
Virginia, thus the new starting
date shortens the training period
by nearly three weeks. However,
Houck feels that his squad is
ready for action, and will bene
fit by, this early meet from the
freshness standpoint. .
With daily workout continuing
at, fast pace since Christmas va
cation ended, Houck believes that
the new Lion fistic edition is a
fairly conditioned organization.
Will Shift Weights
At a conference last week in
New York City, the Eastern in
tercollegiate coaches decided that
if some teams were unable to en-
ter men in every weight class due
to the manpower shortage, several
fights could be held in the same
class.
And that may happen on the
Lion squad, for in the 135-pound
class, Seaman Billy Cochran ap
pears to have bottled the start
ing nod, with other good prospects
in the 'same class, including
Frankie Segaro; and Naval trainee
Roach without a spot. One of
these extra fighters in Cochran's
class May be able to drop to 127,
where the field is practically
cant, tinder the new setup.
The Marine Corps . is. being
counted on by ,Houck to handle
Many of the other tasks on up the
weight. ladder. At .145 pounds is
Pvt...1%11 Maloney, a lightning
fat • sli?gger from - JohnACarroll
University •in Cleveland. Also
coming from- this same school, .is
Pvt. Mike Sweeney, who will
Abr. the 175-pound ;spot, if-.•
ter taking that title inAhe.•All 7
Service.boNing tourney here last
summer. ..
• Pvt.
.Cass ~Sisler is ...rounding • into
condition, after,. a two-month lay-
• . Paul .Derringer,. no w Ditching ;for
the Chicago CubS,. annexed. 10. vi
ctories last. season to join the select
circle of 200 .game winners in the
National League.
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off from football practice. Ex
pecting to give Sisley. tough com
petition, however, is Seatnan
Mannie Herman, former CCNY
intramural boxing champ, who
na r y determine who -,fights the
peak of the card in the heavy
weight class. Also entering into
the light-heavyweight picture, is
Pvt. Bill Zeffiro, a former student
from Penn State, now stationed
here with the Marines. Zeffiro
never boxed before.this winter,
but Houck commends his work,
and points to him as a possible
starter in either of the last two
weights.
- At - 155 is Claude Horton, for
mer University of Pennsylvania
boxer, now stationed here in the
Navy program. Horton is the
fighter who boXer Lion coach Leo
Houck several weeks ago ; to mark
the first time the rugged Nittany
mentor had boxed-in 16 years.
I Foul Shots
Don .McNary leads" the Lawth
ermen in individual scoring with
58 points for six games, His - best
night was against'the Violet when
he sank 19. counters. Monty Mod
kowitz is in second place with 4:3
closely followed by Bud Long
with 41. •
Temple Coach 'Josh Cody at
tyibutes the Owl win over the
Lions to good scouting and `n ;
tricky 'defense. He ' scouted-
. the
Nittany five at the Muhletiberg
and NYU :tussles 'and worked - Mtt
an intricate compromise between
a zone- and man-to-limn :defense
to counteract the State plays. •
The. Owl ',mentor also - .give.i'a
kit of credit to lanky: Johrt. - Ms . -
zonas who did the plurality/ra
the scoring. against. . the home
After their brief..sojourn. in the
Smoky :Cit., the Lawtherthtla
come back -to --State College : 10-
what - should be.-a thriller - with the
Colgate Red Raiders :who beat the
Lions, to - -knocking off MIL At•p~►y .
is next on the card with. a,tussle
at the Point, after - which ..Tuniata
will try , their luck agaip,st .the
home-forces on the Rec.Hall'ficiot.