PAGE ECGC-rr AsTP Sports `Tbru 'The Hoop One of the first plans to come into reality since the organization of the intro-mural basketball league is the formation of an All fltar ASTP basketball quintet. Actually, the men who are on this theoretical "All American" team got together while playing ball at the Rec Hall, but it is believed that they represent the leading players in 3303 SU. Undoubtedly, there are many more fine players here at Penn State, and there will be additions to this team as time goes by. The present aggregation con sists of ten men . whose average height:is 6-1. The team is fast and can control the backboards against almost any five. The men work together, break fast, and pa.ss . well. Several of the men played intercollegiate ball before they entered the army, and have had a great deal of experience. The forward positions are held by Gene Anderson, Paul Bach man, and John Lawther Jr. An derson played frosh ball at the University of Tennessee, and was slated for a be - rth on the varsity. .)3achman, though he did not play intercollegiate ball, played a lot of independent ball while at Ohio State. Lawther was a regular on the Penn State varsity last year. nor the center position, Don Bass ler, who played frosh ball at the University of Utah, and Jerry Nordbloom are vying for the hon ors. Bill Berrisford, who was headed fora berth with the Uni:- versity of California five, Foley, a St. Anselm and Holy• Cross reg ular, and Dave Merrell will han dle the guard positions. Robert Allwardt„ Michigan State inde pendent, and Dick Weiss are two capable substitutions. Joe Calback, himself a player Ed: Ohio State, has taken up the managerial reigns. "I feel that with the addition of two or three )nore good team men, the squad could make an excellent showing against any opposition. The team not in the need of men who can do nothing but shoot. They must be able to pass, shoot, guard. and watch the , backboards," Cal back 'said. Mal Coach Seeks Balanced Team After defeating Colgate and ' Cornell on successive••Satt&days, Coach Paul Campbell's wrestling team is taking advantage of an open date this week to sharpen itself for next Saturday's assault on the Middies at Annapolis, Md. Following the season's initial meet against Colgate which went to State 29-5, the heavier weights underwent a shakeup as Camp bell experimented to work out a lietter balanced starting lineup. Chuck Hall replaced Jack Shaw A. S. as the 165-pound nominee and in the 175-pound bracket Johnny Jaffurs. a little restless with all the footballs stored away, took over the spot filled by Ma yine Pvt. Dick Little. Last week's close decision over Cornell indicated that the right combination hasn't been discov ered yet, for although State swept through the first four matches without a casualty, the visitors from Cornell made the rest of the afternoon pretty rough for the Lions and registered wins in the 155, 165, 175, and heavywieght classes. Falls by Bob Shadley in the 128-pound weight and 145- pound Pat Harrington gave the Lions their margin of victory. Both Jaffurs and Heavyweight Red Moore are hampered because they weren't exactly brought up en a wrestling mat. As yet, neith er man responds instinctively when trying to escape or in at tempting to take advantage of an opponent's miscue. Perhaps the current two weeks all clear per iod will improve their effective Gymnasts Encounter Navy In Initial Meet Coach Gene Wettstone's gym nastic squad will tighten up against Navy at Rec Hail for the first encounter of the season next . Saturday. Only returning varsity man is Harold Frey, who has received an honorable discharge from the Sea bees. The boys have been tapping all energy in practices since Octo ber, and Coach Wettstone believes he has a team which Navy will find strong. Probable starters in the side horse event will be Howard Hall man and Warren Neiger, both freshmen, and Joseph Linn, Ma rine. Frank Bayer, Navy V-12, and Warren Neiger will represent Penn State on the horizontal bar, along . with Frey. No decision has been stated by Wettstone as to beginners in the rope climbing event, but Gerald Eddy, V-12 trainee, and Marvin Marcum seem to be potential starters. The third man will be either Alfred Lentz, Navy V-12, Sal Postich, or Mike Gatonis. Frey, Neiger, and Bayer are cer tain to start on the parallel bars. The first two will also begin on the flying rings with Seaman Charles Bond. • Wettstone says that Navy comes here with a strong team, and will probably show their best on rope climbing, flying rings, parallel bars, and side horse. Penn State itself hopes to show offensive power on the mats. Ridenour Watches Blind Protege Make Season Debut Charlie Ridenour, one of Penn State's all-time greats, was seated high in the stands when Chuck Hall made his first appearance on the •wrestling mats this year but his words of encouragement still reached the ears of the Nittany team's blind grappler. Ridenour, now in the Air Corps, took time out,trorn a short furlough p to watch his alma mater whip Cornell in wrestling, and the main object of his attention was the. 16-pound Hall,. a close friend and • fraternity. brother Hall, hearing Ridenour's voice, waved to the exact spot in the stands where • the • three-time champion• was sitting. Hall lost the decision, to •Rodney Etieff,' Cornell's , ace 165-pounder, but assured :Ridenour: after the meet do : better for' you next time." It was the blind youth's first start this yeyar, an attack of grippe having kept him out of the TODAY ' SATURDAY RONDAY - TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY The Amazing Life-Story of a True Adventurer . . . MICHAEL O'SHEA . . . SUSAN HAYWARD "Jack THE COLLEGIAN Lion Trackman To Meet Champs (Continued from page .seven ) of the Millrose relay . Cup f0r1943. Now the entire winning scinad is in the armed forces. Marine Pvt. Tubby Crawford will make his first big-time ap pearance in the Millrose affair..to morrow also when .11e uses his Ohio State, Dartmouth, and recently adopted Penn State experience in the pole vault event. Crawford has constantly slid up the bamboo pole to the 13-6 mark, but entrants Padway, Schmidt, and Jack De- Field have all soared to the 14-foot mark. Several seasons, ago, Craw ford tied DeField of Minnesota for the Central Intercollegiate title, when both men crawled over the bar at 13 feet.. In representing the Lion team in the pole . vault event, Crawford had to disappoint Leo Houck and Art Davis, the hockey coach, for both Lion mentors were hopeful that the marine ace would be able to either box or play hockey that afternoon. For several months, Crawford has played on the forward line of the hockey squad, and was slated to meet Cornell with the Nittany. Lion ice crew this Saturday at Ithaca, N. Y. Meanwhile, Houck was looking forward to placing the . V-42 trainee in one of the boxing slots after watching him spar in the ring several days ago. opener against - Colgate. Last year, he scored a fall in his only ap pearance against Temple. Hall and Ridenour were insep arable before Charlie went off to the wars, and the 'latter was large ly instrumental in developing Hall's ability as a wrestler. Rid enour; thrice winner of the East ern 121-pound title"•and once na tional AAU champion, is of course the . hero of Hall's' college mat career. Hall, a junior at the Col lege.. and active in many under graduate. organizations, .was grad uated from - Overbrook at Phil adelphia. - His family lives on a farm in East - Springfield; Erie' county. " • Barney dwell , , - former ',Penn State sprint , star,'plans to compete in .the major indoor- - Meets this winter. Ewell is stationed at Camp Lee, Va. Loridon" It's Cold At Cornell, So icemen Get Game J. Solvency Dinglebury, the ing lettermen from 'lag sea son. Collegian weather expert, stomp- will fill the remainder of the for.. ed into the office this morning, ward line, along with Roger Net. blew the snow from his coat, and son. In Wednesd,iy's practice told spOrts reporters that Coach game with Hershey, Gladstone Art Davis and his hockey team sustained a fractured nose in a will at last play an outdoor game. scuffle for the puck with a Her.. That is if Lake Beebe in Ithaca, shey skater, but expects to, play New York, does not thaw by to- tomorrow morrow For the past month, the Nit- Foley, Marine Corps trainee from tany pucksters have scheduled . Carnegie Tech, and Canadian• two games on their new outdoor born Gene O'Donnell will . bo4 rink, but thawing weather wiped down varsity spots, while Pvt. ice - from the tennis court- Paul Ameel will again guard the rink, and their hopes for christen- nets .at the goalee position. ing their new stadium were brok- Other skaters certain to see ao. en. NoW, after two weeks of idle- ton against the Big Red are Jac- , ness, they meet the Big Red of. que Hutchins, Jimmy Walsh, Na.. Cornell in the first regularly val trainees, and Marine Psi; scheduled game of the season. • Bates. Hutchins scored on a pasS Wednesday afternoon the Davis from teammate Walsh in . the Her.. squad practiced against the Her- shey practice this week. shey . Junior Bears in the Heshey In addition to Hutchins' goal,. stadium, in a game that saw free O'Donnell, Crawford, end Ramer scoring by both sides. The prac- tallied with Lioh markers. A 1... tice session served to iron out though Nelson did not score in the some of the wrinkles the Lions Hershey game, "he looked in 'his have gathered through their two best . shape this season," accord.. weeks of no practice, and the mg to Davis. Nittany coach expects the squad to be near their playing form tomorrow. . Masquerelles. Celebrate :i: However, with the absence of • their ace offense threat, Tubby Firs! Anniversary. Crawford, there will be a big gap . in the forward wall. Crawford 'tea Saturday afternoon has been. invited .to represent the Masquerettes„ coeds' auxil. Penn-State in the pole vault ev- iary of the. Thespians, celebrated. ent in Madison Square Garden their first anniversary. is tomorrow night. Replacing the All women . who had been in sizeable vacancy left by Craw- at least two Thespian shows wer* - ford is Paul Ranier, a substitute invited, as. well as several char who has seen action in all the ter ,members present on canirrus. Lion practice tilts this season. Tea was poured by N. 3.''Ewmi; Captain Art Gladstone.•return- Kennedy. Shows at 1:303:00 7:00-9:00 LAST TIMES TODAY CLAUDETTE COLBERT in ''ISO TIME FOR LOVE". . SATURDAY - MONDAY -.TUESDAY THE MOST THRILLINGLY HUMAN PICTURCTO COME BLAZING ,OUTIf. THE' SMOKE OF VICTORY 6)uIuAcHADRD , ALCANAt: .'...IIARY-'-'--•.:',:i., torah Preston FOSTER • Lloyd NOLAN • William BENDIX 11 ' Richard CONTE • Anthony QUINN WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY THE MUSICAL THAT 6 by ALLAN OWAN Original Story and Screen Play by Ralph Spence • Special material by Carl Harzinger COMING-"MADAME CURIE" FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1944 In the defense positions, Jack Detected by LEWIS SEILER • Produced by lIIIYAN POT Meador. Producer ISUN AUSTER •• Soy. Noy by toner Trpl• Ad.p.X•n by /um Cody 600 60
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