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Lion Wrestlers
Injury Ridden
Mat Coach Schedules
First Eliminations
Eliminations in the
weight divisions will be held on
' the mats tomorrow afternoon,
Wrestling Coach Paul Campbell
announced today.
Beset, as the mentor terms it,
“by one of the worst seasons in
the way of material and hard luck
I have ever encountered,” there
are still a few men, such as ’42
champ Sam Harry, and 145-pound
runnerup last year, Hal Greene,
on which the team’s nucleus will
be built.
The casualties to the team
mounted the past week, with Joe
McGee, and Murray Dixson drop
ping out because of injuries, and
A 1 Bellas, ex-footballer and pro
mising light heavyweight, pass
ing his exam for the navy. Dix
son, however, who is out with a
bad shoulder, is expected to rejoin
the team this week, while Mc-
Gee’s status is uncrtain.
Coach Campbell’s chief worries
are in the 121-pound and heavy
weight classes. As of today, Dave
Paloon is the only 121-pound
candidate, while Fred ■ France is
the only heavyweight, although
Chuck Drazenovich, Lion quarter
back on the football team, worked
out a few days last week. How
ever, he has accepted a bid to the-
East-West game at San Francisco
New Years Day, so .it is doubtful
whether he’ll be able to wrestle.
Candidates in the other divi
sions who will compete for start
ing berths are:
128-pound—Joe Steel, Walt
Kraybill, Dick Gray.
136-pound—Eugene Klein, Sam
Harry.
145-pound—Navy trainee Hal
Greene.
155-pound Murray Dixson,
Navy trainee Ernest Classer.
,165-pound—Burdsall Taylor’,
Norman Wynn.
175-pound—Wallace Chambers,
Lawrence Marcella, Navy trainee
Alfred Allenby.
Ex-Major Jim Conte
Cited For Heroism;
Back At State
Major Angelo J. Conte, better
(known as Jim to everyone, was
one ol' the young majors of this
war—being only 29. Major Conte,
who is from Pittsburgh, and
served in the infantry of the U. S.
Army for six years, is the holder
of the, Bronze Star Medal with
the cluster, the Purple Heart with
the cluster, and the Legion of
Merit.
Jim is a Penn State graduate of
the class of ’39 who played end
on the football team and majored
in 'Physical Education.
Major Conte served with the
Ist, Bth and 84th divisions and
was in the ETO for one year with
the 84th. He is mighty proud of
the 84th and what they did over
there, though he feels that he
didn’t do anything much.
Jim was a captain somewhere in
Germany when he made his fa
mous ride. Instead of ordering a
soldier to bring in much needed
supplies over a dangerous road
under German fire, he said he’d
do it. He took a jeep and a trail
er over a two mile road and re
turned in two and one-half hours
with food, ammunition, .'and medi
cal supplies.
He received the Bronze Star
(Medal for his heroism and- was
promoted to major and made
executive officer of his battalion.
Lt. Col. Charles P. Urban, Jim’s
commanding officer, said it took
plain, audacity and courage be
cause Conte could have sent any
soldier to do it, but he wasn’t that
kind of a man.
Jim} returned to the United
States exactly one year after he
left for the ETO and was dis
charged in October. He is now
various
State Picks
All-Star Team
The gridiron opponents that
turned Penn State from a poten
tial bowl bidder into a three time
loser were acclaimed by members
of the Nittany Lion squad when
they .picked an all-opponent team.
Navy, first «f the three teams to
trample the Lions placed three
men on the mythical eleven.
Michigan State earned two places
in the line-up by virtue of its 33
to 0 victory.
Although Temple and Colgate
both, 'bowed to State, each placed
two players on the team. Pitt and
Syracuse were awarded one spot
each.
The all-star selection is:
Leon Bramlett, Navy, and Joe
Lee, Temple, ends; Walt Vezmar,
Michigan State, and Paul Redfield,
Colgate, tackles; Francis Mattioli,
Pitt, and John Tsarnas, Syracuse,
guards; and Rich Scott, Navy,
center.
Backs are Phil Slosburg, Temple;
Russ Reader, Michigan State;
Glen Treichler, Colgate; and Pete
Williams, Navy.
back at Penn State with his wife,
and is finishing his master’s de
gree this semester and assisting in
the School of Physical Education.
The Penn State
Lutheran Student Association
Wishes You All A Blessed
CHRISTMAS .
TONlGHT—Christmas Party - - - 7:30
(Bring A 10c Gift)
SUNDAY—Student Supper .... 5*30
TUESDAY—Student Christmas Communion
Breakfast ..... 7:00
THE COLLEGIAN
Mittmen Begin
Ring Practice
Sharpened by. more than ,a
week’s training, several of Penn
State’s boxing enthusiasts started
on the second lap in their quest
lor varsity berths when they
paired off yesterday afternoon to
spar in two minute rounds.
. With another week of training
before the Christmas vacation, the
team will have a final ten day
training tuneup before its open
ing meet with the University of
Virginia on January 12. Coach
Houck says that as sessions are
speeded up and rounds length
ened, the boys will automatically
eliminate themselves until only
the varsity remains.
Workouts are being conducted
every weekday, including Satur
day, with particular stress laid on
punching the heavy and light
bags. In "charge of boxing para
phenalia are three first managers
—Art Goldberg, Fred Ewerts, and
Navy:trainee Vern Condon.
Assistant managers are: Ralph
Angus, Bemie Ashner, Jim Brew;-
er, Felix Daley, Charlie Mebus,
Rube Mogul, Alfred Rosen, Bill.
Schreyer, and George Vadasz. .
State Cagers Lose
To Muhlenberg, 55-36
Muhlenberg quintet trounced the Nittany Lions 55-36 on
Wednesday evening. State put-up two zones, but after the
first three minutes of play they were never ahead of the fast
stepping Allentown five.
Harry Donovan’s 21 points for Muhlenberg higlighted
the game as he flashed down the Rec Hall court and swish
ed the oop for scores. His brother Ed played a brilliant game
under the backboards and setup plays for his team-mates.
Irv Batnick steadied the State five and continued as the
Lion’s highscorer getting 13, six under the hoops and one
from the foul marker while Walt Hatkervich got five pointts
The Mules started dropping in
shots when Joe Podany entered
the game for Bed 'Baldwin. He
put a set shot in as soon as he got
his hands on the ball, and a few
plays later he dropped his second.
Irv Batnick kept State in the game
with his left-handed shots as the
Lions trailed four and six points
behind ‘with the halftime score
standing at 18-22, Muhleniberg.
on foul shots and six from
the boards.
After the Mule quintet broke
the 312 zone of State Coach La\y
ther sent in replacements who
went into the 2-3 defense to try
and stop the fast breaking oppor
nents by ■ going out and' meeting
them as they came down court.
Three men stayed in the back
under the hoop to guard the forr
w.ards. Throughout the; game
Muhlenberg used the man-to-man
defense and kept the State Five :
from geeting-. shots from under
the basket.
Opening the second half with
the men who ended the first half,
the'Nittany Lions failed to keep up.
with the fast pace set by 'Allen
town quintet. Five field goals by
Harry Donovan' in. this half car
ried the Mules ahead to the 19-
point victory.
With five minutes left in the
game Coach Lawther sent in his
starting five to try and bridge
the ; gap in the score. Currie:
played out in ,the center with
Hathervich and Diettrick on eith
er side as the team switched back
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The Box Score
Penn Stale G F -T
Rusinko, f 1. 0 2
Dietterick, f 2 1 5
Nugent, f 0 0 0
Waldorf, f ’ 0 0 .0
Funk, f 0 . 0 0
Currie, c 1 1 '3
Russell, c 0 0‘ 0
Batnick, g 6 ii 13
Hatkevich, g 3 5- 11
Light, g 0 0 0
Simon, g 1 0 ’ 2
Total 14 8 311
Muhlenberg G F T
Baldwin, f 2 O' '4
H. Donovan, f 8 5 21'
Combs, f 0 O' .0
Waelchli,- t 2 1< 5
E. Donovan;’ c 2 li -5
Hale, c ... 0 0 0
Doran, g ..10 2
Martini, g ..3 1> ■ 7
Podany, g . .. 3 0 6
Ru'bbert, g 2 15
Total 23 9 55
Halftime score: Muhlenberg- 22,
Penn State 18.
into the 3-2 zone. Rusinko and
Batnick pept under the basket,
covering the high-scoring for
wards as they droppen in the cor
ners and broke to the circle. But
still the powerful. Muhlenberg
quintet kept the State team from,
overcoming the lead. The game
.ended las. Muhlenberg added a
two-pointer to their score.
Tomorrow night the Penn State
basketball team travels .to Pitts
burg to play Carnegie Tsch. ;
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