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Boxers Open Home Season
In Rematch With Virginia
Lions face Cavaliers Minus Heavyweight;
Houck Asks To Enter Extra Contender
With no capable representative to fill the heavyweight'
post, Coach Leo Houck early, this week sent out a letter to
University of Virginia officials requesting two boxers in any
of the four middle divisions- when the Lions and 'Cavaliers
touch gloves in a return met at Kecreation Hall, 7 p. m. to
morrow. The Virginians won the first test, 4 and one-half to
3 and one-half.
The Lion’s most promising contender for the heavy
weight berth, W6bb Moriar
ta, quit the team just before
the Virginia clash, leaving
the post open to two inexperienc
ed candidates. Houck had to for
feit the bout, giving the Cavali
ers their winning edge.
Because he had received no
answer by yesterday from Vir
ginia officials, Coach Houck was
still uncertain as to who he would;
start in the lightweight and 155-
pound divisions. Captain Paul
Smith, loser by decision at Vir
ginia, fhay give way to a '¥l Lion,
Jim Cassidy. In the eveht the
Virginians place two 135-pound
ers in the meet, either Captain
Smith or John Benglian Will facie
the newcomer,
In the 1'55-pound class, Jack
Seitchik, holder of a draw at Vir
ginia, will fight either of two op
ponents, depending whether the
Cavaliers place two in this di
vision, and Herald “Buzz” Fah
ringer will get the. opening nod.
Hard-hitting Stan Lachowski,
who made- the Lion’s ‘best showing
at Virginia', will be gunning for a
second straight victory when he
opens in the welterweight divis
ion. In case, of two Cavalier re
presentatives, last year’s veteran,
Navy Trainee Joe Bondi, will be
Houck’s other welter choice.
John Slusarczyk, loser of a
close decision at Virginia, will
get another try in the 165-pound
class, while Vaughn Stapleton,
who appeared in a few bouts last
year, will get the nod in the event
of another Virginian.
Certain starters - for the Blue
and White will be Ray Polarisky
featherweight, who gave a good
account of himself although losing
the decision at Virginia; light
heavyweight Nick Ranieri, who
copped a decision by cutting his
opponent’s eye;, and Navy Trai
nee Cramer, winner of an impres
sive decision in his opening bout.
Jim McGuigan will referee the
bouts,
Lion (ourfmen Attempt
Second Win Over Bisons
The Lion court squad, smarting
under the -67-51 lacing admini
stered by Colgate’s Bed Raiders
will attempt to get hacik in the
win column when they meet the
Bucknell quintet Saturday night on
the -Bisons floor.
This will be the second meeting
of the two teams. In the previous
tilt, the State squad trampled the
Bison herd by a 's'B-33 count.
The State dribblers have won
four out of ten contests for a .400
average to date. Susquehanna,
Carnegie Tech, Bucnell and Tem
ple have -been trounced by the
Lion cagers. On the other side of
the ledger West Virginia and Muh
lenberg have pounded out twin
victories over the Lawthermen
and Pittsburgh and Colgate have
beaten Slate in single engage
ments.
Four of the eight places on the
Penn State wrestling team are
filled by freshmen.
Towering Center
Herb Currie, towering center of
Coach Lawther's court squad,
has proved invaluable in grab
bing rebounds from foe back
boards this season. The 6 foot
9 inch pivot man .holds second
place in the Pehn Slate scoring
summary with 51 points.
Lacrosse Squad Holds
Indoor Training Sessions
Winter lacrosse training, which
includes the fundamentals of the
game, an'd daily workouts are be
ing held! by the Lion lacrossemen
in Recreation Hall. Practice in
stick handling and throwing are
being stressed in the pre-season
practice.
Even with veterans from last
year’s team and the men that
turned out for summer practice,
Coach Thiel has started from
scratch and is .teaching the basic
rules and plays of the game.
Jim Chaikin, head manager,
announced that candidates for the
job of assistant manager are to
report to 221 Rec Hall from 3 p.
m. to 5 p. m. any week day.
THE COLLEGIAN
IFC Basketball
Standings
Alpha Chi Sigma tightened the
race with Sigma Alpha Epsilon
lor' first place in League I of
the interfraternity basketball
tourney, by running up a record
score of 58-6 against Alpha Phi
Delta. Fellows led the scoring
with 23 points. The 'Alpha Chi
Sigs also downed Pi Kappa Al
pha, 28-13.
. Sigma Alpha Epsilon is holding
up its end of the contest by win
ning two more games, to put them
in a tie with Alpha Chi Sigma.
One of SAtE’s wins Was over, pre
viously unbeaten, Phi Delta Theta
I, 27-19.
The other SAE victory was reg
istered against Phi Sigma Kappa,
the Phi. Sigs withering to the
tune of '4l-16. Clay Zundel was
the SAE’s marksman, notching 12
and il9 respectively in the two
games.
Ttittmaster of Phi Efcsilon Pi
holds the single . game shooting
honors of the tournament, sinking
24 points i nthe Phi Ep’s Win over
Delta Sigma Phi, 44-27. The Phi
Ep’s also dropped a Contest, losing
in unbeaten Phi Kappd Sigma, 26-
21. K ' •
In other contests, Beta Sigma
Rho remained undefeated liy
downing Phi Delta Theta 'IT, 24-
■l«5. Also with an unblemished red
ord, Chi Phi defeated Lajnbda Chi
Alpha, 33-24. . ."
Pi Kappa Phi broke into the wift
column, alter forfeiting one gam'd
to Phi Delta Theta.l, “by ‘downing
Alpha Phi Delta, 31-24,-.v.
Delta Chi continued its- attempts
to register in by- copping
two contests, 25-.13 over-Ebi J3.i&-
ma Kappa, and 16-6 over Pi Kap--
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Only Penn State Varsity -coach';
not yet returned front;the wars is-
Charlie Speidel oMhe^&Sstlers;,..„
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Four Unbeaten Matmen
Meet Test At Lehigh
Four Penn State matmen, paced
by Captain Sam Harry, will lay
unbeaten records on the line to
morrow night when the Nittahy
wrestlers oppose Lehigh in their
annual dual meet at Bethlehem.
The Valley Engineers have been
defeated only by Cornell in a
very close match, and have won
five of their matches, taking
Princeton last weekend.
•Sam Harry, out to regain the
128-pound crown he first wore in
1942, and NiROTC trainee Hal
Greene are tooth experienced
matmen. Coach Paul Campbell
moved Greene up from the 136-
pound to the 145-pound class this
season. Don MoKeeby, beaten
only in the informal meet against
Lock Haven, showed up well with
victories in the 17’5-pound divi
sion against Navy and the Coast
Triple Sports Program
Platinoid For Fob. 2
Highlighting the triple sports
weekend of Feb. 2, Penn State
will play host to the Pittsburgh
basketball squad, 'Cornell’s wrest
ling team and the Army mittmen.
In this season’s previous en
counter with the Panthhrs ' the.
Lion courtmeh Held command'of
the ball 'game for'three quarters.
A Panther surge which countered
for 21 points in the final period
spelled defeat for the LaWther
men. . „ t
Cornell’s grapplers Will make
their debut on the Lion mats on
Saturday aftemon* when they at
tempt to avenge last year's 14-12
defeat at the hands of the State
wrestlers.
The Army boxers will be but
Jack Milley’s death in Lancaster
reminded Leo Houck, Penn. State
.boxing coach, that Milley was his
first trainer and manager. “He
taught me hcnv to box,” Leo said.
:Milley was Houck’s manager from
1992 to 1910, .
TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22, 1946
Guard Academy. Defaulting in
the Navy match because of an
ankle injury, Grant Dixon holds,
an unbeaten record with mat wins,
over the Coast Guard and Lock
Haven State Teachers in the 155-
pound and 165-pound classes.
Coach Campbell rates Harry as
one of the best college wrestlers
he has ever seen. Outpointing
the 1945 Eastern Intercollegiate
champion, Captain Bob Gersh
koff of the Coast, last week, 17-3,
Harry was in pre-war form, said
Campbell.
The. same men that wrestled
against Coast Guard Academy
Will probably take the mats oh'
Saturday except iri the 165-pound
class. Dixon, who wrestled ten
pounds over his weight last week.
will return to the 155-pouhd divi-.
sion for the Lehigh match.
to increase their percentage lead
Over the Nittahy rihgmen. v
Tentative plans for the triple
sports program are as follows: •
, Wrestling— 2 p. m. Recreation
Hail,. Feb. 2.
(Boxing—7 p, m. (Recreation
Hall, Feb. 2.
Basketball—'lmmediately after
the bdxiiig meet. . '
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