THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1947 Dorm 11 Topples Beaver House To Gain Independent Loop 3 Title Theta Chi Moves Into Playoffs With Victory Sweeping aside Beaver House 17-12 for its sixth consecutive victory, Dormitory 11 snatched the crown in Independent League No. 3 On the Rec Hall courts Tuesday night. Beaver House was the only re maining obstafcle confronting the Dorm 11 boys and an unmarred season. At the game's start, it ap peared as if 'their untainted re cord would be spoiled as the Bea vers built. up a quick lead of five points. MATHIEU SPEARHEADS Shortly before halftime, Dorm 11 ace, Dick Mathieu found his shooting eye and spearheaded his mates into a 10-7 margin as the first half ended. The victors maintained a steady defense to thwart Beaver House's determined quintet, and finally win out 17-12. Standouts on the Dorm 1 , 1 squad were Earl Yountz and J. Muihall with their back court play, and Dick Mathieu, whose eight markets proved high for the game. Second ,plE.ce in Independent Loop• No. was acquired by the Lutheran Students as they trounc ed Murphys 28-6. Love, with nine points was the big gun in the Lu theran attack. The winner's so]e defeat . was dealt them by the powerful Berks' Independents who gained the Loep No. 1 crown. HALEY LEADS MARAUDERS Dick Haley's fine offensive work marked the 28-18 win gained by the Marauders over the Penn State Club. In another fray, the Seveli Old Men came to life to defeat the Stags 32,18. 'Fourteen points were racked up by Bill Sweeney as his. Hoopsters' five set back Dormitory 4 by a 34-24 count. .ScOring at random from all over the floor, Sweeney was personally responsible for Dorm 4's loss. Berletics downed Penn Haven 22-15, with Davis' impressive 'floor game featuring the tilt. A forfeit win was posted by the Comets over Nittany Co-op. Dorm 7 and Marilyn Hall both failed to field a squad, and as a result, 'both teams were .a6corded forfeit losses. THETA CHI WINS Theta Chi and Alpha Chi Sigma, playing off for the right to . repre sent Fraternity League No: 2, fought a close duel throughout the garne with Theta Chi walking off with a 17-14 win. Alpha Chi Sigma had previously edged Kappa Delta Rho in the first round of this playolf. The leEgue had ended in a three way tie. ITihe Scheduled games in the fraternity division have now been completed. HoWeyer, three leagues finished •up ,with ties. for the crown, and have yet to play these off. Phi Kappa Psi, Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi Kappa Sigma will battle for the League No. '3 .title; Alpha Chi Rho and Phi Sigma Delta will pair off for the Loop No. 5 champion ship; and Phi Kappa Tau, Beta Theta Pi, and Sigma Nu are the tied contenders for the League No. 6 playoff berth. PLAYOFFS MONDAY First round contests will be slated for these teams tomorrow night, with Monday night being the date of the final playoffs. each three-way tie, byes will be awarded one squad from among the three. This team will then meet the first round winner foi the title. !League winners in the fraternity ( bracket already determined are Phi Delta Theta "A", Theta Chi, Beta Sigma Rho, tl:thi Epsilon Pi, and Sigma Pi. In the independent tourney, Berks' Independents and Donm 11 are victors in their respective lea gues, with the other two represen tatiyes in the finals to be desig nated by this evening's games. Scheduled for tonight at 9 o'- PENN STATE CLASS RINGS L. G. Balfour ieo, OFFICE IN ATHLETIC STORE Weatherman, Send Down Snow Flakes For Fogg's Skiers Someone hurry down to Sher man Fogg's office and tell . the ski coach where he can locate seine snow Slakes and do it .before Saturday pugease! The team hopes to compete in' the Penn's Valley Ski Club indi vidUal +meets at the Bciaasburg run, but the skiing out there gets rough, especially rough, .without snow! The warm spell arrived at a bad time this week after many new ski enthusieAs were con verted last Monday night follow ing the travelogue ski movies John Jay showed under the au sPices of the Penn's Valley Ski Club. Jay intended trying out the ski trails here, but the only skiing ;:leaSible last Nt4eeklend at iStlate College would have been been the water viariety at Whipples Darn. 'So if any one has any sugges tions where the ski team can lo cate several ton's of borax or sev eral. inches •of powder snow, call the Phys Ed. department and• set Coach Fogg on the, snow trail. The meet not be postponed until the last•minute in hopes the white flakes will arrive by that time. New Hockey Team To Meet Colgate After weeks of waiting for a break from old man _weather, the ice hockey squad recently had its first chance to skate. Close to 50 candidates worked out, though it was for only two days, under new coach, Jim o'- Hora and his assistant, Wayne Bitner. • VETERANS BACK After being dropped for the duration in '1943, the sport is gett ing a new start with many veter ans of past squads back at their posts. The varsity front line of Art Gladstone, temporary team cap tain, Ted Kauffman and Fred Bernlbaum is back intact for its final year of ploy. Other wings and centers are Paul Heberling, Dick Herr, Bill Levy, (Egan, who is 6 transfer student frcim Boston:Colleg, Mal ley and Sullivan: GOODWIN RETURNS The defense or back line is led by Tommy Goodwin, captain-elect of the '43-'44 team. NO previous Penn State men haVe returned to fill the goalie spot, but the two likely looking candidates are Fast and Weber. The first game is scheduled with Colgate and will be played on the new rink behind the east stands of the stadium, Saturday after noon if the weather permitting. COLGATE TOUGH Colgate is said to have one of: the best teams in the country after their recent win over St. Law rence. The .season's schedule is started with Colgate on Jan. 18; George town (away), Jan. 27; Lehigh, Jan. 29; Cornell (away), Feb. 1; Army (away), Ail). 12; George town, Feb. 15; Colgate (away), Feb. 22. clock are Nittany Co-op vs. Ya hoos (court 1), Eagles vs. Ram blers (2), Comets vs. Ralleks (3). At -9:40, Dorm 4 vs. Beaver House (.1), Blazes vs. Marauders (2), Hoopsters vs. Penn State Club (3). At 10:20, Dorm 7 vs. Berletics (1), Maccabees vs. Stags (2), Marilyn Hall vs, Seven Old Men (3). THE DAILY COT SNGIAN, STA\E COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Speidel Preps Grapplers for Tigers; Holds Inter-Class Competition Finals Matrnen Leave Friday For 'Princeton 'Match Coach Charley Speidel sent his grapplers through a series of inter-class .competitions today in preparation for their first match of the season against !Princeton University at. Princeton, New Jer sey. this Saturday. It is expected that wrestling competition this yeah will be good due to the great number of return ing servicemen. !However. just as in football and other major sports, there will be many upsets, Speidel said. Many small schools., not previously known in wrestling circles, will come up with strong teams, he added. Because of the crowde, condi tions tat Penn State, many students from out of state, who wanted to learn their . wrestling under Coach Speidel, cannot be admitted. SCHEDULE TOUGH The wrestling 'schedule this year, is plenyt tough, the coach said. Speidel, who has never lost over two matches in any 'one year since he started coaching wrestling at Penn State. may 'have a tough time preserving that record. After meeting Princeton on the 118th, the matmen return to Rec Nittany Fencers TO 'Meet Lehigh In Initial Match Opening . their 'first intercolleg iate season since 194 1 3, the Nit tany Lion fencers lift blades against the Lehigh Engineers at Recreation Hall Saturday after- It will be an inexperienced team that crosses foils with the visitors in the matches that start a 1 1 1 2:30 p.m. Only four men Of ipre-wor teams will be in the starting lineup. ' MEYER COACHES Cdach Dir. H. Arthur keyer has worked the !Madmen into shape and will have them ready for the 12 event match. Captain Bob Swope will double in the foil and epee events, while the three other lettermen may see more than one blade. Veterans John IMaGeary, sabre,; Dave Okarow, foil and Larry Tessier. epee, will see action Sat urday afternoon. The match will be in three di visions,—foil, sabre. land epee— with four matches in each. The foil is the lightest of the three weapons with the sabre the heav iest. The handle, shape of shaft, and size of blade makes the dif ference in weight. SCHEDULE CHANGED The Temple -and Philadelphia Fencers club matches sch•eduledl for next week have been , cha•nged to a March date because of the conflict with final exams. The 1'947 fencing schedule find's Army at State College, Feb. al; Temple at State College, Feb. 15 Cornell at State College, Feb. - r -11- CHECKING ').. 1 % ~..- 1 ~t . , by mail it ... ;,.- . (- ( es No walking 'around to at m I -, ; MAIL half dozen stores—when ) j- you .pay your bills by . . .. • \-- ........... c Check:Open your check Fil account here today and pay by mail. - • .. \., .. . • is First National Bank Hall on the 25th to meet Lehigh University. Lehigh, strong every year, has already boasted that they will have a top-notch team. They turned back a powerful Penn team last week 24-0. How ever, every match was closely Lions Look For Victory In Meet With Western Maryland Boxers Western Maryland will bring an inexperienced boxing team' to. Rec Hail Saturday 'at 3 p.m. to meet the once-beaten Lion mitt men in the second dual meet of the season. The Lions, who lost to Miami in their opener last Saturday 4V2-3 1 / 2 , will probably enter the Winter Schedules SWIMMING Jan. 18 Carnegie Tech away Jan. 25 Cornell • away Feb. 8 Syracuse away Feb. 15 Temple home Feb. 22 Pittsburgh home Mar. 1 Wayne Univ. home Mar. 15 Intercollegiates at Rutgers Jan. 18 Lehigh home Feb. 1 Army home Feb. 15 Temple home Feb. 22 Cornell ' home Mar. 1 New York U. away Mar. 7 Temple . away Mar. 8 Phila. Fencers' Club away Mar. 20-21 - InterCollegiates at New York ICE HOCKEY Jan. 18 Colgate home Jan. 27 Georgetown away Jan. 29 Lehigh home Feb. 1 Cornell away Feb. 12 Army away Feb. 15 Georgetown home Feb. 22 Colgate away 212; New York. University at New York, Mar. 1; Temple at Phila.. Mar 7; and Philadelphia Fencers Club at Phila., Mar. 8. PAGE TIMES Jack Greene Captains Nittany Lion Squad contested. Syracuse. Penn State's opponent on Fe,braury 8 has an unpublicized team but they are expected to show well because oE their ex-Oklahoma ARM coach. Army, while not, expected to be as strong as last year, Came through with a 1941 conquest of Columbia. Navy, also boasting of a strong team, out-pinned Dartmouth last week, 24-6. POSITION OPEN So liar, no man on the Lion team is sure of his position. Even Cap tain Greene. and Dixon will have to hustle to make their weights, Speidel said. Dixon was inter-col legiate .1 1 .55-pound last season: in his freshman year. Speidel has been holding his , inter-class com petitions in an effort to form a tentative first team. The following, is a list of the final matches being held,: lbs.—Sehautz vs. Blaueh 128 lbs.—Lux vs. Shadley (106 1111s.—Noker vs. rHiarringtocn i 11415 lbs.—Greene. Captain, vs. un -1.9.5 lbs.—Dixon vs. Wynn 1165 Ibs.—McKeebe vs. (=known) 17)5 lbs.—Chambers Spaeth ;Heavyweight—Clark vs. Purnell ring) as favorites to defeat the boys from Westminster, Md. The 'Green Terrors have been able to enter only one veteran. Carlo Or tenzi, 1 1 942 Ea l Ethern I;ntercollog late 165-pound champ. MOVED UP Ortenzi has moved lip to the MI-Jpoulad clas s this year and will prove a tough opponent for Penn State's Will Greene. Carlo is the brother 'of Tony Ortenzo who • won the .1165-pound title in 11938 and will captain this year's Green Terror squad. Sig Jensen, who competed at Western Maryland as a heavy weight prior to the war, will coach the team this year. Jensen, a senior land himself an ILTlBA.fin alist in 1942, has, with the excep tion of Ortenzi, an all-freshman team. OPENER FOR W. MD. • Saturday's meet will be the op ener for Western Maryland this season. The Terrors meet Coast Guard Academy, Army, and Billy Richard's Bucknell ,team twice later in the season before return ing to Rec Hall for the Eastern Intercollegiates. Lion coach Leo • Houck will re lease his starting lineup tomor row. In all probability, the genial coach will enter the same 'starters that he used last week.
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