Overweight Poses Steeper Task
To Batnick Than Enemy Guards
From experience gained through playing basketball, Irv Batnick
will .be able to open a weight-reducing salon if the business field
proves too perplexing. |
Irv, who led the scoring parade against American University withj
15 points, is a commerce and finance major; but he devotes almost as
miuoh time in taking off excess
pounds as he does learning how to
avoid another financial depres
sion.
Before leaving for the Army in
January, 1946, Irv was high scorer
for the College team. He returned
to Penn State ton late i n 1947 to
get into condition for the team.
THE PROBLEM
Slimming down to form is in
deed a major problem for the 210-
pound basketball center, who is
attempting to retain his starting
position on the 1946 squad. Irv
had been ordered by the doctor to
lose 25 pounds before the varsity
season commenced.
‘‘lt was easy for the doctor to
say,” commented the New Yorker,
“but for me hacking off pounds
is really a job. Once practice
starts, Coach Lawther keeps the
team hustling up and down the
court for more than one hour.
“You might think I’d lose
weight,” Irv sighed. “Yet I don't
for some reason.”
HIS DIET
$T© watch fraternity brothers
helping themselves to extra serv
ings of potatoes or another slice of
bread is agonizing, Irv explained.
All the brothers are conscientious
and diligently see that Irv loses
the pounds, for they are anxious
as Irv is that he remain on the
team.
In the Army Irv played on the
Fort MqOiellan team which cap
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tured the Alabama state cham-!
pionship. He also was on a crack!
Okinawa basketball squad. |
“That team at McClellan was
hot,” Irv exclaimed, “but the best
team I ever played for was the
Okinawa military government
team in 1946.
“Major George Jordan of Tuc
son, Arizona, wa R on that team.
The major showed me how to im
prove my style of play.”
Although Irv is equally talented
with his right or left hand, he
favors shooting the ball from the
port side. His best shot on the
court, according to Penn State
rooters, is a left-handed pivot
shot.
Students Invited
To Gym Exhibition
Students are invited to the
gymnastics demonstration to be
put on in connection with the
Mid-Winter Conference of the
Pennsylvania State YMCA Phys
ical Directors Society at the Col
lege this weekend, according to
Charles W. Stoddart, Jr., director
of Physical Education Extension
Services.
The gymnastics demonstration
will be under the supervision of
Eugene Wettstone, College gym
nastics coach, and will begin at
3 o’clock Saturday afternoon.
Boxers Prep for Rec Hall
Inaugural Against Bisons
Sharpened by more than two weeks’ training, Coach Leo Houck’s
ring aspirants have started their quests for varsity berths with daily
t hree-round sparring sessions.
Only one more week of training remains before the opening meet
here January 17 against Bucknell’ s Bisons. The mittmen will speed
up their training pace and as tihe rounds are lengthened, the candi
dates will eventually eliminate
themselves until a suitable start
ing lineup remains.
INJURES NOSE
Captain Jackie Ti g he, last
year’s champ in the 1'65-pound
class, injured his nose in a spar
ring session with Alex Alexander
and, according t 0 Dr. Herbert
Glenn, College Health Director, it
is "doubtful" whether Tighe will
be able to enter the ring next Sat
urday
All is not glum in the Houck
lair, however, for southpaw John
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Cagers Travel for Two Weekend Tilts...
Face Colgate , Syracuse
Two high flying New York
State basketball teams will pi o
vide the exposition for Penn Stale
this weekend when Coach Law
ther's courtmen travel to Hamilton
tonight to vi e|
with undefeated
Syracuse Satnr
j pos i t ion’s 149.
Jr/ l the Red Raiders
/ -sf have chalked up
i rmnn Tour straight
| GABUH wins, the closest
ja 47-45 decision over Cornell. The
ibig gun in the Colgate ranks is
Ernest Vandeweghe. 19-year-old
! center who set a new all-time
! scoring record last season with
329 points.
In contrast to the relatively un
known Hamilton squad, the Syra
cuse team is loaded with well
known dribblers. Heading the
New Yorkers’ list is “Bullet” Bill
Gabor, two time member of the
Helms Foundation All-American
squad. Gabor, a 5-l'l forward,
holds the Syracuse record for
most points in one game, most in
one season, and in the Brigham
Young battle, scored his I,oooth
point in collegiate competition.
A man who will provide a good
reason for Coach Lawther’s
“bankboard blues” is Roy c e
Newell, high scoring Orange cen
ter. who stands 6 feet 8 inches
and weighs 198 pounds.
The third veteran on Coach Lew
Andreas’ squad. Ed Stiokel. hit
the basket for 320 points last win
ter. and coupled with Gabor and
Newell, will trv to open up the
Benglian, 1946 Eastern Intercolle
giate champ in the 128-pound di
vision, is back this year. Benglian,
who sat last season out due to a
face injury, tips the scales at the
130 mark and is the strongest con
tender for a starting berth in that
weight class.
Weakness in the heavier weight
classes lias been the cause of the
ringmen's losing many close meets
the last few seasons. Leo Houck’s
hopes were greatly bolstered this
week when a new heavyweight,
Chuck Druzenovich, turned out at
the ling. Drazenovich, star block
ing back on Coach Higgins’ foot
ball eleven, is a 24'0-pound “block
ot granite” and looms as a sure
starter in the unlimited weight
class.
In the 125-pound class, the com
petition has been extremely keen
between Fred Smith and John
Turcaso. Both Smith and Turcaso
fought for the Lions last season
and it’s a tossup who will get the
starting berth next Saturday.
Jim Cassidy, surprise boxer of
last year’s intercollegiate fights, is
working out daily and is a strong
contender for the 135 class.
Loss of Glenn Hawthorne, Na
tional 145-pound champ, is mak
ing itself felt strongly. As yet Leo
Houck does not know who to pick
out of a trio of promising new.
comers.
John Slusser who boxed in the
1 55-pound class last year is shap
ing int n condition nicely as is Hal
Howard, 159 pounds, an ex
marine who fought o n Houck's '43
team.
Vying lor starting berths in the
165 class are "Buzz'' Fahringer, a
starter from the '45 outfit, and
Paul Smith, a sophomore and new
comer to the State boxing ring.
Pat Contort, a letter winner
from last year, lias been sparring
daily with Nick Restaine, another
newcomer t,, State. Both Conlon
and Restaine have shown excep
tional hitting power in the early
sparring sessions.
COMPETITION KEEN
FAHRINGER
A Great Pivot
Royce Newell. Syracuse's G'B"
center, is having his best year.
A junior, he' has totaled over
500 points with the Orangemen
the last two winters.
Sports—Coast to Coast
Lt. Glenn Davis, one of the famed Touchdown Twins who led the
famed Army football team through three undefeated seasons, was
again- denied permission to resign from the Army to enter profes
sional football. There was no official announcement on what basis
Davis had asked to resign but a “trick knee” was reported as the
most probable reason.
When a West Point cadet is graduated and accepts a commission,
it is customary for him to stay in the service eight years. But Davis
clearly stated he does not intend to stay in that length of time, as
he eventually plans to play pro-football. It is most likely a California
pro-eleven on which Davis will ultimately play, since draft rights on
him are owned by Los Angeles of the National League and San Fran
cisco of the All-America Conference
Williams Cops Batting Laurels
Making a clean sweep of batting lauerls in the American League
1947 campaign, Ted Williams, long range clouter of the Boston Red
Sox, topped his circuit in batting average, in slugging percentage
and in runs-batted-in according to official figures announced last
week.
The gangling Williams had a .314 batting average which was sup
ported by a slugging average of .634; this left the rest of the field
in the American League far behind. In the all-important RBI column,
the curly-haired Boston outfielder was the only on in the loop to go
over 100, his winning total being 114.
American League pitching honors for the ’47 season were split
between Cleveland’s Bob Feller and Spud Chandler of New York.
The twenty-nine-year-old Feller was the only American League
hurler to win 20 games, but his 20 triumphs were the fewest he has
registered over a full season since 1938; his 11 setbacks left him with
a .645 percentage, pnly sixth best in the league.
Chandler, inactive through most of the season due to an arm ail
ment, was the official leader in earned run average with 2.46. He
won only 9 and lost 5 while his rookie teammate Frank Shea owned
the highest won-lost percentage. Shea posted an .806 mark amassed
by winning 14 and losing 5.
Oarsman Wins Sullivan Trophy
John B. Kelly. Jr., an oarsman from the University of Pennsyl
vania, was named winner of the James E. Sullivan Memorial Trophy.
This is awarded annually to the “amateur athlete who by perform
ance, example and good influence, did the most to advance the cause
of good sportsmanship during the year.”
Kelly, who had wpn the singles sculls titles in the American and
Canadian championships and England’s Henley Royal Regatta in
1947, had a total of 663 points to place him ahead of Harrison Dillard,
Baldwin-Wallace’s national hurdling champion.
Michigan . . . No. I Team
After Michigan’s howling pack of Wolverines had clawed them
selves to an overwhelming 49-0 triumph over the Pacific. Coast
champion, Southern California, the Wolverines left little doubt in
anyone’s mind as to who won the mythical national football title.
When AP sports writers took their final poll following Notre
Dame’s victory over Southern California by a 38-7 margin, they
picked Notre Dame as their number one grid eleven.
But after the Rose Bow] on New Year’s dav, the sports writers
again cast their ballots and Michigan took over the top spot by a
better than two-to-one margin.
$7O, $BO Thousand Dollars
Joe DiMaggio, the famed Yankee Clipper, signed his 1948 contract
with the New York baseball club of the American League for an
estimated $70,000 to make him the highest salaried player to play
for the Yankees since Babe Ruth. The hard-hitting centerfielder i
ceived $43,500 for his services during the ’47 campaign. While Dim t,
gio signed his baseball contract, Harry Gilmer, Alabama s passi s
tsar, signed a five-year football contract to Pr° is
Washington Redskins for approximately $BO,OOO. This amou
$20,000 less than Gilmer first demanded.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9. 1948
sliding-zone of the Blue and
White in Saturday's contest.
With a record marred only by
a 37-59 loss to Loyola of Chicago.
Syracuse is aiming at the Na
tional Invita
tional contest!
in the Gardei
this Swrina an'
will null out al
the stops in ai
effort to beat th
visiting Lions.
The forwari
wall ot the Li
ons’ a t t a c
Biery. Batnici
and Simon, win
start in tonight’s cttcvct
, contest, while STICKbLi
the guard pos's will probably hold
Kulp and Ruhlman with. Schisler.
Nordblom. Bozinski. and Costa
standing by.
Around the Rim
While the Nittany courtimen left
their lair for a one game stand,
during the vacation. Penn' State
opponents were shooting baskets
all over the country.
The biggest news on the oppo
nent scene was the near win of
the Syracuse team in the First
Annual National Collegiate Bas
ketball Tourney in Los Angeles.
After gaining the final round, the
Orangemen were shaded by Mar
hall College 46-44.
Holding a five game winning
.streak. West Virginia continued on
| its high scoring path by swamp
ling Washington and Lee 78-35.
by George Vadasz