SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1948 Lions Invade Pitt Stadium For Opening Cage Tilt Penp State will open its 52nd year of collegiate basketball against the University of Pittsburgh tonight, when the Nittany cagfrs tyckle Pitt’s powerful court quintet in an 8:15 scheduled eon test Coach John LaWther will lead his band of Lions into the Smoky City in search of their 40th win over the topflight Western Pennsyl vania combine. The game repre-1 sent* the list tp be played be-' tween the two arch rivals. revenge Still stinging from the unex pected reversal on the gridiron at the hands on the Panthers, the Lion courtmftp Will he seeking aome measure o| revenge on me boards. The Lawthermen will go all out in their effort to gamer win numfcr one as ? triumph ov er the highly-regarded Allegheny Countiana wouid bi it the stock OOfiSV -~ »lpa W* White consider- afftjws quintet will be in the starting lineup Saturday. He is 5-foot-7- inch Joe Tocci, a first year man at the College, who has impressed to such an extent tfist Lawther has nqjmed him to stfirt at ope of the ’°SS,S^&yort erwm,e plqoe Ifilt Simon, runperup m Scoring last year, who will be out of action uptil January because of g painful charleyhorse. Simon, blond 5 foot-9 inch pepperpot, heretofore had claimed the dis tinction of being the smallest man oh the Nittany Lion team. OTHERS Other starters against Pitt will be Wizard Parkhfll, sharpshoot er from Yeadon, at forward; Carl Nordbloom, of Pittsburgh, and Terry Ruhlman, of Warren, at the ball handling spots; and Mar tin Costa, of Fredaricfctown, or Lee Scbisler, of Northhampton, at the cfenter slot. , Copta and Schisler, the giants of the squad, standing 6 feet 6 inches ahd 6 feet 5 inches, re spectively, will be called upon to snare most of the defensive du ties. Boxers Battle Continued from Page Six and Michael Kurowski, Sigma Chi, kept the crowd at fever pitch early in the card. Lee slam banged a decision Win with hard right crosses. Another ATO, Emil Suda, in the 128-pound class, danced throdgh three rounds, and furi ous counter-punching of John Hanby, Alpha Garomg Rho > to win the first decision. In the 175-pound division, Wil liam Davidowjtz, Phi Sigma Delta, succumbed to hatchet-like lefts thrown by Joseph Jasko wiak, Theta Chi. A wildcat brawl between Clyde Wilson, Alpha Gamma Rho, and (Continued on page eight) i THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Matilda Chi Edges Privateers In Longest IM Court Fray The longest intramural basketball game on record, complet' With four overtime periods before Matilda Chi finally dumped the Privateers, 14-12, went into the books at Recreation Hall Thurs day night. Eight other IM court battles rounded out another exciting night of the cage schedule. The schedule moves into another big week Monday when nine other games take, the floor, Concerning drawn - out cage play, intramural basketball rules state: . . “An extra two-minute period will be played to decide games ending in a tie score. A second two-minute period will be played if necessary. Games remaining tied at the end of the second ex tra period will be decided by starting a third period and de claring the winner to be that team scoring the first point.” Matilda Chi and the Privateers, knotted after the regulation time, battered to successive deadlocks through the first two overtimes. The first sudden death failed to produce a point and nobody could squeeze through a tally un til midway in the fourth over time when Matilda Chi eked out its 14th point to snare the victory. Meanwhile, the Smooth Schmoos had no difficulty taking Ward 2. Scoring 22 points in the first period and 18 in the second, MON. AND TUES. EVES. The International Film Club Presents The French Language Hitl “Recommended to Adults” N.Y. Herald-Tribune “Fascinating Stuff —Journal American • Presented in Cooperation with Modern Language Departments, Peiina. State College. Presents Plaque A chrome-finished wall plaque S upon which are inscribed the < scores of the 1947 football season. | including the Cotton Bowl game 5 at Dallas, has been presented to S the College by Frankie Goodman s Penn State alumnus and forme: ? intercollegiate boxing champion. S Dr. Carl P. Schott, dean of the S School of Physical Education anc’ £ Athletics, indicated that the § plaque would be placed on the % wall in Recreation Building. S the Schinops bumped their oppo nents, 40-10. In other games, Sigma Chi als went into overtime to upset A 1 pha Epsilop jPi, 12-10; Q. Quinte battered Jordan Hall, 28-11; Bea ver House thoroughly trounced the Speedsters, 23-7; Section 1C bounced Ath Hall Men, 14-8: Womers Roamers wiped up the court with Ceramics, 89-7; Archi tects defeated Cody Manor, 15-11 • Murgas ran over A.R.0., 30-15. Monday's tchedue follows: 8:45 p.m.—Golden Eagles, vs. Indians, court one: Team X yd. Scrimps, court two; Bapiblen vs. Warriors, court three. 9:25 t>.m. —Coal Crackers, vs. Centur- Boys, court one: Dorm 28, vs. Dorm 80. court tyro; Dorm 8 vs. Twenty Miner? court three. 10:05 p.m.—Dorm 21, vs. Dorm 27 court one; Dorm 24, vs. Interrogative court two; Phi Gamma Delta, vs. Triangle, court three. LEARN TO SNORE Learn, to snore in the daytime. Amaze your friends. How? Simple! dust care fully avoid NoDoz Afrikaners. When people take a NoDoz Awakonor tablet they Wake pp fast, feel alert Harmless as coffee. 25c at drug stores. RARE OPPORTUNITY! STUDY ... 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