State Hoopmen Hit Road
For Two Cage Clashes
Penn State will seek its initial cage win this Tuesday when the
Lions travel to Washington, D. C., to oppose a highly regarded
American University quintet. The following night the State drib
blers take on Georgetown on the National Guard Armory court also
in the nation’s capital.
Although the Eagles have so
to record a win over the Nittany
hoopmen. Coach John Lawther
and his Lion pack realize that
American U. has acquired a repu
tation as giant-killers. Staff Cas
sell’s club is touted as potentially
the greatest outfit to be produced
in his tenure as coach at the
Washington College.
RIVALS
Cassell and Lawther, friendly
rivals of long standing, are both
exponents of the zone defense
and all signs point to a low-scoring
fray. The Centre County warriors
have always been an attraction
on the schedule of the red, white
and blue clad Birds, and the clash
of the two collegiate giants draws
a big crowd.
The Eagle’s 12-man roster shows
seven returning letter-men from
a team that was runner-up in the
Mason-Dixon Conference last
year. Although not one of the
starting five is a senior, the squad
is regarded as an experienced one.
Stars of the Eagle’s offense are
o-foot-4-inch Leroy ‘lsh’ Ishman
and Bob Lamon, both of whom
played as regulars last year. La
mon topped all A. U. scorers
during the 1947-’4B season with
2fid points in 28 games. Ishman,
a rough gent under the boards,
teamed with Lamon at forward
and tallied 238 counters. ;
DUAL
An interesting sidelight of the
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The Westminster Foundation wishes each of you a blessed
Christmas in the new discovery of what it means that God
did speak on Christmas Day in the Gift of the Child, cradled
in the manner among the lowing cattle.
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 11
2:00 p.m.—Saturday Afternoon Work Party: Toy repairing.
Decorations for Candlelight Service,
Assembling Christmas Booklet.
0:00 p.m.—Saturday Evening Open House. The group will
leave at 10:30 to go to Schwab Auditorium
lor tiie Candlelight Service 11:00-12:00.
SUNDAY. DECEMBER 12
9:30 a.m.—Christmas Meeting of the Student Department.
10:45 a.m.—Morning Church Service, Presbyterian Church.
0:20 p.m.—Annual Westminster Foundation Christmas.
Candlelight Service in Westminster Hall and
Dedication of our Christmas Offering for
projects in the Philippines, China, Mexico,
and the Southern Mountains.
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 16
7:00 a.m.—2ooth Meeting of the Thursday Morning Matins
Group.
A PRAYER FOR CHRISTMAS DAY
O holy Child of Bethlehem, descend to us, we pray;
Cast out our sin, and enter in, be horn in us today."
:ar been stymied in their attempts
Owen Named Manager;
Assistants Chosen
Joe Colone, president of the
Men’s Athletic Association, an
nounced yesterday that David
Owen has been elected head foot
ball manager for 1949.
At the same time he released
the names ol next season’s first
assistant football managers: Peter
Graff, Don Preate and George
Avery.
game will be the personal dual
between the Eagle’s 6-foot-6-inch
center. Ronnie Garshag and Penn
State’s Marty Costa. Coach Cas
sell calls his tall tap-man the most
improved basketball player, in
one season, that he has ever seen.
The Eagle’s guard spots will
be fortified by either two of three
veteran performers who have been
playing together for three years.
Ralph Benson and John Wake
field will draw the starling call,
with Fred Fling, an excellent de
fensive player despite his 6 foot
7 inch stature, to spell them.
Ed Moffatt, a 221-pound hurdler
turing the track season, is rated
'he best of the first-string reserve
corps.
CLASSIFIEDS
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that direction, for Christmas. Call Fred
3130. Shnro driving anil expenses.
ANYONE having or knowing of apart
ment in i-eb. please contact Df.ve Davis,
3400.
TYRING—Term papers, reports, thesis, etc.
Call (5347.
CHRISTMAS PRESENT Trouble? Get
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Blocking Back
Is Iron Horse
In Total Time
In his capacity of blocking back
on offense and line backer-up on
defense, Chuck Drazenovich, bril
liant football quarterback, played
four out of every five minutes dur
ing the ’4B Nittany season.
Official figures show that “The
Draz” was a vital cog in the Lion
machine 432 minutes out of a total
of 540 clocked during the nine
game schedule.
In this respect, Chuck led the
Blue and White squad, but was
followed closely by End Sam Tam
buro, who logged a total of 426
minutes. In the 300-minute brack
et were Tackle John Finley, 375.
Wingback Wally Triplett, 363},
Guard John Simon, 343£, and
Tackle Don Murray, 300.
Other top Nittany players in
length of service were Tailback
El wood Petchel, 269, End Bob
Hicks, 253, Wingback Larry Coon
ey, 227, Guard Joe Drazenovich,
224, Tackle Bob Ross, 224.
Partial proof that a fullback’s
chores are some of the most ex
haustive physically was reflected
by the relatively equal distribu
tion of the job between Francis
Rogel, 196} minutes, and Captain
Joe Colone. 165}.
Ski Schedule
Lists 6 Meets
A tentative schedule for the
Lion ski team includes six meets
for the ’4B-’49 season reports Ski
Coach Sherman Fogg.
To open the season, the Lion
hickorymen travel to Lake Placid,
N.Y., taking part in the Lake Pla
cid Invitation, a three-day affair
beginning December 30.
After a two-week rest, Coach
Fogg will escort his men to the
Ski Hill in Boalsburg January 15
when they engage Colgate in the
only dual meet now appearing on
the schedule. This will mark the
first time a ski meet has been held
at Penn State.
With the Colgate meeting in the
record books, Coach Fogg has three
weeks to put his charges in tip
top condition before leaving for
Canton, N.Y., to participate in the
St. Lawrence Carnival.
Next, the Lion skiers entrain
for Ithaca, N.Y., to enter the In
tercollegiate Ski Union champion
ship meet with 25 other colleges
from the East and Canada. To date
Penn State is the only competing
school from Pennsylvania. How
ever, Lafayette may also take part
in the ISU if its attempt to form
a team prior to the meet is suc
cessful. The ISU pits the Eastern
and Western division leaders to
gether and the victor is declared
hampion. This meet takes place
February 11-12.
Also on the agsnda is the Syra
cuse Winter Carnival at Syracuse,
N.Y., February 18-19.
The much-traveled 1948-49 Lion
winds up its schedule at
1949 Houckmen Battle
Best Collegiate Boxers
Only six opponents, that’s all the Lion ringmen meet during
their forthcoming campaign, but among those six are three of the
greatest boxing aggregations in the nation—Army, Wisconsin and
Virginia.
Leo Houck, veteran boxing tutor, said, “It’s going to be tough
sledding all the way. There isn’t
a single breather in our schedule
after our opening meet against
Western Maryland.’’
Houck has been busy lending a
helping hand with the current in
tramural boxing tournament and
therefore hasn't had much time to
cast a glance at his ring prospects,
but the varsity mitters have been
drilling daily in preparation for
the rugged ring schedule which
opens January 29 against We.-t
-ern Maryland’s Green Terrors
TOO EARLY
“It’s too early to tell about our
potentialities but on thing I’m
sure about. We’ll
be tough to beat
in the heavy
weight class,”
says Houck.
“Chuck Drazen
ovich has been
working out
daily and he
should have lit
tle trouble in re-
Eastern champ.”
- ye, : eight starters are
back for duty this year. Jackie
Tighe, able ring captain and form
er Eastern champ was lost via
graduation. Hi s loss left a big
gap in the 155-pound class. Clark
Young, a current competitor in
the intramural tourney, or Yar
Chomicky, a jayvee performer
last season, seem at the present
to be the two top men for that
weight division.
JACK SHEEHE
Fighting his senior year, Jack
Sheehe, has added considerable
weight during the summer months
trouble paring
iwn to his 145-
und fighting
ight, Houck
ly move him
a class to dll
ghe’s vacancy.
Curt Crooks, a
*t-jab artist,
; dropped out
ichool and two
_ttlers, both
participating in
Sheehe the IM boxing
tournament. Oliver Wallace and
Harry Papacharalambous, might
be the answer to a pressing prob
lem of who’ll fill the gloves in the
135-pound division.
Houck is still looking for an
able mittman for the 175-pound
(Continued on page five)
Ligonier, Pa., by taking part in the
Pennsylvania State Meet, tenta
tively slated for February 22.
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 11, 1948
Between
1
By Tom Morgan
SPORTS EDITOR
Mailing Wall
Athletic authorities of Pennsyl
vania colleges periodically plod
their way to the wailing wall and
vent their woes concerning top
notch football timber that forsook
higher institutions of the Key
stone State for “better deals” out
of-state.
By scanning a few of these
All-America teams (which, by
their number, are ruining the
purpose of the whole business),
one comes across several .laiive
Pennsylvanians each vear who
turned thumbs down on Penn
sylvania colleges in favor of
seeking other football climes.
Dear knows, Pennsylvania has
been called the “hotbed o/ high
school football talent.” Scouts
from non-state football teams
gravitate to homes of star high
school boys like flies to flypaper.
"All" Team
We took a hasty peak at a
couple "all" teams to discover
whether we could select an
All-America of Pennsylvanians
at non-Pennsylvania schools
and what we assembled follows:
In our all-star backfield there
is a plethora of pigskin “names.”
We chose Johnny Rauch, Geor
gia’s celebrated quarterback
from Yeadon; Lou Kusserow,
Columbia’s fullback from Glass
port; Bernie Custis, from Phila
delphia, who as Syracuse’s ace
passer was a prickly thorn in Penn
State’s side; and Tommv Kal
manir, of Jerome, the Nevada
eleven’s leading ground-gainer.
Also deserving mention in our
backfield are Army's star back,
Arnold Galiffa, from Donora.
and Leo Koceski, of Michigan's
Wolverines and Canonsburg.
For our first-clas placekicker in
this day of specialists.- we chose
Steve Oracko, who kicked them
this year for Notre Dame. He
hails from Lansford.
Lack of Linemen
Outside of three outstanding
ends, a topnotch guard and a de
pendable center, we were at loss
for “name” Pennsylvania linkmen
performing elsewhere. The term
inals are Leon Hart, Notre Dame
and Turtle Creek; Dale Arm
strong, Dartmouth and Pittsburgh,
and Warren Huey, Michigan State
and Punxsutawney.
Our center is Bob McCurry,
of Michigan Slate and Lewis
town, and who would want a
greater guard than Army's Joe
Henry from Clearfield?
No doubt a deeper search would
produce other linemen to com
plete our roster, but these are
sufficient to show that Pennsyl
vania truly is one of the Great
Providers in the gridiron game.
From the Morgfue)
Lion Fullback Francis
"Punchy" Rogel, whose mother
has never seen him play a game
of football, will celebrate his
21st birthday Sunday .... One
hundred ninety college sports
editors (including us) assisted
in the selection of Collier's 59th
All-America Footbal Team this
year.
500 Seats
The first grandstand at Beaver
Field had a seating capacity of
500.
PIAA in 1891
Penn State was admitted to
the Pennsylvania Intercollegiate
Athletic Association in 1891.
Money for Athletics
In the 1890’s the Penn State
athletic teams were financed by
masque balls and the custom of
passing around the hat at games.