Lions Face W&J in Home Opener,
Lose to Strong Hoya Five, 49-11
Perm State’s slightly groggy cage warriors, still looking tor win number one after absorbing
a 49-41 setback by Georgetown University Wednesday night, open their home court season tomorrow
night at Rec Hall against Washington and Jefferson College.
A red-hot President club will roar out of Western Pennsylvan
its fourth straight win at the expense of the Lions. The Nittany Vail
start at 8:30 o’clock, will pro
bably be installed slight under
dogs. . ,
After scrapping three mp-and
tuck stanzas, during which the
Blue and White held the lead at
four different times, lady luck
again deserted Coach John.Law
ther’s quintet in' the final period
of Wednesday’s Georgetown fray
Costa Fouls Out
Behind at halftime by only one
point, 24-23, the Lion hopes shat
tered with the fouling out of Mar
ty Costa, giant State pivot man.
Borrowing the same tactics that
American U. used so effectively
the previous night against the Li
ons, the Blue and Gray dribblers
turned on the power in the final
len minutes to win going away.
Tossing the ball slowly around
the front court, the Hoya guards
drew out the State defenders and
then drilled sharp passes into the
forwards and center who had only
to lay them up. When the Law
thermen rallied to halt this pen
etration, Captain Ray Corely took
matters into his own hands and
calmly dropped through several
arching set shots.
Simon Glitters
Milt Simon, hobbled as he was
with a severe charley-horse, drew
the plaudits of the crowd for his
sterling all-around play with 14
points to pace the evening’s scor
ers.
Aided by the accurate shots of
Joe Tocci, who totaled nine tal
lies, and Lou Lamie, who captured
seven, the threesome tried val
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iantly to stem the Hoyas’ surge
but their efforts went for naught.
Corley set the pace for George
town with 13 points realized
through five field goals and three
foul conversions. John Mazziotta.
with nine points, also proved a
thorn in the Lions’ paw.
The strong Georgetown defense
kept the Penn State sharpshooters
at bay for eight minutes before
the men of Nittany could score
a third-period field goal.
Slight Opposition
One consolation for Saturday’s
game is that Adam Sanders snd
his Wash-Jeff quintet have not, as
yet, encountered stiff opposition.
They trounced St. Vincent, 58-35:
Ohio Wesleyan, 69-51, and
Waynesburg, 66-54.
Last year the Penn State drib
blers ran away with the Presi
dents, .63-49, in a rough tilt that
saw 46 personal fouls called
against both teams.
Four veterans who engaged m
last year’s contest will see ac
tion in Coach Sanders starting
lineup. The squad .will number
13.
Andy Mestrovic, Dave Knoche
and Jack Eaton will supply Wash-
Jeff’s offensive power with Tom
Osso, who starred last year
against the Lions, ready to fill m
if any of the big guns falter.
Knoche Shows Wares
KnOche, who tallied 21 points
against Waynesburg Tuesday
Continued on page five
Petchel, Tamouro Picked
For 13,000 Mile Round Trip
Two Penn State football play- ik and the University of Nevada’s
<■", San, Tambaro and Elwo.d iS,
Petchel, will have a chance to j eam w j{i jj e provided by the Ha
compare the Florida and Cali- wa ii an All-Stars and the Univer
fornia Chamber of Commerces' s ity of Hawaii grid team,
claims during the Christmas vaca- The entire tournament is being
tion when they travel to M'ami sponsored by an American sport
ior the North-South game played j n g goods company and all travel-
Christmas day and then go to ling will be done by plane.
California to view the Hose Bowl The entire trip will cover 13,000
! ournament. miles and last about 30 days.
But the California trip will be
only a stopover for the gridders
on their way to Hawaii. In Ha
waii, the Nittany gridders will
play in a double header “Hawaii
Bowl’’ with one game scheduled
January 5 and the second Janu
ary 12 ' -n V
The American team will be
made up of collegiate all-stars
including such standouts as All-
American center Chuck Bednar-
ia tomorrow, aiming its sights on
ley boys, in a game scheduled to
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Pro Football?
'Maybe' Say
Lion Gridmen
Nine Penn State gridders who
have hung up their collegiate
uniforms for the final time are
looking toward professional grid
careers—if the forthcoming offers
are attractive.
All the gridders contacted by
professional teams said that they
would play only if a good offer
is made, and in the meantime,
are checking on job possibilities
for next summer.
Heading the list of professional
prospectives is Captain Joe Co
lone, who was drafted by the
Washington Redskins in 1946.
Colone is planning to go to Wash
ington during the Christmas va
cation to discuss terms with the
National Professional League
team.
TAMBURO AWAITS DRAFT
Also high on the list of men
singled out by the play-for-pay
boys is Sam Tamburo, stellar
Nittany end. Although he is look
ing toward the San Francisco
49’ers and the Buffalo Bills, Tam
buro, like the other aspirants,
will have to wait until he is
drafted by the pro leagues later
this month.
Penn State’s passing ace, El
wood Petchel, also has ideas of
playing post-graduate football,
“if the right offer comes along.”
The 147-pound tailback has re
ceived letters from the Los An
geles Rams and Dons, the Boston
and New York Yanks, the Green
Bay Packers and the Detroit
Lions.
SIMON UNDECIDED
Lineman John Simon, who
proved a bulwark at guard post
in the Lion forward wall this sea
son, has received “feelers” but is
undecided on the prospect of
playing professional ball.
Hard-running Wingback Wally
Triplett, who has received letters
from the Rams and Dons and the
Chicago Cardinals, is now prac
tice teaching in Philadelphia, and
will direct his efforts to finding a
permanent teaching position with
the prospect of playing pro ball
secondary.
Other Lions who have re
ceived inquiries from professional
teams are Tailback Larrv Joe,
Tackle John Finley, End Dennie
Hoggard and Wingback Larry
Cooney.
Penn State in IC-4A
Pit
Penn State was admitted to the
IC-4A in 1897, but it did not be
come active in the organization
until 1910.
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By Tom Morgan
SPORTS EDITOR
Birth Notice
Assistant Track Coach Norm
Gordon is the happy papa of a
5 Vi-pound baby girl, born Tues
day night and named Valeria
Jean.
According to Track Coach
Chick Werner, "the father is
getting along fair."
Rogel Day
We worked ' hard to get the
facts from the modest “Punchy”
on this one, but here they are:
Monday in North Braddock will
be acclaimed Rogel Day as hun
dreds of townspeople turn out to
fete the Nittany football fullback
at a testimonial banquet. Tickets
for the affair, we discovered, dub
him “All-American Francis
‘Rugs’ Rogel” in large letters.
On Expansion
Carl P. Schott, dean of the
School of Physical Education.'
looks forward to expanded Rec
Hall facilities and. consequent
ly, more room to display Penn
Stale's athletic trophies. Cer
tainly cramped right now,
aren't -they!
Said Schott: “What we should
have is enough space so that we
can do justice to the accomplish
ments of a great Penn State ath
lete, such as Barney Ewell was
in track.”
Solution
Football Skipper Bob Hig
gins would solve a perennial
coach's headache by a simple
method. At this week's gridiron
banquet, while directing his
Senate Committee on Athletics,
he jested:
“There ought to be some fac
ulty rule against graduation.
When you get a good team to
gether, then the seniors leave. If
they stayed, we’d never lose.”
Scotch Story
The veteran football coach
and story-teller. Andy Kerr,
told Nittany players Tuesday
night of the Scotsman whose
wife drowned at sea while bn
a cruise off the West Coast.
Eventually the body of his wife
was washed to shore, said Andy,
and attached to it was a rare fish
worth $lO,OOO.
Coast authorities immedi-
Continued on page eight
Spartans Tap
3 Lion Stars
Penn State’s ’4B football edition
annexed three posts on Michigan
State’s all-opponent grid team,
chosen recently by the Spartan
players.
In the Lions’ all-opponent selec
tions, released last week, they re
ciprocated by placing three
Michigan State men Halfback
George Guerre, End Warren Huey
and Tackle Pete Fusi on their
first team.
Honored on the Spartans’ all
foe outfit were Francis Rogel, bat
tering fullback who was a unani
mous choice of Spartan players;
Guard Paul Kelly, who played
one of his greatest collegiate
games in the 14-14 Spartan-Lion
tie, and Chuck Drazenovich,
erackerjack Lion blocking back.
The Nittanymen had good com
pany on the Michigan State all
opponent team, which included
two Notre Dame and three Michi
gan players. Santa Clara, Hawaii
and Oregon State each placed one
gridder.
MEftRY
CHRISTMAS
TO ALL...
PENN STATERS
From...
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