THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1949
Between
Thel/
Lies— •
By Torn Morgan
SPORTS SUITOR
On the Foes' Front
Through countless morsels of
info dispatched by a breed of
mankind called sports publicity
directors, we 'shall today take a
quick jaunt around the circuit of
Penn State sports opponents.
First, let us interpose a point,
as Parlee Mentary, our admir•
ing fraternity brother, is al
ways doing. Penn State is not
without its athletic publicity
man. Of that ilk is Jim Coogan,
who is responsible for many
Lion sports articles one reads
in State-wide papers, but one of
the best things we can say
about Coogan is that he serves
free tuna fish sandwiches in the
press box during Penn State
home football games.
Spartans Strong
At Michigan State, where the
Nittany boxers will appear next
month, the Spartans anticipate a
crackerjack fight record this year.
Back this year are Chuck Davey.
three-time winner of a National
Collegiate crown, and Ernie Char
boneau. NCAA 122-pound titlist.
All but five members of the
Michigan State football squad
which last season won six, lost
two and tied two, will be back
next year to play host to Penn
State. Among the missing will
be three starters.. . . George
(Little Dynamite) Guerre, grad
uating backfield star of the
football team, has been named
assistant alumni director at the
school, to take effect after the
current term.
Plaid Praise
Carnegie Tech, which invades
the Lion cage bailiwick this
weekend. is touting its basketball
captain, Mike Theodore, as one of
the all-time basketball greats in
Tech history.
Op in Syracuse, the Orange
capers have squeezed seven
wins out of their first eight
games, and Coach Lew An
dreas, now in his 24th season.
has a deep squad which is
sprinkled with a good assort
ment of speed and height, vet
erans and sophomores.... Syr
acuse accepts Penn State hard
wood hospitality February 5.
The Orange's wrestling squad
is expected to be one of the na
tion's leaders this winter. • .. Pas
cal Perri and Jimmy Rollier, 165-
pound intercollegiate wrestling
and boxing champions respec
tively, are both juniors at Syr
acuse.
Army "Unknown"
On the military front, Army's
boxing team, which last year
won six and lost two meets, is
The House Lights Dim...
The Audience is Quiet ...
And the Curtain Goes up
On the First Act Of
"All My ,Sons"
TONIGHT IS THE OPENING PERFORMANCE OF THIS GREAT BROADWAY HIT
BEING PRESENTED BY THE PENN STATE PLAYERS
A Student Production With An Excellent Cast, Headed By
PORTMAN PAGET FRANCINE TOLL
CHARLES WILLIAMS ANNETTE CHERNOFF
Tickets Now On Sale At Student Union For All Performances
JAN. 13,14,.15
CURTAIN TIME 8 P.M.—SCHWAB AUDITORIUM
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Lawthermen Seek Second Win,
Encounter Carnegie Cagers
Carnegie Tech will provide the opposition for Penn State Sat
urday night at Rec Hall, when the two basketball clubs hook up in
the 53rd renewal of their annual cage hostilities.
The Skibos, under the tutelage of Bill Donohoe, sport an un
impressive record' to date, their only claim to distinction being a
stubbornly-fought 48-43 defeat by a better-than-average Pitt five.
A better appraisal of the Plaid's
prospects against State will re
sult from last night's Tech-Wash
ington and Jefferson battle. Penn
State eked out a 40 -38 pre-
Christmas win over the Presi
dents.
THREE WINS
To date Carnegie ha g s posted
victories over St. Vincent, Beth
any and Grove City in compiling
a three-and-six record. The Pitts
burgh school has dropped de
cisions to Lawrence Tech, Steu
benville, Waynesburg, Westmin
ster, Bradley Tech and Pitt.
The Plaid wpn its last time out,
Saturday night, against Grove
City by registering its highest
score of the season, 72-52. Mike
Theodore led his mates by scor
ing 33 points against the pill-city
boys.
Carnegie Tech will bring to
Penn State the Pittsburgh area's
highest scorer in the dangerous
Theodore. The Skibos' 6-foot 2-
inch center has notched 159 mark
ers, not including last night's
game, for a , game average of 17.2.
Also considered as threats are
Forwards Jack Riehl and Joe
Matsey.
FAST BREAK
Coach Donohue's Tartan .squad
is made up of 12 dribblers of
whom only two are seniors. The
Plaid. uses a modified fast break,
somewhat resembling Colgate's,
on the offense, and a man-to-man
defense. Tech's team is only of
average height, its biggest men,
Conrad Hammann and Matsey,
reaching only 6 feet.• 3 inches.
State appears to have the In
dian sign on the Tartans, not
having lost a game to them since
1940 when the Lions were out
lasted, 35-33. Last year State took
a 47-39 contest.
Donohue wil probably start the
same crew that brought him his
last victory. Riehl and Matsey are
Ewell Loses Status
As Amateur Athlete
A gift of a furnished house from
his friends in Lancaster, Pa., has
ended the amateur career of Penn
State and Olympic star, Henry
Norwood (Barney) Ewell. Frank
N. Percival, secretary of the
Middle Atlantic A.A.U. announced
that the 31-year-old sprinter was
declared a professional after ac
cepting the gift.
currently an "unknown quan
tity" resulting from the loss of
six lettermen... . The Cadets
outboxed Lions last year. 6-2.
slated for the forward posts,
Theodore in the center spot, and
Mart Chetlin and Hammann or
Bob McCullugh at the guards.
State To Host
IGA Tourney
Penn State has accepted an in
vitation to serve as host to a sec
tional round-robin tournament of
the Eastern Intercollegiate Golf
Association, Harold R. Gilbert,
graduate manager of athletics,
announced.
Army, Cornell, Penn State and
Pitt will compete in the two-day
tournament May 6 and 7. Penn
State, winner of the sectional
tourney for two successive years,
also is the defending champion in
the Eastern Intercollegiate Golf
Association.
Three like tournaments will be
held elsewhere in the East and
the four survivors will play later
for EIGA title honors. Only team
honors are at stake in this annual
tournament.
Lion Skiers
Need Snow
The possibility of Penn State's
realizing its first home ski meet
in history Saturday is slim.
Nothing short of a good snow
storm of four inches or better
could provide the course over
which the meet with Colgate is
to be run with sufficient snow
for skiing. Weather reports state
that snow isn't due until Satur
day, and then only a total snow
fall of one-quarter of an inch is
expected.
In the event the ski course at
Boalsburg is not sufficiently
packed for skiing, Colgate will
be notified by phone Thursday
night to assure its not making an
unnecessary trip.
Nittany Coach Sherman Fogg
expects that the deadline for
Colgate's notifying Penn State
about the possibility of a meet
at Hamilton, N. Y., to be 11 a.m.
tomorrow, since a trip between
State College and Hamilton re
quires about eight hours.
Should Colgate report enough
snow for skiing, the Athletic
Council, governing body for all
athletic contests in which Penn
State takes part, would have to
approve the trip to Hamilton, and
the ski team would depart tomor
row noon. Fogg indicated.
'4B Court Turnouts
Crack IM Record
Of Last Year
More than 1200 players are cur
rently engaging in intramural
basketball competition at Recrea
tion hall, Eugene C. Bischoff, 1M
athletic director, pointed out this
week.
The figure marks a new high,
topping last year's record of 98
teams and 1194 players.
Over 12,8410 students engaged in
17 intramural tournaments dur
ing the last year. Basketball and
softball were the two most
popular sports, followed closely
by touch football which attracted
a sizeable following last fall. Vol
leyball bnjoyed unusual success
during the winter months.
Other sports on the year-around
program were wrestling, boxing,
handball, track, golf, tennis, bad
minton, soccer, swimming and
horseshoes.
ATO,DU Cagers
Win Tussles
Alpha Tau Omega and Delta
Upsilon, both clinging tenacious
ly to second-place honors in fra
ternity league "B", needed last
half splurges to pull IM cage
games out of the fire at Rec hall
Tuesday night.
The ATO's, behind Zeta Beta
Tau, 9-6, at the rest period, sud
denly came to life with a stirring
rally that boosted them to a 14-
12 win, their fourth against one
loss. Delta Upsilon kept pace in
the runner-up race batting out
14 markers in the second half to
douse Pi Kappa Phi, 22-4.
Meanwhile, Phi Delta Theta,
coasting along with the league
leadership in its mitts, chalked up
win number five with a booming
25-10 triumph over Alpha Chi
Rho.
While the fight in league "B"
was winning attention, action was
furious on other courts likewise.
The Rummies had plenty of what
the Gazelles evidently needed as
they battered the lightning-run
ners, 28-2; Kappa Delta Rho
sneaked across a point to upset
Phi Kappa Psi, 21-20; Alpha Ep
silon Pi whipped Phi Kappa, 16-
9; Phi Sigma Delta eked a win
over Phi Gamma Delta, 17-16; Pi
Kappa Alpha bounced Sigma Chi,
29-20; and Sigma Alpha tripped
Tau Phi Delta, 16-5.
Tonight's schedule is:
8:46 p.m.—Triangle vs. Phi Karpa, •
court one: Alpha Chi Sigma vs. Sigma Nu,
court two: Chi Phi vs. Pi Lambda Phi,
court three.
9:25 p.m.—Phi Kappa Tau vs. Sigma
Phi Alpha. court one; Sigma Phi Epsilon
vs. Delta Chi, court two; Alpha Phi Alpha
vs. Alpha Sigma Phi, court three.
10:05 p.m.—Alpha Gamma Rho re. Aca
cia, court one• Sigma Phi Sigma vs. Phi
Kappa Sigma, court two: Delta Theta Sig
ma ye. Sigma Pi, court three.
SOPH HOP
February 18-Rec Hall
$4 per couple 9-1 Senei-Formal
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Trackmen Run
In Star Meet
The problem of organizing a
track team to represent Penn
State in the Washington Evening
Star meet Saturday will face As•
sistant Coach Norm Gordon this
weekend as the Nittanv Liao
runners strive to round into MM.
petitive form.
PRACTICE
"We've only had eight days ef.
actual practice," said Gordon who
is leading the team while Coach
Chick Werner is attending the
National Collegiate Athletic As
sociation's conference. "Our time
trials have to be held outside Reit
Hall since the indoor track is toe
narrow," Gordon continued, "mod
I can't say how the teem will do
until I see it in actual competi
tion."
Heading the list of Pena Stab
runners slated for Saturday's
meet is Jim Gehrdes, one of the
nation's outstanding hurdlers.
Gehrdes, who won the ofoenirsit
race of his 1948-49 season at . New
Orleans by taking the 120 7 yard
high hurdles against a star-she:id
ed field, will run -in the shorter
70-yard race Saturday.
Ed Duggar of the Dayton A.C•
will provide the major competi
tion for Gehrdes.
RELAY TEAM
In the Nittany mile realy team,
Wilbert Lancaster, Paul Koch and
Ike Evans are listed as starters
with the fourth place still open.
The two-mile relay is still a
wide-open event as is the mile
run, although John McCall mar
run in the mile pending further
time trials.
Two other events, the pole
vault and, high jilmp will include
Nittanymen with Ron Coder
handling the barnboo pole and
either Dick Reynolds or Victor
Fritts aiming at the high jump
bar.
Two Penn State alumni, Jerry
Karver and Curt Stone, are also
slated to rUn in Saturday's meet.
Karver will run in a fairly weak
mile field, and Stone will run in
the two-mile against Bob Black,
tripl e crown cross-country run
ner and Fred Wilt who defeated
Stone last week at Madison
Square ,Garden.