OAGE TEN
The Nittany Realm
handler selected an off-hand all-star team
Screwing up his brow and nibbling the tip of his ring finger,
Joe cnose Utah's Arnie Ferrin and Vince Borryia, of Denver at for
wards; Yale's "Poosh 'em up" Tony Lavilli at center, and Bob Davis,
of Seton Hail, and Ralph Beara, of Kentucky, at guards. Of these
live, only Ferin and Davis are in the pro circuit.
Toed didn't hesitate in tapping Eli's smooth Lavelli as the best
all-around hardwood performer he's seen. "He has an unstoppable
hook shot which he shoots equally well right or left-handed."
By his G. 1., ye shall know him. First thing you notice on seeing
the 23-year-old Tocci cut around on the floor is his dark, well-de
veloped crew-haircut. In a crowd he is distinguishable by his sharp
sports coats. His taste in ties, however, runs along the conservative
angle.
Joe spends his summers playing baseball, and in his off time
around campus he likes to play pinochle with the boys. He's one of
the few who have no gripes about the Nittany Dining Hall. "I'm not
hard to please when it comes to food," he laughs.
He defends the Nittany system of basketball. After ogling the
all-offensive, no-defense, race-horse type of game played in New
York, he realizes the value of possession play and has been thorough
ly converted. "If a team is running and throwinig while you use your
head and work the ball, you'll win every time, provided, of course,
the other team isn't having a bit of sensational luck throwing 'em
up." •
A shrewd observer of the sport, Tocci hid a half smile when
asked about the rough brand of game played in the Midwest. "When
I was still at Mohawk, we played Colgate the night after Penn State
got through with them. Ernie Vandeweghe Raiders' star center
had been so battered he could hardly play."
Joe would like to take a crack at the pro basketball ranks—his
first love—after completing college, but he shakes his head wistfully
and says, "You know the old saying about the little man in basket
ball." There is room for small men of outstanding ability in the pro
ranks, but there are damn few around. Musi, at 5 feet 9 inches was
the smallest man in the BAA last season, playing with the Philadel
phia Warriors."
To borrow a saying—the future of the little man in basketball
is looking up—at the Mikans and Kurlands.
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Stone Misses
2-Mile Elite
By 0.2 Second
A former Nittany runner and
Olyniple - entry, Curt Stone, just
missed the elite class of two-mil
ers by two-tenths of a second last
Saturday night at the Millrose
Games.
The former Penn Stale track
star, running in the invitational
two-mile race, finished the eight
lap event in a reported 9.02 min
utes, behind Gaston Reiff, Bel
gium, Erik Ahlden, Sweden and
Fred Wilt of the New York A.C.
From a letter received from the
Gaines committee this week.
Coach Chick Werner announced
that Stone's time was actually
9: 00. Only three Americans,
Don Lash, Greg Rice and Wilt,
have broken nine minutes, and
Stone's "slow" time placed him
fourth as Reiff posted a 8:56.1,
five seconds off the world's rec
ord.
Fencers Face Army
In Away Match
The Nittany Lion fencing var
sity will take on a crack Army
outfit at West Point Saturday in
the Lions' first away meet.
Army Coach Joe Velarde will
greet the visitors with an exper
ienced Cadet squad resulting
from a two-year building pro
gram. Dick Bowman, Army team
captain, is the top Cadet pros
pect by virtue of placing second
in the epee at the NCAA tourna
ment at Annapolis last year.
Last year Army edged Penn
State, 15-12.
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CARNEGIE HALL
Prof. Hall Picks Up Pointers,
Learns Skiing Hard Way
Age need not be a bar to a full'
day of thrills—and spills—on the
ski trail.
William F. Hall, professor of
agricultural education at the Col
lege, was 49 before he donned a
pair of skits and then, he says,
he did it only in self-defense.
Hall's young son, William, Jr.,
first took up the sport and while
Junior mastered the art, Senior
was required to stand around the
ski slopes and try to keep warm.
"A year of that," Hall vows,
"was all I could take."
Next, Hall bought himself a
Courtmen-
Continued from page nine
Orange, 59-52, for the second loss
of the season.
A power-laden N.Y.U. squad re
corded the third Syracuse loss as
it smashed the Andreas team in
its Madison Square Garden debut,
68-45. Unable to calm down in
the spacious arena, the Andreas
men scored only nine points in
the first half.
TEMPLE
Two games against Temple took
the Syracuse squad nowhere as
it trounced the Templars, 59-44,
at Syracuse and then lost a 77-65
contest at Philadelphia.
Again it was a slow start that
accounted for the loss as tle
Orangemen could hit the basket
for only one point in the first five
minutes of play.
Penn State Coach John Lawther
will start Carl Nordblom and
Terry Ruhlman at the forward
posts, big Martin Costa at the
center spot, and Milton Simon
and Joe Tocci at guard.
Coach Lawther will use Lou
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, MO
complete skiing outfitand picked
up a few pointers in the classes
for beginners.
"Most of my skiing ediacetAqa,
however, was learned thgotigh the
school of hard knocks," Hall stnil..
ingly admits. .
Today, the 56-year-old College
professor Is one of the Most en
thusiastic members of the Pam
Valley Ski Club.
_ -
No matter how blustery the
weather, if there's snow, Han des'
erts the fireside for the mountain
side and his favorite outdoor
sport—skiing.
Lamie and Whitey McKown as
replacements for the starting Ave.
Both Lamle and McKown have
shown up well ih the past few
gaines and are slated for more ac
tion in the future.
Ken Weiss, who has been un
able to connect since his perform.
ance in the Colgate game, may re
turn to the lineup Saturday in a
reserve capacity.
Matmen—
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•
Elliott, to the sound of Referee
Johfi Engle's hand hitting the
matt and culminating the bOut
between Homer Barr and the
previously unbeaten Bennie
Davis of West Point, the Blue
and White grasped Wins With
monotonous regularit,-
"Pig PAID"
Once again the victory' Witi
climaxed by the Nitta*. "Pin
Pair," Maurey and Barr.' ACting
Captain Maurey was leadig the
undefeated Abe - Allan by ' a 6-2
count when he applied a crotch
and • half nelson to the Cildet
grappler and forced him to.yield
in 2:26 of the first period. It Was
Maurey's third consecutive
victory in the 145-pound class.
Barr completely eut4elaased
Davis in the heavyweight btswL
The smooth - working ex-Clear
fielder pinned the future General
in both the second' and third
periods. It was Davis" 'first live
in four starts, and the "third
5-point win in a row 'for Barr.
Also displaying brilliant fore
against the Army grappleri
Reese, newcomer JaCk
bis, Grant Dixon and Bob Markle: .
Reese continued his winning
ways by taking Joe Elliott'into
camp with an 8-1 decision intile'
121-pound bout, while Muth ,
rolled over another previoutir
unbeaten Cadet matman - whet
he nabbed a 8-3 decision from
the veteran 175-pounder, Phjlo
Lange. It was Markle's first ap
pearance in varsity togs A' th e
•
Lions.
FIRST MEET
Dreibelbis, moving with light
ning speed, cut Army's Charley
Cunningham down 'to size, and
pinned • him in 4:44• with a re
verse cradle and crotch. It was
also Dreibelbis' first start and
the 128 - pound Cunningham's
first loss.
Grant Dixon closed out his col
legiate career in brilliant fashion
as he outlasted unbeaten Chuck
Olentine, 3-1, in the 155-pound
duel. Dixon wrestled a smart
match agai n s t the powerful
Olentine, and clinched the bout
with a takedown in the last 10
seconds.
West Point's Dean Mulder, 105-
pounder, clamped the first defeat
on. Bob Hetrick by grasping a
6-2 decision from the Nithisii
matman, and Captain Rol
Raabe, EIWA champion in 1
and runner-up last year, was ex
tended to the limit to defeat Al
Fasnacht, Lion 136-poubd The
tier, by a 3-2 score.
The summary:
121 pounds—Reese CPSI de
cisioned Elliott, 8-1.
128 pounds Dreibeibis (Pl 3)
pinned Cunningham in
crotch and reverse
136 pounds—R aabe (A) de
cisioned Fasnacht, 3-2.
' 145 (PM
un—Ma
pinned Allan
in 2:26 with ur•y
crotch
and half nelson.
155 pounds—Dtam (P 69 de
cisioned Oientine, 3-1.
165 pounds—Mulder (A) de
cisioned Hetrick, 6 -2.
175 pounds—Markle (P 11) de
cisioned Lange, 6-3.
}Leavy weight--Barr
pinned Davis in 4:41 with bar
arm and head chat= s and o t
7:39 with revamp
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