WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1949 Lion Tankmen Play Host To F&M as Underdogs For the third time this season the Nittany tankmen will enter 8 meet assuming the underdog role, when they play host to a veteran -packed swim team from Franklin and Marshall in Glenn land pool at 8 p.m. today. The Lions will be seeking victory number three, at the same time trying to raise their record above the .500 mark. Thus far this IM Court Director Expects Record Participation With less than three-fourths of the intramural basketball season completed, figures released yes terday by Gene Bischoff, IM ath letic director, show the cage sport wil go far over the top mark made last year for individual par ticipation. In 270 games completed out of approximately 400 scheduled, 4060 participations have been record ed compared with 4500 participa tions during the 1947 season. Only four per cent of games scheduled this season have been forfeited, the IM director added. Lion Fencers Yield Match to Philly The Penn State fencing team was edged, 14-13, by the veter an Philadelphia Fencers' Club at RIN Hall Saturday. "In winning the epee and saber matches, 5-4 and 7-2, respective ly, the Lion fencers showed con siderable strength. Their 8-1 loss in the foil match wasn't indica tive of how well they performed, since they dropped seven of the five-point matches by scores of 5-4. The only Lion fencer to win all three of his bouts was Dick Dyer, with saber. Rolf Wald and Art Ward, epee, and John Richards and co-captain Paul Younkin, saber, captured two of three. Co-captain Harry McCarty, foil, and Bill Fairchok, epee, each won one bout; John Kochalka, foil, lost three; Ralph Meier, foil, lost two; Frank Philippbar, foil, sub stituting for Meier's third bout, lost one. Turf Confab The 18th annual turf confer ence, holding special appeal for golf course greenkeepers, will be held February 21-24 at the Col lege. Turf improvement, renovation and research will be discussed. Lone Champion Only returning titlist on the 1949 Nittany gymnast team is Bill Meade, Eastern tumbling champion last year. Penn State's other Eastern champ last season, Steve Green (side horse), has graduated. At Your Warner Theater NOW! Cathaum PHYLLIS CALVERT MELVIN DOUGLAS "My Own True Love" Slate FRANK SINATRA KATHRYN GRAYSON "The Kissing Bandit" In Technicolor /)/) ittany ROSALIND RUSSELL LEO GENN "The Velvet Touch" THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA season Bill Gutteron's mermen boast wins over Temple and Dickinson, with defeats at the hands of Cornell and Syracuse balancing the scales. Cornell and Syracuse are two of the strongest teams in the East, while F&M is just a notch below them in the ratings. In their last outing, the Diplo mats lost a close match to Lehigh, currently protecting a 12-meet victory streak, 39-36. Coach Bill Gutteron has been working the team every day, and with the added experience and confidence gained in the Lions' win over• Dickinson he expects the meet to be a close one. Gutteron is planning to have several faces new to Penn State audiences in his lineup tonight. One will definitely be Vic Lynch, swimming in the 50-yard free style with Cass Borowy. Against Dickinson, Lynch performed in actual competition for the first time and finished second behind Borowy. Because of this fine showing he will be a starter to night. Of interest to divers Cal Folms bee, seeking his fifth straight sea son dual win, and Rudy Valen tino is the addition of a new set of diving boards, which will be used for the initial time tonight. Mat Jayvees Fa The Lion Cub wrestling team closes its season today against the Lock Haven Teachers Col lege juniors in a meet at Rec Hall at 7 p.m. The Ridenourmen lost their first decision in three starts on Saturday, as a powerful Lehigh Jayvee team clamped a 25-3 score on the Blue and White. Dick "Bucky" Edinger won his third straight bout in the 136- pound division, and thus averted a whitewashing for the Nittany understudies. ' Coach Charlie Ridenour has announced that his lineup will be primarily the same as the one that faced Lehigh. The summary: 121 lbs.—Capt. Welliver (L) pinned Dux in 2:01 with a cradle. NOW! FREE CLOTHING REPAIRS! We sew on or tighten buttons, mend small Pocket holes, tack trouser cuffs, and repair broken belt loops FREE OF CHARGE when you bring your cleaning or quick pressing to Hall's Dry Cleaning Shop. Store en trance on Allen St. underneath the Corner Room. Open every day from 8-4. Bring clothing in today for free repairs! Small charge for major repairs. NUW FORMULA WITH VIRATOL* works wonders in the looks of your hair. It looks natural... it feels natural... and it stays in Baseball Call Baseball Coach Joe Bedenk has issued a second call for those interested in vying for positions on the varsity base ball team. Thus far, about 80 candidates have reported. Candidates are requested to report to his office, Room 302, Recreation Hall. anytime this week or next. Indoor practice will begin immediately, but Bedenk plans soon to have his pitchers and catchers work out under the stands of Beaver Field. Jayvee Results Junior Sluggers Annex Only Lion Weekend Win Only team representing the Lions to come back to the Nit tanv Valley victorious last week end was the Blue and White jay vee boxers. The junior sluggers turned in a 5-3 win against the Orange jayvees at Syracuse. Going through three rounds, the most gruelling of the even ing's fight agenda, Bob Keller, pounded out a draw against slug ging Jim Palmiotto, at 165 pounds in the evening feature jayvee attraction. Charlie Wilson, neophite Nit tany heavy, dropped a much booed split-decision to the Or ange heavy Lee Simon. Wilson, although spotting his opponent 45 pounds carried the fight all the way, but a misinterpretation of a knockdown cost him the contest. Blond Dave Evans scored an easy 30-23 victory in the even ing opening meet as did football- e Lock Haven 128 lbs. Brothers (L) deci sioned Co-Capt. Mattern, 5-3. 136 lbs. —Edinger (PS) deci sioned Gasdaska, 3-0. 145 lbs.—Burns (L) decisioned Kirsch, 4-2. 155 lbs.— Murphy (L) deci sioned Brinker, 4-1. 165 lbs. Donatelli (L) deci sioned Peters, 9-4. 175 lbs. Dimmig (L) pinned Everett in 2:48 with bar, nelson, and chancery. Unl. Morgan (L) decisioned Co-Capt. Chambers, 3-2. 464 , ;s9‘icat 1 1 (''' rtou L" - a elatl eta M..ate, Seventh IM Cage Triumph Assures PiKA's League Tie Pi Kappa Alpha wound up its intramural basketball schedule at Rec Hall Monday night with assurance of at least a tie in Ira• ternity league "F". Bumping off Phi Kappa, 31-10, by shaking loose Jack Platt for 12 points, and Phil Preston for nine, the Pi KA's won their seventh contest against one loss. Phi Sigma Delta and Sigma Chi, with five wins and one loss each, and two more games to play, are the only teams in the circuit that can tie the leader. Five teams in independent er Al Peluso. The 175-Peluso had little trouble in annexing all three rounds of his contest. Lou Guthris, Lion 135 pounder, won by forfeit when his oppon ent weighed in at 141 pounds. Fighting at 130 pounds, John Deck, received a cut eye after 48 seconds of the first round and therefore the bout was declared a draw. Pat Helms, lanky Lion 155- pounder, looked impressive in turning in a onesided victory. Alonzo Swan dropped a decision at 145 pounds. Jayvee Cagers Succumb To Navy Seconds, 41-40 Penn State's Jayvee basketball squad blew a seven-point three quarter lead Saturday afternoon at Annapolis to drop a 41-40 ver dict to Navy's JV crew. State was held to four points the final period as the Middies drove through with 12 tallies to decide the game. Mike Deßone paced scorers with seven field goals and three foul conversions for 17 points. Trackman All sprinters and bro ad jumpers, and men interested in learning how to run or jump, should report to Track Coach Chick Werner at the indoor track in Rec Hall any time this week. TICKETS • GO ON SALE FRIDAY FEB. 18 9:00 O'CLOCK A. M. AT Student Union for SOPH HOP With SKITCH HENDERSON HIS PIANO HIS ORCHESTRA PAGE THREE league "E" are finding the corn.. petition keener, however. One game separates the leaders, Dorm 30 and Foresters, from second placers, Interrogatives, Dorm 27 and Twenty-Niners. On the same schedule Monday, the Foresters and Dorm 28 threw a crimp into the works with im portant triumphs over Dorm 30 and the Twenty-Niners respec tively. With Kaiser salting away nine counters, the Foresters floored an offense that kept the lead the whole distance to throw Dorm 30, 23-7. One point spelled disaster for the Twenty-Niners, as Dorm 28 edged out of the battle victor• Lolls 17-16. In other games Monday, Dorm 39 slid past Dorm 37, 14-13; Dorm 33 displaced Dorm 40, 22-13; Dorm 25 walloped the X.M. Boys. 18-2, and Dorm 27 dumped Dorm 3, 18-15. The Interrogatives won by for.. reit over Dorm 21. Last Friday night, Murgas out did the Architects, 18-14; Cera mics blasted Cody Manor, 20-16; Section 10 battered Womers Roamers, 20-17; the Lions edged Ath. Hall Men, 32-31; Century Boys exploded over the Ramb lers, 22-15; the Warriors played havoc with Team X, 23-21; the Golden Eagles shellacked the Shrimps. 22-14, and the Indians tomahawked Watts Stars, 20-10. Tonight's schedule features nine more games: 8:45 p.m.—Penn Points vs. Berletics, Omega Psi Phi vs. Al• pha Zeta, .Tau Kappa Epsilon vs. Alpha Phi Delta. 9:25 p.m.—Delta Upsilon vs. Zeta Beta Tau, Tau Phi Delta vs. Alpha Chi Rho, Alpha Phi Alpha vs. Phi Kappa Sigma. 10:05 p.m.—Acacia vs. Sigma Pi, Alpha CM Sigma vs. Sigma Phi Alpha, Pi Lambda Phi vs. Delta Chi.
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