PAGE FOUP Dribblers Open . Zlm'G.a.roe Lion Gnus Meet Susquehanna U. In First Test of 1949-'5O Season By RAY KOEHLER Two' months of court• .prepara tion will• reach its climax atB . o'clock: tonight when. Coach Elmer Gross . sendi his two - platoons into 'salon against Susquehanna Uni versity on the •Rec boards.: • Students will be allowed to the game only by presentation "of their AA Books. ' Per n •State is favored over.the graduation-riddled •Crusiaders , in the season' opener and expect : lit tle difficulty in making the debut of its new 'head coach a success: FAST BREAK , Coach 'Gross will mark the• oc casion, by Springing his •darkly veiled platoon system into action. Another, innovation and one which will probably .send ex mentor John Lawther into a double-take—will see the - State quintet setting up a - fast break. Previoutly- .the trademark of Penn 'State teams had been the deliberite, set-play type; Gross still plans 'to use his 'plays, with or without a pivot-man, .should his fireball- methods wear out. Notwithstanding the attraction of the two squads upon the floor, ,the tactics and mannerisms of the new coach will also be spotlight ed. In comparison to State's form er leader, Gross is almost drab. SPIRIT During previous seasons the fire and vehemence of Lawther stood out as vividly as did his learns. Gross is still as..outwardly un emotional as when he captained State's greatest team. Announcing his starting team late yesterday afternoon, Gross revealed an all-senior selection. Joe Tocci and Marty Costa, named co-captains, will both appear in. the opening lineup. Tocci and Lou 'Lamle will start at tl-..2 forward spots with Lee Schisler, 6-foot 5-inch marksman, taking the center slot. Costa, who began almost every game last year as the tap man, has been switched to guard with Bob 'Whitey' McKown, his running mate. Schisler and McKown have been promoted• from the reserve ranks where they served for the past several years, under Lawther. In point of service- they, and Costa, are the real veterans of the outfit. SECOND PLATOON For his second squad Gross in-- tends to use Frank'. Moore and Ted Panopolis at forward, Jay MacMahon at center, and Lloyd Aroprim and Zeke Seidell at the guards. Mel Kates and - Jack Storer will also be used as the occasion atises. MacMahon, • 6-foot 7-inch pivot MoOre 'and Pariopolis were all .principal faCtors in Altoona winning. the- state junior college basketball championship in 1945- '49: gross will uniform 17 men for tonight'a•game. Last year. Susquehanna won 6 while dropping 11. : Sole survivors from that team are Dick Wester velt, of Bloomfield, N: J., and Jack Thorp;*Athens. The remainder of the squad will be made up of Norm Fleisher,' 6-foot 5-inch Lewistown freshman, Charlie Zlock, junior varsity high scorer, Bruce. Wagner, Ed Wollaston, Ned Condon, and Jim Hazlett 'who al so double as varsity football cen ter. :Head Coach Alonzo Stagg, Jr.; has lost his top, point producer, Evan Zlock,• who carried the team practically single-handed last year. ' Starting lineups— Penn State •Susquehanna Tocci F Westervelt • Launie F Zlock Schisler C Fleisher Costa G Hallett McKown G Condon FOR HER .. . Arvbeautiful watchband by Comex or Spiedel. B. P. MOYER Guaranteed Watch Repairs Upstairs at College Sportswear THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA , Tom Lucas, Sigma Nu, (right) drives home a left jab to the head of Dick Brown. Chi Pi. in a 121-:lound intramural boxing match in Rec Hall last night. Lucas won a decision. 10-Bout IM Featured by Harry Papacharalambous and Charley . Wilson•scored technical knockouts to highlight' a' fast-moving 10-bout intramural boxing pro gram before 750 in Rec Hall last night.' Other winners were Vince Sakovitch, Kappa Delta Rho; Bob Gower, Alpha Tau Omega, Bob •Briselli, Theta Xi; Milt Nemroff, Phi Sigma Delta; Tom Lucas, Sig ma Nu; Al Porto, Phi Kappa; Charles Rodgers, 'Phi Gamma Delta, and Warren Cooper, inde pendent IMPRESSIVE Papacharalambous, Delta Upsi lon, put on an impressive show in outboxing and outslugging Bob Winslow, Kappa Delta Rho, before referee Eddie Sulkowski stopped the bout at one.minute of the second round. Wilson, Alpha Gamma Rho, a hard-hitting light heavyweight, made it even quick er over Delta Chi's Justus Baum, referee Glenn Hawthorne call ing a halt to the festivities after 30 seconds of the middle cantor Papacharalambous boxed nice ly through the first round and shook Winslow with lefts' and rights to the body and several hard rights to the head. Little Harry staggered Winslow, with a hard right uppercut at the start of the second, stalked him across the ring. and was pummeling away to the body when Sulkow ski threw in the towel. • WILSON JABS ' Wilson took control in the sec ond, opened up his man with a thumping series of left jabs and was scoring with a sharp one-two combination when Hawthorne stopped the contest• Sakovitch and Gower, cam paigning in• the 165-pound divis ion, registered impressive victor ies. Sakovitch gained a close de cision over Sigma Chi's Mike Kurowski, while • ,Gowers out slugged Sigma Alpha Epsilon's Chuck Myers. After a dull first round, Sake vitch opened up with a one-two string to Kurowski's head. Sako vitch drove Kurowski across the ring with a hard left, but Mike For Chills - Thrills -M KIND LADY = Players Production DEC. 9 and 10 CENTER STAGE Allen & Hamilton Sts. E.: Fri. 90c Sat. $1.25 FE.- •••••=0 Refreshments =lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllb —Photo by John Gaut Mitt Show 2 TKO's fought back with a stinging right to the jaw. Kurowski got the better of it, scoring with a left and right to the head after they had socked each other with long range lefts and rights to the head in the ;third. Gower was. on top all way as he banged to the head after weathering Myers' body attack midway through the second round. Briselli, runner-up in the 155- pound independent class last year, outslugged Bill Nichol, Alpha Gamma Rho, in a rip -shorter. They" started fast and were swinging from the heels when the final bell sounded. The shorter Briselli was the harder puncher, but he had to weather a storm of blows to get In close enough to work. " Runner-up, in the 121-pound class last year, Lucas scored heav ily with a thundering looping right hand in scoring a decision victory over Dick • Brown, Chi Phi. After an even first round, Lucas took over with hiS right. After a slow start, Nemcroff banged out a close deciSion vic tory over Rudy Reid, Omega Psi Phi, in a 145-pound battle. Reid opened with three hard lefts to the' jaw - in the first, abut . Nemcoff began working his right hand in the second and third rounds and scored with three right uppercuts to ther head that shook Reid in the last round. • Porto was too fast with his feet and his left hand for Alpha Chi Rho's Bill Hogg. The cross-coun try star opened fast and was go ing at full blast when the final bell went off. Rodgers dominated Phi Epsi- Solve Your Laundry Problem! Machines will wash your lauhdry in less than no time. 9 lbs. for only 30c. Quick, Courteous Service MARSHALL'S AUTOMATIC LAUNDRY 04 E. College, Ave.—Rear Plenty of Free Parking SpaCa Schedule Tonight Freebairn Rated with ; Best By Nittany Hariler Coach One of the reasons for Penn'StOte's:irery successful cross coun try -season - .this fall•was a‘tult lanky junior from Philadelphia,' Bob Freebairn. • Bob was one of •the most consistent' and best runners of the Nittany squad this rem:. and Accdtclhig Id:Conch...Chick Werner im proved, faster than , any''othei' Man-hn the 'teeth. And considering the fact that the entire squad made tiemendous• progress during the recently .completed season, it. is apparent that Bob is really heading places. In fact, Bob. has ;dyne so, far that, he is rated by his coaches as. one oC the r t.op„.,tenlin..ospects brt collegiate Tanks-in the mile and two mile'divuticizis.' , '. l .. , Bob made his''first appearance on the track' scene as a member of the track and" cross-courftg.tearsis at Northeast:High School in Philadelphia. As.a'senior'he wonvtfieg fittibig ent of his career•:by capturing the Public High'Scheol Mile •Championship of Philadel phia. • • adum, in 1947,r:8O1x..decided to attend Penn State' end . all' freshman at .the :time was ,farmad out to an under graduate center, which in his-case was SWarthmore, near Philadel' phia. SwailliMore.had.no, cross-country , or track teams so in order to'keep in shaPe and • anotheemember, of ,This year's Nittany harriers, • Capt. Bob Parionk.turned.to ::•80l , i.,Ceine; to ,the campus last *ar and, ! , as a sophomore, made Ptah' the. cross country and the stack teams. He did nothing ;pectacular in, the cross-country leld' but gained valuable experi !née - and 'knowledge which paid off this . 'year: Track, , however, `was anOther _story. In his first -ear *the: squad he returned to pis • native' Philadelphia as a member,,of the winning four-mile relay team at the . - Penn Relays; the third qtraight year that the 'Nittany, ions, have that . went. " • . . Michigan State meet was :always among the first to finish. In the strong IC4-A and NCAA ‘ fields..he. finished 'l3th and 14th respectively,. being-the first Nittany harrier to finish in the IC. He is now rated at the top,.along with Don,Ash enfelter, on the Perin State cross country team and distance•runners, And this year's harrier team is one which the, coaches call the best that Penn State has ever had. Bob is in the School of Education, majoring in secondarY edu cation, and is a member of the Delta Tau Delta •Fratereity:- He stands at an even six feet and weighs 145 pounds. Very Iriendly, Bob is popular with his teammates and always has a. quick smile and, warm welcome for everyone. , ' • ' "Just running for Penn State is a big thrill' in itself," Bob. elaitns. "It makes me feel good to be able to, make the team." ' • • • • • • It also makes the coaches 'and Lion fans feel:good to havev such a runner: around and no one" is shedding, any team that he will be back next. year, unless it:is Penn State's opponents. 'lint'. Bob's activities, this year_ are far frpm being. over.' It is quite sible that he. will.compete in , a few•of theindoor invitational meets •• to be held.this-.Winter member of a ,relay team, aided•by eral of his teammates on the harrier team.-,And When . Spring pears:on the horiron., and brings with it the Outdoor track season;. ' Bob will beta man to reckon with in the:distance rune ? • lon Pi's Norm Ery,rnan to regis ter an •eask . .win 12:1-tkOund skirmish,• while • CliOper..' slugged Ronald Eagle in a 135- poun..independefit.mateli. , . . Your ,awn: snaP,Oot, is • printed as part,-of.eaCl;',, card. Stop in and see • our wide selection, of 1: styles and design's : at GIBS PHOTO • fiIIISHINC; ,,, ; . . 212' 'Co WEDNESbAY. DECEMBER 7; 1949 By JOE: spEv PUBLIC' MILE CHAMP BIGGEST. THRILL "That ~victory in the 'Penn. Relays was the biggest of, my career," ,the 19-year-Olk 'junior explains. "It was, . . the, .. first time that I had ever..wpn„, 'anything really , big." . This . year. Bob was one .of t : the, ;op performers on the Lion, hill tnd-dale team and outside of the ED MAJOR At Your YVOrner. Theatre NO . . e_at_ h.. a.um PAUL. DOUGLAS LINDA DARNELL "EVERYBODY DOES IT" • :,Mate • GARY COOPER • . HELEN HAYES "FAREWELL• • ARMS" A RE-RELEASE . „I,:etlS BUTLER 1 t EVI.#4. GOODWIN MICKEY" In Sparkling Cinocolor
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