WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1950
LOST l--One Penn State table tennis
team. Somewhere between Intercolleg
iate matches in Philadelphia and State
College. Finder nlease return to Sports
Desk. The Daily Collecian.
That's right. Penn State was
renresented at the national inter
collegiate table tennis tourna
ment in Philadelphia last Friday
and Saturday, but the team has
nneare'd. •
We read the results of the
opening round and thinking to
'embellish the scores with a few
names, nicked up the phone to
get the team cantain's name from
the Athletic Office.
"Table tennis team?" was the
surprised answer. "No, we don't
know anything about it. you
mieht try the Student Union
Deer."
"Cantain of the table tennis
team? No, we don't have any
listing of such a team, but you
misr.ht try the TUB."
"Never heard of a Penn State
table tennis tea in," was the
answer from the ping-pong capi
tal on Ag Hill.
Where To Turn
Rec Hall was the next point
of attack, but a definite "There
is no table tennis team at Penn
State stopped us cold there.
With the phone starting to
glow from the flurry of calls,
we tried the last slim hope, the
PUB.
"No" was the answer to our
inquiry. "Not to my know
ledge, but you might ask Jim
Simpson, he runs the tourna
ments in the PUB."
Is This It?
"Hello. Jim," we said, "who
was on the Penn State table ten
nis team that played in Philly
Saturday?" , •
"Table tennis team? I never
heard of it," was his startled .
reply. "It must have been some
men playing independently!"
We mumbled a disappointed
thank you and hung up still in
quest of the missing team. A
short talk with Ray Conger. di
rector *of recreational activities.
shed no lietit on the matter ex
cept the fact , that the game
should never be called ping pong,
but always table tennis.
. "We had a' team a few years
ago." said Conger. "hut we
couldn't practice in Rec Hall and
had to work out in the Armory.
The facilities there didn't prove
to be satisfactory and the team
was disbanded. But if there is
a Penn State table tennis team
this year. I don't know anything
about it."
Peihaps a Plot
By the way, the team that
isn't lost to Temple 3-0. Then
the missing paddle-n ushe r
topned Newark-B, 3-1. but lost
to Syracuse-B. 3-0. The only
explanation offered from this
aunrter is the premise that the
Philadelphia newsnaoers fel t
that Penn State had been win
ning too many contests lately
and this is their method of
equalization.
Do Tell
A poster in Rec Hall brought
many raised eyebrows yesterday.
It was a notice stating that the
Centre County Association for
Health. Physical Educntion and
Recreation would hear Bob Higg
ins speak about the trials and
tribulations of a coach last night.
This appeared innocent enough,
but the short biographical section
stated. "Born December 24, 1893.
Bob Higgins was the youngest of
a large family of girls."
Which Makes Us
Here's one for the comparative
score boys. In the Dixie tourney,
..Penn State lost to North Caro
lina State, 50-40, but defeated
,Duke in the quarter-finals, 53-
49. The past weekend undefeat
ed N.C. State lost. that's•' right,
'`to Duke, by a 58-55 count.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIIh,.
Keep the Leg Back and Out . . . .
PENN STATE GYM COACH Gene Wettstone irons the wrinkles
out of one of Mike Kurowski's side-horse routines, while the
Lions' star. tumbler, Rudy Valentino, looks on. Kurowski is also
Wettstone's main hope on the parallel bars.
Gymnasts' Inexperience Shows
In Mock Meet With Lock Haven
Gymnastic coach Gene Wett
stone took a first look at his
1950 squad in competition Satur
day and he still saw a picture
of inexperience. .
The Lion gymnasts labored
through a practice meet with
Lock Haven at Recreation Hall.
No scores were recorded, Wett
stone and Lock Haven coach, L.
P. Zimmerman, merely compar
ing notes and criticising perfor
mances
Zimmerman brought 11 men
to compete against the Nittanies.
Several of his stars are expected
to bolster the Penn State squad
next year and the meet there
fore served another purpose in
affording Wettstone opportUnity
to look over future material.
His present talen is nothing
for Penn State fans to be too
optimistic about. The Lions have
a good man in almost every
event Dave Benner operated
smoothly on the sidehorse, Mike
Kurowski performed capably on
horizontal bar, sidehorse, • and
parallel bars, Rudy Valentino
rubber-ball tumbled in his old
manner, Dick Spiese showed
form on the parallels, and Lee
.Section 'lO
Tops JV, 28-10
see.,,on 10 of League I, last
-year's independent basketball
champion, showed signs of repeat
ing this season as it won its sec
ond consecutive contest Monday
night, defeating the Jayvees, 28-
10. The win moves it into a tie
with Altoona for the league lead
ership.
CHOPPERS FALL
' Beaver House; also of League I,
knocked the Choppers from the
unbeaten list to the tune of, 34-
10, while Harm House downed the
Brickettes, 20-12.
League' K moved into a three
way tie for first place between
Mary's Muggs, the Timberwolves
and the Portage Terrors. The
Timberwolves knocked off the
previously unbeaten Terrors, 32-
15, while Mary's Muggs grabbed
off its second win at the expense
of Penn Haven, 21-11. The other
League K game saw the Penn
State Club edge the Reds, 19-16.
In League A, Dorm 3 nipped
Dorm 41, 21-18, forcing a four
way tie for the top spot. Dorm 28
moved into the crowded first rung
.by"squeezing by Dorm 22, 26-25.
Dorm 24 grabbed its first win of
the season as it sunk Dorm 13.
21-11.
High scorer for the evening was
Dick Strand of Section 10 who
sparked . his team to victory with
16 big points.
Syracuse defeated Franklin and
Marshall 19-9 Saturday in a
closely pitched wrestling match.
The Orange is the defending
team in the Eastern Inter-
Champiooshiti •`'7'&ce:
The lions meet Syracuse Feb. 11
in Rec Hall
Perna improved his form in the
rope-climb.
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