, iliortsnAy, JANUARY 12, 1960 The Nittany • Realm By ED WATSON This is the story of a remark able athlete, one whose life was snuffed out before he had his full chance to make his name 'known on the fields of life. 'His name would probably have `.become synonomous with' 'Penn State football. HERE WAS a 'man Who was the greatest possible- credit to his race. For, you see, this young warrior, who was destined to be come a leader, was a Negri). Pos sibly' you' have heard of him; quite possibly you have not, but that makes' no difference.:',- - • His name was:baVe; Alston,. and he. has been tabbed by many - as the greatest football player ever to don the mole skin for Penn State, But, tra gically, his young - life was , snatched from the "realm., of fame only a little less than .a year after he had entered college. He had been a 'triple ß - threat star in .the back4eld of. Penn State's, ..undefeate& ..freshman team of. "1941. Not' only did he run, pass and piint, for• the Lion Cubs, but he also was .a demon at drop kicking extra ~points., He and his brother Harry, alsn,.on that team, formed a:potent pass ing combination..' IN THE SUM - 14ER of 1942, Grantland Rice . had'-picked Dave as, "one of the most promising sophomores in •the, -nation," and named him - as •a: possible. football All-American for that same , year: It was ironical the. way Dave died.' He passed away as the re' , sult of complications from a 1 routine tonsilectorriy perform-. ed in the Centre_ County Hos- - pital in August of 1942. Dave was in .the premedical. curri culum. That was' his 'life's ob jective—to become a doctor, second to none. The• afternoon before' his oper- , ation DaVe galloped through the Varsity in pre-season drills, for downs. ,Bob Higgins;, then coach downs. Bob Higgins; .then voach of ;the Lions, •said• later. "Paul Robeson. (this was in 1942) is a •"great' credit to the colored , race, but Dave Alston's future might "easily:have.' compared with the life Of the great Negro, singer." 'DAVE; HAILED from Midland, Pa;'` where his father. is a Bap tist minister. In addition to his athletic achievements in high Where he was a dazzling all-around performer, this lad had. other 'attributes. He pos ' 'seis'ed a brilliant' intellect and a wonderful ,personality., His high school class had voted him the "most popular boy." - When- the strapping, power fully-,built athletic passed away, Penn State lost a great man. But that 'is only secondary, for his raceloit a dear, dear, fried and a potential leader. friend of everyone"s was Dave .Alston— a real :American. 'Perin State should never forget him. IM = Cage,Squads Gain Third Wins Four independent quintets con tinue their unbeaten ways in the intramural basketball tourna ment Tu'esday night as they rack ed up their third wins of the season. • League B went into a five way tie for first place as Dorm 42 surprised Dorm 6 with . 11-8 , up set, 'knocking it from the ranks of the undefeated. Dorm 38 moved to the top with a, 1844, victory over Dorm 7 and Dorm 12 also crowded the leaders; rack ing its 'second victory, 20-18, over Dorm 2. , Three teams grabbed their' third wins in League C, forcing a three-way tie. Dick Hench took scoring honors for the , evening with nine points as he led Dorm' 5 to a 23-11 win over Dorm .35. Dorm 39 downed Dorm 32, 18-4, while Dorm 14 continued its winning ways,with a 31-4 swamp ing of Dorm 33. The Bombers jumpedinto ' lead in .League D by_ virtue of its 32-9 whipping of the Warriors, Art Benning led the winners with 8 points. The Q-Quintet won'its first contest of the season as"it edged Atherton Hall, 24-16, while the Miners forfeited to .the Jes toms in Ake. cater League P game. Courtmen Eye Over CarnegieTech,W4 on Road Penn State's court quintet will be given an excellent oportunity to improve its record over the weekend when it travels to Pitts burgh tomorrow to engage Car negie Tech, and then moves over to Washington, Pa., for a Satur day evening clash with Washing ton and Jefferson. • Neither school is• expected to give the Lions too much trouble in their .search for road wins No. 4 and 5. To date, Penn State has won four and lost three—to 'Georgetown, • • North Carolina State (in the Dixie Classic) and Colgate. ACE MARKSMEN Coach Elmer Gross will have his ace marksmen Marty Costa and Jay McMahan ready to oc cupy the guard spots. Lee Schis ler will be at center and Joe Tocci and Lou Lamie at the guard spots. Costa has already scored 77 points ,to lead the Lions per-game average with 10. Nine veterans formed new 'head-basketball. Coach Mel Crat sley's team at the start of prac tice sessions this fall. After to 'morrow's game Carnegie Tech 'Will have played• almost half the games listed on its energetic 21- game card. Last year the Tech ers won. 8 while losing 13: In its lone appearance against the Ilitiany Lions last year the Pittsburgh outfit' was handed an . - Fencersfan - Feers Open Campaign • Against Untested Lehigh' An untried but experienced Nittany Lion fencing team will open its 1950 season by matching foils, epqes, and sabers with the swordsnien of Lehigh University at Bethlehem Saturday. • LEHIGH UNTRIED Lehigh is also a virtually • un tested and untried quantity. Eight lettermen have returned from a squad which won three out of four meets last year. The Penn State fencing squad is bolstered by a large group of returning veterans from lust sea son, and Has been hard at work practicing since the beginning of the semester in preparation for its six-match schedule. Two outstanding fencers will wield the swords for Penn State for the first time, Both Wayne Culver and Ed Merek were on the fencing squad last year, bUt were MARSHALL'S AUTOMATIC LAUNDRY 454 E College Rear Plenty of Free Parking Space Good Ni for Air Mini Colleg Men' A U. S. Air Force inter viewing team will be here . to' give you corn ', plate details about the many: flying and • non ,flying opportunities open to single young men be , .tween ages of 20 and 26%. Find out how you can prepare for a career as an officer in the U. S. . Air Force! Jan. 16-20 ,t:Zst - iinn • 9:00 a.m. • "-•• • - _-,•a - ,.-& ,, AtiLi-,: - 5:00 p.rn. Arno Student • Union • . THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Leading Scorer artistic 65 tc 40 setback Carnegie will floor an exper ienced starting team consisting of a total of 13 college years in the classy Mike Theodore, Jack Riehl, Tasso Katselas, Joe Matsey and Bob McCullugh. All five are Potent scorers. In Theodore, Penn State will once again meet the player who ineligible to participate in any matches. Id addition to these men, the fencers have back Rolf Wald, captain of the 1950 aggregation, who placed third ;:yin the epee class in the 'lntercollegiate matches last year. Coach Meyer released his prob able starting lineup. In the foil class are Harry McCarty, Ralph Meier, and .Eugene Goldbloom, a recent addition to the squad. The epee division will see Cap- 'Wallet Photos 211 2 1 / 2 " x 3 1 / 2 " on $1 nn v Double Weight , ovv Silk'Finish Paper Made From Any Size Portrait Please include 15c for return postage MAIL TODAY , PO Box 1112, Altoona. Pa. • NOW! At Your Warner Theatre „. 2 Ca.thaarre JUNE HAVOC JOHN RUSSELL "THE STORY OF MOLLY X" ate MICKEY ROONEY MICHAEL O'SHEA / "THE BIG WHEEL" nitiany ESTHER WILLIAMS RED SKELTON "NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER" Weekend V ictories Marty Costa is boomed by many as the finest collegiate player in Western Pennsylvania. And scoring sta tistics bear his well-wishers out. Over a period of three years he has nabbed close to a thousand points. Thgodore has led Pittsburgh area scorers in points-per-game for the past two years. Last year he totaled 324 points with a 15.4 game average. STARTERS Cratsley's starting lineup will probably include 6-foot, 3-inch Matsey and McClullugh at for ward, Theodore at the jump spot, and Torn Beck and Tasso Katse las at the guards. Katselas returned to the court this fall after missing the 1947- '4B and '4B-'49 seasons. In 1946 he led the Tartans in scoring. He is a tricky ball handler and dead set-shot. Matsey was always a great sh6t in practice but he waited until last year to find himself among big-time collegiate corn petion. He has height and is la beled an accurate one-hand shot. The Penn State-Carnegie Tech series began in 1913 and since that time the Blue and White has :recorded 43 wins while the Plaid has' taken only nine games. The last game Carnegie Tech won in the series was in 1939-'4O to the tune of 56-46. tain Rolf Wald, Bill Fairchok, and Wayne Culver starting. Paul Younkin, Ed lVferek,, and either John Richards or Bob Searles will wield the saber for the Nit tany Lions. Students All psychological, tests are fin ished and appointments for the results can be made in the Psych Clinic office in 3 Burrows. WOODRING'S -J. Paul Sheedy* Switched to Wildroot:Cream-Oil Because He Flunked The Finger Nail Test IP YOUR friends have been slipping you hunks of cheese, maybe your hair looks mousey. So better take the bait, brother rat, and scurry out for some Wildroot Cream-Oil. 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Delta Upsilon scored heavily in winning the boxing title. The DU footballers went as far as the semi-finals. Sigma Nu won the football championship and Delta Tau Delta, fifth in the team ,standings with 175, took the swimming laurels. Other teams in the top ten are Alpha Gamma Rho, 185; Theta Chi, 180; Sigma Chi, 160; Phi Kappa Sigma, 155; Phi Delta Theta; 150; Phi Kappa, 110, and Phi Sigma Delta, 105. .o.6444,4aekstetbeiootset. S Make A Date With • LILIOM Players' 30th Anniversary Production Jan. 19. 20, & 21 SCHWAB AUDITORIUM Tickets Go On Sale Jan. 16 at SU Thurs. 60c Fri. & Sat. $l.OO 4111~41,011/1106.41...4^401544111 gliffilliffilMllllllllllllllllllllllllg = Your Last Chance = P- Intrigue F & or Suspense : - -" 2 KIND LADY Players Production = = Closes Sat. Jan. 21 - = h=-• CENTER STAGE L-m: = Allen & Hamilton Sts. k E'ri. 90c Sat. $1.25 -=-* Refreshments 111111111111111111111111111111111111110 THIS WEEK'S FLOWER SPECIAL White Orchids $3.50 Lavendar Orchids. $2.00 JAMES E. 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