THURSDAY,,,. JANUARY 19, _.195() _•_ The Lion's. Tail By ED. WATSON Ass't Sports Editor On the Mats The varsity wrestling team tests its strength agairist a. top ranking and undefeated Lehigh mat squad Saturday, and the Lions will be out to nab revenge for the 14-11 defeat handgcl them last year by the Brown and White. ' Meanwhile, at the Dubois Cen ter, an array of fifteen matmen are going through •eliminations for positions on the Center's grappling aggregation. Most of the aspirants are freslunen and will be candidates for the var sity next winter. Don Maurey, 136-pounder for the Lions, was one of the lead ers in forming a team at the off campus center last • year. Seven of the present' squad members have held a total of twenty-seven different titles. Not bad for a starter, and it gives Coach Char lie Speidel a good outlook for next season. Back .Patting Dept. _"Pemi State sports fans . . . rnigsed i . a chance to see what this reporter predicts will be one of the . top 'soccer teams in the -country," is a quote from a col- Umn in the October 13 issue of the* Daily collegian. Needless, - to say, the Jeffrey cpached booters not only went through .the season with a clean slate, but also received national recognition in the - first Soccer Bowl game, Jan. 1, in. St. Louis, by.rtying San. Francisco, 2-2., " Tficliy Harry Little, inside right, was named to the 1949 All-America team, while. Coach Bill Jeffrey received, the "Hon or Aviard"" and was named as Coach of the Year. USF Courtmen While we're speaking of the University of San Francisco, a newspaper clipping about the USF basketball team says that the Dons' top ten floormen rep resent as many different nation alities. Tht Nittany soccer eleven ' played against a Don booting crew that had only three native Americans on the starting learn. • Thie_Hig Cheers Bob. Higgins, ex-Lion football mentor,. and now the Blue and White's "ambasiador of good will," caused many a chuckle at the scorer's table during Sat urday's boxing meet with Minne sota. Frank Gross, 1454)001,d er, stroked, a solid left jab' tot the jaw of - Minnesota's MoloY. "Say, I like tliat," the Hig commented. Ak little later, the Hig got . ' more specific, "Come on, Gross ? can lick, him." ' '•• • ' "Let 'im have it, Paitl,•o:,", was the retired grid chief's ,corrinient during thy' •165-poundr:Cladi• he tween Paul Smith ancl.the - GOP4- ers` Ed Williams; •• • '• • ' When light-heavy , ger . began pounding •Miiine4ota's Gene Stevermer around the'ringi Higgins shouted, "Thatra'it"JaCk; that's the boy." "' ' . • Here and There Whitey Von Nieda;diei-.LioP. basketball , star, was:;:4!recently purchased by the BaltimoFe'Bill lets • of the National Basketball Association.. . . Dick Kelsey, EIWA 136-pound king in both 1948 and 1949, is Don Maurey's Lehigh foe this weekend ...Pete Klondiak, senior journalism stu dent, predicts 'another top year for Army's footballers' 'in.' 1950. But then Pete also forecasted •a , Boston Red Sox win in the Am erican League . . . • Now Coaching Bill Bonsal 1, Penn State's Olympic gymnast in 1948 and a star on Coach Gene Wettstone's team last year is. now coaching at West Virginia University. In the Southland Bill Meade, State's Eastern In ter-Collegiate Tumbling champ ion last year, ; has moved , into North Carolin, where he• is coaching at, the University: Costa .Breaks, Record as Lions Rout American Rec Hall Mark Falls as Marty Dunks 32 Points in 74-54 Hoop Victory" Lanky Marty Costa smashed the Rec Hall scoring record to smithereens last night' by tallying 32 points in 'the Nittany rout of American University, 74-54. The 6-foot, 6-inch eager, by sinking 11 field goals and ten fouls, broke not only the individual scoring record for a Penn State player, but also the all-time Rec Hall record. Last year against Temple, Mil dual scoring record by scoring record was set last season when E d Brett of Colgate made 25 Counters. •. FANS CHEER COSTA Costa captured the plaudits of the fans last night by his sterling performance,. and he left the floor accompanied by an ovation from the crowd, immediately after the announcement was made that a new record had been set. The game itself was close until the _waning minutes when a tired, but determined Penn State .five drove in to tally marker , after marker, and equal their , Previous high' point total, of the season. They. had scored 74 points in their opener against Susquehanna". Bob Lamon, husky forward for the Eagles, gave a brilliant ex hibition 'of set shooting, as he scored 17 points, mainly on.long shots. Little Joe Tocci was run ner up for the Lions with 11 tallies in - addition to his usual excellent floor performance. SET SHOTS SCORE • The game started slowly with both 'teams employing a zone defense • and a -deliberate offense. American University quic k 1 y gave indication that their slioot ing was dangerous by :tallying repeatedly on set shots from out side. The Lions played wild ball for the greater part of the first halt, finally settling down a few minutes from the intermission to take a 32-27 half-time lead. Jackie Neer, dimimitive ball hawk .for the Eagles, 'put on a ball-stealing duel with Joe Tocci for several minutes in the second half. Despite this and the still accurate shooting of the Eagles, the Nittany Lions were not to be denied. Lou Lamie left the game on personal fouls, but Penn State settled down to regain control of the ball game and surge ahead in the last few minutes.. Amer. U. G F T Penn State G F T Lamon,f • 6 17 Tocci,f 5 1 11 Garshag,f 2 5 Williams,f 2 0 4 Moffatt,f 0 0 Storer,f 1 2 4 Morales,f 0 0 Panoples,f • 1 0 2 Webster,c 5 12 Schisler,c 3 0 6 Ishman,g 2 12 Bolden,c 0 0 0 Morris,g 1 2 Costa,g -11 10 32 Kraking,c 3 6 McMahan,g 3 1 6 Neer,g .0 b Lamie,g 3 8 9 Benson,g 0 0 Totals 19 7 54 Technical fouls: Li ta, State. Half-time ican 27, Totals . 29 'l6 74 mon, American ; Cos core State 32; Amer- NOW! At Your Warner Theatre Cathaum • • JOHN RUSSELL 'DOROTHY HART "UNDERTOW" State . LARAINE DAY DANE CLARK "WITHOUT HONOR!' Milani/ JAMES STEWART JUNE ALLYSON "STRATTON STORY" TITE:.DAILY COLLEMAN, STATE C.OII.,EGE.:PETINgr...I7AI,IIA By JOHN DALBOR Simon set the Penn State indivi -4 points. The modern R,ec Hall Two IM Teams Notch Fourth Cage Triumphs The Bombers of League D and Edinboro of 'League F became the first independent' basketball teams to register their fourth victory of 'the season, Monday night. • The Bomber quintet, led by Art Benning and Ray Koehler who tossed in six points apiece, racked up its fourth win in a breeze as it defeated the Tri pods 24-8. • Edinboro had a tougher time disposing of the Foresters, 19-18. The win gives Edinboro a full game- lead over the Brown Bag gers in League F. In other ''League D games, Dorm 37 grabbed' .its; first. win of the season at the expense of the Miners, 33_22,' and the .Jesters smashed Atherton Hall, 36-16. Dick Thompson of the Jesters took scoring honors•for the even - lag with 16 points. • . The Phils of League 'E topped Dorm' 34, 1541, for, its third win of the. season; the • Dutchmen downed Pie Pugh, 23-18, .with Frank Kehs .getting•ten'f,2r the winners, and the Jungle Bees forfeited, to Alpha Chi Grey. In' League F, Neill Diehl came through • with 13 ,-big 'points as he led the' Clarkers , .to their sec ond victory' of the season, 28-11, over the Sorry - Lot. - In another game in the same league, Navy eked out i'cl6se,'B-8, victory over the Twenty-Niners; - THOMPSON, S for . . ~ SENIORS ONLY From January ilst to January 28th, Inclusive You Can Purchase ' THREE Bxlo Unmounted Photographs for ' 5 0 4 Regular price $lO.OO PENN STATE PHOTO SHOP • 212 East College Avenue Intro-Squad Contests Pace Boxing Drills Hot slugfests are everyday attractions at The Nittany boxing headquarters in Rae Hall as the Lion ring enthusiasts are endea voring to win their first meet of the current campaign, this Satur day, against a weak Western Maryland outfit. The mittmen have speedod up their training pace in their daily three-round sparring sessions. LINEUP CHANGE There may be a few, lineup changes befor" the opening gong against the Terrors. Paul Smith is receiving stiff competition from Bob Keller, a varsity battler two seasons back. There is a pos sibility that Keller will step in td the ring at 165-pounds. Harry Papacharalambous, is working out daily in hopes to get his weight down to 130 pounds, should he succeed, he will most likely represent the Lions in that weight class on Saturday. .T,oe Reynolds will don gloves at 125 pounds while either Frank Gross, Bill Curtin or Curt Crooks will represent the Blue and White in, the 145-pound division. HEIMS VS KOSZAREK Pat Heims, last year's 155 regu lar, and newcomer Lou Koszarek are battling it out daily. Sulkow ski is as yet undecided as to who will represent the Lions at 155 pounds. Jack Bolger, who very suc cessfully opened '5O campaign ing last week, will be .tuning up for the Army bout this year when he'll meet his old nemesis, Pete Monfore. Take A Chance On Love? See page 4 , ~ $. 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