THURSDAY,,,. JANUARY 19,
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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-
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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; -
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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.
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In the heavyweight depart
ment Charlie Godlaski, the Lion
football tackle, has' been giving
Chuck Drazenovich rough workr
outs daily.
It's the Build
One of the first things Coach
Gene Wettstone looks for in. a
gymnastics candidate is "the
right build." He thinks his pres
ent squad will be a topnotch
team when the men get experi
ence, because most of the new
comers are "built like gymnasts."
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