'On The Ball'
By Ray Koehler
SPORTS EDITOR
Although it may appear a bit
premature to talk basketball, the
season has just begun for some
25 hustling marksmen who start
ed prepping for the 1950-'5l Nit
tany card Monday afternoon in
Rec Hall at the invitation of
Coach Elmer Gross.
In a way the new cage year
will present a challenge for
Gross, who will be bucking a
sophomore jinx of his own after
leadi n g his '49-'5O dribblers
through a very successful first
season.
He will be losing 4 of his
first 6 starters from a squad
which netted him 13 wins
against 10 losses, including the
runnerup position in the Dixie
Classic tourney.
Only Captain Lou Lamle, the
Nijinsky-like forward, will re
turn from among those counted
as regulars, namely Joe Tocci,
Marty Costa and Lee Schisler.
Then too, the doughty rebound
duo of Jack Storer and Lloyd
Amprim will ,also be missing.
Just what affect will these
losses have on Gross and his
assistant John Egli.
Putting it simply and to the
point, Gross is forced to start
from scratch in teaching his
next year's varsity the intricacies
of his attack and defense system.
The graduation this June of
Tocci, Costa, et al, means more
than a loss of a few pretty fair
country ballplayers. It signal
izes (with the exception of
Lamie) the departure of the
last of the so-called "Lawther
boys."
From here on in it will be
strictly up to Gross, and without
a bush-beating fund to aid in
bringing in outside schoolboy
talent it won't be an easy job.
In-and-outers Jay McMahan,
Ted Panoples and Hardy Wil
liams, all of whom showed brief
flashes of brilliance last season,
came along fast as sophomores
but they still have plenty to
learn about the finer workings
of the sliding zone.
Help is expected from six
foot four-inch Herm Sledzik.
Dußois Center high scorer,
and six-foot three-inch Rich
ard Phillips, a Lancaster pro
duct who sparkled at Swarth
more.
Gross admits that he will have
to base his team around three
juniors and a senior as the situ
ation now stands. McMahan,
Panoples and Williams represent
the third-year men and Lamie,
the senior.
The one thing which will re
main the same, though, is
Gross' customary wail, "We'll
be lucky to break even." And
do you know—maybe he's got
something there.
GRAB YOUR MOTHERS,
FATHERS TOO:
HERE'S A DAN CE FOR
THEM AND YOU!
9 to 12, it's at Rec Hall:
Take Ma , and Pa to the Corona
tion Ball.
One dollar fifty for you and
your date:
No admission for Ma and her
mate.
Show Mom that her sons have
grown into men:
Show her the good old days are
back again.
Bring the family see what
they can do.
They no doubt dance the
Charleston better than you.
So remember the 13th
We'll see you that day
For the best affair
In State College, PA.
Lion Trackmen Face Midshipmen
In Beaver Field Opener Tomorrow
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Penn State's track team will
morrow afternoon in a dual meet
Field.
The field events will begin at 1
ition a half-hour later.
The Nittany Lions will enter
on the strength of their fine
showings in the first three weeks
of the season. Coach Chick Wer
ner's team has gone against sev
eral of the nation's best teams.
Coach Earl Thomson will bring
an inexperienced team to the Nit
tany Valley, but one which has
progressed steadily during the
course of the season. The Middie
mentor has only seven lettermen
back from last year.
In earlier competition this
year the Navy team lost to Mary
land by a count of 73 1 / 2 to 59%
but took the measure of Penn
and Georgetown in a tri-meet.
The Lions and Navy met last
year at Annapolis in a triangular
meet, with Penn as the other
team. At that time the State
crew proceeded to outscore both
its rivals, winning 11 of the 15
events
Top Javelin, Entry
The outstanding man on the
Navy team in the early meets
this Spring. has been javelin-toss
ing Jerry Helland. The Pitts
burgh sophomore has gone over
the 200-foot mark in all the
team's meets.
The Wernermen will be led by
Capt. Jim Gehrdes who is ex
pected to have little trouble in
picking up victories in both the
hurdles tests. Teammate Wil Lan
caster, battling with Jumpin'
Jim for top honors on the- Lion
team in point production, will
be favored to cop the dashes.
Navy Strong In Field
The' Navy strength lies in the
field while the Lions should not
have too much difficulty in dom
inating the track events.
Coach Werner has chosen the
following men as probable start
ers:
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100 and 220 yard dashes—Wil Lan
caster, Bob Giron and Bill Polito.
120 yard high hurdles and 220 . yard
low hurdles—Jim Gehrdes, George Kline
and Guy Kay.
440 yard dash—Bill Lockhart, .Tohn
Lauer, Don Ashenfelter.
One and two mile—Bill Ashenfelter,
Bob Freebairn and Al Porto.
880 yard run—Bob Parsons, Lou Gom
lick and John Bristor.
One mile relay—Lancaster, Lauer, Lock
hart and Don Ashenfelter.
High jump—Vic Fritts, Leroy Lewis,
Gehrdes and possibly Gene Griffin and
Bob Schuette.
Broad jump—Lancaster, Jim Gibson,
Tom Rice and Gehrdes.
Shot put—Chuck Drazenovich, Dick
Cripps,. Doug Shearer and Bob Hrayer.
Discus—Max Schlienger, Tom Mc-
Dermott, Cripps and Ralph Body.
Pole Vault—Ron Coder and Owen Wil
kinson.
Bertrum, Body and Ted
Roderer.
L'H.F. DAILI COLA-M.4IAN VWNNSYLV ANIA
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Of State College
Member of
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make its home debut to
against Navy on Beaver
p.m. and the track compe-
the meet slight favorites
Ace Hurdler • • • .
Photo by Ken Carter
Jim Gehrdes
'No Protest'
Counteract in g yesterday's
story in The Daily Collegian,
Wil Lancaster, Nittany dash
man, today , said he has no in-'
tention of lodging a protest
with the Penn Relay Com
mittee. •
"After the race," Wilbert
said, ."I honestly thought I
had won and I mildly queried
the chief judge about it. But
I will not protest the decis
ion."
The article revolved about
the close finish between Bob
Kreitzberg and Lancaster in
the 100-yard dash in the Penn
Relay two weeks ago.
Requests Taken
For Court Play
Reservations for tennis courts
can 'be made by calling campus
2106. A reservation must be made
,at least one day prior to the day
you wish to play.
Ray Ulinski and John Enterline
will accept reservations at the
Ticket Booth at the entrance of
New Beaver •Field daily from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
The courts are open for play
daily from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The courts will not be open for
play on Sunday mornings.
Record Number of IM
Trackmen Enter Meet
A record number of 41 entries have been received for the
intramural track meet which will start Tuesday and con
tinue until Thursday.
"Track is annually one of the biggest features of the
Spring athletic program, and this year is no exception;"
Dutch Sykes, assistant director of intramural athletics said.
Twenty independents have en
tered the meet also, and will com
pete among themselves.
Participants in the meet will
have some top-flight marks to
overcome. Intramural. records in
four years of competition are:
100 yard dash—Larry Joe,
Sigma Nu-9.9.
440 yard dash—Don Ashenfel
ter, Delta Upsilon-51.4.
880 yard relay—Potsklan, Joe,
Myers, Roy, Sigma Nu-1:37.6.
High Jump—Harter, Delta
Upsilon 5' Br.
Broad Jump—Yorkgitis, The
to Kappa Phi-20' 30".
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Netmen Face
Raiders Today
Coach Sherman Fogg's varsity
tennismen set out on their longest
hike of the season yesterday to
meet the Colgate Red Raiders at
Hamilton, N.Y., this afternoon.
The Nittanyites log stands at four
victories against two defeats.
Mark Borland,, number four
man on the netmen's squad who
twisted his ankle in his match at
Bucknell, Monday, will be unable
to play on the Hamilton courts.
He will step down in favor of Bill
Wood, .a new starter in the singles.
Dick Wieland will play at num
ber one, followed by Owen Lan
don, Jim Howells, Wood, Spence
Boyer, and Ed Davis.
Howells and Wieland will lead
off the doubles for the Lions,
Landon and Davis at slot two,
and Boyer and Walls will compete
in the wind-up.
Shot Put—Murray, Sigma Pi
—4o' 7,17.
Trial heats will be held in the
100, and 440 yard dashes, and 880
yard relay Tuesday night: The six
lowest times in each event will
qualify for the finals Thursday
night. Eliminations in the high
jump, and broad jump and Shot
put will be held Wednesday night.
Delta Upsilon it the defending
fraternity champion and is rated
the favorite again this year.' In
dependent winners will receive
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