Cagers Meet Powerful Syracuse S Orange Five Ranked 10th !n Country By ERNIE MOORE With but one game in the books, Coach Elmer Gross’ Hittany Lion basketball team faces what will probably be its sternest test of the current campaign when the Lions en tertain Syracuse tomorrow night at 8 p.m. In fact, the Lions will embark on what looks to be their tough est week of the season, meeting Syracuse, American university, Rhode Island State, and Wash ington & Jefferson in the next seven days. Only the American U. contest will be played away from home. Surprise Attack Opening the season with asur prisingly easy victory over Ithaca college, the Lions displayed a con sistent shooting game, connecting on 33 per cent of their shots. Captain Lou Lamie, who took individual scoring honors with 24 points, hit on an amazing 42 per cent of his shots. Ted Panoples, who tallied 8 markers, had an even better average. He scored on 44 per cent of his tries. The Lion defense against Uhe Ithacans left little to chance. The combination press in the back court and tight zone up front dur ing the first half had the Bombers stymied. Almost 12 minutes elaps ed before Ithaca could register its first field goal. Air-Tight Zone In the second half, sticking strictly with the zone, the Gross men got even better results as they held the Bombers to three field goals and a total of 11 points. Gross said he was “pleased” at the Lions showing, but he wasn’t elated—not with the Syracuse game on tap tomorrow night; The State cagers will have their work cut out for them when the Big Orange invades Rec hall. Un der the guidance of a new coach, Marc Guley, the Syracuse quin tet is tabbed as one of the best in the nation. Tocci expressed his hopes of placing a quintet with an average height of 6 feet 3 inches on the court before the campaign open er. Since the frosh basketball candidates have hbt yet engaged in any pre-season exhibitions, most of the time has been devot ed to practicing offensive plays and learning State’s zone defense. The-former Penn State varSity ball-handler said that the primary goal of the freshman team was to act as a stepping stone in develop ing new basketball talent for the varsity squad, rather than to'put all the emphasis on winning (Continued on page five) 1 games. NIT Entries Quarter-finalists in the Nation al Invitational Tournament last year, Syracuse is loaded with vet erans. In fact, the entire first five started last year. Sparked by Captain Jack Kiley, holder of the all-time one season MitiosmS Bank Of State College Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Reserve System i Collegian ids For Excellent T IE DAILY C~'’ ‘ ” Top Lion Threat . . vs. ; Orange Stylist NITTANY LION CAPTAIN Lou Lamie. high scorer for the Lions in their first'- game, will come up' against another rapid calcu lator in Jack Kiley, Syracuse , captain, when the Big Orange in vades Rec hall for tomorrow night's game with the Penn State cagers. : - 1 " Lots Of Hustle . . . Frosh Courtmen Show Spirit, Prepare For Bucknell Frosh Freshman basketball practice drills have been intensified as Coach Joe- Tocci prepares to make an important player cut before the holidays. , . The 80 frosh who turned out on Nov. 1 have shown the spirit necessary for a winning team as they work to get in shape, for the season’s opener with Bucknell on Jan. 10. Tocci has been impressed with the determination and ; hustle shown by the yearlings. r £^ r p * r P T '* r* "7 ** • * MSC Packs Power Michigan State’s home run pro duction in its eight-game 1950 Southern training tour totalled 13, only slightly less than the net of 18 in the entire 28-game 1949- season. Cameron Records 3rd Win Sn Intramural Boxing Bout Hammering Dick Cameron, of Beta Theta Pi, banged out his third intramural boxing win of the year, while five others chalked up their second victories yesterday afternoon. Cameron won by- a TKO in the third round from Geprge Yuscavage, of Pi Kappa Alpha,- with‘his hard right hook do ing the damage.. . In the 135-pound opener, A 1 McChesney, of Phi Kappa Sigma,- copped his second fight, trimnjing John Dinsmore, of Phi Kappa. ; Chominski Whips Haines ■ At 155-pounds,- Dick Chominski. of Theta Kappa Phi,' wielded a cutting left to good use, as he out-boxed Jack Haines, of Kappa Delta Rho. . Bill Lockhart, of Sigma Pi, slugged out a win over Tony Law less, of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, in a 145-pound bout. Shifty Laz LeMon, of Alpha Phi Alpha, hung up his second win by out-maneuv ering tough Walt Tegtmeyer. of Sigma Pi, in a 155-pound go. Le- Mon made himself hard to find and harder to hit as he gave his worthy opponent a boxing lesson. Tall Tom Barrett, of Alpha Tau Omega, scoring often with upper cuts, whipped a fast-tiring Paul Harmeier, of Tau Kappa Epsilon, in a 165-pound go. John Terry, of Alpha Gamma Rho, battered Joe Lemyre, of Sig ma Chi, in a rugged 175-pound bout, and Dave Walsh, Phi Kap pa, beat Fred Sheridan, of Phi Kappa Psi, when the latter in jured his shoulder in the third, and was forced to stop. PRINTING Free Estimates, Quick Service CommercialPrinfing Inc. 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