Even the stolid Elmer Gross could hardly suppress a smile of
appreciation Wednesday night over the manner in which his var
sity cagers opened Penn State’s court season by blowing taps over
Ithaca college by a 70 to 31 tune.
"Yes, we did have an unus
ually good night," Gross ac
knowledged, "but let's not go
overboard on the kids. Let's
wait until after the Syracuse
game and then examine what
we've got."
Tonight the Orange will floor
one of its all-time great Cage
teams. From start to finish, from
its down-court weave to its de
fensive rebounding it can not be
denied this Syracuse outfit ap
pears headed toward greatness.
They have everything a good team
needs—height, deception, speed,
and accuracy.
They are capable of breaking
up a tight defensive game with
such long-range gunners as Dick
Suprunowicz and sophomore Bill
Manikas out in front—or they can
score from close up with 6 foot 8
inch Ed Miller or the rough-and
ready Tom Jockle doing the dam
age.
Then there’s Captain Jack Ki
ley, one of the greatest shoot
makers ever to appear in Rec
HalL An All-American poten
tial, Kiley led last year's Syra
cuse squad to the National In
vitation Tournament in Madi
son Square Garden where the
Orange drubbing of LIU (80-52)
was acclaimed one of the most
gilt-edged performances ever
seen on a New York court.
Later,' with Kiley and Miller
then a sophomore—staging a two
man fight to get their team' into
the finals, the Orange lost little
respect in losing to Bradley. Syra
cuse, too, was the last five to con
quer CCNY, national champions
last season, (83-74).
Just what did Penn State’s vic
tory over Ithaca Wednesday night
prove? If anything, it was to show
that if they continue to score in
like fashion, then the days of the
Nittany chessman offense are
numbered.
While definitely not a firehouse
quintet, Gross’ charges did dem
onstrate that given half an op
portunity they will not be back
ward in letting the spheroid fly.
Against Ithaca, State took 42 shots
and was successful with 16 ! of
them for a remarkable 40 per cent
average.
Offensively, Penn State's 1950-
51 combine shows promise of
developing into a finer shoot
ing team than that of last year.
Even with Jay McMahan con
tributing only four points to the
Ithacan carnage, the remainder
of the Lion letiermen Capt.
Lou Lamie, Hardy Williams,
and Ted Panoples, kept up a
withering fire. More important,
several of Gross' untried soph
omores gave evidence that they
really know their way around
the hardwood arena.
What definitely needs improve
ment before the big boys start
calling is ball - handling especi
ally down-court dribbling. Here
Ted Panoples, because of his
speed afoot and deft touch, is lab
eled as the “take , charge”, guy.
J u n i e Moore, starting his first
game as a varsity guard, turned in
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'On The Ball'
By RAY KOEHLER
Sports Editor
Will Lions Crate
'5O Orange Five?
Dorm 29 Captures
IM Cage Thriller
Dorms 39,*23, 38, 22, 21, and 35
all came through with their sec
ond victories of the independent
court campaign at Rec hall Thurs
day night..
In league A one of the most
thrilling contests saw Dorm 39
edge Dorm 26, 19-18, in two over
time periods. Dorm 23 ran up a
30-7 count on Dorm 1 as Gratson
netted 20 points; Dorm 38 downed
Dorm 43, 23-13; and Dorm 8
dropped an 18-12 decision to Dorm
36.
Dorm 21 surged back from a
8-1 halftime deficit .to take the
measure of Dorm 11, 20-11. Rich
ard Sepkowski tallied six mark
ers. Dorm 30 also lost a halftime
margin of 8-7 to bow to Dorm 35,
15-14; Dorm 2 beat Dorm 12, 22-
19; and William Knowlson’s nine
points led Dorm 22 to a 19-13 tri
umph over Dorm 34. In league C,
the Hi-Pockets topped Dorm 25,
21-14.
Appoint Medlar
Blue's Trainer
Penn State trainer Ghuck Med
lar will join coach Rip Engle and
players Vince O’Bara and John
Smidansky in their journey i to
Birmingham, Ala., for the annual
Blue-Gray game on Dec. 30.
Medlar was notified of his ap
pointment to the post of trainer
for the Blue team on Sunday by
head coach Ray Eliot.
a creditable performance as Pano
ples’ aide.
On the offense the guy Penn
State students were singing the
praises of was Lamie. Only nine
tallies from a new Lion scoring
record when he left Wednesday’s
game with 24 points, the lanky
Arnold, Pa. product had his “hesi
tation shots” working to perfec
tion.
Although Williams—s coring
runnerup with 11 points made
only 28 per cent of his shots, this
junior marksman shows signs of
coming out of a prolonged scoring
slump.
Among 1h e sophs, 6 foot 5
inch Chet Makarewicx could be
the big man that Gross is look
ing for. The blond from Glen
Lyon, Pa., did not have too
much of an opportunity to show
off .his "eye," but it was around
the State defensive - backboard
that he proved most usefuL
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Jinx To Top Liorss Tonight
Heavily Favored;
Opponent Winless
Here Since 1940
NemeroffDowns
Spoils To Score
First Boxing Win
Milt Nemeroff, of Phi Sigma
Delta, last year’s 145-pound
champ, right-hooked his way
way past the first block in; his
path to the 155-pound title, as
lie trimmed Gerry Spotts, of Sig
ma Ghi, in IM boxing lasiy night.
• John Pisano, of Theta Xi, open
ed the evenings doings by down
ing Bart Fields, of Omega Psi
Phi, in a 135-pound battle.
Two fast boys. Al Porto, of Phi
Kappa, and Bob Wilson, of Alpha
Tau Omega, met in a 145-pound
bout, with Porto coming out on
top, by way of a good second
round rally.
Bill Lundgren, of Alpha Tau
Omega, beat off the windmill
like blows of Allen Haile, of
Omega Psi Phi, to cop the verdict
in a 155-pound, match.
Footballer Chuck Godlasky, of
Phi Kappa Tau, mauled Bob
Smith, of Beta Theta Pi, with
crashing left hooks, in their
heavy weight bout.
Another heavyweight match,
pitting gridman Con Brown of
Delta Upsilon against Bill Har
vey, of Sigma Pi, found Brown
fighting a cautious fight and hit
ting cleanly to come out on top.
. Jim Thomas, of Sigma Nu,
landed four terrific right jabs in
the third round, to take a 175-
pound match from Larry Faber,
Theta Kappa Phi.
Bill Polito, of Theta Kappa
Phi, chilled Charley Rodgers, of
Phi Gamma Delta, scoring a TKO
in the first round. Earl Mundell,
fighting for Alpha Phi Alpha,
faked and jabbed his way past
Purdue S. C. Selected For Bowl;
Will Meet Slate In St. Louis, Jan. 1
The Purdue Soccer club will be the opponent of the Penn State
team in the New Year’s Day Soccer Bowl game, it was reported
officially today.
ball Association and founder of
the event, said that the student
sponsored Purdue club would
represent the West.
The Lions will be representing
the East for the second straight
year. They are the only eastern
team to appear in the event thus
far since this is only the second
time that it is being played.
. The Purdue team, which has
lost only two games during the
last two years, was sponsored by
the Purdue university student
body because neither the school
or the Big Ten, of which it is a
member, play soccer on an in
tercollegiate basis.
“The Purdue Soccer club will
field an excellent team,” Giesler
said, “and we hope by this pair
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Walter Giesler, past president of the United States Soccer Foot-
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Lion Starter
Hardy Williams 1
Jim Axsom, of Sigma Chi, in a
145-pounder.
Bill Dux, of Sigma Phi Epfaion,
won a TKO, in the third'gfrppi
George McCombs in a
er; Izzy Dinneir, of Phi'
Delta, took a Wild heavyweight
bout from John Gazlay/'ofAlpha
Gamma Rho; D&te'.'lhihi/ of Al
pha Gamma RhoV) f strong
to l beat Chuck Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; and Bill Brown,
of Sigma Nu, w;ound up the eve
ning; whipping ; Charles Finley,
of Chi Phi. •
ing to win new friends for college
soccer in the Midwest.”
Last year, the Staters tied San
Francisco university, 2-2. A last
minute goal by Harry Little, cap
tain of the 1950 team earned the
tie.
Penn State home football at
tendance stopped its upward spir
al for the first time in 1950, Home
attendance dropped from 1949's
all-time high of 82,625 to 67,834.
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By . ERNIE MOORE
If ; the jinx holds true, Penn
i team will
pull one of the year’s biggest
upsets when Elmer. Gross’ ca
gers take on the nation’s tenth
ranking; -team, Syracuse, in
Pec hall "tonight. V
The game will start at 8 o’clock.
A Syracuse basketball tegm has
n,ot defeated Penn Stgte on -the
Rec-jHsdl-Miqourt since 1940. That
year, the Big Orange squeez
ed out a 27-24 victory over the
Lions. Since then, Penn State has
copped six straight games from
the New York team in Rec hall.
Veteran Foe
Featuring an all veteran cast,
led by Captain Jack Kiley, Syra
cuse, will be odds on favorites to
•down the Lions tonight.
Marc Guley’s crew, the East’s
Christmas holiday Sugar Bowl
candidate, rates as one of the
itrongest. cage teams to represent
Syracuse in years. Quarter-final
ists-in-the NIT last year, the Or
ange quintet' is a strong, favorite
for another post-season tourney
this, year.,— ■
Alfiong, Guley’s starters
tonight will be three men who
scored over 200 points last sea
son. Kiley, a prospective All-
Cagers Meet Eagles
In Washington Monday
The Nillany Lion basketball
team will leave for Washington
D.C. Monday morning for a
game with American univer
sity that same nights The
American U. fray will be the
first appearance of IheVTLion
lean on a foreign court this
season. ■£'
Dropping only one maxi, from
last year's squad which dropped
two games to State, the Eagles
will be out to score their sec
ond win over Penn Stale in 12
meetings.
Paced by Leroy Isftnian,
rugged 6 foot 4 inch center. the
Eagles are out to better last
year's record of 20 8
losses.
Lion Coach Elmer Gross will;
take 12 men with himTfor the
American contest whicß%ill be
played in the Uline Arena.
American, established ajpne-sea
son. individual scoring record for
the Orange last he
fired 439 points.
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Ed Miller, giant 6 foot 8 inch
, (Continued on vage five)
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