State Rally Overtakes American U., 66-63 By Ernie Moore The Niiiany Lion basketball squad staged a last half rally to overtake the Eagles of American University, 66 - 63. Captain Lou Lamie continued to pace the scorers with 22 points. Ted Panoplos was sec ond with 17. The affect of the heartbreak- ing loss to Syracuse was evident in the Lion’s play throughout the first half against the Eagles. The usual tough luck which dogs the Lions on a foreign court Lion Zone Scared Syracuse But Experience Paid Oft Syracusans Top State Five 61-59 By ERNIE MOORE They can say what they want about Penn State’s zone defense, but the 6000 fans who jammed Rec hall to watch the State - Syracuse basketball game Saturday night will have to admit it was instrumental in coming within an eyelash of pulling one of the year’s biggest upsets. Nothing but praise can be giv en the Lion quintet which drop ped a 61-59 heartbreaker to the Orangemen. In the pre-season roundups Coach Elmer Gross’ squad was lost in the maze of “100 best teams” whereas Syracuse was ranked tenth in the nation. But in Rec hall Saturday, an unknow ing fan would have had to think twice before picking between the two. Orange Experience Definite pre-game underdogs, the aggressive Lions matched the highly-touted Syracusans point for point right down to the very last minutes. But as the final four minutes waned, the experience of the Syracuse team became more and more evident—finally paying off in victory for Coach Marc Guley’s crew. PENN STATE | SYRACUSE (g ft tot. tg ft tot. Lamie.f 8 2 18 Kiley,f .8 117 ■Williams,f 3 0 6 SuprVlcz.f 3 17 McMsh’n.e 2 13 Miller,c 14 6 Panoplcs.fi: 7 4 38 Jockle.fi: 5 3 13 Moorc.fi: 3 2 81 Huggins,? 2 15 MakVicz.c 1 0 2i Illadik.rr 10 2 Phillips,f 1 0 2 : Stevcsky.f Oil Stvanson.f 4 210 Totals 25 9 59( Totals 24 13 61 Led by Captain Jack Kiley’s accurate set shots, the Orange team pulled away in the closing minutes. With thp score tied at 58-53. Kiley sunk a field goal and a foul to give Syracuse a three point advantage. Tiny McMahan con verted a foul for the Lions to make it Gl-59. Syracuse then put ori a freeze with two minutes to go. Tough To Lose It was a tough game for State to lose. The Lions outscored Syra cuse from the floor, 25 to 24, and held the taller Orange team even on the rebounds. Syracuse made 33 per cent of its shots, scoring on 24 out of 68. State shot at a 38 per cent clip, making 25 of 77 attempts. Syracuse won the game at the foul line, making 13 of 20 while the Lions scored on only 9 of 15. .As for individual performances, you have to pick Kiley. Lou La are, and Ted Panoples. Kiley’s 17 oo'nts were hmh for Syracuse and m set -hots were what beat the Lions. The Oran°'e captain shot I 1 a2l per cent clip, making 8 out 28. s-ven of those from beyond :ho key. Lamie Gleams T anve’s performance was su 3~vb.. Lea-fin’ Lou kept up his mirins shooting percentage by r-hing 8 out of 17 attempts for i 47 per cent mark. The Lion cap (Continued on page eight) THE DAILY COL-' CGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYI.v.iIA played havoc with their shoot ing. The Eagles led throughout most of the period, mainly on the sharp shooting of Web Web ster. The first two periods were marked by fouls, and Ted Pan oplos started the second half with four personal fouls against him. The Lions were employing a press during the first quarter, which wasn’t too effective against the home team as the fast breaking Eagles led at the SYRACUSE'S HEIGHT advantage crops up here as Ed Miller (41) and Tom Huggins vie for a rebound under the Penn State bas ket, Floorbound State players are Hardy Williams (11). Tiny Mc- Mahan (12), and Lou Lamie (3). Wil Lancaster, Former Lion Sprinter, Switches To Khaki Former Nittany track star Wil Lancaster has been assigned to the Bth infantry division, Fort Jackson, S.C., after completing proc essing at Fort Meade, Maryland. Lancaster, who graduated last June, holds several Penn State dash records. He tied the 100- yard dash mark of the great Barney Ewell in a' meet last spring, turning in the fast time of 9.6 seconds. In addition. Lane was anchor man on the teams which hung up new records at the Penn Relays last year in the 440- yard, 880-yard and mile relays. Lancaster was a member of the team which set new Penn State records in the indoor quarter mile relay three different times during last winter’s indoor s.eason. Bor Bigger Selections Do Your end of the first quarter, 17-11. Webster led the scorers at halftime with five field goals, good for ten points. Lou Lamie followed close behind with nine markers, but he countered only one field goal. “I sh” Ishman, 6-foot 4-inch guard, and a member of the All- Mason Dixon conference tourn ament- team last season, .could only tally three points against the Lions during the first two quarters. The Nittany Lions have only He is a native of Philadelphia where he starred in track in high school. At Penn State he joined with Jim Gehrdes, sprint and hurdles star, to give the Lions an almost unbeatable sprint duo against some of the country’s best competition. Only Dudley Foster, of Wayne, Pa., will be back next year to de fend Penn State’s 1950 sweep of collegiate cross-country honors. tournament at Kansas City, the Eagles were knocked off by Pep perdine in the first round. Losing only one man from last year’s squad, Cassell expects a better season than last year. The Nittany Lions will return home, this afternoon and begin preparation for two tough games in Rec hall this weekend. On Friday night the Lions will meet Rhode Island State and on Sat urday night Washington and Jefferson will invade the Nit- Also entered in the NAIB tany lair. lost once to American univer sity in 12 previous games. The Eagles won their only contest from the Lions two years ago on the American U. court, 59-45. Last season, Coach Stafford H. Cassell’s cagers won 22 games while losing 8. After the regular season, the Eagles went on to win the Mason-Dixon conference tournament by defeating the University of Baltimore. Wash ington college, and Loyola of Baltimore. CcsmeroivChcilks Up Fourth Boxing Win Beta Theta Pi’s flashy, hard-hitting Dick Cameron, pounded out a win over wrestler Mike Kubino, of Alpha Phi Delta, in their 165- pound IM fight last night, to tally his fourth win of the year. It was a rough battle, featuring two .hard-punchers, but Camer on’s chief weapon, a stunning right, was too much for Muslin’ Mike. Tom Lucas, of Sigma Nu, and A 1 Friestak, of Theta Kappa Phi. a pair of 128-pounders, clashed in the evening’s first bout, with. Lu cas coming out on top. Through out the fight both boys disregard ed their size, arid slugged it out toe to toe, like a couple of heavy weights L.ucas was the champion in the 121-pound class last year. Bill Nichol Wins In a 155-pound battle. Bill Ni chol, of Alpha Gamma Rho. trim med Bob Leyburn, of Sigma Nu. Nichol, the taller of the two, gained the nod on his ability as a better boxer. Leyburn was wild most of -the time and threw sev- Be Wise Economize DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING NOW AT The Young Men's Woo! and Gabardine SLACKS from $B-95 Fur and Fleece Lined GLOVES from $3*95 NATCH SWEATERS PSeefway PAJAMAS from $3*95 PIONEER BELTS ESQUIRE SOCKS Make Us Your Arrow Headquarters in State College Arrow Shirts form $3*65 Arrow Ties Arrow Handkerchiefs TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1'2,'1C50 By 808 VOSBURG eral power-labeled uppercuts, which unfortunately for him rarely found their mark. George Wolfram, of Phi Kap pa Psi won by a TKO in the third round of a 121-pound match, from Don “Judge” Watkins, of Phi Delta Theta. It was a fairly even tight for the first two rounds, then Wolfram opened up in the third with a good left hand, and built his victory edge. Lacrosseman Phil Benedetti, of Delta Upsilon, lost a 128-pound go to Vince Petrozza, of Alpha Phi Delta. It was a wild battle all the way, with the rugged Pe (Continued on page jive) Shop $9-95 s].so up | 55 c «P $l.OO up
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