' PAGE SIX Nick Liotta, Villanova Guard, Found Dead in Dormitory PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 28—M—Nick Liotta, star foot ball guard. for Villanova College and a top-ranking All American candidate, was found dead today in the basemen of his dormitory. Radnor Township police reported wire was twisted about Liotta'.s neck only in the top part of his pa jamas, lay beneath a strip of piping. The Delaware County coroner's office investigated but did not immediately fix the cause of death. The 22-year-old Liotta, a resi dent of Everett, Mass., already had been chosen on the Football Writers' Association All-America team selected for Look Magazine and on the Associated Press All- Pennsylvania team. Cancel Game Teammates reported that he had seemed despondent after Vil lanova lost, 20-13, to Boston Col lege at Boston two weeks ago. They said his depression in creased when Villanova wa s shellacked, 45-7, by Louisiana State last Saturday. Late today, Villanova authori ties announced that the college's scheduled football game at Tulsa Saturday has been cancelled. It was the final contest on a 9-game schedule. Villanova has won 5, lost 3. Villanova is known as the most-travelled college football team in the country. Its games this year had taken the squad to Army, Alabama, Kentucky, an d Houston in addition to Boston College and Louisiana State. There were only two "home" games, against Detroit' here and Penn State at nearby Allen town. Pa. Liotta, a 225-pounder who was co-captain of his team, was the most active of the college's play ers. Despite the fact that his coach, Art Raimo, employs the platoon system, Liotta was used the full 60 minutes, playing both offense and defense. Liotta was last seen alive at 6 a.m. this morning by his room mate Dan Simeone, who told po lice that he saw Nick leave the room clad only in his pajama tops. After Liotta had been reported missing, a search was instituted. His body was found at 12:15 P.M. by John Nevin, the team trainer. Chosen For East One college official said that Liotta suffered from nervous ex haustion several days ago and that he had not been expected to make the trip with the team to Tulsa. Liotta already had been chosen to play with the East team in the annual East-West Shrine Game at San Francisco Dec. 29. Liotta entered the service af ter graduation from Everett High and served with the Army in Japan. • He entered Villanova in 1948 at the suggestion of Raimo, then backfield coach. Nick's teammates said the big guard was "the life of the pnrty" on their many long trips. They said that he always appeared to be a happy-go-lucky sort who us ually managed to keep the team in good spirits. But, they said, Liotta appeared "to take it to heart" when Villa nova's early three-game winning streak over Army, Penn State, and Alabama—was broken by Kentucky. His spirits seemed to perk up when Villanova rallied to defeat (Continued on page seven) PSCA Will Hold Assembly Tonight This semester's Pe n n State Christian Association assembly will be held at 7:45 tonight in 304 Old Main. Based on the New England town meeting idea, the assembly is an open meeting where all PSCA members have a chance to help formulate policy and plans for next semester. Boxing Candidates Freshmen and sophomores who wish to tryout for the var sity boxing team will report to the boxing ring in , Recrea tion Hall at 11 a.m. Saturday. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSIALVANIA that a coil of telephone and that his body, clad U.P. Names Pollard Bob Pollard, Penn State back, received honorable men tion on the United Press All- American football team yes terday. Soccer Team Will Miss Ron Coleman By TOM SAYLOR With the loss of only Captain Ron Coleman via graduation this year, soccer Coach Bill Jeffrey is probably all smiles as he awaits next year's season. Coleman will be a hard man to replace, however, as the crew cut St. Louisan led the team in scoring this season with 11 goals, five more than runner-up Jack Pinezich,'center forward. Coleman, a second team All- American selection last year, seems a good bet to repeat this year by virtue of his scoring and excellent ball handling. Prom!sing Frosh Outside of Coleman, State will have the same men back next season, with the possible excep tion of Jay Simmons, left full back, who might decide to com plete his pre-veterinary course in three years. Should Simmons decide, how ever, to make it a four-yar course, then the Lions will have another seasoned man available. Also back for another campaign will be Paul Dierks, a freshman, who showed great promise play ing' along side of Simmons. Strong Up Front Jeffrey will also have halfbacks Frank Follmer, Kurt Klaus, and Jack Charlton .rqturning. Klaus and Follmer played some out standing ball offensively and de fensively for the Lions. Charlton also kept up with his teammates as he played good ball for Jeff rey. Up front, State will have wing men Bill Norcik, Charley Snyder, and Hap Irvin; center forwards Jack Pinezich and Don Shirk; and inside rightman Ellis Kocher available for duty next year. The big gap left by Coleman will have to be filled and Pine zich, who started originally at in side right this year, might be the man. Two sophomores will be the backbone of the goal tending spot next year. Bob Harris and Jack Krumrine will both return. College of Pacific Accepts Bowl Bid STOCKTON, Calif., Nov. 28— (2?)—College of the Pacific today accepted an invitation to play in the Sunbowl football game at El Paso, Tex., New Year's Day. Director of Athletics Earl R. Jackson, who made the announce ment said the Board of Athletic Control acceded to the request of the C.O.P. players Pacific will meet the winner of the Border Conference title, to be decided Saturday between Texas Tech and Hardin Simmons. Pacific defeated Hardin Simmons 33-7 in its opening game g.lllllllllEllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllla.-' ROA'N'S Delicatessen College Ave. affinniillumniiiminummiiiiimillimmiumummummlTl 400 E. Two ATO Boxers Cop Victories By GEORGE BAIREY Nine IM boxing matches, all fraternity and ranging from the 135-pound class to the heavy weight, were fought yesterday in the second day of the 1951 tour nament. Alpha Tau Omega advanced two men into the next round, one in the 145-pound division and one in the 155-pound class. John Mc- Call pounded out a three-round decision over Terry Greenfield, Sigma Phi Alpha, in the 145- pound division and Lou Gomliek took just one round to get to Bob Pawloski, Kappa Sigma in the 155-pound bracket. Heavyweight Battle McCall unloaded sharp, power ful, left hooks to the head throughout the bout that kept Greenfield back-p edalin g. A booming right cross sent Green field down in the final round. Gomlick caught Pawloski seconds before the bell in the first round with a rushed flurry of punishing blows to the head and body. After a quick examination during the rest period, referee Eddie Sul kowski refused to let Pawloski come out for the second round. The lone heavyweight match of the card found Pi Kappa Phi's Gene Wille scoring on more toe to-toe flurries and getting a de cision over Bill Wolfe, Lambda Chi Alpha. Darcy Wins In the two 165-pound bouts fought, Rudy Mion, Phi Kappa Tau, and Don Frey, Beta Theta Pi, advanced on the merit of close depisions. Mion edged Jim Han cock, Phi Sigma Kappa, while Frey outpointed Jim Nelson, The ta Chi. Jim Darcy, Phi Kappa Psi, started fast and pressed the larger Dick Headlee, Chi Phi, all the way for the decision in a 135- pound division. In a 145-pound go, Glenn. Wig gins, Alpha Gamma Rho, al though blood-smeared at the final bell, got the nod over Delta Up silon's Dick Wilson in a close bout. Many Forfeits John Bristor, Phi Gamma Delta, and Richard Moran, Sigma Nu, advanced - in the 155-pound divis ion. Bristor stopped Robert Wil ikins, Tau Phi Delta in 55 seconds of the third and final round. Bristor's sharp left jab, mixed up a deadly right, dominated the bout. Moran southpawed his way to a decision over Tau Kappa Epsilon's Ed Gruber. Moran's portside offerings kept Gruber off balance and netted the first round victory. Forfeits included James Stan ley, Lambda Chi Alpha to Don McCormick, Tau Kappa Epsilon, in the 175-pound division; Wally Kreiger, Delta Chi, to' Sil Cerchie, Tau Kappa Epsilon and Joseph Rusnak, Phi Kappa Phi, to Frank Rich, Sigma Chi,toth in the 165- pound brackets; Fred Lipka, Phi Kappa, to Fred Brown, Delta Tau Delta, in the 155-pound class; Allen Haile, Kappa Alpha Psi, to William Alich, Alpha Chi Rho, and Donald Schlegael, Triangle, to Andy Schoerke, Pi Kappa Al pha, both in the 135-pound divis ion. An independent forfeit in the 135-pound class found Rich ard Cassel advancing over Roy Angst. Snack Bar Two New Hoopsters Ease Bench Worries Nittany basketball mentor Elmer Gross is busy this week trying to indoctrinate two new candidates into his offensive azid defensive patterns. The additions to his varsity basketball squad are Jesse Arnelle and Jack Sherry, who finished football and reported for hardwood duty recently. Arnelle, six foot-t. chelle, N.Y., could add some height to an already tall team. Sherry joined the freshman team last season in February and de veloped into one of the outstand ing frosh players. Gross calls him a "potentially high scorer." Could Solve Problem If these two men can develop fast enough to help the team in its opener with "Ithaca College Wednesday, some of Gross' re serve problems will be solved. In practice drills the Lions have been using the fast-break more than in previous years, but the one thing lacking has been over all team strength. The five returning lettermen are still the tentative starting lineup for Wednesday's cage in augural. Co-captain Hardy Wil liams and Joe Piorkowski are the guards; Co-captain `Tiny' Mc- Mahan, center, and Herm Sledzik an d `Whitey' Makarewicz, for wards. Many Newcomers The reserves are all newcomers. Besides Arnelle and Sherry there are four freshmen and a sopho more in the top 12. Ed Haag, a soph from California State Teach ers, ;is one of the promising re serves. Frosh candidates are Jim Blocker, Frank DeSalle, Jim Hill, and Ronny Weidenhammer. Blocker and Weidenhammer fi gure most in Gross' plans. Wei denhammer was a standout for Kutztown's Class B champions last year. Blocker is a six foot three inch eager from Philadel phia. The Lions play three of their 24 games before Christmas vaca tion. After the Ithaca lidlifter, 7VURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29; 1951 By 'DAVE COLTON ye inch freshman from New Ro- Stagg Says He'll Be Back SELINSGROVE, Pa., Nov. 28— (R)—Amos Alonzo Stagg left here today for his' Stockton, Cal., home, promising his Susquehanna Uni versity football team, "I'll be back next year." The 89-year old dean of Am erican football coaches completed his 62nd year in collegiate coach ing this month with an unbeaten season at the small Central Penn sylvania institution. The white-thatched Stagg, who has assisted his son, A. A. Stagg Jr., here' for the past i five years, boarded a train with a rousing speech to his team. "It's been a fight this year aid with nine men graduating . it will be a bigger fight next year," the elder Stagg told the hoys. "But I'll be back next year." they play Bucknell in Rec Ifall, Dec. 12, and journey to Washing ton & Jefferson, Dec. 16. The team will also be one of four partici pants in the Steel Bowl tourna ment in the new Pitt Fieldhouse, Dec. 27-28. Virginia, Michigan, and Pitt are the other entrants. A SORORITY RING :fOr 'Her" - For Christmas, at Balfour's ("A" Store)
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