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The 'Lion's .Lair,
With Christmas coming, all the kids are putting on' their
best behavior and sharpening their pencils for letters to Santa
Claus. We were wondering what the .pld cat, the Nittany,.Lion
guardian and chief' booster of Penn State athletics, might- ask of
the bewiskered athletic' directoy of North Pole U. if he could write
his letter. It might read some
thing like 'this:
Dear Santa:
Well, its been a whole year
since we last dropped you a
line and we want to thank you
- for all the' victories and fine
athletes you brought to us over
the past year. We especially
liked cross-country champion
ship. They were really appreci
ated around the Vale.
We've' been real good this
year. Haven't been involved in
any basketball scandals and,
as a matter of fact, we haven't
even been accused of over
emphasis or cribbing.
Hope you don't think we're
asking for too much this year,
but we've got an awful lot of
little cubs here who are' hungry
for victories.
First, we think they'd like to
have d national championship in
wrestling. Charlie's been knock
ing' on that dOr
so long—could;
you just give
to him this onct
We know Old
homa is a bi
favorite of you;
but .we've hea,
they've ha d
little tr oubl
with footbz
out there, Sant
and thought . yl
might be givil
it to someone . uus,
keep us in mind, will you?
And last season, - when you
gave us a second place in the
Eastern boxing tourney—well,
you just- whetted our appetites.
Couldn't you throw in an East
ern boxing crown for Eddie
Sulkowski this year?
You remember Elmer G r o s s,
don't you? Well he'd like to have
about 18 wins this season. One
thing about our, basketball coach,
he's not greedy.
Gene Wettstone would like an
unbeaten season in gymnastics,
and asked us to invite you down
for the Olympic tryouts.
You've tempted Joe Bedenk
long enough, Santa. How about
giving him the NCAA baseball
berth which you tantalized him
Edinboro Five Marked
As Team to Beat in IM's
The high scoring Edinboro • cage team, defending independent
champions; shapes up as the outfit to beat again this season as the
intramural basketball schedule took time out for. the Christmas
holiday.
Edinboro, in four games this campaign, has not had a tense
moment as it has rolled over four opponents with remarkable ease.
Ken Bouldin and Glenn Brown,
two of the tallest players in IM
action, have consistently scored
over 20 points a game:
The score by which Edinboro
smothered the Has Beens on
November 30. 'lOl-14, was the
highest score ever recorded by an
intramural cage team at Penn
State. This score alone tends to
show how much difference exists
between the defending champions
and • most, of the teams in • the
independent leagues.
35 Unbeaten •
The fraternity 'schedule has not
found any one five standing out
yet, although - Kappa Delta Rho
spurted into t h-e spotlight on
December S with a 23-22 :triumph
over defending champion, Tau
Kappa Epsilon.
.
Altogether, 35 teams- spbrted
unbeaten records be f ore last
night's nine-game schedule. Nine
teen teams are indePendent , en
tries while 18 fraternity teams
have unblemished slates.
Independents •
The undefeated fraternity pass
'ers are: Alpha Tau Omega, Alpha
Sigma Phi,.• and Phi Delta Theta,
League A; Phi Sigma Delta, Sig
ma Nu, and Phi Kappa Psi, Lea
gue B; Sigma ' Phi Epsilon and
Delta 'Upsilon, • League C; Beta
Theta Pi and . Sigma Phi Sigma,
League D; Phi Kappa, Sigma Chi,
By ERNIE I MOORE
'Collegian Sports Editor
with last year? And don't for
get Nick Thiel. His, lacrosse
team hasn't had an unbeaten
season yet. And yo u might
bring along a big bag of wins
for Sherm Fogg's tennis team,
and Bob Rutherford's golf
squad.
We sure appreciated all th e
freshman football players . you
sent us last year—Jesse Arnelle,
Roosevely Gri e r, Jim Garrity,
Don Shank, John. McAvoy, BUddy
Rowell, and the, rest. How,about
some more of the same clibre?
Rip would like some big fast
tackles to . replace Bill -Hocker
smith and Ed Hoover, who grad
uate. And a . guard to replace
Len Bartek, who also -receives
his sheepskin. But more than any
thing, Rip would like victories
over Michigan State, Penn, and
Pitt.
Bill Jeffrey and Chic Werner
said they were almost ashamed
-to' ask for anything more. since
you've been so, good 'to ,them
in the past. But you know how
those two like to win. Chic
would like the NCAA title back
and Bill wants to go back to
the bowl game again. You know
Santa, those Owls frOm down
around Temple have been get
ting pretty frisky with us Lions
lately.
Gene and Dutch, from the IM
department, didn't ask for much.
They just want you to recommend
to all the clubs that they cut
down on the forfeits; and get up
there to the dispensary on time
to get their physicals.. Just like
those two, • Santa. Never think
about themselves.. You might
throw in a couple long vacations
for them both.
Well, that's about all for this
time, old timer. "Tell Mrs. Santa,
the Dean of Women, to. kick in
a few late permissions and that'll
make it a real merry Christmas.
Hope you have a successful sea
son
,up there at North Pole U.
Roaringly yours,
The Nittany Lion
A Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year to all Penn State sports
fans.
By JIM PETERS
and Triangle, League E; Pi Kap
pa Alpha, Phi Kappa Tau, and
Acacia, League F.
The unbeaten independent cage
teams are: Epars, League A; Cru
saders, League B; Dorm 11 and
Pottsville, League C; Dorm 4 and
the Dukes, League D; Trace A.C.
and the Junior Rovers, League. E;
Foresters, League F; Terrapins
and Wildcats, League G; Dorm 25,
League H; Edinboro and' Joe's
Boys, League I; Dorth- 38 and
Dorm 23, League J; Dorm 35; Pal
merton, and Ford City, League K.
Brown-Ram Game
Will Be Televised
NEW YORK, Dec. 17—(W)—The
Dumont network will telecast
next Sunday's National
.Pro Lea
gue championship game on a
coast to coast hookup, Tom Gal
lery, sports director for Dumont,
said today.
The game will match the de
fending., champions, the _Cle ve
land Browns, and the Lai Angeles
Rams.
Gallery .said the Los Angeles
area will be blacked out of the
telecast, which Will be sponsored
by a beer company, The telecast
will start at-4 p.m. •
THE 'p s. O .9 I MTP. s'am MNSYLVAN.II,&
1951 Intramural Boxing Champions
Twelve boxers captured individual titles in
the 1951 intramural boxing tournament. Bottom
row, 1-r: Earl Brubaker, 155-pounds indepen
dent; Jim Liller, 145-pound, independent; John
McCall, 145-pounds, ATO; Stan Engle, 135-
pounds, Sigma Nu; Jim Coffin, 135-pounds, in
dependent; Dean liarbold, 128-pounds, DU;
Delta U psilonW Wins Boxing Crown
For Third Year in Succession
Delta Upsilon, with finalists in four fraternity divisions and new champions in
three, brought home the IM boxing crown for the third time in three years last Friday
night in Rec Hall before a roaring gallery 'of 1200 fight fans.
The new fraternity kingpins and Beta Theta Pi shared last years individual leader
ship. Previously to the DU triple-win, Sigma Nu .had copped the tourney in 1947 and
again in 1948. -
The three new DU champs are
in the 121-pound and 128-pound
classes and in the unlimited divi
sion. The fraternity winners, go
ing into the final day of the
tournament, were two victories
back of the leading Sigma Nu's,
who•had set the pace throughout
the two-week affair, bu t had
four men in the finals to the
Sigma Nu's two. Points are given
to the fraternity whether its fin
alist wins or loses. In bouts other
than finals, only the winner gets
points for his house.
The DU champs are: John Baf
fa, Dean Harbold, and Lynn E- 1
lingsworth. Baffa's win over Gil
BeinhoCker, Pi Lambda Phi, in
the first bout of the evening
mathematically eliminated Sigma
Nu's chance of a possible dead
lock.
Harbold kept on top of Theta
Kappa Pi's George Freistak all
the way for his 128-pound crown.
DU heavyweight Lynn
worth turned aggressor in
_grab
bing the unlimited IM boxing
crown and taking an unanimous
Court Grants
Grid Appeal /
CHARLESTON, VV.Va:, Dec. 17
—W)---The West Virginia Su
preme-Court today granted Dick
Huffman of Charleston an appeal
from an injunction barring him
from playing professional foot
ball with any club other than the
Los Angeles Rams.
A temporary injunction sought
by the Rams was issued by the
Kanawha County circuit court
here lait May 22. The circuit
court later made the order per
manent. , .
Huffman refused to renew his
bontract with the Rams for which
he played tackle for four seasons.
By GEORGE BAIREY
decision from Earl Hower, Phi
Delta Theta.
The other DU finalist, 155-
pound Warren Haffner, dropped
a split-verdict to Fr ank Rich,
Sigma Chi. The decision came
early in the final round after
Haffner was injured.
The • four new independent
kings are in the middle weight
classes, those 'from 135 to 165
pounds. The four extreme divi
sions were eliminated when not
enough entries showed for com
petition. Jack Hoy lifted a unani
mous. decision from Lynn Patchin
to snare the independent 165-
pound crown. He never let up his
torrid pace. throughout the three
rounds. E a r 1 Brubaker started
slow, but wasted no time after
warming up to cop the 155-pound
championship from Jack Dillon.
Brubaker kept Dillon in constant
mild trouble aft e r the initial
round to get the split-nod.
James Miller and Jim Coffin
grabbed the lighter crowns of the
independent bracket of IM tour
ney. Miller bested Paul Zanoni
in t h e 145-pound class, while.
John Baffa, 121-pounds, DU. Top row: Fred
.Brown; 155-pounds, Delta Tau Delta: Frank
Rich, 165-pounds, Sigma Chi: Jack Hoy, 165-
pounds, independent: Dick Zucker, 175-pounds,
Phi Sigma Delta; Lynn Illingworth, heavy
weight, DU.
Coffin had little trouble in deci
sioning Glenn Freshcron in the
135-pound division.
Dick Zucker, Phi Sigma Delta,
captured the fraternity 175-pound
championship by decisioning Jes
se Moore, Sigma Nu. Zucker's
hard left hooks had Moore in
trouble at the end of both the
second and third rounds.
Stan Engle clinched runner-up
honors for •Sigma Nu with a TKO
win over last year's 128-pound
winner, Sam Hamilton, Beta The
ta Pi. The 135-pound fight was
halted at the end of the second
round. The co-defending Betas
finished • third behind Delta Up
silon and Sigma Nu.
Delta Tau Delta's Fred Brown
staggered Bob Myers, Sigma Al
pha Epsilon, in the last round to
take the decision and the 155-
pound fraternity crown.
John McCall, Alpha Tau Ome
ga, stymied the aggressive on
slaught of Bruce Wagner, Beta
Theta Pi, for the 145-pound cham
pionship. Both men were wres—
tied down during the second
round of the roaring crowd
pleaser.
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