SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1952 Between the Lions Because of his outstanding play in the Steel Bowl tournament in Pittsburgh during the vacation, Ronnie Weidenhammer, fresh man basketeer, was named by the Pittsburgh Press as the district player of the week. Pittsburgh fans still remembered the six-one guard because of his great play for Kutztown in the class B finals against Avalon in Pittsburgh last year. Once Weidenhammer started sinking his set shots, a lot of the crowd would yell "swish" as soon as the ball left his hands. The Class B All-Stater made 12 points against Pitt in the finals for his highest point total of the Year. The Lions dominated the all tourney first team chosen by the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph.. Weid enhammer and Jesse Arnelle, six five whirlwind from New Ro chelle, N.Y., made the first quin tet. Co-captain Hardy Williams made the second team on the strength of a 19 point outburst against the Panthers. Herm Sled zik just missed the second team, and Joe Piorkowski was given honorable mention. It's a good thing for Coach El mer Gross that the cage tourney didn't last another night. The Lion mentor w. running out players in tII Pitt .final. C captain Jay Mi Mahan didn because mess. Ed Haai sophomore r e serve, plays against Michigal but missed the of illness. So when Williams fouled out in the closing moments of the Pitt contest, Gross only had two subs left on the bench. Freshman Jim Blocker was one .of the two Mexicans Name Cage School After Lawther Six months ago John D. Lawther, former Penn State basketball coach, accepted an invitation to improve the brand of ball in Mexico. Late this month the 51-year-old Lawther will return to the Nittany , Vale to resume his teaching. An evening school dedicated to the fundamentals of basketball was founded in Orizaba, Mexico, and named in his honor. The former Westminster cage coach, who successfully dire-cted the Lion hoopsters for . 13 years between 1937 and '49, was, grant ed a six-month sabbatical leave by the College board of trustees, so he eagerly accepted' the gov ernment offer to teach the Mexi can youths. Thus hii teacher,coach post in Mexico for the National Sports Federation became effec tive July 1, 1951. Women Play Lawther, who coached the Mexican National five prior to the recent Pan-American games, has conducted clinics south of the border on previous occasions. In the new school, which will cater to youngsters of school age, four coaches have already been named to the staff and enrollment at the last count was nearing 100. The coaches as well as the enrollees had previously, come under Law •ther's tutelage in his three to five day stopovers at towns and cities throughout Meicico. Most surprising to Lawther was the discovery that women not in frequently play the game as well as the men. Because they • are used-to heavy work, most of them are big and' strong. Consequently, the 'former Lion hoop mentor says, "they shoot' be tt e r and handle the ball better, but, of course, are not 'quite as fast, nor as strong, as the top level men's teams." Sports in Evenings The courts in many cities are few and many times have neither roof nor wood floor. Many teams begin practice before six in the morning, for that •is the only time they can gain access 'to a court. In Taxco, the only court Was on the side of a mountain, and when the ball went over the By DAVE'COLTON Assistant Sports Editor reserves left, and he only played a few seconds. Harry Stuhldreher, one of Notre Dame's famous four hOrsemen, presented the Benja min F. Fairless trophy to the victorious Lions. Co-captains Williams and McMahan accom panied Gross to the center of the floorhouse to receive the cup. Pitt sponsored a dance on the fieldhouse floor immediately after the opening night's games. One of the first persons seen dancing was Franny Rogel, former great full back for the Nittany Lions, and now a standout for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Art Malmberg, a member of the Pitt varsity last season. sat behind us at the opening round of the basketball classic. He raved about the play'of Arnelle, and compared him to Charley Cooper, Duquesne University's All-American center two sea son's ago. "All Arnelle needs is some more experience, "the three year Pitt varsity caper said. Are had the honor of becoming acquainted with Dave Allison, star cross-countryman from Woos ter College, during the holidays. Allison was the harrier who was behind State's Lamont Smith when Smith started to topple and fell near the finish line in the NCAA cross-country meet at East Lansing. Allison, undefeated in two years of harrier dual meet competition, finished fifth after freshman Smith fell. edge, it was often lost in the barranca hundreds of feet below Because of work and other in terferences, practically all sports work has to be done in the eve nings. Lawther's clinics at Aca pulco began at 6 p.m. and ran until 10:30 p.m. or later. That was typical of the whole southern section, where many of the states had only outdoor courts and where daytime heat was almost unbearable. The first three months of Law ther's assignment were spent in Mexico City and its suburbs. In the months since he has visited the principal cities of Puebla, Veracruz, and HidalgO, and there will be stops in at least 15 more cities before Lawther and his wife begin their homeward trek late this month. Jack Burke Leads Los Angeles Open LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4—(AP) —Turning on the heat with four birdies ,on the back nine, Jack Burke, Jr., of Houston, Tex., climbed out in front of a. star shy field of rivals in the 'first round of the $17,500 Los Angeles open golf tournament late today. The 29-year old son of a for- 1 rner great Texas professional 'posted a 36-33-69 for a two under par performanc. before 2,300 gal leryites gathered in the chill late evening at the Riviera Country Club. The first X-ray photograph was made Jan. 12, 1896, by Dr. Henry Louis Smith, professor of phy sics and astronomy, Davidson IRE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA 13=3 I:i3 LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4—(AP) —Loyola University of Los An geles—despite offers of $60,000 in aid—declined tonight to continue football next fall. Rev. Lorenzo M. Malone, S. J., issued the following statement for the university: "Loyola University. wishes to sincerely thank the alumni, fans and well-wishers who so ,gener- ouslrr offered financial support to the university to carry on in in tercollegiate football. It is with regret that during the existing emergency intercollegiate foot ball will be discontinued." Gratitude also was extended to Coach Jordan Olivar and his staff, who now are free to seek other posts. Olivar has been •re ported in line for the head coach ing, job at the University of Ari zona. The statement dealt the death blow' to hopes aroused last night when alumni and friends pledged $60,000 a. a football banquet for last year's team. The first newspaper cartoon was "Join or Die," designed by Benjamin Franklin and published at Philadelphia in his newspaper, the, Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754. Michelosen Is Backed For Pitt Job PITTSBURGH, Jan. 4 RI Athletic Director Tom Hamilton, seeking a new football •coach for the University of Pittsburgh, sits down with the athletic committee again tomorrow to ponder the town's favorite subject—"who'll be Pitt's new grid mentor?" But it is unlikely a new coach will be named• immediately from a string of 80 applicants screened by the university. The latest wrinkle is the "John ny Michelosen .for coach" boom by a group of Pittsburgh radio sportscasters and graduates. Resigned They sent a three-page petition to each member of Pitt's athletic committee strongly supporting Micheloson. Johnny resigned as coach of th e National Football League Pittsburgh Steelers under an ul timatum by the owners at the end of the 1951 campaign. Joe Bach, who tutored. St. Bonaventure the past two seasons, succeeded him. Michelosen already has been interviewed by Pitt but showed little enthusiasm over his pros pects of returning to his alma mater, saying the talk with the athletic brass had, been mostly about generalities. Other Prospects Hamilton, wh o directed th e 1951 Panthers as interim succes sor to Len Casanova, said the petition will be referred to the athletic committee but had no further comment. Others interviewed by Pitt to date include Lowell (Red) Daw son, backfield coach at Michigan State; William (Biff) Glassford, head coach at Nebraska; and Bob Timmons and Ernie Hefferle, members of the Pitt coaching staff. Danny Carnevale Signs to Manage Schenectady Schenectady, N.Y., Jan. 4—(iP) —Danny Carnevale, who led Wil mington, Del., to the playoff title in the Inter-State League last year, was named manager of the Schenectady baseball team in the Eastern League today. Carnevale's appointment was announced by Joe Reardon, farm director of the Philadelphia Phil lies. 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