.TUEDAY;',D.MgMBER ,1952
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Using sclgse. 4ouble-tearning
tactics; the.' Nittany",L ions
Were able, to take their.second
win of 'the. •SeasonT.Saturday
,night, hy dropping- the' Presi
dents of Waihington arid. Jef
ferson, 0-50.
The. Presidents'. - offense stalled
repeatedly, as Ihe-aggressive Lion
forwards, 'bijttled up" the players
and - Stole the - ball, and if the , W4a
quintet did. rnideourt -then
the Lion§ won '..1 2 - drop back into
their sliding' zOnOdeferisq. .
•.; Tie With la. Tallies •
:Again,Peim State'S;twb big guns
took; ,top', hOriors i
n • the scoring
cOluint:. Although off on- his shoot
ing,. making sir- for 28, JesSe Ar
nelle was high point,getter- with
20 and:- close behind - him came
Captain Hem •Sledzik, His eight
for 19 shOts and :two fpuli totaled
18 points. =" • -• "
. - The Presidents_ had - John ICiloj
zer and joe Richards tie 'in the
points. 13
• But lei • the 'second :night in' a
tow" it:; was small, speedy-- Jim
Brewer" who daptUred . the crowd's
eye. His shifting; stop-go dribbling
and.-hard. pressing set•
• up many
scoring chances:* -'
- . 'Good - Ball -Stealing
`About - :4800• partisan'"fans saw
the Lion§ take sweet revenge over
the same team that defeated-them
last.. year •in a - Close, contest.' The
way the Presidents opened the
first quarter it looked like' a-• re
peat. In the 'first tiro • minutes
they 'di'Opped• in six quick points,•
on'two:fast .jI.IIIIIIS by -Mojzer and
Dane Weber's foul shots.•
But Vie' surprise 'defensive - work
and' stealing by , the Lions -gave
them too •many shqts at the basket
and scoring' on'34. percent oftheir
attempts, the'LiOns quickly. Closed
the gap.
The` visitors . had'a fine shooter
in 6-5 Mojzer, but 'once the Stat
ers caught onto his unusual jump,
the scoring punch lagged and- at
the end _of the ;quarter the 'Lions
had the edge,' 25-14.
.The Presi
dents made 43:percent of their
shots in :.the,.first quarter., •;
41-29' At Half
• With• Richards hitting on his
effective push • shot from the cor
ner, :the Presidents made their
only serious bid• of the :evening
to-catch up and came within fOur
points _of the Lions -in the . second
quarter.
But the ball:•hawking..L ions
wouldn't. allow W&J the pleasure
as repeated steals by Joe Piorkow
ski,.. Jack • Sherry, .and_ Ed Haag
helped Atnelle and Sledzik to
build on the nine . point: lead. 'At
the end of the 'half The •score'stood
41-29 in . favor of 'the home team
with 'the Lions scoring on a total
of 31 per cent of the' shots and
the,visitors on 30 - per cent. .
Fu/1 C6urt Press
In the V beginning of
.the third
quarter Haag made a nice' block
of Richards drive and layup and
was yelled out, of •the game on
fouls. Three "p oin t s• later; the
Presidents'• Don Puhr went out on
the five foul,.rtile. '
Frpm the • start of the second
half to the final whistle,. the Lions
held a comfortable lead. The Pr-es
idents - did change tactics momen
tarily in :the . fourth quarter - and
resorted • to .a • - half .• hearted full
court press-L—•but'• it ' didn't • work
out . too Well" as: quick passes by
Ronnie Weidenhammer and Brew
er thrbugh the•WidelY spread de
fense set up some easy layups.
.BASKETBALL FREE THROWS
—Captain Herin Sledzik has been
playing excellent . ball these :past
two games . He has improved
considerably • in•-.hiS, shooting and
is ;seCond in 'Scoring, with an aver
age Of 17 per game.
- . . Summary . -
P.Staie Fg FTi W&J Fg FTI
Sledzik,f 8 2-7 18 Weber,f 0 2-3 2
Haag,f 1 1-1 3 Mozer,f 4 5-8 13
Arnelle,c , 6 8-12 20 Qblom,c 0 2-2 2 1
Sherry,g 2 2-4 6 McGl'phey,g 0 1-1 1
Piork'ski,g 4 1-1 9 Altarez,g - 3 2-3 8 1
Wfrenh'mer 1 1-1 3 Richards 4 5-11 13
Brewer 1 - 1-2 3 Thornberry 2 3-3 7
Rohland 0 0-4 0 Godfrey _ 0 1-1 1
Phillips . 0 0-0 0 Fuhr 0 1-2 ' 1
Kushner. . 1 0-0 2 1
Krebs 0 0-0 01
Totaki • 23,16-32 62 . Totals 14 22-34 50
Sabre by periods—
Perin, State - . - 26 16 10., 11-62
14 15 •.:‘ 9 12-50
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Lion Cagers Employ
A Sliding De/ense
Now that the 1952-53 basketball season is under way for Coach
Elmer Gross' . men, there is no better time than the present to re
view the style of play that Penn State's courtmen will probably
employ in the remainder of their games.
As in - the past two campaigns, the Nittany basketball team will
use the sliding zone defense, with
some variatiOns in their pattern of
stopping the opposition.
In the aforementioned style as
the Grossmen move from one side
of the court to the other, the de
fensive player farthest from the,
ball will move to the part of the
court closest to the ball and face
that direction
This type of play does not vary
too ,widely from the plain zone de
fense. The main lob of. defensive
players in the zone is to play the
ball. Each defender is assigned to
a specific area: When an opponent
with the ball enters the area, the
defender may try unorthodox tac
tics in• trying to gain poSsession of,
the ball. If he fails he usually can
count on his teammates behind or
to the side of him to render de-'
fensive assistance to cover his :tac
tics.
.Some of the other pattern's: of
zone defense the Lions may use are
the 2-1-2,.3-2, and 1-3-1.
The 2-1-2 is the most common
type - of zone defense. Here the
middle man moves up front to form
a 3-2 at times, or moves to the
rear line of defense to form a 2-3.
The chief strength of this style lies
in the compactness of the defense
deployment in the keyhole area.
In the 2-3 defense, which is in
tended for greater•. rebounding
strength underneath the defensive
basket, there is greater protection
against guard-around set "screen
plays or short one-handed set shots
from the corners. The prime weak
nesses of this system lies in the
offensive ability to overload on the
outside with three men who take
medium long set-shots, and to use
height of a pivot man in and around
the free area at the foul line.
The most frequently employed
system is probably the 1-3-1 de
the pivot position. However, 'like
the other zone defenses 'it has its
fense. It is supposed to' be effec
tive against a team •which has_, one
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big man who is a high scorer from
weaknesses also. The most obvious
ones are on the outside against a
good set-shooting team and the
ease of offensive over - loading
against the corner man to set up
scoring plays from . .there.
In the zone defense the playerg
are chiefly interested in the ball.
The man is secondary considera
tion. Effort is made to keep be- -
tween the ball and the basket so .
that an interception may be at
tempted at any time. •
Opponents are guarded only
when they invade a particular ter
ritory or have . the ball. Consider
able defensive teamwork is possible
because each player slides from
one territory to another, confident
his teammates will support him in
case an opponezit with the ball
manages to drive around him. .
The most productive use of the
zone defense is against a fast, short
passing, •give-and-take team. Para
doxically, a good passing team
should be able to create many
scoring opportunities against this
zone. Nevertheless, the zone de
fense normally will clog the usual
passing and scoring lanes and pre
vent a good short passing team
from reaching its usual level of
colorful efficiency. BY playing the
ball, and not the man, the defen
sive players are less apt to be
feinted out of position, or to be
screened out in pick-off plays as in
a set screen game, or to be jock
eyed into each other by smartly
maneuvering offensive players."
The zone defense may be used
as an effective base for the
lightning-like fast break. With
the' proper men in rebounding po
sition and the two or three
speedy men up-court, ready to
convert instantly from defense
to offense, fast break tactics are
distinct features of_ most zone
defenses.
2d Win, 62 -50
Jeffrey Given Leave
To Teach in 'Rico'
Bill Jeffrey, Penn State soccer coach, has been granted a leave
to accept a teaching-coaching. assignment at the University. oa•
Puerto Rico next semester .
The Lion veteran said today that he planned to fly to Meyaguez:
during the Christmas holidays to inspect university facilities - and
also to seek housing for his family. He-plans to take his wife and
daughter with him if suitable housing is available.
Early negotiations indicate that the university will expect-him
to overhaul its athletic program, with particular emphasis on soccer,
and at the same time assist in the development of the institution's
industrial engineering curriculum.
Several Penn State alumni, notably Ramon I. Gil, Penn State
soccer captain in 1925, recommended him and joined the university
in urging him to accept the 'assignment.
The executive committee of the Board of Trustees approved the
leave for the period from February 1 to June 30, 1953.
This appointment necessitated that he decline still another in
vitation froth U.S. Army Special Services to return to Germany next
spring on _a soccer clinic assignment.
Frosh Defeat
Jayvees 58-44
For First Win
A speedy, smooth-passing freshman basketball team retaliated
from an earlier "three quarter" setback and defeated the junior
varsity quintet, 58-44, Saturday night in Rec Hall. The froth bad
been beaten by the JV's Friday night, 36-26, in a game that was
prematurally ended in the third quarter.
With lanky Earl Fields showing the way, the frosh jumped off to
a swift 8-0 lead and never relin
quished it to the more experienced
JV's. Fields, who kept the nets hot
with seven field goals and three
free throws, tied with the JV's Jim
Blocker for scoring honors. The
pair had 17 points apiece.
The frosh were never threatened
after getting off to their quick
start, and at one , time . led by 20
points. A fast breaking offense
and fine passing attack made the
difference. Of course, the story
could have been different Friday
night, too. Had the game been
allowed to continue to its full ex
tent, the score could have been
different. Then too, freshman
Coach John Egli used a set first
team in Saturday's contest. Fri
day Egli employed a "three pla
toon" system in an effort to' single
out his best five players.
Speedsters Hugo Mori - and Hal
Brown were key men in the fresh
man • victory. Mori, an excellent
dribbler and ball handler, had a
hand in most of the frosh's fast
breaks and tallied 11 points.
Brown did just about every
thing. The smooth guard dribbled,
passed, shot, and plucked re-
Sports
No Tie Allowed
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15 (AP)—
The Detroit Lions and the • Los
Angeles Rams will play until
somebody wins next Sunday.
There 'will be no tie game.
Bert Bell, commissioner of the
National Football •-• League, said
that should the score of play
off game for, the. National Confer
ence title at Detroit be .tied at the
end of the regulation game, the
teams will start a fifth quarter
and the first one to score, wins.
The game will start at 1:30 p.m.
EST and the winner qualified to
meet the Cleveland Br own s,
American Conference champion,
in the NFL title game at Cleve
land's Municipal Stadium Dec. 28.
Bucs Sign Janowiscz
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 15 (AP)
Catcher Vic Janowiscz, just out of
the Army, signed a -two year con
tract with the Pittsburgh Pirates
today and will report to their
training camp next spring.
Janowiscz, former Ohio State
grid star, batted .356 in 61 army
games with the 37th Division Ohio
Buckeyes. He plans to work this
winter in Elyria, Ohio.
By DICK MC DOWELL
bounds from the taller .TV's with
the grace that is becoming to a
pro. He poured in seven field goals
for 14 points; second high - for the
yearlings.
Ed Rudler, a husky six footer„
played aggressive ball under the
boards, scoring 10 points, and tak
ing several rebounds to help the
freshman cause.
The frosh will meet the Buck
nell freshmen Friday night in Bee
Hall. They will be going after
their second win in three starts.
Summaries
Freslimeia Fs Pt Pp Tv
Marisa,/ 1 0 0 2
Ruiner ' .3 4 4 ,10
Fields,/ 7 5 3 15
Ilauck,c 0 0 0 ' 0
Lang,c 2 0 0 , 4
Brown,g 7 0 • 14
Mori,g 4 4 3 11.
Martynuslca,g 0 0 , 0 0
Totals 24 13 10 58
Junior Varsity Fs Pt Fp Fr
Garrity,/ 4 0 0 - 8.
Jackson,/ 1 3 S ' 5-
Blocker,c 5 9 ' 7 17
Gutschell,g 3 0 0 6
Brasefield,g 2 2 1 5
Gross,g 1. 2 1 3,
Totals 16 •16 12. 44 .
Score by Quarters
Freshmen 14 1.2 18 .14-58
Junior Varsity _ 7 9 IV 18-44
Briefs
Groza to Play
CLEVELAND, Dec. 15 (—X
rays
. showed today that Lou Grow,
star place kicker and tackle .for
the Cleveland Browns, suffered a
rib separation, not a broken ,rib,
in yesterday's game with the New
York Giants.
That means he will be able to
play in the National Football
League championship game here
Dec. 28, said Dr. Vic Ippolito,
team doctor.
Hanging Up Gloves?
NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (R)—Stigar
Ray Robinson was back in town
today from the Boston cabaret
flood lights and there were fresh
reports that his retirement as
middleweight champion is only
hours away.
A. close friend and advisor of
the 31-year-old titleholder said
Robinson has prepared his retire
ment announcement and is ready
to submit it to Abe Greene, com
missioner of the National Boxing
Association.
Penn State's 7 wins, 2 losses,
and 1 tie in 1952 represented its
best football season since 1948.
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