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T1A 61 403 .I,4 I mARY 13, Igs,
The Lion's Eye
Red IVlihalic, every -bit as colorful a basketball ref as his carrot
topped, crimson face, is one of the best actors ever seen in Rec
When a player commits a foul, Red lets the whole house know. all
about it with appropriate gestures describing the criminal, his
number, and his crime. Probably the district's outstanding ref, Red
would undoubtedly boast that he, like • baseball ump Bill Klem,
"never called one wrong in his life."
Saturday night in Pitt's dandy new field house it -was no
different—until. Red was calling them as he saw them, which is
o.ctlling 'am , right every time. But the
,one he and cohort Joe
Zerilla failed to call in the last 20 seconds of the Pitt-Penn State
tussle will remain an everlasting mystery—unless you accept Zer
illa's booby-brained explanation that he "thought the game was
over."
liere' what happened. State was leading 56-55 and in possession
in Pitt's front court with the red-faced clock owning only 20 seconds
of life. Herm Sledzik, with only 10 seconds remaining, dribbled
toward midcourt in what appeared the game-clinching freeze. Sud- :
denly three frenzied Pitt bandits swarmed all over Sleds. Hacking,
hammering and almost carrying State's captain goalward, the Pitts
stele the bar and scored simultaneous with the final buzzer.
Zhe.lweird finish was stunning, to coin a phrase. First, naturally
eneugh,- because State appeared an impossible loser just seconds
previous; second, because Mihalic never-called the play even though
it. may have been in Zerilla's court jurisdiction.
If it were not for such a black and blue finish—Sledzik's arms
—Pitt , deserved to win just as much as State. It was close all the
Way with neither team ever ahead more than four points. The
Panthers played well arid plainly showed Nittany Coach Elmer
Gross' worst feais—his Lic(ris apparently are not up to last year's
team.
A year ago State had fairly well perfected the formula for an
excellent season since they were winning on the road. Twice they
whipped the Pitts in the Smoky City, and once very handily.
But now, here's what the loss to Pitt did: It made State's record
read, 6-3, rather than 7-2• it robbed the Lions of what might have
been an impetus to another. top season, which is what the Steel
Bowl win over Pitt.. produced last • year; and it tipped off the fact
that State faces a rough time in future road games—where you
spot a team as many as eight points advantage.
The last poini is the worst. State is in an unpleasant situation
for the remainder of .the year. It has eight away games—where
State las lost three of five to date—against teams like Navy, Penn.-J
Temple, and West Virginia which are better than Pitt. What's
more, State seldom beats Syracuse and Colgate on the cruel,
cruel road.
On the other hand, State has only six games left in Rec Hall
*here they have won their last 23 games. It's necessary for a sweep
of all six to make sure the season is at least a .winner. Maybe one
shouldn't be so overly depressed about one loss to Pitt, except that
e later on they become better than the Panthers.
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What's the matter with the capers? "They're all right" roar back
the fans across the way. Sledzik is at the too of his game and hit
ling 40 percent of his shots. Ballhawking Jack Sherry is on top of
`the play and' always drives hard -- the only way to score con
sistently since you either tally or draw fouls. Joe Piorkowski is
tough defensively and has been hitting amazingly
But then the echo comes back to the question, "except Jess
Arnelle isn't up to his phenomenal freshman performance last year."
Which is- exactly where the trouble comes in. Jess, Gross calls him
ft the "best rebourider he ever saw, last year," is having a tough time
living up to his clippings and advance notices which every foreign
paper gives him. With this pressure on him, Jess, as conscientious
as they come, has been trYng too hard. His timing is off and he has
been hitting only 20 per cent of his shots—not too good for a -bigi
man, shooting so close to-the hoop. (Yesterday Gross said Jess would
came around. The phophecy appeared true against Gettsyburg last
night as Jess rebounded, as- of old, and hit more often.)
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WEEKEND POST-MORTEMS: Always deliberate affairs with
out exceptionally high scor:ng, the Pitt-State game with 113 points
Saturday was highest in 77 game history ... Pitt refused to shoot
from outside the tight zone, but drove in well. Dutch Burch was
,11 sensational although he only scored one field goal. He faked State
out - of their shoes and passed well .. . Unbeaten in seven starts
before last night, Gettysburg put on the best:visiting performance
in Rec ,Hall all year. Good at every posit', on, the Bullets faked
o f
and passed brilliantly to the cheers of the largest delegation of
oppositions fans in Rec Hall' in recent years.
r To Meet Spartans
A 'two-day trip into Big Ten
territory will mark the opening
of Penn State's .1953 gymnastics.
lt campaign. The Liongymnastsface Michigan State at Bastt Lans
ing Jan. 30, and the University of
Illinois at Champaign Jan. 31.
Started' in State
:Three of Penn State's assistant
football coaches Jim O'Hora.
1. 1)arl Bruce and Sever Toretti—
served their apprenticeship in
Pennsylvania. high schOol coach r
irtg jobs. .
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Sports Thru
By JAKE HIGHTON
Collegian Sports Editor
r4O , ,,ATLY oextiv.arAN. sTAT NNs.l7•livis,TßA
It's A Fact
It's a fact that in exactly one week fkoin today
President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower will be in
augurated in the largest and Most crowded inaugu
ration in the history of the United States. Stands
have been erected for miles along Pennsylvania
Avenue for the spectators that are expected to
attend.
It's a fact too that Vic offers you one of the
largest milkshakes you've ever seen and it's
crowded too—crowded with scoops of ice cream in
just about any flavor imaginable. So stop in today
and try a milkshake or sundae at Vic's Milky Way.
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145 S. ALLEN ST. VIC I S
Frosh Cagers
Defeat Sigma
The freshman baSketb.lll team grabbed its fourth straight win of the season last
night, defeating an outclassed Sigma Chi quintet, 57-38. The frosh held a commanding
10-0 lead minutes after tie opening gun, and never were threatened during the remaind
er of the contest.
With Jim Brennen cuttin
the frosh kept up a • consistant
scoring offense. Brennen took 11
set shots, and hit on seven of
them, adding one free throw, for
15 points. Fields tallied ten on
three field goals and four foul
points.
Before the contest was half
over, the frosh had rocketed their
lead to 20 paints and kept it at
just about that for the remainder
of the game. •
Although the frosh did score
19 field goals against 15 for the,
losers, their performai* on the
foul line accounted for the wide
margin of victory. The yearlings
sank 19 of 23 'free throws; while
Sigma CM could make only eight
of 23.
Repeating their past perform-,
ances, guardS Hugo Mori and Hal
Brown kePt the freshman offense
moving with their fine ball hand
ing and fastbreaking.
The frosh have at least four
more games to play before _they
wind up their campaign. They
' will meet the Bucknell freshmen,
Lycoming jayvees, the' Sinkers,
1951 independent IM champs, and
another game has been carded
with the Penn State jayvee squad
Summary:
Freshmen_
Fields
Holrn,f
Marisa,f
Wainscott,f 1
Lange 1
Dowrick,c 0
Brovin,g 1
Mori,g 1
Bretmen,g 7
Rudler,g 1
Christianson,g
Totals 19
Sigma Chi
Christensitn,f
Riggs,f
Le%vis,f
Mitsos,c
Ross,c
Hawk,g
Banner,g 0
Totals 15
Score by Quarters:
Freshmen 17 27
Sigma Chi 7 16
AP Picks N.Y. Yankees
As 'Team of Year'
NEW YORK, Jan. 12' OP)
New York Yankees, who- weren't
supposed to cop their f our t h
straight American League f 1 a g
and then blasted their way to an
incredible f o t h consecutive
World Series triumph, were pick
ed today as the outstanding team
of 1952. It was the third straight
year the Yankees had been, ac
corded the "team of the year"
honor. • •
In a point battle w#ll tle un
beaten Michigan State 'Spartans,
th eNo. 1 college football team
last season, the Yankees won out
in the annual Associated Press
year-end poll.'
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Greek Court Tilts
Show Close Scores
Cries of anguish and the gnashing of teeth rent Rec Hall Friday
night as five of the nine interfraternity basketball games played
were decided by a thin three-point,margin, or less. Two of the tilts
were decided by a single point, while one was forced into a double
overtime period.
Alpha Phi Delta gave its final
death shudder, 19-16, in the sec
ond overtime p4riod of a game
that saw it locked up tight with
a straining Pi Kappa Phi five
at the end of the official time
and first extra period, 16-16. Walt
Imboden paced the winning side
with 11 tallies
Alpha Sigma Phi managed to
outlast a desperate Theta Kappa
Phi quintet and staggered home
with the bacon, 24-23. Roger Hen
derson headed th e triumphant
Alpha Sig delegation with an 11-
point total. '
Alpha Zeta was sorely . trou
bled when, after trailing at hqf
tiine, 13-9, it could finish with
no better than 22 points against
Alpha 'Chi Rho's 23.
Joe Strasser with 14 markers
brought along four other men
from Tau Phi Delta and eked out
a victory over Theta Xi, 27-25.
Sigma Chi showed the best five
air bf shooting eyes of the night
as ' it trampled an ineffective
Sigma Pi team, 34-11. Lou Riggs
was head trampler with eight
points.
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By DICK McDOWELL
By TOM WERNER
Nab 4th,
Another one of the harrowing
tales was the Phi Delta Theta vic
tory over Alpha Gamma Rho,
24-21. Losing at the end of the
half, 13-8, the Phi Delts came on
with a vengeance in the second
period of play to win by three
points at the final whistle.
After trailing 'at half's end, 12-6,
Sigma Alpha Mu could score only
one point throughout the second
half, bowing to Sigma Phi Alpha,
28-7.
• Beta Theta Pi had little trouble
with Alpha Chi Sigma, walking
off 'with a convincing 28-12 vic
tory. •
Acacia could do no better than
27 16 points against Phi Kappa Psi's
Herm 'Most•lmproved'
Herm Sledzik, of Clune, who
has been hitting the cords at a
17-point-per-game clip, is rated
Penn State's most improved bas
ketball player. Coach Elmer
Gross describes his improvement
as '"exceptional." '
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