The Lion’s Eye By JAKE HIGHTON Collegian Sports Editor There’s no place like home—-especially for a basketball team And still more especially for Penn State’s undefeated quintet. Yes, the Lion cagers are unbeaten, at home, and haven’t been licked in i Rec Hall since Colgate found the formula in the middle of the | 1950-51 season, 20 consecutive home games ago. In familiar, friendly Rec Hall State's five is without loss in i six. starts this However, the Lions' road shows have been ! considerably less successful than roadmasters Hope and Crosby. , Five out of seven times State has lost on foreign courts. . , Now the cagers are engaged in a great road trip testing whether | the season is to be a winner or simply a break-even. Penn already put the skids under the trip Saturday, and Navy figures to help the .'skidding today. The Middies,, who show a striking parallel to State’s performance this year, also are unbeaten—at home. Nine times the Swabbies h,ave won on their own court, yet when they strayed from the banks of the Severn they have lost three out of four. It must be remembered that Slate look the Navy's measure at Annapolis last year—but apparently times have changed. A bas , ketball team-must win away from home to be better than average. The. Lions' NCAA playoff team had that away-winning knack last year, but this'year it is conspicuously absent. The personnel ‘'is-practically the‘same, yet the team isn't a resemblence away 'from home. ■ 1 _ Of course, in Rec Hall the difference between last season and this isn’t noticeable. Or, at least it wasn’t the night of the Ithaca game, Jam 17. r A hot-handed, score-infected team hitting a phenome nal 45 per cent of shots doubled up the Ithacans, 105-47, to rack up the highest point total in 57 years of State cage histofry. Fittingly, it was Joe Piorkowski, playing his last home game, who hit the magic figures—to the insane delight of the sadistic Nitiany fans cheering the slaughter of a sacrificial lamb. With three minutes left, "Perk" hit with a one-hander for State's 91st point which cracked the 34-year-old high of 89. Two minutes later in his glorious bow. Perk snapped the cords for the 100th point, naturally another Nittany "first." Hey, maybe you couldn't blame the crowd for being bloodthirsty. over such historic deeds! S JL OF INJUSTICE AND, CHRIST: 1 There-were two injustices apparent Saturday might during the Lion-Maryland boxing bout. Injustices which would have been in justices even if State had won 8-.0, instead of getting nipped, 4 1 /->-3%. One, of course, is the. Eastern Intercollegiate Boxing regulation calling a fight a draw if one of the fighters is badly injured in the first round In Eastern wrestling, a participant who is injured and unable to finish defaults. His team loses five points. So it should be m the EIBA. When Nittany heavyweight boxer Bill Andresevic's opponent •was forced to quit because of a cut eye. Bill should have been the winner. A draw in the situation is like naming a champion runner She winner simply because he "would have won" if he hadn't pulled a muscle. Or, for a more pugilistic analogy. Last summer Sugar Ray Robinson did everything to Joey Maxim except take his trunks off in the ring. But the extreme heat made Sugar Ray couapse and he failed to finish. Everyone knew who "won'* the fight, yet you will find in Nat Fleischer's Bible: Maxim, TKO winner. , . The second injustice;—and one which didn’t hurt State if some “-these:remarks on the patriotic Penn State side—concerns the Bob Chnstenberry system of scoring. In EIBA dual meets only the referee does the judging—a matter in which too many cooks don t spoil the broth. Even though most of the EIBA refs are former intercollegiate boxers, none, can have .the omniscience of New York’s Bob Christ to be relied on alone. SUNDRY SHOTS IN DIVERS DIRECTIONS:* * Gridder AT Bowden, who suffered a broken leg last fan, jg back on campus albeit with cast and crutches . . . Soccer halfback Frank Follmer became the 10th recipient of the Eddie Mandel trophy for being foe most valuable Nittany booter last season ... State's • EIWA champion matmen have picked up an extra nwet against Maryland, Feb. 25. However, the match gives the Lions three weight-making days within a space of a week. And brother, if fans could only appreciate foe struggle most of the' grapplers wage with foe scales . . . The Nittany gym win over Uhhois takes on tremendous magnitude when you consider that «*j» were third in foe nation last year and scholarship gym- Williams in Korea ~ r ========^ . PEARL HARBOR, (JP) Fleet Marine Headquarters said yester day .Capt. Ted Williams, the for mer Boston Red Sox star, arrived an Korea Monday. Williams has been assigned to a Panther jet squadron in. Marine Air Group 33. Three-Time Winner Charlie Ridenour, one of two Penn State wrestlers to win three successive Eastern titles, novy is coach of the sport at the . °* Pennsylvania in, Philadelphia... ' Good Meals at Reasonable Rates Inquire: 329 E. Beaver Ave. ■or Phone: 7851 / Beaver House Sports Thru '53 Lacrosse Managers Sophomore candidates for second assistant lacrosse man ager for 1953 are asked to sign up today at the Graduate Man ager of Athletics' office. 106 Old Main. CAMP MENATOMA KENT HILLS, MAINE STAFF OPENINGS FOR MEN OF MATURITY AND EXPERIENCE HEAD COUNSELLOR MUST BE OVER 35 AND ESTABLISHED; IN THE CAMPING FIELD OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEN QUALIFIED IN VARIOUS CAMP ACTIVITIES Ousfanding Facilities Top Salaries Interviews Feb. 5 and 6 Contact Student Employment Office 112 Old Maine TH$ SAII& Robinson, chairman of the tourney committee and number-one rnan on the tennis team, said he was highly pleased with the re sponses to this initial tournament on the part of the fraternities. The tournament is not officially sanctioned by the IM department. By that token no house points toward the all-year fraternity trophy were awarded. The tournament will be run again next fall, Robinson said, even though it is doubtful that house points will be awarded at that time. Robinson expressed hope' that sometime in the future the tourney, will be recognized by the IM department, and points will be distributed. Lt. John E. Carr, widely-known U.S: Navy ping-pong enthusiast, presented the winner and runner-up trophies to Gross and Robinson. Carr, 5i San Diego city champ, put on a best-of-five exhibition with Gross, winning in four, games, 21-17, 21-10, 18-21, 21-19. During the war Carr put on ping-pong exhibitions with tennis pro and promoter Bobby Riggs at Guam and Midway. Gross, formerly number-one man on his Central High (Phila) ping-pong team, ousted Paul Lizza, Sigma Phi Sigma, in the semis, 21-19, 21-16, 21-13. Robinson beat Leon Lefkowitz, Phi Sigma Delta m their semi match, 21-19, 21-18, 21-15. Vessels in Canada? BALTIMORE, (/P)—The Balti more Colts said yesterday they heard halfback Billy Vessels, their No. 1 draft choicevfrom Ok lahoma University, has been off ered $14,000 to play professional football in Canada. Vessels was due back to Okla homa University yesterday from a Canadian trip to start the sec ond semester, but the speedy halfback reportedly failed to ap pear. Bloomsburg Leads League JOHNSTOWN, (/P) Blooms burg, riding high on a five-game winning streak, took the lead yesterday in the Pennsylvania State Teachers Colleges Basket ball Conference with 153 points. ■ Bloomsburg wrested the top berth from MiUersviUe .with a 73-69 victory over the weekend. ,E<3lA|?. STATE COLLEGE; PENNSYLVANIA Gross Wins Greek Ping-Pong Tourney Beta Sigma Rho’s Dick Gross, a letterman on Sherm Fogg’s var sity tennis squad, won the first attempt at a fraternity ping-pong singles tourney recently by outshooting Dick Robinson, Theta Xi, in straight games, 21-19, 21-19, 21-16. DICK GROSS, Beta Sigma Rho, (left) receives congratulations from Navy Lt. John E. Carr, after winning the first unofficial College ping-pong singles tourney. Runnerup and tournament head Dick Robinson. Theta Xi. looks on. The semifinal and final round matches were played between semesters at Theta Xi. Sports B riefs Joe Ondrula of Johnstown and Bob Gerhard of Palmerton show ed the way for the winners. CLASSIFIEDS FOR SALE COVERT TOPCOAT—practically new, all wool, zip in lining. Size 38 short. Phone 2671. MUST SELL 3-speed VM phonograph, automatic changer, flib cartridge, ’52 model. Call 9-6566. YOU TOO CAN HAVE TIME ON YOUR HANDS THIS SEMESTER. Four months of Time magazine only $l.OO. One year $3.00. Student Magazine Agency, 112 Old Main. 1942 PONTIAC 4-door 6-cylinder, good condition. Radio, heater, defroster. Must sell.- $350. Call Dick Patterson, Pollock 11-35. USED BOOKS. Pick books at prices that suit you. Books for ALL courses. Buy and Save at the Used Book Agency in the TUB. Open 9-9. FOR RENT SINGLE COMFORTABLE room, second floor at 427 W. Beaver. .Phone 7715. Vi DOUBLE ROOM for male student in quiet, coipfortable room. Free garage Phone 6392. SINGLE ROOMS close to campus on Col lege Ave. Phone 4374. LARGE SINGLE room. 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Colo zual Hotel, 123 West Nittany Avenue, Alpha Xi Wins WRA Ping-Pong Alpha XI Delta, former League II champions, copped the women’s ping-pong finals last night after winning two out of three sets over Alpha Gamma Delta, League IV champions. In the first singles match, Mar tha Sarantopoulos, Alpha Gamma Delta, won two games 21-12 and 21-8 over Barbara Rice, Alpha Xi Delta, who won the second game 21-18. Patricia Lively, Al pha Xi Delta, won the first two games 21-18 and 21-11 in the sec ond singles match against Alpha Gamma Delta Jane Bishop. Nancy Mayhew and Mary Jo Ryerson of Alpha Xi Delta took the first game in the doubles match 21-11, but Alpha Gamma Delta’s Amber Hassinger and Nan cy Phillips retaliated in the sec ond game to win 22-20. Miss Mayhew and Miss Ryerson then won the third game to become winners of the finals with a score of 22-20 over Alpha Gamma Delta. In the first interclass women’s basketball game of the week the senior team won over the juniors 23-14. , Nell Hayes set' the pace for the game by scoring two bas kets and one foul shot in the first minutes for the juniors to make the score 5-4 at the end of the first quarter. Cass Caraway, high scorer of the evening with 11 points, aided the senior attack in the second quarter to bring the score to 12-9 at the half in favor of the seniors. The seniors con tinued the lead throughout the second half to become winners of the game. Playing for the senior class were Aneta Tyler, Pat Lively, Miss Caraway, Carroll Borden, De lores D’Onofrio, Barbara Charles, and Mary Ann Wertman. Mem bers of the junior class team in cluded Pat Colgan, Ethel Wilson, Joy Schiller, Miss Hayes, Nancy Pisher, Alison Rogers, Carole Ko wallis, and Pat Hughes. The freshmen-sophomore game to be played tonight was post poned until Monday night. 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