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Cagers Play Rutgers Tonight
Lions Will Resume Home
Schedule Next Wednesday
After a much needed stopover at State College the past
two days, a rested Lion cage squad will resume their east
ern tour tonight when they play Rutgers University at New
Brunswick, N.J. This will be the last away game until Feb.
20 when the Lions play at Colgate.
;ing to make it their 10th win
★ ★ ★
The Lions will be attempi
tonight as against six losses and
“even-up” the past week’s win
and loss record, which reads two
losses and one victory.
Last year the Lions swept over
the Queensmen, 66-52. Rutgers is
currently sporting a 3-7 record
with a total of 759 points. (Doesn’t
include Johns Hopkins game).
Most impressive of their wins was
a 83-68 defeat of Princeton, Ivy
league titlists last year.
' Other wins have been over
Haverford and Montclair State—
the latter victory broke an old
single game scoring r v ecord set
in 1911. Final score was 98 points
for the Scarlet and 72 for Mont
clair.
Losses have been to Delaware,
Columbia, Connecticut, CCNY,
Lehigh, Army and Navy.
Pacing the Queensmen is their
tall forward Larry Gordon- who is
averaging better than 19 points
a game. His biggest night of the
season was a "29 point outburst
against Montclair.
Playing along side Gordon at
the other forward position will
be Don Villani with an average
of 9.9 a game. The rest of the
team will have Sv/ede Sunds
trom at center, and Beindorf and
Porter at guards.
Still leading the Lions in scor
ing is Captain Herm Sledzik who
is maintaining a 17.2 average for
258 points in 15 games. Close on
his heels is Jesse Arnelle with 248
Bobbin’
Along
808 SCHOELLKOPF i
■Ass't. Sports Editor-
“Wha’ hoppenedto the soccer team ’n all that talk about going
to a soccer bowl last New Year?” This question has been tickling
the tympanum of members of the booter fraternity ever since the
“long wait” started way back on Nov. 22, 1952, when Bill Jeffreys
eleven slushed to a 1-0 victory over a mud-soaked Penn team.
This victory, as Nittany booter fans will recognize, closed out a
splendid 7-1-1 season for the .1952 soccermen and earned them a
shot at the Soccer Bowl bid, which was to be held in St. Louis Dec. 27.
Ever since this Perm victory the Lion booters have been sitting
through their own “cold war” waiting for a word from the Missouri
Soccer Commission which was extending the bids.
The commission was reported to have extended a bid to the
booter delegation from the University of San Francisco. Then came
the snag. The commission ran into trouble when it tried to rent
Sportsman Park, ballyard and delinquent home of Fred Saigh, who
got a “pattin’ on the po-po” from a judge recently for income tax
evasion. 'Tis said that the commission couldn’t' put the thumb on
Fingers Freddie for a rental of the park, # and the proposed Soccer
Bowl fell through. *
This comes as quite a shock to this comer. Jeffrey s booters,
who are very conscientious about their sport; and practically live
the game, grew thin from "overwait." State was generally accepted
as the best soccer combine east of the Mississippi, since it dealt
the hand of defeat to its two arch-rivals. Temple and Penn.
Over the past semester vacation, the Intercollegiate Soccer-Foot
ball Association, of which Coach Jeffrey is a member, held its post
season confab. One of the main issues on the docket was the selection
of the annual coaches’ All-America soccer team, and also the picking
of the nation’s top soccer team. , .
Again, there was some hope of salvaging some much-deserved
post-season honor for the Lion soccermen. But, again Lady Luck
dealt the Nittanies a deuce. Headed by the Nittanies star center
forward, Jack Pinezich, the Lions certainly had good reason to place
at least one booter on the dream team. Pinezich drew praise from
all over the East with his polished style of play that enabled him
to average 2.6 points per match the past campaign; and set a new
Nittany seasonal scoring record of 23 goals.
The ICSFA picked only one All-America team, with an accom
panying list of honorable mentions. Two of the Lion booters—Frank
Follmer and Captain Kurt Klaus —received honorable mention, which
seems to be a small reward indeed for the excellent performances
both seniors turned in the past season.
■ The booter coaches named Franklin and Marshall's soccer team
tops in the nation. From our viewpoint, at least three eastern teams
deserved the honor ahead of F&M—Penn, Temple, or Penn State.
Not that the F&M booters weren't good—they must have been
to go undefeated in the Mid-Atlantic Conference last season. How
ever, it's like comparing a triple-A baseball team to a major league
club the Diplomats just aren't in the same class as Penn. Temple.
and Stale. _ -
Just before Coach Jeffrey ascended his flymg carpet for Puerto
Rico to teach engineering and soccer, we cornered the sage Scot
and asked him, “Why all the injustice?” The congenial mentor
didn’t exactly know. He figured maybe it was a good thing that a
small school like F&M should get the honor as having the top
soccer team. Perhaps that’s the answer, although it doesnt seem
to satisfy all the sweat and toil the Lion kickers exerted to create
their fine ’52 record. Such selections tend to reduce the value of
All-America teams, if they are based on “kindness” and not a'ctual
worth. Oh well, there’s always next season.
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Ron Weidenhammer
Set Shot Artist
points for a 16.5 average. He needs
200 more points in the remain
ing nine games to equal last sea
son’s regular game mark of 448.
After .the Rutgers > game, the
Nittanies have eight more tilts to
play—five at home and three on
the road. Included in the Rec Hall
games are two teams that have
beaten State earlier this year—
West Virginia and Pittsburgh.
Post-War Lions
sth in Eastern
Gridiron Rating
Roger B. Saylor, a Penn State
economist, has placed the Lions
fifth in his rankings of Eastern
football in the postwar platoon
period from 1946 to. 1952, inclu
sive. ’ .
Saylor has rated football teams
as a hobby ever since his days
in the Coast Guard in World War
11. He asks two questions in rat
ing grid teams. “Who did you
play? How did you fare against
them?” Thus, a team with a better
won-loss record may rank below
a team with a stronger schedule.
Saylor considers Army as the
best team of post war Eastern
football.’ The 'Black Knights ‘"of
the Hudson had a won-loss mark
of 45-14. for that period.
Following Army, in order, are
Pennsylvania' (37-19), Princeton
(44-16), and Cornell (40-22), Penn
State. (44-16). Villanova (42-19),
Yale (36-23), Columbia (30-31),
Dartmouth (28-31), ahd\ Pitts
burgh (26-37). Syracuse, Lambert
Trophy winner in 1952 is not in
cluded in the top ten.
Saylor awards Notre Dame
No. 1 ranking for the whole coun
try in the last six years. Frank
Leahy’s teams in the period have
won 54, lost eight, and tied five,
including a 39 game undefeated
streak.
The only eastern teams in Say
lor’s top 25 are Army, ninth; Penn,
20th; and Princeton, 23rd.
Prospective Champ
. Penn State’s light-heavyweight
boxer, Adam Kois of Uniontown,
is rated a prospective, intercol
legiate champion.
Matmen Seek 23d Win
On Midshipmens Mats
With' each successive victory adding an
other notch in the record books, a success
ful attempt by the Nittany Lion grapplers
for their 23d consecutive win today will
keep pace with one of the nation’s, other
winningest wrestling college—Oklahoma. The
Sooners have recently posted their 21st
straight win,
Penn State will wrestle the Middies on their
home mats at 4:15 this afternoon.
Unbeaten Since 1950
Both the Midshipmen and the Nittany Lions will
be their fihal dual meet win this season.
Unlike Pehn State, Navy has one defeat. Mary
land, which has recently been added to Penn State’s
'53 schedule, edged a strong Navy team, 13-11.
Coach Charlie Speidel’s crack team, which has
not been'defeated since Syracuse pinned the Lions
in 1950, has scored impressive victories against
Virginia, 30-0, and Lehigh, 18-8.
.Although Penn State sports an outstanding rec
ord in wrestling, the matmen from Annapolis
should not go overlooked. In.-fact, the Middies pro
fess wrestling as their “major sport.” !
Regardless of the dual meet’s result, one Penn
State record will go untouched. That is Dick Lem-
Lion Boxers
Face Tough
Spartan Foe
There is nothing but trouble in
store for Penn State’s boxers
when they square off with Michi
gan State in an- East Lansing,
Mich., ring today.
The Spartan mittmen are un
beaten in two starts this season
in strict accordance with their
1952 form which found them sec
ond best in the nation.
Against this stiff opposition, the
Nittany leather-slingers will be
trying for victory number one
after dropping their opener to
Maryland last week.
Lion Coach Eddie Sulkowski
will make only one change in the
lineup Joe Reynolds replaces
Sam Butler at 132 pounds. ,
Lineups:
Penn State Michigan State
Sam Marino 125 Tom Watson
Joe Keynolds 132
Tony Flore 139 Bob Hoffman
Stan Engle .147 Herb Odom
Hank Arnold 156 ■ Bill Greenway
Dick Cameron 165 Tom Hickey
Adam Kols 176 Alex Tsakiras
Bill Andreserie Hwt. Wayne Keller
Sax, Relay Teams
Enter NYAC Meet
Chick Werner’s practice-lacking indoor track team, will-travel
in part to . New York City today to participate in the New* York’
Athletic Club Games at Madison Square Garden. N
Garden fans will see Werner’s one and two mile, relay , teams
in action, and the Lion’s fast coming middle distance DUie
Sax. Sax will be gunning for a repeat victory in the Buermeyer'
500 yard run. The speedster captured the event in last year’s games,_
turning in a fast 57.2.
This will be the fourth top ranking invitational meet'in which
the Nittany thinclads have competed this season. Wemef-'esntered:-
men in the Washington Star meet, Philadelphia Inquirer; Games,
and, the Millrose Games. The team a&o lost to Army in its lone
dual meet.
As usual, the perfectionist Werner will have to take With him,
a team which has been unable to practice to any great .extent, and
in some cases not at all. However, practice or not, the Lions will
probably not be taken lightly, especially the phenomenal Sax, Who’
has made a lot of headlines in the last month, pushing Olympian,
Mai Whitfield to gain second place in the 600 yard runs in the
Inquirer and Millrose games.. ..
In those two events, Sax beat such track greats as Herb Mc-
Kenley, George Rohden, and Morris Curotta, all Olympic performers.
The one mile relay, team, with Sax at the anchor position, and
Bill Kilmer, Dave Leathern, arid Skip Slocum running with him,
should also be in top contention. The quartet won . the event iri the
Millrose Games, and was nosed out at the tape in the Inquirer
classic by Morgan State. The foursome set a new school record iri
the Army meet, turning in a 3:21.5 time.
Werner will have Bob Roessler, Roy BrunjeS, Dick Austin, arid
Bob Gehman running on his two mile relay squad.
The double-mile baton bearers have not fared as well as their
one mile counterparts, but are an essentially soundi foursome and
could come through for the Lions. ' -
9 Win in IM Hoop Play
League C was tied into a neat
three-way knot for top spot in
IM basketball play Thursday
night at Rec Hall. Wil Hauer,
chalking up 12 points, led his DIR
squad to a 23-18 triumph over the
formerly-undefeated Irvin eers.
This game gave three teams in
the league similar 5-1 records, the
two mentioned and West 25, who
had won the night before.
The Hoopsters squeezed past
the Radads. 16-15, in league D
action. The same league saw the
Aces romp over the Nightmares,
34-18. Bob Donohue led the win
ners with 14 markers for . the
night.
In league E, the Bonecrushers
lost to the Nittanies, 32-12. Lead
ing the charge for the Nittanies
was Bruce McPherson with 11 tal
lies. Also, in league E, the Cats
won by way of forfeit from Dorm
41.
The Cubs undid the Beaver
House. quintet, 25-19. Head un
doer was Jim Wyatt who put 10
through the hoop by himself. Fur
ther .action in the F .circuit saw
Dorm 33 forfeit ■to the Hustlers.
, The Sinkers, champions of , the
court realm last year, took one
Julie Bass
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1953
By dick McDowell
Sax Rated High
Two Mile Foursome
yre’s 11 successive dual meet wins. The 130-pouiid
EIWA champion will remain home on doctor’s or
ders. -
EIWA champion, Bob Homan, will once again
open for the Lions in the 123-pound class. Homan,
who has registered decisions in his first two mat
ches, will face Bill Holtz.
Following the opening encounter will be Spei
del’s newcomer, Larry Fomicola. He will meet
Coach Ray Swartz’s rugged 130-pounder, Art
Jesser. - . .... ■
' Frey Brothers, 147, 157
A potential starter.at 137 will be Ed Crane who
will endeavor to halt Jerry Maurey’s six dual meet
victory string.
Penn State’s only 'brother act, Don and Doug
Frey, for this meet -will .. oppose Ed Miller and
Navy’s captain, John Godek, in the 147 and 157-
pound divisions, respectively.
Joe Gattuso will go against Penn State’s George
Dvorozniak at 167, who will be in search of his first
win. as a Nittany Lion, While Pete Blair, 177-
pouhder, will wrestle Co-Captain Joe Lemyre,
EIWA and NCAA champion. Blair defeated Hud
Samson twice last year in the 177 class—at Navy
and the Intercollegiates. '
In the heavyweight spot Samson Will try to
better his 1-1 record against Ed Biffel.
the easy way, by forfeit, from a;
Mustang team that Wasn’t there.
The Sinkers are unchallenged at
the top of league G, with a clean)
6-0 slate. Beneath the Sinkers*
further down the line, the. Tur
tles won by forfeit from Dorm: 32;
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