THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1953
Between the Lions
The Penn State Lions just completed their 1952-53 court, schedule
and for : the fourth straight year, Coach Eliner Gross has guided the
Lions to a winning season—ls victories and nine defeats. Over that
four year, span his record has been 62 wins and 35 setbacks.
The Lions set three , team . records and one individual record,
were: I — ~ " "
1. A new team total in scoring
.with’ 1613 points in 24 games. Pre
vious record was 1596 established
last year;
2., A. new high in a single
game,’. They hit for 105 points
against Ithaca—the first time in
State's history to lop the 90
mark.- Last mark was set in
1919 when 89 points was scored
against Susquehanna.
3. A string of 25 straight vic
tories on home territory. The last
team to turn back the Lions at
Rec Hall was Colgate in 1951.
4. A total of 900 points by
Jesse Arnelle in two years of
playing which set a new indi
vidual record. Previous high of
666 Wets set in 1949-50-51 by
Lou Lamie.
Individual statistics showed that
sophomore Arnelle was high scor
er with 408 tal
lies. This was the
straight
second
year he has -led
the team and also
been over the
400 mark.
Captain Herm
Sled 2 i k totaled
351 points to gain
second place
honors. This was
the last year of
varsity compe-
tition for Sledzik who will grad
uate in June. Both he and Ar
nelle were., picked on the ; second
string all-district team by the
Pittsburgh Press.
Other team members and their
final totals were: Jack Sherry—
-248; Ed Haag (23 games)—l69;
Ronnie Weidenhammer—ls9; and
other team members—27B.
The Lions cagers started off
their season with three straight
wins. Pacing the Lion attack
was their one-two punch, Ar
nelle and Sledzik who hit in
double figures in wins over
Alfred 56-43; Washington and
Jefferson, 62-50; and Colgate
68-55.
Next came the all-college tour
nament -over the Christmas holi
days. The Lions . dropped their
first one to Oklahoma AM, event
ual winners of the contest." Score
was 61-68. They came back strong
the second night and downing the
Falcons of Bowling Green, 67-56,
gained the right to enter, the con 7
solation finals.
But the tall Western Ken
tuckians stopped the Lions 91-
. 78. The big bright spot in State's
excursion was the performance
turned in by Captain Sledzik.
He had 54 points in three games
and gained honorable mention
on the tourney's all-star team
along with teammate Arnelle.
The cagers returned home-to
pick up their fifth win over Syra
cuse. Score was 71-62. Sherry-put
in 22 points as game’s high scorer.
Then they traveled to Pittsburgh
where they walked past Carnegie
Tech' 51-62, but. dropped the fol
lowing night’s game to the. Pan
thers : from Pitt—-final was 57-56.
This was the game where State
was ahead' by one point when
three Panthers fouled Sledzik and
mad,e a bucket to win in the' final
seconds; of play. The Ref said—
“l thought the game was over!”
, Gettysburg was thejiext win,
73-66 in' one of the best.games
on Rec Hall court. Hie Bullets
‘ had a fast moving club that
kept the game tight ■ all the way.
Then came ithe disasierous
1600 mile trip in seven days
through the! Eastern Colleges
where, partly because of poor
By TED SOENS
Assistant Sports Editor
scheduling, the Lions took only
one game out of four contests.
The lone win was over George
town, 73-70.
Losses were to Penn and all-
America Ernie Beck—s 6-60; Navy,
53-77 (biggest point spread of the
season) and Rutgers, 62-74 (low
est, Penn State shooting percent
age of , year ’ occured with the
Queensmen where the Lions only
managed 14&.) ,
And while we're on the
subject of Navy—l have a big
question bothering me. Why •
is it that the Navy basketball
team doesn't come up here?
Why is it every year wff have
to travel down to Annapolis
and yet they never consent to
play us on Rec Hall territory?
. I've looked at all the rec
ords and as far as I could see
, not one year did they play in ■
Slate College. No wonder they
compiled such a good record
as they did this' year—any
team would if they played
75% of their games on home
territory. Just think what
kind of a record the Lions
would have if most of their
games weri at Rjec' Hall!
Why don't we get "tough
with Navy like West Virginia
did? They asked Navy to play
on a home and home basis but
the Midshipmen. refused so
the Mountaineers dropped
them from their schedule. I
say let's get the Midshipmen
up here once in awhile and
see how good they are on our
court—or drop them from our
schedule!
The Lions came on strong the
last eight games, winning six and
dropping two. They took three in
a row over American U. 69-53;
Bucknell, 71-49; and Dickinson,
56-42. However, Colgate prevent
ed them from getting their evasive
fourth in a row by dumping the
Lions in an overtime period (only
one of season), 60-62.
■ The Staters started off on
another three win streak with
a victory over Syracuse, 78-74
and revenge 20-poini spreads'
over West Virginia, 77-57 and
Pitt 73-53. In the Mountie game ,
their ace Sottile, who wrecked
the Lions in the first meeting,
was held to 3 points. As a re-,
suit of such impressive wins
the Lions were named behind
Duquesne' in. all-district list
ings.
And that ended the basketball
season for another year. But be
fore it all goes in the books there
should be some recognition given
to Jay Lavi'n of Alpha Chi Rho.
Jay is a member pi that club
behind-the-sports-scenes which
gets little, mention but does most
of the work—the managers. As
head manager for the cagers his
record, keeping and general super
vision of the' equipment was in
valuable to the workings of the
club.
Tonight the cagers will hold
their annual banquet at which
time next year's captain (s) will
be named. Four of the. starting
five will be back next season—
Arnelle, Weidenhammer, Haag,
and Sherry.
Tennis Candidates
Candidates for the tennis
squad have been asked by
Coach Sherman Fogg to report
to him at Rec Hall at 4 p.m.
tomorrow or from 9 a.m. to
noon Saturday.
Freshmen interested in try
ing out are asked to report at
these times. ,
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
SPS/Phi Sigs
Win Semi-Final
Basketball Tilts
Sigma Phi Sigma and Phi Sig
ma Delta, emerged from inter-,
fraternity basketball play at Rec
Hall Tuesday night as contestants
for the fraternity court crown.
Phi Sigma Delta and Phi Delta
Theta .locked horns in one of the
best-played, games of the IM court
year. Phi Sig started the contest
with an early lead and remained
in front until the last thirty sec
onds of play, the half time score
reading 19-14 in their favor.
With half a,minute remaining
in the second period and Phi Sig
ahead by two points, 38-36, Phi
Delta Theta had one of their
players commit his fourth foul
and then, to their short-lived joy,
had thej man’s substitute. tie the
game at 38-38, to force it into
overtime play. The Phi Sigs, re
covering their composure, man
aged to put three shots through
the hoop to come out on top at
the end of the extra period, 42-40.
Bob Seigel paced the victor’s at
tack with four good shots from
the field and seven out of eight
from the free throw line for 15
points.
In the other seipi-final contest
of the night, Sigma Phi Sigma
trimmed ,*Tau Kappa Epsilon
32-25. The TKE’s got off to a slow
start and could never recover
from, the 15-5 halftime handicap.
Don Roberts led the winning on
slaught with nine markers, al
though top scorer of the game was
Chuck Obertance with four field
goals and two free throws for 10
in all.
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ner Seel (Hwt.) of Lehigh; Bob
Karns (123), Jerry Tebben (167),
arid A 1 Paulekas (177) of Army.
Still, looking at the results of
last year’s tournament at another
viewpoint, the Nittany Lions had
every man pass their preliminary
tests. They were Bob Homan,
Dick Lemyre, Jerry Maurey, Don
and Doug Frey, Joe Lemyre, Hud
Samson, and Lynn Hlingsworth.
The latter Lion matman was the
only one to graduate. And the
only shift from last year’s line
up will be George Dvorozniak- at
167 and Joe Lemyre and Samson
moving up one weight.
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Then too, Penn State had its
first 3 wrestlers place in the fi
nals; two became champions—
Homan, 123-pounder, and Dick
Lemyre,. 130-pounder. .Runnerup
was Clearfield’s product, Maurey,
137-pounder. Speidel’s rugged 137-
pounder will be out to make him
self the third Maurey to capture
an EIWA championship.
Since Joe Lemyre took 167-
pound honors and Don Frey and
Samson placed in the semi-finals,
the Lions will be only trouble for
the 15 EIWA squads. They in
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Brown, Temple, Cornell, Lehigh,
Princeton, Franklin and Marshall,
Yale, Army and Navy.
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