FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1953
A Dream's Dream . . .
Sam’s Song l
By SAM PROCOPIO
Collegian Sports Editor
Last year no one ever dreamed that Penn State would
have two Eastern Intercollegiate champions in the same year
or same season. But the Nittany Lions did—in wrestling and
gymnastics. No one dreamt that these two teams would ever
cop the NCAA’s. But they did. And for Ripley’s “Believe it or
not” it was on the same night, March 28.
Since Penn State's wrestling and gymnastics teams are defend
ing champions and are carrying several potential leitermen. they
are strong contenders for the Easterns and NCAA's. However, we
are wondering if the.Nittany Lions can come through with three
varsity sports participating in the NCAA's. The third would be
basketball.
After having watched Coach Elmer Gross build his quintet into
one of . the finest in Penn State’s history during the past three years,
we are inclined to believe that the Lions are about ready to carry
a banner season this year provided:
1. Jesse Arnelle can hit his stride once again. Say, like he
did during his freshman year, when he tallied 492 points.
2. Players like Jim Blocker, Bob Rohland, and Dave Edwards
give Gross the necessary depth. .
After a mediocre winning season in 1951, three freshmen won
starting berths on the Penn State’s basketball 1952 squad—Arnelle,
Weidenhammer, and Sherry. Surprising as it may seem, these three'
cagers spearheaded the Lions to a 20-4 won and lost record for that
season.
Last, year despite a 15-9 log, it was a great year. With two years’
experience behind these three stalwarts and two fine aggressive
players in Ed Haag and Jim Brewer, we believe Penn State will
hit its peak this season.
Why? Well, after scrutinizing Penn State’s basketball records,
we found the statistics to show: *
Thai of ihe 15 (individual and team) records mentioned 13
have been sef within the lasi iwo years. That all of ihe team
records vrere broken in these past iwo seasons. Thai Jesse Arnelle
owns six of ihe eight individual marks. Thai as freshmen these
sharp-shooters (Arnelle-Weidenhammer-Sherry) aided ihe Lions
in carrying ihe longest single season winning streak of 15 games.
Opening their 1953 campaign at Rec Hall tomorrow against
Washington and Jefferson, the Lions will be put on the spot since
Arnelle and Sherry have had only one week’s practice. But, then too,
Gross has faced this situation for the past two years.
Considering all drawbacks and assets, we are inclined to believe
that Penn State’s seasonal outcome in basketball can’t be drawn up
in the opening fray tomorrow but one week from that date.
RADOSAPRO?
Coach Rip Engle was asked whether he thought Tony Rados was
goodj enough to mingle with the big leaguers.
• Yes, Engle replied. "I'm sure he is if they give enough pro
tection so he can get his passes away. I don't think he can run
well enough but pro quarterbacks don't carry much, do they?"
- Sammy Baugh, former Washington Redskins quarterback, is an
example. Like all Harry James can do is play the trumpet, all Baugh
could do was pass.
WBA Results
Table Tennis
Tri Vi of Sigma Sigma Sigma over
Women’s Building
Phi’ Sigma Sigma over Leonides
Sigma Delta Tau over Alpha Chi
Omega
X Omega over Al. Gamma Delta
Basketball
Delta Zeta 13, Mac Hall 12 '
Philotes 25, Alpha Xi Delta 4
Pi Beta Phi 30, Phi Sigma Sigma 6
Alpha Chi Omega 31, Delta Delta
Delta 26
For Fine
Food
Always
m ROUTE 322
OPEN 24 HOURS
——3o—
Shoes
The Qualify Paceseffer
in Shoes
sold exclusively
at
ATT £ R Haberoasmes Tailor
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
. jsSßßm£B3B&&br * «/
'X?
f'
* *
DU Posts 2 Wins
In IM Boxing Meets
As defending champs, Delta Upsilon aided its current bid for
lionors last night as they posted two wins in the third round of elim
inations in the intramural boxing program.
It received some fair warning, however, from possible pugilistic
powerhouses in the form of double wins posted by Sigma Nu, Lamb
da Chi Alpha, Phi Kappa Sigma, Kappa Sigma, and Delta Sigma Phi.
Kappa Sigma took one of the
155-pound class wins when Durk
Rorie outclassed Phi Kappa Psi’s
Eldred Atkinson. Atkinson gave
Rorie a hard battle, but couldn’t
dodge the consistent barrage ,of
left jabs.
In the 145-pound class George
Bickelhaupt handed Phi Kappa
Psi its second loss of the evening
to Alec Beliasov. Kappa Sig’s
Russ Teague, however, lost to Phi
Kappa Sigma’s Cook who thwart
ed consistent lefts from Teague.
Phi Kappa Psi was completely
outclassed when Phi Kappa. Sig
ma posted its second win. Alan
McChesney defeated Folkers, and
inflicted Phi Kappa Psi’s third
loss after the referee stopped the
contest,
Delta Sigma Phi and Lambda
Ghi Alpha won one match; by for
feit. Lambda Chi’s George Resh
won by a referee’s decision as he
belted Tau Kappa Epsilon’s Carl
Nale to the mat twice, and to the
ropes once in just two rounds.
Delta Sigma Phi Wins Two '
. Delta Sigma Phi posted one of
its two wins when Milton Nets
cher, 165-pounder, used his ver
sion of an overhand jab to defeat
Garland Gingerich, and hand
Lambda Chi Alpha 1 its only, loss
of the evening.'
In the 155-pound class, Delta
Tau Delta won its only match
when Fred Sprinkle pounded Joe
Barna’s nose. Sigma Phi Alpha,
in one of the best matches of the
evening.
Alpha Chi Rho and Alpha Ep
silon Pi lost to Sigma Nu and
Acacia respectively. Sigma Nu’s
Fry .thwarted a second-round
comeback by Norman Brown to
MM
IlfiliiiiinSrtlili
We have this weekend a
T.G.I.F. combo party and
music Fri. .and Sat. night.
Also, try our weekend dinner
specials. Dinner 5 to 7:30.
By ROY WILLIAMS
3p the match. John Johnson,
.cacia’s entry, .took Bob Pearl
;ein. Alpha Epsilon Pi.
The First
National Bank
of State College .
Member of
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Nationally Famous
ARROW
Shirts Ties Underwear
May be purchased at
"*r ATT COLLEGF
Variety Keynotes New Crop
Of Arrow Sports Shirts
Recent surveys on America’s campuses show that sports
shirts are enjoying increased popularity for all-around
campus wear. Reason: the. widest variety of Arrow
sports shirts ever, giving students a well-rounded casual
wardrobe suitable for classroom and date wear, and
for just plain comfortable lounging around. Available
now at all Arrow dealers.
•SHIRTS * TIBS • UNDERWEAR • HANDKERCHIEFS '.SPORTS SHIR'
Gabanaro, Checked and
Plaid Sports Shirts
Most Popular
ARROW
TRADE ® MARK
PAGE SEVff?
Rio Grande Defeated
But Bevo Scores 32
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 (IP)—
Adelphi College of Garden
City, N.Y., whipped Rio
Grande College 83-76 in the
opening college basketball'
doubleheader at Madison
Square Garden tonight al
though Be Vo Francis scored 32
points in his metropolitan de
but. Rio Grande had won 40:
games in a row.
Francis, a 6 foot 9 sensation
from the Ohio Hill country,
was held to 14 points in the
second half as the New York
ers caged him in a collapsing
five man zone defense.