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Boxing Finals to Be Held
Tomorrow in Rey
The battle for fraternity team championship boxing honors
remains as wide open as a peanut- scramble after last night's
opening round of semi-final intramural action in Rec Hall.
Eight different teams advanced men into the finals to be held
tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. •
However, Sigma Nu, 1952 runnerup, goes into today's
second semi-final round with the advantage of three men
still competing.
Freshman Cagers
Will Play Altoona
Penn State's freshman bas
ketball team will play its sec
ond game of the season Friday
at the University's center in
Altoona. The game will start
at 7:30 p.m.
John Egli, freshman coach,
said yesterday that he had not
yet decided on a starting line
up for his cagers. However, he
added that he would select the
top five frosh today on the
basis of last night's one-hour
workout.
The yearlings were defeated
by the junior varsity in Rec
Hall, 43-42, in a preliminary
game to the Washington and
Jefferson-Penn State game.
Students Attend
Rec Conclave
Approximately 60 University
students attended the 32d annual
convention of the Pennsylvania
State Association for Health, Phy
sical Education, and Recreation
last weekend in the Hotel Penn
Alto, Altoona.
President Milton S. Eisenhower
spoke, on "Southern Hemispheric
Relations" at a banquet Friday
night.
The convention consisted of
student meetings, exhibitions,
and a basketball clinic.
Representatives from Pennsyl
vania colleges and universities at
tended.
Moore Rated Bth
In Punt Returns
Lenny Moore, Penn State's
flashy halfback, has been rated
eighth in the nation in punt re
turns according to the NCAA
statistics bureau.
Moore, who was second to end
Jim Garrity in scoring for the
Nittany Lions, ran back his op
ponent's punt returns for 228
yards in 13 tries.
Moore led the Nittany Lions in
pass interceptions with three for
40 yards and averaged 5.6 yards
per try from scrimmage.
Charles Is Favored
Over Coley Wallace
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15 (EP)
—A boxer at the crossroads—
that's former heavyweight cham
pion Ezzard Charles. If, he doesn't
beat Coley Wallace here tomor
row night his chances for a shot
at the title he once owned prob
ably will be gone forever.
They're both contenders,
Charles No. 3 and Wallace No. 6
and the outcome of their nation
ally televised 10-rounder will
mean much to the winner.
Women were banned from ,Mt.
Fuji, sacred Japanese mountain,
until 1868.
By JAKE HIGHTON
Former Collegian Sports Editor
Phi Kappa Sigma lost ground
yesterday with the defeat of 165-
pounder Wally Cook but remains
a serious contender with two men
left in the running. Early season
pacesetter Phi Sigma Kappa with
a seasonal bulge of 50 points and
two men in today's semi-finals is
the third outstanding challenger.
The only thing certain in the
extremely fluid race is that per
ennual champion Delta Upsilor
cannot retain the title it has mon
opolized for the last four years.
DU's bid to match the baseball
Yankee's super-grand slam was
thwarted yesterday when its two
remaining entrants lost semi
final bouts.
Steve Hagy brightened Sigma
Nu's championship vision with a
split-decision win over Phi Kappa
Sig's Cook. The 165-pound bout
was one of those classic IM toe-to
toe slugfests which found the bal
conyites, nearly as limp at the
end as the boxers themselves.
Rosen Scores Knockdown
Other scraps on a thrilling
semi-final card found Phi Sigma
Delta's Hilly Rosen besting DU's
Howie Warren in the 121-pound
class. Warren had as much savvy
and generalship as you will see
in an IM ring, but Rosen's flail
ing from a wide open stance
scored often, including a second
round knockdown.
With every wisecracker in Rec
Hall predicting the winner, Don
Hoffman, Beta Sigma Rho, took
a .128-pound decision from Sigma
Pi's Ralph Hofmann. The rangy
Beta Sig's long left jab kept the
Sigma Pi in trouble throughout.
After being felled by a looping
right in the third round, the Sig
ma Pi rallied sharply but too late
to keep his opponent from the
finals.
, Nevertheless, Sigma Pi still
came up with a finalist in Gary
Nugent. The 135-pounder scored
a unanimous verdict over Dick
Evanko, Tau Kappa Phi. Nugent
calmly took pot shots at the bull
rushing Evanko or effectively
tied him up.
Acacia's 165-pounder John John
son came off the canvas to wrest
a decision from Tau Kappa Phi's
Ed. Kitika. Johnson was felled by
a roundhouse right in the first
round but from then on he flur
ried furiously to take command.
Theta Xi's 1952 runnerup Joe
Musial needed a tremendous third
round finish to get by DU's Fred
Owlett in a 145-pound match. Ow
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DU Out of Race
Sigma Pi Gets Finalist
TRANSPORTATION NOTICE
Christmas Vacation
Take a Tip and Make Your Trip
. by
GRE,YHOUND
For the convenience of PENN STATE STUDENTS.
SPECIAL BUSES will be provided for the CHRIST
MAS VACATION and will leave from the PARKING
LOT, SOUTH OF RECREATION HALL at 6 P.M.
Friday, December 18, 1953. RESERVATIONS for the
SPECIAL BUSES will be made with the purchase of
your tickets at the GREYHOUND POST HOUSE.
ALL RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BY 10 P.M.
THURSDAY, December 17.
For additional information, call the GREYHOUND
POST HOUSE, 146 North Atherton St. - Phone 4181
WALLY COOK. 165-pound IM boxer from Phi Kappa Sigmc.
grimaces from a left chop to ':in thrown by Sigma Nu's Stev:.
Action'took place a fierce toe-to-toe slugfest semi,
final yesterday in Rec Hall. Ha3 - yi took a split decision to gain a
spot in tomorrow night's finals to be held at 8:30 p.m. in Rec Hall.
Intramural Basketball
Eighteen of the 49 fraternity intramural basketball teams have
. - ;mbarked upon the second half of their seven game schedule. In
doing so, they have also entered that crucial stage where each game
will determine the final outcome. Five of the six leagues were rep
resented at nine games played Monday night at Rec Hall,
First place in league A was
thrown into a tie when Phi Gam
ma Delta came through with a
32-24 win over Sigma cAlpha Mu.
Phi Gam's Richard Packer led
the scorers with 12 points on five
fielders and two free throws. The
winners now have three victories
and one defeat, as does Sigma
Chi,
Phi Sigma Delta took over first
place in league B via a 28-14
victory over Tau Phi Delta. Don
ald DeVorris scored 10 points for
the Phi Sigs as the losers went
down to defeat for the fourth
straight time.
Sigma Nu increased its win
streak to four games as Delta
Tau Delta was humbled, 27-15.
Delta Upsilon, led by Jim Gar
rity, who poured 21 points through
the net, also captured its • fourth
win, a ,41-22 walloping of Theta
Xi's. The loss was Theta Xi's first.
An overtime basket by William
Wallis gave Sigma Pi a 29-27 de
cision over Phi Mu Delta. Tau
Kappa Epsilon bowed before Al
pha Chi Rho, led by Robert Seitz
who garnered 12 points.
• Alpha Phi Alpha and Phi Ep
silon Pi rolled to their fourth
straight wins over Alpha Chi Sig
ma, 44-18, and Phi Delta Theta,
40-24. Delta Chi trounced Sigma
Phi Alpha, 23-10 as Charles Stach
el of Delta Chi led the scoring
with 10 markers.
On a clear night, the average
person may see about 3,000 stars.
Relations Club to Show
Film on Foreign Policy
The International R e l a t i o n
Club will present a film entitled
"A Time for Greatness" at 7:30
tonight in 316 Sparks.
The film is produced by the
American Friends service com
mittee and depicts the Quaker
viewpoint towards U.S., foreign
policy. The movie will be moder
ated by Elton Atwater, associate
professor of political science.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1953
Purdue, MSC
Game Is Voted
Upset of Year
NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (P)—Oct
ober .24, 1953. Michigan State's
1952 national football champions
were rolling along on a 28-game
winning streak, the 'nation's long
est.
Purdue, fumbling and inept at
the start of the season, had been
beaten four times. So they met on
Purdue's home field; final score,
Purdue 6, Michigan State 0.
That was the most astounding
of the many upsets during the
1953 college football season in the
opinion of the nation's sports
writers and broadcasters.
Out of 279 experts casting bal
lots in this section of the Associ
ated Press season-end poll, 143
picked Purdue-Michigan State as
the No. 1 upset. Fifty-nine others
3ted, this game second and 27
we it a third place vote for a
.tal 'of 574 points on the usual
2-1 basis.
The season's first big upset, the
25-19 decision scor e d by un
heralded Mississippi Southern
over highly-regarded Alabama,
came in second in the voting with
60 first place ballots and 238
points. The late-season surprise,
Houston's 37-7 thumping of Bay
lor, ranked third with 21 firsts
and 189 points.
Gregal Gets Special 's'
special "S" was awarded to
Alex Gregal for his three years
of service as the fur-clad Nittany
Lion that trod the sidelines • at
Penn State football games and
other athletic rallies. The award
was made in recognition of "faith
ful and devoted service to your
alma mater."
Malinak on Noirth Team
Don Malinak, Penn State Qnd
and co-captain, has accepted an
invitation to play for Stu -Hol
comb's North squad in the North-
South Shrine game at Miami, Fla.,
December 25. The Steelton youth
is 6 foot 1 and weighs 195 pounds.