PAGE SIX agars to Lions Meet Syracuse Tonight; The Lion basketball team gets back into action tonight after a two-week layoff when it meets a veteran Syracuse quintet at Rec Hall. Seeking its fourth win of the year against one setback, Coach Elmer Gross' cagers appear on the home court for the first time since Dec. 5 when they whipped W&J in the season opener. Game time is 8 p.m State will be meeting Syracuse for the 48th time in the history, of the 37-year-old rivalry and finds itself on the short end of series records. The Orange have won f's contests 'while the Lions have captured 22. Syracuse coach Marc Guley will bring a squad of six lettermen, four of whom are included in his starting lineup. The Orange fared dismally last season but has won six of its first nine games this 2-Platoon Comeback Is Unlikely CINCINNATI, Jan., 5 VP)—The American Football Coaches Assn., convinced there is no chance for an early return to the two platoon system, urged today a liberaliza tion in substitution rules. The coaches recommended the collegiate rules committee, which meets Jan. 11 in Sarasota, Fla., enact a rule which would permit a player to reenter once in each quarter and to eliminate the pres ent four-minute rule. The four-minute rule applies only to the second and fourth quarters and allows players to return during that period. The coaches took no action on the "fake injury" angle, deciding to leave it to the rules committee. Don Faurot of Missouri pro-, posed and the committee recom mended a proposal which would penalize touts by a,defensive team on trys for extra points. Under their present setup, if a defensive team fouls during an extra-point try and the kick is missed, the kicking team's only recourse is to decline the penalty, which is nev er more than 1 yard, and try for another kick. , Under Faurot's plan, the penal ty be exacted against the defensive team on the following kickoff and such penalties would be accumulative. Faurot said there have been in stances of defensive teams being offside or roughing the offensive center or kicker several times in a single series. Pass-Catchers Repeat Penn State's three leading pass receivers in 1953, for the second straight year, were Jim, Garrity, Don Malinak, and Jesse Arnelle. Garrity was among the East's 'top receivers with 30 receptions good for 349 yards and 3 touchdowns. Malinak grabbed 23 go 'd for 262 yards, and Arnelle snared 10 good for 117 yards. Dick Jones grabbed 7 good for 165 yards. Swedish Gym Meet Receives ttention The coming gymnastic meet be tween the nation's national col legiate champs, Penn State, and Sweden's world famous aggre gation has already reached the point where it hase. attracted nation-wide attention, although in America a rather skeptical at titude toward group calisthenics seems to be prevalent. To view a Swedish gymnastic team in action is to see gymnastics at its best. Among its routines are the calisthenics exercises. They are composed of 16 gymnasts who do back handsprings, somer saults, and straight-leg-presses to handstand simultaneously. It is a known fact the tre mendous expenses involved in sending a team overseas limits American participation in inter national tournaments, festivals, and Olympic games, and on the other hand discourages European teams from coming to this coun try. Therefore, it is most encoura,g- Behind Besdin Sharp-Shooter Leading the Syracuse attack will be sharp shooting forward Mel Besdin, a 6-3 senior who has been the back bone of Guley's squad all season. both offensively and defensively. At this point he's the leading scorer on the club and top rebound man. Along with Besdin the Lions will probably have their hands full with 6-5 • center Dave Kline. The towering pivot man has also been a big scoring threat for the Orange and a tough man on the boards. Guley will round out his start ing five with Ronnie Kilpatrick (6-3) at the other forward, and Jack Lamed (5-11) and Manny Breland (6-2) at the guard posts. Play Fast Break The Orange play a fast break game, and have developed a repu tation this season as being a dead ly shooting outfit. This pressure offense coupled with some fine rebounding ability has made it one of the most dangerous teams in the east. Gross announced yesterday he will use Jim Blocker, a 6-4 jun ior at one of the forward posi tions in place of sophomore Rudy Marisa. Captain Jack Sherry will be in the other forward slot and high-scoring Jesse Arnelle will be at center. Ron Weidenhammer and Ed Haag will start at the guards. The Lions will be hoping to take up where they left the Or ange last season. Last year Gross' quintet downed Syracuse in both games in which the two teams met. The Lions trounced their New York rivals 71-62 in the first contest and then added a 78-74 win later in the season. The Nittanies will be at home again Saturday when Colgate comes to Rec Hall. Following that contest they will travel to West Virginia, Navy, and Bucknell, be fore returning home to meet Pitt Jan. 28. ing news to American gymnastics that Coach Erik Linden, several times coach of the Swedish Na tional and Olympic team, will bring .this group of gymnasts to the United States. Undoubtedly the tour will also serve as an inspiration for the physical education program of high schools and colleges in gen eral. - • k• C4l6ltege':', GA 00,te1.4`.7 u to 0 • - • All"' ys Open • ••• i t • •: - '„''. 7 . ,,,c;=citieee'.l7`(`.C. Movaes THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE, F....ake-NSY'...,VANTA Face Veteran Team in Series Mel Besdin Syracuse Threat High Scorer Rabbit Season Slow HARRISBURG, Jan. 5 (PP) Only a small percentage of the state's estimated 850,000 licensed hunters were reported taking ad vantage of the eight-day snow shoe rabbit season which closes Saturday. A State Gain e Commission spokesman said today the kill this year as in past years probably will be light. He said the kill c9uld be as low as 1800 or as high as 3000. HUR'S MEN'S SHOP YOUR CHANCE FOR SAVINGS ON CHOICE #4,tiv Unbeaten Lions Seek Wrestling Team Honors Every time the power-laden Nittany Lions take to the mat this season, they will be aiming for admission into wrest ling's most exclusive circle—the winningest team in the sport's history. Saturday night in Rec Hall Penn State's National and three-time Eastern Intercollegiate champions will battle the Big Red of Cornell. The match is slated for 7 p.m. With obstacles like Cornell, Pitt, Maryland, Syracuse, Navy, Army, and Lehigh on the Lion '54 schedule, however, Penn State will need more than, its share of wrestling know-how. Unbeaten in 29 Meets Coach Charlie Speidel has suc cessfully carried his matmen through 29 consecutive victories. Every triumph has been hard fought, against the best in the East and South. Although it is quite obvious the Lion matmen have another tough card, there is one asset which speaks in favor of several Penn State' adversaries----experience. Cornell, for example, has won two of its three dual meets thus far and will be seeking its third Saturday. Maryland opened its season two weeks a,cro with a win. Participate In Tourney Then too, during the holidays, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Cornell, and Lehigh participated in the Wilkes College open wrestling champion ships held in Wilkes-Barre. Although it was blanked in the final round of the tourney, Pitts burgh piled up enough points to take the team championship, de throning defending champion Le high. Except for some intrasquad wrestling, Penn State has yet to face a real opponent. Swedes to Tour U.S. Gene Wettstone, Penn State coach, already has the Swedish National gymnastics team booked for 25 stops on its tour of Ameri can cities and universities. The Swedes will face Wettstone's Na tional Collegiate title-holders here January 16, in a combined exhi bition and dual meet. THE GREATEST EVER! Beginning. Wednesday Morning at 9 Come Early to Opposite Old Main WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1954 By SAM PROCOPIO s, Marciano May Meet Charles In June Fight NEW YORK, Jan. 5 (IP) —Rocky Marciano may pass up a winter defense of his heavyweight-cham pionship to wait until June for a New York ball park match with nx-champ Ezzard Charles. Jim Norris, president of the In ternational Boxing Club which- is holding open a Feb. 24 or Feb. 26 date at Miami for Rocky, said to day a Miami match for Marciano now is uncertain. "I talked to Al (Al Weill), Roc ky's manager for two hours this morning and I'll see him again tomorrow," said Norris. "I got the impression that Al is not too anxious to box until June. We definitely do not have a heavy weight championship match now. I'm going to stay a week until Al decides." Norris said four opponents were discussed in his conferences with Weill—Dan Bucceroni of Phila delphia, Nino Valdes of Havana, Don C ock e 11 of England and Charles. Packer Tops Scorers Sophomore Dick Packer, of Philadelphia, led the scoring par ade with 11 goals as Kenny Hos terman's first Penn. State soccer team won 5 of 7 games. Runner up in the scoring parade was Dick Matacia, of Jackson Heights, N.Y., with 7 goals. The Lion team scored 26 goals. TREMENDOUS MERCHANDISE!
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers