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Cog
Lions Win
Consolation
Game, 70-61
The books al.e closed on an
other basketball season today
and Coach Elmer Gross and
his floormen are probably still
a little bewildered over their
tremendous success in the Na
tional Collegiate champion
ships.
The Lions came home from the
final round of the tournament
Sunday carrying the third place
trophy as reward for one of the
Most outstanding basketball exhi
bitions ever seen in the national
sweepstakes. They earned the cup
when they whipped the Univer
sity of Southern California, 70-61.
in the consolation game Saturday
night.
The win climaxed what is prob
ably the warmest rags-to-riches
story ever written by any Penn
State athletic team and surely
must be close to the top of the
list for 16-year-old history of the
NCAA tourney.
Beaten By LaSalle
In all the Nittanies won four of
five gaines in tournament play
and advanced to the semi-finals
before they were finally headed
by a fine LaSalle quintet that
boaSted the membership of col
lege basketball's best player, Tom
Gola.
After upset wins against, Tole
do, Louisiana State, and 'Notre
Dame, the Lions slumped badly
against the Explorers. But they
regained their earlier form against
the Trojans Saturday and had lit
tle trouble snaring the consola
tion prize.
Individual honors also came to
Penn State. Center Jesse .Ainelle,
who tossed in 25 points in the
final contest, was named to the
all-tournament team his second
such
. honor during the tourney.
, v'f" A.rnP l le. sportswriters
and, broadcasters covering the
6.0.ta and teammate
Chuck Singlet', Bradley's Bob
Carney, and Southern Cal's Roy
Irvin.
Gola "Most Valuable"
Gola, picked on everybody's all-
American team this season, was
named the Most Valuable Player
in the tournament.
Penn State scored at a sizzling
.500 in the opening half of the
game with the Trojans. Led by
Arnelle, whc brought "oohs" and
"aahs" with his sweeping hook
shot, Penn State roared into a
20-13 lead in the first period and
increased the margin to 44-26 by
intermission. They kept up the
pace early in the third quarter
and shortly after the opening tap
off had a 22 point edge, 48-26.
Trojans Cut Lead
The Trojans came back strong
in the late stages of the frame.
however, and narrowed the mar
gin to 62-47 at the end of the
period. Then in the final period
they surged up on the Lions, and
after Arnelle and Captain Jack
Sherry fouled out of the contest,
Penn State found itself in trou
ble.
The spunky westerners, who on
Friday night had led Bradley un
til the final minute of play, nar
rowed the count to 66-53, and then
fired nine straight points through
the hoops and cut the Penn State
lead to 66-60. But the Lions re
gained their composure with
. less
than a minute to play and quick
baskets by Ron Weidenhammer
(Continued on page seven)
Williams Gets OK
To Leave for Home
BOSTON, March 22 (A))—Doc
tors reported today "calcification
bone healing is just starting to
form" in Ted Williams' fractured
left collarbone and gave the Bos
ton Red Sox outfielder permission
to leave tomorrow for his Miami
home.
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He suffered the injury March 1
when he tumbled while reaching
for a low liner at the Boston train
ing camp at Sarasota, Fla.
ers
JESSE ARNELLE, Penn State center, is set to go up for a shot
in Saturday night's consolation game with Southern California.
Lion captain Jack Sherry is moving in to screen the blg center.
Southern Cal players shown are Dick Welsh (21), Roy Irvin (19),
Dick Hammer (15), and Tony Psaltis (number not shown). The
Lions won the game, 70-61 for third place in the NCAA tournament.
NCAA Sideli is
Kansas City was alive with
basketball during the weekend.
Besides the tourney, the city also
played host to the basketball
coaches association's annual con
vention. The major topic of dis
cussion centered naturally around
possible rule •changes for next
year.
One proposal was agreed up
on and Penn State and South
ern Cal both used it as an
"experiment" in their consola
tion battle. The one and one
foul rule was thrown out. In its
place one foul shot was awarded
for common fouls. If the shooter
made his first shot he was
awarded a bonus shot. If he
missed the first the ball was in
play. Players - fouled in the act
of shooting were awarded two
shots. From all appearances
coaches and fans liked the
change. Of course nothing of
ficial has been done about it.
The actual change is up to the
NCAA rules committee.
The Penn State players and
coaches were easy to recognize
in street clothes during their stay.
All wore blue and white rep ties.
Crowd wa s predominately
partisan to Bradley. Over 300
fans made the excursion to
Kansas City from PeCria, 111.,
home of the Braves. However,
Penn State was represented. A
spirited handful of Penn State
students made the 1100 mile
trip.
Basketball Rule
is Rewritten
KANSAS CITY, March 22 (A ) )—
Basketball's controversial one
and-one free throw rule was re
written today to place a premium
on good shooting and, at the same
time make it tougher on the of
fender.
The new free throw rule, adop
ted by the National Basketball
Committee. gives a second free
throw after each successful free
shot on all common personal fouls
for the first 37 minutes of the
game. If the first toss is missed
the ball is in play.
Two free throws in the last three
minutes, same as last season, still
go. A common foul is one commit
ted while the player fouled is not
in the act of shooting. -
The new rule is in direct con
trast to free throw regulations of
the last two years that provided
for - a second shot if the first was
missed up to the last three min
utes.
Still Together
Penn State's basketball coach
Elmer 'Gross, and his assistant;
John Egli, were t‘mmmates as un
dergraduates in 1942.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
Forty newspapers, ten rad i o
stations, and NBC-TV all were on
hand for direct coverage of the
tourney.
Press row enjoyed a double
feature during both Saturday
night games. A large television
set was placed on the floor near
the press tables, carrying a tele
cast of the games. The consola
tion match was televised as a
"dry run" for the nationally
carried final.
Lions received a large silver
team trophy and individual third
place plaques at the half of the
LaSalle-Bradley gam e. A. B.
Moore, president of the NCAA
did the honors.
Kansas City fans took a liking
to Jesse Arnelle. The big fellow
received a big ovation when he
left the game with five personal
fouls late in the final period.
Likewise when his plaque was
Presented to him.
Municipal Auditorium is one
of the most beautiful structures
of its kind. Designed to seat
close to 10,000 for basketball.
Cushioned seats tower to the
high ceiling completely circling
the playing area.
Familiar airs of Rec Hall were
present at tunes, however, when
strains of "The Nittany Lion" and
"Fight on State" were played on
the auditorium Hammond organ.
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16 Falls Listed
In IM Wrestling
The first three nights of intramural wrestling at Recreation Hail
saw a terrific pace being set as 44 grapplers bit the dust as a result
of falls.
Last night was no exception. No less than 16 falls were recorded
for the second consecutive night, bringing the four-night total to 60
Alpha Zeta, Sigma Phi Epsilon,
and Sigma Nu led the fraternities
in the point-getting department
for the night as they garnered ten.
eight, and six points respectively.
It was a Phi Kappa Tau lad,
however, who provided the on
lookers with the most interesting
match of the evening. Leroy Var
ettoni and Frank Shannon started
out in a 135-pound s c r a p that
looked like all the rest. Shannon,
Pi Kappa Phi, was the victim of
a first period take-down. It was
in the second period things began
to happen. Varettoni succeeded in
getting a half-nelson on his op
ponent, but the hold only netted
him a single point for predica
ment.
Executes Reverse
It was then Shannon executed
a neat reverse, at the same time
knocking the wind out of Varet
toni, thus necessitating a short
time-out. It was only a few sec
onds after the match resumed that
Varettoni, who had asStimed the
"down" position, pinned his man.
A sit-down, , quick spin, and body
press, and it was all over. The time
was 1:22 seconds.
Two quick pins by Wiley Beh
ler and Walter Edelen earned the
' l .lpha Zeta's ten points. Edelen,
a 175-pounder, took only 28 sec
-.rids to pin John Pthezich. of Tau
Kappa Epsilon: Monroe Citren
baum, of Phi Epsilon Pi, lost to
Behler in 1:55 of the first period
in an 155-pound match.
SPE Nets 8 Points
James Fulton of the 175 pound
division and Norman Whitehouse
put together a fall and decision to
grab off eight points for Sigma
Phi Epsilon. Whitehouse nipped
Robert McMillen of Delta Tau
Delta, 9-5, in a 145 pound tussle.
Fulton pinned Pi Kappa Alpha's
Robert Carver to the mat in 1:21
seconds of the initial period.
Sigma Nu gained third place
honors for the night as Thomas
Law and Stanley Engle took deci
sions from Herbert Hollowell and
James Kennaday. Hollowell, of
Delta Tau Delta. bowed to Law,
11-8, in a heavyweight match
while Kennaday of Theta Xi. lost
to Engle, 5-2, in a 135-pound scrap.
Stewart HOffheins, of Phi Kappa
Sigma, lasted only 1:23 seconds
As Peter Huey took his second
145-pound match. Huey is from
Phi Delta Theta.
Bob Heverly, of Alpha Sigma
Phi, was very impressive in pin
ning his opponent, Edwin Robin
son of Phi Delta Theta, in 45 sec-
THIS WEEK
RUDY BLACK TRIO
7 p.m. to 12 p.m.
AT THE
TOWN HOUSE
TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 19;544
By EARL KOHNFELDER
VOLLEYBALL
Emanon over Bruins, 15-7, 15-4
Hawks over Four Hundred,. 15-9,
15-9
Moldy Crew over Engineers, 15-8,
15-10.
Pilgrims over Nittany Co-op (A),
15-7, 15-7
Iron Men over Cougars, 15-9, 10-
15, 15-4
Forty-Niners over Squires, forfeit
Beaver House (A) over Dorm 21,
15-4, 15-11
Irvin Heights over Jones Boys, 5-
15, 15-9, 15-13 •
Sabitini Six over Wildcats, 15-3,
15-8
Delta. Chi over Alpha Chi Rho,
15-2, 12-15, 15-4
Pi Kappa Alpha over Alpha Phi
Delta, 15-5, 15-3
Beta Sigma Rho over Phi Ep
silon Pi, 15-5, 15-11.
Sigma Nu over Phi_Kappa Sigma,
forfeit
Tau Phi Delta over Phi Epsilon
Pi, 15-11, 15-13
Alpha Phi Alpha over Sigma Al
pha Mu, 15-4, 14-16, 16-14
Phi Gamma Delta over Sigma Pi,
15-7, 15-10
Theta Kappa Phi over Sigma Chi,
15-1, 15-6
Theta Xi over Alpha Zeta, 15-13,
15-8
Phi Sigma Kappa over Chi Phi,
- 15-9, 15-7
Delta Sigma Phi over Phi Kap
pa, forfeit
Pi Kappa Phi over Delta Tau Del
ta, 15-13, 11-15, 15-11
Handball Eliminations
In the only handball singles
played Friday night, Erwin Les
ser, Phi Epsilon Pi, defeated
Chuck Schrey, Phi Kappa Psi, 21-
3 and 21-2.
Unbeaten Grappler
Penn State's Dick Lemy r e,
thrice Eastern champion, was un
beaten in three years of dual meet
competition.
onds of the first period. Heverly
is in the 165-pound division. Delta
Chi's Edward Hill bowed to Bob
Vuncannon of Phi Kappa Sigma in
1:42 seconds of a 155-pound match.
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