PAGE EIGHT
Cagers Meet W. Va. Tomorrow
Revitalized
Seek 14th,
Penn State's come-from-behind basketball team—finding
new life after two near disastrous losses on the road—moves
into the final three weeks of its 1955 campaign tomorrow
night against West Virginia at Rec Hall and hopes for a fine
finishing record are at their highest ebb.
The Lions moved into January with five consecutive
road games on the docket, facing their most crucial test of
the season. And when previously beaten Carnegie Tech and
then up-and-down Pitt toppled John Egli's passers on con
secutive nights, sceptics raised their eyebrows. It looked for
awhile as if the Nittanies were going to flop completely on
the road.
They had won nine of their first 14 contests but all five
losses had come on foreign courts.
Then the Nittanies found the win
ning secret on the roae. They won
three straight on their opponents'
hardwoods, and even though all
three games went into overtime,
Egli's quintet saved face. Lehigh,
an obviously outclassed team in
the Rec Hall Lions' 78-37 victory
Saturday night, bowed, 81-75,
then Temple fell in two extra per
iods at Philadelphia's convention
Hall, 84-80, and West Virginia fi
nally succumbed 77-68 behind an
overtime scoring splurge
Win 13th Game
Home again on Saturday, the
revitalized Lions threw an air
tight defense at hapless Lehigh,
and even though they weren't
playing their sharpest game,
walked to their 13th victory of
the year.
With big Jesse Arnelle—back in
his scoring saddle after a momen
tary lapse against Pitt and Tech—
leading the way, the Nittanies
moved into a 14-2 lead at the first
10 minutes and were on top, 40-
16 at the half. Lehigh's Eddie
Cahn began to hit for the Engi
neers in the second half and the
game opened up. But the Lions,
who held the Engineers to only
six field goals in the' first half
and only one in the first ten min
utes, were never within a hint of
danger. Bob Hoffman contributed
h points, Jim Blocker 12, and
Earl Fields nine.
Hint of NCAA Bid
Even before the Lehigh win,
several sports writers were lining
up the Lions as a possible NCAA
participant when the regional
playoffs begin in March. But of
course a bid will come on the
strength of coming performances
and the remainder of the schedule
appears just as tough as any gi
ven stretch in the 25-game card.
Despite its mediocre 11-8 record
the Mountaineers are a dangerous
club, especially when their Clown
Prince, Hot Rod Hundly drops his
court antics and plays serious bas
ketball. The sophomore star, the
most colorful—and controversial
—player in college basketball, has
held headlines all over the nation
this season. He has the potentiali
ties of a great scorer and at times
has proven it. As a freshman last
year, he averaged 40 points a
game, but has been far below that
average this season.
Following West Virginia, the
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PENN STATE 81, LEHIGH 75
PENN STATE LEHIGH
FG F TI. FG F TI.
W'd'h'mer 5 3-6 13 Gleckner 9 3-5 21
Hoffman 1 0-2 14 Siegel 4 1-3 9
Arnelle 1 12-18 18 Royster 3 4-7 10
Rohland 5 2-4 12 LeClore '7 4-5 18
Fields 8 6-6 22 Cahn 1 0-0 2
Marisa 0 2-2 2 Walker 4 5-7 13
Edwards 0 0-0 0 Clear 1 0-0 2
Totals 28 25-38 81 Totals 29 11-27 75
Halftime score:
Penn State
Lehigh ___
PENN STATE 84, TEMPLE 80
PENN STATE TEMPLE
FG F TI. FG F TI.
W'd'h'mer 5 3-4 13 Smith 4 0-1 8
Roffman 5 0-0 10 Reinfeld 1 1-3 3
Arnelle 11 18-28 401Silcox 10 4-7 24
Fields 3 0-0 61Lear 10 9-10 29
Rohland 0 3-6 3 Didrikson 4 6-11 14
Edwards 4 0-1 8 Osherow 1 0-0 2
Blocker •' 0-1 4
Watts 0 0-0
Totals 30 29-39 89 Totals 30 20-32 80
Halftime score: Penn State 31,, Temple 33.
Officials—Foley, Anderson.
PENN STATE 77, W. VA., 68
PENN STATE W. VIRGINIA
FG I.` TI. FG F TI.
W'ol'h'er 11 0-0 22 Bergines 5 3-5 13
Hoffman :; 1-2 7 White 6 2-2 14
Arnelie 12-13 28 Witting 6 10-13 22
Rohland 1! 0-0 4 Handley 4 3-4 11
Fields 3 2-2 12 Spadafore 0-1 6
Illocker 1 2-2 4 Brennan 1 0-0 2
Edwards 0 0-0 0 Kishbaugh 0 0-0 0
Totals 30 17-19 77 Totals 25 18-25 68
Half-tiny wore:
W. V.A.
Penn State
Officials: Isenstein
Mihalik
Nittanies
4th in Row
By DICK McDOWELL
Arnel le
Nears 2000,
Needs 96
Hook shot specialist Jesse Ar
nelle, easily Penn State's greatest
basketball player, is just a step
away from the coveted 2000 point
scoring mark today and even
closer to the Penn State single
season scoring mark—a record he
has set and broken in each of the
last three seasons.
The 6-5 center, currently aver
aging 27.6 points a game, needs
only 11 points against West Vir
ginia tomorrow to top his own
best season mark of 507, set last
year. His present 497-point total
puts him just 96 points below the
2000 mark and the brass ring ap
pears within easy reach of the
big guy. He has a robust 1904.
With seven games remaining on
the Lion schedule. Arnelle must
average just 14 points a contest
to reach the select 2000 mark.
If he makes it, the New Ro
chelle, N.Y. senior—who also holds
the Penn State one game scoring
mark, (44), and career scoring rec
ord—will join..: Dick: Hemrie of
Wake Forest and Tom Gola of
LaSalle, who passed the mark
earlier in the 1955 campaign.
Three other college stars are
currently on the brink of the
mark and are expected to reach
it during the current campaign.
George Dalton of John Carrol,
Don Schlundt, Indiana, and Dick
Wilkinson of Virginia are all near
ling 2000 points.
Top man among those who
have already passed the 2000 mile
stone is Frank Selvy of Furman,
who graduated last year, He tossed
in 2538 but played only three
years. Wilkinson is also a three
year man. The rest are in the
four-year bracket.
The 2000-point total was first
reached in 1949 when Jim Lacy
of Loyola hit '3154.
Penn State Grad to Aid
In Pan American Games
A former Penn State student,
Maurice P. Coffee, has been named
steward for the United States
Olympic Food Housing Commit
tee for the second annual Pan-
American Games.
Coffee, who received his B.S.
degree in hotel administration at
the University two weeks ago, will
have the responsibility of pur
chasing food for the United States
delegation.
The games will be held fvom
March 12 to 26 in Mexico City
with the U.S. expecting to field a
team of 350 athletes, coaches, man
agers, and officials.
Penn State has agreed to a
switch of its 1955 football game
with Virginia from Charlottesville
to Richmond, Oct. 8.
PENN STATE
PENN STATE
FG F Tl.
Fields 4 1-2 .9
Edwards 1 0-0 2
Hall 2 2-3 6
Blocker 4 4-4 12
Marisa 0 0-0 0
Cooper 0 1-2 1
Arnelle 12 3-7 27
Watts 0 0-0 01
Ramsey 0 1-2 1
Hoffman 6 2-4 14'
Hartnett 1 0-U 2
W'd'h'er 2 0-0 41
Lyseck 0 0.0 0
Totals 32 14-24 78
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
WDFM Begins
AP Newscasts
Student radio station WDFAII
last night began broadcasting na
tional and international news for
the first time.
Under a special arrangement
with station WMAJ, the student
station is able to buy Associated
Press reports for a five-minute
broadcast at 9:15 p.m. Monday
through Thursday and a weekly
half-hour roundup at 9 p.m. Fri.:
days.
Navy Plebes Top Lions,
Halt Undefeated String
Capitalizing on 29 foul shots, Navy's freshman basketball team
stopped Penn State's undefeated string at five games when they beat
the Lion frosh 89-79 at Annapolis last Wednesday night.
Navy converted 29 out of 53 fouls to outscore Penn State by 20
on the foul line, as the Lions could only make nine out of 26. But
on the field Penn State held a five basket edge as they rimmed 35
to Navy's 30.
Coach Don Swegan said "it was
the best game the boys played all
year but playing on Navy's home
court and their ability to convert
their fouls proved to be the de
ciding factors."
Penn State lost three men from
the starting five on personal fouls
before, the third quarter ended
and three others had four fouls
each when the contest ended.
Don Chapman led the Lion
scorers with 18 ppints but was
handicapped when he attained
three fouls in a row and had to
be taken from the game. Ron
Rainey was second in the scoring
parade, tallying 15.
Frank Petinos was high scorer
for the night as he dumped in 33
points including 15 foul shots. Pe
tinos drew 57 fouls one more
than the entire Penn State team.
Penn State led most of the first
half but was overtaken two min
utes before the half ended falling
behind 42-39. The game was nip
and tuck throughout the second
half and the Lion frosh were only
two points behind with one minute
left in the game. 81-79, but Navy
roared back to t'lly eight straight
points' n- - 1 it" Time.
Penn State's next scheduled
Et, LEHIGH 37
LEHIGH
• FG F TI.
LeClere 2 4-4 8
Kleiza 0 0-0 0
Royster 2 0-2 4
Cahn 9 1-3 19
Gleckner 1 0-1 2
Hayfield 0 0-0 I)
Prokap 0 0-0 0
Siegel 2 0-2 4
Heiser 0 0-2 0
Walker 0 0-0 0
Lethern 0 0-0 0
Totals 16 5-14 37
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JESSE ARNELLE drives on a two-hand lay up Lions' earl Fields. _sigh look.
shotagainst Lehigh to score two of his 27 points on. The win was the Nittanies'ihirteenth against
registered against the Engineers in Saturday five losses.
Perry, Polhird.Stated
To Race SatuMay ..
Although Penn State track coach Chick Werner was unavailable
for comment last night, it appears as though Lion trackmen Rod
Perry and Art Pollard will be able to 'compete this weekend.
Werner, Perry, and Pollard returned to State College last night.
Middle distance runner 011ie Sax, the most seriously injured of
those in Werner's car when it crashed Sunday as the team returned
from New York following Satur
day's Millrose Games, was 'expect- ,
ed to return to campus late, last
night with assistant track coach
Norm Gordon.
Sax Out of Action --
However, Sax will not be able
to return to action for some time.
Penn State's indoor track ,team
is scheduled to travel to East Lan
sing, Mich., for a quadrangular
meet with Michigan State, Mis
souri, and Ohio State on Saturday.
The meet is rated as the top inter-,
collegiate battle of the,seasdn and
falls at the height of Michigan
State's centennial celebrations.
Spartan officials have such .a
high regard for this meet that they.
have called off the. annual•.'bichi
gan State Relays in order, to hold
the quadrangular battle, ,
Perry Beat Dillard
game will, be against Altoona Cen
ter on February 23 at Altoona. But,
in this game coach Swegen will
be minus the services of Don Da
vis, Sid Grinberg, and John Jones,
all of whom were declared in
eligible at the end of the fall se
mester.
Swegan said that he expected
some additional help from new
freshman candidates. Another
player, Wally Mrasz, has jumped
to the varsity squad because he
is now a sophomore.
Ref Dies at -Game
VERNON, Italy, Feb. 7 (EP)—A
long blast on Referee Osvaldno
Bortolani's whistle yesterday
stopped the Zevio-Montebello soc
ce. game at the fifth minute.
Surprised players saw the 31-
year-old referee fall to his knees.
He was rushed to a hospital where
he died today without regaining
consciousness. Doctors said he suf
fered a cerebral lesion.
Boston University, a newcomer
to Penn State's 1955 football sche
&Ale, opposed the Nittany Lions
in 1952 and 1953.
TUESDAY; FEBRUARY' 8..1955
Perry and Pollard are • two of
the top runners on thi s , year's.
team. In the first meet of the sea
son, the Philadelphia Inquirer
Games held Jan. 21, Perry upset•
Olympic hurdles champion Harri
son Dillard. The ace Nittany *dm*
ber-topper almost duplicated that
sensational feat on Jan. 29 in the
Bostan A. A. race.
Pollard finished fourth in the'
sprints in Boston and New 'Dirk.
The "Coatesville Comet" is rated
as one of the finest sprinters in the
nation. Perry is a sophomore and
Pollard a junior.
Barbell Club to Moot
The Penn State Barbell Club
will hold , its first meeting of the
current semester tomorrow night
at 7 in 102 Willard Hall.
President William Pearce said
that new members will be wel
come and that the club will or
gpnize its activities and dates for
the spring semester.