PAGE ax Lion Cagers-Penn Clash Tonight 18-4 Record Put on Line By Quakers Br dick McDowell Ordinarily Penn State’s fin al basketball game before en trance into the tournament field of the National Collegiate championships would be noth ing more than a routine warm up contest. But when the opponent is Penn, and particularly when at the moment the Quakers stand as a possible entry to the NCAA, and even more particularly when they bring an 18-4 record to Rec Hall—then that basketball game takes on a highly significant color. That will be the situation to night when the Lions ahd Quak ers square away in Rec Hall at 8 p.m. in the final regularly sched uled contest for the Nittanies this season. Lost to Columbia Carrying a 17-7 record into the annual dual, the Lions will prob ably unload every bit of ammuni tion they can muster at the Ivy League leaders, who lost their fourth game last Week to Colum bia. Coach Ray Stanley, in his first year at the Quaker Helm, has what many consider the finest POnn team in the last decade and a win against the Lions tonight would be a sweet one for the Quakers who lost to their mid state neighbors last yeair at the Penn Palestra. Four Lion seniors will make their final collegiate appearance at Rec Hall tonight Co-captain center Jesse Arnelle, who almost owns the place by now, will play his final game there along with his captain partner Ron Weiden hammer, forward Jim Blocker, and guard DaVe Edwards. All four players are playing their fourth regular season. Third Time at Rec Hall Tonight’s contest marks only the third game in the 33-game , history of the rivalry to be played , in Rec Hall. The Quakers agreed ! to transfer the contest from its ' usual spot at the Palestra to add to the University's Centennial sports schedule.' The Lions are 2-1 in the home end of the series, but have won only nine games while losing 24 at Philadelphia. Stanley’s main hopes tonight lie in high scoring veteran Bart Leach and Joe Sturgis. Leach has tallied 321 points this season and Sturgis 301. Forward John Lavin, and guards Fran Mulroy and Earl Hoagland, will round out the Penn lineup .Sturgis is a forward and Leach will be at center. Penn’s only losses came from Pitt, Dartmouth, and Columbia. No Changes Seen Lion coach John Egli indicated yesterday that he will probably start his usual lineup, but added that he might make one change although he said it was very im probable. Arnelle, Weidenham mer, Blocker. Earl Fields, and Bob Hoffman, will probably get the starting berths, with steady Dave Edwards standing by for heavy reserve duty. A win tonight for the Lions would put them on par with last year’s team which V'on 18 games, including four in post-season tournament play. The Lions, of course, have at least one more game remaining ahead of them. They meet Mem phis State in the first round of the NCAA eastern regionals Tues day at Lexington, Ky. Steelers Get 'Little Mo' PITTSBURGH, March 1 W The Pittsburgh Steelers today traded halfback Art DeCarlo and fullback Leo Elter to the Wash ington Redskins for tackle Dick (Little Mo) Modzewleski and a draft choice. No cash was in volved. Pitt Hosts Wrestlers Saturday Spring Training Opens in Majors The Associated Press Major league baseball clubs waited tensely for Commissioner Ford Frick’s iron fist to fall again Tuesday cm practice jumpers, but it didn't, and so from Arizona to Florida the big baseball training push opened in routine fashion. Frick fined the Milwaukee base ball club $5OO and 14 of its players a total of $625 Monday for beat ing the gun on the March 1 work out date. He hinted others were coming. Brooklyn and Detroit, in particular, squirmed. Honorable Mention Given Arnelle on UP Team Jesse Arnelle has been named to the honorable mention on the 1935 United Press all-American basketball team. The UP board of coaches named Tom Gola, LaSalle: Dick Ricketts, Si Green, Duquesne; Bill Russell, San Francisco: and Dick Garmak er, Minnesota, to the first team. Other district players to gain recognition were Maurice Stokes, St. Francis, third team, and Hot Rod Hundley, West Virginia, hon orable mention. Seton Hall Selected NEW YORK March'l (JP) Coach Honey Russell’s Seton Hall basketball team tonight was named as the 11th entry in the post season National Invitation Tournament at Madison Square Garden March 12-19. Weidenhammer is Lions' 'Go-Go' Man Ron Weidenhammer won’t break any scoring records this season but the diminutive Lion guard has soundly demonstra ted that he has been a key man in Penn State’s basketball suc cess. The Nittany co-captain, who makes his last Rec Hall ap pearance against Penn tonight, has been the “go-go” man of the Lions through four win ning seasons. Averaging 11.3 Never a spectacular scorer, he has nevertheless averaged a steady ten points a game during the past three cam paigns, and is hitting the hoops at an 11.3 pace this season, second in the Penn State ranks to scoring ace Jesse Arnelle. More important, the six foot speedster has made his mark as one of the finest floormen and dribblers ever to grace the Rec Hall boards. Coach John Egli, who in herited the talented senior this THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Gymnasts Need Win To Cop EIGA Title The big question hovering over Gene Wettstone and his Penn State gymnasts—whether they will repeat as Eastern champs for the third straight year—will be answered Saturday when the Lions travel to Syracuse’s Arch bjld gymnasium to take on the Orange acrobats. Should the Lions defeat the Or ange in their last outing of the season, they will finish with a perfect 5-0 log in Eastern com petition. The EIGA kingpin is. decided on a won-lost basis, so a perfect slate would bring the Eastern title to the Vale for the third year run ning. Coach Paul Romeo’s Orange men show a losing 1-2 record in Eastern competition, having reg istered their lone win over Tem ple, while having lost to Army and Navy. Would Be Eliminated Both the service academies, Temple, and first-year EIGA con tender, Pitt, have, all suffered at least one league setback, eliminat ing them from title-contention if the Nittanies finish with a per fect slate. The Lions have met the Orange eight times in a series that began in 1947, and own a 5-3 edge in the won-lost column. Last year Syracuse was the sec- season, rates him with the best he’s seen. He’s been a great player in every respect,” Egli said. “He is a terrific dribbler and passer, an accurate shot, and he has been murder to op ponents on defense. He may be the toughest replacement I’ll have to make next season.” Front Line Defense Weidenhammer’s defensive abilities have come to the front this season. He, Earl Fields, and Bob Hoffman have been explosive as a front line to the Nittanies’ zone defense and hardly a game has passed this season when the bespectacled Weidenhammer hasn't come up with at least one “steal”. As the middle-man on the front line he’s charged with the ball handling on the fast break and on offense he han dles the ball in the back court. When Hoffman stepped into the cage picture at the outset of the current season after ill ness sidelined him last year, he and the veteran Weiden hammer became a whirlwind Final Home Game ond victim of the Nittanies in their all-winning campaign, com ing in on the short end of a 63-33 count. Romeo has several veteran hold overs back from last years squad, headed by Co-captains Jim (Corky) Sebbo, and Milan Tmka. Don Traficante, Andy Felice, Chuck Luttinger, Paul Barkal, Bill Hogeboom, George Gore, and Nick Monocchio round out the Or ange roster, which figures to pro vide the Nittanies with one of their closest battles of the season. Lacked Depth Earlier in the season, the New York gymnasts had several per formers who could be counted on for first places, but lacked the all-important depth which pro vides valuable second and third place points. But several sophomores have improved considerably, and now form a unit which shows plenty of skill and experience. The Nittanies will go against the Orange sporting a 6-1 over-all record, with their lone loss com ing against the Big Ten’s Illinois by a slim 66-62 margin. West Virginia, the other Lion non-league foe, fell by the way side on a 75-53 score, the best showing the Nittanies have re corded to date. The five Penn State EIGA wins came on scores of: Navy, 53-43; Army, 50-46; Pitt, 54-42; and Tem ple, 52-43. pair. Weidenhammer has scored 272 points, putting his four year total at 765, and Hoffman trails closely With 267. However, even if he were reaching for the 2000 mark with Jesse Arnelle, it is prob able that fans would rather associate him with his spec tacular dribbling tactics. His famous “hesitation” dribble has become a trademark—and a very effective one. 'Off balance' Weapon Using it to throw closely de fending opponents off their balance, the Lion guard has often sent them sprawling on the floor with his quick change of pace. The fans love it. When the Lions enter the National Collegiate basketball championships March 8, Weid enhammer, along with Arnelle, will be participating for the third time since he put on a Penn State uniform as a fresh man in 1951, an indication of the strong influence his pres ence on the playing floor has been to Penn State basketball. WEDNESDAY. AftARCH 2. 1955 in Finale DeWitt, Solomon Set; Panthers Have 8-2 Slate Pitt, defending Eastern. In tercollegiate Wrestling Asso ciation champs, will host the Nittany wrestlers Saturday night when both teams wind-, up their regular dual meet season. Although the Panthers were newcomers to the EIWA last year, they made themselves well , respected by trotting off with the tl Eastern team title. Pitt opened its 1054-55 cam paign with only three holdovers from its title-winning team, but has managed to comer an 8-2 card. Lehigh and Michigan were the only opponents to tame the ; Panther grapplers. Lehigh Beat Pitt Lehigh edged, highly-favored Pitt by copping decisions at the 137, 147, and 157-pound weights and a fall in the heavyweight slot when Werner Seel pinped Dan Wisniewski in the third period. Michigan walloped the Panthers, 17-9, when Coach Rex Peery saw only his 130-pounder, 187-pound er, and heavyweight wrestlers l , win. The Panthers have defeated Illinois, 18-8; Lock Haven, 22-6; Purdue, 31-2; Syracuse, 23-9; Cornell, 23-3; West Virginia, 26-5, Michigan State, 24-5, and Toledo. When the season opened Coach Rex Peery had only Joe Solo mon, NCAA 167-pound champion, and Ed DeWitt, second in the 157-pound class at the Easterns last year, listed under the “letter men” column. Hurt by Graduation Peery’s titlist squad was hacked apart by graduation, but the w6rk of three sophomores plus the ex perience of Solomon and DeWitt have turned out a powerful Pan ther squad. Peery’s son—Ed—has gone un defeated in seven matches. Ed is the brother of Hugh, Eastern and National champ last year, and the youngest member of the wrest ling-minded family. Peery has worked the 130-pound slot six times and the 123-pound division once. Most of the work at 123, how ever, has gone to Bill Hulings who has carded a 6-2 record. Hul ings lost at 130 pounds when he and Peery switched weights in the Michigan State victory. The third member of Pitt’s sophomore trio is heavyweight Wisniewski. The Panther heavy has notched a 6-2-1 record. In addition to his loss afainst Seel, Wisniewski was dumped by Tom Brady, Cornell, 4-2, George Finck, Syracuse, and Wisniewski drew, 1-1.
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