PAGE SIX
Cagers Bow to Carnegie Tech, 69-62,
Split 2 Frays in Motor City Tourney;
Hoffman High Scorer, Record at 4-4
By RON GATEHOUSE
Penn State’s on again—off
ball team began a brand new year of Nittany
Lion court action Tuesday night at Rec
reation Hall and probably would have been
better prepared to meet Carnegie Tech at
tired in Eskimo togs than a basketball uni
form.
The Lions, as much a topi
these days as the East coast hur
ricanes are in the late summer
months, bowed to the Tartans,
G 9-62 before 1100, and brought
their record to the .500 mark for
the fourth time this season.
They’ve split eight outings. The
■win was number two for Car
negie Tech in eight contests.
The cagers entered the holiday
season sporting a 3-2 mark, their
best to date percentage-wise, and
prepping for the Dec. 27-28 Motor
City Tourney. Pre-tourney re
leases had the Lions a bad fourth
among such competition as Brig
ham Young, Detroit, and Toledo.
John Egli’s charges carried out
their roles to a “T” in the open
ing night’s action, losing badly to
eventual second-place finisher,
Detroit, 91-58.
However, the following night
the Lions overran with desire and
hustle, two factors which have
held them together thus far, and
dropped Toledo, 78-66. The losers
had been 16-point favorites at
game time. The win shoved the
Nittanies above the .500 mark for
the second time.
Cop Tourney Crown
Brigham Young, rated fifth in
the nation at one point this year,
was the eventual tourney kingpin.
Guard and Co-Captain Bobby
Hoffman, leading the Lions by a
considerable margin in the indi
vidual scoring parade, tallied 18
against Detroit, but the rest of the
Lion forces were unable to off
set the terriffic Detroit scoring
barrage and the winners’ steady
fast breaking and accurate shoot
ing.
Detroit, the tourney’s defend
ing champion, saw the Lions move
Bob Hoffman
Leads Lion Scorers
to 8-5 and 10-7 leads early in the
game, but then put on an of
fensive attack which left Penn
State in the dust. Three Detroit
players scored in double figures.;
Before a crowd of 5157, junior
Rudy Marisa clicked for 23 points
and was largely responsible for
the Lions rebounding to the sec
ond night victory over Toledo.
With two seconds remaining in
the first half, Marisa scored one
of his 10 field goals and put the
Lions in front, 31-30.
They were never headed from
that point. Midway through the
second half the losers pulled with
in five points of the Lions, 54-49,
but Marisa again deadened their
hopes by tapping in two quick
baskets.
Two other factors aided in the
Penn State win. Co-Captain Earl
Fields and Hoffman contributed 1
16 and 18 points to add support in
the scoring column, and the Nit
tanies as a team hit on a fine .47
percentage from the floor. The
previous night they found the
range only .22 percent of the time.
Penn State failed to place a
player on the all-tournament
team, but Hoffman received an
Associated Press nomination.
.Brigham Youngs’ little Terry
Tebbs, tipping the scales at only
150 pounds, set a tournament rec
ord in the opening night when he
scored 36 points. The effort
ic of discussion
—Ron Walker Photo
808 RAMSEY, 6-7 Penn State pivotman, goes high for two of his
six points against Carnegie Tech at Rec Hall Tuesday night. The
Tartans dropped the Nittanies, 69-62. to hand the Lions their fourth
defeat of the season.
eclipsed Jesse Arnelle’s 34 against
Toledo a year ago.
Last night’s Rec Hall fiasco
found the Lions in their poorest—
from several viewpoints—appear
ance of the season. In addition to
finding the basket quite elusive,
the Nittanies were unable to get
their zone defense clicking, had
trouble under both boards, and
in general lacked the spirit and
hustle which had earmarked what
success they enjoyed up until
Tuesday’s contest.
| Although it was in a losing
cause, Hoffman led the Lions in
scoring for the fourth time this
season. His 20 points gave him an
eight-game total of 135 points for
a 16.9 points-per-game average.
At one point the Nittanies head
ed the Tartans, 20-8, and the win
ners didn’t connect for their first
field goal until 4:50 had elapsed.
Carnegie Tech’s snail-like pass
ing and accurate shooting, more
than anything else, tore the Lions’
defense apart, and with time run
ning out in the second half the
winners went into deep freeze to
make it curtains for the Lions.
Penn State’s next outing will be
Saturday against Lehigh at Beth
lehem.
MOTOR CITY TOURNAMENT
Ptnn State 58—Detroit 91
Fg F TL F« F Tl.
Buidy.f 2 i- 4 6 Fiut,f 2 4-98
Marine,f 4 0- 0 8 Ebben.f 11 4- 828
Hull.f 3 4- 6 10 Butka.f 4 2- 2 10
ißainy.f 0 0-00 Coyne.f #l-21
Ramaay.e 2 0- 9 10 Hasee.c 7 6- 7 19
: Fields.g 2 0- 3 4 Kedxo.e 10-02
HoTm’n.E 8 2- 4 18 Hailing,? 10-98
I.ysrk.K 0 2- 2 2 C'dstein.g 3 4. 010
Leishcr.g 0 0-10 Walsh,? 21-20
Olds.* 10-02
Totals 21 18-29 58 Totals 32 27-48 91
Penn State 33 25—58
Detroit 48.43—91
Pen* State 78—Toledo <8
Pc F TL Fr F Tl.
Hall.f 0 0- 0 0 BuneU.f 20-44
Marisa.f 10 3. 8 23 Bierly.f 4 2- 2 10!
Baidy.f 2 2- 2 6 CooVi.t 0 0-2 2
[Lysek.f 0 2- 2 2 St'b’rner.c 33-59
ißamsay.e 2 5-09 Knauss.e 10-02
Leisher.e 12-24 Niehols.c 10-12
Fields.g 5 6-10 16 Kiefer,g 5 2- 2 12
Hodman 7 ,4- 6 18 Ray.g 7 11-15 25
Totals 27 *4-34 78 Totals *3 20-31 66
Penn State 31 47—78
Toledo 30 36—66
Penn State 62—Carnegie Teeb 69
Fg F Tl. Fg- f TL
Fields 6 2- 4 14 Fieler 2 2-8-6
Hoffman 9 2- 4 20 Frank 4 10-10 18
Ramsey 3 0- 0 6 Mocker 12-25
Marisa 2 1-36 Boyd 3 6- 8 10
Baidy 1 2, 2 4 Nathanson 6 0- 1 10
Hall 2 1-26 Sobolewski 10-12
Leisher 2 4- 0 8 Tucei 10-02
Ficery 7 2- S 16
Totals 25 12-20 62 Totals 24 21-27 69
Fean State 29 33 —62
Carnegie Teck 36 34—69
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANI/s
Tickets StiU Remain
For Swedish Meet
Ticket sales for the coming International gymnastics meet be
tween Penn State and Switzerland on January 14 have been moving
at a rapid pace, but according to Coach Gene Wettstone a good
share of one dollar unreserved seats are still available.
Most of the reserved seats in the balcony, except for a few iso
lated spots, have been sold. Wettstone said that faculty members
rrosh Topple
AEPhi 29-22
In WRA Tilt
The women’s intramural bas
ketball league entered the sec
ond half of its season last night
when Thompson I battled to the
closing minutes before copping a
29-22 victory over Alpha Epsilon
Phi in the White Hall gymnasium.
Clare Stein took scoring hon
ors for the night when she dunk
ed 14 points for the losing soror
ity.
Shirley Pittman led the Thomp
son sextet with 11 markers. Pau
line Hoffman, Ellen Donovon and
Lois Coltellaro sank the remain
ing 18 points with seven, six, and
five counters, respectively.
DZ's Top Thompson II
“Sally” was the magic word in
the Delta Zeta's 26-16 win over
Thompson II when Sally McCoy
scored 13 points for the losing
frosh, while her opponent, Sally
I Thomas, was chalking up 12
markers for the DD’s.
Margie Elliot flipped in four
field goals for eight points for
Delta Zeta. Joan Ripple and Bar
bara Parnell added the remaining
six points.
Zeta Tau Alpha Wins Forfeit
Zeta Tau Alpha won a forfeit
over Delta Gamma to send the
DG’s to their second straight de
feat.
The Atherton-Kappa Alpha
Theta array will highlight to
night’s games at White Hall when
both teams will be seeking their
third consecutive win.
All-America Encore
Scored by Packer
Dick Packer, record-smashing center forward on Penn
State’s undefeated soccer team, has been named to the All-
America Soccer first team for the second consecutive year,
according to word received yesterday from Huntley Parker,
chairman of the selection committee.
Packer was also named to the All-Pennsylvania-New Jer
sey-Delaware first team during the holiday vacation. Two
other Lion hooters right half-,
back Steve Flamporis and goalie
George Geczy—were given honor- 1
able mention on the Tri-State
team
Packer was the most potent of
fensive weapon on the Lion team
in 1955 and was responsible for
more than half of the goals scored
by the team in ’55. He set a new
all-time scoring mark of 24 goals
in one season in ’55, breaking the
old mark set by Jack. Pinezich.
His brilliant footwork and sharp
shooting were probably the main
t actors the Lions went undefeated.
Throughout the season his clutch 1
goals and smooth passing enabled
the Lions to come from behind a
number of times and win.
His six goals against Syracuse
was his season high, and mt once
during the year was he held score
less.
In the finale against Temple,
Packer was two goals shy of
breaking the record, and with on
ly six minutes remaining the fast
moving Nittany Captain rifled two
shots past the opposing goalie set
ting the new mark.
A letter winner for three years,
Packer has been first string since,
his sophomore year and according
jto Coach Ken Hosterman is one of
the “finest pliers I have ever
coached.”
Packer was aiso named to the
Olympic tryout team and in the
most recent elimination game
scored three goals for the South
All Stars in which the South lost
to the Northern All Stars 6-5.
Packer might also have the dis
tinction of playing on two nation
al champions if that honor is vest
jed on the booters again this year.
I The Lions were named champs in
.'1954. This year's announcement
■ will be made the weekend of Jan
uary 14.
have been the chief purchasers of
these tickets.
Students may buy tickets at the
ticket office in Rec Hall.
The unique program to be
staged by the Swiss will feature
a Swiss Yodeling duet, semi-clas
sical music by the Penn State
Symphonic Orchestra, and the top
tunes of the day by the Tri-Tones,
a musical group featuring Stan
Michalsky playing the accordion.
A strong International atmo
sphere will reign at the meet as
high dignitaries from Harrisburg
and Washington will be present.
President of the University,
Milton S. Eisenhower, will intro
duce the Swiss ‘Charge de’Af
faires’, Felix Schnyder, who will
make introductory remarks. Sch
nyder is in charge of the Swiss
tour.
Besides serving as an enjoyable
evening the gymnastics meet
should give fans a preview of
what is to come in the 1956 Olym
pics. The Swiss gymnasts were
second to Russia in the 1952 Olym
pics and according to reports are
considered a strong contender for
this year’s championship.
Wettstone said that he will pit
Karl Schwenzfeier, Armando Ve
ga, Dion Weissend and Swiss-born
Gil Leu against the Swiss in six
Olympic events in an effort to
compare different techniques.
The Olympic events in which
the standouts ' from both teams
will compete are the parallel bars,
side horse, long horse, vaulting,
still rings, calisthenics and hori
zontal bars. Only all-around per
formers can compete in the Olym
pics.'
Doors for the gym exhibition
will open at 6:39 p.m. with the
program beginning at 7:39.
THURSDAY. JANUARY 5. 1956
■m
Dick Packer
Does it Again!
Outing Club to Plan
Future Activities
At Meeting Tonight
The Penn State Outing Club
will hold its regular monthly
meeting at 7:30 tonight in 121
Sparks, Gordon McCartney, club
president, announced.
Plans for next semester’s events
will be discussed at the meeting,
McCartney said.
McCartney also announced that
the Club will hold an overnight
cabin and ice skating parly at the
Forestry Cabin this weekend.
Those interested in making the
trip must sign up at the main
desk in the Hetzel Union Build
ing before 3 p.m. Friday.
The group will leave at 8 p.m.
Saturday from behind Old Main.
Girls making the trip will receive
overnight permissions.
The Club will furnish sleeping
bags for those who do not have
any but requests that those own
ing sleeping bags bring them. The
Club will not furnish the ice
skates.
'Smith’s
garter shop
Brother, what a va- t
cation; a nice Christ- [
mas, too. I got my <
blades sharpened
and a brand- new
plug for my electric
cord from Mr.
Smith. I’m anxious ■
to try my sharp :
blades on a crew
cut, so hop down
and we’ll get toge
ther, "head to head.” I