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Soccermen Co-Champs
Brockport Also Named;
2d Straight for Booters
Penn Slate’s soccer team last night was named national
co-champions along with Brockport State Teachers College
at the National Soccer Coaches Association meeting in New
York —thus making it the second consecutive year that the
Lion Booters have been awarded the coveted title, Last year
the Lions were named national champions.
For Lion Coach Ken Hosterman the honor adds another
achievement to his already excellent record. The youthful
coach took over the Penn State team in 1953 following the
resignation of Bill Jeffreys. Since
1953, a total of three seasons, his
teams have compiled the amazing
record of 22 wins and only two
losses.
In that span the Hosterman
coached booters set two records—
the most consecutive wins, 18,
breaking the old record of 17 in
1937-39, and the most goals scored
in a single season, 46. Both of
these records were set in the 1955
season, which saw the booters
sweep by nine opponents. _
Won Since 1953
The Lions have not lost since
dropping their next-to-last game
of the season in 1953 to the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania.
Another record set in 1955 was
the most goals scored by an indi
vidual in one season. All-Ameri
can and Captain Dick Packer,
center forward on the undefeated
team, scored 24 goals, breaking
the old mark of 23 set in 1952 by
Jack Pinezich.
In two seasons— 1954-55 the.
high-scoring booters have tallied
a total of 91 goals against 22 for
their opponents.
The booters swept by some of
the strongest opposition in the
East on their way to an unbeaten
year.
Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Mary
land, Navy, Syracuse, Temple,
West Chester State Teachers Col
lege, and Pittsburgh all fell to
Mount
Nittanies Drop Number 6,81-79;
Travel to Pittsburgh Tonight
In a game which was decided in the final three minutes,
the Penn State basketball team dropped an 81-79 decision
to West Virginia University last night at Morgantown.
The loss leaves the Lions with a 5-6 record to carry them
to Pittsburgh today where they meet the Panthers tonight
in the second of four consecutive road engagements.
Penn State and the Mountaineers were tied at 41 apiece
at half time, after the Nittanies were behind by 14 points
with six minutes of the first period gone.
Coach John Egli’s Lion cagers
were well within reach of their
sixth win of the season with three
minutes remaining in the hotly
contested game, but a series of
six straight personal fouls called
in West Virginia’s favor even
tually put the game out of Penn
State’s reach. The Mountaineers,
using the one-plus foul rule to
good advantage, at this point add
ed nine points to their winning
total.
6SOO Fans Attend.
A capacity crowd of some 6500
fans who jammed into the Moun
taineer Field House to watch the
49th game ♦ between the two
schools and view their beloved
Hot Kod Hundley in action, and
none of them went home disap
pointed. The win made West Vir
ginia’s record 10-5.
Hundley edged out the Lions’
Rudy Marisa for the night’s indi
vidual scoring honors with 28
points on 10 field goals and 8 of
11 foul attempts. Marisa, starting
at one of the Penn State guard
positions, scored 27 points on nine
field goals and 9 of 11 fouls.
Hall Paces in Rebounds
Penn State’s Norm Hall, who
entered the game as a substitute,
led the Lions by far in the re
bound department.'The Nittanies,
rated decided at . the
start of the contest, out-defensed
the. Mountaineers from start to
By FRAN FANUCCI
the offensive-minded booters.
By far the roughest game en
countered by the Lions was the
West Chester game, ended 3-2.
Throughout the season the
combined efforts of Packer, Dick
Matacia, Don Shirk, Tommy Nute,
and Jim Hedberg were mainly re
sponsible for the scoring punch
the booters- packed.
On defense Steve Flamporis,
Ihor Stelnyk, George Geczy,
Ralph Brower, Bob' Little, and
Ward Hill all worked like a well
oiled machine and were consistent,
game after game, in holding their
opponents down in the scoring
column.
Hosterman Praises Team
Hosterman, who is in New York,
could not be contacted, but quot
ing the capable coach from past
experience all he would say was
that the team’s great teamwork
and sportsmanship enab’/' them
to go so far, and they deserve the
honor above all other things. -
Packer is also in New York,
where he will be one of the 11
players from all over the country
honored by being named to the
All-America first team. This is the
second straight year he has won
a first team berth.
- Brockport, under Coach Hun
ley Parker, also went undefeated
the last two years, rolling up 19
consecutive wins in the process.
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By RON GATEHOUSE
finish with their hustle and never
say-die brand of playing, but their
deficit at the foul lane proved to
be the difference.
The Lions outscored the win
ners from the floor, 28-27, but fell
four short of West Virginia’s free
throw output. Each team had 38
attempts, the Mounties completing
27 to the Nittanies’ 23.
Fields, Hoffman Stand Out
Egli, showing, signs of being dis
pleased with the officiating at the
end of the game, singled out his
co-captains, Earl Fields and Bob
by Hoffman, for their defensive
play. The duo, on at least a half
dozen occasions, calmed Hundley
down to a normal pace by taking
the ball from him. With the score
neck - and neck for most of the
game, the court comic had little
chance to display the clown-like
gestures which have popularized
him across the.nation.
The Lions remained in Morgan
town over night, and traveled to
Pittsburgh early this morning.
PENN STATE WEST VA.
F* F Tl. Fr F Tl.
Field* 4 2- 3 10 Hundley 1« 8-11 28
Hoffman 8 2- 318 Berginea 4 7-18 It
Ramsay 0 4- 7 4 Sharrar 80-00
Baidy 0 0- 0 0 Vincent 4 (- 8 14
Maria* -0 9-11 27 Gardner 8 8-88
Kali 8 3- 8 8 Ma!lin* 18-12
Leiaber 4 8- tll WitUn* 4 8- 411
Eddy 1 3- 4 E
ToUk 28 23-38 78 Totals 27 27-38 81
Score by**rlod«:
Penn State 41 38—78
Weet Virginia 41 48—81
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Trackmen in Ist Meet
Perry to
The Penn State indoor track
team left University Park at
noon yesterday for its first
dual meet of the year against
West Point today minus the
services of its star hurdler Rod
Perry and broad jumper Clyde
Thomas.
ip Cagers; Wrestlers
According to an Allentown newspaper which carried Lehigh's tentative starting
wrestling lineup in a Thursday edition. Coach Gerry Leeman of the Engineers boasted of
five, and possibly six, veterans to face Penn State at Bethlehem tonight.
Lehigh has a 3-0 slate while the Lions are 1-0 with a win over Cornell. Coach Char
lie Speidel took nine men with him yesterday afternoon.
Hal Byers, 130-pounder who saw action for the first time in two years against Cornell
Saturday, did not make the trip.
In addition to the seven men
wrestled against the Big Red
Saturday, Speidel added sopho
mores Earl Poust, 137-pounder
from Muncy, and sophomore Ray
Pottios, a guard on the Lion grid
team, to his traveling squad to
Lehigh.
Leeman’s lineup read Bob My
ers (123); Tom Deppe (130); Frank!
Eck or Dave Bates (137); Joe Grat
to (147); Ed Echelberger (157);
Dick Whited (167); Dave Walton
(177); and Dave Gallaher (heavy
weight)
Lion Traveling Squad
Speidel’s traveling squad in
cluded Sid Nodland (123); Johnhy
Johnston (130); John Pepe (137);
Dave Adams (157); Joe Hum
phreys (167); Joe Krufka (177);
heavyweight Bill Oberly; Poust,
and Pottios.
Lineup changes by Speidel, if
he makes any, will probably re
volve around the insertion of
Poust at one of the middle weights
with Adams and Pepe figuring in
the strategy.
Penn State is strong at both
ends of its lineup with veterans
Nodland, Krufka, and Oberly
handling 123, 177, and heavy
weight, respectively. In these
weights the Lions should hold an
edge on the undefeated Engineers.
From 130 to 147, both teams
host an array of talent with Pepe,
Adams, and Johnston leading the
Lions against Lehigh's Deppe,
Gratto, Bates, and of course Na
tional and Eastern champ at 147
last year and Lehigh's captain
this year, Ed “Ike”. Eichelberger.
Ik* vs. Adams?
Eichelberger and Adams, who
may meet tonight depending on
what the juggling tactics of Spei
del and Leeman produce, put on
a merry-go-round of action and
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Perry was forced to remain
here due to an attack of tonsi
litis Wednesday, while Thomas
failed to make the trip because
of academic problems.
Perry’s loss was a hard pill
Miss Cadet Battle
for Coach Chick Werner to
swallow. He had counted on
his hurdling star to be one of
the mainstays in the Nittany
offense.
“Perry’s absence makes
things a little tougher for us,”
Werner said.
Thomas was listed as a start
er in both the high jump and
broad jump. No replacements
were named for either man.
Lineup Intact
The rest of the Lions' lineup
will remain intact. Captain Art
Pollard and Gary Seybert will
enter the 60-yard dash, while
veterans Bruce Austin and Bob
Matz will be the Nittany en
tries in the 600-yard run.
Werner listed Paul Roberts,
Ron Lewis and Dave Nash as
his entries in the 1000-yard
run. Those three, along with
Doug Moorhead, will probably
run in the two-mile relay, Wer
ner said.
Former cross country stand
outs Moorhead and Don Wood
row, will do the Lion running
in the mile and two mile
events. Both are proven dis
tance runners.
Despite Perry's loss, Wer
ner has two better-than-aver
age hurdlers to carry the load
in that event—sophomore Dick
Winston and Seybert.
“Both men looked good in
practice and should be capable
of giving a good account of
themselves at Army,” Werner
said.
Blockson to Throw Shot
Charlie B 1 o c k s o n, star
weightman for the past two
seasons and Charlie Tullar will
throw the shot put for the
Lions in today’s meet.
Tullar was the top shotputter
on last year’s freshman squad.
Veterans Bob Findley and
Herb Hollowell, plus sopho
more Ogier Norris, are listed as
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THE TAVERN
SATURDAY. JANUARY 14. 1956
the Nittanies’ entries in the
high jump.
Norris and junior Harry
Fruherer will do the pole
vaulting for the “Wernermen”.
Fruehrer was the lone pole
vaulter on last year’s squad,
while Norris did his leaping
for Norm Gordon’s frosh aggre
gation.
Hollowell will probably be
the Lion’s only entry in the
broad jump unless some un
expected last minute change is
made by Werner.
Army’s trackmen will be par
ticipating without their star
sprinter and broad jumper,
Bob Kyasky, who is still re
cuperating from a knee injury
suffered during the past foot
ball campaign.
Captain A 1 Thelin and Mike
Keating are two of the Army
stars set to face the Lions.
Thelin does the Cadet broad
jumping, while Keating will
match with Fruehrer and Nor
ris in the pole vault.
WRA Bowlers End
Semester's Action
Strikes and spares were chalked
up for the last time this week
when the Women’s Recreation As
sociation’s bowling clubs wound
up another semester’s activity.
The Gutter Dusters, captained
by Ruth Huntsinger, won Tues
day night’s tournament after cap
turing weekly honors all season.
Wednesday night’s club placed
the Luckey Strikers in its top
bracket with 22 points.
Team V finally copped the
Thursday night club’s tournament
by grabbing 25 points for a 705
score.'Teams IV and I wer# close
behind with 20 and 19 points, re
.spectively.
Fried Clams, Trout
prepared
Away