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Cagers Face
W. Virginia
The Penn State cagers, on the rebound from a poor first
half of the season’s schedule, will be at top strength tonight
with the return of eo-captain Earl Fields as they go after
their fourth straight win in a return engagement with the
West Virginia Mountaineers at Recreation Hall.
Game time is 8 p.m.
Fields, who had been declared scholastically ineligible
and was not in uniform for the Lehigh encounter Monday,
was the victim of a clerical mis
cue and has been reinstated, ac
cording to Lion coach John Egli
The Mountaineers will also be
at full strength for the contest,
complete with their “clown”
prince “Hot Rod" Hundley. The
. en from below the Mason-Dix
on line already own one victory
over the Lions this year, and pose
a tough hurdle for the Nittanies
in their drive to rise above the
.500 mark. WVlf edged past the
Lions 81-79 in a game in which
Hundley and Lion forward Rudy
Marisa battled for scoring hon
ors, with “Hot Rod” coming out
on top 28-27.
Hundley Is Versatile
Hundley’s fabulous exploits on
basketball courts have gained
him national prominence for his
clowning ability, but what is
more damaging to his opponents
is liis ability to play serious bas
ketball. This is supported by the
Ron Rainey
Sophomore Understudy
Stickmen To Begin
Practice Tomorrow
High-scoring captain Bob Hamel and defenseman Bob Bullock
will head the list of five returning lettermen when Nick Thiel’s 1956
lacrosse squad holds its initial workout tomorrow.
Frank Locotos, Andy Bergesen and Jeff Bostock are the other
returning veterans.
The Lion stickmen will be severely hampered
year’s captain and goalie Don Bell, Joe Erwin,
Horikawa, and George Bickle
haupt.
The graduation of the five regu
lars has left the team somewhat
depleted. They combined last year
to help the stickmen to one of its
finest seasons in years. Their rec
ord of seven wins and five losses,
in fact, represents the first time
the team had finished above .500
since 1950.
However, Coach Thiel has a
line crop of sophomores coming
up from ihe freshman learn,
and they could help. t
The list of newcomers is headed
by former high school All_Ameri
ca Bill Hess, and includes Chris
Kuebler. Frank Markland, John
Bonner, and Dick Weeden.
Thiel will also be able to count
on the services of returning
servicemen John Steinmuller and
Lou Girard who played lacrosse
two years ago before entering the
service
Last year the Lions won their
first effort against Adelphia. but
then lost four in succession to
New Hampshire. Hofstra. Navy,
and Rutgers before getting on
the right side against Loyola.
They got hot down the stretch,
however, and won five of the last
six outings. The only loss during
this time was sustained against
Cornell 11-8. They sandwiched
this with wins over Colgate and
Syracuse. The last three games,
against Swarthmore, Hobart and
Pennsylvania were easily won.
fact that he leads the Mountain
eers in every offensive depart
ment and possesses a game aver
age of approximately 26 points.
The 6-4 junior holds the team’s
individual high - mark for one
game this season with hi 4 40 point
effort against George Washing
to.i. He owns single game records
for the most number of field
goals at 18, the most free throws
at 14, the highest number of re
bounds at 26, and the most num
ber of assists, 9.
The only chance Penn State
fans have had the ..opportunity
to watch Hundley in action was
in last year’s home encounter
when he was in no mood to put
on his clowning routine. The
Blue and White cagers put the
clobber on WVU that night,
84-58.
Mountaineer coach Paul Schaus
will probably stick with the
combination which has been suc
cessful for him this season. This
will be Hundley and Willie Ber
gines, 6-6, at the forwards, 6-
foot 10-inch Lloyd Sharrar at
center, and Joedy Gardner, 6-1,
and Don Vincent, 6-1, at the
guard posts. Gary Mullins, 6-4,
Paul Witting, 6-7, and Don Eddy,
6-5, will also ’see plenty of ac
tion.
Coach Egli plans to send co
captains Bob Hoffman and Earl
Fields to the guard positions,
Bob Ramsey at the pivot, and
Rudy Marisa and Bob Leisher at
forwards. Egli was pleased with
the showing of sophomore Ron
Rainey in his first starting role
Monday and said he should see
plenty of action against. WVU.
The bespectacled guard racked
up 12 points, all in the first half,
as he replaced the absent Fields.
by the loss of last
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
PHIL MULLEN climbs the 20-foot rope in preparation for his
first varsity appearance at Rec Hall Saturday night.
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Pilchers and catchers of the
varsity baseball team will meet
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When the Penn State gymnastic team makes its
ome debut in intercollegiate competition against
Syracuse Saturday night at Recreation Hall, spe
cial interest will center on the rope climbing event
where a sophomore will make his first varsity
appearance before the home crowd.
That <-ophomore, Phil Mullen, is
listed as the top rope climber on
the Lion squad despite the fact
that he performs with the aid of
an artificial leg.
Mullen lost his left leg below
the knee after an attack of osteo
myelitis early in his childhood.
However, the 20-year old gym
nast—who copped a first against
West Virginia and finished in a
tie for first against Temple—has
emerged from the shadows to be
come one of the outstanding point
scorers on the Nittany club.
What makes his story more in
teresting is the fact that he began
his rope climbing escapades with
out the use of his artificial limb.
As a freshman, Mullen made
the 20-foot climb without his limb
in the belief that the lightened
load helped him. However, under
the advice of his coach, Gene
Wettstone, Mullen decided to don
his leg when climbing.
Almost immediately he began to
make a better showing each time
he performed, bringing smiles to
Wettstone’s face.
As time progressed, Mullen be
came convinced that it was the
smartest move he made in his still
young gymnastic career.
“I'm convinced that the coach
is right,” he says. “Now, my bal
ance is better and I climb faster.
Everything seems more natural to
me.”
And what does Wettstone think
of his protege’s progress? The Lion
mentor believes that Mullen can
steadily cut his present time of
3.9 seconds, and perhaps eventu
ally better the Eastern record of
3.6 seconds.
No one could be happier
about his accomplishments than
Mullen himself. And rightly so.
“Rope climbing is a dream come
true,” he said. “I’ve always liked
athletics, and here is a chance for
me to participate on a varsity
basis. I shall ever be grateful for
the opportunity.”
Coach Changes Ideas
Aiming for 3.6