PAGE SIX
Penn State Cagers
On the Road Again,
Meet Army Today
The Nittany Lion basketball team which has been on
the road for four of its last five games will appear on foreign
grounds again today when it meets the Cadets of West Point
this afternoon.
Neither squad has registered an impressive record thus
fat this season and the outcome
appears to be a toss-up. Army has
compiled an 8-10 record, losing
its last game last weekend to
George Washington. The Liar&
record is now 9 and 13.
If results _ against mutual op
ponents could mean anything, the
game's outcome would still re
main a mystery. Army defeated
colgate and the Lions split a two
agme series with the Red Raiders,
but the Nittantes edged by Boston
University while the Cadets were
clobbered by the same Boston
team.
The overall se, ies record be-,
tween the two teams is also very'
i
close. Since the first game in 1907,1
the Lions have won 10 while'
dropping eight to the Black
Knights of the Hudson. Fifteeni
of the meetings have been played l
at West Point with the Lions own
ing an 0-7 edge. The Nittaniesl
have won two on their home.
court against one setback. •
The Cadets have been sparked
by 5'11" guard, Mark Binstein,
who's accurate jump shot has net
ted him a seasonal game average
of well over 20 points. Last year
he also lead in scoring as he
tallied 359 markers for an aver
age of 19.8 per game,
Three other lettermen support
Coach Orvis Sigler's aggregation,
Norris Harbold, 6'2". Bob McCoy,
arid football star Don Holleder
have formed the backbone of Ar
my's cagers while underclassmen
Vince Barta, Don DeJardin, and
Bill Melnick have seen plenty of
action.
One factor that may bother the
Lions is the full court man-for
man defense employed by the
Cadets. At times the Nittanies
have worked very effectively
against the full court press, but
in most cases, they have had a
rough time getting started.
Lion Coach John Egli plans to
insert co-captain Bob Hoffman
back into the lineup this after
noon. Hoffman has not started
since the Nittanies' weekend trip
to Philadelphia where they lost
to Temple and Penn. The senior
Mile Relay Team, Perry
A mile relay quartet and hurdler Rod Perry are expected to top the Penn State in
door track entries in the annual IC4-A meet Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.
Although the Lions finished third in last year's team competition, injuries to such key
men as Captain Art Pollard, hurdler Dick Winston, and middle distance runner Don Wood
row have forced Coach Chick Werner's charges to concentrate on individual titles rather
than the team championship.
Werner named Pollard , veteranieertain whether or not Winston, i
Bruce Austin, Bob Matz, and still will enter the meet. The soph-!
sophomore Jim Norton,as his milei ome r hurdler is still recuperating'
relay contingent which he consid-! from a pulled leg muscle which;
ers to be one of the squad's topihe suffered earlier in the season.
threats for a first place. Senior Doug Moorhead was
Pollard was also expected to en
'named as the Lion entry in the
ter the 60-yard dash, but a i
spike!
mle run. Moorhead , finished sixth ,
wound which he suffered in the
n last year's finals after placing
New York Athletic Club games oni l . . • •
third in a preliminary heat.
Feb. 11 has forced Werner to
withdraw him. Bob Findley, sophomore high!
Werner a 1 s o scratched Austin juniper, will get his first taste ofl
front the 600-yard run in orderilC4-A competition as the lone Nit-'
to concentrate on the mile relay4tanY entry in the high jump.
"The 600 is run immediately be-I Werner name sophomore Ogier!
fore the relay which would force Norris as the Lion standard bearer,
Austin to run in two consecutive:in the pole Vault. Norris, a star:
events. This would reduce the re-ion last season's outdoor froshl
lay squad's chance for first place,' iteam. had competed in only one'
the Lion mentor said. _ !other meet before Saturday night's;
2nd Time for Austin. Mats (test, finishing in a tie for first)
Both Austin and Matz wereiwith teammate Harry Fruehrer inn
members of last year's relay en- a dual encounter with Army last
try which was dropped from the month.
event when lead-off man Harry , 2 May Be Added
Mitchell was injured in the first Werner said that he may add
lap of the race. Norton is partiei-itwo more men—selected from ei
pating in his first season of varsity ther weightmen Charlie Blockson
competition, and John Tullar or broad jumper
Perry, who was runner-up inlHerb Hollowell—to the squad be
the hurdles a year ago is expectedlfore Friday.
to regain his championship poten-1 Ed Moran, Dick Duswalt, Clem
Thal for Saturday's meet. He/Schoenebeck. and Fred Kerr were
failed to garner a first place in!named as the freshman entries in
four invitational meets earlier in l the medley race—the only fresh
the season, man competition of the meet.
In last year's IC4-A competi-1 Schoenebeck will run the guar
tion, Perry finished second baiter mile, Duswalt the 220, Kerr
Manhattan's Charlie Pratt in the the half-mile, and Moran—whom
60-yard hurdles final. Werner holds high hopes for—thel
The Nittany coach is still un-,mile.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
808 HOFFMAN
Returns to lineup
guard has ben in a scoring slump
of late, but appeared to regain
his form against Colgate last Sat
urday when he tallied 15 points.
The rest of the lineup will re
main unchanged as Egli will stick
with Rudy Marisa and Ron Rai
ney at the forward posts, Jim
Jordy at center, and Earl Fields
at the other guard position.
Hoffman, although in a recent
scoring slump, still leads the
Lions in the point-making depart
ment. The senior guard has col
lected 299 points for a 14.2 game
average. Rudy Marisa is next in
line with 288 markers for a 13.1
average and Real Fields is third
with 278 and a 13.2 average.
Despite their record, the Lions
only trail their opponents by three
points per game. The opposition
has scored 72.6 per game while
the Nittanies have registered 69.7.
By VINCE CAROCCI
Phi Gam Cops
IM Basketball
Playoff Berth
By LOUIE PRATO
Phi Gamma Delta's undefeated
intramural cage five became the
!first floor squad to earn a spot
lin the 1956 Fraternity Playoffs by
!clinching its League D title with
a 19-17 victory over Pi Kappa Phi
,on the Recreation Hall hardwood,
IMonday night.
The Phi Cam's still have one
game remaining on their schedule.
but their closest competitor, Delta
'Chi. finished its campaign Mon
day with a 6-2 record.
Phi Gam had to fight off a sec
' ond half Pi Kappa Phi surge to
get the verdict. Behind 14-5 at in
termission, Pi Kap went on a 12-
point scoring binge while limiting
the Phi Gam's to two field goals
and a free throw.
But it was too late for the Pi
Kap's as Phi Garn walked off the
'floor with the title. Don Ferguson
led the winners with seven points.
,Harry Holm topped the losers with
six.
Delta Chi completed its season
in winning style, walloping Delta
Theta Sigma 40-17, Seven of the
Delta Chi's entertd their name in
the scoring column, but none
reached double figures.
Chi Phi was handed its sixth
straight defeat in Loop D, bowing
to Pi Kappa Alpha, 25..21. Dave
Baumann and Bob Fitzgerald split
14 points for the winners, but Chi
Phi's Jim Spinelli led all scorers
with nine.
Sigma Chi—behind the 14-point
scoring spree of Lou Riggs—
romped to its third straight win
in League F with a 37-17 conquest
over Tau Phi Delta.. Sigma Chi
has been beaten twice.
Phi Mu Delta of D circuit took
a forfeit win over Beaver House.
Eight Independent quintets—
playing in League I—also saw ac
tion Monday night.
The Twenty-niners, in front of
the circuit with six straight wins,
increased its first place margin
(Continued on page seven)
IM Deadlines
Entries for intramural wrestling
and volleyball should be turned
in at the IM office in 202 Recrea
tion Hall by 4:30 ti.m. Thursday,
Dutch Sykes, intramural assistant
director, has announced.
An organization ntay enter one
contestant in each weight class.
However, independents may enter
as individuals, and not necessarily
as members of a team. Entry fee
is 25c per man.
in IMA's
Dorm 14, East 5
Top IM Keglers
Intramural bowling, Monday
, night, saw Dorm 14 retain its first
;place standing by scoring a 4-0
i-
victory over the Mogambos in
League A competition. Dorm 14
now boasts a perfect 8-0 record.
The Benyo Boys continued to
roll along in second place, beat
ing the Alley Cats 3-1. The Ben
!yo Boys hold an impressive slate
{of 10-2. Other action in League A
Icompetition saw the Watts Roll
ers edge Dorm 23 in a 3-1 match.
IThe Engineers shut out the
Weathermen 4-0, and the Ho t
!Rods and Choppers tied at 2-2.
In League B action, the East
Five continued its hold on first
!place while the Dark Horses and
;the Hawks remained tied for sec
tond place. The East Five scored
; a 3-1 victory over the Pin Split
!ter% pushing its record to 11-1.
The Dark Horses took a 3-1
decision from the Newman Club
and the Hawks scored a 3-1 tri
umph over R.A.R. The Dark
Horses and Hawks now hold 9-3
records.
In other action th e Erieites
swept a complete match from the
Flynig Dutchmen, 4-0, and the
Screw-Bowlers swamped the No-
Threats, 4-0.
Scanning
SPORTS
By FRAN FANUCCI, Asst. Sports Editor tfi
THE WES SANTEE CASE:
The most controversial amateur sports incident in the past
decade, barring the sensational college basketball bribes of a few
years back, has been the Wes Santee case. It's dominated the sport
headlines of almost every newspaper in the country. the past week.
Here are the facts behind the case: Santee, America's top miler,
was suspended October II of last year by the Missouri Valley
Association of the Amateur Athletic Union. He was charged with
violating the amateur code for allegedly receiving "expense money"
for certain meets ;n California.
This decision was reversed November 20 by the MVA; then
a few weeks later the case was reopened and a special committee,
dubbed the "Secret Seven, - was appointed to study the charges and
investigate new evidence.
The committee found that Santee received $BOO for running in
three California meets and about $6OO for various meets he com
peted in in the East and Midwest. The AAU, after long discussions,
voted 14-1 to suspend him for life. Santee—not denying that he re
ceived the money—entered his defenses in court charging that the
AAU was acting without authority because he previously had been
cleared by the MVA.
Penn State track and field Coach Chick Werner who was with
Santee in the 1952 Olympics, when asked what he thought of
Santee's suspension said that things like this happen almost every
day in Washington in the form of lobbying, and added if there
were an investigation many senators would be found receiving
money from influential groups.
"In the Santee case " he said, "most people think he's carrying
the cross for many amateurs in America who one time or another
were given money for various meets. But he added "promoters
don't do things like this unless there is something drastically wrong."
Werner has particular interest in this case because
fvr had scheduled the Quantico Marine track team for May 5 at
Beaver Field and Santee, who is a Lieutenant in the Marines,
would have made the trip here to run in the mile event.
With Werner's track literature piled high in his office, I got
the, answer to the most. important problem concerning Santee . . .
How much would Santee's loss affect the U.S. in the Summer Olym
pics at Australia? The answer—very little. Here's why:
Approximately 50 runners will compete in the 1500 meter run
and only six can place in the event. Santee is listed 16th in the
world in this event, based on times made in 1955.
It's wrong to base future winners on past performances, but
even looking at it from a biased position it seems impossible that
Santee will outrace even 10 of these runners whose times were far
superior to his best of 3:45.3.
For example, Hungary's Sandor lharos ran the 1500 meters in
3:4o.B—the same time compiled by his teammate Laszlo Tabori—
and Gunnar Nielsen of Denmark. Istan Rozavolof, Hungary. ran
it in 3:41.2. while Siegfried Herrmann of Germany finished in
3:42.6.
Others who have higher times are Brian Hewson, England,
3:43.2; Stefan Lev..andowski, Poland, 3:43.4; Chris Chataway, Eng
land, 3:43.6; Stanislav Jungwirth, (CSR)), 3:43.8; and others in the
3:44 class are Werner Lueg, Germany; Lrno Beres, Hungary; Olaf
Lawrenz, Germany; Ken Wood, England; Jerzy Chromik, Poland;
and Olavi Vuorisslo,. Finnland, and then Santee.
In the mile event it's the same routine—nine men have better
limes than Santee. So, as one can see, it is questionable whether
Santee could even score in the two events, let alone win. Even
if the suspension does not hold, Santee does not deserve to run in
any amateur event, especially the Olympics.
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