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Cagers 2nd
Lions Lose
To Lafayette
In Final Tilt
By VINCE CAROCCI
A second-place finish in the
Christmas Invitational Tour
nament at Richmond, Va. anJ
the tragic death of sophomore
forward Carm Palmiero in an
auto accident marked the Christ
mas holidays for the Penn State
cage quintet.
The Lions, playing three of their
best games of the year, almost
grabbed all the chips at Richmond.
beating Richmond and Pennsyl
vania before losing to a powerful
Lafayette club in the tourney
final.
Palmiero's unexpected death in
a crash on the Pennsylvania Turn
pike, Friday. Dec. 21, was the only
blue note—the blues of all notes—
in an otherwise happy holiday
season for the eagers.
According to Coach John Egli,.
Palmiero's death was a tre
mendous shock on his players.
but seemed to pull them closer
together, moldnig them into a
lielermined, smoot h-working
team. However, it is doubtful
that the accident boosted the
team to an over-par perform
ance.
The Lions served early notice
of their darkhurse strength when
they upset host Richmond Uni
versity. 64-60. behind the heavy
scoring of juniors Ron Rainey and
Steve Baidv. Both scored 17
points, tops for both teams.
The Richmond encounter was
The first of three outstanding per
formances by Rainey, who was
named to the All-Tournament
team at the tourney's end along
with Columbid's Chet Forte,
Washington and Lee's Don Flora
and Lafayette's Bob Mantz and
Stu Murray.
Falling to a 33-29 deficit at half
time, the Lions found the range in
the second period and outscored
the losers, 35-27. Percentage-wise,
the Lions eut-shot their hosts,
40.9-35.6.
Sophomores Bob Edwards,
who replaced Palmiero in the
starting lineup, and Tom Han
cock also hit double-figures,
Edwards for 14 and Hancock for
10. Egli said that Hancock's
play was probably one of the
biggest factors in the Lion vic
tory, especially his 4-4 mark
from the foul line.
With Edwards and Rainey lead-,
ing the way, the hoopsters ran'
rough-shod over a surprised Penn
quintet, 89-59. despite an early
14-2 Quaker lead. Edwards scored'
23 while Rainey tallied 19.
Baidy and center Bob Ramay,
who found himself after a poor
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Steve Baidy
Plaits Steady Bail
tv. u-puint perfurm:Ance against
Richmond, also were double-fig
ure scoters for the Nittanies—
Baidy with 15 and Ramsay with
12.
The Lions outscored the stun
ned Red and Blue entry in both
halves-39-29 in the first period
and 50-30 in the second. Shoot
ing percentages read: Penn
State 48.5, Penn 28.7.
Despite a mere 26.1 shooting
percentage against Lafayette. Egli
called the 64-59 loss the cager's
best game of the three-day tour
ney. "We played our best game
fr o m a basketball standpoint
against Lafayette," he said, "but
the ball wouldn't go in."
"We had the shots but just
couldn't make them," he said. "I
counted only four serious mis
takes in the Lafayette game, the
least we've made all year. We
definitely played good enough to
win." he said.
The Lions made only 18 of 69
field goal attempts while Lafay
ette connected on 20 of 59, good
for a 33.9 percentage. Egli said
that a number of Lion misses,
should have been made_
Baidy topped the Lion scorers
with 13, followed by Rainey
with 12 and Leisher, Edwards
and Ramsay with 10 each. Rai
ney, however, was . hampered by
a bruised right hand which un
doubtedly hurt his shooting. He
hit on only 2 of 11 attempts.
Reviewing the Lions' creditable
tourney play. Egli feels that the'
reason why the cagers fared so
well was because they made few
er mistakes in their passing and
defensive games.
Individually. Egli said that both
Rainey and Baidy played steady
ball in every game.- He said that
Ramsay was very impressive in
the last two games after a poor
opening. He also was satisfied
with Edwards' and Hancocks' play
M=M
MEM
in Tourney Play
* * *
Ron Rainey
On All-Tourney Team
as well as the improvement shown
by Ted Kubista and Grey Sehwen
deman.
"Right now," he said, "I wouldn't
be afraid to start Ted, Tommy,
Greg or Bob at any time." Well,
the time is drawing near once
again—the Lions play Carnegie
Tech at Pittsburgh tomorrow
night.
PENN STATE RICHMOND
FG FTP FG FTP
Baidy S 2-1 17 Adkins 6 6-4 16
Edwards 6 3-2 14 BaupPius G 0-0 12
Hancock 3 4-4 10 Mitchel 2 2-1 G
Leisher 1 3-2 4 Lambuitte 1 11-9 11
Rainey 8 2-1 17 Pesche 3 4-1 7
Ramsay 1 1-0 2 Morris 3 4-3 9
Kubista 0 0-0 0
Totals 27 13-10 64 Totals 21 27-18 60
PENN STATE PENNSYLVANIA
FG FTP FG FTP
Dahl)* 5 7-5 15 Bowman 5 5-3 13
Edward:: S 9-7 23 Mangan 1 6-6 8
Hancock 2 3-2 6 Bayne 0 2-1 1
'Asher 3 4-3 9 Cothright 1 0-0 2
Rainey 9 4-1 19 Csenesitz 4 7-3 11
Ramsay 5 2-2 12 Schwait 2 2-2 6
Kubista 0 2-1 1 Follman 3 1-0 6
Schw•cn'd'n 1 2-2 4 Kelso 2 0-0 4
Perry 41 0-0 0 DeLucia 3 2-1 7
Mershon 0 1-0 0
Totals 33 33-23 E 9 Totals 21 28-17 59
PENN STATE LAFAYETTE
FG FTP FG FTP
I..eisher 4 2-2 10 Kohler 1 3-0 2
Rainey 2 B-8 12 Mack 4 12-11 19
Edward.. 2 9-6 10 Murray 7 5-4 18
Ramsay 4 2-2 10 Manta 2 6-6 10
Fla idy 5 5-3 13 Caltere 1 0-0 2
Hancock 1 2-2 4 Radcliff 2 2-2 6
Sterlein 3 1-1 7
Jones 0 1-0 0
Totals 18 26-23 59 _Totals _ 20 20-24 64
Baidy a Rarity
Two-sport athletes are no long
er common in college athletics
but Steve Baidy, Williamsport,
who holds down a starting posi
tion on the Penn State basketball
team, also is one of Joe Bedenk's
mainstays in baseball. He's a third
baseman.
Penn State's star hurdler, Rod
Perry, is trying his hand at col
lege basketball for the first time.
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figsfortiotot:CS
• ,G•.,
AC.Sig Takes
In IM Sports
DU, Phi Deft
Alpha Chi Sigma slid into first place in the race for the
Intramural department all-year sports award with a total
of 265 points.
On the strength of the boxing championship. Delta Upsilon
jumped from 13th on the first 1M report to second with 260.
from their pugilists while Alpha
The DU's garnered 170 marks
from their pugilists, while Chi
Sigma picked up 25. Only ten
points behind the leaders at 255
are Phi Delta Theta—the former
leader in The early report—and
Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Phi Deli has most of its points
from the football title (150)
while the TKE's excelled in
swimming (125).
Phi Epsilon Pi (145 in tennis)
slipped from fourth to fifth in the
latest standings with 220 and
Delta Sigma Phi . (95 in swim
ming) rounded out the houses top
ping the 200 mark. The sixth
placed Delta Sigs have 205, ac
cording to Dutch Sykes' latest
tabulations.
Theta Kappa Phi joined the big
Ten with 130 points in the recent
boxing tourney. The Theta Kappa
Phis moved from 31 to 7 in the
standings with 190.
Rounding out the lop ten are
Phi Kappa Sigma—a perennial
contender with a slow start this
year—at 180. Alpha Zeta at 155,
and Sigma Phi Epsilon at 145.
Alpha Chi Sigma, in reaching
the top spot, piled up 110 points
in touch football, 50 each in golf
medal and tennis singles play, and
30 in swimming.
Runnerup DU, in addition to its
boxing total, recorded 35 markers
apiece in touch football and swim
ming competition, 15 in tennis
singles, and 5 in golf medal play.,
Phi Delia Theta, in tying TKE
for third, shows 40 points in
tennis singles. 30 in golf medal
play, and 25 in swimming added
to ifs football total. TKE, ex
cluding swimming, scored 50
points in tennis singles. 25 in
touch football, and 20 in golf
medal play.
Fifth-place Phi Ep totalled 35
in football, 25 in swimming, and
10 in golf medal competition plus
its tennis counters.
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Rip Engle, in seven years at the
Penn State football helm, owns
a record of 41 wins, 20 defeats,l
and 3 ties.
Watson Sound Off at Slumping
Rangers for Indifferent Play
NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (/P) Canada to the South.
Coach Phil Watson roasted his But all is not well with the
New York Ranger hockey Rangers,
soneiewrteamhas lost
team for "indifferent" play five of its last six games and is
today on the eve of their ap- now in fourth place in the six
pearance in the first nationally team league.
Dave Creighton, Dean Pren
televised ice game. tice, and Harry Howell are not
The Rangers and the Chicago giving their best," Watson told
Blackhawks inaugurate a new the New York hockey writers
series of ten sports telecasts Satur- luncheon. "They are indifferent
day at 2 p.m., (EST), over CBS. They have the ability but not the
This is the first time National
Hockey League games have been "If they don't come through I
televised coast to coast and from 'will take action ..."
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FRIDAY. JANUARY 4, 1957
Lead
Race;
Trail
Klein -Defends
Pa. Athletic
Commission
HARRISBURG, Jan.. 3 VP)
—The state Athletic Commis
sion today refused to take a
"back seat" to any other Penn
sylvania commission when it
comes to services rendered for
dollars spent.
"Our commission is composed
of men who are doing a sincere
job and a dedicated one where we
are giving good service for dol
lars spent," said Commissioner
Alfred Klein.
Klein commented on published
reports that Sen. Watkins (R-Del
aware) f a vor ed abolishing the
commission if it "is going to cost
the taxpayers money."
"If he (Watkins) moves to abol
ish the athletic commission I'd
say he'd have to abolish a lot of
other commissions," said Chair
man James H. Crowley.
Crowley, Klein and Commis
, sioner Paul G. Sullivan met here
today to discuss minor modifica
tions of the new state boxing code
to conform with a uniform code
sanctioned for the nation by the
National Boxing Association.
Sport
Shorts
Sam Valentine is Penn State's
ninth all-America football player
since W. T. "Mother" Dunn first
won this distinction in 1906.
Penn State's 7-7 tie in the sea
son's finale against Pitt was only
the third stalemate since Rip En
gle assumed command in 1950.
Penn State gave up two touch
downs only twice during the 1956
!football se aso n—against Army
and against Syracuse.