PAGE SIX Mounties W.Vq. Runs To Decisive 84-50 Win By VINCE CAROCCI Sports Editor West Virginia's famed fast break proved 100 much for Penn Stale last night as the Mountaineers ran to an easy 84-50 basketball romp over the Lions at Morgantown, W. Va. Using the fast-break through out the game, the Mounties pulled away midway in the first half to take a commanding 44-29 lead at Sam Minor, the Lion's 167- halftime. The pattern was then ?° und * n . tr 7. dropped a close . . . « . , 5-2 decision to veteran Fred set, the Lions were nev?r back in Schull-cn. of the East's top close contention. , ralr-d 167-pounders. And heavy- La.st night's loss greatlv re- l weioht Andy Stynchula—wrest sembled the Lions' downfall last j ling in a dual meet for the first year at Morgantown in the first | time since high school—was meeting between the clubs. The ; thrown by Colgate’s three-year Mountaineers used the same fa-t- : veteran and captain Pete Hew break offense to score an easv 81- ell, last year's fourth Diace fin -66 victory in what Lion Coacii isher in the EIWA 177-pound John Egli then termed "our worst division. That fall, which came game of the season.” at the 7:47 mark on a double The Lions, using their stand- ’ arm bar, was the only pin of ard three-iwo sliding rone de- ’ ihe afternoon, fense, managed to slay on the Three of the Lion decisions Mounties heels for approxi- were shutout victories. Sopho meiely the first half of the first more Gordon Danks rapped period, trailing only 19-18 with Maurice Eaton, 7-0, in a 130- 11 minutes lett. . .. tiound match: captain and de- However. West \lt girua began fending 130-pound National to click on the fast break and chamD Johnnv Johnston wallop jumped to a 32-23 advantage wiUi D ed Dick McShane) 6 _ o; and Guy | ——r-n. ...rein Bob Edwards 123. scored the other Penn State Once clicking, "the Mounties .. . hits for 24 u^,T r °“ st , h ™\ n le o U ™£ 538 WSS advamage" with . .that had all oMt's“scoring in the onlv 2's minutes left in the first Mat Summaries if-" 8 ? penod: ®. ray - had thelden J * vviimiuiivd ,tical score in his win over Frank Penn State tried to slow down Jack Mib«r <ps> 4«riaioned Pa*i Gatland; and Maher used 2 min the West Virginia game by play- m-uorion'o»nS. <ps> jng control ball—but it never ri*» E«ion, 7-» worked as the Mountaineers con- ,5 IPS > <i*H.ion.a Did linued to roll in high gear all the j <r- T o»V’ , 'o»fri» 1 ., ips> arruionni T*a way. Betides using the last break, the Mounties pulled an unex pected switch in their defensive game with a full-court, min lo-man press from the opening buzxer. The defense so com pletely befuddled the Lions that only Bob Edwards managed to score consistently. The lanky center was the game's top scor er with 24 points on seven goals and 10 fouls. The Lions hit on only 17 of 54 field goal attempts for a 31.4 average. West Virginia hit on 32 of 69 shots for a 46.4 average. To add to this, the Mounties con trolled both backboards, out rebounding the Lions. 58-36. Of the contest. Egli said: "We learned a lot from this game ... we met one of the top 10 teams in the country tonight." The Mountaineers were rated eighth in the Associated Press poll this week. The loss placed the Lions on, the deficit side of the won-lost, ledger once again with a 1-2 roc-1 ord. West Virginia, which broke the 100-point mark in its first two games, now boasts a 3-0 rec ord. Just put them in the washer ... we do the rest. Clothes come out of our dryers prac tically wrinkle free. Shirts easy to iron. Socks and un derwear ready to put on. Be smart. Bring your clothes to Marshall's. You can do so much with the time you will save. MARSHALL'S (rear) 454 E. College THE DAILY COLLEGIAN - STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA Beat Cagers; ★ ★ X Johnny Johnston ... captain wins again Tehiu, 5-i 157—Karl Pou.«t (PS) decuioned Paul D*K*trrre. 5-2 157—Fred Schuit <C> d*ci«ion*d Sam Minor. 6-3 177—Ceeric Gray (PS) d*rision«d Frank Gatland. 5-2 H»t.—Pct« Nenrll tC) pinntd And? Stjn fhela in 7:43 with a doublf arm bar The Box Score ... PENN STATE WEST VIRGINIA F« F TP .FG F TP Rainey 2 0-1 4 Smith 7 3-3 17 Hancock (» *M •) \Ve*t 1 5-5 7 Edward* 7 10-16 24 Shorrar 4 3-4 111 Batdy 3 0-0 6 Gardner 2 0-1 4. Kuhinta 3 3-4 V Vincent 8 1-1 18 Colendrr 1 0-0 2 Ro!> ard 2 3-4 7 Sch'd’m'n 1 0-0 2 Return I 0-0 2 Sae**ti*d 0 3.6 3 Aker* 3 0-1 6' Freedro'n 0 U-0 0 Clauten 1 3-5 b! Scherti'r 0 2-3 2| (icsMle 1 0-0 2' ’ Kddv 1 0-0 2‘ TotaU 17 16-26 56 TotaU 32 26-17 S 4 Six Lion Men Cop Decisions In 18-8 Win By LOU PHATO Even Coach Charlie Speidel must have been somewhat astonished (and no doubt pleased) with the debut ofi Penn State’s 1957-58 wrestling! team yesterday afternoon. For the Lion matmen opened the campaign in relatively easy fash :on with an 18-8 victory over Col cate at Hamilton,- N.Y. ! Onlv two of the eight Nittany grapplers failed to register a vic tory but even those two can be excused for their defeats. Both iwere sophomores wrestling in their first varsity match and both taneled with- experienced vet erans. JACK WIMMER says Having WEATHER TROUBLES? Remember WimmeV's for Tune-ups | General Repairs Snow Tires REASONABLE WINNER'S SUNOCO 502 E College AD 8-6143 Matmen Top Colgat ,utes and 42 seconds of riding |time to stop letterman Paul Mar tin. Perhaps the two most impres sive victories were recorded by Johnston and Guccione. They completely outclassed their op ponents but neither could find .the right pinning combination. Johnston caught McShane twice with a double leg split but both jtimes the heavier McShane (John ston is a regular 130-pounder) | broke the hold. The Lion captain [so outwrestled his foe that he collected an overwhelming 8:21 of riding time. But that amount of lime wasn't even the highest of the night. Guccione copped that JUST ARRIVED!! and (Country, 128 E. College Ave. The sphere above it a "cor*” for one kind of research atomic reactor. The metal tubes in the foreground and at the right shout various test designs for holding the small uranium fuel pellets in other kinds of atomic reactors. of atomic-electric power These are some of the-strange new “tools” used to produce, test, or experiment with atomic-elec tric power. They are among the things that will help bring electricity from the atom. ‘Tools” like these are being used in develop ing several atomic-electric plants now under way. Electric light and power companies from many parts of the country are working with each other and with equipment manufacturers and the Atomic Energy Commission to develop the plants. • For more than 75 years, America’s independ ent electric light and power companies have pro duced more electricity than any other nation in the world. And they have helped develop ways to produce it more efficiently year after year. That’s why you can expect electric companies like this one to continue to do their part to ad vance the new science of producing electricity from the atom. ; fl 9 WEST PENN POWn Ladies Squaw Boots The Next Best Thing To Going Barefooted! Also: The Famous Clifton Handtooled LADIES' PURSES Strange new “tools" THURSDAY. DECEMBER 12. 19. “honor" with 8 minutes and 4! seconds' c l tiding time in hi) ■victory over the veteran To bias. The Lions will have to wait til “next year” before seeking ai other victory. 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