p/i r,F six Cagers Test Raiders Ton Lions Home At 8 p. m. Make Debut ! By VINCE CAROCCI ’ Sport* Editor EaikelbaiJ finally makes its fiist a pp«-aranee on the Uni vmsiiy Park spoils scene when Penn State hosts the Colgate Red Raiders tonight on the Recreation Hall center court. Game time is set for 8 p.m. Tin-re v,-i!l.be a preliminary con test between the Lion freshman equad and Coach John Egh’s J.V. team. That game will start at 5.30 p m. For their horns debut the Lion* will carry a 1-2 record fnlo tonight's contest. The Nil lanies lost to North Carolina State, topped Carnegie Tech, and were romped by Wat t Vir ginia. In the last Associated Press poll, both North Carolina State and West Virginia wer-s rated in the top 15 teams in the country—NCS, 12lh and Watt Virginia, eighth. Colgate, on the other hand, fared even worse in its first three games, losing to Rensselaer Poly Tech. Bucknell and Cornell be fore finally winning its first game Thursday night over Florida Southern. For the first time since the season opened. Egli • could not commit himself as to his starting! lineup. He said Thursday night, and again last night, that he was thinking of making some switches in his starting lineup but would probably not decide his course of action until shortly before game time. He did say. however, his starters would come from co captains Ron Rainey and Steve Baidy, Bob Edwards. Tom Han cock. Ted Kubisla, Wally Col ender and Paul Sweeiland. The first five listed have been Egli's regular starting combination with Coiender and Sweeiland as his two lop reserves. Colgate, fielding one of its greenest teams in history, will probably go with Russ Bnimmer, Charlie Hagenah. Joe Murria, Captain Phil Bissille and Jack Durkee. Brummer and Bisselle are the only two returning letter men oil the Colgate squad—and Brummer was a reserve last year. Egli may dress only nine men for the game instead of his usual JO. Dick Schwendeman. Paul Bau er and possibly Cal Emery will complete the game squad. Emerv. however, may play in the JV, dress for the varsity encounter, i Cal, USC, UCLA Drop Loop courMwould* be°« 3 help e to°his | LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13 and the Big Ten was unknown *loo 'Coast Conference University of a half of bitterness within the u refe«“celo California, UCLA and University-; conference which began in the. the facllhat Lions' first of Southern California—today de-, summer of 1956 when heavy throe games were away. They !««[«* t 0 out of the 42-year were imposed on USC, Sim have nine road trip* ahead old iWLA, CaWornia and Washing of them. I The USC Board of Trustees set Egli said he did not know too Ute withdrawal date a * OrtlZ, much about the Colgate club. on or alter July 1, 19i>8. Washineton State and Idaho ‘•They're reputed to be a little The Board of Regents for the The will leave weaker than last year, but they ve ’California universities at Berke- use UCLA and Cal free to give lost to some good ley and Ixis Angeles voted to end c iiV aid to athletes on their Cialiy Bucknelt, he said. .their membership June 30, 19a9. own standards, to schedule more The cagers went through a The immediate status of the intersectional opponents and to light woncout last night to sharp-] R ose Bowl pact between the PCC police their own code, <-n their offensive eyes. Egli • placed the emphasis on setting;* tip his scoring patterns—a phase * he feels was sorely lacking in $ past Lion performances. sf With the blue chips’ on the line once again—and this time before * the home fans—he is hoping for if the best Lion showing to date. 5 PENN STATE DINER Fine Foods OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY "Tradition Demands Quality " THE DAIIY COUEGIAN STATE COLLEGF PENNSYLVANIA * * * cc- ca/bf. re#? tcive along w/ih v Steve JBaidy, \ lead the Lions v jn their home debur tonbfir against Colgate... -me third varsity season ibr both... The membership of Ihe IC4-A group was increased lo 67 wilh ihe election of ihree Pennsyl vania institutions: West Ches ter State Teachers College. Franklin and Marshall and Lin coln University. The IC4-A track group also set dates for future track and cross country championships. The 1958 cross-country championships will be held on Nov. 17 at Van Cort landt Park in New York City. The 1959 indoor track championships are scheduled for Feb. 28 at Madi son Square Garden and the out door championships on May 29 and 30 at Randalls Island, both in New York City. The athletic directors spent the day trying to fill out 1959 sportsi schedules. They huddled in two! rooms in the Military Park Hotel, set aside lor the purpose from 9. a.m. to 5 p.m. Some of the ath- ! letic directors employed a large' blackboard to advertise “open' date" in the sports in which thev sought rivals. In Friday's business meeting, the ECAC took a long look at ! the practices of Army and Navy in providing additional aea- j Come-from-behind efforts by ihe evening. Alpha Sigma Phi. SS? 0alh " 1 the Celtics and Nittany 23 sparked walloped Delta Sigma Phi, 36-17.1 nithino^ « th. irV i* T 1 intramural basketball play at Rec-The win was the victors fourth! i ru ]. es I realtor. Hall Thursday night. The of the season. Dick-Ferrari and io tbf i n accordu, 9 I Celtics defeated Nittany 34, 27-11; Mike Rohrbach with 12 and 101 1 .nd Niu a „y a «!*dNimny a.gg&M*; toh. SI« The Celtics were trailing 6-5 at highest individual tally of theF*’*’'’ halftime, but came back in the night. second frame with a powerful at-! In the other fraternity scraps, tack to gain their third win in Triangle won over Sigma Alpha (four starts. Nittany 34 now has a Mu, 31-15; Phi Kappa Psi beat record of 2-2. :Sigma Nu, 24-17; and Phi Kappa' In a closer game; Niflany 23 Tau defeated Tau Kappa Epsilon, overcame a 11-8 halftime deficit 24-15. to win 25-22 over Nittany 28. j Hamilion-B defeated Hamil- The attack was led by Bob Foor j ton-A 22-12; The Terrapins won and Charles Rolling wilh 11 and . over the Bullets. 31-19 and Wal- ; 10 counters respectively. Dennis . ly's Boys won by forfeit over Masters' 10 points kept the ; Nittany 22. losers in contention. The victory \ Ten players scored in twin fig-! gave Nittany 23 its third win of ures, with the above mentioned the season. Ferrari of Alpha Sig leading the In the highest scoring game of pack. * Rainey N.ttsny Scorers last season... Come-From-Behind Wins Feature IM Cage Play Christmas Special Centre Country Film Lab ★ -k * >v J I f k v\ /} '^SV- :w«