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Home Triple
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Number Two
Team--W.Va.'
BY VINCE CAROCCI
Epor.ts Editor
Penn State takes on a giant
size job when it goes after its !
biggest upset in University
history against the West Vir
ginia basketball team tonight
at Recreation Hal) The game will
start immediately after the Lion-'
Syracuse wrestling match.
An that's what a Lion win
would be—a giant-rite upset
West Virginia is currently rated
the number tuo collegiate team
around the nation with a 17-1
record. Its only loss was at thel
hands of the Duke Blue Dev.ls,i
72-68, at Durham, ti .C. to end a
14-game Mountie win streak .
Until that time, West Vir-
ginia was rated the number one
Sewn in the country . It has lad. Lions Decline
.0 time in attempting to re
gain the honor. scoring three Forfeit Offer
consecutive wins in easy fash
ion.
Comparing both squads on a From Panthers
man-to-man basis, a Lion upset
looks as improb- The Penn State Athletic De
ble as no rain partment yesterday rejected an
in State College. offer by Pittsburgh Athletic Di-
All live of West rector Tom Hamilton to accept a
Virginia's start- forfeit um in the Lion-Panther
kers are alerag- contest played here Jan. 25—a
ing 10 po.i.ts or contest Pitt won, 71-64 .
better per game. Pittsburgh offimals were
Sophornol c n- forced into making the offer
Jeiry to 11 of the 13 schools Pitt had
West, called the beaten when it we., discovered
best Mountie that varsity performer Dan
prospect sin c e Woznicki was ineligible for
liot Rod Hund- competition under Eastern Col
ley, leads West FA.anis 'estate Conference rules..
Virginia's devas tau:lg off en s e The violated rule states that all
with a 17. 3 average. Don Vincent ‘atslty performers must comp l ete
follows with a 14. 1 average. Lloyd
~ their eligibility within five years
Shamir "2 7>. Bob Smith " a 4 / a fter they enrolled. Woznicki is
and Joey Gardner t 10.8) complete now in his sixth rear at Pitt
the stag tint; team .
Dean Ernest B. McCoy, 117 -
These figures alone are
eisity Athletic Director, issued
damp enough that the Moun- this statement " We know that
waillinneehatnanhamidve probablyh,n,h, the moa t Pitt is innocent of any wrong-do
-4,;l;gia' - 1 - 1 ; ing in this case
~_
and %e w ouldn't
„
came today.
consider accep t ing o ffer .”
Nw- Coach John Egli supported the
Idol so with Penn State. ho dacmion. Feeling t h a t games
ever. Only Bob Edwards, with a'
should be won on the 14 0 average, and co-captain Ron; ball floor, not over a rules
basket-
Rainey, with a 13.9 average, bet-; lie aa id : ei t wasn 't hi m
ter the 10-point mark that teal us. We beat ourselves.
Faced with obstacles such as In fact. I didn't even realize
this. Lion coach John Egli feels' that he was on the team:
that the Lions' only chance of, Woznicks played no major role
winning rests on their ability to m the Panther• win. Little Don
slow down the Mountaineers' Hermon, with 34 points, and Ju
lightening-quick fast break. hus Pegues, with 20, were the
To do this arduous task, Egli Pitt high scorers.
willcall on a starting line-up
that will read as follows: Co- O gontz Vets Cop
captains Rainey and Steve
Baidy, Bob Edwards. Tom Han
cock and Wally Colender.
Egli returned Edwards to his
()Id starting post because "he Ba sketball Ac tion
1
(Edwards) proved to me that he,
The Ogontz Vets handed the;
14 1a a sis nt se eti tti t ng ° P a ill b Y laz " inEgthpvaanicesin u-h.-Al
the Red Raiders a 35-34 defeat to high- ; early stages of the season, hi t a light ... action
intramural basketball
midseason slump and was de-'at n
e_reation Hal! Thursday eve
'noted to the second learn. ,ning. It Was the first defeat of the
However. as Egli Pat it: 'lle.l season for the Red Raiders who
'
about ready. He's been improv- , now have a record of 5-1.
ing steadily defensively
In the other close tilt of the
. .
•
be did a good rebounding job night. the Spaniels edged the Lin
for me against Syracuse ''den den Five. =-26. In other indepen-
Asked
dent encounters the Iloyas de-
Asked about his club. Egli said: feated the College Co-op. 34-24
'We're ready. If we're not readyiand the Gnarps won over the K-'
by now, the show's over." VJ el l , ! Bovs, 1 -0; by forfeit.
its curtain time tonight with a. In the fraternity loop, Phi Kap
partisan audience in the stands. pa Sigma beat Sigma Tau Gamma.
It may be very well described as 33 _ 27; Alpha Sigma Phi won over
an all-or-nothing contest—all to Phi Kappa. 30-17: Sigma Alphr
gain and nothing to lose.
:Epsilon trounced Phi Sigma Del
ita. 28-9: Pi Lambda Phi beat Ph
'Kappa Tau, 15-10; and Phi Gamm:
Delta defeated Delta Tau Delta
29-11.
Baseball Managers
Sophomores interested in be
coming baseball second mana
gers should sign up anytime
Ibis week at the Athletic Office Keg Tourney Entries Due
in Recreation Hall or call Bill
Wallis at AD 7-057. ;Monday at Rec Hall Alley
All candidates must have at Entries for the second annual
"
least a 2.0 All-University weer-
University handicap bowling
; tournament will close Monday.
1 The tournament will be held
from Feb. 24 through March 2
at the Recreation Hall alleys.
Little Lion Matmen
State College High School The event is oiien to all Uni
boasts one of the best wrestling varsity personnel active in lo
teams in the state. The Little' cal bowling leagues.
Lions, unbeaten for two years,t
are coached by former Penal Rip Engle boasts eight consecui
State great Homer Barr. Barr tive winning seasons of winning 33
liras a 2-time Eastern heavyweight, football as head coach at Penn
champion. 4Stata. ii
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
* * *
Jerry Wes!
. . . cnothcr Huncifey?
He ..der Starts at 2.
Gymnastics
Opens Long
Home Stand
By MATT MATHEWS
The long wait for gymnastic
followers ends at 2 p.m. today.
That's the starting time for
the opening home meet of the
season and a month-long home
stand for the Lion gymnasts.
Today's opponent is Syracuse.
In preparation for the highly
regarded Orange team. Coach
Gene Wettstone wil 1 display a
"completely new team line-up
Tumbling is expected to be i
Syracuse's strongest event. The 1
Bay Pottios , Coach Charlie Speidel's gran
. . . seeks Ist rictorg piers have only a win and a draw
Now Yorkers boast
tumbler in the East in-Lowell
Meier and an excellent support- )lady smooth dismount from the:Son and with only two meets left
! horse that ends with a full en-is- 'after tonight's clash, a victory is
ing star in George Satter. In ' ter ., ;necessary for a winning record.
last year's dual meet both Mei
on the horizontal bar. Cup- i Not since 1947, Speidel's first
er and Satter defeated Lions'
ningtnim was b eaten on l y apse !year in charge of the Lions after
Dave Dulaney and 14. die
this year when be had a break ;IN W orld War 11, have Penn State's
vens. And to add to Wellstone's i n hi s m ai m a t Army. Ir i s ( Es. ;grapplers fallen below .500. That
problems, Stevens will not corn-
mount i s a rea l ' crow d_pj acsec , year they - won 3 and lost 4.
pete beca of a recurring leg
, a flying giant straddle. (See ; The Nittanies only victim this
isdosY.
picture below). season' was weak _
Taking Steven's place will bet
Dodge uses a dangerous vault- Co 1 gate, 17-9.
sophomore Lee Ciliminghara who'. ~....,. ~,,, he shoots I and the •draw
will be competing on the mats for."l-ca"`"' which i
across the top of the bar after ;w a s agai n s t
the first time this year. 12-12.
But the tumbling trio has releasing his grip and catching ;N av y,
himself on the other side of the:Losses were to
Graeme Cowan as th e third meirlibar. His dismount is a half -twist-; Lehigh, 2 3-8; 11l- f
der of the trio. The ham in-
sommy from a reverse g i an tiinois, .19-8; and 1
sensation has the best form of ,„---- ; Cornell, 17-9. •
the Lion tumbler's as confirmedl - Only one Lion
by his scoring. His lowest was a! Frank Donatelli and Dave Pal-;
, is unbeaten to
231 when he missed a full : was a- will fill out the Lion spotsl date and that ' s ,
(somersault) with a double twist ion the Side horse competing{ the captain and
—one of the most difficult stunts ' a g ainst: Harry Michel and E d l 'e - - defend ing 130- , .- .... _ ....,
in tumbling. •Cowan has placed , vine. Lou Savadoce and Jay [Vier-?pound
iner will work the high bar for; - tern . Barone
first twice and third cuice. ;and national champion, Johnny
Speedy tumbler Dave Dulaneylthe Lions against Dodge,
Meier ;Johnston. Johnston owns a 5-0
,will be the Lions
and Walt Maier. 'record this winter and has a 2-
' anchorman in
{the event. Dulaney has two firsts The rope climb promises to be ; year 13-match streak going for
land a second in competition tolthe second tough event for Wett-ihirn tonight He hasn't lost since
;date. Speaking of last year's loss : stones charges. Only Phil MullenAhree-time 123-pound NCAA ti
to Syracuse, Dulaney said, 'ice has a better time than Syracuse'sitlist Ed Perry beat him by a point
(he and Stevens) just had a baditop climbers, Jack Hall and Mike-at Pitt last March.
day last year. I hope I don't re -!Shipley. Both of the Orangemen Johnston has looked good in his
;peat Satuniay." ;hit for :03.8 clockings in the tea - five bouts but he has not been the
jtionals last year. No
this ear l-1 most impressive Lion.. That honor
An individual fi ght for first a ble on their. tinier: y. I goes to 147-pound Earl Foust.
place honors looms" between Bernie Parise completes thelPoust, a fast and deceptive wrest-
Lion ace Lee Cunningham and 1
his high school nemesis ;„,,,. ;Syracuse trio. Vince Neuhauseriler, has a 4-1 mark—and even in
!and Don Littlewood will do the!his lone defeat (to Lehigh's un-
I
Dodge. Bethare rded '.. as
!climbing for the Lions. ;beaten Dick Santoro) he has look
their team's best entry on the The parallel bars shape up edi impressive.
side horse and the horizontal 1
bar. ;as a fight between Lion cap- 1 jehrsincin end perms will prob.
I min Boh•Foht. Jay Werner and ably weigh in at their natural
In the Army meet last week,l L ou s ava d ova . sy racuse will go
Cunningham defeated the Eastern' w ith Di c k N ovo t a wei g hts toni g ht (hut don! bet
{champ on the side horse, Cadet) T. p o werful on ill. lt so . Johnston will once
Ed Levine and Meier. again face that old vet George
{Gar O'Quinn. Cunningham show-1 Th e raliam e combination of Cresson and Foust will meet
led the crowd the highest pair oft ace J ay W erner . Ed sia we n
'scissors (kicking both legs out to and Jack Donahue will oppose 1 Bill Wa pl es.
either side of the horse and as! Novotny. Levine and Dodge on 1 Johns-ton has met and beaten
high into the air as possible) seen! the flying rings. the final event Mason twice before. In 1956,
,in Eastern circles for a long time. o f th e d a y. when both were sophomores,
Johnston won a 10-3 decision at
j But Cunningham has eneoun- { Incidentally, the meet will start , ; o _,, 1 , __,,, 1.,..4. the Lion
..
!tered particularly trying times in•at 2 p.m. and not at the hour,'''''` - " ''°"" ''''''' y ear, ' - ''' on
1 ce whitewashed Creason- 6-0 tap
attempting to outscore his former;mentioned on the winter _sports 1 ° • • -
at Syracuse.
iteammate. Dodge has a particu - schedule.' ;
Poust will be facing Waples
for the first time. However, in •
case he jumps up to 157 (which
is not. beyond reality when
Speidel is concerned) he will
take on Gordon Carberry whom
he beat in last year's Eastern
tournament.
No one except Speidel and his
select few will know who will fill
what po si tions in his starting ar
ray. However, in the past, Spei
del h.: , , used a "'standard" lineup
only once.
Lee Cazuringbare
* * *
But for what it's worth, here
are last week's starters and their
records: 123—Gordon Danks (0-
3); 130—John Johnston (5-0); 147
—Earl Poust (4-1); 157—Sam Mi
nor (1-3-1); 167—George Gray
(1-3-1); 177—Hank Barone (0-1);
and Hwt.—Ray Pottios (0-4).
Dania. Barone and Potties
hold the keg , to a Lion win.
Danks and Pottios have looked
, rather listless, in their matches.
but a complete reversal of form
tonight . would almost guartmtee
a Penn State victory.
Barone, on the other hand, will
be making only his second start
of the season. But if he can do
jar well tonight as last week, Syra
: cuse be in for a _rough time.
Possible Starting Lineup:
STATE STRA CUSS
327 earlias
'Joitiuktaa its Cr an=
•Cuttirsie 137 Aydin
:Poirot 147 Walami
Maar . Ca rbeeryr
—Daly Cake!" n PUS. by Bab Lloyd Crai Slarolis
Illarans 177 . 'FIER*
...., flying disown= from the illy* bar :roam' • Rs& acme*
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 15. 1958
'Lion Matmen
Need Victory
Over Orange
A victory is almost a neces
,sity for Penn State's wrestling
! team this evening when it
!faces a veteran Syracuse squad
I 'at Recreation Hall.
The meet, the second portion
of a Penn State sports triple_
header today, will start at 7:00.
If the I irinc win tonight, they
will not only restore a little eon
• 'fidence in Penn State mat fans,
but they will also avoid (for the
4 1 time being, at least) what appears
to be the first Lasing season in 11
years.