SATURDAY. MARCI H 8. 1958 THE LAST LOOK AT LION BASKETBALL FOR THE YEAR Before tying the Penn State basketball season up in a neat little package and putting it away for the year, we have the usual odds and ends to clear up first So here we go. Here is the result of the poll we took to determine the Lions’ all-opponent team for the year. Voting were Coach John Egli, trainer Chuck Medlar, and players Ron Rainey, Steve Baidy, Wally Colen der, Bob Edwards, Tom Hancock, Ted Kubista and Paul Sweetland. Guy Rodgeip—Temple Jon Cincebox—Syracuse Jerry West—West Virginia Don Hennon—Pittsburgh Hal Danzig—Bucknell Before you ask-the obvious, we’ll say this: voting was not re stricted to position. The voters picked the five men they thought to be the toughest among the opposition. ' Rodgers, Cincebox and West were unanimous selections. That’s right, Doriny Hennon wasn’t But he made it on eight 'of the nine ballots. Only Egli said nix to him on the first five. Danzig, as you might suspect, had the closest competition in the voting. The Bison center received only three votes—but that was one more than his two nearest competitors, Jack Saxenmeyer and Dick Csentsitz, both of Penn. They are the substitutes. However, this poll was taken the night before the Bucknell game. After Danzig scored 32 points in that contest, we think an-: other poll would have him named more often. He’s a big boy and a: bull off the boards. THE SEASON AS A WHOLE: Before the year began, this desk predicted a 12-7 season for Penn State. Well, we were wrong—the Lions finished with an 8-11 record. However, and we expect arguments here, we feel that record was not indicative of the Lions’ play. Our reasoning is this: Penn State lost six games—Rutgers, Nayy, Pitt, West Virginia and Bucknell twice—by seven points or less. A break here or there and we would’ve hit our prediction almost squarely on the head. But that's the way the round ball bounces—this time it went in the other direction. And, as Egli pointed out, the opposition was so much tougher this year. Of the opponents the Lions played. Temple and Pitt are already set for the NCAA tourney. West Virginia, the number two team in the country, is the favorite to win its conference playoff and go to the NCAA's. North Carolina State is playing in its conference elimination games for an NCAA berth. Bucknell has a 15-8 record—better than some of the clubs already in the NIT games. Penn, a one-point loser to the Nittanies, was not out of con tention for the Ivy League title—and a'NCAA berth—until its loss to Dartmouth a week ago. And Syracuse, although posting only a mediocre record, finished the season strongly, winning seven of its last eight games. The opposition was tough. These foes comprised 11 of the Lions’ 19 games. No, we're no.i frying to say that the Lions were a great club— or 'even an exceptionally good one. They weren't. However, and we'll say it again, they were better than their record indicates. It was a disappointing season for the cagers, we admit. They had the material—or the potential—to' post a better card. However, they made plenty of mistakes. Most of these hurt. But again, that’s basketball. Phi Kappa Sig, Sigma Nu Win.. In IM H-Ball The fraternity handball singles tourney saw the fourth shutout of the year turned in Thursday night by Jim MacLaughlin, Sigma Nu, as he trounsed Walt Barnes, Delta Sigma Phi, ?l-0, 21-7. Hal. Pellow. Phi Kappa Sig . ma, took second place scoring honors for the night by drown; in Lee GemmilL Lambda Chi Alpha, 21-1. 21-10. “Consistency” seemed to be. the _ word of the night for Fred. Och roch, Zeta Beta Tau,-Bob Schif fner, Delta Chi, and. Marty Meer Phi Sigma Delta. Ochroch de f eat#d . Dare Beary, Phi Gamma Della/21-11. 21-11; Schiffner. topped Bill Cunningham, Phi Sigma Dpsi lon, 21-14, and Meer fol lowed suit with a 21-18. 21-18, victory over Jack Michel. Sig iha Phi Epsilon. In the remaining matches on the card George Gray, Beta Theta "'Pi, won a forfeit victory over Pat • Capots, Kappa Delta Rho; John Krall, Phi Mu Delta slammed out a 21-20, 21-7, win to top Bill Feid ler, Sigma Nu; and Del Hoover, Theta Delta Chi, stopped Harty Klapper, Alpha Epsilon Pi, 21-7,' 21-11. ■ Don Stickler, captain and catch er of Penn State’s 1958 baseball team, is a State College product. A Glance at... SPORTS By VINCE CAHOCCT. Sports Editor Rainey High With 34 Ron Rainey, of Johnstown,' in 1958 posted Penn State’s single game basketball high of 34 points against Colgate. His 33 points against Gettysburg was the sec ond best effort of the year. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. 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