o wish you a Merry Christmas, didn't I?' ! of mockery in my voice. probably go -1 Happy New "But I'm not, your soft soap.' ie in. I ,want to or two about and wrestling falling for any o I'm glad you ca tell you a thin those basketballi teams." "Oh, no," I d down in his C awls& as I sat r." Don' t tell me you're gcr,g to start on those teams alr:ady. Why, you lust finished w the football team. Can't you take a rest?" "Man, I never rest when I'm mad about somet ing." "Well, what lathe world could you be mad at? I mean, the wrestling team won its first snatch and the basketball team beat Gettysburg. And surely you're not mad because the bas ketball team lost to West Vir 'ginia and North Carolina State. They're out of our class." "Yeah, I know those two teams were way ahead of us. But I can see why after watching Penn State play Tuesday night. I wasn't impressed at all with our victory over Gettysburg. They're worse than us and we're terrible." "Now, Joe, why not give the team a• chance? The season has just begun. Why not wait awhile before you start crucifying the boys?" "Oh. you sound just like you did during football season— always covering up. Man. you better get on the stick or I'm going to quit buying the Col- . logien. "You don't pay for it," I -said. "Well . . . ah . . . that's beside the point. Anyhow, I didn't think much of our team. Oh, sure, that (Mark) DuMars kid looked good and so did (Wally) Colender. But I wasn't too impressed with the rest of them—especially that (Bob) Edwards guy. Man, is he terrible." "I suppbse you were' one of the people who booed Edwards last night," I said. "You're darn tootin' I was. He deserved it. Why he was ER 18. 1958 Xmas Spirit Hits the Barber -By Lou Prato —I Spent Editor d come in this week," my sometimes tem.- e, the barber, said when I entered his shop ►n. dropping the ball all over the place and shooting like an old woman. Even I could do better then that." "I doubt that very much, Joe. Maybe Edwards isn't such a great shakes as a basketball player, but that doesn't give you any right to boo. He's doing his best." "And it's not too good," Joe interrupted. "Ok. Joe, say what you want, but how would you like to stand out there and get booed all the time? I don't think I could take it and I know you couldn't." "Oh, baloney," the barber said. "You're just as bad as he is." "Ouch," I shrieked as a sharp pain went through my neck. "Just because you're mad at me you don't have to stab me with your scissors." "Sorry," Joe grumbled. "There was silence around Joe's chair for the next minute or two. Finally, I broke the ice. "I hope you're cooled off by now, buddy. You better keep con trol of yourself. Remember your heart." "I'm all right," Joe said as he began sharpening his razor. "On ly don't say another word to me about that basketball team. By the way, how's that Oberly boy? He looked like he was badly hurt Saturday night." "He'll be all right," I an- swered, "but he won't be wres tling for a couple of meets and maybe not for the whole year." "That's too bad, man. He really looked good for the short time he wrestled. Man, he sure is fast. And (Continued on page eight) Get your man's Christmas gift now. t,, Last Minute Gifts Wash 'n Wear These Wash 'a Wear dress shirts by Van Neu sere will make excellent gifts—something you know he'll need. Choose from a vast range in whites and colors. And to really please please him, match it with a stylish tie. a d i ur to *Op Li THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Kasperian AII-Cotholic Selection Diminutive Dave Kasperian, Penn State's leading ground gain er and scorer for the past two seasons, has been named to Exten sion Magazine's 1958 All-Catholic All-American football team. In receiving the honor, Kasper inn joins an elite group of college stars from th e top universities in the _ country. Included in the backfield with Kasperian ar e quarterback Tommy Greene of Holy Cross, fullback Nick Pietro sante of Notre Dame and halfback Joe Ma- talvage of Navy, Comprising the Kasperion line are Monty Stickles, Notre Dame, and Marlin McKeever, Southern California at the ends; Ed Bagdonas and Bob Novegratz, both of Army, at the tackles; Al Ecuyer, Notre Dame, and 1 oh n Guzik, Pittsburgh at the guards; and Jim Andreotti, Northwestern, at center. Stickles, Ecuyer, Guzik, Novo gratz and Pietrosante have been duly honored with selections on various other national All-Ameri can teams. During the past season Kasper lan was the workhorse of the Penn State backfield, scoring 46 points on seven touchdowns and four extra points and gained 381 yards on 98 rushes. His average gain for carry was 3.9 yards and he received 9 passes for 1137 yards and two touchdowns. I Don't Care ,*43 Who You Are Mister . . if you've got a 'problem child' on your Christmas list, why not buy him (or her) a Penn State souvenir at METZGER'S? There's a big assortment of sweatshirts, jewelry, glassware, stuffed animals even T-shirts for the small fry. - And don't forget to send Christmas cards this year either they've got those too!" METZGER'S 111-115 S. Allen St, Cagers Reward Egli For Being Patient John Egli, Penn State's basketball coach, is a very patient man. After his team lost the opening game to North Carolina State Dec. 1, he said to give his boys some time. Then, after the Lions lost their second in a row—to West Virginia Dec. 6 he said the same thing. But Tuesday in the Lions' 71-60 win over Gettysburg, the Cagers proved that Egli was right. It was only a matter of time before the team could put to gether a good all-around perform ance. Egli said that the key to the Lion fortunes was whether he could get good games from the big men and outside men at the same time. "When the big boys —Bob Edwards, Tom Hancock, and Ted Kubista—combine good games with the outside men-- Wally Colander and Mark Du- Mars—we'll be tough to beat," he said. Tuesday night against Gettys burg, the Lions finally put togeth er a balanced attack and the re sult was a 71-60 victory. Colender and DuMars thrilled Lion fans with their fast-breaks while Hancock, Kubista and Ed wards controlled the backboards. In addition to leading the team in rebounds, Hancock scored 20 points to lead the Nittany scorers. According to Egli this was one of r 0n................e.ememitem 4 v - Wishing you a Merry Christmas ; (I) and a Happy New Year from Mr. S9udnut. Why not „II isv 4.„ stop in and take Spudnuts 1 0.„. ,v , y - - home with you. Iv /--. ; $ 4 6 . J 6 111 S. Pugh biltpdftWitaliil4242al24lllloo4)oo4ool2Wl94lo.lo447,4oool;4lk2lMANAllMagh You Can Get It At —Open Each Night Til a— PAGE SEVEN Hancock's best games. Hancock turned in a trenuen dous performance but it was the fast-breaking of DuMars and Colander that seemed to catch the crowd's fancy. This was the first time that the home fans had a chance to see Du- Mars in action and they seemed pleased with the 5.10 sopho- - more. Whenever Gettysburg got with in striking distance of their bas ket, either DuMars Dr Colender started a fast break which ruined the Bullets. Colender was hitting consistently from the outside, ton. He wound up with 16 points while DuMars had 18. Penn State now has a record of 1-2. The next game is a home af fair against the Red Raiders of Colgate Saturday night. Last year !the Lions bumped the Red Raid ers twice but this year Colgate !will be looking to reverse those decisions. 352 12. College Ave.
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