PAGE SIX West Virginia Has Strong OHfei Lions Must Stop Mountie Stars West Virginia’s high-scoring Mountaineers invade Rec reation Hall tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. to face John Egli’s defensive-minded Lions in a return game which the whole Nittany Valley has been waiting a year to see. Last year’s Penn State - West Virginia game is still clear in the minds of most people ★ * nronnd these parts for the game is probably on their list or all time thnllers Last February West Virginia brought the top ranked team in the nation to Rec Hall to face a mediocre Penn State team that they had beaten by 34 points ear lier in the season. Whether the Mountaineers were too cocky or overconfident was never brought out, but the Lions took advantage of whatever it was and went on to lead for most of the game. At halftime the Lions led by 10 and they seemed on their way to n major upset. But the bubble burst m the last few minutes and the West Virginians went on to win by three points, 74-71. This season the teams have al ready met and the Mounties handed the Lions a 78-63 loss at Morgantown last Dec. 6. The Nittanies kept up with the Moun ties for the first half but then Jerry West and Co. got hot. So the Lions will be out for double revenge tomorrow. West Virginia brings a 10-3 rec ord into tomorrow’s game while the Lions have a 4-2 log. They have won four in a row. Fred Schaus' boys had rough sailing over the vacation as they lost two games to Northwestern and Kentucky and thus fell from 6th place to llth place in the na tional rankings. West Virginia, however, did come through with wins over Ok lahoma Slate, Tennessee and Yale. The Lions, on the other hand, faired better during the vacation as they beat Colgate, George town, and Richmond. The latter two wins gave them the Rich mond tournament title. If the Lions have any hopes of ■Winning tomorrow they will be confronted with the problem of stopping All-American West. The 8-3 jumping jack has been en joying another great season and he had scoring outbursts of 44 and 36 points during two of the games over Christmas vacation. The Lions will also be keeping an eye on Mountie co-captain Bob Smith, for it was Smith who poured in a lot of important bas kets which contributed heavily in the late rally that beat the Lions at home a year ago. Stars, Boozers Win Ist Half Bowling Titles The All Stars copped the first half championship in the inde pendent League A bowling and the Boozers turned the same trick in the independent League B competition. The All Stars virtually powered their way to the first half title by rolling up a 40-4 record and finishing with a 9-game lead over the Zeros. The Boozers’ road to success was a little more rocky. They fin ished with a 31-13 record and a four-game lead over the second place Hi Five. Lou Klukosky added eminence to the All Stars attack with a league-leading average of 185. Hi Five’s Warren Slothower turned in the best average in League B action with a 170 mark. In the final first half League A matches, fifth place Watts War riors tied the All Stars 2-2, with the benefit of a 300 handicap. Bob Nelson paced the All Stars attack with a 194 single and 548 series. Fourth place McKee Aces shut out tenth place Glenn Road, 4-0. The Splinters shut out last place Terrors, 4-0, and the Poconos rolled over the Holy Rollers by the same score. The Zeros downed the Spares, 3-1, and the Thompsons stopped THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA 808 SMITH West Virginia University Freshman jCagers Are Tall, Fast j Height, speed and maneuver ability warrant favorable specula tion by Coach Don Swegan con cerning the potential of his fresh man basketball squad. Sporting an average height of almost 6 feet 4 inches, the frosh cagers also exhibit fleetness afoot combined with ability to cut and move sharply and give ample rea son for Swegan’s statement that: “This appears to he the best bal anced team I’ve had in my five 'years of coaching.” Swegan had over 100 men to choose from when practice started Oct. 15, and he cut that down to a working squad of 23. “We have a number of potential varsity players in the group,” said Swegan, “perhaps a bigger potential than any previous year." Towering Bob Hutchinson, 6-9, 22-year-old novice from Houts dale, is the tallest man on the team and shows possibilities of being the big man Penn State has been looking for, according to the yearlings’ mentor. Jack True blood, honorable mention All-State school boy from Hollidaysburg, and Joe Bradshaw, who broke the Rick etts brothers' records at Phoe nixville, add their 6-5 frames to boost the average. They are are joined by Bob Slonac, sec ond highest scorer in the state last year. Frank Shea, and high jumping Gene Harris. “We still need a small man in there to make the team move,” said Swegan, “and Bill Patterson, Charlie Fink, Jim Shamey and Tom Moran provide that motiva tion.” *NOW OPEN Joe’s Pizza Shoppe 131 N. ATHERTON ST. AD 8-1441 WE DELIVER PIZZA, STEAK SANDWICHES. MEAT BALL SANDWICHES ON YOUR TOES, 1-2-3—Members of the Finnish women’s gymnastic team which will appear in Recreation Hall Friday night practice a unit step for the exhibition. They are, left to right, Mrs. Ritva Salonen, Kaarina Autio, Raili Tuominen, Eire Lehtonen, Marja Sappinen and Tuovi Sappinen. Finnish Girts Team to End Male Monopoly Friday Night it’s been a long, dry spell but, the monopoly of the male athlete in Recreation Hall will be broken Friday night That’s when Fin-| land’s women’s gymnastics team: puts on an exhibition as part of another gymnastics extravaganza arranged by Lion coach Gene Wettstone. As the master touch to the evening’s activities, Wettstone has added an opera singer, a well known European pianist and the Penn State Concert Blue Band for an American balance. But the Finnish women's ! team which will present its new '> rhythmic gymnastic style to an ] American audience will be a j welcomed change. The last vis- | iting female athletic team was | the Swedish squad which per formed to a standing room only crowd in 1955. The Finnish movements are different from common gymnas tics exhibitions in that the Euro peans have incorporated more of the rhythmic qualities of the dance with the mere physical movements of strength and co ordination. Heading the vivacious group of “healthy, well-built and graceful individuals” are a pair of sisters who have taken the Finnish wo men’s indiivdual title for the last three years. The older of the two Sappi nen sisters, 20-year-old Marja, was the champion in 1956. But little (17-year-old) sister Tuovi won the title in 1957-58. The English-speaking sisters have represented Finland in the 1958 World Gymnastic Champion ships and various other interna tional meets. They are both col lege students at Turku. A third teenage gymnast Eira Lehtonen, will perform in Rec Hall. Eira, who will turn 20 on Jan, 22, is Finnish champion in various individual events. The oldest of the female com petitors is 25-year-old Raili Tuo- Casual The next time you feel like treating yourself to a big, deli cious dinner and don’t want to gel all dressed up for the occa sion. just hop in the car and bead straight for Duffy's Tav ern. You’ll find that crew-necks and sport shirts outnumber ibe coats and ties at Duffy's. You can't beat the food at the old tavern either; Duncan Hines recommends it as one of the state's best. Duffy’s in Boafsburg, 4 miles east el State College on Route 322 (turn right at the Texaco Sta.) minen. She is also the most ex perienced win ning champion ships in 1951, ’52 and ’53, com peting in the Helsinki Olympics lof 1952 and other international meets. She is a teacher. The only married competitor on the team is Mrs. Ritva Sa lonen, 22. Ritva is a Helsinki clerk. Her most recant interna tional competition was at the '5B World Championships. The pianist, Mrs. Elsa Aro, will accompany most of the women’s events and also play solo, num bers between events. Her musi- Lion Gymnasts Boast Depth, Experience Coach Gene Wettstone will be shooting for his ninth Eastern and fifth National gymnastics title this year with probably the strongest team he has assembled here. Although hit with three major scholastic ineligibilities for the first two meets, the Lions have improved in two important team categories depth and ex perience. It was those two factors that contributed greatly to the Lion downfall last year as they lost the Eastern title to Army and the National honor to Michigan State and Illinois. Besides a more experienced squad this year. Wettstone will welcome the aid of Olympian Armando Vega. The ail-around ace has been selected captain of the squad although he will not be eligible until the spring semester. Vega, and juniors Lee Cun- Juniors Only One More Week to enter the Junior Class Emblem Contest See Posters Around Campus for Details WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 7. 1959 cal counterpart, opera singer Yrjo Ikonen, has been hailed by Euro pean critics as having “an excep tionally gifted (and) powerful voice .. . whose performances are humorous, devoted, spiritual and most splendid.” The women’s team will per form mainly in group exhibi tions such as team drill, a tam bourine Polanaise and another drill using "hula" hoops and halls. Their individual events will be on the parallel bars, balance beam land ★ * * First of a Series ningham and Vince Neuhauser are ineligible at the present. The quintet will miss the Temple meet Saturday afternoon and the West Virginia meet on Jan. 31. Both meets are at home. Last year the Lions handled both teams by 36 points. They beat Temple, 63-33, and the Mounties, 62-32. The biggest loss via gradua tion was champion rope climber Phil Mullen. The loss of the Eastern champion combined with the ineligibility of Nso- (Continued on page eight)
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