THURSDAY. FEBRUARY
Ffie Sporfsi
Basketball at Pern
Thi3 statement ma;
but nevertheless, it’s t
According to Webs
out making an impress
wasted; . . . squanderei
ball on campus.
Judging from lh«
four years here, it's 1
quintets have been \
their inception in 18!
shows 601 wins, 352
However, the qua .ity of basketball that we have seen in the
last four years seems to have no more finesse and smoothness than
a donkey basketball gj me. Take last Saturday night’s tilt with Rut
gers for example. Sure[ we won (75-56), but that score is not indica
tive of the type of play; that the fan had to endure. It was a sloppy,
hap-hazard, wild, clunisy and disgraceful exhibition. There were
mistakes galore i.e. bad passes, missed lay up shots, wild-throwing
long set shots, dropped passes, double dribbling, steps, and above
all an infinite number of mental errors.
And it’s been that way for the last four years, except on a few
sporadic occasions whbn the Lions have played above and beyond
their own'potential. This has been especially true when the Lions
meet West Virginia.
But on the whole. Penn State basketball is not worth the
floor it plays on*
It hasn’t always been that way, as the records indicate. In fact,
Penn State has sent four teams to the'NCAA tournaments, including
the 1954 squad, which finished third.
The last big year for Penn State basketball was 1955. That year,
rookie coach John Egli tutored the Lions into the NCAA regionals
with an 18-10 record. (Two of those defeats were in post-season
competition.) But since 1955, the Lions cage teams have floundered
badly. The record was 12-14 in 1956, 15-10 in ,1957, 8-11 last winter
and 8-6 thus far this season with several “tough” games left to play.
Wa have io admit that this year's team Is drawing more fan
support than the three previous aggregations that we have seen.
But there is only one reason—Mark "The Magician" DuMars. The
"little man" from Sharon is by far the best player we have seen
in a Penn Stale uniform. And only a serious misfortune can keep
him from becoming one of the best cagers in Penn State history—
and maybe an All-American.
Where can we put blame for basketball’s sad state on campus?
Maybe it’s in John Egli’s co'aching? Some people, think so. These
castigators claim he hasn’t got the most out of his men. Or maybe
it’s the quality of players that come to State? We’re not knocking
the current crop of Lions for their devotion, time and energy spent
out on the court. But let’s face it, hew many of them have the po
tential or have reached the potential of playing for a basketball
power such as Kentucky, North Carolina State, West Virginia, etc.
And a University of our size—llth in, enrollment in the nation —
should be up among the conutry’s best in sports.
What must w« need then. Is either more scholarships or a
new coach—maybe both. Most of the players on this year's team
have only partial scholarships, i.e. tuition and/or room and board.
DuMars has both. Wally Collendor pays his own out-of-state tuition.
Tom Hancock pays half of his own room and board. Tod Kubitla
pays all of his room and board.
In fact, no player out Of the 12 from the varsity and freshman
clubs who receive aid has a “free ride” under NCAA rules. That is,
fees, room and board, and $l5 a month for laundry.
And if it weren’t for the fraternity aid on housing, the scholar
ship program would be practically nil. The fraternities pay part
of the athletes’ room and board—the University pays the other half.
We have no idea what will be done in the future to get basket
ball back on its feet. But if something doesn’t happen quick, Penn
State basketball will lose its fan* a* Well a* its art.
Phi Kappa's
Leads Bowil
In Fraternity Leaj
day night, Phi ' Kai
twelfth straight point
Pi Kappa Phi. Joe Yu
Beries for the night
In other action, Ph.
beat Theta Chi, 3-1;
Phi took Alpha R 1
Phi Kappa Psi beat
Pi 3-1; Alpha Epsi
Delta Tau Delta, 3-1
Alpha Epsilon beat
4-0
. In Independent L
lion Monday night,
Aces, led by Jin:
swamped the Harts
bowled a 208 game
honors for the night
In other league ai
conos beat the Terroi
Road trounced the
Hors, 4-0; Thompson
Holy Hollers, 3-1;
Jook the Zeros, 4-0;
itara beat the Spark
19.1959
tate Basketball
lmost Lost Art
By Lou Prato
Sports editor
u State is practically a lest art.
! astound of the readers of this column,
.rue.
:er, the word “lost” may mean “offered with
on; .... ruined or destroyed physically; . . .
1. That s exactly how we feel about basket-
performance of Nittany cage teams in our
ard to believe that Penn State's basketball
'inning 70 Vi per cent of their games since
1. But facts ore facts. The all-time record
losses and one tie.
fuska
g Win
le A Tues
pa won its
in defeating
ska had high
with a 505.
Delta Theta
Theta Kappa
10 Chi, 3-1;
Phi Epsilon
jlon Pi took
. and Sigma
hi Mu Delta,
:ague A &c
-the McKee
Rhodes,
4-0. Rhodes
to take the
tion, the Pa
rs, 3-1; Glenn
Watts War
won over the
the Splinters
and the AU
s, 3-1.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
DU, PhiKPsi Triumph
In IM Swimming Meets
Despite the loss of Adie Ste
vens and Ogie Norris through
graduation, Delta Upsilon started
off strongly in its bid for a sec
ond consecutive intramural swim
ming championship yesterday by
trouncing Alpha Phi Delta, 37-2,
at Glennland Pool.
Delta Upsilon swept the 60-yard
backstroke behind Ralph Kem
merer and Tom Edwards in 42.0
time. Delta Upsilon also swept
the 60-yard breaststroke, paced
by Ray Hoopes and Kemmerer.
The quartet of Tom Edwards,
Grover Albright, Hoopes, and
Rick Hammond took the 120-yard
relay in the time of 1:04.6.
Alpha Phi Delta could only
muster points in the 60-yard
free style and in diving, placing
third in both cases. Dave Du
laney and Mike Robbins com
bined for eight Delta Upsilon
points in the 60-yard free style
in 37.5 lime; Rich Cenedella
scored one of Alpha Phi Delta’s
points in this event. Jim Fen
stermacher and Dulaney fin
ished first and second, respec
tively, in diving: Larry Seiders
scored Alpha Phi Delia's other
point by taking third in diving.
Phi Kappa Psi, swimming for
the second time in intramural
competition, defeated a game Pi
Kappa Phi team, 25-16. The only
sweep of the contest went to Pi
Kappa Phi in the 120-yard relay,
as the combination of Ted Schu
ler, Jim Allen, and Harvey Baine
proved too much for Jack Bar
bier, Bill Russ and Tom Pauley.
The only other match to go to
Pi Kappa Phi was the 60-yard
backstroke, as Jim Alien placed
first in the time o'f 46.5.
Phi Kappa Psi took the 60-yard
style event behind Bob Mac Do
nnell and Tom Pauley in 36.7 time.
Kunkel, Githens Feature
Opening Play in Handball
Eleven matches marked the be
ginning of the fraternity hand
ball tournament Tuesday night.
Charles Kunkel, Lambda Chi
Alpha, turned in the best score
of the first flight with 21-0, 21-6
over Charles Plankenhorn of Bea
ver House, Jim Hockenbrock of
Theta Delta Chi won over John
Morton of Chi Phi; Earl Kolhaas
of Delta Tau Delta beat Dan
Maddigan of Sigma Phi Epsilon,
and Tom Harmon of Phi Gamma
Delta took a forfeit from Jim
Hepler of Delta Chi to complete
flight one action.
The second flight featured the
closest match of the night as
Kappa Sigma’s Sam Githens
edged Bob Lackey of Phi Lambda
Phi, 9-21, 21-19, 21-13. In three
other matches of flight two, Bob
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EXECUTING THE PIKE in a double sommy, James Fenstermacher
copped the diving part of the intrajnural swim meet last night at
Glennland swimming pool.
Bob Passmore finished first in the went to Alpha Sig, in the time
60-yard breaststroke, with a time
of 47.5. Tim Booker and Passmore
finished one-two for Phi Kappa
Psi in diving.
Alpha Sigma Phi defeated
Phi Sigma Delta in the final
event 27-10. Alpha Sig recorded
two sweep* in the contest, win
ning the 60-yard breaststroke
behind Jim McMillan in 4,75
time. The 120-yard relay also
Sterner, Delta Sigma Phi, won'
over Larry Dodds of Alpha Chi
Rho, Steve Nitzberg of Sigma!
Alpha Mu beat Ed Scherlis of i
Zeta Beta Tau, and Beta Theta Pi’s!
Everett Barber trimmed Bruce;
Weintraub of Beta Sigma Rho. i
Flight three saw only two,
matches in action. In the firsti
match, Dennis Uhrin oT Phi Kappa
defeated Glenn Zepp of Alpha
Zeta, 21-8, 21-10. Joe Synkonis
of Alpha Chi Sigma took the!
second match by beating Henry!
Oppermann of Phi Kappa Sigma!
in another close match, 21-18,1
21-17. |
Individual flight winners will
be determined on March 16.
Championship matches will begin
the next day and continue until
March 19.
PAGE SEVEN
of 1:08.6, as A 1 Caffrey, Sieve
Smack, John Grosch, and Jack
Buckley led the way.
Alpha Sig also took the 60*
yard free style behind Buckley
and Caffrey at 35.6. They also
took the 60-yard breaststroke, wou
by Gleason Cliff and Smack, in
47.5 time. Diving went to Lou
Silverheart and Gerry Abrams of
Phi Sig.
Aii Important Reminder
Les and Larry Eigart
are featured at the
IFC-PANHEL BALL
Friday, March 13
Rcc Hal! 9to I
semi-formal
$5.00 per couple