THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1959
Pae Makes First Unit
By SANDY PADWE
When Dick Pae scraped him
self off the Cleveland Stadium
turf Oct. 24, it looked like his
1959 playing days were over.
The 165-pound halfhack had
just suffered a brain concussion
while tackling Illinois’ hard charg
ing fullback, Bill Brown.
Pae was forced to miss the West
Virginia game the following
week, but temporary setbacks
were nothing new to him.
The ex-Steelton star had bat
tled the odds all through his
high school and prep school
days, and when he came to Penn
State he didn't even have a
scholarship.
He proved himself as a fresh
man and sophomore and started
out the 1959 campaign with a
sensational all-around perfor
mance at Missouri
Running with th
Pae continued to
ball until his injur}
Dropped to the t
missing a week’s
climbed back to h
slot with a fine
lird unit after
practice. Pae
is second unit
performance
against Holy Cross.
Then yesterday he reached the
end of the rainboty when Rip En
gle promoted him to the first unit
tor his showing in the Pitt game.
"We promoted Dick because
of his play in the final game
and his general improvement all
year. He's a tremendous ball
player for his size," said Engle.
"Pound for pound he’s got to
be one of our best. He never fails
to give 100 per cent and is a great
competitor. He just takes his
bumps and comes back harder
the next time.”
Pae picked up 178 yards in 38
carries this fall for an average of
4.7 yards per carry. On defense
he was a real standout, especially
against Missouri.
Time after time he stopped the
fteet Mel West who had been
turning the Lion ends all after-
Egli Pleased With Improvement
Of Trueblood, Whole Squad
Mark DuMars’ 33-point per-, easy in his first thre outings
formance Tuesday night com- a S a ' nst North Carolina State, Pur
nletplv nvprcharWed an ue and West Vil ’g inia - And as
piet e i y oveisnaaowea an>g g j, put lt must have i earne( j
equally fine showing by for- ; plenty.”
ward Jake Trueblood as the | sa ulfle^ 33 w VtSi
Penn State cagers whipped: the showing of
Syracuse 80-75 for their first
win of the year. marked lmprove-
Trueblood, a sophomore, con- ,™ e
tributed plenty to the Lion win ‘ t * f mistakes
with 13 points and 18 rebounds;{L. h®
before 3500 in Kec Hall.
I was really pleased with ;a re going to have
Trueblood s improvement,” saidi a good season”
Lion coach John Egli. "I knew Asked if there Trueblood
he had it but it was just a matter was a turning point in the game
of time until he got accustomed .Tuesday, Egli didn’t hesitate a
to college ball. I moment. “Sweetland’s two buck-
If he can keep it up and ;
Harris (Gene) and Sweetland j
(Paul) keep improving, we'll do ’
all right." j
The 6-5 Trueblood is averaging;
eight points a game in four tilts
this year and his rebounding is !
just beginning to come along.
Trueblood didn’t have it tool
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PRE-HOLIDAY COMBO
We, of the Town House,
would like to take this op
portunity to wish you all a
very Merry Christmas; and
invite you to hear the DON
KREBS QUARTET tonight
from 9 P.M. to 12:30 A.M.
1 second unit,
day excellent
noon. If it weren’t for some of
his clutch tackles in the second
ary, the score could have been dif
ferent.
Richie Lucas, who enjoys giv
ing praise more than taking it, had
plenty to say about Pae.
"Dick's proved his ability.
There's no doubt about it. He's
one of our best all around play
ers. He blocks well, plays strong
defensively, is a good pass re-
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§ Season Greetings
|rf To AH of the Students of
I PENN STATE
* CENTRE
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Dick Pae
Wish to Extend
Open 9 a.m. to 1 a.rrs.
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ceiver and is a real smooth run
ner.
''He’s worked hard all year and
you could say that desire really
got the best of him.”
There will be two other changes
in the Lion starting lineup. Engle
has moved end Bob Mitinger and
guard Bill Popp back to the first
unit. The rest of the starting team
is the same.
GRID NOTES—The Lions will
work out at 1:30 today and will
ets with score tied at 64-64 killed
Syracuse," he said.
‘‘Wally (Colender) played a good
game but still can do better. I’ll
tell you who I was pleased with
though,” he said, “Mel Ramey.”
“He’s going to make a real good
spot player for us.”
The Lions swing into action
again Saturday against Colgate
in Rec Hall. The Nitlanies beat
the Red Raiders twice last sea
son.
After Saturday’s tilt, Egli’s boys
take it easy for a while, before
playing in the eystone Classic in
Harrisburg Dec. 28 and 29.
The Lions will play Temple and
Penn meets Duquesne in the open
ing round at the Farm Show Are
na.
—Sandy Padwe
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tfar
srtr
LANES
Bill Popp
leave for Philadelphia righl af
ter the pep rally ... Alabama is
due in Philadelphia at 11 a.m.
today . . . The Crimson Tide is
making the trip by train . . .
Guard Frank Korbini will join
Coach Rip Engle, Richie Lucas
and Charlie Janereite in the
Copper Bowl Dec. 26 in Phoe
nix, Ariz. , . . Engle is coaching
a National All-Star team against
a team of Southwest All-Stars.
Dudley, Kerrigan
Watching Weather
Special to the Collegian
PHILADELPHIA (JP) You
can’t blame Bud Dudley and
George Kerrigan for keeping an
eye on the weather the next few
days.
All their hopes for Saturday’s
Liberty Bowl football game, fea
turing Penn State and Alabama,
are wrapped up now in one word
—WEATHER.
Dudley says he has 31,000 tick
ets sold for the game in the 100,000
seat Philadelphia Stadium. If the
sun shines he expects a crowd of
50,000 fans. It takes 36,000 for the
promoters to break even.
The long range forecast by the
U.S. Weather Bureau appears to
make it a touch-and-go situation.
Temperatures are expected to av
erage 6 to 10 degrees above the
35 degree norm for the date. How
ever, there is a chance of rain
for the ninth straight Saturday.
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Fellow Students
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Before Youse Go
Home. Show The
Folks What A Big
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Reds-lndians
Trade Irks
3 Players
CINCINNATI (/Pj—The big
baseball trade between Cin
cinnati and Cleveland, revolv
ing around infielder Johnny
Temple and pitcher Cal Mc-
Lish, did not cause the players
ito believe they had received
(early Christmas gifts.
In fact, Temple, star second
baseman, lead-off man and spark
plug of the Reds, was downright
surprised and disappointed. He
said he didn’t want to be traded,
then added lie would do his best
for Cleveland.
McLish, who won 19 games
while losing only 8 for the In
dians this year, said he had
hoped to remain at Cleveland.
Later he said he was satisfied.
And Billy Martin, one of (he
blunt young men. who also came
to Cincinnati in the deal, blamed
Manager Joe Gordon. ‘So I’m out
of the American League now be
cause Gordon doesn't like me ”
he said.
Only Gordon Coleman, a stand
out minor league fust baseman,
had nothing to say about being
sent to the Reds in the package.
Moran Will Run
In Bowl Invitational
Former Penn State track star
Ed Moran will run in the Sugar
Bowl Invitational track extrava
ganza in New Orleans Dec. 30.
Moran, currently doing gradu
wo”’- in business adminstra
lion, will be one of many crack
trackmen competing in the meet.
He will represent the New York
A.C. in the 1500-meter race.
The man whom track coach
Chick Werner once called “the
most fantastic x'unner I have ever
had the pleasure to work with.”
captained both the indoor and
outdoor track teams last year. In
1958 he ran the 1500-meter in
3:43.2, the 880 in 1:49.5, and the
mile in 4:01.7—a1l school records.
This will be Moran's second
trip to the Southwest. In June
1958, he performed in the Hou
ston Meet of Champions, running
a 4:05.7 mile to capture third
place.
Although his future plans are
undecided, he hopes to run in the
Melrose Games in January,
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