TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 9, 1960
Cagers WI
DuMars Islets
32 as Lions
Top Bull is
Sy SANDY PADW
The turning point of the
Penn State-Gettysburg, game
Saturday was the openi ig tap.
That was the first aid last
time the Bullets were really
in contention as John Egli's
steam-rolling Lions won their
fourth game in a row, 77-62, be
fore a crowd of 4200 in Hee Hall.
With Mark DuMars hitting for
32 points, the Lions went over
the .500 mark for the first time
thi•4 season after then• "suicide"
start
They now stand at 7-6 with
six of the victories coming in
the last seven outings.
DuMars was his usual magnifi
cent self, hitting on an assortment
of unbelievable shots that awed
the crowd and completely baffled
the Gettysburg lefenders.
The bulk of his field goals
came on his patented-rifle-like
jumper from about 30-feet out ;
and he added some driving layups
and hooks for good measure
The 5-10 magician, who had
been in a mild slump and had
dropped to the 18th spot in the
collegiate scoring race, scored 22
points in the first half as the
Lions jumped into an early lead
before Gettysburg could get
sets led.
Gettysburg's highly touted
backcourt combo of Bobby
Parker and Ron Warner could
do nothing against the Lion•
zone and the Nittanies carried
a 45-24 lead to the dressing
room at halftime.
Gettysburg, whose sloppy show
ing wasn't a true indication of its
9-7 record, made things interest
ing in the second half as Parker
and the Warner brothers, Ron and
John, began to find the range.
They managed to cut the Lion
lead to nine with 7:50 left and
then John Phillips cashed in with
two free throws and Wally Col
ender hit two jumpers and Paul
Sweetland one to end the Gettys
burg threat.
Gettysburg coach Bob Hulton,
who saw his team's six-game
winning streak fly out the win
dow, was quite impressed with
the Nittany Lions.
"I saw State play earlier in
the season in the Keystone
classic and they have come
along tremendously since then,"
said the youthful mentor.
"lluMars and better board work
were the key differences between
the two teams tonight," he added.
Rain, Sleet Threaten
Winter Olympic Site
By JACK STEVENSQN
Associated Press Sports Writer
SQUAW VALLEY, Calif.
(/P)—Rain and sleet whipped
into a blizzard by gale winds
raged at this olympic site yes
terday bringing a crisis that
threatened the winter games.
Trees toppled, ski runs were
damaged and a flood threatened.
Emergency crews battled to
save the 20 million dollar olym
pic investment for the Feb. 18-
28 games.
Several roads throughout the
area were blocked temporarily by
fallen trees. Only people with of
ficial business were allowed in
the county road leading into
Squaw Valley, 200 miles east of
San Francisco and 40 miles west
of Reno.
Rain that fell for 24 hours be
came sleet and snow yesterday
afternoon. Winds were so strong
one felephone company em
ploye was blown against a tree.
He suffered head injuries and a
broken thumb.
Several trailers were overturned.
Managing Director H. D. Thor
eau of the Olympic Organization
Committee issued a statement
saying:
"The Squaw Valley site of the
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JAKE HITS FOR TWO—Penn State's Jake Trueblood (50) out
jumps Qettysburg's Bill Fitzkee (45) in Saturday's game at Rec
Hall won by Lions, 77-62. It was State's seventh win against
six losses.
State's Sweetland had his best
offensive night of the season with
15 to boost the Lion attack. Col
ender had 12 while Gene Harris
grabbed 10 rebounds to lead in
that department.
As a team, the Lions had their
best shooting night in quite a
while hitting 32 of 60 shots from
the field, a mark of 53 per cent.
Gettysburg, the 12th best shoot
ing team in the nation, made 43
per cent.
For Gettysburg, Parker was
the top scorer with 15, followed
by Ron Warner with 12 and
brother John with 11.
Ron Warner had been averag-
VIII Olympic Winter Games is
now in serious condition because
of the continued, unprecendented
rain storm in the Sierra.
"All possible measures are be
ing taken to protect the olympic
facilities from damage."
It added: "As a result of the
rare, warm storm, flood warnings
are out in the entire area. All ski
courses, the five artificial ice
rinks, the snow compacted public
parking lot, roads, bridges and
other facilities throughout Squaw
Valley are endangered. In addi
tion, all permanent buildings are
threatened with serious flood
damage."
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Four n tra
ing 21 points a game and Parker
17 before Saturday's game.
The Lions will be in action at
Navy tomorrow in a "must" game
and return home Saturday against
Rutgers.
Box Score
PENN STATE (77) GETTYSBURG (62)
Fg F Tp Fg F Tp
DuMars 12 8-11 32 Parker 7 1- 2 15
Harris 4 0- 1 8 Hemsing 2 1- 1 5
Colender 6 0- 0 12 Burnett 3 3- 4 9
Phillipa 0 2. 2 2 R Wainer 5 2- 212
Sweetland 7 1- 3 15 Fitzkee 3 2- 4 8
Trueblood 1 0- 0 2 Simpson 0 2- 2 2
Ramey 1 0- 0 2 J.Witiner 5 1- 2 11
Shea 0 0- 0 0 Bauer 0 0- 0 0
Saul 0 0- 0 0 Roberts 0 0. 0 0
Eisele 0 2- 2 2 Fleming 0 0- 0 0
Wilson 1 0- 0 2
Totals 32 13•l9 77 Totals 27 12.17 62
Providence, Memphis St.
Accept Bids to NIT
NEW YORK (WP) Memphis
State and Providence yesterday
became the fourth and fifth teams
to accept bids to the National In
vitational Basketball Tournament
here next month.
Both teams have 13-3 records.
Previously Dayton, Villanova and
Detroit accepted bids. Seven
tournament berths are still open.
Basketball Scores
COLLEGE
Putdue 79, Michigan 65
Indiana $7, lowd 74
Georgia Tech 71, LSU 56
Ye.,Mira 75, C. W. Post 60
North Carolina 73. Clemson 54
Kentucky 90, Mississippi St. 59
West Virginia 98, 69
Northnestinn 66. Minnesota 64
Cincinnati 123, N. Texas St 74
California Teachers 52, Waynes.bing 41
Oklahoma 63, Nebraska 54
Ohio St. 100. Wisconsin 69
Mt. St. Marys 96, Washington 63
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4.. IA Collegian Sports Editor
The nation's major collegiate basketball teams head into
the stretch drive this week and most of them, including Penn
State and Navy, have their sights set on the NCAA or NIT
tournaments.
The Lions bounced right into contention for both post
season classics on the merits of,
their last seven games—they've
won six and lost only to West
Virginia. 75-73
John Egk's crew has a 7-6 rec-:.
ord but a tam(' improvement
since their disastrous start has ,
the basketball experts talking.
That's why a win over Navy
tomorrow afternoon at Annapo
lis is the key to Penn State's
dramatic comeback.
But coach Ben Carnevale's Mid
dies, who went to the NCAA tour
ney last year, have another strong
squad with a 10-5 record this
year.
It the Lions could stop the Mid
dies in Crabtown, State ' ould be
in good position to finish with a
highly ci editable record, one
tournament officials would defi
nitely notice.
A win would give them an 8-6
record and they shouldn't have
too much trouble with Rutgers,
Bucknell and Lehigh at Roc Hall
On the road, if they manage
to upset Navy, they still have
to get by Pitt, Syracuse, Tem
ple, Colgate and Rutgers.
The Lions have already beaten
Pitt and Syracuse, but they've lost!
to Temple and Colgate. They play
Rutgers at Rec Hall Saturday.
It's all one big question mark
at this point, but if State plays'
the brand of ball they've shown
the last few weeks, they're going:
to be tough to stop.
Everyone connected with the
team has high hopes, but they l
all know that tomorrow's game
is the crucial one.
"We can't afford to lose more
than two ball games if we want
to make a tournament," said
Lion coach John Egli.
"But no matter what happens
tomorrow and the rest of the
year, I just want to say how proud
I am of the whole team. They've
really worked and have improved
tremendously," Egli said.
Much of the credit must go to
Egli. After watching his sopho
more-studded squad lose five of
their first six to the likes of
North Carolina State, Purdue,
West Virginia, Colgate and Tem
ple, the Lion mentor worked
patiently to iron out the flaws
and mold the sophs and vets into
a smooth operating crew.
The turning point came against
Duquesne during the Keystone
Classic. Gene Harris and Jake
Trueblood helped Mark Du-
Mars and Wally Colender for
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the first time all season and the
Nittanies won, 72-69.
Harris and Trueblood continued
thcit• fine plnv and soon sopho
more John Phillips and senior
Paul Sweetland contributed some
fine ball games and all of a sud
den Penn State "came of age."
Through it all. Durviars and
captain Colender played so well
that opposing playor:, and coache',
tabbed them as the best back
coult combination in the Eaczt.
So it all boils down io Navy.
And what are Penn State's
chances? "Pretty good," says
Gettysburg coach Bob Hutton,
whose Bullets lost to State.
77-62, at Rec. Hall Saturday.
Gettysburg played Navy a few
weeks a.go at Annapolis, and had
the Middies beat• for 38 minutes
Then Navy came floral behind to
m 64-61
"After seeing both teams play,"
Holton said, "I think it will be a
real close game and reasonably
low scoring Navy has the advan
tage by being at home.
"They don't h'i've anyone who
can compare with DuMai , but I
think they might be able to stop
him by playing him real close out
front."
Navy's Frank Delano is just
the man for the job, having
turned in sensational defensive
performances on Pickles Ken
nedy and Don Hennon during
his career.
Navy plays possession ball and
the Middies look for the good
shots. Defensively they have a
strong zone, but they may be
forced to play DuMars and Colen
der man-for-man out front and
leave the three back men in a
zone.
It all adds up to an exciting
afternoon of basketball, an after
noon that could make or break
either team
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