The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, February 15, 1961, Image 6

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    PAGE SIX
Mounties Edge Cogers, 80-78
Harris Tops
All Scorers
In Contest
By SANDY PADWE
Morgantown, W.Va., Feb. 14
—Valentine's Day turned out
to be a dud for the'Penn State
basketball team.
The Lions dropped a heart
breaking 80-78 decision to the
10th-ranked West Virginia Moun
taineers here tonight when Ken
ny Ward made a jump shot from
the corner with just five seconds
remaining.
The Mounties played with
out their leading scorer, Rod
Thorn. who was in bed with a
virus attack, and West Virginia
couldn't break away from the
determined Lions. • •
The game was one of the closest
in the rich history of West Vir
ginia basketball and was tied 18
times.
Tide first half was just a pre
view of things to come, with both
teams matching basket for bask
et. At the intermission the score
was tied 39-39.
The lead continued to change
ha.-ids throughout the second
half but with 9:35 remaining
the Lions had an excellent
chtnce to grab a commanding
edge.
After Jake Trueblood broke
through West Virginia's press for
a lay-up, State led 73-68, the wid
est margin for either team all
night.
But the Mountaineers battled
back and with 2:12 left Paul Mill
er, West Virginia's leading scorer
with 22 points, made a lay-up to
tie the score at 76.
Gene Harris countered for
Penn State to put the Lions up
78-7 S with two minutes left.
Now it was Jim McCormick's
turn to play hero. He hit a jumper
with 1:25 remaining and the score
was tied at 78.
With State in possession and
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time running out, Mark DuMars
drove through the Mountie de
fenses but his driving lay-up
rolled around the hoop and fell
out.
West Virginia gained posses
sion and immediately called
time. They brought the ball v;
slowly and maneuvered for a
good shot which Ward hit from
the right-hand corner much to
the delight of the 6000 in attend
ance.
For West Virginia. it was win
number 19 against 3 defeats while
the Lions are 9-8. The two teams
meet in a rematch .in Rec Hall
Tuesday.
Harris was State's top scorer
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
GENE HARRIS
gets 24 against Mounties
* *
with 24 points and DuMars, wh - o;
seems to be fully recovered from
an ankle injury, had 21.
Penn State outscored West Vir-1
ginia from the field, 35-30, butt
the Mounties converted 20-29 foul
shots compared to 3-15 for State.
Box Score
W. VIRGINIA. (89) PENN STATE (78)
FG FTP FG FTP
Petrone 2 3- 3 7 DuAtara 9 8- 621
Miller 9 4- 022 Wilson 2 0- 0 4
McCorrn'k 8 2- 3 18 Mitchell 3 2- 2 12
Ritchie 6 3- 4 15 Harris 11 2- 3 24'
Visnic
Ward
Peach
Shuck
Catlett
0 0- 0 0 Trueblood 6 0- 3 12
2 2- 5 6 Phillips 0 0- 0 0
2 6- 6 9 Hoffman 2 1- 1 6
0 I- 2 1
0 0-0 0
Dubois 1 0- 1 1
Totals 80 20.29 SO Totals 95 8-15 78
Basketball Scores
College
Temple 78 Bucknell 66
Loyola of Chicago 81 Marquette 71
Arkansas 74 Texas 59
Southern Methodist 79 Texas Christian 68
Buffalo 72 Toronto 89
Williams 88 Reneselaer 46
Otterbein 79 Muskingum 63
Richmond 90 Davidson 77
Randolph-Macon 80 Hampton-Sydney 88
North Carolina A&T 93 Fayetteville
Teachers 73
Albany State 63 Oneonta State 66
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Philadelph
Donahue's Showing
Boosts Gym Hopes
Penn State gymnasts won five events and tied for first
in the other in Saturday's 52 1/3 - 43 2/3 victory over Army,
but one of the brightest spots of the meet was the second place
finish by State's Jack Donahue on the flying rings.
Donahue, a consistent performer for the Lions in 1957
and 1958, scored a creditable 244
to finish second to Gerry Schaef
er in the Army meet.
It was the first competition for
the senior star since 1958 and the
Lions were happy with his show
ing.
Coach Gene Wettstone has been
looking for depth all year and the
addition of Dona
hue gives the
Lions one of the
best ring teams
in the East,
"Jack is a good
gymnast and
wi 1 I definitely
help the team,"
Wettstone said
last week.
An orphan,
Donahue has had
to work his way
through school Jack Donahue
since leaving Philadelphia's Gir
ard College, a school for homeless
children.
He worked during the day and
went to Newark College of Engi
neering night school for two years
while he was saving to come back
to Penn State.
Because of his night school
work Donahue was considered a
transfer student and wasn't eli
gible to compete for the Lions
last semester.
"When I left here in 1958,"
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Donahue said, "I was through and
had no intentions of competing
this year.
"But I guess you get the hug
in you for gymnastics, and I think
I can help the team."
Donahue started working out
seriously in January and rounded
into shape quickly under Wett
stone's close supervision.
He thinks that this year's team
has a chance to repeat as national
champions and predicts an easy
win in the nationals for team
mate Schaefer.
"Gerry is a shoo-in for a gold
medal," Donahue said. "He has
both the determination and the
natural ability to be really great."
Donahue finished fourth in the
1958 easterns in his specialty, hut
doesn't plan to compete this year.
"I just wanted to help the
team," he said. "The easterns are
just for individual titles and I
don't think I can afford the time
away from my studies."
Donahue is planning on an en
gineering career and doubts if he
will compete after college, but he
won't swear to it.
"It's a hard thing to break
away from," he said. "There's a
real sense of accomplishment
when your mind says something
and your body does it."
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