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And it came to pass there was no room in the Inn,
It will come as little consolation to the better than 2,000
:ans who were turned away from the basketball game Satur
day night at Rec Hall, but help is on the way. By 1965 there
should be more room in the Inn.
The pre-final drawings for the enlargement of the seating
capacity at Rec Hall are in Harrisburg awaiting an OK from
the General State Authority. And if everything goes as sched
uled, the job should be bid by the first of July with completion
date set for mid Spring of '65.
Rec Hall now seats 4,500 and another 1,000 fans can stand
along the track area in the balcony. Saturday night this simply
was not enough.
Officials estimated that better than G,OOO people jammed
and packed their way into the "drafty disgrace" and another
2,000 to 3,000 met locked doors.
Some of you who were on the outside became understand
ably upset and one group of boys even threatened to throw
rocks through the windows of Rec Hall. You argued you had
a right to see the game since you paid your matriculation fee.
And you would be right. The officials of this University
have tolerated too long the old fashioned and disgraceful Rec
Hall facilities. Not only is the building an eye sore and greatly
lacking in seating capacity, but it is nearly impossible to get
top-notch players to enroll at State with a basketball court
such as we now have.
But the point is not to argue the sad condition' of the
present, but to press for the future. Fortunately, action is
finally being started. It is about time.
The plans call for knocking out the west wall (parallel
and nearest to Rt. 322) and extending the building 84 feet.
New folding bleachers will be erected on all four sides, in
creasing the seating capacity to nearly 9,000. A new floor will
also be laid and additional courts will be available.
Movable hydraulic stages will be built to give Penn State
better facilities for Artists Series performances and commence
men ts.
In addition to the enlarged gymnasium, three recreation
units are now under construction on the southern end and
will eventually be linked to the main building. These will
house new basketball courts, wrestling facilities, classrooms,
lockers, handball and squash courts, intramural facilities and
other recreation needs.
This is all fine and dandy, but whot I want to know is: Do
you, the officials in charge of planning, really feel that a 9,000
seating capacity gymnasium will be enough to handle the
surge of students that are expected to hit this campus by
1970 or '75?
Let's be frank with Ourselves. In the next 10-20 years,
Penn State will need a new gymnasium, one that will seat
15,000 or more fans. Why are we spending all this money now
to remodel and enlarge Rec Hall, when eventually it again
will be too small. And the next time, there is no place to ex
pand, unless of course the highway department would con
sider moving Rt. 322. •
One reason given for the present action is that Rec Hall is
worth about $lO million and it would be foolish to just ditch it.
I agree.
What I would argue though and press for is a quick move
to build a new gym that would put Penn State basketball,
wrestling and gymnastics facilities among the tops in the
country. We can't afford to wait 20 years for a new gym, and
a mere expansion to 9,000 is not enough either.
If action is not started soon to plan for the years after• the
next ten, once again there may be no room in the Inn. And
once again students will be turned away.
Parker May Sta
PITTSBURGH (AP) Coach
Buddy Parker of the Pittsburgh
Steelers said yesterday he will
probably be back with the team
next season but without his star
quarterback and fellow Texan,
Bobby Layne.
"I plan to talk with Mr. Rooney
(Art Rooney, Steelers' owner) this
week," Parker said. "I can't say
off icially,.but if he wants me back
I'm sure we can work something
out.
"But I hope Bobby is retiring.
I have asked him to retire and
personally, I think he will. I
think Bobby has been the greatest
cuarterback I have ever seen in
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No Room In Inn—
Rec Hall That
By DEAN BILLICK
Sports Editor
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y as Coach
all my years in the NFL, but it is
time he should quit. All great
players must quit playing some
day."
For 11 years—first- at Detroit
and later at Pittsburgh—Parker
and Layne have combined to
National Football League history.
In the 19505, they led the Detroit
Lions to three division titles and
two league crowns.
Just this past season, Layne
was the number one quarterback
as Parker's Steelers finished with
the best record in the 33-year his
tory of the team, a 9-5 mark that
gave them second place in the
tern Conference.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA
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U ndefeated Riflemen
Prepare for Cadets
One of the essential things a successful coach must have
is depth. Even the omnipresent threat of injuries usually
doesn't bother a coach with a team of depth as much as a
coach without it. This blessing of depth has been granted to
the amiable coach of the Penn State rifle team, Sgt. Joe
Watson.
Just before vacation the Lions defeated Pitt, 1417-1385.
A team's score is derived by taking the scores of the top five
stooters. Each team has ten rifle
men shooting from three different
positions: prone, kneeling, and
standing.
The top five scorers against
the Panthers were Mike Beck
meyer, captain Rich Gogolkiewicz,
Dick Taylor, Chuck Nagel, and
Warren Grossman.
Saturday the Lions hosted Le
high and Duquense in their second
match of the season. Once again
the riflemen emerged victoriously
with a score of 1416.
What should be noted, though,
is the fact that Gogolkiewicz was
the only shooter to have placed
among the top five in both of the
meets. The other top scorers were
Robinson, Kochman
Star In Hula Bowl
Wen. it was all over at the Hula
Bowl Sunday, and Penn State
football coach Rip Engle's squad
had eked out a last minute 20-13
triumph, the superlatives flew
once more for Wisconsin's Ron
Vanderkelen.
The Badgers' brilliant quarter
back of Rose Bowl fame topped
off a sparkling performance at
Honolulu with 52 seconds to play
when he fired a pass to Washing
ton State's Hugh Campbell for
the deciding touchdown.
But it wasn't all VanderKelen.
A pair of Engle's own Nittany
Lion stars were also instrumental
in the North's victory.
All American end Dave Robin
son, who signed with the Green
Bay Packers a week ago, caught
four passes for 68 yards.
The 6-3, 220-pound end, al
though hampered by a slight
shoulder injury, caught the long
est. pass of the day, good for 35
yards, in the second period.
VanderKelen hit Robinson with
a short flare pass and the big
Lion rambled 35 yards before he
was tackled.
Another Penn Stater, All Amer
ican Roger Kochman, played on
both offense and defense for the
North. Kochman caught a 12-yard
aerial and twice broke up key
pass attempts by South quarter
back Sonny Gibbs of TCU.
Kochman was recently inked to
a contract by the Buffalo Bills of
the American Football League.
DEAN'S
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DAILY TRANSPORTATION
TO SKIMONT
Leave State College Hotel
9:00 A.M. 1:00 P.M.
Leave Parking Lot Behind
Charles Shop,
E. College Ave.
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Ave. and South
Garner St.
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FROM SKIMONT
Leave Skimont
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Arrive State College Hotel
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Arrive Parking Lot Behind
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E. College Ave.
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By ED CARPENTER
Neil Anderson, 287; Walt Estep,
284; Gogolkiewicz, 283; Bill Shaf
fer, 282; and Den Brumbach, 280.
With its first two matches a
matter of history, the Lions have
the unenviable task of looking for
ward
,to a meet Saturday against
the Cadets of West Point.
This marks the fourth year of
varsity competition for the rifle
men of the Nittany Valley and the
fourth year that Army has ap
peared on the schedule. In the
three previous outings the Lions
losing margin has not exceded ten
points.
According to Watson, "State
this year is better and more ex
perienced than last year. There
is no reason why we couldn't up
set the Cadets."
To return home with a victory,
the Lions are going to have to
come up with a better perform
ance than they have in their two
previous matches. Scoring 1417
and 1416 points in their first two
matches respectively, State has
won with little trouble. They de
feated Pitt by nearly 30 points
while swamping second-place
Duquesne by 37 points. Du
quesne's team total was 1380 while
Lehigh scored 1357.
This Saturday the Lions can
expect to find an Army team that
averages between 1435-1440. This
means each shooter averages bet
ter than 285. During their victory
the Lion shooters have averaged
only 283.
1-1 Cage Mark in 1897
Basketball was the first indoor
sport to be played at Penn State,
starting in 1897, only six years
after the game was originated by
Dr. James Naismith. In that year,
the courtmen recorded a 1-1 log.
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STATE COLLEGE
TUESDAY. JANUARY 8, 1963
Basketball,
Bowling Top
IM Program
Intramurals are back in full
swing once again with basketball
and bowling action being held
nightly at Rec Hall.
Both sports have split-seasons.
Action began last term and
the champions will not be de
cided until late March when the
Winter term is almost over.
At the present, Alpha Phi Delta,
Alpha Sigma Phi, Alpha Gamma
Rho and Theta Delta Chi are lead
ing the fraternity bowling di
visions.
Dave Spirt of Zeta Beta Tau
leads all fraternity bowlers with
a 175 average.
In the independent leagues,
Head Pins, Hi-Lo's, Chester, New
man Club, Hi-Fives and Nittany
31-32 are resting atop their di
visions and Bud Breech of the Hi-
Fives is sporting a 192 average.
Defending basketball king of
the past two years, Phi Gamma
Delta is currently tied for its
league lead with Phi Kappa Sigma
and Alpha Chi Sigma. The three
teams each have 2-0 marks. Phi
Delta Theta,' the runner-up last
year, is also unbeaten and looks
like a strong contender once again.
Last year's independent cham
pion, Gailynns, is not • entered.
However, runner-up Allegheny
has a 2-0 log in quest of a title,
IM director, Dutch Sykes, an
nounced that entries are now
being taken for handball and
paddleball singles.
The deadline for entries is Mon
day and play will begin Thursday,
Jan. 17.
Other sports on tap this term
are swimming and handball dou
bles. Swimming entries are Jan.
21, with play scheduled to begin
one week later.
Handball rounds out the term
in middle February with play set
to start the 18th.
Sports Staff Meeting
There will be a meeting for
all persons interested in joining
the sports staff tomorrow eve
ning at 7 in the Collegian Of
fice, Sackett Building.
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