AP mit rephoto John Cappelletti adjusts his brother Joseph's tie before Heisman dinner Cagers go tourney road CHANCE CONNER Collegian Sports %%riter Two tourneys and 20 wins Penn State's basketball team (2-1) finds out this weekend if the first part of the season goal can be realized. The cagers are in scenic Salt Lake City for the Utah Classic. Later in the month, Penn State appears in the Quaker City Tournament in Philadelphia. The Nittany Lions open the tournament against Seattle (1-2) tonight at 11 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). Dartmouth and Utah meet in the first game at 7 p.m. The winners and losers play Saturday. Seattle's lone win is over Gonzaga Ufliversity (Wash.), while losing to Washington and Utah State. The Chieftans are paced by sophomore guard Frank Oleynick, 6-2, who is averaging 26 points a game this year. Oleynick was named Rookie of the Year in the West Coast Athletic Conference last season. Second year coach Bill O'Connor has two more aces in seniors Rod Derline and Ron Howard. Derline is a 6-4 guard who averages 16.2 points a game. Co-captain Howard is a 6-4 forward who does most of the rebounding for Seattle, and hits at a 10.9 clip. Dartmouth is 0-2, having lost to. Holy Cross and Harvard. The Big Green's leading scorer is forward Adam Sutton, averaging 21 points Team play foundkion of UCLA basketball success - LOS ANGELES ( AP) Tommy Curtis averaged 33 points a game as a high school senior and only about five so fdr in his varsity basketball career at UCLA. Does that make the 5-foot-11 senior guard a failure? If it does, then so are Keith Wilkes, Greg Lee and other Bruins—even big Bill Walton. They all scored more in high school. Collectively, they and others at UCLA have achieved phenomenal success-78 consecutive victories going into tomorrow's crucial game II against No. 2 ranked North Carolina State at St. Louis. "One of the main reasons I Mr 44.1 4 LOWEST PRICES Finest Service 44 SONY - FISHER - DUAL PANASONIC - GARRARD "You'll always do better at the Harrisburg Radio Lab Supply Co. 1124 Market St. - Phone 236-904 Aik► rf - Open 9 to 9 till Christmas 4 4 .4 4 4 *e. per game. Senior Bill Raynor is the playmaker for coach Tom O'Connor's Ivies. Raynor was named the Ivy League Sophomore of the Year in 1972. Host team Utah appears to be the powerhouse of the tournament. The Utes are 3-1, having beaten Southern Cal, Utah State, and Loyola of L.A. Their only loss was to Kansas State. Senior guard Tyrone Medley is the high scorer, scores about 20 a game, with 6-8 Mike Sojourner, a Philadelphia product, close behinu at 19 points and 13 rebounds per game. Sophomores Chas Menatti, a 6-8 forward, and Luther "Tickey" Burden. a 6-2 guard, average 17 points apiece Meanwhile, Penn State must bounce back from a 72- 65 defeat by Ohio State in Columbus last Saturday. "We have to regroup and come back from a tough loss," says Lion coach John Bach. "We will need a strong effort to win the Utah tournament." Penn State was forced to play much of the second half at Ohio State without its front line of 6-9 Randy Meister, 6-7 Dave Angstadt, and 6-5 John M - arshall. The M&M boys touled out of the game and Angstadt sprained an ankle. "We just couldn't get enough of our big men to win the game," Bach said afterward. With Angstadt out for at least two weeks, Ron Brown chose UCLA was the team concept," said Curtis, an all- Florida prepster in Tallahassee. "In high school, things centered around Tommy Curtis. Oh, I enjoyed it. although it was uncomfortable at times. I wanted to go where I could play team defense and team offense. And that's just what he's doing at UCLA in becoming another part of Coach John AUTOMOBILES Starch 1500 N. ATHERTON 21::-1500 4 4 was moved back to forward where he played last year. Keenan Preston, a starter much of last season, joins regular Kevin Burke in the backcourt. Brown, a 6-4 senior, scored 26 points against Ohio State. UCLA By DICK DUNKEL o 1973 Dunkel Sports Research Service Can UCLA's basektball supremacy be on the wane? Not likely, most of us say. But the Bruins do rate eight points lower on the Dunkel Index now than they did at U C.L. A 83.0 Penn - 67.0 N C State 82 3 Syracuse - 67.0 Notre Dame 77.4 St Louis _ 68.9 Oil ry land '76.2 TexasElP 66.8 Indiana 74 8 Utah 66 6 Marquette 74.6 Clemson 66 5 N Carolina 74 6 Arizona . 66 4 Memphis 73 7 lowa State 66 3 Cincinnati 701 Kansas St _ 662 Longßeach 70 0 Oklahoma . 66.2 Arizona St 69 9 Minnesota 65 9 Providence 69 7 Jacksonville 65 5 S Francisco 69 5 Vanderbilt 65 4 Pittsburgh 69 4 Manhattan - 65 3 Houston 69 1 Purdue 65 2 Wisconsin 69 1 Oralßoberts 65 I S Carolina 68 7 Stanford . 65 0 St loseph,Pa 68 5 Kansas . 64 9 Ohio State 67 8 Kentucky 64 9 Virginia 677 Tennessee 647 N Mexico 67 4 Washington 64 6 Alabama 67 3 W'keForest 64 6 lowa 67 I Creighton 63 Louisville b 7 0 LaSalle 63.7 Va Com'w'lth 642 Lincoln.Mo 560 Ky. Wesleyan 603 Roanoke 55 9 Tenn State 59.6 ATstana.lll 55 8 Akron 58 2 Guilford 55 8 Evansville 57 9 Wis Wteier 55 5 S Houston 57 6 McNeese St 55.4 La Tech 57 4 Xasler.La 55 3 Ky State 563 Alcorn 54.1 Mercer 56 3 Capital 54 1 Montana St 56.3 Old Dons n 54 1 Wooden's remarkable success story. Communication, a sense of togetherness, prevails in UCLA basketball, said Curtis, who points to Wooden as the primary reason. Wooden and his assistants "recruit guys who strive to win at life, not only at basketball," Curtis said. "That's why Coach Wooden's philosophy is so beautiful. He not only coaches basketball, U.S.G. Supreme Court Docket • Dec. 16 8:00 Sunday night 203 HUB Applications for permanent registration the PSU student chapter of the. American Institute of Biological Sciences, appli cation for reactivation of registration the Food Science Club of Pennsylvania, applications for constitutional revision Christian Science Organization at the Pennsylvania State University, student chapter of the Wildlife SOciety and the Organization of Town Independent Students. There are vacancies on the USG Supreme Court Those interested call 863-0295 or stop in to 218 HUB. Cappy speaks from the heart, gives night to stricken brother By RICK STARR Assistant Sports Editor NEW YORK He took out his handkerchief and he cried into it because John Cappelletti loves his brother. And when he dedicated the 39th John W. Heisman Trophy to Joseph, his little brother who is very seriously ill with leukemia, the ballroom of the Hilton Hotel here, and a national and world wide broadcast audience was saddened into silence last night. As New York Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen said, it was a message from the heart. And, truthfully, that's where it came to rest. It was a long time coming. After waves of harmless ethnic and religious jokes, a ballroom Who's Who presentation, and an endless parade to the microphone by former Heisman Trophy winners, Penn State President John W. Oswald spoke. Coach Joe Paterno'had his say and Vice President Gerald Ford used the occasion to talk on football's benefits and contributions and his short term in office. Then Cappelletti accepted the Trophy from Vice- President Ford after a 30-second standing ovation. Audience up and down with speakers By BILL GUTHLEIN Collegian Sports Writer NEW YORK—Joe Paterno charmed the Heisman trophy audience with his homey Imit. Vice President Gerald Ford awed them with his presekice. But it was John Cappelletti who upstaged everyone from Archbishop Fulton Sheen to emcee Al Helfer with his poignant speech and dedication of his trophy to his brother, Joseph. Sobbing into the microphone before a world wide audience, the senior tailback dedicated the coveted award to his brother who is suffering froin leukemia. The night began innocently with _the innovation by DUNKEL'S BASKETBALL INDEX N.C. State: Bruins this time last year And there was that 65-64 squeaker over Maryland two weeks ago—on the Bruins home court yet. And now UCLA goes into tomorrow's showdown with North Carolina State in neutral St. Louis sporting its slimmest Index advantage in years. We'll soon know for sure if the Bruin cagers have just been playing it cagey. Saturday UCLA 1 over N. C. State Louisville 8 over Florida St Monday Arizona St 4 over Cincinnati Utah, ranked 29th on the Index and with the home court advantage, rates a strong favorite in this weekend's Utah Classic which includes Penn State. The Lions' tourney opener with Seattle, meanwhile, is considered a tossup. Penn State opponents in the Top 48: Pitt (14), Ohio State (19), Virginia (20) and he coaches life "It's no coincidence 92 per cent of the basketball players here on scholarship have graduated. It's no co incidence that many guys succeed not only in basketball but in business. "They see Coach Wooden in his humbleness going out of his way attempting to be humble when everything around him is challenging his Nervous at first, he began to speak. "I guess .1 was blessed with a lot of natural ability," Cappelletti said, "but my brothers and sisters and my mother and father have had a lot to do with this award. "My -mother and father—there isn't a better couple around. My mother is a strong woman, dedicated to her husband and her children and God. The last one I'm sure has helped her in bringing us up. "I guess you've noticed by now my legs aren't exactly as straight as arrows. At one time in my life, I couldn't walk, and she helped me through it. She Aid that for all of us." Cappelletti talked warmly about his father, and then his coach, Paterno. "It was a hard thing for me deciding to go to Penn State," he said. "When he used to come to my house, I think that besides recruiting he was after a good Italian meal. "My brother Joe was lying on the couch, he was sick then, sicker than usual. "Coach Paterno showed more concern for him than he did in recruiting me." Recalling the time, John was stopped by his Archbishop Sheen and some tired stories. University President John W. Oswald was on hand to praise Cappelletti. Then Helfer returned to introduce Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp. After praising the governor for "taking time from his heavy schedule to be here tonight," he was forced to return to the podium. "I'm sorry, we have just received word Governor Shapp will not be with us this evening, but we know his presence will be here in spirit." A bit flustered, he introduced Paterno who quickly turned the audience's mind from the blunder. "That's okay," Paterno Syracuse (tie 25). Although at their lowest rating level since December, 1971, UCLA's Bruins continue to lead the Index at 83.0, a figure earned by being 13.3 scoring points a game stronger than opposition Indexed at 69.7. Higher rating teams have won in 85.3 percent of the 544 games covered here to date. In the schedule that follows, 4.0 has been added to the rating of each team playing on its home court. Litre ne Teen Ratio, Op ill Dili. Timm GAMES OF FRIDAY, DEC. 14 MAJORS 151 Bucknell 41.1 101 Boston Col 513 1421 N.Michligan 41.4 in Kentucky 64J 1131 Weast NW 45.1 161 Indiana St• 59.0 19, CaIP.SLO 39 6 Sta. Clara 66.0 Collate• 53.0 Harvard• 51.6 Illlnols• 63.0 Iowa• 71.1 Nebraska• 57.7 _ Purdue b 5 2 St. Peters• 48 7 So.Callt• 67.3 Jayhastk Clossic, D. 18-15 Oregon CM 8 121 Princeton 61.1 Kansas' 68.9 ‘l5) Wash St 54.1 0 PENN ST DJ i27i Dartmouth 43.6 Seattle 57.5 Utah• 70.6 ego because the man is more than men could hope to become." Curtis said Wooden's nine NCAA championships in the last 10 years result from blending high school all everythings into comrades on and off the court. "There's no way to win the amount of games Coach Wooden has won if the players didn't get along. We communicate." quipped, "I look a little like the governor." Paterno could have doubled for a professional comedian as he upstaged the-feal pros with a few personal stories. He talked of his mother who says three novenas a day during the football season for a Penn State victory. Paterno also revealed that Steeler owner Art Rooney once offered to trade his brother and two sisters for Joe's mother. Paterno had his serious moments, too. He praised Cappelletti and told the audience that his tailback fully deserved the honor. "I was once offered a lot of money and I considered very seriously leaving," Paterno by one Volunteer Ckissle, D. 14-15 Unpaired entries Tennessee' 68.7 Utah St 59 4 Temple 60 9 DePaul 56 8 GAMES OF SATURDAY, DEC. IS WITH TOP 30 Arizona St 69 9 .3. So Calif• Clnc'natl• 741 .11. Clemson• 70 5 .21. Oa Tech Indiana 74 8 .15. Ball St• Kansas St• 702 .9. Brig Young Longßeach• 74.4 .26. LOU. Louisville• 710 18, Florida St Marquette• 78 6 .13. Minnesota Memphis• 77 7 . E.Tex_St N.Carolina• 78 6 .321 E Tenn Ohio St 67.8 .3. Missouri• Pittsburgh• 73 4 .2' Howard Providence• 73 7 .131 Aus Pray St Jos.Pa 68.5 .20. Phil. Tex St.Louls• 70 9 .12 S Illinois San Fran 60 5 . 1181 Seton Hall Tex EIP 66 8 i .0. N Mex St• UCL A 83 0. iii NC State Wisconsin• 73.3 .32. DePauw OTHER MAJORS Bradley• 64 7 1171 Loyola.lll California• 135.3 1141 Loyola Cal Colorado• b2O .61 S Meg°St Davidson 58 6 • 13, Richmond• Fordham • 555 #2O/ CCNY .41 Drake• 625 ill. Holy Cross• 0 .2) Connectt• 63 2 .61 Dayton 57 4 .111 W.Michlgan 56.4 .11. Ga State• 41 0 .4. CalP.Pom 493 .71 Wm & Mary 516 .121 Valparo 523 .71 IndianaSt• 59.0 123, Stonehill 39,8 .12. Xavier 47 7 '7) AmericanU 59 1 .9. Colo St 60 3 ID. LSU.NO. • 483 .6. Niagara 550 . 151 Canlsins• 59 2 lowa St 66 3 : LaSalle 63 7 Manhattan 653 Mtchwan• 63 5 Mach St• 67 0 Morehead 51.7. Murray• 53 3 Navy 59 1 N'westem• 613 Oklahoma 66 2 Rutgers• 62 4 St Bon'ture• 595 St.rohns• 66 5 Stanford• 690 Toledo 57.9 Vtllanova• 60 6 Va Comm 64 2 emotions for a moment, then continued. "And my teammates, I haven't been closer to any group of people as I have to them. It takes a lot of hard work and I'm glad I could contribute. "Backfield coach Bob Phillips gave us a healthy and bright attitude, he told us we were out there to accomplish something and I'd like to thank him for that." Then John, choking each word, once crying, gave his night to his brother. "I've been thinking about this since I was announced as the winner about 10 days ago. I'd like to dedicate the Trophy. I'd like to dedicate this Trophy for Joseph. . . "He has leukemia and perhaps this will give him a few happy days..." The words fell off as he began to cry. "For Joseph, it's a year-round battle. He's been an inspiration for me. He puts up with more than I'll ever be able to put up with, so this trophy is more his than mine. "I'd like to thank you people for putting up with me tonight. I don't think I'll ever forget this." Archbishop Sheen then closed the dinner. "John was made from Joseph." he said. ,Col is The Daily Collegian said. "But when it comes right down to it no amount of money could replace the satisfaction of coaching John Cappelletti . The gay and somewhat frivolous audience turned into a somber and moved group as "FUR" rugs ZORBA a great, wonderfully warm white rug 100% verel ... it's machine washable, so hurry down & wiggle your toes in this fabulous rug 3' xs' 17.95 master charge 5' X6' 39.95 bank amencard 5' xB' 49.95 sofa & chair 127 e beaver 237-6612 47 4 51 5 55 8 55 3 35 0 Friday. December 14,1973-7 Archbishop Sheen ended the ceremony with his benediction. The guests shuffled quietly out of the grand ballroom of the New York Hilton, obviously shaken by what they had just heard.
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