The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-03
PENN BASKETBALL
TEAM TAKES TRIP

State College, Pa, Feb. 1.-The
Penn State basketball squad will
leave here on Wednesday for a three
game Eastern trip, the first of the
season lafayette will be met at
Easton on Thursday, Swarthmore at
Swarthmore on Friday and the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania in Philadel
phia on Saturday, Only two trips
have been arranged for the Blue and
White tossers. the Western journey
coming on February 81 and IS, when
West Virginia and Pittsburgh will be
tackled
The team this year Is one of the
best turned out at Penn state for
some time. and has won all games
this season with decisive scores
Juaniata, Dickinson. Washington and
Jefferson and Lebanon Valley going
down to defeat on the local floor.
The trip this week will test the mettle
of the varsity FIVE. for in all three
games the going is expected to be
rough. Those with Swarthmore and
Penn are looked upon a. two Of the
hardest games of the season, and vic
tories in each will place the Penn
State five in the higher basketball
ranks OF the East.
The speed and team play developed
by the team since its miserable show
itIS ia kHt game or t0e SEA-.
son with Juniata has been wonderful.
The game with w. & j. last week WAS
IA treat for the largest crowd that has
ever witnessed cage game on the
local floor. kilinger. the former
Harrisburg Tech star. has developed
into one of the best running guards
in collegiate circles. His speed. ac-
curacy in passing and ability TO score
from the field have featured every
tat- ~
ming mate and former Lebanon Valley
player. has developed great form. and
these two football halfbacks form IL
defense for Penn State that is difficult
to get through, Mullan and Wolfe
continue to shine In the forward po-
sitions. the former leading in inai-
eiduai scoring through his ability TO
turn fouls into points for his team.
In the W n !. game he scored l3
foul goals out of IS chances, and he
has maintained the same percentage
in other games Replosle is improv-
ing at center. while Ritts and Young
as forwards. and Wilson as a guard
VIII accompany the team on the trip.
The college mpionships In
wrestling were decided at Penn State
during the past week. and Coach
Lewis has reduced his squad from $50
to 100 men In preparation for the long
StaSVti within tbci&E eur baI - ~ iAtt
l.ehigh. The second semester starts
on Monday. and Captain Elect Mills
has not yet returned to college and
the mats. where followers OF the game
had earnestly hoped they would find
him holding down the 145-pound
berth. However. the result of the
cham piouships has given Coach
Lewis splendid opportunity to size
un his best material. and strong
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State
The recent bouts showed Some
startling results Shirk. a senior VINO
was expected to win the ffs-pound
bout with ease. was defeated on de-
cision hv Jones, q sophomore, with
great promise as a grappler. CARRIER,
another experienced man in the 1875
pound class. also picked as a winner
had TO bow TO Teegan, n sophomore.
who came back strong in the final
rounds and won on decision.
Dave Detar. capita intellect for last
year. had little trouble in winning the
1885, pound bout from Williams a
sophomore Rose, also a sophomore,
came out on top In the l45-pound title
from McCool. Mowerer won from
Brown in the i75pound class by de-
fault when the latter received bad
fall in the preiiminaries- Black took
the heavyweight honors from Wetzel
after long hard session.
These men will form the nucleus
for the squad from which teams will
be chosen for each Of the six meets
lon the schedule. Mowerer will be
brought down to the l5s-pound class.
making triangular fght with Spaug-
Ter and Shaulis for that weight Wet
Eel will come down to the 175-pound
class TO work with Brown. Farley and
Emory will be the heavyweight con-
tenders,