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: r^'^ifTffrw Page 20 • THE VILLANOVAN • February 4, 1970 •'. '. , . .; •»/i'::,t, By ROGER HALEY By this time, what else can be capability of beating the highly said about what happened last touted Brown Indians was very Wednesday night in that little real. The fact that the contest (exTREMEly little) arena on Lan- was held in the greatest existing caster Pike at the east end snake pit in the world of college of Villanova's campus. Ob- basketball --the V.U. Fieldhouse viously not much. contributed to the possibility of the Bonnies' emerging 12 and 1. Articles analyzing the game lave appeared in all the PhiUy Villanova came off a dis- appointing performance against and New York papers , and everyone from Jack Kraft to James P. Shoppe St. John's and this obviously made have expressed an opinion on the ballplayers realize that they what has to be one of the greatest could not win ball games merely moments in Villanova basketball on talent alone. They were sky history. However, since one of high for Bonaventure and knew the functions of the ViUanovan is that they had to play the greatest to record campus history, the re- forty minutes of basketball played telling of the Villanova-St. by a Villanova team since the Bonaventure game in this 'Cats knocked off Providence in week's ViUanovan is quite apropo, 1 965. What resulted was 34 minutes of even though it may seem redundant. the greatest VU basketball and six minutes of cardiac arrest. It Before the teams took the court was good enough for the 64-62 last Wednesday evening, nearly upset. everyone expected St. Bon- If you had to pick a player aventure, the undefeated, #3, of the game, you would be very twelve -and -oh Bonnies, equipped tempted to agree with Channel with a mountain in the center 17 and single out reserve center position in the form of 6'11' Hank Siemiontkowski for his Bob Lanier, to simply blow game saving heroics. True the the 'Cats out onto the Pike. Well, 6-6, 225 lb. sophomore from maybe not everyone. Before the Northeast Catholic was the V.U.-Canislus game last month, epitome of the word " clutch" when a pre -game headline in a Buff&ilo he caught up with St. Bonaventure paper quoted Canisius coach Bob guard Billy Kalbaugh and stuffed MacKinnon as saying that Villanova (without goaltending or committing would be St. Bonaventure *s a foul) his would-be game tying toughest foe. At that time, the lajup. However, Hank would be Cats were 4-3, and had just lost in the first to agree that the victory he consola'tion game of the was indeed a team effort. All six maker City tournament to a Wildcats who played in the game ot-overly-impressive Cornell had a valuable contribution. lub, while Lanier and his cohorts ere showing the nation why they Sam Sims played the baseline laimed to be number one by perfectly and simply amazed the ; ouncing Purdue for the pres- bewildered Buffalo Bob with gious Holiday Festival crown. his backward layups, particularly in the early going. And when Chris MacKinnon must have some Ford wasn't riddling the Indians' •rystal ball, right? Well, not zone with his passes to Sims, he eally. The Kraftmen have a was giving the 'Cats their sur- aditionally poor December fol- prising large early lead with owed by a late season surge, his unerring jumpers from 25 feet Photo by D. Luke <i formula which has resulted in out. ' - (6'7") .,. •:. : ' ';\:.:^^:^': LANIER BEATEN 'Cat AU-American Howard Porter out-leaps a pretty fair ball player, Bob Lanier in 8 for 8 record in the post- .1., ;, (6'1 1") of St. Bonaventure^ to tip in an important 2 pts. in the Villanova 64—62 upset over the previously season tournament bid contests. As it turned out, every bucket last at the Field House. Also the potential on this year's was precious, and Clarence unbeaten Bonnies Wednesday varsity club was unquestionable; Smith's six points were a combined with the coaching bril- contribution but he also gave the undoubtedly a major key to vic- Howard Porter, as everyone behind, particularly midway liance of Jack Kraft, the 'Cats that added board strength- tory. quickly remembered, was the through the second half. All season, other A 11 -American on the court, Fran has been displaying the con- and showed his credentials to fidence that seemed lacking a II the crowd often. Although he did season ago, and he has given the • not have a fantastic scoring night 'Cats their first genuine outside- (mainly due to the fact that the threat since Billy scoring . rest of the team was particularly Melchionni wore number 24. hot), Porter pulled down 9 re- This time, Villanova was ,' bounds (equal to Lanier) and "clutch;" there was no mistake on defense made Lanier think that about it --they won the big one his Siamese twin. When f he was which gives them the impetus or ; Buffalo Bob was playing the low Coach Kraft's ninth post-season.-: post, there was practically no tournament appearance. The mem- way for the guards to get the ball ory of Chris Ford, hands to their leading scorer. Porter raised high over his head in ex- fronted him, while Sims and Smith ultatl(»i riding atop hundreds were glued to his posterior. of jubilant Villanova fans, was a Fran O'Hanlon, who quarter- fitting culmination to the night of backed the offense, put the Wednesday, January 28. Villanova 3400 into a frenzy with his daring 64-, St. Bonaventure 62: Long live 30 foot bombs that kept the Bonnies the 'Cats. Villanova Photo by Joe O'Connell LOOKING PAST BUFFALO BOB - Hank Siemiontkowski, whose clutch play helped preserve the 64-62 upset win when he snuffed Bill Kalbaugh's '*sure" game-tying layup, checks the traffic conditions downcourt after having cleared a rebound against All American Bonnie center Bob Lanier. - February 11, 1970 • THE VILLANOVAN • Page 3 Page 2 • THE VILLANOVAN • February 11, 1970 Shapp Discusses Campaign Cleveland Orchestra Mullen Supports Aid to LYNX Renovates Annex; By FLIPFERRERA pressed constructively, contended that the Democratic candidate for Mr. Shapp youthful dissent had already pro- governor of Pennsylvania Milton duced a definite impact in J. Shapp made a personal Appears At Field Schedules Cabaret changing the system. To sub- House Non Public Schools appearance at the West Lounge KERRIGAN stantiate this point, he noted By LINDA of Dougherty Hall last February The appearance of The Cleve- March 6th and 7th. schools who enroll "The imaginative processes of how a handful of students working By REGINA DAVID the proposal. public 3 at twelve o'clock. He briefly land Orchestra, under the baton of musical offer- engineering are not unlike the im- early 1968 in- In addition to the Representative Mullen who approximately 575,000 students, discussed his political campaign. for McCarthy in George szell, will signal the open- prominent speakers "Resolved: This House favors aginative processes that go into itiated a movement which ings a host of was instrumental in passing Representative Mullen theorizes, He contended that many things aid ing of the spring Cultural Affairs presented by the Arts substantial increases in state would be to relieve hi creating literature." caused former President Johnson will be the still effective House Act 109 some were wrong with the world, such series at ViUanova University on functions - are open to to non-public schools.** This was the financial Robert C. Mclntyre, senior en- to step down and not run for a Forum. All of 1968, felt that aid to* non- measure distress' as pollution and the generation Friday evening, February 13th. - some with, and some the tc^ic debated before members already overburdened gineering student and LYNX second term. He also claimed the public public schools for purely secular of the public gap. He elaborated on the The Cleveland musical group charge. of the Political Union on February system. editor-in-chief, spoke these words that the Democratic Party was without subjects is a necessary and con' school latter issue, asserting that the will be making its second appear- appearance 4, in the East Lounge of in the classroom a great reform after For its Villanova obligation of govern- annex room which not so much undergoing stitutional Mr. A. J. Sciolla of the generation gap was ance at Villanova in three years. The Cleveland Orchestra will per- Dougherty Hall, state Represen- doubles as thn i.ynx and the experiences of the Democratic ment. He prcv)Osed another bill Liberal a battle of ages as it was a battle tative Martin MullMi, a Party of the Union sup- The concert will begin at 8:15 form Overture to "King Stephen" Dem- million CRITIQUE office. However, LYNX Convention at Chicago in 1968. which would provide 23 ported Representative of ideas; indeed, he noted how p.m. in the University Field House, on a ocrat of Philadelphia and Chair- Mullen by Beethoven; Variations to non-public staff members are now renovating Generation dollars for aid and spoke in favor of many "old" people like Dr. spock Commends Younger 1969-70 series, which is Walton; man of the House Appropria- Act 109. TTie Theme of Hindemith, by Thisamount,Representa- this room to provide a physical commended the schools. TTie negative view was ex- and the late Bertrand Russell had Mr. Shapp sponsored by the Villanova Arts and Symphony No. 2 in D. major, tions Committee, a long-time setting for the exchange of ideas dve Mullen noted, could easily plored young ideas and led crusades younger generation, asserting advocate of aid, spoke in favor of by Mr.