Severance Announces Retirement
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Wildcats Topple Tall Titans, Maul Mules For Wins 7 & 8 By Bud Simmondt Returning to the friendly con- relief call of Coach Al Severance fines of the Palestra after their and capably filled in for tlie foul- Dixie trip, Villanova's Wildcats troubled Tom Hoover with his defeated Detroit University usual hustling floor game. Ber- Wednesday night, 81-69. Since nie Chavis with 12 rebounds and with the tall Titans same to town co-captain Dick Kaminski mm 11th ranked in the polls, the 13 points gave fine support to Vol. 36 No. 13 VILLANOVA UNr fLUVNOVA, PA. Febniary 9.1961 sa/tisfying win was soUd evidence the V. U. attack. that the 'Cat court machine is Win Over Mules starting to roll after some early The Wildcats notched their season jitters. cigth win of the season Satur- Villanova's two H Tbombs, Jim day as they swept over Muhlen- RETIREMENT Huggard and Hubie White, were SEVERANCE ANNOUNCES berg, 74-53, at Allentown. In in rare form for the 'Cats fams, their .second game of the new exploding for 55 points and Coach Reveals Decision year, the Cats followed up tlie some crowd-pleasing plays. Speers Resigns As Huggard and Hubie Sparkle Detroit win with the smooth, Meeting workmanlike victory over the At Sportswriters The fiery co-captain, Huggard, Associate Editor Of Editor Mules. by Dan Grove, S^ports inspired the 'Cats and rattled the Sparkplug Jim Huggard once At various times during his highly-touted Titans with his Tlie VILLANOVAN Alex G. Severance, Villanova's at Vilianova, Severance steals, playmaking, and 28 again took over the familiar varsity basketball coach for the career Hiibie White rises to the occasion as Dave I>eBusschere fails to impede the scoring antics of rein of leadership and led the has held the post of graduate points. White, after a shaky past 25 years, wiil announce his Villano\a's junior AU-Aniericaa candidate in the convincing 81-69 'Cat triumph over Detroit^ 'Cats in a hustling 18 point William Speers, Associate Ed- manager of athletics, publicity start, dazzled the crowd with i)er- retirement from that position at formance. Hubie White was itor of the VILLANOVAN. has director and Athletic Director. his dribbling antics, leaping today's weekly meeting of the second high for the Vilianova resigned his position, effective When George "Doc" Jacobs Two Touch Ones dunk, and tallied 27 points. Philadelphia Basketball Writers' this week. head coach in 1936. resigned as (, ' cause with 16 iwints. i Hubie outshone his fellow Ail- Association. Speers is leaving Vilianova to In search of an upset, the The VILLANOVAN learned Severance was named his suc- American candidate, Dave De- Assistant home team threw accept a position as resig- cessor. At that post for the Busschere, in attempting to a four-man last night of Severance's who of has box defense against the 'Cats Editor The STAR HERALD, become effec- past 25 years Severance ^Cats Face Saturday, stop White got into foul trouble nation, which will ^y.Ya. ollicial newspaper of the Diocese. raised Vilianova from a small with fifth current and was limited to 13 points by the man sticking like tive at the end of the glue to of Camden. I !;ime power. His record for those the dogged Vilianova zone de- V.U.'s star forward. season. The news was confirmed 25 seasons is 415 wins against fense. "Hpbcaps" took advantage of by Francis X. Reagan, the Uni- the situation Athletics. 196 losses, Hawks Between Semesters The 'Cats pulled' ahead m the and played a fine versity's Director of the deci- first half scoring 18 points to game from the pivot suprising Severance said that Tournaments and Stars tlie Muhlenberg defense. was entirely his to West Virginia, with a new by Mike Donahue be in for a battle royal. Detroit's 1, and built a halfUme sion to retire He has coached his teams coach, new faces, and no Jerry A keynote of the game was and was made because of per- and 2 N.I.T. post big Fridley, of lead to 41-32. Despite consistent 4 NCAA, ent man. John Down With "Psyching Up" pres- West will journey to the Pales- surges, one resulting in their the Wiltdcas' shooting from sonal reasons. He said no season tournaments. In addition dental fame, is the Panthers' Past performance notwith- tra Saturday night to do battle period, the freethrow line (20/27). This sure was put to him. He summed clubs have participated in ^''' pulling ahead for a brief his ace* ;•• y' :-'". -. 'V'X-'' standing, the Severancemen "32 with the revved up minions of the fine clutch play of the entire accuracy has been a major fac- COACH SEVERANCE up his feelings by saying. most of the "name" midseason Both the Duquesne game and should take the Hawks on abil- tor in I feel that Al Severance. team thwarted these challanges. recent victories for Villa- . 25th yeor to be his lost. years is a long time, tournaments. the Pitt fray will be played in ity alone sans "psyching up". The Mountaineer offense, Fine Team Effort nova. now is as good a time as any ta Under his tutelage many stars Pittsburgh. This should be the case even if paced by localite Jim Ritchie, Tom Samulewicz answered the bow out." have risen on the Mainline hori- The Silver Fox sticks to pepperpot Lee Patrone and soph Following the Iron City en- his His future plans were not re- zon. Five All-Americans Joe sane and sensible Car Pool Success Assured phenom Rod Thorn, will seek a counters, also during the semes- idea of putting vealed, but it is felt by many Lord, Paul Arizin, Larry Hen- each game in its proper repeat of last year's 89-81 thrill- ter break, the 'Cats tangle with per- Hug Hits In Dixie that a man with Severance's netey, Sammy Glassmire, and spective. If, by same devious contacts, and mag- perhaps the er at Morgantown. Ritchie, 6-4, aroh-rival St. Joseph's in a sin- COLUMNIST SPEERS By Enthusiastic Showing , knowledge, Bobby Schaefer are machination of fate, is coach George King's bread and gle Palestra, Satur- or by sheer netic personality will be pre- notable products of t4ic game at the . farewell and good IhcIc. The Car Pool Program, a new nishes a means by which stu- most superiority to butter rebounder while Patrone day, January 28. Because local the Hawks manage vailed upon by the university Fox. 1 A junior English major, service of the Student Council dents who are looking for rides Gray to duplicate last year's feat, a in some capacity. sets up the plays. Thorn is the hoop afficionados delight in term- is being met with great enthusi- i>r seeking rides can easily remain state of Speers began his career on the 6-4 tyro who occasioned legis- ing this annual inter-city skirm- Main Line melancholy Although the resignation was Exciting Era campus newspaper in his fresh- asm from the Student Body. check the catalog listing for need set in. it lative action in West Virginia not Directed think- a surprise to all concerned typ- Severance's 25 year era has ish the Big One, and because St. year, News Ed- During the first three days of Dther students who have the ing will man as Campus for local when as a high school senior he Joseph's rooters with typical preclude such a state of ified Severance's career which been an exciting one itor. As a sophomore, he served its existence, over ^00 persom. fiBine destination in mind. interest mind; thinking directed toward can probably best be summed sports fans. His teams have dc- evinced an in an out-of- short-sighted abandon annually Feature Edit- joined the program. This is one- The way in which the cata- future opponents as both News and favorites and lost state college. The state legis- induce a state of ecstatic frenzy such as Mem- up in one word—spectacular! fsated heavy ors. He was appointed Associate quarter of the total number of logue is set up serves two pur- phis State, 37 Years of Service to unregarded underdogs. They lature passed a bill urging him in the Hawks with their primi- Wake Forest, North students who drive to Vilianova. posses. First, if the student is Editor of The VILLANOVAN kid- loyal to his native Al Severance has been con- have caused rule changes, to remain tive exhortations, the 'Cats will Carolina State, and Temple. for the current acadennic year. Because of such a great response seeking a ride to school he may nected with Vilianova for 37 napping investigations and ti- state. As a high school senior editorial du- to this experimental prog^m, it look in the catalogue according In addition to his 1925 well as raves from the he scored at better than a point years. He enrolled here in rades as ties, Speers was the writer of has been made a permanent pro- to his geographic area for people and graduated as validictorian press. His humorous anecdotes a minute clip. "Speeritualism," a weekly col- gram by the Student Council. who are driving from his sec- Wildcat Thinclads Open of the class of 1929. During his and dramatic pregame orations Upset Memphis State umn devoted to an investigation Eugene P. Pasymowski, Fresh- tion. Thus he may find other undergraduate years he was co- are a legend in the Elast. and analysis of problems affect- man C&F student and member students who are driving to George King's team is proba- captain of the basketball team, His 37 years of loyalty to Vil- Indoor Season In Boston ing the Vilianova campus.