Immaculate WDOM Conception To Broadcast Monday THE COWLFrom St. John s VOL. XXI. No. 7 — EIGHT PAGES PROVIDENCE COLLEGE, PROVIDENCE. R. I, DECEMBER 3, 1958 10 CENTS A COPY FRIARS IN N. Y. TOMORROW PC Cagers Battle Strong Saint John's By DALE FAULKNER Sports Editor Oscar Robertson, Tony Jackson, Cal Ramsey, and Johnny Egan are among the galaxy of basketball stars that initiate New York's Madison Square Garden's 25th year of college play tomorrow night. In the opening 7:15 p.m. tilt. Providence's small, spirited, and PC's Joe Mullaney has his well-seasoned hoop team makes well-trained hand poised for the its big-time dehut against the tilt and is expected to use a Metropolitan champions. St starting five boasting three of John's The second half of the last year's regulars from the lucrative twin bill will pit Cin• unit that rang up a 19-6 record. cinnati, a strong choice for top Len Wilkens, Jim Swartz. and national honors, against an un• Johnny Woods are well-skilled dermanned club from New York in Mullaney's cautious offense University. and brilliant defense patterns. (Other stories, pictures Joining this trio will be Pete on page 7) Schementi. and soph John Egan. THEY'LL CARRY PC PENNANT: Pictured Tim Moynahan. Dick Bessette, and Johnny Egan. The year's inaugural at the Too Pessimistic spacious Eighth Avenue athletic above are the members of the 1958-59 Friar In the back row are Dick Whelan. Johnny Woods, The Indians' Joe Lapchick has plant features the same host basketball squad. Front row, left to right, are Bob Gibson, Pete Schementi, Rich Holzheimer, been a bit too pessimistic in re• teams that began the court con• Len Wilkens Ken Clements, captain Jim Swartz, and Denny Guimares. viewing his team's year's tests there back in 1934 On chances The former NBA men• that occasion, NYU toppled tor has sophomore Tony Jack• Notre Dame 2MB and Westmin• son and Alan Seiden as his ster outscored St Johns 37-33 Wilkens, Egan Spearhead Triumph; chief gunners and it appears The opening game has re• th;>l Mullaney's group will have ceived overwhelming interest in to .-heck this duo to instigate both schools Providence will a victory. Jackson is 6' 4" and Both Net 22 Points In 88-48 Opener send five buses to New York in high school was twice named and a large delegation of metro• to an All A:.' • berth. Seid By STAFF REPORTER politan alumni is expected to en, who incurred a jammed swell the Friars' cheering sec• Providence unleashed an awesome second-half blitz Monday night to maul finger five weeks ago, is a tion even more. American International 88-48 to open its 1968-'69 basketball season on a successful sharp-shooting guard and has note in Springfield. Spearheading the victors' high-scoring attack were Len Wilkens Eager to see their charges not been greatly slowed by the and Johnny Egan, who both tallied 22 points. avenge last season's stunning injury. 53-50 loss to PC, Ihe St. John's Off to an unimpressive start, point bulge at halftime Swartz the leading surprise. The tall undergraduates bought 1,800 Cal Ramsey . NYU's top point- the Friars jelled expertly in the registered well from the outside Newport resident did not ap Garden seats the first day tick• getler, is ' oach Lou Rossini's final twenty minutes behind and all his 16 points came from pear to have lost much ground ets went on sale, close to two lone hope to defeat the power• Egan's sensational scoring and the floor and in the first ses• during his sophomore year lay• weeks ago in New York. ful Midwestern rs. The game playmaking maneuvers. A large sion. off and netted an 11 point total Country's Top Scorer marks Rossini's coaching debut delegation from Hartford saw from five goals and a lone char• Of course, the appearance of Ihe sophomore guard break The Providence second half at NYU. He w < formerly head ity conversion. Robertson, the country's leading resembled the fiery play of the strategist at Columbia. Vet• open Ihe up to then close fray, scorer last year, has attracted Friars' strong showing in the The amazing billing the con• eran Tom Sanders also figures when he scored six of seven PC the attention of many New York final six weeks of last year's test received in the Springfield importantly in the New York- goals in a five minute splurge. court followers. Robertson in campaign. Egan's antics head• press over the weekend resulted his first game in the Garden Etl' attack. Wilkens. last year's big gun, lined offensive proceedings, in a close lo 2.000 fan attend• last year tallied 59 points was the key to Coach Joe Mul- while the team flashed its razor ance in the Springfield College against Ihe NYU Violets. He laney's hopes in the early going. fine defense, holding the Field House. In the freshman had a 35.1 average throughout VETERANS' NOTICE On the night the junior flash Springfield team to but twelve preliminary, tall Jim Hadnot bagged eight field goals along the campaign. Veterans' benefit checks will points for Ihe last twenty made his debut in a PC uniform with six foul conversions for the New England oddsmakers yes• arrive around December 12 or minutes. and helped the yearlings to a 22 tally total. Wilkens combined terday installed St John's as a 13, instead of the usual Decem• 65-44 win over the AIC frosh. his fine early shooting with the In all. Mullaney got a good seven-point favorite while Cin• ber 20. it has been announced The California import scored 20 accuracy of captain Jim Swartz showing from most of his opera• cinnati's advantage is a plus ten by Rev. Charles V Fennell, to give the winners an eleven tives with junior Bob Gibson points. choice. O.P.. Bursar. Len Wilkens John Woods Pete Schementi Johnny Egan Jim Swartz I THE COWL< DECEMBER 3, 1958 Flash! Hurley Changes THE COWL Editorials Departments, Writes DEAN Sports Items Of Past SPEAKS By John J. Hurley No Eulogy. Please . B. Joseph L LennonOP. Deaa Seeing that Ihe sport* depart It i* t'h a feeling of great personal lo*n that the rm-iii has taken over, the featu.c COLLEGE LOYALTY I l> and unofficially felt solidar students of Providence College mourn the death of Mr depa I r.enl ha> been cheeking Everyone whn attends or has ilv unforced and u reappointed James S. Powers. Mr. Powers spent the last three year* up on ok) sport* flashes which attended college harbors tus o( th"-se pc~loriniiui similar might be of interest to some own ideas about college loyalty of bin eventful life a* a professor of political *cience at tasks and are in the same situ Cowl reader at this time Since none of these notions is .iii.m it is the spontaneous the College. Here he was esteemed and loved not only the last word on the subject readiness (or mutual help and a* an out*Landinglv capable pedagogue, but a- one wh > let n*e join voire to the chorus The lirvl mteresLat, incident joint efforts, tor cooperative in gave unselfishly of hi* time in behalf of hi* students by offering a few thoufht* un occurred on Jar. 14. IMS. when telle.tual creations Hi- efforts to further education, both in and out of the t ne matter Loyally to Alma Providence College took on This conception nbes with classroom, will long be appreciated and remem>>ered. Hi* Mater rests. I believe, upon Brown Caiveisily in a hocke> Ihe original meaning of Ihe wit in recounting: amusing and instructive events of hi* three pillars of college life a Kimr at the Hiiude Island /sudi word "college" or "university" career will remain cherished in the memories of his stu• sense of com~ unity affection, tonum Contralto Suzie Peters — a group ot masters and and identification of self with dent*. singing the "Star Spangled Bai scholars trading (he common college inte-esLs. ner tracked the ice. the star Mr. Powers himself was the type of man who MMBM life of learning—and it is jus I goalie of Brown tripped and as valid today at it wa.< in 11; have chuckled at a long and tearful eulogy; therefore we 1 Sense of community When broke his leg. and IH went on an ..In ".nu• returns lo his "old middle ages The academic tile shall dispense with lengthy sentimentalism. Suffice it to to win 10-1. s-hnil," he does so. not just to u. tn the last last analysit. say we shall miss Mr. Powers to as great an extent as see once again Ihe ivied walls, more than a guild with it* pro• m havt- appreciated him; we shall rememl>er him as a fessional standards, principals Then during an intramural the hallowed halls, the beaut i man who, both as an educator and a* a gentleman, ex• of craft-ranship and rule* of hunting meet, one married ful landscape and the venerable celled. buildings, but because all these P'ocedurc It is Ihe life of a junior was shooting at a cm.up a.-rountremenls of the campus family, a life in which mrm ot t.ees near a stone wall Sua call back happy memories of IHTS are hound together by a denly an angr) lace popped experiences shered with con• common aim.