Monday Evening,-March 19, 1934;
Bettveen
the Lions
with
The 'Sports Editpr .
This column has been accuiedaf be,
ing a poor loser- , }hat we just can't
take it-when Penn State Is &felted.
But we
,feel that We're justified in
getting thiS,off. our mind;'right now.
that Watkins -Myers 'fight at the
boxing Intercollegiatei .in ISyraeuse.
Daring the Whole Ihree - ,ronnds Bob
dealt Plenty'of punishment opt to the
WeStern-Maryland fighter,elosing one
ey.3 And Messing up- his' features in
general. .:There-wasnit ,eveni a?ripple
of excitement throughout' the crowd,
after the fight was owl., so sure were
the spectaters that Watkins .had won,
Even -the - press '.writers 'had" given a
victory to the Nittany Lion, and when
it was announced that Myers 40' won,
the phie3 was stunned.`' 'The
: crowd.
started booing and.kent it un for..fOur
minutes, and when ti Syraeuse,cromi
doe'S 'that "for a. Penn State.fighieri
' something itulical.. must have ~ .heen
wrong.: Thz booing died dowp; 'and
the student manager got up to
nottnee the next fight, bat got nomiore
than two words, out of his Mouth when'
- the spectators started booingdgain:
Even the WesOrn ',Maryland • bench
was :surprised at the yictory..
SyracUse had a rather - .easy' time
cajithring'•their third straight inter=
collegiate mit charnpionshin. Although
they, plavid seven men' in the finals,
they were only . able to garner two
championships. Army, ohe: Of the
'favorites to cowthe,title, failed to get
a champion, - While Elo . Houck's
nit
aiien'sprarig'u.big'surprise by coming
through Wi:th two titlists.
After only a mediocre . ' saeson Russ
Criswell Completely. overshadowed - the
, fivld in 'plc:lls : pound class. Handl
cappecrby a s cut ` over the ege,,Criswell
gained, the finals where he proceedvd
. .
to get revenge and a complete victory.
'over Rhoades of Army.. He also put
across the only knockdown punch 'of
the whole finals,' putting Rhoades
through the ropes in the second round.
Just one comindrit On wrestling. WO,l
wark to showru little praise
. .
;;K g in a g t 7.... , C .r o e l s e ii f b er.. his whole intercid-.
... ,:z.:,,..,,., ei el
. t g and
. foothall career..
.., . i . ;Hindered ,
... .by poor., sight; ;the - Lion'.
heavyweight.always.mana sight;, ;
t over-`
come
. ...
~.. this handicap ' by ; a:perfect : g'o
sense '
.......:, •.. f of , balance.ibn:tlio
...; t ~.F
~
om 'what
... .... .we .saw - of, the heavii;e Ills . in, the
... ~,. . championship' fights; we ig have.. no
.•
~.. - douht.but;that Cole Would - h
-
an easy ' time .copping ~ thfittitle: 'lt
;•
.:"... . -was a shockinitilow.to himself as well'
as to 'Lion wrestlir g opee i h "when Cole.
• was forced stay
e Inter
..,
.:
.. , ..collegiates . because - of a badly injured
.
shoulder,-thei
esukt" of his liard , work
. .
BLOCK, GREEN LOSE IN •
CORNELL NET- TOURNEY
Inexperience in indoor competition
was. evident „Friday. afternoon' •at the
'Lamed cup,tennis tonrnaMene• at Cor'•
,nell,••tvhen Bpi& and".•"Nels7
.Green %ire eirminated .the 'first
round in . . hail. the ainglei-and the
,dOubles matches.' •
, • Block. fell before. the onslauglit ;Of
"Ler.". Stinusi; qf •.Rutger in, his
match;-G-1,':6-2,singles while ~Grekin
edeated by' Bill .Condon of •C0r
ne11,..6-0, ..64. In the finals ...Mares
Penri act, , and- fOirrner.juiiior
national champion, soon from' MIMS
'field; cif.
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Matmen-Gain Secopd P
LIONS LOSE TITLE TO
LEHIGH BY 4 POINTS
(Cou(hwed firn luta° one),
of Lehigh,. in the 1.18-pound
Ellstroni got a scissors within
the firit-two minutes and rode
ell for-.several Minutes..Meixell broke
away and took' the advantage - With
twd . minutes . tO ',go, and very nearly
Wad Ellstrom on .his baek' as .the
rang.` The 'Lids .hoWeVer, took the
match .Witlr one:rninute, fifty 'seconds'
tiine:advantage;;.
'Johnston dereated Elliott, of Trince
ton, in therlO-Pound class' with r .n
three-ininate time 'advantage.' In a
split, bout, - Johnston escaped f rom the
Under Position fo take the' time: The
advantage alternated 'between the two
'with' "Rod" pie.. aggressor 'and the
eventual title winner. ‘.
,Cramer Downs. Gonzales
. ,
' .Capt. - "Rosy", Roseriberk - -lost ..a
tough .match'.to''Hurwitz; of ,Cornell;
l in - the .135-pound - class 'when Hurwitz
threw him imseverr Minutes and for
ty-two seconds. . -He came•back to beat
Bowie,'.of 'Princton," on a .referee's
,deciSion to take second place - in Abet
Bill - .Cramer. defeated Gonzales, .of
I "Lehigh, and then,met Bailie, 'of .. .Yale,
' in the .145-pound - battle 'for' second
place, In- 'the 'regular"' bout, neither
Haase or. Criimer got. a :substantial
lead, and the referee called for •an
!overtime bout. After a fast and fur
ious round in -which neither 'showed
much - Operiority, the referee award.:
ml ,the fight to. Cramer. . . .
'Bnelham, of Princeton, had a dis
itinet'edge over Valet>, OP.Yale, in the
1126-poUnd title bout. Vales 'took the
Eidvantage at the'start of the match,
;but Snelham broke' away quielcly'and
threiv , Vaias in four minute. 4 and seV- I
ienteen seconds with a - bar aim rind
'Richardsbn of -Cornell won the
-145-pound title wheri he threw Haase,
of Yale,in seven minutes with a'double
bar' arm. He Wasn't"' in . trouble' at
anytime," and easily won-the-Match.
!ft:tette ,of ‘Triticeton Victor
.
:When, Hooker, of Princeton,..and
.of Lehigh, ..met in the 155-
Mat Place Winn-
118 -Po u nd
. .
n Class.
Penn'State
• Aftixell; Lehigh
'Nathan, • Cornell '
128,1?riund • Class .
.•
' Snelhant;'.Prineeton
Case,: , Lehigh '
Iralas, "Yale
, .
181-Pound Class
Hurtvit, - . Cornell
Rosenberg, .Penn'Siate
Lavigne, SyraeuSit
cio's
-Richardson; Cornell
Cranter,'Tenn- State
Haase, Yale
.155,POund:,Class
lEEE
Hooker, .Princeton •
Hull; Yale
•
165:Pound Class
Johnston; Penn :State
- . Lee, Penn
Elliott, Princeton .
• 175 , Ponlid ,plais • -
Triede,
,Princeton •
King, Colunibia.
#ranson,'.llatirard .
;:Heavyweight-Cass
.Snowden, Yale
Scobey, Lehigh
,Ilordines,' Syracuse
pound 'eneciunter; case of his
tory- repeating itself. 'One .year ago,
they Met under the . same circumstan
ceii, and .Hooker emerged with the
title. .This time',the tables were turn
ed. Bishop'cOmpletely'eutelhSsed the
Tiger and' threw , him in eight min
utes and forty-eight seconds :with a
crotch Chancery hold.
.
Triede of Prineeton; had little
trouble in defeating.Aransom of liar-
Virg; is the 1.75-pound' . fray: - Triede
held the advantage for the' majority
of the . bout, and Was credited . with
time advantage' of more •than eight
minutes. Allinson was one 'of the
sensations of - thetournament, having
been . the under Audy of. Captain'•Ames
who ,was'foreed . 'to, withdraw at the
liptke . On!y Four Falls
Snowden won the:heavyweight title
when he - defeated Scobey, 'of :Lehigh,
in;:the . ' kat ehanmionship match.
Snowden was a'had•spot once, but
got' away to' roll up' a time 'advantage
of one Minute, , fifty-nine • seconds.
ThiS ivas'.the - Secchid title for Snow
den, who won the heavyweight crown
in '1932' Oilik to' ose it to - Cole last
, •
Lehigh nuty'creclit .its title to the
,points''..4ecired rby "falls Jnitiniuch as
Perin
,State..outscored . the 'l3rown and
Whitein 'first and 'second places •by
p. 16-to:14 seoi'e:' The Nittany grap
plers'ehalked up only'fourfalls, - how.
ever, against, Lehigli'S ten.
• Eqshop, of the Lehigh,
team, and Richardson, of Cornell; mere
highest individual scorers of the meet
with eight ; points, secured hy .first
place and thrie falls. •Hurwitz, of '
Cornell, and Snelham, of . Princeton,
each scored seVen• points,. while Sob
Ellstrom, and Snowden, ,of Yale, •se
cured six points.' i• • .
DEQK STA ItT
.Conipting in the deck tennis tour
nament the. follinVing teams will -be
gin'elimituitions' in leecreationliall to-
Aap . pa - KaPpa . .Ganima vs. Mac'
hall; •Wioinen's - building . vs: Theta Phi!
Alpha; Alpha' Omicron Pi vs. Chi
Omega; 'and iDowiltown women vs;
Prange dorm. ' •
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Practically untouched
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WE'D like you to see Chesterfields
Y.l' ;made. We know you'd be im
pressed .by, the absolute :cleanliness .of
our factorie. -
The;tobaccos are the best that money
,can buY• •
Expert chemists test for cleanliness and
purity all materials used in any Way in the
manufacture of Chesterfield cigarettes.
The factories are modern throughout.
.Even the air is changed every4 l / 2 minutes.
When you smoke a Chesterfield you
can be sure ! that there isn't a-pure - r
ciga
retie made: "
In .0 letter to us an `eminent sci
entist, says: "Chesterfields are just
as pareas the water you drink"
and u
-
•
;cidarette that's MILDER
the cigarette that -TASTES-BETTER
THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
lace in Intercollegiates
How They Fared at Syracuse
115 - 125 ' •135 145 155 165 175 Unlim. TI.
Syracuse ..._____.......... ..3 5 :3 5 ' :3 3 3 25
:Western Maryland 3 5 5 5 18
Penn State • 5 5 • 10
8
Army . , . • 3 1 1 1 1
M=lE
9 BASKETEERS IN
M4JO4 'S' LETTERS
.7 Seniors,, Manager Given ,Gold
Basiietballsi 11 FreSlimen
Awarded Numerals
Nine varsity . basketeers w'e r e
awarded major , 'S' letters'at a meeting
of the Athletic Association last week:
,The seven seniors - on' the squad, and
!the manager.' John' T. Ryan jr. '34,
were 'awarded gold basketballs in ad
dition id the letters.: At !the sante
tine, eleven fresh Man :players were
.nunieralk.
The r&!ipients ,Of .the majorJetters
are: Ryan;Captain -Norris McFarlane.,
'Dave - Thomas, ',Curt !Henning, Carl
Wirtum, Franklin- Blyler, and Keith
.Parks, all .seniors; and Jack Fletcher
and Johnny Stodker,; juniors." Minor
'S' letters were awarded to 'Bernard
J. Duffy '34; nnd.:Jerome Parker '34,
senior -associate managers this year.
-Freshman Awards -Listed
(On 'the 'freshmen, basketball 'squad;
'1937' numerals were awarded to Jacob
If. Fetterman, ".Gharles".L. Glemion,
James 'GI, 'Hunter; Michael Rolnick,
Levan Linton, Charles'L: McWilliams,
John W. Meeder, Taal G. Perry, Louis
S. ,Ritzie, William ...P. Robbins, and
Joseph H. Smith. •
The awards were made at the same
time ghat .elections for managoers :of
basketball and gym . were selected for
.next - year:.E. Dudley Townsend '35
was named manager of basketball,
while Herman L. Rosenbluth '35 was
elected to manage_ the gym team.
BRIDGE TOURNEY WILL END
.
Women'i intraraural bridge tourna
ment 'finals' wilfbe played tomorrow
whea Delta GaMma':ivill Meet the-win
ner of the ThetPhi Alpha-Phi Mu
aloutCigarettes
I. M. BASKETBALL
'TD END SATURDAY
Sigma Pi,
,Last, Year's Champions,
The only other Lion hope for in
tercollegiate fame was shot early in
the tourney when Bob Watkins failed
to wink at the judges in his bout with
Myers of Western Maryland. The
Terror. consistently ran into the Wat
kins left and alternated by running
In the third round of the .re-braCk4into the right through practically all
cted intramural bzilietball tOurna- three rounds. •
Eliminated in Semi-Finals
By Theta Kappa Phi
!tient,
.Sigiaa Pi, last year's cuo win- j At the conclusion of the fight the
.ner, recently Went down to defatrt at decision was met with a retfr of dis
the hands of a strong Theta : Kappa , approval when it was rendered in
Phi team, g.7,ta4s. At the same time ; favor of the Western Maryland tour
or. another court, Phi Kappa Sigma neymun. The protest continued for
trounced *Delta Chi, 36-to-11. :several Minutes while the crowd re-
Al 7 o'clock Wedazulay n i g h t ; fused to listen to the announcer who
Lambda . ' Chi' Alpha will meet Frear was attempting to start the next bout.
Hall, ;while :Delta Thetti Sigma is Orange Gains team Title
paired against Sigma Nu, according Syracuse placed seven men in the
to the schedule announced by Robert; finals. but failed to conic through in
V. Teaslo2 '35, intramural Manager. all btit two instances. However. the
• .. . . .. .
The, remaining two
. Fames of the: Orange team gained the distinction of
semi-finals are - scheduled to be played! being the first intercollegiate entry
at S o'clock when. Sigma Alpha Ep- : to cop a team title three times run
silon, at Present' the strongest conten-: fling. The first Syracuse champion
der rov -the trophy, encounters Phi I was LOU. Wertheimer who defeated
Kappa -Sigma, while Tau Sigma Phi! Wetherill of M. I. T. in the 135-pound
meets Theta Kappa Phi. ' • . : final. The• other Hill: winner was
The:final game in the tournament is I George Negroni who gained a close
set for 2 - o'clock Saturday: afternoon, I decision over Keyser of Western
:Peaslee Announced. Reuben A. Stran- : -Western Maryland clinched three Maryland in the 155-pound final.
dine '37 and either Anthony J. Be- '
doski 'Ol or 'William F. Sutliff
~36 w ill [intereollegiate titles, all over Syra
officiate. Strandine has refer:zed pro _ I cuse finalists, The closest win :was
fessional basketball :games. :registered in the 175-pound class
BEZDEK ELECTED PRESIDENT
OP PHI EPSILON KAPPA BOARD
Hugo Bezdek, director of the . School
of Physical Education .and Athletics,
was elected president of the official
ruling board .of Phi Epsilon Kappa,
national professional physical educa-
Hon fraternity, after installation here:
Sunday.
Edward C. Finzel 43d will serve as
vice-president, with Robert R. Wat-!
bins "SA as secretary, and Harry N.
Sigel .'35 as treasurer.
as Boxers Win 3 Titles
RINGMEN WIN THIRD
PLACE AT SYRACUSE
(Conlineed front page our)
in line with the pointed finger as the
announcer bawled, 'New Champion!'
Early Deeislon Questioned
SW IM
-AT--
GLENNLAND POOL
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where Bernie Kaplan successfully_ held
his tiara against Ray Jeffries. 'The
count for 'the encounter was 41-to
-40 in. favor of the defending chum
pion`who turned the tide his way With
hard rights delivered in the closing
round.
Andy Gorski, Terror 165-pounder,
had a tough opponent in .Balash of
Syracuse but managed to nut-slug the
Orangeman through three grueling
rounds in Which hoth contestant:: tried
hard to win by a df. 0. The other
Western Maryland victory came in
the heavyweight division where Toni
Pordecarvo won a sloppy encounter
over McCusick, Orange finalist.
One M. 1. T. entrant, carey,searpe
through in fine style to gain'a decis
ion over Alike Button of Syracuse
who advanced to the finals by means
of K. o.'s handed to both his 'early
opponents. Button tried hard to land
his dangerous right but couldn't quite
put the bee on his engineer opponent.
Syracuse tallied twenty-five points
to gain first team honors; ;Western
Maryland followed with eighteen,
while the Lions tagged with ten. 'AL
I. T. gained eight points, Army, sev
en, and Penn and Harvard, two each.
Moot of the third .place consolation
bouts were forfeited: "
DEDENK WILL READ PAPER
Coach Joe Bedenk will read a paper
an "The Improvement in Grading
Physical Education for • l%fen in Cal.
lege" at the Eastern Convention of
the American Physical EdUCation as
sociation in Atlantic City on April