Tuesday, March 12, 1935
State Wrestlers
Upset in Season's Crucial
Meet Gives Nittany. Team.
Eastern Mat Supremacy
'Wolfson, Johriston, Yoder, O'Dowd Score Falls;
Light,' Waite, Cramer. Win By Time.
By VANCE 'PACKARD;
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Sixty-five hundred hectic wrestling fans, estimated to be the
largest number of persons ever to. jam into Recreation hall for a
mat meet, -Were Irtil3F thrilled When they watched the Nittany
Lions earn a bitterly-contested victory over the Navy, Saturday
night.
The meet was the, bigges.
wrestling world in several years. Pre
vious to the event, metropolitan
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upset that has occurred in the
papers declared that it was the
meet -of the year in that
it would definitely'decide the supre
macy of the East. The Penn State
victory was so. decisive that even. the
Philadelphia papers conceded that the
was not a finks..
Score DuMhfounds Spectators
Of the 6,500 spectators, at least
6,475 of than were .dumbfounded
when. the Lion's won lfy a 26-pbint
Margin. Before the meet, the con
sensus of apinion was that Navy
would win by a narrow. margin. Joe
-Bedenk was rash enough to predict
that Penn State would win by a ten
pointmargin, and. was roundly pooh
poohed as a result.
'Even', though four Navy men lost
the first bout of their college careers;
and - even 'though the score would
make it appear that the Midshipmen
took'a merellesS 'drubbing; the Navy
men. can still return to Annapolis
with their
. heads high' and with, a
clear, conscience--for they wrestled
superbly, and when they went down,
they went down fighting...
Whene'ver 'two or' more persons
have gathered for a bulb:session dur
ing the past :two days, the favorite
topic has been to wrangle over which
was the best bout. Violent partisan
ships have arisen as a result. The
Sully Waite-liberryinan, and the Cra
mer-Adams scrambles seemed to have
the most supporters, although Wolf
son, Light, Johnston, Yoder and (Y=
Dowd all have their footers.
Consequently, I will put down some
of my own prejudices: the most dra
matic bout of the evening was Bill
.Crarner's; the most spectacular
(from the audience point-of-view)
'was Sully Waite's;:'the most evenly
matched. was' Jack Liglit'a; the .big
gest 'upset was Joe O'Dowd's; the
cleverest wrestling was exhibited by.
Captain .Red Johnston; and. the most
convincing victory was registered by
Jojo Yoder.
In the opening. bout Sammy Wolf
.son kept the audience in . suspense
until he finally threw _Clay with a
body and chancery. Sammy was giv-
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verwhelm Navy 29-to-3 Before 6,500 Fans
Lion Hopefuls For Coining Intercollegiate Championships
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Quintet To Play
At Williamsport
By CHARLIE SCHAVARTZ
Lion courtmen will engage in the
first of their two post-season games
tonight in Williamsport when they
meet Williamsport Y. M. C. A., with
whom they ought not to have much
trouble.. The Thee Band, cheerlead
ers, and several hundred students are
expected to accompany them.
Pitt ran and passed and shot rings
around a bewildered Lion quintet in
a slip-shod, nonchalant practice ses
sion here Saturday night, handing
them a severe drubbing, 41-25, a score
which could easily have been more if
the Panthers had been in the mood.
The score was tied three times in
;the first half; once at 3-3 after five
minutes of play, again a minute later
at 5-5, and then at 10-10 after eleven
minutes: But froni then on Ross
Emrich . , high scoring Pitt guard, and
his teammates opened up, leading 23-
14 at the half.
.tight man-to-man defense
was expected, and the Lions • prac
ticed all week on "the shot to beat
Pitt"—a long overhand, but it only
worked twice, despite innumerable at
tempts by Mike Kornick and Johnny
Stocker. Stocker was the first one
to score on this shot, tossing it in
from the right-hand corner while on
the run in the last second of the first
half.
Captain Stocker closed the season
with 12t points to his credit, leading
Frank Smith by three points, with
Mike Kornick finishing third with
ninety-six tallies. This department
erred these past few issues in com
puting Stocker's and Bar Riley's rec
ords. Stocker has led Smith by two
points since the Syracuse game, while
Riley was gypped out of three ba
bets.
The game . was slow and the play
spotty. Stocker's field goal was the
only scoring in the last five minutes
of the first half, while the middle of
the second half produced no score for
almost six minutes. Even the Panth
er second team which finished out
the game was able to mix up the Li
ons. with their figure eights and ball
rolling tactics. Emrick was high
scorer for the visitors with fifteen
points, while Mike Kornick led the
Lions with four field goals and four
fouls.
The Lions were unanie to capital
ize on the rough body checking, shoul
der blocking and hockey tactics that
prevailed, sinking but nine out of fif
teen free shots. Pitt made nine of
their fourteen fouls.
'3B Boxers Lose Meet
To Army Plebes, 6-to-2
The freshman boxers suffered a
G-to-2 setback at the hands of the
Army plebs 'Saturday. The two
Donates, Bob and Sammy, 135, 195
!pounders, respectively, turned in the
only. victories for the Lions.
Stegmaier, Shaw, Blade, Bolder,
and Katz lost by decisions while Bn
ders, in the 175-pound class, lost by a
knockout.
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THE PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Lou Ritzie, in the 155, will be a
WRIGHTING
BETWEEN
THE LIONS
The old rumor about Herm Ever
hardus, varsity backfield and fresh
man basketball coach, going to re
sign is out again. 'Ever since last
October rumors to that effect have
been drifting into this office, and,
consequently, this column is writ
ten to end all Everhardus rumors.
You know, sort of like Life runs a
column or so to end all fly-in-soup
jokes.
Now we haven't talked with any
body officially connected with hir
ing or firing. Bez would say
"Nothing to it." :Higgins would.
say "Getting alone swell." Doc
Hay's would say "Rot"' Emperor
Franz Joseph Bedenk, baseball,
would just grunt.' Everhardus
would laugh itmff for print. •
The writer.'cannot see where
these: rumors,get, started. Maybe
Everhardus growls—everyone does
when something goes wrong and
something is always going_wrong
—and his hearers take him seri
ously. The grapevine'. telegraph
gets working, and within a collide
of hours, via Corner Room service,
Dux club leased• wire, and Gra
ham's agency, Everhardus is going
to quit, Everhardus is leaving next
month, Everhardus and: Higgins
had a row, Everhardus is going to
Michigan as head coach.
The one-time Michigan quarter
back is getting a rotten deal—a
fine opinion of Penn State. Idol
ized by his players and lionized by
every student, Everhardus is get
ting the rotten end of the stick.
Instead of helping him, the rumors
are having just the opposite effect.
Friends, rumor spreaders please
note.
There is only one' reason that
Everhardus would leave Penn State
—a ' more lbcrative offer. Not
every young gentleman just finish
ed with his Varsity playing career
can step into a coaching job where
there is more chance to do big
things and gain a reputation for
himself than at Penn State. The
Nittany Lion' these past five years
has been dragging in the mud with
a system of non-payment to ath
letes, a noble experiment that a
good many people are watching.
When he came here last Septem
ber, Everhardus could just about
diagram a football play. Since
then, he's had the benefit of work
ing with coaches who have been
in the business for well over a
decade. He's profited, he'll admit.
The oddest rumor is the one that
has Everhardus being groomed as
a head coach for sometime in the
future. Future would mean at
least five years. Everhardus, re
member, is in the same relative po
sition as Tommy Slusser; one-time
captain. What would, you say if
Slusser were suddenly named as
head coach ,of football? Don't
bother answering.
Personally, the writer believes
that Bezdek's move in getting
Everhardus here was a fine thing
for Penn State athletics, a follow
up for signing 'Chick' Werner for
track. Few persons would like to
see Everhardus leave, But it seems
that friends of the coach are cut
ting their own throats - by insisting
that Everhardus is getting. a rotten
deal.. '
STATE COLLEGE l SCRANTON
at service in the Intercollcgiates
are Intercollegiate champions
is, and Captain Mike Zeleznock.
eading contender for that weight's
Press Comments
Favor Schmeling
By JOHN MILLER
The referee declared Schmeling the
victor in the fight with Steve Hamas
by a technical knockout in the ninth
round. 'From all parts of the house,
the audience began to cheer, thus
showing their approval of the deci-
Their chances seemed equal for the
first three rounds, but then Schmel
ing's superiority began to show.
Schmeling showed better science than
his opponent, more system, and bet
ter footwork. Hamas showed admir
able pluck in attacking &limeling.
By the fifth round both were feeling
the effects of the struggle.
In the seventt round Schmeling
just rained blows on Hamas and con
tinued it until the American's man
ager called "Stop." Hamas could
hardly find himself against the mer
ciless onslaught. This victory opens
the way for Schineling to face the
world champion, Max Baer.
Whether the fight was in Germany,
whether the referee might have not
been neutral, or whether Charley
Harvey could lave found any other
reasons for declaring that the fight
might be unfair, would have no avail
as the superiority of Schmeling's box
ing was so pronounced that even the
worst referee would have no grounds
for giving the fight to anyone but
Schmeling. The German was the bet
ter boxer and the better fighter. His
right to challenge Baer was won de
cisively and fairly.
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West Pointers Tie State
Boxers, 4-4, in Final Dual
Ring Competition of Year
Lions Win In 135, 145, 155, Unlimited Classes;
Team Prepares For Intercollegiates.
By HARRY HENDERSON
Winning easily in the 135. 145, 155, and heavyweight
classes the Penn State boxers picked up their second tic of the
season with Army Saturday night, 4-4. This meet finishes dual
competition for the Lions, who this week-end will act as hosts to
the boxers of Syracuse, Western Maryland, Army. M. I. T.,
Princeton, Harvard, Toronto, Rut-f:
gars, Vil!..anova and the Coast Guard
_Academy.
In Saturday night's bouts Inter
collegiate champ Buss Criswell, in the
115, was decisioned by Cadet Beard.
This marks the second defeat of the
Lion lightweight champ, having lost
to Western Maryland's Bennett sev
eral wee:in ago m an unpopular de
cision. Bennett defeated Beard the
previous week-end.
Dick Tops McAndrews
Frankie McAndrews walked intera
a tough proposition when he met Co-
Captain Dick, of Army, in the 125-
pound class. Both men fought rather
evenly and the decision was close.
Dick was defeated by Captain Zelez
neck last year to win his Intercol
legiate crown.
Captain Mike Zeleznock, Penn
State's 135-pounder, got State's first
and only T. KO. of the evening when
he completely out-classed Cadet
Meany. Zelcznock carried the fight
throughout the three rounds, using
effectively his straight left jab 'and
right cross.
Goodman Downs Connor
Frankie Goodman,. State, who has
been showing • some real stuff this
year, his first in the Intercollegate
league, snared State's second point
when he got a decision in his bout
with Connor in the 145-pound class.
Lou Ritzie, 155-pounder, was the
next Lion boxer to tack a point on
State's score, making it 3-to-2 in favor
of State. Ritzie jabbed his way
through to a clean decision over
Bogby, Army. Ritzie is now in better
shape. than any other time during
the season, with both his fight Satur
day night and' against Keyser of
Western Maryland a week ago as
definite proof.
In the 165-pound and 175-pound
bouts State took a terrific walloping
when Cadet Parrot and Janzan ham
mered out a decision and a T.Ko..over
Johnny Sawchak, and Clyde Ander
son, respectively.
Experience, superior skill, and
strength of the Army boxers put both
State men at a great disadvantage
from the start of their respective
bouts. Neither of them came close to
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overcoming that disadvantage.
Tony Richter, who has been 140 hap
less as to step into the heavyweight
league when its is at its peak as far
as boxing is concerned, took over
Army's Stillman by a decision. Rich
ter had it all over Stillman, who
never seriously pushed-him. And once
pgaint Richter has saved State from
a defeat by either winning or draw
ing his bout.
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