Semi eekly dr EXTRA ‘*\. 955 Volume XXXIV, Number 48'.'Y6... MATMEN:: . TOPPLE Lions Nose Out Orange To Criswell Keeps Crown; Goodman, Sam Donato, Richter All Win Titles Syracuse Gets 2 Individual Titles As Harvard Takes Third Place. Penn State won the E. I. B. A. title here tonight with 24 points. Syracuse was second with. 21 points, and Harvard was third with 14 points. Penn State had 4 individual champions, in the" 115-pound class, the 135-pound class, the 145-pound class, and the unliMited class. This is the sixth title for Penn State. Izzy Richter won his first intercollegiate championship when he out-pointid Tiny Jim Brown of Syracuse in a close, hot battle. Richter's victory won the title for the Lions. Tony Sala of Villanova retained his 175-pound champion- ship _lehen he out-slugged Harvard's Bill Smith. Smith out-point ed the husky 7 7 111rioian in the first round, *hen Sala:.eame back swinging in the second and third to win the fight by a long mar gin. - Tony Ortenzi; of Western Maryland, defeated Rhoda to _win third. place Jefferis Retains Title Captain Ray 4efferis won the 165-pound title whin he shad- ed Arnly's Jim Luper in a close three-roUnd decision. Both started slow and, fought an even first round. Jefferis knocked Luper down in the second' round with a hard right from which the West Pointer quickly recovered and carried the remainder of the round. Saw•chak, of State, Ritzie Loses Title Fighting at a disadvantage because of an injured right hand, Lou Ritzielost his 'title in the 155-pound class to Ord Fink, of Syracuse, in a close three round decision. Fink carried the first_ and second rounds by a very - slight margin, relying sole ly on his left' jab.• The .welterweight champion apparently won the final round by a wide margin, staggering Fink with hard lefts which had the Orangeman groggy by the end of the fight. York of West Point' won third place. Donate Shades MeGiveeli Sammy. Donato was crowned Inter collegiate champion in the 145-pound class when he usurped the crown from title-holder Artie McGivern, of SyracUse, in a close three-round de-, cision. . Early 'in .the second. round Sammy forced tbe champion to the ropes and a slug-fest ensued. For the remainder of tile round,- both fighters traded punches; clinching frequently. , The sturdy Lion . welterweight again forced the Orangeman to the ropes in, the third, and then came out -to carry the fight to his opponent. Penn State won another champion ship when Franlcie Goodman defeat., ed Peter Ward, of Harvard, in three rounds to annex the 135-pound title. Frank lacked the punch which char acterized his victories, visibly weak ened by the cold from which he has been suffering. ' After a close first round, in which Goodman slightly shaded the Crimson fighter,' Frankie came out strong to take te second, his long-range punch es. finding their mark with apparent success: The Nittany fighter settled down to hold his „opponent on even terms in the final round. Crampton Takes Title In the '125-pound class the cham pionship 'went to Walter Crampton, of 'Harvard,. who battled out a clean est decision over Ben Soloman of Syr acuse. Crampton was undefeated in two years of meet competition. • Both fighters battled fairly even in the first round, but Crampton widen ed the breach by out-pointing Solo man in the second and third rounds. Tony . Clunienewski; of 'M I. T., de. By 808 GRUBB won third place on,a forfeit feated Bob Donato, of State, to take third place. Captain Russ Criswe:l, of Penn ! State, Won his third, Intercollegiate crown in the 115-pound class when he decisively defeated Alexander Va lois, of Harvard, accomplishing a fent that has been duplicated only twice in . Eastern Intercollegiate history. Russ opened his attack early in the first round with a hard right to Valois' head, continuing to batter the. Crimson fighter with staggering lefts and rights. He pummeled Va lois in the second with Staggering blows, but the Harvard man came back strongly at the opening of the third. Both fighters boxed around early in. the round, Russ effectively keeping out of the way of Valois' few long range punches. Valois was groggy and bleeding profusely as the fight ended. Mullins, of Syracuse, won third place in the 11:5-pound class, scoring, a decision over Norton of M. I. T. Mastrella, of Syracuse, won third ! place in the 135-pound division by a forfeit from Cox of Western Mary-' land: In the unliimited class Polite corvo, of Wester!? Maryland, was au tomatically awarded third place. 6 State Boxers To Fight at NCAA Tourney Coach Leo Houck will said six,'and possibly seven, of his Nittany Lion boxers to the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament at the University of Virginia, Char lottesville, iklarch.27 and 28. The N. C. A. A. tourney will serve as the basis for selection of qualifying• col lege mitmen for the Olympic try outs. Captain Russ •Criswell, 116-pound er; Frankie Goodman, 136 pounds; Sammy Donato, junior welterweight; Lou Ritzie, senior welterweight; Bill Rhoda,. light-heavyweight,. and lazy Richter, heavyweight, are the Penn State mentor's choides - to compete in the nationals. Bob Donnto, 126-pound er, may also, be included, depending upon his showing in the semi-final and final round of the eastern tour nament- STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY; MARCH 14, 1936 Wins Third Title CR/SWELL. •• PENA./ STATE Poe..wo. CHAMPION . . . State, _S'yiacuse.: tio.ce:s.s'fightei..s. Ili.i':llsiiiii.g:Fiiials Penn State and Syracuse each sent frie.tnen•into the final round' of the tournament as n result of this after noon's semi-finals. Harvard retained four men. to compete in the wind-up bouts. • .Penn State's Captain Russ 'Cris well' repeated his dual meet victory, over 'Francis Mullins in the 'bantam- Weight - encounter, easily taking all three-rounds in the semi-final. Both fighteis started slowly, but Criswell opened up in the last half of the round, rushing Mullins to• the ropes three times with straight lefts. - Mullins landed a hard left and fol lowed with a clean right as the sec ond round' opened and Criswell re taliated, again driving the Orangeman to the ropes with hard lefts. ,The Syracuse. fighter Started fast in the third, but both settled down early in the round, with Criswell holding Mul lins off to take the - round by a safe margin. Walter Crampton, Harvard 125- pounder was too much for Bob Do nato of Penn State and gained three-round decision which sent him into the finals to meet - Bed Solomon (Continued on . page fou79 Retains 135-Title I.lc/fr, PENN STATE 135 POUND. CI/AMP/ON THROUGH THE ROPES By WALT FBEUNSCII The Goodman-Mietrella go gets the nod as the closest fight of the fifteen last night. The - Rhoda-Smith fuss could have gone either way up to, the last minute. + +, + Army's Layer bas a fighting stance that makes you think of somebody lost thought—until he lets go with that left. ' Then the opponent gets ;lost. + + + Best. indoor sport'of yesterday af ternoon: watching'the coaches as they insPect the 'weighing-in Process. Jef feris came within..the limit by the margin of one deep, exhalation—and then everybody sighed. BERCI Handicap ',department: Syra cuse fighters held their Thursday workout - In the• corridors of-the ',yearning Hotel in Williamsport. That's one' reason why ilt.leris almost failed to make the weight. + + t Harvard% strategy in switching Smith and'Robertsownetted them lit, tle—but it certainly-disappointed-the fans who wanted to see Smith and Jefferis tangle. EZECI Four Syracuse fans waved fist fuls of bucks around the Corner yesterday for purpose.of wager ing. Yougel, - with a touch )of grim' humor, tags their car out side with a ticket; the violation space said, "In the,red." &Mart money. says all bets are off for those boys. +++ We don't know what to make of Harvard theSe days. Not only did their 145-pounder'sport tattooing, but it 'Wan a bird on his LEFT WING! What do you think, Mr. Crichton? INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS 115-Pound Class Criswell, Penn State 125-Pound Class Crampton, Harvard 135-Pound Class Goodman, Penn State 145-Pound Class S. Donato, Penn State 155-Pound Class Fink, Syracuse 165-Pound Class Jefferis, Syracuse 175-Pound Class Sala, yillanova Unlimited Class Richter, Penn State Drops To Fink 'IT.Z7E,IVNAISTArE I. 5•4•• POUND CIIIMPIoAI 118-Pound Champ SIIOI.KcoN, PRO! STATE 118 PO