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If you were to tell any Penn State
student that college boxing is on the
decline, you would be answered with
a lusty Bronx cheer. Our Dean of
Alen, who contributes the Daily Half
Colyuie to the Centre Daily Times,
recently devoted his pillar to the
threatened .decline of the sport. And
for this statement he deserves no
Bronx cheer. For, looking at college
boxing outside of Penn State and a
very few other schools, one can see
that his observation is well backed
up.
In spite of the fact that box
ing here is just about tops among
the school's fourteen varsity
sports. it is definitely on the de
cline in more than one school
and the reason that the colyumist
gives for the decline is that "few
colleges have been able to popu
larize and control boxing as
State has done." our knowl
edge, no college has been able
to popularize and control the
sport as is done here, unless it
be Wisconsin.
A survey of the Eastern Intercol
legiate Boxing circuit, for example,
would reveal that the sport is carried
on in a style that does not even an
proaeh our own. Few coaches have
had the professional ring experience
that Leo Houck has had. Few schools
are able to maintain
. the 'sport on a
paying basis. And we are safe in
saying that no other school is able to
stage a dual meet or an intercollegi
ate tournament with the efficiency
and:style that characterizes the meets
here.
Syracuse, always a leading con
tender, along with the Lions, for the
eastern title, turns out some fine ring
teams under the tutelage of Roy Sim
mons, who boxed in college and also
in the pro ring for a short time. But,
as far as we have been able to deter
mine, it has neither the equipment and
management to sun a meet, nor the
student support that boxing enjoys
here. From Syracuse, one takes a
long step downward in the field of
college boxing and there are only
Army and Navy to add anything to
the bright side of college boxing in
the east. All who witnessed the Na
tional tourney at the University of
Virginia last year will agree that the
boys down there have a lot to learn
when it comes to a dual meet, let
alone a national tournament.
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State in his piece, "Sock Broth
ers." which appeared in Collier's
a few weeks ago. Crichton made
a detailed study of the college
hosing business for his article. at
tending the eastern tournament
here last year besides looking at
the picture in other schools. The
lack sf cheering at college meets
evidently. .amused Crichton, for he
took some time and space to de
scribe this "strange custom" to
hie readers, neglecting to say,
however, that there is a rule
which prohibits cheering during
the progress of a fight. Because
he gave no definite reason for the
lack of ringside hysteria, many
of his readers who are ignorant
of the rules may have received
the impression that college box
ing is a sport for sissies.
Add Geneva to the list of little ca.
leges playing big-time basketball in
the manner of Westminster during
the Lav:ther regime there. The West-
I ern Pennsylvania cagers trounced
Long Island University, a metropol
itan headliner for• a good many sea
sons... The latter school has dropped
plans for a gridiron comeback this
fall, continuing to devote their ath
letic energy to winning basketball
games . . . The Big Ten conference
has its own set of rules. The only
w•ay they differ from. other college
rules is that the winning team takes
home the. ball . . . Charlie Prosser
ma}• give Sally hloihoff a run for
high-scorer on the Lion five this sea
son. having scored 19 paints in league
games to SolVs 29.
Max Dem= is probably say
ing •'Snow use" by now Two
light falls of snow have given
the 30 or 40 skiing enthusiasts
little practice this year . . . If
and when snow comes, Dercum
can rely on Bill Bramble as an
assistant coach. Bramble came
here from Carleton College, lowa,
this semester and has skiied with
the best of them in Switzerland
. . . Merchants who had looked
forward to a banner year for the
sale of skiffs and accessories have
just about given an the ghost.
for many are advertising "Sale
of Ski .Equipmeat."
When Tont Ponteearvo, Western
Maryland ring behemoth ,who lost his
eastern heavyweight title to Izzy
Richter here last year, applied for a
job on Joe Louis' training staff, he
dropped , a few letters from his name
and is now billed as "Tom Ponte."
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Lions Leave
For Academy
Match Today
Ex-captain Light Joins
Team for Naval
Tilt Away
By FRANCIS H. SZYMCZAK
With the return of Jack Light to
his 115-pound berth and the reap
pearance of John Calvin and Bob
Reynolds, the wrestling team will be
considerably strengthened for the
Navy meet at Annapolis on Saturday
afternoon.
Prospects for a successful wrestling
season at Navy are quite bright and
in all probability a well-balanced team
will face the Lion matmen. The Navy
lost its opener to V. M. 1., but de
feated North Carolina State in its
second engagement.
Player To illeet O'Dowd
All weight classes are being strong
ly contested at the Naval Academy
with the exception of the heavyweight
position which is tilled . by Herb Play
er. Last year, Captain O'Dowd
dropped a close decision to Player
and followers of the sport believe that
Joe will make it strong comeback,
especially after a longer training per
iod and his quest for an initial vic
tory. .
Freddy Stegmnie•, who looked quite
competent in the Chicago meet, will
be the. Blue and White representative
in the 118-pound class. He will wrestle
Bob Rogers, Navy letterman of last
season.-
Ray Brooks seems to be the logical
candidate for the 126-pound class, but
the Craighead twins have been team
ing up on Ray and awaiting a chance
to slip in for varsity experience. Be
ing more experienced, Ray will prob
ably survive the eliminations to face
Navy's George . Abiel, a beginner in
varsity competition.
Zazzi Returns to 135
Bob Reynolds' knee injury 'has
healed and he has 'been limbering up
during the past week. Aldo Zazzi who
was moved up to the 145-pound di
vision to replace Light will be facing
Reynolds in the eliminations for a
chance to meet Kleiss, Navy's 135-
pound representative. Zaz z i has
proved himself a real wrestler and
should outscore Reynolds who is tak
ing part in his first year of competi
tion.
Jack Light, eastern intercollegiate
title holder of the 145-pound champ
ionship, will participate in his first
meet of the season ',then he •meets
Navy's Welles. Light carried a heavy
schedule the first semester and de
aided to wait until the second semes
ter• before he participated in athlet
ics.
John Calvin, another of Speidel's
injured grapplers, has been respond
ing to treatment for his knee injury
and depending on • his weight, may
take part in . the Navy meet. Calvin
will have the tough assignment of
meeting Navy's Captain J. W. Mer
ryman in the 155-pound tussle.
Bachman Holds 165 Post
Joe Krupa has returned from prac
tice teaching but finds that he has
a period of training to go through
before he is ably conditioned to match
Don Bachman, sophomore, who has
been holding down Joe's 165-pound
position. Realizing that Joe needs
training and conditioning, Speidel has
decided to use Bachman against the
Academy's W. D. Smith who has left
the boxing ranks to return to wrest
ling.
Ross Shaffer, Lion dependable in
the 175-pound division, will meet Car
son of Navy. The Shaffer-Valoiz scrap
during the Chicago meet went the
limit as far as wrestling is concerned.
Suffering a leg injury, .Shaffer car
ried on against his highly-publicized
opponent to possess a time advan
tage of about two minutes in win
ning the bout.
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THE TENN STATE COLLEGIAN
8 Regulars Resume Ring Work
In Preparation For Pitt Meet
Boxers Idle Saturday, Face Panthers Tuesday;
Remain Undefeated After Cornell Win, 6 to 2
Popular rumors that' half of Penn State's impressive boxing team either
flunked out or left school for other• reasons were proven false this week when
all eight varsity performers reported for practice despite registration.
After a week's layoff, Coach Leo liouck's mittmen returned to work in
preparation for the Pitt meet next Tuesday in Pittsburgh. The team will be
idle this week-end.
Outstanding on Coach Houck's li
Sopchak and Tapman„ for the gruel!
Wisconsin, and Army which come in
rapid order. 2. Get the veterans, from
Goodman through to Richter, in the
same shape that put them among the
'coders last season. 3. Have Soose
and Kociubinsky printed far heavy
duty.
The undefeated Nittany boxers
must expect too tough meets next
week with Pitt Tuesday and Syra
cuse Saturday. The former will he
plenty hard, and the Orange battle
will undbubtedly be the greatest of
the year for.both teams.
Before the examinations set in, the
ring team easily defeated an improv
ed Cornell outfit, G to 2; at Cornell.
With few exceptions, the Blue and
White battlers were none too impres
sive in their second straight victory.
Nittany boxing fans who read re
ports of Richter's knockout could not
understand how the Eastern intercol
legiate champion could be knocked
out by an inexperienced heavyweight.
The answer is simple. After hitting
Cornell's Siemer all over the ring for
the first round, racy, in an attempt
to slow up the fight, was caught in a
clinch. The Ithacan raised his head
and butted Richter over the eye, caus
ing the light. to be stopped. One
stitch fixed Izzy up and after nearly
two,wecks, he is ready to go again.
Tapman's knockout is another
story. In Moe Goldbas, the Lion
sophomore met Cornell's outstanding
toning prospect since the sport was
founded there,'three years ago. Gold
bats had Tapman down fOr the count
cf nine early in the first round, and
after a terrific ten seconds of toe-to
toe slugging, the fight was stopped
when Tapinitn was forced to the
ropes.
Alex Sopelialt - started the State
team off to an early lead_in the 115-
class as her easily outpointed John
Lehni of Cornell. Soapy led through-
Cherundolo Praised
By Snavely, Cornell
Chuck Cheriindolo wos praised by
Carl Snavely in an interview by a
COLLEGIAN reporter with the Cornell
football mentor last week. .
"Chetundolo," Snavely said, "re
`minds the of the old-time football
player. He was tough, • and I . know
he played every minute of six games.
In the old days, a football player
was expected to play sixty minutes
all the time.
"I can't understand the so-called
experts leaving the Penn State cap
tain off the all-American teams,"
Snavely said. "In my opinion, Cher
. andel° was the hest center in the
east last year."
Snavely praised the Penn State
team for its performance against, his .
Cornell gridders. He said the open
ing game next year ,for both teams
would determine their seasons' suc
cess.
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t of things to be done arc: I. Prepare
ng meets with Pitt, Syracuse, Navy,
out with a good left jab, and he was.
forcing the fight in the third•stanza.
Eastern and National champion
Frankie Goodman looked far from
impressive as he attempted to connect
with a ducking, runnitu, shaky John
Tausig. Goodman's aggressiveness
and a few blows earned him the deci
sion in this 135-pound go.
After Sammy Donato was declared
the winner of the 145-pound bout by
forfeit, Billy Soose stepped into the
ring and scored an impressive .third
round knockout over the Cornell vet
eran, Ira Wilion. Soose, in winning
his fourth intercollegiate fight with
his fourth KO, was puzzled at first
by the Red southpaw.
Captain Lou Ritzie looked best of
all as be took a first round KO win.
from Len McLaughlin. Ritzie jabbed
his opponent until a cut on the right
cheekbone forced the referee, former
middleweight champion George Court
ney, to halt the fight.
way and wrestling mixed as
Kociubinsky won by a knockout over
the Cornell footballer, Lou Grossman.
As Grossman charged, Ito threw him
off, until a few rights in the second
round called a stop.
Freshman' Wrestlers
Meet George School
Coach Bob Higgins will send his
freshman wrestlers through another
elimination tournament to select a
team to oppose George School here
February 20. According to Higgins,
the team that defeated Merccrsburg
18 to 14, was the best balanced fresh
man mina(' State had had in some
time. King, Shmukler, Gensler, and
Bortz show • more than, nverage
ity and should make' a strong bid for•
varsity competition in their sopho
more year.
George School lacks wrestlers in
both the 175 and heavyweight divi
sions but will replace these by using
two men in two of the lighter weights
of its own choice.
Frosh Boxers TO.Face
Bucknell on Saturday
. Leo Houck, varsity mentor who has
taken over the freshmen since the
departure of Tom ShisSer, will have
a hit and miss proposition on his
hands when he selects his fighters
for the opening yearling fisticuff
match with Bucknell's frosh in Rec
Hull Saturday afternoon at 3:30
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Thursday, February 4. 19.17
o'clock, following the freshman bas
ketball game.
Only men practically sure of en
tering the ring Saturday are Jam
peti o in the 15-pound class and
Qunilley in the 175-pound section.
Houck will select his other starters
from: 115 pounds. 'Smith and :Wil
son; 125 pounds, Simkow and Deib
ler; 195 pounds, Sandson 'and
man; 155 pounds, Silvestri, Blair, and
Koran; 165 pounds, Kolb and Alter;
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