-THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1940 ilillllilillllljllßllllllilllllllilllllllllllllllllHilillllllllUli Between The lions WITH DICK PETERS - wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii l Sneak Preview -'ln "the best Hollywood colloqui "."hlism, jt’s going to toe the most ; stupendous;- most colossal; most magnificent, most colorful prod uction of the year. We speak now ■ '-'of—the National Intercollegiate • boxing tourney which will show ''in-Rec Hall next weekend. Here’s some first-hand-propaganda con cerning the. affair which shows why it will be: • Take -’between 80 and 90- of the top-notch leather-stingers in the country , and throw them to gether in one ring over a three day period and you’re bound to v have some-action. Add four 1940 champions re turning to defend their titles against some upset-minded box ers from-other-schools.' On deck will toe Johnny.Joca, University of'"Flcrrida-'s 135 pound titlehold er; Ted Kara of Idaho, defending 1939 and 1940 NCAA winner; 'Laune Erickson, aiso of Idaho, who will be out to retain his 165 crown; and Nick Lee, Wisconsin 175 ace who will move up to the : unlimited weight this year. •- Mix in an undefeated team from Southwestern Louisiana In stitute, victors in seven consecu tive dual meets this winter, in • eluding” the 1940 NCAA team. —champs .from . Idaho.. The boys from Louisiana look like The best ' toet 'to "gain- National 'honors in ~3SecrHall7Though Idaho will toe out for revenge and in there to save their title. ' Stir in boxing teams represent- ing 14 states and the District of Columbia, coming from as far as Washington State College and San Jose State' College on the Pacific Coast. Sprinkle around a pinch of colorful individuals like Prank Garro, Bucknell’s sensational •lone entry'who, after fighting his first season in varsity competition without a defeat, will toe the Bisons’ 145 pound' hope. Then •there V-the brother combine, co .captains-Ted and Frank Kara of Idaho who will be present, and Leo Houck, Jr., son of Penn State T s - ring "mentor, who will fight'at 175-for Catholic U. Bake well over three days and you have' a~show that’s tough to beat, though we wish there could toe more flavor added toy the Nit tany.Liop entries.. Maimen Depart form Finals After'toeing- buffeted by bad luck- at the -Intercollegiates last weekendj.Cap.tain Frank Gleason, Joe Scalzo, and Chuck Rohrer departed —today for their final fling at-wrestling when they com pete, in. the national tournament beginning tomorrow-at Lehigh. Accompanied by sophomores Charlie Ridenour and Jack Kerns, these three senior war riors will close their mat careers with a final bid to climb back to the mat prominence. Gleason~ wiir-attempt to wrest away the'.: 136-pound title and better his 1939 intercollegiate championship. Scalzo, who was -National runnerup and victor -over Intercollegiate Champ Har old Masem of Lehigh in that .Tsa'me year, is - gunning for the '• 145-pound crown. 1 Undefeated Oklahoma A& M -will be defending their national ’■.team championship against such unbeaten mat squads as Penn-, ••Temple, Haverford, and Lock 1 Haven State :.Teaehers College. S Practically!raHr-'EIWA teams thave sent’entries with the Middle 2 West teams composed of Minne -sota, .Michigan, Michigan State, H Purdue, lowa, Nebraska, Indiana, .t4St«ois: Ohio State, and others. IM Wresting Finalists Grapple On Saturday Basketball Eliminations Scheduled For Tuesday Eight more, semi-finalists in intramural wrestling .won last night at Rec Hall to qualify for the finals on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. which were originally set for Monday. 135-pound: Herb Jennings, SAE, pinned Jim Kramer, SAE, 1:55. 145-pound: Bob Roy, Phi Kap pa Sig, pinned Ed Greist, Alpha Chi Sig, 1:30. 145-pound independent: Dick McNaul decisioned Frank Yeagle, Jordan Hall; and John Metzler pinned Francis Kavanaugh, two year Ag, 4:30. 155-pound: Avery Kearney, Alpha Chi Sig, pinned Bill Horst, Delta Chi, 2:30. 155-pound independent: Harold Baylor, Penn State. Club, deci sioned Len Fruchter, Watts Hall. 1‘65-pound: ■Ed • Phillips, Tau Phi Delt, decisioned -Joe Mc- Cormick, KDR. . 1-6’5-pound independent: J-lerm Snyder, Penn State Club, deci sioned Morris Stern, Watts Hall. Basketball Intramural basketball tapered hitter with either hand and not off last night with five playoff ed for his aggressiveness, Erick games to decide winners in their .son hopes to repeat his 1940 tri respective leagues. Final stand- umph in Rec Hall next week. ings will be released tomorrow, Xwo vandal football stars, with single eliminations slated— chace Anderson and Vito Berl for next Tuesday night. l U s, both ends, are entered in the In the fraternity league Pi 2.75 and heavyweight classes re- Kappa Alpha forfeited to Beta spectively. Norm Jensen, 135- Theta Pi; and Delta Theta Sigma pound sophomore, earned his broke a league tie with TKE No. pj ace on the Idaho squad with 1, 10-7. Independent results are strong left Nittany Co-op 17, Hornets 16; Penn State Club 11, Penn State Forestry Society, 6; and Zephyrs 27, Watts Hall Whites 21. Volleyball Fraternity: Sigma Nu defeat ed’AGß, 15-o,' 16-14; Alpha Chi Sigma over Alpha Chi Rho, 15- 8, 15-9; Alpha Sigma Phi beat Beaver House, 15-11, 15-11; Beta Sigma Rho decisioned. Lambda Chi, 15-1, 16-14; Sigma Phi Ep silon trounced Sigma Pi, 15-9, 15-5; and Phi Sigma Delta down- ed Sigma Nu, 13-15, 15-10, 15-7. Independents: Phys Ed Ma jors downed Pioneer House, 15-9, 15-2; Fairmount Hall beat Col- onial Hotel, 15-d, 15-13; and Watts Hall defeated West House, 15-5, 15-13. Lacrosse Team Built Around Nine Veterans Hoping for a break in the weather to permit outside prac tice, the Nittany Lion lacrosse team is drilling hard for its open ing tilt with Navy at Annapolis on April 12. Despite the loss of 16 men by graduation and 4 men by inelig ibility, Coach Nick Thiel has nine veterans to bolster the team. He also has six outstanding sopho mores who probably be ac tive this year. ' The veterans are Captain War ren Dattlebaum, Jimmy Riddell, Jim Ritter, A 1 Blair, Bill Hen ning, Mort Saler, Bill Ziegenfus, John McHugh, and Mark Sing ley. Potential sophomores are Bob Koch, Bob Thorpe, Wayne •Bitner, Jim Gdtwallis, Jim Hend erson, and Jack Santmyers. Dattlebaum, Riddell, and Blair will toe keymen in the attack, and Henning and Ziegenfus will act as defensemen. Webb fleeted To Captain Nataiors In 1942 Season Elmer Webb, varsity foack stroker, was.’elected yesterday to succeed Bill Kirkpatrick as cap tain of the Lion swimmers for the 1942 season. Johnny Miller, freshman tank er, was chosen honorary captain of the cub swimmers. "" . THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Idaho Enters Six In NCAA Tourney One of the strongest teams en tered in the'seventh annual box ing tournament, starting here next Thursday, is. the six-man squad_ representing the Univer sity of Idaho, winner of the mythical 1940 national intercol- legiate boxing championship and 1940 Pacific Coast champions. Heading the Idaho list are Ted and Frank Kara, co-captains of the Vandal team. Ted was 127- pound National king in 1939, 120- pound titleholder last year. He' also captured the 1940 Pacific Coast title. A finished boxer with a wicked left hook, Ted was captain of the 1936 U. S. Olympic boxing team. He is undefeated in 67 collegiate matches. Frank, Ted's youngest brother. Pacific Coast 127-pound champ last year. Married, he has been defeated only once in 37 bouts. Laune Erickson, 165-pound six-footer, won a double National and Pacific Coast title last year in his first varsity season. A hard INTERFRATERNITY BALL WILL BRADLEY THE PRIZE— Transportation by rail, bus, or automobile from any point in the State, and a complimentary invitation to attend Interfraternity Ball as guests of the Committee. All your import has to do is tell the Committee in 25 words or less “Why I Want To Come To Penn State for Inter fraternity Ball Week-end." THE RULES— (1.) All entries must reside in the State of Pennsylvania, or be attending a college within the State, othecJhaa-the Pennsylvania State College. (2.) Entries must state in 25 words or less “Why I Want To Come To Penn State for Interfraternity Ball Week-end.” (3.) All entries must be post-marked not later than midnight, March 29. (4.) All entries must be addressed to Interfratemity Ball Committee, % Student Union. (5.) The winner will be announced April 3. Cold Weather Limifs Lion Baseball Practice To Rec Hall Workouts That 'perennial weather jinx ■has cropped up again this year tc keep the Nittany baseballers indoors until a few days before their first game on April 11, with practice confined to “pepper practice" in Rec Hall and limber ing up of pitchers’ arms under the Beaver Field stands. Although Coach Joe Bedenk hasn’t issued a call for fielders, some candidates are loosening up afternoons in Rec Hall in prep aration for the outdoor practice sessions. Pitchers hold the center of 'baseball activity now. Twirlers Chuck Medlar, Jimmy Richard son, and Bob Robinson fprm the nucleus of the pitching staff with A 1 Mauer, Wes Smith, and Ed Tuleya building the prospect of a well-balanced Nittany mound crew. Richardson, Mauer, and Tuleya are left handers. Only veteran infielder is Cap tain Eddie Sapp. Bill Debler and Pean.v Gates supply experienced outfield material. America’s Original Hand-Woven Tie Ink The McGrossen Hand-Woven Tie These hand-woven ties are made in Sante Fe, New Mexico and have the color of this picturesque country. The best knotting tie on the market. It will J|g|l|>k i . weave indefinitely, and hold its shape indefinitely. WILL BRADLEY IMPORTING! Till YOUR DATE ABOUT THIS CONTEST—SHE'II LQ.VE IT!! —Send Your Import This Ad — Five Lions Enter Title Gym Meet Five Lion gymnasts are round ing in perfect condition for their assault on the star-studded entry list which will gather in Boston on Saturday for the Eastern In tercollegiate Gymnastic League. With the dual meet season suc cessfully completed, Coach Gene Wettstone’s cohorts still rue that narrow 28-26 defeat by Temple and an upset at hands of the West Point Cadets, the only teams to finish ahead of them in league standings. The oppor tunity to reverse some of the in dividual setbacks wiil N be pre sented to the boys on Saturday and from all appearances the Owls and Cadets are in for stiff competition. Roman Pieo’s finger injury has been coming along, and while still far from excellent shape, the Lion ace is hoping to score heav ily in the all-around competition. The other State entries will be Lew Bordo, Sol Small, Johnny Trybala, and John Teti, all soph omores. 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