CuUrgiatt'' VQL. 37—No. 114 Two State Boxers In National Finals Baird, Scally Fjght Tonight For NCAA Titles By STAN PoKEMPNER ’ Two of Penn State’s three semi-finalists defeated their op ponents by clear margins in the National Boxing last night to ad vance . to tonight’s finals. Bobby Baird, the Lion 145-pound, cap tain elect and All-College Pres ident-elect, and Paul Scally, sen ior 175-pounder will fight for National titles tonight. Billy Stanley, after his first victory in intercollegiate boxing advanc ed him to the semi-finals, lost by decision' to Edwin Ourso of Southwestern Louisiana. Scally’s fight with Florida’s un defeated Jimmy DeCourcy open ed slowly, with neither boy tak ing the aggressive. DeCourcy started ■ rushing the Lion 175- pounder, but Scally countered with hard lefts to the head and tied the ’Gator up. The second round opened more actively still rush ing, but being held off by Scally’s long left. Scally, nearly a head •taller than the Florida ringman, landed a stinging right near the. end of the period that shook De- Cour'cy. ' DeCotircy’s close fighting both ered Scally at the beginning of the third round, but 'Scally came Iilii!l!imillllllllllltlllll!lllillllllllllllllllllllllll!llllllllllimillllllllll!lllllll!lllll!llllimillllimilll!l!llllllllllllllillli back a Strong series of lefte FIGHTER ' Weight FIGHTER S&h'te “ a “Harper, S.W. la. ..... -120- T. Kara, Idaho si-d caii the fight * Meg"*- S"-- I Kara, Idaho opponent in the first round, jab- Rsnkm, Wisconsin 135 —-Coffman, Wash. S. bing often with fast lefts. Jolly- Penn State —l4s Tabiasson, Calif. Ag. more was unable to place a tell- Belaire, LSU —lss Roth, Wisconsin ing blow hr the first canto. Erickson, Idaho : —l6s Sanders, N. Carolina Jollymore sfeemed to come Scally, Penn State — l7s _ Speigelberg, Wash. S. alive in the second, landing hard, Kimball, N. Carolina —Hvy — Campbell, S.W. La. looping rights to Baird’s head, momentarily dazing the Lion star, Both 'men exchanged hard blows in the last stanza,. with Baird pushing the Badger to his utmost.; Jollymore ended the fight'with a desperate rally,-but Baird ■ held him off. ' - Baird -was so happy when he heard the decision that he jump ed out of the ring, ignoring the steps. In the first round against Ourso, undefeated Southwestern Louisiana star, Stanley was clear ly outclassed as the southerner landed a ratio of 14 blows to Stanley’s three. Stanley’s nose started to bleed near the end. of the round. Ourso opened up his heavy ar tillery mid-way in the second round, /rocking Stanley’s head with stiff rights and lefts. In a last minute rally Stanley rushed his southpaw opponent as the third round closed, but Ourso’s victory was not in doubt. Las! Fight Extra Out Tonight • The third and last of Colle gian's fight extras will be sold in State College immediately after the final round of the NCAA boxing tourney tonight.' Like the first two issues, it will contain complete results and summaries of the bouts. The. price is five cents. / Tonight’s issue will be a re make of this paper and will not be distributed to regular sub scribers as were the first two. Two Slugging Entries In Finals Tonight , Badger Gen'e Rankin’s, left, victory over Johnny Joca, Florida, in the 135-pound class brings him into the finals tonight against Les Coffman, Wash. Laune Erickson, Idaho, will meet Eldon Sanders, N. C. in the 165-pound class. iiii!:fimiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiuiuiiiiiiiiiuimmiiiitiiiiuii|i!iiniiiiiiniiHiiiiiiiiiiiii!iimii FINALISTS IN TONIGHT'S NCAA TOURNEY BOUTS (iiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Knocking Around The NCAA iiimiuiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiii One of the most interested spectators at the bouts . this weekend is Dean Sackett, once head of the School of Engineer ing, who came in from New York state to see the bouts. The former dean,. who is up- in his seventies, is one of the greatest fans of any sport that you could find. And he thinks there’s nothing like a Penn State sport event. Way ahead of this leather tossing era, is DeWitt Portal, mentor of the San Jose State boys. Maybe you haven’t not iced, but both Dick Miyagawa, the little Filipino flash, and Bob Webber California school, switched from right to left stance for each round. It’s an experiment with Portal, who believes in befuddling his oppo nents. Another trick Portal has tried is the “honor system,” in which the boxing bout is carried on without a referee in the ring. He used the method in his in tramural competition at San Jose with success, and also in the dual meets with the Califor nia Aggies and Idaho. It sounds like a good idea, but a little im practical unless the fighters are educated to it. With gate receipts through the semi-finals estimated at $3,300, OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 29, 1941, STATE COLLEGE, PA. With DICK PETERS the seventh annual NCAA boxing tourney seemed likely to fall under last year’s gate receipts of $6,500, at Sacramento, Cal. Last night, a crowd of 3,000, same as Thursday night, watched the bouts. Tonight’s attendance is expected to fill the hall to cap acity. A full house will bring the receipts within range of last year’s total. You can believe it or not, blit as the semi-finals began last night, the Nittany Lions were tied for second place, if the num ber of men in the semi-finals means anything. At least, the Lions were tied with LSU for second place, each having" three men in the bout. Southwestern Louisiana was in first place with five mitters. Billy Soose, next middleweight king of the world, will be in town today for the finals. Billy the Kid, who knows more about „ run arounds than the brass ring on the merry-go-round, never took part in a National tourney him self. Frankie Goodman ’37, one of ihe greatest boxers in Plnn State ring history, is expected here to tonight to present his third annual 'Goodman Trophy to the outstanding senior on this year’s squad. * $ * * * * * * LSU, Idaho, Wisconsin, Washington State, Lions, SW La. In Close Race College boxing’s battle for the mythical national title was a toss-up after the semi-finals in Rec Hall last night. Southwestern Louisiana, Idaho, Wisconsin, Penn State, Washington State, and L. S. U. are all possible winners of the title held by Idaho last year. Penn State, sending two men to the finals, pulled the biggest sur prise of the tournament. Heavyweight Campbell-Cameron Louis Campbell, SW La., heavyweight, met Ed Cameron, Miami. The fight was close. The winner: Campbell, S.W. La. Kimball-Kendrick Gates Kimball. N. C., defeated Herb Kendrick, LSU heavy weight. Kimball won on better boxing. The winner: Kimball, North Carolina. 375-Poiinds Coe-Speigelberg Les Coe, Southwestern Loui siana star, tangled with Red Speigelberg. Washington State. Speigelberg had him weakened as the fight ended. The winner: Speigelberg, Washington Slate. Scally- DeCourcy Penn State’s third semi-final ist, Paul Scally and Jim De- Courcy, Florida slugger, paired off in their first round, with Scally using his reach to good effect. The winnerr Scally, Penn State. (65-Pounds Somerville-Erickson Fenton Somerville, Virginia, ran ud against last year's national champ Laune Erickson, Idaho. Erickson rocked Somerville with several hard rights and left hooks in the first. In the second, the Idahoan was hitting Somerville with hard blows. The third round was fairly even. The winner: Erickson, Idaho. Logsden-Sanders Elden Sanders, North Carolina, met Fred Logsden, Southwestern Louisiana, in a furious first round, which saw both lads slugging. Terrific left hands gave Logsden an edge in the second. Sanders came back strong in the third. The winner: Sanders, North Car olina. 155-Pounds Tudor-Belaire Guice Tudor, West Virginia, started a hot fight with Rodney Belaire, LSU, and both boys gave and took plenty. The winner: Bel aire, LSU. Roth-Larson Billy Roth looked good in the first round of his semi-final with Chester Larson, of Superior Teachers (Wis.), but Larson even ed things up in the next two rounds of rugged hit-and-clinch fighting. The winner: Roth, Wis consin. 145-Pounds Baird-Jollymore The home crowd had its second field day when All-College Pres ident Bob Baird stepped into the ring against Warren Jollymore, Wisconsin’s journalist-'b oxer. Baird spent his time trying to get insfde the Badger’s reach and took a lot 'of punishment, at the same time scoring heavily inside. Baird’s cut left eye was reopened towards the end of the third. The winner: Baird, Penn State. Skerpon-Tobiasson Lock Haven’s Bill Skerpon and Elton Tobiasson, California Ag gies, started in a whirl. Tobias son’s furious attack brought By BUD SMYSER Skerpon to the canvas and the physician ordered the fight stop ped in 1:15 of the second. The winner: Tobiasson, Calif. Aggies. (35-Pounds *The' heralded battle of kings between Gene Rankin, Wiscon sin’s 1939 ruler, and Johnny Joca, Florida, champion last year, was Joca’s in the first round on left hooks. Always grinning, Rankin pressed his quest for the crown he failed to defend last year with a two-fisted attack in the second. The third round was cautious, skillful and hard fought, but looked like Rankin’s. The winner: Rankin, Wisconsin. Coffman-Church ' Joey Church, Miami, runner up last year, fought for the first time against Les Coffman, Wash ington State, having byed into the semi-finals. Both boys swung wide, hard punches but Coffman, who conquered Red Stanko Thursday, seemed to get the best of the exchanges and floored Church with a mile-long right in the third. The winner: Coffman, Washington S. 127-Pounds Stanley-Ourso The home crowd was with Penn State’s Bill Stanley as he started against Southwestern Louisiana’s veteran Ed Ourso. Ourso’s left-handed stance was Stanley’s downfall, although the fight was reasonably close. The winner: Ourso, S.W. La. Miyagawa-F. Kara Little Dick Miyagawa, San Jose’s Phillipino star, drew so much applause as he started his fight with lanky Frank Kara, Idaho co-captain, that Referee Charlie Short had to stop it briefly to quiet the crowd. Kara’s longer reach told the story and Idaho sent its second man into the finals as San Jose’s second and last semi-finalist was elim inated. The winner: F. Kara, Idaho. 120-Pounds Harper-Webber Don Harper, Southwestern Louisiana, and Bill Webber, San Jose, opened cautiously in the first round with Webber trying to confuse his opponent by shift ing his stance from right to left after the second opened. Harper took the second by landing the heavier blows. Webber- tried to keep the Southern star away with his right but, particularly in the third, Harper danced inside his foe’s longer reach to land telling blows. The winner: Harper, S. W. La. Kara-Harger Cool, as a cucumber, Idaho’s co-captain and two-time cham pion, Ted Kara, made- Clyde Harger, LSU, do the work in the first round of their fight. Harger was off his feet in the second. In the third, Kara’s left was the whole show, even though Harger landed occasional blows. The winner: Kara, Idaho. WEATHER— Fair And Warmer. PRICE FIVE CENTS Rankin-Joca
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