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■» Um Medallists
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By BUD SMYSEB.
Three thousand miles is a
long way to travel for a shell
acking that lasts six minutes or
lessj and the 24 Westerners in
the national boxing tourney are
aware of that In fact, 12 of
their number copped medals, to
show they meant business.
Fate is easy on the boys who
lasted into the semi-finals and,
even though they lost ttieir
semi-final fight, they could
count on a medal to take home.
Every semi-finalist gets a me
dal and thus, as early as Thurs
day night, it was decided that
this would be tonight's division.
Of the 24 Westerners entered,
12 get medals; of the 21 South
erners, 14 get medals; while the
East with 21 entered gets only
C medals, 3 of these going to
Penn State.
Second, third and fourth
places in the national tourna
ments are automatic, going to
the semi-finalists who fail to
take the crown. The defeated
finalist gets second place. The
man who loses to the champion
in the semi-final gets third
place, and the man who loses
to the runner-up in the semi
final gets fourth place.
Teapi championships are
wholly mythical, determined by
reporters and not the NCAA.
The generally accepted basis for
scoring is five points for first
place, three for second, two for
third, and one for fourth.
Idaho won last year, and
Wisconsin reigned the year be
fore. . State’s only title was
captured when the Lions had
two' national champions in play
ing host to the first national
tournament back in. 1932.
Although the tournament is
.starting its tenth year, it was
allowed to lapse from 1932 to
1936 and for that reason this
year’s bouts are called the sev
enth annual.
The failure,of the Easterners
to win better than six places
out of 32 reflects in some mea
sure a decline in the quality of
Eastern boxing, partly due to
stricter eligibility rules.
However, the best the East
has to offer —Syracuse’s array
of five Eastern champions—fail
ed to enter the tournament. Had
they participated, the East
might have won a few more
laurels but even so it is doubt
ful if the Orange would have
been enough to stem the tide
of the South and the West.
' FOR
WOMEN ONLY
Listen, Sister, if you let that
guy of yours get away without
takin’ you to see the Joint’s
Jumpin’, you oughta be
ashamed. For here is a really
fine bit of entertainment.
Snappy—fast—-peppy. Use all
your worldly wiles on your
date in making him take you
to the—
THESPIANS'
SPRING PRODUCTION
THE
JOINT'S
JUMPIN'
with
THREE STOOGES
SINGERETTES
BILL BARTHOLOMEW
MIKE KERNS'
"Shaft-in- ihe-Draft"
Rabinowitz
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And West Cinch 26 Of 32 loutney
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We’re sorry State College. doesn’t have an en- pression arid war hayenit. changed things much,
graving plant so that we could show you a picture The only change we know of is that out of the
of last night’s crowd in Rec Hall.. But this is. next range of this cut there is a new electric scoreboard
best This crowd watching the . 1932 nationals. - high, in the west end of the HalL which was install
looks almost the same as the throng which.jammed, ed only this week after being provided-for by. AU
the building for last night’s sessions. Time, de- College Cabinet.
5 Stale Boxers
Entered Prof im§
Since the inauguration of 'box
ing here in 1921, Perm State has
become renowned as the “jump
ing off” place for professional
pugilists, five in all.
Most prominent of these is the
currently famous Billy Soose,
who began his professional ca
reer- in 1938 after being barred
from further intercollegiate 'box
ing because of his semi-pro
record.
Having beaten -both Tony Zale
and Ken Overlin. the NBA and
New York Boxing Commission
titleholders respectively, in over
the weight matches. Soose has.
been signed to fight present title,
holder Ken Overlin at Madison
Square Garden, May 23.
Steve Hamas ’29, only five
letter man in the history of the
College, won distinction as a pro
boxer toy knocking out Tommy
Loughran. This was one of the
few times in Loughran’s career
that he was KO’ed.
Hamas also met Max Schmel-.
ing twice before the German
heavyweight became champ. The
State 'boxer won in their first en
counter, but was beaten so badly
in their second meeting, in Ger
many, that he was forced to re
tire.
Allie Wolff, who has the dis
tinction of being the only boxer
to captain the team twice, was
a middleweight in the punch-for
pay-game for a while after grad
uation.
Wolff was a cagy boxer, and
was hardly ever hit in the course
of a fight. He fought several bouts
and then retired, and is now
coaching at Cornell.
“Rags" Madeira ’26,' southpaw
heavyweight, and Freddy Wash
ington ’25, a featherweight, tried
their hands at the professional
game after leaving Penn State,
but both retired after a few
bouts.
IPhi Sigma Kappa Elects
New officers elected by the Phi
Sigma Kappa fraternity are Ro
bert F. Wilson ’42, president; Ro
bert H. Roy ’43, vice-president;
Joseph A. King ’43, secretary;
George S. Roy ’43, treasurer; Ell
wod R. Hendrickson .’43, indue-,
tor; Winfield A. Gunther. ’43,'
steward ;James E. Hartman, ’42,
social chairman.
DIHEC Wanted and
KIUCi offered
P,W. Chicago for Easter vaca
tion. C —Bill Boerner, 2220.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
NO, THIS ISN’T LAST NIGHT—BUT IT COULD BE
Collegiate Coaches Association Offers
Services To U.S. For Defense Program
Offering their services ■to the-
United States government for the
national defense program, the 17
members of the National Boxing
Coaches . Association yesterday
accepted President Leo. Houck’s
resolution suggesting the move
at their annual meeting.
Each member signed the. fol
lowing statement: “We,. . the
coaches of the National Collegi
ate Boxing Association, offer our
services to the government of the
United States for the national de
fense program.”
The coaches elected DeWitt
Portal, San Jose State coach,
permanent secretary of the As
sociation. Portal, the incumbent
secretary, was voted into the
permanent office in recognition of
his excellent work. A 1 York, Vir
ginia poach, was elected to the
second vice-presidency of the As
sociation.
Bill Reagan, Miami boxing
mentor, automatically moved
into the Association’s presidency
to succeed Houck, who automatic
ally becomes a member of the
executive-committee. Ed LeFond,
Catholic University, became first
vice-president.
The coaches voted to establish
a research committee to “further
sponsor high school boxing and
cooperate with government ag
encies.”
They also agreed to send a rep
resentative to the national con
vention of physical education
directors.
“AH the coaches were very in
terested • 'in ■ the Association’s
work,” reported' Houck, who pre
sided at the three-hour session.
Portal announced that all the
members .present renewed their
membership.
Two National Champions
Entered In 135 Division
Fight fans should see plenty of
action in the 135-pound compe
tion in this year’s NCAA boxing
tournament as two champions
and. a runner-up battle for the
title.
Gene Rankin, Wisconsin’s
lightweight, won the crown in
1939, but dropped out of compe
tition . last year. Johnny Joca,
colorful Florida boxer, won his
title last year. Both boys are eii
tered in the current national
tournament.
Neither champion is expected
to have easy sailing, however,
with ringmen entered in the. 135-
pound class; all with excellent,
records. They include Less Coff
man, Washington State, runner-,
up last year; JToey Church, Mi
ami University boxer who hand
ed Joca his only defeat in two'
years; Gene Tudor, West Vir--
ginia star who is undefeated in
seven dual meets this year; and,
Harry Deal, brilliant puncher
from Southwestern Louisiana In
stitute.
SATURDAY, [MARCH; .29,'
Stanley Is Hero
. £ ftc ;£ -
Of NCAA Bouts
By DICK PETERS
Whether he, won another fightr
or not. Rollickin’ Biilv Stanley,!
Penn State's 127'pound boxer!
marked himself, as ,the .hgtP oft
the NCAA tournament Thursday
■night, when': Jie pummeled■ t Bob
Sachtschale ofwisconsin 'in the
quarter-finals his way
to the semi-finals.'.' j:
Just before he climbed into the’
ring Thursday night. for ...his
fourth go at intercollegiate box
ing. Billy remarked that held
“show this Sachtschale how. .rough
can be learned in four' weeks’."
And he did.
It was just four- weeks ago -that
Billy “The Sbeker”- M&z-zopcb was.
declared ineligible.' It-Wias just/
four weeks '■ ago that' Stanley;
hitherto . a . plugging kid . who
couldn’t make ..out. on Charlie
Speidel’s wrestling. .. team,.', wiis;
drafted to fill, the swirling'gloves '
of the ousted MazzoccoP..
During the fourweeks, Staxfldy
fought three times prior
day night. It; - was:/ this , satpe
Sachtschale who handed himjhis
first trimming.iin,,a ; dual meet;
Th.en followed two more drub
bings, one in the Eastern Tnter
collegiates and in a • dual- setto
with Michigan' State. tv.uu
Thursday night, "probably- the
least regarded ,of all ,Lion. .fisti/
buffers in the. ißoffickbi’
Billy climbed .througbu&e'
for his foiirth .fling
which wasn’t his first, calling. Y9H
know the rest—Billy won and
surprised everyone but himself.
He . knew how much- 'coutff be
learned, in four weeks.
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