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South - And" West Cinch 26 Of 32 Tourney MedaU
3 Lion Matt
Among East's §
By BUD SMYSER
Three thousand miles is a
Jong way to travel for a shell
acking that lasts six minutes or
Jess, and the 24 Westerners in
the national boxing tourney arc
aware of that. In fact, 12 oC
their number copped medals, to
show they meant business.
Fate is easy on the boys who
Jasted into the semi-finals and,
even though they lost their
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
J’enn 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.
Team 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.
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We’re sorry State College doesn’t have an en- pression and war haven’t 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 All
the building for last night’s'sessions. Time, de- College Cabinet.
5 Stale Boxen
Entered Pro Rlig
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 pver
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 by 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.
Phi 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, induc
tor; Winfield' A. Gunther ’43,
steward ;James E. Hartman !42,
social chairman.
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NO, THIS ISN'T LAST NIGHT —BUT IT COUID BE
Collegiafe Coaches Association Offers
Services To U.S, Fer 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 coach, 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
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members present renewed their
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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 en
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
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ed Joca his only defeat in two
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seven dual meets this year; and
Harry Deal, brilliant puncher
from Southwestern Louisiana.ln
stitute.
SATURDAY,. .MARCH- 29; -1941
Stanley Is Hero
Of NCAA Bouts
By DICK PETERS. f
Whether he?won another fight
or not, Rollickin’ Billy Stanley!,
Penn State's 127’ pound boxeij,
marked himself.as the,-hero of
the NCAA tournament-Thursday-
night, when! tie .pummeled’-Bob
Sachtschale of Wisconsin in thj;
"quarter-finals, arid:w.oh his way
to the semi-finals. y »
Just before he climbed into the
ring Thursday night—for-—hik
fourth go at intercollegiate box
ing, Billy remarke'd” rihat'-he’d.
“show this Sachtschale.-howmuch
can be learned in four weeks.”
And he did.
It was just four weeks agtilthkt
Billy “The Socker” MaizOcCo was .
declared ineligible: If : ‘was just';
four weeks''ago’; that’ Stanley;-!
hitherto a . plugging kid .' wjfo
couldn’t -make...put on ..•CftaHfe •:
Speidel's wrestling. iwds
drafted to fill the-swirling'gloves ’
of the ousted. Mazzoccp.J' , -..Li. -
During the four weeks, Stanley
fought three times prior to Thurs
day night: It wasr-HthJs ■ ■•same
Sachtschale who hande’d hinniaCis
first trimming dual Meet.
-Then followed, tvvo more drub
bings, one in the Eastern -'inter- :
collegiates and in' a ; dual-' setto
with Michigan State.
Thursday- night, J^robabl.ythe
least regarded of all .Lion, ,fist{-
cuffers in the : tourney,, RotUpkin’
Billy climfced. through, .thel ropes
for his fourth-fling at! .the ..game
which wasn’t, his first calling. You
know the rest—-Billy -won and
surprised everyone but himself.
He knew how much could, be
learned in four weeks:
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