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FRWAY, MAY 23 , 1941
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atecki, Barr And -Scally
- w&ve. only authored this department for several weeks but we've
4 6ecpi-tie:_rather sentimentally attached to it by now. SO it is with real
-zegret that we pen our last BTL till September (Hitler and Uncle - Sam's
. . , :';rlraft 'board permitting), hoping next year's athletic wars produce as
9 1'';inany scintillating performers as pajecki, Barr, Scally, and Co. who
are leaving us for greater worlds to conquer:
It's been a long time since the Nittany Valley gave birth to three
'athletes . aS Leon, Johnny, and Paul in a single yeai.. Two 411-
A . lneribans and national collegiate boxing champion in the short space
Dif,hine-rriontlis is a boast few ivy covered institutions of higher educa
tion- can match.
:three Nittanymen have one thing in common, excellence in
.their. sport dominions, yet strangely enough,, the three arrived at their
: final destination through entirely different routes. Gajecki was only
'n:Mediocre football player in his freshman year and the beginning -of
;his first varsity campaign. Then suddenly he found himself in t,pat.
historic 7-7- game in 1938 on Franklin Field, displaying All-American
form Since that game, "Gates" never fell from the high level of per
/,..tormance he always set for hiinself and reached his height in his senior
:year when he captained the best Lion eleven in twenty years.
Aißig ‘ lohn,A Real Malley Player
Johnny Barr came here after a brief sojourn at Cornell, a polished
basketball player in every sense of the word. He may have reached
;equal efficiency on the football field but an injured knee confined his
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Activities to the court. He starred for Johnny Lawther's five during
the last two years and received deserved recognition on Chuck Taylor's
4‘All-American team and all-State selections. A brilliant team player
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and a real money shooter, a rare combination; that was Big John.
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s:-- The third of the triumvirate is modest Paul Scally. Never had a
1 , glove on till Doc Houck laid eyes on - high in intramural competition and
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r —i-- •spotted hidden
.parsibilities in the nimble-footed lad: He barely made
_ the varsity in his junior season, yet it took a very questionable decision
• to keep- him from taking eastern intercollegiate crown from him that
Year!
Paul was out for practice every day, always learning new tricks
of the ring game. He shuffled back between light-heavyweight and
the unlimited division during last winter, getting beaten now and then,
• but always putting up a stiff battle. Came the nationals here and the
twhyears of apprenticeship bore unexpected fruit. Paul came through
"'=unscathed to the finals and there cleanly outfought a worthy foe for
.rid the foUrth national crown in the history of Penn State.
Others-Will Be Missing, Too
• Those three won't be the_ only ones, by any manner of means,
whose' shoes will - be hard to fill. There•is Walt Hosterman, a main
, stay on Bill Jeffrey's soccer , team for three years and recognized the
• •
qoutstanding booter in the East.
Gone, too, will be those two stars of the mat, Frank Gleason and
$ - Jpe -Scalzo, baseball Peanny Gates and Eddie Sapp, six of the "Seven
. `ll!lountain forward wall," the bulwark of the grid team, Chuck Peters,
Ohnny Patrick,_ and many others who carved a long-living niche for
'.themselves in the Lion hall of fame. They wilL all be gone, but not
forgOten by the many who thrilled to their endeavors for four years.
Next year some newcomer may zig-zag his way through the enemy
for, ninety yards, or sink a long shot in the last second of a thrilling
basketball tilt, or pound his way to a decision in the ring. But there'll
always be someone in the stands who'll say, "Gajecki could have
stopped him," or "Johnny makes these guys look sick," or "Scally could
' make a sucker out of this chump." And who will blame them for say
ing it.
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Lion. Lacrosse Team Battles Army
Tomorrow In
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LION COMMANDER, Captain
Eddie Sapp -will as usual hold
down second base when the Lion
baseball squad attempts to take
Army's nine into camp tomorrow
afternoon on the West Point battle
field.
Lion Baseballers
Leave For Army
Sunk in the depths of an un
usually bad season, Penn State's
varsity baseball team leaves for
West Point via train at 11 o'clock
this morning to play the Army
nine tomorrow afternoon.
-Coach Joe Bedenk is taking 17
players on the trip, his nine usual
starters, five extra pitchers, two
other catchers, and a fourth out
fielder.
Starters against the Army will
be Chuck Medlar, pitching, Jack
Stauffer, catching, Bill Debler on
first, Captain Eddie Sapp playing
second, Whitey Thomas at short
stop, Freddy Ball at third, Peany
Gates in left, either Will Van
Lenten or Warren Kolkebeck in
center, and Bob Perugini in right.
Other Lions who may get into
action are catchers Alex Basista
and Jim Sampsel, and pitchers
Jim Richardson, Ed Tuleya, Bob
Robinson, Wes Smith, and Al
Mauer.
With only five more games to
play, the Nittany diamondmen
will be trying to end the season
with at least a .500 victory ave
rage by evening up their record
to date, which is five wins, eight
losses.
The basebal). Lions' record in
the 13 games played is:
State 3, Penn 8.
State 4, Princeton 8.
State 21, Gettysburg 1.
State 3, Susquehanna 0..
State 4, Syracuse 7.
State 9, G. Washington 12.
State 5, Dickinson 2.
State 12, Western Maryland 1.
State 1, Navy 8.
State 9, Syracuse 12.
State 5, Pitt 19.
State 6, Muhlenburg 4.
State 7, Temple 8.
Lion Thinclads To Enter
1(4-A And NCAA Meets
Depending on performances in
tomorrows Michigan State meet,
Track Coa . ch Chick Werner plans
to send about 16 Lion representa
tives to the IC4-A games to be
held in New York City, May 30
and 31.
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Finale At West Point
Four Stickmen Play
Last Game For State
Four Lion stickmen •will play
their last game for Penn State to
morrow when the Varsity travels
to West Point, N. Y., for its sea-
son's finale against a first ranking,
Army ten.
Captain Bud Dattlebaum, little
Jimmy Riddell, Al Blair, and
Johnny McHugh make up the Nit
tany quartet who will be getting
tehir final taste of intercollegiate
lacrosse competion.
With three victories and five de
feats on the records, State's
chances for adding one more tri
umph at the expense of the Cadets
look mighty slim—judging from
recent performances by the ram
paging Army stickmen.
Army, who has dropped only one
game this season to Princeton has
an impressive list of lacrosse vic
tims, including such top-notchers
as Yale, Syracuse, Maryland, and
Harvard. Last year, the Cadets
whipped State, 9-5, in a nip -and
tuck battle.
Two Nittanymen who should
make plenty of trouble for the sol
dier lads are Bill Ziegenfus at sec
ond defense and center Al Blair.
Both boys have played outstand
ing lacrosse all season, and, ac
cording to Coach Nick Thiel, may
receive bids to play on the North
All-Star team in next month's en
counter with the South All-Stars.
Thiel, incidentally, has been sel
ected as a coach for the North ag
gregation.
The Lion roster will have soph
more Jim Henderson at goal in
place of Mbrt Saler, who is out of
action with a knee injury; the
points will be covered by Jimmy
Gotwalls and . Johnny McHugh,
and Mark Singley and Bill Zieg
enfus will take over the defenses.
Al Blair will play at center, Jim
my Ritter and Bill Henning at the
attacks, and Jimmy Riddell and
Captain Bud Dattlebaum at the
home positions.
Old Clothes Needed
The British War Relief would
be grateful for any discarded boys'
or girls' clothing. It can be left at
headquarters over Wises' grocery
store on College avenue.
Deer and other animals that are
hunted have nostrils extending
around to the side, to aid them in
catching warning scents from all
directions.
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