WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1942 Possible Third Semester Leaves Sports Schedule Still Doubtful With! talk of third semesters, 18, would have little effect on the freshman rifles and other intricate program, according to officials. developments caused by the na- During the summer, semester stu tional emergency, Penn State's fu- dent sports participation would ture sports program was still in a probably be kept strictly on.an in somewhat dubious situation today, , tramural basis, with the regular according to responsible officials. fall schedules being resumed in • However, it was evident that the October. College would at least plan to be- If at all possible, an attempt will gin its Spring sports schedule as be made to stick to thepresent set usual, following the program as set up of varsity and freshmen eligi up through at least until May 16. bility regulations. But should the It is intended to carry biseball, selective service or enlistment into the armed forces cut too deeply lacrosse, tennis, golf, and track . schedules :through the weekend of into the supply of .eligible varsity material, then the College may be li . lay 16, when nearly . all. the vents forced to permit first-year men to listed for Lion spring teams will be concluded. 'Baseball will prob- 'participate in varsity competition. ably suffer ,the most by the change in semester length. A third semester, beginning May BOOKS C 0... U R S E S ATHLETIC STORE Dial 2158 TEXT NEW USED NOW READY ALL AT THE Opposite Main Gate BUY DEFENSE STAMPS AND BONDS Open Evenings THE DAILY COLLEGIAN , , . , Nittany Gymnasts Open Season Against Big Ten Wettstone Predicts Bill Richards Lost Successful Season To Lion Boxing Team The varsity gym team' has sharpened its claws and is pre- -. Bill Richards, 155-pound var pared for an invasion of Big Ten sity boxer, will be out of action territory this weekend when they for an indefinite period because' of tangle with the University of Chi- a badly cut hand which he receiv cago and University of Minnesota ed in his fraternity house Sunday on Friday and Saturday. night. - When the gymnasts leave for Richards was brushing his desk the midwest early tomorrow mor- off with vigorous arm motions ping, they will be a team that and a loose razor blade, protrud- Coach Eugene Wettstone terms:, ing from his desk blotter, sliced • "Pretty well balanced in all two of his right-hand fingers so events." While not over-confident, badly, five stitches were needed Wettstone viewed the oncoming to close the cuts. meets with hope and emphasized, Just how long the fighter will "If we. work well we might win be out of action will bb determ both encounters." fined by the team physician this BIG TEN JlNX—Coach Eugene When the Lion squad makes its afternoon. Wettstone will lead his varsity debut in Bartlett Gymnasium Fri gymnasts into Big Ten territory day night, they will be met by a west. Chicago has won more Big for the opening meets of the sea- host 21 formidable Chicago con- Ten titles than any other college son with the University of Chi- •tenders. Big guns in the foes' in the conference and were na cago and University of Minnesota lineup are Courtney Shanken, tional collegiate champions in on Friday and Saturday. National all-around collegiate 1939. The University ,of Minne champion, his brother, Earle sota placed second in last year's (1111111111011111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Shanken, who is the National Hor- national collegiate meet and won 'izontal Bar title holder, and James the Big Ten title in 1940. Between Degan and Allan Robertson. These Wettstone found it difficult to p men are seniors while the other pick a team to take the trip be six entries are sophomores. cause the squad is so evenly m The Golden Gophers of Minne atched. Final selection was made after the interclass meet sole. will probably provide even more competition. They have that was held last Saturday. A trio of strength is present in 1111111111101111111111111111111111111111011111111111111111010111011 Newton L°ken , Big Ten all-around the horizontal bar contest. Ed champ and winner in three events Was It Worth It? , when Minnesota was handed a Trybala's comeback in this event • .and the work of Charlie Lebow We have heard so much discus- licking here last year. Bob Berg and Lou Bordo should be a tower sion on our wrestling meet with and Loken are both sensational of power. John Teti, Sol Small, Navy on Saturday that the issue tumblers who have beaten Har- and Bordo are all a shade from can no longer be 'dropped or evad- old Zimmerman in AAU meets. Grossman is the Big Ten Rings ' the top positions and it is likely ed. True, our team beat the Mid-that they will score in other events shipmen but when 'a large per- title-holder. to most of the meets tentage of State students leave Although Penn State was vic- Rec Hall in a confused state of torious over both last year, Chi mind, one begins to wonder cago and Minnesota are feared whether winning is worth any contenders throughout the mid .price The Lions With PAT NAGELBERG Sports Editor If ' the task of protecting the lead and stalling under instruc tions from the coach had been given to anyone except Mike Kerns, the issue might never have come up. But many of 'the wrest ling fans come to Rec Hall with the express purpose of seeing big Mike put on his usual colorful show and to see him purposely evade his smaller opponent for nine minutes goes against their grain. At this point, one might ask why is stalling in a wrestling match any different from similar tactics in a football or basketball game? A quarterback certainly wouldn't call for a forward .pass in his own territory in the waning minutes of a game if his team was leading, 6 to 0. Neither would .a basketball player be called down for poor sportsmanship if he froze the ball in the last few seconds to protect a precious one point margin. We admit all these arguments are true and yet we can't quite be come reconciled with the outcome of Saturday's match. Perhaps it's because wrestling is an individual sport and it's asking too much for one man to be the goat for the sake of a team victory. Perhaps it's because State rooters would have resented similar strategy on the part of our opponent if the tables had been reversed. We aren't taking Coach Charlie Speidel•to task for instructing Kerns to prevent being thrown with the consequential loss of film points at any cost. It's ,p coach's job to instruct his team to the best of his ability and to win. But we don't think that it will matter 'a year from now whether Penn State or Navy won, but the stud ent's personal reaction to the match will matter. At The Movies CATHAUM: "Paris Calling" STATE: "Dr. Kildare's Victory" NITTANY: PAGE THREE BUY DEFENSE STAMPS AND BONDS
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