SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1942 Njttqor-Mittmew Leave- Fol . Wisconsin; • Focei H ßodgers: Monday In. Last . 1)-0, Meet • 3 Seniors-fight Last- . Collegiate Dua[ Meets Deterrained to Upset an. uncle feafied Wisconsin tioxink•tam, Teo Houck's mittmen will depart for. Madison, Wis.,' tomorrow for their invasion of the Badger . stronghold Monday night in their last dual meet of the season. Three Nittany punchers, Cap tain Bob Baird, Homer Hoffman, and Joe McCormick, will make their last appearance in collegiate dual meets when they tackle the 'Cardinal squad Monday. The trio will meet three of the midwest's best boxers. Baird will tackle Warren Jolly more or Bill Lutz and Hoffman Will tangle with "Smiling" Gene Rankin, two-time NCAA winner, in what should be the feature bouts of the card: Rankin won his second title in the nationaas at Penn . State"last year and Jolly more gained a fourth place medal WHAT'S THIS?—A native of Ja- in the tourney when he tost a pan, Katsutashi Nait captained the ' Twenty-six ,years later, in 1938, close decision to Baird in the semi- Nittany Lion wrestlers in 1924, there appears, another athlete, final round. and was one of three Penn Staters Ralph Sayre Jr., a freshman at Nittany mentor, Leo Houck, ex- to caPture EIWA titles that year. Penn State. He had the same pests: to use the same lineup' that Ihvited by the Japanese ambassa- spirit that his father had. His won third place in the EIBA tour- dor in Washington to represent roommate was working for a post nament at Virginia last weekend Japan in the 1924 Olympic Games on the varsity wrestling team, so but may make some last minute held in Paris, Naito scored four of he decided to go out for the grunt changes before the team leaves Japan's five points and placed and groan sport. had never tomorrow. third. seen a wrestling`match before, but he ,was willing to try and try he did. Ralph made the frosh grappling squad and won • both of the 165- pound contests scheduled for that year. The next year he won a varsity berth, but "Old Man . In jury" stepped in. to end wrestling for that season after he,,baci par- ticipated in the first two meets. That would be enough to make most fellows , give up the sport, but not this man. Once again this year Ralph made his bid for a varsity berth. This time noth ing happened and he has come through for Charlie Speidel, los ing two against five, victories. In last night's quarter-finals, Sayre decisioned John Stock bridge, Lehigh, 11-5, and is pair ed to meet the favored Bill Car michael of Navy in this after noon's semi-finals. ;Wisconsin will afford the stiff- • est the for the Lions. competition The of —Badgers ar season e un- Fencers Close Season defeated this - year, -having won . . i three matches. The Lions have_ Against -NYU Tomorrow recorded an even split so far by - notching three wins and suffering Concluding their dual meet three losses. season tomorrow, the fencing • Probable lineups: , . Lions will oppose a strong NYU 120-Pounds—Grey, PS, vs. Gib- sword team in Rec Hall at 2 p. m. son or Crandall. Coach Art Meyers' outfit will 12?-pounds—Fardella, PS, vs. be seeking a new winning streak Collentine. , after . being halted last weekend • 165 -pounds-Hoffman, PS, vs. by CCNY after winning three Railkin. straight. NYU, however, will 145-pounds-=Baird, PS, vs. Jol- provide stiff competition. lymore or Lutz. Tomorrow's meet will decide the 155-poundsßichards, ps ' vs. difference between a good and an Miller or Gelderniek. ~ unsuccessful season for the 165-pounds—McCormick, PS, vs. swordsmen since they have al- Ellis or Staffacher. ready won three matches this sea -175-pounds—Perugini, PS, vs. son and lost an equal number. _ Making. ' ' - ._ Unlimited—Cenci, PS, vs. John. • BUY-DEFENSE STAMPS . . . .. • AND BONDS If.'..Qply.i,Tigo. Weeks 'Till INTERFRATERNITY BALL FEATURING . . ..:!,AYMQND SCOTT And His Orchestra 4- March 27, 1942 Rec Hall -f; Dancing 10-2 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Sayre follows In Dats Steps By DON WEBB "Like father, like son.". It is a worn-out phrase, but appropriate nevertheless. Way back in 1912 Penn State held its initial interclass wrestling tournament on December 13. Be cause the junior class lacked a 175-pound grappler, one of the college athletes, a basketball and football star, volunteered to fill the gap although he had never been on the mat before. This same athlete swamped every opponent so badly that W. E. Lewis, wrestling coach, asked him to come .out for the matt team. He was no Di Battista, but he did win almost all of his—bouts in the two years. This athlete's name was Ralph Sayre Sr. DOUBLE WlNNER—Edward T. "Teddy" Wilson, winner of EIWA competition in two consecutive yea'rs, '2B and '29, is one of the eight Lion wrestlers who have won EIWA championships in more than one tournament. Will there be another in Ridenour after this year's meet? * * * 45 Titles Copped By Lion Ma!men Penn State boasts 45 champion ships in EIWA competition dur ing the history of the tournament. The winners and the years and weights in which they won fol low: 1918—Paul I. 'Horst, 115; Morris M. Long, 135; Roscoe S. 'Schultz, 145; Ivan W. Brown, 158; - Thomas F. Nelan, 175; and S. J. Czarnecki, unlimited. 1919—Clifton C. Mower, 145, and Brown, 158. 1920—Arim E. Shirk, 115; David D. Detar, 135; and Ralph D. Mills, 145. 1921 Frank L. Watson, 115; Jacob B. Crarber, 25; and Clyde M. Spang ler, •175. 1922—Watson, 115; Har old B. Park, 175. 1923—Bayard B. Evans, 135. 1924—Leonard A. Cary, 115; Katstoshi Kaito; 135; and William C. Black, 145. 1925—Cary, 115; Walter C. Liggett, 135; Black, 145; and John A. Parthmore, 158. 1928 —Edward T. • Wilson, 125. 1929 Wilson, 125. 1930—Harold A. s Stibler, 135, and Robert P. Campbell, 155. 1933 —Robert E. Ellstrom, 118, and Clyde Cole, unlimited. 1934—E11- PAGE FIVE Gym Team Vies For Tourney Title The championship Lion gym team left for Temple University at Philadelphia yesterday where they 'are to tangle with teams froM Navy, Army, Temple, and Prince-. ton in the Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnastic Championships this af ternoon. "We have a good chance of win- ing some of the events," Coach Gene Wettstone stated yesterday as the team was about to leave State College. "I am hoping that Hal Zimmerman, Sol Small, Ed Trybalwand the other stars of the season are in top form when the meet opens tomorrow." Wettstone is taking a ten man squad to the intercollegiates and' is entering three contenders io, the all-around event. Small, Try bala, and Sid Rudman will carry the Nittany hopes in this event and stand a good chance of return ing to the Nittany valley with the title. Penn State lineup: Horizontal Bar Bordo, Rud man, Lebow, and Trybala. Parallel Bars Bordo, Zirarn merman, and Small. Side Horse— Warrington, Busb, and Small. Rings Small and Rudman. Tumbling Bordo, Trybala, Anderson, and Zimmerman. Old Lion Custom If Charlie Ridenour retains his 121-pound title, he will merely be following an old Penn . State custom. Seven Nittany grapplers have emerged from the annual EIWA tournaments as champions two years in a row; one of our wrestlers wore a victor's crown three years. Three of the two time winners, like Ridenour, wrestled in the lightest weight class. strom, 118, and Johnston, 165. 1935—John W. Light, 135, and Johnston, 165. 1936—Samuel Wolfson, 118; Light, 135, and Richard•C. Weight, 145. 1937—A1d0 Zazzi, 135; Light, 145; Joseph W. Krupa, 165; Ross P. Shaffer, 175; and Joseph S. O'Dowd, unlimited. 1938—Frank A. Gleason, 136. 1940—Ernest S. Bortz, 175. 1941—Charles W. Ridenour, 118. ESSE
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