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
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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