, .WEDNESBAY, MEAKCH 25, 1942
Between ■ Nittany MatlflCO Leave *M^opSn V Fina P |$ IY
The Lions r _ Kir A A T —l
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' Collegian Sports Writer son hasketball tourneys.
■i "i ■ —— 1 #. . r ■■ i'ii «• While Dartmouth was pulling
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Mifman anti Malman lOUlllllCll K6UIIII TIOITIC . ~ _ _ Eastern Regional playoffs, several
mifman ana maiman CSHnliuhl* As Lions Face Test other under rated quintets were
This-is a tribute to two outstand- Willi NLAA jlUdlQlllS TT J „ , also fighting their way into the
ing . Penn - State athletes two .Undaunted by the loss of Coach finals of the annual Metropolitan
champions who-have gained cam-- Penn States basketball Lions Charlie Speidel to the Navy, four invitation Tourney at Madison
pu s ‘prominence because of their- returned home yesterday after- determined Nittany Lions will Square Garden in New York City,
grim determination in sports, for noon with a few sidelights on the leave today for East Lansing, Tonight West Virginia will bat
the last four years. Eastern Regional playoffs, which Mich., where they will tangle with tle West Kentuc ky State for the
These • two seniors; captains of were held in New Orleans last the country s outstanding matmen championship i n the New York
their respective teams this, season', :! weekend. m the wrestlmg Nationals this tournament. West Virginia, whose
have been close friepds and room-' According to newspaper re- we ? k ? nd ’ . ' .. . . tourney invitation came as a sur
matesvleyer. since ,freshman. mrts of the tourney, Dartmouth Although minus the experienced has defeated the two fav
year-wberi fate threw-them togethf and Penn State turned in the two advic ® of sa S e Charlie Speidel the .. Long Island University and
er. .';.The .athletes' : enjoyed, leach'< surprise showings. Before the grapplers are expected, to make a
others company for' three' and a playoffs began, “37 collegiate spirited showing with the fervor .
•half’years and,, as the boxer em- coaches picked Illinois to win the ? f ' the Eas^ ern fntercollegiates be
phasized' recently, “We would still title, while 15 others tossed their lng , carned over mto the NCA
be rooming together if I hadn’t had . lots with Kentucky. Dartmouth meet -.
to practice teach last semester.” got 10 votes and Penn State only Representing the. Lions will be
One of the duo, who had never one. H l .j Ge cham P ioas > Charlie
entered the fistic ring, embarked After Dartmouth won the cham- Ridenour, 121-pounds, bam Harry,
ohsuccessful boxing career un- pionship, it was a different story. 128-pounds; and Captain Gen
der;Lion mentor Leo Houck in ' New Oclean’s sports writers cred- exander, 145-pounds. Cia lee,
1939. Since he won two bouts on ited Dartmouth as being the most 136-pound Nittany star w o as
the frosh squad in 1939, the pugil- under-rated team in the nation, been defeated only once is yeai,
ist has notched 16 dual meet vie- and also went on to say that Penn wld als ° be an ® re .‘ . ~
tories while submitting to defeat sta te was the second best team Eespite the fact that the fom
in but 5. He has. boxed in three jn the tourney. Nittany grapplers have lost only
EIBA tourneys and atlhough'he “When we lost to Dartmouth,” tlu ' ee Indl vl du a 1 bouts a 1 lse as°n,l
reached the finals each year, his Coach John Lawther explained, t !
first trophy was won this season. .. r plays worked very well, but have a difficult time m approach
The Lion puncher reached the fin-' LOOKING AHEAD - Hal Zim- which
als in the NCAA tourney last year merman, Penn State’s tumbling During the Lions’ victory over q ,. P , t 5 . 45
when he lost a close-decision. and parallel bars champ, may Illinois, Larry Gent tallied 21 ™ , , b practicing in-
The other freshman had been a find his successor in his high points, which was the top score w. se i v since the Intercolle“iates
lnS°elTn S the HaU maL sch ° ol teammate, Bill Meade, registered in the tournament. Alexandel . last week earned the
He achieved as outstanding a rec- ? Western Pennsylvania AAU cham
%£% * Warns --High- School Tumbling .Star ssyniATk&r*
in four years. The- wrestling cap- , .«# ** i^iearneici.
'Succeiior To limmerman.
Penn AAU troDhv*aHd won 11 out bowed only to Penn s BUI Hever
of 13 matches 'this Wdari'fo record Tumblers are not bora. . r They. -ter, where he goes he said. ing in the Eastern Journey semi
his!best season. , tv, u +t, v, t -If Bill comes up here after he finals. Alexander has been best
•. The grappling leader-alternated •!. -The . beg gf adU ates from high school in Feb- in eight dual meets _
in fhe 145. and 155-pqqnd weights ones is at Wairep, Pa. Notab e ruary> ke w ill be ready for varsity _ln the absence of Coach Charlie
but fought his best battles in the products _ are Hal Zimnjennan, m compe tition the season after Speidel, Ridge. Riley, director of
lowerSsion, having-lost but one■ German and the other sopho- publicity, will accompany
collegiate .’45. graduate. And from the per- grapplers to Michigan
■bunfeatealso. competed' fi he gave on Saturday, State,
same weights and, dike his room- Bay Sorenson, freshman gym cap- he have no keeping
mate, .won the majoa- share of his J ai ”’ t gymnastic'sensation Penn State tlle gym spot light
victories in the 145 Class. . T he newest gymnastic sensation Both Zimmerman and Meade
Boxing captain Bob Baird de- p e °^ new hih sAool give all the credit of their P er ‘
parted for Baton Rouge, La. yes- tumb y . Darallel bars titlist fol ’niances -in. scholastic ranks to
terday as the Lion’s only hope in 8 ... M At the p t aa g V m hard work and their hlgh sch Pol
the nationals while his wrestling in t> p „ i a <-t coach, Homer Fleming. Fleming
roommate, Captain Glen Alexan- Meade bopped has coached Warren teams to high
der, leaves for East Lansing, Mich- “hat Penn sch ° ol gym titles for the last three
igan today for the NCAA mat tour- "arnerad two Hf has produced a set of
nev. t 4. tumblers that have placed 1-2-3-4-
May two captains be crowned by annexing the Gene 5 in many of their meets this year '
champions in their collegiate fi- Wetts tone Award for the outstand- Before leaving State College
nales. ; n g individual of the meet. Saturday, Bill said, I would cei
' ::: According to Bill, he is undecid- tainly like to come to Penn Smte.
BUY DEFENSE STAMPS ed between Penn State and Tern- And we would certainly like to see
" AND BO|4DS pie. He will take phys ed no mat- >’ ou come down here, Bill.
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