THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1042 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 l Between The Lions With HERB ZUKAUSKAS llllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Elsewhere on this page there is probably, a small story announc ing the election of two new fenc ing- captains and the retirement of -Bob Harder, 1 present captain Just that and nothing more would be ! a great insult to one of Penn State’s -most conscientious ath letes-. Something more remains to be said. Fencing is not a spectator sport. That fact is acknowledged by even the' most ardent .blade enthusiasts; Lightning action and involved movements are fob much for an untrained observer. As a result the sport has never received much at tention from Nittany Lion sports lovers. Despite the lack of glory and the many wearisome hours ed. to acquire proper technique and' timing, a small group has come forth year after . year to learn how to match wits with a sword-bearing opponent. At last their effort has been rewarded. In winning the Eastern Inter collegiate Fencing Association epee" title Bob Harder has brought Nittany fencing into the lime light. Possessing more than tech nical knowledge, speed, and en durance the be-spectacled Lion captain exemplifies what one man can do for ah individual sport. Certainly careful coaching by Dr. Harry Krutter and lately by Dr.: Arthur Meyer contributed to the -almost professional mastery exhibited by Harder in New York last weekend. More than that, however, has been his six-year love of the sport. Bhok in Berwick High School Harder was regarded as ‘'.having swords on the brain” .wheh he first indicated his.interest in “the -un .dei’-rafed sport;”. After convinc ing the athletic authorities that he was serious, H ar der was grant ed authority ■•to,-fool, around with the biad.es in :gym class. Out" of that “foolin’ around” has come F.enn State’s first fencing champion. For three years the lean swordsman Has been a valu able part of the Blue and White team. Ever since the third bout of bis sophomore year be has been ranked first man in epee. Oddly enough that initial Lion championship was almost foiled by a cold. For four days Bob Harder was the bed-ridden victim of the common • ailment but he pulled himself together, fought through many potential cham pibns, and-finally finished off his collegiate fencing career by blank ing a -powerful opponent in a grudge bout for the title. No—fencing isn’t spectacular but it is fascinating for certain men who have for at least twenty centuries shown the imagination and ability.tci uphold its existence. Bdb Harder is one of those men “The Yanks Are Coming” “The Yank's are Coming” is the title of the. speciai supplement to be. published with Friday’s Pitts burgh 'Post-Gazette. ' .The section will be devoted to- educational ma terial on the organization of our armed forces, maps, pictures, and illustrations of our leaders and men in action. A copy may be reserved at downtown paper dealers before Thursday noon. Gimber, Riley Captains Nittany Wrestlers Arrive At George A. Gimber ’43 and Wal- la # . A 1 A A KKsssrs Bob Baird Awaits NCAA Box winter’s season yesterday. llllMlli# ■ ■ Necessity lor electing two cap- *> . »/* ,-. » tains arose from the speeded up LIOIT IdpfdM APPeBTS' College program under which . ■ . Gimber, the senior captain will |fl COMBQe Meet •have graduated in December, he- . ® fore the season is well started. Pairings for the - twentieth an- ratal National Collegiate Boxing tournament, which starts in Baton Kouge, La. at 2 o’clock today, will be made this morning as Penn State ring farts anxiously await in- > formation of the. outcome of. the _ . _ __ B sole Lion entry, Captain Bob Baird. Ivvmnaflf Ta Via Baird, -who left campus Tuesday VTIIIIICIIIJ J U %'WG noon with mentor Leo'Houck, was . • ' ■ . . scheduled to work out and weigh- Itl WsllAnal rnniAfl in this morning before the bracket 111 llallUllQl %Vlllwjl ing commenced. Baird’s title bid will mark his last appearance in collegiate boxing. ' A hot scramble is' promised for the 145-pound title with some of the nation’s best fighters ready to participate. Beside Baird, Loren Schoff of Syracuse, Cadet Peden from Army, Wisconsin’s Warren Jollymore, Alpenslein of Mary land, and Victor who tosses leath er for Virginia, just a few of the expected entries. Before departing. for the tour ney, the Nittany captain expressed his desire to meet Schoof and Jol lymore in the contest. Baird has tangled with the Syracusian five limes in his college career and it wasn’t until this season in the EIBA tourney that he finally prov ed victorious. Schoff won the first encounter between the old rivals in 1940 when they met in a dual meet. The Orange puncher repeated the vic tory again that year in the final bout of the EIBA contest. In 1941, the Blue and White mitman reach ed the finals of the EIBA’s only to be defeated again by Schoff. Baird was determined to turn the tables on. the Syracuse captain when tiie Lions traveled to the New York state college to compete in a dual meet, but again, it was The new captains will replace Bob Harder, this year’s captain and Penn State’s first fencing champion, who will be graduated in May. Penn State’s EIGA gym league champs will invade Annapolis again Saturday, this time as the first Lion contingent in history to compete for National Collegi ate honors in the fifth annual tourney. . After copping the Eastern League title this season the Wett stonemen will be rated high as a possible trophy winner when the meet ,is run off in Macnough gym Saturday afternoon. The Eastern League teams: Temple, Army, Navy, 'Princeton, and Penn State, and the members of the Big Ten circuit are expected to dominate the contest although a few scat tered entries from other colleges may pull upsets. The Lions will be handicapped by a NCGA ruling which bans, the rope climb from counting toward team scoring and the substitution of the long horse, an event which is not found in the Eastern loop. The long horse resembles the side horse except that it has no handles’ and is considerably long er. The contestants take a run ning jump from .a take-off board and use their hands to manipu late themselves in “flying swans” and other routines. Lou Bordo, Sid Rudman, and Schoff who captured the headlines. Charlie Lebow, .who participated ' ' in the event in high school, have *44 Afl‘*Ed Voll6VDdilOrS been working hard to perfect their , . \ routines before Saturday. Will Independent Title By virtue of a 15-12, 15-12 vic tory over Fairmount Hall ‘44 Ag- Eds were crowned winners of the independent division of the Intra- Sfioxers, 11 Puckmen Earn Varsilv Letters Eight boxers and eleven hockey- n^ Volleyball tournament last men were awarded varsity letters n, at R ec Hall, yesterday by Neil B. Fleming, .Three teams, Phi Sigma Kappa, graduate manager of athletics. At y ear ’ s champions, Sigma Nu the same time, eight freshman pug- and si S ma phi Epsilon, runner-up ilists were given numerals for y eal ’> entered the final play their season’s fistic work. offs in the fraternity division Three ringmen, Captain Bob Baird, “Hammering Homer” Hoff man, and Joe McCormick will graduate this year, while the hoc key team will lose the services of seniors Captain Larry Lightbody and Mike Fedock Varsity mitmen who received letters were Jack Grey, Jess Far della, Bill Richards, Bob Perugini, A'ldo Cenci, Baird, Hoffman and McCormick. Hockeymen who will wear the varsity “S” are Jim Fisher, Bull Anthony, Tom Goodwin, Johnny Dufford, Earl Johnson, Art Glad stone, Ted Cauffman, Fred Bern boum, Lightbody, Fedock, and John Clark, varsity manager. Jack Dempsey, Cy Ivory, Glenn Hawthorne, Johnny Graf, Jack Tighe (honorary captain), Davis, Web Moriarta, and John Laughlin received freshman num erals in boxing. f THE DAILY COLLEGIAN BUY DEFENSE STAMPS is everything refreshment should be. • • ;te... refreshment you can feel... qual* or complete-refreshment it’s all you want 11. Try it. Ice-cold Coca-Coli a clean, exciting' ity you can trusf and you want' COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF ALTOONA You trust its quality In Stale College Call 3919 * * ¥ * TRY. TRY AGAIN Charlie Ridenour, Nittany dynamo and two-time EIWA 121-pound champ, will attempt to snag a Penn State championship in the NCAA wrest ling tournament when he meets the nation’s best at Michigan State tomorrow and- Saturday. Last year' Ridenour advanced to the semi-finals. Billy Soose flames Gould As flew Ring Manager Joe Gould, who tutored Jimmy Braddock to a heavyweight crown, will replace Paul Moss •as man ager of Penn State's former box ing star, Billy Soose, who expects to make a bid for the light-heavy title soon. Soose, who is now a chief petty officer in the U. S. Navy at Nor folk, Va., has been inactive in the ring since January 13 when he dropped a decision to Jimmy Biv ins in Cleveland'. Moss has managed the ex-Lion star ever since he entered the pro ring, and expects to join thle educated pugilist in the Navy soon. PAGE THREE Nation ng Pai Michigan Twins Primed For Ridenour, Harry Special to the Collegian EAST LANSING, Michigan, March '25 Penn State’s four for midable championship aspirants are expected 'to arrive here tomor row morning at 10:30 • for the NCAA wrestling "tournament to be staged In 'the Michigan State Col lege gymnasium Friday and Satur day. Of special inteVest to Michigan fans are Charlie •Ridenour, 121- pound EIWA title-holders for two years, and 128-pound Sam Harry, sophomore EIWA champion in that weight. Meryl Jennings, 121-pounds, and Beryl Jennings, 128-pounds, are looking forward to tangling with the Nittany Lions. The Michigan State twins were National cham pions as sophomores last year and are expected to give the Peiln State men plenty of trouble. Powerful Glen Alexander, Nit tany 145-pound grappler and the third Lion EIWA title-holder, will undoubtedly make a strong bid for a final position. Allan Crabtree, 136-pounds is the only Penn State entry who didn’t grapple his way to a title in the Eastern Intercol legiates last week. Because of their undefeated records there is a strong possibility that Ridenour and Harry may be seeded before the drawings Friday morning. Actual competition will ’ begin Friday afternoon when all en trants have been placed in their proper brackets. Quarter-final wrestling is set for Friday night and the semi-finals will be staged 'Saturday afternoon. Final grappling for individual championships will be run off Sat urday afternoon. The runners-up in the finals will get second place while the losing semi-finalists will meet in consolation bouts for third and fourth places. At The Movies CATHAUM: “The Male . Animal” STATE: “The Ghost of Frankenstein” NITTANY: “A Day In Soviet Russia” A woman isn’t necessarily a business woman just because she's interested in everybody's business. als; rings
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