PAGE SIX
3 Returning Lettermen
Report to Coach Bedenk
Only three hold-ovens are numbered among the approxi
mately 55 candidates, that have reported to Baseball Coach
Joe Bedenk. The Lion mentor is drilling battery candidates
under the east stands while infield and outfield contestants
practice in Recreation Hall.
Two of the three veterans are 18-year-olds who may be
inducted into the armed ser
vices before the season opens.
Art Bohard of Fracksville
was unbeaten in two starts on the
mound last summer. Ivan Kline,
Frewsburg, N. Y., was his bat
tery mate.
The third hold-over is Glenn
Smith, Mt. Carmel ex-service
man, who played in the left field
last summer. Smith captained the
wrestling team and won the Eas
tern intercollegiate 155-pound
championship.
"Of the 55 candidates," Coach
Bedenk says, "50 percent are
Navy trainees, 25 per cent are
freshmen, and 25 per cent are ex
servicemen. None of them have
had any previous experience."
The Lion nine will face their
first opponent when they travel
to Annapolis to play the Middies
April 28.
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roast Guard Wins
Infercollegiales
A favored United States Coast
Guard Academy team captured
the Eastern Intercollegiate Boxing
Association championship at the
22nd annual tournament at New
London, Conn., Friday and Sat
urday by annexing five idividual
titles and two runner-up posts.
The final scores were Coast
Guard, 31; Army, 24; Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, 6; and Penn
State, 3.
Only. Lion performer to qualify
as a finalist was Capt. Paul
Smith who upset Army's Albert
Alfonso in the 136-pound class but
bowed to Coast Guardsman Al
Pearce.
Although pressed by a strong
Army team which recorded three
individual titles and three sec
onds, Coast Guard clinched the
crown with Wright and Richard
son taking the 175-pound and
.heavyweight bouts respectively.
Richardson reversed a decision
lost to Lion Larry Luhrs earlier
in the season. The victors placed
Thistle in the 120-pound class,
and their Brian O'Hara replaced
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Runners Drill
For Relays
Three of last year's regulars, Al
Lang, Dino Taccalozzi, and Paul
Smith, are the only veterans re
porting to Track Coach George
Harvey this season. Lang and Tao
calozzi both throw the javelin.
while Smith runs the half-mile and
• The Lion runners will enter their
first competition April 27 and 28
at the Penn Relays in Philadel
phia.
Out of the 159 who reported for
practice, said Coach Harvey, only
about eight or-nine have had, pre
vious, track experience. Those few
who have had experience are
mostly in the V-12 unit.
Civilian candidates are Stanley
Beals, Casimir Borowy, Herbert
Bortek, Melhart Chelosky, Richard
Dottermusch, Harold Dixon, Ray
mond Edwards, Leon Erdman,
Richard Glickman, Willard Gott
schall, Robert Helford, and Donald
Holtzman.
Joseph Kurlansik, Mervin Ja
cobs, William Lamberton, William
MacDonald, Lawrence Marcella,
Stanton Roth, Wilbur Schnopp,
John Senior, Elliot Shapiro, Paul
Smith, and Joseph Styer.
V-12 trainees who are candi
dates for the track team are James
Anderson, Lee Boyd, Stuart
Brownell, Archie Craft, James
Deeslie, Joseph Eastlack, Thomas
Einbecker, George English, Robert
Gernand, Raymond Holmes, WaL
ter Hopper, and John Ireland. • •
Richard Light, Francis Martin,
Leonard Miller, Ernest Nugent,
Walter Paroby, Robert" Rea, Thom
as Sankey, Kevnal Shan, Ralph
Smith, Robert Steed, Philip Wal
ter, Charles Willing, and Fred
Ziescnheim.
Penn State's Frankie Serago as
featherweight king.
John Castle, Army, placed first
in the 165-pound division. Cadet
Amos Jordan replaced Virginia's
Finley as the 155-pound titlist
and Steve Conner took the wel
terweight bout for the Cadets.
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THE COLLEGIAN
GLENN SMITH
Unrelated Smith Twins
Voider'
They're third semester phys ed
majors; they're ex-servicemen;
they're outstanding Lion athletes;
their name is Smith. Yes, Glenn
and Paul have taken all honors in
winter sports at the College; and
despite the fact that their names
are Smith, they never saw each
cther until they came to Statef.
Glenn, who won the Eastern
Intercollegiate wrestling title in
the 155-pound division, began his
grappling career six years ago at
Mt. Carmel High School where
he won the District 4 champion
ship. At that time he was a 165-
pounder and he was entered in the
same division when he took the
National Prep School crown for
Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, in
1940.
Entering Penn State in Septem
ber, 1941, the wrestler won his
numerals for freshman matwork.
Uncle Sam interfered, however,
and it wasn't until March, 1944,
that Glenn returned to his favor
ite sport. When the past season
opened, the champion again enter
ed the 165-division.
"How did I lose enough weight
to become a 155-pounder? It's
simple. I drank hot tea instead of
water and didn't eat white bread
or drink much milk. Many times
I didn't eat at all on Friday,"
Glenn said.
He recalled the time he spent
in the sweat box at Lehigh Uni
versity before the Intercollegiate
bouts. "I jumped rope for 40 min
utes," he said, "and I came out
Weighing six pounds less."
Ring Victims
Mat,
One event Glenn will never
forget is the day he pinned Jack
Rakoski, Cornell, with whom he
had wrestled at Mt. Cannel High
School. He also pinned Clark of
Columbia in the title bouts.
Smith suffered only one defeat
during the season. That was to
Navy's Fletcher which' he retali
ated a week later.
Glenn holds the same title as
his coach, Paul . Campbell; won
in 1930. The Lions have been
without a 155-pound champion in
the interim..
Gaining 24 pounds since the
close of the season, Glenn is a
gain seeking an outfield position
on the Lion baseball team.
Paul, the other Smith, captain
ed the Nittany boxers - and I.4as
runner-up in the Eastern Inter
collegiate • 135-pound title. He has
been named winner of the Frank
J. Goodman trophy, awarded an
nually to Penn State's most val
uable Mittman. •The Hollidays
burg youth holds a medical dis
charge from- the Navy and is the
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FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1945
Lacrosse Squad
Books 6 Confesis
6G Candidates Train;
Veteran Smith Returns
Approximately GO men, a major
ity of them Navy V-12 trainees, are
vying for positions on the Nittany
lacrosse team since daily workouts
began last week, according to
Coach Nick Thiel. The stickmen's
mentor is trying to
_shape a start
ing team from the inexperienced
group which includes only one re:-
turning letterman, Tom Smith.
The Lions have six meets booked
this season. Dual meets are sched-•
uled with Navy and Cornell and
they will face Swarthmore at home
arid the 1944 national champions,
Army, at West Point. The opening
contest is slated against the Mid
dies at Annapolis April 28. •
Civilian students competing for
posts are: James Ameel, Charles
Appleman, Richard 'Blakely, Grant
Davis, Eugene Davidson, Karl Erd
man; Lee Gaumer, Fred Herkilne,
George Jones, Dean Kissell, Brori;-
co Kosanovich, Glenn Martin',
Keith Norman, John.Nehodai:Mar
vin Schimmell, Edward Striffler,
James Stewart, George Sample.
Tom Smith, and Mervin Snyder..
Bill Tucker, Samuel Weinberg.
Harold Widdowson, Jim Worley,
John Young, Jini Yetter. and Sa
vino Vesco.
Navy trainees are: 'Bert Adel
stein, Edviard Bauer, John Bells,
F. J. Cairns, Michael Ciararnella,
Bill Davis, Eugene Hannurri.
Hengstenberg, G. A. Juneau, Larry
Klepper, Joseph Kress, Kenneth
Kerwin, Robert Kennedy, Joseph
Lenzi, David Landig, George Lo
cotos.
George Meeker. John Nolan R.
E. Northrop, Stanley. Rubin. Bob
aust,', Jack •Reid. R. Racha; R. VV.
Sfratton, Lee . Sehlagel; Walter.
Stevens,. John Sullivan, E. &ma,
Frank Tiedein . ann; C. HOwell,Taaji
lor, Burton Tysinger, and Thoitias
Young.
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sixth winner of this award. • •
Paul is again a candidate for
the Lion track team.