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Tracksiers Meet
Teachers Squad
The Nittany track team will
take to the cinders today at 5 o'-
clock in an informal meet with
Bloomsburg Teachers College. The
only event planned is a mile relay.
Coach George Harvey expeCts to
give his middle distance and dash
men a workout, and the Blooms
burg coach wants to try out his
relay team against competition be
fore sending them to the Penn Re
lays.
. Harvey expects to have Ernie
Nugent, Leon Erdman, Mel Chel
osky, and either Harold Dixon or
Francis Martin, running quarter
miles against Bloomsburg.
The entire track team has step
ped up practice for the Penn Re
lays next wekend. In the sprint
medley, only race entered by the
team, Nugent, Dixon, Erdman, and
Chelosky are certain entries, ac
cording to the mentor. Dino Tac
calozzi will hurl the javelin.
Chuck Willing, who will repre
sent the Lions in both nole vault
and broad jump, has made 12 feet
in the vault and over 20 feet in
the broad jump in. practice. Tom
Einbecker, who was to throw the
dlicuS in the Relays, • hurt his
hand in practice Wednesday but
may possibly Still compete.
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Houck Hopes
Clinic Work
To Continue
"I hope to join another Army
special service coaching clinic
sometime in July," Leo Houck,
veteran boxing coach, said when
asked about his ifuture plans.
Coach Houck returned recently
from a tour of Iceland, Greenland,
Labrador, Presque Island and
Bermuda where he and tour oth
er nationally-known athletic !fig
ures instructed Gl's in athletics.
"One of the best pieces of work
was done on Presque Island
where we spent three weeks,"
continued !Houck. "We were not
only able to give intensive in-,
struction to the officers and. men,
but we went to the hospital and
showed sports movies to the
wounded men." The military
personnel showed great interest
in sports, the boxing coach 'stated-.
I met Penn Staters everywhere
we went. Capt. Walt Kniaz,
AAN, looked me up h Green
land and lA. Clarence Smith and
Cpl. Izzy Richter, both ex-ath
letes, were in Bermuda.
"Our trip was a great success,"
Houck concluded, "I'm just hop
ing to go on another one:"
THE COLLEGIAN
Bohard Joins
Armed Forces
Art Bohard, one of the returning
baseball lettermen and veteran
pitcher, left for the armed services
yesterday, Coach Joe Bedenk said.
Ivan Kline, varsity catcher, left
for the Air Corps last week.
Right fielder Glenn Smith is the
only remaining letterman on the
Lion squad. Bill Clark, a freshman
from. Clearfield; Bill Hill, a West
Chester lad; and Bill Luther, Os
ceola Mills fullback star, are com
peting for the mound position now.
"This year's team will be com
posed entirely of freshmen," Be
denk said. "None of them have
-played college ball before or have
had any experience at all."
Navy trainee Les Jacobs and
Don Herb, first semester fresh
man, are candidates for the catch
ing post.
In the infield Coach Bedenk is
trying civilian Bob Hicks and Sea
man Frank Nelson at first base.
Andy Pipa, freshman gridder, and
Andy Delorenzo, V-12er, are con
tending for the second base berth.
Ex-serviceman Joe Leith has been
placed at third.
Dan Hopkins, Navy trainee, will
probably start at shortstop, accord
ing to the coach, and Larry Wil
liams, another V-12er, is also com
peting for this place.
Playing in the outfield with
Smith will be Guadalcanal veteran
Joe Tepsic who is one of the best
players on the team and Seaman
El Stetler. They will hold down
the left field and center field posi
tions respectively.
Bks. 31 Tops 13 To Open
Navy Softball Tourney
In the initial games of the V-12
softball tournament, Barracks 37
downed Barracks 13, 11-5, and
Barracks 26 defeatedd Barracks
36, 7-5, on Monday.
The schedule ifor next week fol
lows:
Monday—Barracks 36 vs. Bar
racks 13 and Barracks 37 vs. Bar
racks 9.
Tuesday—Barracks 26 vs. Bar
rackd 9 and Barracks 36 vs. Bar
racks 37.
Thursday—Barracks 13 vs. Bar_
racks 37 and Barracks 26 vs Bar
racks 36. These are the first gam
es of the second round,
CORRECTION
Karl Erdman, all-college presi
dent, was erroneously reported to
be out for track last week. He is
a lacrosse candidate. Leon Erd
man is the track candidate.
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At fiesta time the gay little isle of Cuba is a mighty cosmopolitan
corner of the globe—where• the familiar American greeting Have
a Coke is just as happily-understood- as' their own native Salud.
From Hanover to Havana, the pause. that refreshes with friendly
Coca-Cola has become a symbol -of the good l neighbor spirit.
BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA•COLA COMPANY BY
COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY of 'ALTOONA—,
LARRY LUHRS, who was run
ner-up in the heavyweight di
vision in the• Eastern Intercol
legiate Boxing Tournaments at
New London, Conn., wore plas
tic lenses into the ring for every
bout he fought.
8 Teams Enter
Imlependent Tilts
Eight teams are now entered in
the Penn State :Club softball
tournament, announced Athletic
Chairman. Jack Dickstein today.
The teams are AST Barracks 7,
Bearer House, Foster Lodge,
Lutheran Church, - MattiPs, Nit
tally Co-orp, Penn Haven, and the
Penn State_ Club.
Two all-Star teams selected
from all teams in the tournament
will compete on May 18 in the
final league game. The team that
wins the. championship will play
the winner of the Interfraternity,
softball tournament on a s .4:late to
be announced later.
The schedule' for this week Irak
lows:
Today Mattil's its. Beaver
House; Barracks 7 vs. Lutheran
Church; Nittany Co-op v,s- Penn.
Haven. .
Wednesday - 7 . Barracks 7 vs.
Beaver -House; Nittany Co-op - vs.
Lutheran ;Church; Foster Lodge
vs. Penn Haven. - •
A complete sdhedule 'will be
announced soon.
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Spring Practice..: --,
Informal spring soccer practice
was begun last week by Coach Bill
Jeffrey who says about 12-Vet
erans will be back for the fall
season.
Navy .trainee John Hamilton;
varsity - man, is working out now
and Letterman Herb Mende; who
played in Germany and' Veneztte
la, and - Charles.Appleman are e*-
nected to repOrt soon.
Claude Kissen, an English boy
who played last year, will enter
the armed services in about two
weeks, JeffreyS said. Seaman
Ace Parker, of Philadelphia, and.
Seaman Elwood Stealer are also
among the returning veterans. *.
Other civilian prospects are two
South American students, Rene
Rodriguez from Chile and Mario
Santo Domingo' from Colombia:
Bill Folwell, who won his nuM
eralis last season, should ala r d
see action.
Suffering a-bad knee, Felix Roth
- Will Probably not 'return to• :the
squad, according to the Cdach.
...Frank Pipito, sophomore, whd re
ceived numerals, is a candidate
and Navy trainees Bill IVlcitaie:
and Nick Martin, who subatitiit:
ed in the last games of, the fall..
season, are also likely contest- '•
ants, said Jeffrey.
Thiel. 'Liist:': :
Starters - -.. .....:
The Lion , ,lacrosse team
composed tentatively of six - diVii:Z
lians-and four Navy.trainees.When.,-.
it meets the nowerfui Annapo4,4
Middies here, on April 28, Coack,
Nick Thiel said yesterday.
Likely starters, at the deffenSth: . ,
positions are • Bronco Kosanovieli,q
Savino Vesco, and Navy trainee:,
Ed Bauer. Bill MacDonald,:lyi4-' - •:
yin Snyder, and . Dean Kisse s
should also see action, accorclink,!,
to Thiel.
Tom' Smith, varsity lettermanV
heads the list'of prospects for iriidi.:•c
fied berths. Jim - Voyley and r:ele-;1 1
serviceman Lyle Konig --
probably .. .be his aids. : • Replace 4;
ments for these positionS•are,lTEiysq
:trainees Stan Rubin,, Walt, '.4Bt.er.,'‘'
yens, Jack Reid, George I:•,oebt,kis;j
and civilians Lee Geuther'
Karl Erdthan. - •
Opening . at the attack positioo44
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will be V-12er ,Howdy Tayror, = !
John Nolan and Mike Claraniella.l
Eugene liannum, -Kenneth '-Ketr'j
win, and Frank Tiedernarin : :aie' l
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