The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, March 29, 1946, Image 6
PAGE SIX Stickmen Field Veteran lineup Rapidly rounding into shape, Penn State's lacrosseinen will corislist of a veteran starting com bination. when the Lions open their season with Army's Cadets .April tl3. I,4l.though the stickmen, boast only one victory lin the past two seasons, Coach Nick Thiel is look ing for a much better showing from this year's squad. The men tor expects last year's lettermen and ex-servicemen who played here before the (war to make a winning aggregation out of the squad. Returning veterans John Nolan, team captain, and Bronco Kosan ovich are expected to lead the stickmen. Nolan will handle the centertlield post while Kosanovich will attempt to stop the oppon ent's attack from inside defense. The squad went through a heavy workout during the week consisting of passwork, playsnak ing, and conditioning drills. Sev eral plays are beginning to click, according to Coach Thiel, and the daily field scrimmages are pro ducing plenty of action. sill Hollenbach, veteran of the '42, and '43 seasons, is getting back into his ipre-iw•ar dorm as •a goalie; while two last year men, George Meeker and Jack Reid, are also waging a spirited fight for the net post. An ex-Marine, Paul Ameel, is assisting Coach Thiel with the team this year. Ameel, who is a graduating senior, played on' the '43 squad, but because of a bad back is unable to play this sea son. • Saturday - practice will be held every week at 1:30 until the op ening • game: Coach Thiel. an itonneed today. Chessman Organize; U. of P. Challenges Richardson's Club Announcement was made that a challenge from the chess team of the Universiity .r a tennsylvania has been received, at a meeting of the CheSs club Tuesday. Newly organized on caimpus, the Iclub hopes to expand its pre sent membership of 37 and to form a team which will represent the:College in intercollegiate com petition. Coach Ralph Richardson of the speech department and President Eugene' Janiczek urge that as you interested in chess, be ginner or expert' attend the next meeting of the .club in 305 Old Main at . 7:30 p. m. Tuesday. An yone interested who cannot attend this meeting may register by phoning Janiczek at 868. " iOther: ofifiters are Marjorie Powers, secretary, Theodore liar- Wood, Marion Soltwimmer and. Carol Andre, executive comnvittee. iMetmbers of the club hope to draiw Marge crowds Ito Matches when other teams visit the col lege by use of demonstration games, that is, games whose pro gress is marked on a large chess board hung on. a wain, rwhich Would be Clearly visible. The • FIRST NATIONAL BANK - of STATE COLLEGE Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Know Your Coaches Werner Has Laudable Record Charles "Chick" Werner, holder of four world records in the 60 and 75 year high 'hurdles and the 50 and 60 yard low hurdles, co holder of a world record on the Illinois Athletic Club medley relay team two decades ago, is a man well-qualified as track mentor for Penn State. As an undergraduate at the University of Illinois, Wel=•ner was captain of the track squad and star performer in hurdling events as he captured the Big Ten and National A.A.U. championships. He graduated from the U. of 111. with an A.B. in 1927, then was freshman track coach and varsity coach at his alma mater for three years apiece. Chick came to Penn State in Star Maker CHICK WERNER 1933 and launched a coaching_car eer which is almost unparalleled in college track history. His State trackmen reached the peak of performance in 1942 when they annexed team titles in the indoor IC4A, the outdoor IC4A, and Na tional Collegiate cross-country meets. This feat has never been duplicated by any other college • in the nation. Recalls Past Years The Nittany mentor has had a full and successful tenure here and finds• much pleasure in,' re counting tales of track triumphs and big moments from past sea sons. Chick remembers vividly the afternoon in the spring of 1942 when Penn State needed a first place in the broad jump to c - apture first place in the IC4A meet. The broad jump •was the last event of the meet and State's contestant, Barney Ewell, •had but one try left. A tie in the jump would not furnish enough points.. Coach Wernex recounts with a relish that final elifort by Ewell when he leaped 25 feet 2 inches to break the : existing re cord and give Penn State the team championship. Reminisces Leaning back comfortably in his office at Rec Haiti, Werner speaks fondly of the type of youth which he has found on his State track squads. As a father, he speaks proudly of the way in which his "boys" developed in poise, physique, and character while engaged in sports activities. THE COT 5-RGLAN By DICK SARGE And lie names as outstanding Nit tany trackmen: Norm Vukmanic, who competed last in 1940, won the javelin throw in the Penn Re lays, 'Drake Relays, and the IC4A, National AAU, and National Col legiate meets.. Barney Ewell, who left State in 1942, took first place in the IC4A meets in the 1001 and 220 yard runs and the broad jump for three years in succession. Barney was also the National Collegiate and . National AAU champ in the 100 and 220 yard runs. Chick speaks highly, too, of Billy Smith, an intercollegiate Cross-country champion and a good two-miler. Other outstand ing men were Jerry Karver, a promising miler, due back in school next fall, and Pete Olexy, an outstanding cross-country run ner. Enters Service In late 1942, Coach Werner was called into active service by the U. S. Navy and was assigned to the pre-flight program at Chapel Hill, N. C. While per forming under Werner at Chapel Hill, Cornelius Warrnerdam , es tablished the 15 feet 8 1-2 record for the pole Vault. Chick left the states in early 1944 for the South Pacific .area where he served as Welfare and Recreation officer at Brisbane, Australia; Manus, Admiralty Is lands; and Cavite, on Luzon. While at Cavite, Werner was placed on the staff of Commodore "Scrappy" Kessing, former ath letic direetor alt Annapolis, to aid in the formulation of plans for a naval base in japan. Wrestling coach Charlie. Speidel was assigned to-the-same staff - as' Werner, but strangely, the paths of the• two Nittany mentors did not cross. • Given a special mission to the U. S. from. the Philippines, Wer ner was caught in the states by the end of the war with Japan and, therefore, was not returned to the Far East. He was released from service in October, 1945. Coach Werner is- married and lives in State College with his wife, Alice, and two daughters, Nancy and Patricia. In an unexpected move at the Boxing - Association meeting re cently, the 120 and 127-pound weight classes were upped to 125 and - 127-pounds reVectively. Other weight - divisions remain unchanged. Penn State was named: host school for the 11947 boxing tour ney. " COCA-COLA' BOTTLING COMPANY OF' ALTOONA BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY Of THE, COCA•COLA COMPANY BY Hess Wins 128 lb. Title Clair Hess, graduate assistant in physical education at the col lege,• walked off with , the 128 pound wrestling 'title of metro- Politan New York Saturday. Hess Was represe. niting the New York Athletic Club. A former wrestler at the Col lege, Hess graduated in 190 'with an ROTC reserve !commission. He er.ltered aidtitive military service soon after graduation and. ; was serit overseas. Hess. was in on the Normandy invasion and received a Bronze Star for meritoriouis• ser vice during the battle of the bulge. Discharged from service in October 1945, Hess has been at the College taking graduate work and assisting Coach Paul Camp bell with the wrestling squad. fizr re You .3ne , 411 4 , - • • • 4 We mean are, you the coed that brings out the green in the eyes of other girls? You look so smart, your --1. clothes have that something that only , better things can give you, such ,as - then self-assurance and that bet t er ", average look. We know you because - your shop at the , S. Allen St. •;541, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, i 044:, Gridnien Begin Spring Practice , Forty-five candidates rettbrtie to acting head coach Earl wards for the Lion's Sipring fhtti-. hall practice. After the !fillet prite tice Edward§ said that "the line looks pretty good" and he hi:4* to have a few scrimmages ;.nit week Assisting Edwards nvull "be Marty McAndrews who is stilit tilting for Al Michaelis! as'tip:ae.• field coach until Michsels••reclit ers from a recent illnesse. Conte, Ted Nemeth, Steve Etortidsi, and !Bill Smialtz 'are assiSting:Aie] coaches. `,' - Veteran gridders returningi6tOs• this season's Lion, Eleven trd.. - T,041. Durkota,' Btid Davis, and Dave Nemeth. 6* for 'Cdke.:::;.-',', INEMMII