-THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1946 Between The Lions When the boxing team steps through the rapes on January 10 to meet the Miami Hurricanes, Leo Houck will b c starting his tvventy [jfth season as coach of the Lion mittmen. “The Good Doctor’" has be come as much a symlbol of Penn State a;s the Nittany Lion or Gra ham’s A. C. Leo isn’t.exactly a doctor, but when they hand out Ph.D.'s in the College of Hard Knocks, Coach Houck will be tihe first to receiv e his degree. Hugo Bezdek hired Leo for th e College in a hotel room in Phila delphia in the tall of 1922. Leo wlasn’t quite sure what the job of College boxing coaidh melant when he applied but decided to give it Since that time Leo Houck liras turned out boxers such as Billy Scose, who later bedaime middleweight champion of the world; Steve Mamas, wlho “nearly” became heavyweight dbarnp; Ailie -Wolff, who Leo calls “tlhe greatest college boxer he e ver saw”; and others such as Stoop, Lewis, Goodim'an, and Scalley, all n'ational dhiaimpions. To top ern intercollegiate championship t.his he Was turned out seven eas teams, 'an average that only box injg coaches can' really appre ciate. This year’s boxing ..season has been planned as a tribute to the coach and his record. As a result, State College lovers of the art ol' fisticuffs will see a bang-up series of boxing shows. In addition to the dualnrheet season with the top collegiate ring aggregations in the East, the. Eastern Intercollegiales will be held in the Rec 'Hall ring in late 'March. HOUCK VS. HOUCK The University of 'Miami leads the parade on January l'O and that will .be more than just an other meet for ‘Leo. For two of his four sons associated with the Hurricane team, one as man ager, the other as the 'MS-pound entry. Leo- hails from Lancaster and liis family still lives there. While in State College he rooms on South Pugh street and .spends most of his time in his two head quarters—Rec Hall and , behind the pipe showcase in Graham’s. It was in Lancaster that Leo h^d 1 his first professional fight although he says it wasn't much to talk about. It ended in "a draw and both fighters received a check for $1.56 and a pair of gloves. Leo liked this first taste of battle and went on to Harrisburg and Philadelphia, winning fights and making- friends. . 1 WINS OVER GANNON ‘A six-round victory over Mickey 'Gannon, established Leo as a “name" in (boxing. From the on, he -fought in all the weight then on, he fought in all the weight heavyweight and was much-re spected as a boxer not only in this country but also in France, England, Halifax and Cuba. 'ln 18M, he- won a 20-round decision over Harry Lewis, the middle weight champ of .Europe. Soon after, he knocked out the Cuban lightweight titlist, Espeurgeura (■Leo calls him- “Asparagus”' in four rounds. As this was a title bout, 'Houck was croWned cham- p 1 SKYTOP X-GI OWNED AND OPERATED imevmstmsfimim Dancing and Entertainment Friday and Saturday Nigh! By BEN FRENCH HIRED IN HOTEL W & J Cagers Boast Brother T rio-Knocke, Knocke and Knocke Knocke, Knocke, Knocke. Who’s thpre, Washington or Jefferson? No, both, and the three Knocke brothers beside! This is getting rather confusing, but the three W&J cagers hope to' inake their brother act even, more confusing when the Presidents and John Laiwther’s quintet get together at Rec 'Hall Saturday night ..at 7 o’clock. , After a three-game tour of duty on foreign courts, the Lion cage crew hopes to take, a little liberty with Washington and Jefferson in State’s home opener. But with the three Knockes in the lineup. it may become just a case of mis taken Identity all the way around. One of the Knockes is supposedly one of the East’s standout per formers. but we misplaced our al phabet, and didn’t get the first initial. The vest of the team can’t be too bad either, because the Presi dents had themselves an enjoyable inaugural against Salem Tuesday night t orack up a 63-34 win. - When State faces W&J Saturday night it will mark the 20th meet ing ■of the two teams. The Lions hold a decided edge in the series with 14 wins, the last three in a row. The last time the Presidents beat the Lawthermen was in 1040 when they took a 31-30 decision in the opening game at Rec Hall. And a memlber of the Knocke family was around that night, ■too. pian and he is still champion as there has never been an official champ crowned since. -■ AFTER THE SHOW FOR -YOUR SONNY ROYE and HIS ORCHESTRA THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA IM Slates Ten Ring Matches Ten boxing bouts will be reel- \ eq off in Rec Hail today as the 1 fr'aternily intramural tournament' gets underway. Starting at 4 o’clock, a match will begin every twelve minutes. Duration of each round is two minutes with three rounds to each 'bout. Finals in this competition are slated for December 20. The schedule for today reads: j 4:00—128 lbs.; Rowland. Betai Theta Pi vs. Leuzlnger, Phi Kappa I Sigma. 4:12 —135 lbs.; Storch, Delta Upsilon vs. James, Phi Kap pa Sigma. 4:24 146 Itbs.; Hoyt, Chi Phi vs. Kartbosky, Delta U.p silon. 4:36—1165 lbs.; Miller Delta Upsilon vs. Williamson, Phi Sig ma Kappa. 4:48—166 lbs.; Yeag ley, Alpha Chi Sigma vs. Wether by, Delta Upsilon. 5:00—'165 lbs.; Smith, Sigma Pi vs. Lennox, Sig ma Nu. 5:12—'165 lbs.; D’Ardenne, Alpha Sigma Phi vs. Hanford, Pi K'o>Pa Alpha. 5:24—175 lbs.; Pots klan, Sigma Nu vs. Brooks, Delta Upsilon. 5:36—i175 lbs.; Lafferty. Phi Kappa Sigma vs. Abernathy, Pi Kappa Alpha. 5:48 Heavy- '■ A Common Expression in Town and on Campus ••. . Toll can get it at Metzgers” NOTICE! X-GI STUDENTS Please turn in all your cards for books and merdh'andise charged you at opening of semester at our store. IT’S IMPERATIVE THAT WE GET THEM BY DECEMBER 20t(hi f ; Out store is full of merchandise suitable for Christmas gifts FOUNTAIN FENS STATIONERY DESK SETS DIARIES SCRAP BOOKS PHOTO ALBUMS Christmas Ribbons-Tags-Seals Beautiful Gift Wrapping Paper Athletic equipment make ideal gifts Skis Bindings Poles Boots Cameras-Film-Photo Equipment We hope to have alt our toys in our new storeroom by Saturday, Dec. 14th. Although the room is not entirely finished we will move all our toys, games and] children’s books as well as some other merchandise there so we can display it better for you. Beginning Saturday, De cember 14th, we will be open until 9 p.m. every evening except Decem ber 24th when we will close at G p.m. Shop at Metzgers Harriers Elect Karver '47 Captain Niltany Lion harriers elected Gerry Karver of Boycrtown as captain 0 f next year's cross coun try team at their first banquet since 1942 at the Niltany Lion Inn Tuesday evening. Karver succeeds Curt Stone, j graduating Brooklyn. Pa. senior who w-’s the first Penn Stater to , capture the IC4-A crown since 1938. Termed as a great distance runner by Coach Chick Werner, Karver was out of the running for a large part, oif the season because of a heel injury. Retiring head manager Mel Greenwald announced The elec tion of Duke Robinson as his suc cessor. Tom Bolslord and Jack Sorry Buf— Redfaced, Collegian extends its apologies to Johnny Ru sinko for using his name along with a cut of Whitey Von Nieda on yesterday's sports page—and to Whitey Von Nieda, high scorer for the Lancaster Red Roses semi pro basketball team this year, for a mistaken identify. weight, Mank, Tau Kappa Epsilon vs. Mather, Sigma Pi. PIPES CIGARETTES TOBACCO LIGHTERS PIPE RACKS TOBACCO POUCHES Sleds Ice Skates Hockey Clubs Creigan were named associates while Lenny Sugarman. Art Hcineman and A 1 Goodyear were elected assistants. Reminiscing about past seasons. Coach Werner stated that he was proud of his 1946 cross country team. He also spoke of the former track and cross country men who died in the service. Dr. Car! P. Schott, dean of the school of physical education, gave a brief talk which was followed by a narration of their track ex periences by Ray Conger and George Harvey who coached dur ing Werner’s leave of absence in the Navy. Norm Gordon, assistant coach, announced as letter winners for ■the 1946 season Bill Wills, Fred Lennox, Howie Horne, Mitch Wil liams, Don Longenecker, Harold Ashenfelter, Karver and Stone. A numeral was awarded to Bob Ulmer. The 16-mm. film is being made in color by the Motion Picture and Recording studio, under the directoin of Frank S. Neusbaum. Paul H. Seilzinger is sound tech nician and film editor and Delmer Duvall is the cameraman. BILL FOLDS KEY CASES LUGGAGE BRIEF CASES BOOKS PLAYING CARDS Footballs Basketballs Baseball Gloves PAGE THREE Golf Clubs Golf Bags Golf Bails
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