PAGE FOUR Between The Lions The start, of the gymnastic season is still a month and a half away, but Penn Slate’s hcrgbats arc already working out daily on the mats, rings, ropes and bars in preparation for another schedule against competent opponents. More important than the opposition is the shadow of an im pressive record the Lions have garnered in the past seven seasons since Gene Wetlstone, from the Corn Slate, took over the coach ing rains. There are not many teams in collegiate circles today which can claim 10 intercollegiate and 10 national champions in seven seasons, and the Lions are aware that the spotlight will be on them as the season progresses. ‘ Roman Pieo was the first Lion gymnast under Wellstone’s tutor ing to come through with a national crown. He took the rope climb ing event in LMO and repeated the performance the following year. Lou Bordo, a sophomore in ’4l, claimed the eastern intercollegiate parallel bar event and then took the title again in 1043. Back in 1942 a chunky fellow named Hal Zimmerman bounced into the limelight when he beat out favored Temple’s Szypula for the tumbling crown in the Easterns. Szypula, called the “human cartwheel,” gained revenge when he edged out the Lion ace by a fraction of a point in the NCAA tournament. Besides the tumbling title, Zimmerman made a clean sweep of the parallel bar event in the eastern NCAA and NAAU play-offs. Two "Charlies"—Warrington and Senft—made 1942 a year to remember as Warrington grabbed the‘Eastern sidehorse crown and Senft captured the National rope titlel It was in this year also that the Lions took the Eastern Intercollegiate championship. The Blue and White continued its winning ways in ’43 by win ning three events in the Easterns. Charles Lebow set a new.world’s record for the 20-fool l'ope climb from a sitting position by covering the distance in 3.8 seconds. Freddie Young also made a 3.8 second hoist but one of the three officials clocked Lebow’s blonde team mate in 4 seconds flat and the time was declared unofficial. Lebow also claimed the horizontal bar title that same day, and then captured the rope event in the NCAA's. As mentioned above, Bordo look the parallel bar event in the Easterns, but gave way to Sol Small in the NCAA play-off. As a result of these stellar performers the Nittany squad took the Eastern team title for the second straight year and also claimed the National crown. ANOTHER THREE WINNERS Steve Greene, in the 1944 Easterns took the side horse event while Johnny Valentino claimed the tumbling title and Hal Frey the all-around crown. In the , nationals, Green snatched the rope climb-ing event in 4 seconds flat to erase Lebrow’s 4.2 record of the previous season. Frey switched to tumbling competition in the NCAA's when Valentino entered the service following the Easterns, and took the title easily. Bill Wintersteen lopped all competitors in the Indian club event. Gymnastics was shelved during 1945 but Steve Greene took in the Nationals, when colleges were allowed to enter one event, and emerged the rope climbing champion to give Penn State the crown in that event for the sixth straight season. The Lions also took the NAAU team title in ’45. , A RECORD TO DUPLICATE The 19.47 version of.the gymnastic squad has quite a record to up hold, but with: capable veterans like Bonsall, ’46 NAAU ring champ, Sorensen, Warrington, Petroff, Wortschafter, : Neiger and Mead and a host of other seasoned acrobats carrying the Blue and White’ colors, the Wettstonemen will be a team to beat. IM Basketball Standings INDEPENDENT LEAGUE No. 1 Berk's Independents ... 3 Lutheran Students .... 3 Atherton Hall Boys 2 Murphys Dorm 14 1 Lower Windcrest 1 Polecats LEAGUE No. 2 Won Comets Yahoos Dorm 5 Ramblers ... . Ralleks Nittany Co-op Eagles »!t * * LEAGUE No. 3 Won Dorm 11 3 Blazes . * 3 Marauders 1 Beaver House 1 Hoopslers : 1 Dorm 4 0 Penn State Club 0 * 0 * LEAGUE No. 4 Won Maccabees Slags Penn Haven .. Berletics ' Seven Old Men Dorm 7 Marilyn Hall i'fi * FRATERNITY LEAGUE No. 1 Won Lost 4 0 3 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 0 4 Phil Delta Theta "A" Sigma Phi Epsilon .. Kappa Sigma Alpha Phi Delta ... Chi Phi Delta Upsilon "A" . . LEAGUE No. 2 Theta Chi Kappa Delta Rho ~ Alpha Chi Sigma Sigma Phi Alpha . Alpha Gamma Rho Theta Xi "B" .... LEAGUE No. 3 Phi Kappa Psi .. Pi Kappa Alpha Phi Sigma Kappa Phi Kappa Sigma Alpha Sigma Phi Theta Xi "A" ... Season's Greetings Jack Frost INSURANCE 143 Frazier St. BY STEPHEN SINICHAK 1942 A BIG YEAR STILL GOING STRONG LEAGUE No. 4 Won • Lost Bela Sigma Rho 4 0 Delta Upsilon "B" ..... 3 1 Alpha Tau Omega .... 2 2 Delta Sigma Phi 2 2 Delia Chi V 1 / 3 Phi Kappa 0 4 LEAGUE No. 5 Won Lost Alpha Chi Rho 3 1 Sigma Phi Sigma 3 1 Phi Sigma Delta 3 1 Triangle 2 2 Zeta Beta Tau 1 3 AJpha Zeta 0 4 Lost 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 LEAGUE No. 6 Won Lost Beta Theta Pi ..4 0 Phi Kappa Tau 3 1 Sigma Nu ..: 3 1 Acacia 2 2 Pi Lambda Phi .' . 0 4 Tau Phi Delta 0 4 Lost 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 LEAGUE No. 7 Won Lost Phi Epsilon Pi 3 0 Phi Delta Theta "8"... 2 1 Sigma. Alpha Epsilon ... 2 , 1 Sigma Chi 1 2 Delta Theta Sigma .... 1 2 Phi Gamma Della 0 3 LEAGUE No. 8 Won Lost Lamba Chi Alpha 2 0 Sigma Pi 2 0 Pi Kappa Phi .. 1 l Tau Kappa Epsilon 1 2 Delta Tau Delta 0 3 Lost 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 For Your Xmas Spirits TRY OUR ALE PORTER BEER CENTRE BEVERAGE COMPANY Rear 218 E. College Ave. Phone 2462 Won Lost ~4 0 . 3 1 3 1 ~2 2 .. 0 4 .. 0 4 Won Lost .4 0 .3 1 ~2 2 . 2 z .. 1 3 .. 0 4 Beta Theta Pi Five Takes Lead After Whipping Tan Phi Delts Walton's 15 Tallies Clinch Beta Victory An rmrushing Beta Theta Pi court squad leaped into the lead in fraternity leage No. 6 as it lam basted an inferior Tau Phi Delta team 39-14. Former Harrisburg John Harris High star Johnny Walton poured 15 points through the net to lead his brothers to their fourth win. In this same bracket. Phi Kappa Tau fell before Sigma Nu 17-11 in a shoddily performed game. Bidding along with the Betas for the lead prior to this encounter, the Phi Taus failed to prbduce'the fine form which had markad their previous three wins. Dunking the Hoopsters 29-24 the independent. Blazes scored :heir third straight win and tied Dorm H for the top rung of oracket three. Ireland of the Blaz es was again high man for his out lt with nine pointers. BETA SIGS WIN Beta Sigma Rho put the clamps on Delta Upsilon “B’s” bid for a ;rown as it submerged the here .ofore unsinkable DU’s, 23-13. Don Miller, besides his usual fine floor lame, headed the scoring column ’or the victors. Games scheduled for tonight have been postponed until Sun day afternoon, January 12. Those slated for Friday, Janu ary 3 will be played Thursday, January 16. A rejuvenated Acacia quintet jet back Pi Lambda Phi 19-14 to ;ven its record at the .500 mark. Vcacia, who’d been whitewashed 14-0 i n its first, game by Beta Theta Pi, and was crushed 18-6 by Phi Kappa Tau in its second, has iisplayed in its last two contests plent of zip and ability. Dick Mathieu paced his Dorm 11 mates to an 18-14 decision over Dorm 4 to maintain its flawless •ecord in tournament competition. FIRST WIN Delta Chi chalked up its first Ann as it edged Alpha Tau Omega in a close tussle 16-15. For three quarters the score seesawed back and forth between these two evenly matched fives. Toward Ihe end of ihe final stanza, fhe' Delta Chi forward line, paced by Dave ' See and Pudge Tompkins, found more accurate range and the Delta Chis gained their initial win. A latent Ejelta Sigma Phi team caught fire as its twice beaten ag gregation humbled Phi Kappa 36- 5. Bob Musselman was the big of fensive gun for the Pink Ele phants in this victory. Forfeit wins were posted by the undefeated Maccabees ovey Mari lyn Hall, by Lower Windcrest ov er the Polecats, and by Lutheran Students over Dormitory 14. ZETAS DOWNED Alpha Chi Rho, with Wilson Brown consistently , hitting; the mark, put the skids on Zeta Beta Tau, outscoring them 18-14. By virtue of this triumph, Alpha Chi Rho pulled into a tie fbr the lead in league five; along with Sigma Phi Sigma. In other independent play. Beaver House copped its first decision as it look the measure of Penn Slate Club 14-9, and Atherton Hall boys trounced Murphys 20-5. Stan Seigel and Herm Wein. paced Phi Sigma Delta to a 17-8 victory over Alpna Zeta. Berletics outplayed an aging Seven Old Men outfit 16-7, with speed being the margin of victory. Penn Hav en toppled Dorm 7, 18-14 in. an other contest. After last evening’s play, just seven night’s of basketball remain prior io the termination of the normal playing period. Following the determination of the winners in each of the eight fraternity and four independent league classifica tions, the playoffs will commence to crown the champions in the two leagues. Pitt, Temple Next The next varsity basketball game will see Penn State face the Pitt Panthers Saturday, January 4, on the Pittsburgh court. Then, on Wednesday night, January 8, two days after the Christmas recess, the Nitlany Liens lake on the Tem ple Owls at Rec Hall. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA They’ll Play in "Bowl” Games F , , f ■,,, '^s# / BED MOORE I \'f ' J ! ji’-.rfi , 1 j WALTERS MANNY -WEAVER FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR, Penn State wili.be represented in the nation’s two top post-season games—the North-South attraction at Montgomery, Ala., and the East-West fixture at San Francisco, Calif, Ducky Walters, Derry, and Larry Joe, Derry Township, will play at Montgomery, while Manny Weaver JMarrisburg, and .Red Moore, Roches ter, will go to the coast. Weaver and Joe arc backs, Moore’s a tackle, and Walters ulavsian end nosltion. Ziesenheim Tops Mauk in Unlimited; DiNunzio, lames Wage Close Battle Fast Action in Bouts AsIM Crowns Champ • By TED RUBIN 197-paund Bab Ziesenheim of Delta Uipsilon was crowned cham pion in the heavyweight division, as the intramural .fraternity box ing came to a roaring close in Rac Hall last -night. Flailing his opponent Frankie Mank of. Tau Kappa Epsilojciywilih strong, lefts and rights, the "khaki; clad-,' .ZieserjlJ&im made, a clean sweep. of each! of the three rounds ‘before a large turnout. Waging a cautious. fight firomi the beginning, Ziesenheim lurched repeatedly from, his semi-crouch, position to pound Mank furiously about the head and chest.' Rounds two and three were also Erie Bob’s, with his trunk-like arms emerging like pistons into the aggressor Mank’s face. STRONG FINISH Lou DiNunzio of Alpha Phi Delta earned the nod from judges Chick Werner, Oggie -Martella, and referee Danny DeMarino in a crowd pleasing 135-pound match with, the classy Dick James of Phi Kappa Sigma. - The taller James appeared to have the edge as the two hooked and jabbed through rounds one and two. IBut a terrific; third round right uppercut to the jaw staggered James and the speedy and' fight-forcing DiNunzio waded in to take advantage of his blows ann win the' title. The crowd ibooed when Sigma Nil’s Johnny Potsklan gajned the 175-poiund crown over ( George Earnshaiw of Delta Upsilon. It was a close fight all the way with the wily Earnshaiw stalking his opponent in the first rounds ancl fighting nicely. 'Round two was very evenly contested with both boys successful in- landing solid blows. But the third round was Pots klan’s by a large -margin as he Houck Urges Mittmen To Train During. Recess fired flurries of punches into the taller Earnshaiw and carried aiway the decision. in the avening\s first bout, game Georgie Schaulz of Delta Upsilon registered a close win 1 over Bill Knaufi' of Sigma Pi at Iff pounds. Referee Danny DeMarinu stopped the 165-pound bout be tween ®d ’Hanford of Pi Kappa Alpha and Fritz Lennox in the third.round and in Lennox's favor, as his punishihg blows had effec tively hit their mark, and had hurt the. taller 'Hanford.' ; - W was a keen 'bout all-the way, with the bull-like Lennox launch ing furious rights through rounds two and three. Goldie Soster, representing Al pha Phi Delta an r r Snoeshne, was awarded the laurels in the 145- pound. category, decisiontng the fancy Jackie Ward of Delta Dp- Filon. Demonstrating sound ring knowledge, Soster waged a smart bout to topple Ward. Paul Geberl of Sigma Nu, with his left .tab working to perfec tion, outfought game Kappa. Delta Rho’s McCreary' to cop the crown at 128- pounds. The 155' scrap 'between Whiley Vorf Neida of Sigma Pi and Archie Miller of-Delta Upsilcn was post poned until a later day when both boys showed up with physical in ca'PEibilities. GREETINGS OF HOLIDAY CHEER Delta Ghi merry mmm and A HAPPY new year Alpha Kappa Pi Tighe Heads Boxers; Preparing for Miami Christmas will mean an extra long vacation to everyone but the 31 men out for the. tl‘94T edition of the Nittany Lion boxing tesm. With the opener against Miami on January 10, leas than one week after the opening of school, Coach Leo Hcu.sk -has issued or ders to the squad to keen in shape during the recess. Emphasizing Ihe need for col legiate boxers to be in peak shape for liheir bouts, both the coach‘and Captain Jackie Tighe urged sha dow boxing, rtod work and gen eral conditioning in order to be ih shape for the first match.. Tl'gfoe, who wisis named captain at the H 348 boxing bantfuet, re turned ilriom the Pacific area where lie served as an Intehtry '.ieUteramt and also as co>a.ctV of Pacific' Olympic boxing team'. Light l , aioirig wiit'h his 1348 feam ■rrtr.e, Glenn Hl&wlthorne, Will .form 'Jhe nucleus of thiis year’s Lion mliiiit team 1 . ENTERED FINALS • In 134.8, the Lion captain went ‘o the finals in the Eastern Inter aollegbtes at West Point to lose a close 'bout to a fighter he had al ready whipped In the dual meel season. In the Nationals of that year, Tighe drew a soldier from a Southern air base as his first' round opponent and ended up on 'he wrong end of another close decision. Returnirg this year.with much xlore experience, Tighe looks to be the' man to beat in the 1'65- pound class. • .. Glenn Hawthorne, who also lost 1 close fight. in the 1943 EIBA curney, will probably be Houck's ihcice to start at the. 130 or 135- pound slot. Tighe and Hawthorne ire ihe only two boxers who can :eel safe as starters this season. In other weights there is a general scramble of good men, with Coach Houck in a dither as to whom he will start. The genial coach is flooded with material for the first time since the (war. Most of it is potential raw material, however, -with few seasoned fighters. TRIO AT 125-POUND Johnny Turcasco, Red Cramer and Fred Smith are fighting it out for the 125-pound spot and either of the trio may receive the nod for the opening bouts. In the 135-pound’ division, witto Haw thorne are Joe Bondi, Dick Bene field, and Jim Cassidy. Bob Boal, Tom Owens, Bill Wills, Maurey Wolff,, John Shee he and Lee Eisenhia.rt.are weighing in at 145 While Torn .McCaffrey, Ted Alex, Ken Cook, Bob Fore, and John Slusser will tip the scales at 155. ’ With Tiglhe at 165, Pat Conion, Ken Mills, Nick Ranleri, and l Will Greene are sparing for ilhe 1.76- pcuiid'berlth, Heavyweights Bill Laughlin at 225, Joe Bardot 180; Joe Conlon, 189; Sid Sidor, 190; Fred Mauk, 185; Jerry Sitkin, 215 provide the team with a wealth of material in that division. The Lions’ opponent on Janu ary 25, Virginia, opened their season last nighit against Mary land at College Park for the our ta,in-raiser of Eastern intercol legiate boxing. King sessions at Rec Hall will begin again alitor the viaoation and final selections for the Miami b exults will be made at that time. MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR from Sigma Phi Epsilon Sports Shorts Timmy Petroff, Lion soccer player during the past season, has moved to the mats to perform as a tumbler for Gene Weitstone's gymnastic squad. Red Moore, Niilanv grid cap ’ain for the '46 season, will grap ple with Charlie Speidel's m«'- men after returning from the East-West game. Glen Davis was awarded the Heisman Memorial Trophy for WITH BEST WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR Alpha Chi It takes many people and many things to keep on giving you the best telephone service in the world. It takes a lot of money—investors’ money—to pro vide the facilities. There’s an investment of $240 behind your telephone and every one of the 24,000,000 telephones in the Bell System. It takes good management and good employees to operate these facilities. There are 575,000 Bell Sys tem employees—many in management and super visory positions. It takes faith in the future. The Bell System is busy right now on a $2,000,000,000 building and expansion program—to catch up with the nation’s needs and to give you more and better service than ever before. THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1946 1946. This marks the second time in the history of the trophy that a team has placed two men tor ihe selection. Doc Blanchard, the other West Pointer, received ihe award in *45. Kelly and Frank of Yale were selected in '36 and '3?. Gerry Karver will carry Penn State colors over the . mile route in the 134.7 indoor championi'hips. ■Barney Ewell, former Penn- State sprint star, will compete in doors again this winter. HOLIDAY GREETINGS from Phi Delta Theta Sigma
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