CRAGE SIX
Between the Lions
By J. J. TRUMPER
Working out daily on the golf course field, the Penn State
lacrosse team has come up against the usual Nittany lacrosse prob
lem—"not enough experienced stick-wielders," said Coach Glenn
"Nick" Thiel.
On this year's squad there are only two men that have handled
a lacrosse stick before playing at Penn State, and most of the others
have never even seen' a lacrosse game before playing in their first.
Pete Johnson, veteran defense
man for Thiel, played at St. Paul's
Prep School in Baltimore, Md.,
and John Schobinger was a mem
ber of the Swarthmore High
School team.
Johnson has been a mainstay in
the Nittany defense for the past
two years, and held down a net
post before the war.
PLAYED BEFORE
Schobinger played for Coach
Thiel before the war and was the
alternate goalie on last season's
team. This year he has been
moved to an attack post to
strengthen the stick handling of
the offense.
Thiel has had to develop men
to make the Lion team a threat
to the strong opposition it will
encounter.
He has made All-Americans out
of inexperienced players such as
John Nolan, last year's captain,
who never played the game be
fore coming to Penn State, and
was rated by Army Coabh Touch
tone, as one of the best midfield
ers he had ever seen.
Art Tenhula, now playing in
centerfield for Thiel's ten, was a
member of the All-North team
last year as a defense man and
played over 55 minutes of the 14-
14, two-period overtime all-star
contest.
Bill Hollenbach also made the All-North team as a goalie last
June and both received honorable mention on the All-American
squad. Neither had any lacrosse experience before taking up the
game under Thiel. _
This season there are three members of the Lion football team
on the stick squad. John Finley. Bronco Kosanovich and Iry Smith
are lacrosse lettermen and all played defense last season. Finley has
been shifted to midfield this year because of his speed and experi
ence. . _
Finley and Smith practice lacrosse every afternoon between 3:30
and 4:45, and then work out with Coach Bob Higgins' football squad
in their Spring training.
The captain of this year's team, George Locotos, .has been a
centerfielder under Thiel for the past two seasons. He fills the center
post- in the midfield and shows promise of becoming an All-American.
Thia is Nick Thiel's 13th 'season as lacrosse mentor at Perin State.
He succeeded Mike Loebs as stick coach in 1935, coming from Syra
cuse where he was assistant lacrosse coach.
Since then he has coached freshman basketball, when there were
freshmari sports, and for the past ten years he has been in charge
of all required physical education for men students.
Last year he had one of his most successful seasons when the
team won seven while losing three, winning the last six straight,
after dropping three to the nation's best—Army, Johns Hopkins, and
Navy.
Thiel has been playing lacrosse on organized teams since he was
nine. He first played on a sandlot team in his hometown of Syracuse
while still in grade school.
PLAYED IN -HIGH SCHOOL
He was a member of the Syracuse High School lacrosse team
which remained undefeated for five years of interscholastic com
petition. Syracuse was then a lacrosse city as Baltimore is the lacrosse
center today.
Thiel went to Syracuse University and there he made the fresh
man lacrosse team and then went on to play on the varsity for the
next three seasons. He was named to the lacrosse All-American
squad in 1933 at an inside attack post.
He remained at Syracuse in 1934 under Coach Roy Simmons,
who is still the mentor at the University. Simmons holds great res
pect for his pupil, for every time the two teams meet there is usually
a good hard-fought game.
Thiel has directed the All-North team twice-the only coach to
hold this honor. He headed the all-star staff in 1942 and again in '46,
and served under others in '42 and '43.
In addition to his other duties, Thiel also edits a monthly news
letter for the Lacrosse Association, which is sent out to all the
lacrosse coaches in colleges, prep and high schools in the United
States.
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COACH NICK THIEL
Return of War-Time Grid Stars
Bolsters 1941 Football Team
Penn State's gridiron squad, which began spring practice this
week, has been bolstered by the return of such outstanding war-time
stars as Johnny Chuekran, Bob Hicks, and Negley Norton. 'Thirteen
men who are newcomers to Penn State have 'also reported.
Ohulckran, outstanding tailback and Lion captain in :1943, will
provide plenty of competition, for Bobby Williams and' llwood Petchel
at the key backfield post.
Norton, stellar tackle from the
1,944 squad, and his teammate, end
Bdl Hicks, will reinforce the line
spots weakened by losses sustain
ed through graduation.
BROKEN LEG
Hick s is not actively participat
ing in the daily conditioning drills
becaube of a broken leg which
hasn't completely healed.
Versatile Bill Luther, outstand
ing as a freshman in 1942, has also
returned to the Lion squad. Lu
ther, a triple threat 'back, recently
enrolled. in school after a' s tint in
the services.
Only losses from last year's
squad wthich won six and lost two
contests are Captain Red Moore,
Buicky Walters, Bob Rutkowski,
Bronco Kosanovidh, Mike Sldbod
ynak and Manny Weaver.
Mocre and Weave r have signed
with the Pittsburgh Steelers, while
graduation claimed Walters. Rut
kowski and Kosanovioh. Slobod_
ynak has dropped out of school
CO-CAPTAINS
Although cc-captains were chos
en at the close of last season.
Jdhnny Potsklan will be the actin'g
captain until next fall when Rohn
ny Nolan will assume his share of
the duties.
The husky tackle left school this
semester because of illness in the
family.
New additions to the Nittany
Lions include Bob Cruikshank who
played two years at the University
cif Tennessee, Sam Fire Stone, ,a
guard at WTI and VPI, and Paul
Guiteras.
Bob Harris, Tom Herman, Joe
Porter, Steve Romeo, Ronald Saxe,
R. G. SdhWartz, George Stout, Bob
Titus, Lew Thomas, who played at
Yale, and Tom Sheehan, a former
guard at Eastern Kentucky Teach_
ors.
ROSTER
Others who have returned from
laSt, year's squad are Fred Bell,
Howard Caskey, Joe Colone, Ed
ward Czekaj, Bud Davis, Jeff Dur
kota, John Finley, Lee Henry, Al
vin Herman, Ira Herzog, Dennie
Hoggard, H. J. Howard, J. Krayn
yak, Charles Kunes, and W.. J. La
Fleur.
Floyd Lang, Larry Joe, Ben
Levy, John Misiewicz, Dave Ne
meth, Leo Nolbile, 'Jack Ogden,
Jahn Potsklan, Walter Rossman,
Joe Sarabok, William Scherer,
Paul Schweitzer, Stanley Skuta,
Tom. Smith, and Carl Sturges.
Steve Subey, Sam .Tamburo,
Wallace Triplett, Edwin• Ulanoff,
R'ay Ulinsky, Bob Weitzel, Bob
Williams, Jack Wodhe, and John
Wolosky.
Tennis Call
Candidates for the varsity
tennis squad are, requested to
report to the bleacher section.
Reo Hall, at 4:30 o'clock today.
Ski Captain .
George Quimby was elected
captain of the 1948 ski te9m at the
banquet held Wednesday night.
Intramural Sports
Wrestling
Sixteen grapplers entered the
final round of intramural wres
tling as a result of Wednesday
night's matches. Following are the
summaries:
121 pounds: Billy Knauff de
cisioned Dick Nicholas 7-1 and
Ted Holly decisioned John Mitch
ell 3-2.
128 pounds: Herb Wright de
cisioned Charlie Moser 2-0 and
Bruce Blauch decisioned George
Cleveland 6-1.
135 pounds: Paul Tompkins de
cisioned Schultz 2-0 and Dick Wil
lis threw Bill Marshall.
145 pounds: W. Brinker was for
feit winner over Bob Hodgson and
Dick Weil threw Bill Renton.
155 pounds: Bill Masseth threw
Fred Punton and G. McConnell
decisioned Gartin Seavy 5-4.
165 - pounds: Tom Gerwig threw
G. Roye and George Chapman
threw Frank Mattern.
175 pounds: Lyle. Koenig de
cisioned Vane Henry 4-1 and Bob
Heckel forfeit winner over Larry
Joe (overweighti.
Unlimited: Steve Suhey decis
ioned Bronco Kosanovich 9-1 and
Irving Sinith bested Tubby Lang
6-2.
Handball
Eight more handballers moved
into semi-final brackets following
Wednesday night's games at Rec
Hall. The summaries;
Frank Taucher defeated Byron
Mclntyre 21-8, 21-8; Kenneth
Cook won over Walter White 21-
6, 21-6; Gerald Smith over Stan
Jacobs 21-7, 21-10, and Joseph
Novello over Harrie Bragg 21-10,
21-13.
Warren Neiger downed Bob
Christy 21-14, 21-13; Bin Honen
bath- won over Sol Lubin by for
feit; Webster Moriarta over T.
Smith 21-0,21-3, and Fred Strath
meyer defeated Bob -Dieruff 21-18,
21-10.
FRIDAY, MARCH. 211, 1947.
IM Wrestling
Champions
Following are the champions of
the intramural wrestling tourria
ment determined by the final
playoffs at Rec Hall last night: ,
121 pounds: Harold Holly de
cisioned Billy Knauff, 7-1.
128 pounds: Herb Wright de
feated Bruce Blauch (default).
135 pounds: Dick Willis defeat
ed Paul Tompkins (default).
145 pounds: Dick Weil decision
ed Harry Brinker, 9-2:
155 pounds: Bill Masseth threw
Gregor McConnell.
165 pounds: George Chapman
decisioned Tom Gerwig, 7-1.
175 pounds: Bob Heckel threw
Lyle Koenig.
Unlimited: Irving Smith decis
icned Steve Suhey, 7-2. •
Badminton
The first rounds of Flights 11
through 15 of I not vaiml ur
Badminton tournamont were
played on the Rec Hall courts
Wednesday night.
The results: Elishie Cloud for
feited to Gene Bixler, and Mich
ael Samchock forfeited to Gerald
Smith, Joe Glick a•nd Jim Short
forfeited to Harald Wausat and
Bob Miller.
Al Stein bowed to Norman
15-5, and 15-4. John Hogan
defeated Larry Linvill 15-5
and 15-5 while Glenn Yeagley
defaulted to Fred Caccese.
Clark and Charles forfeited to
John Mull and Bob Blair. Simon
and Wilson will enter the next
round through• the default of
Herb Hollenberg and T. Condon.
Al Trueax defeated H. Brink
er 15-1 and 15-6 while Mcilvaine
forfeited to Leonard Ascani.
Carelton forfeited to Jim White
as Bill Meade topped C. Wedge
15-3 and 15-2.
Jackie Tighe beat Dick Beim
15-9 and 15-14, Bill Deal took
Nein 15-9 and 15-12, and J. Scar
razzo forfeited to Bill Jaffur's as
did B. Dible to Bob Tscherfinger.
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