FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1948
Boxers Seek Third . . .
Seasoned
Michigan
Still seeking that third victory, the Nittany Lion boxers enter
tain the Spartans of Michigan State at Rec Hall at 7 o'clock tomorrow
night, preliminary to the Blue and White-Colgate basketball game.
Atter Penn State had turned dow n a bid to participate in the
Sugar Bowl Carnival on New Year's Day because of racial discrimi
nation, the Spartan boxers accepted and were outscored by the
University of Maryland, 4 1 / 2 -3 1 / 2 .
Racking up their second win the
Green and White outslugged Min
nesota, 6-2. Meeting Maryland for
the second time, the improved
Maryland sluggers held Michigan
State to a 4-4 deadlock,
Last weekend the Spartan ring
men were routed by the Lions'
opponent next week, Virginia,
NEW COACH
Making his Rec Hall debut Sat
urday evening will be George
Makris, Michigan State coach.
The 27-year-old Makris was a
former two-time NCAA light
heavyweight boxing champion at
Wisconsin.
Standout on the Makris tutored
boxing unit is Chuck Davey, the
current National 135-pound de
fending titlist. Davey, a south
paw, has been unbeaten i n three
years of collegiate competition
and already has three knockouts
to his credit this season.
Another ace performer is John
Tierney, a 130-pounder, who last
season lost a decision to Glenn
Hawthorne, EIBA and NCAA
king in that weight class.
Representing Michigan State in
the unlimited weight class will be
Art Hughlett. Hughiett, a veteran
performer, wa s heavyweight
champ of Camp Wolters, Texas,
and a runnerup for the sth Army
heavyweight championship in
1944. Last season, he annexed six
victories, one a knockout against
State's Jerry Sitkin.
TWICE VICTOR
John Buda, a scrappy slugger,
represents the Spartans in the
165-pound class. A boxing neo
phyte last season he lost three
and drew three but this season
already has two victories to his
credit.
Phil Marshall, the Spartan 175-
pound representative, never don
ned gloves until this year and so
Dar sports an unimpressive record.
Ernie Chorboneav, the feather
weight contestant, last season won
three and lost two.
Rounding out the starting eight
are Pat Dougherty, a 155-pound
battler who last season won two
out of five. Starting in the 145-
pound division will be either Joh n
Braden or Dick Gibbons.
SIMON TOPS
Johnny Boyer. Pittsburgh sports
caster, calls Milt Simon. Lion
eager, one of the best team plov
ers he has seen perform.
Lions
Meet
State
Belters
Gymnasts Point
At Navy Target
A powerful fleet of Navy gym
nasts will invade the local baili
wick tomorrow. This looms as the
toughest test to date for the Nit
tany Lions' title-seeking gym
beam.
After' capturing a pair of top
aeavy wins over Lock Haven
state Teachers College, 75-21,
and Delaware, 74-22, the Middies
'ast Saturday suffered a 57-39
defeat administered by star
itudded Temple, State's final foe
in dual meet competition.
NAVY TRAVELS
Tomorrow's dival meet, slated
for 1 p.m., will be the Midship
men's first appearance away from
Annapolis this season. Its out
come will determine considerably
whether the Nittanymen retain
their Eastern crown won last
year.
Lion Coach Gene Wettstone
counting on his squad's "balance
of power" to carry State to its
fourth consecutive victory in
Saturday's meet. Commenting on
the 55-41 win at West Point last
week, he said:
"Although Army won two
events—the horizontal bar and
rings, it was State's power on the
side horse, rope climb, parallel
bait and tumlbling—in which we
ok firsts and seconds—that de
ided the outccme." .
OLYMPIC CONTENDERS
Ray Sorensen and Bill Bonsall,
the team's two probable Olympic
contenders May 1, along with
Steve Greene and Bill Meade,
have copped first place in a total
of 14 events in three meets so
far and will play a big part in
State's quest for win number
four.
Joe Linn and Norwood Lawfer,
Lion gymnasts, set their best
marks to date in the rope climb
at West Point. Finishing one-two
in this event for the third con
secutive meet, Linn and Law
fer climbed the hemp in 4.0 and
4.1, respectively.
Navy coach Chet Phillips calls
his squad a better all-round team
than last year's edition which
dropped a 58-388 decision to the
Wettstonemen.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Excursions Cause
Higgins' Mind
To Wander
Bob Higgins, Lion football
mentor, has been much in de
mand as an after-dinner speaker
and therefore has been on the
road frequently since the Cotton
Bowl game.
"This roadwork isn't easy on a
fellow my age," Higgins pro
tests, adding that "the heavy
snow and cold have made it par
ticularly rough this winter."
Last month, when a heavy
snowfall covered the entire
state, he telegraphed his regrets
to Pittsburgh only to find by re
turn wire that the banquet he
thought he was missing was not
scheduled until two weeks later.
"What do you think of that?"
he moaned. "Not only are my
ulcers kicking up; now my mind
is wandering."
1 Down the Alley
By virtue of their shutout vic
tory over Chi Phi, the first half
champion Theta Chi bowlers went
into a first place tie with Delta
Upsilon after the IFC Bowling
League matches held at the Dux
Club recently.
DU. meanwhile, was breaking
even with Tau Kappa Epsilon,
who is tied for second place witn
Delta Chi.
Star of the evening was Warren
Fetterolf, Chi Phi, who shone with
high scores in both the single and
three game columns. His single
;.core of 211 was two points bet
ter than that of Lee McQuiston,
Kappa Delta Rho: and his tni
total of 542 was far ahead of the
519 turned in by George Pringle,
Alpha Gamma Rho.
W L Pet.
Delta Upsilon 12 4 750
Theta Chi 12 4 .750
Delta Chi 10 6 .625
Tau Kappa Epsilon 1.0 6 .625
Chi Phi 8 8 500
Alpha Gamma Rho 8 8 500
Alpha Chi Sigma 8 8 .500
Beta Theta Pi 8 8 .500
Delta Ta❑ Delta 7 9 437
Lambda Chi Alpha 6 10 .373
Kappa Delta Rho 5 1 , 1 .313
Delta Sigma Pi 2 14 .125
TEAM STANDINGS
'Ash,' Karver Attack IC4-A
Records in Garden Races
Jerry Karver and Horace Ash
enielter, ace mile and two mile
runners, will have an opportunity
to set a record and tie another at
:Madison Square Garden laomor
row when they compete in the
27th annual IC4-A indoor track
championships.
If Karver can repeat last, year's
victory and Ashenfelter can re
place Stone who took the two
mile race for the College last year,
the track twins will establish the
mark for Penn State of being the
only college to make a double
sweep for two consecutive years.
Only four colleges in the past
26 years were able to chalk up
the double victory. Harvard, in
1926, and Manhattan in 1939 and
1946, and Penn State in 1947
turned the trick in the IC-4A
contest.
Trying to stop Karver from
successfully defending his crown
DU Hoopsfers Outscore
Phi Kappa Sigma, 22-18
In a hotly contested basketball
game DU, winner of league D,
outscored Phi Kappa ;Sigma,
league E champs, 22-18, ;n the
first playoff to determine the fra
ternity league champion.
Bob Hicks. Lion footballer. led
the scoring parade with nine
points. 7 of them coining from the
free-throw line. Peterson's six
points were high for the losers.
In the only independent contest,
Dorm 33 earned a playoff berth
when it defeated Dorm 27 by a
19-14 margin. Big gun for the win
ners was Jack Frassinelli with five
field goals for a ten point total.
Tourney Chances
With Jim Mohney, 128-pound
titlist, still on the sidelines with
an injured shoulder. Jim Maitre) ,
looms as the best Lion bet for an
individual crown when the an
nual Eastern wrestling champion
ships are held at Lehigh Univer
sity. March 12-13. Maurey, Clear
field sophomore, will seek ton hon
ors in the 145-pound class. Moh
ny. like Maurey. comes from Clear
field.
PAGE THREE,
will be Browning Ross of Villa.
nova, Haverford's Jim Grosholtz,
Bill Berger of Columbia, Manhat
tan's Jim Cavanaugh plus a field
of 35 other milers.
Ash's two mile time of 9:23.9
overshadows the previous times of
his competitors in his event. The
Collegeville runner hit his stride
in the Michigan State Relays a
few weeks ago and since then
hasn't been topped in the mile or
two mile.
On the Mats
Top collegiate wrestling tussle
in the east, and perhaps in the
nation, -this Saturday, is the
meeting between unbeaten Le
high and Navy. .... Navy holds
a string of 44 consecutive dual
meet wins. .... Rabid mat fans
are looking forward to the bout
between Lehigh's Dick Kelsey
and the Middies' Wayne Smith,
defending EIWA 136-pound
champion. ....
Dick Clark, Cornell heavy
weight, leads the Big Red mat
team in its Saturday afternoon
invasion of Rec Hall. .... Clark
has piled up an enviable record
this season. .... Captain of the
Cornellians is John Raines, a
better-than-average 136-pounder.
Penn State wrestling fans
should learn a lesson from Lehigh
spectators. .... The gymnasium
is packed every time Bill Sheri
dan's grapplers take the mat.
Jim Mohney, who captured the
128-pound Eastern Intercollegiate
title last year, will not be able
to defend his championship this
year because of a shoulder in
jury. .... Bob Hetrick, varsity
165-pounder until he injured his
arm three weeks ago, may be
back in the lineup Saturday.