The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, April 15, 1948, Image 5

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    THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1003
Olympic Gym Chatter
Attending the May 1 final Olympic gym tryouts will be Avery
Brundage, president of the United States Olympic Association, who
came under fire of critics as a result of the winter hockey mix-up at
St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Nittany Gymnattics Coach Gene Wettstone discounts verbal
broadsides aimed at Brundage by saying, "He has spent thousands of
dollars out of his own pocket to
promote and maintain the Olym
pic spirit."
To help Lion fans gain an in
sight into Olympic operations be
tore they witness final gymnastic
tryouts May 1, we print the com
plete text of a release from
George L. Gardner, assistant to
President Brundage.
CONTRIBUTIONS DEDUCTIBLE
Contributions to . the United
States Olympic Committee now
are deductible by the donors for
Federal income tax purposes. The
ruling, approved recently by the
Commissioner of Internal Reve
nue in Washington, climaxed a 14-
year endeavor to settle the ques
tion.
The United States Olympic
Committee is dependent entirely'
upon public support for funds to
carry on its activities administer
ing, supervising and financing
this country's participation in the
Olympic Games, to be held this
year in London, July 29 to August
14.
Virtually all the work for the
(Xympic Committee is done on a
voluntary basis and all of the offi
cers and executives serve without
remuneration. There is only one
tull-time paid employee.
The heads of all the various
games committees, the coaches,
managers, trainers, official s and
all persons having anything to do
with the Games, serve without
any pay.
The break-down of total re
ceipts of the USOC for the 436
Olympic Games, approximately
$323,000, show s that roughly 56
Per cent came from contributions,
24 per cent from the final try
outs, 117 per cent from various
benefits and meets, and 3 per cent
from post-Olympic meets.
USOC FINANCES
Money received by the USOC is
expended primarily in financing
this country's participation in the
Olympic Games. This includes all
items of direct expense, the trans
portation to and from the Games
Amazing Climber
A Los Angeles City College stu
dent, Garvin Smith, Jest year _et
a new record of 3.4 seconds for
the 20 foot rope climb.
Perfect Record
Nittanv Lion gymnasts have
been unbeaten in college compe
tition for four straight years.
Age No Barrier
Frank Cumiskev. of Union City.
N. J.. one of America's ton evm
nusts, is 35 years old and father
of three children.
Pennsylvanians will man every
rosition on the prospective 1948
Nittany Lion football team.
(Third of a Series)
By Tom Morgan
of all participants, coaches, man
agers, trainers and officials, hous
ing and feeding all these individ
uals at the site of the Games, pur
chase of all uniform s and sporting
equipment, laundry, baggage, ex
press, and this year, food.
It is estimated that $500,000
will be required to insure repre
sentation in all sports by the
United States at the London
Games.
The cost of participation in the
winter Olympic Games at St.
Moritz, Switzerland, amounted to
almost $1120,000, a lthough final
figures have not been compiled.
Cash Prizes!
Molle "What do you say?" contest!
;500 to Grand Prize Winner! $5O to each winner
at 16 colleges!
Get in now! If you missed previous installments, dig up
recent back issues of this newspaper! Remember, there's still
time to enter . . . time to win the moolah!
Molie contest runs 10 weeks. This is Set #6. Here's
all you do to be iligible : Fill in your answers to cartoons
(of all 10 sets) in spaces indicated. Use 25 words or less.
1. Merely write, in the blank car
toon balloons above, your answers
to the questions. Mail your entry to
the address given elsewhere in this
ad. Be sure to fill in your complete
name and address in the apace in
dicated.
2. Each contestant must be a regis
tered mate student of the college in
whose paper this contest is pub
lished, and each contestant must
compete in all ten sets of cartoons in
order to be eligible for prizes. If you
did not receive a copy of this news
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
What do you say when a gal says:
CONTEST RULES ... Molle "What do you say?" Contest
Weight Lifters
An informal meeting will be
held in Roc Hall at 7:30 o'clock
tonight to organise a weight
lifting club among the College
students.
Rains Hall Practice
For Baseball Squad
Heavy rains which turned New
Beaver Field into a quagmire
have prevented the Lion baseball
squad from practicing outdoors in
Preparation for their game with
the University of Pittsburgh to
morrow.
There is serious doubt whether
the tame will be played, because
of the muddy condition of the
field. Weather forecasts predict
no cessation of rain before to
night.
Bob Gehrett. who held Western
Maryland scoreless for seven in
nings Saturday as the Lions wal
loped the Green Terrors 18-1. is
expected to be on the mound for
the Bedenkmen in the event the
contest does go on.
The rest of the lineup will prob
ably be the same as the one that
started Saturday's encounter.
Fill 'em in! Mail 'em in! Read contest rules!
paper, a reasonable facsimile of the
cartoon or a written description of
it will be accepted.
3. With Sets No. 3 and No. 8, the
contestant must include a carton
from a 250 or 50t tube—or from any
size jar—of Molle. Remember, only
two cartons (of any size) are re
quired, but be sure you send one in
with No. 3 and one in with No. 8 of
the sets.
4. Only one entry will be accepted
from each contestant in each set and
Dust on the Diamond
From the time Bob Gehrett delivered the first pitch, a low ball,
until the final out, Saturday's game consumed two hours and 415
minutes
Don Stark's round tripper in
deep left field. The 108-pound ou
left fielder's head despiite the fact
that he is a left handed batter.
GOOD WEATHER
The weather, although a trifle
cool, was excellent for baseball.
A large crowd was on hand for
the first few stanzas, observing
the contest from under cloudless
skies. Many spectators, however,
left the park at the end of the
third inning, and still more left
before the end of the game.
Two of Western Maryland's
leading players did not partici
pate in Saturday's game. Ken
Monroe, star righthander who
was expected to start, hurt his leg
in a basketball game just a week
Prior to the contest, and Stan
Kulokowski, last year's leading
hitter, missed practice because he
was away student teaching.
Two future Lion opponents,
Navy and Villanova, won games
X l3oo °°****
TO WINNERS!
Print your name, address and college. Then mail to us!
Some hints for answering Cartoon 6B: Molle is brush
less; a heavier cream, kind to tender skin, rough on bristly
whiskers.
Molle softens beards, holds whiskers out straight so your
razor whisks through 'em. Nl°lle gives you a closer, cleaner,
faster, less irritating shave!
Now—fill in your answers to Set #6!
What do you say when a pal says:
IL _a I I I ■
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all entries must be the original work
of the contestants, submitted in
their own names.
5. Entries will be judged by the
Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation,
an independent judging organiza
tion. All ten cartoons submitted by
a single contestant will be considered
as a unit in judging, and the judges'
decisions will be based on the orig
inality, aptness and interest of each
set. First prize winners of $5O from
each school will be eligible for
the Grand Prize of $500.00 to be
By RED ROTH
the eighth inning was a ball hit to
tfielder smacked the bell over the
over the weekend, while another,
Temple, dropped its second game
in five starts.
Gehrett's victory was his fourth
consecutive triumph. He annexed
three straight wins at the end of
the 1947 season. Southpaw Ernie
Leap who opposed Gehrett lost
his third straight contest, two of
these being registered Last year.
Poll Results
Penn State alumni welcomed
the ormortunitv to name the foot
ball omaonents they would most
like to see on the Nittany Lion
schedule. In the early balloting.
which was, heavy. University of
Pittsburgh an d University of
Pennsylvania were running far
out in front. The boll is the idea
of the Penn State Alumni Associ
ation.
awarded to the best series of entries
from all the schools. The decision of
the judges is final and duplicate
prizes will be awarded in case of ties,
6. All entries become the property
of Sterling Drug Inc., and no entries
will be returned.
7. All ten sets of answers must be
mailed before May 14, 1948, final
date of the contest. Entries with in
adequate postage will not be ac
cepted. Prize winners will be an
nounced here the week of May 24.
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