WEDNESDAY, JULY 14. 1946
The
Nittany
Lyon
To quote from the Saturday
Evening Post: “Curt Stone will
be lucky if he isn’t lapped in the
Olympic 5000 meters.”
That may be true, but we’re
counting on the former Penn
State distance ace to stay in the
race against the terrific Swedes
and Finns, and yes, maybe even
place.
Now that Stone has departed
for the London games, we feel
that we can reveal the secret
which has made the diminutive
Brooklyn, Pa., runner the out
standing distance man in the
United States.
While his times are far from
the clockings posted regularly by
the Scandinavian distance men,
Stone has emerged from obscur
ity into an endurance runner who
will have to be reckoned with at
the Olympics.
The secret? Just hard work
and excellent physical condi
tioning, plus a simple little trick
which he picked up from the
Europeans while touring the
continent last summer.
After watching the heels of the
Finns and Swedes in Europe last
year, Stone thought he discover
ed the secret of their amazing
success.
He noticed that the European
runners straightened their knees
with a snap and “kicked off” with
their toes after rolling off the
balls of their feet on every stride.
Stoney tried it and found it dif
ficult to do, but he did notice the
lift he got by doing it.
Curt found, too, that the
Scandinavians train by running
through the forests and over the
hills, and not on a flat track as
most Americans do.
So when he came back to the
States, and took his job as circu
lation manager of the Centre
Dailv Times, Stoney started train
ing like the Swedes and Finns—
not much work on a flat track
but plenty of running over the
College golf course, strengthening
his legs and wind.
He ran in the rain, mud and
snow, getting in a half hour at
lunch time, and then going back
for more when he knocked off
work at 5 p.m.
As he rounded into top-notch
condition, he found that his leg
snap came naturally, and deduced
that it wasn’t a secret of tech
nique that kept the Finns up
there. It was a secret of training.
He literally burned up the
indoor circuit last winter, going
as low as 9:04.1 in the two-mile,
the fastest since Greg Rice, but
he was never extended. The
competition was never any
thing he couldn't handle easily.
There’s been a lot of talk about
Stoney lacking speed, but we do
know that he can rip off the yards
when he wants to.
We're waiting for the day
when we can write a nasty let
ter to Mr. Stanley Frank, who
wrote the Post article. And
we'U say, "I told you so."
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THE SUMMER OOLLEGTAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
CHICK WERNER: Nittany
Lion track coach. Three of his
proteges, all alumni, will rep
resent the United States in
Olympic games at London this
month.
Summer Tennis
Toprnev SMed
To Onen Todav
Today will mark the opening of
the Summer Sessions tennis tour
nament as 25 participants swing
into action in the first match.
Three days. will be allowed for
each round of matches, unless
rain causes a great delay.
The pairings:
Women's Singles
Bennacchio plays White; Weid
man meets Krastein; Masters
opposes Baer, while Gingrich
drew a bye.
Men's Singles
Shaefer meets Snyder; Shuster
plays Shorr; Short opposes Die
ruff: Aston plays Restaine; Stark.
Hartman, Gearhart and Peters
drew byes.
Mixed Doubles
Reeder and Schultz play Klotz
and Woidman; Peters and Nelson
meet Weil and Jones. Snyder and
White along with Stark and Ben
nacchio drew byes.
11 Compefiiw
Summer Golf
A total of 72 entrants began the
first round eliminations Mondav
in the Summer Sessions golf tour
nament. The first round matches
are scheduled to be completed to
day. The second round should be
completed by Sunday.
Jack Harner, Lion golf captain
last year, turned in the lowest
qualifying score, a two under par
68. followed closely by Marvin
Goldengerg with a 69. Bill Gross,
former varsity golf cantain, and
Bob Meinken turned in
scores of 70.
Prizes will be awarded to the
runner-up as well as to the cham
nion by varsity golf coach Bob
Rutherford. A complete list of the
nairings is posted in the caddy
house.
Intramural
Swing
Ties for Lead
Mark Affiwi in
firrußlk
The intramural softball race
swung into high gear during the
past week with a total of 14
games being played.
In the Fraternity league. Beta
Sigma Rho and Phi Kappa are
tied for first rdace with two vic
tories apiece. The Football House
and Delta Sigma Phi are setting
the pace in the Independent
league with two wins as against
no losses, followed closely by the
Hazeltonians with one win and
no losses.
Today’s schedule in the Fra
ternity league finds Beta Sigma
Rho meeting Delta Chi: Sigma
Phi Sigma against Phi Kapna:
Alpha Chi Rho nitted against
Lambda Chi Alnhs: and Doha
TJnsilon playing Pi Kaopa Alpha.
The games are scheduled to start
at fi:4s at B°aver Field.
In the Indenendent lea CT ue
Delta Sigma Phi plays Fuel
Tech: Metallurgy meets Osmond
T.ab: the Eagles nlav the Pbvs.
Ed. Grads and the Hazeltonians
battle it out with the Football
House. The games will he played
at the golf course at 6:45.
Standings in the intramural
softball leagues:
Fraternity League
W L Pet.
Beta Sigma Rho 2 0 1.000
Phi Kanpa 2 0 1.000
Delta Chi 11 500
Pi Kanpa Alpha 1 1 .500
Lambda Chi Alpha 1 1 .500
Alnha Chi Rho 1 1 500
c bema Phi Sigma 0 1 .000
Delta Uncilon 0 1 .000
Independent Longue
W L Pet.
Delta Sigma Phi 2 0 1.000
Foothall House 2 0 1.000
Hazeltonians 1 0 1.000
Phys. Ed. Grads 1 1 500
Eagles ' 1 1 .500
Metallurgy 0 1 .000
Osmond Lab. 0 2 .000
Fuel Tech 0 2 .000
Nate Cartmell, former Nittany
coach, keeps in touch with the
game as a track-aide at Manhat
tan College.
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News of the Nittany Lion
Penn State football agreements
with Colgate and Washington
State end in 1948. New opponents
are being sought for 1949.
Jackie Tighe, Scranton, Pa.,
war veteran, won both major
boxing awards at State in 1948.
Bob Rutherford, Sr„ 68-year
old golf mentor, is dean of the
Penn Slate coaching staff.
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