WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1949
Tonight's IM Mat Card
Bouts start at 8 p.m. Wrestlers weigh in at 7:15 p.m.
121 lb. Class—Ted Aiken, Phi Delta Theta vs. Sheldon Leisawitz,
Phi Epsilon Pi.
128 lb. Class—John Langstaff, Sigma Alpha Epsilon vs. Charley
Rodgers, Phi Gamma Delta.
135 lb. Class Fred Shihaden, Phi Kappa Sigma vs. Fred Rod
gers, Phi Gamma Delta . . . Bill Krayhill, independent vs.
Mario Restifo, 'independent.
145 lb. Class—Vince Cavanaugh, Delta Upsilon vs. Sandy Cam
eron, Beta Theta Pi . . . Cy Troyan, independent vs. Bob
Hazen, independent.
155 lb. Class—Phil Cloud, Pi Kappa Phi vs. John Hull, Beta
Theta Pi.
165 lb. Class—Kip Siebler, Sigma Alpha Epsilon vs. Bud Pierce,
Phi Delta Theta.
175 lb. Class—Mike Rubino, Alpha Phi Delta vs. Bill Eggert, Sig
ma Nu . . . Dick Barker, independent vs. Buzzy Riss, inde
• pendent.
Unlimited—Chuck Beatty, Kappa Sigma vs. Tom McDermott,
• Phi Delta Theta.
The "Pros"
Frazier.
"Missing Link" Ritz vs. "Fearless Fauntleroy"
Wrestlers Battle
For IM Titles
Sixteen fraternity and six independent grapplers square off for
the last jump to intramural mat championships in Rec Hall at 8
p.m. today.
After two weeks of grueling elimination wrestling, the matmen
will treat indoor fans to eleven final matches, with the mat moved
to the center of the Rec Hall floor in varsity-meet fashion to ac-
commodate the crowd. No ad
mission will be charged.
After the IM Championship'
fights, "Missing Link" Ritz and
"Fearless Fauntleroy" Fr a z i e r
take over the mats in a battle of
grunts and groans, a la the pros,
that promises plenty of screams
for the gallery. ,
FAVORITES
Phi Delta Theta, who last week
jumped into the lead for team
title, is an odds-on favorite to
cop that squad championship to
night. With 121 - pound Ted
Aiken, 165-pound Bud Pierce,
and heavyweight Tom McDer
mott ready for action, the Phi
Delts will boast three men fight
ing in the finals. The house al
ready has a team total of 56
points toward the crown.
Next in line is Sigma Nu with
only Bill Eggert, 175-pound stal
wart, remaining, but with a total
of 49 counters. Delta Upsilon
starts one finalist, Vince Cava
naugh, 145-pounder, and lists 43
points, just one point over Beta
Theta Pi who with 42 points will
send two men, Sandy Cameron,
145-pounder, and John Hull, 155-
pounder, to wrestle.
The Rodgers twins, Charley,
128 - pounder, and Fred, 135
pounds, hold Phi Gamma Delta's
winning chances. The Phi Gams
are sixth in standing with 38
markers, one point behind fifth
place Sigma Alpha Epsilon who
sends 128-pound John Langstaff
and 165-pound Kip Sieber into
action.
Other fraternities with men
competing for champ positions
line up in team standing like
this: Pi Kappa Phi, 27 points; Phi
Epsilon Pi, 25 point ; Alpha Phi
Delta, 24 points; Khppa Sigma,
21 points; Phi Kappa Sigma, 20
points.
THRILLER
Pre-match enthusiasm is bub
bling over concerning the 175.
pound struggle where Alpha Phi
Delta's Mike Rubino meets Sigma
Nu's Bill Eggert. After chalking
up his first two wins by forfeit,
Rubino came back furiously to
cop the quarter- and semi-final
bouts by falls. Eggert, last sea
son's 165-pound champ, will walk
on the mat with two . fall vic
tories and a close 3-2 decision
win under his belt.
Another 1948 champion, Fred
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'Pro' Matmen
Both Defiant
When "Missing Link" Ritz and
"Fearless Fauntleroy" Frazier
clash tonight in their special pro
wrestling match, feature of the
IM wrestling finals at Rec Hall,
plenty of fur is expected to fly,
especially from the "Link's" hairy
chest and "Fauntleroy's" mop
like hank of hair.
CONTEMPT
The two gladiators will clash
with no love lost, since each has
revealed in recent statements that
his contempt for the other knows
no bounds. "Missing Link" Ritz,
when asked for a prediction on
tonight's bout, declared, "I'll deci
mate da Lilly. Dat little perfumed
punk ain't got no business nohow
in da same ring wit me."
Fauntleroy also expressed calm
confidence in the outcome. Dis
covered while manicuring his toe
nails, as an assistant combed his
marceled locks, Fauntleroy de
fied the man whom he refers to
only as "Ugh!"
"If that (Ugh!) wrestler thinks
he is going to defeat me, he's got
another (Ugh!) think coming. I
am without a doubt the most cul
tured man ever to wear tights,
and don't forget, Mother wore
tights. He (Ugh!) doesn't have a
chance."
Top Man in '49
Penn State's Joe Bedenk will
be a head football coach in 1949
for the first time in 25 years of
coaching.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. P
Coach Speidel
Lauds Barr's
Achievements
"The whole story was that
Homer was an unknown quan
tity," Coach Charlie Speiclel said
shortly after his return to State
College Monday with his heavy
weight protege, Homer Barr, who
illaced fourth in last weekend's
NCAA wrestling tourney.
"He was going into a 'tourna
ment of champions' and was re
garded as just another wrcstl-r,"
Speiclel contintird.
"However, when Barr easily
handled Thurman
Oklahoma A & M, the local pride
and joy, and then threw Fred
Stoker of lowa Teachers, the
crowd realized that Homer was
more than that," the veteran Lion
mat mentor commented.
Barr, the lone igittany entry in
the tournament and reigning Fast
ern heavyweig'
king, trampl
McGraw undo
6-1 count in
prelims, a
threw Stoker
8:12 in the qua
2r finals. McGr
third in la
year's NCAP•• •
meet ,and only a:
few weeks ago
_ _ _ _
battled Oklaho
ma A & M's two-
- _
time National champ, Dick Hut
ton, to a draw.
In the semi-finals, the Blue and
White heavy lost a close 4-2 fight
to Vern Gagne, Minnesota, who
went on to upset Hutton for the
title. Gagne, a member of the
Olympic team as was Hutton, cap
tured the 191-pound National
crown in 1948.
An Olympic first alternate, Bob
Geigel of lowa, fell before Barr in
the eliminations for the right to
wrestle in the consolation bouts.
The score was 4-0.
Another Olympian, Michigan
State's Bob Maldegan,
third place from the State gran
pier in the consolation match,
gaining a 3-2 victory.
Coach Speidel declared "Gagne
wrestled very carefully against
Homer, for he realized Barr's po
tentialities. In fact, after Homer's
first two triumphs, all his oppo
nents were wary.
"He was up against some old
`heads' in the game. They held
on to his ankles, and when Horn:
would get rough, they would let
him go. It was a wonderful chance
for him to see what the future
holds," Speidel said.
Both Gagne and Maldegan have
finished their collegiate eligi
bility, but Hutton is only a junior.
The latter bagged his first crown
in 1947 as a freshman at the Ag
gie school.
"Homer was very well-liked
and very popular. In fact, he had
a big cheering section," Coach
Speidel added.
Track Candidates
Anyone interested in trying
out for track and who has not
yet done so should report this
week to the track office, 310
Rec Hall.
By Ed Watson
Speidel
POTENTIAL
NNSYLVANIA
4 IM Volleyball Squads
Gain Fourth Victories
Ridge Runners, Nittany Co-op and Directors Monday joined Fig
Sigma Kappa-A in the four-victory category in IM volleyball py
on the Rec Hall courts.
All three independent teams. won handily to remain unbeaten.
The Runners trounced Miners, 15-8 and 15-4; the Co-op measured
Red Flashes, 15-9 and 16-14: Directors trimmed Torpedoes, 15-7, 11-
15 and 15-11.
Two other teams—Woodehop
pers and Spikers—continued on
th e undefeated trail. Woodehop
-ers wallope.l Penn Haven-A, 15-
3 and 15-2 and Spikers rallied
beat Hotel Greeters, 8-15, 15-2
..'nd 15-9 to chalk up their third
rtraight wins.
,Ale and Quail nipped Exers, 15-
11, 14-16 and 15-10; Broken
Hearts whipped Ath Hall Men,
15-7 and 16-14; Century Boys
trounced Bachelors, 15-4 and 15-
11; Sword Fishes swamped Mines,
15-8 and 15-9.
Tau Phi Delta and Dorm 10
won by forfeit over Phi Sigma
Delta-A and Matilda Chi, re
spectively, while neither Depth
Charges nor Sea Lions showed up
for their scheduled contest.
Phi Sigma Kappa-A Friday be
came the first team to register a
fourth victory in volleyball ac
tion. The evening's pi ogram was
marred by four forfeits and an
other scheduled game went on the
boards without a decision when
both squads failed tn appear.
Edging past Tau Kappa Epsil
on-A, 15-7, 14-16 and 15-4, Phi
Sigma Kappa took a commanding
lead in its league in racking up
its fourth consecutive win with
out a defeat.
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STATE COLLEGE
to Rho-A, Alpha Chi Rho-A and
Triangle won by forfeit when
their respective opponents—Delta
Sigma Phi-A, Phi Kappa-A, Sig
ma Phi Epsilon-A, and Alpha Chi
Sigma-A—did not show up for
the games.
For the first time this year, two
opposing teams—Chi Phi-A and
Phi Delta Theta-A—both failed
to appear for a scheduled game.
PHI TAII
Other results Friday showed
Phi Kappa Tau-B trouncing Al
pha Zeta-B, 15-1 and 15-4; Delta
Chi-A crushing Alpha Phi Delta.
15-4 and 15-3; Phi Epsilon Pi-A
nipping Sigma Chi-A, 16-14 and
Alpha Tau Omega-A squeezed
by Sigma Pi-A, 16-14 and 15-11;
Beta Theta Pi-A walloped Lamb
da Chi Alpha-A, 15-3 and 15-44
Phi Kappa Psi-A whipped Sigma
Phi Alpha, 15-10 and 15-7.
It was stated in a recent issue
that Sigma Chi-B defeated Phi
Kappa-B, 15-11 and 15-9. Phi
Kappa-B, instead of Sigma Chi-
B, won by that score.
Roamin' Coach
Jim Jeffrey, Lion soccer coach,
taught soccer in Rome during
World War 11.
daring ...
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