PAGE SIX
The Nittany Realm
Triplett-One of 7 Athletes
Experts in genetics will argue that heredity has little or no effect
on athletic ability, but one look at the Triplett family should throw
a lot of doubt into their collective minds. Because famed Nittany
wingback Wally Triplett, who concluded a four-year varsity foot
ball career last fall, is just one of seven outstanding athletes to
come from the same Cheltenham, Pa., family.
His father, Mahlon, was good enough as a baseball player to
represent a Hilldale semi-pro team that later became Philadelphia's
entry in the Negro National League. In addition he has five brothers,
none of whom failed to win at least one varsity letter at Cheltenham
high school.
The REAL athlete of the crowd, at least so Wally says, was Fred
erick, the brother just above him in number of years. He was not
only a football standout, but also excelled in baseball and basketball
while in high school.
Nittany Lion gridiron fans will be excused if they take Wally's
statement about Fred being the best athlete in the family with a
grain of salt. They've seen the •••: • .: ..• -
speedy Lion gridder compile an • • • -•
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enviable football record while ca- . •
vorting for the glory of the Blue
and White. In this, his last year,
he was second only to Fran
"Punchy' Rogel for offensive hon
ors, and his defensive play, par
ticularly against passes, approach
ed
the spectacular.
Triplett had the honor of reg
istering the Lion's longest six
pointer
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of the season on an 86-
yard punt return. He was also
credited with scoring runs of 54
and 47 yards.
Off the field Wally is a modest,
slightly-built young man who
looks like an artist's caricature of
the average college student.
GLASSES
Accentuating this conception
are the glasses he habitually
wears. Although many students
who have seen him on campus
know he wears glasses off the I
the gridiron, many don't know he ng
football. Since 1946 Wally has been fitted with a pair of contact
lenses without which he'd feel almost naked when the whistle for
the opening kickoff sounds.
Triplett rates Penn's great center, Chuck Bednarik, as the best
opponent he ever played against and is still surprised that the all
time Pennsylvania great wasn't nicked on the Nittany Lion all-op
ponent team. ' 6 l certainly voted for him," he said. Sam Tamburo
and Chuck Drazcnovach get his nod as the best men he's ever played
with.
"[ worked v✓ith Sam on defense, and am probably prejudiced,"
Triplett said, "but I consider him one of the finest ends I've ever seen
in college football." "Drazenovich," he added, "is an outstanding
blocker as well as an excellent defensive player."
Wally's immediate future is sewed up in pro football, having
signed a contract with the Detroit Lions of the National Profes
sional Football League. Strangely enough, the future pro performer
has never seen a play-for-pay football game. All of which should
make his first professional contest doubly interesting.
Whether the 170-pound performer can make good in a league
where they're small at 220 is a matter of some conjecture. Even
the ex-Nittanyite won't comment, preferring to let his exploits on
the field this tall tell the story.
However a lot of Penn State football followers will probably be
willing to hot that Detroit Lion Coach Bo McMilan made a wise
choice when he grabbed off the Nittany Lion flash as one of his
draft choices.
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Lion Cagers--
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scribed by Gross as one of the best
ball-handlers he has seen. One
thing that Tocci will have to work
on is increased accuracy on his
drive-in shots and short set shots'.
A deadeye when the opposition
lets him get set, Joe scored 106
points during the 1948-'49 sea
son, ranking behind Marty Costa
and Milt Simon.
Running casually down what
could be his first string next sea
son, the genial dark-haired fa
mily man put his finger on Costa,
Jack Storer and Lou Lamie as the
most improved cagers on the
squad, in his estimation.
"Lou always looked pretty good
and as the season wore on and
he acquired more poise and ex
perience he really began coming
through for us."
JACK STORER
Storer, whose main abilities had
been confined to the gridiron,
really developed toward the tag
end of the campaign. According
to Gross, John Lawther's plans
at the beginning of the season
didn't include the rugged forward
at all. But Jack, like Lamie, soon
caught the zone-master's eye.
Storer's main forte is catching re
bounds,—in which he is classified
as "awful tough."
Costa, veteran 6-foot 6-inch
pivot man, improved tremendous_
ly over the past two season s and,
although he still has a tendency
to be "tied up", Gross is looking
for the lanky center's greatest
year.
Fighting Costa for the center
berth job, or one of the forward
positions, is State's other hard
wood giant, Lee Schisler, a 6-foot
5-inch Northampton product. Ac
cording to Gross all Schis' needs
is a little confidence. "He is a
good one-hand shot, but not as
bellicose as Storer."
Gross figures that if anyone can
be chosen at this time to fill the
shoes of Milt Simon, State's ace
point producer last season, it will
be Lamie. Augmenting Lou on
the firing line will be the Lions'
fiery pepperpot, Tocci, and one of
Allentown li:gh's state champion
whizzkids, Ken Weiss.
Although combined the pair
scarcely reach Costa's shoulders,
they are being counted on to
score heavily in the 1949-'5O sea
son.
KEN WEISS
Upon first arriving at the Col
lege, Weiss couldn't seem to adapt
himself to the slow Lion play_ as
you-go style, being imbued with
the Birney Crum system of fire
ball play. But even so the 5-foot
11-inch setshot whiz managed to
score 46 points and with addition
al defensive strength learned dur
ing the past season he is expected
to really find himself.
Other returning varsity per
formers rating a chance to see ac
tion next year are Lloyd Amprim,
Mike Deßone, George Lawther,
John Apichella, Bob McKown and
Tom Shuptar.
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Four Coed Presidents Vie
For Quill Girl in Final Poll
Voting for Quill Girl will continue in Student Union until 5
p.m. today. Quill Girl is selected each year from the presidents of
Mortar Board, Chimes, WSGA and WRA. The winner will be an
nounced at Theta Sigma Phi's twelfth annual Matrix Table Monday.
Those eligible for Quill Girl are Frances Eshleman, president of
Chimes; Janet Lyons, president of WSGA; Pauline Globisch Par-
AEPhi Victor
In Table Tennis
Final playoffs in women's in
tramural table tennis, badminton,
and volley-ball took place last
week. Alpha Epsilon Phi emerged
as victor in table tennis by de
feating Kappa Kappa Gamma
and Zeta Tau Alpha.
Alpha Epsilon Phi captured
both singles and the doubles
when they competed with the
Kappas. Ceoldberg scored over
Kirschner 21-12, 12-8 in one
singles and Elden hit 21-19, 21-
11 against Folger's 21-16 to give
the second singles to AEPhi also.
Delman and Feit ousted Fousman
and Ziegler in the doubles 21-9,
12-15.
AEPhi's Triumph
This victory placed AEPhi in
the final league along with Zeta
Tau Alpha. Goldberg once more
came through 21-12, 12-12 against
ZTA's Rothermel. Elden won an
other singles against Walker 12-
16, 21-18, 19-21. Delman and Felt
came through in the doubles 21-
19, 21-15 over Bailey and Dever.
Alpha Gamma Delta trounced
Kappa Delta and Phi Mu to take
the lead in badminton. Kriner
came out in one singles for AGD
with a score of 11-8, 11-1 against
KD's Williams 11-6. Mink won
the other singles over Mursch 14-
2, 11-7. Ashenfelter and Calahan
triumphed in the doubles over
Jelacic and Wakeling 15-5, 15-5,
14-15.
Final Playoffs
In the final playoffs against
Phi Mu, Alpha Gamma Delta
came out high scorer in both
singles and the doubles. Kriner
led Worrell 11-1, 11-4 :n the first
singles. Mink triumphed ovor
Bossart 11-5, 11-3, 4-11. Ashen
felter and Calahan again led :n
the doubles 15-3, 1542 t o Van
Tine and Van Vactor's 15-6.
Co-op trounced Leonides in
volleyball 41-37 Wednesday night
to take the championship. Su
zanne Hosler was high scorer for
Co-op by piling up 16 points.
Phi Sigma Kappa
Phi Sigma Kappa entertained
Zeta Tau Alpha at an informal
buffet luncheon and dance re
cently.
Music was provided by a cam
pus band. The floor show includ
ed George Rice, Jack Ricalton and
Walter Zadan.
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sons, former president of WRA;
and Sara Bieber Stover, presi
dent of Mortar Board.
Miss Eshleman, in addition to
Chimes, is active in politics, Hat
Societies Council, and Pan-Hel
lenic Council. She is also a mem
ber of the Froth and Student
Handbook sta f fs and of the,
Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
As president of WSGA, Miss
Lyons has a seat in All-College
Cabinet. She has also partici
pated in politics, telegraphic
swimming, and WRA. She is a
member of the Kappa Kappa
Gamma sorority and Mor tar
Board and is mentioned in Who's
Who at American Universities.
"Polly" Glob i s c h Parsons,
president of WRA, is also listed
in "Who's Who at American Uni
versities." She is the former Jun
ior National Breaststroke Cham
pion. In addition, she is a mem
ber of the Alpha Chi Omega
sorority, Cwens, Mortar Board,
Chapel Choir, and Modern Dance
Concert Group.
The activities of Sarah Bieber
Stover, Mortar Board president,
include Chimes, IWA, American
Childhood Educa t i o n, and
WSGA.
Late Permissions
WSGA has granted eleven
o'clock permission to all coeds
for the Spring Week Carnival
tomorrow. The permission ex
tends to all girls whether they
participate in the carnival or
not.
Co-op Loses Game
To Faculty Team
The Nittany Co-op girls'
champion volleyball team lost a
closely fought game to the Physi
cal Education women's faculty
Monday by one point.
Playing an after season game,
the two teams alternated leads
until the last few minutes of the
game, when time ended with the
faculty ahead, 24-23.
High scorer for the winners
was Miss Anne Jesnak with 7
points. Grace Schilder was high
scorer for the Co-op with 6 points.
Wrestlers ---
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Shihaden, Phi Kappa Sigma, will
tee off with one-half of the Phi
Gamma Delta brother act, Fred
Rodgers, in the 135-pound tiff.
Shihaden has yet to see action
this season, having won three
bouts by forfeit, while Rodgers
had two faNs, a decision and a
forfeit win.
HEAVIES
At least two other bouts will
draw heavy interest. In the un
limited class, Phi Delta Theta's
Tom McDermott, at the top by
virtue of three falls and a de
fault victory, will encounter stiff
competition from Chuck Beatty,
Kappa Sigma, winner by two
falls and a forfeit. Best independ
ent battle will probably see
Buzzy Riss, a fall and a decision,
against Dick Barker, two pins.
Wrestlers are to be ready for
weigh-ins in the Rec Hall dress
ing room by 7:15 p.m.
Last Friday, Tom McDermott,
Phi Delta Theta, won by default
instead of by fall over Bob
Smith, Phi Gamma Delta, as pre
viously reported. Smith was in
jured in the third period, stop
ping the fight immediately.
Zeta Tau Alpha
Pauly Moss was recently elect
ed president of Zeta Tau Alpha.
Other officers are Sara Gilleland,
vice president; Betty Jane Hower,
secretary; Margaret Ba at ion,
treasurer; Mary Rowland, histor
ian; Sylvia Kull. rushing chair•
man; and Nancy Andean" guard.