SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1949
Between
The
Lions gliCNbig.A.
By Tom Morgan
SPORTS EDITOR
Coaching Lament
The circumstances of a campus
student body devoid of freshman
athletes leaves Penn State coach
es with something to gripe about.
The typical Lion coach's bedtime
prayers must consist of a wish
and a hope that some day they'll
again be greeted at practice by a
bevy of green, unmolded, eager
frosh. Why? Let Wrestling Coach
Charlie Speidel speak. Says Char
lie
"It's my theory that if I had a
green f r ash man who didn't
know the first hold in wrest
ling and I could train him one
year. he'd be as good as any
experienced high school wrest
ler."
The, Lion mat skipper then
adds: "Now, a boy who comes to
Penn State as a sophomore loses
a precious year, because our
chances of developing him is not
as good.
"A freshman will stay out
for the team and not expect to
make it. A sophomore will try
out and drop out when he
doesn't make it. If we had these
wrestlers as freshmen who are
here now (at Penn State), they
would have reached their pres
ent proficiency as sophomores,
not juniors."
Although perhaps modified,
this is the essential view of the
Penn State coaching clan. Lest
they be dubbed a bunch of con
tinual moan-and-groaners, how
ever, we can point out that for
most of them, these are relatively
happy days despite the no-frosh
circumstance.
Returnees Aid
Lion Stickmen
Bolstered by the return of three
veteran lacrossers, Ernie Baer,
Harrie Bragg and Rocco lanetta,
who joined their Nittany team
mates after completing practice
teaching, State's stickwielders are
in the process of applying the
plane to remaining rough spots in
anticipation of the curtain-raiser
Wednesday against Penn.
Missing from the Penn State
lineup against the Quakers will
be veterans Jim Worley and John
Szadziewicz. Worley, scheduled
for the second midfield spot will
be absent from both the Penn and
Western Maryland encounters be
cause of a field trip, while Szad
ziewicz, first string defenseman,
is out with a minor injury.
Tactics
Within the next three days,
Coach Nick Thiel will concen
trate on brushing up on funda
mental offensive and defensive
tactics, including both team and
individual efforts.
The State mentor said that the
seniors will have to carry the load
on the first trip, at least until
new first-line recryits can be
found to relieve the burden.
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Bolger Lone Lion in NCAA's
As Benglian Falls by Wayside
Lion boxing captain, 130-pounder Johnny Benglian became the
second Nittany ring contestant to fall by the wayside at the NCAA's
at Michigan State and thus left Jack Bolger as the lone Lion entry
in the semi-finals last night.
In the final bout of Thursday night's quarter-finals, a tough
and rugged Catholic U. slugger, John Redmond, who had previously
edged past Michigan State's Hen
ry Amos in a preliminary bout,
:lecisioned Benglian, the Lions'
main hope for an individual title.
Bolger, highly regarded 175-
pounder, tangled late last night
with Army's Pete Monf ore. Mon
fore had decisioned Ted Diehl in
the quarter-finals
NEMEIS
Bolger's nemesis all season,
Monfore handed the up-and-com
ing Lion light-heavy his only two
losses this season. One was dur
ing the regular season dual meet
at Rec Hall, and the outstanding
Army mittman again decisioned
Bolger in the semi-finals of the
recent EIBA tournament.
Wisconsin, NCAA champions
for the past three years and four
time winners since 1932, was out
of the running for team honors
as Michigan State and Louisiana
State took the lead in the scor
ing race with four points apiece.
Diamondmen
Tune for Owls
01' Man Weather forced a
change in the outdoor practice
sessions of Coach Joe Bedenk's
Nittany Lion baseballers earlier
this week, but the Bedenkmen
were on the diamond again yes
terday afternoon tuning up for
the season's opening clash Wed
nesday.
Temple's Owls are the Nit
tanies' opponents in their in
itial contest. The game is
scheduled for the Cherry and
White's home field.
Pitchers who have seen re
gular action in intrasquad games
this week are Cy Miller, Jim
Masticola, Warren "Lefty" Trav
ers, Al Tkac, Bill Benyish, Bill
Brown, Bill Hill, Bill Bair and
Jim Townsend.
Clarence Buss, George Emig,
Dick Ford and John Kurty have
handled the backstop duties,
with Dick Wertz and John Shaf
fer stationed at first base. Key
stone sackers have been Gene
Solomon and Joe Tocci, while
Captain Hal Hackman and Jer
ry Vesling and Jim Mayer and
Bill Tegtmeyer have been at
shortstop and thrid base respec
tively.
Hen Albright, Bill Ondrick,
Stan Laganosky, Bill Corman,
Harry Little and Clarence "Pete"
Gorinski patrolled the outfield
during the practice tilts.
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TOM SMITH
One of a host of returning la
crosse lettermen, Smith is
scheduled to see plenty of ac
tion from his defense position.
Time Trials
The first step in molding Penn
State's track team will take place
today when time trials will be
held on New Beaver Field fol
lowing the football scrimmage.
Trials will be held in all the
field events and every track
event, except the one-half and
two mile runs. Coach Chick Wer
ner said that all the distance
runners will start in the mile in
an attempt to get a good mile re
lay team. Penn State has won
this event at the Penn Relays for
the past two years.
Entry Record Set
In Handball
Singles
Reflecting the general up
surge of intramural activity at
the College, IM handball singles
competition swept aside old re
cords this season and showed an
increase in every aspect of the
sport.
The number of individuals
participating jumped from 81 in
1948 to 96 this season, an 18.5
percent increase. Fraternity men
outnumbered independent men
in participation, 82 to 14.
The intramural department
scheduled 119 games this season.
compared to 101 last year,
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Grid Scrimmage
The Penn State football team
will vie with Duquesne in a
pr ac t ice scrimmage on the
New Beaver field, 2 p.m. today.
Although many of the senior
qridders will not participate in
the practice, Assistant Coach
Earle Edwards will field a very
strong squad in today's contest.
No kickoffs or . extra points
will be made in the scrimmage.
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