SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1950
Varsity, Jayvee Lions
Oppose Big Red Matmen
Penn State's Jayvee grapplers
take the sports spotlight this
afternoon at .4 o'clock when they
play host to Cornell's Jayvees
on the Rec Hall mat.
At 7 o'clock tonight, the varsity
opens "Leo Houck Night" with
the Ithacan's first team, followed
immediately by the boxing meet.
Two last-minute changes were
announced by Coach Charlie
Speidel for the varsity roster.
128-pound Kolbe eked out a 3-2
decision from Dean Harbold in
elimination bouts, and he will
face the task of matching holds
with the Big Red's Pete Bolanis,
third place winner in the 1949
EIWA tourney at 121 pounds.
Cec Irvin copped a 4-0 bout
from Mickey Silverman to earn
the right to battle at 155 pounds.
Irvin made a few starts his soph
omore year but didn't compete
last season.
Otherwise, the lineup will be
the same as the one that defeated
Virginia last, week. Cornell lost
Boxers Open Season Tonight;
Face Visiting Gopher Mittmen
Coach Ed Sulkowski makes his
collegiate coaching debut tonight
when he sends the Penn State
boxing aggregation into the ring
against Minnesota.
The Rec Hall meet, the sea
son's opener for both teams, is
slated to get underway immedi
ately after the Lion - Cornell
wrestling meet.
"Leo Houck Night" festivities
are , scheduled between tonight's
athletic double bill. • •
Last year the State mittmen
'rang up a mediocre 2-3-1 record.
This year's unit is comparatively
untested, only three lettermen
—Paul Smith at 165 pounds; Jack
Nittany Cagers Meet W&J,
Attempt to. Bolster Road Record
Coach Elmer Gross and his
Nittany Lion courtsters will ar
rive in Washington, Pa., around
noon today to meet Washington
and Jefferson. They, opposed
Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh last
night.
The score between the Tartans
and Penn State dribblers was
not available for today's issue of
the Collegian because of an early
press deadline. '
Coach Adam Sanders has had
his men looking toward tonight's
battle with the Lions all season
long, and the Trexies will be up
for tonight's game.. Up to now
W and J is undefeated on its
• home floor.
TWO PLATOONS
Although Sanders will utilize
Track Team Fates Stern Test
In Washington Star Meet
The Penn State track team will
wen its 1950 indoor season 'to
night in the Washington Star
meet in the nation's capital. 'lf
pre-meet information is correct,
the Lions will have to be at top
form to -emerge with many vic
tories.
One of the highlights of the
meet is the 70-yard high hurdles
in which Nittan .Lion Captain
Jim Gehrdes will renew hostili
ties with the great Harrison Dil
lard, ex-Baldwin-Wallace 'ace.
The two timber toppers spent
most of last year's indoor season
racing against each other, with
Dillard's victories predominating.
Jim will be out to defend his
championship in the event he
won last year while setting a rec
ord of 8.4 ' seconds. In addition
to Gehrdes and Dillard, the event
has attracted Notre Dame's Bill
Flemming and Billy Mitchell, of
Georgetown. Flemming topped
Gehrdes and Mitchell •in • The
Sugar Bowl 'meet as he set a
new record.
Assistant Coach Norm Gordon
pointed out• that the Washington
Star • meet is the first big meet
of the indoor season and pre
dicted that competition will be
at a key pitch.
"Competition, especially in the
mile relay, is going to be tough,"
he said, "It is possible that the
its initial outing to powerful Le
high, 31-5, the Lions' foe at Beth
lehem next Saturday.
Johnny Reese, 121; Don Mau
rey, 136; Captain Jim Maurey,
145; Bill Santel, 165; Mike Rubi
no, 175, and Homer Barr, heavy
weight, complete the Nittany
Varsity.
For the Jayvees, Tony De-
Julius has received the nod for
121 ' pounds, and Harbold will
take the 128-pound - slot. Al Fas
nacht, 136; Don Arbuckle or John
Kirch, 145; Larry Shallcross or
Don Hess, 155; Jim Riss, 165;
Bob Markle, 175, and LYrin Ming
worth, heavyweight, will see ac
tion for the Lion Cubs.
Probable varsity lineups:
CORNELL Wt. PENN STATE
Stedtte (e) 136 D.Maurey
Pinch 145 • J.Maurey(e)
Laibson
Chappouras II vy
Bolger at 175 and Chuck Drazen
ovich, the Lion's captain and
heavyweight—are back from last
year. •
The Gophers' standouts are
Captain Cody Connel, last year's
165-pound National champion
and 130-pound slugger Dave
Mackey.
Probable lineups
PENN STATE Wt,
Reynolds 125
Hanby 130
Albarimi 135
Gross 145
Helmsl s ss
Smith 165
Bolger 175
Brasenoviek Unl
"Washington" and •"Jefferson"
(his two platoons) throughout the',
game in an effort to wear down
the Lions, his probable starting
lineup will consist of Chuck De
vic and Dave Knoche,, at for
wards; Jack Eaton, at center, and.
Roy Hartman and Bert Alcorn
handling the ball from the guard
spots.
Gross will use, Joe Toed 'and
Lou 'Lamle, at forwards; Lee
Schisler, center and Jay McMah
an and high-scoring Marty Costa
at the guard 'posts.
Penn State will. be seeing
action in its ninth game of 'a 21-
game schedule, while W and J
will be meeting its tenth oppon
ent.
performances will be the best in
the 'meet's history and there is a
good chance that a few records•
will be broken."
Students Honor---
(Continued from page one)
asked all hatmen to meet at 6:30
tonight in the practice wrestling
room in Recreation Hall.
With Houck at his home in
Lancaster are his wife, Anna,
and two sons,. Thomas, 22, and
Joseph, 14. Three daughters, Mrs.
Mary DeFranco, Mrs. Margaret
Moyer, and Mrs. Nancy Rein-
Med, all live in_ Lancaster. A
ion, Edward, 27, is a newspaper
man in Harrisburg, while Leo
Houck Jr., 29, lives in Lancaster.
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THE p AILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
The Nittany
Realm
By GEORGE VADASZ
This is the story about a great
guy, a gentleman and fighter, a
man who has been admired and
cheered by thousands, a man
who reperesents Penn State the
world over.
Nearly' three decades ago, Hu
go Bezdek, then athletic director
at Penn State, talked this guy in
to hanging up his professional
gloves and , into coming to the
campus to " teach students the
manly art of self defense.
The day that Leo Houck de
cided 'to come to the Nittany
Valley marked the beginning
of a thrilling chapter of Penn
State history.
At the same time it also
closed the cover on a book of
pro fights which stretched from
1902 to 1922 and covered 250
bouts in every, weight divi
sion.; • •
Ever since the "fairhaired
boy from Lancaster" came to
State, he had been one of the
most loved guys around. He had
a kind word for everyone and
his exploits in collegiate boxing
ranks became known to every
one who ever set foot on the Cen
tre County campus.
He had consistently been a
producer of champions. As the
only college coach who had en
tered teams in every Eastern
boxing tournament, the veteran
Houck owned the distinction of
producing more individual cham
pions than. any other coach.
But no longer will he be pro
ducing champions. Still fighting,
the "good old doctor" is just
about licked, although he'll never
admit it.
Operated on last summer, he
seemed to be recuperating un
til his recovery took a turn for
the worse shortly after Christ
mas. Right now he is nose
diving at a rapid pace.
He is in 'a critical condition
now. For the past two weeks the
genial Houck has said few words
to those around hiin, yet, last'
Sunday,. when Acting-boxing
Coach Ed Sulkowski and Boxing
Captain Chuck Drazenovich went
to see their ailing coach, the
friendly Houck was never
greater.
In a small bedroom is where
this story ends. Still fighting, like
the champion he is, Houck sat up
in bed; weak as he was, clinched
his fists, threw out a left, and
said:
"Chuck, you go in and get
them, no one can lick you."
Sulkowski then told him
about this year's boxing team.
"We'll keep you informed on
how we make out," Ed com
mented, "and you can keep tell
ing me what you want done."
Houck again straightened up,
"that's fine Ed, I hope
,to be up
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Tau Delta its first loss of the sea
son, 12-11. Bob Hicks paced DU
with five points and Clyde Gilles
pie topped the Alpha Sigma Phi
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Delta Sigma Phi grabbed its
first win of the season by knock
ing off winless Sigma Alpha Mu,
27-7, in the other League E con
test.
Tau Kappa Epsilon vaulted in
to the leadership in League F by
edging a previously unbeaten
Phi Kappa Sigma quintet, 18-16.
Dean Vought tossed in half of
his team's points as he led the
Tekes to victory.
Sports Schedule
4:00 JV Wrestling—
Cornell, Home
7:00 Wrestling— Cornell, Home
8:30 Boxing—
Minnesota, Home
Basketball— W & J, Away
Fencing— Lehigh, Away
Swimming—
Cornell, Away
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strength all used up, he reclined.
It's hard to beat spirit like
.that.
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Loops E, F
Other games in League F, saw
Omega Psi Phi and Alpha Tau
Omega register their. initial wins
of the campaign. Omega Psi Phi
topped Delta Theta Sigma, 8-7,
while Alpha Tau Omega took the
measure of Alpha Phi Delta to
the tune of 13_2. •
In League D, Theta Chi con
tinued to stay in front of the
pack as it registered its third
straight victory by downing Pi
Kappa Phi, 25-17. Alpha Gamma
Rho handed Theta Xi its third
consecutive loss by whipping it,
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