r'AL;I..; tet.) u R Maurey, Barr Take 3rd In National Wrestling A disputed referee's decision deprived Penn State of a national champion in last weekend's NCAA wrestling tourney at Cedar Falls, lowa. Jim Maurey, captain of the 1950 Nittany grapplers, advanced to the semi-finals of the tournament before bowing to defending champion 'Keith Young of lowa Teachers. The score of the bout was 4-4, but the decision was awarded to Young. The lowa matman g ot two takedowns in the first period. but Maurey pulled two escapes. That was the last time that Young scored a point Time Advantage Maurey started the second frame on the bottom, but es caped again shortly after the period got underway. Both wres tlers stayed on their feet the re mainder of the canto. In the last period, Maurey kept his offensive position for the entire three min utes. As a result, he had 1 minute and `57 seconds more time ad vantage than his rival. However, the extra 57 seconds was ignored by the referee and Young won. He went on to claim his second national crown by downing Pur due's Moreno, Big Ten king, 9-2. Maurey edged Bryce Keough, Ohio State, 3-2, in the prelimin aries and knocked off Alfred Pi sasale, Omaha University, by 4-2 in the quarter-finals. In the con solation trials, he chalked up the quickest fall of the two-day tournament by flattening Colora do State's Kenneth Schmoker in 1:31. He then decisioned Rodger Snook, Cornell College (loii.ra), for third place. , • . MOVES UP • Heavyweight Homer Ba ir moved up a notch from his fourth place finish of a year ago. He copped a 7-4 verdict from- Fred Dexter, Cornell College, in the ;prelims; won 5-2 from Bill Preist, Colorado State, in the quarter finals, but lost a 2-0 bout to• Fred Stoeker of lowa - State Teachers •in the semi-finals. Stoeker, who was defeated by Barr in the 1949 NCAA's, lost in the finals to Dick Hutton; Okla 'llama A & M's two-time:, titlist. •The score was 1-1, but Hutton was •awarded first place.by the referee. Glenn Blagg, Colorado College, fell before the EIWA kingpin in :the consolation trials. The score ;was 3-2. The Nittany heavy gar mered third place by nipping Dick Simmons, Wheaton College, by , a 2-0 score. LOST OUT The two other Lion entries fai)- ed to last through. the quarter finals. Don Maurey, 128-pounder, won a 14-10 thriller from Dick Picard, Illinois, in the prelim inaries, but he lost his next battle to Luverne Klar, :lowa State Teachers, 6-1. Mike Rubino lost a 4-3 duel to By ED WATSON Almost, But Not Quite . . . . JIM MAUREY Herb Reese, Nebraska's Big Sev en champion in the 175-pound preliminaries. lowa Teachers, the host school, ended the domination of Okla, homa A & M by grabbing the team title with 30 points. Purdue was second with 16 and Cornell (Iowa) scored 14 for third. Syra cuse upheld the honor of the Eaat by tallying 10 points for fourth place. LIONS EIGHTH Oklahoma A & M scored 9; Ithaca College (N.Y.), 6; and WQynesburg (Pa.) 6 followed in that order. Penn State placed eighth with 5 points and NavY was ninth with 3. Tony Gizoni, Waynesburg, was not only the lone Eastern titlist, but he also walked off with the "outstanding wrestler" award by winning the title at 121 pounds. Other Eastern placers were Wayne Smith, Navy, third at 136 pounds; Ken Hunte, Syracuse, sec ond at 155; Jim Laßocke, Ithaca, second at '1.65; and George Geb hardt, Syracuse, runner-up at 175 pounds. Coach Charlie Speidel was well-pleased with the showing made by his four grapplers. All told, the Nittanies won nine bouts and lost but four to the best corn petition the naion had to offer. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE CULLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Pennsylvanians Few In Boxing Tourney Pennsylvania has been called the state of athletes, but only seven of the 75 boxers fighting here at Penn State for the Na tional Collegiate Boxing champ ionships this week are Pennsyl vanians. And five of those seven wear the blue and white of the Lions. The other two are University of Miami's Carl Bernardo, from Swissvale, and Ed Martin, of Philadelphia, fighting for San Jose State. Gridders Outside Again, But Spring Rains Due ; : . ' ' After being forced indoors last week, by the heaviest snowfall in eight years, Penn State's .1950 football. hopefuls were• , out for an airing yesterday in. preparation for a week of scrimmaging. Earl Bruce, in charge of the Spring session, - will run the 75-man squad through its first live scrimmage as soon as the turf ofßeaver Field dries out. But the College weather btireau; cattle up with some dampening news with its forecast for the next three days. Showers and strong winds are predicted for today, with a doie of the same and the possibility of some more snow forecast for to morrow. Thursday should see Beaver Field wet and . muddy,• much colder and windy. DRILLS IN 3RD WEEK Although yesterday began the third week of the Spring drills, it was only the fifth time the Lions have been outdoors. The first day of practice was given over to the issuing of equipment and instruc tions, after which the squad spent four days in light body contact and calisthenics outdoors. But with the coming of the snow last week Bruce took the squad indoors where he •and his four assistants, chalk in hand, be gan outlining sc,me of .the offen sive and defensive maneuvers the Nittany Lions will try.in ,the Fall. There is no substitute for play', however, and Bruce has been anxious to put the team through a scrimmage for more than a week. The coaching situation remain ed unchanged over the weekend, although the absence of Dr.. Carl P. Schott, dean of the School of Physical Education and Athletics, led to speculation. Schott's office disclosed that he was out of town A MESSAGE TO ALL VETERANS Save Some of Your Bonus Money and Obtain An In come Return For Yourself of 4 1/2 Percent Sound Bonds and Mutual. Funds ,Will .Assure .Yqu Safety and Income Mail a Postcard for Free Details to R. H. JOHNSON & CO. P.O. Box 576, State• College, Pa. HOMER BARR By MARV KRASNANSKY Ten Unbeaten Seek National Of the approximately 64 collegians, seeking national boxing laurels in,the NCAA boxing tourney opening at Rec Hall on Thurs day, ten.boast . unbeaten records for the season just closed. Lone defending champion among the ten is Edsel "Tad" Thrash, Lousiana's 'State's: 130-pound king who's unbeaten in eight Starts. The undefeated A• at 125 pounds are Mac Martinez newly PrOirilsiyig .Pitchers Help Cheer Coach With the: opening game only two weeks away, the Nittany. dia mond squad still has not held any organized' batting prectice. ; Two quick sessions Were all . that could be sqiieezedotifof the mud, snow and rain-soaked The one - bright spot, discounting the 'number of,returning starters from last, year's. squad, •seems to be the-Pitching situation. While no Cy Miller is in evidence-at this time, Coach Joe .Bedenk. is plan ning to rely heavily upon Al Tkac arid Bill Bair f ,of la:st year's squad, and sophomores Dalton Rurnberg er, Jde Ruyack, Earl Qunnett, Bill Everson, Bill. Hooper. and Cliff Hoch.. • '• Catchets •. who . have shown promise 'to date are veterans Jack Kiirty, Clarence Buss, and new comers Bill Ford, Dutch Btong and 'John. Vogt. on. "official•business,r but refused to disclose What - the buSiness was or where. it-had-taken him. BRUCE, 1141 •CONTENTION Ai thgratatiVe: campus sources, however, say that Bruce himself is prominent' among" thoie being considered for.the head coaching position. Bruce has been fresh man football 'coach. at the Cali fornia• State - Teachers College for the', past• lour . •seasons. Be still holds that position. • • The squad should begin to shape-up this' week if it gets. a break in the weather. Everything, however, from: the , weather to the unsettled coaching situation is working against -the 1950. version of the fgotbalr :Lions. ..Something can be • done about the coaching problem",' bUt•nbt' even 'the Com mittee , on Un-Ameritan Activi ties can legislate : against the wdather.".. • - • • • That the rain:Might wash away the snow that still covers- the practice area'. .is the only bright note in• the picture.: And the rain would leave the - field a quagmire. Football-- (Continued from 'cage-one) tion, Big-time Coach for• the Big-time College." Tags• will also be passed out to • students in other ways, Snitzer said. Skull and Bones will also pre pare a letter citing the "fact that it is impossible to attract the proper big-time coach to Penn State under the conditions now existing." The group .decided to send the letter to heads of all Penn State Alumni groups throughout the state and nation, and to others directly concerned with the College football . situ ation. Closing the meeting, Snitzer and other members of Skull and Bones reiterated that the coach ing situation "is more desperate than many students realize," and that 'student action from all sides is necessary to show iCol; lege , sports officials that the.stti dents. do :2;ipt, !: ' , N want Penn •State to rettogress on lie gridiron." TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1950 GEORGE''Bp VAIJARZ crowned Pacific Coast , champiop, runnerup in the nationals last year. and San Jose's best bet for a title. Henry Amos of Michigan State also is unbeaten in this class. DOLPHIN UNBEATEN Ben Dolphin, Syracuse's East ern 145-pound champion, is' un- . beaten in eight starts, while Don Soderberg, of Superior (Wis.) Teachers, also won his four starts. Eli Thomas, Gonzaga Pacific Ceast champ is the lone unbeaten entry at 155 pounds. He won ten Straight. At 165 pounds there are two unbeaten entries. Herb Carlson, of Idaho, four-time Pacific Coast and two-time National champion, seeks his third NCAA title with a record of eight ' straight wins. The East's top contender. Syra cuse's captain, Jim Rollier, won nine and drew in his tenth bout. Carl Maxey, Gonzaga Univer sity's Pacific Coast champ, is un beaten in seven starts at. 175 pounds, while the pre-tourney fa vorite, Chuck Spieser, of Michi gan State, won five and drew, in his only other start, Eastern champ Pete ,Monf ore of Army holding the ex-Olympic star to a draw. There are no unbeaten heavies. The two best records belong to Chuck Drazenovich and Jack Scheberies, of San _Jose State, each have eight wins'in nine starts. The NCAA rules committee ruled that bouts in the service with other service personnel would not disqualify a collegtan, but bouts in the service with civilians would declare a boxer ineligible. San Jose State and Gonzaga University will carry the West's hope for , the team title. Minnesota, along with Mich igan State, will carry the banner for the Midwest, while from be low the Mason Dixon dine, Lou isiana b State and Maryland will be top units. Dark • horse entries, as far as the team championship is. •con cerned, will be Syracuse and Penn State from the East.," H-ball Champ Wins in IM's By. RAY GALANT Milt Silberman, defending incle 'pendent handball singles champ ion, moved into . the finals again as ,he defeated 'Joseph Minarovich 213, 21-20 last night. . In another independent match Len Bartek eliminated ',Chester Kisiek from further competition by , defeating him 21-16, 21-17. Silberman will meet 'the winner of the Minarovich-Bartek match tomorrow night in the • final Wednesday night. Eight more flight finalists were crowned in the fraternity section as , Dave , liarmon, Lambda Chi Alpha,, topped Jack King, SAE, 21-16, 21-9 to capture the flight 5 title. In the flight 6 final Stan Oberg, Pi Kappa Alpha, trounced Art Betts, Phi Delta Theta, 21-5, 21-5. Owen Dougherty, Kappa Delta Rho, reigns as flight 7 champion by beating Bob Kolarik, Lambda Chi Alpha, 21-10, 21-12. Dave Bis choff, Sigma Nu, captured the flight 8 crown by edging Dick Fader, Pi Lambda Phi, 21-7, 13-21, 21-16. George Jacobs, Sigma Phi Epsilon, squeezed by Dick White, Tau Phi Delta, 17-21, 21-4, 21-20 in the'flight 9 play-off. Bob Hoover notched the flight 11 championship by moving by Jack Murray, Sigma Alpha Epsi.t lon, 21-6, 21-17. Joe Lane, DU, stopped Art Silverman Sigma Chi, 21-11, 2145 in the fliglrt 10 final. In:the flight 12 final George Emig, Y Pi 'Kappa Alpha,,' nipped Al Half? reich, Beta Theta 11-5, 13-21, 4 Boxers Titles BEST HEAVIES FRATERNITIES
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