FRIDAY, MARCH 16,• 1951
A TWENTY-ONE GUN SALUTE—To Coach Charley Speidel
and his newly crowned EIWA champions. The title makes a fine
climax to an undefeated dual-meet season and is further proof of
what everyone already knew—that the Lions are the best in the East.
To individual champs Don Maurey and Mike Rubino, who had to be
good to win. T 9 Joe Lemyre, whose 17 to 10 loss to Navy's Don
Thomas was truly a classic and one that will be long reme k mbered by
those who saw it. To Homer Barr, still a champion in our book. Along
with Lemyre, Homer proved once more that there is no disgrace in
losing when you give all you have.
STYLE DEPARTMENT—Ever wonder why the boxing man
agers wear tuxedos at the meets in Rec hall? Thanks to Len
Abrams. head manager, here is the inside story. The whole thing
started at the U. S. Naval Academy around the first World War.
But in a much grander fashion. When they had a meet, everyone
except the combatants came in formal attire, speptators included.
The idea, in revised form, spread to other campuses. It is as old
as boxing itself at Penn State, something over 30 years. When Leo
Hotick came here 27 years ago he continued the idea of the,man
agers wearing the tuxedos and even got into the act himself oc
casionally. During the last war, the practice was suspended but
was revived immediately after the boys stopped tossing the hot
lead at each other. At present, State is the lone school in the east
ern circuit that still continues the practice. The purpose behind it
all, according to Abrams, is an attempt to add dignity to a much
abused, oft-battered sport.
SHORT SHOTS IN SUNDAY. DIRECTIONS—Never under
estimate the power of the little woman. Cornell's heavyweight wres
tler, Dick Clark, wears a protective , headgear simply because wifey
refuses to allow him to wrestle without one. He may wear the head
gear, but someone else apparently wears the family trousers .
John Lee, Harvard's 123-pound grappler, was caught rooting loudly
for Yale's . George Graveson against Navy's Don Thomas in Satur
day's finals. If the news ever leaks back to Boston the poor boy will
probably be banned ... The hat is tipped this week for ELBA champs
John Albaxano and Lou Koszarek.
'SALLY'S, like
became the butt of m.
But soon the jokes changed to respect,
for persistent "SALLY'S" became the
voice of dependability. Sometimes the
weather slowed Sally's up a little (it
still does), but fair or foul, Sally's
always made its rounds.
As Penn State has grown so also
has Sally's. It has grown from the old
truck and back room of the 30's to the
well equipped kitchen and crew of
aver 30 'fellows and coeds of today.
But the Sally's ideal has not changed.
The ideal of providing students with
the snacks they like and want at the
lowest possible prices.
For the past 18 weeks Sally's has
recalled to students a few glittering
names and events in Penn State his
tory. Champions in sports, memorable
dates, unusual occurences over the
years. All have been featured. This
was done, not with the idea of impress
ing students with Sally's age or knowl
edge of Penn State, but rather to better
acquaint students with the history of
their great college.
WHAT'S
BREUING ?
By JOE BRED
Ass't Sports Editor
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Catcher's Role Reiser's Last Hope
LOS ANGELES, March 15—(1P)—Harold (Pistol)* Reiser, who shoUld
of the greatest baseball players of modern times, has turned to catching
effbrt to win himself a, place with the Pitts burgh Pirates.
Day after day the former darl
ing - of. Brooklyn is hunkered
down in the batting cage during
pre-game practice, trying to
learn the arts of the receiver. The
Pirates are long on outfielders,
but they could use a good catcher.
"I'm a pretty old dog to be
learning new tricks," Pete said,
"but I might as well give it a
try. I did a little catching about
15 years ago."
32 Next Week
The record book says that Rei
ser will be 32 next Saturday, so he
would have been about 18, the
last time he wore a big mitt. In
between there is the story of one
of the most tragic of diamond
careers.
In 1941, his first season as . a
regular with the Dodgers, Reiser
led the National league with a
batting average of .343, also in
doubles, triple's and runs scored.
He hit a solid .310 in '42 and
led the league in stolen bases.
Then there were three years lost
to the Army, but when Pete
came back to the game in '46 he
still appeared to have a brilliant
career before him.
He stole 34 bases that season,
again topping the league, and
ran pitchers crazy with his spec
tacular thefts of, home.
But then began the sad part.
Pete, no man to worry about de
tails when he was pursuing a fly
ball, piled repeatedly into th e
fences, usually hitting them head
first.
ARROW PRODUCTS Featured at
0 S. Allen Street
SPE's Defeat Beta Sig's, 28-27
Frank Welton', two-pointcr with 10 seconds to play spelled vic
tory and the league D championship for Sigma Phi Epsilon Wed
nesday night as they defeated Beta Sigma Rho, 28-27. The two fives
had ended the season in a first
place tie. Welton also paced the
winners with 11 points.
The decision rested largely on
the foul lane with SPE connect..
ing on 12 free throws. Beta Sig
outshot the winners from _the
field, 12-8. Tonight at 8:20 SPA
wi 11 meet Tau Kappa Epsilon,
winner of league C.
Alpha Gamma Rho met Alpha
Phi Alpha last night as a result
of whipping Phi Kappa Psi, 24-11,
Wednesday night. Last night's
contest determined the league F
titleholder. Bill Yerkes and Al
Saylor led AGR with six points
apiece. Phi Psi led at half, 11-8,
but couldn't dent the cords for
a single marker in the final per
iod.
Penn State Hosts
'52 EIBA Tourney
Penn State will be host to
the Intercollegiate Boxing As
sociation title tournament in
1952 for the 12th time since
1924, it was announced today.
The dates will be March 7 and
8.
The Association elected
James H. Decker, Syracuse
University, president for the
forthcoming year, with Col. B.
Sternberg, of West Point, as
vice-president, and Harold R.
Gilbert, graduate manager of
Penn State athletics, secre
tary-treasurer. This will be
Gilbert's ninth consecutive
year in this office.
The 1.8. A. also voted a ,con
tribution of $lOO to the United
States Olympic Fund, the total
to be applied to boxing.
Penn State Christian associ
ation, oldest student group on
campus, was founded 76 years
ago. Its first "Freshman Bible"
was published in 1894.
Joe Bedenk is in his 2lst year
at the helm of the Nittany Lion
baseball team this year.
have been one
in a final, game
Th e following independent
league winners began action last
night: Newmanites vs. DIR. ;
Schmoos vs. Pottsville; Radads vs.
Dorm 39, and Edinboro vs. Sink
ers.
SCOOP.. .
The last time a Collegian
sportswriter had the privilege
of covering an undefeated
wrestling team was back in
1942.
This year the task of keeping
the College informed on the
conquests of their unbeaten
wrestling team, as well as re
porting the Easterns, fell to
George Glazer, a 20-year old
junior in journalism.
Glazer started his career at
Central high school in Phila
delphia, and in his senior year
was editor of the paper and
managing editor of the senior
class yearbook.
As far as actual athletic ex
perience goes, he was a mem
ber of the chathpionship track
and cross-country teams in
high school as a sophomore,
and the next year was on the
baseball team. He also played
freshman baseball at Swarth
more center. He and his room
mate, Collegian football writer
Mary Krasnansky, helped
found the Swarthmore Cen
taur, and Glazer served as
sports editor and later man
aging editor.
Baseball Scribe
Glazer started out on the
Collegian sports staff covering
jayvee football and jayvee
wrestling and last spring took
over the job of reporting the
baseball team. This winter, he
did feature articles on the
members of the football team.
Last summer, he worked as
sports editor of the Huntingdon
(Pa.) Daily NeWs.
For all reports on sports keep your
eye on the black board in Grahams ...
and for the finest in Easter candies
_watch their candy department ... They
are now taking orders for decorated
chocolate eggs with names on free.
And remember these eggs are the best
that are made ... Always make it the
distinctive store in State College for
the hest.
Established 1896
AGE SEVEN
GEORGE
GLAZER
Wrestling
Writer