PAGE SIX Gymnasts Take Eastern Cadets Fall, 59Vi-36Vi As Lions Cop 9th Straight There was just no stopping the Lion gymnasts Saturday afternoon, and the poor, three-time defending Eastern Inter collegiate Gymnastic Association champs from West Point couldn’t stay out of their way.' Army ‘ got dethroned royally, 59^-3 6%, in the EIGA seasonal wrapup for both clubs. The win, the first in six years over the Cadets, crowned Coach Gene Wettstone’s young outfit as the brand-new Eastern champs. It was the first Eastern gym crown for the Lions in five years A win over the Cadets was a definite must, for a loss would have meant a two-way deadlock for the 1953 kingship. Army went into the meet with two wins and one loss in Eastern play. The new champions, finishing up the dual meet season with a perfect record of 6-0, also stretched their consecutive win skein to nine. The 1952 Army club was the last to turn back the Nittany gym crew. Shultz Does Phenomenal 3.6 The Lions, in clinching .their first perfect season since 1948. could do no wrong and Army no right. Army’s Black Knights, with all their assumed balance, wound up the afternoon with one first place. That came in the first event, the tumbling, when the number-two Cadet, Bill Charles, piled up a 261 total. That’s all there was from the Army standpoint. Wettstone’s charges swept the next five firsts, including Dave Shultz’s surprise win in the ropeclimb. Shultz, in his last Rec Hall showing, turned in a record-break ing 3.6 effort good for first. Army’s highly-touted John Ballantyne was clocked in 3.7. 4 Seniors in Last Meet The other Nittany first-placers were Bobby Lawrence on the side horse, Jan Cronstedt on the hori zontal bar, A 1 Wick on the par allel bars, and Jim Hazen on the flying rings. Four seniors completed their college dual meet gymnastic car eers. They are Captain Bob Ken yon and Bill Sopper in the tumb ling, ropeman Shultz, and ring man Haaen. The summaries: TUMBLING—(I), Jack Charles, • Army, 261; (2), George Haas, Army, 260; (3), Bob Kenyon, Penn State, 249; (4), Neal Creigh ton, Army, 235;, (5), Warren Hommas, Penn State, 214. SIDEHORSE—(I), Bobby Lawrence, Penn State, 280; (2), Frank Wick, Penn State, 271; (3), Jim Sibley, Army 262; <4), Tony Procopio, Penn State, 236; (5), Bill Axup, Army, 213. HORIZONTAL BAR—(1), Jan Cronstedt, Penn State, 285; (2), Mario Todaro, Penn State, 252; (3), Tony Procopio, Penn State, 241; (4), Dick Laurence, Army, 231; (5), Cecil Jellison, Army, 199. ROPE CLIMB—(1), Dare Shultz, Penn State, 3.6; <2), John B&H&ntyne, Army 3.7; (3), Bill Renner, Army, 3.8; (4), Johnny Baffa, Penn State, 4.0; (5), Bob Boudreau, Penn State, and John Funkhonser, Army, 4.1 <tie>. PARALLEL BARS—<I), AI Wick* Penn State* and Ray Colven* 269 (tie); (3), Jan Cronstedt, Penn State* 267; (4), Karl Schwenzfeier, Penn State* 259; (5), Jay Edwards* Army* 241. FLYING RINGS—(I), Jim Hazen, Penn State* 274; (2)* Erhart Demand, Army* 264; (3), Karl Schwenzfeier, Penn State* 260; (4), Tony Procopio* Penn State, and Bob Carpenter, Army* 242 (tie). During Lent... Vic's is -featuring delicious food that will appeal to all Lenten observers. Included on Vic's bill of fare are cheese, tunafish, lettuce and tomato, and egg salad sandwiches that go well with Vic's extra thick (you can eat them with a spoon) milk shakes. / So, when you feel like eating a lunch or a snack, drop into Vic's and try his foods featured for Lent. ViC S 145 S. ALLEN ST. By GEORGE BAIREY 22 Fraternity Matmen Win First Bouts By MOOCH WILLIAMS Don Fields of Phi Sigma Kappa and Norm Naylor of Phi Kappa Tau, in the 145-pound class, threw their opponents to gain their first IM wrestling wins and kick off the lid of the IM wrestling card last night. Other winners in the 145-pound class were Ed Smith from Phi Delta Theta and Dick Lindfors from Phi Kappa Sigma. Dave Rimple of Phi Sigma Kap pa was the only winner in the 128-pound class as he pinned his opponent in the third period. Harry Wendel of Theta Chi took his time in pinning 135-pound Doug Schorke of Phi Kappa Al pha. Wendel was ahead when he copped the bout late in the third period. The 155-pound class saw the most action with six bouts. Theta Chi’s Whitehouse pinned his op position late in the second period. Jim Mayes of Delta Upsilon cop ped his victory at .1:50 of the first period. Jim Diehl of Sigma Nu did the winning stunt in a short er time of 1:45 over Alpha Tau Omega’s Muckinhaupt. Sidney Ziff of Phi Sigma Delta also pin ned his opponent. Bob McFadden won Phi Kappa Tau’s second match of the night by pinning Paul Pawloski of Kappa Sigma. Tony Vendetti of Tau Kappa Phi and Seymour Lazarus of Beta Sigma Rho were even in the first period until Vendetti took the match with a pin at 1:27. In the 175-pound class, Andy Krassowski of Pi Kappa Phi took Zeta Beta Tau’s Berger at 1:46 of the first period. Winfred Doe derlein’s early two-point lead was no advantage as Don Brainerd of Triangle won the match with a first period pin. Heavyweight Phil Weaver of Delta Chi defeated Slyvan Taub of Phi Epsilon Pi in' the second period. Yellow-s hir t e d Tom Schmalzreid of Alpha Zeta took Delta Upsilon’s Schaffer late in the third period after a bitter battle. Winners by forfeit were: Don Barney of Sigma Nu, Buzz Pierce of Pi Kappa Phi, Walt Laska of Sigma Phi Sigma, Bill Ziegler of Phi Kappa Psi, Theopilos Bala banis of Phi Kappa Psi, and Bill Walker of Sigma Pi. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA Matmen Defeat Army to Remain Unbeaten for 3d Year,Win 29th —Photo by Rosenberg HEAVYWEIGHT HUD SAMSON makes one of his many pin at tempts on West Point's Jerry Lodge. Samson's easy 13-4 win gave the Lions an added three points and a 23-3 triumph over Army in Rec Hall Saturday. ' * Mittmen Await EISA's After 5-3 Army loss You would hardly expect a team which has just lost its sixth straight match and which has been victory-starved all season to be optimistic about impending intercollegiate championships Yet, Penn State’s boxing team, despite a 5-3 loss to Army Saturday night in Ree Hall, is eagerly awaiting the EIBA title matches this Friday and Saturday in Syracuse, N.Y. The reason for the optimism stems from the three victories the Lions did wrest from the Cadets thanks to Sam Marino, Tony Flore, and Adam Kois. By con tinuing their season long pattern of impressive victories, these Nit fanies establish themselves as strong contenders for individual titles. And as a further consequence, any team which has the possibility of gaining three individual titles not only has the right to be opti mistic but must be considered as threats. As far as the match with Army was concerned, it was the same season-long story of eager and willing but inexperienced Nittany boxers. The Cadets took the edge by sweeping successively the 147, * * By JAKE HIGHTON 156, and 165 pound classes and then clinched matters with a win in' the heavyweight division. Marino (125) started the Lions properly with a 30-25 decision over Stan Beck. Using a sharp left jab. Captain Sam took an early lead and continued to pile up "points. In the third, Sammy iced the decision with a staggering right cross followed by a swift flurry of lefts and rights. Army’s EIBA runnerup Jim Mc- Gee was stunned for two rounds by 132 pounder Sam Butler’s stub born counterpunching but finally assured himself of the verdict (30-26) by canvassing Butler with a wicked right crosss. Flore put the Lions ahead for (Continued on page seven) * * * TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1953 Title By SAM PROCOPIO It’s history, and before more than 5500 Kec v Hall fans. Coach Charlie Speidel’s EIWA two-tiine champions.re mained unbeaten for the third straight season and extended their winning streak to 29 when they closed their final chaptejsof dual meet competition with a most convincing score - Saturday over Army—a team- ; which / de feated Lehigh and Cornell. The final score—Penn State 23, Army 3—which was certainly mis leading, does not reveal, however, much of the close. battles.vthai confronted Bob Homan, :'iD o u,g Frey,, and Jbe Lemyre. Then too, missing from Coach Lloyd Apple ton’s lineup was Jerry. Tebben, his outstanding 167-pound mat-, man. Homan Wins, 4-2 Observing the brighter side of the story," however, Speidel’s boys; not only gave him an early lead; that he claimed would be heeded,' but the Lion matmenkept off win-’ ning until 177-p ou n d EIWA champ, A 1 Paulekas, decisioned State’s 167-pound. EIWA and NCAA champ, Joe Lemyre, in the 177-pound class, 5-3. ; "',. ... Getting the Lions offon the right foot was Homan who he cisioned Captain Bob Karns, 4-2: The short but well-built Karns had Speidel’s 123-pound - EIWA champ in a riddle for more than two minutes in the first roiind.. Nevertheless, just before thebiiz zer ended the round, Homan took ; Karps down. The Cadet had something to "say for himself- in the next round .with a reverse: Quick as a streak of lightning; however, Homan reversed him. From there it was nip-and-tuck. Unorthodox • Pin Penn State’s only unbeaten wrestler, Dick Lemyre, climaxed his dual meet competition tins' season with one for the-book when the slick 130-pound EIWA champ pinned John Eckhardt in 5:39, putting the Lions out in front 8-0. ..... It all began when Lemyre took Eckhart down late in the second round.' Having control all the time, the always turriiiig champ made a fast twist arid found him self underneath his 130-pound foe. Alhiost from nowhere, Lemyre was back on top with an un orthodox hold and his pin. Both Lemyre and Eckhardt were look ing at Rec Hall’s lights at the same time, but it was Eckhardt’s shoul der blades which Were touching flush with the mat. (Continued on page seven)
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers