TRXTRSD.4kT , ArtiAti 9, 1953 Lion NCAA . Hopes Ikea on 3 Pon Boxers Sant Merino - ' - Tony Flare - I Adam Nob 119 Potinder , - 139 P7nder , 178 pounder , • 0 Their imaginations' - fired by the pre-Easter national championship winning efforts , ' ,of Penn State gymnastics and wrestling teams, three Lion boxers begin their bids for NCAA. boxing crowns today in Pocatello, Idaho. , .. Eastern champions Sam Marino and Adam Kois and unbeaten dual season cani . paigner Tony Fiore the best the . East has in their respective weights—will be attempt ing to wu for Penn state its first individual NCAA mitt title since 1950. The heavyweight Chuck prazenovich nabbed the honor. Quarterfinal action begins at 1:30 p.m. today and continues at 8 pan. tonight, Tomorrow the semi-finals will be held at 8 p:Tn. and Saturday at 8 P,m. the cham pionship bouts will be decided. (Idaho time starting times should be figpred two hours behind East= ern Standard Time.) Team Chances Slim At latest report a total of 'lB . schools had entered 65 boxers. ' Some of the powerhOuses are Wil consin, Louisiana State, Idaho State, Michigan _State, Minnesota, San Jose State, and Idaho. Although it is highly possible that any one of the three Nittany leather craftsmen can' bring back NCAA individual - honors, it is quite unlikely that Perin. State as a team, can cash in on the title. It would take a highly improb able twin sweep and one rurinerup for State to snap defending:cham pion Wisconsin's most frequent titlists. I ; This tournament, the 16th an nual, has only seen 'Penn -.State victorious once. That once was'` in 1932 in the first NCAA boxing tourney ever held-.a 'meet which saw Penn State and its renowned Coach Leo Houck as host Marino Chances Good As to . individual champions, State has gained six. In addition to Drazenovlch, Dave Stoop (1932); Al Lewis -(1932), Frank: Goodman (1936), Paul Scally (1941), and ) Glenn 'Hawthorne (1947), won crowns -for State. Marino, tivo-tithe EIBA cham pion and NCAA runnerup, is fig - ured as good a chance 'as any 'to win the 119 pound title: With 125 pounds the lowest weight class in operation during dual meets, Marino often spotted foes as high as eight pounds. However, 119 is neatly tailored to Sam's size. State's other EIBA titleholder, -Kois (178) packs -the heavy - guns which' could win a title. Adam was unbeaten on the- dual season even against two • topnbtch West ern opponents from Wisconsin and Michigan State. Despite his upset ih the EIBA semi-finals, Flore' has the class to win against the r o ugh 139 pound division. Flore's biggest ob 'stacle is his own inability to be at his best in tourney competition. However, during dual meets he is just about as stylish a fighter as colleges produce Lacros,sers to Ploy Penn State's 1953 lacrosse team:, will play its .first two games on foreign sdil, meeting Swarthmore . at Swarthmore to morrow, and Navy at Annapolis Saturday. Penn State's Eastern and' Na tional Collegiate all-around gym nastics champion, Jean 'Cron stedt, is • a Finnish orphan. By JA.KE iileliTON TKO - clads to. in - 7 .. :, Meets The Lion track squad will, compete in seven meets this sea son, aartini with the famed Penn Relays April 24-25, and ending with the IC4A's, May 29-30. The 59th annual Penn Relays will be held in Philadelphia's Franklin Field, Last year State's tqp two-miler, Lamont Smith, fin ished 'second to favored Dick Shea of Army. Red Hollen finish ed seventh in the 47-man two mile field,. Nittony Notes Baseball Season Opens Three games in five days will test the mettle of Penn State's 1953 baseball - team as it ushers in the new campaign against Le high tomorrow. Villanova will be the opponent Saturday and Western Maryland on April 14. Sherry is Court , Captain Jack Sherry, of Philadelphia, who - gained distinction in foot ball and basketball during the past year, has been elected cap tain of the 1954 Penn State bas ketball team. Sherry came to the campus unheralded as a school boy. . Gymnasts Score Triumph .Penn State, for 'the second time in six years, scored a .smashing `:triple" in intercollegiate gym nastics. Gene Wettstone's 1953 gymnasts were unbeaten in dual competition, and wo n Eastern and' National Collegiate titles. knickerbocker Forward Lost for NBA Playoffs NEW YORK, April 8 (JP)---Al McGuire, New York Knicker bockers' flashy forward, will be lost to the Eastern division win ners for: the, remainder of the Na tional Basketball Association championship playoffs. McGuire, who fractured his jaw in an auto .accident last Feb. 17, was examined by Dr. Vincent NardiellO,- .who said the jaw had not healed sufficiently to permit McGuire to play. The wire pro= tection will 'not -be removed for another two weeks. * Knickerbocker CoaCh Joe Lap chick said , McGUire's place would be taken by - Jerry Fleischinan, re cently released by . the Philadel phia Warriors. • Penn State's National cham pionship wrestling team will lose three starters froin its unbeaten 1952 team. E l l,taA r q Ol-41 1EqW. STATE P9TAirqp 7 Fm_w_r#74vmm Vngage Middies Although Lion entries in the 440, 880, and 2 1 / 2 mile relays fail ed to qualify, - State copped laurels in the pole vault and two-mile relay events. Dan Lorch got a second, place in the pole vault competition as, he cleared the bar at 12-6. The Lion two-mile quartet of Dave Pierson, Bob .Gehman, ROy Brunjes, and 13ob Roessler placed fifth in the finals last year. After the Penn Relay s the trackmen ,Will travel to Annap olis to take on the Middies May 2. The following Saturday Mich igan State will be host to .the Lions and four days later Ohio State will come to State College to give' Chick Werner's crew a chance to display, its hospitality for the first time this season. `53 Schedule - On May 16 the Nittanies will journey to Pittsburgh to compete with the Panthers. The Jaspers of Manhattan will invade • the town for a meet May 23. The IC4A's will be held in New York City. Penn Relays, April 24-25, Philadelphia Navy, May 2, away Michigan State, May 9, away. Ohio State, May 13, home Pittsburgh, May 16, away - Manhattan, May 23, home IC4A's, May 29-30. New ;YorkCity Pennsylvania's • schoolboy—golf, track and tennis athletes once agaip will hold their . champion ships at Penn State, May 22-23. PUT YOUR MEMORIES • • JIN A . PENN STATE • PHOTO ALBUM filler included ... • • $1.65. For every $5 in sales, you get $1 in merchandise FREE! 14X in: the TVB Engage in 1953 Stickmen Face Garnet, Middies Coach Glenn (Nick), Thiel's Penn ,State lacrosse team boards a bus at 3:30 this afternoon on the first leg of its weekend trip which will open its season by battling Swarthmore and Navy. With the forthcoming tilt tomorrow afternoon with the Garnet, the Lions will be starting their ,40th lacrosse year. By the same token, this is Tillers 18th season as Lion mentor. The c9ngenial coach shows a record of 67 wins, and 85 losses over that span. Five lettermen are returning to the Nittany fold this year. They include Captain Wayne Hock.ersinith, New Cumberland; Dave Ar nold, Athens; Dick Rostmeyer, Baltimore; Tom Goldsworthy, Secane; and Dick Schaefer, Yeadon. Opposition Has linproved. Coach Thiel, after Watching his boys work out since FebruaTy, is hoping the Lions can improve on their 2-6 log iof last year,• but . * not overly_ optimistic, "We're pretty green and rough in spots;' he said yesterday, "Our schedule is much the same as last year, but every one of our opponents, with the bossible exception of Hobart, seems to be improved..? "For the first time in quite a while, we'll have to rely a lot on sophomores in the lineup. Dick. Klein on attack and defenseman Jim B . ay are two second-year men I plan to start against Swarth- more," Thiel said, The Lion's opening lineup seems set as of the moment. Hockey- smith, Arnold, and senior Bob- Pawloski will carry the brunt of the load at the midfield position, with Rostmeyer, Klein and Golds worthy on, attack, Jim Dean will help out Schaefer and Hay on defense, and Bill McCollough• at goal. • Jim DeVoe, and sophomores john Steinnluller and Luke Girard, midfielders, will probably see plenty of action. Attackmen Joe Erwin, Ron Youtz, and George Bickelhaupt are front-line reserves, while reserve defensemen Horb Horikawa, Everett Weidner, and Jack Hogan are also being, counted on heavily. The main weakness is attack defense and goal, according to Thiel. "Dick Schaefer is our only veteran on defense," he said. "We were counting on Burt Houseworth at goal but he is ineligible. We're fairly strong in other spots, and we may do all right if we can overcome our inexperience at defense." • Travel To Annapolis , , Last year's Lion record, while not impressive, is 'somewhat de ceiving. The Nittanies defeated Washington and Lee, 7-6, and Penn, 10-6, But two of their setbacks were by but one point. Rutgers edged them, 16-15, in an overtime thriller, and Hobart emerged victorious, 9-8, Other losses were to Navy, Loyola of Baltimore, Cornell, and Syracuse. After engaging Swarthmore tomorrow, the Lions travel to An napolis for a Saturday tilt with always powerful Navy. The first home match will be April 18 with Hobart. The team is home for the next two Saturdays, meeting Pennsylvania and, Syracuse. ' Rutgers on May 9, and Cornell on May 16 will be away games. The Lions will close the season on May 23 against Loyola of Balti more. • • Ex-Lion Gridder Named • Assistant to Ike i • s Glbert Edward M. Czekaj, a member of Penn State's unbeaten Cotton Bowl football team, was named assistant to H. R. Gilbert on the ad ministrative staff of the College's intercollegiate athletic program recently. In his new role, the Mt. Pleasant native succeeds W. R. Roster man, Jr., who resigned to accept a position with the Sylvania Cor poration 'at Winchester, Ky. Cze— kaj-, for the past few months, had been pursuing graduate study at his alma niater. A veteran of World War II and Korea, the 31-year-old Czekaj first . came to the Penn State cam pus as 'a Marine Corps trainee, played on the 1943 football team, and then returned to complete his education in 1946 and 1947. He booted 32 extra points' in 1947 to set a new Lion record in this department. After his graduation in Feb ruary/ 1943, he spent three years 'at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore as physical education instructor, baseball coach, and football line coach. Recalled to service, he was promoted from FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW NEW YORK • Three-Year Day Course Four-Year Evening Course CO-EDUCATIONAL Member of Assn. of American Law :Schools Matriculants must be College graduates and present full tran script of College record Classes Begin Sept. 28, 1953 For further inforthation 'address' REGISTRAR FORDHAM UNIV. SCHOOL OF LAW 302 Bi6adwity, N.Y. 7, N.Y. By 808 DUNN Midfielderl To See Much Action first - lieutenant to captain while on duty with the Marines in Ko rea for 8 1 / 2 months. PARE PENPrIr CLARK GABLE LORETTA YOUNG "CALL OF THE WILD" JEAN SIMMONS VICTOR MATURE k "ANDROCLES AND - THE VOW' HENRY FONDA LINDA DARNELL "MY DARLING CLEMENTINE"
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