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By SAM PROCOPIO
Collegilsn Sports Editor
"Friends, students, and news seekgrs, lend me your ears
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and I shall tell you the greatest tale of the year," were the
outspoken whispers of many Penn State students.
We, being news seekers, listened contentedly and heard:
"Milt Campbell is coming to Penn State next year."
Sure, we answered. The Nittany -Vale would be and should
be interested in a. person , who has proven his ability in sports
such as track and field, football:swimming, and wrestling. So are
56 other colleges.
Then too, - only a few weeks ago one popular magazine stated
that ,America's greatest high school athlete (Campbell) lists Indiana
at the top of his list among • the nation's colleges.
This statement darkened any possibility that he would come to
State. NeverthelesS, the , rumors continued to ricochet.
The U.S. Olympic decathlon star, hovirever, proved the maga
zine wrong and the rumors correct when. he said at Honolulu
Airport Thursday he plans' to enter Penn State this fall.
"I've finally made up my .mirid," the 19-year-old giant from
Plainfield, N.J., told a reporter.
The • College confirined the statement yesterday saying he ap
plied for admission' but will have to undergo an entrance examin
ation before being admitted.
How much can he help Penn State?
Track and field? Sportswriters , are' beginnlng to say that the
Lions have been a breeding grounds for trackmen. The Ashenfelter
brothers akme certainly prove this fact. Sporting the Lions now
are sophomores 011ie Sax and Don Austin. A bright prospect is
freshman Art Pollard—better known as the Coatesville Comet.
Add sophomere, Lamont Smith to the list and we have a murder's
`row: What do we call it should Campbell run aside these
speedsters?
Undoubtedly, the six-foot, three-inch,' 210-pound star is more
outstanding in track and field than any other sport.' Milt has only
eclipsed seven of Jim Thorpe's best marks. He has run the hurdles in
14.5—.2 better than Bob Mathias, 'the World's greatest athlete. He
ran the _lOO meters in 10.7, the 440 meters, 50.9, the 1500 meters,
5:Q7.2. He putted the shot 45 ft. 8.64 in. He threw the discus 132 ft.
10.52 in. and the javelin 178 ft. 11.3 in.
In football? For an all winning high school he tallied only 140
points in nine games, leading all New Jersey school boys in scoring.
In the all-state selection Campbell headed the list. And too, he scored
four touchdowns in one game.-
Wrestling? Charlie Speidel is loaded -with talent and Campbell
could give the team even more value. However, he has had one and
only one experience in this field' but the achievement' is so fantastic
that- one would be inclined to believe he mastered this sport, too.
When Abe Sinith, football as well as wrestling coach, was in need
of a heaVyweight grappler to substitute for his regulartwho had been
sick, Campbell volunteered his services.
Although Milt was warned that he was facing an unbeaten and
one of the best matmen in the division, the decathlon star still
offered his services. He only spent one minute and a half on the
mat, before' he had his opponent sunny-side up. The loser later
went on to become state champion.
Swimming? Penn State at the moment is with Out this sport
taut is most likely that it will be reinstated by 1955. All Campbell
accomplished in this field' was to swim •on the 200-yard freestyle
relay team that won the state championship—as a freshman. In
his junior year he was anchor man on the 500-yard medley relay
that .was named to the All-American high school squad: •
•
'One amazing fact about this high schoOl star who is on his
way to become - America's No.l athlete, is that his feats are made
with little, if' any, practice or participation.
Although he doesn't take part in basketball, golf, boxing, and
baseball, he seems to exhibit some natural ability. In basketball, for
example, it has been reported that he would pass the gymnasium
during a practice session and take several shots with the varsity
from the middle of the court. The egnimatic answer is he makes
quite, a few.
He would have been a boxer had he not gone to high school.
Golf? He drives a ball 250 to 300 yards. Observers believe he would
make a great baseball pitcher.
Many sports enthusiasts are awaiting the big schedule for 1955
and are looking forward -to watching some of the present and up
coming stars in action that year. Campbell, should he succeed in
entering the Nittany Vale: will also be the man to watch.'
Will, records are made to be broken. ,
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THE DAILY
'LiGIAlki. STATIC COLLEGE, PENR,SYLVANTA
Lion
Win
PITTSBURGH, May 15—The Lion trackmen arrived here today with that "new look,"
acquired when - they whipped Ohio State earlier in the week. Chick Werner's men will be
out to upset the Panthers tomorrow in a meet that will start at 1:30 p.m. in Pitt Stadium.
• • The Panthers are a well-balanced team, and if the Lions plan to make it two in a row
they will have to bear down all the way:Navy, the only common foe, clipped State 73-58, and
against Pitt they won 71-56. They also defeated Georgetown in a 'triangular meet at
Annapolis. Last year Pitt , came to I -
the College and handed the Lions
a 77-54 setback.
Grier in Shot, Javelin, Discus
One - of the day's best battles
should take place when Lion Red
Hollen is pitted against Dan Som
mer in the mile run. Another
stellar attraction ,isexpected in
the 440 when 011ie Sax and Dave
Leathem tangles with Pitt's Ray
Lee, who ran a• 0:49.1 to win
against Notre Dame last week.
Rosey Grier's top opponent will
be Pasquale Scordo. However, the
Nittany star should be able to
cop the shot, javelin and discus
unless he has an off day.
Favored in 100, 200 yd. Dash
The pole vault is a tossup be-.
tween Nittany Dan Lorch and
Pitt's Don Minihan, both of whom
can clear 13 feet. Jim Herb should
have little trouble beating Dave
Christopher and Bill Ruschel.
The Panthers think that they
have the 100 and 220 events
tucked away with Norm Kutcher
as eir main claim. Wally Mona
han will be hard to whip in the
hurdles. His 0:14.4 -in the Notre
Dame meet beats any Nittany
time this season, but his 0:24.5
clocking at South Bend doesn't
compare to Gary Seybert's 0:23.8
against Ohio State.
Alan Gunderson in the two
mile and Bill Ruschel in the broad
jump will provide some stiff com
petition for Lamont Smith and
Ron. Johnson.
In short, Pitt has few weak
spots, and it will be the job of
the Lions to detect these weak
nesses and take advantage of
them.
Baseball's
W L -ues
lig Raw
(Continued from page six)
Giants went -in front in the
eighth when home-team defense
went sour.
Veteran Preacher Roe, usually
"old reliable" for Broo k 1 y n
against the St. Louis Cardinals,
failed to extend his spell over
the Red Birds today as the Dodg
ers toppled .to their third straight
defeat, 9-3'.
A six-run second inning' at
the expense of Roe sewed up
the ball game for St. Louis,
who finished with 13 hits off
five Brooklyn pitchers, includ
ing three safeties by Solly He
mus, who drove, in three runs.
Steve Bilko contributed a two
run homer, his fourth.
Cleveland at Boston and Chi
cago at New York were rained out
in the American League.
Thinclads Seek 2d
Against Pitt Today
Lion Lacrossemen Play
Cornell. at Ithaca Today
The Nittany Lion lacrossemen of Coach Nick Thiel will engage
in their last away joust of the season today when they meet the Big
Red of Cornell, at Ithaca, N.Y. Starting time is 2 p.m.
This has been a disappointing season for the Lions, and certainly,
something could be salvaged with a win today. State has dropped all
six gam es thus far, losing to
Swarthmore, Navy, Hobart, Penn,
Syracuse ,and Rutgers.
The Nittanies will be at prac
tically full strength for the Itha
cans. Defensemen' Jim Dean, who
missed last week'S tussle with
Rutgers, will be back in the start
ing lineup, while Captain Wayne
Hockersmith, whose season-long
charley-horse ailment was aggre
vated slightly against the Scarlet,
is in good shape.
Cornell's stick fortunes have
not been much better than State's.
Coach Jim Smith has only eight
seniors on his whole squad, which
to date has lost four out of seven.
The Ivy leaguers operied their sea
son by dropping a 14-7 fray to
the U. of Baltimore, after 'which
they succumbed to Duke and wal-
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afternoon, word reached the Dean that one of the students
had killed the lion.
The Dean' was delighted, and sent for the brave student.
Soon, Charlie- Jones, a 112-pound Freshman, was standing
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"Lefty" Jones graduated Cum Laude last term.
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loped North Carolina on a south
ern trip. The Cornellians then
lost to RPI, and twice to Syracuse,
sandwiched around a lone 8-6 win
over Hobart.
Spearhead of the Big Red at
tack this season • has been sopho
more Dick Shriver, who paces the
team in scoring. Connie Jones and
Ed Gibson are also considered
strong scoring threats, while de
fensively, Todd Koib is rated one
of the top defenseman in the east.
The Lions will open with a line
up consisting of Hockersmith,
Dave Arnold, and Lou Girard at
midfield; Dick Klein, Tom Golds
worthy and Ron Youtz on at
tack; and Dick Schaeffer, Dean,
and Jim Hay on defense, with
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