PAGI= SIX Gymnasts Syracuse Lions Seek Third Win Over Navy A win for Gene Wettstone’s Lion gymnasts over Navy’s visiting aggregation in Rec Hall today would make the outlook for an undefeated sea son as bright as the rays from a midday sun. The meet will begin immedi ately following the Penn State- Syracuse boxing match which is scheduled to get under way at 7 tonight. The Nittanies have thus far downed Michigan State and Syra cuse to account for their 2-0 log. A victory will also make it 12 straight' wins for the Lions in in tercollegiate gymnastic competi tion. The winning skein began in 1950. The only mar on their rec ord is a defeat suffered earlier this season at the hands of Swe den, international power in gym nastic circles. Have Chance for Eastern. Title A win over the Midshipmen will also set the stage for the Blue and White performers to repeat as Eastern champs. Chances of cop ping the NCAA crown for the second year would also accom pany a victory. Wettstone’s teams have carried away ,two National titles in his 15 year stay in the Nittany Vale which began in 1939. The first championship was won in 1948. In addition, his gym stalwarts have captured Eastern,honors five times, in 1942, ’43, ’45, ’4B, and ’53. Three NAAU crowns have also been won in Wettstone’s reign, in 1943, ’45, and ’4B. The Middies are expected to furnish stiff competition for the Lions, as they possess a strong, well-balanced team. Middies Own Three Wins Coach Chet Phillips’ gymnasts have three meets to their credit thus far this season. They own wins over North Carolina Univer sity and Georgia Tech, and gained a shutout victory over Duke. Spearheading the Naval'attack will be Burton Munger, performer in three events, tumbling, rope climb, and the H-bar. These events are rated as the three in which the Middies will offer the Staters the stiffest competition. Thus, the outcome of 'Munger’s routines will no doubt emerge as a deciding factor in the final win or lose decision. The Lions should have little trouble in registering wins on the side horse, the parallel bars, and the flying rings. A Nittany per former has taken a first place in each of the latter events in the two previous meets, and valuable .second, third, and fourth place points have also been gained by Lions. The Navy clash will be the final home appearance for the Nittanies in the current season. Their next meet is with Army. P. H. Ling Medal Penn State’s gymnastics coach, Gene Wettstone. is the proud own er of the P. H. Ling medal, award ed onlv three times in history to non-Swedes. Sweden’s National gymnastics team awarded the roy al medal to Wettstone for his ef forts in planning their exhibition tour of the United States. (S//ARA §£ «&*«*%:■ K:.Asmm ;:.:a. ; ~~~arrfr,~ ~': '£?onz' ft, » . T®am Qhai*}fe ■ ! - NCA& }Z-£'mA : m;-L r - - ' i cmttners. scrs ?<m a P&sst ■' Matmen Seek 34th Straight two perfectionists in the sport. They are the Lion co-captains and EIWA champions. Dick Lemyre and Jerry Maurey. Aiding the Lions with that ex tra punch are such dynamic mat men as Bob Homan, Larry Forni cola, Doug Frey, Bill Krebs, and Bob Overly. It was these nine— and George Dvoroznaik who has graduated—who have given the Lions no less than 19 team points for any dual meet this season. Looking over on the other side of the fence, one can’t overlook men like Jim Bose, Tom King, and Ed Rooney who Speidel con siders to be better than average. It was these men who gave Syra cuse their two wins over Cortland and Temple. Starting the expected action packed card will be Homan, one of State’s five unbeaten matmen, and Rose in the 123-pound class. Homan will be after victory num ber five, the most for any mem ber of the squad this season. Rose has been beaten once in four mat ches. Fornicola will meet Syracuse’s 130-pounder, Ed Weisz. Making his first appearance this season before Pen State fans will be colorful Lemyre, who is after his 17th win in intercollegiate dual meets. He wrestled only once this season and that was at Le high. He will tackle highly-re garded King of Syracuse. Maurey, one of the three broth ers to wrestle at State, will at tempt to keep his unblemished record intact as he takes on Gar land Harrison in the 147-pound battle. A draw mars Maurey s THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Host Visit (Continued jrorn page one) record. It was at the hands of Lehigh’s Ed Eichelberger. Frey will match Rooney in what could probably turn out to be one of the more interesting matches. Frey will have his hands full when he attempts to knock the Big Orange'l67-pounder from the unbeaten class. Rooney was 167- pound champ in the Wilkes-Col lege tournament during the Christmas vacations. Of Penn State’s heavier men, Oberly and Krufka are the only unbeaten wrestlers. Oberly, in search of his fourth triumph, will meet George Finck in the heavy weight division. Oberly has one draw. Krufka will face 177-pound er Murray Winer. This is Krufka s second match as a Penn Stater. The 167-pound division will find either Krebs or Humphreys against Hank Gobetz. STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA Middies Tonight; s Lion Mittmen "KIHGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE" Cinema Scope Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner (My ““bob hope TONY MARTIN "HERE COME THE GIRLS" ROBERT TAYLOR AVA GARDNER "RIDE, VAQUERO” IBA Victors Boast 3 Champs, 2 Runners-up A young and inexperienced Nittany boxing team will have its work cut out for it tonight when a strong Syracuse squad visits Rec Hall. The Lions face the Big Orange in their final home debut. The first bout is scheduled for 7 p.m. Orange Coach Roy Simmons will bring eight ring veterans who have carded a 2-0 record. Both Maryland and Army lost to Syra cuse, 4y 2 -3V2. Syracuse has copped the East ern honors for the past -five years in the Intercollegiate Boxing As sociation tourney, holding a tight fisted supremacy in the collegiate ranks. Top dogs in the East since the war, Syracuse will boast three Penn State Wt. Evanko 125 Papachara- 132 Nelson or lambous J af fee Martin 139 Granger Stokes 147 O'Sullivan DeMay 156 Dine Breidor :165 Rigolosi Kois 178 Yancey Della Penna Hwt. Healey Eastern titbsts and two runners up. 139-pound Johnny Granger and 165-pound Vince Rigolosi, co-cap tains. both copped IBA titles last year. At 132 pounds. Syracuse’s Art Nelson also won champion laurels in the East’s annual clas sic. Two Runnersup Larry O’Sullivan, 147-pounder, and footballer Bruce Yancey. 178- pounds, were both runners-up in the same tourney. Yancey, who also plays lacrosse, winning attention last Spring, will renew an old ac quaintance in the form of Adam Kois. Lion captain and 178-pound Eastern champ. Kois Winner Last Year Kois won the 178-pound deci sion and the Eastern crown last year after pounding the three star athlete from Bellerose. L.I. Kois said in commenting about Yancey. “Believe me. I’m not un derestimating Yancey although I’ve beaten him once. He’s a ter rific puncher.” Today’s meeting with the Syra cuse array of ring talent will give fight fans some idea O’' what to expect when the National Colie- UNIFORM Started Wednesday - Ends Sunday Evening nlmfirffil For the Benefit of ALL SENIORS in ARMY ROTC and All AIR FORCE CADETS STATE COLLEGE HOTEL because of the greatly increased demand for the. services offered by Fishkin Bros. Inc. the showing of uniforms to graduating ROTC seniors at the Hotel State College will be extended to 8 p.m. Sun day evening. Come in and get a free set of 2nd Lieut. Bars! By ROY WILLIAMS LINEUPS Syracuse Guello ALL-WEEK 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. On the 2nd Floor FISHKIN BROS., Inc. BRADFORD, PA. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1954 giate Athletic Association holds its 17th championship card, with Penn State as host school. Simmons owns the distinction of piloting his mittmen to 12 team titles in the 22 Eastern tourna ments since 1932. Two of Sulkowski’s five sopho mores scheduled to see ring per formances tonight, Frank Breidor ■and Dick Evanko. face their first collegiate mitt tests. Breidor, own ing a powerful attack, will face a ring-wise Rigolosi in the 165- pound .class. - Both Don Martin, .139-pounds, land Don DeMay at 156 pounds, will be out for their first victor ies. Martin owns two draws, while DeMay has dropped his first two engagements. Harry (Pappy) Papacharalam bous, 132 pounds, and classy 147- pounder, Jack. Stokes, have 1-1 cards. Heavyweight Frank Della Pen na.” a sophomore, fights his second bout looking for a win after his opening defeat at Maryland. President Off On Quail Trip WASHINGTON l® President Eisenhower flies to southern Geor gia today to try his luck at quail sho.oting at the vacation estate of Secretary of the Treasury Hum phrey. .The President’s private plane, the Columbine, is scheduled to take off from National Airport on the weekend trip shortly after Ei senhower takes part in Abraham Lincoln birthday anniversary cere monies at the Lincoln Memorial. Favors One-Platoon Penn State’s Rip Engle favors retention of the one-platoon rule in college football. He thinks the campus game will prosper under this edict. ' DISPLAY
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