THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 18. 1<?54 BOXING ON THE UPSWING? “The best laid plans of mice and men oft’ gang agley.” That’ the way the. Scotch say it. In plainer words —some days a guy can' make a nickel. Syracuse’s Roy Simmons found that out Saturday when he brought his power-laden boxing squad to Ree Hall. Eastern inter collegiate champions for five years running, and heavy favorites to repeat again this season, the Orange, to all appearances, were to have no trouble with Eddie Sulkowski’s Nittany Lions. Simmons, however, wasn’t taking any chances. Maybe he realized that a little ring experience can make a lot of difference with a team,- even though it hasn’t won a match, or maybe he just wanted to make certain that his top middleweight, Bruce Yancey would get his vic tory. Anyway, Yancey was moved from the 177 pound class into the heavyweight division.'Simmons evidently figured Yancey didn’t stand a chance against the Lion’s powerhouse Adam Kois. The brutal Eastern Champion pounded Yancey twice last season. In regular duel-meet competition he scored a convincing 30-24 decision and then in the EIBA finals he blasted the Syracuse gridder like a clay pigeon. A savage fury of sharp lefts and sledge hammer rights in the third round almost drove the glassy-eyed Orangeman to the canvas. So on th.e surface, Simmons’ move ; Saturday was a sound one. With Yancey, a very good boxer and slugger fighting heavy, Sim mons felt he would be assurred a victory in that division. Since Kois was almost a sure bet to whip him in the 177 go, why not switch him into the heavyweight class and be sure of a win there? Simmons, however, probably felt that there would be no need for a win by the time the match reached the final bout. And it looked as though that was the way it was going to be. The Orange won the first three bouts on the card before Lion Sophomore Jack Stokes counter-punched his way to a three round decision. Then another of Sulk’s many sophomores took over. One hundred-fifty six pounder Don DeMay battered his Syracuse opponent, Joe McCourt, to the canvas twice in the first round. The second time McCourt went down, he failed to get up. Under intercollegiate rules there is no such thing as a knockout. But it didn’t matter, the Nittanies had narrowed the count to 3-2. -- The Lion's Frank Breidor losi his fight in the 165 pound match and then Adam'Kois entered the ring for his fight with Sam Alexander, who had replaced Yancey in the lineup. Kois belted Alexander for three rounds to win as expected and the score stood at 4-3. The Lions needed the last bout to tie the meet. At this point it looked as though Simmon’s strategy was going to pay off. Sulkowski had picked Frank Della Penna, a strapping inexperienced sophomore, to fight in the heavy spot. With only one fight behind him, a 30-27 loss at Maryland, Della Penna’s chances appeared slim against the ring-wise Yancey. The pair exchanged punches, evenly in the first round. In the second it looked momen tarily as though Yancey was beginning to find the range. Suddenly Della Penna's sharp left began to connect and a hard right cross snapped Yancey's head. The big Lion was on the attack. He back-peddled Yancey to the ropes and continued the pounding. By the lime the bell rang the Orangeman was unable to get his hands up and Della Penna's big arms were working like pistons. Frank stayed on the offense in the third round hut it was evi dent that he was tired. For an instant it looked like Yancey was going to come back, but Della Penna stayed with him and soon had him on the ropes again. His hammer-like fists were • still landing with murderous accuracy when the final bell sounded. The Lions'had tied the match, 4-4. They stayed toe to toe with the team regarded as the best in the east. It represents a big gain for Sulkowski and a gross miscalculation for Simmons. It might mean, since most of Sulk’s lineup is made up of sophomores, Syra cuse’s eastern dominance might be seriously threatened in the near future. AERO CIVIL MECH ELECT ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITIES The Glenn L.. Martin Company representa tive will visit the campus on March 3 and 4, 1954 to discuss opportunities for graduating' seniors of the school of engineering. Contact your placement office for appointment and further deiails. THE GLENN L. MARTIN CO. BALTIMORE 3, MD. By DICK McDOWELL Assistant Sports Editor THE DAILY CQILEGiAN. STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA Freshmen To Wrestle Saturday Penn State’s freshman wres tlers have the home show all to themselves this weekend. The frosh will take on plebes from the West Chester State Teachers College Saturday after noon at' Kec Hall, and the 2:30 match is the only home sports event-of the day. The Lions tallied an impressive 23-11 victory over Lock Haven Monday night, and will be out to make it win No. 2 against the strong Rams. West Chester an nually turns out some of the best small college grapplers in the East. Last year at Rec Hall, for instance, Ram heavyweight Charles Weber reached the NCAA finals before bowing to State’s Hud Samson. Don Watkins, who has been aid ing Coach Charlie. Speidel with the Lion matmen, indicates his boys are particularly strong in lower weights. This was well-ver ified on- Monday night, as Penn State men in the first four match es pinned their Lock Haven foes. George Smith, at 123 pounds, 137 pounder John Pepe, 147 pound grappler Dave Adams, and 157 pound man Dan Gray scored the falls. Pepe was particularly im pressive as he defeated Tom Mus ser, highly touted first year man from Bellefonte. Adams, a teammate of Musser last year and PIAA ‘champion in 1953, has also impressed and look ed strong against the Bobcats. The probable lineup against West Chester, besides the afore mentioned four includes Sid Nod land at 130, Jack Hazen at the 167 pound slot, Jay Livesey at 177 pounds, and Sam Markle, who will take care of the heavyweight chores. The freshmen will close their season a week from Saturday when they meet the Pitt fresh men at Rec Hall. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 17 (TP) — Outfielder Richie Ashburn has re turned his signed contract to the Philadelphia Phillies and received a raise, the club announced today. “FLASH TWO-H BROTH certain Sophomore named Brown acquired the appellation “Flash,” not because he was lightning on the gridiron, but just because he was never without an answer. You’d pass him on the quadrangle and say "How’s it goin’, Flash?” He’d answer, “Air Express.” Get the pitch? Brown often referred to his “two-headed brother” in conversations. One day a few men in his fraternity were needling him. “Your brother’s two heads must present quite a few problems." “Not really. The only problem was his neatness,” said Flash, “Neatness?” "Yes,” answered Flash, “he'worried about it. Said he couldn’t find a shirt that didn’t wrinkle around the collar. You see, he was often looking in two directions at once, or eating and talking on the telephone. Hard on a collar.” “What did you do?” They Knew he did something about ii “Simple. I got him the Van Heusen Century shirt with the exclusive soft collar that won’t wrinkle ever! I got him different collar styles and colors. $3.95 for the white, §4.95 for the colors and superfine whites. You should have seen the grins on his faces when he saw how those collars stayed neat all day and night without starch or stays.” “I guess he can really hold his heads up now,” said one. “Yep. He figures he gets-four dmes more wear from Century than from other shirts. Of course, he actually only gets twice the wear. He just figures in both heads.” One of the men visited Brown at Christmas, and found it was all true. Winless To Face I The Nittany boxing squad swung into its first of four scheduled road trips last night when it left .for Madison, Wisconsin. Coach Eddie Sulkowski and his eight mittmen left at 8 p.m. for Altoona on the first leg of the 830-mile trip. Badger Coach, John Walsh, although Wisconsin faces the Lions in its season opener. Last year, the Badgers had the National Collegiate boxing crown knocked from their heads by Ida ho State College. Wisconsin, how ever, still maintained a strong second place with 19 points, just six behind the 1953 Collegiate champs, Wisconsin, long renowned as the collegiate ring powerhouse, has defeated the Lions 17 times out of the 19 times since the two team ! s first meeting in 1936. Penn State has copped a meager two wins, the first in 1937, and the Itaest in 1951, 5-3. Walsh has an enviable record with the Badgers. In' eighteen years, Wisconsin teams have won 109 matches, lost 12, and tied 11 times. Walsh has produced six NCAA team champions, and all 29 individual titles won have re sulted from his leadership. Last year, the Badgers dumped Penn State 5 Vs, went un defeated in seven dual meets, and outscored their opponents in sea son dual meets, 39-17. Wisconsin, the Lion boxers old est rival, get fabulous attendances at dual meets. In nine Lion meets at Madison since 1936, 51,000 peo ple have witnessed the bouts; the largest crowd for a Lion-Badger match at Wisconsin was 9300 in 1936. In comparison, San Jose State has visited the Madison field house just five times, but has drawn over 70,000 fight fans, the largest single crowd being 15,000 in 1949. Although the Badgers open their season against the Lions, they are by no means “in the dark” as far as not having ring experience. Each year before the start of the boxing season, Wisconsin holds tw;o individual meets, simi- Ringmen Badgers By BOY WILLIAMS will boast a veteran ring team. Wichita Okays NIT Cage Bid NEW YORK, Feb. 17 (JP) ■ — Wichita University, second-place team in the Missouri Valley Con ference and currently ranked 15th in the nation by The Associated Press Poll of sports writers and broadcasters, today accepted an invitation to play in the National Invitation basketball tournament. Wichita is the fifth team in the field for the tournament at Mad ison Square Garden, March 6-13. Those previously invited were Western Kentucky, Duquesne, Dayton and Louisville. lar to Penn State’s intramural ring program. These two tournaments, the an nual Contenders’ Tournament and the All-University Boxing Tour nament, not only produce numer ous, but also talented prospects for Badger ring teams. Such boxers as Ray Zale, 178- pound NCAA champ last year, Bob Meath, Badger ring captain, and Bob Morgan, 1952 147-pound NCAA champion, have been “found” in such competition. 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