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Ed Haag
Lion Standout
Gym Team
Is Favored
Over Owls
The Lion gymnasts' victory
earned over Army's highly
ranked Cadets Saturday
calmed the waves and cleared
the sea to make what should
be clear sailing the rest of the
season for the Nittanies. With
Temple and West Virginia
furnishing the opposition in
the two remaining meet s, the
Lions stand an excellent chance of
keeping the Eastern gymnastic
crown in the Nittany Vale.
Max Younger, in his 27th year
as head gymnastic mentor at Tem
ple, will send his Owls against
the Lions sporting a 2-1 won-lost
record.
The series between the two
teams began in 1933, and to date
the host team owns an 8-7 edge
in the won and lost column.
Lions Bear Owls Last Year
Last year the Owls were one
of the six opponents to which the
Lions handed defeat as they pur
sued and captured the Eastern
and National gymnastic champion
ships. The final count was 58-40.
Temple thus far owns wins over
Jersey City and Syracuse. Army
handed the Owls their only set
back. The Cadets at the present
own a 5-1 log, their only loss
coming at the hands of the Lions
—a 58 Ys -37 1 2 4 2 verdict.
The Youngermen defeated Jer
sey City by. a 56-40 score, while
they were only able to squeeze
out a slim 48 1 / 2 -47; 4, win over
the Orange.
In black and white the Staters
will loom as heavy favorites as
they seek their fifth win of the
season. Besides the win over the
Military, they captured a lopsided
win' over Syracuse, 63-33.
Temple Loomed as Threat
At the start of the season the
Owls loomed as one of the main
threats on the Nittanies' schedule
capable of breaking their winning
streak and thus removing the
Eastern crown from the Lions'
den.
In addition to Army and Syra
cuse, Gene Wettstone's stalwarts
have defeated Michigan State and
Navy. In rolling to their 13th con
secutive intercollegiate victory,
they have outscored their oppo
nents 258 1 / 2 -141 1 / 2 . The biggest
victory margin came against the
Middies as they registered a 65-31
verdict to win by 34 points.
All-around performer Jan Cron
stedt and rope artist Skeets Haag
are the only undefeated members
of Wettstone's all-winning aggre
gation. Cronstedt has yet to taste
defeat on the horizontal bar while
Haag has consistently been the
number one man on the rope.
Three Get NCAA Bid
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 23 (~ P )
Notre Dame, Navy and Fordharn
were select e l y. ; rty to play in
the Natior:-
champion :4h
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underway March 9
Lions Meet Gettysburg
In Quest of llth Win
Although stalled rather abruptly by three straight losses
on the road, the Nittany Lion basketball team could, and
should, get back on the winning track tonight at Rec Hall
The Lions tangle with a spunky Gettysburg quintet at 8 p.m.
Penn State whipped the Bullets earlier in the season.
64-51, but only after coming from behind in the third period.
However, they should have little trouble tonight as they seek
their 11th win against five losses.
The Bullets have been consid
erably weakened by the loss of
guard Johnny Habeeb, a smooth
shot-making speedster who had
been a key man in their swift
fast-break offense. Habeeb, who
scored 13 points against the Lions
in the first game, was injured
seriously two weeks ago and is
reportedly out for the season.
However, Coach Henry Bream
still has center Bill Snyder, a
trickster in the pivot who has
been a steady scorer all season.
Backed by sparkplug floorman Joe
Lang and forwards Jack Keller
and Dick HockenbUry, a pair of
smooth working scorers, Gettys
burg still may give the Nittanies
trouble.
Despite their lack of height,
they are a rugged team on the
backboards, and when their
speedy offense is clicking, it's dev
astating.
However, the Bullets have a
big job ahead of them. They must
stop towering Jesse Arnelle, who
has boosted his scoring average to
22.3 points per game and has been
death on the backboards this sea
son. The Nittany center has scored
334 points with four games yet
to play. Behind Arnelle comes
captain Jack Sherry and guard
Ed• Haag. Sherry has been scor
ing a consistent. 11 points per
game and Haag 9.8. He had his
best night against Syracuse Sat
urday with 24 tallies.
The rest of the Lion starting five
will probably have Ron Weiden
hammer at the other guard and
either Jim Blocker or Rudy Mar
isa at the other forward.
The Lions will play three more
contests, all of them at home, fol
lowing the Getysburg clash. Rut
gers will be in Rec Hall Saturday
night for the second half of a dou
ble header and Georgetown will
visit the Lions March 4. Temple
University moves into town on
March 6 for the last game of the
season.
Frosh Cagers Host Alto
There will be action for th,
early-supper crowd tonight at Rec
Hall when the Penn State fresh
man basketballers go after their
second win of the season against
Altoona Center. The opening tap
off is set for 6:15 p.m.
The Lions' only win this season,
as 'against three losses, was over
the same Altoona team on the los
ers' court before Christmas. But
since then the Center aggregation
has made big strides, and is cur
ently tied with Lock Haven for
first place in the Pennsylvania
junior college league.
Coach John Egli expects a tough
game against Altoona, if for no
other reason than the latter led
the Lions for three periods in the
first encounter before bowing by
'3 close margin.
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For Tennis Managers
Sophomore candidates for as
sistant tennis managers may
sign up at the Athletic Asso
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anytime t oda y, according to
Dick Jervis, head manager.
Dorm Activities
Procedure Set
,Men in dormitories wishing to
participate in special group social
events - must register the event
three days before it is held, James
W. Dean, assistant to the dean of
men in charge of independent af
fairs, has announced. '
Any social events in which
women will participate must be
reported to The Dean of Women's
office seven days before the event
is scheduled. If approval is given
by the Dean of 'Women's office,
approval will be given by the
Dean of Men's office. This is the
same policy that is used for chap
eroned fraternity events, De an
said.
Roberts Continues
Holdout Seige
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 23 (/1 3 )—
Star pitcher Robin Roberts of the
Philadelphia Phillies held a
lengthy conference with owner
Bob Carpenter today but the two
failed to agree on Roberts' 1954
zalary.
Roberts reportedly is asking for
a $50,000 contract, while Carpen
ter allegedly is offering the right
hander the same salary he earnc -
in 1953, a reported $40,000:
Boys ,Are Lonely
This is the first season in four
that there has not been at least
one set of brothers on the Penn
State wrestling scene.
2,u, are complica.
Lions. Bob Ramsey, a good re
bounder and Jim Lysek, flashy 5-
10 playmaker, have been declared
scholastically ineligible for to
night's fray, which will wind up
the short season for. State. As a
result, Egli's starting lineup is a
question.
Watson Hart and Charlie Sitch
will probably answer the call at
forwards, with Bob Benson at
center. Sam McKibben and Hugh
Cooper are likely to start at the
buard slots with guard Joe Hart
nett, who has a bad ankle, a pos-
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Matmen to Meet
Pitt in Rec Hall
In what is labeled as the "toughest" dual meet of the sea
son, Penn State's once-beaten matmen will attempt to get
back into the winning ways when they face a talented Pitt
team Saturday night at Recreation Hall.
The dual meet is slated for 7 p.m. preceding the Penn
State-Rutgers basketball game.
Pitt, which has also been beaten
once, dropped a closely fought
match with the Midshipmen of
Annapolis who set back the Lions
last Saturday. The Panthers were
able to squeeze by the Middies,
15-13.
It was the early bouts which
were telling. They won five out of
the first six matches via decisions,
while Navy scored two falls, 13'7-
pound and the heavyweight divi
sions, and a decision.
Because of the rough time that
Navy had with the Panthers, Penn
State should find some difficulty
in handling Coach Rex Peery's
grapplers. COach Charlie Speidel
will have to .look for the early
bout wins in order to cop . his 35th
triumph in 36 matches.
Until Navy turned the tables
last Saturday, Penn State had
licked Army five times; Navy,
Maryland, Lehigh, Cornell and
Syracuse, four times; Pitt and
Virginia, three times; Princeton,
twice; and Penn, once, during the
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34-meet win streak.
Penn State's dual meet streak
results
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Opponents
1950
29 Army 5
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18 Navy 6
Princeton 9
1951
Lehigh 6
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30 Maryland
15 Army 11
Syracuse 9
Navy
6
Cornell
1952
20 Lehigh 5
34 Virginia 0
Pittsburgh
22 Maryland 8
20 Army ____ 13
17 Syracuse 11
22 Navy 5
24 Cornell 5
27 .... . . _ 3
Princeton
1953
30 Virginia __ 0
1 . ; Lehigh S
-7 _ _ Navy __ _ 3
28 Pennsylvania 0
28 Syracuse ..._ 5
18 Cornell 10
18 Maryland 11
18 Pittsburgh 12
23 Army 3
1954
20 Cornell 0
19 Lehigh 7
21 _ Army 9
22 Maryland 6
24 Syracuse 6
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to see plenty of action are foi.•-
wards Andy Pytel and Fred Ev
ans.
This will be the first venture
out for the Nittanies since then•
dropped a game to a top-notch
Bucknell squad at Lewisburg last
month. State's other two losses
came at the hands of the JV's by
close scores.
The loss of Ramsey and Lysel-7.
is a tough blow since both are
good scorers. Lysek was particu
larly impressive to. Egli at Buck
nell with his clever ball handling,
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 24. 1954
_ Eddie Sulkowski
Lion. Boxing Coach
Lions° Sulkowski
To Coach Ring
Clinic in Japan
Penn State's boxing coach, Eddie
Sulkowski, will travel to Japan
in August to help conduct a box
ing clinic for Armed Forces per
sonnel in the Far East Command.
The young coach who is now
piloting the Nittany ring squad
for his fifth season, also is the
president of the National Col
:egiate Boxing Coaches Associ
ation. Sulkowski will be host
coach for the NCAA's 17th annual
boxing tournament for the second
time in just five years. The tour
ney will be held at Rec Hall
April 8-10.
August 23 to Sept. 4 will mark
the dura t i o n of the clinic
in Japan. Present plans indicate
that staff members will leave by
air from California on Aug. 17
and return from Japan on Sept. 6.
Sulkowski will be accompanied
by Roy Simmons, boxing coach
at Syracuse University, and Joe
Bunsa, Washington, D.C., - referee.
Simmons has coached his Syra
cuse boxers to six Eastern titles
in the past seven years.
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