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Ca,:ers Edge Hoyas, -61754
Lions Grab
in See-Saw
All the yelling in the world doesn't do any good when
your team doesn't score enough points to win'. Georgetown
coach Buddy Jeannette discovered that last night when Penn
State edged his Hoyas, 61-54 at Rec Hall.
Jeannette screamed in protest at every foul call made
against his players while Lion Coach Elmer Gross sat back
and directed his team to its 13th win of the season.
• The Lions did win the game from the foul line but only
through a display of outstanding accuracy. Outscored from
the floor by two field goals, the Nittanies connected on 27 of
33 free throws while the Hoyas
tossed in 16 of 27 attempts.
Arnelle Top Scorer
Led by center Jesse Arnelle,
who tossed 24 points through the
Rec Hall cords, the Lions came
from behind five times before
taking a 46-45 lead early in the
fourth quarter. From that point
they moved away slowly until the
final buzzer sounded
Both teams scored lightly in
the opening frame. The Lions drew
first_ blood on Bob Rohland's set
shot and later moved to a 5-3
lead before Warren Buehler and
Jack Vail combined to put the
Hoyas in the lead, 6-5. From there
the score see-sawed back and
forth with the period ending,
12-12.
Gain Lead in Second
Buehler and Vail, who com
bined for 31 Hoya markers, con
tinued their sharpshooting in the
second period and Georgetown
moved out in front 16-13. They
held the lead until Jimmy Brewer
pushed in a one-hander and the
Lions went ahead, 20-18. The
Lions led for the remainder of
the quarter and led 29-25 at the
half-way mark.
Georgetown slowed down its
offense in the third frame, using
a possession type passing game,
but were unable to close the gap
until late in the period. Trailing
39-34, Buehler and Ray Walsh hit
on consecutive set shots and Ar
nelle countered with a one-handed
jump from the foul circle and the
Lions led by three, 41-38. Then
two consecutive lay-ups by the
Hoyas' Jim Bolger put George
town ahead just before the buz
zer, 42-41.
The Hoyas held doggedly to
their lead until 4 minutes of
the final period when Jack
Sherry's jump shot -tied the count,
45-45. Ron Weidenhammer added
(Continued on page seven)
Mounties Are Final Lio
Although Gene Wettstone's her
alded gymnasts are going through
the paces at Rec Hall with the
forthcoming EIGA tourney in
mind, they still have a stream to
ford before bringing their regu
lar season to a close. The stream
is in the form of the gymnasts of
West Virginia University.
The Lions will invade the Hill
Country tomorrow in what is
tabbed as their mildest meet of
the current season.
The students of Coach Bill Bon
sall own two wins and two losses.
The two losses came against teams
that can not be labeled any more
than 'weak', and the two victories
came over Pitt, experiencing its
first year of intercollegiate gym
nastics, and weaker yet.
In the second clash with the
Panthers the Mounties recorded
a 50 1 ,-2-45 1 A2 victory, taking five
Vernon Trade
Is Called Off
ORLANDO, Fla., (W) Anv
deal involving sale of holdout
first baseman Mickey Vernon of
the Washington Senators to the
Boston Red Sox is off.
Calvin Griffith. vice president
of the Senators, said today Ver
non won't be sold. Instead, added
Griffith, he plans more talks with
Vernon to see if he can get him
to sign a new contract.
Ring Tourney Ahead
Idaho .State College will be de
fending ch-n - cf - ,i)- 111 c. National
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at State College, Pa., April 8-10.
13th Victory
Floor Battle
By DICK McDOWELL
rapt. Jack Gets Two
Photo by
CAPTAIN JACK SHERRY, (14), scores two of his 16 points last
night as the Lions tripped a stubborn Georgetown outfit, 61-54.
The Hoyas' Jack Vail, (10), tries in vain with a long reach to
deflect the ball. Other observers are Dick Walsh, (20), of George
town, Jesse Arnelle, (background), and Bob Rohland, (12).
of the six. first places in the pro
cess.
Bob Gluck was the big man for
the Rebels in the contest as he
captured fir s t honors in three
events—rope climbing, side horse,
and horizontal bar. His season
point total reads 61 for the four
meets.
However the number one per
former for the Mounties is Bill
Solley. Although he had to settle
for second honors in the Pitt duel,
he currently leads the individual
scoring list with -81 points. He
captured top honors in two events
against the Panthers—flying rings,
and tumbling.
The rest of the members of the
Mountaineers',,, six man roster in
clude Ira Lilly, Larry Pelliccione;
Gerry Spellman, and Tom Gibson.
Lilly performs on the mats and
came in third against the Pan
thers. Pelliccione owns a parallel
bar routine and took second hon-
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Arnelle Receives Two
More Basketball Honors
Jesse Arnelle, Penn State's 6-5
center, has received two more
basketball honors. Arnelle was
given honorable mention on the
United Press All-American team
yesterday and received a simi
lar honor on th. NCAA District
Two team picked by the Asso
ciation of Basketball Coaches
for Colliers Magazine.
It was the third such selection
that the high scoring junior has
received this season. The Asso
ciated Press named him to its
honorable mention list last
week.
n Gym Foe
ors in the Pitt meet, while Spell
man works out on the rope and
ended up as second best in that
department.
The Penn State-West Virginia
clash is the first in the history of
the two schools. The Mounties are
competing in their second year of
intercollegiate gymnastics. They
dropped both of their rpeets last
year.
Wettstone has classified the duel
as a warm-up for his Eastern
EIGA champs for the coming East
ern individual competition.
The Lions thus far own wins
over Michigan State, Syracuse,
Navy, Army, and Temple to ac
count for their 5-0 slate. Should
they de f eat the Mounties, and
there appears to be no reason for
the Nittanies to be even 'hard
pressed', they will end the season
with a perfect 6-0 record, to make
it the second year in a row they
have done so.
"Charlie, My Boy" ,
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Sam's Song.
By SAM PROCOPIO
Collegian Sports Editor
As different as boxing and wrestling are, the two sports
have one thing in common—the ultimate goal of each sport
has the defeated candidate lying flat on the canvas. And it
was this fact which altered the career of Penn State's wrest
ling coach, Charlie Speidel. He began his athletic career as a
pugilist, but found that being a canvasback kid wasn't the
right thing.
Speidel quit boxing -because the sport did not give
points for sitting on the canvas. Thanks to this move,' Penn
State has obtained one of the most colorful and outstanding wrest-
ling coaches in the nation.
, The word "color" has long been used by sportswriters. Theiv
has been much disagreement and turmoil as to what the term really
means. There is no doubt that the word is abstract, but it does have
a certain meaning to different persons. To us, Speidel is colorful.
Wrestling fans get to make their judgment only at dual meets.
But those who know him personally have made their impressions
long before and made it in the affirmative. To him, you're not
Joe, Bud, or Tom—but "Doc." He'll talk anything—from wrestling
to politics. Although he confesses he's not an authority on any
thing but the mat sport, we are inclined to believe Speidel can
match wits with almost anyone.
Reporters often find him affable. But they, often think twice
before they make an attempt to talk to Speidel during practice. As
one story goes, a reporter approached Charlie and almost became
a candidate for his team.
Anyhow, if the reporter watches Speidel's matmen practice he
can view some interesting occurrances. Often a wrestler would come
up to Charlie and want to know a few more tricks to get out "from
underneath". Immediately Charlie permits the pupil to crawl, on top
of hiin and grab a firm hold. A few seconds later the ambitious mat
man is sprawling.,'On his back. A few slow-Motion demonstrations
and Charlie's pupil is ready to prove he knows his business.
Once a reporter confronted Charlie with the following ques
tion: this Miami meet suppose to be a set-up?" The wrestling
coach looked pained, and said sarcasticly, "Yeh, they're a bunch
of punks— just traveling 2000 miles up here for their health." To
fully answer the inquiring reporter's question, he dug mysteriously
into the drawer of a near-by desk, and poked the picture of a
recent U.S. Olympic team. Right there in the front row were two
_ men from Miami University.
Last year we went to see Speidel before the Penn-Penn State
dual meet, slated for Rec Hall. We said: "Coach Ridenour of Penn
is a local boy. He'll bring his upset-minded team with keen interest
I in making the almost impossible possible."
"Fine," exclaimed Charlie, looking up from his desk. "We'll
hold a reception for him. We'll give him everything—but: the meet."
Then there was the time Charlie was showing a wrestling film
to Syracuse's basketball coach. The Penn State man was taken down.
"Your boy is in trouble," the • Syracuse coach said. "He's on the
bottom." Charlie said smilingly: "When our guy does it, it's sensible.
When your guy does it, it's silly." A few seconds later Charlie ex
plained: "Now our guy is on top, it's all right."
When Speidel claims most of his boys do the right thing, there
is only one question: Is he right or is he right? Under Speidel, Penn
State grapplers own one of the most fabulous wrestling records in
the nation. The facts-134 won, 30 lost, and 7 ties—speak for them
selves. In 1942 Penn State lost Charlie to Uncle Sam's Navy. He's
back and it's noticeable in the won and lost department.
The Speidel story is a story of a real champion. Charlie has
written a living, winning memory in it—and he hasn't finished
with wrestling. Nor have the Lions.
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