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When the referee's whistle blew at 8:45 last night, 23 intramural wrestlers left Recrea
tion Hall with wins. Sixteen of the wrestlers ended their matches with falls. There has now
been recorded 44 pins in three nights of IM competition.
The night's shortest contest lasted 35 seconds. In this affair, referee Abe Schuster
stopped the match with 165-pounder Mike Sor okach, an independent, showing the Rec Hall
lights to Paul Smeal with a body press.
Steve Horlacher, Alpha Chi Rho, put on a gaudy performance before winning a 10-6
verdict over 135-pounder Christian Christiansen, Alpha Sigma Phi. Horlacher was credited
GardeHo
TKO's. Troy
In Seventh
NEW YORK, March l (.4')—
Joey Giardello, the world's sec
ond ranking middleweight conten
der from Philadelphia, tonight
floored durable Willie Troy three
times and handed the Washington
Negro youth a savage beating to
win on a technical knockout in
39 seconds of the seventh round.
Giaidello, a 13 to 10 favorite,
weighed 159 to Troy's 156 1 / 2 .
The clever and hard-hitting ai
ardello dropped the 21-year old
Troy twice in the first round and
once in the second round with
right hand smashes. Eech time
the game youngster staggered to
his feet at the count of three, but
was given the mandatory eight
count.
8 Straight Punches
Troy, winner of his last seven
fights by knockouts, took a brutal
beat ing from then on but he
wasn't floored again. Referee Al
Beal finally stopped the slaugh:
ter after Joey walloped Willie
with eight straight punches to the
jaw.
The cocky Brooklyn-born Phila
delphian hit the strong seventh
ranked contender with everything
he had, but he never stopped Wil
lie from moving in.
8,158 Fans Watch
Even when he was obviously out
on his feet, Troy gamely plodded
forward as the crowd of 8,159
marveled at his ability to absorb
the fearful punishment. The gross
gate was $31,225. The scheduled
ten rounder was broadcast and
telecast nationally.
Before the
.fight, Giardello said
"He's a sucker for a right."
He was 100 per cent correct.
Troy brought his left hand back
slowly and Joey threw over right
hands to the jaw for all of his
knockdowns. In addition, Giardel
lo hit Troy flush almost at will
with his fast left hooks to the
jaw over Willie's low right guard.
Sain Decides
To Nay Again
MIAMI, March 19 (4P) Even
Manager Casey Stengel was sur
prised today at the news that vet
eran pitcher Johnny Sam was
coming out of retirement to re
join the New York Yankees.
Sain left his Walnut Rid g e,
Ark., home yesterday in an auto
mobile headed for th e world
champions' camp at St. Peters
burg. Reportedly he has a con
tract in his pocket calling far a
$30,000 salary, a raise of about
$3OOO over last year.
Yankee headquarters announc
ed the towering righthander is
expected to rejoin the club when
it returns to its home base at St.
Pete Tuesday.
The Arkansas pitcher won 14
and lost 7 for the Yankees last
year and should be a big help
to a team which has been suffer
ing repeated reverses in spring
games.
Sain bought an automobile
agency at Walnut Ridge last Oc
tober and announced he was
through • ^ball. The Yank
ees •ntir to get him
to change his mind.
By DAVE BRONSTEIN
I with two takedowns, two near
falls, and a reverse. Christiansen
Ihad two reversals and two escapes.
Walter Freseh, Tau Kappa Epsi
lon, exhibited a flashy perform
ance and pinned Jack Bash, Alpha
Chi Sigma, in 4:32, Trio other
TKEs found the way more diffi7
cult and lost. Larry O'Dell. Chi
Phi, used a reverse half nelson
;and crotch hold to upset Carl
' Nale, TKE, in a 128-pound match,
and Ralph Cryder, Beta Theta Pi,
led Dick Stevens, TKE, all the way
before pinning him in 34 seconds
of the second period.
Charles Frey, Sigma Nu, and
Charley DeLuca, Delta , Chi, bat
tled tooth-and-nail before DeLuca
was awarded the decision on rid
ing time. DeLuca, a 'l2l-pounder,
had a takedown and reversal, andl
Frey was credited with two rever
sals. The score was 5-4.
Sigma Pi and Alpha Zeta each
entered one man in the 128-pound
class in last night's competition
and Ralph Hofmann, Sigma Pi,
came out on top. H,e used a half'
nelson on Dick Weaver, Alpha Ze
ta, pinning him in 1:38 of the
second period.
Jim West, 145-pound indepen
dent, pinned Nick Cranmer with
a half nelson and body press with
eight seconds remaining in the
contest.
Tom Morgan, Phi Sigma Kappa,
won a 3-0 decision over 121-
pounder John Russell, Phi Gamma
Delta. Morgan won with a reversal
and one minute riding time. Paul
Whipkey, Triangle, won his first
135-pound class 'battle by pinning
Marvin Trimas, Zeta Beta Tau,
with a half nelson and body press
in 1:44 of the first period.
Speedy Allan Davies, Phi Sigma
Kappa, met a tough 145-pound op
ponent in Gordon James, Acacia,
and took the closely fought match
by way of a pin in 5:15. James
made a fine showing before los
ing out in the third period.
Will Noyes, Phi Gamma Delta,
stopped Ned Kauffman, Theta Xi,
in a 145-pound class match with
a reverse half nelson in 2:30. An
other Phi Gamma Delta, Norm
Cagers Are Eliminate
• y L a s a H e Lose,4o
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story. These 20. Penn State field
goals came in 72 shots from the
floor, a paltry .253 percentage.
LaSalle, on the other hand, scored
On 44 per cent of their attempts
from the floor.
Both teams scored sparingly in
the opening frame but LaSalle
took control early and moved in
to a 15-10 lead at the end of the
period. With Gola, Chuck Singley,
and Frank Blatcher leading the
way, they widened the margin
to 33-22 at the half. Arnelle, who
was the only Penn State player
who managed to find any success
against the high-flying Explorers
scored nine of the Lions 12 points
in that frame.
Coach Ken Loeffler's quintet
kept up the onslaught in the third
period with 12 more points while
Penn State countered with 10.
State went into a pressing man
for-man in the final frame and
the game turned into a contest of
fast breaks. LaSalle poured 24
markers through the nets and
Penn State scored 22.
A win tonight for the Lions
will still give them third place
in the tourney Even in advanc
ing this far. the Nittany Lions
have done the unbelievable. Their
two wins against LSU and Notre
Dame last week, chewed deep
impre , :sions into this nearly-com
pleted ba-!tetball-•:•:a•=on. Their
amazing rise served as a super-
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
Rubash, lost out in a ueavyweight
battle to Andy Krassowski, Pi
Kappa Phi. Krassowski pinned
his opponent in 3:48,
Dick Ahern, Pi Kappa Phi, won
a 4-0 decision over Bud Filler,
Phi
Kappa Sigma. Ahern had a take
down and a reversal. George
Dunn, Alpha Chi Sigma, was
pinned by John Williathee, Pi
Kappa Alpha, in 1:45 of the sec
ond period.
The four final fraternity mat
ches ended in pins. Charles Sig
norino. Theta Kappa Phi, pinned
175-pounder Steve Faust Kappa
Delta Rho, in 1:52. In another
175-pound contest, Don Metzger.
Phi Kappa Psi, pinned John Web
er, Triangle, in 1:50. Heavyweight
Andy Staures, Delta Upsilon,
pinned Bill Lechjer, Alpha Sigma
Phi, in 24 seconds in the second
stanza. •Ken McCulloch, Sigma
Phi Epsilon, won a 9-0 decision'
over Cooper, Chi Phi.
Bill Pharaoh, 165-pound inde
pendent, quickly spun Bill Whit
acre around and scored a pin in
1:51. Jerome Kleisath, 155-pound
independent, found Gerald Wer
ner a hard competitor before he
overturned him in 57 seconds in
the second period.
In a 135-pound skirmish, Dale
Blaha, independent, recorded a
3-0 decision over Hess. Blaha was
credited with a takedown and rid
ing time. Tom O'Hara, indepen
dent 145-pounder, eliminated Nor
man Schue from further intra
mural- competition by winning a
9-4 decision.
Wrestlers who entered second
round tournament competition by
way of forfeit victories are; Sid
Ziff, Phi Sigma Delta; Murray
Horewitz, Phi Sigma Delta; Thom
as Smith, Delta Upsilon; John
Milsom, Alpha Zeta, Tom Danger
field, Delta Chi; Jordan Bauscher,
Sigma. Chi; and James Schulte,
Chi Phi.
Monday night 32 more grapp
-Iprs will participate in first round
matches. The initial bout . will
commence at 7:30 p.m.
charger for what appeared two
weeks ago just another year for
college basketball.
The loss sets the Nittany record
. KANSAS CITY, March 19 (IP)
The fighting Bradley Braves
drove back from an 11-point
deficit to claw their way into
the finals of the National Col
legiate basketball championship
tonight with a 74-72 victory ov
er Southern California.
Behind more than half the
game, the Braves from Peoria,
111., grabbed the lead for good
with a minute and three sec
onds left on a driving lay-in by
Bob Carney.
With 17 seconds left they got
a gift when Carney fell over a
stumbling •Southern Cal player
in midcourt and drew a pair of
free throws. He sank both to
put Bradley ahead 74-70.
The Trojans raced back with
a goal by Jack Dunne but they
never got a chance for another
shot.
It was a heartbreaker for the
Trojans who made a brilliant
recovery in the first quarter af
ter falling behind by five points
in the first five minutes.
at 17-6, 14 of these coming during
the regular season. From all ap
pearances another tough battle is
on tap for Gross's capers tonight.
Southern Cal almost succeeded
RALPH HOFMANN, SIGMA PI, fails to secure a cradle hold on
his 128-pound opponent, Dick Weaver of Alpha Zeta, in intramural
wrestling action at Rec Hall last night. Hofmann, however,
emerged the victor, pinning Weaver in 1:38 of the second period
with a half nelson. '
LS U
Final
Heavier workouts will resume Monday for Penn State's boxing
squad, in preparation for its final match of the 1954 season Saturday.
The Lions will travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to meet Louisiana
State University seeking their second .victory in a seven-meet card.
After last week's gruelling Intercollegiate Boxing Association
tourney grind, Coach Eddie Sul
kowski slowed his practice ses
sions during the past week. "Mon
day we will start stepping up the
pace again," Sulkowski said.
After six meets, the Lions are
presently carding a 1-4-i .record,
with a lone win posted over Vir
ginia. Army, Maryland, Michigan
State, and Wisconsin dumped the
Lions, and Syracuse could do no
better than squeeze out a 4-4 tie
with the "underdog". Lions.
DeMay Out
Leahy Discloses
..
Pro Grid Offer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 19
(A=)—Former Notre Dame football
coach Frank Leahy was quoted
today as saying he had turned
down a million •dollar offer to
coach a midwestern professional
team.
Tom Siler, Knoxyille News Sen
tinel sports columnist, said Leahy
told a group of sports writers in
Tampa last night that the offer
was for $lOO,OOO a year for 10
years.
Siler said Leahy, who quit at
Notre Dame because of ill health,
was asked if he would accept
another coaching job.
Siler's column continues:
" 'Never again,' (Leahy) said."
Siler said "Leahy steadfastly
refused to say who made this
fantastic bid; but the . best guess
would be the Chicago Bears.
in upsetting Bradley in their
Semi-final contest. The Trojans
took an early lead but ran out of
steam late in the fourth quarter
and lost a one-point lead with
seconds remaining.
Box Score
MS=
PENN STATE
fg f tp: fg f tp
Sherry 1 4-7 6 Maples 3 1-1 7
Haag 2 0-0 4 Blatcher 7 5-7 19
Brewer 3 0-0 6 Singley 4 2-4 10
Fields 2 1-1 3 (lola 5 9-13 19
Arnelle 5 8-10 18 O'Hara 2 1-3 5
Weid'ham'r 1 1-2 310'Maley 3 5-6 9
Edwards 2 • 0-0 41
Rohlan d 2 0-2 4i
Blocker 2 0-2 4 I
Totals 20 14-24 541 Totals 24 21-34 69
'Score by periods—
Penn State 10 12 10 22-54
MMIIII
__ 15 18 12 24-69
Defending Champion
Records Handball Win
Defending champion Dave Gir
ard, Sigma Nu, easily defeated
Gary Fox, Sigma Alpha Mu, 21-2,
21-2, for one of six wins recorded
in the second round of intramural
handball singles played Thursday
night.
Bob McMillan, Delta Tau Delta,
beat Tom Hand, Lambda Chi Al
pha, 21-2, 21-4. Dick Matacia, Al-
Phi Sigma Phi, won over Jim
Griffin, Kappa Sigma, in two sets,
21-18 and 21-11. John Hawk, Sig
ma Chi, defeated Walt Fresch,
Tau Kappa Epsilon, in three sets,
21-10, 15-21, 21-10. Harry Zeybel,
Delta Upsilon, won o v e r Tom
Rich, Theta Kappa Phi, 21-9, 21-13.
SATURDAY. MARCH 20, 1954
Will
Ring
Provide
Challenge
But Sulkowski will be without
the services of sophomore 156-
pounder, Don DeMay. In the Ar
my match DeMay broke his nose,
eliminating him from possible
IBA tournament competition and
future boxing for the Lions' re
maining bout.
Dick Hayes, another sophomore,
or Dick Ahern will probably get
the nod from Sulkowski for the
Louisiana State match. Ahern,
however, has been conditioning
during the past eight weeks for
the 165-pound slot.
Although Ahern has three bouts
to his credit during
. the past two
seasons, the senior boxer may be
at the disadvantage: Ahern will
have to lose nine pounds to get
down to the 156-pound class, and
still remain strong enough to de
feat Hayes, who is presently close
to the 156-pound weight division.
LSU Can Use Fresh
Louisiana may have another
edge over the Lions' eight-man
squad. While Penn State is not
permitted to allow freshman box
ers to compete in varsity compe
tition, Louisiana State University
relies on its freshman crop of
ringmen.
Calvin Clary, 147-pounder, will
also prove to be troublesome for
Penn State's Jack Stokes, East
ern victor in the 147-pound IBA
finals. Clary won the 139-pound
tilt in the National Collegiate
Athletic Association tilt at Poca
tello, Idaho, but has moved up to
the 147-pound slot this season.
Extortion Attempts
Revealed by FBI
MIAMI, Fla., March 19' M
I Robert Hugh Lonsford, 46, an ex
convict from Baltimore, pleaded
guilty today to four charges of at
tempting to extort $6OOO from
Jockeys Ted Atkinson and Conn
McCreary by threatening them
with death unless they tipped him
on winners at Hialeah.
The threats were made in let
ters and telephone calls to the
two jockeys in February: Lons
ford was arrested by FBI agents
in Hollywood, Fla., Feb. 26.
The FBI said Lonsford admitted
he threatened James W. Arthur,
trotting horse driver, with mutila
tion or bodily harm in a similar
deal in June, 1953, at Laurel Park
Race Track, Laurel, Md.