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c'Pr.,F SIX Grapplers .., . . +4 , ~ ,, ,;. 2 i.;i••. , .:, Post : , , Falls : • 2 3. Wins 0. g.... At 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 (Continued from page one) 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.