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Homan
Penn State's defending championship wrestling team re
ceived a setback yesterday when Coach Charlie Speidel said
the 123-pounder Bob Homan will not make the trip to Nor
man, Okla., where the 24th NCA A mat tourney will be held
Friday and Saturday.
The Nittany Lions will lea
wagon to Martinsburgh whet
Pittsburgh. From the Smokey
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'Fall' Story
By EARL KOHNFELDER
It was the same old story
last night at Recreation Hall
when 15 intramural grapplers
"were shown the lights" from
a most uncomfortable position
flat on their backs. That
makes it 92 falls in just six
nights of wrestling!
Two of these falls, along with
a decision, were awarded to three
Chi Phi lads, who, as a result,
picked up 13 points for their frat
ernity. The victorious Chi Phi's
were James Schulte, Thomas
Webb, Glenn Grove. Grove, 175-
pounds, pinned Paul Eckert, Beta
'theta Pi, in 15 seconds of the last
period. Going into the final two
Minutes, Grove held a 2-0 lead on
a first period take-down. Grove
at the advantage position reversed
his man within a few seconds and
applied the fatal body press.
Webb Scores Fall
In the 128 pound class, Webb
collected four points on a take
down and a reversal before pin
ning John Apgar, Phi Kappa Sig
ma, at the 12 Second mark of the
second period. Heavyweight
James Schulte decisioned Andy
Stavres, Delta Upsilon, 5-0, to
round out Chi Phi's 13 points.
Andy Krassowski, Pi Kappa
Phi, last year's 175-pound champ,
won out over Bruce Williams, Pi
Kappa 'Alpha, 8-2, in a heavy
weight tussle. Wrestling experi
ence paid off for Krassowski as
Williams found it very tough to
get any kind of a pinning hold
oil , his opponent.
Two 45 second pins were turned
in by John Sarikianos, Alpha Ze
ta, and Paul Whipkey, Triangle.
Both Whipkey and his opponent,
Stephen Horlacher, Alpha Chi
Rho ,exhibited excellent agility
and speed. The former came out
on top with a reverse half-nelson
and crotch hold for the quick win.
Sarikianos turned over Don Hoff
man, Phi Sigma Kappa, with a
half-nelson and applied a body
Press for his victory. Both matches
were held in the 135-pound divi
sion.
Time Advantage Decisive
A point gained for time advan
tage provided the margin of vic
tory for Clark in an independent
165 pound match. Vinson was a
6 to 5 loser. Vinson and Clark
were each awarded reverse and
escape points, while Clark picked
up two on a take-down and Vin
son on a near-fall.
John Milsom, Alpha Zeta, found
hithself in trouble several times
during the first period, but came
on to pin John Williamee, Pi Kap
pa Alpha, in 1:24 of the second
period. The Alpha Zeta matman
was on the short end of a 6-4
score when he pinned his man in
the 165-pound scrap.
Alternate Wins
Charles Engle, Phi Delta Theta,
was given a view of the lights at
1:58 of the second stanza by John
Leone, Pi Kappa Alpha. The
match was in the 155-pound class.
A 'Phi Kappa Psi alternate,
Charles Schrey, topped Walter
Fresch, Tau Kappa Epsilon, 6L2.
in another 155-pound contest.
Garry Crothers, Kappa Delta
Rho, finished > match at the 53
second ro^r' -
when he
man, Kappa Sig,na, in an 165-
Defend Title;
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..7e. at 8 this morning via station
-e they will board a plane to
City they will fly to and arrive
at Norman at 3:30 p.m. Ike Gil
bert, assistant director of ath
letics, who chartered a plane for
the Lions, said that Lehigh and
Pittsburgh wrestlers will make
the trip with Penn State.
Lehigh will be represented by
four grapplers, while the EIWA
champions, Pittsburgh, will send
I a nine-man team.
Without Homan in the lineup
Penn State will be represented
only by five wrestlers. They are
Dick Lemyre, 130-pound EIWA
champion; Jerry Maurey, 137-
pound EIWA titlists; and third
place EIWA .winners Doug Frey.
147-pounder, Joe K,rufka, 177-
pounder, and Bill Oberly, heavy
weight.
Oberly, who like Hud Samson,
Penn State's only I\TCAA crown
bearer last year, will wrestle in
the 191-pound class. In National
tournaments two weight classes
are added; namely, the 115-pound
class and the 191-pound class. .
Penn State's chief hopes for in
dividual titles will be Lemyre and
Maurey. Lemyre, who is a triple
winner in Eastern Intercollegiate
tournament competition, has only
two defeats marring his life-time
record in the college ranks. Both
losses were made in the NCAA's.
Two years ago Lemyre took third
place. Last year he came in sec
ond.
The on 1 y weight divisions
where no returning place winners
will be are in the 167 and 123-
pound classes.
Peery Defends
Hugh Peery of Pitt will defend
his 115-pound title.
In the loaded 130-pound division
there will be three returnees. Be
sides Lemyre, there is defending
champ, Norvard Nalan, and Jim
Howard of Ithaca. Ed Caslicchio,
Michigan State, who came in
fourth, will enter the 137-pound
division.
Last year the Spartan matman
was pinned by Lemyre in 49 sec
onds. This is 11 seconds short of
the tournament record made by
Alan Rice of Minnesota in 1949.
Rice pinned George Kelly of Wy
oming in their 128-pound battle
in 38 seconds.
Runnerup Bob Hoke of Michi
gan State will make his bid in the
157-pound division instead of the
147-pound class. Pitt's Charley
Uram will be the only returnee
in the latter class.
pound go. A first period take
down and a reverse in the next
frame were all that 145-pounder
Stephen Pierce, Pi Kappa Phi,
needed to gain a 4-0 decision over
Robert Derr of Alpha Zeta.
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advantage of the Spring 21:her to limber up.
Dick Packer (left) gives a- tacouraging remark
to Tom Werner (third trom left) who is antici
pating a catch. Art Walker (second from left)
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By HERM WEISKOPF
Lion baseball coach, Joe Bedenk, is keeping one eye peeled on his squad as it goes through
spring practice and the other eye on the season's opener April 10, with West Virginia.
Only two regulars from last year's crack team centerfielder Sil Cerchie and catcher
Bill Leonard—will not be back. Penn State will be gunning for their second District Two
championship in three seasons. The Nittanies took third place in the NCAA college world
series two years ago, after copping the district title. Last year the Lions entered the district
playoffs but were eliminated in the second game
24 Teams Win
As Volleyball
Enters 3d. Week
Intramural volleyball continued
into its third week of action, as
24 teams posted wins last Monday.
and Tuesday nights.
Alpha Tau Omega started off
Monday night's program by
dumping Delta Theta Sigma, 15-7,
15-8. Tau Kappa Epsilon took a
forfeit win from Phi Kappa,
while Lambda Chi Alpha over
powered Chi Phi, 15-12, 15-8. Sig
ma Phi Sigma beat Sigma Alpha
Epsilon, 15-7. 15-5, and Theta Xi
trounced Phi Sigma Kappa, 15.-4,
15-8. Phi Gamma Delta continued
its winning ways as it beat Theta
Kappa Phi. 15-8, 15-11, while Phi
Delta Theta took a close one from
Kappa Sigma, 12-15, 15-13, 15-3.
Phi Kappa Tau had little trouble
with Alpha Chi Sigma, 15-8, 15-5.
(Continued on page seven)
In 1952 the Lions posted a 13-4
record plus two wins in :the dis
trict playoffs and two in the
"World Series." Bedenk•guided his
squad to a 14-5-1 mark last year
The infield is "solid." The four
regulars from last year are back.
Pat Kennedy: a good fielder and
hitter, is out to retain his first
base position. The double play
combination of Charlie Russo and
Ron Weidenhammer, at second
base and shortstop appears set
for another year. Hubie Kline is
the top candidate for third base.
Bedenk has the nucleus of a
fine outfield back from last sea
son. Two regulars. rightfie l der
Tom Werner and leftfield.er Rex
Bradley, are returning stars. Al
though the loss of last year's cap
tain, Cerchie, is bound to hurt,
Bedenk has a potential hitter in
Werner. Cerchie was one of the
team's leading hitters and batted
in the cleanup slot for Bedenk.
Captain Keith Vesling heads
the mound corps and should be
Bedenk's ace pitcher. Garland
Gingerich will be away for part
of the campaign student teaching,
but the No. 2 hurler on last year's
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THURSDAY. MARCH 25, 19.'4
and Rex Bradley (right) look on. Coach Joe
Bedenk's Lion nine opens its season April 10,
Beaver Field with a doubleheader against
West Virginia.
team should be a big help when
he is able to play. Larry Bayer
is another returnee to the pitching
staff.
The Lions will play 22 games
this season-11 at home and the
same number on the road.
The schedule:
April 10, West Virginia (dou
bleheader) 16, at American Uni
versity; 17. at Georgetown (dou
bleheader); 23, Western Mary
land; 24, Lafayette; 26, at Dick
inson; 30, Gettysburg.
May 1; at Lehigh; 4, Bucknell;
5, Rutgers; 8, Syracuse (double
header); 11, at Buck nel 1; 15,
Temple; 18, at Navy; 19, at Vil
lanova; 22, Colgate; 26, at Penn;
28 and 29, at Pitt.
Stays on Top
Penn State's Finnish-born gym
nast, J_an Cronstedt, once again
stole the show as he won three
individual titles in the 1954 East
ern championships. Cronstedt pre
viously had won Eastern and
NCA parallel bars and all-around
tit) es.