THURSDAY. MARCH 25. 1954
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By SAM PROCOPIO
Collegian Sports Editor
One of the most spectacular achievements in college
wrestling is a fall. A flashy bit of maneuvering which brings
about this feat has brought crowds to their feet in wild ap
plause, has caused throngs to moan in despair, has led to the
winning of exciting matches, and has brought about all
shades of emotion.
The pin—Hud Samson's over Chuck Weber of West Chester
in the 1953 National tourney—that put thousands of Penn Staters
into a frenzy at Elec Hall last March may have been the beginning
of a new wrestling era, one that will have the former monopolizing
West consider the East.
Had not Samson won,' Penn State would have had a National
Collegiate Athletic Association wrestling title without an individual
champ—a feat unheard of in tournament competition.
Just before the Samson-Weber match, the spectators were in
formed that Penn State's gymnasts won their NCAA title at Syra
cuse. This was quite an accomplishment—something to cheer about.
The fans did. Although it was apparent that Coach Charlie Speidel's
matmen had mathematically clinched the wrestling title, there was
something missing, An individual champ!
That night of March 28, Penn State had two National team
champs. An all-around gym titlist in Jan Cronstedt. But Speidel's
aggregation didn't have that champ. That is until Samson did the
honor. But the fans didn't cheer when he won the 191-pound title.
The 6000 hectic spectators stood 'up and screamed their heads off
for several minutes.
That chapter in Penn State's sports history, which may never
be written again, did not end here. Aside from Indiana, which won
one crown, Penn State'S wrestling championship team was the first in
the history of the tournament ever to carry the banner outside the
states of s Oklahoma and lowa.
Oklahoma and Oklahoma A&M has monopolized NCAA and
individual crowns for the past 24 years. In fact, their influence had
been getting so strong in wrestling circles that the only way to
stop them would have been to pass a law.
The Aggies have won 16 of the 23 tourney championships, The
Sooners captured three. Because of this, each year the entries from
the state of Oklahoma have been looked upon to finish either on top
or very close to that position.
In 1915 E. C. Gallagher of the Aggies, who never wrestled
himself, disregarded the popular conception that a good wrestler
had to be big and stupid. His well-trained teams looked like any
thing but wrestlers. Yet they did remarkably well.
This weekend at the Sooners' Fieldhouse Oklahoma A&M proud
ly carries the favorite role. Will the Aggies win? Not if the potent
wrestlers in the East have any. say! And they will.
There is one drawback, however. The Aggies have a wrestler
named Gene Nicks who grapples in the unlimited division. He was
a runnerup last year. Because he has pinned every opponent this
year. they call him "Ninety Seconds" for short.
Short, my eye. That's quick!
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FORT PIERCE, Fla., March 24 (W)--The Pittsburgh Pirates
scored seven runs—five of them on homers—in the seventh inning
today as they walloped the Philadelphia Athletics 10-4 in a Grape
fruit League contest.
Outfielder Frank Thomas' round-tripper with one on tied the
game in the seventh and moments
later infielder Curt Roberts slam
med a home run with two on to
put the Pirates ahead.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March
24 (fP)—Bill Skowron, the broad
shouldered rookie who is trying
to stick with the New York Yan
kees as a pinch hitter, drove in
six runs today as the champions
defeated the Boston Red Sox,
11-7.
VERO BEACH, Fla., March 24
(JP)—St. Louis staged a four-run
rally in the ninth inning to
trounce Brooklyn 5-2 today.
With the score tied, 1-1, Alex
Grammas opened the attack on
Johnny Podres with an infield
hit. Wally Moon,Red Schoen
dienst, and Stan usial also con
tributed singles as Don Hoak and
Don Zimmer committed errors for
Brooklyn.
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CLEARWATER, Fla., March 24
(EP) The Washington Senators
made it two in row over the
Philadelphia Phillies today, ,scor
ing a 7-1 decision behind the six
hit pitching of Chuck Stobbs and
Johnny Schmitz.
LAKELAND, Fla., March 24 (IP)
—Rookie Harry Bright knocked in
the winning run with a two-out
single in the bottom of the ninth
inning as the Detroit Tigers end
ed a five-game losing streak with
a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee
Braves today.
TAMPA, Fla., March 24 (IF)—
Ted Kluszewski and Jim Green
grass smashed home runs but it
wasn't enough power to take care
of the Chicago White Sox, who
defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs
6-4 today.
CHE DAILY LCYLLtGIAN. 'STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
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Delta Upsilon got back on the
winning road with a victory over
Sigma Chi, 15-9, 6-15, 15-5. Kap
pa Delta Rho won a hard'fought
game from a stubborn Zeta Beta
Tau, 15-10, 13-15, 15-12. Acacia
beat Pi Kappa Alpha, 15-13, 3-15,
15-13, while Alpha . Zeta walked
all over Alpha Epsilon Pi, 15-1,
15-9.
Tuesday night was devoted in
large measure to independent
play.
The Sixty-Niners opened the
show with an easy 15-7. 15-11 win
over the Jolly Rogers. Irvin-B
took a forfeit win fr o m the
Mighty Termites, while the Mc-
Elwain Men were too much for
the Farmers, 15-11. 15-5. Irvin
Heights continued unbeaten by
virtue of a win over Beaver
House-A, 15-1, 15-6, and the Sabi
tini Six beat Dorm 21, 7-15, 15-3,
15-5. Jones toys smashed the
Wildcats, 15-6, 15-6, and Alpha
Chi Rho Smashed Alpha Phi Del
ta, 15-5, 15-0.
Delta Chi was too strong for
Sigma Phi Epsilon, 15-7, 15-7.
Tau Phi Delta rolled Phi Kappa
Sigma under, 15-3, 15-10. Sigma
Nu came from behind to hand
Sigma Alpha Mu its third .suc
cessive loss, 12-15, 15-10, 15-11.
Beta Theta Pi beat Tau Kappa
Epsilon, 15-8, 10-15, 15-12, while
Delta Upsilon-B concluded the
evening's p r o g r am by beating
Theta Chi 15-10, 13-15, 15-12.
Lion King Hopeful
Twice Eastern titlist at 178
pounds, Adam KoiS will be Penn
State's main -hope for National
honors when. the NCAA cham
pionships are held here April 8,
9 and 10. The 'Uniontown senior
went to the finals of last year's
championships.
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Larry Fornicola, a varsity wrestler earlier this season for Coath
Charlie Speidel, will climb through the r o p es this weekend for
Coach Eddie Sulkowski's boxing team.
Fornicola made the switch from the mats to the boxing ring
when Sulkowslci recently selected him for the 139-pound slot againist
Penn State's final boxing foe,
Louisiana State University, at Ba
ton Rouge, La.
The scrappy junior will fight
the same weight class that was
previously occupied by Don Mar
tin. Martin was forced to drop
from the boxing scene before the
E - asterns when he was declared
scholastically ineligible. Fornicola,
however, has not been completely
absent from the boxing scene. He
won the 135-pound intramural ti
tle two years ago, and captured
the 145-pound title this year.
Sulkowski's second lineup
change for the LSU tilt was made
in the 156-pound bracket. Dick
Hayes, the fourth sophomore in
the Lions' first team, has been
chosen to replace Don DeMay.
Hayes was pitted against senior
Dick Ahern, regular 165-pounder,
for the 155-pound position. But
the sophomore newcomer was
given the nod by Sulkowski when
Ahekn failed to reduce to the re
quired weight. Ahern, in an ef
fort to make the 155-pound class,
was unable to maintain his
strength to win the decision over
Hayes.
But the Lions will have to be
at their f u 11 strength Saturday
night when they meet LSU's Ti
gers. LSU boasts wins over Idaho
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By ROY WILLIAMS
State College, national champions
last year, Idaho, Maryland, Vir
ginia, and Wisconsin. The Terps
bowed to LSU 6-2, while Virginia
lost 5 1 / 2 -2 1 / 2 . The Badgers were
dropped, 5-3.
Harry Papacharalambous, Jack
Stokes, and Captain Adam K 01.5
will be facing rugged competition.
Papacharalambous meets Bobby
Freeman, an experienced light
weight. Stokes will be seeking his
fifth victory against Cal Clary,
139-pound national ch am p' last
year who has moved up to the
147-pound class. Kois, fighting his
last dual meet for Penn State,
meets Crowe Peele.
Peele defeated Wisconsin's a
178-pounder, national champ Ray
Zale, last week at LSU on a split
decision score, 30-29. Peele and
Kois along with Zale will be prob
able chief contenders for the Na
tional crown in April.
In 64 fights Peele has won 62.
Of those 62 wins, 47 have beet!
knockouts.
Bolstered by eligible freshman
competitors, an experienced-lad
en lineup and coupled with the
fact that LSU will be at home
against the Lions places a good
size block for the Lions to over
come for a victory in their final
1954 appearance.
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