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Lions Meet LSU
In . Ring -Finale
In a final effort to partially salvage the 1954 boxing.rec
ords, Coach Eddie Sulkowski and his squad will meet Louis
iana State University tonight trying for their second victory.
The Lions hold a 1-4-1 record; LSU is undefeated in five meets.
But the southern Tigers look like sure bets to hand the
Lions their fifth loss. They grabbed a recent 5-3 victory from
the collegiate boxing masters, Wisconsin, and hold. the ad
vantage of being at. home.
And Penn 'State will have two
men competing in their first col
legiate ring match. Larry Forni
cola, 139-pounder, and Dick
Hayes, 155-pounder, were recently
selected to take the spots of Don
Martin and Don DeMay.
Coach Jim Owen will hand the
Lions sound competition in 125,
147, and 178-pound classes. Cal
Clary, 139-pound National Col.:
legiate Athletic Association 1953
champ,. faces Jack Stokes, one of
the Lions' two Eastern champs.
At 125 pounds, Bobby Freeman
meets Harry Papacharalambous
who holds a dual meet record of
2-3-1. Freeman lost to Wisconsin's
national champ, Ray Kuboyama,
last week.
Two-year Eastern champ, Cap
tain Adam K ois, meets Crowe
Peel, LSU's top-flight 178-pound
er. Peel is reported to be a strong
contender to wi n the national
crown after his split decisiOn vic
tory over Ray Zale, the Badger's
defending champ.
At 132-pounds, Bob McMath
faces John Stiglets. Stiglets has
a 2-2-1 record. McMath has
showed continual improvement
since his first bout against the
Badgers. McMath has a 1-2 dual
meet record.
While Fornicola and Hayes face
their first boxing opponents, SUl
kowski will be counting heavily
on his 165-pound and heavy
weight entries to bolster the Lion
attack.
Breidor's 165-pound opponent,
Ron Schulingkamp, decisioned
Estel Nichols in LSU's opening
season win. Nichols defeated Brei
dor when the Lion clubbed the
Cavaliers for their only win, 5. 1 / 2 -
21/z.
Louisiana's Clayton will, prob
ably get the nod over Jerry Wages
for the heavyweight slot against
Joe Goleman, who holds a .1-2-1
dual meet record.
The End of the 'Road'
Lemyre, Maurey in Final Competition
By HERM WEISKOPF
The end of the road is often the roughest part to travel.
This is especially true in the case of two of Perin State's top wrestlers—Dick Lemyre and Jerry
Maurey. The end of the "road" is the June graduation that awaits these two fine matmen and the
rough part is the NCAA mat tourney which is being held this weekend at Norman, Okla.
Lemyre and Maurey will face some of the finest competition of their collegiate careers - in
this national championship meet.
They are under the added burden
of trying to successfully defend
the title which the Lions won last
year.
Although Coach Charlie Spei
del's grapplers failed to hold on
to the eastern wrestling crown
they won last year it was no
fault of his two aces. Lemyre
came away from the meet with
his thir straight eastern cham
pionship and Maurey picked up
his second title in the weekend
tournament at Syracuse's Barton
Hall.
Lemyre finished regular sea
son by defeating Pitt's George
Matthews in a 137-pound scrap
for his 19th consecutive dual
meet win. Dandy Dick's record
this year, including EIWA compe
tition. is 8-0-0. In last year's na
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By BOY WILLIAMS
Larry Fornicola
Lions' 139-Pounder
'Fight It Out,'
Officials Rule
FORT WORTH, Tex. (EP) —The
boys can fight all they want to in
the Big State League this season.
President Howard Green said
today the umpires have been in
structed to let the players "fight
it out" during the 1954 season
and that the players are not to
be ejected from the game simply
for fighting.
"When and if any fights do
start, the umpires are to stand by
as spectators and not take on the
duties of a referee," Green said.
"We hope that the younger
players who will be dotting league
rosters during the impending sea
son will show a lot of spirit."
tional title tournament he fin:
ished second in the 130-pound
class.
One of his finest performances
was in the final dual meet of
the season last year. The Lions
were aiming for their 29th dual
meet win i t a row and their third
straight undefeated campaign.
John Eckhardt of Army was Le
myre's opponent.
It is hard enough to pin a man
when he is on the bottom, and it
is virtually impossible to pin him
when he is on top, but this is
just what Lemyre did. Late in
the second period Lemyre, who
had been in control most of the
way, made a wrong turn and
found himself underneath his
130-pound foe. Then, with his
own back on the mat, he grabbed
Eckhardt with wh at Speidel
called a "back-lying cradle" and
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10 Gymnasts
To Compete
in NCAAs
Florida State, Illinois, UCLA,
and Southern California stand as
the big hurdles for Penn.. State's
gymnasts to clear if they are to
repeat as national champs for the
second consecutive year.
Lion mentor Gene Wettstone
will send ten of• his standout gym
nasts against the best the nation
has 'to offer in the annual classic
April 2 and 3 at the University
of Illinois, Champaign.
Although Wettstone has several
brilliant performers on this year's
Lion squad, three names will
stand out' as being absent from
his present combination.
Captain Bob Kenyon, Dave
Shultz, and Jim Ijaaen composed
the trio who had much to do with
the success of last• year's Lion
version of all-winning gymnasts.
Although _Hazen was the only
Stater to place in the "final round
of the NCAAs, the other two add.:
ed depth' to the squad. He tied
for third honors on the flying
rings with Robin of Southern Cal
with 258 of a possible 300 points.
Florida State's Seminoles were
top seeded last year in the field
of 23 teams, although they failed
to .plaCe above ' the number five
spot in the finals. The two-time
defending champions registered
43 team points.
This year, the script is the same
as last year so far as the top con
tenders are concerned.
7 Victories Posted
In Handball Action
Seven wins were posted in hand
ball games Wednesday night. Joe
Pitoniak, Phi Kappa, defeated
Dick Long, Theta Kappa Phi, 21-5;
21-10. Harry Carrol• won two out
of three sets from Gerry Gillespie,
Tail Kappa Epsilon, 21-9, 13-21;
21-14. Frank DeSalle, Phi Delta
Theta, won over Claude Profift 3
21-12, 12-21, 21-16. Jay Poser, Phi
Sigma Delta, beat Tony Procopio,
21-8, 16-21, 2143.
Jim Brewer, Kappa Alpha Psi,
defeated Ben Lentz,
,Sigma. Phi
Epsilon, in three sets, 21-14, 3-21,
21-14. Herb Hollowell, Delta Tau
Delta, won over Bob Biggs, Kappa
Sigma, 21-15, 21)-21, 21-14. Morton
Averiek, Phi Epsilon Pi, won by
forfeit from Bill Frengel, Lambda
Chi Alpha.
pinned his man at 5i39.
Matirey, who will move down
to the 137-pound class for the
nationals, had an 8-1-'1 record
this season. His only defeat came
at the hands of 'Navy's Sid King
in a meet at' Annapolis in' which
the Nittany win streak was halt=
ed at 34 straight. Maurey led going
into the final periOd, but King
scored on an escape and time ad
vantage. and won 3-2. The ' last
two meets of the season found
Maurey on the injured list.
Dandy Dick and Maurey have
shared the burden of carrying
the Lions through another suc
cessful season. They helped pave
the "road" to many a Nittany
vic
tory and Speidel will have a
tough time finding replacements
for next year.
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THE FARM ON THE HILL
SWIFTWATER 150, PENNSYLVANIA
Lacrosse Team
Is Inexperienced
Coach Nick Thiel has expressed high hope for Penn State's 1954
lacrosse team, but at the same time admitted that it is a 'green'
team in the need of much practice before its opening game against
Kenyon College April 10.
Last year's squad, consisting chiefly of sophomores and seniors,
was dealt a great loss when the
sheepskins were handed out. Thiel
can't help but miss "Butch" Hock
ersmith, last year's captain. Hock
ersinith, who equalled. a Penn
State record by scoring 21 goals
over the season, was a member of
the North' squad in the annual
North-South lacrosse classic.
Thiel, with an assist from the
weatherman, has rounded the
team into good shape physically.
It was a lack of practice oppor
tunities last year that contributed
to a poor season, shciwing only
one victory.
Two Vets Return
Juniors and sophomores com
prise the bulk of the team, but
experience will not' be lacking to
a great degree as two returning
servicemen, Al Poulton and Jim
Reed, should bolster the ,team in
that department.
The Lions, according to Thiel,
will be weak at midfield where
only Poulton, Captain Dave Ar
nold, and George Bickeihaupt
seem to have nailed down posi
tions•
Juniors Alan• LeChard, Ronnie
Youtz, and Dick Klein, along with
sophomore Bob Hamel, are the
leading candidates for the close
attack posts.
Defense Strong
On defense, Thiel has a wider
choice. Herbie Horikawa and Jim
Hay, juniors, will be vieing for
starting assignments with sopho
mores John Flynn and Stephen
Friedman. Also a.. prominent fi
gure in the defensive pattern is
Joe Collett, a senior.
Dave Bell returns 'to tend goal
for coach Thiel after a season's
layoff because of an injury. Bell,
however, may have to step aside
for a promising sophomore, Jack
Solomon. \
John Steinmuller and Lou Gir
ard would have been able to play
this season, but Uncle Sam had
different ideas. Ineligibility has
also played a part in depriving
Thiel' of some good material.
Lacotus. Promising •
Thiel may have a secret weapon
in Frank Lacotus, a stocky soph
omore with whom he has been
experimenting at - . midfield and
close-attack positions. Lacotus has
an added incentive in that his
brother was a former Penn State
great.
The Lions will have no easy
time of it in their April 10 opener
on the lacrosse field. Kenyon Col
lege was last year's Ohio District
Champions. The Lions will follow
up their inaugural with Easter
vacation games at Annapolis
against Navy and Baltimore
where they will face Loyola.
By EARL KOHNFELDER
1M Results
IScorpions over Nittany Co-Op-B,
18-16, 15-12
Sexy Six over the Bearcats, 15-12,
15-10
Panthers over the Penn State
Club, 15-5, 3-15, 15-12
.Ernanon over the Four Hundred,
15-12, 15-4
Bruins over the Engineers, 17-15,
15-2
Moldy Crew over the Hawks, 15-
7, 15-13
Cougars over Nittany Co-Op-A,
15-10, 15-10
Pilgrims over the Forty-Niners,
15-2, 15-2
Iron Men over the Squires, 15-5,
15-9
Phi Kappa Psi over Phi Sigma
Delta, 15-0, 15-3
Alpha Sigma Phi over Delta Tau
Delta, 15-2, 15-12
Delta Sigma Phi .over Triangle,
15-1, 16-14
Thursday Night
Beta Sigma Rho-B over Delta
Theta Sigma, 15-8, 15-4
Alpha Tau Omega over Sigma
Phi Epsilon, 8-15, 15-13, 15-5
Phi Kappa Tau over Alpha Ep
silon Pi, 15-4, 15-9
Phi Epsilon Pi-B over Alpha
Gamma Rho, 15-1, 15-2
Pi Kappa Alpha over Alpha Chi
Sigma, 15-12, 8-15, 15-10
Alpha Chi Rho over Phi Delta
Theta, 18-16, 15-7
Delta Chi over Acacia, 15-8, 15-10
Alpha Phi Alpha over Phi Ep
silon Pi-A, 15-13, 15-13
Beta Sigma Rho-A over Pi Kap
pa Alpha, 15-2, 15-8
Sigma Phi Alpha over Theta Chi,
foifeit
Alpha Gamma Rho over Sigma
Pi, 15-4, 15-1
Beta Theta Pi over Phi Mu Delta,
15-9, 12-15, 15-12
HANDBALL k,
.Five eliminations were record
ed in handball games played on
Thursday night. George Canaga,
Sigma Chi, defeated Bill Kilmer,
Acacia, 21-16, 18-21, 21-10. Nor
man Hickey, Sigma Nu, won over
Mike Meckley, Theta Xi, 21-7,
21-3.
Tom Flemming defeated Jim
Reed, Sigma Pi, in two out of
three sets, 21-14, 14-21, 21-15. Ver
non Sones, Acacia, beat Da n
Markley, Kappa Delta Rho, 21-
11, 21-6. Jack Sherry, Alpha Chi
Rho, won over Erwin Lesser, Phi
Epsilon Pi, 21-4, 13-21, 21-16.
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VOLLEYBALL
Wednesday Night