111 1 ,-) l z,PDN't. AsPim. 1, "Is it or is it ain't" Sam's Song;. By SAM PROCOPIO Collegian Sports Editor . More than not, most Penn State sport fans are becoming - NCAA "heartsick." Everytime they turn around they, find the University participating for National laurels. First it was Coach Elmer Gross' cagers who went to Fort Wayne, Ind., then to :Kansas City, Mo. The showing made by the Lion cagers not only stirred up Penn. Staters, 'but had outsiders looking in. A great many of these onlookers became aware of a University named Penn State. The Lions came iri third. Last weekend the Lion wrestlers, well-known throughout the country for their mat knowhow, had the fans up in arms. They knew the preliminary and quarter-finals results. But that was all. After the quarter-finals, most fans couldn't but help feel that there, was no hope; nevertheless, they did keep their fingers crossed all the way up , to their elbows. The Lion fans, however, were left out in the cold as far as the final results were concerned. It took two days until the official out come was available Three was also the lucky number here. The naattnen as a team placed third and three individuals came in third. This weekend Coach Genie Wettstorie's gym team look for honors. Next weekend Coach Eddie Sulkowski and his boxers make an NCAA. attempt. Yes. everytime one turns around Penn State is in a tournament. And in each case the Lions are so close to a title, yet to far away. Friday and Saturday at the University of Illinois an undefeated and defending Lion gym crew which was overshadowed by the cagers and wrestlers should alter the proverbial saying to "they were so close to the top that they stuck there like glue." Although Wettstone's gymnasts will not be favored in the tourney, speculation is that Penn State will reign as 1954 champs. "This team," Wettstone said, "is more confident and is in better condition than any squad I have coached. They • are a wonderful bunch of boys. "Take for instance the Wick brothers, Al and Frank, they are wonderful captains. They are fine examples of team leadership." Jan Cronstedt, Lion standout whose seeming ease of effort ex emplifies the beauty in gymnastics, tops a list of five individual champions who return to defend their titles. Last. year Cronstedt won titles in the parallel bars and all-around events. He recently won the Eastern Intercollegiate horizontal and paral lel bar events and the all-around title. Wettstone's defending championship squad is loaded with talent that picking out one individual who will win more honors than the other is rather difficult. The Lion coach has a fine performer in Tony Procopio (no re lation, by the way). Wettstone compares him with some of his 1948 great athletes. ,Procopio has been responsible for many of the points piled up by the Lion gymnasts. The H•bar and flying rings are his specialties. He can also work the side horse and calisthenics routines. Karl Schwenzfeier is an all-around man, too. Then there are Bob Lawrence, the Wick captains, Skeets Haag, John Baffa, Dick Spiese, and Bill Paxton. Penn State. doesn't have a good team; it has a good team with depth—necessary in any NCAA tourney. Last year was the third-NCAA tourney won by the gymnasts under Wettstene. This is the third team which is eyeing a National title. Three has been the lucky number. We won't say that this could be it, we say - it is it. , ---30--- TT... I ?)M:.Y cPW9i.?"N.: ST ! 'fft g4: 1 :f9 . : !.N§:Yl.Yo,l!g.' IM Wrestling - Finals Tonight • Careful wrestling was the feature last• night at Recreation Hall when ten intramural matmen gained victories to enter tonight's finals, scheduled to begin at 8 o'clock. Realiz ing that they were but one match away from the 'big one', the wrestlers were contented to collect points instead of falls. Only two falls were registered during the night. Delta Upsilon remains in the lead with 73 team points. Don Farmelo of Chi Phi and Jim Knepp, Alpha Chi Sigma, won their 121-pound mat ches and will meet for the title. Farmelo added a second period near-fall to a first period re verse to whip Ed Klose, Delta Sigma Phi; 4-1. Knepp pinned Charlie DeLuca, Delta Chi, in LAKE AND, Fla., March 31 (IF) —Robin Roberts, 'Philadelphia's ace righthander, pitched the full nine innings today but was raked for 13 hits and the Phillies drop ped 4 7-2 decision to the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers roughed up Roberts for all their runs in the first four innings, the last three coming on Charlie Kress' home run over the centerfield fence with two mates aboard. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 31 (A')—Brooklyn's defending Na tional League champions an d their most feared challengers, Milwaukee, opened their home- Ward series today with the Dodg ers slugging out a 10-7 victory. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 31 (4P)— The upstart Pittsburgh Pirates whipped the world .cham pion New York Yankees 9-3 to day, ending th e Yank's worst Florida showing in the six years of Casey ptenges reign. Today's loss was the 16th in 24 Florida games for the New York ers. Pittsburgh, a good bet to fin ish last in the National League, Double V-Ball Forfeit Scored Phi Kappa and Sigma Phi Al pha figured in one of the rarer happenings on last Tuesday night's intramural volleyball card. The two teams, scheduled to play each other, failed to appear, and consequently a double forfeit was called, with both teams given a loss. . In other games, Sigma Alpha Epsilon-B beat Acacia-B, 15-12, 15-7. Delta Chi upended Sigma Pi, 15-11; 15-4, while Tau Phi Delta 'beat Alpha Phi Alpha, 15- 7, 15-9. Sigma Nu- defeated Phi Epsilon Pi, 15-10, 15-8, and Beta Sigma Rho won by forfeit from Alpha Phi Delta. Delta Chi routed Pi Kappa Al pha, 15-1, 15-4. Delta Theta Sigma edged Theta Chi, 15-12, 10-15, 15- 13, and Alpha Gamma Rho beat Chi Phi, 15-12, 16-14. Sigma Pi outlasted Signia Alpha Epsilon-A, 15-9, 1345, 17-15. Beta Theta Pi beat Phi Sigma Kappa, 15-6, 11- 15, 15-4, and Phi Mu Delta won its first match, beating The t a Kappa Phi,. 17-15, 17-15. Baseball C itrus Dope has a 12-6 Florida record, best of any of the 12 Florida-based clubs. HOUSTON, Tex., IVI arch 31 (1?) —The New York Giants regained their, winning touch before a crowd of 8232 in Buff Stadium to day, defeating the Cleveland In dians 4-2 to make their record nine out of 12 in their spring barn storming tour with the Tribe. The Giants, who lost to Cleve land . yesterday, collected on 1 y four hits, but received help from the Indians, who made four er rors, Three of the New York runs were unearned. CHARLESTON. S.C.. March 31 (IP)—Torn. Wright homered and Pete Runnels tripled in a big, five-run sixth-inning outburst as Washington blasted Cincinnati 9- 2 today for the American League's second win in as Many days over the Reds. Frank Shea, working the first six innings for the Senators, puz;• zled the Cincinnati patters, who obtained only four hits. Sonny Dixon hurled the last three, allow ing five safeties and two ninth inning runs. • Outstanding Soph Few collegians ever win the Intercollegiate Boxing Associa tion's outstanding boxer award as sophomores. Jack Stokes, stylish Penn State 147-pounder, turned the trick as he won title honors in the 1954 tourney at Charlottes ville, Va. THE COXSWAIN WHO WANTED TO BE A NUDIST The ccmwain of a leading university crew didn't like to be tossed ,in the water after a victory. He didn't like it so much the crew started tossing him in the water any old time they saw him near it. He complained bitterly that it was ruining all his sportshirts. He liked nice sportshirts, but all he owned had either shrunk or streaked or spotted. He was not a happy coxswain. With no more sportshirts, he contemplated joining a nudist colony. - He told the - whole wretched tale to the Dean of Men. The Dean said, "You like really good sportshirts, eh? Something like a fine gabardine?" "Uh huh," the coxswain beamed. ifTry this—take $5.95 down to the nearest men's store and get a Van Heusen Van Gab. It's the best-looking gabardine sportshirt you've ever owned and it's completely washable—any kind of water. What's more, it's got real pick-stitching on the collar, pockets and cuffs...it's got a Sportown collar that looks as smart with a tie as without. Van Heusen really knows how to make Said coxswain is now sportshirt king of the campus. Owns Van Gabs in all smart non-fade colors. Called best-natured coxswain on east coast. Doesn't wait to be dunked by crew. Jumps in, Van Gab and all. 1:29 of the final period. Armour slack, Chi Phi, earned the right to meet Ralph Cryder, a Tuesday night winner, for the 135- pound fraternity title. Black ap plied the guillotine hold to Don Holler, Alpha Chi Sigma, at the 34 second mark of the second per iod, It will be Peter Huey, Phi Delta Theta, versus Jim Brubaker, Delta Upsilon, for the 145-pound chant pionship. Huey was awarded a take-down, reverse, near fall, and riding time as he walloped Ste phen Pierce, Pi Kappa Phi, 7-1, Brubaker eked out a 2-1 decision over Allan Davies, Phi Sigma Kappa, by way of a time advan tage point. Each man had gained a first period escape. Two 155-pounders entered the finals by way of easy decisions. Charles Schrey, Phi Kappa Psi, blanked Stuart Allen, Phi Sigma Delta, 5-0, while Charles Groff, Kappa Delta Rho, took a 12-4 de cision from Herb Ferguson, Sigma Pi. Schrey and Groff meet for the division title. Bill Car y 1 of Sigma Pi was awarded a forfeit victory when Bill Roberts, Chi Phi, failed to show because of an injury. Caryl meets John Milsom of Alpha Zeta for the 165-pound crown. . Tom Dangerfield of Delta Chi nipped Jim Fulton, Sigma Phi Ep silon, 4-3, in a 175-pound semi final match. In the other semi final bout, Winnie Doederlein, Kappa Sigma, gained a last per iod reverse and quickly followed up with a predicament hold to edge Dan Van Duyne of Alpha Gamma Rho. 5-4. M/Mi PAGE
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