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"Is it or is it ain't"
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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. ,
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Finals Tonight
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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.
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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
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