ei,ttfißtY t eY.'N'tAY 1;1954
Thiinclada4 . • Face Navy Power
Lions Open
Dual-Meet
Slate Today
By DICK McDOWELL
A powerful Navy track and
field team invades_ • Beaver
field today as the Nittany
Lions open their 1954 dual
meet season. The meet, tabbed
by experts as a real toss up,
is scheduled to get underway
at 1 p.m.
The Middies bring with them a
5-0 record, including wins over
Princeton, Yale, Pitt,' Tenn, and
Georgetown. Yale was the 1953-
54 IC4A indoor champion.
On the basis of past individual.
performances, neither team clear
ly has an inside track on a win
today. The Lions could get the
edge in the sprints, weights, the
mile, and the relay, while Navy
will probably pick up itg• points
in the remaining field events,
hurdles, and two-mile run.
Lion coach Chick Werner, in
augurating his 21st season at Penn
State, will be counting heavily
on his two weight Men, Rosey
Grier and Charlie Blockson, vet
eran Red Hollen, and sprinters Art
Pollard and 011ie Sax.
Grier will get the call in the
shot put, discus, and javelin, and
there's a pretty strong feeling
running among the experts that
he might crack the Penn State
nark, a record he already holds.
His sidekick, Blockson, will be
pushing him hard in the shot and
also in the discus: The Lion's Dan
Hutchinson will probably be Wer
ner's number one man in the jav
elin.
Dan Lorch, who has had his ups
and downs in the pole vault will
be doing the honors for the Nit
tanies tomorrow. He's expected
to get plenty of competition from
Navy's Bill Pierce. '
Neither team is expected to
have a strong entry in the high
jump. Pierce will probably top the
Navy list while Joe Van Tassel,
and Bob Pearlstein figure as Wer
ner's best entries.
Scorching battles loom in all
the running events. Pollard has
been getting closer to Barney
Ewell's mark in the 220 yard dash•
with every try and it's not incon
ceivable that he might crack it.
Frosh Trackmen Meet
Middies, Penn Today
Fourteen freshman track and
field men get their first taste of
competition today when P enn
State meets Navy and Penn in tri
angular meet at Annapolis; Md.
The Lions open their season this
afternoon while the two varsity
teams battle at Beaver Field. As
sistant track Coach Norm Gordon,
who is handling the yearlings at
the meet, will enter men in 14
events.
Perry Burdon, Dave. Nash. Bus
ter Thomas, and Don Mohler will
join forces in the mile relay event.
The four will also be entered in
several other running events. Par
ticipating in the meet along with
these four are Don Woodrow,
John Cunningham, Paul Roberts,
Don Mowry, Herb Hollowell,
Dave Winston, Harry Ruerer, Au
gustus Mercurio, Steve Simon,
and Dick Thier.
Burdon will run in the 220, 440,
and broad jump in addition to
Sexsy► Six, Iron Men
Enter V-Ball Finals
The Sexsy Six and the Iron Men
advanced to the finals of the inde
pendent intramural volleyball
playoffs. The Iron Men took an
opening round playoff game from
the Scorpions by the score of 15-5,
16-14. - The squad continued its
winning ways with an easy 15-8,
15-13, win over the Hawks.
The Sexsy Six drew a first
round bye and then defeated Ir
vin Heights, who previously de
feated the Nighthawks, 15-8, 15-5.
The Sexsy Six dropped the first
game, but came back strong to
eliminate the,: boys from Irvin;
4-15, 15-6, 15-6.
A P
andllarc 220
He'll Runloo
The flashy sophomore won the 100
in the Penn Relays last week and
has run the century in 9.6 in the
past. Bruce Austin and Skip Slo
cum might figure here also.
In the 440 Sax will probably
have his hands full with the Mid
dies' captain, Ted Czaya, described
often as "the guy with a cast iron
stomach." He hates to lose. Penn
State's Dave. Leathem will also
run in this event.
Czaya ran a 1:54 in the 880
against the Lions last year and
looks like a winner again today.
However, Don Austin, Roy Brun
jes, and Bob Matz can't be count
ed out. They'll all run for the
Lions.
Doug Moorhead, John Chillrud
and Don Austin will handle the
mile run for the Nittanies, and
Red Hollen, Ted Garrett, Moor
head, and Jim Pastorious will
enter the two-mile race.
Ron Younkers will face an ex
tremely strong Navy field in the
120-yard high hurdles and 220-
yard low hurdles. Younkers will
probably be the only Lion entry
in the hurdling events.
The Lion Mile relay team, one
of the best in the east, will face
a Navy team • <that at times can be
plenty tough. Pollard, Sax, Lea
them, and Slocum will be passing
the baton in this event.
The meet is the first of three
straight on the Beaver Field cin
ders for the Nittanies. They tackle
Pitt next Saturday and then meet
Michigan State the following
week.
running in the relay event. Nash
will also be in the 440 and 880.
Roberts, Mowry, and Cunning
ham will run the mile and two
mile.
Two Lions, Winston; and Thom
as will run hurdles. They'll run
both the 120-yard low and the
220-yard high hurdles. Simon and
Fuerer will handle the pole vault
ing chores in the field events, but
the bulk of the work there goes
to Hollowell. The husky fresh
man wil lenter the shot put, dis
cus, javelin, and high jump. The
versatile Hollowell will also run
the 100-yard dash.
Mercurio rounds out the field
events in the broad jump and
Thier and Mohler will .run ' the
half mile along with Nash.
Freshman Baseball
The freshman baseball squad
will play Kiski Prep today in an
away game. John Egli, freshman
coach, has named Ed Drapcho to
do the pitching.
MEN -- BE SMART !
RENT A TUX
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OPPOSITE OLD MAIN
ME DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVAtvirk
Grid Tuneup
Closes With
Bucket Bowl
Two well-balanced football
teams square off today -in the
annual Blue and White intra
squad battle "Bucket Bowl" at
Beaver Field, climaxing a 20-
day spring practice session.
The contest is scheduled to
begin at 3 p.m. immediately
following .the Penn State-Navy
track meet. -
"Opposing coaches announced
their starting lineups yesterday,
but indicated that any number of
changes might be made before
game time, depending on which
team wins the pre-game toss.
The white squad, captained by
end Jim Garrity, will be after its
first wir in three years against
the Blue Joe Paterno, Tot Toretti,
and Earl Bruce team up in the
coaching department here and ex
pect a strong club. However, no
body is going out on the limb -this
year with, any predictions.
Frank Patrick, Jim O'Hara, and
J. T. White command what 'ap
pears to be an equally strong Blue
eleven and neither team figures
to have a definite edge. The game
is traditionally close and chances
are that's the way it will be again
today.
The contest will be played un
der intercollegiate rules with two
exceptions. There will be no kick
off. The team winning the toss
will put the ball in play on the
40-yard line. And there will be
no attempt for points after touch
downs.
Probably the most interesting
feature in this game today will
lie in the quarterbacking, where
Engle seeks a replacement for
Tony Rados. Veteran Don Bailey
and freshman Milt Plum will han
dle the duties for the Blue team,
while Bob Hoffman, and two
freshmen. Bill Colangelo, and Pal
umbo, team up for the White.
The remainder of the two back
fields appear just about. equal:
Halfbacks Lenny Moore and Ron
Younker. and fullback Frank Del
la Penna will get the call for the
White, while Buddy Rowell and
Bob Allen, halfbacks, and fullback
Bill Straub are likely Blue start
ers.
On the Blue line, Leo Kwalik
and John Arnst will be at ends.
Scott Warnpler and Gene Danser
at tackles, Pete Petroff and Earl
Shumaker at guards, and Captain
Don Balthaser at center.
The White forward wall .will
lineup with Ryan, and Garrity at
ends, Dan Da - aka and Otto
Kneidinger at tackles, Keith Horn
and Chuck Sowers at guards, and
Frank Reich at the center.
Coaches indicated however, that
these lineups will go only if the
respective team wins the toss, and
that some defensive changes will
be made.
Phys Ed Conclave
-Attended by 175
Approximately 175 out of 230
students attended the first convo
cation in the history of the Col
lege of Physical Education and
Athletics held Thursday in White
Hall.
Charles W. Stoddart Jr., direc
tor of extension for the college,
spoke to• the students about the
availability of jobs in and out of
Pennsylvania and of the approxi
mate salaries they could expect.
He also told of his work with the
students.
"Somewhere There's Someone"
Sam's Song
ST SAM! PROCOPIO_
Collegian Sports Editor
Somebody suggested that I call my last 'column the
"Swan Song." I feel, however, the same way as Herbert Stein,
city editor of the Daily C. three years ago, who 'Wrote:
"This being the last issue of "You Name It" (in this case "Saps
Song") before I fade away like other old editors, I should bid , the
campus a slobbering farewell but what the hell—it's wet enough
in State College without any help from me."
As I look back on the years I worked for the Daily C., I see that
somewhere there's someone who gave me rich memories which 1
will never forget. It all started back when I was covering intra
mural. sports. I couldn't have had better contact men than Genre
Bischoff and Dutch Sykes, director and assistant director of intra
' murals.
They had many problems, but still they were always willing
to give me a helping hand. Last year, when the monsoons hit
campus. the IM directors had a problem. The rain threw them
somewhat off schedule. In their case, it's a catastrophe when you
have two or three sports overlapping. Well, Sykes asked me: "If
you newspapermen have any correspondence with the weatherman.
give us good weather for the next four days." I couldn't help him.
Of course, if I had any correspondence, Stale College, 'Pa., would
be the only town where the sun would shine.
Who could ever forget the first wrestling match he had attended
at Rec Hall. I, like most other students, observed the sport for the
first time here at Penn State. At first I hadn't the slightest idea
what was going on, but soon I became one of the avid fans.
I remember the time when the Lion 26-match streak was ai
stake against Maryland. The score, going into the final match, was
13-11 in favor of Penn State. Hud Samson, heavyweight, who saved
the day, had the fans on the edge of their seat and/or in cheer
when he almost secured a pin for the fifth time. He obliged the fans`
ovation on the sixth attempt in 7:50 for a Lion victory . . . Then is
the same dual meet when Rod Norris of Maryland edged Jerry
Maurey, 5-3, in the last 15 seconds with a take down. He not only
handed Maurey his first defeat, but was the first to score a point,
against him all season . . .
The priceless gem, however, is the memorable night of Match
28, 1953 when the Lions had two National Collegiate champions—
gymnastics and wrestling. Wrestling's NCAA title, waged at Rea
Hall, was a "man bites dog" affair. Penn State is the first school
ever to win the title in the East.
I could never forget the most graceful, physical, and ease
demanding performance ever exhibited at Rec Hall by the Swedish
Gymnasts .. . then there are the craziest like the "freeze", in basket
ball. I saw one at Bucknell and the other at Rec Hall against Pill
. . . the time at the Fordham-Penn State game where 15,000 brave
spectators sat in the snow infested Beaver Field stands and save
the Lion gridders win out 28-21. But the oddest part came when the
game was held up for one half hour because the home team—Pena
State— was snowed in.
Although the Lion gridders dropped their skirmish at WU
consin it was great watching an All-American in operation—Alan
Ameche . . how can I leave without remembering the 20-to-19
game against the Mountaineers of West Virginia. I was criticized
for commenting on the game. But I still think about it and feel
that "we was robbed."
It was great to work shoulder. to shOulder with Dean Earnest
McCoy, Ike Gilbert, Lou Bell, Jim Coogan, Ridge Riley; Bill Acker
man, the coaches, and many of the players.
There are many persons and memories that I have missed,
but it would take a book to mention them. Ailllma say is<
"Thanks a million."
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