FRIDAY. MAY 1 4. 1?54
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It's not•. too early to start counting chickens. With only three
more weeks remaining on Penn State's 1953-54. athletic schedule,
it's definite that the Lions are going to finish in the black. In fact,
when the total win-loss record of Penn State athletic teams is totaled
up this June, it's a good bet that Penn State will rank with any
college in the country—and head and shoulders above most of them.
Here's the way the individual records line up:
FOOTBALL,—Rip Engle enjoyed one of his best seasons since
coming to Penn State last fall. His gridders turned in a 6-3' log
with wins over some of the nation's most respected teams.• After
losing to Wisconsin - and Penn the Lions thumped Boston University,
Syracuse, and Texas Christian in order befcire losing a 20-19 thriller
to West Virginia at Beaver Field. They snapped back however with
successive wins over Fordham, Rutgers, and Pitt.
SOCCER—Ken Ho.sterman moved into the coaching position
here last year, filling a wide gap left in the absence of Bin Jeffrey:
Under Hosterman the booters rode through seven matches, finishing
the season with a 5-2 log. •
. CROSS COUNTRY—Chick Werner's harriers accounted for
the only unbeaten record in the fall campaigns. The hill-and-dalers
swept over four opponents during the regular season. In the IC4A
championships the Lions finished third, and were fourth in the
National Collegiate championships.
BASKETBALL—The Lions came from out of nowhere at the
tail end of the cage season to become the toast of the collegiate ranks.
After winning 14 games against five losses 'luring the regular sea
son, the cagers received a bid to the NCAA playoffs. They promptly
caught fire and drove into the semi-finals of the tourney before
losing to LaSalle, the eventual champions. En route they bowled
over: Toledo, Louisiana State and Notre Dame before whipping
Southern Cal for third place honors. Elmer Gross' cagers finished
the season with an 18-6 mark.
WRESTLING—The end finally came to Charlie Speidel's 32
match win streak last winter but his matmen still -finished the
season with a fine 8-2 mark. Both Navy and Pitt were able to
turn back the Nittanies.•ln post-seasOn tournaments the grapplers
placed third in both the - eastern and national championships.
GYMNASTICS-Penn State's gymnastics team-Lregarded by
Coach Gene Wettstone as hie finest ever—cornered both the eastern
and national championships for the 'second straight year, capping
off a spotless 6-0 season.
BOXING—Eddie Sulkowski had to cope with inexperience
last season and could muster only one win and a tie in seven
matches. However, that seven-meet , experience brought rapid im
provements and the Lions captured third place in the eastern
championships. The big surprise, however, came in the national
tournament When Sulkowski's sluggers battled to a third place
finish.
ASEBALL—Despite six postponements, the Lion baseball team
has been able to play - nine ball games, winning six of them. The
Nittanies are just hitting their stride now and with eight games left,
still could be strong contenders for the pistrict Two bid for the
College World Series in Omaha, Neb.
TRACK—Chick Werner has one of his best teams in years
off and running this spring and has been on the winning side of
two meas. The thinclads have two dual meets to go and . then
enter IC4A and NCAA competition. ,
GOLF—Another unbeaten team this spring. The Nittany links
men, with 3 wins tucked away, ,have five to go. The Lions have won
12 straight in a two=year span.
TENNIS—After losing their opening match to Navy, the Nit
tany tennis squad has rebounded to five straight victories I,n.d could
go the rest of the season without another lost.
LACROSSE—The stickmen appear to be the only other Lion
team that will finish in the red this year. But Nick Theil has to fight
the biggest obstacle known in sports—inexperience. More than 90
per cent of the men who report as candidates for Lacrosse have
never played the game or have never seen it. The Lions have been
able to win only one game this, season, losing six.
The total comes to 63 wins, 26 losses, and one tie. Quite a
record. Sure there was only one - national championship (there
could be another before the spring is finished) but there isn't a
college in the nation that has done so well in so many sports. Three
third places, and one championship is quite a record in national
competition. And a .700 won-lost percentage in twelve sports
• against the best competition in the nation is phenomenal.
Consider yourself a student at the finest athletic college in
the nation.
TODAY !
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FREESATURDAY, MAY 15, 1954
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Stickmen
Must Stop
Star Attack
If Penn State's lacrossemen
have any intention of upsetting
Swarthmore Saturday, they will
have to think of way to stop a
trio of attackmen that includes
two All-Americans.
Senior All-Americans Orville
Wright and. Bill Holloway will
be joined by Halsey Frost, moved
up from last year's midfield by
coach Avery. Blake. Wright and
Holloway were almost single
handedly responsible for the 22-6
smearing of-the Lions last season.
Three New Yorkers will prob
ably make up the starting mid
field for Blake. Seniors Fred Kyle
arid Ed Wallach, along with jun
ior Larry Handley will be backed
Up by-three sophomores, two jun
iors, and a freshman. Jay Ochroch
will spark a defense that • has
shown fine play throughout 'the
latter half of the season after get
ting off to a shaky start.
Jim Davis, a junior from Ali
quippa, will guard the goal. Davis
saw reserve action against the
Lions last year.
!STRAY. SHOTS—Dave Arnold
has certainly earned the name of
"The Hard Luck Kid." A series of
mishaps has kept Arnold on the
sidelines throughout the season,
except for one ,game. And it was
in that game that one of these
mishaps occurred. •
Arnold recovered from a pre
season shoulder separation in time
to dress for the Hobart game. He
was used sparingly in the first
half, but in the second half re
injured his shoulder.
Now Arnold is convalescing af
ter having recently undergone an
appendectomy. It is very doubt
ful that he will see any action for
the remainder of the season.
Four Reach intramural
Tennis Sethifinals
Four players have advanced to
the semi-finals of the intramural
singles tennis tournament.
John Cleary, Phi Kappa Tau,
beat Richard Kuhn, Sigma Phi
Sigma, 6-3, 6-4; Fred Zucker, Phi
Sigma Delta, edged Thayer Potter
of Phi Delta Theta, 7-5, 9-11, 6-3;
Ed Selling, Phi Delta Theta,
topped Irwin Shimmel, Zeta Beta
Tau, 6-0. 6-1; and Bill Wallis, Sig
ma Pi, beat Marvin Kleinman, Phi
Sigma Delta, 6-1, 6-4.
/ In the semi-finals, Cleary and
Zucker will meet and Wallis will
play Sailing.
Homan New Captain
Bob Homan of Wantagh, N.Y.,
is the newly-elected captain of
Penn State wrestling. The lanky
123-pounder, who won Eastern ti
tle honors as a freshman in 1952,
owns a career record of 26 wins
and 7 defeats. He handed Pitt's
three-time National champion,
Hugh Peery, his only collegiate
setback.
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Fast Track Seen
For Lion-MSC Meet
The 'weatherman promises sunshine and a fast track tomorrow'
when Penn State and Michigan State square off at Beaver - Field
the Lions' final home meet of the season.
Last week Penn State and Pitt churned through muddy puddles
and had to cope with a wind-blown rain storm through part of the
meet. But according to weather
reports, conditions should bp good
tomorrow and sunny weather yes
terday and today should mean a
fast track:
The Spartans, one of the top
teams in the mid-west, stand as
a big hurdle for the Lions, wha
are seeking their third straight
win in as 'many. attempts. Chicly
Werner's thinclads wind up their
dual-meet' schedule next 'Friday
when they. engage Manhattan in.
New York City.
On the surface the Spartans
look just as strong as the Lions'
twq previous foes—Navy and Pitt.
The 'Nittanies had to go all out
to beat both squads. The Middies
succumbed, 68-63, and the Lions
Frosh Runners
To End Slate
4 kgainst Cornell
Penn State's freshman track
team will end its outdoor season
today when the tracksters go
against the Big. Red of Cornell at
Ithaca, N.Y. Coach Norm Gordon
and his 14-man squad left the
University yesterday for the
meet.
Herb Hollowell, outstanding
point scorer in the Pitt encounter
with 23 markers, will :participate
in five field events and possibly
the sprints. Buster Thomas, a
New Jersey flash, is entered in
the 100, 220, broad jump, and mile
relay.
Harry Fuehrer, a consistent
scorer in the pole vault, will aim
to set a new freshman standard
in his specialty.
Perry Burdon, middle distant
runner from Ridley Park, will not
participate because of an injured
thigh muscle. Dick Mohler will
run the 440.
The yearlings are expected to
be strong in the distance events
with Paul Roberts, Don Woodrow,
and Don Mowry. Dick Winston,
holder of the freshman 120-high
hurdle record, will add punch to
the Nittany lineup. Winston will
enter both hurdle events and the
broad jump.
Orioles Option Fridley .
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Outfielder Jim Fridley of the Bal
timore Orioles was sent to Rich
mond of the International League
last night to square away a mix
up involving pitcher Mike Blyzka.
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edged Pitt, 67-64. It's unlikely
that this one tomorrow could be
any closer but there is no guar
antee that it won't be.
Michigan State has seen actiqn
in only one thial meet, .but has
run in three top relay Carnivals.
Carl Schlademan's squad whipped
Notre Dame last week. Before
that the Spartans participated in
the Drake, Ohio, and Big-Ten
relays.
There are no official team vic
tors in these meets, but unofficial
tallies showed the Spartans to be
l among the leaders in all three
meets.
Werner's biggest hopes for a
victory rest in weight men Rosey
Grier and Chuck Blockson, sprint
ers Art Peollard_and 011ie Sax; and
distance men Red Hollen and
Doug Moorhead. Grier and Block
son alone have accounted for 42
points in the Lions' two meets.
Pollard has garnered 20 points in
four wins (100 and 220 _ y a r d
dashes), while both Moorhead and
Hollen own two wins each in the
mile and two-mile runs. Sax won
the 440 against Navy, and finished
second last week. He'll be a key
man on the Lion mile relay team.
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