SATURDAY, AIIAY 22. 1954 The Scbrebook LOVE THAT MAN, BUT • ♦ They like each other so much there is nothing they would rather do than beat each other. This is the odd, / somewhat amusing, arid certainly "profitable" situation that has turned into one of the greatest boons in the history of Penn State track and field. Charlie Blockson And Rosey Grier are the two athletes in question and their friendly rivalry has resulted in a revision of the Nittany record. books. They bOth play football in the fall, compete in field events in the spring. and, because they are great friends, room together the year round. The hitch is this: they are the two top weight men on Chick Werner's fine track and field team and they are out to break each other's records. Blockson and Grier are two of the biggest reasons why this year's team finishd with- an unbeaten record in dual •meets. "Blockbuster" Blockson, who does not compete in the javelin event. captured two firsts and two seconds in the discus and four seconds in the shot put in the Lions' four meets. Grier picked up four firsts each in the shot and javelin and two firsts and two sec onds in the discus in pacing the Lions to' a 4-11 log t This magnifi cent duo averaged 21 team points a meet this season. Last year at this time Werner and his assistant, Norm Gordon, were pointing to the 1954 campaign and to Blockson and Grier in particular. Blockson jumped into the spotlight last year, when he broke ttie 16-year-old Penn Staie freshman record in the discus by heaving the platter 138' 2". This toss eclipsed Nick Vukmanic's mark by more than four feet. Blockson was ineligible for competition last year due to the National Collegiate Athletic Association's ruling prohibiting freshmen from taking part in varsity sports. However, arier knew that before another season was out the powerful 220- pound 6' 3" star would be trying to oust him from his position as No. 1 weight man for the Blue and White. That's exactly what Werner was, looking for. "One day lait spring," Werner said with a smile that be trayed his inward delight, "Charlie hit over 150 feet with the dis cus, and when Rosey. heard about this he stayed out for a few extra hours trying to better it. Their rivalry is wonderful because in each meet they will not only be out to beat the opponents. but also each other and each other's records. It's an ideal situation." Blockson broke Grier's shot put standard of 51' 11" by more than two inches with a heave that got him a surprising third in the indoor championships sponsored by the Intercollegiate •Association of Amateur Athletics of America. Grier was fourth with a 50' 10 3 / 4 " throw. They had to wait until good weather—a hard thing to find in State College, especially in Dec., 'San., and Feb.—presented itself before they could go outdoors to practice. Unfortunately, Penn State athletes are not blessed with a field house where they can work out. After the IC4A title scramble the duo had off until April 19 when Grier recaptured the Penn State shot put record with a heave of 52' 9 1 / 2 ". drier hit over 52' the following week in the Penn Relays and then the "Dynamite Duo" exploded, shattering Penn State and dual meet marks with lightning rapidity. • In the first dual meet of the campaign •Grier made shambles of the record book by tossing the 16-pound shot 55' 8 1 / 4 ". Although he bettered the Lion discus mark, so did Blockson. "Blockbuster" came out on top with a flip of 157' 10". The ink was hardly dry on the record book before Blockson uncorked an even better toss the next week against Pitt, letting the dish fly - for 157' 10 1 / 4 ". With the IC4A outdoor championships coming' up Saturday these two giants will be counted on to play a big roll in what Werner hopes will be a. title-winning season. SHADES OF DAMON AND PYTHIAS Werner's two proteges may be out to beat each other in sports, but they are the best of friends and keep needling each other about their performances. "You'd think they'd be satisfied with being roommates' at school," Werner said shaking his head, "but when we go on the road for a meet theY always want to room together." Major League Baseball CHICAGO, May k (2?)—Milwaukee outhoinered Chicago, three to two, including Henry Aaron's decisive two-run swat in the eighth, as the Braves won their first 1954 Wrigley Field appearance 6-4 today. Johnny Logan also smashed a two-run homer and Del Crandall hit one with none on for MilWaukee, while Chicago's two homers, both coming with the bases empty in the fourth, were by Dee . FO,ll - and Ralph Rifler, his sixth of the season, but his first at Wrig ley Field. The Cubs were missing, slug ging Hank Sauer, summoned •to the West Coast by the death of his mother. NEW YORK, May 21 (M—Car sey Stengel, manager of , the New York Yankees, accused "certain" officials of the Chicago White Sox "\o ftalking too much today but he called the White . Sox the best team in the American League outside' the Yankees. "They've got a good ball club," he added, "but. of course, you've still got to beat Cleveland." 'He termed Cleveland the "best hitting" team in the league and the Detroit Tigers the "biggest surprise."_. Stengel and representatives of the Brooklyn Dodgers. spoke .at .a By HERM. WEISICOPF . Assistant Sports Editor baseball writer's luncheon launch ing plans for the mayor's sandlot baseball trophy game between the Yankees and Dodgers June 14 at Yankee Stadium. In an obvious reference to Frank Lane, general manager of the White Sox with whom he's been feuding, Stengel declared: "Certain officials of the White 'Sox have been doing a lot of talk ing and maybe they're working up to be president of the league or commissioner. If they keep talking, they'll make it, too." Speaking of the Boston Red Sox, the Yankee manager said he had heard that Ted Williams may have the steel pin removed from his fractured collarbone. "I hope they give it to me," he added, "so , I can put it into three of my men." Walter O'Malley, president of the Dodgers, and• Manager Walt Alston both promised Brooklyn would soon snap out of its pres ent. slump, TH.EDAILY COU.MAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYIVA,,NTA Wettstone, Cronstedt to Enter International Gymnastics in July Gymnastics Coach Gene Wettstone and his captain-elect, Jan Cronstedt, have 4dded new laurel to an already rich Penn , State record. Nettstone, who guided Penn State to its second straight national championship last season, has accepted an invitation to go to Malmahed, Sweden, in July where he will report to the Scandinavians the pror - U - 'ted State Cronstedt, the Lions' 1954-55 captain, was asked to return to his native Finland for tryouts on the Finish entry in .the World's Gymnastics Championships at Rome; July 28 to July 1. Cron stedt, who captured four individ ual titles in the National Colle giate championships this year, left by plane immediately for his homeland. He was _granted per mission by University officials . be-' cause of his extremely high grades in his tough pre-medical course. Top College Gymnast Cronstedt competed in Sweden and Finland while on vacation lapt summer. This year he was easily the greatest gymnast in collegiate circles when he domi nated both the Eastern and na tional championships. He. recent ly added to more individual titles in the National Amateur Athletic Union championships in San Francisco. European travel will be nothing new•to Wettstone. The Lion coach, recognized as one o'f the finest in the world, served as a coach on the United States Olympic team in the 1948 games at London and as a judge in the 1952 games in Helsinki. Wettstone to Lecture Wettstone's invitation came from the executive committee of the Swedish Gymnastics Federa tion and instructed him to lec ture on collegiate gymnastics in the United States. Emphasis will be placed on modern trends, tech nical progress, and deVelopment of the competitive spirit. Wettstone plans to leave by plane early in July. He will be one of a dozen experts who will teach for one week at a gymnas tics camp in Malmahed. The Penn State- coach plans to remain in Europe for six weeks and take advanced courses in gymnastics in Lillsved, and later to tour- var ious gymnastics centers in Swit zerland enroute to the Swiss out door championships in Zurich. For Wetttsone, the Swedish in vitation is . another in a long list of honors which have come to the Penn State coach since he propelled the lilttany Lions into national prominence by winning 16 meets in a row and sweeping Eastern and national team hon ors for two consecutive years. In fifteen years his - teams have won 48 dual meets while losing 21 and tying one. His individual cham pions, eastern and national, num ber 43. Cronstedt holds 14 of these titles. I S / Club to Hold Initiations Sunday The "S" Club, varsity lettermen group, will hold initiations at 7 p.m. Sunday in Old Main lounge. Players and managers with one letter .:.n 7arsity sports are eligi ble for membership. About 100 undergraduate and graduate students meet these re quirements, Donald Balthaser, president, said Thursday. Theie is 'a separate lettermen club for University alumni. Plans for the "S' l Club were begun in January' with many ideas coming from organizations in other schools. The Senate com mittee on student affairs' recently approved the club's constitution. The club will meet once a month, Balthaser said. Members will receive label pins and mem bership cards. Preakness Run Today BALTIMORE, May 22 (27 , .) The 78th Preakness Stakes rolls around again today with Corre lation favored to beconie the third' California bred colt 'to win the famous Pimlico classic. ' Eleven classy 3-year-olds.:. are ready for the $lOO,OOO-added mile and three-sixteenths test, fir s t won by Survivor in 1873. Correlation, the beaten Ken tucky Derby • favorite owned by Robert S. Lytle of Los Angeles, showed he'll be a tough customm• when be outfought Hasty Road the Preakness Prep. Monday. GENE WETTSTONE, Penn State gymnastics coach, fakes a dote look at Jan Cronstedt's parallel-bar routine. The pair will par ticipate in international gymnastics this summer. Wettstone will teach in Sweden and Cronstedt will participate in the World championships in Rome. Nationally Famous ARROW Shirts Ties . Underwear May be purchased at U , / - /1.1 - ' ll ,/) e s t TATE COLLEGF Cool Summer Foiecast For Men Wearing Arrow Lightweights Judging from the current rush on for Arrow lightweights, it appears that. the student body is headed for O. cool and comfortable summer. Arrow lightweight shirts and sports shirts . . . in white and popular colors . . . are now available at all Arrow dealers. SHIRTS • TIES • UNDERWEAR • HAND HERCHIEFS • SPORTSWEAR ARROW" TRADE 0 MARK PAGE sntr'Nl
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