TtfURSpAY. WAY 27. 1954 jjo o*# l COACHES CALLING SHOTS - PICK LIONS Chick Werner’s unbeaten (dual-meet) track team has been inr stalled as the favorite in the- 78-year-old Intercollegiate Amateur Athletes Association of America championship meet. The Lions, victors over Pitt, Navy, Michigan State, and Manhattan, during the regular season, begin action in the two-day meet tomorrow. However, for once it isn’t the New York newspaper men who are going out on the limb to pick the winner,: The latest choice came from a group of New York-area- coaches who will oppose Werner’s entry when the meet opens at the city’s Triborough Stadium. *> Could it be that the boys are trying to put the jinx on the Lions? ironically, jWerner's two chief opponents had their fingers in it. The coaches met yesterday at Leone's in New York for a pre championship debate on who's who among the 46 colleges entered in the meet. Yale's Bob Geigengack and George Eastmenl of Man hattan sat at the conference table. OLDEST INTERCOLLEGIATE MEET The IC4-A championship, Aiiierica’s oldest intercollegiate track meet, was founded in 1874 and with the meet of 1879 it was evident to its founders that the meet was going to grow to the national promi nence that they had planned and hoped for. The first meet was held as a side show to the intercollegiate rowing regatta, but during its' long history has grown to a full fledged three-ring show. Penn State has always been a strong member of the 70-college association, but the Lions have been able to capture the, champion ship cup only once. The Nittanies Won their only title in 1942 when Barney Ewell scored the first triple win in meet history. Ewell, who later represented Penn State in the Olympic games, scored easy victories- in the 100 and 220-yard dashes and the broad jump! His leap of 24' 6 Vz" in the qualifying round on Friday, was so gpod that he did.not have to jump on Saturday. Ewell also smashed two records in the dashes that year but both were unofficial be cause of the wind. His time in the century was a swift :9.5 and in the 220, an even swifter :20.5. The Lion win in, 1942 also scored another first in the intercol legiates. Penn State, in winning the outdoor championships, became the first college in history to win both the outdoor and the indoor meets in one year. NINE LIONS HAVE SET RECORDS Nine records have, at one time, been billed to Penn State ath letes. The first came in 1927 when Art Bates set the broad jump mark with a leap of 24’ 8%”. Bates won the event again the follow ing year, shattering his own record by two inches. Ewell bettered five standards while he competed in the meets. In 1941 and 1942 he set and broke two marks in the 220-yard dash. His best effort was a :20.7 clocking—a mark that still stands as the Perm Stale standard. set meet records in the hundred yard dash during those same two years. Those marks have • sihce been bettered (Andy Stanfield, Seion Hall, broke them both in 1949) but Ewell's mark in the 200 meters still stands. He established that mark (:20.7) in 1941. Two Penn Staters who are still running, Curt Stone and Horace , Ashenfelter, both bettere4 meet standards in the tvyo-mile run. Stqne sped to a 9:11.8 clocking in 1947 which held until 1949 when Ash —later to become Olympic steeplechase king and world record holder in the two-mile—whittled it down to 9:09.2. HARVARD IS TOP WINNER Fifteen colleges have shared the winner’s cup during the 78 years of competition. Harvard with 13 victories, leads, and Navy, New York University, and Southern California follow with three apiece. The present circulating trophy is the second used by the association. Under its rule the trophy is retired to a school when it wins five championships. Fulton Owes Fame To Lower Merlon Record-busting A 1 Fulton, whose lacrosse career at Penn State reached a fitting climax last Saturday night when he was honored as the team’s most valuable player, can thank his lucky stars that at least one high school in Pennsylvania finds time for lacrosse. Well-known for it's production of .high-caiibre athletes, Lower Merion High School, near Phila delphia, has the added distinction of being the only high school in the state to participate in lacrosse. It was there that Fulton, first encountered the sport ’in' which he was to excel. It wasn’t until his junior year at Lower Merion that Fulton was introduced to lacrosse. Once familiar with the game, however, he developed a love for lacrosse that has not dwindled since, High School Coach Helped Fulton attributes much of. his success to Hank. Ford, his coach at Lower Merion. After playing two years Under Ford, Fulton en rolled at Penn State where he continued to play lacrosse under another man to whom much credit for his success must go— Nick Thiel. Not contented to play only dur ing the season, Fulton joined a By dick McDowell Collegian .Sports Editor By EARL KOHNFELDER summer lacrosse league near Chester. A modified form of la crosse, known as box-lacrosse, had become very popular in that area. The term box-lacrosse is taken from the . fence-enclosed area, or “box,” in which the game is played. It was during this sum mer league play that Fulton de veloped the art of shooting with either hand, an art which he has used to great advantage. Entered Army in 1951 In the summer of 1951, Fulton exchanged his lacrosse uniform for one of Uncle . Sam’s outfits. He took his stick with him wherever he went, but his duties as Military Policeman did not permit much. time for lacrosse. He returned 1 to Penn State last fall, and last March returned to the game he loves. He had no trouble gaining a first-string THE STATE. CQltf GE P^SYiyANTA IM Finals Set Tonight; KAPsi Ist By DAVE BRONSTEIN Kappa Alpha Psi advanced into first place and a new .shot put record was set „as intra mural track passed the Half way mark last night on the Beaver Field cinders. Kappa Alpha Psi, defending champs of last year, leads the field with ten points. In second place is - Alpha Phi Alpha with five markers. Tonight, starting at 6:45, finals in the 100, 440, and 880 relay will be run. The shot put record . took the worst beating in. years as three football players by passed the old standard of 40’8%”. Sam Green, Alpha Phi Alpha, took the event with a new record put of 42’ 5 7 /s”. Green held the previous record Tyhich was set in 1952. Second place went to Otto Kneidinger, Lambda Chi Alpha, with a heave of 42’ Ya”. Bill Straub, Theta Xi, was third with 40’liy 8 ”. John Milsom, Alpha Zeta, was fourth and Bill Selvig, Phi Delta Theta, was fifth. Robinson Wins High Jump Sonny Robinson, Kappa Alpha Psi, copped the high jump, leap ing 5’ 6%”. Robinson tried three times at the record height of 5’9%” but failed each, time. Second place was divided among five fraternities. Eliminated af ter topping 5’ 5%” were: Dick Kepple, Delta Sigma Phi; John Kersh, Phi Delta Theta; John Hertel, Sigma Delta; Charley Gar son, Phi Gamma Delta; and Blair 'Studebaker, Phi Kappa Sigma. The fraternity broad' jump crown was ' won by Clarence Watts, Kappa Alpha Psi, with a jump of 20’ 1%”. Ed Hill, Delta Chi, was second with 19’ 6”. Third place was taken' by Bob Tisot,' Kappa .Sigma, and fourth was Dick Jones, Sigma' Nu. Windier Cops Shot Put Dick Wendler copped the inde pendent shot put crown, out-put ting second place winner Clarence Dittenhafer by two and one-half feet. Wendler’s put was 34’ 2 Walt Wampler was third and Dunn placed fourth. Carl Cranmer, who tied with Don Vinson for first place in the independent 440 final Tuesday night, won-the broad jump with a leap of 17’ 14”. Dittenhafer placed second. Pete Fogg took the independ ent high jump title, tipping the standard at 5’ 3%”. John Helmers was The 440 run is expected to high light this evening’s card. Milsom, Alpha Zeta,-. and Dave Barney, Sigma Nu, are co-favorites on the basis of their 54 second clocking Tuesday night. ' British Woman Nears Five-Minute Mile Mark BIRMINGHAM, England, May 26 (IP) —Tall, slim Diane Leather ran the fastest mile ever record ed, by a woman' tonight. Her time was 5:00.2. The previous fastest mile -by a woman was a 5:00.3 set by Ro mania’s Edith Treybel last year. There is no official record since the mile for women is not recog nized, by the International Ama teur Athletic Association. berth, and before the season was over, had established a new Penn State scoring mark. Strangely enough, Fulton’s greatest thrill came not in setting the. record, but in being able to play in a game in which Penn State scored, an unexpected vic tory. The game referred to was the 1951 upset of a highly-regard ed Maryland Lacrosse Club. ' While due credit may be given to certain coaches ’for Fulton’s development as a superb'lacrosse player, it is his constant affection toward the game that is responsi ble for his avid desire and un swerving will to win. Lion coach Nick Thiel regards the lanky mid fielder as one of the best players he has ever coached. and praises him highly for his defensive and offensive team play and marve lous ball-handling. Fulton is anxious to continue his playing and hopes to join a lacrosse club in Philadelphia after graduating in June. Close Seen Several white-hot battles loom tomorrow when the 78#1 annual Intercollegiate track and field meet gets underway at New York’s Triborough Stadium on Randall’s Island. And Chick Werner’s Penn State entries figure to be in the thick of, most of them. The Lions, along with Manhattan and Yale, are popular choices for team honors, and from the looks of seasonal rec ords there isn’t another college that can stay vyithin reach of the select three. However, several strong individual entries -“.are going to be trouble-makers. ' Yale, Heptagonal champion this year, will be counting heavily op weightman Stu Thomason, who has an eye on a triple win in' the shot put, discus, and 35-pound weight throw. It all points to a terrific battle between him and Rosey Grier, with the ! Lions’ Chuck Blockson and .Columbia’s A 1 Thompson threatening strong ly. All four will bp among tfep entrants in the shot put and dis cus. But Grier and Blockson w*s not participate in weight throw.- Thomason’s winning heave in the Heptagohals was a 50 8%” toss, slightly off'his regular marks. Grier,' Penn State record holder, propelled the 16-ppupd ball 55’8 %” in his best effort, i A brilliant three-way fight ap pears destined in the IQjD-yard dash where unbeaten Art Pollard will carry the load for Penn State. Penn’s Johnny Haines, back in shape after injuries sidelined him, and Henry Thresher of Yale, will be the leading entrants. Both Haines and Thresher have been unable to get below :9.9 in the. century this spring,. although Haines has reached :9.6 in the past. Pollard’s best time this sea son was a :9.6.' Several other entrants turned in excellent performances last week and have drawn attention from all corners as the east pre pares to wind up its varsity sea son. Probably the" mcist' talked about entry ih the meet is Fofd ham’s Tom Courtney who an chored the Rani two-mile relay to a new world record in the Col iseum relays last Saturday. -Wesleyan’s Lew Thorgersoh, who ran a 1:55.5 half mile in the i New England championships, Pitt’s 440 ace Arnie Sowell, and Wally Monohan on the hurdles, and Northeastern’s Bob Shea and Ed Ollin figure to be among the top entrants. .ce Tough Field To Fai Thompson Chips Knee NEW YORK, May 26 ry Thompson, third baseman, of the New York Giants, suffered a chipped bone in his left knee when he slid into the shinguards of Jack Shepard, Pittsburgh Pir ate catcher, in a close play at home plate last night. X-rays to day disclosed the injury. NEW ARRIVALS New Cotton Cord Swats New Palm Beach Suit# New Sport Coats New “Batiste” Shirts New Italian TT Sport Shirts 'Battles JACK HARPER GOME m SEE TODAY
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