P*GE SIX
Swedish Gymnasts
Echoes are still ricocheting throughout the nation’s gymnastic circles from tjie
country-wide tour made by the National Swedish Gymnastic team last winter.
As a direct result of the overwhelming success of that international sports attraction,
plans are now under way to bring an even bigger and better aggregation across the ocean
during January and February.
The team, for the second year in a row, will make' a stop at Penn State. They are slated
to appear in Rec Hall January 15. ' '
And once again Nittany Lion gym mentor Gene Wettstone has emerged as the spark
that sent the blaze spreading. Un-'
doubtedly, Wettstone, who dou
bles as Secretary-Treasurer of the
NCAA gymnastic setup, has con
tinually been one of the top fig
ures in boosting gymnastics across
the nation
Coached In Europe
Wettstone got the ball rolling
during the summer months while
in Europe assisting in the coach
ing of the Finnish gymnasts and
boosting international relations.
“The main cause for this return
trip,” Wettstone said, “was the
tremendous way in which the
Swedes were received at their
various stopping points through
out the country last year.”
A spokesman for the U.S. Mili
tary Academy provided excellent
backing for the Lion mentor’s
statement when he said, “It w;as
the greatest gymnastic show ever
witnessed at the Academy. After
thb synchronized calisthenics rou
tine, the cadets stood up and
cheered for 15 minutes.”
Two Changes Made
Two major alterations have
been made concerning the up
coming gym festival.
This year’s attraction will dif
fer from last year’s in that it will
not be on a competitive basis.
Competing against the inter
nationally-famed Swedes last Jan
uary, Penn State’s national col
legiate champions went down to
a 49%-46>/ 2 defeat.
Also, the spectators will be
treated to some color, as the femi
hine touch will be added to this
year’s exhibition.
Carin Delden, one of the world’s
foremost gymnastic teachers, will
bring the top ten Swedish wom
en performers, and will join forc
es with Erik Linden, coach of last
year’s visiting male aggregation.
Twenty-five stops are being an
ticipated during the months of
January and February. The team
will arrive in New York during
the first week in January and
plans to exhibit three or four
times weekly. The Swedes plan
to go as far south as Florida and
Texas, and as far north as Minne
sota and Washington.
Among the 25 hosts included
in the intineary are West Point,
University of Pittsburgh, Notre
Dame, University of Minnesota,
University of lowa, University of
Illinois, Georgia Tech, and North
Carolina University.
The program will include light
ning speed tumbling, synchro
nized calisthenics, jumping and
vaulting, apparatus performances,
and high table vaulting.
Tigers Nip Orioles, 4-1
BALTIMORE, Sept. 22 (JP) —De-
troit scored four runs in the sev
enth inning today to defeat Balti
more, 4-1. Steve Gromek yielded
four hits to the Orioles, one a
bases-empty homer by Cal Ab
rams.
Dodger Rookie Sets Str
BROOKLYN, Sept. 22 (A s )—Karl
Spooner, 23-year-old Brooklyn
southpaw up from Fort Worth in
the Texas League, set a record for
a rookie pitcher making his first
start in the major leagues today
when he struck out 15 New York
Giants and shut out the new Na
tional League champions 3-0.
Spooner, from Oriskany Falls,
N.Y., broke the record of 'l3
strikeouts established by Cliff
Melton of the Giants in making
his big league debut April 25,
1937.
The 15 strikeouts also is high
for the National League this sea
son. Harvey Haddix of St. Louis
had the previous high of 13 April
29.
Spooner, who had 262 strikeouts
ÜBA IS STILL OPEN TODAY
By RON GATEHOUSE
Baekfield Problems
Plague Hosterman
A problem similar to that which confronted soccer Coach Ken
Hosterman before the start of 1953 season has popped up again this
fall—the baekfield. Last season—in his debut as soccer coach—Hos
terman had to find replacements for three' crack baekfield men—
Captain Kurt Kluss, Ellis Kocher, and Frank Follmer.
This season, Hosterman has again lost three valuable baekfield
Al Win Record
Tied by Tribe
As Mossi Wins
CLEVELAND, Sept. 22 (£>)—ln
a 3-1 victory over the Chicago
White Sox today the Cleveland
Indians tied a 27-vear-old Amer
ican League record set by the
New York Yankees—llo wins in
a season. The Tribe has three
home games left with Detroit.
The young southpaw relief
pitcher, Don Mossi, and young
leftfielder Al Smith, were Cleve
land’s stars of the day.
Mossi worked on his first major
league shutout until the ninth,
when the White Sox scored on a
triple by Jim Rivera and a sac
rifice fly by Ron Jackson.
The Indians scored their first
run with two out in the second
inning. Mossi punched a single to
centerfield and then raced all the
way'around'as Smith doubled to
left center.
Walks to Larry Doby and Al
Rosen, a sacrifice, an intentional
pass to Wally Westlake and
George Strickland’s sacrifice fly
made it 2-0 in the third.
Smith’s triple to right-center
and a single by Avila gave the
Indians their last run in the
fourth.’
The Indians assured themselves
of finishing the season in no
worse than a tie with each of
their rivals in the American
League. As against Chicago, the
Cleveland club’s record is 11-11
with second place New York this
year.
5 Penn State Products
Five of 1954’s new head coaches
in college football are Penn State
products. The five are Earle Ed
wards, North Carolina State; Neil
(Skip) Stahley, Idaho; Bob Hicks,
Juniata; Red Moore, Allegheny;
and John Economos, Brooklyn.
in the Texas League this year,
allowed only three hits, two of
the scratch variety. Alvin Dark
beat out an infield roller in, the
first inning, Willie Mays got a
bloop. single in the third, and
Johnny Antonelli singled over
first base in the fifth.
The young lefty retired the side
on six consecutive strikeouts in
the seventh and eighth innings.
The modern major league strike
out record is 18, made by Bobby
Feller of Cleveland in 1938. Jack
Harshman of Chicago in the
American League, fanned 16 for
the major league high this sea
son.
The Dodgers scored an unearn
ed run in the first inning on Don
Hoak’s single and an error on
Dark’s throw past first base on a
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
By ROY WILLIAMS
booters with the graduation of
Captain Hap Irvin, Emil Borra,
and Ralph Hoffman. Irvin and
Borra both played brilliantly at
the fullback slots last year, and
Hoffman played regularly at a
halfback slot.
At the other halfback slots, Paul
Diefks and sophomore Ihor Stel
nyk added the finishing touches
to a spirited and effective half
back line.
This season, however, Hoster
man will have to fihd two re
placements for fullback chores,
and round out his halfback lineup.
Candidates fot freshman soc
cer"will meet at 7 tonight in 14
Recreation Hall, Coach K4h Hos
terman has announced. Fresh
men wishing to play soccer this
fall are asked to report any day
this week to. Hosterman before
3 p.m. in 202 Recreation Hall for
physical cards. No player will
be permitted on the practice
field until a physical card and
physical exam have been ob
tained.
During the past ten days pf
practice, Paul Dierks has been
moved to the one fullback slot.
Last season the Lion veteran
played the center halfback slot
with a finesse that comps only
with experience.
In the season opener against
Bucknell last year, Dierks “played
brilliantly,” Hosterman said. In
addition to an outstanding defen
sive game, the versatile halfback
—playing the position for the first
time scored one of the seven
markers for Penn State.
Biggest Problem
The replacefheht at the other
halfback position will be the ma
jor .headache for Hosterman. His
halfback line will probably be less
troublesome.
For the three halfback slots,
Hosterman has outstanding po
tential prospects in seniors Galen
Robbins and Gerry Gillispie, and
junior Stelynk. All are lettermen.
Last year Gillispie handled the
majority of the left halfback
work, but Stelynk and .< Robbins
shared the right half position.
ikeout Mark
ground ball hit by Gil Hodges.
The other pair came in the Dod
ger third when Spooner doubled
to open the inning. Hoak walked
and when Sandy Amoros singled,
Spooner scored and Hoak went to
second. Hodges then doubled to
right and Hoak scored.
Tebbetts Picks Braves
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 22 (JP) —
Take it from Birdie Tebbetts,
manager of the Cincinnati Red
legs, the Milwaukee Braves are a
cinch to win the National League
pennant neict season.
“You’ve got the - speed, the
pitching and talent to do it,” Teb
betts told a local meeting of Sig
ma Delta Chi, professional journ
alism fraternity, last night.
STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Dierks, Stelnyk Set
to Return
Lions Leave Today
For Grid Opener
A 33-man Penn State football team ranked with the best in the
East this season, leaves today for Champaign, 111. for the lid-lifter
of a rugged nine-game schedule with top-ranked Illinois—and coach
Rib Engle isn’t at all happy.
“We’re encouraged about the way some thing's have shaped up,”
Engle said, “but in other places we’re very much discouraged,
Injuries, in particular have slowed
us up a lot.”
“This is a tough league we’re
.playing in Saturday,” said the
Lion boss, “and the loss of Gar
rity and Balthaser hasn’t made it
any easier,”
The Illini, ranked' sixth in the
nation in the Associated Press’
weekly poll, although they
haven’t played a game yet, easily
will be the Lions’ toughest test
this year.
Although, the Big Ten co
champs have been given a 14-
point edge, some pre-game sooth
sayers have rated Engle’s veteran
squad at least an even chance to
upset them; Much, of course, will
depend on the performance of
Engle’s choice at quarterback—a
position still manned' by three
men—Don Bailey, Bob Hoffman,
and Milt Plumb. r Just which of
these three wiil get the nod, will
probably not be known until game
time.
Illinois, with two proven run
ners in the backfield—-J. C. Caro
line, and Mickey Bates—and hot
shot sophomore Abe Woodson
joining them—figure to be a rough
offensive outfit.
Coach Ray Eliot, opening his
12th year at the helm, has 14 let-
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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 23, 1954
Mickey Bates
Illinois Fullback
By dick McDowell
termen back, including three year
man Jan Smid, the captain. • Smid
will anchor a comparatively green
line that should average close to
200 pounds. Tentatively Eliot will
have 202 pound Don Tate at the
right guard opposite Smid and
Jack Campblin, 188 pounds, at
center.
Floyd McAfee, 206 pounds, and
Roger Wolf, 217 pounds, will be
at the tackles. Six foot two inch
Herb Badal, 184 pounds,. will be
at left end and Bob Desentfants,
6-2, 186 pounds, will handle the
right end duties.
. Apparently Eliot is having, the
same trouble at quarterback- as'is
Engle. With the graduation of
Ray Falkerstein he was left with
,out an experienced signal caller
and he has been using three men
at the position this fall. Em Lind
beck, Bob Gongola, and Hiles
Stout alj are in line for' the job.
Stout, a 6-4, 205-pound junior, ap
pears to' have the best chance for
the starting berth. . r
The Illini, who averaged 25.7
points a game last season, run
from the straight T formation, al
though flankers are often em
ployed.
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