- TUESDAY• FESRUARY e; t
Matmen
To Visit
Penn State's wrestlers will break camp this weekend after a two-match home stand
that netted them a 1-1 record when they travel to New York to meet Syracuse's matmen
Saturday. The Lions, who had their two-game streak snapped by power-laden Navy at Rec
Hall ten days ago, now own a 2-1 record.
The Lions' first two wins came against Cornell, 17-10, and Maryland, 25-5, Navy then
popped the Lions' victory bubble 16-12 with an expected impressive showing.
Navy, with two titlists on its roster and a serious contender for the top laurels in the
Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, had to come from behind to gain the bulk of
its points:
The Middies, top dogs be
Pounds and heavyweight, ha.
Charlie Speidel's first three grap
plers—Sid Nodland (123), Captain
Bob Homan (130), and Larry For
nicola (137) each won victories by
decisions to give the Lions' a nine
point spread.
Then the Lions lost four of the
five fmal bouts—two by pins. The
Lions first loss came when Navy's
Bo b Daughenbach decisioned
John Ape, 147-pounder, 2-0 to
hand the spunky, Lion his first loss
and cut the Nittany point margin
to six.
Dave Adams, Lion 151-pounder,
remained , undefeated and' pushed
the Lion lead back to nine points
when he decitioned Middy Larry
Marr, 5-2.
Then Navy's expected power in
the final three weights • burst
through stacking up 13 points to
eclipse the Lions' 12-3 lead.
John , .Brainerd • handed 167-
pounder Ed Pasko---who lost his
first bout •by forfeit agaihst MarY
land when he was knocked un
conscious during the first period—
his second defeat with a pin in
8:36.
Brufka, Oberly Loss
In the final two bouts Navy
won eight points with a decision
win at 177-pounds and a pin in
the heavyweight Position. Double
title-winners Joe Gattuso, who us
ually wrestles 167 but •was moved
up to 177 for the Lion match, and
heavy Pete Blair did the damage
to the Lions' victory- hopes. •
Football hero Gattuso pulled his
team to within one point of the
Lions when •he took a 7-3 decision
over the' Lions Joe. Krufka at 177
pounds. Gattuso, working for the
pin when he released Krufka pur
posely late in - the final period,
took an early 3-0 lead and never
lost 4 1 although • ,Krufka reversed
in the second period and escaped
in .the • third vieriod.
Bill Oberly, undefeated heavy
for the Lions who has made it a
repeated habit to clip practically
every heavyweight he meets, met
his "old friend". in defending
champ Blair.
Blair Troublesome
To Qberly, the Navy master
niatMan has been a continual
mystery which has caused the
tricky Lion nothing but trouble
plus more trouble plus four losses.
Oberly, who lost to Blair last
year in a dual meet, in the East
erns, and in the Nationals, lost his
fourth bout to Blair when he was
pinned in 7:48 with a chancery
and an inside crotch.
Blair,•weighing in at 191 pounds,
quickly took a four-point lead, in
the first period. In 'the second
period Oberly indicated he might
have found thq wandering to un
lock Blair's winning secrets; but
e champ pulled out of an Ober
y pinning attempt and gained
wo more points. With less than
•wo minutes gone in the final
i•eriod, Blair pinned Oberly for
ive•points and a 16-12 Navy win.
Captain Homan and Dave Ad
-157-pound sophomore hold
he best slates at 3-0. Fornicola
nd Nodland each have won twice
ithout suffering a loss, although
odland, also a soph, drew in his
rvarsity debut.
1 Sophomores Pepe and Krufka
id Oberly, a junior, each have
- . 1 cards while Pasko (0-2) and
ill Shawley (157) and Bob Sny
r (167) pounder injured in his
First meet—have been unable to
1 heck into the win column.
Penn State's basketball team
..IPPPed 100 points only once in its
zirst 55 years, three times in the
current season.
Drop Ist,
Orange
By ROY WILLIAMS
cause of the re turn of Easter
a rugged time with the Lion
Bob Homan
Undefeated Captain
Sports Briefs
Louis Seeks Second's License .. .
:CHICAGO, Feb. 7 (W)—Joe Louis, ex-heavyweight champion,
said today that he•has applied for a second's license to work in the,
corner of his protege, Paul Andrews, at New York Friday night.
Andr?ws will meet Harold Johnson. Louis wired his applica ,
tion to the New York Athletic Commission.
Louis said he regarded light-heavyweight Andrews as "one of
the most promising fighters now in action and I have been helping
condition him out of friendship for his manager, and my old man
ager, Marshall Miles."
Bobsladder Killed ... •
LAKE PLACID, N.Y., Feb. 7 (R)—Bobsledder Franklin Beattie
of Ausable Forks, N.Y., died today of injuries suffered when the
sled on which he was riding shot off the Mt. Van Hoevenburg run
yesterday during the National AAU four-man championship.
Beattie, 43, was thrown into the air and landed on rocks when
the sled shot off famed Zig Zag Curve in the third heat of the
championship.
He had been bobsledding about 10 years and this was his first
major accident.
Bonus Baby Robbed • • .
HONOLULU, Feb. 7 (JP) —Pfc. Wilmer Morton of Stockton,
Calif., victim of a holdup last week in which a companion was
wounded in the hand, said today he is a $65,000 "bonus baby" of the
Cleveland Indians.
Morton and Pvt. Harvey L. Hail of Dos Palos, Calif., both at
tached to the U.S. 25th Division at Schofield Barracks, were held
up at gunpoint by three men. One robber took Morton's wallet
containing $46,000. Hall was shot through the right hand as he
tossed away his wallet.
- Both men are back on duty. Four suspects have been charged
with robbery.
Morton, 20, a righthanded pitcher is due for discharge in May.
Eagles Sign Robinson
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7 (W)—Wayne Robinson, former Minne
sota star, today signed his 1955 contract with the Philadelphia
Eagles of the National Football League. Robinson is a linebacker.
Teddy Gene Vaught, former Texas Christian U. end, who was
drafted by the Eagles for the 1953 season also was signed. Vaught
has been in the Navy.
Gromek Signs Contract .. .
DETROIT, Feb. 7 (IP) —Steve Gromek, veteran righthander who
had an 18-16 record last season, signed his 1955 contract with the
Detroit Tigers today. He is the 28th of 45 Tigers to sign.
Giant Affiliate Named • • .
NEW •YORK, Feb. 7 (JP)—The New York Giants today agreed
to a limited working agreement with the new Wilkes-Barre, Pa.,
baseball club, which is seeking entry into the Class A Eastern League.
Under the agreement, the Giants will furnish some players to
Wilkes-Barre, but not the entire team, and will be permitted to
select a limited number of players from the Wilkes-Barre roster at
the end of the season. Wilkes-Barre will train with the Giant farm
clubs at their Melbourne, Fla., base.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE cog:NNSAVANiA
s and National titlists at 167-
in the lighter weights. Coach
Tables Turned--
Pra;ser Is Praised
Jim Coogan, assistant director
of public information and head
man in the distribution of Sports
news at• the University, recently
had the proverbial tables turned
on him.
Coogan, the man who contin
ually spills from his typewriter
news and praises of Penn State's
stars and Lion athletic accomplish
ments, was on the receiving end
of the praise this time when he
was honored by the American Col
lege Public Relations Association.
Coogan, who took over his pre
sent position at the University 12
'years ago, was chosen for his ex
emplary work in general public
information and• especially for his
national leadership in sports pub
lic informatioti. Coogan two Yeats
ago served as the first president
of the national sports group.
From
This
Angle...
HOT ROD KEEPS 'EM LAUGHING
West Virginia's court jester, Hot Rod Hundley, who makes his
initial Rec Hall appearance against Penn State tomorrow night,
has been keeping Mountaineer fans happy this season even if the
Morgantown team has failed to live up to expectations. The Mounties,
with Hundley moving into camp after a great freshman year, were
given some pretty good press notices in pre-season selections. And
for a while it looked as though coach Fred Schaus' mountain boys
were going to live up to expectations. They started with a bang,
winning their first five games. But then the roof fell in.
While West Virginia sat in stitches over the antics of their
boy Rodney, Schaus' team was taking it on the chin. Apparently
the paying customers don't care, though, because they keep com
ing back for more. Last year, the field house at West Virginia
was packed to the rafters for every basketball game—until the
varsity attraction began, that is. The fans just showed up to see
Hundley in action with the freshman team. Now they come in
force for the main show and Hundley holds the spotlight.
However, the 6-3 showboat, who evidently has all the basketball
ability in the world; but doesn't worry about how it's used, must
be a coach's nightmare. At times he becomes a serious player, but
for the most part, he is nothing more than a clown in a deadly
serious basketball game—not a globe trotter exhibition.
However, Schaus has no alternative but to play him, for he
min,ht break loose for fifty points—should he feel like scoring (he
scored 62 in one game last year) and in many instances he has
helped win some ball games. Against Virginia Tech, Hundley had
.scored only two field goals and as the game neared completion the
two teams were tied 60-60. Suddenly the happy-go-lucky guard
decided it was time to do something about the situation. He
dumped in two quick field goals to put his team ahead 64-60 and
then proceeded to put on a one man freeze for more than turd
minutes. Seconds before the buzzer rang sounding the end of the
game, Hundley tossed the ball far into the air, grinned at the
crowd, and walked off the floor. The buzzer sounded just as the
ball descended to the floor.
More than 6000 fans—dwarfing any previous crowd at the Pitt
Field House this season—turned out to see the clown prince against
Pitt last week. At one point during the contest, Rod was knocked
down in a rebound attempt. Pitt retrieved the ball and went up
court with it, but Hundley remained on his back while his team
mates retreated to the defensive. When West Virginia got the ball,
one player threw a long pass down court to the still prone Hundley.
He grabbed the pass, rose to his knees and cut the nets from ten
feet out. •
Despite his evident abilities, Hundley has apparently not helped
West Virginia to any extent this season. He has the ability to score
when he wants to use it. The trouble is, he seldom does. Even with
I thim in the fold, the Mountaineers have lost eight of 19 contests this
season. Yet his behind-the-back passing and dribbling, .plastic-man
passing and shooting, and his clown tricks on the floor have kept
the fans moving the turnstiles, although Schaus must be sitting on
needles wondering what the unpredictable kid will try next.
SPORTS POTPOURRI
I'VE-GOT-A-HUNCH DEPT... . Jesse Arnelle, now pushing the
2000-point scoring 'mark, will be named to more than one all-
American team when the 1954-55 basketball season is over . . .
Gymnastics coach Gene Wettstone might come up with the gym
nastics show to top even the Swedish appearance within the next
two years. The Lion maestro is reportedly laying plans to bring an
other great European team to the States . . . The Lions basketball
team will be playing in the NCAA tourney again this spring. An
even split in their remaining four road games and three wins at
home will give the .Nittanies an 18-7 record, and it could be 20-5
when its all over. That plus a throwback to the Lions tremendously
impressive 'performance in last year's championship tournament
should carry them in . . . An all-star team composed of Pennsyl
vania basketball players could win their share against any other
all-star combination in the nation. Put Tommy Gola (LaSalle), Dick
Ricketts and Si Green (Duquesne), Maurice Stokes (St. Francis) and
the Lions' Jesse Arnelle together, and a few other scattered ball
players from around the state and you have quite an aggregation
. Lenny Moore might be the nation's most heralded halfback in
the 1955 football season. The Lion flash is as good as any in the
business today.
Boxing Probe to Be Aired
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 7 (A')
—An administration-backed pro
posal for a large-scale investiga
tion of professional boxing in
Pennsylvania reached the General
Assembly tonight.
Sen. Benjamin R. Donolow (D-
Phila.) introduced a resolution
stating there is "evidence that
racketters and crooked gamblers
possess a stranglehold on the pro
fession."
Don°low conferred with Gov.
George M. Leader on his proposal
last week and reeeived the go
ahead signal.
The resolution provides for ap
pointment of a nine-member box
ing investigation committee with
authority to subpoena witnesses
to testify at public hearings.
By DICK McDOWELL
Collagist, Sports Editor
Three members would be state
senators, three representatives and
three others named by the gov
ernor.
"Boxing is no longer limited to
the few who attend fights but is
now transmitted into nearly every
American household by way of
television and has a strong influ
ence upon our youth," the resolu
tion said, addnig:
"There is evidence of fraud and
fixed fights, and many of the de
cisions of fights recently held
show the incompetence of some
referees and judges.
"The Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania is greatly in need of a
code of laws to properly regulate
and supervise the boxing profes
sion."