FRIDAY. MARCH 4, 1*55
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When wrestler Hud Samson pinned Chick Huber of
West Chester State Teachers in the climax of Penn State’s
sweep of the 1953 National Wrestling tournament, I heard an
ovation I thought would never be equalled at Recreation Hall.
Biit the standing roar,that went out for basketball center
Jesse Amelle during the Pbnn game Wednesday night was
the most magnificent I’ve ever heard.
It was ironic, however, that Penn State students should
pay tribute to the Big Guy under such unfortunate conditions.
When he committed 4iis fifth personal foul—only the second
time he did it in four seasons at Rec Hall—and walked, head
bent, from the playing floor, it was a signal for a sincere
cheer of thanks for a job well done.
Had Amelle not fouled out of the game, the 5000 fans who
stood for three minutes, would not have been able to tell him how
they felt.
The giant Lion cantor isn't through as a Penh Slate performer
yet. since the NCAA tournament still awaits the Lions, but local
fans who have watched him. now for the last time, were bidding
him thanks, farewell, and good luck when he trudged slowly to the
Lion bench.
Arnelle and his co-captain Ron Weidenhammer were both
victims of the five-foul rule before the Penn catastrophe was over.
Both players were ending careers that began four years .ago,
and neither had ever been on a losing team in Rec Hall.
Blit it has been proven many times in the past that a streak
of that type can’t continue forever. Penn State teams hadn’t been
on the losing end of a score for 44 consecutive games at Rec Hall
sind the two veteran seniors- had been around for all but a few
of those.
Naturally there was nothing in the world they wanted more
than to finish the home season on the right foot.
That's why—» deeply as the cheers affected him—Jesse
Arnelle would have traded them all for another crack at Penn
as he sat disheariedly on the Penn State bench.
Penn was alihost unbelievable on the floor. The team shot with
deadly accuracy, but there was no question that with Amelle back
in the game, the Lions might still have their home winning record
intact.
Of course, there is no solace when you lose, and particularly
when Penn State loses to Penri. But there’s an underlying feeling
here that just can’t be shaken.
When Amelle left the game Wednesday, the Lions trailed by
eight points and still had eight minutes to play. They had trailed
throughout the game. Now their top scorer and rebounder was lost
for the duration of the contest, and the first thought was that the
Lions were done...
But coach John Egli's team was far from finished. The Lion*
■crapped and fought the Quakers for the rest of the game without
Arnelle and were' hurt consistently by an influx of fouls that
meant the difference in the last half.
Guard Dave Edwards was magnificent. He, Ron Weidenhammer,
and Earl Fields kept the scoring pace while Jim Blocker gave all
he had under the backboards. Edwards’ set shot accuracy made the
difference. / ‘
But Penn was phenomenal from the floor, and it takes a
whale of a ball club to beat a team that is scoring on 57 per cent
of its shots.
The Lions couldn’t catch the. Quakers but I saw the fightingest
Penn State team" 1 had the privilege to see ever give it a full
throttle try.
Psychology Club Elects
Fbgel New President
John Fogel, sixth-semester psy
chology major, is the newly-elept
ed president of the Psychology
Club. Other officers are vice pres
ident, Robert Seamans, sixth se
mester education major; secretary,
Lois Cowden, sixth semester psy
chology major; and Paul Hutko,
third semester physchology ma
jor.
CHUCK WAGON
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By DICK MCDOWELL
Collegian Sports Editor
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THp DAILY STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
K of C Meet Draws
Individual stars including
four intercollegiate champions
—will take to the boards to
morrow in the final indoor
track and field meet of the
season at Madison Square Gar
den.
The four newly-crowned IC4A
titlists who will see action are
Charlie Pratt of Manhattan and
Charlie Jenkins, Alex Brecken
ridge, and Don Bragg of Villa
nova. Other track and field king
pins who will, take part in the
K of C meet include Horace Ash
enfelter, Mai Whitfield Bob Rich
ards, and Harrison Dillard.
Pratt nipped the Lions’ Rod
Perry in the finals of the 60-yard
high hurdles in Saturday’s IC4A
title scramble.. Jenkins, one of
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IC4A 600-yard king.
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campaign. Whitfield is a three
time winner of the Casey 600 at
the K of C games and his two
year-old mark of 1:09.5 for this
race could be junked before the
night is over.
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more who has been tabbed as a
possible 15-foot pole vaulter.
Dave Seed of California tied
Bragg for the IC4A pole vault
laurels with a leap of 14 feet.
However, the pre-meet favorite
is Richards. “The Flying Parson”
has cleared the 15-foot mark more
times than any other vaulter in
history and is the present Olym-
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ards has won seven straight meets
indoors this year—all with vaults
of 15 feet or better.
Breckenridge Won Mile
Breckenridge won the IC4A
mile title in a comparatively s'.jW
4:19.9. So far this season the im
port from Edinburgh, Scotland,
has not lived up to his full prem
ise, and will not try to match
strides with Wes Santee of K n
sas in the mile. Instead, he will
devote his efforts to the 100-yard
grind.
Ashenfeltpr will run in the two
mile race.
Records have tumbled with
amazing rapidity this season, and
with such great stars as Jenk.ns,
Ashenfelter, Whitfield, and Dil
lard on the line for the final time
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