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180 Expected
For N CAA
Mat T • urney
An entry card that will include at least 180 wrestlers from
across the nation has been released by Cornell University
for the 25th annual National Collegiate Athletic Association
tourney set to open tomorrow afternoon.
In contrast to the Easterns held two weeks ago at Rec Hall
when three champs successfully defended their individual
crowns, National champions return in four of the ten weight
classes to defend their national titles. They are Myron Rod
erick, 137 pounder of Oklahoma A and M; lowa's Dick Govig,
128; Pittsburgh's Joe Solomon,
167, and Navy's Pete Blair, heavy
weight.
Pitt Enters Five
From the east, Pitt, Penn State,
Navy, and. Lehigh will hold top
mention as a result of the EIWA
results. Pitt enters five men
three of whom are Eastern
champs. Bill Rulings slides into
the 115 pound weight and Ed
Peery will move down one weight
to 180 pounds. Captain Bob Cook
will enter at 137 pounds and Ed
DeWitt drops from 167 to 157 for
the NCAA's. Joe Solomon will
defend his 167 pound title al
though he wrestled 177 most of
the 1955 campaign.
Lehigh's Ed Eichelberger, 147-
pounder who won the East's out
standing performer award, plus
Ken Faust, 137, and heavy Wer
ner Seel, and Navy's Joe Gattuso,
167, and Pete Blair, 191-pound
Winner last year, rank as top con
tenders.
Many Mani Enter
Leaders front other schools in
clude Gary McClain, 115-pounder
from Oregon State; Mel Lehman
of Oregon State and Gene D'Ales
sandro of Rutgers, 12_3; Art Keith
of Oregon State and 'West Chester
Teachers' Lee Bohner at 130; Jim
Sinadinos of Michigan State, Bud
Weick of Purdue, and Bill Sim
mons of Temple at 137, and Ray
Farris, Merchant Marine Academy
at 147.
Outstanding mates in the
heavier weights include ltd Roon
ey, Syracuse, Jerry Seeber, Wis
mut% and Pete MUM* of Itof
stra at 157; Bernie Schwab, Vir
ginia, and Bob Roper of Colorado
State at 167; Miles Gregory, North
Carolina, and Elwood Reese, Lock
Have Teachers, at 177; Ken Ober
of West Chester Teachers, 191,
and Bob Konovsky of Wisconsin,
heavyweight.
Konovsky and Rooney were
runnersup last year in the NCAA,
but both are sectional champs.
Sinadinos placed third last year.
11 Win Hand
Eleven fraternity men advanced
into the finals of flight play in
the intramural singles handball
tournament Tuesday night at Rec
Hall.
Er**ll Schimmel, Zeta Beta
Tau, eliminated John Routine,
Theta Xi, 21-13, 21-12; Joe Bar
nett, Phi Delta Thettt, trounced
Sam McKibben, Phi Kappa Tau,
21-5, 21-3; Steve Meisel, Alpha
Epsilon Pi, overwhelmed Walt
Hochberg, Sigma Alpha Epsilon,
21-2, 21-3; Ned Fleming, Pi Karl
pa Alpha ,nudged Walt Fresch,
Tau Kappa Epsilon, 21-14; 21-11.
Gil Freedman, Beta Sigma Rho,
took two consecutive games from
12 Volleyball
Teams Post
IM Victories
Independent volleyballers took
over Itec Hall Tuesday night as
12 teams gained victories in the
intramural volleyball tournament.
The results of the contests were
as follows: the Hamilton Six ral
lied to take two out of three
games from a hard fighting Ti
gers team, 7-16, 16-10, 18-0.
The Hyfliers and the Pershing
Rifles Entries gained forfeit vic
tories over the Supper Six ty
Niners and the Handballs respect
ively.
The Athletic Men B Team
edged Dorm 11, 7-15, 15-12, 18-14;
the Hot Shots stopped the Dirty
Thirty aggregation, 15-9, 15-12;
the Jocks took two Out of three
games from the Nittany Co-op /3
Team, 0-15, 15-4, 15 . 9; the 38 Vets
beat the Mountaineers, 15-8, 15-2•
the Pioneers took the measure of
the Buffaloes, 15-9, 15-3; the Bar
fers trounced the Patricians, 15-
3, 15-3.
The Salooners walloped th e
Monsters, 15-5, 15-10; the S'Aitch's
nudged the Six warriors, 15-12,
15-8; and Donn 12 took two con
secutive games from Dorm 20,
15-9, 154.
Boasts Wrestling Champs
Penn State has boasted at least
one Eastern Intercollegiate wrest
ling champion each year since
1949.
Soccer Candidates
Candidates for spring soccer
practice are to report to coach
Ken Hosterman in 202 Rec Hall
to secure physical checkup
cards.
ball Matches
Prank DeSalle, Phi Delta Theta,
D
21-8, 21-9; Ed otard, Delta Up
silon, rallied after losing the first
match to Ron Grapsy, Theta Kap
pa Phi, 21.17, to take the last
two games, 21-15, 21-17; Ed Rit
ter, Sigma Nu, stopped Dave Bed
ford, Acacia, 21-11, 21-8; John
Ilawk, Sigma Chi, eked out a
win over Elliot Fox, Phi Sigma
Delta, 21-10, 21-20.
John Moore, Phi Delta theta,
won easily over Dick Schrader,
Sigma Nu, 21-7, 21-6; Dave Ad
ams, Delta Upsilon, beat Al Hin
kle, Lambda Chi Alpha, 21-0,
21-16; and Sheldon Amsel, Beta
Sigma Rho, defeated .11m Cald
well, Theta Chi, 21-13, 21-17.
!It UP 411. tAILLWIAPI. STA it C.X.W.Let3E. lINNIVAVANIA
Schwenzfeier Leads Nittany
Hopefuls in NCAA Gym Race
Skimming, over the eight-man Lion roster entering tomorrow and Saturday's 13th annual NCAA
gym tourney at Los Angeles, one cannot help but get the impression that the Nittanies are in
definite contention for the 1955 title.
In Karl Schwenifeier, veteran of two previous NCAA tourneys, Nittany coach Gene Wettstone
holds a one-man barrage capable of deciding a team winner in any contest.
Last year, performing behind the widely-heralded Jean Cronstedt, Schwenzfeier nearly went
unnoticed, although he was con
sistently on the heels of the Fin
nish ace, hardly ever coming in
less than a good second.
But in the past season, after
moving into the spotlight Cron
stedt had relinquished to take up
medical studies in Europe, the
pint-sized Schwenzfeier did much
more than prove he was not cut
out to be a runner-up.
Tomorrow, when the nation's
top gymnasts gather in an effort
to decide the national champ,
Schwenzfeier will once again
have a chance to prove himself,
Sixth Last Year
In laAt year's all-around event,
which highlights the annual meet,
Schwenzfeier was six t li, 107
points behind Cronstedt's 1557
(out of 1800) winning perform
ance. The Nittany captain eclipsed
Cronstedt's victory effort in the
Eastern all-around two weeks
ago when he took that event and
established himself as the East's
most versatile performer.
But standing in the way of
Sehwenzfeler'sintentions are
three gymnasts who placed ahead
of him last year—any one of
whom could normally be con
sidered a substantial obstacle to
clear.
Weissend Also in All-Around
Dion Weissend, promising Lion
sophomore, will also compete
against the wide field of all
around entries. A newcomer to
the annual gym classic, Weissend
was a consistent thorn in the
side of Nittany foes during his
first year as a Lion varsity per
former.
En route to seeking the all
around title, the duo will perform
in six events—side horse, hori
zontal bar, p a rallel bars, still
rings, calisthenics, and the ' long
horse.
Both will also enter on the fly
ing rings and possibly tumbling.
Skeets Haag and Leroy Fritch
will carry the Nittany colors on
the ropes. Haag last year took a
third, two tenths behind UCLA's
Bert Smith, whoposted a 8.5. Al
though he has hovered around
the 3.7 mark all season, Has
has gone as low as 3.4, which
could mean the Nittanies have a
good chance for top honors in
that event.
Paxton Strengthen* Lineup
Bill Paxton, only Nittany en
try who failed t 6 place in the top
10 in lamt year 'S preliminary
round, has displayed a great deal
of improvetrient and his presence
should give the Lions an advant
age over last year's titlists Who
lacked a tumbling entry.
Skip Heim and Don Rehm, both
NCAA newcomers, will be shoot
ing for recognition on the side
horse and parallels reseCtively,
Heim has two years o f varsity
experience behind him, while
Rehm came into his own at the
VETS
Have discharge papers and other
records for the V.A. photostatted
in less than a day at
Centre County Film Lab
122 W. Beaver Ave.
Lions Impress
In Early Scrimmage
Casting an optimistic glance toward the season's opener with
Adelphi, lacrosse coach Nick Thiel is slowly rounding his squad
into top form.
Thiel said his boys are still rusty on their shooting as was seen
in Tuesday's practice game with Ohio State. "They're not able fo
work on ground balls but they're big, fast, and aggressive and they
should give a good account of
themselves in the coming season,"
he said.
No score was kept for the prac
tice tilt with the Buckeyes, but
the Lion stickmen shone on de
fense as they continually thwart
ed attempted OSU scores. Thiel
said the inclement weather caused
a slow and rather sloppy game,
but said he was satisfied with the
outcome.
Except for Ron `louts, who
broke his ankle in a Christmas
automobile accident, the lacrosse
team has not been hampered by
injuries. Thiel said Youtz is ex
perted to play against Adelphi or
New Hampshire. '
Sophomores May Play
Cockell to Use
'Positive Thinking'
Against Rocky
EASTBOURNE, England, March
23 (iP)—Fingland's Don Cockell
hopes to wrest the heavyweight
championship from Rocky Mar
ciano with "positive thinking."
This was disclOsed today by
Cockell's manager, John Simpson,
who says the judgy British heavy
is mixing "psychology and nature
healing" with his gym work for
th- May le fight in San Fran
cisco.
C.ockell's manager said Don was
studying psychology and nature
healing under an eminent London
nature healer, Sydney Miller.
The idea he pointed out, is for
Cockell to lift his mind to such a
state of confidence that—almost
simply by thinking—he can erase
the 5-1 odds now being quoted
against hint.
Block and Bridle Club
To Hear Chambers
The Block and Bridle Club will
hear Bernice Chambers, professor
of clothing and textiles, talk op
"I-low to Be Color Wise" at 7:30
tonight in 206 Agriculture.
Students who still wish to show
animals in the Little International
may draw animals at the meet
ing.
The Penn State basketball team
has never had an undefeated sea
son.
start of the season.
Chuck Fegley's appearance on
the trampoline will give the Nit
tanies another advantage over
last year's entry Which didn't in
clude a performet in this event.
Fegley, with only one varsity
meet behind him, will find a
host of top-notch performers from
the mid-west where the trampo
line is a standard event.
THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1955
Thiel
He said that a few sophomore
men have looked exceptionally
- gdod and are expected to see
plenty of action this year. One of
his main worries is trying to re
place all-American mid-fieldman
Jim Fulton.
In an effort to block up the
gap which Fulton left, Thiel has
switched senior Dick Kline from
the home position to the crease
spot, which is the nine foot circle
in front of the goal net. '
Team 'Green'
"This years team is green, Thiel'
said, and it usually takes longer
for us to get into shape." He said
anyone wishing to try out for the
•
team may do so.
"It's not too late and no pre
vious experience is necessary. "
Thiel said a man with football
or basketball experience can be ,
taught in a short period of time
how to play lacrosse.
The season opener with Adelphi
Is April '7, at Adelphi. And then
it's New Hampshire and Hofstra
in the next four, days for the
stickmen. The latter two schools
are expected to give the Lions
plenty of trouble. New Hamp
shire was co-winner of its confer
ence last year and Hofstra is al
ways regarded as a national pow
, er.