MitifeW..Pargft. Joy Y9SS From This Angle "'ALIT AMID THE GROWING CLAMOR" It's amazing how quickly four years cats slip by. A guy sits down at a typewriter to peck out his first one-inch story and sud denly he's writing his final column. But as he writes he reminisces through four years marked with the thrills of great athletic triumphs, association with some of the finest men in sports, and awe-inspiring performances of countless Penn State athletes, many of them truly great. There were disappointments too, but so few that they are almost obliterated by a near-miraculous record of aohieVment on the athletic field. There were national championships in wrestling, gymnastics, and soccer . . thrilling football victories over Pitt and Penn (but what victory over these two isn't a thrill?) . . . three seasons of competition in the National Collegiate Basketball tournament, one of which almost brought a national championship . . . undefeated track and cross country teams and an intercollegiate title . . . fine base ball teams each spring and a trip to the College World Series . . . a boxing !earn that fought with both heart and Bit and died gloriously when it died at Penn State ... annually a powerful football machine geared to face the best—teams like Illinois, Penn, Pitt, West Vir ginia, Purdue, Wisconsin, Michigan State . . strength in the more chink sports of tennis and golf . . strength too in lacrosse where victories have bean slim but heart and spirit strong .. . These high light the pleasant memories that will always remain. "THEY STILL KNOW AROUND THE CLAN" Behind all this is the sweat, greying hairs, planning, scolding, scouting, worrying, a few laughs, a feW tears, of a handful of men who conduct their business in Recreation Hall, Beaver Plel4, and on college athletic fields all over the nation . . . Ernest McCoy, the genial ,boss who has combined business and athletics with the sin cere enthusiasm of a true sportsman . Ike Gilbert and Ed Czekai, who face the never-ending task of scheduling, phone calls; ticket sales, and all the minute details that - are a necessary part of such an athletic system . • . Quiet, soft spoken Rip Engle, whose genius has brought Penn State its greatest football era, and his staff of as sistants—Joe Paterno, Frank Patrick, Earl Bruce, Tor Toretti, 3, T. White, and Jim O'Hora—perfectionists at the art of building win ning football teams . . . Ken nollinTll64l, who bypassed the coach's apprentlee stage to become a master craftsman and• bring home a national soccer championship in his second year as coach . . . Easy going John Egli, who became head coach at the heels of Penn State's 'greatest year in basketball and took his Lions back to the NCAA's in his first year at the helm . sly, calculating Chick Werner, prob ably one of the finest track coaches in American college history . , . Joe Bedenk, a man of extremes—quiet and peaceful, and then sud denly a fiery torrent intent on victory—arid usually finding it . . . Bob Rutherford, Sherm Fogg, and Nick Thiel and Gene Wettstone whom I never knew too well, but respected highly . . . Peppery Charlie "Doc" Speidel, another with a knack for winning . . . Eddie Sulkowskl. love for the solid thump of a gloved punch and the lore of the boxing ring still boils underneath his placid ways . . . Gene ;I Bischoff and Dutch Sykes, two men who have given Penn State one of its finest gifts, and whose untiring work in •the intramural program mark them as real champions of true athletic competition . . . Chuck Medlar, and Dr. Greiss, fathers to hundreds of athletes. The strength of medical knowledge alone has brought its share of victories . . . and Jim Coogan who owns an endless and often thank- less job of putting the Penn State name in the eyes of the public and takes a back seat to no man in his field. "HE'S THE SOUL OF COLLEGE SPIRIT" And the athletes. They continue to come and go with each passing year, but all of them in some way, have left their contribution be hind. The records and the achievements of many of them will Bever be forgotten. Hugh Jesse Arnelle is one of these. A picture of raw strength and poetic grace, he will, without a doubt, stand always with the names of other Penn State greats . . fleet Lenny Moore, the finest college halfback I ever saw. The finest tributes of college football barely elluded him in 1954. He has proven his worth on the gridiron and should be given a just opportunity to prove himself as a student. 011ie Sax who once touched greatness that rubbed off on the Penn State name . . . Rosey Grier, a mountain of strength on the football field and equally strong on the trackfield . . . Art Pol lard, lightning on a cinder track .. Adam Kois, a stalking, crushing s tforce beneath ther hot flood lights of a boxing ring . . Dick Le myre, smooth, fast and smart and consequently a champion on the wrestling mat . Jan Cronstedt, a flying, twisting picture of grace . . • Karl Schwenzfeier, who made unnoticed the loss of the great Flying Finn . . . Jack Pinezich, Dick Packer, Paul Dierks, the heart of one of the finest soccer teams, that this, or any other col- Wege has ever seen . . . Sledzig, Weidenhammer, Rados, Younker, 'Perry, Bell, Eaken, Dooley, Bailey, Balthaser—the list could go on and on. They all played their part in the moving four-year story of sports that has been such a thrill and a privilege to witness. "AND THE MAKER OF A MAN" It's sincerely hard to say goodbye to it all, but it's easy to say thanks ,a million for the help these people gave. It will never be forgotten. • Grantland Rice once wrote these lines and they seem to fit just now. Where the old dreams move along—shadows that drift to and fro— goving on back through the years—l've seen a pretty good show. A, Como on in Roy Williams, a year from now I hope it's as bud tar leo to quit as it is foe ow today. By DICE btcDOWELL C•E•01111 Sports Bditow ME DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Hosterman Is Named Soccer Coach of Year By ROG BEIDLER Ken Hosterman, Lion soccer coach who directed the Nit tany booters to the national championship in his second year as coach last fall ` has been named soccer's "Coach of the Year." The 30-year-old Lion coach will be awarded a trophy marking this achievement, May 11, by the Old Timers' Soccer Association of Philadelphia. An official of the association said that Hosterman has been chosen for this honor because of "his distinguished rec ord and his energetic acid active promotion of the sport. Last season, Hosterman piloted his squad to a perfect 0-0 slate which gained the booters national honors. Several of these victories came over such perennial powers as Temple, 1953 national champs; Army, Navy, seasonenn. During the previous the soccer men recorded a 7-2 mark in Hos terman's freshman year at the helm. Netmen Try For 2d Win At Lehigh Now that the ice has been crack ed, Penn State's tennis squad (1- 3) wyill be ou t for its second straight victory of the season to day when Lehigh University will provide the oPpostiion at Bethle hem. After suffering three consecu tive defeats, th e Lions finally broke into the win column on Thursday, Clubbing Bucknell 6-3 on the Bisons home courts at Lewisburg. Bucknell will travel to State College May 25 for a return eimagement. Today's match with Lehigh rates as a tossup. However, second Cguessers might give the nod to oach Sherm Fogg and his outfit as Lehigh only slipped by Buck nell, 5-4, The Bisons looked like a sure fire bet against the Engineers af ter grabbing four of six singles matches and piling up a 4-2 lead. However, Lehigh came back to sweep the doubles play and walk off with the one point advantage and tht, match. ' Penn State captured four of the six singles matches and also swept two' out of th e three doubles against the Bisons. If the Lions can maintain this pace today ; they should return with one victory shy of the 500 mark. From all indications, ' captain Bill Zeigler is rapidly approach ing his usual form. Zeigler was defeated in his three outings in straight sets; however, against Bucknell, the Lions' number one man rallied from a first set 2-6 loss to sweet) the next two sets and the match. Zeigler had his forehand going for him and ap peared to grow stronger as the match prpgressed. Flowever, he was pressed in the final set by Bucknell's Dick Wormser, bu t edged th eßisons' number one per former, 8-6. Chuck Christiansen also picked up his third win of the campaign and Doug Zuker brought home number two. Larry Adler, who dropped a tough one to Pennsyl vania in the opener, came through in the pinches to record a 7-5 and 8-6 clipping of Bucknell's Dick Reicter. Sophomores Joe Eberly and Al Williams wasted little time in subduing the Bisons' third double combination as they won in two sets, 6-4 and 6-3. Selective Service Test Applications Available Application forms for the Selec tive Service College Qualification Examination are available in the dean of men's office. This will be the last Selective Service test of the academic year. Next Monday is the deadline for filing applications. The test will be given May 19. Students who have taken the test previously areain not eligible to take the test Hosterman replaced veteran Lion soccer mentor Bill Jeffrey, who occupied the postition at Penn State for 27 years. Soccer was not a strange game Golfers Open Home Card With Big Red Coach Bob Rutherford's undefeated golf team• makes its 195$ home debut today against the Cornell University squad. The Link,smen, sporting a 2-0 slate, will try to extend their unblemished streak against the Big Red which is also undefeated. Cornell, in its only other outing this year, overpowered Buckr nell, 8-1. The 'Bison were also a victim of the Lions, losing 9-0. The Big Red has three veterans in its starting lineup, and all saw action against the Lions last year. Its number one man, Dick Peter sen, beat last year's captain, Rod Eaken, 4-3. The other two, Dick Love and Dave Stotz, lost to Gordy Stroup and present cap tain Warren Gittlen, 2 up and 3-2. Nitta,nies Favor The Nittanies beat Cornell last year, 5-2, and so will be the favo rites in today's encounter. Ruther ford's lineup will be the same as the one used in the Georgetown shutout. But the order of play will not be released until the two teams meet on the first tee to morrow. Captain Gittlen will probably be the Lion number one man, however. The veteran - Git- . tlen has won his first two matches handily, and seems to have reach ed the top form he held last sea son as one of the team's standouts. The rest of the team, in the or der it played against George town, is John Branish, Jim Gins berg, Jith Mayes, Jim Gerhart, Got Some Problems With • Theses? • Term Papers? • Projects? • Book Reports? MAKE YOUR JOB EASIER by using high-grade paper, handy folders, ink, and paints from BX in the HUB Open Mon. thru Fri and Sat. Morning PENN STATE BOOK EXCHANGE in the Hosterman family, nor was the Hosterman name a strange one at Penn State. His older bro ther "Woody" played for the Nit• tany Lions during 1934, 1935. and 1930, and a second brother, Walt. not only played for State during 1939, 1940. and 1941, but was also named captain of the Nittany booters. He was picked as an all• American in the 1940 and 1941 seasons. The soccer line didn't stop there however, as another bro. ther, Ralph, gained all-American honors playing for the Lion forces in 1949 and 1950. He also played during .1947 and 1948, and cap tained the team in his senior year. Ken, however, didn't have the good fortune that his brothers en joyed. His active soccer career was halted in his sophomore year at State under Jeffrey when he broke his leg. He had played on the freshman squad during his initial year at Penn State. The award which Hosternuus will receive was established in 1954. Veteran Temple coach Pete Leaness was the first coach to be given the honor. Leo Kukkola, and John Boys nowski. Passibla Obstacla Cornell can present a large. sized obstacle in the Lions patch. The Big Red hasn't won over the Nittanies in 10 years. Its win over Bucknell was most impressive. It all adds up to a tough day toe the Lions. However, the Linkmen are primed for today's action. They have a double incentive of ex. tending their present win skein, and hanging on to their home course streak. The Lions have not been beaten on their home WNW in the last two years. Withdrawals Total 194 Since September A total of 194 students have withdrawn from the University' this school year. Fifty-three of the students wets attending University Centers. Withdrawals were not heavy foe any particular month, except March. During April 44 campus stu dents have withdrawn, and• 25 from Centers. PAGF Ssift4
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