WIDNeSDAY, MAY 11. 1956
Mat Co-Captains Named;
Fornicola Receives Award
By HOY WILLIAMS
Bill Oberly and Joe Krufka were named co-captains for Penn State’s 1955-56 wrestling
team at the squads annual post-season banquet last night.
Larry Fornicola, who copped dual victories by winning both the 137-pound Eastern
Intercollegiate Wrestling Association title, and finally the 1955 National Collegiate Athletic
Association crown, was named the outstanding wrestler of the year for Penn State.
- Fornicola was presented the William N. Neidig award which is given each year to the
Penn Stste wrestler who exhibits the ability, loyalty, and spirit and contributes most to
Wrestling at Penn State. The presentation to Fornicola was the sixth time the award has
been made since 1950 when it was founded by Neidig’s son in honor of his father.
When Fornicola and Oberly re-i
turned from Ithaca, New York,)
with national titles, it was the first
time in the 40-year history of the
sport that Penn State boasted two
NCAA champs in a single year.
Fornicola and Oberly, plus
Krufka who finished second, were
the primary factors in the Lions
vault from seventh place before
the finals to a second-place posi
tion behind national cnamps Ok
lahoma A & M. The Aggies copped
it with 40 points while the Lions
earned a 31-point total.
In winning his title, Fornicola
—the first 137-pound champ for
Penn State—mowed down confer
ence champs from the Pacific
Coast, Big Ten, and Big Seven
leagues.
Oberly’s victory in the NCAA
tourney was *in the unlimited
class although he wrestled in the
heavyweight division during the
regular season. Oberly whipped
Bob Konovsky of Wisconsin. 8-4
a first-period standstill in
the semi-final action. Werner Seel
of Lehigh met Oberly in the finals
and lost, 4-2. Seel had previously
defeated Oberly in the early
round of the EIGA tourney at
Rec Hall to eliminate Oberly in
the Eastern title battle.
Pitt copped the Eastern title for
the second consecutive year when
it placed three men in the finals
who won titles. The Panthers
edged the Lions by a one-point
51-50 margin for the East’s crown.
Oberly and Fornicola each re
ceived leather-bound books hand
inscribed and in water color
which give a bout by bout ac
count of their action in the NCAA
tilt en route to winning their
crowns. William S. Hoffman, re
tired dean of admissions and reg
istrar, has given such a booklet
to Lion wrestlers who have won
national crowns
11 Win Tennis Matches
Eleven fraternity entries copped
victories in the intramural tennis
doubles tournament in games
played last week.
Jog Gillardi and John Bergey,
TaU Kappa Epsilon, won two mat
ches as they advanced into the
quarter final round. They defeat
ed Alan Glow and Don Hoffman,
Beta Sigma Rho, in two sets, 6-0,
6-3, and proceeded to win their
second match of the week by stop
ping Ed Crothers and Jack Bar
ron, Xappa Delta Rho, 6-2, 6-3.
Joe Mijares and George Ebert,
Phi Kappa, downed Bob Schrader
and John Donahue, Sigma Nu,
6-2, 7-5; Otto Hetzel and Dick
iu .-is, Phi Gamma Delta, elimi
nated Stan Dore and Walt Fair,
Alpha Tau Omega, 6-0, 6-3.
Erwin Schimmel and Dick
Cheskis, Zeta Beta Tau, gained a
forfeit victory over Frank Hen
drickson and Phil'Steel, Chi Phi;
Jim Machlan and Frank Collura,
,Theta Xi,' posted a 6-4, 6-4, vic
tory over George Setman and
George Bairey, Delta Upsilon;
Mike Walker and Bob Wiener,
Phi Sigma Delta, trounced Ber
nie Baymiller and Bob Whitmore,
6-0, 6-2; Rog Beidler and Dick
Kuhn, Theta Delta Chi, took two
out of three games from Walt
Edelen and Dick Suro. Alpha Zeta,
3-6, 6-3, 6-3:
Dan Gray and Ed Hunt, Beta
Theta Pi, defeated Phil Chapman
and Dan Zellem, Theta Chi, 6-1,
6-4: Mike Shapiro and Dick Rubin
stein, Phi Epsilon Pi, stopped Bill
Martin and Fred Ryalls, Alpha
Chi Rho, 6-0, 6-2; Alan McChes
ney and George Crouse, Phi Kap
p Sigma, defeated Carl Giardini
and Tom DeCarlo, Theta Kappa
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Intramural Track
Entries Due Tuesday
Entries for the intramural
track meet are due in the- IM
Office, Rec Hall, by 4:30 Tues
day. Organisations may enter
two men in each event, but
only one entry in the mile re
lay. Independents may enter
as unattached individuals.
Men planning to enter the
440-yard dash must take a
physical examination. There is
an entry fee of $l.OO for teams
while independent entries will
be charged 25 cents. Complete
details of the meet may be ob
tained at the IM office.
Phi, for their first victory of the
week. They then followed this up
by defeating Leon Eshelman and
Dan Van Duyne, Alpha Gamma
Rho, 6-|l. 6-1, to move into the
quarter final bracket. In the last
fraternity contest of the week,
Parker Reist - and Idris Jones,
Delta Sigma Phi, won by forfeit
over Ralph Kauffman and Dick
Olexa, Alpha Chi Sigma.
Dodgers Blank Cubs/ 3*o
CHICAGO, May 10 (VP) —Don
Newcombe, chastened Brooklyn
pitcher, today hurled a one-hit
ter for his first complete game
this season as the sensational
Dodgers defeated the Chicago
Cubs, 3-0, for their lfth straight
victory.
Chisox Top Boston, 4-2
BOSTON, May 10 (VP)—Chicago
turned to home runs by George
Kell, Jim Rivera and Chico Car
rasquel for all its runs toddy to
hand Boston its fifth straight de
feat, 4-2.
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3 Varsity Sport
Managers Named
Student managers have been
named for three varsity sports—
basketball, wrestling, ana gym
nastics.
Ronald Griffith is manager
elect of the 1955-56 basketball
team, succeeding Angelo Collura.
First assistants are Irv Zlatin,
Dave Piatak, and Bob Fitzgerald.
Sam Carnell will serve as stu
dent manager of the 1955-56
wrestling team, succeeding Bill
Wismer. Chosen as first assist
ants were Lou Camp, Jim Mus
ser, and Bob Gardner.
Manager of the 1956 gymnastics
team is Sol Cohn, succeeding A 1
Pomeroy. His assistants will be
Jim Schultz, Ron Mountan, and
Niels Buessem.
Barbell Club to Meet
The Penn State Barbell club
will meet at 7 tonight in 102
Willard. A 16-minute color-sound
movie will be shown on the
“Principles of Body Building."
Election of officers will also be
held during the meeting.
Penn State has experienced
only four losing seasons in 47
years of intercollegiate wrestling
competition.
Four-Year Veteran
Paces Lion Golfers
The Penn State golf team has enjoyed a great deal of success
in the past few seasons for a number of reasons—fine coaching and
combined team effort among others. But a large measure of the
team’s success can be attributed to a single person—four-year veteran
Warren Gittlen, captain and pacesetter of this year’s team.
Glttlen began playing golf eight
years ago at the Blue Ridge Coun
try Club in Harrisburg where his
father, also an avid golf fan, is
a member. His interest aroused,
he, with his father offering in
structions, progressed rapidly. He
first played organized golf while
a senior in high school when his
school started a team.
When Gittlen came to Penn
State he reported immediately for
„ne golf team. He made the var
sity his first year and finished
the season with a 2-2 record. Dur
ing the summer of the same year
he won the Harrisburg Junior
championship.
In 1953, as a sophomore, Gitt
len took his place as one of the
team’s standouts when he com
piled a brilliant 8-1 record, the
best on the team. This record as
sumes more importance when the
calibre of his teammates is con
sidered. Such Lion golf standouts
as Rod Bakin and Gordie Stroup
were members of that team
Last year, as a junior, Gittlen
once again put together the team’s
best record when he won seven
of eight matches. He has been
Blue Ridge club champion for
two years running, and last year
he was the Harrisburg district
champion.
Gittlen’s father is still his great
est fan. He seldom misses a match
if he can help it, and plans to be
present at New Haven Saturday
Spring Week Dance
presented by
ejCambda
Saturday,
Shelly Saffern
and His Orchestra
Open to Everyone
Free Informal
Sweet Table
Intermission Entertainment
By JOE CHEDDAR
when Gittlen tees off in the EIGA
tournament.
Gittlen credits his training
coaches,'Bob Rutherford and Joe
Boyle, with the moulding process
that has made him a consistent
winner. Rutherford and Boyle
have applied the finishing touches
to give him a better balanced
game than he had when he first
turned out for the team.
Although Gittlen’s game shows
a good deal of balance, he relies
mostly on his woods and long
irons to score most of his wins.
When he enters the Easterns
Saturday he will be trying to cap
ture one championship that has
eluded him so far. A victory in
this meet would be the perfect
icing ''for the cake that has done
so much for Penn State golf.
Satterfield Set to Meet
Mcßride in Chicago
CHICAGO, May 10 (/P) Bob
Satterfield, who knocks out his
man—or gets knocked out—fig
ures to have another short bout
against Archie Mcßride of Tren
ton, N.J., in their 10-round heavy
weight match at the Chicago Sta
dium tomorrow night.
The bout will be televised na
tionally 9 p.m. EST, via CBS.
Satterfield, Chicago Golden
Gloves product, is a substitute for
Floyd Patterson, former Olympic
champion, who suffered ptomaine
poisoning last week.
May 14
Dancing 9-12
at the HUB
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