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Chick Werner
Track Coach
5 Coaches --
(Continued from page fifteen)
and outdoor track squad are
handled by Werner and Gordon.
Since Werner moved into the
driver's seat in 1933 he owns a
distinguished record. His outdoor
track and field record shows 451
wins as against 27 losses. His best'
team, paced by the fabulous Bar
ney Ewell who won the 100, 220,
and broad jump three years run
ning, won the IC4-A honors both
indoors and outdoors in 1942.
Cross country always has pros
pered under Werner, attesting to
his magic touch with the distance
runners. In 1950 his team, un
beaten in dual competition, took
both the IC4-A and NCAA titles
and repeated in 1951 in IC4-A
competition. Previously his 1942 1
and 1947 teams had won national
collegiate titles.
Werner began his own career
as a high jumper but soon
switched to the hurdles where he
competed indoors and outdoors.
Once he won a series of three,
short races against the nation's
best in Madison Square Garden.
While coaching at Illinois, once
five of the six finalists in the
Big Ten low hurdles champion
ships were his products.
After a brilliant career at Illi
nois, where he won letters three'
years and captained the 1926 team.
Werner finally moved in the var
sity coaching job in 1931. His
teams won both track and cross
country titles in the Big Ten and
he boasted two championship per
formers.
Werner, a Big Ten Champion
and world record-holder in his
specialty a quarter of a century
ago, is proudest of the fact that
of all the boys he entered in
NCAA competition over the years,
only two ever failed to win points.
One was hampered by the rain
and the other never did compete
because of an elbow injury sus
tained in the warm-ups.
Werner has been cited for his
achievements in the distance run-
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ning field, but at the same time
he is a coach that has been
capable of turning out front-run
ning performers in all events.
Two of his products and recog
nized contenders over the two
mile route for Olympic compe
tition are Curt Stone and the
Ashenfelter brothers, Horace and
Bill. Stone and Herman Goff
berg, still another Werner dis
tance product, ran in the 1948
Olympics.
Werner's personal nominee for
top distinction is the now-inactive'
Barney Ewell who competed in
the 1948 Olympics •as a dash man
—pointing to Werner's desire and
capability of turning out front
running performers in all events.
"Barney," says Werner, "un
questionably was the greatest of
Heads Lacrosse
them all. He was a truly great
athlete."
The coming Olympics will mark
Werner's first experience in an
official capacity, although he did
make the trip to Europe with the
United States team in 1928.
At the moment, Werner is serv
ing as chairman of an inter
national committee which hopes
eventually to unify the rules of
track and field and eliminate
some of the differences which
I now exist between different as-
Isociations and countries.
In going through Werner's ac
complishments names like Gehr
des, Fritts, Herb, Gleen, Drazeno
vich and many more would ap
pear attesting to his coaching
capabilities. To review his deeds
I would take pages. We'll end it
here and hope he keeps 'em
coming!
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in the women 's dormitories.
Clothes collected are sent overseas
for distribution.
The main project of the House
is the annual May Day celebra
tion, which includes the crowning
of the May Queen.
Judicial is the upper class wo
men's judiciary board. It approves
all disciplinary measures that are
recommended by hostesses. Any
student may appeal her case to
the board. Freshman Regulations
Board is like Judicial except that
it is for freshman women only. It
was set up because there was a
need for a body that would give
special consideration to freshman
problems. Patricia Douthett is
chairman of Judicial, and Suzanne
Loux is chairman of freshman
regulations.
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Soccermen Hurt
By Ineligibilities
What appeared to be a rosy future for soccer coach Ken Koster
man and the Penn State soccer squad has been dimmed by the
scholastic ineligibility of one of the mainstays from last year's un
defeated national champions.
Dick Matacia, one of the outstanding linemen for the Lion
booters last season, has been de
clared ineligible by officials of the
University, for not fulfilling schol-'
astic requirements.
This makes Hosterman's job of,
rebuilding the national champs
into a squad that will retain the
title even tougher. With the hopes,
of moulding another winning
team pinned on the nine letter
men who are scheduled to return
this campaign, Hosterman must
exclude Matacia from his plans
and look to underclassmen to fill
the gaps
Matacia played a major role
in preserving the Lion's unblem
ished record last year. In the final
encounter of the campaign, the
outsted senior booted two goals
in the fourth quarter against an
inspired Pen n. aggregation to
erase its upset hopes, 3-2. He was
also among the Lion scoring
leaders.
Needs 'Five Replacements
As fall practice commences on
Wednesday, Hosterman will be on
the lookout for able candidates
for five positions in the starting
lineup—one halfback, two full
backs, and two wings. To fill these
gaps, Hosterman can draw from
a host of underclassmen, but will
be lacking support from last
year's strong freshmen team be
cause of scholastic ineligibilities
and others dropping out of school.
Of the other eight expected
lettermen, Hosterman is doubtful
of the eligibility of two. Chuck
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Snyder and Bob Little may have
exhausted their eligibility and
their absence would cut the re
turning letter winners to six.
The nucleus of Hosterman's
title defenders will be made up
of Captain Dick Packer who led
the team scoring and was rated
as an All-American last year, Tom
Nute, lan Springer, Steve Flam
poris, Ihor Stelnyk, and George
Geczy. Packer, Nute, and Spring
er will fill three of the five line
positions and Flamporis an d
Stelnyk will fill two of the three
halfback spots.
Lacks Fullbacks
Hosterman is completely, lack
ing in experienced men in the
fullback spots while last year's
goalie, George Geczy, will defend
the nets again this season.
Misery seems to be hitting
Hosterman in pairs, as he is not
only faced with a rebuilding
problem but also with one of the
toughest schedules that a Lion
soccer squad has ever met.
Of the nine scheduled encount
ers, only one was termed as "a
break in the schedule" by Hoster
man.- The Nittanies open the sea
son with Army on September 30
and follow with West Chester
Teachers and Syracuse. Then
comes the "break" with Buck
nell and a long line of. Eastern
powers including Colgate, Mary
land, Navy, Temple, and Pitt.
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