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Lion Netmen Seek sth Victory,
Face Mountaineer Hosts Today
A .500 season has peeked over the horizon for the Lion tennis team, the horizon ex
tending to Morgantown, W. 'Va., where Nittany netters will today oppose the Moun
taineers for the first time in intercollegiate tennis history.
The Lions will be seeking their fourth straight win, having started a comeback
'ictories against Syracuse and Wednesday's game against Jun
win today's contest, the count will stand even at five victories
against Lehigh. going on to N
iata. Should the Nittany team
arid five losses.
Coach Sherm Fogg was opti
mistic after the easy Juniata vic
tory. Foregoing the chance to pick
up a second straight shutout win,
something that would take a bit
of research to see when it hap
pened last, Fogg inserted second
stringers into the doubles line-up
to give next year's starters as
much experience as possible be
fore the end of the year.
West Virginia's 1955 record was
an unspectacular 4-8. Despite the
fairly close proximity of the
schools, the Mountaineers have
not played any common oppo
nents, thus affording no approxi
mate comparison with the Lion
team.
West Virginia's squad will boast
five returning lettermen from
last year's team. Top positions on
the Mountaineer crew will be oc-i
cupied by Al Griffiths, last year's
lead-off man, and promising soph-,
, omore starter Bob Ewing, in the
number two spot. Veteran John
Lynch will occupy the number
three post.
Coach Fogg is planning to take,
only the regulars to Morgantown,'
although he expressed confidence)
when asked about the team's
chances in today's match.
The Lion line-up will feature
Ed Selling leading off with Fred
Trust and Captain Chuck Chris
tiansen following in that order.,
Fourth man will be Dean Mullen,l
seeking to extend his victory
streak to six straight. Larry Ad
ler will be back in the number
five position, with Doug Zuker ,
having earned a regular starting
berth in the number six spot.
Today's doubles teams will be
sifted from the regular singles
players, with Selling and Trust
slated for the opening duals salvo
followed by the Joe Eberly-Chris
tiansen and Mullen-Adler duos.
After today's match the Nit
tanies will play two more games,
both on the road, against Buck
nell and Pitt. Fogg expects both
matches to be battles. The Bisons
have regained their number one
player since dropping a close 5-4
match to the Lions earlier in the
season. Pitt, so far, is sporting
an 8-2 record, a fairly ominous
sign.
Gerhart Unsung but Indispensable
By JOE CHEDDAR
There is a certain breed of ath
letes who, though just as com
petent as the others, fails to make
the headlines and draw raves in
print. The same athletes are con
sidered indispensable by their
coaches, however.
The Lions' Gus Gerhart. prob
ably the most unsung golfer on
the squad, is one of this breed.
Gerhart has compiled a terrific
record of 16 wins against only
two losses in three years as a
Nittany regular; yet he has al
ways been overshadowed by
someone else.
As a sophomore Gerhart ap
peared in four matches, losing
only. one. Last year he was un
beaten'in eight dual meets, but
played in the shadow of War
ren Gittlen and, later in the
season, Jim Mayes. Once again
this year he has lost only one
match—t ha t in the season's
opener against Navy—but still
is overshadowed by Mayes and
newcomer Pat Rielly.
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Theta
Athletic
Beta
Beta Theta Pi surged into a 123 point lead over Delta
Upsilon in the latest Intramural Fraternity Athletic standings,
released by the IM office.
The Betas came from fourth place with 338 in the last
standings to the first spot on the strength of 155 points ac
cumulated in the badminton tournament, 85 in handball dou
bles, 55 in volleyball, and 155 for
a second place finish in bowling.'
The Betas now have 788 points'
to Delta Upsilon's 665.
DU's 505 first place finish at
the release of the last report suf- 1
fered during the badminton, hand-'
ball doubles, volleyball, and bowl
ing tourneys when they picked up
'only 160 compared to Beta's total
in the four tournaments of 450.
Phi Kappa Sigma dropped
from second to third in the lat
est release. But they cut the
gap between them and DU to
14. 665-651.
Although DU and Phi Kappa
Sigma are holding a dog-eat
dog contest for the second spot.
the real shake-up in the stand
ings will occur in the next six
positions. Only 100 points sep
arate the number four house
and the number nine house.
Sigma Nu (536) leads Alpha
Zeta (514) by 22 points. Alpha
Zeta in turn leads sixth place
Alpha Sigma Phi (474) by 40. Al
pha Sigma Phi made the biggest
(jump of any team when it moved
from 22 to 6 mainly on the
strength of the bowling champion
ship.
Kappa Delta Rho is in seventh
with 461, Delta Sigma Phi (439)
!is eighth, Alpha Chi Sigma (436)
is ninth.
5 Soccer Titles
Won; H'shoes
In Semi-Finals
Theta Chi, Phi Sigma Kappa,
Alpha Epsilon Pi. Phi Delta Theta,
and Kappa Sigma captured loop
soccer crowns in action Wednes
day. while the horseshoe tourney
reached the semi-final round.
Phi Sigma Kappa pulled the
big upset as it eliminated Phi
Kappa Sigma, 3-0, on corner
kicks.
Joe Adams, Kappa Sigma,
boomed home the lone goal in
the Kappa Sigma-Delta Upsilon
duel.
The Kappa Sigs snatched the
Loop B crown from DU's with the.
victory.
In League L, Theta Chi defeat
ed Alpha Chi Rho for the title.
In League D," Phi Delta Theta
shutout Pi Kappa Phi, 2-0.
Tau Phi Delta sent Loop K
into a three-way tie as it blanked
Sigma Chi, 1-0.
The Booters took the Indie Loop
B title when they defeated the
Ironmen for their third straight
win.
In the horseshoe tournament
Larry Bartlett and Joe Hyson,
Sigma Nu; .Billy Kane and Garry
Crothers, KDR; Owen Best and
'Fred Montanari, Phi Kappa Sig
jrna; and Steve Baidy and Larry
Metzger, Alpha Chi Rho; became
Ithe semi-finalists Wednesday.
Gerhart, like most golfer s,
learned the game as a caddy. He
started 10 years ago at the Galen
Hall Country Club course. He
learned the fundamentals there
and two years later made his high
school team as a freshman.
His high school coa c h, Bill
Brumbach, was well acquainted
with the game and apparently
taught him well. He won four let
ters, qualifying for the state
schoolboy championships his last
three years.
In his senior year he placed
third in the State champion
ships. An interesting sidelight
is that he and Leo Kukkola,
now a teammate, finished with
identical 222 scores and had to
play off for second place. Ifuk
kola won out on the third hole
of a sudden -death playoff.
The summer between his jun
ior and senor year in High School.;
he won the Berks Country caddy
championship. At the time he was:
only 16 years o/d.
The summer after he graduat-
By MATT MATTHEWS
Number 10 is Phi Kappa Tau
(407). Other top teams include:
11. Zeta Beta Tau (395). 12.
Theta Chi (390). 13. Phi Gamma
Delta (385). 14. Phi Sigma Kap
pa (382). 15. Delta Chi (375).
Five sports remain to be de
cided: horseshoes, soccer, golf.
tennis, and track and field.
ed, he qualified for the National
Junior Tournament at Eugene,
Ore, At Eugene he participated
in a 72-hole medal play tourney,
and finished 21st among 100 qual
ifiers.
This past weekend he over
came a three-year - jinx - held
over him by the EIGA tourney
by qualifying for the finals.
For two years previously he
was sailing along, apparently
assured of a berth, when he be
gan having trouble and failed
to qualify.
As a sophomore he missed qual
ifying by three strokes, and last
year by only one. A double-bogie
on the last hole cost him his
chance last year_
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Leads
Race
A Glance at . .
SPORTS
By VINCE CAROCCI
Awl Sports Editor
The Pittsburgh Panther and Ohio State track teams invade the
Beaver Field cinders tomorrow afternoon to do battle with the Nit
tany runners in what could be the closest meet of the year for the
team, according to Coach Chick Werner.
Every year, the trackmen schedule one big home attraction
for the Penn State fans. Last year it was a triangular meet with
Michigan and Navy—this year it is the Panthers and the Buckeyes.
Undoubtedly, most of the fans will go to the meet with one
main idea in mind—to see just how good Arnie Sowell is. But.
taking a look past Sowell's brilliant record and glancing, instead,
to the past performances of all three clubs, one gets the idea that
• this will be more than another run-of-the-mill track meet. It could
be one of the closest fought encounters in Penn State annals. '
After a little digging here is what this writer, with a big help
from Coach Werner, came up with. Taking into consideration the
facts that the weather will be good and Sowell will run the middle
distance events rather than the mile as was reported in Wednesday's
Pittsburgh Press, this is the way the final results could turn out.
ONE-MILE RUN—Wendall Harford, Pitt, could easily win this
although Ohio State's Jack McClain is not to be counted out. Jim
Moore, Pitt, is a strong contender for third with either the Lions'
Don Woodrow or Doug Moorhead finishing fourth. Time—in the
vicinity of 4:15.
440-YARD DASH-Sowell, without a doubt, with Lion Bruce
Austin second followed by either Pitt's Ed Saunders or Ohio State's
Ed McArdle. Time—:47.B
100-YARD DASH—Art Pollard figures to be number one man
although he will probably receive strong competition from Pitt's
Herb Carper and Ohio State's Glenn Davis. Dave Peays, Pitt, rates
the number four spot. Time 7 -around :09.7, although Pollard has a
good chance of bettering the school mark of ;09.6.
120-YARD HIGH HURDLES—Rod Perry, if he enters, looks
like the best bet although Davis should give him a good battle.
Pitt's Paul Thrash figures for third with Nittany Dick Winston a
dark-horse contender. Time-14.4, give or take a little.
880-YARD DASH—Sowell in a breeze with teammate Perry
Jones finishing second. Ron Lewis, Penn State, could wind up third
with McClain fourth. Time-1:51.
220-YARD DASH—Pollard again since he was rated one of
the top three 220 men in the country last year and has looked good
all year. Peays or Austin should fight it out for second. Time—
somewhere around the :21 mark.
TWO-MILE RUN—Lloyd Bartel, Ohio State, rates the number
one spot with Harford and Woodrow next in line. Time-9:37.
220-YARD LOW HURDLES—Davis, followed by Thrash or
Perry. Winston should finish fourth. This is another question mark
since Perry's status is still in doubt. Time—approximately :23.3.
MILE RELAY—Pitt, with Sowell running anchor, should grab
this event. Penn State may win if it can grab a very big lead and
hold off Sowell in the final lap. Time-3:14 or 3:ls—the school
record may fall.
- SHOT PUT—Charlie Blockson, if he continues his commendable
showings, could be first with the Buckeyes' Bill Rush or Penn
State's John Tullar second. Distance—around 53' 2".
DISCUS—Ohio State's Bob Webb and Blockson are rated toss
ups here. Rush figures for third with Tullar fourth, although he
has impressed Werner with his improvement during the past week.
Distance-164'.
POLE VAULT—Fletcher Gilders, Ohio State, is probably the
tops among the entries with the Buckeyes' Jim Weaver and Stan
Lyons next in line. Height-13'8".
HIGH JUMP—Wayne Milestone, Ohio State, is picked as the
number one entry with the Lions' Bob Findley and Alex Milligan
and Pitt's Charles Hefflin fighting it out for second. Height—approxi
mately 6' 2".
BROAD JUMP—Davis, most likely, with Sowell or Winston
second. The Buckeyes' Norm Jackson could finish third. Distance
-23' 7".
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