FRIDAY; JANUARY 4. 1957
Lion
Wrestlers
By LOU PRATO
Penn State hosts a Big Ten
wrestling team for the; first'
time in 16 years tom rrow
night at Recreation Halliwheri
Coach Charley Sp?idel's
grapplers go after their s i econd
straight victory of the 1956-57
season against highly-rated Illi
nois.
Not since the 1941 campaign
when the Lions edged Mibhigan, l
14-12, has a Big Ten aggrtgation
appeared on the Nittany st roping;
grounds.
However. The next showing of
a Big Ten squad will be like a
mere wink of the eye in com
parison to the 16-year draught
which will end tomorrow. Ohio
State will provide the other
Big Ten opposition Feb. 2.
Illinois will field a (veteran
team for its battle with the Liens.
Six of the starting positions
Coach Pat Patterson's first teaml
will be occupied by lettermen.
Heading the list of returnees is
captain Steve Szabo. Szabo wres
tled as the Illini heavyweight last
year but he has been moved down
to the 177-pound berth this sga
son. Last year Szabo lost a 10-4
decision to Bill Oberly, now gone
from the Penn State mat scene.
Dave Moore. 123. and Harold
Brownstein. 167, are two year
monogram winners for the ll
lini. In the 1955-56 campaign,
Moore dropped a 7-1 decision to
Sid Nodland while Brownstein
was shutout by the now-grad
uated Joe Krufka.
Norb Sergeant, 130, Bill Muther,
137, and Bill Gabbard, 157, are
the other Illini veterans. All
three were defeated in last year's
23-3 Lion victory.
Sergeant was beaten by John
ny Johnston, 8-2; Muther lost to
John Pepe, 8-4; and Gabbard was
pinned by Earl Poust. -
Gabbard, however, may be
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BROOKLYN, Jan. 3 (A')—John
ny Podres, 1955 World Series hero
who spent the entire 1956 season
in the Navy, signed his Brooklyn
contract today to become the third
Dodger to enter the fold for 1957.
No terms were announced but it
was believed th e 24-year-old
southpaw signed for the same sal
ary he was to receive last year, as
estimated $15,000.
Podres, who has a chronic bad
back, was released front service
last October because of kis con
dition.
He entered last March.
It is this same back condition
that has hampered the young up
stater from Withrbee. - N.Y., ever
since he came to the Dedgers'in
1953.
Other Dodgers . in the fold are
pitcher Don Newcombe and cap
tain-shortstop Pee Wee Reese.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 3 (ii) Ken
Boyer, 25, the cat-quick third
baseman of the St. Louis . Card =
nals who was the Nati•na
League's No. 5 hitter last - year s
signed his 1957 contract today, re
portedly receiving a whopping
pay boost to almost double 'his
previous salary.
The Cardinals' front office did
not disclose the terms but it
was reported Boyer signed for
around $17,000. In 1955. his first
in the big time. Boyer reported
ly got $9.000.
CHICAGO, Jan: 3 (ACM—Short
stop Ernie Banks, who led the
Chicago Cubs in batting, RBl's
and home runs last season, today
became the first Bruin signed for
1957.
An infected left hand in mid-
August halted a record string
of 424 consecutive games Banks
played after joining the Cubs
late in the 1953 season tease the
Kansas City Monarchs.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 3 (PP)
Outfielder Bill Virden, who
the National League's sec* all
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shoved to a reserve role tomorrow
by Werner Holzer. Both have
shown up well in practice ses
sions and the starter won't be
known until match time.
The 147-pound and heavy
weight positions will be the on
ly ones (with the possibility cf
the 157-pound spot) that will
not be filled with lettermen.
Tom Gabbard will open at
147 with either Bob Norman or
Jim McMillan Jr. at heavy. Mc-
Millan is the son of a former
Illinois wrestling and football
star of the 1920'5.
WRESTLING WHISPERS—Sid
Nodland succ-ssfully defended his
123-pound Wilkes College wrest
ling tournament title last week at
Wilkes-Barre with a forfeit win
over former Indiana University
Big Ten Champion Bob Carlin ...
Two other ex-Lion grapplers
also won championships for the
second straight year . . . Larry
Fornicola decisioned Pitt's Bob
Bubb, 7-6, for the 147-pound
crown and Oberly decisioned Le
high's Pete Davidson, 4-0, for the
unlimited title .
. Pitt won the team title at the
tournament (referred to as the
"Rose Bowl of Wrestling") with
a total of 96 points, 54 more
than the second place finisher
Lock Haven State Teachers ..,
Lehigh, Michigan, ,Bellefonte
YMCA, Maryland, York YMCA,
ISyracuse, Appalachian Teachers
!Teachers
West . Virginia, and Oswego
!Teachers of New York filled out
the rest of the first ten finish
ers...
Pearl State, as usual, did• not
enter a team . . . Nodland and
Oberly were unattached while
Fornicola wrestled for Bellefonte
YMCA ...
Four Pitt men walked off with
titles ... Paul Powell, a freshman,
won the 115-pound crown; Vic
DeFelice copped the 177-pound
title; Bob Richardson claimed the
157-pound champ ionship; and
Ron Schirf snagged ' the 191-
pound crown.
leading hitter in 1956 with a .319
average, today signed his 1957
contract with the Pittsburgh Pir
ates.
Contract terms were not dis
closed but it was reported Virdon
reecived a substantial raise.
General Manager Joe L.
Brown also announced the sign
ing of Paul Evfinner, 33, a south
paw pitcher released by the
Chicago Cubs last season.
Waner Stricken
By Pneumonia
SARASOTA, Fla., Jan. 3 (!P)—
Paul Wainer, one time great out
fielder and member of the Base
ball Hall of Fame, was reported
in critical condition today with
pneumonia.
His wife said he improved some
what today but still remains on
the critical list at a hospital. He
was stricken Sunday night and
has been in an oxygen tent off and
en since then.
It is his second attack of pneu
monia in the last five years.
Waner, 53, had been active and
had been planning to play in an
old timers game at St. Petersburg
Jan. 19. He is a batting instructor
for the Milwaukee Braves farm
system.
Waner made his name playing
with the Pittsburgh Pirates but
also played with the old Boston
Braves and the New York Yan
kees.
Johnston's Clutch Layup
Beats St. Louis, 82-81
NEW YORK. Jan. 3 (IP) —Neill
Johnston's• driving layup with 35
seconds left gave the Philadelphia
Warriors an 82-81 victory over the
St. Louis Hawks tonight in a rag
ged and listless opener of a Na
tional Basketball Association
doubleheader at Madison Square
Geirden.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Million See 'Lion's Life'
A 16 mm sound film, "A Lion's
Life," which depicts a typical
football Saturday on the Penn
State campus, has been viewed
by approximately one million per
sons on television and in other
showings throughout the State.
NOW GOING ON--annual clearance of winter clothing
and accessories. A store-wide sale including SUITS . . .
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Steve Szabo
Illinois captain
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Plum, Mazar Play
In Bowl Tomorrow
Two Lion football stars—quarterback Milt Plum and tac
kle Walt Mazur wind up post-season action for Nittany
players tomorrow when they play in the annual Senior Bowl
game at Mobile, Alabama.
It will be the second post-season game for both players.
Plum played in the East-West Shrine game last Saturday in
San Francisco and Mazur parti
cipated in the North-South clash
Dec. 26 at Miami.
All-American guard Sam Val
entine, who was slated to play
in the Hula Bowl at Hawaii turned
down the invitation because of
illness. Valentine is suffering from
a heavy cold.
The seven Nittany players who
took part in bowl action all
showed up welL Halfback Billy
Kane played most of the North-
South game on defense while Ma
zur played both offense and de
fense. Tackle Jack Calderone and
center Dan Radakovich both
starred for the Blue in its battle
with the Gray_ Radakovich played
at the linebacker spot for most
of the game and was in on,num
erous tackles besides knocking
down a Cray pass in the end zone.
Calderone's offensive play
brought raves from the scouts. His
blocking was exceptional through
, out the game and was instrumen
tal in many of the Blue's drives.
Valentine and halfback Ray Al
i
berigi both played the entire
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game on offense for the East team
while Plum was used mainly on
defense. Valentine, noted for his
defensive prowess, was a surprise
starter on the offensive team.
Alberigi was used as a blocker
throughout the contest and car
ried the ball only two times for a
total of six yards. Although he
was a halfback with the Lions,
Alberigi was piaced in the full
back slot by head Coach Terry
Brennan.
One highlight of the game was
the choosing of Valentine as co
captain. Members of the East
squad voted for the co-captains
the day before the contest.
Brennan used Plum for only a
short time on offense and in that
time the Lion signal-caller drove
his team down to the West 14-
yard line before the drive stalled.
Plum completed four out of four
passes during the drive.
Coach Rip Engle was assistant
Ito Brennan. It was the fourth con
secutive year that Engle Has been
,on the Shrine coaching staff.
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