FAGE FOUR SPORTS A Glance at . . . By VINCE CAROCCI Assistant Sports Editor BASKXTBALL SPOT SHOTS- Now that the 1956-57 season has entered its final stages. readers; "spare time" is an instructor in will find many sports writers picking their "all" squads—All-Ameri-ispeech. ca, All-East, All-Conference, and whatever else there may be.figures, r P es e . n n ha S s ta c t i eLs e most ju i ve - r - sa , ti o le ne Being somewhat of a conformist to the sports-writing tradition„tabout everything in sports, from we now present our choices for the 1956-57 All-America team. Elf ; annouricing college grid games to ferences of opinion are expected, and welcomed. !minding ra the finish line at-harness Here's our star array for this season: His intense interest in athletics Wilt Chamberlain—Kansas—forward was born during his high school Charlie Tyra—Louisville--fcxrward . days at Newcastle. "I became in Lennie Bosenbluth—North Carolina—center , terested from an official's view-' poi conditin Rod Hundley—West Virginia--guard ,keptnt mebecause from a the heart competitiv o e Guy Rodgers--Temple--guard , side?' he says. • • • • While in the Navy from 1944 I In selecting a team such as this, one naturally omits some of the to 1946, he broke into the play las ll stars in the game today. We do not pretend to be different. It may: lag ledger and second-baseman. a softba In 19 pitcher 47 . seem ridiculous to omit such stars as South Carolina's Grady Wal - ' he began officiating high school lace, SMU's Jim Krebs, and Columbia's Chet Forte_ and freshman college basket- . But, in selecting this club; we took all-round ability into con-* ball games, and the following sideration. As far as we're concerned, these are - the best all-round' year added football to his reper toire, players in collegiate basketball today. There's no question about' "1 even refereed a game in which their ability; it would be even tougher to omit one of them for'Bob Mathias played," Ed relates someone else, even though not one of them leads the nation in proudly. Questioned about the grid ability of the boy who went scoring. , ,on to win the Olympic Decathlon So there it is; that's our All-America team for this year. MaY,title, he said, "Bob was a slow the sparks fly where they will. ;starter, but a very good ball . • • • carrier once he got under way." partracinj i j . ic l i e bs G Incidentally, Ron Rainey's 33 straight foul conversions is prob- treHaasurnreedsstiilekceaym col-, la.. ably a modern University record. However, according to Jim Coogan, l lection in 1948. He was an an- University Sports Publicity Director, it is doubtful that it is announcer, timer, an d associate. all-time school mark. Although no official record is available, Jim iu,dge,l got my licenses for those for , harness races at county said that it is safe to venture that it was not the best in the school's , " 17 % ,posit ions in 1953 and, at that time; history. was the youngest horse-racing of-. • • • • • ficial in the country." WHAT I'D STS' TO SEE: , As an undergraduate at Slippery, Rock State Teachers Collenre Ed A basketball game scheduled between St. Joseph's of -Phila - ;handled the ann • '' ' ounemg chores at delphia and Penn State. St. Joe's is consistently among the power-;home football games. Since earn-; houses of the East—Penn State has an up and coming quintet. 'ing his M.A. at the University in: The game would be a real test of Lion strength. One of the big- pl e t3 t . in h g e has sts heli numerous t of gest difficulties in arranging the game would probably be in de- mural basketball includingre iio x ir i i n ra- g termining the home court. Both teams are powerhouses on their; judge, and softball umpire, starter, home courts and would have a decided advantage at home. ,for Penn State and high school. • • • • 'track meets, and official for the: ' • ,Lions' scrimmage and intra-squad OUR PERSONAL AWARD: ; football games. Chuck Medlar, the. Lion trainer, wins our award as the most, Asked which sport he enjoys valuable individual in the Penn State intercollegiate sports program, most. Ed answered, "I guess Ii Besides being an invaluable aid to most of the Lion coaches with! get shore of a kick out i of har rust s_Tacmg than anythingi else, his training abilily, Chuck is a great moral builder wth his liberall I d hate to single it out as t sense of humor. Win or lose, Chuck almost always keeps the players in the proper frame of mind—and the Lion coaches and players ratei THE DAILY COLLEGIAN him as the best trainer in the East, if not in the country. ) • • • • [Successor to THE THEE LANCE. wit. 1887 BASEBALL PREVIEW: Published farads. through Satarday l s Although its still early in the year, Coach toe Bedenk and his morning inclusive during the UnirersirY year by the staff of The Daily Collegian of, assistant, Chuck Medlar, are sending their club through preliminary,rba Pennsylvania State Univervitg workouts in preparation for the coming season. Entered ea seeon&ehiss. matter July 6. Look for the Lions to be rated among the top five teams in theta9n the act of Starch 3. 1879. 34. at the State College. Pa., Post Office nation. With pitcher Ed Drapcho, outfielder Jim Lockerrnan and catcher Don Stickler leading the list of returning veterans, Penn f State figures to be a top contender for national collegiate honors a a * ODDITY: .F...d Dubbs, Fran tod Fanucci, Vince A story in a recent issue of the University of Pennsylvania campus newspaper said that the Penn mermen were hosting the' ( ' Fm am n e ch,' Lou tPrPatobesLe.ek' George Les owel , Penn State swimming team in a dual meet. One question: Since Higgins, Bobo Gullo, Alex -when does Penn State have a swimming team? The only swimming Bell, Beano Cook, Alfred New activity we knew of was the Intramural swimming tourney. Eitherlrnart we're behind the time or the Penn publication made a mistake. —Daily CoHarlan Photo by George Harrison TOM HANCOCK. and Bob Edwards fight Pitt's Don Hennon for a 'loose ball as an unidentified Pitt player looks on. Hennon led the Panthers to an 50-65 win over the Lion; THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA From IM's -to Horse Racing •, ~ ersatcle Gilkey Gets Around By LES POWELL Basketball referee, boxing' ;judge, track and horserace ?starter, PIAA official, and ad- : wiser to four activities. These 'are but a few of the occupa-, i !tions of Gilkey,_ who in his (Continued from page one) a remarkable 48 percentage in the first half, went completely beserk in the second period. The cagers finished with a 30.1 average. For the Panthers. it was just the opposite. Held to a 34 per cent mark in the first period, the Pitt club finished with a strong 44 ner cent average. Most of the Panther scores came on the fast break. Individually, Hennon, Hursh, Riser and Pegues stood out for the Panthers. Hursh and Riser, besides scoring 20 and 15 points, controlled the boards in the sec-, ond half to send Pitt off and running on the break. Hennon and Pegues were the key men in the. break once Pitt controlled the ball. Both were credited with numerous assists to their scoring teammates. For the Lions, Steve Baidy, Bob Edwards and Captain Bob Leisher were the standouts. Baidy was the top. Lion scorer with 20 points, while Edwards followed with 16. Leisher was agaLi the Lion offensive floor leader with his field general ship. The game was nip and tuck all the way in the first period. with the lead changing hands 10 times. Pitt took an early 5-2 lead onlyil to have the Lions go out front.l l 8-5. After trading a basket andv ,a foul each, Hennon hit with hook and Riser two fouls to give; ;the Panthers a 12-11 lead. With action staying almost the: same—only the players involved changing—for the next three min-; utes, Baidy took person6l corn-' mand of the Lion offense to push; the Lions into a 27-25 advantage.: (Continued from page one) During the spurt, Baidy hit Vega. 2'ta, Leu. 246, at.d Bob; for 10 of the next 11 Lion points Foht, 235. nearly slammed the par-i while the cagers held Pitt to allel bars Jut anchorman Mulvi- 1 six tallies. The teams traded hill, r" Pitc, came through with a: three baskets when the half 246, g. 3 enough for second place.' ended. The score favored the Lions go- The loss gave the Lions a 15-10. ing into the last event, 55-25. record for the season. Pitt fin- Then the Panthers swept theirlished with a 14-9 mark. Accord specialty—the flying rings. 19561ng to Bob Drum, Pittsburgh, Eastern, NCAA and AAT.I runner-;Press sportswriter, the win should: l up Tom Darling took the event l put the Panthers into the NCAAI with highest total of the event,tourney. 279. PENN STATE PITTSBURGH FG FTP FG FTP, The Panther ace, who has Rainey 3 3-4 9 Pegues 1 0-0 2 been troubled with a bad arm. Hancock '' 3-7 7 Riser 5 5.7 15 Edwards 4 ii -12 16 Lazar 3 2-4 received a standing ovation ;Baidy 7 '64 20 Hursb 5 10.43 20. from the Lion bench as he corn- ;Leistier 2 4-4 R Hennon 8 4-1 20 pleted his s; arkling routine. `Ra `Somsay 2-6 trogan : ( 1 :! Sophomore 'Hirst. 265. was sec- • Kubirta 0 1-2 M.elko:lch 0 01) 0 ond, junior Hammond. 259, was sawyer 1 4-4 6, third followed by Vega with Totals 19 27-38 65 Totals 26 25-40 80, I 252, Jack Donahue. 233, and Ed- , SidwelL 212. ! the final event Not only because; . Mike Moyle. Editor Dave Bichavia. Business Manager STAFF THIS ISSUE: Mike Moyle, Gymnasts After the meet Coach Neiger„he finished with another unde who loses only three low-scoring!feated season and EIGL Cham- Panthers, said: "You probably had:Dion but also because of Leu's your best night of the year. But! brilliant performance. Wettstone we'll improve nest year if I canlis counting on Leu and Weissend find someone for the sidehorse,to give him•balance in the NCAA and parallel bars." lall-round—necessary to win the Wettstone was beaming duringinatipt4 1412 Year, • ) ..4.1 ._ ~ : ;:x Ed Gilkey Sport's jack of al/ trades the one I like best. I enjoy them all: "There is the most pressure as a track starter," he added. "You're completely on your own, and every second counts. Art Pollard claims that I cost him a second Pitt Claws SUNDAY. MARCH 3. 1957 (and a possible record) last year because of a start. He still won the race, however." Ed has been one of three fac ulty advisors to the Varsity "S" Club since the club's formation in 1954. "I'm very happy with the way the club has been develop ing," he says. "It has. advanced beyond the growing - pain stage to the point where it's going to serve the University well." Commenting on Penn State's intramural program, the likeable Gilkey says, "Our IM program is ; in total, tremendous. In my opin ion, it can't be beaten anywhere. Dutch (Sykes) and Gene (Bisch off) do a great job, especially con sidering their limited facilities." Concerning the calibre of in tramural play, he stares, "The competition is better than could be expected of intramurals, par ticularly in boxing, which has had exceptionally good bouts. I think last year's finals were the best we've ever had." In praising tthe varsity sports program, Ed says, "We are for tunate in all sports to have a good coaching staff. We've had real good records. Also, one of the best things that ever happened at Penn State was Dean (oi Phys Ed col lege) McCoy's appointment as ath letic director." Sport Shorts Versatile Athletes Football players Bruce Gilmore, at 167 pounds, and Les Walters, at 177 pounds, will bolster Penn State's bid for Eastern. title hon ors in the second half of the wrestling campaign. Both are for mer standouts in Pennsylvania schoolboy wrestling. Beclenk Beckons Baseball season can't be too far away. Joe Bedenk, veteran Penn State coach, has issued his first call for pitching and catching can didates. Spring Football Practice Coach Rip Engle today set Mon day. March 18, as the starting date for Penn State's' Spring football drills. Barring bad weather, the Lion mentor hopes to wind up the 20-day practice period permitted by NCAA before the Easter holi days. WINNER'S SUNOCO E. College itA V I I2 block from Simmons . . . this wet weaiher washes grease out rapidly so don't for get to give your car a lube job soon, especially if after 1000 miles. WIMMER'S SUNOCO Phone AD 8-6143 Workmen and Western Supply Carries a full line of Smart, Casual, Comfortable Work Clothes and Western Dress as well as Riding Equipment and rine Leather Goods .1 , • A \ • _ •- • -", 71c, Workmen and Western Supply 310 W. Beaver Ave.
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