TUESDAY. MARCH S. 1957
FATHER-SON GOLF El. . ENDS .. .
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Golf is a lonely sport. ith the exception of the professionals,
who attract large galleries o fans, golfers are generally unpublicized
and usually travel, thhe co rses with two or three close friends.
College golf is no exception to this rule. A few die-hard fans
will follow their favorites around the course and the meet wilt
attract some attention in th daily papers.
Coaches of these team usually suffer the identical fate. But
at Penn State the golf n of Rutherford is a tradition and des- 1
tined to go down as a l eg nd here. It began a 35-year era in a
sport, which has grown with amazing rapidity, and it ended it
yesterday.
It ended yesterday with the resignation of Bob Rutherford, Jr.,
who, in a mutual agreement with Ernie McCoy (Dean of the College
of Physical Education and Athletic Director), decided to quit his
coaching post and devote his time to the duties of superintendent
of the golf course and ice rink. Joe Boyle, an assistant for the last
six years, was named to replace him.
"I gave up coaching," Rutherford exclaimed, "but I didn't give
up the sport. I'll be out with the boys this spring just as I have
the past 10 years."
"Joe (Boyle) is a good boy," Rutherford went on, "he knows all
the boys, knows all the team's problems, and he should do a real
great job with them."
"Sure it hurts to break the tradition that my father started and I
took up, but it's all for the best," he said. Bob's father (the famous
'Pop') started coaching in 1922 and retired in 1949 when his son
took over the reins. No other person but a Rutherford has ever
been at the helm of Penn State golf team.
"We came here," Rutherford explained, "after living in Hart
ford all our life. My Dad was a pro for 17 years at the Sequin
Country Club outside of Hartford. I caddied there and learned
to play golf.
"I never was a playing professional; only a working pro. My
Dad, of course, taught me almost everything I know about golf.
When he was sick I used to take over the coaching duties for a
short spell. This happened in 1948 when we had the Eastern eharn-1
pionship team. It was really great working with those boys; almost
all of them were war veterans and they sure knew the ropes."
LONG, HARD ROAD TO THE TOP
When asked why he never played professional golf and travelled
the circuit, Rutherford answered: "Only the top golfers try
the circuit. Believe me the public might call them pros but when
they don't win they're amateurs. It's a hard and long road to the
top and many times you go without a meal to save money for the
entry fee. It's too rough a life unless you're on the top."
Rutherford lighted a cigarette then continued: "Get an out
standing college golfer and put him on the circuit and you won't
hear anything about him for a long while. You have to play this
sport year-round if you want to be somebody, and up here in the
East it's tough to do because of the winter."
"That's why it's difficult for us to get the most outstanding
high school golfers. The exceptional ones head South to school so
they can play all year. And I can't blame them one bit. That's the
only way to hit the top—practice all the time."
"But don't get me wrong," he said. "we get good boys here at
State. When we hear of a boy or if we see one play, and we think
he's good, we try to talk him into coming here. Many of them do
come here and the majority of them are poor so we get them
various jobs and some grant-in-aids (about $l4O a semester) which
helps them through school."
Pat Rielly, a member of the golf team, verified all Rutherford's
comments. "He has helped us an awful lot,' he said, "more than any
body up here. He always does things without us knowing it and he
never takes any credit. I'll tell you one thing. To me Bob's been
like a second father. I coild've gone to a few other schools and
played football but I came here because of him. I guess you can't
explain a man like that. He's just too good."
Rutherford ended our discussion by showing me a card which
is under the glass on his desk. It read in part: •
Golf ". .. It is a science, the study of a lifetime in which
you may•exhaust yourself but never your subject ... it Is a fest
of temper, a trait of honor. a revealer of character ..."
Rutherford swears by this card. And you can plainly see by
just talking with him for a short time that he has followed these
rules to the tee.
S anning
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Wettstone
Garners Bth
EIGL Title
Gene Wettstone now is the
proud possessor of his eight h
Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnas
tics League team title in his 18
tenure at the helm of the Lions.
Although the score of the sea
son dual-meet finale with the up
coming Pittsburgh Panthers (58-
38) did not indicate a close meet,
Wettstone was still a bit per
turbed at the scoring early in the
meet.
The Olympic coach debated a
judges call on the side horse—
the second event of the meet—in
which the official apparently gave
identical scores to two competi
tors which is illegal according to
EIGL rules.
According to Wettstone, he mis
interpreted the signs and after
having the discrepency corrected
he felt that the scoring in the
remainder of the meet was higher
and fairer to both squads.
Armando Vega, who, like his
coach, rarely disagrees with the
officials, considered a score by
one judge an insult to his cham
pionship parallel bar routine. In
the decision, Pitt's John Ham
mond completed a 'simple routine
—and received a mark within
three points of his own_
But Wettstone still thought that
his team put on "about their best
performance of the year."
Three performers particularly
pleased the coach. They were
freshmen Lee Cunningham and
Jay Werner and varsityman Gil
Leu.
Leu had a first on the high bar,',
second on the parallels and third
on the side horse. With Vega in
top contention for all-round
championships in the EIGLs Fri
day and Saturday at Syracuse and
at the Nationals at Navy, Wett
stone needs the top scores that
Leu has been getting to balance
Vega and take the tournament
team titles.
Cunningham and Werner, who
pulled down five firsts and a sec
ond against the Panther frosh will
be next year's balance for the loss
of Leu, Weissend, Biesterfeldt,
Rehm and fellow athletes.
Tramp Kelly Starts
New Job as Bum
VERO BEACH. Fla., March 4
(W)—The tramp is a Bum.
Emmett Kelly, the sorrowful,
ragged tramp who cried and made
'em laugh for 36 years as a circus
clown, now is taking a handout
from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
He's a three-dimension anima
tion of Willard Mullin's famed
cartoon character—the Brooklyn
Bum. His job is "to relieve tension
at Ebbets Field."
Penn State's new president, Dr.
Eric A. Walker, plays -tennis or
squash daily throughout the year.
Complete Your Education with Travel
18 Triumph in WRA
Volleyball, Bowling
Fifteen sororities and three independent teams notched
wins in the first week of the coed indoor spring intramurals
in volleyball and bowling.
Thompson II beat Ylomens' Building, 36-19, in the first of
10 volleyball tilts. Phyllis Breizch scored 10 points for the
winners, and Mary Ann Sherod nad nine for the losers.
Mac Hall beat Leonides, 38-24.
Ardyth Phillips' nine points was
high for the contest.
D_lta Delta Delta trounced
Theta Phi Alpha, 62-14. with
Mary Shunk scoring 14 points.
Alpha Epsilon Phi walloped
Phi Mu, 45-25, behind the 15-
point pitching of Judy Bockman.
Linda Palmier had 10 for the
losers.
Pi Beta Phi romped to a 69-15
victory over Sigma Sigma Sig
ma. Margaret Hulse scored 19
points for Pi Phi.
Zeta Tau Alpha hammered Sig
ma Kappa, 66-14, with Micki
Marks hitting for 20 points_ Jet
Kohl added 13 to the winning
cause.
Gamma Phi Beta edged Chi
Omega, 37-32. despite the high of
13 points for Barb nickhman of
Chio. Gall Lepine had IQ for the
winners.
Delta Gamma trounced Kappa
Delta, 4941. Edith Gross, Mimi,
Hobson and Pat Leh shared 27
points for DG.
Beta . _ Sigma Omicron dumped
Alpha Gamma Delta, 42-10, with'
Lou is e Schmoyer scoring 19
points.
Alpha Omicron Pt nipped
Kappa Alpha Theta. 38-30. with
Jean Scigliano netting 12
points for the 11711111931.
In bowling action, Alpha
Gamma Delta oufrolled Sigma
Kappa, 717487. Lenore Hamil
ton scored 180 points in two
games for the winners, while
Judy 'Reeder bowled 133 for
Sigma Kappa.
Kappa Alpha Theta beat Phi
Mu. 530-491. with the winners'
Ann Colclesser and the losersT.
Betsy Savidge scoring 134 totals.
Beta Sigma Omicron rolled 894
Madmen
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"I didn't start moving quick
enough," Johnston exclaimed.
"He's as tough as hell, there is
no doubt about that."
Walters, the junior standout
who came through with the
clinching victory, gave all the
credit to the team. "It was a team
victory," Walters said, "Pepe,
Dave, and Sid, won just as much
as I did."
. Poust, who had wrestled in
three bouts previous to Saturday
night (all at 157), also expressed
his opinion over the victory. "It
really felt good to win," Poust
said, "especially after those few
losses."
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By Lri. TUNAS
to beat Zeta Tau Alpha's 788.
Juanita Quarles bowled 159 for
the winners. Gertrude Kill was
high for the losers with 127.
Alpha Omicron Pi rolled 507 to
Kappa Delta's 460. Audrey Jersu►t
of KD was high bowler with 143.
Thompson nipped Theta Phi
Alpha 960-934. Barb Wall was
high scorer of the game with 124
for the losers.
Gamma Phi Beta beat the Little
Lions, 702-655. Gail Lepine rolled
120 for the winners.
Tri-Sig outrolled Coop, 928-
959. Donna Kumpf bowled 13a
and Dottie Darlington 124 for
Coop. Shirley Kern scored 117
for Tri Sig.
Pi Beta Phi beat Alpha Kap
pa Alpha. 754-636. Laurie Hill
rolled 131 for Pi Phi. Huan
Walker had 113 for the losers.
Kappa Kappa Gamma scored
the highest bridge total Thursday
night with 31 points. Kappa Delta
had 26 points - while Gamma Phi
Beta had 25 1 / 2 for East-West.
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