TUESDAY. MARCH 19. 19
Gymn sts' Spirits High
For National Tourney
By MATT PODBESEK
Last weekend's East ern
Wr es tli n - g Championships
may have aided Coach Gene
Wettstone's gymnasts by giv
ing them a much -needed
breathing spe 11 before this
week's National Collegiate' Gym
Championships at Navy.
The Olympic mentor' said last
night that the espirit-de-corp was
at a satisfactory high after the
break provided by the wrestling
tournament.
In contrast to the regular sea
son dual-meets, Wettstone will
have to rely on specialists and his
three top all-around men rather
than team "depth."
For in the Nationals, Wettstone
will be 'allowed to enter a maxi
mum of ten athletes, including
his three all-around'men—Asman
do Vega, Gil. Leu and Dion Weis
send.
The chief team competition
should come from three Big Ten
schools—defending c ham pion
Illinois, powerful Michigan
and Michigan Slate—also per
ennial contender Florida State
and a strong entry from the
West Coast, Southern Califor
nia.
Bob Kneidler, gymnastic coach
at the University of Chicago, says
of the three Big Ten teams:
"Illinois is loaded, Michigan is
real tough, and Michigafi State is
tough; too. I can't see how Illi
nois can lose in the N.C.A.A. (un
less Florida State can beat them
or your team.)" -
As proof of how strong the 11-
lini are, Kneidler pointed to the
results of 1957's Big Ten cham
pionships in which the defending
champs walked away with the ti
tle.
Headed by Olympian Abie
Grossfeld and Tonry, the Big Ten
kings defeated Michigan 143%-
111 I k while "strong'! Michigan
trailed with 68 1 / 2 team points.
On the individual level, Vega
is given a good chance to get
the 1957 all-around title. His
chief rivals will be fellow-
Olympians Abie Grossfeld, an
Illinois sophomore, and Ed Gag
nier, a junior at the University
of Michigan.
Three other all-around conten
ders will be the defending cham
pion Tonry, Rafelal Luceone of
Florida State, and Sam Baillie of
lowa.
Kneidler says of the Big Ten all
around competitors, "lowa has a
one man team in Sam Baillie
and he is a real threat. Baillie
is tops on the side horse, has re
gained his double flyaway on the
—Daily Collegian Photo by Sam Pries
FOOTBALL COACH RIP ENGLE, decked out in sweat pants and
his traditional .''Sunday" hat instructs End Romeo Pannozzo (right)
and tackle Bill Wehmer on how to "double team" an onrushing
lineman in yesterday's first day of spring training.
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Varsity Golf Man gars
Candidates for varsity olf man
agers should sign up any '
me this
week in 248 Recreation all. Can
didates must be fourth. ,semester
students with at least a' 2.0 All-
University average. I -
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
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ARMANDO VEGA, opposes
lrings, and is a steady all-around
Oman. (don't underrate him.)
"The Big Ten All-around was
a race between Grossfeld, Gag
nier and Baillie. As you can see
by the results of the Big Ten
Championships, the two olym
pians lied for the title. But
Tonry of Illinois (the 1956
chanipion) hasn't improved over
last year whereas the other boys
have, so my prediction is about
7th or Bth for him."
Wettstone personally rates Lu
clone as a top contender for Vega.
The Cuban has been going great
this year according to the Lion
mentor. ..
Sophomore Grossfeld and jun
ior Gagnier tied for the Big Ten
all-around with an average 89
score of a possible 100 points. In
the Eastern at Syracuse two
weekends • ago, Vega averaged 87
in winning his championship.
But the Lion Olympian hit
for a 1574 grand total, topping
the old Eastern record held by
former Lion Jean Cronstedt who
went on to win the Nationals
that same year.
Vega is hoping to parallel the
efforts of his Lion successor and
also successfully defend his Na
tional parallel bars crown.
Milton Plum, Penn State's
talented quarterback, has signed
to play professional football with
the Cleveland Browns,
Rip"Engle, Penn State football
coach, will go to Japan in July
to conduct a grid clinic for the
armed services.
—Daily Collegian Photo by Sam Price
ellow-Olympians in Nationals
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OKLAHOMA CITY, March 18Iterrned stirring up racial trouble
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any racial overtones were in-'baseball team.
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fort to beat Kansas in last Satur- Lightner, reiterated his charges
day night's regional NCAA bas-I that Lemons before thrgame told
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charged that the officials werelket and "if that big nigger comes
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his team to "deliberately dump"jto anyone," Lightner said today.
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