WEDNESDAY. MATCH 27. 1957
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Collegian Sp
!.tic champion
Laid last night
I l pete in inter
sties for Penn
Lion gymna
Armando Vega
he will not co
collegiate gymn.
State next seas.
Vega, who Nil
and National a
this year to reign
top collegiate gy
interview with
since he has onl
of eligibility re
decided against
year. He will ins
amateur tourna
bly in the World
in: Moscow, Russi
n the Eastern
1-around titles
as the country's
mast, said in an
his writer that
one more year
laining he has
competing next
cead compete in
ents and possi
[ Championships
a, next year.
Vega said on
reasons for decimal
pete next year ,
wishes to ent
Championships.
semester- Left •
hi said, "so Iwo
pete sin the W
ships next year
to the gym te•
year."
of his main
ing not to com
as the fact he
r the World
"I have three
I t Penn State."
Id rather corn
rld champion
and-come back
in my senior
Vega continue.: "I want to be'
in top shape for t e World Cham-I
pionships and the only way I cant
do• that is to concentrate on they
compulsory events. In college' i
they hardly have any of the com
pulsory. events that are in .the'
World Championships. So if I stay!
out of competition next season I
will be able to devote all my
time to those specific events."
If Vega holds true to this state
. ment then the brunt of the Lion
attack next seson will have to be
borne by Jay Werner and Lee
Cunningham. both of whom star
red with _ the freshman team this
year. But in Vega's 'senior year
the Lions should have one of their
strongest teams in history, since
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- —Daily Collegian Photo by Sam Price
NCAA. GYM CHAMPS pictured aboveare front row Bob Foht, Phil Mullen, Dave Dulaney, and
Adie Stevens. Back row Coach Gene Weltstorle, Ed Sidwell, Gil Lou, Dick Rehm. Captain Dion
Weissend, Chuck Fegley, Armando Vega, Jack Biesterfeldt and manager Jim Shultz.
ermann, retire
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ate football an
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a to Quit Lions
One Season
Armando Vega
Retires for 1 Year
both Werner and Cunningham
will have had a year of exper
ience,
Coach Gene Wettstone had no
comments concerning the move.
Vega's decision was regarded
as a wise move by most of his
teammates. Captain Dion Weis
send said, 'Personally I think
it is a good idea. He is looking
at the point of view of a na
tional championship team two
years from now when Werner
and Cunningham will be more
seasoned. Those three could be
three of the greatest all-around
men we've ever had." -
Gil Leu had this comment: "I
think it is good for him because
he will go to the World Cham
pionships, and they (Penn State)
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will still have a good chance next
year. Vega will then compete for
them in his senior year, which
is the year before the Olympics.
The team won't be any worse next
year because we have those two
freshmen coming up."
Senior Jack Biesterfeldt dis
agreed with Vega's decision. "I
hope he changes his mind," he
said, but then added, "but per
haps he does need the rest."
Vega's motivations for wishing
to remain idle next year are un
doubtedly to remain in top phy
sical condition until the 1960
Olympics. By competing in the
World Championships and then
returning to the Lions in his sen
ior year (1959), Vega will obvi
iously be in peak form.
The 142-pound ace from Los
Angeles was the instrumental
factor in the Lions' NCAA
Championship win last week
end. He scored 54 1 / 2 of the teams
88 1 / 2 points as he won the par
allel bar title and took second
in the free exercise, third on
the horizontal bar, tied for third
on the sidehorse, fourth on the
flying rings, and tenth in tumb
ling.
He took first in two all-around
events—the still rings and long
horse vault, which are not part of
the individual competition.
Spring Soccer Practice
Spring soccer practice will be
gin April 1. All students interested
in trying out for the" squad must
procure a physical card from
either Dave Bischoff, Tony Puglisi
or Bob Lueft, at the equipment
room in the gym before Friday.
Gene Wettstone, twice United
States Olympic gymnastics coach,
fielded winning teams 14 times
in his 18 years at the Penn State
helm.
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National Mat
Crown Evades
Eastern Teams
By LOU PRATO
•
Penn State's Eastern cham- tournament grind, but the closest
pion wrestling team will b e that anyone of them has ever
; come to an individual title was
up against an almost impreg-,second p!ace.
- liable barrier when they seek' Co-captain Dave Adams. 147-
1 spound Eastern titan, was beaten
idle National Collegiate Ath- l by Ed Eichelberger of Lehigh in
Iletic Association mat crown' last year's finals, 6-2, after lead
ing the Engineer niatman, 2-1.
Ithis weekend in Pittsburgh. ;going into the third period.
In 26 years of competition in John Pepe. the 137-pound East
'the National carnival, only one ern champ for 1957. finished third
Eastern college has been able to at 137 In the 1956 tourney, but
capture the coveted NCAA _title.:the other _"National" returnees.
And that honor goes to the un-;Sid Nodland, 123. and Johnny
beaten 1953 Penn State align-!Johnston, 130, failed to qualify
ment which beat strong Okla -I last year.
homa, 21-15, for the crown. I Adams, Pepe and Nodland are
Coach Charley Speidel's 1953iseniors and will begetting their
powerhouse, which took double; last crack at a highly-prized title.
honors that year by also grabbing;Johnston, the 1957 Eastern 130-
the Eastern laurels, had only one!pound king, is only a junior.
individual champion, 191-pound,! Adams beat John Sforzo, Ohio
Hud Samson, but overall team! UniversitY, 8-2; Claudell Wright.
strength plus the failure of the! Oklahoma Aggies, 5-2: and pinned
Sooners to win any personal titleslßob Weinhold of Colorado A&M
gave the Lions the victory. lin 5:30 before losing the decision
Once again Oklahoma looms as! to Eichelberger. •
the tourney favorite and, despite! Pepe was eliminated in the
Penn State's victory in the East-! semifinals by Michigan State's
ern tournament this year, the Nit-;Jim Sinadinos, 8-4. but went on
tanies are given only an outside:to lick Lehigh's Joe Gratto, 6-2,
chance of stopping the undefeated, for third place. In preliminary ac
' Sooners. ton Pepe had beaten Cornell's
But nothing is impossible! Bob Majors and Oklahoma A&M's
With three - 1957 Eastern cham-;Bill Muthers.
pions, two runnerup's, and a third; Nodland was eliminated in the
place finisher entering the tounia-: second round by Bob Royce of
ment for Penn State, the., Lions Wyoming, 6-1, after defeating
pose a major threat to the Okla-'Colorado's Bill Hayden, 5-4.
homa grapplers. 1 Johnston was beaten by Jerry
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