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JOHNSTON NCAA CHAMP
OU Champs;
Lions Fifth
By LOU PRATO
Beware all 130-pound colle
giate wrestlers! Johnny John
ston will return for another
year of competition.
This was the cry issued by
Penn State wrestling enthus
iasts following the Nittany
junior's overwhelming victory
in the NCAA wrestling tourna
ment Saturday night in Pitts
burgh.
As a team, the Lions finished
fifth, forty points behind unbeat
en Oklahoma University, the
champion. But Johnston and John
Pepe—runner-up at 137—gave Li
on fans something to cheer about.
Johnston became Penn State's
sixth National champ, and the
fifth in the last six years, when
be decisioned Michigan's Max ;'
Pearson. 7-5. in the final round. I.
Johnston, who upset the seed
ing committee who had picked
him to finish third, entered the
finale on the basis of a 5-2 vic
tory over Oregon's Olympic entry
Lee Allen.
And Pepe, wrestling despite a
painful knee injury, battled down
to the wire with Lehigh's Joe
Gratto—who he defeated in the
Eastern tourney final s—before
losing 9-8 on a 1:29 time advan
tage.
Pepe, who was top-seeded in his
division, gained the final round
with a referee's decision over Big
Seven champ Ralph Rieks of
lowa.
Dane Adams, the only other
Lion wrestler to reach the semi
final round, wasn't around for the
tournament finals. Adams was
eliminated in the afternoon 3-0
by lowa State's Ron Gray, who
finished second in the 147-pound
bracket.
Oklahoma w•on the team title
ever its nearest rival, the Univer
sity of Pittsburgh, although the
Panthers had three individual
champions to the Sooners' tWO.
Coach Port Robertson's boys gar
nered more points in the consola
tion round to win the title.
Pitt's Ed Peery and Okla
homa's "superman" Dan Hodge
—voted the most valuable wres
tling award for the second
straight year entered their
Williams Label
SARASOTA, Fla., April 1 ( 1 P)
Baseball star Ted Williams af
firmed today that he told a New
Orleans editor .the late Sen. Ro
bert A. Taft (R.-Ohio)was a "pho
ny" and that he had "no use for
the Marine Corps" as the result
of his recall to service in 1953.
But he denied that he criticized
former President Harry Truman
or said any thing derogatory
about the government.
`What I said about the Marines
and Taft goes," Williams told The
Associated Press in commenting
on a story written by Crozet Du
plantier, executive sports editor
of the New Orleans States. "And
I should add that I had a few
words about phony politicians, al
though I didn't intend to single
anyone out in particular.
"But charges against Truman
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JOHNNY JOHNSTON virtually stands on his head in an attempt
to force Michigan's Max Pearson into a pinning position in the
finals of NCAA wrestling tournament Saturday night at Pitts
burgh. The Lion 130-pound Eastern Champion went on to beat
Pearson and win the National title.
names into an elite portion of
the record book by winning
their third straight NCAA
championships. Only 16 other
wrestlers ha:•e accomplished the
feat in 27 years of tournament
competition, including Peery's
brother Hugh and his dad, Rex.
It was a rough tournament for
Hodge, the "Homicide Menace"
,from Oklahoma. Before the tourn
iament, Hodge brought to town
. a long record of victories, the last
19 by falls, and had had only
one point scored against him in
his entire collegiate career.
But five points were registered
against Hodge, including two by
Oregon State's John Dustin. Dus
tin broke Hodge's fall streak in
the semifinals when he "stalled"
to an 8-2 loss.
Hodge rebounded in the finals,
however, to pin Franklin & Mar
shall's Ron Flemming at the 7:31
mark to close out his collegiate
career in outstanding style.
Torn Alberts, 167, and Ron
Schirf. 191. were the other Pitts
burgh winners. Alberts. who
Taft 'A Phony'
and the government, that's a
damn lie." he added. "If I did say
it, I don't remember it. But if I'd
said it. I'd remember. I remem
ber everything else."
Asked about DuPlantier's de
scription of Williams' having spat
at the name of Taft, the Boston
Red Sox slugger said:
"I was spitting all over the
place, not necessarily at Taft."
DuPlantier, who interviewed
Williams last night at the New
Orleans Airport as the Red sax
were leaving after an exhibition
game, said in his story that Wil
liams spat at Taft's name because
the late senator did not help him
get out of Marine service as a
flyer during the Korean War.
had just been reinstated to the
Pitt mat team after making up
credits he had failed in the fall
semester, was the "cinderelLs"
man of the tournament. He
wavered through a 30-man field
to beat Waynesburgh's Ralph
Schneider. 8-S, in the windup.
Schirf topped Navy's Tony
Stremic; the same man he heat
for the Eastern Heavyweight
Championship, on a referee's deci
sion.
From an eastern standpoint, it
was a great tournament for the
eastern schools, despite Okla
homa's victory. Of the 20 final
ists, 13 were from the East. Five
"easterners" won individual
championships.
First and Second Round
Consolation Competition
Penn State Only
123-11aeller, Minnesota, defeited Nod-
laud, 2-0.
147—Holzer, Illinois, defeated Adams, 5.1
157—Poust defeated Malcom, Mankato, 3-2
Ketteleon, lowa. defeated Poast. 5-2
Championship Round
115--Dick Delgado. Oklahoma, pinned Bill
Rulings, Pitt, 6:11
123—Ed Peery. Pitt. defeated Harmon Lea
lie. Oklahoma, referee's decision
13.11--Johnny Johnston. Penn State, defeated
Max Pearson. slichigan, 7-5
137—Joe Gratin, Willi; defeated John
' Pepe, Penn State, 9-8
147—Simon Roberts. lows,
.defeated Ron
Gray. lowa State, 2-0 (overtime)
157—Doug Blubaugh. Oklahoma A.C...51. de-
feared Mike Rodriguez. Michigan, 9-3
167—Tom Alberts, Pitt, defeated Ralph
Schneider, Waynesburg, 8.5
177—Dan Hodge. Oklahoma, pinned Ron
Flemming, F&M. 7:31
191—Ron Schrif, Pitt, defeated Tony Siren:-
ic, Nary, referee's declaim*
IFITL—Bob Norman, Illinois, defeated
Henry icordan. Virginia. 5.4
Barr Posts 11-2 Mark
Homer Barr, former Penn State
heavyweight wrestler. now coach
es the sport at State College High
School. His 1957 edition posted
an 11-1 record in dual competition.
—Daily Collegian Photo by Ron Walker
ART WEISS. Clearfield High School wrestling coach, congratu
lates his former student, Johnny Johnston, after . the Lion 130-
pounder won the NCAA title Saturday night at Pittsburgh. John
ston was the first Clearfield wrestler to ever win a national title.
ATO, Phi Tau Cop Wins
Alpha Tau Omega and Phi Kap
pa Tau both won their second
straight intramural volleyball
games at Recreation Hall Friday
night.
ATO scored 15-9, 15-12 victories
over Sigma Pi, while Phi Kappa
Tau had to go three games before
they finally downed Chi Phi,
15-10, 2-15,• 15-12.
In the other fraternity game,
Phi Kappa Sigma trounced Zeta
Beta Tau in two games, 15-1, 15-6.
In indepedent play, after losing
the first game, 15-11, Nittany 36
won the following two, 15-7, 15-7,
to defeat Pollock 11.
Nittany 25 defeated Nittany 31
in two games, 15-6, 16-4.
The Ramblers emerged victor
ious over Nittany 2.4 in a three
game match. Nittany 24 took the
lead, winning the first 15-11, but
the Ramblers came back to win
the following two, 15-13, 15-8.
The Drunks wallopped Stan's
Boys without too much trouble,
15-8, 15-13.
The Choppers won their third
straight game with a forfeit vic
tory over Dorm 43.
Another forfeit game saw the
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