TUESDAY. FEBRUARY .4. 1958 ~,~~ _ . - ~='- ... -1. ---:-. 1.,...; , ..+1., ' . _ • c. , . ..a... " 1 i lii ipt . , 1 , It's been 11 years since Penn bying. We always put the best week to get ready for Cornell." State's wrestling team finished aI team available on the mats." ,the Lion mentor said referring to season under the .500 mark. Butt The Lion mentor did say he'Saturday night's battle with the ;with the 1958 campaign at the,:was still looking for heavyweighttßig Red. "Cornell is stronger ,halfway mark and the toughesticandidates. Ray Pottios is the cur-than Navy in my opinion. In fact part of the schedule coming up.kent Lion heavyweight but Spei-;I still say that Pitt, Lehigh and I l a losing season is not beyond real-!del feels that the Lion seniortornell, in that order, are the 1 In our book, Pen State wrestling Coach Charlie Speidel is I ity. • best of our league (the ETNA)." among the masters in his field today. Wrestling fans would have to t The Lions are sporting a 1-2-14 - - - 7- ,- - - ~ 1 .. ---- take that far and wide look to find many who are better than helrecord, gaining a victory over Col-I at coaching the grapp ing. His reputation in the mat circle certainly i gate in the season's opener; los-I rates with the best— nd rightly so. I img to Illinois and Lehigh and' d i ra s N e "a l a h . . s A i n a d h t t e h i er h e er s t But, besides bein a top wrestling coach, Charlie is also great!to ntagthNtin%th p newspaper copy. He • an attraction by himself at wrestling matchesiwith opponents like Cornell. Syr-( because his actions and his words typify his character—a guy who!acuse, Maryland and Pitt yet to, is as fiery as they come with a never-say-die attitude and a tre- be faced. mendous desire to win. ' _ The last time the Nittanies had a losing season was in 147, Charlie is a coach who never goes into a match with a de- Coach Charlie Speidel's first featist attitude. Even this season, when wrestling talent—or better i year at the helm after his i re yet,ri ; I expeence:.-has not been on par with the past few years. turn from World War IL That e fo won three I ur. Nittanies Speidel refuses to concede the opposition anything until the match • 'l im e d - lost Is over. .. - ' I The present Lion outfit will! Want an example? Well, just before the Navy meet Saturday, have some consolation (if you; night at Recreation Hall, Speidel was asked by one of his formerwant to call it that) in that three! ( i p i f om th e os g e ro f u o n tl . wrestlers if he had the crying towel out. Speidel's answer: "Nah, you will tii be on • never get any place with a crying towel." And, in case you haven' t .land event, two mO w n els fr e om S i a: already heard, Penn State tied the favored Navy team, 12-12. That's' land will be away. , Charlie Speidel for you. 1 Speidel __didn't have much to' During the wrestling meets, there isn't a fan in the building who puts more enthusiasm into each match than Charlie—and sometimes he seems on the verge of outdoing the wrestlers them selves. But, to us, Charlie's one of our favorites because of the wiry remarks he makes off the cuff during the bouts—remarks that he makes in earnest but are by nature witty, especially to the fans. Here's two we picked up during the Navy match: During the 123-pound bout between Jack Maher, - PSIS, and Paul Ilg, Navy, Speidel yelled to his boy as he was siring Ilg up for a possible takedown: "Shoot, he has big legs, Johnny." Maher didn't get the takedown, however, and lost, 3-0. And this during the Guy Guccione—Wes Phenegar 147-pound clash! As his boy Guccione stalked cautiously for a takedown open ing, Charlie leaned far off his seat to warn: "Not yet, not.yet," over the roar of the crowd. Speidel seems to wrestle each bout in his mind. That's why he is about the "movingest" coach in the business. Fans are apt to see him in the strangest positions during a bout. That's because he's out on that mat in mind as much as the wrestlers are in body. And that's why you hear these quips over the roar of the crowd. But, our favorite Speidel story goes like this: It was 1955 and Penn State was wrestling Navy at Navy. It was during that 1955 football season that the Middy gridders had come to Beaver Field to whip the Nittanies soundly, 34-14. • And the Middy `rooters were letting Speidel know about it, "Who won the football game, who won the football game?" they kept chanting—the chants obviously intended for Speidel. 3 But, Charlie—an old Navy man himself during the Second World War—didn't let that bother him. Being a master of handling himself in all situations, he calmly turned to the Middy rooting section, gained a semi-quiet atmosphere, and answered simply but strongly: "ARMY." Army's gridders had beaten the Middies that year, 20-7. Not a word was heard along that line the rest of the afternoon. That's Charlie Speidel . a great coach, an amiable guy, and a newspaperman's delight. WRA Spo Tryouts for WRA's Sports Day will be held on March 1. The following is the schedule for tryouts• Basketball—Wed. and Thun., Feb. 6 and 6, at 7 p.m. Volleyball—Wed.. Feb. 5, at 7 p.m. Badminton—Than.. Feb. 6. at 7 p.m. Bowlinc—Thars., Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. Participation is limited to two Lacrosse Candidates Candidates for the varsity la crosse team should report to var sity Coach Ernie Baer between 4 and 6 p.m. - Monday at the Nit tany Team Room, which is by the ice skating rink. Those who cannot report then should see Coach Baer as soon as possible after this date. 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Speidel also said he was im "We had to give way a few pressed with the showing of Pounds in a couple of weights." Sam Minor. Minor, wrestling at Speidel said, "otherwise we 167, decisioned veteran George might have won the meet. But Brainard, 6-3. don't get me wrong, I'm not ali- "We'll have to work hard this: EE ME 914veceareEa9egeer,4 February 10-11-12-13-14 Your Future depends upon Permanent Security. GM's continuous, long-guise . Design and Development Program in all fields of engineering and manufacturing ... GM's policy of decentralization ... GM's facilities ... GM's working condo . 4 dont ... GM's wage advantages ... create individual opportunity for advance. meat and permanent security. It is why we repeat "Don't Stick Your Neck Out' until you see the AC repro* sentative. CHALLENGING OPPORTUNITIES IN • Avionics • Computers A Jet Engine Fuel Controls AC SPARK PLUG GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION MILWAUKEE 2. Wl5. 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