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By GEORGE
Dick Engelbrin
elected captain (
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year-old junior fr<
ran a 26:03 over
Penn State cross-ct
the third fastes
turned in by a Nitt;
The only faster
against Michigan
25:42.3 against
were recorded by i
Ed Moran.
In the IC4-A
meet at Van Cortl
New York City, Ei
the first Lion fin:
eighth in the 140-m:
Besides running <
Engelbrink has bee
asset to the indooi
track teams, runnini
mile, mile and two
In last year’s IC4-A
he placed fifth in
run.
cross-country,
m a valuable
and outdoor
g in the half
>-mile events,
outdoor meet,
the two-mile
In 1957, Engelbr
half-second off t
records in the mi
Lehigh to Be 'Real Test'
For Undefeated Matmen
Despite the lft-10 victory over Colgate in the season's
opener three weeks ago, the quality of this year’s Penn State
wrestling team is still unknown.
But that “mystery” will be cleared up by Saturday night
when the Lions host perennially-strong Lehigh at Recreation
Building.
Even the Niilany grapplers
themselves will admit to lha
Inferior standing of Colgate's
wrestling team in comparison
to Penn Stale's. But not so with
Lehigh. For the Engineers, like
the Lions, are ranked among the
top wrestling powers in the
country.
Add this to the long-standing
rivalry between Lehigh and Penn
State—4l meets— and one can
see why Saturday’s clash is so
crucial.
It’s too early for Coach Charlie
Speidel to pinpoint a starting line
up—and even if he did have one
he probably wouldn’t reveal it.
However, the crafty Lion men
tor has indicated that he will
probably go along with the one
that preformed against Colgate
except for a few minor changes.
That starting array against
Colgate included Joa Cramp at
123, Don Wilson at 138 k. Dan
Johnston at 137, Neil Turner
at 147, Sam Minor at 157, George
Gray at IS7, Hank Barone at
177 and Johnston Oherly at
heavyweight:
If any changes are made they
will probably be done at 137, 157
and heavyweight. Veteran Guy
Guccione, who failed to make
weight for the Colgate affair, is
battling Johnston and sophomore
Jerry Seckler, who was eliminated
in a pre-meet practice session, is
going against Minor.
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I ARY 7. 1959
rink Elected Captain
Cross-Country Team
‘RENCH
s has been
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■oss-country
'red Kerr.
tan, the 20-
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the five-mile
>untry course
t time ever
my harrier.
limes—2s:39
Stale and
Manhattan—
rack captain
championship
andt Park in
igelbrink was
sher, placing
m field.
ink slashed a
tie freshman
te (4:18) and
the half-mile (1:55), which ware
set in 1956 by Moran.
in other cross-country awards,
not be ready for Lehigh, His
status is still unknown. How
, aver, sophomore Bob GBmour
will be available in bis place.
Speidel is leaving room for
changes in the other weights, too
—although they are long shots
movements depending on what
happens at this week’s practice
sessions. These possibilities in
clude Bill Hardham at 123, Gor
don Danks at 130, Don Barber at
147, Far is at 167, and Ed Haines
at 177.
However, with Speidel any
thing can happen—and it usually
does.
Graham Shows Interest
NEW LONDON, Conn. (JP)—Ot
to Graham, a football great, is
coming here over the weekend to
look over the Coast Guard Aca
demy.
Since the academy is looking
for a head football coach and
Graham is available, there’s no
secret about the purpose of his
visit.
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Dick Engelbrink
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Moran was nominated as the most
outstanding athlete on the team
and Steve Moorhead was elected
honorary captain of the freshman
harrier squad.
Moran was the team’s most con
sistant winner during the season.
He holds the Penn State records
for the mile (4:09.7) and the half
mile (1:50.2). In track meets last
summer, Moran ran a 4:01.7 mile
and a 3:43.7 1500-meters (roughly
equivalent to a 4:00.2 mile.)
Moorhead—fhe 1958 Pennsyl
vania Class "A" schoolboy mile
champion missed setting a
new freshman cross- country
record by just a second in the
Gettysburg meet.
Walter Cottom was elected head
manager for the 1959 team and
John Springer was named first
assistant.
Varsity letter winners includ
ed Kerr, Moran, Engelbrink,
George Jones, Ernie Noll, Herm
Weber. Chick King. Denny
Johnson and head manager
Dean Rossi.
Freshman numeral winners
were Mike Miller, Fred Larson,
Dave LaHoff, George Machlan,
Larry Millhouse, Fred Thorwart,
i Denny Dinsmore and Moorhead.
Md. Selects
Nugent Coach
For Football
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (JP)
The University of Maryland, ap
parently seeking to become once
again a ranking football power,
yesterday chose promising Tom
Nugent of Florida State as its new
head coach.
Nugent, who led FSU to marked
success during his six years as
head coach and athletic director,
takes over from Tommy Mont,
who was forced to quit Dec. 8
after three dismal seasons.
Nugent was given a four-year!
conrtact. The salary was not dis
closed.
Nugent, 45, took over in 1953
at Florida State, He brought foot
ball there from a pickup sport in
1947 to a 1958 record of seven
wins and three losses.
He is credited with the develop
ment of the “I” formation, the so
called “typewriter huddle” and
the double quarterback forma
tion.
Before going to Florida he
coached four years at VMI. His
10-year coaching record includes
53 wins, 45 losses and 3 ties. His
team played Oklahoma State in
the Blue Grass bowl Dec. 13.
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Rafer Johnson’s selection as the sporting world’s "Man of the
Year for 1953 by the nation’s two leading athletic journals—Sports
Illustrated and Sport—came as expected to most of the sports popu
lus.
Johnson, the president of the student body at UCLA, made
quite an impression. last summer with his Decathlon performance
against the Russians during the State Department-sponsored Euro
pean Track and Field tour. -
But what is tha towering Negro athlete really like? For the
answer to this question we contacted Penn State's talented track
man Ed Moran, who made the good-will sojourn along with John
son and 58 other American athletes.
“Rafer was one of the finest men on the team,” Moran said.
“He was very well-liked and seemed very educated. And he took
everything in stride. Gaining all that fame didn’t phase him. He
didn’t have a swelled head at all and he acted the same after the
trip as he did before.
“He was one of the most reserved persons I have ever met .. .
very quiet and never boisterous. And he only spoke when he had
something to say.
"Rafo was real nice to the kids, too. He took a couple cartons
of Tootsie Rolls" with him and everyplace we went tha kids
flocked to him. They loved him."
“Did he get involved in any amusing experiences?” we asked.
“It’s funny you’d ask that,” Moran laughed, “for he did. He
bought a guitar in Moscow and played it throughout the rest Of tha
trip—Poland, Hungary and Greece. He had a very nice voice and
he could really play that guitar. He kept us laughing all the time
with his funny remarks.”
“Did the fact that he was a Negro affect the Russians in any-
way?”
"Not in the least," Moran answered. "In fact, our interpreter
told us that the Russian* treat the Negroes better than the Whites
because they hear that the Negroes are being persecuted over
here. The Russians were surprised we had so many Negroes on our
team. Over a third of the men's team was made up of Negroes and
there were only three or four whites out of 20’ on the women's
team." -
“How did you enjoy the trip yourself?" was our next question.
(Continued on page eight)
Pitt Football Game
Changed to Nov. 21
The 1959 Penn State-Pitt foot
ball game will be played in Pitts
burgh on Saturday, Nov. 21, in
stead of Thanksgiving Day as pre
viously announced.
In making the joint announce
ment last month,-Penn State ath
letic director, Ernest B. McCoy,
and Pitt athletic director, Thomas
J. Hamilton, said that the 1958
game was switched to Thanks
giving Day in order to serve as,
the kickoff event for the City of
Pittsburgh’s Bicentennial Cele
bration.
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By Lou Prato
Sport* Editor