WEDNESDAY, MARCH
A Look at the NC
Liontillli
To Star
To the 6400 Recr
win over Michigan
feld of Illinois is no stranger.
That standing room crowd heard the name "Grossfeld"
at least four times as owner of four NCAA gymnastic titles.
Grossfeld, who was a member of
the 1956 Olympic squad, won the
free exercise, high bar, still rings
and all-around in the 1958 Nation
al Championships.
He is one reason Penn State
and Illinois are co-favorites to
win the national title this year.
His Lion equal (or rather, su
perior) is Captain Armando
Vega.
The Lion captain defeated the
same Grossfeld in five events
(losing only on the high bar) in
winning the 1957 all-around title.
Vega dropped out of school last
year. and Grossfeld walked away
with the honors. The Nationals
this weekend will be their last
collegiate dual and may decide
the winner of the team title.
On the subject of team titles,,
Illinois is the only squad in the
nation to hold more than the
Lions. The perennial Big Ten
champions have won eight com
pared to the Lions' four. Inci
dentally, gymnastics only became
NCAA Championships competi
tion in 1938, which accounts for
the low record.
The same ratio holds true in
individual championships with
the 111ini holding 34 and Penn
State, 16.
But there are two categories
In which Coach Gene Welt
stone's squads have lopped the
two-way dominance of the na
tion's gymnastics.
The Lions own the all-time
team scoring record set by the
powerful 1954 unit. The record is
137 points. Naturally the Illini
have come closest to topping it—
with a 123 count in 1956. In tying
host Michigan State for top hon
ors last year, Grossfeld and com
pany "only" scored 79. Most ob
servers feel the winning team this
year will have to again hit 100.
The other national record held
by a Lion is "Most Individual
Titles in One Year." That belongs
to Jean Cronstedt. The Swedish
ace, whom Wettstone classes with
Vega as the best two he has ever
coached, won four individual na
tional titles on the '54 powerhouse.
Cronstedt took parallels, high bar,
free "x" and the all-around.
The comparison between the
two greatest Lions shows Vega
has the opportunity to break
the Cronstedt mark. Both won
the parallel bar and all-around
titles as juniors, but Vega also
won the p-bars as a sophomore.
Therefore, Vega has three titles
going into his last champion
ships and is a good bet to sur
pass
,the graceful Swede's rec
ord of six NCAA, titles during
his career.
And Vega knows that the top
competition from Grossfeld and
teammate Don Tonry, Jay Werner
and Lee Cunningham will force
the judges to score high and give
him a good chance of breaking
the NCAA all-around record of
1601, which he set in 1957.
OTHER MATTERS—Michigan's
Nino Marion was amazed at the
standing-room-only crowd Satur
day night .. He also praised the
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A Records—.
ois Team Battle
Vega, Grossfeld
1- ation Hall fans who attended the Lions'
:,aturday night, a guy named Abie Gross-
Penn State crowd as being the
most "intelligent" he has ever
seen . . . Nino was referring to
the fact that the crowd was hush
ed during all exercises and did not
disturb the performers . . . Also
that "they actually booed the
judges when they thought our
(Michigan's) scores were LOW."
. . . Werner's difficult tumbling
routine has a one word descrip
tion: improvise . • . The judges
also liked his still ring exercise
. . . PREDICTION; If Dave Du
laney hits a double-back sommer
sault he'll win the nationals . . .
Judge Louie Bordo complimented
Wettstone for his outstanding
crowds and "productions "
—By MATT MATHEWS
Golfers Hold Top Record
Penn State owns an all-time
golf record of 173 victories, 59 de
feats, and six ties. The Mt. Nit.
tany swingers were unbeaten in
10 matches last season.
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Alpha
In IM
By BILL BARBER
Alpha Zeta tallied the most im
pressive record in intramural
wrestling action last night as it
tacked up four victories out of
five matches.
Phi Delta Theta and Delta Chi
posted the next best record with
two wins apiece and no defeats.
Alpha Zeta boasted three pins
in its winning effort for the
night. Bill Eberhardt scored the
most impressive win for Alpha
Zeta as he pinned Charles Sny
der of Alpha Sigma Phi at h3O.
• Phi Delta Theta's wrestling vic
tories were posted by Tom Burns
at 167 and Tom Fey at 128.
Burns wracked up his second
win in IM wrestling competition
4 TKE's Win
H-Ball Flights
Tau Kappa Epsilon just keeps
rolling along in intramural hand
ball. Monday night it ran its string
to 15 straight as it placed four
men in individual flight finals.
Bob Campbell led the way as
he romped over Ted Lopushinsky
of Beaver House, 21-0, 21-1. Gene
Flick was a little more generous
as he beat Delta Upsilon's Ed
Bahl, 21-3, 21-4.
Don Harnett, runner-up in last
year's tourney, whipped Delta
Tau Delta's Bud Kolhaas with
identical 21-6 scores. Chuck Bible
heimer picked up the fourth slot
Ps he topped DU's Torn Edwards,
1 21-9, 21-10.
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Zeta Posts 4-1 Record
Wrestling Competition
as he scored a second period fall
at 3:03 over Dick Puhala of Phi
Kappa Tau.
Fey chalked up his victory by
pinning Henry Deemer of Tau
Kappa Epsilon at 2:45.
Delta Chi's mat wins were tal
lied by Bob Schiffner at 176 and
Jim Hepler at 158.
Schiffner posted a narrow 4-3
decision over Pat Capots of Kap
pa Delta Rho while Hepler's vic
tory came with a 5:38 pin over
Paul Bohn of Phi Kappa Tau.
THE SUMMARY
128—Cunningham (ACR) pinned Mau.
(TXi) in 0:25; Horne (AZ) won by
forfeit; Fey (PhiDelt) pinned Deemer
(TKEI.
142—Layman (AChiSig) won by forfeit
over Funk (AChißho); Shirk (AZ) pin
ned Baldock (KDR) 5;50; Anderson
(r BE) pinned Fettermen (TX() 4:47;
Orfenon (Mann) won by forfeit over
Scott (ASPhi); Winser (Chi Phi) won
Grigas Bowls 669 Series;
King Pins, All Stars Win
The King Pins, led by Tony.
Grigas, beat the Labache Club,
3-1, in independent League B
bowling Monday. Grigas rolled
a 245 game for a 669 series to
give him the honors for the night.
In other League B action, Ham
ilton Hornets beat the Boozers,
4-0; Gutterballers beat Hi-Five,
3-1; Nittany 36 defeated the Pea
nuts, 3-1; Twenty-and-Three took
the Strikes, 3-1; and the Hamilton
for
unlimited
opportunity
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by forfeit over Gregg (AGR).
150—Hinkel (ASPhi) beat Garber (ACkl
Rho). 4-0: Turd (DSPhi) pinned Drew
ler (LCA) 3:15; Moyer (SN) won by
forfeit over Brown (ATOt: Wilkinson
(KSig) pinned Kohler (Acacia) •:SS.
158—Phillips (ASPhi) der. Munnel (IKE/.
6-11: Maehen (ind) dee. Snyder (ind),
8.0: Maize (ind) pinned Gaertner (Ind)
1:18; Lablora (ind) dec. Kline (Ind),
6-3: Lein (Ind) - dec. Phillips (ind), 6-31
Metzgar (DTS) dec. Sponseller (AZ),
1.0: llepler (llChi) pinned Hahn (PK
Tau) 5:38.
167—Eberhardt (AZ) pinned Snyder
(ASPhi) 1:30: Lanz (Beta) won by for
feit over Gross (PICPoi): Skiddle (DU)
pinned Mattern (PKPhi) 4.30: Burns
(PhiDelt) pinned Puhala (PKTau) 3:43;
Demmer (Ind) der. Weever (Ind). 6.11
Reber (Ind) pinned Turd (Ind) 0:55.
176—Pruss (DTS) won by forfeit over
Lopushinsky (Beaver House): Baer
(PEA) dec. Flick (TEE). 1-0; Schiffner
(I)Chi) dcc. Canals (KDR). 1-3: Hutt.
burt (AZ) pinned Slagle (ACS)
Hut.—Newbold (SAE) pinned Vine*
(Cl9lll 3:38; Car) (SNu) pinned Stuby
(ACR) 3:12- '
Lasko won by forfeit over
Forsythe (ACRho).
Fours beat House of Wax, 3-1.
In League A the All Stars, led
by Don Costanzo, defeated the
Thompsons, 3-1. Costanzo bowled
a 230 game and a 594 series.
In other action, Poconos beat
the McKee Aces, 3-1; the Harts
took the Holy Rollers, 3-1; Splin
ters defeated the Spares, 3-1;
Glenn Road shut out the Terrors,
4-0; and the Zeros beat the Watts
Warriors, 3-1.