PAGE SIX
Newcomer Must Fill
123-lb. Gap For Matmen
This is the first in a tiro part series on the 1959-60 wrestling
team I>u1 >u weight classifications Today'. l ! story covers the light
weights from the 123 to 147-pound classes
'Morans clot Uooe ol the lour lightweight classes on the
Nittany Lion giapplmg squad this year, but a newcomer will
have to adequately fill the 123-pound berth if Coach Charlie
Kpeidel’s crew is to field a strong lineup from 123 - 147.
Joe (.'ramp and Don Wilson
li»ndl«‘(i the opening class chores
lmt winter bill Cramp graduated
and Wd'-nn moved up to the
130-pound division
There appear to be three top
flight prospects among the new
comers in Tony Scordo, Tom
Canty and Dale Confer.
Scordo and Confer are sopho
moiis who were outstanding
worst Ins m high school Scordo
was a two time distnct champ at
Tvione and Confer was one of
the best matmen to come out of
Bald Kngle High School. Cantv is
a tiamfer student from Auburn
who has shown promise.
But none of these men have anv
vaisitv experience and thev will
have to piove themselves in the
big time if the laons are to have
a solid 123-pound contender.
In addition to Wilson, veteran
Gordie Danks, and sophomore
Art Ravilz are fighting for the
130-pound nod.
Wilson compiled a 5-2 dual
m< et record last year, competing
mostly at the 123-pound weight
Danks managed a win and a draw
in four bouts last season.
Ravit/. was co-captain of the 1
freshman sciuad last winter and!
was undefeated in frnsli compete]
lion He also captured a second]
place nbbin in the open Wilkes
tournament, losing only to Pitt’s]
Lany Lauehle, who later won the
Eastern inteicollegiate crown
The picture brightens at the,
137 and 147-pound classes. These;
should be two of the strongest’
weights on the club for the Lions
Hard, Fast-Moving Bouts
Pace Intramural Boxing
By 808 YEARICK
Intramural boxing, in its
second night of action, pro
duced seven fast-paced bouts,
the last of which had to be
stopped in the first round.
C.< raid Carp, a 167-poundcr
fiom Beta Sigma Rho, displayed
a quick, hard-hitting attack which
proved too much for Wayne Heeb
ner of Alpha Zeta.
Vying with Carp as outstand
ing boxer of lhe evening was
Wnison Brown, 150-pound rep
resentative of Omega Psi Phi.
He *howed a smooth, fast of
feme which keel Grandison
Aden of S : oma Nu on the de
fensive.
Alternate 158-rounder Glenn
Wi e haar of Theta Chi won his
tm.tih as he kept Fred Waite of.
Phi Sigma Kappa on the run
thioughout the three rounds with 1
hr aggrevive. punishing style
In one of the two split deci
sions of the evening, Ken Sulli
'.m of Delta Upsilon defeated]
(iiorge Blaekham of Phi Kappm
P'i in the 176-pound class Black
ball! seemed to hold the advan
tage until the final round when
he faltcied and the favored Sul
livan punched his wav to a hard
won victoiv.
The other split decision was
won by Jack Sundslrom of Siq- •
ma Nu over Tom H'll of Alpha I
Sigma Phi in fhe 142-pound I
class. I
Chet Lucido, a dancing 142-}
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are two-deep with veterans in
both categories
Seniors Guy Guccione and Dan
Johnston renew an old rivalry in
the 137 class. Guccione had a
! 2-1-1 slate last year while John
[ ston. who wrestled several
matches at 130, racked up five
jstraight victories before losing to
■Pitt’s Lauehle
Johnston was also runner-up
fo Lauehle in the EIWA's. Guc
cione look runner-up honors be
hind Lehigh's Joe Gratlo in lhe
(Continued on page eight)
pounder from Phi Psi, used a sol
id left hook to win a unanimous
decision over Ray Plotts of Tau
Phi Delta.
Bill Russ, a 158-pounder from
Phi Psi, jabbed his way to a win
over John Boyer of Alpha Gamma
Rho.
There were three forfeits. In the
135-pound class John Grofcsik of
Beta Theta Pi forfeited to Paul
Deitzell of Sigma Phi Epsilon; and
Bob Burlbaugh won by forfeit
over Vince Newhauser of Alpha
Chi Rho. In the 150-pound class,
Ken Houck of Chi Phi forfeited
to John Sholtis of Phi Sigma
Kappa.
SPORTSHIRTS by Campus
in
Wash
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
top-flight veteran
PENNSHIRE
WEST COLLEGE AVENUE
Chalk Up
Another One
For Richie
Richie Lucas, who has been
gathering All-American hon
ors as frequently as Marilyn
Monroe gets whistles, added
another one yesterday.
The Lion quarterback was
named to United Press Inter
national's team. Lucas has been
named to four other major All-
American squads this year.
He also won the Maxwell award
as the outstanding collegiate play
er in the country and will be
Penn State’s big threat when the
Lions meet Alabama in the Lib
erty Bowl Dec. 19 in Philadel
phia.
Seven other Penn State stars
were given honorable mention
honors on the UPI learn. They
are tackles Andy Stynchula and
Charley Janerette; guard Bud
Kohlhass; and backs Pat Botula,
Roger Kochman, Dick Hoak pnd
Jim Keir.
State coach Rip Engle will de
pend a good deal on the backfield
stars to crack Alabama’s tough
defense which allowed but one
touchdown per game throughout
the 1959 season.
Alabama finished the campaign
with a 7-1-2 record, good for 11th
place in the national rankings.
GRID NOTES— The Lions took
running and calisthentic exer
cises yesterday on Beaver Field
. . . The medical brigade says
halfback Roger Kochman, who
injured his knee in the Holv Cross
game, should be ready to play in
the Liberty Bowl . . , Lion coach
Rip Engle and Alabama coach
Bear Bryant have agreed to ex
change three game films . . ..The
two coaches know practically
nothing about each other’s teams
. . . Richie Lucas has been named
to the Eastern Collegiate Ath
letic Conference All-Star team.
Fencing Club Will Hold
Meeting Tomorrow at 7
The first meeting of the Penn
State fencing club will be held
7 p.ni., tomorrow in 114 Recrea
tion Hall.
Instruction will be available
for beginners in foil fencing and
epee and saber for advanced
fenders.
No fees are required and all
equipment will be provided by
the organization.
Fast-improving Steelers
To Battle Bears Sunday
PITTSBURGH (TP) For the
fourth straight week the fast-im
proving Pittsburgh Steelers bat
tle a National Football League
contender.
This Sunday it is the big, bad
Chicago Bears, who humiliated
]the Steelers 54-17 in an exhibi
tion game last August
;ved shirts
ids, stripes,
id all the
popular
ma
—Grandstand Views
Sebo
Backfires
The Ivy League, which prides itself in being the last
stronghold of the true, the good, and the beautiful is sporting
a big black eye these days
For one of its simon-pure members, Penn, is the laughing
stock of the nation after firing head football coach Steve Sebo,
who brought the Quakers the Ivy[
League championship this year.
Just why Scbo was fired seems
to be the biggest mystery since
a sailor stole Captain Queeg’s
strawberries
After five unproductive sea
sons at the Philadelphia insti
tution, Sebo came up with a
ballclub which caught the fan
cy of the highly critical Penn
alumni and fans.
His Quakers lost only to Har
vard, won seven games, and tied
Navy en route to the champion
ship.
More important though, Sebo
turned out to be the inspirational
leader the Quakers so sorely
needed.
In fact when the Penn players
heard the news of his dismissal
.Tuesday, they trooped, 30 strong,
'right into the office of Penn
Piesident, Dr. Gaylord P. Harn
|well and demanded an explana
tion.
But Harnwell could only give
them a few meaningless words.
“We just wanted to be shown
some shred of logic behind it,”
Isaid Penn’s star fullback Jack
[Hanlon. “But Dr. Harnwell said
[there were things involved that
I we wouldn’t understand.”
I What Harnwell referred to was
I Penn’s Senate Athletic Commit
tee which decided to axe Sebo.
[The committee, similar to the one
here, wasn’t able to give any spe
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THURSDAY. DECEMBER 3, 1959
Firing
on Penn
By Sandy Padws
Collegian Sports Editor
cific reason for its actions.
However, a statement was re
leased later which said that the
decision not to renew Sebo's
contract was made on the
recommendation of a faculty
administration committee
appointed by President Ham
well to review the football pro
gram at Penn.
The committee was made up of
| a geography professor, political
science professor, the vice presi
dent for student affairs, a mem
ber of the trustees committee on
student affairs, and the athletic
director.
So it's no wonder that the
Penn players questioned the
ability of such a group to pass
sound judgment on football
matters.
However, the committee did
something for the team when it
outlined the requisites for a Penn
football coach:
• First a coach must be tech
nically sound.
• Second a coach must enlist
the belief of the players.
• Third he must be essentially
a teacher.
• And lastly he must have a
strong belief in the way things
are done in the grand old Ivy
League.
Looking at them one by one, it’s
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