THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18. 1960 Lion Mentor Pessimistic Over Olympic Gym Team Penn State's Gene Wettstone, U.S. Olym . pic gym coach in 1948 and 1956, predicted yesterday that this year's team would not do as well as the 1956 squad which finished sixth at Melbourne. "I doubt if our standing will improve this year and we may even do worse," said the 45- year old mentor. "There will be some strong entries this year that didn't compete in the last Olym pics 'To mention some, Red China is real strong, and so is Switzer land, which didn't compete be cause of the Hungarian uprising. Then there are host Italy, Poland and Bulgaria." Wettstone thinks the foreign gymnasts are better than ours because they have more partici pants, more discipline, and take the sport more seriously. "The best gymnasts are the ones that practice the most," he said "In Europe and Asia they are willing to sacrifice a good part of their lives for gymnastics, but in our country the kids stop partici pating a few years out of college. "As for the gymnastics trend in the United States," he continued, "it can only go up." "Since the Physical Fitness Conference conducted by the President showed that American youth is falling down, new pres sure for gymnastics coaches has been exerted. "Yes, the sport is definitely growing and the most active areas In the country now are Los An geles. suburban Chicago and Phil adelphia " Wettstone, who won the Big 10 all-around championship in 1935 and 1937 while participat ing for lowa, is deeply engrossed in the self-imposed task of mak• ing America strong in gymnas tics for future Olympics. "I'm trying to prepare teachers to go into the field so they can coach the right way," he said. "To get better teams you must have sound basic coaching. You can't expect a beginner to go out and do well immediately. A coach must start by teaching him the —CHICKEN-- HALF or WHOLE DELIVERED to YOU Mon. Ulm Thurs. __3 p.nt.-12 :30 a.m. Fri. 3 p.m.— 1' Sat. 10 a.m.— ? Sun. 9 a.m.—l2 :30 a.m. Herlocher Bar-B-Qued Chicken Take-Out 227 E. Beaver AD 8-1016 I ad yore 4 BLINDFOLDED? .o( COURSE not...but even SEEING A DIAMOND is NOT ENOUGH... unless you're an expert! DON'T BE BLINDED by "gimmicks" ... "phony discounts" ... or "give•aways" ... instead let OUR QUALIFIED DIAMOND EXPERTS open your eyes to HONEST VALUES ... the TRUTH costs nothing . , . it COULD save you much! Our Name in Her Ring ... Means You Bought the Rea! Thine Payments arranged to suit 0004 convenience? By LARRY ROTH basic fundamentals and work him up" When asked which American gymnasts have the best chance of winning individual titles, he replied without hesitation, Ar mando (Vega) definitely does. He's great but it will take an immense amount of training by him or anyone else if they want to beat the Europeans and espe cially the Russians." At Penn State right now there are five gymnasts Wettstone thinks "have a very good chance" of making the Olympic team. Vega and freshman Tommy Seward are two of them. Varsity performers Greg Weiss, Jay Wer ner and Lee Cunningham are the other three. Horvath Seeks Scoring Title MONTREAL (P) Bronco Horvath, seeking to become Bos ton's first National Hockey League scoring champion in 16 years, has taken a six-point lead over Mon treal's Jean Beliveau in the 1959- 60 race. Weekly statistics show Horvath with 72 points, on 37 goals—tops in the circuit—and 35 assists. Bo liveau, who has been sidelined by a groin injury the last five games, has 66 points on 32 goals and 34 assists Dorms Fraternities Save 25% On Orders of Ten or More Hoagies Delivered to You AD 8.8381 delivery 9 pm. to midnite MORRELL'S 112 S. FRAZIER ST. i i~ Sew College P. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Wilt(Who Else?) Still Leads in NBA Scoring NEW YORK (4), Philadel phia's Wilt Chamberlain has bro ken two National Basketball Assn, records, and Gene Shue of De troit is within striking distance of a scoring record for backcourt men. With 1,369 points, Shue needs only -133 to break Bob Cousy's mark for guards. Shue has a 22 4 average for 61 games. Statistics released show Cham [bet lain way out in front in the I scoring race with 2,164 points and r a 37 3 average, He set season records for most points and rebounds last week. Through Sunday's games, Wilt had taken down 1,625 rebounds. Jack Twyman of Cincinriati is second in scoring with 1,973 points for a 30.8 average, while Bob Pet !tit of St. Louis, whose scot mg rec ord Chamberlain eclipsed, is third with a 26 3 average on 1,552 points. Double-Dips Penn State's 1960 baseball team will play doubleheaders with Sy racuse, Colgate, Pittsburgh, and Georgetown. 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The Lions' national cham pionship squad in 1953 pro duced several individual title holders. Hudson Samson won the national 191-pound crown. Richard Lemyre and Gerald , Maurey were Eastern champs at 130 and 137, respectively. This year's team is just the {opposite. There is not one defend ling champ, either national or { eastern. And there are no stars (which outshine all the others. The Ikey word describing this team is ""balance" Speidel has a top-flight grtp pier in every weight class and every one is capable of going fai in the post-season tourneys. Just like Navy coach Ray Schwartz said after his team iv t. JERK's _SUP st-a?ipb K,O - -= - 2, - --,-7, 7 ---------_,._ 77 .-- - --v 4., ... NOTED FOR . . . GIANT 15" SUBMARINES AND THE PHILADELPHIA STEAK SANDWICH Corner S. Atherton and W. Beaver OVEN HOT DELIVERY AD 8-0596 As appearing in Coileot Newspapers lost a 25-8 verdict to the Lions. "They're lough all the way through, there just isn't a weak spot in the club." Cornell captain Dave Auble was more superlative in his praise of the Lions. "They're definitely the best team in the country," said the NCAA 123-pound champ who has wrestled representatives of quite a few clubs. Speaking of tournaments, Cor nell coach Jim Miller said, "They have a potential place winner in every class." The Lion wrestlers are hack in a familiar position again—rid ing the crest of the collegiate wrestling wave. And there are sever al possibilities at hand—an undefeated season, the start of another extended victory skein, the eastern title and maybe even another national crown. PAGE SEVEN
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