THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1. 1960
Pifer, Myer, Oberly Brighten
Mat Outlook in Hwt. Divisions
By JIM . !CARL
(This the second and final ar
tide in a series on the 1960-61
Penn State wrestling squad. To- ,
day, the heatiyweights.)
Although the ranks in two
of the heavyweight divisions
are thin, Ron Pifer, Phil
Myer and EIWA champion
Johnston Oberly brighten the
mat outlook considerably . for
coach Charlie Speidel.
Experienced grapplers are miss
ing in the 167 and 191-pound di
visions, but Pifer at 157, Myer at
177 and co-captain Oberly at
heavyweight will make the Lions
tough to handle in these classes,
Sophomore Ed Pohland and
junior Sill Polacek are the top
candidates at 167. Senior John
Trojan has looked impressive
at 191, but all three grapplers
lack experience.
Both Polacek and Trojan have
only _one varsity match under
their belts.
Pifer makes the Lions extreme
ly strong at 157. Speidel had the
Lion junior wrestling at 167 last
year in an effort to get the most
out of his squad.
In his first three matches. the
former Bellefonte High School
star used his patented double
grapevine to pin his opponents.
but as the season progressed
the big giveaway in weight plus
a shoulder injury slowed him
down.
Against Lehigh he moved 20
pounds out of his class to wrestle
ITT and dropped a 3-0 decision to
Engineer star Jim Detrixhe. He
finished the season with a 5-3
slate.
If Pifer stays at 157 this year
his excellent maneuverability and
leverage skills should make him
hard to beat.
Other contenders in this divis
ion are John Barone and Art
Weiss.
Polacek and Pohiand are bat
tling for a starting berth at 167.
Polacek got his high school mat
experience at Charleroi.
He saw action in one varsity
match last year, losing, 7-0, to
Thad Turner of Lehigh, the EIWA
champion.
Pohiand was a district champ
Forfeits Mar Boxing Openers
Five forfeits marred the open
ing of intramural boxing at Rec
Hall last night. Only four bouts
were held with alt the action
coming in the fraternity tourna
ment.
In the 158-pound class three
boxers advanced to the quarter
finals by posting decisions.
Watson Brown of Omega Psi
Phi survived a first round knock
down and came on strong in the
final two rounds to score a close
win over Gene White of Alpha
Sigma Phi.
Wayne Morrison of Sigma Nu
used a strong jab to win a close
bout over Karl Schlentner of
Theta Delta Chi.
Phi Kappa Psi's David Whit
sett and Ed Snyder of Beta Sigma
Rho fought toe to toe in the eve
ning's most exciting bout with
Whitsett gaining a close decision.
William Joyce of Phi Kappa
Tau earned the right to meet
Steve Moorhead of Beta Theta
Pi in the quarter-finals of the
Johnston
. . . defending Elif A
three years at Latrobe and was
runner-up for the State title
in 1958. Both grapplers look
evenly matched but Polacek
may get the starting nod Satur
day off his showing in practice.
If last year's record is any in
dication, Myer should be hard to
stop at 177. As a sophomore in
1959 he gave away 10 pounds to
wrestle in the new 191-pound
class and compiled a 4-1-1 rec
ord.
Myer came within seconds of
winning the EIWA crown. He was
leading Pitt star Tom Hall with
40 seconds remaining but Hall
scored a takedown for the vic
tory.
Trojan is the top contender for
the 191-pound berth. The Lion
senior saw action only once last
year, defeating George Buran of
Colgate, 5-3.
Dave Hayes, a sophomore
150-pound class by pounding his
way to a decision over James
Burke of Sigma Nu.
All other scheduled action was
cancelled because five partici
pants failed to make weight.
Benjamin Bow (Delta Upsilon),
Ed Finney (Tau Kappa Epsilon).
Eric Whorrel (Alpha Chi Rho),
and Gary Rickard (Phi Delta
Theta) posted forfeit wins over
Arnold Eversole (Theta Delta
Chi), Jim Karl (Acacia), Harry
Whiteman (Sigma Nu), and Rich
ard Buck (Theta Xi).
Wilbur Oswald also posted a
forfeit win over Dave Andre in
the only scheduled independent
bout.
- - -
Boxing will continue nightly at
Rec Hall with the finals set for
Dec. 16. Matches start at 5:00 p.m.
Basketball Scores
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COI r LEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Oberly
heavyweight champ
footballer who impressed as a
freshman last year, should give
Trojan some help after the
Liberty Bowl.
Oberly, a 250-pound giant who
won the EIWA crown last year,
anchors the heavyweight division.
As a sophomore "The Big 0"
missed a couple of meets because
of an injured knee and he had a
2-3-1 record in dual meets.
But the quick-moving heavy
weight reached the semifinals of
the NCAA tournament before
losing to Ted Ellis of Oklahoma
State.
Last year he was undefeated.
the only blot on his record a
scoreless draw with Michigan's
Fred Olm. In the course of the
season - he pinned five straight
opponents before Pitt's Bob
Guzik held him to a decision.
Oberly's clutch pin in the final
bout of the EIWA's gave State a
come-from-behind tie with Pitt
for the eastern title and he got
as far as third place in the na
tional tourney.
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Kerr Cops Honors
in Four Departments
Halfback Jim Kerr ha s
lemerged as Penn State's sta
tistical leader for 1969.
Kerr, who led in most depart
ments all year long, topped thd
Lions in rushing, scoring pass re
ceiving and kickoff returns.
The St..Clairsville, Ohio, sen
jar picked up 389 yards rushing
for a 4.2 average and as a pass
receiver, he hauled in 13 aerials
good for 163 yards. He also scored
52 points and returned eight
kickoffs for 158 yards .
Quarterback Dick Hoak led
in total offense with 396 passing
yards and 284 rushing yards.
- He completed 25 of 46 passes
for five touchdowns and aver-
ruled 4.3 yards rushing.
Fullback Sam Sobeiak edgedi
Hoak for the No. 2 rushing spot
with 287 yards and a 4.1 average.
Captain Henry Oppermann gave
Kerr a battle for pass receiving
laurels. The lanky end caught 13
for 131 yards and a TD.
Quarterback Galen Hall corn
oiled the most yards nassing with,
448 on 39 completiOns in 89 at-i
tempts. He also threW for fives
scores.
Ormermann, sophomore half
back Al Gurskv. and, -.ophornore
fullback Buddy Torris, deadlocked
for second place in the scoring
derby. Each tallied 18 points, with
12 of Oppermann's •coming on ex
tra nnint Ways.
GRID NOTES Tackle Slew
Barber; end Bob Mitinger,
guard Bill Popp and halfback
Alston Signs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. UP) Wal
ter Alston has agreed to a new
one-year. Contract to manage
the Los Angeles Dodgers. It will
be his eighth one-year term.
Promotion Staff Meeting
TONIGHT
7:00 P.M. 9 Carnegie
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AFTER SHAVE
Jim Kerr have received honor
able mention All - American
honors from United Preis In
ternational ... The Lions work
ed out on' their own last night
on a frozen Beaver Field . .
They'll have a heavy workout
today . State's Liberty Bowl
foe. Oregon, won't start heavy
work until the weekend . . .
The Lions were the guests at
the State College quarterback
club banquet last night . . .
Dave Nelson, Delawj,re football
coach and Athletic Director,
was the main speaker . . .
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