WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 15.. 1961
Lion Heavyweight's Slate
Marred by 2 Deadlocks
By JIM KARL
Seven meets don't make a
season. That, in a nutshell, is
the philosophy of State's east
ern heavyweight wrestling
champion Johnston Oberly.
With three-fourths of the mat
season past history, Oberly re
mains the only undefeated grap
pler in Coach Charlie Speidel's
camp.
But the two ties in his 5-0-2
record stick out like bermuda
shorts at a formal dance.
However, Oberly, an admitted
ly late starter, isn't losing any
sleep over such matters. "I like
to base my success on the EIWA's
and the nationals," the "Big 0"
said before practice yesterday.
The Lion co-captain emphasized
that the season isn't over yet and
said that he usually rounds into
his best shape late in the year.
Despite his two ties, Oberly
is the most feared wrestler in
the East.
Nobody expects him to settle
for a draw and the thought of
him losing is absurd. Everybody,
including even the least informed
Penn State fans, take it for grant
ed that the Lions will win the
heavyweight match hands down.
A good example of Oberly's far
flung reputation is a comment
made by Joe Whritenour, sports
editor for the Bethlehem Globe-
Times in a recent issue of that
paper:
"There's a feeling here that
Turner (Thad) can trim anyone
in the Eastern Association with
the exception of Johnston Ober
ly, Penn State's gigantic heavy
weight king."
The quote can't he fully appre
ciated unless it is known that
Turner, Lehigh's BI WA 167-pound
champ and undefeated in eight
meets this year, is the Golden Boy
of Bethlehem,
~t r hritenour'sadmission that
Turner might possibly be beaten
is like the United States admit
ting that we might possibly lose
the race to the moon.
Further evidence of Oberly'a
almost legendary fame in the
East is a comment made by a
member of Syracuse's famed
Sizable Seven, Jack Semiller,
after he became number five in
Oberly's streak of consecutive
pins last year.
"Going nine minutes agains
Johnston Oberly is worse than go
ing 60 minutes against any eente
in football," Bemiller said.
Usually his opposition spends
more time running than wrestling.
Still Oberly has managed three
pins this year.
But by his own admission, he
is not in top physical condition.
He said his best - ...vresiling
weight is 240 pounds e.id of fhe
moment he tips the scales at
253.
It hasn't been easy for the big
guy to get in shape, though. No
body on the team can give him a
good workout, let alone stimulat
ing competition, with the possible
exception of sophomore Dave
Hayes. But Hayes, who has been
out for the team only two weeks,
has to worry about getting in
shape himself.
Oberly's two ties came at the
hands of top notch grapplers.
Michigan's Can Fink, who
deadlocked the "Big 0," 1-1, is
the top contender for the Big JO
title. Navy's John Griffith, who
held Oberly to a 2-2 draw, has
won six matches this year.
In his other five matches he has
met no one of even comparable
ability.
Ffe pinned West Virginia's Tom
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Greaser in 3:35, won by a 2-0 de
cision over Lehigh's Chuck Moore,
pinned Cornell's Bill Werst in 4:22
and pinned Maryland's Bill Ri
shell in 5:01.
Oberly missed his chance to
get some real competition when
Army Coach Leroy Alitz was
forced to forfeit the heavy
weight match in the season lid
lifter won by State 24-10.
Dale Kuhns, Army's unlimited
candidate, was on the football
team and didn't get in shape in
time for the meet. The Cadet
heavyweight has come along fast,
though, and next to Oberly is the
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JOHNSTON OBERLY
Paul Bui
yan of East?
most respected heavyweight in
the EIWA.
"The fellow I'll have to worry
about most is Kuhns," Oberly
said. "He's got a • lot of natural
ability and he's in perfect shape.
On top of that he's fast and has
a couple of good holds." But
Kuhns isn't the only thing Oberly
has to worry about.
With the season nearing its fi
nal stages, Oberly'g "better late
than never" outlook will get the
supreme test. The "Big 0" has the
potential to become the Paul Bun
yan of eastern wrestling, but time
is running out.
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