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Johnston Kept Clearfield Happy
By Winning Eastern Mat Title
By JIM KARL
Dan Johnston had to win an
eastern wrestling title this
year. If he didn't the entire
community of CI e a r f ie Id
would have been disappointed.
The latest in a long line of
Lion grappling stars from the
wrestling-minded town 40 miles
west of State College, Johnston
won the 137-pound crown at
Bethlehem, Pa., last Saturday by
beating Pitt's Daryl Kelvington
1-0.
The Lion lightweight had two
things going for him even be
fore Kelvington stepped onto
the mat in Lehigh's crowded
Grace Hall.
The first was an avid group of
rooters from his home town. The
second was an amazing string of
victories in the EIWA by former
Clearfield wrestlers who wrestled
for State.
Starting with Sam Harry in
1942 eight Clearfield grapplers
have gone on to win 13 Eastern
titles for State. Harry came back
from World War II to win again
In 1946.
Jim Mohney won the 128-
pound title the following year
and Homer Barr, who now
coaches wrestling at State Col
lege High School, won the
heavyweight crown in 1949 and
1950.
The Maurey brothers. Jim, Don
and Jerry, continued Clcarfield's
streak in the early 1950'5. Jim
Ohio State Begins Defense
Of Crown Against Louisville
Unbeaten, top-ranked Ohio State begins defense of its
National Collegiate NCAA basketball championship tonight
against a towering Louisville team bent on pulling an upset
before a home audience.
"All the teams are tough," warned Coach Fred Taylor,
who has masterminded the Buck
eyes through 29 straight victories
and to the undisputed No. 1 po
sition in college basketball.
The game at Louisville features
a far-flung program which sends
16 conference champions and
hand-picked independents into re
gional eliminations to determine
four semifinalists.
Survivors of these four pre
liminary playoffs tonight and
tomorrow qualify for the cham
pionships showdown at Kan
sas City March 24-25.
Louisville is throwing one of
the nation's tallest teams against
All-America Jerry Lucas and his
gifted Ohio teammates, The host
team's front line consists of Fred
Sawyer, 6 feet 11, Bud Olsen, 6-8.
and John Turner, the Cardinals'
top scorer, 6-5.
Ohio State's sternest compe
tition in the tournament may
come from a neighbor, Cincin
nati, which is on a redhot 18-
game winning streak and the
No. 2 team in the country on
the basis of the Associated Press
final poll.
The Missouri Valley champions'
are heavily favored over Texas'
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won at 145 in 1950, Don won a
year later at 137 and then Jerry
took titles in the same weight in
1953 and 1954.
Then Johnny Johnston ( no re
lation to Dan) won eastern titles
three straight years from 1956-
1958 and added an NCAA crown
in 1957.
The same year that Johnny
Johnston won his first eastern
title Dan Johnston won the
state high school championship
By The Associated Press
will be picked to take the winner
of the game between Kansas State
and Houston. Houston qualified
by beating Marquette Wednesday
night 77-61.
St. Bonaventure, with All-
American Tom Stith as spear
head, appears the class of the
Eastern sections, although a stern
fight can be expected from Wake
Forest, upset conquer(); of St.
John's. The Bonnies lost a 2-point
decision to Ohio State in the Holi
day Festival at Madison Square
Garden in December.
Southern California's hopes
of winning at Portland were
buoyed by the report that the
team's star point-maker, John
Rudometkin, should be at full
strength for the weekend game.
He was sidelined earlier with
a leg injury.
Here is the schedule:
East at Charlotte, N.C. Princeton
{IS-61 vs. St. oeeph'ii of Philadelphia
(22-6i.St. Bonaventure (23-S) vs. Wake
Forest 119.161.
Mideast at Louisville Ohio State (24-01
vs. Louisville (20-7), Morehead (19.10) vs.
Kentucky (18-81.
Midwest at Lawrence. Kan. Cincin
nati 0234) vs. Texas Tech 114-9), Houston
0741 vs. Kansas State 121-41.
Far West at Portland, Ore. Utah
(21-6) vs. Los Angeles Loyola (19.61,
Southern California 121-81 vs. Arizona
State 122-5/.
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DAN JOHNSTON
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and Clearfield fans had anoth
er hero.
Dan was 2-2 in 1958, his sopho
more year at State. lie divided
the 130-pound duties with Guy
Guccione.
He was 5-1 in 1959, and fin
ished second behind Pitt's Larry
Lauchle in the easterns. Before
the tournament began, however,
he pulled some muscles in his
back then aggravated the injury
while wrestling Lauchle.
It kept him from going to the
nationals and forced him to re
main out of wrestling last year.
Johnston was 4-1-4 this year in
dual meet competition. Despite the
four ties he was seeded third in
the easterns.
He breezed through his first
two matches, shutting out Frank
lin and Marshall's Mike Topping
6-0 and Harvard's lanky Jim Es
tabrook, 5-0.
He needed a takedown in the
last ten seconds to beat Navy
sophomore Mike Harman in the
semi-finals before edging Kel
vington.
After the victory, Johnston said
that his home town fans would
n't let him forget he had a tradi
tion to live up to. "I guess a little
pressure has been building up for
me to win it," he said.
Now fans from the champion
producing hamlet are dreaming of
a second national champ.
White Denies Application
For Boson Reinstatement
BOSTON VP) Sammy White,
former Red Sox catcher, denied
published reports Thursday that
ha had applied for reinstatement
as an active player.
Published reports said White
had written Manager Mike Hig
gins asking for reinstatement.
Sammy, who retired last year and
now runs a bowling alley, said
he had written Higgins but that
it was a personal letter.
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The Untouchables and the Com
ets will meet tonight in the semi
finals of the IM basketball
playoffs. Both advanced after
winning in the quarter finals last
night.
The Untouchables squeezed by
Washington, 30-24, and the Com
ets defeated Erie, 25-21. The Un
touchables, known last year as
the Phakes, are bidding for their
second straight Independent IM
Basketball championship.
Nittany 22 and Dauphin House
also advanced to the semi-finals
after winning last night.
Nittany 22 edged the Celtics
31-27 with some fine outside
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shooting. Dauphin defeated Syca
more House 29-21, thanks to a
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