WEDNESDAY. APRIL 26. 1961
Mitinger, Robinson Head
Engle's 'Problem' Corps
By JIM KARL
Rip Engle says he
,has a
"problem" at end.
The "problem" isn't Bob
Mitinger and Dave Robinson.
Added up, Mitinger and Robin
son equal 430 pounds, 12 feet,
5 inches—and potentially the
toughest pair of ends in college
football.
The "problem" is that aside
from Milinger and Robinson,
last year's graduation losses
make Penn State's terminal
ranks look like shredded wheat.
Despite this fact, most college
coaches would give five full
scholarships to relieve Rip of his
troubles.
Mitinger, a 6-2, 210-pounder
from Greensburg, Pa., has spent
most of his time the past two
autumns breaking up plays in
the opposition's backfield.
Robinson, a 6-3, 220-pound
sophomore from Moorestown,
N.J., was switched from guard
to end last year and caught two
passes for 55 yards in his first
game against Holy Cross.
Although Robinson has only
three varsity games under his
belt at the terminal post, he spent
his entire freshman season haul
ing down passes for frosh Coach
Earl Bruce.
"It doesn't make any difference
to me where I play,' Robinson
said. "It's all the same—hit, hit,
hit."
"They're both willing and
eager." Engle said. "They do
everything asked of them."
Engle's "problem" is caused by
the loss of Henry Oppermann,
John Bozick, Dave Truitt, and
Dave Alexander, four lettermen
who accounted for 21 pass re
ceptions, 253 yards and 30 points
last season.
Varsity holdovers Jim Schwab
and Cliff Davis are the top con
tenders to play behind Mitinger
and Robinson.
But Davis has been handi-
Johnson's TKO Over Clay
Erases Bitter Memories
PHILADELPHIA (FP)
What a difference a day or
two fights can make in the
lives of a fighter and his man
ager.
Manager Pat Olivieri spoke thus
yesterday as acclaim and acknowl
edgement was heaped on him and
Harold Johnson following John
son's successful defense of his
light heavyweight title.
Olivieri has been Johnson's
manager since the Philadelphian
was reinstated from a suspen
sion that followed the "doped
orange" fight with Julio Mede
ros six years ago.
In that time, said Olivieri, fights
were few (14) and far between
against insignificant opponents
and for small purses. "And not
many people stopped you on the
street to find out how things were
going," said Olivieri.
Two fights when Johnson
won the National Boxing Associa
tion version of the title in Janu
ary and his two-round TKO of
Von Clay Monday night at the
Arena have changed all that.
"Things are different now."
said Olivieri. "Harold was im-
pressive and now promoters like
Teddy Brenner (New York
matchmaker) are interested in
us. And everyone is our friend."
Olivieri said that he still wasn't,
too interested in a tentative
match offered by Brenner against
Guilio Rinaldi June 10 in Madi-:
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capped by injuries this spring year with a
. knee injury.
and Schwab is participating in I "Roger's doing almost every
!thing better now than when he
track.
was a sophomore," Engle said. 1
Dick Anderson, a 6-3, 200- "We're very encouraged with his l
pounder from E. Patterson, NJ.,
attitude 'and his toughness, but l
is getting a close look but Engle
, he has a long way* to go before
said the field is "still wide open.' he regains the speed he showed
, Dick Lezinski, another promis- two years ago."
ling prospect, broke his leg in al 1
The gridders are scheduled for
!physical education class earlierl two more days of practice this
!this month and will sit out the
!week and four next week before
!1961 season.
1 topping off spring drills with the
1 On the brighter side of things, annual Blue-White game May 6.
Engle is pleased with the play ---
of Roger Kochman, the sopho
more flash who sat out last
son Square Garden. Archie
Moore, who is recognized as di
vision champion in Europe, New
York and Massachusetts, is slated
for the Rinaldi fight but Brenner
feels he may not be able to pare
down to 175 pounds, the division
limit.
Olivieri reiterated that he prob
ably would take the fight only if
Johnson is recognized as cham
pion 'because he's unquestionably
the best."
In the "doped orange fight,"
Johnson was unable to answer the
bell for round four. He claimed
he had been made ill by an or
ange he ate just before entering,
the ring. When Johnson returned
from his suspension, no one was
particularly interested in him.
Olivieri, who runs a restaurant,
put a lot of money into Johnson,
waiting for the big break that
came only this year when John
son got the NBA title bout with
Jesse Bowdry.
NCAA Champs
Nine Penn Staters have won
NCAA track championships. The
most recent was Horace Ashen
felter who won the two-mile run
in 1949.
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Schedule Makers Pose
Problem for Thinclads
The schedule makers must
have turned their backs on
Penn State when they revised
the format for this year's
Penn Relays in Philadelphia
Friday and Saturday.
Under the new schedule the dis
tance medley and the four mile
relay two of State's strongest
events -'-- will be run only 65
minutes apart Friday.
Last year the distance medley
was held Friday and the four
mile relay Saturday.
Lion Coach Chick Werner can
field a solid team in both events
with Gerry Norman, Steve Moor
head, Howie Deardorff and either
Mike Miller or Herrn Weber in the
four-mile relay and Norman
(mile), Moorhead (three-quart
ers), Deardorff (880), and either
Bob Brown or George Metzgar
(440) in the distance medley.
But with only a little over an
hour between races, it's doubtful
that Norman, Moorhead and Dear
dorff will be at their best in the
second event.
Werner hasn't decided what
he will do yet, but he may make
an all-out bid for the distance
medley.. The Lions won that
event in 10:'05.3 at the Quantico
Relays April 14 without the help
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of Norman, their, top distance
runner.
The Lion sophomore was side
lined with a spike wound but he
returned to_ action against Navy
Saturday and won the two mile
in 9:14.8.
Abilene Christian, Michigan
and Yale are the other main con
tenders in the distance medley.
Michigan swept both the four
mile relay and the distance med
ley last year behind the dis ,
lance running of Ergas Leps.
Leps will anchor the Spartan
four-mile relay and lead off in
the distance medley again this
year.
Abilene Christian was clocke:'
in 9:51.5 in the distance medley at
the Texas Relays this year.
East, West Win Train
For A-A Bowl in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Al)
the East and West teams for the
American Football Coaches Asso
ciation All-America Bowl will
train at the University of Buffalo.
Jack Guthrie, president of the
bowl association, announced yes
terday.
The squads will gather .June 14
in preparation for the June 24
game in Buffalo's War Memorial
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