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Intramural Office
mato New Assistant
Ben Amato, an outstanding track and field athlete, not
only in intramurals, but in New York State independent
meets, took over as an assistant to Dutch Sykes in the IM
office this fall.
It seems fitting that a man who excelled in athletics on
an intramural level would come * * *
back to the university where he
gained fame as a star.
Coming from the hard-coal re
gion of Pennsylvania, Amato let
tered in four sports at Northamp
ton High School. In addition to
track, in which he was a four
letterman, Amato lettered in foot
ball, basketball, wrestling, and
was a member of the gymnastics
demonstration team
When his family moved to New
York Amato continued his edu
cation at the University of Scran
ton, where he played freshman
football.
In 1956, Amato transferred to
Penn State. and at once be
came an IM star.
The first sport in which his
name made headlines was wres
tling. Participating in the 145-
pound class, Amato scored -a pin
in 15-seconds, which still stands
as a record.
Track season came and Amato
performed one of the greatest
feats ever witnessed in IM cir
cles. Participating for Alpha Phi
Delta fraternity, Amato won the
high jump, finished second in the
broad jump, second in the 100-
yard dash, and fourth in the 440.
lie accumulated a total cf 28
points to outdistance the nearest
fraternity by 10 points.
In the 1957 season, Amato
again proved to be a one man
track learn for his fraternity,
scoring 24 points on firsts in
the high jump and broad jump.
His total, however, was not
enough to overcome the team
balance of Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Amato dropped out of Alpha
Phi Delta his junior year to par
ticipate in the independent ranks.
That year, he won the 145-pound
wrestling championship.
Jumping for Alpha Phi Delta
again in the spring, Amato ex
perienced an off year, winning
the high jump and finishing sec
ond in the broad jump.
By the time his senior year
rolled around, Amato was now
participating for Delta Upsilon.
He was seeded the top wrestler
in the 158-pound fraternity di
vision, but was upset in the
second round by Bob Kaul of
Beta Theta Pi.
This match was billed as a
grudge match, for two years pre
vious Amato had beaten Amando
Vega, also a Beta grappler. Kaul,
however, gained revenge when he
pinned Benny in 55 seconds.
In his final year of participa
tion in IM track. Amato soared to
great heightS by capturing the
high jump with a new IM record
at 6'l 3 i4 " . He also won the broad
jump with a leap of over 20 feet.
Based on his great IM per
formance, Amato was invited by
Home Run King Maris
Skips Practice for Rest
NEW YORK (AP) Roger
Maris, the new home run king of
the major leagues, took the day
off yesterday while his Yankee
teammates practiced an hour for
the World Series against Cincin
nati starting at Yankee Stadium
tomorrow.
The blond bomber, who made
baseball history by clouting his
61st homer Sunday—an all-time
one-season high for the majors—
showed up at the stadium after
his mates had finished practice.
lle had a business appointment in
the morning and had been ex
cused by Manager Ralph Houk.
Maris said he had "slept won
derfully," and felt great.
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BEN AMATO
. , . n e w IM assistant
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track coach Chick Werner to
participate against Manhattan.
Both teams at ' the time were
unbeaten, but State lacked
depth in the high jump. Al
though his performance had
little to do with the final out
come (Slate won the meet),
Amato did finish in a tie for
_second with a jump of 6'2".
In addition to his IM activities,
Amato also served as a top referee
!for three years.
Amato carried his track and
i field activities to New York too.
'He won the W. N.Y. decathalon
championship in 1958 and finished
( second to his brother Paul the
!next three years He holds the Re
!lays mark for the high jump with
a 6'4" leap.
After college, Amato went to
Westmont High School where
he coached the Junior High
wrestling team and helped out
with football.
His biggest accomplishment at
Westmont, however, was the fine
intramural program that he start
ed.
Amato started soccer, basket
ball, volleyball, softball, and golf
on an IM level.
"I couldn't work for a better,
man (Sykes) anywhere. He is one
of the best IM teachers in the na
tion," Amato said when asked how I
he liked his new position.
Off his past performances, the l
:24-year-old Amato looks like the
perfect man for the job.
Rushing 'Smoker
DELT SIGMA PI
(Professional Business Fraternity)
Welcome---
ALL 4th TERM BUS. AD.
STUDENTS WITH A
2.5 or BETTER ALL
UNIVERSITY AVERAGE
Oct. 3,1:30 p.m. Alpha Sigma Phi
Speaker: Dr. Reede of the Economics Dept.
Refreshments Will Be Served
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA
Fraternities
Begin Play
IM Grid
Intramural football will
kick off another season this
evening at the TM fields on
the golf course with nine
games scheduled in the fra
ternity division.
Among the teams slated to see
action will be the 1960 champion,
Delta Sigma Phi. Delta Sig cop
ped the title by edging Phi Gam
ma Delta, 3-0.
Dick Cunningham, who quar
terbacked the 1960 champions
and kicked the 29-yard field
goal that gave Delia Sig the
championship, will be back
again this year.
Providing the opposition for
the title holders in the opener
will be Alpha Gamma Rho.
Three oilier teams that made it
TONIGHT'S GAMES
6:30
Field I 'Acacia TM Sigma Nu
Field 2 Kappa Sigma va Phi Kappa Psi
Field 3 Tau Kappa Epsilon va Alpha Chi
Rho
Field I Delta Sigma Phi vs Alpha Gamma
Rho
Field 2 Phi Sigma Kappa va Theta Delta
Field 3 Phi Epsilon PI es Alpha Zeta
8 :30
Field 1 Phi Kappa Sigma va Triangle
Field 2 Omega Pal Phi va Kappa Delta
Rho
Field 3 Phi Kappa Tau vs Theta Chi
to the quartet' finals in last year's'
playoff rounds will also see action
this evening.
Phi Kappa Sigma, 7-0 losers
to Phi Delta Theta, will battle
Triangle in an 8:30 encounter.
Tau Kappa Epsilon, a team that
almost upset the eventual champs
last season, will open against
Alpha Chi Rho. The champs
squeaked by TKE, 9-8 in their
quest for the championship.
Sigma Nu. a 3-0 victim at the
hands of Phi Gamma Delta last
season, will play Acacia in a 6:30
encounter.
With the addition of three
new fields, the schedules have
been set up so that teams will
play games close to their living
quarters.
All fraternity teams, plus teams
'from North and West Halls, will
play their games at the golf
'course. Teams from Nittany, Pol
lock, East Halls. and the town in-
Idependents will play at the new
fields adjoining Beaver Stadium.
However, teams playing at the
Inew fields will not kick off action
until next week, pending the com
pletion of the fields.
INDIE WEEK
AUTUMN BALL
SAT., OCT. 7
Bruised Shoulder
May Keep
Ouf of BU
If Penn State maintains its
current injury rate, it should'
have exactly one first stringer
still intact by the time it con
cludes the season against Pitt .
Nov. 25.
The latest in
the line of Lion
casualties is
quarterback
Galen Hall, but
fortunately,
Hall's injury is
not as serious as
first anticipated.
Hall injured
his shoulder on
the first play of
the second half
against Miami
Galen Hall
Frida . , night.
A quick post game diagnosis
revealed a probable shoulder
separation, which would have
sidelined Hall for at least three
and probably four games.
But head trainer Chuck Medlar
said yesterday that the injury
was just a bad bruise and that
Hall should be ready for the Army
game Oct. 14.
Rip Engle will probably go with
either Don Caum or Pete Liske
at quarterback against Boston
University Friday night.
Do You Want To Know More
About Jazz?
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1961
IticGahaNained
(Tribe Manager
Hall
Game
CLEVELAND (AP) The
Cleveland Indians named Mel Mc-
Gaha manager yesterday, and the
new pilot, youngest in the major
leagues, got with his one-year
contract the general manager's
promise he would have the final
word on player trades.
At the news conference where
it also was announced Luke Ap
pling will not be rehired as a
coach, Tribe General Manager
Gabe Paul said he is willing to
trade three or four players, if
necessary, for a good power hit
ter. Appling came here last year
from Detroit with McGaha's pred
ecessor, Jimmie Dykes.
"I won't make any deal without
the agreement of the manager,"
said Paul as the 35-year-old Mc-
Gaha sat smiling in a chair near
by. "There will be a lot of
changes."
The 64-year-old Dykes, released
Sunday in the Indians' finale in
Los Angeles, said afterwards his
successor's job next year will be
"murder because there are too
many lawyers on the club."
However, McGaha said yester
day he can get along with all the
players on the club, including
volatile center fielder Jimmy
Piersall.
A 1948 graduate of the Univer
sity of Arkansas, McGaha played
football well enough there to be
drafted by the pros following his
graduation.
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