SATURDAY. JANUARY 6. 1962
1
1 halftime
ryone seems to be aware that Penn State lost a i
1 All-American when Wayne Lundy's father yanked!
of school on the morning ',of Dec. 16, hours ; before a
1 battle with West Virginia.:
potenti
him op
Rec Ha
the details leading up to that abrupt departure
been as widely publicized as Lundy's varied.
Bu
haven't
ippings, and this department would like to shed a
ht on the subject. ! I
ndy is gone because , one of those profs who hat* i
simply. because they are. athletes (such, narrow-
press c
little ji
1.
athlei
mindedpeople really exist, even at' niversities). never gave !
him a chance to get a passing grade.
I
Coach John Egli and a few other people went to bat to try,
and coniect the injustice, but action wasn't moving fast enough!
for Ware's father, who pulled him out of school just as it'
appearel something might be accomplished. -- I i
WAYNE'S CASE isn't an isolated one; similar instances
happen o athletes and students who are not athletes—every
term. It all boils down to the University's bureaUcratic way
I
of hand ing students like so much cold meat. /
, Suq, a University's not a democracy; the administration ,
is suPpcised to know more than the students, but does,lhat i
mean it' always right or that there are no intolerant, naifow-,
minded, and just plain stupid professors among the 2,000 whop
teaClrh e.
ow
minded,
1 Ea h term there are many cases of students ,who receive
unfair grades. and usually nothing 'is done abOut it. There
are various reasons for such iniusrices—a prof makes a
mistake and won't admit it, or perhaps he has such an im
1,
persona/ attitude toward his students that he doesn't
Ora a 1 - - -.
Athletes run into the same problem, but for a different ,
reason aid to a greater extent. No one but the most naive,
good-hearted soul still thinks that athletes never get any help
grade-wise. Of course, no one will admit it, but athletes get
special' consideration in the various ROTC prograrns„and in s
a good =I ; any physical education classes. ' , )
But Why complain. In the first 'place, no athlete gets Into
Penn State unless he has I little brains—the University's
academicl standards are just as high for athletes as they are
for students. ,
,
And, fnost people don't realize, how mudh time playing
a varsity sport requires; a little help from a/friendly prof or
sports-minded instructor isn't a mortal sin; at least in this
writer's opinion. . .
On the other hand, athletes are "branded from the time
they walk in some classrooms," as one coach aptly put it.
For some reason, there are profs who simply don't Ilk.
athletes.lPerhaps they are secretly Jealous or disappointed
that they never felt the thrill of combat, of the satisfaction
of teamwork, or the salty taste of defeat that all people close
to sportslremember and cherish.
Or perhaps they regard themselves ;as equalizers, as
people who deliberately flunk' an athlete to offset the people
who aid them. : f 1
IN ANY CASE one such misguided person is responsible
for Wayn4 Lundy's father withdrawing him from school, and
if you'll pardon the expression, its a crying shame.
Lundy is not a good student. His Coach admits this.
Lundy's teammates admit it, and if Lundy were here now he
would prdbably admit it. -
But Lundy wanted to play basketball, and he'd already
been on probation once. He knew that he would get no under
the-table help at State (set-up courses or pressure on a prof
from a department head to raise a grlde) All-American or no
All-Amerian. So he decided to reOly concentrate on his
grades, and he - was doing a fairly resiectable job.
Midway through the term Egli dalie,d all of his profs and
he got good reports. But Lundy Ivas ,- halking trouble in one
course, and no matter how hard htfAried, he couldn't get a
passing gr4de. When grades caMe,iinat the end of the term,
Lundy got lan F in the course, and th4t grade put him on pro
bation by a few hundredths of a point. I
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S. Frazier and W. Foster
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Narrow-Minded
Profs—You Bet!
By JIM KARL
Sports Editor
FOR
Sttidents
- THE DAtly-:_COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA
Lehigh Powerhouse Threatens
Grapplers' Unbeaten Record
Charlie - Speidel's unbeaten
grapplers meet the nation's
number one team, Lehigh. to
night at Bethlehem, Pa., and
if the Lions are nursing any
ideas of.tt'victory their hopes lie
in the lightweight divisions.
In the 16wer fotir weights State
has suffered only one loss whil..?
winning .seven. However. their
stiffest test will come against Le
high. •
The Engineer lower-weight
wrestlers have amassed a match
:record of 13-2-1 in four meets.
If State is to win they must
pick-up at least three victories in
the four -light divisions. At 123,
State's unbeaten Mark .Ptven will
face unbeaten Bill Merriam. Piven
has shoWn surprising strength
with a 10-0 win in - the West Vir
ginia match and 4-0 victory over
Navy's John Eller.
.
The 130-pound battle will also
feature two undefeated wrestlers.
Sophomore Bob Haney will lock
horns with Pat Smartt'of the En
gineers. Haney copped, a 5-0 ver
dict in the
‘ Navy match and then
followed up his victory with a re
peat performance against West
Virginia:
At 137, State's Steve Erber.
1-1. will battle Curt Alexander.
who has suffered one of the En
gineers two tosses. Alexander
also has three victories.
Probably the Lions best chance
for a victory in the lower-weight
classes lie with 147-pound George
,Edwards. The Lion sophomore up
set Navy captain John McGrath,
10-3. McGrath was a place-winner
in the 1961 EIWA Tournament.
Speidel called Edwards' victory
over McGrath the turning point
of the match. Against West Vir
ginia, Edwards again turned in a
Cowboys Sign Pair
DALLAS (AP) The Dallas,
Cowboys of the National Football
League announced yesterday the•
signing of end Dave Edwards of,
Auburn and defense back Elbert
Harris of Southern Louisiana. '
By DEAN BILLICK
IFC RUSHING
AT SCHWAB AUDITORIUM
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7
•All men who plan
to rush during the
winter term should
- attend this meeting.
JIM DITRIXHE
. .. unbeaten Evp:nrry
* * *
fine performance with ki- ti-3 cu
tory
After Edwards, th• Lions may
be in trouble., Slat• has Iwo un
beaten wrestler: 3n Ron Pifer
at 157 and Phil Myer at •ith•r
177 or 191, but L•high has yo!
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to lose a match beyond the 147-
pound division.
The best mat, h of the evening
could be In the 157-pound. dais
where State'. 147-pound Eastern
Ch..rtipton of last year. Pifer, i.l l l.
s hetil/!ell . 1 .01 a return engagement
aL:31:1 , 1 Kirk Pendleton,
Prrdleton c.iptured lag yeNtel
F.Astern championship
.ind during the- regular season
Pifer by pinning him in
A ei.l-e. match at University Park
The Lehigh champ hel da slim 7.5
le ni to. er Pifer :is the Lton grap
bier was attempting an escape.
1 to hen he appeared tolie lonNe,
Pemili•ton flipped Pifer on his
back and it Wa , i 41111 Oyer.
P;tvr came hark after losing: to.'
Pentiltion to capture the F.asterres- -
ertm n and then took the runtkrp
up spot In nationals. In four bolas
this sea on Pendleton has se red
Olive fan,.
Unbeaten Myer of ,S ta t •
will probably tangle with Jim
Detrixhe al 177. Deitrixhe Is also
unbeaten.
()!her matches will show States
John Ramie, 1-1, facing . Da v e
Angell. 3-0-1. at 167 Bill Polachk,
0-1, will plobably start for Stale
at 191 against Chhek Moore. who
is %Indere:tied: Moore has scored
tw o tills 11l his tour wins
Dick Walker or Bill Anders will
wiestle in the heavyweight divis
inrt John Burns, who sport*
a 3-0 record for Lehigh
State will be out to avenge' a
24.8 shellacking Lehigh adminis
tered the Lions last year and also
to ath-mpt to break an eight-mat:eh
Lehigh winning streak
• Registration for
rushing may be
done at this time.
Bring your
transcripts.
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