PAGf S 1 X Five Lion Teams Set For Important Meets By DEAN BILLICIC Tomorrow will be a big day for. Penn State's varsity athletic teams. The wrestlers and fencers will be at home in important matches, while the trackmen, G-Men and riflemen hit the road to meet rugged foes. Coach Charlie Speidel's grapplers-will be facing southern poi , erhouse VPI at 8:30 p.m. in Rec Ball and the fencers will ,hikke an afternoon date with Syracuse. The gymnastics team' faces its toughest test of the season so fsir at West Point and the riflemen and thinclads meet ,always rugged Navy. ing eastern champion Navy, 62 1 / 2 - Another State team, Coach 33% . John Egli's cagers, take the week-I The fencers meet Syracuse it' end off awaiting a return match 3:00 p.m. in Rec Hall in the first Tuesday at Suckneti. The Lions home fencing meet in 11 years. The Lions, who won their first match last week against Johns Hopkins, 15-12, haven't had a home match since 1951 when the sport was dropped tram varsity competition. State's riflemen face .the top team in the East when they meet Navy. The Middies will also provide the opposition for State's track men, who will be making their first indoor appearance this sea .l.4ln Fell Gtae ireaslant ' son. Navy is 1-) showing a, vic whipped Bucknell, 61-50, in a tory over Pitt and a loss to Man- Rec Hall clash earlier this year. hattan . THE WRESTLERS will return; --- to action after a two-week layoff.! The Lions, 4-2, dropped their last' match in an upset to Army, 21-6, 1 but figure to get back on the sing path against VPI. The Gobblers are 3-1, but, dropped a match to Navy, 25-6., State 'whipped Navy, 17-12, in its; first match of the season. VPI I ' has recorded wins over Davidson.; 28-0, The Citadel, 18-11, and! Auburn, 25-8. Coach Gene Wettstone's G-Men' may have the toughest ;task of i any of the learns. The Lions gol, after their fourth strai4ht win; against unbeaten but once-tied; 4 " l _ Army. The Cadets battled ion even eJIMIHIMIRRIMIRIIIIIIIIIIIiiiiiIIiRMIMIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII, terms with Syracuse and these two pose as - the biggest obstacle in State's search for the eastern = championship. IN THEIR LAST outing 'tfie l Ei: gymnastics team whipped,defend- = EUROPEI oosts 14N. murk to take Just Owe first triur heard of. Spend le k leers *boot ■ harsolon unrorinientod fun tour. fiodurt ion for thr.r or 'Priory., R OPE SUIACKEK To ults 2511-C Sasomia Pa/ waders''. Cal "Old-Fashioned Goodness" SPUDNUTS Order Now for Valentines .4 et... PARTY PRICES i 11 ; Spudnut Shop * ADS6IB4 111 S. Pugh Liberal Arts Student Council Dr. "The Discovery / New Ideas" Feb. 13 ;limiiiiimmimmimittlimiffitit Leciure Series Helen Snyder will speak on 7:30 p.m. HUB Auditorium THE DAILY COiLEGIAt4. UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA JOIN THE FUN -AT THE PURIM CARNIVA!: SAT., FEB. 10 7-10 HILLEL FOUNDATION Play games of chance and win piizes • Thank you I want to thank everyone for their get-w.ll cards, prayers, best wishes, flowers, telephone ukaiis and all other means of thoughtfulness and Icindness given to me while I was hospitalized dtie to an automobile accident. Thinclad Flekken Lack Depth (This 'is the second of a twe..lWettstone cunt close to the record, part series on Penn State's `several times' and thinks he can indoor track team. Today, the elk it this year. • field events.) have just one goal in mind Ciro Risoldi, Ron Beard, _Jerry this yeas, and that is to top Camp- Wettstone and Bob Grameiam.i belrs reeord,' Wettstone said. Re head a field event corps, whichtft s cleared 6'4" in. competition, includes some very good individ - b t poor practice facilitits in Rec ual performers, but is woefully Hall have not, permitted him to lacking in overall depth. 'get any higher - than 67' so far. Risholdi and Beard return from; last year's . squad to gi ve coach l THE ONLY O'iltEß Lion who i Chick Werner's thinclads a stronglhas proven himselfsa winner is one-two punch in the pole, vault-I broad jumper-hurdier"gab Grant- BEARD HAS come within four, inches of breaking Ogier Norris's' school record of 14 feet, whilel Risoldi showed great 'improve -1 ment last year asp sophomore. Wettatone, son of Lion 'gym- nastier,' coach Gene Wettstone, teamed up with Dick Campbell in the high jump last year. Campbell set that school record f at 6'6" against Quantico last sprtn — g,; but he has graduated. Wynn Signs Contract CHICAGO tR) Early Wynn, 42, the patriarch,:of pitching in the major leagues, signed his 1962j 1 contract, with the Chicago White . Sox YesteidaY• h o pe f u l he can:`J11111111111111ii1111111111 • - .. hurLthe eight victories he needs to '— - ' reach the coveted 300 mark. ,= ~ I -. Get His at Hurisetnitimmuninimm wyme. signing. which ivilli= • : mark. his 2lst major league sea-l= "is iew Shipment Just Arrived! son, came after doctor's approval i= of his' erstwhile ailing pitching = right elbow. AT THE An procoods - to the U.J.A. ROBERT "BOB" HAiatisom 1111111111111111H111111411111111M1111110111Wii111111111111111111111111111141111111111111111111111110111M1M161IMMIU1111111111111111 MEM get your .' • / MEN'S STORE ARROW SHIRTS )./ / "s' State College _ a f .-.,- • - - RUSHEES _ , Spend an afternoon at - !• KAPPA DELtA RHO See State In Gatoiltowl • Sunday, Feb. 11 2M-4:00 Refreshments - SHAKER SWEATERS Black and Navy Blue ..... - -1 - ... 4- -1°- :F. , Ei =l = =l= earns In and look without obligation Eitr's J'l4llo OPPOSITE OLD MAIN FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1962 ham. Last year Grantham- was constantly jumping 29'6" and if he holds up, the senior should be a good point-getter. The shot put is the weakest Of the four indoor events for the Lions. Both Toni Urbana - aid Ted Simon have been hitting around 45 feet in practice. State has not boasted an out standing shot putter since 1953 when Rosy Gner set the school/ standard of 56'3W'. Sizes 38 'to 46 • Priced at $9.98 Prints _ prints of the Hawaiian inspired us to designs new ion of shirts completely in coloring and pattern. are sure you will want to one or more of these fine your easual wardrobe. Tailored so well it looks measured. Station-down collar-tapered waistline. Long sleeves . 1 5.00 Short sleeves .4.00 RROW-z- 'um 141 ti Collection" AD 7-4715
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