THURSDAY; APRIL 5; 1962 f ' ) '■ Charlie Speidel wasn’t complaining. He’s' not that type of a person..He was just talking facts, but as he talked you noticed a .touch of sadness in his usually boisterous voice,— and you couldn’t hfelp feeling a little sorry yourself. : ’ Penn'State, long the undisputed kinglofj eastern wres tling, is slowly teetering from its now precarious throne. And Charlie Speidel has only two more years to watch the slow, death take place. * ; ' / 7 | He’s 63 now. Retirement for Penn State coaches is man datory at. 65. ; Speidel, the dean of eastern wrestling coaches, has piled up 179" wins during his 33 "■<* of State " nle»"' • But that’s not all he’s Back in the 30’s he was th< most responsible for sti interest in wrestling in'! sylvania high schools. •; The products of those schools formed the nuclei his great teams. Now .the; forming the nudeui for th tiire great teams of Mary 1 Rutgers, — the already great teams of high and Pittsburgh. ; Many of his former tiers, now coaches themi in high schools throughout State, provide him with an cellent combination *.scor system and good will prof But as Speidel says,'“You feed wrestlers on good wilL - Does "ill this mean that ... recruiting problems Penn State is de-emphasizing wrestling? Far from it. In fact, the sport is probably getting more support than it ever got ’ - ' ! The only trouble is that other schools-like Maryland, Lehigh and Pitt are doing a little more than State is. WRESTLING GROWING FAST Wrestling is in an evolutionary right now. It’s growing, fast and coaches predict that soon it will rival basketball as the top winter sport. In somie areas such, as Centre County it .does already. . . j . More and ihore Ugh schools in the East'are taking up the sport., Even-the South, long a dormant ; area, is beginning to show signs of waking up. Both; Oklahoma State and the.number one and ,two.' teams in the country this year, have between 20 and 25 scholarships for wrestling. They battle for the Big Eight title before packed houses of 8,000 plus. While wrestling >is on the way up, State seems to be on the way down in the grappling world. However, Speidel's hands are tied. He only has so*many scholarships to give and Penn State’s academic requirements are a little higher than rival schools, which doesn’t make his job any easier. ONLY THREE SCHOLARSHIPS How much can you do with three scholarships? Not much and that’s what happened to the Lions this year. Bob Haney, George Edwards and- Ron Pifer were the only grapplers with full scholarships this year. ! . And with only three scholarships, Speidel did a bang up job. Let’s take a look at? what his three; boys did. Haney compiled' a 9-1 dual meet record qnd a .third place eastern finish as a. sophomore, Edwards had an 8-1-1 record also as a sophomore and'Pifer took third in the nationals and second in the easterns in his final year at State. Last year he won the . eastern crown and finished in the: runner-up spot at nationals. j ; You can’t do a much better job : than that with three scholarships,; but unfortunately you don’t win too many matches .with three wrestlers. : i , j . From 1951 to 1989 theXions won the eastern crownjfiye times. But in 1061 the picture .began 'to. form. State finished third that year and this-season the Lions dropped to fourth, even on, their own Rec Hall mats. -,! • K * GOOD WILL NOT ENOUGH Charlie Speidel knows his good will? ambassadors, no matter how hard they try, will have a tough time convincing a promising-prospect'to go to! Penn State when he cah get twice as much aid at another school. j - i His Lions are. no longer referred to as the kingpins of the' East! And as long as the present scholarship policy con tinues, State will go steadily downhill- in wrestling. However, competition is good for? any sport. Charlie Speidel knows it, and he isn’t crying. But [it is hard to lose, especially for .a paan who’s so used:to vanning and pnly has two more years to savor that Indescribable taste of victory. a dean'svie w !'l Pronging Times Haunt Speidel By; DEAN BILLICK Co-Editor. HAS 179 WINS ! THE DAILY COtIEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA Strengthening of Mound Staff Mdy Hold Key to Lion Future Penn. State’s pitching staff isn't exactly what one could call overstocked, but the over all picture isn’t nearly so dis mal as it was just ten days ago. Just that long ago it appeared that senior righthander Marlin' Biesecker ■ was the only . able hurler on a depleted staff. Things have changed considerably. The strength or v weakness of the Nittany pitching staff could hold the. key to how well the team, apparently well-stocked with hitters, does this year. Before the spring practice ;s. started, coach Joe Bedenfc and,i pitching coach. Chuck Medlar 15 were 1 ' In forward to the beat corps in Be< 32 - year here, but illness and lastic . proi hit .the Nitt Eighth a Dave Ber? diabetes had to; permission home' befoi could rejoi staff. The hard-throwing senior,'* a spot starter last year, has only:* been working out for one week.!3 Promising sophomore Wa 1 tig Bloom is on scholastic probation [« and is lost for the season. Bloom j had been considered a candidate * •< Successful Coach ' 3 Coach Gene Wettstone has led Penh State to seven national and 10 eastern 1 gymnastics cham pionships. His ap-time dual-meet record is a brilliant 95 wins and 30 defeats. * . By JOHN MORRIS PUBLIC Saturday, April 7, : . Auctioneer: Harold. E. Leightley Ail items subject to prior sale to University Departments and will be sold as is Terms cash. Lunch will be available on sale day. - Chairs, tables, tubular steel beds with springs, wooden bunk beds with springs, chest of drawers, work bench, tablet armchairs, sofas, wooden benches, steel folding chairs, wooden wall lockers, rugs approx. 14' x 18*. ! . Office Equipment k Machines ~ Typewriters, mimeographs, desk lamps, 4 drawer wood file cabinets, drafting tables, drafting sets, dictaphone, desks 34” x 80", desk 32" x. 42", swivel chairs, posture chairs, 3x5 card files, ektalith activator.: - Hdme Appliances | k Houseware - G.g. wringer washing machine, Frilator (gis) deep fat fryers, ironing board, elect! fan, double ,door refrigerator, alum, stock pots, small lot of chinaware. 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Electrical Equipment Climbing belts, safety switches, rotary surface switches, gasoline driven generator 10 kw, gas driven portable generators 2SO watts 115 volts.D.C,. motor driven gen erator 16 kw 125 volts D.C., motor generator 115 volts AC. motor ; generator kw, coal shaker with 1/0 hp elect, motor, Fisher battery charger. Speech input units. Dumont cathode-ray osillographs,' power units, oscillators, frequency meters, signal generators,, low frequency band 8.0 me to 13.0 me., amp lifier power unit, motor control, high voltage .test set, Bendi* Radio' teat set, interval timer, range scope, amplifier, power 'supply, antenna plotter, syncro scope.Mnegaphone. l - Automobile Equipment. 1957 International Utility Travelall station wagon; 1952 Chevrolet V* ton pick up truck,: 1947 Studebaker one ton pick up truck, 1940 Dodge IV4 ton truck with A frame, tires 6:00 x 16 recapped, tires 8:00 x 16. for a starting role this year. i . IN ADDITION, star lefthander Bob Fenton, a 6-1 winner over Gettysburg in the Lions' opener] Tuesday, had to fight his wayi through some University red tape] before he could join the squad.] Complications over Ftmton's term] standing arose because the stocky, junior attended’ the summer term! last year. | There was some question as to; Fenton’s readiness to pitch the] opener Tuesday. but Beaenk and] Medlar gave him the nod *-tO| sharpen his control.” ; I fen ton’s control couldn’t have ing assignment at Lehigh toroor bee'n much sharper. The bespcc- row afternoon and Fenton will tacled southpaw limited the Bul-jface Villandva on the Wildcats* lets to two hits and didn't walk.home grounds Saturday. . JACKUARPKRJArKIURPEHjArKIUUPERJACKnARPKIIJAtKHAaPItRJACKHAB ’ 5 ±±: •XT Around th« Comer — from Bostonian Ltd. 5 iivßxaYnrajavHiavna'nivHxavnndSYiiaavntt.i'avinttvniumvaaav? SALVAGE WAREHOUSE ThePennsyivania State University University Park, Pennsylvania" Furniture t i Electrical Test Equipment a man in his seven-inning mound [Stint | BERGETS RETURN, Fenton** [superb pitching Tuesday and the [emergence of sophomore Fre4 Sparner have strengthened the [mound staff considerably. [ “Spanicr has come along really well. Medlar ''said yesterday. ; ‘"We’ll be all right in a couple of [weeks when Borgcy is ready to pitch." | Medlar was also pleased about the progress of junior Dick Stell jman and basketballcr Dick Noe. Biesecker has drawn the start- ki f s'■l \ v SALE 1962,10 a.m. PAGE NINE A FITTING TRIBUTE Our light-weight tropical suitings are softly tailored in our Atherton model to give you unequalled fit, appearance and comfort— Blends of polyester and wool— From $55.00 Washable at $39.95 Custom Shop /or Men STATE COLLEGE
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