THURSDAY; APRIL 5; 1962 f
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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
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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
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John Deer 17 x 7 single disc grain drill model FB, McCormick No. 37 12 ft. transport
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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
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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. .
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a man in his seven-inning mound
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| 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-
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