WEDNESDAY: NOVEMBER 28. 1962 Off cuid On Sometimes you wonder if it's worth the long hours a the shop, the missed- meals r ; the lack of time to sleep or studs and the bone-chilling walks back to your room at three o four in the morning. You have been cuzsed and condemned criticized and castigated.- 4 • • But when the long night: is finally 'over and the papers begin to roll off the presses, yOu have a feeling of accomplish ment that makes the walk home a little warmer, a little shorter. When this paper comes oil the preises,ll will mark the end of more than three years'work for me on the sports, staff of The Daily Collegian. • The years have gone quiCklv. btit the fastest period has been the three weeks since I SubMitted my resignation to the Board of Editors. And now, when 'over, there is neither time nor space to express the gratitud i e I owe to so many people. To former sports editors Sandy Pa l dwe and Jirri Karl. to the coaches and trainers of nearly every Penn State team, to the gang at the shop and *to my fellow staff members present and pak thank you. , Collegian has afforded me the opportunity to meet an amazing variety of people. I have met my share of "yes" men and other shallow characters; but., most 'of my acquaintances in the last three years have: been wori'derful people. I feel privileged to call some of them my friends. • So many memories dash through my mind when I think of these last three - years. I remeniber standing on: the intramural football fields in the fall of 1959. the thrill of rri first by-line, a long bus ride with the \ baseball team, a tennis match in a snow storm and the crowd of shivering student& that greeted the football team after its heartbieaking loss to Army this fall. .I can also recall the incessant chatter cif Don Jonas on the baseball field, Roger Koc!hman's 100-yard kickoff 'return against Syracuse in 1959 and &riotous bridge game with Dave Robinson on the plane back from California. Individual members of 7ecast of characters who make up the Penn State sport - scene also come to 'mind. i ' To mention just a few: DUTCH SYKES Mr. Sykes' intramural office serves as a training grounds for young_reporters. To my If.nowledge; he has remained as cocnaerati - e and understandw: as he was with me. JOE BEDENK —The 'w t hite-haired baseball' coach who will announce his , retirement officially at the end of till: , term. Bedenk was a great coach vtho , had only one, I.(Aing season in his 32. years of coaching r t ne sport at Penn State. ,Ile re sembles Casey Stengel physically and occasionally in his speech, but there is only, one Joe Bedenk; CHUCK MEDLAR The huge head trainer of the foot ball team and the man mo4t likely to succeed Bedenk as baseball coach. One of -the most popular men in Rec Hall circles, Medlar is rarely seen *ithout a cigar clamped between' his teeth.i ' GENE WETTSTONE A Tine teacher i and leader, \Vett stone is the greatest gymnastics coach n the country and: is considered the foremoSt Am' rican eikpert on the sport. He is a pleasure to interview. I RIP ENGLE —The "Si vet . ' Eagle.!! always a, gentleman, is one of the most successfu coaches in the United States. Gracious in defeat and modest in Itimy,. there are few men I adMire more. i .s . Memories of these men and others' will remain with me through the yeirs. . The Daily Collegian has been more than an activity. It has been an education. That' education has been worth all the sacrifices it •involved. 1. THE. DAILY / .COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK } . PENNSYLVANIA And When It's Over Br JOHN MORRIS Sports Editor -30- Lions Head South (Continued from page onel fekotball superiority. Dartmouth was second. C • By beating both Pitt and West Virginia, the Lions retained pos session of - Old Ironsides," the ugly three-sided hunk of steel that symbolizes the winner' of I the j State-Pitt-West Virginia rivalry. 1 The opponent for the Lioni in this year's Gator Bowl will 'not ; be decided until after the Florida-' Miami - (Fla.) game this,Saturday night. If Florida "wins, it,, will be the Lions' opponent. Should Florida lose, however, • Duke becomes the likely oppO ',nent for the Lions. THE WINNER of the Florida- Miami game was originally 'sup-, posed to be the host team.' but !Miami's 29-7 loss to Northwest ! ern ten days ago eliminated the; ' Hurricanes from the picture.. • Duke seemed to be the choice. •of many of the Lions. ' "I think the guys would like to t play' Duke," quarterback Pete Lisite said. "Duke is always a good team and this year they haver lost only to Georgia Tech' and Southern Cal. There's' no shame in that." Team captain Joe Galardi agreed with -Liske: "I hope .we play Duke. We showed the southern people that we could beat one of their teams and I'm convinced we can do it , PETE 1.15KE again." . It:was Galardi who told report- . . . sets three marks ers that the vote to attend ; the ; The Nittanies recorded wins. Liske's total of 12 touchdown Gator .Bowl was "decisive."; rover Navy (41-7), Air Force t2O-; passes in one season broke the THERE HAD been rumors of 6). Rice (18-7), Syracuse 120-19),; record of nine held -by `Rados opposition from .a bloc'-of senior' California (23-2 I). Maryland (23- (1952) and Shorty Miller (1912). lettermen. - but Liske - gave' the 3 7).. West Virginia (34-61, Holy Kochman. who Engle( has called reason for the decision afteit the ; Cross (48-20) and Pitt 116-0). 1 the Lions' great"st. back since meeting. • i ; Liske and All-American half-lienny Moore, fed all State rush "Wt feel that!we hair& our pres- back Roger Kochman led the Nit-lers with 595 yards and a 5.4 yard tige to uphold in the Gator Elbwl,"llames .this year. : average gain per carry In add)— the Lion signal-caller said. ! Liske set three Penn State sea -1 tiom he caught 12 passes for 254 This' Penn State learn sbould! son records—touchdown passes,' yards and four touchdowns__ He certainly be capable of doing just total offense and - passing,-,yard-! led the Lion scoring parade with that.; ' ;age: - * 148 points. -, The Lions ba've been impres-1 iHis season total of 1.302 yards' "Kochman - does all- the little sive all year ekcept In the game-, broke the former record, of L 2381 thingg that make the difference at Army: 4 ' ',that conteit, the! yards made by Richie Lucas in f between a good back and a great Lions had one touchdown called ! 1959 and his pasting yardage— one," Engle said. I=lle is our best back and another touchdown! pass I,o37—topped Tony Rados' 1,025, blocking back and leads all . our was dropped in the end zone., -t in 1953. backs in tackles " Pitt Upset Highlights Boozers' Season By IRA MILLER Turned giant-killers in the second half of the seasons fi rial game. Penn State's soccex team can now sit back! and look hopefully toward !next season. Stitte; scored twice in the second half ,to upset Pitt, 2-1, Saturday in Pittsburgh. While a' 3-6 season can hardly be termed successful. the 'Lions were 'plagued 'through thel year with key injuries and also suf fered the loss thre,e - staffers who quit the team. " ' STATE DID produce its bright spots ,too, however. The. Nittanies came up with some fine sopho mores. in George Berzkalns, Ray Dacey, Al Jacobsen 'and ( John Katona, all of whom were start ers by the end of the year'. • Berzkalns, -Jacobsen, , and Ka tona did an effectiVe job of:plug ging the gaps caused by the loss of forwards Al Schattschneider, Tom Flanagan and Ed Hinojosa. Captain Jay Stormer was con verted to the front line as a re sult—of the losses and this gave LION RECORD-BREAKER "--- '',--4•7"..-,.. •-•'' - -... ,,- ~....,,.; -4 , k- l'• . ,10.0 F. 4,,,,,i„ -- '' -61 „,,,,,,-, ,;.•., ,t ..',..T, It ••:,:,,, • ,- ,- , • 1- ~ ... t ,,, :t1.17".•; ,, \ - '' N - • , ' i f - - I; . '.. ' - =Ell • - .!'.! 1,. 4rerr Dacey hk chance. Daccy, along! Befute• the Pitt game, the boot with Dieter Hemze and Harry . only victories had come Klme. formed a rapidly-improv- againNt vrnall schools-•Buekned ing halfback line that could spell j and Getty built—which made the trouble for Lion foes next year, win over- the Panthei's even Two weeks into the season.' sweeter. The. h u ms lost to six big coach Ken . liosterman came - up, foes—West_ Chester (last year's with ;an untested goalie in Jay! national thump;. Colgate. Mary. Robbins and gave him a chancel lane (this year's national runner- Robbins seized the opportunity upl. Navv. Temple and Army and didn't yield the position un- I But the Lions came to life the til.the last game. last two weeks of 'the season to Stormer and Val Djurdjqvw justify the confidence Hosier were the only seniors among 'the' man has had in them all year. Nittany starters. Stormer i a Throughout the season, tie, tept prime. candidate for the first Pill; insisting the Lions were better Jeffrey Award which will be kiv- I than their record showed and en to State's outstanding player.toone of these days we'll' suiprisoe The winner will be announced someone." To put it •mildly. Pitt Jan. 4. i teas surprised Saturday. PAGE NINETEEN ' 1 Z.= . i . - . lIMEITEI
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