TUESDAY. JANUARY 22, 1963 State Intramural Program Began As Organized Class Brawl By STEVE FRANKLIN (This is the first in a series of three articles on the Penn State intramural program. Today's story covers the early history of IMs on this campus.) Pehn State’s intramural sports program, that mild mannered, mammoth organi zation which involves one out of every three male undergrad uate students, began as an organized brawl between the classes. These “class scraps” as they were called, evolved into the pres ent intramural program, now headed by ‘Dutch’ Sykes. It is possible that without IM’s, several sports would have had a hard time being founded at State. As Penn State-history has it, one afternoon in 1900, two freshmen were tossing around a football when they triggered an idea for a new sport football. ODDLY ENOUGH football caught on and next year State was demolished by neighboring Buck nell, 49-0. However, these class scraps were far from the gentlemanly tradition of Cambridge or Oxford. The games created bonds of class fellowship and eventually the scraps were. scuttled in favor of more refined sports. This did not stop the creative minds of the Penn State Physical Education Department from running 18 IM sports though. The IM program, however, was knocked around until it officially materialized in 1931, under the leadership of Lion football coach, Hugo Bezdek. After 32 years of operation the intramural program at State is rated among the best in the coun try. Along with its development, the IM’s have seen some zany events, which were due mainly to the student enthusiasm. In 1950 during a wrestling match, just as one SAE cinched a pin, a fraternity brother leaped out of the balcony in joy. THE AIRBORNE SAE fortun ately had only a slight limp but one player was not so lucky that same year. He assaulted a football referee in excitement and un fortunately that referee was State’s Frank Goodman, three time inter-collegiate boxing champ.. The most confusing incident oc curred when two Sigma Nu’s were paired for tlie wrestling finals. After much house debate the Sigma Nu brothers decided that the senior should win, At match time one. of the wrestlers wore an ape costume while the other arrived sporting a top hat, tux and monacle. The, two wrestled in their costumes with the gentle man beating the ape. | Letterpress • Offset | Commercial Printing B-3025 iHIKnfBM ••• I EAT AT THE SIGN OF THE LION = ;illiilllll!lli:i!lll!llil|llllllt|H!illlllllllllllllilili||lllllllHl| THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA ★ * * ALL-AROUND SPORTSMAN: 'Dutch' Sykes, director ol the intramural program at Penn State, gazes at the trophy given to the fraternity that compiles the most points in intramural com petition during a year. In today's Collegian is the first of a series of three articles on Slate’s IM program which now covers 18 sports. ★ ★-k will interview on January 29, B.S. and M.S. candidates in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Physics for Design and Development Specialized Jrairiing Program, Direct Assignment,, Graduate Study Program See your placement officer now to arrange an interview with the RCA representative. .The Most Trusted Name in Electronics RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA Eastern Coaches Hail Settlement Of Track Fend NEW YORK (AP)—Eastern col lege track coaches hailed the AAU NCAA peace settlement yester day and prepared to send athletes back into the previously-black listed indoor campaign, “We are all delighted that this agreement lfas been achieved by Gen.' Douglas MacArthur,” said the Army coach, Carl Crowe!!. - “It is great news for the boys. They’re anxious to get back into open competition.” Crowell’s words were echoed by George Eastman’ of Manhattan, Artie O’Connor of Fordham, Steve Barthold of St. John’s and Howard Bulger of lowa at the weekly track luncheon of Metropolitan Track Writers. The next big meet is the Toron to Maple Leaf Games Friday, to be followed by the Boston A.A. meet Saturday. Asa Bushnell, director of the Eastern College Athletic Confer ence, said he mailed a letter yes terday to the some 90 member institutions withdrawing a Jan. 3 edict restricting competition, Let Collegian Classifieds WORK FOR YOU An Equal Opportunity Employer IM Results Paddlebcail Berkowito, Phi Ep 7.00 k, Kpsiln 21-1. Bua, Alpha Sto Phi Casper, A. C. Stoma 21-11, 21-11 Stncket. Phi Sto Kap Miller, Ti 21-2 Wetonci, ACiU Ted row, 1,. 21-lfi. 19-21. 21-12 Bowling League D Lvcomfn/f X Tluh CleurficM 1 l /tmeastfr \V;tlmu I Hoiks NilUiny 39-10 OTaibon Bucks 2 Lyons Hush Series. WILLIAM OTLKY. 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