WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1968 DICK SW'ETMAN . . . Sophomore Gymnast Pennsylvania Will Recognize Title Tilt PHILADELPHIA (/P) The Pennsylvania state ath letic commission yesterday reaffirmed its support of the World Boxing Association's heavyweight championship tournament. The three-man commission met to decided whether to break away from the WBA tournament and recognize the winner of the scheduled March fight in Madison Square Garden between Joe Frazier of Philadelphia and Buster Mathis of New York as heavyweight champion. Already Recognized The New York and Massachusetts state boxing com missions have recognized the winner of the Frazier-Mathis 15-rounder the first week in March as the successor to Cassius Clay as heavyweight champion. , The Pennsylvania commission said in a statement that it is "... a member of the WBA and joined it in good faith. We are dedicated to the principle for the good of boxing that there must be some orderly worldwide pro gram for the ranking of boxers and for the conduct of tournaments to fill vacancies. With this overriding prin ciple in mind, we must adhere to our obligations to sup port the WBA sanctioned tournament," Frank Wildman, commission chairman, added, how ever, that it was the private opinion of the Pennsylvania commission that Frazier was the outstanding boxer in the heavyweight division and no heavyweight crown should rest on any head without Frazier having been afforded a chance to prove his claim to the title. The commission said it would not recognize the win ner of the Frazier-Mathis fight as champion. The 23-year old Frazier, 'unbeaten in 19 pro fights, refused an invi tation to the WBA tournament, choosing to campaign in dependently. Mathis, .undefeated in 23 professional fights, wasn't invited. Because of Frazier's refusal to participate in the tour nament,- the WBA dropped--Frazier from a No. 2 ranking to No. 9 in their heavyweight rankings. Frazier, however, has been boosted to No. 7 in the latest WBA rankings. The Philadelphian is ranked No. 1 challenger by Ring Magazine. Clay was stripped of his title by both the WBA and, the New York Commission when he 4 refused military service. The WBA tournament is in its final stages with Jimmy Ellis already a finalist, waiting to meet the winner of the Feb. 3 semifinal in Oakland, Calif., between Thad Spen cer 'of San Francisco and Jerry Quarry of Bellflower, ' " The New York boxing doubleheader also features middleweight champion Emile Griffith defending his title against Italy's Nino Benvenuti. tviantie Hopes For At Least 3 More NEW YORK (A') Love that first base, says Mickey Mantle who believes he can go another three or four years at $lOO,OOO per as a player. "I like playing first," the 36-year-old Mantle said Tuesday. "It's a lot easier than playing center field and a lot easier on my legs. I doubt if I could have continued in the outfield. It was just too hard on my legs." The veteran Yankee, who made the big switch from center field to first base last season, looked several years younger than his age and seemed to be in tip-top shape already. "I only weigh about 195 pounds—about five over my playing weight right now—and I feel real good. Nothing bothers me at the moment and I'm actually looking for ward to next season," said Mantle. He was in town with Willie Mays, Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson for a press luncheon for athletes par ticipating in the $30,000 American Airlines Astro-jet Golf Classic Feb. 16-18 at LaCosta Country Club near San Diego. The field for the 54-hole tournament will include many of the leading pro football and baseball players. Mantle played in 131 games at first last year and ap peared in 144 games in all, more for him than any other season since 1961. He hit only .245 but belted 22 homers and had 55 runs batted in. OLD, CRAZY & ANTIQUE COFFINS, SMALL SHEEPSKIN RUGS-COLORED & NATURAL INDIAN & TURKISH JEWELRY OLD DERBYS-VERY OLD CLOTHES WWI HELMETS (FOR PEACE DEMONSTRATIONS) UNIQUE POSTERS OLD MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MEXICAN ART OBJECTS HORSE HEAD GUSSETS? A FUN SHOPPE - FOR FUN PEOPLE ARTIFAX Frazier Dropped Feels OK A LOT OF OTHER "THINGS" LOCATED IN THE ALLEY - REAR OF DANKS & CO. 1231 W. BEAVER, OPEN EVERYDAY - 237. 1581 Gym Opener S..iturday By DAVID NEVtNS Collegian Sports Writer Probably the greatest task Penn State gymnastics coach Gene Wett stone faces this season is convincing Lion fans that the loss of Steve Cohen will not result in a catastrophy. On the contrary, even without the two-time all-around NCAA champion, the 1968 Lions could possibly be one of the strongest teams in Penn State history. Depth is the word heard most often in discussing the prospects of this coming season. Although Cohen was surely one of the greatest Penn State gymnasts of all time, there remains a host of talented sophomores and jun iors who wall more than take up the slack. "We definitely have one of the strongest teams Penn State has had in a long time because the great number of capable . men available in every event," said Wettstone. "The only event that is at all questionable is the trampoline, a traditional weak point for us." Sophomore Swetman The most outstanding of-the soph omore gymnasts is all-around per former Dick Swetman. Swetman should exhibit a style that Nittany Lion fans are not quite used to. While many American gymnasts attack their rou tines and rely on strength moves con siderably, Swetman is a smooth and rhythmic performer, more in the European tradition. "If Swetman gains a little more strength to combine with his graceful ness, he will become a truly great gymnast" said Wettstone. A WINNER of 27 various Finnish Championships, 011 i ber of the 1962 and 1966 World Games teams and a member Laiho is one of the seven Scandinavian gymnasts who of Finland's Olympic team in 1964. About 1,000 seats remain compete against Penn State's squad in Rec Hall Friday for the international match as ticket sales resume at 8 a.m. night. Laiho, a University of Helsinki student was a mem- today in 236 Rec Hall. Gym Meet Tickets Available About 500 tickets remain for Friday night's interna tional gymnastics meet in Rec Hall. Ticket sales resume this morning in 236 Rec Hall with all seats priced at $2.25. The meet, which pits a Scan dinavian all-star team against a squad of past and present Penn State gymnasts gets underway Friday at 7:30 p.m. Both teams will be feted at a special sports luncheon to morrow at 11:50 a.m. at the Nittany Lion Inn. The lunch eon kicks off the gala week end of gymnastics competi tion which also finds the Lion varsity squad opening its season Saturday night in Rec Hall. Members of both the Scan dinavian and Penn State teams as well as their coach es will be guests i.t . the lunch eon. A special guest will be Frank Bare, director of the United States Gymnastics Federation. The luncheon is open to the public and the price is $1.50. For reserva tions, call 865-6588 before noon today. IM Basketball Men's Intrannsal Basketball team captains are to check their basketball schedules, so that they are aware when their games are schedules this term. DAILY COLLEGIAN CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE 10:30 A.M. Day Before Publication THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA Lions Face S Swetman receives his biggest acco lades on the parallel bars. In this event he has developed a completely origi nal routine which exhibits a high de gree of risk. Fighting it out with Swetman for State's all-around honors will be juniors Bob Emery and Joe Litow. Emery proved himself to be an outstanding performer in his first season last year, finishing second in the Eastern all around championship behind national champ Cohen. Emery injured a knee last summer in the Pan-American games, and it is still not known if he has recovered fully. Only after a couple of meets will the Lions know if Emery will be handi capped due to the injury. The third possible all-around per former, Joe Litow, is far and away the most improved athlete on the squad, according to Wettstone. "I told people last season that Joe would reach his peak as a senior," said the. Lion coach. "Based on his improve ment this past year, this might very well be the case." The Lions are so strong in • every event that it is difficult to single out a particular strong point. In the free exercise, for example, there are no less than seven men who are competing for a berth in the Springfield meet. Less familar names among State fans such as Ed Bayuk, Tom Clark, and Jim Corrigan all could be excellent free exercise men. Junior Jack Loughran has im proved tremendously in this event and is being counted on to lead the Lion free exercise men. .• Packers Play It Cool MIAMI, Fla. (AP) The League winners, said the Pack- Strategy of both the Green Bay ers were "fantastic." _ . Packers and the Oakland Raid. In the first Super Bowl game ers is not to come up with any at Los Angeles, some Kansas intemperate statements th a t City Chiefs made bold. even dis might rile the other guys in paraging remarks about the the Super Bowl football game. Packers and are still eating the Coach Vince Lombardi of the words. Green Bay clobbered Packers, National Foot ba 11 the Chiefs 35-10. League champs, praised the Rauch had nothing but praise Raiders Tuesday as a team for the Packers. • with "excellent speed, agile linebackers, small but very "They don't have a weak quick linemen and very fast spot," he said. "There's no defensive backs." doubt there's a certain mys- Coach Johnny Rauch of the tique about them—the result of Raiders, American Football their winning record, their Collegian Ads Bring Results ringfie!d Every Event Strong Lombardi Praises the Raiders One man who will certainly L: heard from is ring specialist Paul Vex ler. A junior from Freehold, New Jer sey, Vexler seems ticketed for national recognition. Vexler is expected to thrill Lion fans with his dynamic and seem ingly mechanical routine which looks deceptively easy. Larry Warner also returns to bolster the ring squad. State's captain, senior Don Spiker, who will compete in the long horse and parallel bars, cites individuality as the Lions greatest asset. "While some teams might have every man doing the same mount or dismount from the parallel bars, for example, each man on our team will try to have a mount that is uniquely his own," Spiker said. Originality Tops Wettstone collaborates with the sentiment of Spiker. The veteran Lion mentor places great emphasis upon the fact that his gymnasts will not be per forming standard rehashed routines that have little imagination, risk, or originality. Instead, each gymnast will attempt to adapt his own physical attributes and peculiarities into a rou tine that will be strictly his own. Junior John Kindon affords an ex cellent example of Wettstone's philoso phy. Kindon, almost six feet tall, would be foolish to try to perform the same routine as a smaller man. Rather, Kindon, is continuously trying to de velop routines that will be better suited for a taller man. Penn State's strongest competition this season probably will not be the perennial Eastern powerhouse Spring field. The Maroons, who invade Rec Hall Saturday for an 8 p.m. meet, have lost to Temple earlier this season. Orchesis, the Women's Rec- will sponsor a volleyball of fi-. reation Association dance ciating clinic for men and club, will hold tryouts at 7:30 women interested in working tonight in the White Hall with the coeducational volley dance studio. All graduate ball tournament this term. and undergraduate men and The clinic will be at• 7 p.m. pride, their being the best in women are invited to attend. in the White Hall gym. the game. I hope this doesn't * * * * * bother us." Lombardi said the The WRA Officials Club Sign-up procedures have Raiders could match the Pack will hold its first meeting of begun for winter term WRA ers in defensive speed. the term at 6 tonight in the intramurals. Those interest "lf there is one difference be- White Hall gym. All women ed in participating in the tween the defensive teams," he interested in officiating vol- basketball, bowling or coed said, "it's that the Green Bay leyball or basketball are en- volleyball tournament may line backers are a little big- couraged to attend. sign up with their floor or ger." Next Wednesday the club sorority representatives. 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The Nittany Lion gymnastics, swimming and fenc ing squads will open on Saturday. In addition, coach Bill'Koll's wrestlers will return to action for the first time since their opening-night loss to Oklahoma Dec. 16. The swimming team, which resumes competition for the first time since the sport was discontinued in 1951, .will officially initiate Penn State's new "Nata torium" aquatic building at 2 p.m. Saturday against Temple. It'll be the first of a nine-meet schedule for Coach Lou Mac Neill's squad. Gene Wettstone will begin his 30th season as gym nastics coach when his squad takes on Springfield at 2 p.m. Saturday, the same time as coach Dick Klima's - fencers open their campaign against Temple. The big weekend will get under way Friday night when Rec Hail will be the scene of another of Weil stone's international gymnastics extravaganzas—an intercollegiate meet between Penn State and a squad of Scandinavian all-stars. 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