WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1968 .... 1 Lonely Week for ty PAUL LEVINE Collegian Sports Sditor It won't be an easy weekend for Gene Wettstone. Penn State's gymnastics coach of 30 years has seen many an NCAA cham pionship, but never one without his Lions competing. The 1968 version of the collegiate gymnastics championships gets underway tomoi'row in Tucson, Ariz., and for the first in three decades, Penn State won't be _ s' + - in the running , * \ • :c5 ., , , , ,,, for the team , title. Instead, ._,--0„.-: , , t\, ~. li i (l i Temple wi I 1 ( ‘) v ` . : ,,..„) ‘•ei' represent th e .", East in a four- ' ~,.-----v. team run for i `----", the honors, and : ~--;:i , the Lions will 'I /'.,- be restricted to . \ 4 four somewhat - •/ .) lonely compet- . itors, But lonely as Bob LEVINE Emery, Tom Clark, Joe Litow and Dick Swetman may be, the man on the sidelines will feel quite a bit worse. Gene Wettstone is not used to losing. In 30 years at Penn State his teams have totaled 139 dual meet victories and only 33 defeats. Eight of his Nittany Lion teams have won national titles, and Penn Staters have captured 11 NCAA all-around crowns. From that number came five Olympians. and Wettatone himself coached two U.S. Olympic teams. In the list four years, Wettstone's teams have won 32 dual meets and lost only sne. After breeiing through i..:: ................. .... ........ .g. , ei.... Scientific Study May Aid Vaulters Many pole vaulters who use fiber glass poles could theoretically add a foot-and-a-half or more to their best jumps if they heed the results of a scientific study reported ',ere by two researchers from the University, A profile of the ideal pole vault plus advice for getting the most out of the once controversial fiberglass pole was presented by Charles J. Dill man and Richard N. Nelson of Penn State's rtiomechanics Laboratory at the National Convention of the Ameri can Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Attended Citadel Milian, who gave the paper, first became interested in making a de tailed scientific study of a fiberglass powered pole vault when he was a varsity vaulter at The Citadel four years ago. After using a combination of mod ern cinematographic techniques, pre cise body motion studies of actual jumps and computer analysis, the re , searchers concluded that the average pole vaulter could improve his jump dramatically by increasing his "con trolled take off vertically" and ex ploiting more efficienctly the energy stored and returned by the fiberglass pole as it bends and ut.bends. In the study, the researchers filmed 125 jumps of four Penn State NCAA To Reply on Track Feud Today WASHINGTON (AP) The There was no advance indication efforts, was granted an National Collegiate Athletic As- tion that the NCAA would agree early look at the NCAA reply. toheprosedpeac l z th i eic a t et "They very carefuly didn't sociation appears ready to de- with the Amateur us," a source said. liver its long-awaited answer Union in e the attle over con- The NCAA and its affiliate today to the Senate-sponsored trol of amateur athletics. the U.S. Track and Field Fed compromise suggested in the Not even Sen. Warren G. eration, scheduled a news con bitter track feud threatening Magnuson, D.Wash., chairman to entangle the U.S. Olympic of the Senate Commerce Com_ ference for 3 p.m. EST today team. mittee and a leader of arbitra- to make public its response. CAMP CHOCONUT Friendsville, Pennsylvania (17 miles south of Binghamton, N.Y.) is seeking several men to round out its counseling staff. Emphasis on out door activity and 'helping boys help themselVes gain self-reliance through inter-group relationships. Small camp (50 boys, 9.14), high counselor ratio. Good salaries for the right men. Opportunity for before and after camp work at additional pay. Needed: Waterfront (WSI,), Natural Science Camp craft, Sports, Work Projects (basic skill with hammer and saw), Driver- Buyer, or combinations of these. Also good general counselors. Booklet and application forms: Box 33W, Gladwyne, Pa. 19035. The Director will interview students at Penn State on Thursday, April 11 at Room 121 Grange Building. Arrange a convenient appointment time by seeing the secretary or telephone 865-6301. This is an excellent opportunity to develop skills with people in small numbers while earning, and having a rewarding summer. S. Hamill Horne, Director a 7-0 record this season, a Lion champion ship in the Eastern tournament seemed a certainty. But Carl Patterson's crew of frustrated Philadelphians upset the Lions, and Temple —not Penn State—carries the East's hopes into tomorrow's action. Temple had been gunning for the re match ever since its loss to the Lions dur ing the regular season. In that affair, State came from behind to upend the Owls by .70 point. But Temple got its revenge in the Eastern tournament at Annapolis, and State was left out of the national action. , For Lion fans the only interest now will be the all-around. competition where Emery is State's lone competitor. But the little Lion Junior who followed the shadow of NCAA champions Mike Jacobson and Steve Cohen isn't given much of a chance. Emery will be up gainst Southern Cal's Makato Sakamoto and a host , of other talents from the West. "Sakamoto is definitely the favorite," Wettstone said yesterday. "Emery can be a threat, but only if he hits on every event. So far this year, he's been too inconsistent to defeat someone like Sakamoto." Ever since the Easterns, where Emery broke on the horizontal bar, the Lion junior has been a young man with a mission. "Emery wants to prove something to somebody," Wettstone said. "He's been working hard every day maybe too hard." Penn State's best bet for an individual title would have been Paul Vexler, who won the rings title at the Easterns and last year finished second in the NCAA long horse competition. But Vexler elected to sit out the national competition, and his coach says he doesn't blame the diminutive strongman. . .. ~ ........ s ........... Can Increase 'Take Off Velocit varsity vaulters during a four week period. They ranged in age from 19 to 22 and in weight from 136 to 180 Pounds. Their pole vaults heights ranged from 12 1 / 2 to 15 feet. In the laboratory, the biornechan icists broke each vault down into its fine points by studying every fifth film frame running from before the vaulter left the ground to completion of the jump. For each frame studied, they recorded the degree the pole bent and calculated the position of the vaulter's center of gravity as it moved through the entire jump pro cess. Used Computer By feeding that basic data into a computer, they were able to compare the individual "biomechanical com ponents" of different phases of the jump and establish "energy patterns" for each jump. Their calculations in cluded the vertical and horizontal velocities of the jumper as well as the energy traded between the jumper and the pole as it bent and uncoiled. According to the Penn State study, a vaulter should be able to develop a "mechanically perfect j 111111" by care fully controlling and increasing his initial take off velocity (his running approach up to the point where his feet leave the ground) so as to bend the pole to the. extent that the fiber- tports line !.,4..:;-....,::.. - :;„ ................ THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA .. niS'.:..L~inKS.E:~ ml"h ♦.n::S(.i:iin,ni..an:.2'X Weftstone glass pole wouil give him the•greatest upward boost. The mechanically perfect pole vaulter should then "ride" the pole as it uncoils, taking time to get into a good vertical position, and adding more energy by pulling upward with his arms. By comparing the key points of two jumps made by the best vaulter studied, the researchers concluded that he could probably have jumped considerably higher than the recorded 15 feet if he controlled his take off vertically better and coordinated it with the energy patterns produced by his interaction with the pole, Could Do 161 Feet "Through practice, if that vaulter developed his technique, timing and strength, so that he was able to per form the energy pattern of vault num ber two with the take off velocity of vault number one, he would theo retically be able to jump sixteen-and one-half feet," Dillman said. The Penn State scientists told the AAHPER meeting that even the most experienced coach can not tell through field observations or convential slow motion films if his pole vaulter has the right or wrong take off velocity or how well he is performing the correct energy patterns. 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' available excluilvly at f ' m - . • , , , ,s :s•• ~ . • ••-,- s• .‘ . , • : ', , ,,,,5• .f.,,,; - : ‘,- . - . -.• ‘,;- '' 2-: - !:- ,' ;-,‘:-, -, 1' , ‘, ,,- ‘ t:, ~ : ;••, ~ ,s' s, T'A rt,"C•d I:1 2E `Rt ~, sil:,:•••• .::: '• ig,„,,,,,„,,..,....1,;.,.,..„:„.•,.......,k.4,..:,,:—..1..;.>:>...„,....,....5,.,.....41...i4'140' For Results-Use Collegian Classifieds "Nobody can blame Vexler for not wanting to compete," Wettstone said. "All the emphasis has been taken off the indi vidual events. That's the way it should be, of course. The all-around is the important thing for the individual. If we were in the team competition, Vexler would be glad to compete." Wettstone has long been a leader in the movement to de-emphasize the indi vidual events in an attempt t o strengthen the all-around competitors. To Wettstone, nothing makes less sense than training a gym nast f r just one event. "I remem ber a number of years ago when the GENE WETTSTOhtE championships . not used to losing were held at UCLA." Wettstone said. "Rope climbing was still an event then, and we had a spe cialist in the event. After taking him all the way to California, he did his routines twice, and broke each time. It takes 3.9 or 4.0 seconds to climb a rope. He had gone all the way across the country to compete for eight seconds and didn't do a thing right. The rest of the weekend he hid on the beach." Gene Wettstone won't be hiding this weekend in Tucson. But the proud old strategist won't be his old self either. His long stride might lose a bit of its bounce, the confident smile a bit of its shine. Not an easy weekend for old Gene. r.....£i..~:... ..m... ~.... v without guessing would be to perform a mechanical analysis such as the one completed in this study," Dillman pointed out, adding: "This may seem to be a time consuming job, but through recent ad vances in cinematography, automated film analysis systems and computers, it is now possible at the Penn State Biomechanics Laboratory-to make the films on one day and the completed results by the next day's practice session. In the future, we hope to have a sports analysis center where films of athletics performances could be quantitatively analyted to help reduce some of the uncertainties in the coach ing of athletics." Supported by Bureau of Research Hillman is a native of Morrisville, Pa. He received a B.S. in Physical Education from _The Citadel in South Carolina in 1964 and a M.S. in Physical Education at Penh State in 1966. His present Research Traineeship is sup ported by the Bureau of Research, USOE. Richard C. Nelson, who is director of the Penn State Biomechanics Labor atory was Dillman's adviser on the pole vault project. The Biomechanics Laboratory is part of the College of Health and Physical Education and Recreation. • ' , IMIENI LION FIRST BASEMAN Mike Egleston cuts loose a throw to the plate in practice yester- day. Tomorrow the Penn State baseball team opens its 1968 season with a game at Bucknell. The Lions' first home game will be Saturday afternoon against Gettysburg. The Bomber Raps Boycott DETROIT (iP) Former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis, looking weary but healthy after a bout with the surgeons, told reporters yesterday Negro athletes would make a serious mistake if they de cided not to repreient America at the Olym pic Games. "Maybe they don't have equal oppor tunity in America, but they're gaining it every day," the Brown Bomber said, sitting in a wheelchair. "And that's something you should rea lize. Things are improving. If they were going backwards, it would be different." Louis, who had his gall bladder con taining five gall stones and his appendix 41111 Vff I„ it ,,, h , of ? • Covering the museums in town, or simply strolling in the country...this is the double-breasted suit to wear. A neo-classic nicety by John Meyer that is tailored with great assurance. Points to remember: the six buttons, back belting, weltectpockets and wide notched collar. In a bold new Vycron® polyester and cotton plaid. In great colors: Larkspur, Razzleberry, Key Lime or Orange Peel on a warm Sunbeam ground $35. Now being shown at discerning stores everywhere. M=l removed last Tuesday, also said Cassius Clay erred by not entering the Army, but that he still considers Clay the world's heavy weight champ. Louis spent four years in the Army dur ing World War II at the height of his career. Wearing a colorful robe, Louis was wheeled into the director's office at the new $3 million Kirkwood Hospital in Detroit. He was flanked by his nurses, his wife, Martha, who is an attorney in Beverly Hills, Calif., and his doctors. They included Dr. Robert Bennett, who has been Louis' doctor since the time when Louis—who grew up in Detroit—was in his boxing heydays in the late 1930 s and 19405. 1 1E3 1 11/ ps • .0 ,LW t2 l / . • ! Q/ nrt Naafi PAGE SEVEN 2,,,1. , • ~,-),, •• •.•• • 1.•„ ) . ~,, \..:‘,1.,e.,4,-Vim„,, ,k ' ''''' 1,,, 0- -' :-;•',,,,, •,-.• :4-kr-c4P: ~.V . • cvl.4'l 1,r,.•,;1', :• --,,. -•4 ..T i ';,.'•, ' •. t ,::,• •; :t , , , , , , . ,'..•, . , k i , ....e,.. .-..e, ;/.,:.'s: I: ' ''',, * '.. • ' : ”' ' '''t.''''' . "st,:.-.4,-..t,i. , .,%-1.....,,.. , ~,- , . ..; • •• -•, "Al ,4. 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