Canadien-born hockey coach Morris Kurtz (standing, closest} brought Penn State icers a long way but may leave to pursue other in terests , Linkers sport new face By GORDEN BLAIN Collegian Sports Writer Coach Joe Boyle has a new face in his top seven linksmen making the trip to Lehigh toddy*. The Lion golfers will be led by lop scorers Sherm Hostetter, Tom Amendola, and Bob Dine but picked up a new swinger in Tuesday's challenge matches—Rod Franc. Franc who lettered last year has taken over the spot Tim Wilson had won from his hot shooting on the preseason tour in the south. Wilson lettered last year also. “I'm usually a slow starter and I have trouble playing in cold weather," Franc said about his not qualifying for the first two matches. "I wasn’t ready for the first qualifier. My game wasn't in shape and my putting was extremely "poor. And you can emphasizeextremely. “Another thing, the weather has been awfuldamn cold too,” I he sophojpore added. In the wintery springs of Happy Valley the greensare in no shape for accurate putting. They only do justice to duffers. "I've always had trouble putting on thofE greens early in the season." Franc said. “Putiing is the mosrimpertant aspect of my game—for anybody's for that matter.” Franc said he received the chance for a challenge match "oplv because two players didn't play that well in the last two matches." Wilson along with freshman Jeff Sunday whose first match score 73 ballooned to a 96 last week in the winds * * ■k It's a life style. J ~ s fhe beauty of love, the joy of freedom. I l, s *he best-selling book. It’s Neil Diamond. J It's a motion picture. * ■¥■: * *■ * £ The Hall Bartlett Film * * Jonathan Livingston' * * 7:30&'10:00 Seagull 75* * * ?* rtlett —.Richard Bach Hall Bartlett * Neil Diamond . . *• . I even v—, '**— MNmtwlnlwmp f - "■'■l'n J -== j*t,» Photo by Eric Felock RHS Centre Cinema leers strided long, but more, needed The Penn State pucksters returned - from Pittsburgh Sjunday night after a weekend of visiting the bigtime in the first Invitational Collegiate Hockey tournament at the Civic Arena. It was a long trip and a far cry from what the Penn State Hockey Club started as in the fall. “Larry Hendry, the faculty advisor of the club, told me hockey was on the way out and that they weren’t going to have anything,” Herb Schmidt said. Schmidt schedules ice time in the Ice Pavilion. “I didn’t bother to schedule any time for them,” Schmidt said. The hockey club with its youth and intramural programs did get off the ground and a successful team emerged. The skaters kept improving until they finished the Steep City tournament losing to Carnegie Mellon in the finals. The Lions had a 12-3-1 record after the last buzzer. The best record in four years of hockey at Penn State was just part of what the hockey club did this year. They ac complished many goals they had set and probably did better than what they should have. “At the beginning of the year we were really in an uncertain state,” coach Morris Kurtz said. “I think we accomplished more than we set out to. We won recognition from the University, we got crowd support, our attendance records show that, and most importantly the attitude around the University community changed. “We’re not called a club anymore, they just call us Penn State hockey,” Kurtz, the native Canadian and former skater said. - Sometimes those attendance" figures were greatly exaggerated.in numbers.but the Ice Pavilion’s bleachers were filled for most of the games and there were people standing around the spacious rink. During the winter months it is not too pleasant to stand in the sub-freezing temperatures of the building. They came anyway. V And the team did get recognition from the University also. Hockey is one of 23 club Sports at Penn State to compete on the outside: The Penn State hockey club sent three proposals to Robert ScanneH, the Dean ~of the College of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. They wanted to improve their condition of existence. The Lion pucksters have asked for improved ice time. They cold of Annapolis were the linksmen challenged. Franc said he believes the decision that players do not play “well” partly depends on the°coaches opinion but mostly the scores the players shoot. Wilson and Sunday had the highest scoring averages in the first two matches. Jeff -Sunday retained his position on Tuesday on the Blus course by finishing one stroke behind low man Rod Franc who cashed in with an 80. Franc said he was “surprised the scores were not lower than what they were.” Six golfers who made the team in the spring challenged for the two spots. Coach Boyle" said at the season’s onset he would have challenge matches throughout the year. Franc does not believe the team will be weakened at all with his addition. “The team will be just as strong as before because we have so much depth,” Franc said. “There are probably 10 players that can fill the seven positions and still not effect the quality of the team because of their scoring. ” Franc'-said he thinks Boyle “really expected him to make the team'this year because I made it last year. “Tim Wilson will reappear in the lineup later in the season because he is a strong, very experienced player,” Franc said about his teammate. i'narkeT % ouf NortU AfoerTorv open 9f09 days a week. r We wish to express our appreciation to THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES FOR THEIR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO EAST WEEK’S STEEPLECHASE, TRIVIA BOWL AND FINDLAY PALACE: . 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His hockey knowledge and organization has helped create what he wanted to in the beginning—create a “viable organization. ” The last proposal asked for heaters in the Ice Pavilion. * Scannell said Schmidt is working on the ice time proposal. Schmidt said lje is planning a meeting to work out scheduling problems. Scannell also reported that the Ice Pavilion is being studied as to the “feasibility of building a new building which would be air conditioned in the summer and heated in the winter.” But Scannell did not sound optimistic about the return of Kurtz. This is the most important point if Penn State wants to establish a quality game of hockey. “We got to.fit a budget together,” Scannell said. “The.' positions are pretty well frozen.; When you start talking about adding people it’s going to be tough.” 0 Kurtz has had offers to coach hockey on the Swedish Natiogal team, and to continue his studies in Austraila and Mainland China. He and Scannell both said they are “playing the waiting game.” The hockey organization grew quickly but it grew hand in hand with the play of the tearn. This year it was a hockey team. ‘ « “With the limited practice time we had we could not devote enough time to basics like stickhandling, passing, and r Hawks Ist NEW YORK (AP)—‘The Atlanta 'Hawks will pick first in the ! National Basketball Association’s 1975 college player draft, but they’re not ready to say whom they’ll select. “We have plenty of time,” said Hawks president John Wilcox, who won the No. 1 choice for his team yesterday in a coin flip at the office of NBA Commissioner Walter Kennedy. The draft will not take place until after the conclusion of the playoffs in late May. Hoagies, Hoagies Hoagies CATTLE CAR Next to Train Station HALF A RADIO COMEDY HOUR PRESENTS i “SPACED OUT IN SPACE” PRIVATE EYE JOE FRIDAGOWSKY IS DRAFTED FOR A DANGEROUS NASA SPACE MISSION TO SAVE THE EARTH FROM THE “BIG BOSS”. 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Only one player was ejected for fighting and that was Mark Sturgeon on the same trip the night before. “It was a good attempt to produce a decent hockey club at the varsity level,” captain Bill Proudman said. “I’m not saying we are going jto play Cornell or any one in the Ivy League. We are no where in their class and I don’t think we want to be. ! ' “We proved we can have a i and not brawl,” Proudman discipline and be good to watch. The Lions were that. They di they played last year, when thi .arid were blown off the ice. Thi bej competition and teams they i play anybody with the late star ‘‘The teams we played this y year,” defensman Reds David; the bench this year, i , ''This year they skated while they were playing,” skating instructor Kurt Oppeltj said. “They were much much better.'' Many coaches of the opposition were impressed with the improvement from year and the all around play. Pitt coach Lerr said the Lions skate “well and play it fair and legal.) They hit well,” Barcalow concluded. “They have something there.” \ The Lions were blessed with some talent like Mike Giam papa, Proudman, Jcjhn Rothgaber, Scott Ehrenberg, and defensive player of the tourney, Jeff Blanton. When the Lions won, the first thing tjie opposing players said, “It das their goalie that did it.” Paul Hooper was a big part in the nets. The Lions did not lose to anybody they should not have lost to. Delaware and jCarnegie Mellon (the Lions’ only conquerers) were smart skating and organized teams. Varsity status is a long way off but there is definitely a place for a varisty hockey club. Penn State really, does “have something there” when it comes to hockey. WDFM Responsible product on the ice said. “We wanted to have Id not play the tough schedule y played, teams from Canada |y scheduled teams that would could beat. They were lucky to iar were cake compared to last ion said. But then Davidson sat
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