Face-off set for air hockey tournament
iff
By JERRY TRAY
Collegian Sports Writer
While the Stanley Cup playoffs go on in the National Hockey
League, a different type of hockey tournament will be going on
this weekend at Penn State.
The Penn State Air-Table Hockey Club, in cooperation with
Funtime U.S.A., is presenting the Pennsylvania Air Hockey
Championships this Saturday at Funtime.
Mike Dickstein, president of the Penn State air hockey club
and coordinator of the tournament, said the contest is
generally intended for, but not specifically restricted to,
residents of Pennsylvania.
Bob Summers will direct the tournament itself because
Dickstein is one of the players.
“There was a problem in communication," Dickstein said.
“Publicity didn’t get where it was supposed to get."
Therefore, “the tourhament is winding up a little bit dif
ferently than we expected,” Dickstein said. “We made up
posters based.on 120 players but we got a slightly smaller
turnout,” he said. Only 24 persons have signed to date.
“People are scared of it (the tournament)" Dickstein said.
“What it resulted in doing was scaring those who think they
aren’t any good,” he said.
The deadline for registering is tomorrow.
Norton awaiting okay from AH
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) “I’m not a
cocky man, but I don’t think he can beat
me again," says Ken Norton, who fights
with, Muhammad Ali tomorrow night
while waiting to fight against him.
.“It’s nearly signed,”- Norton said'
yesterday of a heavyweight title shot
against Ali, with whom he split two 12-
round decisions in i 973. “I think it will be
in late September. I’d like it to tie in the
United States.”
Norton is scheduled to fight a 12-
rounder against Ron Stander as the
featured preliminary to Ali's title
defense against Jimmy Young tomorrow
night at the Capital Centre.
“Every time you fight, it’s a risk,”
Norton said of his bout against the hard
hitting Stander. “With Stander, he’s got
a good punch and he can take you out
Netters claim 9th straight win
The Penn State men’s
tennis team 'swept West
Virginia yesterday, 9-0, to win
its ninth match in a row and
establish a record for wins in
a season.
. The. Lions, now 11-3,
'eclipsed the previous mark of
10 victories set in 1971 and
duplicated the following three
Reasons:
j Yesterday’s rout was the
seventh sweep, for the Lions
'this 5 year, and marked the
fifth match in a row that they
haye blanked their opponents.
On Monday, May 3rd
Jim Holtzinger.of
MOTOROLA
li . •* -
will be
interviewing
May
Graduates
for the position of applications
Sales Engineer
; both Power and Electronic Engineers
desired
For more information and sign-up
contact the Career Development and
Placement Office
- 408 Boucke . 863-0225
L - *
: fThe liberal Arts
i Student Council
, would like to thank this year's officers
■ • Mary Musca 1 Van Kane
Faith Greenfield Diane Kushner
yip- ■' , : for their hard work and also
:p- y‘{‘ announce its new officers
fvblaiie Kushner Sue Haddad
lip Betsy, Morris Kathy Streletzky
IPlIf
, PRESENTS
Tonite: Big Fred and. Oldies
[T Tomorrow and Saturday
• GYPSY
-1 Misery Hours 2-6 pm (Audio Lighted Dance Floor)
212'Calder Alley
|25 c \**
r. — COUPON GOOD ON ANY MACHINE
VC
o
*•:
*
f(/N7VrAf U.§.A...
s p,
*§Q Valid on Thursday, April 29 O *
WITH COLLEGE ID ONLY ' T
->Cc| ONE PER PERSON ..... 25*
any time.
“Right now I’m ranked No. 1 in the
world. If I start ducking people, I
shouldn’t be in there.
“I want as many fights as I can get. I
want it for my timing,” Norton said,
stressing that he wants his next bout to
be against Argentine Oscar Bonavena.
Norton, who made his debut as an
actor in the motion picture “Mandingo,”
and completed a second film, “Drum,”
2M> weeks ago, sparred yesterday as he
completed a crash program to prepare
for the Stander bout.
But newsmen didn’t want to talk about
movies or Stander. The conversation
always returned to Ali.
“After reviewing the film of the
second fight, I think I won,” said Norton.
Penn State’s top two courts
were extended to three sets,
but brushed off their foes
without too much trouble in
the deciding sets. Number
one seed Miguel Maurtua
beat Don Haller, .6-7, 6-4, 6-3,
and second court Jim Ellis
took Bart Meadows, 6-3,4-6,6-
Both Maurtua and Ellis are
now 10-4, as is third, court
Mark Darby, a 6-4,6-1 winner
over Bob Wilson.
Coach Holmes Cathrall
continues to get strong per
Another reason why people may have been a little scared
about entering is the $25 sponsorship fee. But Dickstein said
that could be overcome if there was a deal made between
player and sponsor whereby the sponsor would get back a
percentage of a player’s winnings.
Due to the small turnout, “we are guaranteeing only four
money place winners,” Dickstein said. “We’d love to give
away thousands of dollars,” he said.
The tournament will consist of the qualifying rounds and the
finals. The qualifiers are medal play and will begin at 11 a.m.
Each player plays one game with 10 different opponents. Two
points will be awarded for each win, one point for each goal
scored and one point for a shut out. The 16 players with the
highest point totals will then be seeded in the finals.
Ties will be broken by the amount of points each player has
scored against the others. The next tie breaking method would
be a set play off (best of three games). But in case the two
players are tied for 16th place, match play (best of three sets) -
would be used.
The 16 players with the most points wilUhen be seeded in the
finals. After a break for dinner, they will begin around 7 p.m.
The. finals will be double elimination using set play and
match play. The final championship match, however, will be
the best of five sets.
formances from courts four
through six, as his' three
freshmen roil along with the
best records on the team.
Fourth court Fabricio
Valdivieso railed past Bill
Marshall, 6-7, 6-2, 6-2, to
extend his record to 11-1,
with 10 victories in a row.
Alex Davidson beat fifth
court opponent Rick Cole, 6 : 2,
6-3, to up his mark to 11-3, and
sixth court Randy Whiteside
made his record 10-2 with a
6-0,6-1 rout of Sam Moore.
r /sr“““"rpsr""""
79* SPECIAL I 79‘ SPECIAL
■ WIIHYNKMUraN j I THIS COUPON
I ARBY'S ■ ■ CIT AN ARBY'S
■ ROAST BEEF SANDWICH j ■ ROAST BEEF SANDWICH
j FOR 79* J I FOR 79*
■ OFFER COOD AT ! !
I BOTH LOCATIOHS | |
g | 111 SOWERS STREET |
■ ■ 400 W. COLLECE AVE. ■
needs you!
We are now hiring full-time freshmen
and sophomores to staff our advertising
office beginning summer or fall term.
Work includes handling advertisements
and public relations.
Come in to 126 Carnegie any day be
tween 12 and 2. Ask for Nadine.
St
°t
u »
Ali won the second fight on a split
decision by taking the last round.
“There was a lot connected with that
fight,” Norton said. “I want to say this in
a nice way. If Ali had lost, it would have
taken a lot out of boxing.”
Asked what he will get for what will be
the next “big money ” fight, Norton
replied: “I hope a couple of million,
probably a million and a half.”
, And what about Ali? “He’ll get five or
six million, as usual. Everybody knows
Ali is the big draw. He brings the people
in.
"My main objective is the title.”
The Norton-Stander fight will be part
of a home television ABC doubleheader
with Ali-Young, which starts at 9 p.m.
EDT.
The three doubles matches
went no better for the
Mountaineers, as the Lions
took them all in straight sets.
Maurtua-EUis (11-2) beat
Halier-Meadows, 6-3, 7-6;
Darby and Whiteside (10-4)
beat Marshall-Moore, 6-3,7-6;
and Davidson and Jim Howell
teamed to beat Wilson-Cole
for their eighth win in ten
matches.
The Lions now have a week
off before entertaining Lehigh
at home on Wednesday.
11l SOWERS STREET
400 Rf. COILEOE AVE.
Dickstein said there are six players, including himself, from
the area competing in the tournament. They are John Booth,
Scot Chambers, Ken Fohringer, Bruce H&ndel and John
Terry.
Dickstein, who is being sponsored by Funtime, has compiled
an impressive air hockey record. In 1974 he finished third in
the North American Air-Hockey Championships (NAAHC).
He is also the Delaware Valley regional champion and won
this year’s Funtime tournament in January.
Of the tournament, Dickstein said he is hoping for "good
competition and hopefully a hell of a lot of good sportsman
ship. I played a lot of these players and they are good."
Dickstein said one of the players who should finish very high
in the contest is Patrick “Spider” Wolff from Baltimore,
Maryland. In 1974 he placed second in the NAAHC and in *75 he
won the North American Collegiate Championships.
There will also be players from Philadelphia, lowa and
Texas.
Dickstein said rules that he and other players worked out
will be used in the tpumament. ."Most fouls will be loss of
possession and,the referee has the right to expel any player for
unsportsmanlike conduct,” he said.
The tournament will last almost all day Saturday. >
w Yesterday’s answer: Babe Ruth hit his
P 700th home run off of Tommy Bridges of the
Detroit Tigers.
Today’s question: In 1943, for the first
Otime since World War I, major league base
ball teams did NOT conduct spring training
Rin the south. Where did the Phillies train
that year?
TRIVIA
They believe John now
LOS ANGELES (AP)
Tommy John spent the 1975
baseball season in a Los
Angeles uniform, driving
2 Vfe hours a day bn a freeway
when the Dodgers were in
town and. living out of a
suitcase for months when
they were on the road all to
be with teammates who didn’t
believe him.
“I never had any doubt I
could pitch again,” John said
following his first victory in 20
months.“ But those guys, they
felt I was a little pollyanna
ish. They thought I was wast
ing my time.”
Even Manager Walter
Alston wasn’t sure John was
doing the right thing by
driving in for home games
and flying with the team on
the road, despite not being
able to play.
Jack Paton
OFFER ROOD AT
ROTH LOCATIONS
“I don’t know that much
about medicine,” said Alston,
“but I’m sure the doctors
would have been happy if his
left arm had been strong
enough for him to drink a cup
of coffee.”
And left fielder Bill
Buckner added: “Tommy’s
comeback is one of the really
inspiring things I’ve ever
seen. He gets better each time
out. I can hardly believe it.
It’s the most amazing thing
I’ve ever seen.”
Mike Marshall, a
kiniesology major and relief
pitcher, observed: “That’s
one of the truly remarkable
stories of this year or any
year. He showed great
determination and he worked
hard and he’s made it back.”
Dr. Frank Jobe is credited
with creating what is being
Alpha Xi De
announces its eight energetic Spring Ple<
Valerie Castanzo
Karen Eberhardt
Donna Kochel
Lilly Komives
RYDER
RENYS
TRUCKS
I § Unlimited I
5 % RENTAL DISCOUNT I V rent-alls |
if you make your
ONE-WAY RESERVATION 238-3037
on or before May 10 °, N M At , r?" f ,
(Vi block N. of College /toe.)
TheDail
;,v .'/>
* ’
Mike Dickstein, one of State College's best air
hockey players, is among the competitors in the
Pennsylvania Air Hockey Championships
called the “Bionic Arm.”
When John ruptured a
ligament in his left elbow on
July 17, 1974, it could not be
repaired in a traditional
manner and permit him to
pitch again. So Jobe decided
on a radical experiment. He
took a tendon from Tommy’s
right forearem, placed it in
the left elbow and prayed.
“He couldn’t tell me
whether I’d ever pitch
again,” said John, “because
that type of operation had
never been performed
before... I knew it wasn’t
going to be easy but I was
going to give it every try. ” '
Of his staying with the
team, John explained: “I felt
it was much easier to do the
exercises and stay in shape
with other ball players
around. I think it was hardest
Collegian Thursda;
to do when I stayed at home. I
might put something off ’til
afternoon and then there’d be
the lawn to mow.”
He detected skepticism
and some pity from
some teammates who'
doubted his efforts would
amount to anything. But he
admits they have been sup
portive in recent months.
His 7-1 victory over Pitts
burgh Monday night was his
first triumph since July 7,
1974. He had pitched earlier in
the year, . losing 3-1, but
“Monday night was different.
I knew where I was throwing
the ball. My control was much
better. It’s just something
that happened between
starts.”
Kim Peiffi
Deborah
Janice R
Kim Schi
Til 29,1976