Country Regatta not just
' By MARK GRIFFITH ,
Collegian Staff Writer
. Fast-food fanatics may
balk at the idea of paying
$l,OOO for two McDonalds
dinners, but eight-year-old
Jeff Pifer of State College
simply peeled ten $lOO bills off
his wad of cash and kept right
on spending.
Jeff’s money was not real,
of course. It was play money
that he won at the gaming
tables at yesterday’s second
annual Sy Barash Country
Regatta held at the .Stone
Valley Recreational Area.
fin fact, the Regatta was
more than just some canoe
races.
'Members of the sponsoring
organizations Beta Sigma
Beta fraternity and Kappa
Delta sorority set up the
Regatta facilities in spite of
the - threatening Sunday
morning skies. By noon,
however, partly sunny skies
and, gentle breezes set the'
pace for the, day and par-
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ticipants and spectators were
able to enjoy an afternoon
perfect for canoe racing,
picnicking and just lying in the
sun.
Music was provided in the
early afternoon by the Phi Mu
Alpha Jazz Band, which
provided regatta-goers with
their own renditions of
popular, jazz and swing
melodies.
The regatta organizers
followed their one-race-per
hour schedule. With the 250-
yard-long races limited to six
canoes at a time, the blind
fold, single and fraternity
races were run with- two
preliminary heats first, with
the best performers advanced
to a final heat.
The third race of the day,
the blindfold race, required
. the participants to work in
teams one meipber calling
out' directions while the
, blindfolded partner ' at
tempted to keep, the canoe on
course.'
Clockwise from upper right Judl Roderick (3rd*llberal arts) sails a frlsbee through
a tire and Drew Shapiro (4th-h!story) challenges sponges In two of the tests of skill.
Canoe on the right, with Regatta sponsor Mlml Barash In the bow, comes from
behind to win the 3 o'clock race. The boat on theieft led until interfered with by
State College Wrestling Coach Ron Pelfferm after, the craft he and Matt Suhey
piloted capsized. ‘
8-1 AM
The race proved to be
difficult, as only three teams
from the two heats managed
to finish their initial , runs
without disqualifying.
The 3 p.m. celebrity race
turned into an aquatic-style
rumble when State College
High School football and
wrestling coach Ron Pifer,
his own canoe capsized,
turned over the canoe of Jeff
Palmer and an unidentified
partner, thereby allowing the
team of Mimi Barash and
Tom McLaughlin to win.
Pifer’s partner was Matt
Suhey of State College.
The second heat of the
singles race also provided
plenty of aquatic antics when
fellow canoeists attempted to
rfesque the capsized Allan
Cohen, who succeeded in
capsizing two canoes-full of
rescuers before a rowboat of
regatta officials and the Stone
Valley emergency boat
arrived at the scene.
As the races progressed
Penn State Thespians
present
Sooth Pacific
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May 6, 7 and 8 at 8:30 PM
May 8 at 2:00 PM
in
Schwab Auditorium
Tickets available in HUB
and by calling
865-9461
between 9:00 AM & 4:00 PM
through the afternoon, a
miniature carnival of events
included throwing wet
sponges at a person’s face,
tossing-a frisbee through an
old tire target and racing
mice. All the booths paid off
in play money, which was
used in turn to bid on various
items. The items donated by
Centre County merchants,
were auctioned periodically.
According to Mike Arkin,
Regatta chairman, and Mitch
Berger, Regatta publicity
chairman, about 2,500 people
attended. Berger said people
began to come after they
realized the weather was
improving, “with the big rush
homing' at about three
o’clock.”
The Regatta, along with
collections taken by Beta
Sigma-Beta and Kappa Delta
in downtown State College for
the past two weeks, earned
slightly more than $2,000,
which will be contributed to
the American Cancer Society.
a bunch of canoe races
1 Regatta results 1
Mixed couples (noon): 2. Braceßoden(2),
1. Kathleen O’Donnell (1), Philip 3, Chris Landis.
Swab; Final Heat:
2. Barry Volght, Lisa Voight; 1. Daniel Spangler,
3. Cheffins, O’Nell. 2. George Nigro,
3. PaulGrabow.
Three-man Relay (lp.m.>: ft
1. Lawrence Hart, Paul Hart, Fraternity Race (5p.m.) ft
, Michael Nagurny, Jr.; FlratHeat: • ft
2. Mary Callahan, Jan Rossowakl, l. Tau Phi Delta (2), S
Johnßartges; 2. Delta Theta Sigma (2), ft
3. Alpha Gamma Rho. ft
Second Heat: ft
1. DeltaUpallon(2), ft
2. Phi Kappa Pal (2), &
3. Theta Delta Chi. ft
Final Heat: £1
1. Tau Phi Delta Tom Chlffona, ft!
Bobßutta. ft
2. Delta Upallon Chuck Petro, ft
Boyd Wagner. ft
3. Phi Kappa Pal Mike Conley, ft
John Mlerly. ft
4. Delta Theta Sigma Daniel ft
Spangler, Dennla Spangler. ||
Blindfold Race (2p.m.)
1. Jim Houck, Joyce Schroeder;
2. Barry Volght, Barb Volght;
3. Dennis Glannechl, Frank Gian'
nechi.
Celebrity Race (3p.m.)
1. Mlml Barash, Tom McLaugh
lin.
Singles Race (4 p.m.)
First Ileal:
1. DanfelSpangler(2);
2. Boyd Wagner (2);
3. GeorgeNlgro (2).
Second Heat:
1. PaulGrabow(2),
Photos by Ira Joffe
COMPUMENTB OF THE PENN STATE BOOKSTORE
(answers to page 4 puitle) . _
Footnotes
(1) representing the Phvrst
(2) advanced to the final heat
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