B—The Daily Collegian Friday, October 29, 1976
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Harriers off to Centrals;
Michigan favored again
By BILL KLINE
Collegian Sports Writer
Although undefeated in five meets, the
Penn State cross country team takes the
underdog role tomorrow at Kent State for the
Central Collegiate Conference cham
pionships.
Penn State and 13 other schools, including
Big Ten, Big Eight, and Mid-American
conference members, will be out to dethrone
defending champion Michigan.
But it won't be easy. The Wolverines return
every runner from last year when they edged
Penn State for the title.
• "When you rank them on paper, they're
pretty tough," Penn State coach Harry
Groves said about Michigan. According to
Groves, Greg Myer is the Wolves' top runner,
but their depth won the title for them last
year. .
In last year's race, George Malley and
Paul Stemmer took one and two for Penn
State, but all five Michigan, runners finished
before the next Lion harrier.
Groves will run Malley, Bruce Baden, Walt
Majak, John Ziegler, Greg Stremmel, Ray
Krombel, and Bob Snyder on the five-mile
course, a contingent that has also displayed
depth.
"We've been able to put a pretty good
grouping close to Malley," Groves said
concerning the success of his squad. Indeed,
Malley has won medalist honors every meet,
but four or five Lions bunched near the top
have clinched every win.
Snyder, a junior, has finished second three
Air-hockey club looking for participants
By NEIL RUDEL
Collegian Sports Writer
The Penn State Air Hockey Club
wants you. Nothing to sign, no gim
micks. No proof of age or initiations.
Just more people to strengthen the
organization and make its tour
naments a bit more competitive.
Through three tournaments, 'there'
has been a measley total of 16 people.
People normal, everyday people.
"Most people that I've seen playing
just for fun are as good or better than
many that compete in the air hockey
club," says club founder Mike
Dickstein.
"There are a few dominating Dickstein admitted. "A lot of people
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equal," he said.
Keith Sapanski has been one of
those dominating figures thus far.
The defending champion from State
College has won all three tourneys
and sits atop the standings.
In Simmons Hall Wednesday night,
Sapanski breezed to the finals .by
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times to Malley, while Baden, another junior,
has finished in the top five every meet, in
cluding a third in last week's tri-meet with
Georgetown and William and Mary.
Sophomore Ziegler and freshman Krombel
have provided additional balance, never
finishing below tenth.
Defending medalist Malley will be
challenged by Myer and Michigan State's
Herb Lindsay, according to Groves.
Myer is undefeated, having set several
course records in the process. Malley has
lowered the record time at three courses this
season, including the same course for
tomorrow's championships.
Malley ran 29:01 for 10,000 meters, a little
over six miles, on Oct. 8 as the Lions
destroyed Kent State, 18-43.
For Malley and Majek, the Lion co
captains, tomorrow marks the fourth time
they've run the Kent State course. A runner
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gets a feel for a course, Groves said, and "it's
an advantage" that his harriers have run
there before.
Other team contenders include Indiana and
Eastern Michigan, according to Groves. Also
entered are Air Force, Notre Dame, and
Pittsburgh.
The Panthers 'need a strong ,showing at
Centrals or against Penn State next weekend,
Groves said, to obtain an NCAA bid.
A good Penn State performance tomorrow,
added Groves, will keep the Lions in strong
contention for a bid also.
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The top eight players stack up this
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Mike Dickstein 635
Steve Schmidts7s
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Renice Jones ' 480
Ken Fohringer 465
Jim Groshans 445
Vince Schappell 310
Bill Rishel - 310
After the ten scheduled events, a
final tournament will be held.
Dickstein said cash prizes and
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Cross-country coach Harry Groves checks the time on one
of his runners in a recent meet. If Groves looks worried it's
because his runners will need their best times to beat.defend
ing champ Michigan in the Central Collegiates at Kent State
this weekend.
addition, the three top finalists will
represent Penn State in the air
hockey regionals at the University of
Maryland on Jan. 27-29. •
If the club can attract more than 32
people by the season's end, then 16
will vie for the finals honors. If less
than 32 come out, the top eight will
battle it out.
The next tourney is Monday night
at 6:30 in North Halls' Warnock Hall.
All ordinary people are welcome to
come out and bolster the staggering
Penn State Air Hockey Club.
, As, Dickstein said, "I've never seen
anyone who didn't improve rapidly,
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Seek 7th straight win
Ruggers face Allentown
Penn State's rugby team teams is by common op- strong with the addition of the
will be tested tomorrow on the ponents, and both Allentown ex-Allentown players.
road as it goes after win and Penn State have played Fullback Chris. Mather
number seven against a the Light Horse Cavalry this said, "We expect to beat
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tough opponent since it has rain, 39-4. two' opponents, and Penn
a well-established organiz- However, . that game was State beats Allentown this
ation. He said he also remem- probably Penn State's best of week and Pittsburgh next
hers the size of the forwards the year, Ryland said, and the week, the two teams would be
from last spring when the Allentown game , should be going into the last game of the
Lions beat the Allentown closer than the point 'spread year undefeated.
Ruggers 20-10. over , Light Horse may in- The "A" and "B" sides will
Ryland heard , that .Allen- dicate. _ , • be making tomorrow's trip to
town lost several of its The Lion ruggers are look- ' Allentown. Next Saturday the
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said it shouldn't weaken them son finale against Bethlehem, Pittsburgh while the "B" and
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Kick-blocking becoming art
in National Football League
.By the AP one of the more proficient kick-blockers
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Football League seems to be lower ... - and "If you want to say one type of kicker is
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missed placekicks, both extra points and style kicker gets the ball up much higher
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seems to be twofold increasing proficiency But Pittsburgh's expert in that depart
on , the part of the blockers and decreasing ment, sidewinding place kicker Roy Gerela,
proficiency by the so-called "sidewinders," disagrees. "I believe we get our ball up in the
the soccer-style kickers. air just aS quickly as anybody else," he in-
The increase in blocks, Denver Coach John sists. _
Ralston believes, is due "almost entirely to "I don't think there is any reason to change
teams spending more time on that part of the or get excited about it because, if they block
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kicking angle, says; "AbSolutely the trend is down the penetration, that's all."
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The problem with the soccer-style kicker, coach Paul Uram says, is the result of hard
says Turner, is a lack of trajectory. The ball work. "People are spending more time on
just doesn't get that high that fast as when a it," he notes, "finding out maybe this is a
straight-ahead kicker kicks it. weakness. There is nothing new to blocking
His view is confirmed by someone who kicks and punts. Other than just spending
views the ball from the opposite side, namely time on it. This is what I think people are
Pittsbur : h defensive end L.C. Greenwood, findin : out."
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