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South And " West Cinch 26 Of 32 Tou rney WiW 3 Lion Medalists NO. THIS ISN'T LAST NI6HT-BUT IT COULD BE Stanley Is Hero ¦V in' M"'- mom Easfs $ By BUD SMYSER Three thousand miles is a long way to travel for .'i shellacking that lasts six minutes ot less, and the 24 Westerners in the national boxing tourney arc: aware of that. In fact, 12 o( their number copped medals , to show they meant business. Fate is easy on the boys who lasted into the semi-finals and, even though they lost their semi-final fight, they could count on a medal to take home. Every semi-finalist gets a medal and thus, as early as Thursday night, it was decided that this would be tonight's division. Of the 24 Westerners entered, 12 get medals; of the 21 South - erners, 14 get medals; while the East with 21 entered gets only C medals, 3 of these going to Penn State. Second, third and fourth places in the national tournaments are automatic, going to the semi-finalists who fail to take the . crown. The defeated finalist gets second place. The man who loses to the champion in the semi-final gets third ))lace, and the man who loses to the runner-up in the semifinal gets fourth place. Team championships are wholly mythical, determined by reporters and not the NCAA. The generally accepted basis for scoring is five points for first place, three for second, two for third, and one for fourth. Idaho won last year, and Wisconsin reigned the year before. State's only title was captured when the Lions had two national champions in playing host to the first national tournament back in 1932. Although the tournament is starting its tenth year, 'it was allowed to lapse from 1932 to 1936 and for that reason this year's bouts are called the seventh annual. The failure of the Easterners to win better than six places out of 32 reflects in some measure a decline in the quality of Eastern boxing, partly due to stricter eligibility rules. However, the best the East has to offer—Syracuse's array of five Eastern champions—failed to enter the tournament. Had they participated, the East might have won a few more laurels but even so it is doubtful if the Orange would have been enough to stem the tide of the South and the West. FOR WOMEN ONLY Listen, Sister, if you let that guy of yours get away without takin' you to see the Joint's Jumpin', you oughta be ashamed. For here is a really fine bit of entertainment. Snappy—fast—peppy. Use all your worldly wiles on your date in making him take you to the— THESPIANS" SPRING PRODUCTION THE JOINT'S JUMPIN with THREE STOOGES SINGERETTES BILL BARTHOLOMEW MIKE KERNS "Shaft-in ihe-Draff" Rabinowita MIL 4- We're sorry State College doesn't have an engraving plant so that we could show you a picture of last night's crowd in Rec Hall. But this is next best. This crowd watching the 1932 nationals looks almost the same as the throng which jammed the building for last night's ' sessions. Time, de- 5 State Boxe rs Entered Pro Mil Since the inauguration of boxing here in 1921, Perm State has become renowned as the "jump - ing off" place for professional pugilists, five in' all. Most -prominent of these is the currently famous Billy Soose, who began his professional career in 1938 after being barred from further intercollegiate boxing because of his semi-pro record. Having beaten both Tony Zale and Ken Overlin. the NBA and New York Boxing Commission titleholders respectively, in overthe weight matches. Soose has been signed to fight present'title holder Ken Overlin at Madison Square Garden, May 23. Steve Hamas '29, only five - letter man in the history of the College, won distinction as a pro boxer toy knocking out Tommy Loughran. This was one of the few times in Loughran's career that he was KO'ed. Hamas also met Max Schmeling twice before the German heavyweight became champ. The State 'boxer won in their first encounter, but was beaten so badly in their second meeting, in Germany, that he was forced to ' retire. Allie Wolff, who has the distinction of being the only boxer to captain the team twice, was a middleweight in the punch-forpay-game for a while after graduation. Wolff was a cagy boxer, and was hardly ever hit in the course of a fight. He fought several bouts and then retired, and is now coaching at Cornell. "Rags" Madeira '26, southpaw heavyweight, and Freddy Washington '25, a featherweight, tried their hands at the .professional game after leaving Penn State, but both retired after a few bouts. Phi Sigma Kappa Elects New officers elected by the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity are .Robert F. Wilson '42, president; Robert H. Roy '43, vice-president; Joseph A. King ' '43, secretary; George S. Roy '43, treasurer; Ellwod R. Hendrickson '43, inductor; Winfield A. Gunther '43, steward ;James E. Hartman !42, social chairman. RIDES Wanted and Offerer! P.W. Chicago for Easter vaca tion. C—Bill Boer ' ner, 2220. Spring Topcoats . Tux Tails • pression and war haven't changed things much. The only change we know of is that out of the range of this cut there is a new electric scoreboard high in the west end of the- Hall which was installed only this week after being provided for by All- College Cabinet. Collegiate Coaches Associa tion Offers Services fo U.S. ht Defense Program Offering their services to the United States government for the national defense program, the 17 •members of the National Boxing Coaches Association yesterday accepted President Leo Houck's resolution suggesting the. move at their annual meeting. Each member signed the following statement: "We, the coaches of the (National Collegiate Boxing Association, offer our services to the government of the United States for the national defense program." The coaches elected DeWitt Portal, San Jose State coach, permanent secretary of the Association. Portal, the incumbent secretary, was voted into the permanent office in recognition of his excellent work. Al York, Virginia coach, was elected to the second vice-presidency of the Association. Bill Reagan, Miami boxing mentor, automatically moved into the Association's presidency to succeed Houck, who automatically becomes a member of the executive committee: Ed LeFond, Catholic University, became first vice-president; The coaches voted to establish a research committee to "further sponsor high school boxing and cooperate with government agencies." They also agreed ^to send a representative to the national convention of physical . education directors. . 49c 59c 79c Throw Rugs. 69c up 204 S. ALLEN FOR MEN Neckties .. Gloves ... Reversibles ea. 9x12 Of NCAA DUUB1 By DICK PETERS. i Whether he 'won another fight or not, Rollickin' Billy . Stanley?, Penn State's V2T pound ..boxei*, marked himself- .as the hero of ^ the NCAA tournament. Thursday night, when! life .;pumm'eled'-Bob Sachtschale of Wisconsin in th4 quarter-finals and:wan his way to the semi-finals. '"*"' -" -" • Just before he climbed into the ring Thursday night-—for—Jiis fourth go at intercollegiate boxr ing, Billy remarked""that—he'd "show this Sachtschale;howmueh can be learned in four weeks." And he did. """" . It was just four weeks agoithat Billy "The Socket" 'Maizdcbb was declared ineligible: Tt :: was just four - weeks'' 'ago; that' Stanley; hitherto a . plugging kid . " ,wrho couldn't _make ..out on -.Charlie Speidel's wrestling . teain^. Siyis drafted to fill the ^swiiUng' gloves of the ousted Mazzoccp.J' :,i;,L.T» ' f r During the four weeks, Stanley fought three times prior to JKnugw day night ' It- was-nthis¦• same Sachtschale wno handed hinniaCis first trimming :in::-a" dual xaset •Then followed, twp .;nYpre/drubbings, one in : the Eastern : tfn "tei£ collegiates and in a ' duatj' setto with Michigan State. ;"' ; " ' _;,'' Thursday night, jfrrobabiy^ttre ^ least regarded of all .Lion, ,fisiir cuffers in the :tom-ney, ', .R6?h^kip' Billy climfeed .tlirbugh;..theliiopes for his fourth.fling . at jthe sgam'e which wasn't, his first calling. You know the rest—Billy won and surprised everyone.but_ himself. He knew how' much cbul'd_ be learned in four weeks; T"~ "AH the coaches were very interested • in' • the ' ' Association's work," reported Houck, who presided at the_ three-hour session. Portal announced that all the members present renewed their membership. Two National Champions Entered In 135 Division Fight fans should see plenty of action in the 135-pound competion in this year's NCAA boxing tournament as two champions and a runner-up battle for .the title. Gene Rankin, Wisconsin's lightweight, won the crown in 1939, but dropped out of competition last year. Johnny Joca, colorful Florida boxer, won his title last year. Both boys are entered in the current national tournament. Neither champion is expected to have easy sailing, however, with ringmen entered in the 135pound class, all with excellent records. They include Less Coffman, Washington State, runnerup last year; Joey Church, Miami University boxer who handed Joca his only defeat in two years; Gene Tudor, West Virginia star who is undefeated in seven dual meets this year; and Harry Deal, brilliant puncher from Southwestern Louisiana Institute. 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•^ EXTRA ! VOL. 37—No. 114A Iplilf « (tolbntatt OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE SATURDAY NIGHT, MARCH 29, 1941, STATE COLLEGE EXTRA PRICE FIVE CENTS Scally Wins 175-Pound Nation al Title ifiiHitniwifiiif iiiiiiitimiffliimiiuimii iiiiimiimuii Final Results Of NCAA Boxing liUHiiimtiimiiiiiii iimiiiiiiiniiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimii ini! TEAM SCORES Idaho 15 Southwestern Louisiana 13 Wisconsin 9 Penn State 9 Louisiana Slate .8 Washington State North Carolina S ; B California Aggies Florida . S ' 4 Miami 3 San .Jose -3 Lock Haven Teachers 2 West Virginia 2 Virginia " 2 Superior Teachers ' 1 THE WINNAHS ! 120-Pounds CHAMPION T. Kara, Idaho Second Harper, SW. La. Third .- Harger, LSU Fourth Webber, San Jose 127-Pouitds CHAMPION F.- Kara, Idaho Second Ourso, SW. La. Thigd^,^. .^JMy[agawa,^.San»iJose Fourth" .7.7 ... Stanley^?.'-£' 135-Pounds CHAMPION .„. Rankin, Wis ' . Second ......Coffman, Wash. S. Third ..-; Joca, Fla. Fourth Church, Miami 145-Pounds CHAMPION Tobiasson, Calif. Ag. Second .Baird, P. S. Third Skerpon, Lock Haven Fourth Jollymore, Wis. 155-Pounds CHAMPION Belaire, LSU Second Roth, Wis. Third Tudor, W. Va. Fourth Larson, Sup. Tchr. 165-Pounds CHAMPION ... .Erickson, Idaho Second .-Sanders, N. C. Third Somerville, Va. Fourth Logsden, SW. La. 175-Pounds , 4 CHAMPION Scally, P. S. Second Speigelberg, Wash. S. Third ; DeCourcy, Fla. Fuorth . •. Coe, SW. La. ¦ Heavyweight CHAMPION .Campbell , SW. La. Second Kimball, N. C. Third Cameron, Miami Fourth Kendrick, LSU Riflemen Gain Third In NRA Matches WASHINGTON, D. C. March 29^-Nlttany Lion varsity riflemen, held third place in the first round ";of the National Rifle: Association matches , here today as ¦they:garnered a total of 1359. ¦Lehigh vtook first with a 1385 tally, while George Washington University shot a 1373 total. " • "Co-captain Gil Gault led the Lions with a 277 tally out of 300. Co-captain Ben Stahl blazed 276 to tie with Bob McCoy. Dick Cuthbertj shot a 270, while Hal Yount .peppered the target for a 260. ' ! 1 . Idaho Mittmen Win Team Title SW, la, Second By BUD SMYSER Idaho's four-man team produced three champions to upset the dopesters and retain its mythical national crown in the finals of the NCAA boxing tourney in Rec Hall tonight. Fighting off *a strong Southwestern Louisiana bid. Idaho barely edged the pre-toumament favorites, by placing three kings: Co-captain Ted Kara at 120-pounds winning his third crown. Co-captain Frank Kara at 127-pounds, who took fourth place last year; and Laune Erickson, who repeats as 165-pound king. Previous national ' team champions were Idaho in 1940; Wisconsin in 1939; Catholic University. Virginia, and West Virginia deadlocked in 1938; Washington State in 1937; Syracuse in 1936;and Penn State in 19321 . All but Syracuse were entered again this year. - — ': < :Idatht) ViEaTas^'TedV-a tii20r"and-- Frank; at 127,. took the first two national titles by repeating their dual meet victories over Southwestern Louisiana's two entries, Don Harper at 120, and Ed Ourso .at 127. Ted had an easy time winning his. third crown but Frank barely edged Ourso and there was considerable booing from the crowd. Smiling Gene Rankin, Wisconsin 135-pounder, rallied in the third round of his quest to regain the title he vacated after 1939 and managed to overcome a lead that Coffman, Washington State, had built up with looping -founds in the first two rounds. The decision was unpopular. Floored m the first and second rounds, Bob Baird, State 145pounder, failed' to recover until the very end of the fight and lost to Elton Tobiasson, of the California Aggies. Rodney Belaire, LSU puncher, nearly kayoed Billy Roth. Wisconsin, with furious rushes several times in their 155-pound championship and the methodical Belaire easily won out. Laune Erickson, Idaho's defending champion at 165, had the team title in his hands as he started against North Carolina's Elden Sanders. Both boys fought furiously but Erickson's right hand told the story and he clinched for Idaho its second successive team championship. Paul Scally and Washington State's Red Speigelberg warmed up in the last two rounds of their 175-pound championship, both jabbing and pulling their lefts. Scally had the edge. . In the' heavyvyeight, Louie Campbell of Southwestern Loui- ^ siano beat Gates Kimball of North Carolina; . " The first round was close with both boys slugging hard. In the second Kimball' was knocked down. The third round was Campbells. After the bouts, the Goodman Boxing Trophy was presented to Paul Scally and a special award was given to Mrs. H. Kara, the mother of Idaho's two champions. A Loser And A Winner In NCAA Ring Tourney Bdlfd ConOUGP6Cl BOB BAIRD PAUL SCALLY *k : 1 . Paul Scally became the fourth Lion in history to win a national title as he topped Fred Speigelberg of Washington State tonight. Bob Baird , the other Nittany finalist , lost to Elton Tobiasson of the California Aggies. li!llil!lll! ;illl!lllllllllllllllllll!lilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!l llllllllll!llllllllll i Knocking Around- The NGAA iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiii With DICK PETERS Ted Kara, Idaho's 120-pound ace and co-captain of the Vandals slugging outfit, claims that the biggest thrill he ever got out of the leather business was the time he forgot the oath which athletes take before competing in the Olympic games. Kara, who was captain of Uncle Sam's 1936 boxing team, got half way through the oath and had to start over again. * * * It looked like a lesson in past Lion boxing history as Al Lewis, Davey Stoop, Frankie Goodman, Billy Soose, Mike Cooper, Mike Zeleznock, and Bernie Sandson, milled among the crowd in Rec Hall tonight. * » * The little guy sitting among the cheerleaders last night was Jackie Grey newly-elected sophomore class president, who skipped up from his job at one of the local restaurants, up to Rec Hall for the fights tonight without changing his uniform. Little Jack is quite a boxer himself , but hasn't had time to get out for the sport this year. * * * "" . Bobby Baird, Lion's finalist in the 145-pound , division, had his political side-kick and vote-getter. Jetty Doherty on the bench pulling for him. But votes couldn't do the trick against the hard-hitting California Aggie, Elton Tobiasson. * * • * Ted Kara, in retaining his 120pound crown against Don Harper of Southwestern Louisiana for the third consecutive year, was a smooth boxing machine as he had been throughout the entire tourney. HaVper tried hard, but the Idahoan was just too polished an article. • * * When Rankin won his title tonight he was added to the list of two-time winners in NCAA competition. The Badger ace was 135-pound champ in 1939, but didnt defend it last year. He himself eliminated Johnny Joca, Florida, who had captured the diadem in 1940. * * * Johnny Walsh, who tells the Wisconsin sluggers how to do it, is also boxing advisor to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Walsh holds clinics for the high school kids, referees their matches, and generally is credited with starting scholastic fisticuffing in Wisconsin. * * * Gee Mitchell, Southwestern Louisiana coach, and Ed Khoury, LSU mentor, played football together for the latter school in 1931. Khoury was captain of the team and Mitchell was just a sophomore. * * * The pictures being taken throughout the finals, with States ace cameraman, Ray Conger, ,at the controls, were taken for the National Intercollegiate Athletic Association. * V * Dean Sackett, former head of the Engineering School, and one of Penn State's most enthusiastic boxing followers, predicted fifteen of the sixteen semi-final bouts on Friday night. * * * The new electric scoreboard in Rec Hall, was one of the most interesting highlights of the three-day session. A great help to the spectators, the only drawback we found was that some of the participants kept their eyes on the clock, which may or may not be good. * * * Baird's comeback in the third round after being nearly knocked out in the first two stanzas, was a thriling affair, but to no avail. The lead piled up by Tobiasson in the early rounds took Baird's chances for a national crown, but the State crowd accepted the fair decision in a creditable way. By Tssiass on In 145-Pound Tilt By STAN -POKEMPNER Paul Scally, Lion 175-pounder, added his name to the roll of Penn State national boxing champions by defeating Fred Speigelberg, Washington State, in the finals of the seventh annual NCAA tournament in Rec Hall last night. Bobby Baird, only other State finalist , lost to Elton Tobiasson, California Aggie, by a decision. Scally-Speigelberg With the home town fans wildly cheering . him, Scally opened his fight jabbing to Speigelberg's head. The round opened up with a flurry of blows, but slowed up towards the end. Scally tossed a few lefts, followed by a looping right before the bell sounded. The Washington State light heavyweight came out in the second round, bobbing and weaving for an opening which he was unable to find. Scally caught him on the ropes and rocking Speigelberg's head with three rights. Speigelberg's right hand started to find its mark about the middle of the round and he landed rshort nota'tirSeally*s "midsection. The Penn State crowd was ready for anything as the bell rang starting the last round. The West Coast star started sharpshooting his long right into Scally's middle, but the Lion senior kept his left in Speigelberg's face. At the bell, pandemonium broke loose in Rec Hall: When the decision was announced, hoarse throats were roared hoarser. Baird-Tobiasson The first round opened with both Baird and Tobiasson cautious, but they soon started mixing it with a vengeance. Bajrd opened a slight cut over the Californian's right eye, but referee Joe McGuigan permitted him to go on. Baird landed hard several times to the midsection, but Tobiasson countered with stiff lefts to Baird's head. Near the end of the round, Baird was floored by a hard left jab but was able to get up again almost immediately. Action started fast in the second round, with Tobiasson landing hard rights to Baird's head. Baird landed only occasionally to Tobiasson's stomach. The third round saw Baird, in a tremendous attempt to wipe out the margin Tobiasson had established, rushing the Californian. Tobiasson managed to keep Baird from doing much damage, but in the last minute of the round, Baird scored with rights to the head. At the end of the round, Rec Hall was in an uproar over Baird's strong comeback. Annual Goodman Trophy Presented To Scally The Frank J. Goodman Trophy, awarded annually to the outstanding Penn State boxer, was presented to Paul Scally, Lion 175-pound senior, tonight by Adam A. Smyser '41. Goodman was a former national collegiate champion from Penn State. Scally is the third recipient of the award. Al Tapman '39 and Mike Cooper '40 are the previous winners.
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