April 11, 1974
Men's Intramural volleyball finals were held last Monday
with the Beaver Shooters defeating the Faculty -to win the
championship.
by Jim Concelman
Sports Editor
Last Monday I traveled to
Behrend College in sunny Erie,
Pa., to interview the sports editor
of the Behrend Collegian, Jun
"Count" Concelman. During his
brief writing career, Jim has
been noted for his ostenatious
humor, verbose vocabulary and a
self-esteemed modesty. Because
of his overt importance in
campus activities and his
jurisprudence in the realm of
journalistic impudence, I felt this
interview would be enlightening if
not down right inconsequential in
world importance.
Q—Why are you interviewing
yourself?
A—Well to tell you the truth
Jim, there is this terribly strange
phenomenon in Erie called
"snow in the middle of April".
Because of this dreaded
climatical condition, the spring
sports schedule has been hung in
the closet to dry until Mom
Nature gets it together. This
means that my sports page will
be missing such intimate details
as---articles, pictures and other
assorted information that might
be relevant. Actually I could just
have easily started this article
"Nobody asked me but..." but as
you can see this took up a lot
more room.
Q—Very clever, yes, very
clever. I wish I had that kind of
imagination.
A—You do, remember?
Q—Oh yes, quite. Getting back
to the interview Count, you don't
mind if I call you Count do you?
A—Please do Jim. All my
friends call me Count so you
might as well also. They call me a
lot of other things of which Count
is the most complimentary.
Q—Good. OK Count, Hammerin
Hank just broke Babe Ruth's
home run record and I thought
you might like to comment on it.
A—Good question Jim. Now
I've got nothing against Hank
Aaron, he is truely a superstar,
but Babe Ruth is still by far the
greatest home run hitter of all
times.
If you look just at statistics, you
see that sure, Aaron has more
home runs, but he also has 2998
more at bats. Given the Babe's
lifetime slugging average, he still
holds the record with .854, and
another 3000 at bats, one can see
that he could conceivably have
hit another 70 or so home runs. Of
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course this is pure speculation. Pitching rules were altered
The.real reason I feel that Babe during Ruth's era. The spitball
Ruth is still the best home run was limited and the emory ball
hitter of all times is because of and others were banned
the impact he had on the game of altogether.
baseball. Before Babe, a two run A further indicator of Ruth's
lead was a big lead in a game. impact was his salary. In 1925
Teams played for the single, then Ruth signed a $70,000 contract
the hit and run, maybe a steal. and was being paid more than the
Runs were earned one at a time. president .of the United States.
But Ruth changed all that. He MORE THAN THE
was the first player to hit 30, 40, PRESIDENT! That was unheard
50 and 60 home runs in a season. of in 1925 when a man could be
Before Ruth, the single season considered middle class on $lOO a
record was 27 four baggers. In week. The second highest salary
1920 which Ruth hit an un- on the Yankees that year was
believable 54 home runs, the $17,500 and that belonged to star
closest person to him that year bit pitcher Herb Pennock.
17. I could go on and on about
Although no one would admit Ruth's revolution but that would
that the new jackrabbit ball was be wasting space.
introduced in 1918 specifically for Q—Well isn't that the reason for
Ruth, he was a small factor in its this interview?
consideration over the old style A—Yeah, but did you have to be
dead ball. so blunt?
Paterno Cites Penn State's
Spring Practice Important
University Park—"We really
have to have a good spring
practice. As a matter of fact, this
spring practice is as important as
any we have had in a long time.
We have to get a lot of things done
and done well."
That's Penn State football
coach Joe Paterno's evaluation of
the situation as he prepares to
greet approximately 75 can
didates at the start of the Nittany
Lions' spring drills this Saturday.
Paterno, whose record of 75
wins, 13 losses and one tie is the
nation's best among major
college coaches, faces a major
rebuilding job. The Lions lost 13
starters, including 10 National
Football League draft picks,
from last year's 12-0 Orange Bowl
Champions.
"Every position needs a lot of
work," Paterno says. "We need
depth at running back and
quarterback, we have to develop
some wide receivers and rebuild
the offensive line. Defensively we
need to strengthen every area.
Nothing is really solid except the
kicking; and even there, we lose
the man who snapped the ball for
kicks for two years and our best
return man."
Topping the list of graduating
seniors is Heisman Trophy-
Behrend Collegian
B-Ball Team Sees Sno
Marrucci and Johns E
by Bud Ore
Staff Writer
Ah, the joys of spring and in the
time that a young man's fancy
should turn to the affairs of the
heart, it is instead turning to
grumbles about the weather and
the fact that a total of four games
have been rained—l mean
snowed-out. However the
baseball team has not been idle.
They have been hitting in the cage
and they even got around to
voting for their co-captains. This
winning tailback 'John Cappeletti,
who rushed for over 1;000 yards
two consecutive seasons. Also
missing from the offense are five
other NFL draft picks—tackles
Charlie Getty and Phil LaPorta,
wide receivers Gary Hayman and
Chuck Herd and guard Mark
Markovich. Hayman also led the
nation in punt returns.
Defensively, the Lions lose two
All-Americans in tackles Tandy
Crowder and linebacker Ed
O'Neil plus two more NFL draft
picks in linebackers Doug Allen
and Tom Hull. Also graduating
are solid defensive backs Scott
Mitchell and Buddy Ellis.
"There will definitely be some
position experimenting" Paterno
says, "but how many switches
will be made or how long they will
last we won't know until we get
into practice."
One experiment this spring has
second unit quarterback Dick
Barvinchak trying his hand at
wide receiver. He also will
continue to Practice at quar
terback.
Paterno will put the team
through 20 days of spring drills
between Saturday and the final
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year the two are Myles "Shrimp"
Johns and John Marrucci.
I talked with the two of them
this week and got a few com
ments from them on the team and
themselves.
Myles or "Shrimp" as he
prefers to be known is looking
forward to a very good season. He
feels that the team is improved
over last year and has progressed
a lot further.
"The team is working as a
team and not as individuals; this
is a problem that we had last
year," he said.
As for himself, he feels that he
has improved over last season.
He had a good season this pa st
summer in legion ball and he feels
that he still has the momentum
going into this spring.
This is Johns' second season for
Behrend squad and he is also
active in Boys Baseball in Erie
where he serves as a coach.
Men's Intramural Volleyball Playoffs
Beaver Shooters
Beaver Shooters
Ragged Elves
Beaver Shooters
Faculty
Faculty
Bork Shots
scrimmage, the annual Blue-
White game on May 11.
State Abandons ECAC
To Hold Standards
University Park, Pa., March—
Penn State has reaffirmed its
intention to discontinue mem
bership in the Eastern College
Athletic Conference as of June 30,
1974.
Athletic officials at the
University first notified the
ECAC in June, 1973, of its in
tention to withdraw from the
conference. That decision was
made final with a recent
statement by Penn State athletic
director Edward M. Czekaj.
"Emphasizing and
strengthening our present
position as a major independent
while maintaining our high
athletic-academic standards will
enable us to be more effective in
our continuing goal of providing
national leadership in in
tercollegiate athletics" Czekaj
said in making the announcement.
Penn State had been a charter
member of the ECAC.
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The Oct. 12 game with Wake
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attraction of Penn State's Alumni
Homecoming Weekend.
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The - other co-captain for
Behrend is senior John Marrucci.
John has spent the last three of
his college years playing baseball
and. basketball for Alliance
College in Cambridge Springs. He
feels that Behrend has a real good
chance of having a 'Miming
season.
"As a senior, I would like to go
out' with a winning record. I feel
that we have the group of guys
that can do it," he said.
This past summer he played in
the Glenwood League for Ferraro
Ford. He posted a 12 and I slate
and batted around .340.
As a final baseball note,
Behrend has rescheduled its
game with Mercyhurst for
Saturday April 13. They will be on
the road April 12 as they travel to
West Virginia Wesleyan.
To the new co-captains
congratulations; and to the team
good luck this season.
TENNIS
Coach-Herbert Lauffer
Saturday, April 6
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Thursday, April 11
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Saturday, April2o
Mercyhurst H 1:00 p.m .
Monday, April 22
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Saturday, April 27
Malone
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