jpril 1?, 1953
SOFT BALL *S OPENING DAY POSTPONED
While the rest of Pennsylvania passed through last week with typical April
weather sprinkling gentle showers, the Hazleton area(last outpost of the Pre
historic glaciers) managed to look like the Klondike in the middle of January* The
initial games of this semester’s interraural Softball League; began on opening day—
——snow swept a double-headere The teams, confident that even in Hazleton it does,
not snow too often in April, confidently unvieled the 1953 season two days later#
HIGHACRES SOFTBALL LEAGUE UNDERWAY
Despite threatening overcast skies Wednesday afternoon, the opening game of
the Highacres Intramural Softball League went as scheduled with the n Versatile Jim
Ustynoski’ 1 pitching and batting the pennant—contending charges of Mike Evancho*s
,, Bandits M to a 12—3 victory over the strong contingents of Tom Onderko T s Blue Jays,
Masterful hurling of Jim Ustynoski, who struck out twelve while walking only
three and allowing only seven hits| and to top this, hitting a grand slam home-run
earned for him the title of the out-standing player on the field# Nick Yankoski, '
battery *ciate for Ustynoski, was the only other Bandit to get an extra-base hi£
that being a double*
Rock Grasley, hurling for th© Blue Jay*s allowed only six hits to Ustnoski’s
seven# Rock struck out three* For the Blue Jays, Jim Krobrick, Ralph Sirota, and
Norb Turnbach each hit a towering long smash over the left-field fence for a ground;
rule double* Larry Mitchel was the battery-mate for Grasley*
Umpires for the tilt were Norfe Hall and Jack Donovan who have been designated
official umpires for all leagues games*
SCHEDULE FOR BASEBALL SEASON
April 1$ Wed,--Bandits vs. Blue-Jays
Thurs.—Yankee Kippers vs. Vets
Week of April 20:
Mon,—Bandits vs. Yankee Kippers
Tues ,—Blue-Jays vs. Vets
Wed,-—Bandits vs. Vets
ThurS,-Blue-Jays vs. Yankee Kippers
of April 27:
Week
Mon# Blue-Jays vs. Vets
Due, Bandits vs. Yankee Kippers
Wed*- —Blue-Jays vs. Bandits
Thurs.-Yankee Kippers vs• Vets
of May i|i
Week
Mon. —Blue-Jays vs. Yankee Kippers
Tue. Bandits vs. Vets
Wed.—Yankee Kippers vs. Vets
T hur. —Blue-Jays vs. Bandits
of May 11:
Mon, vs. Blue-Jays
Tue. Bandits vs. Vets
Wed. Yankee Kippers vs. Bandits
Thur*—Vets vs. Blue-Jays
Week
Week of May 18: Postponed games* If tie, also championship game*
CHIPPY CHATTER BY THE CAIiPUS CHIPMUNK
Hi fellow-students:
Your old friend Chippy is here again after a long oleasant vacation.
The snow which we had a few days ago dampened my spirits a bit, but I see we
beginning to get our spring weather back.
The other day as I entered the cafeteris I saw, what seemed to me to
a request program, For a while I thought it was George Mastr&ianni and his
HAZLETON COLLEGIAN
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