PAGE TWO Lions Hosi To Muhlenberg qua 2nd Home Match Joe Holtzinger Replaces Bob Tuttle in Lineup After a disappointing afternoon against the • Cornell • tennis • team last 'Saturday, Coach Ray .Diekin- Non's netmen are . out , to redeeni :themselves when • they • face Alluh-! len:berg on the. Nittany ; courts. to. ! morrow. ' The season started for the Lions with a 6 - -3 loss' to SWarthmore'but the team perked up to• take a 6-3 encounter from Colgate in their next match. The numbers six and • three popped up again with the Nittany netmen on the low end-in their third match against the Big •.I.c.d last week. • Eliminations and sickness have juggled Coach Dickinson's line-up .111.• the Muhlenberg match. Bob Tuttle, mainstay in the . »umber three singles and second doubles; is confined to the Infir , mary for the meet with the Mules with an .advanced cold. Ed Perry, who won. out over ;'.130b Rossheim in practice sessi f..ons. during the - week, will•step in to the spot vacated.by:Tuttle.writh. - Walt Zteriger ..and•Ed Meyer..fac : dng Muhlenberg's one and . two files men .respectively. • Rossheim is thelnomination .for fourth .sirigles :and Herb Beck 'hard will move .up.to Plavfiftth. t ',Toe Holtzinger, newcomer .- to the starting •line-Up will .tackle :the - sixth4:sirigles 3 man.. of 'the 'Mule op ' position. • .Douhles • combinations will re . • main the Same, with 'Holtzinger probably slated to take Tuttle's place along side Perry in the sec ond doubles. Stenger and : Meyer will_get Op billing and -Rossheim and 'Beckhard will play number " three, according to the Lion . coach. not record to date is • impressive. Though bolstered _by V-12 material, the Allentown, outfit lost 7-2 to Swarthmore in their opener, then bowed in suc cessive matches to Penn and Nayv by 9-0 scores. Match time is 2:30 p. rn. lion Gymnasts Awe :Siirp - rbe.•ol Seasan • • To Gene Wettstone's gymnasts belonged credit today for' one of ' the year's outstanding sports •ac 7 eomplishments at Penn State. Eastern intercollegiate and Na • tionatA. A. U. team champions in ' 1943; little was expected froin the Lion gymnasts this year but they surprised - everyone, including •. their coach,, by annexing three in- . ' , dividual . championships at the Easterns and three . .more at the - Nationals. • . . • - Top perforinanceS were turned at, both, events by . tr'eshiridn Steve Greene. of .Philadelphia, who won - the side horse .a` the .Easterfts ancl:the rope climb at.. the Nation als, and -Ex 7 Seabee' Hal . Frey of Lehighton, who was 'Eastern - . all around champion and National juMbling . Greene's accomplishments were . . particularly noteworthy sinCe • the Easterns marked his first official appearance as a college gymnast. He enrolled too late for the dual meet season. At the Nationals, he set a new record of 4 seconds flat for the 20-ft: rope climb, •besting the 4,2 mark set last year by Penn State's Charley Lebow. Other 1944 individual chain 7 pinoships were annexed by Johnny Valentino of Lancaster, in the tumbling event at the Easterns, and by Bill Wintersteen of Potts- Ville, in the Indian Club swing at the Nationals. Valentino went to the- Air . Corps immediately af ter the Eastern and was unavall -able for the Nationals. Summer-Marine "Pretty snappy," aptly de scribes Sgt: Mary Frances - lgoe t ` _USMCWR, above; of Ridgewood N, J,, as she models the Corps' 'dress white summer .uniform :4, Quantioo, - where she is ~stationed Nittany Dolfersrto Meet Strong -Annapolis Team Two Marines are the only, sure starters in - the Fenn - State:Nayy golf match .on the, College greens tomorrow .afternoon ,at 2 o'clock, Coach Rutherford, in a search-, ing way to stem - the ...Annapolis powerhouse , which Over , his - men 9-o . last Week, is shuffling the rest of the team. .Pvt. Ramon Peterson,-and Pvt. Bill -Smith both started :against the Midshipmen at -Annapolis last week, and will ,get the _number one and two spots tomorrow. Ro senfeld, Lion golfer who held his opponent to the 17th green where he succumbed 3 -and 2, may also get another starting nod. "We have beenhaving bad luck this year," said Coach Rutherford. - "Most of .the team is made up of .Navy -and Marine trainees, and are therefore pressed for' time. None of them can practice 18 hol es :a 'day; :and ;that is a - necessity to a - golfteam," he added. Navy's strong -team has been practicing foe' months, " and • has played • through numerous match es.. _Tomorrow'. marks „the . Lions second ttime on the greens. in tercollegiate competition. • • The Penn Staters are scheduled to enter the -Eastern -Intercolle giate-tourney next Week, - and will play 'Cornell at Ithaca the follow ing 'Saturday.. The :Big Red re turns. to State - College On'Aine - 8 to -close the Nittany' calendar. Eighl Coilleget:Enitt: Middle Malik tieti ALLENTOWN, Pa.; • .May 10— Eight: collegiate track ~ teams were entered tonight • for . the thirty second annual Middle Atlantic States Collegeiate Athletic As sociation track and field cham pionships on Muhlenberg field Saturday afternoon, and indica tions were • that at least, a half, dozen others would ,enter either individuals or complete teams be fore the deadline.. . Lehigh,. ljaverfurd,.Rutgers,. St. Joe, .Swarthinore, .Ursinus,. Frank, hn and Marshall Muhlenberg had 'filed . entries up , to tonight. Penn State .will not, participate, Muhlepberg college' will be• the •defending champion, having nos ed out Lehigh, '46 to •44 1 / 2 , in last season's - meet at Bethlehem. THE COLLEGIAN Accelerated fishing Track Coach George Harvey is an avid fisherman who squeezes in an hour or two of fishing when ever he can. The other day he finished class at noon, quickly prepared a few sandwiches, and went fishing. Ile caught 27 fish, most of which he tossed back, and returned to the campus in time for a 2 o'clock class. Tafel Wary e, Garnet Zone Play Whereas most Penn. 'State coaches may count on a mason able amount •of experienced •tal ent to - form the nucleii .of varsity squads, Coach Nick Thiel - must build lacrosse teams from year to year. Of the starting team against the Swarthmore stickhandlers tomor row at Philadelphia, only two had any •amount of practice with .a la crosse stick before coming to Penn State. Pete Johnson and George Bish op both played the 'sport in Bal timore prep 'and high schools. Tomorrow, Coach Thiel will no minate Toni -Smith to' fill• one of the midfield -spots ',and -.130 . b :Mad docks to' replace .Frank ::Martinas on the defense -line. -Neither •had seen a lacrosse .ball until this sea son, but have improvethenotlghrto warrant starting positions Against the Garnet. Other • changes In the -starting ten will put :Bill ' . :l3atkintlaaekJca attack in place of Art Lorenz, Nyho, strained an ankle- in - t Ni he rmy tussle last week. 'Mike Miliikin Sand BiShap ..will , complete the - for ward line. . Smith Will - replace 'Pon 'Breth-. -erick iltoh•and •Echelmatr filling :out: the -spots. • •• . . Al Auer #and -Bob • Carson.fare "Thiel's -starting f nominees at land I:Pete 'Johnson-will play the full game in the Nittany nets. *Mickey Raskin, •substitute de,: will not make the• trip due to an injury to his left eye sustained in a practice tilt. Johnson, accor-:, ding to the Lion coach, played his best game of the young ,season a- ; gainst the Cadets—a game which, incidentially drew profesional ,'praise• from the referees ,at West Point who termed the contest one of the, best-played to their know- 7 ledge. Swarthmore will probably try to puzzle the Lions with .a zone defense which they have used with success against Penn State in previous encounters. - The system resembles Basket-. ball Coach John ..Lawther's slid ing zone with -defensemen .and midfielders covering areas :on.ithe playing field instead of guarding men. The Garnet have seven men back '.from last „:year's .squad :or with outside experience: at - other collegeS, but bave. managed to.,win only one game out of three - thus far, swamping • CCNY 14-0 .aft€ successive • driibbings from Army 11-1, Navy 6-0 and : Stevens Tedi 10-2. ' ' • Grid„Star at Stale Gerry Carle, third baseman on the Penn State baseball team,'fill ed the blocking back assignment on the Northvestern football team last fall. He's a marine trainee. Coach of Navy Nine .Coach ,and shortstop of the Glenview Naval Air Station base ball. team is Ensign Windy Wear, former—Pehn State football and baseball I,l,uninary. ilturns• to Lacrosse Bob - Carson, Penn State iaerosse star, :football* at ...Kazisaa University last fall. He's a -mar ine trainee. Baseball • .A,Fine Bi 4 With Pitt Panthers After a ten-day vacation from intercollegiate competition, Coach Joe Bedenk's Penn State nine gb es into action again'tomorrow,,af •temoon at 2:30, when they tangle with the Pitt Panthers on New 'Beaver Pvt. Wee Willie Proctor, -Be- Adenk's • choice for the opener et Annapolis . last month, Will „get ,the ,starting ..assignnient. -on ;the , mound tomorrow, while!-Edl-ltoller , :be on . :the 'receiving end of the battery. Proctor was :nicked -for seven hits in - the -season's-in augural, as the Lions bowed -5-3, but did -some fancy relief -work the - following afternoon against Swarthmore. Navy scholastic restrictions have forced Bedenk to shuffle his team, for Pvt. Whitey Kurowski, star second sacker, has been whisked to the sidelines for the game. In to the shoes of Kurowski, Bederik will fit either Dale Bower, present right fielder, or little/ Monty Mos cowitz, former basketball ace. If Bedenk decides to move Bower in from the right field gar dens, Johnny \Sylvester will get his chance to open in• the outfield. :,Mescoviitz, 'lightning - fast base :•runiaer i has .been,a - ,:possible .men -tion - for - the infield; - and -- for ;the leadoff spot in the batting order, .since :.early ~season vractice. 7 The•TeSt of - `the "Lion batting- der should„remain stable, .depen.l ~Iding on. any last - minute :changes i•anxitnpted by Navy or rul . 'Earl : Bruhn, - big 'Marine . from IVlinnesota, - will bat - in : the .clean up -:position, - and tend to 'center "field-"chores. 'Bruhn connehed tor a triple in the . Lehigh contestlast week. Pvt. -Al 'Richards, 'former .Lion -gridironer,..will step into tirst -base 'again.. In - -the Whitewash over • Le high, -Richards ,pUlled two steals 'down - to - second-'base, and person-, ally batted in every run in the '3-0 victory marked up against the Engineers. Johnny Schlesiger and Gerry Carle will get shcrtstop and third base bids respectively, while Bob Urion should head, the batting or -der, , and play left field. . . The Bedenk and Co., record for . . . . . , . .. . ..... - - . . , •. , • r• . .- . i , " ' . ( The ocat--of e.J ;Clubonth. Why not join now, ,righuhere . in ;lawn, -through ,our ibookstorer -at -no -additional expensp! R.a book-reader, yOu know, about the. Book-of-the-Month Club's service—how it effectively keeps you:from miss ing the new, eagerly talked-abouthest-sellers that are published each 'month. And you know about the great money-saving involved: that for every two books-of-the-month you buy (books you'd be buying anyway!) you receive one of the Club's valu able book dividends free. So why not join the 'Club now? Through a special arrange. meat with the Club itself, we are able to give you full member• ship privileges—plus our personal attention—at no .extra cost. You pay no yearly sum to be a member of the 890k.0f-rhe• Month Club. You pay nothing, except for the books you buy, And you do not have to take a bpok•every month. Ask us about this .service today. K t ,-; ~i ~ (-. , ... ... : i... FRIDAY, MY 'l2, 1944 the season shows much promise for 'the eight remaining games. In the opener on April 28, Navy scuttled the Lions with a 5-3 win, but the - following day Mike War drop stepped out onto the mound to give the Nittany nine an 11- 10 nod .over Swarthmore. ') Last •week":Big.'Joe crolembeske whitewashed the Engineers frOni Lehigh, .4iiring . ! the wisitets 'but three' , l3ingleS,•While his teammat- es were , s gatifeking nine "froni.'-thq opposing ..huiler. • On Saturday 'Villanova was: sla ted to :bring 'their nine •to State College - to . revenge setback re ceived last Spring •at Villanova, :but a previously , scheduled Navy parade withdrew most'of the team, and the starting time was pushed back several hours. Villanova authorities, unable, to start late in the afternoon, can celled the contest. Green The Marine Is Muscle King in Program Marine :Pvt. :Wilbert Greene, .who'.-fotight , )only.•Japs prior - to:his 1844.• debut .a .college boxer, is Penn State's new ''-`strong • Irian." • '.The'r:Bigler, Clearfield • CouirtSr, Pa., Marine trainee,.: a %Veteran .of -the "Milagi campaign in • the 'Sol= Aimions,,.. , athieved - the top - -score. •of 4 81. in-the Phyiic6r-fitnesSiest ad ministered •periodically to-• . 500• Na4lViarine - trainees , at Penn. :State.' ' • Greetie; -who taught judo. , to marines -.at - --Paryis" '•befOre 'his excursion into -the South ..:concentrated •on wrestling last -- Winter , bnt - a -'.week before •The Eastern 'boxing inter . - tollegiates, -Was ::drafted by Coach. Leo .Houck - .to :till the • 'heaYy weight slot on - the Penn State team. '"-He lost .4a - close .decision - to Bruce Staser of :Army, _the -.even tual champion, in the preliminal-- - " - • .Bill Bierman, son of Lt.. Col. Bernie Bierrnan of football fanie, is a marine .trainee~at• Penn-State.
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