PAGE TEN Baseball Tryouts Draw4s Hopefuls With the weather holding clear and warm for a few days, (Joach Joe Bedenk has 45 baseballers out on the diamond go ing through early season drills in preparation for a tough L 6 game schedule. This year, according to the coach, prospects for a good season are better than last. Unfortunately, this is also true for most of State’s opponents. Nearly all teams this year will have reinforcements from returning veterans. Coadh .Bedenk predicts that Vil .tonovia, 'With a discharge strength ened squ'ad, will he one of State’s tougher foes. And so will Navy, Who will field practically the v?alme team as fast year. (Returning to campus and base jb-all this season are .iour men who won varsity fetters on earlier teams—iChudk IMaldFarland 1 , first baseman on I'94'2’s team; Gene Sutherland, ijhird ibalsemlein dame year; Ken Yount 'and .Tack 'Weber, outfield and 1 first base in ’4l. Yount and Weber are now try ing ouit as pitchers to help relieve Bedenk’s- acute shortage oif bart ers. All of fast season’s first string 'pftdhens have 'been -drafted or gradulated. Experienced players' from last year’s (Lion nine are: ''Danny Hop kins, shortatcip; Bud Stetler and ,T,oe Tepstc, 'outfielders; Andy De '.Lorenzo, selcond base; and catch ers (Les Jakob® arid Don (Herb. New and promising ithree in the outfield are Tom Folan,' (Bill Dav is, and Jloe Leith. With these experienced l players as a nucleus, 'Coach Bedenk looks for ward to a brighter season on ithe diamond this seaston. The Sdhedulled games are: April 19, Lafayette, home; 27, Villanova, home. May 4, Navy, away: 8, Buck nell, home; 11, Pittsburgh, away; IS, Muhlenberg, home; 18, Pittsburgh, home: 22, West Virginia, home; 24, Colgate, home; 31, Colgate, away. June 1, Colgate, away; 5, Washington and Jefferson, home; 7, Syracuse, home: 8, Syracuse, home; 12, University of Pennsylvania, away. Something new may soon 'be added to the trophy 'room at Penn State. 'George 'Slobodian of Phil adelphia, ifonmer Lion baseball star and .an amalteur sculptor, bias moulded head likenesses of Joe Bedemk, baseibal'l coa'ch, and Leo Houick, boxing icoaidh. Lion Coaches Eor the years just alhead, years in which college sports are ex pected to achieve 'a new aura of distinction, Penn State’s destinies are in experienced handls. "Three marrfbers of the coa'ohiug .staff h'ave served the Niiittany Lions 20 years Or more, seven others have Ibeen on hand from TO to 116 years, while only six of the normal peacetime comple ment of 16 look iback on less than ten years of 'athletic master minding. The oldest member of the staff, both in years and in period Of service, is Bob (Rutherford, Sr., who inaugurated golf iwhen he dalme to the 'campus from New Britain, Conn., in 1022; Just a htelp behind) EittlherXord in thje elder statesman group is Leo Houick, one-time pro and head ooa'dh Of boxing 'for the last' 24 years. IBill Jeffrey, whose phenomen- STOP AT DAVIS SANDWICH SHOP FOR SANDWICHES - SUNDAES - SODAS GridmenCard Nine Games iFo.ndlham 'University and the University of '-Miami are the new comers to the nine-game Penn 3talbe 'footlbafl sdhedule announced .oday for the 11946 season. Neil .VI. Blaming, 'graduate manager of athletics, said the 'Miami game at Miami (November 29 will close the reason. Both, the Miami game and the Syracuse Plash at Syracuse Octo oer 12 'will be plyaed under bite iights. Penn Slta.te ibas ipllayed only one night game previously, walloping NYU by .a 42-0 score at the Polo 'Grounds in 1941. Neither Miami nor 'Forclhiaim has ever met the'Lions on the gridiron ■before. The s'chedule: Oatciber 5, Buckneli; .92, 'Syra cuse (nligh't), away; 19, Michigan 3‘Jate; 26, Colgate, away. (November-2, Fordhaim; 9, Tem ple; 16, U. :S. 'Naval Academy, away; 23, Pitt, alWay; 29, Miami (right, away. Athletic Board Names New Boxing Managers Art Goldberg’s 'appointment a's ■head boxing manager was 'an nounced !by Goa'ch 'Led IHouck at a meeting c£ the 'coaches arid' Neil Fleming, graduate mariager of athletics, early this week. (Neiwly established posts of as sociate managers were 'filled' by Vern Condon land Fred' 'Bwertz. First assistants will be Bernard Asher, (Riubin Mogul, 'and William ■Sldhreyer. N aimed as alternates were Charles 'Mebus and Alfred Rosen. The 'boxing squad and managers will toe invited' t'o attend' a ban quet in the Corner 'Room at 6 p. m. Wednesday. Movies of the Wisconsin bout are tentatively planned. Compile Enviable Records al recoi-d 1 in soccer is widely known, and Charlie Speidel, who’ll return to the wrestling helm' next year after four years df Navy service, both dame to the campus in 1926. Jeffrey’s ca reer is uninterrupted, 'whereas Attorney Paul Campbell took dharge of ‘wrestling while Speidel went to war. Bob Higgins, head football coatoh for the last 16 years, and Joe Bed'enk, baseball cclaoh for a like number of years, ddcupy a rrocdle niche in the Nittany Lion 'hierarchy. Higgins is surrounded by an all-alumni staff of five in football, while IBedenk leans on Leo Houck lor assistance in base ball. Coaches with ten yeans or more of service behind them' are Chick Werner, track and cross-JCountry coa'ch since 1934, and also a war time absentee; Bob Galbraith, THE COLLEGIAN Meet The Champ John Benglian Benglian Wins 127-Pound Title Johnny Benglian, li2'7-pound Lion Iboxer, pounded out two vic tories to ibeicome the seventh fea therweight chamipi'on 'in Penn State’s iboxinig history during the 24th '.annual Eastern Intedcollegi ate Boxing Association champion ship .at West Point tot Saturday. Top-seeded Army regained the honors it held in 1944 by placing four individual title holders to capture the Edward J. Neil Memorial Trophy. Final team scores were Army, 20; Vir ginia, 16: Coast Guard, 11; Syracuse, 9; and Penn State, 8. “Joltin’ ” Johnny, a southpaw battler with a right jalb and a hard left 'which 'he holds hoicked, out-olassed two foes ini capping the ititile. Waiter Bo.we, Syracuse feather, fell ibefore the Lion in a semi-(final clash, while George Cross, Virginia's best, who had conquered Army's Felices in tire semi-finals, Ibciwed to Bengliian .in the title meeting. “Pirn very iglad I won,” ißeng -I'ian sai.d after .his victory. - “It was only under tihe guidance of a grand coach, Leo Houck, that I attained the '.perfection in doille giate .boxing which .ultimately led to 'the winning of the 127- pound 'crown.” The cither champions are: Don ald Cuimmings, Virginia, 120; Clarence Tannell, 'Coasifc Guard, 13'5; Stephen Conner, Ananiy, 14'5; Almos Jordan, Army, 155; John Castle, 'Army, T 6-5; Harry Ball, Army, 175; and Milton Parloiw, Virginia, heavyweight. swimming coadh since 193©; Nick Thiel, lacrosse coach for 11' yeans; and John Lawttoer, who h'as just cclmiptsited hfis iteUlihi season as basketball mentor. The “newcomers” to the staff are Gene Wettstone, gym' coach for eight yeans; Dr. IA. F. Davis, ice hockey coach for six years; and Qaimipbell, who relieved Speidel during the .war yeans., Wettstone has enjoyed! the most outstanding success of this group, twice producing Eastern l Intercol legiate .and National AIAIU team champions. DEAD • Fraternities • Clubs • Societies ■ Honor your members who gave their lives in World War II by dedicating to them a . . . Beautiful BRONZE MEMORIAL PLAQUE WM. H. WHITEHILL 100 FRAZER ST. State College Phone 407 S Stickmen's Ten-game Schedule Back to Pre-War Standards Nittany Lion lacrosse men will play ten games this spring, announced graduate manager of athletics Neil M. Fleming this week. The full war lacrosse season with five ends of games in two days wi land and Syracuse and Cornell Runners Map 1946 Season Fielding a track squad in inter collegiate competition it or the first time since 'P94;2, Penn State will engage in Hive dual meets this season. The squad will also be entered in the Penn Relays' and in the IC-4A 'Meet at the U. S. Naval Academy. ‘Coach Chick Werner, In viewing the .imposing schedule, looks for ward ito mutoh '.hard iwork and dili gent 'practice so that the Nittany Lions might he ably represented. Candidates have been .working out indoors ffor several weefks and, with the advent of .warm weather, outdoor .drill's will be held. . “The '.first call for outdoor track candidates is now being made,” Coadh Werner said yesterday. •‘All positions on the team are wide open and capable perform ers are needed.” (Men interested in tralck are asked' to report to Coach Werner or Assistant Coach Bob 'Grieve at Recreation Hall. 'Student managers are also need ed' at this time. Candidates should report to Manager Dick (Lose any weekday after 3 p. m. at IReic Hall. The season’s schedule follows: April 26-27, Penn Relays, at Philadelphia. May 4, Maryland, at home: 11. Colgate, at home: 18, Ohio Stale, away: 25, IC-4A Meet, at Annapolis. June 5, Michigan Stale, away; 8, Colgate, away. Nittany 'Den Heads IMA Wittahy Den 'continues to lead the IMA ibowling league with a perfect record of sixteen win® and no losses. In Wednesday’s com petition, hligh singles score of; 177 was racked iu|p by 'Piaillmer, and the three game high of '4!75 was made by Barrett. 'The standings: Niittany Den Sharpshooters Hustlers .... Mittany Co-op Fletchers .. Penn Haven ATTENTION NEW STUDENTS TRYOUTS FOR DICK BERGE’S BAND CONTACT DICK BERGE PHONE 4225 SALLY'S Friday; march 15, me schedule will open the post home contests and two week ith Loyola and Navy in Mary in New York. The stickmen added to their schedule four teams whom they didn’t play last year. Hdbart will play on New Beaver Field in a Tuesday game while Rutgers and Johns Hopkins will be on the Ih'cme field in (May. The Loyola and Syracuse games will be away 'andi again 'two games are scheduled with Cornedil. .Spring semester 'practice has begun and Coach Niiok Thiel and assistant Paul Ameel are hoping to start full field scrimmages to round a starting combination in to Shape for the opening 'game with Army on Saturday April 13. All ex-service men that enter ed the College this semester ancf. are interested in trying out for th team should report. to 221- Recreation Hall any afternoon after 3:30. The .schedule follows: 1 April 13, Army, home: 26, Loyola, at Baltimore; 27, Navy, away: 30, Hobart, home. May 4, Rutgers, home; 11. Johns Hopkins, home; 13. Swarthmore, away: 25, Cornell, away. June 8, Cornell, home. W. B. 10 0 IS 8 8 8 8 8 S 10 12 14
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