The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, May 24, 1946, Image 6

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    PAGE SIX
Lions Top Virginians;
To Meet Colgate Twice
Following close on the heels of Wednesday's 5-4 defeat
of the West Virginia Mountaineers, the Nittany Lion baseball
team will meet the Red Raiders from Colgate for two games
today and tomorow. Today's game will begin at 4 p.m., while
the second contest will get under way at 2:30 tomorrow.
Ken Yount, with over a week's rest since his win over
Muhlenberg, will take the mound for the Lions in today's
game. Young has wins to his
credit this season over .Olmstead
Field and Bucknell, as well as
Muhlenherg.
Don Miller, freshman hurler
for the Bedenkmen, n - :!" .1 11: see
action for the first time if eith
er of the starters bog down.
'Johnny Boykin is another of the
mound squad who might wave
the nob from Bedenk.
Starting pitchers for the Red
Raiders wil probably be Frank
Lowe and Adrian Aery. Carl Hei
del and Dick Veres will also be
on hand for the visitors' mound
chores.
State Scores
State started the scoring the
bottom half of the first inning.
Harold Hackman started the pro
ceedings by hitting a hard groun
der down to short which Moun
taineer Fox bobbled just long
enough for Hackman •to reach
first.
Happy 'Hopkins then laid down
a bunt to the pitcher sending
Hackman to second. Whitey Ku
rowski knocked a single to right
field and took second on the
throw-in to the plate. Hackman
pulled up at third. Chuck Mac-
Farland followed with a single
through short scoring both run
ners with the first runs of the
game.
The Mountaineers came back
in the top of the second and tall
ied two runs when Devonshire
was hit by Gehrett's pitch.
Hopkins Doubles
State scored again in the bot
tom 'of the same inning when
Sackman singled and Hopkins
dropped a Texas . League double
in short centerfield. Score: State
4, West Virginia 2.
In the • next inning West Vir
ginia tied the score via .a . double,
a triple and a sacrifice fly, ' but
State scored what. proved to be
the winning run in their half of
the third when Tepsic walked,
stole second, •went to third on a
wild pitch and scored on Ray
:Bitting's. grounder to second base.
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Today's Pitcher
KEN YOUNT
500 To Compete
In PIRA Track
Over 500 entries from 1100 Penn
sylvania high schools have been
received for the annual track and
field championships of the Penn
sylvania 'lnterscholastic • Athletic
Association, to be held • on •New
Beaver 'Field tomorrow.
The high schools , are divided
into two classes, A and B. Class
A will compete in .15 events (7
running, 6 •field, 2 relays), while
Class .1 is - entered in '1 , 4 'events
(no 1.20.. yard or high hurdles);
Events' Will lbe run • off Morning
and afternoon.
Four individual champs, three
in Class A and one in Class B,
will again be on hand to defend.
their titles in running. and field
events.
PrAA championships will also
be decided in golf and tennis to
day :and tomorrow. Twenty-five
golfers will go over, the par-/69
course 'in three rounds, .or '54 holes.
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THE COLLEGIAN
Tracksters
Attend IC4A's
Coach Chick Werner will take
three o l • , possllbly four track con»
tenders to the annual Intercolleg
iate American Amateur Athletic
Association meet at Annapolis to
morrow.
Charlie Krug, ' Bill Shu in a n,
Mike Garbinski, and Larry Genwig
will 'definitely compete in the
IC4A meet; While it is possible
also that Jim Sykes, ace high
jumper, will make the trip to An
napolis..
The annual - IC4A meet attracts
the best track performers in the
nation. It -is here that the existing
records are .usually bettered due
to the top-flight competitors.
Last Saturday at Ohio State,
Krug took the only first for the
Lions with a heave -of 47 ft. 2 ins.
in the Shot but. So far this' season,
outside of the- Penn Relays, he
has been undefeated in collegiate
competition.
Shuman, a middle distance run
ner, will enter the half mile race
at Annapolis. Although not a con
sistent - winner, Shuman usually
man - ages to place for Lion points.
•Big Mike Garbinski has- per
formed well in the discus throw
this season,-having garnered many
meet points against -heavy coin
-petition. Larry .Gerwig is' he
Nittany Lion's leading javelin
thrower, Who - came through on his
last heave to win the event -against
Colgate -with a • distance of 131
feet.
'I n'trainitt.TAits
IFC Softball
Phi Gamma Delta copped the
championship of league 6 in the
interfraternity tourney, Sidney
Rudman, director of fraternity
softball, announced today-
Seven leagues 'remain. • -in the.
tourney and they are Scheduled
to end -their inter-league compe
tition next week. Final playoffs
among the eight championship
teams will begin• about the lfirst
week :in June.
Director :Rudman -emphasized
that . any intramural teams who
have been using'the varsity base
Ball diamond - for games . . should
refrain from doing so. IFC games
are slated for the golf course
fields, .while the independents
-are playing , on the'footlball prat
tice field. ,
;Only-:games: 'billed for IVlonday;
afternoon are • Sigma: Phi 'Sigma
vs. Delta' ,Tau 'Delta; Zeta :.Beta -
Tau ivs. Alpha Tau Omega; and.
Delta' Sigma' Phi vs.. Pi . .Kappa
- Psi.
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Gym Coach
. . . Gene Wettstone has had two:
National AIAU 'championship teams !
and has ,been runner-.utl . Three
tithes - in the' last' five 'years...
Lacrossemen to Clash
With Syracuse, Cornett
Strengthened .by the return ,of Captain John Nolan to
the Lion lineup, the State stick-wielders. journey to-New York
State to try for their fifth and sixth wins of the Season when
they clash with the Syracdse ten ithis afternoon. and.then
move on to Ithaca to face the Cornell lacrossemen tomorrow
in the first of two games with, the "Big , Red" this season.
Syracuse haS always been A threat to' Nick tillers pro-:
teges, and this year's team of
Coach Roy Simmons will give
tough competition. The New
Yorkers boast , of four wins and a
'loss to the seeded collegiate
chainpions, Army. They hold
wins over their experienced
Alumni team, Cornell, and have
taken two games from Hobart.
Cornell - Record '.Unimpressive
The Cornell record As not im
pressive, as they have yet to win
this season. They have lost to
SynacUse and Army and been
defeated twice by' Navy.
Lacrosse, • a major sport :at
Syracuse, has been resumed this
Season after a lapse of two years.
Coach:,Simmons has only one vet-,
eran or - pre-war • squads; Ed' Sny
der, a goalie from his '1942-team.
Snyder is a • main factor in the
Syracuse defense: this season and
rates •with the.test netmen.
Cornell's team is a freshmen
and sophomore 'combination com
posed of Baltimore • and •New
England preP • school. graduates.
PingPong
One linialist and three semi
ffnallats remain, in the ping pong
tourney sponsored by. MIA and
Parnri. Nous.
In this week's semi4nal match
es ; Sidney alernow of, Beta Sigma
Rho , will-oppose Jacob Sweigart
of Alpha 1 0hi. Sigma. The Winner
will be +maitched 'against, Pi- Kappa
Phi's , IThichard-LeSher, with the
survivor-meeting- Hertwig for the
title. •
• The• title , galmes - nvial be '9la:Yed
( Penn State•Clwb room, Old
Main, •at 7 p.m. Monday. The pub
lic. is :invited - to attend.
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FRIDAY,. .MAY /4, -1946
At these schools the "Indian
game" is' a major - Spring .spOrt
and a full schedule is always,,,
played to' gain experience. .
The' Nittany team • will 'be at
full strength • for the first time
since the opening game with -
Army. Mery "Indian" .Snyder,•
who has been unable to see con
siderable action in the titlts
.since
the opener,' is in shape after his
leg injury and will be out' to try
to • regain his starting betqh
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State Lineup
Taking ' the field for State'. to-.
day against Syracuse will bef
Kerwin, Cliff Sullivan, •and How-
'dy Taylor. •at the inside 'attack.:;
•pesitions. George Lodotos
at center with 'Ernie Baer, : and
John Nolan on the wingsjn mid
-
handled Pete Johnson, • Jack, •
Pfir.man„ Art Tenhula, ..and .. n.et 7 -,.
man "Wild- Bill" Hollenbach.
Making "the' trip to -SYracuse
and -Ithaca' for the two - :garties-
With Coach Thiel and the 21-man:
squad will be head, Manager-nth:"
Chaikin and a first manager,
Terry 'Trumpet., . • ,
In reserve tile Lions' will have
goalie George Meeker, • JOhn Fin
ley and Bronco Ko...t.anovich at de
fense posts. Six centerfielders
will take The trip:. Bernie Crarribr,-
Rog Nestor, Fred- Poisson, Len:
Ritchie, • Mery ,Snyder,- and 'Walt,-
Stevens. Day& 'FaloOn - and' Ken'
Kauffman will sulk) at inside 'at
tack positions..
Jim Sykes
... 31-year-old high jurniber orii
Chick Werner!s .track -iteani..dnd;
holder of the New Beaver:CField , .
reeord-jurnip 'of ,6 - ft. 5 1 / 2 ins:y , is .
the:lather 'of a 10-year-01d.50n..",,.