WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1947
In Two Games...
Bedehkmen Meet
Mountaineers
Joe Bedenk’ s Nit,tarry Lion base
ball team, with the first victory of
the, season in t.he records, will
meet :t!he West Virginia Mountain
eer nine in two games at New
Beaver Field' Fridlay and Satur
day.
'Wl'.ih the let-uip in the ocr.ld
weather that plagued tlhe ball and
bat boys all Spring, Bed'enk has
the team going through dally
workouts.
The Mountaineers will bring a
beftter-tham-dverage team to the
Lions’ lair for the two game series,
according to reports frem West
Virginia. ‘
LIONS IMPROVING
Wilth one victory in three games,
(the Lions are a rapidly improving
team as they settle (town from- the
“jitters” that prevailed l during the
disastrous southern road, trip that
saw Josses to ViKt-I and Washington
and' Lee. according to~Bed’en/k.
•Bedenk added 1 that a tough,
schedule.faces the team) this year
with most of the opposition bo'ast
ing veteran and' freshman stars.
Penn State wlhl be hampered l by
the loss cif its freshmen to' the
“iflanm schools. ’’
NEW STAR
One .new star that is leading the
attack at the plate for the Lions
is Don “Junior” Stark, a pitcher
■that Bedenk converted to the lettt
field post vacated laist suimimer hy
Joe Tepsic.
! A left-handed- hitter, Stark turn
ed 1 in a perfect d'ay against Dick
inson when, he batted 1 in seven
run s with two singles, two triples,
and a home ~un in five trips to the
Pilate.
Stark, who attended. Bice Insti
tute, Texas, as a \Navy V-iIE
trainee, is a scphQmore ait Penn
State, and is playing his first sea
son of college 'baseball. He’s 5 feet,
8 inches tall.
FORMER PITCHER
Last summer, upon' his dis
charge from the service, Stark
played for the American Legion
team alt Piains, Pa., but was used
mainly as a pitcher. Bedenk
turned him loose in the outfield
because ci£ hiis hilbting ability.
“He has a great pair o'f wrists,”
Beden'k says, he hits the ball
far for a littl'e fellow. Tit gees with
out saying, of course, that he also
ha® a great pair of eyes.”
Stark is hitting the ball at a .643
clip for the first three games.
“Junior” hits the ball hard', mostly
to leftfiel'd, and 1 has a heme run,
three triples, and a double cut <xf
lit trips to the plate.
AVERAGES
G AB R H . Pci.
2 3 3 2 .666
Gehrett
Stark 3 14 6 9 .643
Benyish 3 9 2 3 .333
Holler .2 3 2 1 .333
Davis 2 3 1 1 .333
Yount 2 4 2 1 .250
MacFarland ... 3 13 0 3 .231
Sebaslianelli ... 3 6 3 1 .166
Urion : 3 10 2 1 .100
Sutherland 3 12 11 .083
Jack Stevenson, Navy veteran
of Lebanon, is still having foot
trouble. A broken bone in his
ifc’ot kept-'him out of track last
Spring, and : now Tie has ■ come
down with a broken bone in the
other ; foot. He’s a halfjmdler. ■
Trackmen Look Good As
Werner Holds Time Trials
In the first of two time-trials
before the Penn Relays, the Lion
cinder squad was “unexpectedly
good,” coach Chick Werner said
yesterday.
Among tlie outdoor season's
early surprises were the promis
ing performances turned by new
comers Johnny Bates, two-miler,
and Fred Lennox, a half-miier.
BATES A SOPH
Bates, a sophomore prospect,
hung up a 10:38 two-mile time -to
take that trial, while Lennox, a
first-year man, pounded horn in
the half-mile in 2:02.
Werner is still not sure of his
starters in the quarter-mile, but
admits prospects aren’t bad with
Cliff St. Clair, Rufe Williams,
Dick McCown, Jack Forman, and
another promising sophomore,
Jack Hissey, all trying out.
WILLING VAULTS
In the pole vault trial, Chuck
Willing, who suffered muscle
trouble most of last year, reached
12:6, which Coach Werner says is
his peak vault. Milt Stemler, a
freshman before the war, cleared
12 feet on his second day out, and
George Williges’s 11:6 leap is the
best he’s ever done.
In the mile time-trial, Karver,
Stone and Ashenfeltcr finished in
a dead heat at 4:34.
The broad jump is still an un
known quantity, with Bill Reyn
olds, Charley Krug and Dan Pear
son working out. In the high
jump it will probably be Reynolds
and Krug.
LANG PLEASES
In .the javelin trial, Tubby
Lang’s heave of 182.1 feet was as
good, Coach Werner proclaimed,
as any to be found in time-trials
throughout the country. In com-
Intramural Sports
Badminton
Jerry Merktowito of Phi Siigimla
Delta downed Ed Sulkowski of
Sigma Nu 115-4 and 'l5-4, and Clar
ence Herr of Pi Kappa Alpha
■spanked Ailipllva Sigma Flhi Bob
StaWley 15-112, 5415, and lis-i1,4 as
t!he intramudal Wadmint'on' pi'ayoffs
moved into round two Mcndiay
night.
'Flhi Sigma Kappa’s Bob Arnold
Patched his second win of the
playoffs by sultodluing John Sdhtra
dter of Sigma Plhi Alpha 115-9 and
15-IIH, and 1 Len Johnston of Plhi
Sigmia Kaippa took a 15hI and 15-4
victory from G. Pringle of Alpha
Gamma Rlho.
Ray Fink of Phi Sigimla Deltla
and', Gene Sutherland of Beta
Tlheta Pi also registered their sec
ond triu!nip!b s cf -the championship
series. Fink -whipped Sigmia Nu
Jichn Stelimer 15-7 and 15-ili4, and
Bob Biadher of Kappa Sigma
bowed before Sutherland by 15-5
and l's-l'O counts.
AH Trueax cf Alpha Sigma Phi
wtalloped: John McKean of Phi
Gamlma Delta 15-3 arid 15-5, whil'e
Fred> Bemfbauimi of . Phi Sigma
Delta toppled. Delta Upsilon. Gerry
Smith IS-110, 7-45, arid’ 15-4.
Handball
Fred Amness'i and Ross Manley
teamed up -to down Bill, arid Jim
Simlpsfon by 2)1-3' and. 21MQ counts
as the intdamWnal handball doubles
tournament got under way. at Rec.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
menting on Dave Pincus’s 139-
foot discus throw, the Lion men
tor said that the same thing held
true.
The 100, 220 and the hurdle
events are as yet not settled, ac
cording to Werner. Jimmy Robin
son and Don Harris will probably
be in the dashes, with the possi
bility of dropping a quarter-miler
into the 220. Steed, Brown, Gun
dell _ and Merges are currently
holding the edge in the hurdles.
Hall Monddy night.
The Charles Kunes and Ken
Hcsterm'an duo swatted' its way to
a 2il-i2, 20-22, and 2:1—0 victory over
Frank Huron and Ed' Bflaile, while
Jim Ewing and Ed Taggert joined
fences to vanquish' Lawrence and
Norton-Pontnoff 21-111 and! 2141i0.
Handballers Red Moore and C.
McFarland sank _ Bill Reese and
Orion Silverman' 21-4 and 21-7,
and the Jclhm Jaffuirs and Clyde
Bell comlbo registered 21-8 and
21-9 Wins over George Mocre and
Ivan Thompson.
Yount, Gehrett on Mound
Ken Yount and Bob Gehrett,
both top-flight baseball pitchers
a year ago, will be available for
mound duty at Penn State again
this season. Art Bohard, southpaw
and wartime hurler, also.will be
Newman Club Softball
■ Intramural s>qPtlb!all got off to a
fast start this week as teams in
two leagues sponsored by the Neu
man- Club began playing the spring
schedule. There are six teams in
each league.
Curt Stone, Penn State’s IC-4A
cross country and two-mile'cham
pion, has two immediate objec
tives. He wants to compete in the
1948 Olympics, and he also wants
to pursue a career in journalism.
Runs Mile
GERRY KARVER
One Player Added, One Out as..,
Metiers Ready For Openers
j The name of Dick Clarkson was injected into tin- starting team
! list of net coach Sherman Fogg, as the court squad advanced into
its final practice stages prior to departing for weekend skirmishes
with Georgetown and Maryland at Washington, D. C.. and College
Park, Md., respectively.
Clarkson, number two man on the 1941 frosh outfit, showed up
late for practice, but since his initial appearance Saturday has dem
onstrated the skill to warrant a
playing berth from Coach Fogg.
HOLTZINGER OUT
Lanky Joe Holtzinger, holdover
from the 1944 varsity, has been
permanently placed on the shelf
following the recurrence of a foot
injury suffered in the army.
A growth on Joe’s first metatar
sal bone is the disability which
will prevent his competing for
the Blue and White this year.
Early-season records of George
town and Maryland have exhib
ited little cause for fear. George
town, 9-0 victim of Colgate,
scored its only win over a weak
St. Joseph’s team, 5-4.
In its only match thus far, the
Maryland six was whitewashed
by Princeton, .9-0. The Old Liners,
coached by Doyle floyal, who
sparked the 1942 Maryland ag
gregation at the number one post,
have met weather handicaps, ac
cording, to releases from the Col-1
lege Park institution.
TENTATIVE STARTERS
Although fifteen or more racket
wielders are daily cavorting over
the varsity clay courts under the
eyes of Coaches Sherm Fogg and
Jack Knode, the six starters have
pretty well been ascertained
Eight players will compose the
traveling group, with the six most
certain to see action being Walt
Stenger at the lead spot, Dick
Greenawalt, Herb Beckhard, Dick
Clarkson, Bob Tuttle and' Frank
Pessolano.^
In addition, two from among
Penn State Class Rings
L. G. BALFOUR COMPANY
LOCATED IN THE ATHLETIC STORE
NEW RELEASES
AVAILABLE
• Mam’zeHe
• Across the Valley From the Alamo
• Concert to End All Concerts
• Time After Time
• Central Avenue Breakdown. . .Lionel Hampton
• Bingo, Bango, Baffo
• Twilight Time
• As You Desire Me
• Album—Wayfaring Stranger
• Speaking of Angels
• The Egg and I
• When Am I Gonna Kiss You Good Morning?
Dinah Shore
• Movie Tonight
• Sweet Lorraine
Nat Meets June Metronome All-Stars
Robert Merrill
• Wiffenpoof Song
MUSIC r
Ray Fink, Dell Heltj Lyle Johns
ton and Dan Moses will probably
be selected to fill in.
Assistant coach Kno d e an
nounced plans yesterday for the
formation of a junior varsity
squad. Arrangements have been
begun for scheduling matches
with Penn State Centers, adjacent
prep schools and high schools.
IM Entries
Entries for spring intramural
competition in softball, golf,
soccer, golf putting, and tennis
doubles must be turned in at
the intramural office (in Hec
Hall by five o'clock Friday aft
ernoon, it was announced yes
terday by the intramural of
fice.
Number of men allowed on
each feam and entrance fees
are as follows:
SOFTBALL—Ten men,
trance fee, $l.OO.
GOLF—Six men (team), en
trance (fee, $l.OO.
SOCCER Five men, en
trance fee, $l.OO.
GOLF PUTTING—Up to six
individuals from each fraternity
or independent group, entrance
fee, $.25 per (man.
TENNIS DOUBLES One
team from each fraternity or
independent group, entrance
fee, $.50 per team.
Margaret Whiting
Frank Sinatra
(LIMITED AMOUNT)
ROOM
PAGE THREE
Art Lund
Woody Herman
Stan Kenton
Tommy Dorsey
Three Suns
Vaughn Monroe
Burl Ives
Peggy Lee
Dinah Shore
Johnny Mercer