FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1048 Between the Lions You've got to be big in baseball, too. Joe Bede*, the guy who has guided the fortunes of the Nittany Lion nines for the past eighteen years, rested against the desk in 111 Larnegie Hall, aria lacect Professor .Senlaoaen s sports writing class. — .l.axe LOH oiarx for example, - ne "'there's a kiu wltit as great a pair or Jutting wrists for his size as you COLIICI pussiuty nnu, out lie 11 never play ucti.er man 5000101 ban. wily! rte s too slnall. rte only weigns lac; pounds. "Ma)or league seneuules are 10± games 011 u playing Dase ball for a couple of nours every uay is a toL,gn grinci. it may seem like fun from mime stands, but it 1611 C. .11111/1.11 imu-season Inc pounus begin to lust melt away. Tillit.a.r. - .EN STRAIGHT GAMES "Several years ago," said Bedenic, "we had a buy named Bastian who loved to pitch. tie could du it too. We convei Led him lrom a second baseman and he won thirteen games in a row. But there wasn't a major league team that .✓ould look at him. He only weighed about 135 ounds." Then someone in the class wanted to know what you had to have to make the grade in the big leagues. Bedenk hesitated for a moment. "Well," he said, "you've got to have a strong arm, a lot of speed, good wrists and great coordinating ability." "Some of you may remember Joe Tepsic," he eyj said. Joe was a natural. Against Syracuse, in his .first year, he hit two home runs that sailed over Lhe centerfielder's head. Both measured more than BEDENK 400 feet. Five major league clubs offered him $5OOO the first semester he was here "But along came the war and Joe was with the First Marines in Guadalcanal. When he came back he was nervous and jittery. He couldn't sit still, and he didn't want to gd to class. McKechnie, who was then manager of the Cincinnati Reds, wanted him, and I would like to have seen him go there. McKechnie was the fatherly type and could have helped, Tepsic. The . Reds offered Tepsic $15,000. ,"Tepsic said he wanted $25,000, but he finally signed with the Dodgers for $17,500, and a clause in his contract that said he couldn't be shipped out in his first year. "There was an immediate clash of personalities when Tepsic got to Brooklyn, and with that he was still troubled with his lack of effectiveness against the change of pace ball. He didn't last." "Ircial know," Bedenk said, "college baseball is one of the toughest sports 'to sponsor on a college campus. If a kid can throw or hit at all, the pro's have him." The kids who do make the best college ballplayers, he said, are those from Mineral Industries or Engineering. They have to hustle in their classes and they bring that hustle on to the field with them. "Not the boys from Liberal Arts or the Physical Education majors," he said. "They get into the habit of having too much time on their hands." Down the Alley The sixth game in the second round of the IMA Bowling League finds the Btyflysks and the 7-11 Club in a tie for first place with the high average of .750. Their close competitor, the Ale and ... Quail crew, promises stiff op position in the contest at the Dux Club tonight. Mayer of the Btyflysks inde pendents led the night's individ ual scoring with a high of 245. Klein of the Hellions five took second place honors with a total of 2115. . The top three game tally of 534 was registered by John La bash representing Beaver House while John Lux of the Lazy Five and Vanacek of Ath Hall group each chalked up a 514 high for the evening. Team Standings 36 12 .750 36 12 .750 7-11 Club Ale & Quail 34 19 .708 28 20 Ath Hall Beaver House 27 21 .552 24 24 .500 Kaufman Club 24 24 .500 22 26 .458 22 26 .458 Hellions PH's Nittany Co-op 20 28 .416 Stellar Five 18 30 .375 Penn Haven 17 31 .354 Lazy Five 14 34 .291 Dorm 13 14 34 .291 Tenzer Outlasts Riggs; Advances in IM Handball Irwin Tenzer, Phi Sigma Del ta, advanced in the IM handball playoffs Wednesday night when he made a strong finish and de feated John Riggs, Sigma Phi Sig ma, 21-13 and 21-20 in the tw,) final gomes after losing the first 21-15. TKE, Frank 'Faucher, won two of three from Tom Smith. DU. Smith won the first tame 21-11; and Mueller the two finals 21- 14 and 21-12. Beta Sig's Sam Fir( stone h:ici little trouble deft uti , .1.1t114..r Strunk, Acacia„ 21-1 and 21-11. The National St4d , .:-nt Relief Committee has inaugurated this year summer work seho!drships for needy students who have ex hibited leadership ability. By DAVE ADELMAN TEPSIC WANTED $25,000 Scholl Releases Rules for Courts Rules for the use of the College tennis courts were today released by Carl P. Schott, Dean of Physi cal Education and Athletics. In order to reserve tennis courts, call College operator and ask for Extension 87J. The tennis court checker will make reserva tions. Reservations may be made daily oxcept Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon; from 1:30 to 5 p.m. On Sundays reservation may be made from 1 to 8 4).M. Recreation courts are numbered 1 to 12. starting wllh the court Recreation f - 1•111. Varsity courts are numbered 12 to 16, .;tartim:c, with the court clo.iest to the fraternity houses. Alpha Zeoi court number 19. Doan Schott emphasized that .11 players must wear rubber ()led, hoelle.;.: shoos. the following set of riles will • enforced at all College c)urts: I. First consideration is given ) regular College classes. 2. As:de from classes, College ..tudents and employee's have equal rights. Non-College people :ire nut permitted the use of the courts. 3. IZeservalion 11laNT be made only a day in advance and for only one hour. The College has too few courts to allow one per son to monopolize them for sev eral hours i.t a time. 4. No person is required to hive t 1) ;1 court except upon pr•escnc,.- thin of written I . , servation signed by the De: in of Physical Education VAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA COURT RULES DIAL 3971 and SAVE ON LIFE STUDENT AND EDUCATOR RATES ON MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS THE ESQUISSE AGENCY Boxing Lessons Help Teach Blocking, Crisler Says JAL, .4,4) leach vULUUIa Lave.A.,ll6, J,,ttll //LI. AVill-11/Bcin LUL k illl muiLur, LA.) d att, I,lle Jet:- vllU a1111.1.4a1 1..:a/tiaC 1i u L 1 LAC LA..eiiLli .1,024.1iA6 61ence ut E: lUUwr.u.a (;LGt.il (,utl CUllLllfjtll.t. p -LaLly Lu aum‘y 0, a _meman ti,i/ig an wiellsive nue ~..00,er n to keep ins ;yes opk..n,i' sada Lrisier. - .tie must Keep his eyes on the Larget. Boxing helps him do that —it • teaches the boys to keep their eyes open," the veteran coach concluded. Veterans Bolster Lion Golf Hopes For New Season Confronted with the pleasant Prospect of starting the season with a golf team composed of many of last season's regulars, Coach Bob Rutherford is looking forward to April 30. and to a suc cessful season. Last year Penn State finished third in the Eastern Intercolle giate Golf Association playoffs at , Cornell behind Princeton and Navy. Back from last year's team are Captain Don Hart. Jack Harper. last year's captain. Bob Klein, Alan Hack, Joe Boyle. Ramon Peterson. Jim Noble. and Gerry Smith. Marvin Goldenberg. winner of the All College golf tournament last year. Tom Smith and Dick Bastings, although not members of last year's team. are expected to_ give the veterans competition. "However," Coach Rutherford said. "the positions are still wide open and the team will be chosen by cdmipetition. Each player will qualify or be eliminated." There are 16 teams in the East ern Intercollegiate Golf Associa tion. divided into groups of four each. Rutherford's men will com pete with Cornell, Army and Pitt in the EIGA at Pittsburgh on May 7-8. The winner of the matches will advance to the finals at Atlantic City held on May 15. Swim Team Banquet Planned for Monday Election of a new swirn.r.ing team captain will highlight a ban (wet to be given at the State Col lege Hotel at 6:15 p.m. Monday. Ike Gilbert, graduate manager of athletics, and Walter I-luster• man, assistant graduate manager of athletics, have been invited as guests of the squad. Following the dinner plans have been made to release the tank schedule for next season. and Athletics or by an instructor in the same school. 5. All reservations must end at the stroke of the hour as sounded by Old Main's clock. The next reservation will be effective at once. If the possessors of the court are in the middle of a game, they may finish as long as it doesn't require more than 15 minutes. 6. A reservation must he taken uo by 15 minutes oast the, hour, otherwise it is automatically can celled. Anyone has the ri , 4 14 to nlay on those courts not reserved. 7. Courts are not to be used '.hen wet. 14 Lettermen Form Nucleus Of Theil's 14th Stick Squad l'ourteen lettermen from the nucleus of Coact' flick lniei's ediLion of Lne isiittany Lion iiel.ossu team. 'mei, bei ; inning nis year a., neau coact' of the Liue and white s ~I.CI{IIICII, Was ucen wuriimg daily with a squad UI approAirm,L,iy oU candidates. lne Lions open tried' season ILXt xrivay 111 with Llrexei, lui,uweci by a oatuivay uato with. Penn. LETTERIvizN RETURN Lettermen returning to the —ittany fold incluue. Captain vv ild tionerthacn, cieorge —ocotos, last year's captain; Jonn olan, second team All-Ameri can and captain in 1946; "Bugs" Baer, John Einley, Dean Kissel, Art Lorenz, Bob Lewis, John Mc- Cleary, John Nehoda, Hog Nestor, Tom Smith, Buddy Lewis and Jim Wolf. Coach Thiel plans a jayvee team for the first time this sea son. The Lion cub aggregation will be made up entirely of sophomores, and will be coached lacrosse ace. Coach Thiel's biggest problem thus far has been in developing a suitable defense. Last year's reg ular defensemen have all grad uated. Also lost via graduation was Ken Kerwin ace point maker, who received the first Western Electric A UNIT OF THE BELL 0 SYSTEM SINCE 1882 George R. Pittenger award as the outstanding lacrosseman of the 1947 team. p%..tuetL) OF NO VLOES vr silowa nave a oeLLer-Lnan -64..a.Ani,' Lae veteran ouL you LILUSt. con -I..Latt, WILLI Laic ex.4.:ep Lion, we prouaLay tue only coaege in //le t:ounLry teat nas a squad of k aayers wno never played la ,russe before entering college." That exception is Zddie Bel rieid, sophomore from Swath more, who played lacrosse at 6warthmore high school. The nine-game schedule con tains teams that are annually among the leaders in the country. Two Lion opponents, Army and Navy, are considered in the "big live" of lacrosse, which also in cludes such stalwarts as Johns Hopkins, Maryland and Prince ton. Army was runner-up to Hopkins for the National cham pionship last year. Sport Clinic Three Penn State coaches will serve on the teaching staff of the University of Connecticut sports clinic at Storrs, Conn., in late August. Coaches who have ac cepted assignments are Bob Hig gins, football; Joe Bedenk, base ball; and Bill Jeffrey, soccer. ... an . ousan . o tem are working at top speed for YOU Wires : . wires ::: wires by the hundreds of thousands! Imagine picking out each pair . : . leading it to its proper terminals in a telephone central office :::soldering it there! That must be done on each new switch 4 board or dial switching installation before it can handle your calls. Bell telephone central office equipment is installed by Western Electric and this job today requires a mobile force of more than 31,000 installers. They are in, stalling more central office equipment now than ever before. For sixty-six years, Western Electric has been a part of your Bell telephone ser. vice - helping to make is the world's best at the lowest possible cost. PAL t , J. V il:
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