~ c"' Fnt'R Lion Stickmen Open Season With Quakers Face Tough 4-Game Easter Road Test Twenty-eight suitcase - bearing athletes converged on Philadel phia late last night as Penn Stat c's traveling lacrossemen anxiously awaited the opening of their '49 calendar against Penn this afternoon. Slated as the first leg of a four game jaunt—which includes three games among the julep-sippers of the South. Western Maryland. Washington and Lee and Vir ginia—the contest will mark Coach Nick Thiel's 151 h year at the head of the Slate lacrosse team. In encountering the strong Quaker outfit on its River Field turf, the Lion varsity bucks up against a squad which has already been tested in four games. To date the Philadelphians sport a .500 average, winning two and dropping a like number. FOUR GAMES Approximately one - h a 1 f of State's nine-game card will be in the records by this time next I week, the Lion stickmen being scheduled for four games within a seven-day period. While in Hliladelphia. th e Hotel Penn - Sheraton will be Thiel's base of operations. Be tween the Penn and Western Maryland gain e s the Nittany Lions will scrimmage top-flight Johns Hopkins (which has al ready turned in a number of startling lacrosse wins) in two practice games in Baltimore. Saturday, Western Maryland will provide opposition at West minster, Maryland. Sunday and Monday State will stay over as guest to Washington and Lee in Lexington, V a., climaxing the tour with a Tuesday afternoon or night game versus Virginia's Cavaliers. The team is expected hack late Wednesday afternoon. For the opening test the 39- year-old mentor plans to use Torn Smith, Dean Kissell and Bobby Pee, who moves up to re- place John Hayes, on the defen sive with John Nehoda taking the goalie spot. Mid-field will be capably han dled by Bob Louis, John Finley and Captain Rodger Nestor, while Ed Belfield, Bud Thomas and Johnny Lux will be at the attack positions. Last year, in the midst of a five-game winning streak, Penn State licked the Quakers, 13-4, at Philadelphia. Winning seven games while losing but three, the 1948 Lion lacrossers turned in one of their most successful cam paigns. RARE OPPORTUNITY STUDY . . . TRAVEL in SPAIN Castilian Group - Andalusian Group - Basque-Catalan Group 65 Days . . . $975.00 Departures June 29 to July 2 Sponsored by: University of Madrid For Descriptive Folder Write: Spanish Student Tours 500 Fifth Ave., N.Y. 18, N.Y. Monday, April 18th Giant Two Hour Cartoon Show Doors Open 10 a.m. Admission 25c EASTER SUNDAY MIDNITE PREVIEW JOAN CRAWFORD in "Flamingo Road" APRIL 17th Doors Open 11:30 p.m. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYT.VANTA The Nittany Realm How Smith Fought Back "If you're hurt, yoU can't lie down." This is the philosophy of Fred Smith, who retired from the Penn State boxing ring this semester, at the age of 32. Because of Fred's philosophy, he once again began boxing when he entered the College two years ago, despite having had his strength sap ped by malaria while serving in the army. Only Fred's philosophy made him determined to com plete his education in the first place, for he isn't among the younger students at the College. Few other men of thirty consider going back to the books. Few men of thirty are willing to submit to the daily grind of preparing for intercollegiate competition, especially in boxing, but of such stuff is Fred Smith made. When Fred was growing up in his home town of Nanticoke, he learned to fight the practical way. If he walked to a section of Nanti coke where he didn't live, he expected a fight and usually the ex pectations came true. Wearing shoes or having his hair slicked down didn't help matters. From Nanticoke Fred went to the Wyoming Seminary to com plete his pre-college education. After graduation from Wyoming, Fred was awarded a boxing scholarship to the University of Syra cuse. He felt lost at Syracuse and decided to quit. He returned to Bedenkmen Tangle With Owls; Twirler Remains a Question Penn State's baseball team lifts the lid on its 1949 schedule this afternoon at Philadelphia, when a band of Temple Owls plays host to the Nittanies Temple, victim of a 20-6 shellacking at the hands of Lafayette's baseballers Saturday, will be bent on returning to the winning side of the ledger. The Owls own three victories and have lost twice thus tat Coach Joe Bedenk"s mound choice depends upon the weather. "I'll probably start Al Tkac if the weather looks good, but if it looks like it might rain, Cy Miller will be the choice," the Lion men_ tor said. SAVE If Tkac does start today's battle with the Templars, Miller will be saved for action against Pennsyl vania Friday. Right-handed Bill Bair is the likely twirler for the Swarthmore tilt tomorrow, but Jim Mastic()la may be used. Hen Albright, left fielder, will bat in the number-one slot, with either Gene Solomon or Joe Toc ci, s econd base potentials, hitting second. HACKMAN Captain and shortstop Hal Tiackman, right fielder Stan Lag Career-Ininded girls from 209 colleges enrolled last year for Gibbs secretarial training. Write College Course Dean for placement report booklet, "Gibbs Girls at Work." KATHARINE GIBBS 3U Pak A. , NEW YORK 17 90 Marlborough St , BOS lON lb 511 Sooehor St CHICAGO II 155 Angell St, PWOL luiYCES Approved for Veterans' Training • •. .• SUMMER TERM-11 WEEKS, 11110INNIWE JUNE 20 - FALL TEINI-DAY, SEPT. 6-INININO, sum is Fewsd.l 1865 Peirce School Building, Pins SI. Wont of Brood, Philod•lphio 2, Po. Resistriotion 9 A.M. to 4:30 P.M Suturdluys A.M. to 12 M Visit us—write or plies* rEnnysitidiet 5-2100 for catalog and tioloilstl latorilsotiois By Sy Barash OF SUCH STUFF BOXING SCHOLARSHIP Continued on page five anosky, first-sacker Dick Wertz, center elder Bill Ondick, third' baseman Red Mayer or Bill Tegt meyer, Clarence "Buzz" Buss or John Kurty, catchers, and the pitcher will bat in that order. Temple's lineup will probably consist of Fred Houser, catcher, Doug Young, first base; Vince Raba, second; Johnny Constan tine, shortstop; Freddie Barlow, third, and outfielders Bill Ber nardo, E,-j Bateman and Ralph Hansen. Lefty Charley Shreiner may be on the hill for the Phila delphians. Maryland Breaks Rifle Record In NRA Meet; Lions End Fifth The University of Maryland set a new N.R.A. National Colle giate Sectional record in the weekend rifle matches held there last weekend. In out-shooting six other teams, including the Nittany Lion riflers, the Maryland squad rolled up a score of 1419 to beat the previous 1408 record. The Nittany riflers had their hopes for the individual possibili- ties of Jerry Prange justified when the Lion co-captain shot a 288 to take over runner-up hon ors in individual competition. This score tied the previous singles record ,but could not sur pass the record-shattering mark of 290 set by George Eicke of George Washington University. Penn State placed fifth in team action at Maryland, but since there are two more groups of scores to be taken into account, the final standing of the Lions' SECRETARIAL COURSES For College Women Individual Progress Administrative positions of challenge and reword beckon the college graduate possessing sort skills in modern secretarial techniques. PEIRCE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Bucknell Scores 3 Touchdowns In Practice Tilt Orsini, Smutney Team For Lone Lion Marker By Elliot Krane Although Penn State and Bucknell severed their official football connections this Winter because of the lopsided margin of Penn State victories in recent years, the Bisons served notice that they still are a grid power as they trounced the Nittany Lions by a 3-1 touchdown count yesterday afternoon on the New Beaver field. The Lewisburg team, anxious to avenge the defeats of the last few years, ripped into the Penn State Spring practice squad and, within three plays after receiving the ball, scored. With Vince O'Bara, nursing bruised hand, acting as an assist ant coach, the tailback chores fell upon Johnny Chuckran's should ers. On the fifth play of the scrim mage, Chuckran took the ball around end and while dodging an opponent, twisted his leg and dropped to the field with a pulled muscle. SUSTITUTE Tony Orsini, Nick Scandale and Dick Koerber filled in the weak spot in the Penn State backfield, but except for occa sional sparks of brilliance, were unable to match either of the in jured regulars. After the Bisons had scored their third touchdown, the home. team came to life. Fran Smutney cracked across the Orange and Blue line for ten yards. Owen Dougherty then faded back and threw a port-sided aerial to Mark Borland, who made a diving catch near the goal line. Fullback Smutney crashed into the defending Bisons and scored two plays later. FAST AND FANCY For the visitors it was the fast and fancy stepping of Smokey Ostendarp plus the deceptive ball handling of Jim Hoover that ac counted for their scoring punch. Hoover, who looked good, but not exceptiodal, against the reg ular team last Fall, faked two or three times yesterday from his quarterback spot in the "T" form ation before handing the ball off to another back. When a Nittany defender did crash through the Bucknell line, he often stopped Continued on page five 1376 score has not been deter mined. Capt. Brian O'Neil, Lion coach, estimated the score would have an average position in final rank ing of the teams. PRONE Most of the team fired perfectly from the prone position but fal tered in the other two positions. The five men qualifying for team competition in Saturday morning firing were Prange, Rod Ingle right, John Stoudt, Bob O'knef ski and Sam Carnahan. The match ended the season for the Nittany Riflers. Jerry Prange was named next year's team captain following the na tional matches. It's Easy! It's Fun! YOUR ENTIRE WASH IN 30 MINUTES CALL 4785 and we'll reserve as many machines as you need State College LAUNDERETTE 210 WEST COLLEGE DRILY 8:30 to 6 P.M. TUES. and THUR. till 8 P.M, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1949 Between The • Lions W'd44'A By Toni Morgan SPORTS EDITOR On Predicting We've never stood for public office and so have never known how to properly sympathize with those who do and are thereby subjected to the anxiety and tor ment of waiting for election re turns. But, after the most recent Lion football season we felt spiritually qualified to hold the hand of our city councilman the next time he has to sit up late waiting for word from the precincts. We came by our right to com mune with aspirants to public office, expectant fathers and student political bigwigs by pre dicting the outcome of several of the major football games each week of the grid season. After thus placing ourself on record, we sat back to await the returns —not without a great amount of anxiety and stark fright. As it was, we fared better. over the season, than our co horts soothsayers on the Daily Collegian staff, but we take little comfort from that. Any body could have done better than those phony savants with a cracked crystal ball. What we're driving at is this: The strain and pain of this prog nostication business is such that we refuse to comply with a re quest of Witty Wilbert, our ad miring fraternity brother, that we predict the results of this year's major league baseball races. This time, we shall not elbow our way through a group of hesitating angels and rush right in, as we did in football season. If we said we think Pitts burgh will win the National League pennant, we'd be walk ing on eggs. We'll leave the eggs to someone else. From the Morg(ue) Francis "Red" O'Hora, former three - sport star at Penn State, will direct freshman baseball this season at Colgate. . . . . One of Charlie Speidel's best - informed wrestling fans and best source of Lion mat info—outside of Speidel and As sistant Coach Charlie Ridenour —is Ridge Riley, alumni secre tary-treasurer. ... . . . Penn State baseball teams lost more games than they won only once in 18 years under Coach Genial Joe Bedenk. . . . . . . Leo Houck, veteran Nittany boxing coach, lends a helping hand to baseball coach Bedenk during baseball season. . . . . . A former Penn Stater, Sam Harry, successfully de fended his 136-pound title in the rec en t Middle Atlantic AAU championships... He was named the tourney's outstand ing wrestler for the second con secutive year. . . . . . . Sam grappled on the Lion freshman team in '4l, won an EIWA 128-pound title as a soph in '42, gained second place as a 135-pound junior in '43, then re gained the 128 EIWA diadem as a senior in '46. . . . After leaving Penn State, Sam studied law at Dickinson and while awaiting his bar exam in Harrisburg, he's wrestling out of the Harrisburg YMCA. . . . . . Jack Storer, Lion foot ball end and basketball guard. who shoots golf in the high 70's, combines sports with music in the tradition of the ancient Greeks. . . . He plays the violin.
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