SATURDAY. MAY 21. 1949 Sports Agenda Continues Despite Semester Close Although the Spring semester officially closes at noon today, Lion tennis, track and baseball forces will not wind up their cam paigns until June 4 when the Nittany diamond nine lowers the curtain, on its already successful campaign, against Duquesne at New Beaver Field. After closing their short three-game dual-meet slate today, the Werner-tutored cindermen will prep for the IC4-A track meet slated for New York City next Friday and Saturday. The track nationals are slated for a later date this Summer at California. The Bedenkmen, victors in 11 out of 12 outings, will match base hits with Bucknell next Tuesday on the Nittany diamond. Next Friday and Saturday, May 27 ar.d 28, the Lion-nine will be the opposition for Washington and Jefferson’s hitters in another home engagement. On June 4 the Nittanies close their 1949 campaign and against the highly touted Duquesne Blue Devils. Coach Sherm Fogg’s netters end th: ,r season next Saturday when they meet, for the second time this year, the tennismen of Syra cuse University on the Penn State courts. SPORTS SCHEDULE Baseball—Bucknell, 4 p.m. State College Mar 24—Baseball—Bucknell—home Mar 27-28—Track—ICAAAA—New York Mar 27—Baaeball—W and J—home Mar 28—Baseball—W and J—home Mbr 28—Tennis—Syracuse—home June 4—Baseball—Duquesne—home IM Activity Breaks Record Activity in intramural ath letics reached an all-time high this season, with all but two of the 17 scheduled sports going over the top in participation. Approximately 5852 individ uals played in 1430 different con tests, according to intramural de partment statistics released yes terday. Softball figures were estimated since the season is not yet completed. The figure, 5852, represents the total of the number of dif ferent men who engaged in each sport, a player being counted only once in each sport no matter how many games he entered. Last season th total individual participation was 5461, represent ing a gain of 391 this year. Two hundred, sixty-two more con tests were played this year than last, 353 more being scheduled. Total participation, statistic de vised by the IM department to show the number of men- who played in games regardless of the number of times they ap peared in a sport, was 15,128 in comparison with 12,879 in 1948. IM Softball Continued jrom page jour fifth inning, Jerry Roth was mast er of the situation as Phi Sigma .Kappa trounced Alpha Chi Sigma, 11-3, for the other fraternity final berth. Chi Phi and Phi Sigma Kappa meet on New Beaver diamond three at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow in the championship game. In case of rain, the game will be played at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Fraternity hitting stars of the day were Jack Sweigert, Phi Sigma Kappa, and Wentzler of the Chi Phi’s. Sweigert socked a triple to add to a flock of singles by his teammates in the 11-3 Phi Sig victory. Wentzler’s homer with Walt Letkiewicz on base was a booming blow into left-center field. It was labeled “game win- “Can you tend me a Gibb* secretary?” Employers made 9,067 such requests during past year. For illustrated catalog write College Course Dean. KATHARINE GIBUS at M Am.. MEW TOW 1 1 SO MuHmimWi St. BOSTON ] U.twoNa>tt.GNKMOU US AafW M, MOVIIOENCEI THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Thiel Faces 1950 Stick Campaign With 5 Returning Lettermen Coach Nick Thiel sat at his desk looking over the roster of lacrosse warriors returning next year slowly shaking his head, and the veteran Penn State stick mentor had reason to wonder. From a list of 21 stickwielders who received letters this year 16 will be graduating this spring, leaving only five experienced players around which to build State’s 1950 squad. Those lettermen who will re turn for another fling next spring are Ed Belfield, John Hagerman, Bob Louis, Waldo Weaver and James Worley. Even with the 21 veterans, the Lions, after a hot start this spring, tapered down until .at the com pletion of the campaign they bare ly managed to eke out a plus-. 500 average. FIVE WINS When State won its fifth game, against four losses, it marked the Nittany Valley college’s 97th win since its first complete season in 1913. State opened its 1949 slate with three consecutive victories over Penn, 9-3; Western Maryland, 14- 5; and Washington and Lee, 9-4, before stumbling over a tough Virginia foe, 8-7. Returning to State College from their Southern tour, State’s la crossers were jolted on successive Saturdays by three of the East’s top-ranking aggregations. The losses were inflicted by Loyola, 6-4; Navy, 19-7 and Syracuse, 12-7. BEAT HOBART Smarting from the memory of four successive defeats, the Lions made it a five and four season by staging a grand comeback, toppl ing unbeaten Hobart, 13-12, and then trouncing Colgate, 14-2, the following day. In nine games Penn State scor ers tabbed 84 points while at the same time holding the opposition to 71 goals. Statistics show the Lions scoring an average of 9.3 goals per game to the enemies 7.8 per contest. Navy drove through to score the most number of points against Penn State in one game with 19. State compiled its greatest total against both Western Maryland and Colgate’s hapless Red Raid ers, scoring 14 against both clubs. BELFIELD, THOMAS Individual scoring stars during the season were Belfield, 1950 team co-captain, and Buddy Thomas, Pittenger award winner. Belfield scored a quartet of goals on two occasions, against West ern Maryland and Hobart. Thomas got his four against Virginia, in State’s precedent arc-light en counter. Unlike the Penn State basket ball team which had a record of eight straight defeats on the road, Lion lacrossemen • could not point toward a single win at home, all five wins coming on foreign grounds. ner” from the crack of the bat. • Playing members of the inde pendent champion Ramblers will each receive the standard IM medal award. DON'T BRING A LUNCH "3 GUYS" ON WHIPPLE’S DAM WAGON WILL HAVE WHAT YOU WANT BEGINNING MAY 30th AT WHIPPLE'S *Soda Pop *lceCream •Sandwiches "Everyone Goes to Whipple's" Thomas, Louis Pace Lacrosse Buddy Thomas, who was given this year’s Pittenger award for outstanding lacrosse services, and Bob Louis, 1950 co-captain elect, scored 16 points apiece during the past season to pace the Penn State stickmen in individual scoring. Scoring six goals in State’s final two contests, Eddie Bel field finished strong to take run nerup laurels with 14 points. Trackmen— Continued from vage four State star at last week s meet with the Spartans of Michigan State. However, Coach Werner expects him to be even better this week. ONE MORE WEEK Following this weeks meet, the Nittany Lions will have one more test before bringing down the curtain on the season. Next week end the Blue and White squad will travel to New York City for the annual IC-4A meet. The following line-up has been nominated to start for the Nittany Lions today: 100-yard dash—Wil Lancaster, George Thomas and Harrison Feese; One mile—Horace Ashenfelter, Bob Freebaim, and Bob Parsons; 440-yard dash Bill Lockhart, John McCall and Bob Bour. 120-yard high hurdles Jim Gehrdes, George Kline and Leon Cottrell; 880-yard dash —Mitch Williams, Paul Koch and Bob Auman; 220-yard dash Lancaster, Thomas and Bob Giron; Two mile—Horace Ashenfelter, Bill Ashenfelter, John St. Clair and A 1 Porto; 220-yard low hurdles—Gehrdes, Kline and Cottrell; Shot put—Doug Shearer, Chuck Drazenovich and Bob Krayer; Pole vault—Ron Coder, Merle Sieber, Vic Lunch and Chuck De witt; High jump Vic Fritts, Bill Reynolds and Leroy Lewis; Broad jump Reynolds and Lancaster; Javelin Larry Gerwig, Jim White and Wilson Bertram; Discus Buck Moyer, Max Schlienger and Tom McDermott. Enjoy Your Summer at Delta Tau Delta • Private tennis court • 2 room suites • The Best Food Room and Board All Sessions Now- Call 4979 -Now *Candy • Cigarettes Big John Finley, picked by Coach Nick Thiel as one of three Nittany star;; lo cavort under Northern colors in the annual North-South all-star fracas, was third in point production with 10 counters. Waldo Weaver and Ernie Baer closed out for the first five with 9 and 7 points respectively. John Lux tabbed five goals and Captain Rodger Nestor, an other of the three who will make the all-star trip, found time be tween playmaking and feeding to score lour times. Up to the second last game, Thomas and Louis had waged a fierce duel for scoring honors. Against Hobart Thomas scored three times, while Louis was countering twice, to take a one up lead. However, in the sea sonal closer the husky midfielder rammed home three goals against Thomas’ two to merit a tie. Os f °ot /'w * * lr </ '«{• C/_ FOR ALL MUSIC SUPPLIES THE 203 E BEAVER AVE Rifle Team Holds Banquet The College rifle team honored outslanding members at a ban quet Tuesday evening in the State College Hotel. Capt. Carl Unrath, coach, pre sented awards to Gerald Prang* for placing second in the Eastern Regional individual matches, fo* placing fifth in the National Rifl* Association matches and for be ing selected on the second team of the All-American Rifle squad This latter honor carries with i' tjie Golden Bullet Award pre sented annually by the NRA Prange was also elected captain of the team for next year. Coach Unrath also presented six inch letters to the following members of the team: Sam Carnahan, Alfred Dar rach, Allen Decker, head mana ger, John Hepfer, Rod Ingle right, Richard Kirk, Robert (Continued on page six) STATE COLLEGE Clennland Building PAGE Fm PHONE 2311
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