REM
jaseball Team Loses Final
In NCAA Tourney to St. John's
Penn State's baseball team, left up in the air when the Collegian
' discontinued publication last spring, went on to battle for the District
Two title, but bowed out to St. John's in the semi-final round.
• The Lions' top hurler, Cy Miller, opened the elimination series
for the Nittany team by pitching t
Hall. While Penn State was taking
win over Rutgers.
• Combining 13 hits and 18 walks,
"'the Lions chalked up win number
• 17 for the season.
• The following day, the Nittany
„learn lost a hotly-contested 3-0 de
cision to St. John's and then came
roaring back to whip Rutgers 7-4
.„„ under the lights a few hours later.
• Owen Dougherty. now playing
"...football for Penn State, was the
- star of the Rutgers game as he ,
stopped an early rally with a sen
.:_sational catch in right field.
•In the first Seton Hall fray, Dom
Novak, the Hall's right-hander,
• held the Nittarlies to six hits, in
• eluding three infield bingles.
In the two final games of the
'• , fr series, St. John's lost the opener,
11-4.
- --In the second game Novak again
turned on the steam and St. John's
took the deciding contest 7-5.
KURTY
Jack Kurty emerged as the out
standing player of the tourney as
he collected 11 singles for 19 times
at bat. The Penn State catcher
3 was acclaimed the best major
league prospect in the final two
contests.
Besides Kurty, Coach Bedenk
. singles out Cy Miller and pitcher
Bill Benyish for special mention.
.This final game of the season gave
r. the .Penn State team a 18-5-1 rec
;; ord for the season
Only Three Remain
Only three men remain of the
five-man strategy board which
ruled Penn State football in the
Bob Higgins regime. The hold
overs are Joe Bedenk, who suc
ceeded Higgins as head coach, and
Bob's erstwhile assistants, Al Mi
chaels and Jim O'Hora.
TvIE DAILY COLLEGIAN. qrl'A'Pri! COLI.,ACE, PENNSYLTA
he team to a 20-8 win over Seton
Seton Hall, St. Johns scored a 14-8
Two Time Winner
CY MILLER
Managers
All sophomore or transfer
students, interested in second
assistant football managerships,
are requested to sign the re
quired forms in the Assistant
Manager of Athletics Office in
Old Main before reporting to
football Manager Dave Owens
at the football practice field.
New students are urged to re
port any time this week.
Penn State defeated the Uni
versity of Nebraska, 'a 1949 foot
ball opponent, in their only prior
meeting.
PENN STATE FOOTBALL ROSTER
Name of Player
JOHNSON, Chandois
JACOBS, George
ORSINI, Tony
DOUGHERTY, Owen
ABBOT, Bill
BONCHONSKY, Joe
MURAY, Charles
DRAZENOVICH, Charles
KLOCEK, Phil
HUSTON, Fred
PODRASKY, John
EVERSON, Bill
SHEPHARD, Len
ROGEL, Francis
GORINSKY, Clarence
KURTZ, Herb
CHUCKRAN, John
MUNDELL, Earle
SHAGINAW, Roy
HELFRICK, Alan
FILDERMAN ,Ted
O'BARA, Vince
LUTHER, Bill
BEATTY, Charles
HEDDERICK, Ray
BUNN, Ken
DELUCIA, Ralph
HARVAN, George
SHUMOCK, Joe
BARR, James
•
PEVARNIK, Tom
MATHERS, Bill
KELLY, Paul
SARABOK, Joe
DRAZENOVICH, Joe
FELBAUM, Fred
SILOCK, Andy
ROSS, Bob
NORTON, Negley
MURRAY, Don
CRIPPS, Dick
BROWN, Conrad
GODLASKY, Charles
TWADDLE, Pete
HOOVER, Edward
McDERMOTT, Tom
SMIDANSKY, John
DURKIN, William
STORER, John
AMPRIM, Lloyd
WILSON, Charles
HICKS, Bob
BETTS, Arthur
SANTANGELO, Mario
The ..Nithi0t....4.04
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might pay off. A "T" team which: still must 'find 'a capable quarter
back. A bulky, typically Nebraskan line , spearheided..,by • Tom
Novak, 204, a three-time Big 7 all-conference choice. Twenty-one
returning lettermen. •
MICHIGAN STATE—Serving notice on the perennial foot
ball powers that .be, Michigan State was one of the nation's top
20 teams last year and this . fall • is looking ,, hopefUlly toward en
hancing' that spot.';Under-rated , by many' fans' but . .stilt one of the
most poWerful outfits in, t4a , land,
,platTuc9,', (13iggie) 31Itmn's col
legians won six, lost two and tied two last year. Losses came. from
Notre Dame and Michigan.
Tied 14-14 with the Lions in a thriller last season. Twenty
nine returning lettermen plus a host • of fine •newcornert..Two of
the best guards in the country in Ed Bugdon, 200,.arid Don Mason,
195, will bolster an already strong forward line. Keyman 'in 'the
backfield will be the versatile Lynn Chandnois, 'a- triple-thre6t
man 'who was overshadowed in '4B by the • brilliant "Mr.. War",
George Guerre. •
SYRACUSE—FIoyd Schwartzwalder, transplanted from Muhlen
berg College last Spring, is installing the winged-T to replace
the single wing. Bernie Custis back at his old slinging stand will be
moved to quarter to make better use of his pitching arm. Custis
to Harry Nussbaum, end, will be one of the better Eastern College
batteries. Sophs expected to get heavy play.
WEST VIRGINIA--Won eight and lost three last '. year but
face a more severe 11-game schedule this Fall. Coach Dud De
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FLORAL
WOODRING'S GARDENS •
WELCOMES ALL THE NEW STUDENTS TO OUR
* BEAUTIFUL PENN STATE CAMPUS
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Pos. Class Age Wt. Ht.
RHB . 1952 19 172 5-11
RHB • 1951 21 176 5-10
RHB 1951 21 175 5-10
RHB 1951 20 187 5- 9
RHB 1952 20 165 5-10
RHB 1952 19 180 5-11
QB 1950 22 195 5-11
QB 1950, 22 215 6- 1
QB 1952 21 190' 5- 9
QB 1952 ,19 175 6- 0
QB' 1952. 18 205 6- 0
FB 1952 18 190 5-10
FB 1952 19 210 6- 0
FB 1950 21 200 5-10
FB 1950 ; , 25 190 5-11
FB 1951,1 20 200 6- 2
LHB 1950;, 23. 170 5-11
LHB 1952 19 156 5- 5
LHB 1952 - 21 160 5- 8
LHB 1952: 20 178 5:10
LHB 1952 20 160 5- 8
LHB 19514-20 170 5-11
LHB 1950 22 185 .6- 0
C 1950 24 214 6- 1
C 1950 21 210 6-'1
C 1950 21 ,180 6- 1
C 1952 21 190 5-11
C 1952'' 19 190 6- 0 .
C 1952' 19 . 182 6- 2
G 1952 19 205 6- 0
G 1952 19 180 5-11
G 1951 19 185 5-10
• 1950 25. 215 5-10
G • 1950 23 200 5-10
G • 1950 23 205__5-11
G 1950 22 200 5- 9
G 1952 21 190 5-10
T - 1950 24 200 6- 0
T 1950 22 225 '6- 1
T 1950 20 225 6-.0
T - 1952 21 215 6- 1
T 1951 22 215 6- 3
T , 1951 20 205 6- 1
T • ,1952 21 200 6- 1
T • 1952 20 205 6- 3
T :1951 22 220 5-11
E -1951 20 190 6- 0
E ' 1951 20 195 6- 2
E 1950 22 205 6- 3
E 1950, 22 200. 6- 2
E '1951. 19 185 6- 1
E 1950 22 190 6- 0
E 1952 19 ' 200 6- 2
E 1952 ` 21, ; , 191 • 6- 0
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Mgr.
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Fall lacrosse practice, ' , which
will .open on the first week 'of
October, is open , to all-who would
like to learn the ancient Indiail
game. As • Coach Nick. Thiel ex
presses it, "I have ,Drily one man
on the squad' now who ever
played before coming to college
and if a man wants to learn hoW
to play lacrosse, I can use him on
the team." •
Winter - Schedule
When the athletes - fniove Into
Rec Halt.- they 'move ; eii*'ma.sse
with three• and sometinies, fotir
sports slated for a' Saturda'y after
noon and evening . prograrn. Bas
ketball, wrestling, boxing, lenc
in„ and. gymnastici' vie for top
billing on the crowded' weekend
spqrting card during the•,Winter
months.. •
Rounding out the spoiting yOar,
baseball takeS the. lead .
,in ",the
spring with track, tennis and, golf
also sharing a spot on the , :pro
gram. Between the winter and
spring 'schedule.rifle, awimining
and skiing teams compete for In
tercollegiate honors.
There's ' - the list,' 16 major
sports which utilize, everyone
a'l2l ound 'westler tciist
220 pound football Player:-4. you
fall between those two weights
and you haVe an inclination",to
throw up a basketball towaid the
hoop or throw down an opponent
on a mat, try out for.
...a spot
while at Penn State—you'll 11;letie
fit both the school and yowsey.
BrOther Act
Two sets of brothers may strut
their stuff at Penn State this 17all:
The Drazenovich , boys, Joe and
Charles, are fixtures on the foot
ball team, while Bill and Don Ash
enfelter . set out .to ethulate their
brother, Horace, in. cross-country.