'Oa The Ball' BY RAY KOEHLER Sports Editor There was once a baseball team in Pittsburgh whose heraldry was proclaimed by the positively frightening nom de guerre of "Pirates." Following the Buccos' listless 1950 play, the term can more ap propriately be leveled at the For bes Field management which in sists on charging patrons full price to witness the ballet-like actions of a group of .250 hitters plus a pitching staff whose col lective fastballs would not stir up enough breeze to blow the foam from a bottle of suds. In the offices of the Daily Col legian, last Spring, a lonely but loud group of diehards daily be rated our ears with brash pre dictions based on the "Pirates" Lemon League showings against The outlook wasn't bright at all for Pirate fans that night And in his 2nd floor radio box, Rosie was in a fright For Kiner wasn't doing so hot, and Chesnes was all shot And the Buccas touted power—simply—was--not. Dem Bums come down from Flatbush with fire in their eyes And the way they beat that sphere around they weren't swattin' flies So when Dickson dropped the opener and Queen No. 2 It looked as though the Pickeroonies just about were through. The season had just opened and the Bucs were going bad And it didn't take a Swami to see that they'd been had Voices from the empty decks and bleachers loosely packed Screamed, "Get dose clowns outa dere, we want our two bucks back." Now Rickey started old "Four-eyes" Schultz (trying for a sweep) And the way he trun the horsehide tru was making Rosie weep So when Westlake died on second, and Murtaugh bit the dust Somber fans foresaw Crosby financing a cellar truss. With shadows crowding the infield, and the score at four to two AI thoughts were on Homer Liverlips, "He'd know what to do." But Coogan preceeded Liverlips, and, likewise, so did Hopp, The former was a gamble, and the latter a tired mop. But Coogan outlegged a bounder—and to the wonderment of all Hopp smashed a dozen mazdas with his drive against the wall. Now from that stricken multitude there arose a mighty yell And to the toiling "Four-eyes," Homer's bat looked mean as hell. There was urgency in Liverlips' manner as he dug himself a trench And it wasn't for Coach Meyer on his knees over at the bench That bloodshot look in Homer's eye meant the foe no great harm His only thoughts were, "Gotta hurry up, my beer is getting warm." Now that Schultz he was a cagy cuss and offered nothing good His first pitch was a teaser that the blue-serge called good. The hackles rose on Liverlips' neck and he put up an awfu beef "Ya dirty dog, with my own little bat I'll up and brush your teeth." MAJOR LEAGUE RESULTS Yesterday's Results Chicago, 9; Brooklyn, 7 New York, 13; St. Louis, 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE: W L Pct.l, W L Phila. 97 54 .61715 t. Lo's 71 69 Boston 78 GO .565 Cinn. 59 81 B'klyn 76 61 .5351 Chicago GO 83 N. York 77 63 .55011'itis. 32 89 Today's Games St. Louis at Boston 1 N Pittsburgh at. Brooklyn (2) Cincinnati at New York Chicago at Philadelphia Yesterdays Results Boston, 3: Detroit, 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pet.' W L N. York 90 52 .634!Wask. 61 80 Boston 89 53 .6271 Chicago 56 88 Detroit 88 53 .62415 t. ho's 54 8S Cleve. 83 61 .5761Phila. 49 95 Today's Games New York at Chicago tN) Washington at St. Louis iNi Philadelphia at Detroit Boatoa at Clevelund Modern Casey At The Bat such clubs as the Okala Spuds and the Kenosha Wildcats. Resolved to bide our time until the proper opportunity to put them in their place arose, we pa tiently watched and waited. Nor did we wait too long, for with the Bucs wallowing in the goo of last place several weeks later we penned the following lines— with a somewhat different switch. Today they are reprinted. The only difference is that our friends from Pittsburgh now wear the mask of humility as they moodi ly console themselves in a cor ner. 1212113 (Continued on page five) IDA VIM. WED. Sept. 20 Pct. .507 .421 .42‘) .240 W V Z______l 4 -- ci. AND HIS BENEKE FAMOUS, --:.--• .-,, ORCHESTRA ~.,:.•1 •..:. "MUSIC IN THE MILLER MOOD" ....':. DANCING * MAKE YOUR TABLE* TICKETS ":' RESERVATION Early 9 TO 1 . $2.00 - Phone: ZION 2121 - Plus Tax 1:SY7: 1 -14. '' '-',':''' DANCEq; . -.,7.'. -. DANCE ' , ! - ''',', 7:.:' ''.;":.::`..:':•: •-i..,'' Pct. .433 .389 .3so .310 Gridders Tilt Unnamed Drop Scrimmage Game Destination undisclosed, Penn State's 47-man football squad left State College yes terday afternoon for its third scrimmage within a week. College officials, unwilling to have the Lions scouted by any of Penn State's 1950 opponents, were unwilling to say where the team was going. The scrimmage, scheduled for this afternoon, will be third with in a week for Rip Engle's hard-working warriors. The Big White met Bucknell last Wednesday and Colgate Saturday. The Lions will face today's opposition following a rough and tumble nine auarter football lesson at the hands of Paul Bixler's Colgate Raiders, Saturday. The Lions' failure to take advantage of ,Going Bye-Bye Coach Seve. Toretti goes for. a ride on t h blocking s 1 e with power fur nished by tack les Ed Hoove: (left) and Chuck! Godlaskey Hoovgr scale 210 and stand: 6-feet 3-inches, Godlaskey, 210 and 6-fee their opportunities and several lapses on pass defense cost them a seven touchdown to six loss to Colgate. Pass Defense Still Wee,' That State still has ple„“.✓ to learn• about covering passes was obvious against Bucknell, when the Bisons could move only through the air lanes. Colgate, however, cashed in on the soft spot in the State defensive armor, five of their seven scores coming via the overhead rout. Everybody In On the Act While the nine-quarter scrim mage gave the squad plenty of playing time, it also gave Engle and his assistants ample oppor tunity to observe virtually their entire personnel in action. For the first four periods, during which Colgate scored but twice on iden tical pass plays, the Raiders were unable to move the ball against State's first-string platoons. When Engle began making his mass substitions, however, the Raiders poured it on. Engle, well aware of the tough job he faces as commander of the Penn State rebuilding program, doesn't view the situation with gloom or alarm. Three of the touchdown passes were the result of the same play, he pointed out, while two ' other Raider scores were the result of the Lion lax ness on passes. Engle, however, lamented the failure of the line to move fast enough to open the way for the ball carriers. . . - - _ With the first-string offensive and defensive platoons playing the first four quarters, the Lions CE DANCE DANCE ',:: : : -- :..•: , ',: - .:' , . , :..;.:'.-V_: , '.:, H ECLA PARK BELLEFONTE, PA. ::'- .:* •it 7 Miles East of on Route 64 "The Most Imitated Band in the Land" In Person TEX qvio. S APVONO - Ap , ~421,QV.;OUNtz1:4*. moved along nicely, holding the Raiders at bay except for the two long touchdown passes. Colgate captain Al Egert, rated one of the best backs in the East, scored twice, taking passes from T-quar terback Ted Stratton for the six pointers. The first completion went 58 yards, the second 81. In the meantime, Vince Q'Bara continued his fine handling of State's quarterbacking c h o r e s, By MARV KRASNANSKY MUSICAL SUPPLIES RECORDS . MUSIC RADIOS PORTABLE PHONOS / Get Your Ukelele Today! The Harmony Shop Open Evenings 135 S; Frazier Phone 2130 Open Until Midnight Daily Foe Today; To Colgate Fencing Call The varsity fencing team will begin practice this afternoon at 5 o'clock in Rec Hall. All members of the team ar asked to report. * ~,1), • „ •k•;',94 4 1 ife,Al - ;- 1 : % --,,,„ ~.,. •- • %1- '4., 4' j ' . •• • 5:14 7" ~,,‘' d •".•W' completing two touchdown pas ses to end Art Betts. The first payoff pitch covered 65 yards, the second 14. The second six-p_ointer was set up on a 40-yard cpmple tion, O'Bara to Betts, with wing man Bud Smidansky helping out with a downfield block. Mundell, Jacob Score Earle Mundell and. George Ja cob accounted for the other two (Continued on page five) VIC'S HAKES ANDWICHES UNDAES NACKS 145 S. Allen St. SIt;YTEIVIBER 19, 19al,
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