Attany Wrestle rs Prep For Noitls At Lehigh
Graduations Leave Gaps
At Ist, 2nd Base Positions
Lack of infield depth and experience reserves is the dilemma
Coach Joe Bedenk faces as the Collegian continues to scan the•'Sl
Nittany baseball squad. This is the fourth in a series of articles
viewing the coming diamond season.
Penn State's loss through the
graduation of Captain Dick Wertz
and Joe Tocci, 1950's power hit
ters at first and second base re
spectively, has left a wide gap in
those key infield posts.
This spring's crop of diamond
candidates for infield positions
have been unusually meager com
pared to the great number who
have reported in past years.
One of Bedenk's least worri
some problems will be at third
base where Harry Little, a three
year veteran, is back at his old
stand.
Little, a two-time winner of
All-American soccer honors, i•
LOTS Or HUSTLE is shown by Bill Mihalich (1) and Harry
Little as the two infielders go through a pepper game during base
ball practice yesterday. Mihalich is leading contender for the
second base job, while Little is a veteran third baseman.
probably the smoothest fielder on
the team besides owning a better
than-average hitting eye. In last
year's campaign, Little did most
of the work at the hot corner
where he led the inner cordon
men in fielding, and sported a .265
batting mark.
Dick Hart is also working hard
at the position, but still needs a
good bit of seasoning.
The opener with Western Mary
land will no doubt see Carmen
Troisi at the shortstop post. Troisi,
like Little, saw most of the action
at his position in 1950 when he
clubbed rival hurlers for a .336
season average. This is Troisi's
second year with the nine. He
is regarded as an excellent fielder.
Spelling Troisi will be Al "Red"
Nerino, a good-looking soph from
Bangor.
The keystone sacker for the
new campaign will either be Bill I
Mihalich, an all-around athlete
from McKessport, or speedy Paul
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End EIFA Action
The Penn State fencing aggre
gation will complete competition
today in the Eastern Intercollegi
ate Fencing tournament at West
Point, N.Y.
Thirteen saber matches are
scheduled for today's morning,
afternoon, and evening sessions.
Representing State and battling
for top honors will be Captain
Ed Merek, Bob Searles, and either
Jerry Clauser or Charles Richer.
Of the group, Captain Merek 'and
Searles are the best possibilities
to cop top laurels.
Mowry, a left-handed swinger
from the Scranton district.
At the initial sack, Bedenk has
his greatest problem—other than
the pitching staff. Four boys have
been battling it out for this posi
tion, and it is extremely doubtful
that it will be decided until just
before the curtain-raiser on April
7. Captain Bill Ondick, Stan Lag
anosky, and Jim Pollard all are
returnees from last spring, while
George Bope, the only southpaw
among the group, is competing for
the first time. Bope was ineligible
last year since he was a transfer
student.
Next issue: the outfield I
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Rough. Workouts
Mark Lion Drills
Penn State's eastern wrestling
champions will probably spend
most of the spring vacation on
the mats •of Rec hall in prepara
tion for the coming National Col
legiate Athletic Association
championship tournament next
weekend at Lehigh.
All this week the squad has
been engaging in rugged work
outs. Coach Charlie Speidel will
poliably have his charges taper
off early next week. •
Early yesterday afternoon, 167-
pounder Joe Lemyre, and assis
tant 'Coach Charlie Ridenour
went at it hot and heavy. Later,
157-pounder Bill Santel and Le
myre threw one another around.
Freshman wrestler Jerry Maur
ey was scheduled to take on his
brother Don, 137-pound champ
ion. Captain Homer Barr's work
outs have come from Lynn Ming
worth, while 177-pound titlist
Mike Rubino usually takes on
Bill Barker. Don Frey's competi
tion sometimes comes from, Le
myre or Santel, sometimes from
jayvee wrestlers in heavier
weights. Dean Harbold and Jack
Reese also have had varied part
ners in practice.
This year's nationals will mark
the last collegiate appearance of
Barr, Rubino, Santel, and Reese.
Jack Dreibelbis, the only other
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21. Don Gaddess scored 8 for, the
victors.
'Myron Mueller contributed 13
points. as Edinboro submerged
the Sinkers, 40-31.
Last night Tau Kappa 'Epsilon
defeated Sigma Phi Epsilon, 25-19.
The TKE's will meet Pi Kappa
Alpha on Sunday. Alpha Gamma
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i 7, 1951