WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1951 Last week an announcement came oulol the intramural athletic office to the effect that there would be no IM softball this spring. The reason given was that there would not be enough space in which to hold the tournaments. This is a sit uation which a school the size of Penn State should _ be ashamed to admit. Certainly somewhere in all the vast acre age owned by • the College/ there ought to be room to set up diamonds for the use of the intramural department. One of the reasons given .for the lack of fields is that the space used by the IM department last year is now being used by the varsity teams. This is not con demnation of intercollegiate ath letics. They are a wonderful thing if properly contained, which we believe they are at Penn State. But at the same time intramural sports should not be made to suf fer for their benefit. Theoreti cally, intramural sports should have preference over varsity ath letics since students gain more recreational value from IM sports than from varsity athletics. How ever, we are not foolish enough to expect such a reversal and aren’t too sure we ever want it to. But one thing we are sure of is that it is about time intra mural sports at Penn State are given their proper place in the sun. Softball is not the only sport in which the IM depart ment has come; off second .best. That there is any intra-student Bob Lemon Tosses Cleveland’s • ace .righthander, Bob Lemon, started the season off with a bang yesterday by tossing -a neat two hitter in the face of the Detroit Tigers as the Indians won 2-1. Gerry Priddy, Tiger second baseman, spoiled Lemon’s at tempt to equal teammate Bob Fel ler’s no-hit, opening day win ov er the Chicago Whitesox in 1940 by hitting a double and a single. The Philadelphia Phillies’ Mike Goliat became the first big leag uer to hit a home run in the new season by belting a four bagger off Brooklyn’s Carl Erskine as the Phils won, 5-2. The first shutout of the season John Lawther, • former Penn State basketball coach, rates Lou /•amie, 1951 captain, the best shot he has seen in his 15 years on the Nittany Lion campus. Lamie in 1951 set new single season and three-year Penn State scoring records. PETE SARANTOPOULOS PRESIDENT THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA What’S Breuing? By, JOE BREU Ass'l Sporis Editor competition at all is a tribute to the skill of the IM office. How ever. until the present situa tion arose, the shortage of space and time was never 100 notice able because somehow, the IM department managed to reel off a schedule of events. During the last five years, the College has grown by leaps and bounds, both in enrollment and in actual size. In general, as the need for new buildings and equipment arose, it was met. But not in the case of recreational facilities. This may seem to be an over-emphasis of the problem. We don’t think it is. The stu dents have shown by. their par ticipation and attendance that they want intramural athletics. And they have a right to expect and demand them. It would be too much to hope that this year's softball season can be salvaged. But if some thing is done before next year a repetition of the situation can be averted. So, how about it, boys. The next time you sit down and figure out what to build or to add to the College, how about giving a little thought to the desperate need for recreational facilities and —space. Just for once forget the tinkle of the almighty dollar to be gained by the -advance ment of varsity sports and con sider the value of the student body as a whole. Let's give in tramural athletics its just des- > serls. 2 Hitter For Indians went to the Yankees’ Vic Raschi who blanked the Boston Red Sox 5-0 on six hits. Major League Results AMERICAN LEAGUE Yesterday’s Results New York 6 Boston 0 Cleveland 2 Detroit 1 Chicago 17 St. Louis 8 Philadelphia at Washington (night) Standings W L Pet. New York x * 2 1*222 Cleveland 1 J 1*222 Chicago 1 0 1.000 Boston 0 1 Detroit 0 1 «222 St. Louis - 0 1 .000 Washington 0 0 .000 Philadelphia 0 0 .000 NATIONAL LEAGUE Yesterday’s Results Pittsburgh 6 St. Louis 4 Chicago 8 Cincinnati 3 New York* 4 Boston 0 Standings W L Pet. Pittsburgh 2 0 1.000 Philadelphia 1 0 1.000 Chicago 1 0 1.000 New York 1 0 1.000 St. Louis 0 1 .000 Brooklyn 0 1 .000 Boston 0 1 .000 : Cincinnati 0 2 .000 MundelL 'ln Shape' For Grid Duty To most football players spring training means the hard work and sweat of reconditioning. But to Earle Mundell, tiny Lion half back, it means only the change from indoor sweat clothes to stiff grid livery. Since the final game against Pitt last fall, Earle has been a steady patron of Rec Hall, earn estly preparing for his final sea son with the Blue and White. Refutes Giant Philosophy After' five years of continuous setbacks and heartbreaks he has burst wide open the ancient phil osophy that football is a giant’s game, and has convinced the foot ball world that there is a place in it for him. The tiny speedster is. probably the nation’s smallest football player. He stands five feet, four inches and carries a solid 155 pounds. His tremendous speed and shifty style of running have earned him the reputation as one of the smoothest ball-carriers in Nittany Lion football history. After three years of high school football, a year at a Penn State “farm school” and a year as a Nittany reserve, it finally was de cided that he was ready to lend a hand in handling the offensive chores of the Blue and White. Looking Ahead At present, Earle is anxiously looking forward to the 1951 sea son, his last and his best, he hopes. "Coach Engle is a great con ditioner, and extraordinary hard worker," he proudly re marked. "Those who go along Leadership Experience Ability 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 ' 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 '9 9 VOTE LION By STAN PASDA with him are given the fullest opportunity to play football. I plan on working hard to remain in good condition until the sea son in order to be able to make the most of the opportunity offered me." All of Earle’s plans for the fu ture include football. “Upon grad uation in 1952,’ he said, “I hope to return to my hometown, Abing ton, and teach and coach football —that is,” and he beamed widely when he said “if Uncle Sam doesn’t get me first.” Penn State will play its Oct. 6 football game with Villanova at the Allentown (Pa.) high school stadium. Come in and see tlie WEAVE ALL-New PALM BEACH* #R«g. T. M.« Good all-Sanford, I DC. Karoo, mohair and nylon in moat rtyka ffek Hunfuft Sport Coats A LINEN-LIKE, C asual fitting iSport Coat, truly wrinkle resistant here indeed is the latest in men’s summer casual wear . . . it's the all new Palm Beach sport coats in Java Weave pattern. Linen-like in appear ance ... handsomely tailored in a wide variety of fashion-scouted colors, they’re just right for hot $*)Q95 weather sportswear 1 SQUEEZE WRINKLES l n. BOUNCE OUT Palm Beach SLACKS ... $8.95 plus a Java Weave jacket make a perfect sum mer sports ensemble—cool, comfortable and really smart. rAGE SEVEN Lion Dribbers Get Tourney Honors Two of Elmer Gross’ top var sity basketball reserves last win ter, Joe Piorkowski and Whitey Makarewicz, gained some off season honors for themselves in the Wilkes-Barre Rodgers Open hoop tournament. Both Piorkowski and Makare wicz were named to the All tournament first team for extra ordinary play during the league season. Playing for the Jackson News Stand squad in a loop dotted with many present and former college stars, the Penn Staters paced their club to the championship with an 80-44 win over the Ash ley Fleetwings. Piorkowski picked up the ad ditional honor of being selected as the outstanding individual per former of the league.
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