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
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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
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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.