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Baseball Squad Optimistic
As First Game Approaches
. Optimism seems to be the key word as
his baseball team make final preparations
American University Friday.
Although the Lions finished with a good
and were given serious consideration for the
off position, the general consen
sus-seems to be that this year’s
squad has the capabilities of bet
tering tliat mark.
Experts say that a good team
is strong down the middle and the
Lions should have that power this
season
Cerchie Expects Good ‘Year
Starting with Sil Cerchie in
centerfield, and moving in to the
double play combination, pitch
ing and catching, the Nittanies
seem well-balanced. Catching is
possibly the- weakest link in
State’s armor but this weakness
may be overcome by the depth at
that important post.
Cerchie, still hasn’t hit his bat
ting stride but is a fine fielder
and has an arm reminiscent of
the Dodgers’ Carl Furillo. Last
campaign the husky junior was a
demon in pre-season drills but
slumped to .229'during the year.
This year he hopes to reverse the
pattern.
Bedenk has one of his best
double-play combinations in
many seasons. At short Carmen
Troisi will probably get the start
ing assignment over freshman
Ron Weidenhammer. Troisi was
ineligibile last year, but played
his sophomore year. Weidenham
mer has only been practicing sev
eral weeks but looks very good.
Last season’s regular, Paul Mow
ry, will return from student
teaching this week.
The keystone sack is in the
capable hands of Bill Mihalich.
Bill, a peppery, hustling fielder,
also hit well at the end of last
season. This spring his exploits
around the bag are as smooth as
ever and he’s hitting well.
The mound corps may lack one
reliable like Owen Dougherty,
but it has plenty of potentiality
and depth. Veterans Bill Ever
son, Dick Christensen, Jim Kelz,
and Jack Krumrine, and new
comers Keith Vesling, Tom
Campbell, and Herb Budin look
like the top flingers.
Footballer Bill Leonard will
probably move up to the number
one catching job. Last season
Leonard was the number two
man behind Clarence Buss. Other
returnees are Gus Vogt and Bill
Hirsch. Another gridder, Matt
Yanosich, is battling Hirsch for
the third string berth.
Hopper Slugger
So far, two “rookies” have been
handling the outer infield berths
while two veterans have nailed
the right and left field positions.
Mike Hunchar, a freshman, has
been starting at the inifial bag
with Huby Kline, a sophomore, at
third. ,
Captain Bill Hopper, who made
the second All-District team, will
patrol right field. Hopper slug
ged .429 last year and has the
ability to maintain that pace.
Christ Tonnery, an all-around
player, will probably start in left
field. He started at third last year
but was sidelined with a broken
ankle in the first game.
Phil's Rookie
Hurls No-Hiffer
SAVANNAH, Ga., April 4—(/P)
Steve Ridz i k , Philadelphia
Phillies’ young rookie, hurled a
no-hit no-run game today as the
Phils downed the St. Louis Card
inals 3-0 in an exhibition game.
The 22-year-old righthander
from Yonkers, N.Y., walked four
and hit three batters, but tight
ened when control was needed
in' the pinch. In hurling his no
hitter, Ridzik ran his string of
Grapefruit League hitless inn
ings to 11 and his scoreless string
to 17 innings.
The Phillies’ third baseman,
Willie Jones, banged out a two
run homer to spark the winners’
attack.
Jones also saved the no-hitter
for Ridzik in the ninth inning.
St. Louis outfielder Wally West
lake—last man to face Ridzik—
hit a ground ball that almost went
for a single,' but Jones went far
to his left and made the pick up
to throw out Westake.
THE DAILY .COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
CoacK Joe Bedenk and
for their opener with
10-3 record last season
NCAA District 2 play-
State Ballhawk
Sil Cerchie ),
Jerry Maurey
Scores Pin
InNAAU Meet
(By the Associated Press)
Penn State's lone entry in the
Rational AAU wrestling cham
pionship tournament, Jerry
Maurey, scored a pin in the
\ third round to remain in the
running, but brother Jim, ex-
Nittany, was eliminated last
night in Ithaca, N.Y.
Jerry kept his championship
hopes alive by pinning Hershel
Fulcher. Emora University, in
13:41 of a 136.5 pound bout.
Big brother Jim, representing
New York A.C., was decisioned
by Melvin Norihrup. San Fran
cisco Olympic Club, and was
thereby removed from 147.5
contention since it was his sec
ond defeat.
Jerry must pin all of his re
maining opponents to remain, in
title contention.
Up to last night both wrest
lers had one win one loss going
into the third round. Jerry had
been decisioned by Josia Hen
son, of the Armed Forces team
from Annapolis, but pinned
Lawrence Wilson of Rochester
Tech in 7:25.
Jim -was defeated by EIWA
147-pound champ Frank _Bet
iucci of Cornell, and decisioned
Art Strunk of Hofstra College.
Under Olympic scoring rules,
a mat m a n with five black
points is eliminated. Wrestlers
lose one point by winning a de
cision and three points by los
ing. Thus another defeat will
eliminate Jerry also.
Slammin' Sam
Leads Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 4—(#>)—
Sam Snead, playing bold and
near-perfect golf over a course
made for his kind of game, took
the lead in the Masters Tourna
ment today with a 36-hole score
of 137.
One stroke off the pace in the
opening round with 70, the long
driving veteran from White Sul
phur Springs, W. Va., shot a
dazzling 67 to rush out in front.
That total was seven strokes
under par for the two rounds
and five under today for the test
ing, 6,950-yard Augusta National
course, whose par is 36-36—72.
It didn’t 'exactly shake off all
pursuit, for little Ben Hogan, al
ways a strong finisher, still was
playing sub bar golf.
Hogan finished with another
70, two under par, - and a two
day total of 140. That gave him
second place.
Sam Marino
Battles
Hennessey
No results were available on
Sammy Marino’s attempt at a
semi-final victory in the na
tional championship boxing
matches last night in Madison,
Wis. when the Collegian went to
press.
Marino was scheduled to meet
Wisconsin’s Bob Hennessey in a
119-pound battle. Thursday night
he decisioned Joe Thornton of
Louisiana State in the prelimin
aries.
Murphy Upset
Hennessey is a freshman who
hasn’t had much varsity compe
tition this season. He did, how
ever, take the university All-
Contenders title at 125-pounds,
and won the “fightingest fighter”
award in tha’t tournament.
Top upset of the tournament
thus far was the beating of Wis
consin’s NCAA 155-pound champ
Dick Murphy by Bill Miller of
Syracuse. Miller was defeated in
defense of his Eastern title this
year at Rec Hall by Army’s Carl
Crews.
Two of the remaining four de
fending champs won decisive vic
tories, a third won a close split
decision, while the fourth drew
a bye.
Unpopular Victory
heavyweight champ
Bob Ranck easily beat Sam Or
lich of Minnesota, and 125 pound
er Neil Ofsthun of Minnesota
trounced Allen George of South
Carolina.
Everett Conley, Washington
St a t e’s two-time 132-p ou n d
champ, won an unpopular split
decision from Jim Randell of
Minnesota. The crowd of 7763
watching the bouts, found the de
cision distasteful.
The fourth titlist, light heavy
weight Chuck Speiser of Michi
gan State drew a bye. Winner
of ten bouts this year, Spieser
opens his title against Don
Quarles of North Carolina A&T,
who also drew a bye.
May Be Fullback
Halfback Bob Pollard, Penn
State’s top ground gainer last
year,, may open the 1952 football
season in the fullback position.
Coach Rip Engle is toying with
the change in Spring drills.
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APRIL 7 & 8, 1952
Stickmen
Revenge
When reminded of the lacrosse game with Loyola of Baltimore
last year, a broad smile flashed across- Coach Nick Thiel’s face.
It wasn’t a smile that signified an amusing incident, but a smile
that signified an unfavorable recollection.
Thiel’s smile was hiding a bitter defeat—a defeat that saw his
Lion Midfielder
Curt Simmons
Headed Home
FRANKFURT, Germany, April
4—(TP) —Curt Simmons, star pitch
er for the Philadelphia Phillips
before his army callup' in the
fall of 1950, is due to leave here
tomorrow by military plane, for
the U.S.
The 22-year-old sergeant, na
tive of Egypt, Pa., is being de
mobilized after winding up a two
year enlistment.
Simmons, who came to Ger
many with the 28th infantry divis
ion, is hurrying home to take part
in an annual baseball clinic for
youths in Philadelphia April 12.
Simmons will be available to
the Phillies soon after the begin
ning of their 1952 quest of the
National League baseball pen
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SATURDAY.. APRIL 5, 1952
Will Seek
at Loyola
By TOM SAYLOR
team run roughshod over Loyola
for three quarters, 12-6.
During that time, Penn State
rolled along at will. The Lions
could do no wrong: They played
lacrosse as if they had been play
ing it all their lives.
'Rogf Caved In' -
Midfielders Jack Wilcox and
Paul Raffensperger, State’s two
leading scorers, scored five and
three goals, respectively, -while
midfielder Bud Wolfram, attack
man Jim Reed, and midfielder
John/ (Doak) Walker accounted
for another four. ,
But then the roof caved in and
Loyola, paced by Ed Miller’s three
goals, crashed the Penn State goal
on eight occasions while holding
State scoreless. Final score: Loy
ola of Baltimore 14, Penh State 12.
Thus, when Penn State travels
to Loyola Thursday, it will have
revenge in mind. if nothing- else.
The revenge motive might be ex
tra strong since State has nine
men back who saw action in that
game last year. Included in this
list are four men who started
and are back for another fling
at the southerners.
Stronger Defense
Defensemen John Henry and
Barr Asplundh, Walker, and Wol
fram all started last year while
midfielders Bob 1 Koons, Tony
Eagle, Wayne Hockersmith, - and
John Yohman and defenseman
John Amber saw action in a sub
stitute capacity.
State could very well turn the
tables on Loyola, winner of five
and loser of four last year. The
Lions’ • defense is much stronger
except around the goalie spot
where Thiel is trying out Don
Bell and Bob Hartman in an at
tempt to find a replacement for
All-American Phil Benedetti, who
was graduated.
Another apparent weakness is
at midfield where the Lions lost
Wilcox and Raffensperger. Thiel
has been working with Wolfram,
Hockersmith, and Yohman in this
position.
Lift the Curtain
Penn State will lift the curtain
on its 1952 track and field season
in the Penn Relays, at Philadel
phia, April 25 and 26.