page six Lion-W. Clash in The West Virginia Mountaineers, fresh from a 9-2 victory over tfaynesburg Wednesday, invade Penn State this afternoon for-a twin " sill with the unbeaten Lions. The first game will get under way at The Mounties have a 5-3 record to throw at the power-laden Nit anies, having scored wins over Davis-Elkins, Patuxent (Md.) Navy, Washington and Lee, and Waynesburg. The visitors' suf fered ’osses to Ohio U., Fort Meade, and Washington and Lee. John Strycula, West Virginia first sacker, and Alfred Purello, third baseman, are hitting well over .300 this season. Strycula, in the Waynesburg battle, lashed out a double and two home runs, one coming with the bases full. Aces to Pitch West Virginia used one of its top hurlers, Dick Morgan, in the Jackets game, and will probably use co-captain Pat Creegan and Dick Leposky against the Lions. Creegan has won two of the Mounties’ four victories. Coach Joe Bedenk’s nine worked out yesterday, and is in good shape for today’s contests. Bedenk will use Keith Vesling and Bill Everson in an effort to keep the Nittanies’ four-game winning streak intact. Both Ves ling and Everson hold 1-0 season records with wins over George town in last Saturday’s twin bill at Washington. Mihalich in Slump Penn State will start with two players over the ;400 mark in batting, and four over .300. Chris ' Tonery and Huber Kline are slugging at a .429 clip, while Bill Leonard, Bill Hopper, Sil Cerchie, and Carmen Troisi are in the .300 or better circle. Bedenk is hopeful that his slumping second baseman, Bill Mihalich, will snap out of his surprising doldrum with a bar rage of base hits. Mihalich is hit ting a weak',o67, but is generally regarded as r sure hitter. The' Lions will probably field their usual line-up of Tonery, If; Mihalich,' 2b; Cerchie, cf; Hop per, rf; Leonard, c; Hunchar, lb; Troisi, ss, and Kline, 3b. Marrero Ruins Yankees' Home Opener, 3-1 NEW YORK, April 18—(AP)— Conrado Marrero, Washington’s little Cuban curver with the ac cent on slow stuff, spoiled the New York Yankees’ coming out party at Yankee Stadium today by humbling the world cham pions, 3-1, before a paid crowd of 45,240. The stocky good neighbor, serving up a baffling repertoire of sliders and lazy sinkers, gave up eight hits but he managed to muffle big Yankee bats when the situation became threatening. Reynolds Loses His job was made easier by sensational fielding on the part of the Senators’ second baseman, Cass Michaels, who pulled off a leaping stab of a liner in the sec ond inning and .a brilliant stop in the sixth to put down incipient New York uprisings. \ The losing pitcher, victim of i his own wildness, was Allie Rey nolds, the broad-beamed Okla homan who was honored in pre game ceremonies for the two no hit efforts he fashioned last year. Three Split Hits Reynolds also permitted eight hits which the Senators bunched for one run in the second and two in the fourth. Reynolds person ally contributed the last two runs when the bases were filled, after he hit Eddie Yost with a pitched ball and walked Gil Coan. There' were only three Yan kees who failed to fall completely under Marrero’s spell—shortstop Phil Rizzuto, second baseman Gerry Coleman and centerfielder Gene Woodling, who got all of the New Yorkers’ eight hits. Former Nitfany Lion Ken Loeffler, coach of LaSalle’s NIT basketball champions, played baseball and basketball as an undergraduate at Penn State. By JIM PETERS Lion Backstop Bill Leonard ' Bob Friend Blanks Reds For Byes, 3-0 PITTSBURGH, April 18—(fP)— Bobby Friend, 21-year-old sopho more fireball righthander for the Pittsburgh Pirates, shut out the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 today on fiye hits before a home-opening crowd of 29,874 shirtsleeved fans. Friend, a 6-10 winner for the seventh place Pirates last year, got off to a shaky start but set tled down in the late innings and finished by striking out four of the last five batters. Del Greco dels Three Ewell (The Whip) Blackwell, veteran righthander, started for the Reds but yielded to a pinch hitter in the seventh after giving up all of the Bucco runs and five hits, four of them extra base knocks. Bobby Del Greco, 19-year-old native Pittsburgher, making his major league debut before the home town folks and his mother, collected three of the Pirate hits. Kiner Doubles Del Greco’s booming triple into center field helped the Pirates to two runs in the sixth inning. He also collected a single in his first and fourth trips to the plate. . In the sixth, after Del Greco tripled, George' Metkovich also banged a three-base hit to right field. Ralph Kiner’s line double scored Metkovich. Cincinnati Ab R H Hatton,2b 4 0 2 Adams,3b 4 0 0 Wy’stek,rf,cf 2 0 0 Klusz’ski.lb 4 0 P Adcock,lf 3 0 0 Bork'skl.cf 2 0 0 Sisler.rf 2 0 0 Seminick, c 4 0 1 McMillan, ss 4 0 1 Blackwell,p 2 0 1 A-Post 0 O’ 0 0 0 0 Smith,p B-Edwards 10 0 32 0 5 Cincinnati Pittsburgh A—walked for Bl; B—grounded out Major league Results ■ American League Washington 3 New York 1 Cleveland 5 Detroit 0 St. Louis 7 Chicago -1 Boston 5 Philadelphia 4 National League Boston 3 Philadelphia 2 Brooklyn 7 New, York 6 Chicago 5 St. Louis 4 Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 0 ' Baseball 'First' Penn State fielded its first in tercollegiate athletic team in baseball in 1875, followed by football in 1887. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Va. Nines Twin Bill Pittsburgh Ab R H Del Greco,cf 4 13 Hall,3b 4 0 0 Metkovich,lb 4 11 Kiner.lf 3 0 1 Bell.rf 3 0.0 Merson,2bv 2 11 Koshorek,ss 10 0 McCullough,c- 3 0 0 Friend,p 3 0 0 i Totals 27 3 6 000 000 000—0 ' 010 002 OOx—3 lackwell in 7th. for Smith in 9th. First Time Trials Set For Today By JOHN SHEPPARD Although the adverse weather conditions the past three weeks have been hindering Coach Chifck Werner’s trackmen during - pre season drills, the Nittany Lion outdoor \rack squad will shoot the works this afternoon on the Beaver Field oval- in the first time trials of the season. Starting time is 3 p.m. The veteran head coach and his assistant Norm Gordon will view the 1952 prospects as they run their- respective events to deter mine the team that will perform for the home forces next Friday and Saturday in the Penn Relays at Philadelphia. Won 4 Times Since most of the candidates are young and non-tested, one of Werner’s major problems today will be focused on .the selection of the four-mile relay squad. State’s thinclads have won' 1 the Penn Relay four-mile event four out of the last five seasons, but as not one man will return from last year’s record-breaking contin gent, Werner’s chances of repeat performances assume a gloomy picture. Last year the Nittany four mile group of Bob Parsons, Bob Free bairn, and Don and Bill Ashen felter eclipsed the State record of 17:30.7 ..set in ’4B, covering the distance j n 17:24.6 seconds. Ollie Sax, former Penn State student and outstanding quar ter-miler. will become Ameri ca's No. 1 hopeful in fhe 400- meter run if he can defeat Herb McKenley, quarter-mile record holder, in today's Selon Hall relays, the Associated Press reported. Sax has already defeated Mc- Kenley in indoor competition. Horace Ashenfelter, national steeplechase champion, will face iwo-miler Fred Wilt in fhe relays. Lettermen Bob Gehman and Bob Roessler will get stiff coin petition from frosh Don Austin, Tom ; Demboski, Lamont Smith, John Chillrud, Jim Hamill, and Skip Slocum; sophomores Red Hollen and Johnny Blood; junior Jack Horner; ' and senior Dave Pierson in vying for starting berths on this year’s relay team. Because all the distance men are concentrating on this event, the two mile and one-half mile dis tances won’t be run off this after noon. Only four fellows will be chosen from the group. Captain John Lauer and veter an BilL.Polito will lead the list of - sprinters and quarter-milers fighting' for starting posts. In ad dition, Dave Leathern, Tom Youn kins,' 'Pave Thomas, Bill Kilmer, Slocum; "Dave Esky, George Un ger, John-Milsom, Roy Brunjes, Ted Mortensen, and Rod Gobi will attempt to outdo the .veterans. Kelley Leads Field y Those toiling for hurdling posi tions include Bill Youkers, Dan Garson, Milsom, Freeman Singer, and Don Egan. ‘ Bernard Kelley appears to be the leading candidate in the jave lin event along with Bill Body, and Bill Selvig. Dan Lorch and Ken Parker will oppose each Other for a pole-vaulting post, while Alexander Ayers' and Russell Snyder will press Jini Herb for .the high jump starting spot. Footballer Dick Cripps' is the only letterman returning in the shot and discus event. Other leading aspirants in the latter event include Body, Joe Sutovsky, A 1 Schutz, Andy Bala konis, A 1 Lucidi, and Dave Doug lass. Maurey Scores Pin In Olympic Tryouts Penn State sophomore Jerry Maurey continued his winning wrestling ways in the finals of the Olympic trials as he moved into the third round of the 136.5 pound class via a ,9:46 pin victory over Californian Ed Staniford Thursday in Ames, lowa. Former Nittany Captain Homer Barr also gained the third round of the unlimited division by win ning his second straight decision. However, decision victories draw a penalty point 'and just one set back will eliminate Barr, Jerry, who drew a bye in the first round, kept himself free of penalty points with his fall. He could still possibly take first place even if he should lose one bout. With five “bad” points causing elimination, three points are lost for a defeat and one point lost for a win by decision. • Peery Pins Two.. One of the most stunning sur prises of the meet was the opening round loss of Waynesburg’s Tony Gizoni to Bill Smith, U.S. Armed Forces. Gizoni, two-time NCAA BULLETIN ' AMES, la., April 18 (£>)— Penn Slate- wrestler Jerry Maurey decisioned and elim inated Alan Rice, St. Pau 1, Minn., in the third round of |he 136.5 lb. class U.'S. Olympic'fi nal wrestling trials here today. Former Penn Slate heavy weight Homer Barr decisioned and eliminated Carl Abell, of Cleveland, 0., in the 191 lb. class. ' NCAA champion Hugh Per ry, Pittsburgh U., pinned Dick Meeks, Illinois U., ;59. Tony Gi zoni, Waynesburg College; de cisioned and eliminated Dean Lufkin, Newton, la. Brad Glass, Princeton U„ decisioned Bob Whipple, Bellefonte, Pa., U.S. Armed Forces. champion and undefeated in col legiate dual meets, remained in 25.5 class contention for a Helsin ki trip with a second-round fall win. An Olympic berth looms as a strong possibility for Pitt’s new NCAA 114.5 champion Hugh ■Peery following swift pins in his first two matches. Peery gained the third round without penalty point with a 2:29 job on John Wandell, Long Island. Ex-NCAA Champ Wins Don Thomas, former Navy star best remembered for his sensa tional match with Nittany. Joe Lemyre in the 1951 EIWA’s, is making a strong bid for 174 pound Olympic; honors after two first round victories, 'one by a fall. In the same weight class, Gene Gibbons, former NCAA champ ion from • Michigan State, gained the third round with two pin victories. Braves' Homers In 9th Beat Russ Meyer PHILADELPHIA, ApriLlB— (JP) —Ninth inning - homers,:-by.“- Sid Gordon and Willard Marshall, 1 on successive pitches, gave- the- Bos ton Braves a 3-2 victory Over- the Philadelphia Phillies , today r and turned loser Russ Meyer’s shut out two-hitter into a four-hit 'de feat. Brave starter Jim Wilson "gave up all the Phils’ hits, including, a two-run fifth inning: h.omef,:.by Stan. ■■Lopata that for eight and one third innings, loomed large enough for victory in the Phils’ first home game .at Shibe'Park. ■ Gordop Blasts HR . ~ f. Lew , Burdette relieved Wilson In the eighth, gave up iio - hits and received credit for the. win. Meyer, who had pitched brilliant ball, needed to retire only two more men when —boom—he lost, his touch. ' The big righthander walked Earl Toregson, the fourth free pass he had given. Then Gordon caught the horsehide on the fat of his bat, propelling it into the lower center field stands—4os feet away. Rally Fails On the next pitch Marshall slammed the ball over'the right field .wall. That was the end of Meyer—Ken Heintzelman came, in to retire the last two Braves. Philadelphia made one last futile effort. Del Ennis was hit by a pitched ball. Bill Nicholson’s attempted sacrifice popped into SATURDAY, APRIL 19,-1952 Stickmen Host W&L Thursday Improvements in ball handling, shooting, and the weather will be hoped for when Coach Nick Thiel prepares his lacrosse team for games next week with Washing ton and Lee,and Penn., ..... ... .. Washington and, Lee -will in augurate Penn State’s' home sea son at 3:30 p.m. Thursday while Penn will be State’s third road contest. , . ; . • Washington and Lee,, coached by Wilson Fewster and winner of three and loser of five last year, will bring to State College aiteam. that has already played,six games and will have a decided advan tage in conditioning,, something that is a sore spot with State ’be cause of the inclement weather. Ground is, Soggy Only lately has Jupiter Pluvius s signs of letting up and rightly so as State is far from, be long m prime form. Navy’s 21-0 lacing of the Lions will help ver ify that fact. - The rain has kept the- ground I? a s °ggy state with the result that the ground balls.just refuse to bounce. State had trouble "at Annapolis where Navy’s field whs hard as concrete and Thiel’s crew was not accustomed to it. Have Won 4. Lost 2 . State_ will have to show- a de cided improvement,. against the Virginians, even though they are not a first class lacrosse team. Even so Fewster’s club is sharp, especially since it has won four games. The Generals have won four and lost two thus far, including wins over weak clubs such as Oberim Kenyon, and Ohio State, ine other win was, scored over Lehigh, while powerful Maryland and still more powerful Mt. Washington Lacrosse club handed the-Generals their two setbacks. Penri Beaten 3 Times •Pole poached by Perc BeMeH who played his lacrosse ?o^. tat fx. un T d - er Thiel in , th e late ly3os, the Lions will be 'meeting a club that won only three of* 12 matches last year and this year has started on the wrong foot if it hopas to better that record. The Quakers have lost to three perennially good lacrosse teams in Yale, New England runnerup last year (13-5), EPI, Upstate New V'rk champion l as t Year (16-2), and "rmceton,; national, co-cham- P l ° ns last year along with Army, Cummiskey Dies In .Yarik Clubhouse itfEW YORK, April 18. (A*)—Tom Cummiskey of New York, a Fox- Movietone News employe, suf fered a heart attack in the' New York Yankees - dugout an hour and a the Yahkees’ home opener with Washington to day and died shortly afterwards m the clubhouse. • T? n . kee Players were assembled i n l1 tf l eir d ugout when Cummiskey feu forward on the steps and col lapsed on the floor. He was re moved to the Yankee quarters. the third baseman’s mitt and En nis was doubled off first. Connie Ryan walked but he died, on first as Ecjdie Waitkus ended the game,- driving, deep to Marshall in right. Ab R H Philadelphia Ab R H. s®®d 4 0 0 Hamner 4 071 Jethroe 4 0 0 Ashburn '-400 Jorgeson .211 Jones , '3OO Gordon 2 11 Ennis 3 0 0 Marshall 4 1 1 Nicholson 4 0 O' Matthews - -4 0 0 Ryan / 3' 0 V o' ; St. Claire 4 0 1 Waitkus > ■ .4 V r Cutick , 2. 0 0 Lopata . .. 2 1. 1 Wilson 2 0 0 Meyer .2 0 0 A-Klaus 1 0 0 Heintzelman 0 0 0 B-Damels 10 0 Burdette- 0 0 0 Totals 30 ' 3 4 • A—fouled out' for, C Totals ' . .'29 2 /8' ;usick in Bth. ' ", f “; Wilson;.in Bth. . ' 000 008—3 ,4‘ t,V 020 000—2 3 1' B—fouled out for Phillies 000
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