rft-TR§Wog, *AY 1, 1952
Penn *de . Faces: Tough
Riltgeis Nine Tomorrow
By JIM PETERS
Rutgers University will invade Beaver Field tomorrow to
do battle with Coach Joe Bedenk's unbeaten Lion diamond
men. The Lions then will face a heavy four-game card away
froin home next week.
The Scarlet, coached by the former base-stealing cham
pion of #ie Washington Senators, George Case, will bring a
veteran, team headed by catcher Jim Monaghan. Last year,
Mohaghan played right field and batted in the clean-up slot
for Rutgers, but was. switched to
backstop . duties this-spring.
Other returning players, who
saw. action against the Lions last
year when State edged its way to
a 2-1 win are first baseman Chris
shortstop Bob Koper
whatz, third sacker Rudy Scan
vel, and "centerfielder Ted Mc-
Donough.
Foster Starting Hurler
Case will probably use new
comers Vince AbbatiellO at sec
ond; Walter Porter in right, and
Larry Valis in left field. Valis is
considered the club's top clutch
hitter,
Tom Foster, who finished with
a 4-1 slate last season, will head
the Scarlet's mound crew.
Case is in his third season as
head mentor of the Rutgers nine,
and in his first two seasons came
up with winning teams. In 1950,
the Scarlet had a 20-6 record
which won them the NCAA Dis
trict 2 championship, and later
finished runners-up in the NCAA
World Series. Last year, the
Casemen compiled a 15-8 record.
, . Vesling May Hurl
Since Case took over the helm
in 1950, Rutgers has been known
nationally as a definite team
-threat in the base-stealing de
partment, having pilfered a n
amazing total of 158 bases in two
seasons of play, or a little better
than three stolen bases per game.
Bedenk said yesterday that he
would like to use sophomore
hurler Keith Vesling against
Rutgers if it could work out that
the • young fireballer would be
ready again by Tuesday for the
annual game with Navy at An
napolis, Md. Should Vesling hurl
tomorrow, Bill Everson would
probably be Bedenk's choice for
the important Villanova game
Monday. •
Baseball Parade
As they say in Brooklyn, "de woim, has toined." The formerly
pitiful St. Louis Browns split a double header with the formerly
mighty Yankees, taking the..opener 9-4. The Yanks came back In
the second one, 4-1.
In a complete reversal of form, the Browns unleashed a 13-hit
attack in the first ggme, -five of them off Vic Raschi, who was lifted
for a pinch hitter in the second.
Bob Cain was aided to his third
victory against no defeats by:
archaic Satchel Paige who ex
tinguished a Yank threat in the
seventh‘ and pitched one-hit ball
from there on. ,
Allie Reynolds put the Indian
sign on Hornsby's charges in the
second game; allowing four hits
Branch Rickey's rookie-laden
Pittsburgh Pirates finally broke
out of the worst major league
slump of the season by club
bing the Braves 11-5.
Even • so, the feeble Pirate
mound corps gave up three
homers. Murry Dickson won his
first victory after three losses,
but Ted. Wilks had to come in
to rescue him from a five-hit
Tribe attack.
The Braves' pitching was even
worse. Dave Cole, who started,
was derricked in the fifth with
bases loaded and none out , after
he had walked eight. Ernie John
son came in to give up five runs
in that same inning.
* * *
The New York Giapts, who
aren't doing so well as they did
at the end,' nor as badly as they
did at the beginning of last sea
son, chalked up a 4-1 victory
over Cincinnati.
..„:1.2.4.r02-.Tansen hurled a neat
three;hitler and was aided by the
four straight hits of Rookie Sec
ora'sit, Sacker Davey Williams.
- - _The - lone'Red run came on a
390-kot - circuit drive by Hank
pcl.vliarc4 in the fifth.
* *
,-Ted Williams said goodbye to
baseball with a game-winning
two-run-homer to give the Red
Leading Hitter
Reporters Face
Double Trouble
Sports reporters covering• the
Northeastern Colle g e, Mass.,
baseball games have to be ex
tremely careful about whom they
are writing. Northeastern has two
pitchers who are identical twins
Donald and Ronald Eason.
One wears the numbers 23 and
the other 32, to add to the con
fusiop. Their battery mate can't
tell them apart until Donald
picks up his glove. It is reputed
that Donald is the southpaw.
By BARRY FEIN
Sox a 5-3 win over the hapless
Detroit Tigers.
William's, who leaves today to
rejoin the Marine flyers, made
his first appearance •in the start
ing lineup since he pulled a leg
muscle in the opener in Washing
ton.
Mel Parnell got his third win
of the season, 'and Dizzy Trout
took the loss.
The fast-moving ChiCago Cubs
jumped into runner up spot in
the Senior Circuit by squeaking
past the Phillies, 9-8.
Bob Addis, ex-Dodger chattel,
doubled in the twelfth with two
out to score another ex-Dodger,
Bob Ramazzotti; with the game
breaking run.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Hubie Klein
IM Track
To Begin
May 20
The 1952 intramural tra c k
events will begin May 20, the
intramural iepartment an
nounced today. Three field events
and three running events will
make up this year's competition.
In the running events, the 100
yd. dash, 440 yd. dash and the
880 yd. relay (four men to run 220
yds. each) will be featured, while
the high jump, broad jump, and
shot put will make up the field
events.
Entries are open to both frater
nity and independent teams, and
separate groups. Independent stu
dents need not be members of a
team, but may enter one or more
events as unattached individuals.
Trial heats for the running
events will' be run Tuesday May
20. The six lowest times recorded
in the trials will - qualify for the
finals which will be run May 22.
The field events are scheduled for
May 21. The first .five places in
the finals will be scored.
All entries for the events
must lad turned in at the intra
mural office in Rec Hall by Wed
nesday at 4:30 p.m. Contestants
entering in th'e running events
are required to enter themselves
personally by calling at the intra
mural. office. These entrants are
required to take physicals. Physi
cals may be taken in the Dispen
sary from Monday to May 16. Of
ficials have asked that entrants
take their examinations early to
prevent a last minute rush in the
Dispensary.
One 'major change marks this
year's event. Contestants this
year will throw a 16 lb. regula
tion college shot instead of the
12 lb. shot which was formerly
used.
7 Win in Frat
IM Handball
Seven fraternities posted vic
tories Tuesday night to move into
the third round of intramural
handball.
Ken Newman-Joe Rynewiecz,
Phi Kappa, defeated Joe Grat
son-Bud Wolfram, Phi Kappa Psi,
21-13, 21-15, while Charles Teller-
John Mattie, Sigma Phi Sigma,
edged Bob Veit-Dick Blythe, Pi
Kappa Phi, 21-7, 17-21, 21-16.
Lloyd Lupfer-Stan Engle, Al
pha Chi Sigma, trounced Cush
ner-Weisman, Sigma Alpha Mu,
21-0, 21-2. Losing their first
match 12-21, Jim Pickett-Ken
Minchin, Phi Delta Theta, made
a strong comeback to defeat Jim
Dooley-Patsy Ferrito, Sigma Phi
Epsilon, 21-6, 21-14.
pick Collodi-Dean Harbold,
Delta Upsilon, won easily from'
Frengle-Resh, Lambda Chi Al
pha, 21-4, 21-5. Emerson Knyrim-
Ed True, Delta Chi, beat Cole-
Grove, Alpha Zeta, 21-13, 21-12.
Joe Policastro-Bob • Goodell,
TKE,'lwent-three watches -before
defeating Koons-Clark, Sigma
Pi, 21-15, 18-21, 21-16. The only
forfeit of the evening was gained
by Tony Pinnie-Ilvio Dal Farra,
Alpha Phi Delta.
Between the Lions
What do you have when you add 15 days, two lettermen, and
the weather together? The result is an inexperienced golf team!
This lack of experience is the problem Coach Bob Rutherford faces
as the 1952 Penn State golf campaign gets under way.
The season didn't begin until April 14 when the golf course was
opened, and that left only 15 days before the opening match against
the Gettysburg Bullets yesterday. And when you subtract most of
those days because of the weather, that didn't leave much time'for
the golfers to get in shape.
Most of the other teams have already played several matches.
Gettysburg's season opened some four weeks ago and they had al
'ready played --'—
games bef o
they met the
lons. Of c our
they aren't hai
Ipered as m u
by • the rain
the Lions al
The remainder
the oppo
will have aTreal
hit its stri,
when the Eastern
Intercollegiates ro 11 around on
May 10-12, whereas the Lions will
have just begun to work the kinks
out of their muscles.
And while we're on the sub
ject of the Intercollegiates, it
seems like' a funny time of the
season to have them. In most
of the other sports the schedule
ends with tournament pla y .
Basketball has it's NCAA and
NIT and football has the bowl
games to look forward to. But
in golf the tournament comes as
sort of an anti-climax. Too bad
it can't be moved up to the end
of the season too as a windup.
Only two men returned from
last year's team, Hud Samson and
Captain Bob Bowers. This meant
that Coach Bob Rutherford had
to fill five vacancies with inex
perienced men. A third letter
man, John Wylie,
was expected
back but was lost for the rest of
the season when he twisted his
knee playing handball.
But it's not all "thorns" for
By TED SOENS
Assistant Sports Editor
Rutherford. He can always look
to the fact that of the 13 men
the team has been cut to, 11
will be back next year. There
are five freshmen, two sopho
mores, and four juniors among
the present members. This
means the team next year
should be all veterans, and ex
perience means a lot when it
comes to a winning team.
Maybe we ought to emphasize the
phrase, "should be all veterans,"
for with the draft being the way
it is, one can ever tell.
Although most of the team
hasn't had experience in college
competition, several of the mem
bers have had considerable ex
perience either here or on other
courses. For example, Bill Albert
took top honors last year when
he won the fraternity medal play
and the all-College tourney, and
Sophomore Rod Eaken was PIAA
golf champion in '4B.
The Gettysburg match yester
day was canceled because of
rain. It looks as if "Old Man"
weather has something against
State. First the tennis team had
two games called off and now
the golf team. Let's hope this
doesn't become a habit. Now
we'll have to wait till Satur
day's match with Cornell to see
what our "green team" can do.
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