Tr6.7llStsAY, MARCH 26 , 1953
Gymnasts Syracuse-Bound
Bobbin'
Along
808 SCHOELLKOPr
Ass't. Sports Editor
With the departure of basketball, boxing, wrestling, gymnastics,
and Old Man Winter, that old feeling which comes with the spring
robins hits almost every American kid. They call it baseball.
Although the Penn - Stale baseball team has had this feeling
since the middle of 'Febriiary under New Beaver Field's cold,
cold stands, with the coming - of sunny Weather it has taken up
the usual hard labor to get in a workable condition. The '53 dia
mond squad has its work cut out for it if it is going to match or
better last year's club, which finished third in the College . World
Series,at Omaha.
The 1953 team has had a few breaks this spring in the weather
and has taken good advantage of
,them: 'On each of the past three
Saturdays the Nittanies have put in a goOd three hours' worth of
innings on the beautiful New Beaver baseball field, which corrects
the old saying to read "diamonds are a BALLPLAYERS' best friend."
The Lions' pitching, which will be the strong point,on this year's
club, has had the usual spring jump on the-hitters. The Lion clouters,
with the coming of the warm weather, have slowly begun to kiss
the ball with some authority. e,
Headlining the Nittany mound staff, which has very good
depth for a college squad, is big Keith Vesling, a big winner from
last year's crack outfit that took the District 3 playoffs and whipped
teams such as Texas and Duke in the NCAA playoffs. Vesling,
aside from his sizzling fast one and fine sharp-breaking No. 2
pitch, has good control—an oddity among young fastball "throw
ers."
Behind. Ves, Coach Joe Bedenk has State College's tobacco
chewing veteran, Dewey Krumrine, who did a bang-up job as both
a spot-starter and relief hurler last year. Krumrine tosses mainly
overhand but has a good sidearm delivery he uses against right
handed hitters. Three other veteran flingers, who fill out the pre
dominantly righty throwing staff are Red Moore, Gerry Troy, and
Garland Gingerich. All three can whip the high hard one, and have
good 'wrinkles in their repertoire of pitches.
Newcomer to the hurling staff is Larry Bayer, another right
bander. Re has looked impressive thus far in pre-season drills
with his_hopping fast ball and good control and should be a big
help to Coach Bedenk's hustlers.
BONE CHIPS—Four members of Elmer Gross' hoop squad are
out for the diamond team . . . Ronnie Weidenhammer is a holdover
shortstop, Jesse Arnelle is giving pitching a trial . . . Jack Blocker,
first baseman, and Jack Sherry, outfield, round out the converted
cagemen . . . The new double-play combination the Nittanies will
sport this season will be as slick as the Bill Mihalic-Carmen Troisi
duo last season . . . The '53 duo consists of Chuck Russo at the keyL
stone and Ronnie Weidenhammer at shtorstop . . both men are only
sophs. _
Bill Hopper, homer-hitting gardener for , the Bedenkmen last
season,
,is 2 currently. attending Navy Officer Candidate School at
Newport, R I Hopper signed with the St. Louis. Cardinals after
the College World Series ended at Omaha last June . . . After
experiencing a hitting . draught, Bill, known chiefly for his slugging
feats, -was farmed out to• Hornell of the Pony League for the re
mainder of the season, where he took to the mound . . . Another
rainy day prevented the Lion baseballers from taking the field
yesterday . . . With Easter vacation rapidly approaching, Coach
Bedenk's crew will be toiling especially hard to round into shape
for opener against Lehigh April 10 .. . Sil Cerchie, captain of
the Lion diamondmen and long- „
ball hitter of note, hits the books
with , equal vigor . . . Sir Sirs
2.4 average in pre-law isn't
quite as high as his all-College
batting average, but suffices
nicely.
'Exact' Gyninast
Penn State's Gene . Wettstone
bellevqs .the -- secret of Russia's
success in 1952 Olympic Llymnas
tics was its exactness in execu
tion.
Tap DAILY ept4,
,EOTAN, STATE , COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
Three NCAA
Entries Led
►Mitt Team
As you would expect from
Penn State's three entries in
the National Collegiate box
ing championships, Ada in
Kois, Tony Flore, and Sam
Marino led the team in vic
tories during the- dual season
which wound up last Satur
day.
Being the on 1 y experienced
campaigners on the squad, the
trio of mittmen contributed most
of the team's wins and will he
carrying Penn State hopes in the
NCAA's in Pocatello, Idaho, on
April 9-10-11.
Kois Unbeaten
Coach Eddie Sulkowski's aces
have been hard at work all week.
They will leave State College on
Easter Monday, April 6.
E astern Intercollegiate 178
pound champion Kois led the en
tire team with five wins without
loss. Adam was held to two draws,
one by an intersectional Michigan
State foe.
Fiore (139), although upset in
his bid for an EIBA title, was also
unbeaten. Tony won four. The
lone blotch on his dual record is
a draw with a member of Wis
consin's defending NCAA titlists.
Andresevic Best Newcomer
State's captain and repeat 125
pound EIBA champion, Marino,
only won three during the dual
season but' still only lost- once.
He was held to two draws. Sam,
however, did avenge his -lone
dual loss by turning the tables
on Maryland's , tough Gary Garber
in the Easterns.
Of the newcomers, heavyweight
Bill Andresevic posted the best
record with two wins, one loss,
and three draws. Dick Ahern, 465
pounder, split even in two matches
during his first varsity season.
Other • individual records were:
Joe Reynolds, 132, (1-2-0); Stan
Engle,. k 147, • (0-5-0); Steve Mel
meek, 147, (0-4-0); Hank Arnold,
156, (1-4-1); Dick Cameron, 165,
(0-4-0); and Joe Goleman, heavy
weight, (0-1-0).
Best Since '4B
Penn State in 1952 compiled its
best football record since 1948. In
its third season under Rip Engle,
the Lion eleven won 7, lost 2, tied
1. Michigan State and Syracuse
administered the defeats.
cliM Entry Deadline
The deadline for entries in
intramural badminton singles
and handball doubles is
4:30 p.m. Monday.
For NCAA's
Coach Wettstone, Ten Athletes
Depart Today for 11th Tourney
Penn State's hopes for its first National gymnastic cham
pionship since 1948 will ride on the shoulders of Coach Gene
Wettstone's ten best athletes as they travel to Syracuse, N.Y.,
today for the 11th annual NCAA gym tourney.
The gymnasts, scheduled to
leave this morning in three cars,
,are Jan Cronstedt, Karl Schwenz
feier, Al Wick, Frank Wick, team
Captain Bob Kenyon, Bobby Law
rence, Tony Procopio, Jim Hazen,
Dave Shultz, and Bob Boudreau.
\Boudreau was named yesterday
Wettstone to work the rope
climb instead of Johnny Baffa.
All-Around Play Tomorrow
Two preliminary sessions will
be run off tomorrow, setting up
proceedings for Saturday's cham
pionship play at 1:30 p.m. Only
ten men in each event will qualify
for the championship action.
The 1953 all-around champion
will be decided at tomorrow's ev
ening session, starting at 7:30.
Wettstone has entered the maxi
mum number of gymnasts allotted
each participating team into the
event in Cronstedt, Schwenzfeier,
and Procopio.
Cronstedt is the two-time East
ern all-around king, while
Schwenzfeier has a third and a
fourth to show for two years com
petition in Eastern circles. Both
are sophomores.
Sullivan to Be Back
The all-around title goes to the
gymnast who has the most points
in five events—the horizontal bar,
parallel .bars, sidehorse, flying
rings, and calisthenics.
The 1952 National all-around
king, Southern Cars great, John
occr. there was a big, muscular fellow named Joe Schlumpbr.
He was full-back on the football team, captain of the
)baseball team, and star of the basketball team. He had a
roommate named Freddie, who spent more time reading books
than Joe did sewing letters onto his sweaters.
One day, Freddie came running in. He was obviously
greatly excited. "Joe !", he panted, wiping the steam from his
horn-rimmed glasses. "Guess what! I've just found the perfect
shirts for all college men! They're brand new . . . and they're
great for dates or cla—" •
"I know," replied Joe. "Van Heusen's new short collar
styles. They're the latest thing this year ... and those smart
short collars go perfectly with college clothes."
"Well," said Freddie, "that's not all. They've got one called
the Van Karon that's the epitome of good looks'. It has a
diminutive collar that flatters anyone's cervical region. And
it sets off your cravat impeccably!"
"Honest Injun?", said Joe.
/'
"What's more," said Freddie, "they have a comprehensive
collection of neoteric collar styles, including short spreads,
short eyelets, short button-downs ... plus short collars with
regular or orbed points. And, you can get the new Van Heusen
Short Collar Shirts in a myriad of smart new colors. They're
so handsome they'll make any college man look like an
oligarch!"
"An oligarch?", said Joe.
buy some anyway!"
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By GEORGE BAIREY
Beckner, .was graduated, but Illi
nois' ace tumbler, Bob Sullivan,
still remains as a big threat to
the all-around crown. Sullivan
finished third in the NCAA. all
around last season.
Only Lions to get added assign
ments for the Nationals are Ken
yon and Hazen. Kenyon will work
the trampoline besides his tumb
ling, while Hazen will climb the
rope along ,with his flying rings
activity. All the other gymnasts
will be working the same events
they worked in the dual-meets all
season.
The all-around men, Cronstedt,
Schwenzfeier, and Procopio, are
required to work five definite
events to be eligible for the crown.
Cronstedt will be the only Lion
gymnast to perform in both the
'52 and '53 NCAA's. Last year, at
Colorado, Cronstedt picked. up a
third place in the parallel bars.
TROUBLE ALONG THE WAY
"Well I don't care.. Pm gonna
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