PAGE SIX Lions. Ed4je. Lehigh Nine, 473 * * * 444* 40,:4414,44' - ' —Photo by Fein NOT CRAWLING BUT SLIDING full tilt across State's four runs. Ump Howie Gair looks on. the plate is Penn State's Captain Sil Cerchie, Sil spent a lot more time on the ground, stealing coming in on .a single by catcher Bill Leonard. second twice in addition to the slide home. The fourth inning marker was the third of Versling, Kline Star in First Win; Bayer Faces Villanova Today By DICK McDOWELL The six-hit hurling of fast bailer Keith Vesling, coupled with, s sorne fine Penn State clutch hitting brought Coach Joe Bedenk's baseballers their first victory of the season yesterday, as they edged the Lehigh Engineers, 4-3, at Beaver Field. • The game was first of a 21 game slate scheduled for the Lions this season. This afternoon Bedenk sends. Larry Bayer to the mound as the Lions' go after victory number two against Villanova: The con test will get underway at 2:30. Third baseman " Hubie Kline's looping double into center field in the eighth inning drove in two runs to break up a 2-2 deadlock and give the Lions a lead never to be relinquished. The blow came with two men out after Vesling and Lehigh pitcher Ron Tirsa had been engaged in a tight pitching duel 12 Indies Triumph In Volleyball Intramural volleyball went into its second time around at Rec Hall Thursday night with twelve matches, eleven of them played to a decision with one forfeit. League A action featured Bea ver House A downing a gasping Ergs team for their second loss in as many tries, 15-9, 15-11. The Rockets zoomed over the Knights, 15-9, 15-12, for their sec ond win, also in A league. The other contest in the same loop had Dorm 1 coming out on top of the Dorm 31 entry 15-8, 15-4. In league B the Nittany Co-op A squad had a little trouble solv ing the Watts What puzzle 15-11, 16-14. Also in B circuit Emanon sunk the NROTC Baker squad- 15-8, 15 -7, chalking up their second win of the season in - the process. The third contest in B league saw the Jaybirds subdue the Engineers easily after a hard fought first set 16-14,, 15-8. In league C the NROTC Able team fared . no better than their counterpart in 'league B, losing one of two games in the three set match to G.F.O. 15-6, 7-15,, 12-15. The LymacS spelled defeat for the Penn Haven representatives 15-3, 15-10, their second victory in as many contests. The final. go in league C had B level submerged a little lower by East 39 15-5, 15-3. The Abstracts rolled up their second win, clipping the Goosers 10-15, 15-7, 15-10. The Hep Cats topped State Club 15-12, 15-5, and the Gilmorians benefited through a forfeit by the Fireballs, all three games in league ,D. RESTRINGING by ROBINSON SAVE' TIME . . SAVE MONEY WiII pick up and deliver rackets DICK ROBINSON!, Theta Xi Ph. 6928 or 2161 * *' * Lions Score in First Vesling, who had the Engineer batters eating out' of his right hand for the first five innings, struck out seven men, and his pitching foe, Jirsa, fanned eight. While the Lion right-hander was tossing his six-hit stint, Bedenk's stickmen could muster only seven themselves against the fast. Le hi g h moundsmari. The Lions' clutch hitting did the• most dam age, hOwever. Leftfielder Torn Werner started the Lion scoring in the first frame when he blasted a double down the left field \ line, scoring Chuck Russo from second. Russo had walked and gone to second on Ron Weidenhammer's sacrifice. Vesling Tough In the fourth inning center fielder Sil Cerchie walked, stole second, and then romped home when catcher Bill Leonard looped a? single into center. Jirsa then buckled down and retired the next three Lion batters in order to end the inning. Vesling, with his fastball hop ping and his conrtol almost flaw less, held the Engineers scoreless for the first five frames, allow ing only three men to reach first base. During that stretch, he gave up a single, walked one man, and (Continued• on page seven) • ANY . SINGLE or DOUBLE BLANKET Cleaned and Fluffed 63c r Portage :Cleaners 118 S. Pugh on Alley THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA * * .* NAAU Favorites TOLEDO, 0., April 100 (R)—The favorites came through as expect ed in the third round of the Na tional AAU free style wrestling championships today. • Thirty entrants were eliminat ed in the 40 afternoon matches, leaving 54 of the original 117, still fighting it out for the eight titles to be decided tomorrow night. Championships in eight Greco- Roman competitions will be de cided Sunday. James Larock of Ithaca, N.Y., representing the New York A.C., pinned Bill Weick of Purdue in 13:06 in his quest for a second straight 160-pound championship. Pennant Odds Set RENO, Nev., April 10 (if") Reno gambling „odds favor the New York Yanks to win t h e American League baseball pen nant, but figure it a toss tip be tween the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants in the Na tional League. Here is the rest of the line post ed by the Reno Turf Club: American League: Chicago 7-1, Cleveland a-i, BoSton 15-1, Wash ington 30-1, Philadelphia 80-1, Detroit 100-1 and St. Louis 200-1. National League: St. LouiS 6-1, Philadelphia 25-1, Chicago 80-1, Milwaukee 100-1, Cincinnati 150-1- and Pittsburgh 200-1. • ppige;??.lEitc.r2V.R.AliSY. $1.50 per Couple Tickets at Student Union Desk • * * Sports Briefs ...,,twk:~`ri vzB>i:;s.~4:t~~^n~"> ~.~r.' "i7." + ..:~ `'~°~',:X3'.:r~'i..~<B~~~:) ~: n';is~i:%v'Y.: Came to the NEWMANITE BALL HILLEL FOUNDATION Saturday, April .25 Bobbin' Along with 808 SCHOELLKOPF Ass't. Sports Editor— Comes the time of the year when every red-blooded American sportswriter pats his 'chest majestically, pulls out his pencil,' and jots down the order of finish for the major league clubs. And no different from these yokels who profess to prognosticate•the stand:ngs of the big league clubs are we, so we herewith and to wit list our predictions for the coming races and also the pickings of our fellow colleagues on the Daily Collegian sports staff. Starting first with the National League; we pick the. Philadel phia Phillies to bounce back from their two-year lapse and noseoiir the Brooklyn Dodgers for the pennant. The final half of the '52 season the Phils were the best team in the Senior Loop, making their belated surge after Steve O'Neill took over the managerial). reins from Eddie Sawyer. The Quakers •also boast the best pitching staff in the majors, with no team coming , close in this department. Their mound staff led in team ERA, complete games, and' fewest walks". Only weak ,hitting support' for the Hurlers kept the Phils from finishing higher than fourth last year. But with the addition of Earl Torgeson, who was only a .230 sticker last year with the now defunerßoston Braves, they may have the solution to the weak batting problem that has plagued them in the past. Torgy, Del Ennis, and Gran Hamner should piovide the Philly chuckers with enough runs this year to edge out the Bums from Flatbush. As for the 1952 pennant-winning Dodgers, we feel that the ' ' loss of Andy Pafko, via a trade that netted the Bums nothing of any value, will cripple part of their outfield. Whether Carl Furillo will, bounce back from his poor performance last year is also questionable. Then, too, the Reese-Robinson-Cox infield is getting older. All three fell down in hitting in 's2—and who knows how much worse they will do in '53? The real weakness, howexer, lies in the Dodger pitching. Preacher Roe had trouble finishing games last season and may be washed up. Joe Black, Carl Erskine, Billy Lees, and Russ Meyer will have to click hard and often if - the Brooks are to repeat. Pitching is . 70 per cent of the game, we-be lieve, and the Dodger hitters may not be able to compensate for the lack of hurling talent on the Flatbush club. , For third' place we choose the Giants. A defiriite decline in pitching, which used to be the - New Yorkers' strong point in past years, keeps us from placing them higher. The age-infested St. Louis Cards are slated to round out the first division, while the Cubs, Braves, Reds, and the (ugh!) Pirates comprise the second division in the National Loop. . In the American League we„ who have beenscalped. the past -four years roofing for the Indians, are going along with the New York Yankees—a name we believe will soon •be a synonym for World Championship. The Yanks have the best pitching, outfield, and catching in the league. Casey _Stengel will have to scratch his old grey hair to weed out the superb from the excellent on his pitching staff. It's no easy job- to get four starters from e a crew like Raschi. Lopat, Reynolds, Sain, Blackwell, Scarborough, Ford, Gorman, and ICuzava. Other managers in the league only wish they could have such a worry! - The Yanks will have sufficient power in Hank Bauer, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, and Gene Woodling to give them the '53 flag. In second spot we place the perennially second" place Cleveland Indians, who have the best batting attack in the league and good pitching to go with it, but lack a suitable defense. Also, the pitching staff lacks depth beyond Garcia, , Wynn, Lemon, and Feller. We pick the Chisox, who sport the best infield in the league in Fain, Fox, Carrasquel, and Stephens, to finish third and the Wash ington Senators to wind up fourth. Heading the second division will be the Athletics, followed closely by the. Brownies, Tigers and , Red Sox.- So much for our guesses, which will probably drive us into hibernation come October. Here's what the rest of the sports desk thinks: SPORTS EDITOR JAKE HIGHTON. National: _Dodgers, Phils, Cardinals, Giants, Reds,• Cubs, Braves; and Pirates. American: Yan kees, Cleveland, Washington. Athletics, White Sox, Red Sox, Tigers, and Brownies. FEATURE EDITOR BARRY FEIN. National: Dodgers Giants, Phils, Cardinals, Cubs, Braves, Reds, and Prates. American: Yankees, Indians, White Sox, Senators, Athletics, Brownies, Red - Sox, and Tigers. SPORTSWRITER SAM PROCOPIO. National: Cardinals, Dodgers, Phillies, Giants, Cubs, Braves, Reds, and Pirates. American: White Sox, Indians, Yankees, Senators, Athletics, Red Sox, Browns, and Tigers. SPORTSWRITER DICK beICDOWELL. National: Phils, Dodgers, Cardinals, Giants, Braves, Cubs, Reds, and Pirates. American: Yan kees, White Sox, Indians, Athletics, Senators, Red Sox, Brownies, and Tigers. Well, those are the dreaded decisions which will make us sportswriters hang our heads in shame when World Series time rolls around next October, but then, we're only human. Oh well, it'll be an interesting season anyway!, A one-day, football clinic will bring Penn State's spring grid drills to an official close May 2. Ohio State and Manhattan 'will be the home attractions on Penn State's 1953 track and . field sched ule. 7 SAPURDAY, APRIL 11, 1953 The exciting new star, in the prise-winning Broadway Performance ' —with the— mar and original 13-
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