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By DICK McDOWELL
Penn State's baseball team gets back into
action this afternoon when it meets Gettysburg
at 3:30 on Beaver Field. Yesterday the Lions
walloped American University, 19-1, to win their
fourth contest of the season.
Pounding two Eagle pitchers for 12 hits, the
Nittanies had little trouble in get
ting the win as surprise starter
Keith Vesling , and Jack Krumrine
teamed up to hold the hapless
Washington, D.C. squad to five
safeties. Vesling got credit for the
victory, his third of the season.
After tallying once in the first
frame, the Lions, aided by 13
walks and seven American U.
errors, poured runs across the
plate in every inning but the
second
Thrower Johnson Wild
The Lions, although scoring 11
runs, could muster only three hits
in the first five innings, but
opened up in the latter part of
the game with Sil Cerchie, Tom
Werner, and Pat Kennedy lead
ing the attack. Cerchie collected
three safeties and Werner and
Kennedy each had two.
However, Joe Bedenk's crew
doesn't have to apologize for its
slow start. The Lion batters simp
ly didn't get a chance to swing
at the ball in those five innings.
Eleven of the 13 free passes came
in those frames, as losing pitcher
Luke Johnson threw the horse
hide everywhere but into the
Hart Woods parking lot.
The Eagles, a pathetic ball club
yesterday, scored their lone tally
in the first frame when they put
together two singles and a walk.
But that was the last time Ameri
can U. baserunners saw home
plate. From there on Vesling had
them stymied.
Russo Doubles
One Nittany marker crossed the
plate in the bottom half of the
frame on two walks, a balk, and
Sil Cerchie's towering fly to cen-:
ter field. In the second the Lions
couldn't score, but opened up in
the third.
Four walks, an error, a wild
pitch, Chuck Russo's double, Cer
chie's infield single, and Hubie
Kline's fly ball brought five tuns
across, and the Lions took a lead
which was never threatened.
In the fourth; Johnson was as
wild as ever, and the Lions took
full advantage of it. Werner led
off with an infield single,-Cerchie
and Leonard walked. At this
point Jay Cone relieved Johnson
and proceeded to walk two Lion
runs in. He finally retired the
side after 10 Nittany batters had
come to the plate.
Shortstop , Boots 4
State added three more in the
fifth without the benefit of a base
hit. This was probably the most
unusual inning of the very un
usual ball game. Russo led off
and was hit by a pitched ball.
Ron Weidenhammer flied to cen
ter field—and then it happened.
American U. shortstop Jim Wil
liams committed the first of four
errors which plagued him in that
frame, three of these coming in
succession.
He erred on Werner's grounder.
and after Cerchie went out third
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Lench Chosen
New Mat Manager
Ronald Lench, sixth semester
arts and letters major, was re
cently chosen varsity wrestling
manager for the 1953-54 season.
Andrew Schoerke and Jack Diehl
were selected as associate mana
gers.
First associate managers chosen
were Bill Wismer, John Sherk,
and John Allen. John_ Fink Jr.,
is first alternate while Charles
Snyder is 'second alternate.
A gold award was given to
Coach Charles Speidel in recogni
tion of the Eastern intercollegiate
and NCAA team championship.
A f -- .e.cial varsity award was given
to. Tiarold Chamberlain for meri
torious service.
TZESTRINGING by ROBINSON!
SAVE TIME ... SAVE MONEY
Will pick up and deliver rackets
DICK ROBINSON, Theta Xi
Ph. 6228 or 2161
Baseball's
Big Leagues
By The Associated Press
The Chicago White Sox found
the home run range for the first
Lane this season today, chibbing
three into the seats, but again
needed some clutch relief pitch
ing by Harry Dorish to carve out
a 9-7 victory over the Detroit Ti
gers.
The Tigers rushed across five
runs in the bottom of the ninth
. and twice ha't.l. the potential win
ning run at the plate. But Dor
ish, a ca_m righthander, retired
Bob Nieman and Jim Delsing to
put out the fire.
In all, the White Sox piled up
15 hits—four of them by Lollar—
off the inept Tiger pitching. De
troit has used 24 hurlers this sea
son while losing seven of eight
games—the last five in a row.
Third baseman Ed Matthews
lashed across six runs on two
of Milwaukee's four homers and
a double today as the Braves
plastered the Chicago Cubs, 15-
6, to launch a "new neighbor"
rivalry.
The first meeting of the trans
planted Braves and the Cubs, with
home bases 90 miles apart, also
produced two Bruin homers, one
a prodigious two-run wallop by
Hank Sauer.
Sauer, the National League's
most valuable player last sea
son, returned to the Cub line
up for the first time since
breaking a little finger March
16. He singled. tripled and in
the eighth smashed a drive over
the left center stands, approxi
mately 450 feet, driving in three
The New York Yankees came
from behind twice to down the
Boston Red Sox, 6-2, at' Yankee
Stadium.
The Bombers turned the trick
when third baseman Lor en
Babe, who is replacing the in
jured Gil MacDougal, smash
ed a three run home run in the
eighth inning.
Vic Raschi picked up his first
win of the 1953 season, allowing
only seven Bosox hits.
Kois, Fiore to Captain
1954 Boxing Team
Tony Flore and Adam Kois
were elected to co-captain Penn
;fate's 1954 boxing team at a
- :mguet held last night in the
American Legion home. Flore.
139-pounder, and IC oi s , 178-
pounder, were both runnersup
in the recent NCAA champion
ships.
At th e same time George
Richards was named head man
ager to succeed Jim Schulte.
Kois an d Flore's predecessor
was Sam Marino.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN ST ATr. O OLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
By ROY WILLIAM S
State's linksmen copped win number one
yesterday and slammed Pittsburgh with its third
straight loss by a 6-1_ score. Six of the Nittanies
came through with winning scores, while Rich
McCarthey, Pittsburgh's only letterman in the
lineup, took the Panther's lone win.
McCarthey downed Joe - Webb,
one of State's five lettermen, 4-3.
The Pittsburgher played effective
golf, while his opposition couldn't
get into the "swing" of things.
The six winners for State were
Rod Eaken, Gordon Stroup, War
ren Gittlan, Lou Riggs, George
Kreidler, and John Carney.
Three foursomes were played,
while the two odd men—Johr
Carney and Pitt's Neil Huffamai.
—went against each other in th,
first round to be played. Came:,
a junior, was the victor, with a 7-_
card.
In the first foursome, Rod Eak
cn outshot Pittsburgh's Phil Hu
bacher, 4-3, and shot a low 71, just
Lwo over par. Meanwhile, Mc
l;arthey was winning his team's
;one point by beating Joe Webb.
State batted a thousand on the
second foursome as both men
earned one point a piece for the
Lions. Gordon Stroup was edged
by Bobby Wise, 3-2, while War
ren Gittlan was taking full com
mand of strengthening State's
slim 2-1 lead.
Gittlan Wins, 3-2
Gittlan was medalist for the
1 day by shooting a par 69. One
heartbreaker an d two two-foot
putts made the difference be
tween very good score and a three
under par card of excellent shoot
ing. After missing two of the two
footers, Gittlan putted to within
three inches of the cup. He care
lessly bumped the sure one-stroke
shot, and the ball rolled away
from the cup. The extra stroke
that Gittlan had to take to com
plete the hole was, the one that
put him even with the board in
stead of being one under.
Gittlari's 3- defeat of Bill
Stockdale was accompanied by a
three stroke round on the 5-par
seventeenth hole. His two under
par gave the Lion the only eagle
of the day. Coach Rutherford re
marked that Gittlan just couldn't li
do anything wrong. .
The final two team points for
the Rutherfordmen were won by
Lou Riggs, a junior newcomer,
and George Kreidler. Riggs took
Paul Chest. 5-4. while Kreidler
defeated another .of Coach Mc-
Cormick's boys, Chuck Uram, 5-3.
Rutherford stated, "I was very
pleased with the brand of golf
that the boys played today. Con
sidering the hammering we have
been getting from the weather,
they came through very well, al
though they had limited pre-sea
-on practice."
~'WARM Eadiattm
agetimoie
VITTORIA GASSMAN
GLORIA GRAHAM
•THE GLASS WALL"
BARBARA STANWYCK
PRESTON FOSTER
"ANNIE OAKLEY"
GREAT MUSIC!
"TONIGHT WE SING"
Doors Opzn-6:00 P.M.
Eaken Wins, 4-3
Rutherford Pleased
REX BRADLEY, the Lion baseballer's fleet leftfielder, is shown
I:7:aling second base in yesterday's 19-1 rout over American Uni
versity at Beaver Field. The ball - can be seen bouncing off Brad
ay's back as he finished his sl!de. Eagle second baseman Bill Faux
is pictured on the right 'covering the bag on the play. The win was
the fourth without a loss for the Lions.
April Showers -Hurt
Lion Relay Hopes
April showers bring May flowers, so they say; however, they
haven't helped Chick Werner's thinclacls blossom into potential
winners.
With all the inclement weather that has swept through the
Nittany Valley this spring, the trackmeri have found themselves
grounded all too often to permit•
them to round into shape. Every
time Werner has slated time trials
the ' weatherman has responded
with rain, snow, or winds that
have forced him to postpone them
Although the team's perform
ance. at the Penn Relays this
weekend may seem disappointing,
the boys will perform much bet-.
ter in future competition, the for
ward-looking coach observed.
Still on the topic of weather,
the Nittany track mentor said he
felt that, "with sunshine and good
weather, this team will begin to
sprout."
• Werner has decided that he will
take only one hurdler, Bill You
kers, who will compete in the
120-yard high hurdles.
Three men have good chances
of placing in their events at the
Relay Carnival. Dan Lorch, pole
vaulter, has the potential to clear
the bar at 13'.
High jumper Jim Herb can hit
6-6 and Rosey Grier may prove a
threat in both the shot put and
the javelin. But, Werner pointed
out, no matter how outstanding
they perform, they may be beaten,
for they will be facing some of
the finest track and field stars in
the world.
Take the case of Denis Johans-
THURSDAY, APRIL 23,. 1953
By HERM WEISKOPF
son. Finnish track star who pulled
an upset win in last year's Ben
jamin Franklin Mile. He'll be run
ning against Sture Landqvist, the
Swede who will be competing for
Oklahoma A&M; Len Truex, the
Ohio State whippet who halted
Fred Dwyer's victory streak this
winter; and Fred Wilt, the FBI
star Johansson had to beat in or
der to win the event last year.
Then there'S Lafayette's Jack
Ellis. Last summer the 235-pound
discus thrower won the IC4A title,
set a new record in the NYAC
games with a heave of 158 feet,
and placed fifth in the Olympic
trials.
. Manhattan's defending mi 1 e
quartet of Wallace Pina, Ronald
Ferraro, Lou Jones, Jr., and Vern
Dixon will be hard to beat. La-
Salle will be out to duplicate its
victory in the Middle Atlantic
Conference one-mile event, and
with veterans like Bob Quinn,
Charlie Peoples, Joe Walker and
John Manning, they have a good
chance.
The Lions won't .have to face
all these stars, but it is a cross
section of the competition they
will be up against.