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Lion Nine Plays Colgate;
Frosh Trackmen Victors
Contest Is
First in 3
Game Trip
By DICK McDOWELL
An 18-man Lion baseball
squad arrived in Hamilton,
N.Y. last night, ending the
first leg of a weekend journey
that will carry it on to Syra
cuse tomorrow for a double
header with the Orange. They
meet Colgate in Hamilton this
afternoon.
The Lions left by bus yesterday
afternoon. Traveling with them
could well be their chances for
another District Two champion
ship. Both Colgate and Syracuse
are district teams, and a clean
sweep of the series would defin
itely brighten chances for a re
peat win and a chance to enter
the College World Series in Oma
ha, Neb.
9-3-1 Record
Lion skipper Joe Bedenk has
nominated his two mainstays, Gar
Gingerich and Keith Vesling, as
his first two pitchers, and plans
to use Jack Krumrine in one of
the contests. Gingerich is the
probable starter against Colgate
with Vesling and Krumrine work
ing the double header tomorrow.
The Nittanies enter today's
game carrying a splendid 9-3-1
record, including seven wins
against district clubs. Only West!
Virginia and Temple remain on
the 1953 slate following the week- 1
end set. A double header is sched
uled with the Mountaineers.
Smile Lineup
Although the Lions have been
plagued by a noticeable batting
slump for the past three games,
they still carry a .284 team bat
ting average.. In the field the
Bedenkmen boast an excellent
.947.
Bedenk will probably start with
the lineup he has been using for
Most of the campaign. In the in
field, Pat Kennedy (.342) will be
at first base, Chuck Russo (.312)
at second, Ron Weidenhammer,
(.269) at shortstop, and Hubie
Kline (.262) at third.
Rex Bradley (.319) be in
left field, Sil Cerchie (.304) in
center,
and Tom Werner (.327) in
right. Bill Leonard (.244) will do
the catching.
Al Frank Wick
Are Gym Captains
At a social gathering last
night, Al and Frank Wick,
twins, were elected co-captains
of the 1954 gymnastic team. Al
competed in the parallel event,
while his brOther Frank com
peted in the side horse.
Senior members of the team,
Captain Bob Kenyon, Jim Haz•
en. Bob Kreidler, William
Saper and Dave Schultz, gave
farewell speeches.
Coach Gene Wettstone was
presented an Argoflex camera
by members of the team.
Wetistone told his squad "I
appreciate this gift very much."
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THE ABSTRACTS, independent volleyball champions, who won
the 1953 crown after eliminating the Iran Men in a three-set con
test at Rec Hall Wednesday night 16-14, 6-15, and 15-12. Standing
are (1. to r.) Bob Wainscott, John Bergey, Jim Garrity, and Dick
Miller. Front row (1. to r.) Henry Zeybel, Dick Anglestein, and
Don Eyer. ,
Marciano Favored
In Title Fight Tonight
Rocky Marciano risks his world heavyweight title against ex
champ Jersey Joe Walcott tonight at Chicago Stadium with 3 to 1
odds and the ring's oldest tradition riding on his side.
No former champion ever won back the big crown in the long
history of the prize ring. Now, a 39-year-old pappy guy with six kids
back home in Camden, N.J., is trying to rewrite the script against
a 28-year-old slugger who knocked him out last September.
Marciano by KO
Jim Corbett couldn't do it. Nor
Bob Fitzsimmons, Jim Jeffries,
Jack Dempsey, Max Schmeling,
Joe Louis or Ezzard Charles. Most
boxing experts thi n k Walcott
can't do it either.
The pick here is Marcianc by
a knockout inside nine rounds
and possibly quicker. Few think
it will go the' distance. There has
been very, little betting.
Despite their sensational fight
at Philadelphia last fall, the pub
lic is taking this rematch in
stride. The box office take was
only $85,000 th is morning. It
looked like $450,000 and some
15,000 people would be a good
guess on the final totals.
Fight Taken in 3D
The all-time record for an in- .
door fight is $422,918 for Tony
Zale-Rocky Graziano at this same
stadium, July 16, 1947
The 15-round match will be
carried on a television network
(NBC) to all parts of the country.
Three dimension movies will be
taken.
The public's 'indifferent atti
tude has been blamed on the post
ponement from April 10 when
Marciano came up with a nose
injury and the $5O price for ring
side seats. Another factor was the
terrific letdown for Chicago fans
when Chuck Davey, the TV idol,
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By Associated Press
was knocked out by Kid Gavilan
in February.
Another explanation offered is
the fact that the first fight was
riot seen by millions on TV. Only
a limited n u m,b e r watched in
theater-TV.
Over 400 sporis writers, most of
whom saw the first fight, have
come back for more. -That Phila
delphia brawl was the most ex
citing heavyweight fight since
Dempsey-F:rpo.
Title Held 234 Days
Should Rocky Marciano lose to
Jersey Joe Walcott his reign will
have been the shortest of any
heavyweight champion—same 234
days since last Sept. 23.
Marvin Hart, whose claim to
the title was disrupted, lasted 236
days early in the century. When
Jim Jeffries retired in 1905, he
named Hart and Jack Root as
the leading contenders and agreed
to referee the fight. Hart slopped
Root. Tommy Burns claimed the
title when he beat Hart, Feb. 23.
1906.
The shortest reign of an un
disputed champ was Primo Car
nera. D.a Preem knocked out Jack
Sharkey to win the championship
June 29, 1933 and was knocked
out by Max Baer, June 1/1-, 1934
—350 days later.
cool and comfortable
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Beaver and Allen Open Friday Nite til 9
Thinclads -
Batter, Penn,
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By HERMAN WEISKOPF
Charlie "Blockbuster"
Blockson broke the freshinan
record in the discus last weeic
with a heave of 152 ft. 1 in. as
the freshmen battered Penn
in a telegraphic meet, 93%-
37 1 / 4 . The discus mark was
better -than any recorded In
the Penn State books—frosh
or varsity.
' Penn's much-talked about
Johnny Haines was paired against
freshman coach Norman Gordon's
ace sprinter, Art Pollard. The
Coatesville Comet lowered th é
oom on the Pein frosh as he
took the 100 and 220-yard - dashes.
In the 100 he flew to a 0:09.7, to
equal the freshman mark of Bar
ney Ewell as Haines finished in
0:10 flat, followed by teammate
Kline. Pollard copped. the 220 in
0:21.7, half a second ahead of
Haines, and almost a full second
in front of Kline.
Matz Wins 880
As if he hadn't done enough,
Pollard came back and ran in
the 440—and what's more, he won!
His time, 0:52.1, put him ahead of
Lion Don Austin and Penn's "Al
ways a bridesmaid, never a bride,"
Kline.
In the 880 it was another Lion
win as Bob Matz snapped the cord
at 2:01.6. Doug Moorhead and Jim
Pastorious finished out the clean
sweep' for the Lions.
Moorhead became a double win
ner as he took the mile and the
two-mile, leading the Lions to
slams in both events. He took the
mile in 4:33.9 with Matz and Pas
torius at his heels. His time in
the two-mile was 10:14.2 and put
him in front of Pastorius and Dan
Tutter.
Bronstein Leaps 19. ft. 11 in.
Penn frosh Weiss tried to pull a
- Pollard," but couldn't quite do
it. However, he did set the pace
in the 120 highs and the 220 low
hurdles, with times of 0:16.2 and
3:27.2. Penn sweptthe highs as
Weidnecht and followed
Weiss while in the lows State's
Wells Lober squeezed in between
Weiss and Weidnecht.
Weiss met his waterlog 'in the
high jump, where Lions Don Lund
and: Dan Hutchinson tied for first
at 5 ft. 9 1 k - in. Dave Bronstein
and Ron Lentz outjumped Weiss
in the broad jump, with Bronstein
taking the event with a leap of
19 ft. 11 in.
Speaking of quadruplets, "four
men tied for honors in the pole
vault. Three Lions Eldred At
kinson, John Freyler and Hutch
inson—cleared the bar at 10 ft.
6 in., as did Lenegood of Penn.
Blockson put the shot 47 ft. 1 1 / 2
in. to outdistance McCallum of
State and Fisch of Penn.
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1953
NetmenFace
Pittsburgh
tomorrow
The Nittany Lions' netmen,
•seeking to break a four match
losing streak, faced the Engi
neers of Lehigh laSt night
with no 'scores available up
to Collegian press time. To
morrow the Fogg - men will be
trying for , a win on their home
courts when they do battle with
the Pittsburgh Panthers.
Coach ,Sherm Fogg's lineup
will probably remain the same
for tomorrow's • contest as it was
for the Lehigh match, • changes
likely being made in the singles
only.
BULLETIN
Penn State's tennis team
broke 'its fo u r-match losing
' streak yesterday afternoon at
Bethlehem by tripping Lehigh,
5-4. The win raised the Lions'
season mark to two wins and
\five losses. D i cic Robinson,
truz Ray, and Lou Landon won
their singles matches, while
Robinson-L ando n. Bill Ray-
Bruz Ray and Forrey-Zi-ller
won for Penn State in the dou
bles corrip:tition.
Dez Long became heir to the_
number six spot in a pre-Engi
neer change. Long started his
first match of the year at yester
day's meeting.
Assuming a win over the Engl.;
neers has taken place, a not im
probable event since the Lehigh
men have not taken a decision
from the Lions since 1947, the
team would return to the Beaver
field courts with a somewhat elifT
ferent outlook toward the future.
That future being a three match
home stand with Pittsburgh, and
Colgate and Bucknell on May .20.
and 23:
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The lineup that probably
predominate this weekend _;` x3ll
featpre Dick Robinson, -number
one; Bill Ziegler, number two;
Bruz Ray, number three; Lou
Landon, number four; Captain
Bill _Forey;- number five, and Dez
Long, number six. . .
U.S. Olympic Star
To Enroll at State
HONOLULU, May 14
Mill Cainpbell, U.S. Olympic
decathlon star sought by
schools across the country, said
at Honolulu Airport today he
plans to enter Penn State next
fall.
"I've finally made up- my.
mind," the 19-year-old high
ichoolei from Plainfield, N.J.,
told a reporter.
Bob Mathias_ and Campbell:
America's ane-two Olympic de-
cathlpn wallop, arrived toddy .
for Saturday's Rainbow Relays,
,annual invitatign - track, and
field meet sponsored by the
University of Hawaii.
Campbell said he was eager
for a crack at the 1956 Olympic
Decathlon. -
He's the boy to watch," Ma
thias chipped in. 'He's one of
the best, if not the best ath
,lete In • ,tl}e world today."