FEIDAY, SEPZ°EIVIEER 25, 1953
SPOlt ,lOl
I PREtoltlION: Casey Stengel and his New York Yankees will Win
their fifth straight World Chatripioriship when they meet the Brook
lyn Dodgers hi the' World Series next week.
The Bombers have been given the edge in the odds but many
feel that nothing will stop the Dodgers this year. In fact a 'two
dollar bet iii Flatbush tight now would probably pay a hrindi-ed-folil.
The clan from across• the river just refuses 'to believe that its
4 131.1in§ " cah, be beaten. And small wonder. The Flock dropped only
17 gafries at Ebbets Field this season so Brooklynaes have become
accustomed to Seeing a vriimirig ball
However, we feel a little different in this corner. On paper
the IWO teams are aim/sst even 4, matched) but; no matter What the
odds, the Bombers are still the best Chitth fearii in baseball. Stengel
has ,a well balanced club, With the required spirit, 'and plenty of
ability.
Position-for-position the Dodgers hold a slight edge—until- it
conies at pitching—ii decided advairt&ge for the Champs here. Roy
Cainpahella is having a great year all around, but Yogi Berra is
running a very close second. At first base it's the Dodgers again. Gil
Hodges has made a gigantic comeback from last season's series
letdown. HoweVer, Joe Collins and Dori Bollvieg - are still plenty
dangerons. Well give the Yanks the nod' at second. Bah Juriior
Gilliam and Billy Martin are , fine fielders and evenly matched at
the plate, but Martin has a firey 'competitive spirit that has made
him a Champion.
Phil Rizzlito and Pee Wee Reese are the spark plugs of both
clubs. We'll have to call it a draw, adding that we think they are
the best two shortstops in baseball today. At third base the Brooks'
Billy Cox gets the nod, although he and Oil IVlacDougal are es
sentially differefit type ball players. Cox has a definite edge in the
fielding department and owns a slightly higher batting average.
However, MacDougal is a home run threat.
Both outfields are terrific. Duke Snyder, Jackie Robinson and
Carl Ftirrillo pack a cannon-load of speed and 'power. But the
ProfesSor's trio—Gene Woodling, Mickey Mazitle,' arid Hank
Bauer— compose plenty of baseball muscle. There isn't a weak
fielder on, either club here; and all six can hit the ,long ball.
In the pitching department the Yankees move into the lead.
With hiztlerS like Allie Reynolds, Ed Lopat ; ELd Ford, John 56..111,
Bob Kuzava, Jim McDonald, Bill Miller, and rookie Steve Kraley at
his finger tips, 'Ol Case gains a decided a.dirantage in• a relatively
short, series such as the Championship Classic 18. However Charlie
Dressen, the Dodger mastermind, can call on some fait country
hurlers himself.• Carl Erskine, Clem tabine; Billy Loes, and Joe
Black form the nucleous of a first-rate staff. Not quite enough, how-
ever, to match the Yankees.
Stengel has one more point of strength in his favor, however.
His bench is loaded. First of all, there's Johnny Mize, still one of
the most dangerous hitters in baseball. The "Big Cat" came off the
Yankee bench often as a pinch hitter this season and pounded op
posing pitchers at a .600-plus clip. The retain of Capt. Gerry Cole
man from the Marines along With Andy Carey gives Casey added
defensive strength in a pinch. Don Boliweg can step in at first
base where he proved himself this season., and Iry Noren is a flashy
outfielder who hits in the clutch.
This Will be the 46th World Series. There have been many
great ones, including last season, when these same clubs met.
There have been many thrills, and many letdowns.
This series could be the greatest of them all. Two great ball
clubs will clash at-Ebbets Field Saturday for the Baeball Champion
ship of the World. We think Casey and his Bombers will overthrow
the law of averages which is pushing so strongly against them and
win number five.
Faculty Club
To Hear Coach
Sever Toretti, associate Profes
sor of physical education, will ad
dress the Faculty Luncheon Club
at noon. Monday at the State Col
lege Hotel.
Toretti, a member of the foot
ball coaching staff, will speak on
"How to Watch a Football- Game."
Weekly club meetings are open
to the faculty. Programs will be
planned to acquaint faculty mem
bers with College activities.
Penn State's pre-season football
roster, now under the 50 mark and
still dwindling, is the smallest of
four since Rip Engle took eon-i
-nland in 1950.
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Back When . .- .
'36' Harriers
Smothered
Engineers .
It, you had been at the Saucon
Valley Country Club near
leheiti on 0ct. , 17, 106 you might
haVe been a little bewildered.
Why? Well, hem Would you
feel if you SaW seven young men
in short trunks running around
side ,by side with their hands
linked? You might suspect that
they vrete running from some
one, maybe the police . Your sus
picions and itnagination might
have been' heightened Wheri yoti
noticed that they all wort catds
with nuitibeft ori
But, if •YOu.had gone over to
the ci•OWd of Men Who stood
around two men . who held a
string stretched between them,
you might have had softie of your
questions answered.
If you had asked who the sev
en Men' Were, yoti would have
learned that they were Lions.
You would alSo have learned that
there were some other men chas
ing them, and that they were
Engineers. Makes sense, doesn't
it? Engineers chasing Lions!
HoweVer, if you had inquired
a little bit more you would have
learned that the ,Engineers were
from Lehigh UniVer:sity and that
the Lions hailed from Penn State.
You would have been informed
that the string was the finish
line for the cross-country race,
and that the seven Lions had just
swept to a victory over the En
gineers, 15-40.
Someone would have told you
that the seven men were Howard
Downey,' Captain, Pete Olexy,
Charley Clark, Herb Hazard, Len
Henderson, Charley Pierce and
Bert Aikinan.
You undoubtedly would have
heard Someone 'extoll the win
ning time of 29:08 for the wet
and sloppy five-and-a-gUarter
niile A Lehigh rooter
would surely have told you that
a Lehigh freshman nettled Elmer
had paced the entire race as he
finished with a time Of 28:00. He
Would also have bemoaned the
fact that Elmer's time did not
count since he had not officially
been entered in the competition.
Seeing may be believing, but
it may also be bewildering.
Slide Club Hears
Navy Cruise Talk
"A Navy Cruise in the Carib
bean," an illustrated talk, was
presented to 75 persons at the
State College Color Slide Club
meeting Monday night by Capt.
R. H. Groff, commandant of the
Department of Naval. Science.
Winners in the club's slide con
test are Harrison H. Arnold, Rob:
ert S. Beese, Barbara Bundy, Don
ald Emmerson, George' Johnson
and Michael Lynch. Viktor H.
Lowenfeld, professor of art edu
cation, judged the photographs.
Lion Line Stalwarts
JESSE ANNELLE, left, and nosey Grier are two linemen who
are eicpeoled, to be key men in the Penn State lineup as the Lions
tackle lAtiscbrisiti tetnottoW in the season opener. Arnelle, a slick
pass catching end has been given_some mention in pre-season
All-American mention. Grier is a 230 pound tackle who is included
in the list of the East's best.
`Bums' to Face Reynolds
NEW YORK, ,Sept. 24 (JP)—lt now looks as if Allie Reynolds
will hurl the World Series opener for the New York Yankees next
Wednesday with Eddie Lopat facing the Brooklyn Dodgers in the
second game.
Yankee manager Casey Stengel refused to be
today _on his first game starter except to say that
Lopat would pitch the first two
games. He did not say in what
order; though.
Stengel declared he still had
not decided on his third game
pitcher but •indicated the Choice
lies between righthander Vic Ras
chi and southpaw Eddie Ford.
Either Raschi or Ford will work
against the Boston Red Sox on
Saturday. 'Whichever gets the nod
for that game most likely will be
the No. 3 starter. The other prob
ably will pitch the fourth game.
Stengel, gunning for his fifth
consecutive - World title, expressed
his satisfaction with the pitching
of both Reynolds and Lopat in
their last outings. Each worked
seven innings and was credited
with a victory over the Philadel
phia Athletics,
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Reynolds fanned 11 and allowed
only two hits and no runs Tues
day night. Lopat scattered eight
hits and permitted one run yeS
terday but proved he, had fully
recovered from a foot injury Suf
fered a week ago.
"Reynolds never looked 'better,*
enthused Stengel. "As for Lopat,
he, too, showed he was ready .for
Brooklyn. _ .
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