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VOL. 54, No: 13
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Lion-Quaker Grid
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BOLSTERING COACH Rip Engle's hopes for an open-field runner
today against Penn at Philadelphia is ailing Sophomore tailback
Lenny Moore, who probably will see only limited action.
Erskine Strikes Out 14
As Dodgers Win, 3-2
BROOKLYN, Oct. 2 (W)—Trim Carl Erskine, a handsome
Hoosier righthander, shattered Howard Ehmke's 1929 World
Series strikeout record today by fanning 14 - Ne - w York Yan
kees for Brooklyn's first victory, 3-2, in a brilliant comeback.
The Yanks still lead in the series, 2-1.
Yanked from the box after a disastrous four-run first inn
ing in the opener, the 26-year-old Dodger bounced back to
restore Flatbush's confidence after two shocking defeats. ,
Roy Campanella, playing with
a painfully puffed right hand,
blasted an eighth-inning home
run.
On the way he struck out
Mickey Mantle and Joe Collins
four times each, only one short
of a series record. Going to the
ninth inning with 12, just one
short of the Ehmke high, he
whizzed third strikes past the
swinging bats of pinch-hitters
Don Bbllweg and Johnny Mize.
BROOKLYN, Oct. 2 (JP)—The
New York Yankees, angry and
hurt, paid full but grudging tri
bute to Carl Erskine today.
"That pitcher stopped us
more than anything else," said
manager Casey Stengel glumly.
"Vic Raschi pitched a darned
good game, ' but we didn't do
much hitting for him." ,
Then he walked pinch-hitter Iry
Noren before retiring Collins to
put it in the bank.
The d r am a mounted steadily
throughout the bright, summery
afternoon with Erskine firing his
blazing fast ball and sharp curve
past the Yank hitters in a clutch
duel with Vic Raschi.
From the moment that Erskine
shot a third strike past leadoff
man Gil McDougald in the first
inning, it was obvious he was a
far different pitcher from the
wild, shaky man who flopped so
badly on opening day.•
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Mantle went down swinging
for - his second strikeout in the
fourth, boosting Erskine's total to
seven. Then Collins for his third
straight in the fifth, and Mantle
once more -and , Gene Woodlin,g,
too, in the sixth for a total of 10.
Erskine didn't whiff a mall in
the seventh but picked up again
in the eighth to get Collins and
Mantle for the fourth time with
a brilliant display of clutch work.
Pinch-hitters Bollweg and Mize
finally sent him over the top
with his final total . of 14.
Despite Erskine's spell, the
Yanks managed to get out front
in the fifth on 1 h.re infield sin
gles, none of v:llich ever reached
the outfield grass..
STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 3, 1953
Soccermen Play To • ay,
Nittanies Visit Bucknell
Possibility, of last year's high scoring ace, Jack Pinezich, being absent from the Nittany
lineup in today's opening soccer contest at 11 a.m. at Bucknell is very likely. His absence,
caused by .a severely sprained ankle during a scrimmage between the freshman squad and
the varsity, may ' cause a general shakeup in the recent line selections for starting berths
by Coach Ken Hosterman
Three seniors and two sophomores originally slated by Hosterman for the basis of his
for Ward wall are Hubie Kline, a senior, at outside left; soph Dick Packer at inside left; Pine
zich, a senior, at center forward; Dick Matacia; a sophomore playing the inside right, and
senior Bill Norcik, at the outside right slot.
In the event of Pinezich being
sidelined for the opener, Packer
will be moved from his inside
left position to center forward.
Matacia will be switched from
inside right to Packer's original
position at inside left, with Milt
Springer, another promising soph
omore, breaking into the lineup
at inside right.
"Our front line has improved
during the past two weeks of
practice by increasing its pene
tration attack," Hosterrnan re
marked when asked about the
effectiveness of his five-man of
fensive line. "We have a very
good scoring potential, as long as
the boys keep working together,
and don't bog down."
Halfback Line Questionable
Captain Hap Irvin, a veteran
fullback, and Emil Borra, a sen
ior, will be definite starters by
holding down the two defensive
slots in the opener. Red Harris,
another veteran, will start as
goalie, but his promising sopho
more understudy, George Geczy,
will probably see some action.
"The fullback and goalie posi
tions are in excellent shape,"
Hosterman said..
Although the opener is today,
the halfback line is still a pos-
FOB A BETT
Penn Given
Slight Edge
Over State
By SAM PROCOPIO
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3
If only because the Quaker
coach, George Munger, is
serving his last_ year as head
football coach here, the Red
and Blue of Pennsylvania Is
determined to setback Penn
State's Nittany Lions when both
teams trot onto Franklin Field
today for the 42d game in their
series. More , than 50,000 specta
tors are expected to crowd into
the Quaker stadium.
Kickoff time is set for 2 p.m.
Penn State, which is going into
its second consecutive game as
the underdog, seems to possess
another advantage—that is why
this game is a "must" for the Red
and Blue. It appears that Coach
Rip Engle's gridders have a jinx
floating in the Quaker City - atmo
sphere.
In fact,• the Nittany Lions have
practically gone to the City of
Brotherly Love every year as the
"sure loser," only to come out as
victors. Munger, during his dis
tinguished tenure, has - never been
successful against Penn State.
His best effort was a 7-7 tie ,in
1938.
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The most important and overall
series, however, is in Penn's fav
or, 23-13-4, starting back in 1890.
Engle sees his opponent as
"strong and well-balanced." One
thing the Lion mentor points out
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By ROY WILLIAMS
sible question mark; none-the
less, it is definitely not a hole in
the Nittany lineup. Ralph Hoff
man and Ihor Stelynk will be
probable starters at the wing half
backs, with Paul Dierks, a jun
ior, at center half. Gary Nug
gent, Jerry Gillespie and Dick
Robinson may see action. The
halfback line is loaded with tal
ent, which makes it a harder job
for Hosterman to pick the best
feasible combinations.
Ten Veterans
Today's match will see the Bi
sons taking the field with some
what of an advantage over the
Lion 11. Although they suffered
a 6-4 loss at the hands of the
soccermen from Lock Haven State
Teacher's College, the Bisons will
still have a slight edge in "game"
experience very early in the sea
son.
With ten veterans back from
last year's squad, and some hand
some_ soccer talent up from the
freshman squad, •Hosterman ,was
asked if he thought he was
"loaded" with material.
"Our squad is not 'loaded', but
we are very highly equipped with
competitive spirit," Hosterman
said. "Every team must hive
competitive spiri t, not only
rgian
to See 42d
Game Today
WALT HYNOSKI, triple-threat tailback from Mt. Carmel,
will lead Penn today in the 42d renewal of the all-Pennsyl
football classic at Franklin Field. Fifty thousand are expec
Series New Strikeout King
Had No Records in ind
BROOKLYN, Oct. 2 (7P)—"I never once knew I was going
for the
. record, I never knew
. how many strikeouts I had,"
said Carl Erskine, new strikeout king : of the World Series.
"I just knew we had our, backs to the wall and I had to keep
pumping 'em in."
The slim righthander's words were hardly audible in the
bedlam of Brooklyn's dressing room as the Dodgers celebrated
the 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees.
against its opposition, but also
from within—not dessension, but
rather the individual incentive to
have the fight to win a starting
berth, no matter who or what
may be possible obstacles," Hos . -
terman said. "And this year, we've
had that kind of spirit." .
"Every soccer player can be
compared to the quarterback of a
T-formation football squad," Hos
terman remarked. Each man must
visualize, make decisions and exe
cute his part of the play all at
the same time; the combination
of quick thinking by the player
himself, and the team's combined
speed, accuracy and timing and
teamwork is what will win ball
games."
Tentative Starting Lineup
Goalie—Red Harris
Fullback—Emil Borra
Fhllback—Hap Irvin (captain)
Right Halfback—lhor Stelnyk
Left Halfback—Ralph Hoffman
Center Halfback—Paul Dierks
Outside Right—Bill Norcik
Inside Right—Dick Matacia
or Milt Springer
Center Forward—Jack Pinezich
or Dick Packer
Inside Left—Dick Packer or
Dick Matacia
Outside Left—Hubie- Kline
Beat Penn!
"Sure, it was a big thrill when
they told me afterwards I had
broken the strikeout record," Ers
kine added. "But I got my biggest
kick, I think, in getting this win
which we needed so much."
The 26-year old Anderson, Ind.,
ace struck out 14 Yankees to beat
the Series mark set by Howard
Ehmke of the Philadelphia Ath
letics against the Chicago Cubs
Oct. 8, 1929. Ehmke struck out 13.
"I was throwing fast balls al
most entirely for the first four or
BROOKLYN, Oct. 2 (W)
Whitey Ford 18-6, top winner
of the New York Yankee staff,
was named to oppose Billy Loes
14-8, a 23-year-old righthander,
in the fourth game of the World
Series tomorrow at Ebb et s
Field.
five innings," Carl explained.
"Then I felt myself getting tired
and so I started going for my
curve more. In the last innings
I was throwing the curve more
than the fast ball."
The slender pitcher said the
victory today and the strikeout
record meant much more to him
than his no-hit game against the
Chicago Cubs in 1952.
"We were down to rock bot
tom," he said. "I knew if we didn't
win this one we were dead. I
think I was more determined in
this game than in any game I
ever pitched."
Loud noise and friendly banter
rang through the Brooklyn dress
ing room for the first time since
this series started.
Then Erskine, on his own initia
tive, planted an appreciative kiss
on Campanella's sweating fore
head:
The 'rotund Brooklyn catcher,
who came close to sitting out to
day's third game, said it was a
Vic Raschi fast ball which •he
pulled into the lower leftfield
stands.
"Sute, a sharp pain went
through my right hand but it
disappeared right quick' when I
saw where the ball went," he
said.
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