PAGE SIX
Lions Nip Scarlet
Behind Gingerich
Garland Gingerich's brilliant four-hit pitching turned back Rutgers yesterday at
Beaver Field 1-0 for Penn State's second win in as many days. The victory was Gingerich's
second without a loss and gave the Lions. a 5-3 record.
Penn State was also limited to four singles, two by George Ettenger and one each by
Pete Cherish and Pat Kennedy. However, the Lions managed to capitalize on one of the four
errors made by the Scarlet.
Nittany second baseman Charlie Russo scored the only run of the, day. With one out
in the fifth Russo slashed a low liner which Scarlet third sacker Bill Eastman got his glove
on but failed to hold. Cherish sent Russo to second with a looping single to right.
Ron Weidenhammer belted a
long drive to left for the second! Zi
out and then Ettenger lined the
next pitch, through the hole be
tween short and third to score
RuSso. Joe Feldman, • Rutgers
hurler, walked Kennedy to load
the bases, but worked his way out
of the jam by getting Hubie Kline
on strikes.
Lions Strand Nine
Feldman had" turned back the
Lions without a hit in the first
three frames. The Scarlet hurler
got Ettenger to end the third by
grounding out after the bases had
been loaded on an error and two
free tickets. Feldman walked five,
struck out three,, and left nine
Penn State runners un base.
Rutgers picked up the initial hit
of the day, a first inning single
by Paul "Lacity. The Scarlet sec
ond sacker was out a few seconds
later on an attempted steal of sec
ond.
Gingerich was in command all
the way and at various points in
the game retired five, seven, and
eight men in order. The Lion
righthander reached his peak in
the sixth and seventh frames.
Three Pitches—Three Outs
In the sixth he retired the side
on three pitches, getting Ron Ber
g.a.tnesca and Walt Porter to hit
grounders to Kline at third and
then fielding Lacity's bunt him
self for the final out. Gingerich
struck out the side in the seventh.
Vinton GWinn and Ed Snovel went
down swinging and Eastman took
a called third strike.
Shovel led off the fifth with a
ground single over second. East
man sacrificed Snovel to second
and after Bill Gatyas whiffed
Gingerich walked Bill Lucas. The
Nittany twirler got out of the inn
ing when Kline fielded Feldman's
shift'', and stepped on bird for
a forceout on Shovel.
Rutgers threatened in the eighth,
but Gingerich bore down to put
out the fire. With one down Bill
Krauss beat out a bunt and went
to second on Feldman's line drive
single to center. Gingerich then
Netters Defeat Juniata for 2nd Victory
•
By ROGER BEIDLER
The Penn State tennis team pounded out its second straight victory as it downed the Juniata
College netters 8-1 yesterday on the University courts.
In gaining the win, the Lions not only rose above the .500 mark for the first time this season,
but they also remained Unbeaten on their home courts.
Bill Ziegler, playing in the top
three-set decision over Juniata's
Phil Lankford..The junior letter
man took the opener 6-3, . but ran
into difficulty as Lankford re
taliated to cop the second, 8-6. In
the final set, Ziegler came through
with another 6-3 performance to
capture the match.
Dean Mullen had little trouble
defeating Paul Gingrich, Juniata's
number two man. The match went
to the Lion in straight sets 6-1,
6-3. Jim Wallis, appearing for the
first time for the Nittanies, proved
no stranger to the game as he
knocked off Ray Pfrogner 6-4, 6-2.
Ed Selling then came through
with the first of three shutout vic
tories which the Foggmen scored
yesterday. He blanked Juniata's
fourth performer Dick Fusco 6-0,
6-0. In the fifth singles match
Doug Zuker won a close, hard
fought verdict from Dan Raffen
sperger of the Huntington squad,
7-5, 6-4.
Chuck Christiansen then exe
cuted shutout number two for the
Lions, as he easily , rolled over
Dick Barefoot. The sophomore,
who also saw plenty of action on
the basketball court last season,
blasted a duo of love sets from his
opponent to wind up the singles
competition.
Th doubles action, . State's . top
combination of Dick Robinson and
Lew Lan , lon cc)- , bleted the final
whitewash evr-: as they
downed Gingrich and Barefoot,
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LION CATCHER, George Ettinger slides into second in yesterday's
game with Rutgers. Ettinger was out attempting to stretch a single.
The Lions wan the game, their fifth of the season, 1-0, behind the
one-hit pitching of Gar Gingerich.
got Bergamesca on a fly to right
and Porter on a tap back to the
mound.
Gingerich walked two and re
tired seven on strikes. His drop
and fast balls were especially ef
fective and the Nittany hurler had
plenty in reserve when he needed
it. Gingerich has permitted just
two earned runs in 21 3 / 4 innings
on the mound and now has an
0.90 earned run average. Last sea
son he allowed 1.49 earned mark
ers per game.
Lion Coach Joe Bedenk made
one change in the lineup, insert
ing Dick "Chalkey" Surovchak in
right in place of Tom Werner who
has been in a hitting slump.
Lacity came up with the field
ing gem of the clay in the seventh
spot, two notches above his regular berth, came through with a
6-0, 6-0. Seiling and Bruz Ray
teamed to rack up the final point
for the Lions, sweeping over
Ffrogner and Raffensperger 6-1,
8-6.
The summary:
SINGLES
Ziegler (PS) defeated Lankford,
6-1, 6-8. 6-3.
Mullen (PS) defeated Gingrich,
6-1, 6;3.
Wallis (PS) defeated Pfrcigner,
64, 6-2.
Selling (PS) defeated Fusco,
6-0, 6-0.
Zuker (PS) defeated Raffens
perger, 7-5, 6-4.
Christiansen (PS) defeated Bare
foot, 6-0, 6-0.
DOUBLES
Robinson-Landon (PS) defeated
Barefoot-Gingrich, 6-0, 6-0.
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when he raced into left to catch
Cherish's blooper on the dead run.
Penn State will meet Syra
cuse in a doubleheader Saturday
at Beaver Field. The Lions will
travel to Lewisburg Tuesday for
a game with Bucknell and then
will battle a strong Temple squad
at home next Saturday.
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Penn State
Homan Named Captain;
Maurey Wins Award
Bob Homan, Penn State's 123-
pounder, was named captain of
the Nittany Lion varsity mat
team for 1954-55, last night at
the annual wrestling banquet
held at the Eutaw House. He
succeeds Co-captains Dick Le
rnyre and Jerry Maurey.
Maurey was given the Wil
liam Neidig award for the sen
ior wrestler who contributed
most to Penn State. Hud Sam
son, 191-pound NCAA champ,
won the award last year.
Selling-Ray (PS) defeated Pfrog
ner-Raffensperger, 6-1, 8-6. •
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Ziegler-Mullen, 3-6, 6-4, 8-6.
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Panthei.i.'„lrgckmen
Could Be Trouble -.
Chick Werner probably shuddered violently when he heard the
score of the Pitt-West Virginia: track meet last Saturday. The Pan
thers dismembered the Mountaineers, 111•-19. The Lion track coach
sends his own squad against Pitt Saturday at Beaver Field in what
could be a closer battle than the Penn State-Navy tussle (68-63).
The Panthers have lost to Navy this . ,season 'and also succumbed
to powerful Miami of Ohio. But Saturday's fantastic score against
West Virginia gives every indication that the Lions will have a real
fight on their hands.
Man-for-man the individual
events appear, to shape up on
paper in a pattern very similar
to that set last week against Navy
when the outcome of the meet
hinged on the final event the
mile relay.
Monahan Big Threat
Cronstedt
2d in NAAU
Comnetition
Jan Cronstedt, Penn State's
National Collegiate All-Around
Champion, finished second in a
bid for the National Amateur
Union All-Around Championship
in San Fernando. Calif. Saturday.
However Cronstedt did capture
the NAAU Horizontal Bar and
Parallel Bar titles on Friday, scor
ing 573 points on the horizontals
and 576 points on the parallel
bars.
Cronstedt and Nittany gymnasts
Tony Procopio and Carl Schwenz
feier entered the two-day meet as
unattached entries. Procopio fin
ished eighth in the All-Around
competition. Schwenzfeier wa s
unable to enter competition be
cau s e of injuries he received
Friday.
Cronstedt finished behind Jim
Simms of the Los Angeles Turn-.
ers. Simms totaled 3157 points,
34 ahead of Cronstedt's 3073. -How
ever, the Lion almost had the
championship in his pocket until
the sidehorse competition.
The Lion gymnast broke in
the middle of the optional routine
on the horse and was awarded
only 150 points. He had already
scored 243 points on the required
routine.
Under NAAU rules, the con
testant is judged by six judges.
He can score a maximum of 300
points on each routine optional,
and required. The All-Around
competition included the long
horse, parallel bars, horizontal
bars, flying rings, sidehorse, and
free exercise.
Kulynych Elected
Eng Council Head
'George Kulynych, sixth semes
ter mechanical engineering major,
was elected president of the En
gineering Student Council Tues
day night.
Kulynych is a member of the
American Society for Mechanical
Engineers; Tau Beta Pi, engineer
ing honorary society; Pi Tau Sig
ma, mechanical engineering lion
orary society; and will soon be
initiated into Phi Kappa "Phi, na 7
tional scholastic honorary society.
New members of the council,
to be elected today and' tomorrow,
will elect the other council of
ficers.
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Road Openers Again
In 1954, as in 1953, Penn State
will go on the road for its first two
football games. The '54 opponents
will be the Universty of Illinois
and Syracuse University.
MAKE' PLANS FOR SPRING WEEK
---xt ' Monday, May 10
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Spring Week Parade
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Madhatter's Final
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CARNIVAL . :
THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1954
The Panthers' biggest threat will
probably be hurdler Wally Mona
han, a rubber legged speedster
who has broken all the Pitt hurd
ling records. Along with Mona
han Pitt Coach Carl Olson will
bring sophomore Arnie Sowell
who turned in a 1:51.6 in the half
mile Saturday.
Miler Dan Sommers who: was
clocked at 4:17.3 looks like a sho
in there unless Doug Moorhead
can better his 4:21.8 time recorded
in the Navy meet. However - a
wealth of Penn State depth. in
this event should even . matters
somewhat.
Lions Strong on Weights
In the weights the Lions appear
to carry a decided edge., Record
breaking Rosey Grier (shot 'put)
and Charlie Blockson (discus) as
a team appear almost invincible
—at least as far as Pitt is con
cerned.. The Panthers don't own
an outstanding weight man.
In the 440, 220, and• 100 Wer
ner's entry again will probably
have the upper hand. 011ie Sax's
record 48.9 in the • quarter mile
Saturday and Pollard's record :9.7
in the century provide solid in
surance that those ,events will
probably go to the Lions. Pollard
also turned in a :21.1 in the 200.
On the Pitt side, Panther Chet
Rice's best time against the Moun
ties was a :9.9.in the 100 and a
:22.5 in the 220. Jim Fritz was
clocked at 50.1 in the 440.
Lorch In Vault
Dan Lorch hit 13 feet in the pole
vault Saturday but has done bet
ter. He could grab a first in that
event. But the Lions are notice
ably weak in the broad and high
jump and may be hurt there.
The mile relay team, final rec
ord setter Saturday, is a pretty
solid bet to make it two in a rote.
Werner's quartet of Sax, Pollard,
Brunjes, and Dave Leathern Was
a full -13 seconds better than the
Pitt entry's 3:30.5 clocking Satur
day. The Nittanies breezed in with
a 3:17 time.
EIM Trockr:Horseshoe
'eeadlirte bs Friday
The deadline for entries in in
tramural track an d horseshoe
competition is 4:30 p.m. Friday.
Entrants may sign up in the IM
office in Rec Hall. These two
sports will end intramural activ
ity for the school year.
The track program will be run
off as a three-day affair. Com
petition will start May 25. In
track; as in horeshoes, trophies
will he awarded fraternity team
winners and medals be pre
sented to first place independent
winners.