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Bedenk Starts 25th
With Brilliant Slate
By RON GATEHOUSE
Within 11 days Joe Bedenk will begin to add 21 games to the fine 24-year record he's es
tablished as head Penn State baseball coach.
When Bedenk pits his Lion nine against Western Maryland April 13th at Beaver Field
he'll be looking forward to a campaign that could make his Nittanies NCAA District Two
contenders for the fourth time in seven years.
Over a 24-year span, the Lions under Bedenk have won 266 contests while losing
only 118—a .693 mark.
Bedenk's best season was in 1952 when the Lions took
.lace third in the national tournament.
on to
White Skies
Fails to Win
Paumonok
NEW YORK, April 1 (W)—
Cheers for White Skies turned
into boos for Eddie Arcaro today
as Bobby Brocato, a 19 to 1 shot
from Louisiana, zipped down the
Jamaica stretch to capture the
$29,550 Paumonok Handicap be
fore a crowd of 35,450, opening
the New York racing season.
Bobby Brocato had won only
one stakes race in his career, the
1953 Sanford, but the dark bay
slipped through on the rail to
grab the first money of $20,500
by a length over Morris Sims'
Blessbull. The favored White
Skies was third.
Bobby Brocato is a four-year
old colt owned by Joe W. Brown
of New Orleans.
White Skies had won the 1954
Paumonok with Arcaro and was
seeking his eighth straight stakes
victory in New York. The six
year-old horse owned by William
M. Wickham was voted the 1954
sprinting champion and had never
lost a stakes race in New York
until today. His 130-pound bur
den, same as he carried a year
ago, proved too much. White Skies
tired nearing the finish after
battling Blessbull in a head and
head duel down the stretch, and
lost second money by a nose.
Blessbull, who had won two
stakes in Florida earlier this year,
carried 119 pounds while Bobby
Brocato had only 113. C. V. Whit
ney's Cold Command was fourth,
8 1 / 2 lengths behind White Skies
in a field of 12 starters.
The winner was timed in 1:10-
3/5 for the six furlongs or one
fifth of a second faster than White
Skies a year ago.
Bobby Brocato paid $40.90,
$13.10 and $5.10. Blessbull re
turned $4.90 and $2.90, and White
Skies was $2.50 to.show.
Maxwell Fires 68,
Leads Tournament
WILMINGTON, N.C., April 1
(IP) Billy Maxwell of Odessa,
Tex., came in with a four under
par 68 late today to take the 36-
hole Azalea Open. golf tourna
ment lead with 133. He was one
shot ahead of Bob Toski, Living
ston, N.J.; whose 63 set a new
course record, and Mike Souchak,
Durham, N.C., who fired his sec
ond 67.
Sharing f our t h place at 137
were Eric Monti, Los Angeles,
winner of last week's Miami
I3each, Fla., Open, and Doug
Ford, Kiamesha Lake, N.Y.
Fred Haas, Claremont, Calif.,
whose first clay 65 shared the lead
Max w:211, dropped to 73 for a
fo••r-way tie for sixth place at
138.
Soccer Candidates
Candidates for spring soccer
practice are to report to coach
Ken Hosterman in 202 Rec Hall
to secure physical checkup cards.
The most teams entered in a
state 'cowl'ng tournament for wo
men wcs 2169 at Fond du Lac,
iu 1953.
In 1949 the Nittanies were run
ners-up to the District titlists,
winning three of five tourney
games.
The Penn State overall baseball
record shows 662 wins, 320 set
backs, and five ties.
Last year the Lion nine was
victorious in nine of its first 12
outings, and then dropped its last
four games to 'ost a 9-7 slate.
Four of those nine wins came
via the shutout route, one a 21-0
thumping of Bucknell. The Nit
tanies squeeked out a 1-0 verdict
against Rutgers, just three games
after losing an 11-inning heart
breaker to Gettysburg by an iden
tical score. They outhit the Bul
lets, 4-3, but four costly errors
proved to be the difference.
Over a 16-game card the Lions
posted 102 runs on 132 hits to gain
a wide scoring margin over their
opponents, who earned an over
all total of 42 runs and 92 hits.
Twenty-seven times the Nittanies
connected for extra bases—four
of those for the circuit.
The 1955 schedule is almost
carbon copy of last year's, with
,all 16 of the 1954 foes again fac
ing the Lions. Western Maryland,
a newcomer to the Penn State
card, Syracuse, and Georgetown
round out the present schedule.
The Nittanies are scheduled for
a doubleheader when they travel
to Syracuse, and the Georgetown
meeting will be a Beaver Field
twin-bill.
When the Nittanies close out
their campaign against Penn, it
will mark the first ' time the
Quakers have traveled to the Nit
tany Vale in many years.
Ten of this year's contests are
at home.
Baseball Candidates
Candidates for second assistant
baseball managers are to report
to the athletic association office in
204 Rec Hall.' Candidates are re
quired to have an 1.0 All-Univer
sity ;average.
Tommy Meeker, star hockey
player of Clarkson College of
Technology, is the brother of Ho
wie Meeker, coach of the Pitts
burgh Hornets of the American
Hockey League.
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PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTlCE—that's the 25th year as Penn State's heal. nas‘,All coach
grind which baseball coach Joe Bedenk is for Bedenk, who has compiled one of the most
putting his team through now in preparation amas:ing records in the collegiate coaching
for the season's opener. The Nittany Lions will ranks. Several of the candidates for this sea
open the campaign April 13th against Western son's team prepare for action by taking part
Maryland. This will mark the opening of the in a practice game on the Beaver Field diamond.
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District Two honors and went
Tribe to Cop
Flag -- Reirhier
NEW YORK, April 1 (JP)—The
Cleveland Indians are this writer's
pick to capture the American
League pennant for the second
straight year because they have
more and better pitching and
greater power than any of the
other seven clubs.
The runnerup spot must go to
the New York Yankees whose
wealth of talent everywhere but
in the pitching department makes
them far superior to any of their
rivals with the exception' of the
Indians. Only the uncertainty of
their pitching keeps the Yankees
from being a match for the de
fending champions.
The hustling, aggressive Chica
go White Sox, with abundant
pitching, a well-knit defense E l ut
inadequate power, don't appear
to be in a class with the Indians
and Yankees but they are much
too strong for the others.
The rest of the league can be
divided into two groups, with
Boston, Detroit and Washington
battling for the remaining spot
in the first division and Baltimore
and Kansas City struggling to
stay out of the cellar.
This is the order of finish as
seen from here:
Cleveland, New York, Chicago,
Detroit, Boston, Washington, Bal
timore, Kansas City.
Ag Students to Sign
For Caps and Gowns
Seniors and graduate students
in the College of Agriculture
should sign up for caps and gowns
at the Athletic Store on Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday. The de
posit for seniors' cap and gown is
$5. The cap, gown, and hood de
posit for graduate students is $lO.
Students who will graduate in
military uniform do not need to
ign up for a cap and gown.
Invitations and announcements
may be ordered at the Student
Union desk in the HUB on the
same days.
n of Spring
By JOE REICHLER
Lack of
Plagues
When the Nittany Lion golfers open the 1955 season at Bucknell
April 26, it will be their sixth successive season under the tutelage
of Coach Bob Rutherford.
Rutherford has compiled a very impressive record since he took
charge in 1949. In the past three years his team has copped 17 of 19
dual matches, and has finisited,
second in the eastern tournament
once. During one stretch, embrac
ing the 1952 and 53 seasons, hi s
teams won twelve matches in suck ,
cession before being spragged aF
Colgate.
This year's edition of the link
squad will have to work hated' 4to.
equal the successes of their prede
cessors. Gone are three of the,
mainstays of last year's team.
Rutherford is left with only four'
returning lettermen. But evert
worse than that, Rutherford is
fighting a' losing battle with the
weatherman. The weather hag
been extremely uncooperative
thus far. The golfers have been
able to squeeze iti only two days
of organized practice so far this
year.
Bob Rutherford
Opens Sixth Season
UCA to Hold .
Square Dance
The University Christian Asso
cition will sponsor the weekly
squar dance from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday in the Hetzel Union
Building.
Chauncey P. Lang, professor of
agriculture extension, will call for
the dance.
Students may sign up at the
Hetzel Union desk for a six-les
son series of square dance lessons,
to be given from 7 to 7:30 p.m.
each Tuesday. The series costs $l,
and will be taught by Kevin Gel
derman, instructor for the Park
Promenaders, a square dance ex
hibition group.
Folk dancing and mixers will
be held as a part of the square
dance. The next dance will be
held after Easter vacation.
Tennis Squad Prepares
For Rugged Schedule
Under the critical eye of coach Sherm Fogg, Penn s# l. o_*
tennis squad has been pointing toward one of the toughest,;
schedules that has faced a Blue and White net team :in.,a
number of years .
Having finally received a break from the weather, Fong'
now must combat spring vacation. Three days &fteic the
Easter break, the Lion netmen will usher in the 1955. season
against the University of Pennsylvania, expected toltiriiiih,
some rough competition for an opener.
However, 'Fogg currently" Ma
been working with the n4clestof
SATURDAY. APRIL 2. 1955
Returnees
Rutherford
Open in 12 Days
To add to his miseries, the East-.
et vacation will interVene just,
when the team is beginning to
round into form. There are only
12 actual days of practice left be
fore the opener wtih Bucknell.
Before that Rutherford must der
termine those most able to rep
resent the team.
As it stands now, veterans,
Capt. Warren Gittlen, Garry
Gearhart, George Kreidler, Jim
Mayes, and Jim Ginsberg seem
to offer five dependable starters.
The %problem is to dig up two
more men to go along with them t i
Four Sophs Promising
Sophomores Jack Boyanowski,
Charlie Decker, Le 6 Kukkola, and
Joe Bishop all former freshman
standouts, Will fight it out for
the other two positions. Kukkola
and Boyanowski .have the inside
track because of experience; but
nothing is being decided yet, es
pecially at such an early date.
Another serious, though not in
surmountable problem is th e
small size of the team. Rutherford
points out that with. a little teadi
there is a Minimum •of compe
tition fora starting spot.
There are only nine -golfers
competing for seven jobs on this
year's team.
this year's squad—eight returnee
plus an influx of four stiphoritorel:
Captain Bill Zieglei will"
this year's net team and. ' 11 "h ay
the assistance of Chris
sen, Doug Zuker, Ed Selling; 13,,g0
Mullen, and John Clarek,:ll43 sat
out las t' season • after' perfbithilig
the previous campaign'. Ebur
sophomores are also in • the run
ning for .first team positions.
Ziegler will have the - benefit
of three years experience going.
for him and will be the L'ians' '
number one man. HoweVer, Ac
cording to coach Fogg, the; XSt•
of the players are on an°equal .
basis and it will be some time
before selections are made for
Pennsylvania encounter.
"Last year's team waa..,-Ati‘t
strongest I ever coaeheir".2ll4lt
said. "HoweVer, I'll know, Mare
about this team following ;
spring vacation."
Last year's squad posted 4
record, having been nosed Oa lib„
a powerful Navy squad and 'an
equally Strong Colgate, outfit.'" '". .:::;
The.LiOn netmen are facinc:'''‘„•.
same schedule as last season, with%
the exception of Pennsylvania.
However, every opponent has im
proved considerably, while Pend!
Stile will feel the loss of tint
number one and two men front
last. yeateaquad—Dick ItObinooft
and Lew Landon.