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Thincldds End
Home Season
With Boston U.
Penn State’s track fans who turned out in force last week
end for the Michigan-Navy triangular meet will get their final
opportunity for another look at Penn State’s outdoor track
edition for 1955 when the Lions host Boston University for
their first dual meet of the current campaign Saturday.
And according to Lion Coach
Chick Werner, the Boston U.-Penn
State match may op the time
When “things could be ripe” for
some glittering performances—if
not records—from both squads.
Boston U., however, is expected
to be short-handed for the meet.
Werner said yesterday that when
he heard that they would bring
only a 10- to 12-man squad to
work against the Lions, Penn
State immediately attempted to
convert the meet into a triangular
affair.
Werner said that Villanova,
Manhattan, West Virginia, and
Maryland were contacted this
week in an attempt to enlarge
the field, but that previous
scheduling commitments had
been made by each of the
Schools.
Despite the fact that Boston
University will have a small
squad represented on Saturday, it
is expected to give the Lions a
rugged series of tests both on the
cinders and in three of the six
field events.
Such names as Bernard Bruce,
Ted Garrett
Lion 2-Miler
Billy Smith, Bruce Hescock, Bill
Sheer, Fred Bell, and George Ter
ty are expected to bolster Boston
U’s attack. ,
Hescock was Boston University’s
1054 indoor pole vaulting cham
pion. He also doubles in the high
jump and can hit 6-5. In the past
Hescock has hit 14 feet in the
pole vaulting department.
In the broad jumping category
grace has been the indoor champ
ir the past two years, and has
managed to rope in a 24-foot leap
to his credit.
On the cinders Terry is ex
pected to give the Lions a solid
battle in the mile and two-mile
runs. Terry was the intercol
legiate cross-country champ last
year and was also first in the
IC4A two-mile run in front of
St. John's Don Townsend.
Terry entered the Penn Relay
two-mile event but did not place
in the top five.
Another expected miler for
Boston will be Smith, who—al
though he has slipped somewhat
this spring—has hit 4:13 in the
mile and was clocked last year at
1:53 in the 880-yard dash.
Penn State's chief entry in
the two-mile run will be senior
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Ted Garrett, who won the first
race of his career for Werner's
outdoor squad at Navy a month
ago. Garrett also ran the two
mile grind against Ron Walling
ford of Michigan last week and
stayed with the Wolverine ace
throughout the race only to get
nudged out of first place by five
yards as he pressed Walling
ford to the tape.
Werner said yesterday that if
the two teams have another day
this Saturday like the one last
weekend as far as the weather is
concerned, there was a good
chance of some outstanding or
record-breaking performances.
In listing those events he
thought would be most in dan
ger of being re-written, Werner
noted the shot, discus, pole'
vault, 100-, 440-, 880-yard dash
es, the low and high hurdles,
and the mile relay.
Werner indicated yesterday that
he may alter his lineup from that
which has remained relatively the
same since the Lions opened at
Navy more than a month ago.
Art Pollard, who has run both
the 100-yard dash and the 220-
yard dash this spring plus a leg
in the mile relay, may see action
only in the century race and mile
relay. Sophomore Jack Morin,
Bruce Austin, and Dave Leathern
may also be shifted in the sprint
races in order to give the Lions
a stronger entry in the mile relay.
The performances of Penn
State's Captain Rosey Grier and
junior Charley Blockson—both
ex-footballers last week will
give the Lions a decided edge
in the shot and discus events.
Grier again took first place last
weekend with a 54-9% put of the
shot and Blockson followed close
behind with a third-place effort.
Grier and Blockson also gave the
discus records a workout both in
the preliminaries and the finals.
Grier took first with a 164-8 throw
and Blockson was second with a
164-3% heave.
After the home windup with
Boston University, the Lions will
travel to Pittsburgh on Tuesday
for their final dual meet of the
season. After the trip to Sky
scraper U. the Lions have the Col
iseum Relays in Los Angeles and
the IC4A championships iri New
York in. front of them before clos
ing the* 1955 card.
Slaughter, Saih
Go to Athletics
BALTIMORE, May 11 (JP)—
Purchase of outfielder Enos
Slaughter and pitcher John Sain
from the New York Yankees,
pitcher Ray Herbert from the De
troit Tigers, and outfielder Harry
Simpson from Cleveland was an
nounced today by the Kansas City
Athletics.
The four players are to report
to the A’s in Boston tomorrow.
The amount of mone., involved
was not disclosed, but Ray Ken
nedy, personnel manager of the
A’s, said the sum given for Her
bert, a righthander, was a lot of
money. He also indicated a sub
stantial price was paid for the
veterans Sain and Slaughter.
Pitcher Alpha Brazle of the
White Sox is the oldest player on
the roster. He will be 31 in Octo
ber.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Three Lion Wrestling Standouts...
LAR. FORNICOLA, Na. ister.n
137-pound wrestling champion proudly shows
the University's most coveted wrestling award,
the William N. Neidig trophy, to teammates Joe
Krufka and Bill Oberly, next year's co-captains.
Fornicola swept through five dual meets, and
eight poßt-season opponents enrbute to his
double crown. His feat was made more important
Williams Ends
Retirement-
Rejoins Bosox
BOSTON, May 11 (fl s )—Ted Wil
liams, one of baseball’s all'time
greatest hitters, ended his retire
ment today with a phone call to
the Boston Red Sox that he would
arrive Friday.
“There’s no use waiting any
longer, I’ll be in Friday,” Wil
liams said.
Williams called Gen. Mgr. Joe
Cronin from Miami where the fi
nal settlement of his divorce was
recorded today.
Although Williams never has
explained his now discarded de
cision toquit baseball, friends said
his marital difficulties were the
principal reason.
“I’m grateful and happy about
this,” said Cronin at the box
office at Fenway Park. “Ted
sounded like he was anxious to
play ball.
“He felt he would have to have
a settlement before he would be
any good to anybody.
“Being the perfectionist he is,
it’s easy to understand his atti
tude.”
The arrival of the long ball hit
ting lefthander, with 366 home
runs and a .348 lifetime batting
average in over 12 years of major
league play, comes at the right
moment psychologically for the
slumping Sox.
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Charlie jpeidel's grapplers. Formerly he Was
forced lo assume a back-seal role while his
teammales Dick Lemyre and Jerry Maurey ware
collecting championships. Previous winners of
the award in their order, are Jim Maurey, Mike
Rubino, Joe Lemyre. Hud Samson, and Jerry
Maurey.
NBA Approves
Milwaukee Shift;
Rejects 2 Others
NEW YORK, 11 (£>)— I The
National Basketball Association
today approved transfer of the
Milwaukee Hawks’ franchise to
St. Louis at the same time re
jected a franchise bid by Wash
ington, D.C.
The latter action drew an im
mediate threat of a court suit
from Morris Fox, who heads the
Washington group seeking an en
try in the professional league.
Fox said he would accuse the
NBA of breach of contract. He
said he had a letter in which
Washington was promised a fran
chise.
This would be the second suit
against the league. Baltimore in
terests already have instituted
court action, accusing the NBA
of violation of the anti-trust act.
The Baltimore group has sought
to enjoin the league from making
future schedules. It is also de
manding a new and equitable
playqr draft.
Ed Drapcho’s no-hitter against
Bucknell was the first since Jay
Minich, now a district representa
tive for the Pennsylvania Farm
Bureau at Mercer, turned the trick
against St. John’s of Brooklyn in
1911. Drapcho, a sophomore and
a southpaw, is the ace of Penn
State’s 1955 pitching staff.
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THURSDAY. MAY T 2. tryo
first year as a regular for
Intramural Track
Entries Due Tuesday
Entries for the intramural
track meet are due in the IM
Office, Hec Hall, by 4:30 Tues
day. Organisations may enter
two men in each event, but
only one entry in the mile re
lay. Independents may enter
as unattached individuals.
Men planning to enter the
440-yard dash must lake a
physical examination. There is*
an entry fee of $l.OO for teams
while independent entries will
be charged 25 cents. Complete
details of the meet may be ob
tained at the IM office.
Penn State’s current track and
field team boasts a strong trio of
point-getters in co-captairr'Rosey
Grier, shot put and discus; Art
Pollard, sprints; and' Rod Perry,
hurdles. Grier and Pollard both
are ICt4A chompions.