THURSDAY. MAY 12. 1955 Pmn State Sports— ON THE LINE Cubs Step Dodgers CHICAGO, May 11 W—The Chicago Cuba used a grand-slam homer by Ernie Banka and a three-run homer by Dee Fondy to smash Russ Meyers pitching jinx and an 11-game Brooklyn Dodger winning 'streak, 10-8, today. _ Meyer, who had won 17 straight over the Cubs, lasted only one inning. It was his first defeat by Chicago since July 16, 1960. WRESTLING For the high-flying Dodgers, it The recent naming of Bill “The Obe” Oberly and Joe Krufka- ll-lO bythe New both veteran wrestlers for Coach Charlie Speidel during the past York Giants April 24 and only two years—as captains of the Lion mat squad brought to mind the their third setback in 25 games namtog of Ed Elch.lberger.to . .toiler capacity with Lehigh Uni- thl|Switcher Bnly ylela . A V glance at Eichelberger’s record makes it easy to understand cooperm" provide why his teammates chose the Virginia junior to guide their 1986 the ninth and decisive Cub run. __y ad The 10th Chicago run also came 30 eoltod... b«Ua fori™. Jyto ttjlSrWlw WSiSSS nz'^s rciR " 80raJ,ck ” n a two-year period and an enviable 9-1 card Ip the Nationals. Dodgers got two in the Although Eichelberger, an outstanding engineering student at opening inning on a walk to Jun- Lehigh, was held to his only tie by Jerry Maurey of Penn State 3-3, ior Gilliam, Duke Snider’s triple he has scored 21 'pins—including four pins in the 1965 NCAA tour- and Roy Campanella’s single. ney at Cornell. Eichelberger, who also copped both the EIWA and NCAA titles and was voted the "outstanding wrestlers” of both tournaments, returns next year at the 147-pound slot **- * * SOCCER Soccer Coach Ken Hosterman has already begun to mould the 19SS edition for Penn State's soccer team with a series of ofi and-on" spring practice sessions. . « , Although the youthful coach, who was named Soccer s Coach of the Year” after piloting his squad to a 9-0 streak and the National crown in his second year behind the wheel, has not had the bulk of his squad on the field at any one time, he has had some promising freshmen who will move up to the varsity next fall. Hosterman is expecting lo have eight lettermen returning next fall for duty including linemen Tom Nute, Dick Matacla. Dick Packer, lan Springer, and Jerry Bijurj halfbacks Steve Flamporls and Ihor Stelnyk; and goalie George Gecsy. GOLF This weekend Coach Bob Rutherford—now in his sixth season at the helm of the Nittany linksmen—will take his squad to New Haven, Conn., where Yale will defend its 1954 Eastern Intercol legiate Golf Association title. The Lions were tenth last year in the same tilt. Last year the Lions entered the "tough-luck" tourney with a crack seven-man squad that had posted a 5-0 record. None of the Lions, however, weathered the rugged 36-hole medal play of the Hanover, N.H. Country Club although Gordie Stroup missed the qualifying round by one stroke. Only Captain Warren Gittlen and Gus Gearhart, a junior, will be returnees from last year's squad which entered the EIGA tourney. Thus far the Lions have swept five straight matches including a 4-3 squeaker over Cornell at home. TRACK Pehn State’s track Coach Chick Werner predicted yesterday that “if the weather is like it was last weekend, things will be ripe for some good performances.” Perhaps Werner had in mind the recent shot and discus throwing exploits of his two weightmen— Captain Rosey Grier and Charlie Blockson. The two have been running races these past two years as to whose turn will it be each week to crack a record or cop first place in the shot and discus events. In' indicating he'll switch his men in the sprints and the num ber of races that they'll run. Werner hinted he will be out lo put together a relay squad that will give the clock a race for the record. LAST S DAYS Sat., May 14th is the Las You've nWver seen anything like motion picture screen. Don't Miss ft RIALTO THEATRE Lewistown, Pa. By ROY WILLIAMS Sports Editor * * • * THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA Major League Baseball Results Tribe Edges Yanks, 4-3 NEW YORK, May 11 (if)— Bob Turley, erratic Yankee fireballer. gave up three hits and eigh walks in between strikeouts to day and that was enough to offset a pair of New York homers and give Cleveland’s champion In dians a 4-3 victory over the Yank ees. In the first four innings Turley Boxing Commission To Conduct Probe P HIL A DELPHIA UP) With boxing suspended for 90 days throughout Pennsylvania, the state Athletic Commission today fixed Friday for the start of a full-scale probe of the sport, with all persons officially involved in the Harold Johnson-Julio Mederos fight expected to be called as wit nesses. Gov. George M. Leader banned the sport yesterday after receiv ing a report on the bout. The commission yesterday re ported that traces of a barbiturate were found in a urinalysis per formed on Johnson. Johnson col lapsed in his corner and was un able to answer the bell for the third round, last week. JACK'S Barber Shop 131 S. PUGH STREET f= —TMIY WEAR M>N|Y THE WIHD! walked seven men and struck out seven. From there on he issued only one more pass, fanned three more and yielded just one hit, a ninth-inning single by A 1 Smith. Smith' made two of Cleveland’s hits, scored one run and drove in two. Andy Carey drove his second homer of the year into the field field stands in the last of the fourth and Mantle dropped his seventh into the rightfield seats in the eighth. Braves Trim Bucs, 8-3 MILWAUKEE, May 11 (#) The Milwaukee Braves nipped a budding jinx today by trimming the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-3, on the batting power of Ed Mathews and Joe Adcock. Mathews slammed a three-run homer and Adcock poked a two run double as the Braves’ topped the Pirates for the first time in five engagements this year to give 12,444 paid customers and 2,458 ladies something to shout about besides the pleasant weather. Mathews’ homer was his third of the year but his first at Mil waukee County Stadium this sea son. While Adcock’s seventh in ning double was his only produc tive hit he also had another dou ble, a single and a walk in a perfect day. A's Blank Orioles, 2-0 BALTIMORE, May 11 (JP)—Al ex Kellner and Bobby Shantz SEE .. . Buy ... - ARROW SHIRTS mtlmk STATS COLLEOS limited the Baltimore Orioles to five singles today as the Kantas City Athletics beat the Birds a-# to even their two-game series. Shantz came on in the fourth after Kellner developed a catch in his back. The A’s scored twice in the third inning on back-to-back sin gles by Gus Zernial and Jim Fin igan. Zemial’s liner to center brought in Joe DeMaestri and Fin ian’s single to left drove in Dick Kryhoski. Detroit Trounces Nats WASHINGTON, May 11 UP)— A three hit shutout performance by Ned Garver and a collection of scratch infield hits enabled thS Detroit Tigers to end a three game losing streak today at the expense of the Washington Sena tors, 7-0. Garver figured in all five runs which the Tigers scored against starter Dean Stone, driving in two of them. A 1 Kaline, the star young Tiger outfielder, smacked his sev enth home run of the season off reliefer Frank Shea in the ninth. Boston Tops Chisox, 4-3 BOSTON, May 11 UP) Billy Klaus’ first major league home run, a two run blast in the sev enth inning, and some clutch re lief work by Ellis Kinder in the ninth enabled Boston to snap a five-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox today. PAPE SPVEJ*
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