WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 21* 1955 Yanks Top Mays Hits WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (/P) —The New York Yankees moved another step toward the American League pennant today when they beat the Washington Senators 6-3 in the first half of a day-night doubleheader. It was the Yankees’ sixth straight vie tory. Mickey McDermott’s wildness< was his undoing, Starter Don- Larseh was only slightly more effective Rock, Mbore Battle Tonight in Stadium NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (fl) —Rocky Marciano and Archie Moore, sidelined for 24 hours by the empty threat of Hurricane lone, weighed in heavier than expected today for Wednesday’s heavy weight title bout at Yankee Stadium. The fickle dame lone scared Jim Norris, president of the Inter- national Boxing Club, into an nouncing a one-day postpone ment in mid-morning. Shortly after the noon weigh-in, the sun pfeeked through and the skies cleared. It would have been pos sible to have held the fight as lone sliced out to sea. “We are assured Wednesday night will be perfect,” Norris said. Because the fight falls on Wednesday night it will be pushed back IS minutes to 9:45 i p.m. (EST) 3o avoid conflict with the usual Wednesday tele- vision boxing show. There will be no change in ar rangements for the big bout, ex cept the new starting time 1 . The bout will not be seen on 'home television but. will be beamed iinto 128 theaters in 92 cities and four veterans' hospitals- oh Thea ter Network Television.- It also will be carried on network ABC radio. ■ > IBC officiate reported the ad> ’ vance sale wax between $650.- 000 and S7O<MMO with few re funds asked. Promised a perfect day for the fight, they hoped io .sell an■ additional $150,000 iworlh of tickets at the gala It appeared that the original esti mate of 504100 people and $750,000 might hie topped, de spite the postponement. Marciano, unbeaten in his 40- bout career, remained at 17-6 favorite to blunt the bid of the 38-year-old light heavy king, af ter the weigh-in and postpone ment. Marciano, grinning for the cameramen, weighed 18814 and Soccer Eleven Remains Undecided With the start of the season only nine days away, soccer coach Ken Hosterman is still in the fog as to who will' be his starting eleven come the opening game with Army. Hosterman said yesterday that all positions are wide open. “The eleven players who look the best before game time will start,” he said. The soccer mentor also announced that a scrimmage with Sampson Air Force base will be held Saturday on the golf course. Hosterman said the scrimmage will iron out some of the more serious mistakes which have plagued the hooters during practice. Hosterman will probably have six returning veterans in the line up, along with five inexperienced Candidates for the freshman soccer squad are asked to see either Coach Ken Hoeterman or Dave Bishoff before 4 p.xn. any day this week in 202 Recrea tion Hall for physical cards. No player'will be permitted on the practice field until a physi cal card and physical examina tion have been obtained. Fresh man practice will get underway next week. Hosterman an nounced yesterday. players, now being used on an experimental basis. ' In his quest for fullback re placements, Hosterman has been trying junior Pave Davis and sophomore Ralph.Brower in the positions left vacant by Galen Robbins and Paul Dierks. He is also alternating senior Bob Lit tle with both Davis and Brower. ’ Another possible starter is Don Shirk, who returned from Army duty this year. Shirk, who played under the great Bill Jef freys, had two years experience with the Lions before entering By JACK HAND Moore came in at 188 pounds. The Rock had been expected to weigh 187 and Moore 185 or 186. How ever, Moore said he was satis fied with bis weight. Rocky Marciano Lodks for 49th Straight Soccer Managers A call was issued today for candidates for soccer assistant managership positions. Interested students should re port to the equipment room in the south wing of the basement of Recreation Hall between 4 and 6 p.m. today. By FRAN FANUCCI the service. He has been ham pered by an eye injury received early this week, but Hosterman said he may be able to play in Saturday’s tilt. At the goalie position two sen iors are fighting for the first string berth. Both George Geczy and John Lawrence have looked good in practice and Hosterman has not yet decided who will start. Another sore spot on the first eleven is finding a replacement for all-American Jack Pinezich, who graduated in June. Hoster man has used junior Tom Nute in Pinezich’s'spot during pre-season practices. Nute is one of the few replacements' who has received experience and he seems the log ical starter at the outside left spot. Hosterman said the team is finding trouble in its offense. “They’re not moving the ball enpugh, and their passing is not too accurate,’’ he said. Expressing some optimism, he added, “But I think we can cor rect these mistakes in the nine days left to practice.” The N i 11 a n y hooters, who ranked first in the nation last year, open the season on Sept. 30 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Nats; 50th and Manager Casey Stengel yanked him after he had walked the first two batters in the second inning. Tom Morgan came along and held the Senators in check until the eighth when Mickey Vernon socked his 14th home run of the year, and the Senators loaded the bases. But Morgan got pinch hit ter Johnny Groth on an outfield fly to end the inning. Mays Hits 2 Homers NEW YORK, Sept. 20 lie Mays matched a major league record with his 49th and 50 home runs of the season today as the New York Giants clobbered the Pittsburgh Pirates in an explosive doubleheader 11-1 and 14-8. Oddly enough, the only other player ever to do it also was a member of the Giants. Walker Cooper made it with New York in 1947. Mays, stretching his homer lead to four over Cincin nati’s Ted Kluszewski, also be came only the seventh player ever to hit as many as 50 in one season. The others were Babe Ruth, Jimrrty Foxx, Hank Green berg, Hack Wilson, Ralph Kiner and Johnny Mize. Brooks Win, 6-3 BROOKLYN. Sept. 20 (iT*) — George Shuba smacked a pinch, two-run double off little Murry Dickson to break up a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning as Brooklyn de feated Philadelphia 6-3 in the first game of a two-night double header tonight. Orioles Lop Two BOSTON, Sept. 20 (A*) The Baltimore Orioles extended their winning streak to six games by sweeping a rain-spattered dou bleheader from Boston, 3-2 in 10 innings and 7-4, today with key performances by rookies Angelo Dagres and Bob Hale. Tigers Trounce A's DETROIT, Sept. 20 (A 1 ) —The Detroit Tigers assured themselves of at least a .500 season’s record | —their best mark since 1950—by trouncing the Kansas City Ath letics 7-3 today. with probably their toughest op ponent, Army. The West Pointers have always given the Lions trouble, and two years ago they halted the nine gejne winning streak that the hooters carried into the game. In last year’s contest, the Lions handed them the worst defeat in coach Joe Palone’s seven-year stint at the Point as they avenged the *53 defeat. Outing Club Plans Three Trips Sunday The three divisions of the Out ing Club—Cabin and Trails, Field and Stream, and Winter Sports— will sponsor separate trips Sun day. After the trips, the groups will meet at 5:30 p.m. for an out door barbecue at Beaver Dam. Cabin and Train will go to Beaver Dam; Field and Stream plans to travel to the archery range; and Winter Sports will go to the ski cabin and tow in Boals burg. All groups will leave at 2 p.m. from Old Main. Those planning to make the trip should register in 240 Recreation Hall before Sat urday noon. TIME OUT... By RON GATEHOUSE. Asst. Sports Editor . . . FOR THE NATION'S GRID MENTORS Barring wild gusts of wind and sweeping rain from “lone” and her Southeastern coast girlfriends, and the much discussed Marciano-Moore bout set to take place tonight, King Football seems to have once again assumed his peren nial Fall popularity. So. lets rewrite the script a bit and, if we dare, look away from all the sports page billings surrounding this years fore casted stars, All-Americans, etc., to take a thumbnail glimpse at how the nation’s top-ranking grid mentors have fared over the past 10 years or more. According to an Associated Press article released out of New York August 6 of the past sum mer, Maryland’s Big Jim Tatum has a firm grasp on the reins, for the present at least, in producing the winningest teams! Statistics computed by the AP show that among the nation’s foremost college football coaches who have equalled or bettered the 10 year mark, Tatum’s teams have scored 77 victories, dropped only 19, and notched six dead locks. Tatum’s percentage is .802, way out front in any league. In gathering his record, Tatum spent one year at North Carolina, one at Oklahoma, and the past eight at College Park, Md. The Terrapin chief enjoys his distinction as the coach with the most wins throughout ma jor college circles only because the gentleman who succeeded him at Oklahoma. Bud Wilkin son, hasn't as yet reached the 10-year mark. Wilkinson’s teams have won 73 contests, tied 3, and lost eight in the same number of years for an amazing .901 percentage. He’s a cinch to take •over the lead in the decade group at the end of the 1956 season. The Grey Eagle of Mt. Nittany, Penn State’s own Rip Engle, also ;is listed among the select group. With 11 years as a head football coach under his belt, the “Rip per” is displaying a 58 J 34-6 mark, and a .622 percentage. The figures put him 16th among the nation’s major-college best, one percentage point out of 15th place, currently held by Miami’s Andy Gustafson. Entering his sixth year as foot ball boss in the Vale, Engle has tutored Penn State teams to 30 wins, 14 losses, and a pair of ties. The first half-dozen years of Engle’s career were spent at Brown University where he turn ed out several fine teams in the' years from 1944 through 1949. I Getting back to Wilkinson and; the Sooners, the Big Seven eleven has yet to suffer a loss in 45 con ference contests under Wilkinson. Their record includes a 31-game winning streak dating from a loss to Santa Clara in 1948 to-Ken tucky’s Sugar Bowl upset Jan. 1, 1951. That streak stands as the longest in modern football since Notre Dame's 39-game streak and Army's 32 were punctuated by ties. The Sooners now have a 20-game unbeaten string going. Following are the won-lost tied records of all current major college mentors who have been head coaches 10 or more years. Yr«. W L Td. Pet. J. Tatum, Md. 10 77 19 6 .802 E. Blaik, Army 21 140 40 12 .760 B. Dodd, Ga. T. 10 82 26 2 .755 B. Murray. Duke 12 77 26 5 .736 Woodson, Aril. 25 167 63 16 .711 B. Doneltl, B.U. 12 72 29 4 .705 Sanders. UCLA 12 78 34 3 .691 Caldwell, Pr’ton 25 132 63 9 .669 Don Faurot, Mo. 26 169 78 12 .663 L. Waldorf. Cal. 28 165 80 21 .662 W. Butts. Ga. 16 110 66 8 .665 P. Bryant. AAM 10 67 34 6 .664 J. CurUee. Utah 11 71 37 11 .648 J. Olivar. Yale 12 67 38 5 .632 Guatatsdn, Miami 11 66 39 2 .623 C. Encle, P.S. 11 68 34 6 .622 Anderaon h p.C. 29 147 89 12 .617 L. Jordan. Harv. 20 96 69 6 .613 J. Neely. Riee 27 158 108 12 .693 G. Sauer, Baylor 14 73 60 9 .587 Harman, R’gers 29 137 99 8 .578 Howard. Cl'aon 15 717 67 8 .670 R. Eliot. Illinois 17 82 61 9 .569 L. Little Col’mba 31 148 114 13 ,562 Holcomb, P’due 20 88 71 11 .650 A. Enright, S.C. 14 61 63 7 .493 PAGE SEVEN
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