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Drapcho's .81 ERA,
4 Wins Pace Lions
It is now conceivable to say that without Ed Drapcho the Lion baseball team, sport
ing an 8-2 record, would be just another ball team. The junior lefthander won his fourth
game of the season Saturday when he curveballed the Lions to a 2-1 victory over Colgate.
Drapcho struck out seven and walked only two, and was never in any serious trou
ble throughout the game. The only run scored on him came in the ninth inning when Colgate
second baseman, Tony Nicotera, hit the first pitch deep to left center for a home run.
Drapcho, allowing only one run, brought his earned run average to an amazing .81
per game. He has pitched 49 innings and has allowed only four runs and 23 hits.
The 5-7, 160 pound ace gave * * * * * *
Colgate only four hits, two of
infield taps. Drapcho. •
wc a re
sU idly r— , e ball specialist,iFrosh Diamondmen
kept the heaving hitting Raiders
off balance most of the game by
t po
Ed Drapcho
Hurl 4-hitter
pushing a sneak• fast ball by
them when they seemed to be
expecting the curve.
His mound opponent,. George
Fishburn, had to be facing Drap
cho to lose the game. The Colgate
senior, who beat the Lions the last
two years, lost his first college
game in his three-year career. He
had notched 13 straight wins be
fore Saturday.
The tall righthander allowed
the Lions only five hits, but tnree
of these were bunched together
in the third inning. The Lions'
scored one run in the third and'
one in the fifth to wrap up the
game.
In the third Drapcho lined a
single to right to lead off the inn
ing. Lou Schneider then bunted
to the pitcher who threw Drapcho
out attempting to make second.
Nicotera tried to double up
Schneider, but Colgate first base
man Dave Buccola let the ball
spurt away from him sending
Schneider to second.
Jack Michel. substituting for
the absent Guy Tirabassi at short
stop, then singled to drive in
Schneider. Bob McMullen also
followed with a single. but Fish
burn bore down and got Don
Stickler and Jim Lockerman on
two infield ground outs.
Drapcho, who was just as much
a nemesis on offense as he was
on defense, started the fifth inn
ing by reaching first base on an
error. He was sacrificed to sec
ond by Schneider and scored on
Stickler's single. Stickler hit a
3-2 pitch, which proved to be the
one that sent Fishburn to defeat.
The defensive-minded Stickler
stopped a slight Colgate rally in
the third inning when he doubled
Bonnie Barr at second after Fish
burn had fanned attempting to
bunt_ Stickler's peg caught Barr
by four feet.
The Lions had only one error
and Colgate two in the fast-mov
ing contest, which lasted only an
hour and forty minutes.
The Lions face Bucknell tomor
row at Beaver Field and Rutgers
Saturday at home. Game time to
morrow is 3:30 p.m.
rEN STATE COLGATE
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Idirbel,ss 3 0 1 Nicotora.2b 4 1 1
11.0114ul'ajf 2 0 1 Martin,sit 4 0
Sticklerx 4 0 1 HoplArs.rf 4 0 0
'Locienin.cf 3 0 0 Buccol4.lb 4 0 0
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Totals 22 2 5 Totals 30 1 4
Penn State was host to the Na
tional AAU gymnastics cham
pionships and Olymn7c tryouts - for
the third time in 1955.
THE DARY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
By FRAN FANUCCI
Trounce Kiski, 10-3
Penn State's freshman baseball team pulled a "Pirate spe
,cialg Saturday afternoon at Saltsburg when it hung a 10-3
verdict on Kiski Prep.
Much on the order of a Bobby Bragan, coach John Egli
came up with a revamped line-up that was able to get the
Lions out of their hitting doldrums.
League Leading
'Cards Defeat
•Milwaukeel7 2-0
MILWAUKEE, April 30 (/1")
The St. Louis Cardinals, docile
and hittless for 6% innings today,
,shattered Warren Spahn's spell
with three singles for a run in
the seventh and went on to a 2-0
victory over the Milwaukee
Braves.
The Cards slipped into first
place in the National League by
percentage points over the idle
Brooklyn Dodgers, .667 to .636.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Detroit of New York —Grornek 11-1) vs
Ford 12-0
Chicago at Baltimore ( night) —Ha rah
man 11-0) se. Paling. 40-3).
Cle‘elanci at Washington (night)—Wynn
(2-0) vs. Ramos 114).
Kanvas City at Boston—Kellner (1-1) ca.
Porterfield 114).
MONDAY'S RESULTS
St. Louts 2. Milwaukef. 0
TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE
Brooklyn at Cincinnati I nirbt o—Erskine
41-01 N.. 11i PiKtein
Philadelphia at Milwaukee (night)—
Dickson (0-21 NF. Buhl (141.
New• York at Chicago—Hearn (0-1) vs.
Hacker 10-11.
Pitti.burieh at St. Louis (oigbt)—Little
field 7 0-1) ) sf. Iti,ll 42-0).
Nittany
To Win
A second place in the discus
E by veteran weightman Charlie
i ßlockson and a fifth in the
880-yard relay topped Penn
!State performances in the an
nual Penn Relays at Philadel
phia! the past weekend.
Blockson came the closest to
winning a Lion first by finishing
in the number two spot in the
discus with a 156'7 1 / 2 " heave on
Friday. Harvard's Art Siler cop
ped the event with a 158'4 1 / 2 "
throw with Manhattan's Ken Ban
turn finishing third with a 151' 1 / 2 "
toss.
Blockson came back on Satur
day to finish fifth in the shot put
with a 49'1;4" effort. John Tul
lar, the other Nittany weight en
try, failed to place in the shot.
The Nittany 880 relay squad—
Dick Winston, Tim Norton. Bruce
Austin, and Art Pollard—finished
fifth in the finals, which were
run in two heats because seven
teams were vying for the title,
with a 1:26.4 time.
The 440 relay entry failed to
finish due to a poor baton pass
between the first and second leg
men.
The frosh mile relay entry
failed to place for the finals de
spite an outstanding second-leg
effort by Fred Kerr. Chet Cotton,
Charlie King, and Ed Moran—
winner of the mile event in the
Ohio State Relays—were Kerr's
running mates.
Art Pollard, getting off to a
bad start and then stumbling, did
not qualify for .the finals of the
invitational 100-yard dash which
Penn State sent Kiski out of
contention in the fourth inning
when it rolled up nine runs on
six hits and four walks.
Husky Cal Emery continued his
fine pitching as he struck out 10
and walked four, going the dis
tance. Newcomers Don Williams
and Dean Witherite accounted for
four of the Lions' total of 11 hits.
The batting star, however.
was centerfielder Don Meyer
who collected two triples, both
coming in the big fourth. His
second three-bagger drove in
three runs.
Williams replaced second-sack
er Frank Hocking while Witherite
was inserted for Doug Caldwell.
Witherite played right, with Pat
Kinney shifting to left and Meyer
to center.
Emery, who gave up six hits,
now has given up that same num
ber in 12 innings, His totals show
16 strikeouts and eight walks.
Incidentally, Egli did not see
his boys in action, remaining in
State College. Sunday he left
for the hospital where he will
undergo minor surgery. Grad
uate student Hank Boggio took
over the reins for the absent
Trackman Fail
First in Relays
was won by John Haines of Penn.
Sophomore Ogier Norris tied
for fifth in the pole vault with a
12'6" leap while Dick Coats tied
for 12th in the javelin with a 186'
throw.
Manhattan's Bantaum stole the
show from the other entries with
his 59'1 3 / 4 " heave to grab a first
place in the shot put. The mark
was the highest any Eastern shot
putter has hit thus. far.
Pitt's Arnie Sowell put on an
outstanding performance for the
fans as he ran a three-quarter leg
in the distance medley in 2:58.7
the fastest in the history of the
event.
Sowell also ran a 1:51.4 half
mile in the sprint medley to place
the Panthers second behind Villa
nova _ and a :46.9 quarter in the
mile relay.
Charlie Blockson's high school
kid brother, Willie, hit his own
personal high in the high jump
at 6'4" but failed to place.
Blockson Nears Disc Mark
Charley Blockson, Penn State
football giant, is moving in on
Rosey Grier's one-year-old mark
of 170 feet, 6 inches in the discus
throw. The Norristown senior ap
proached 169 feet in the Ohio
State Relays, may still surpass
Grier's Penn State high.
Rielly Rated 'Comer'
Only sophomore to break into
the 1956 golf picture at Penn
State, Pat Rielly is rated a corner
in the sport. Lion coach Bob Ruth
erford regards the Sharon shot
maker as "one of the most prom
ising golfers we've ever had."
A Glance at .
SPORTS
By VINCE CAROCCI
Asst Sports Editor
OLYMPIC POST-MORTEMS-
Now that the National AAU championships and Olympic trials
are over, Nittany mentor Gene Wettstone can take a well-deserved
rest after months of long and ardous hours of preparation for the
gymnastic "circus".
Wettstone was awarded a plaque by Roy E. Moore, perennial
chairman of the United States Olympic Committee, during the
Saturday night finals for "outstanding service to the sport."
If anyone deserved this award, it was Wettstone. He had been
making plans for the trials as far back as last December and once
they were underway, he didn't stop working until the final score
had been flashed. He deserves a pat on the back for a job well-done.
The - tumbling competition caught the fancy of the fans as the
entries displayed a repertoire of twists and flips that had not been
seen around these parts for quite some time.
The fans practically brought the rafters down with jeers after
the scores had been flashed for Gary Chamberlain, Jeff Austin,
and Jamile Ashmore. The boos, however, were not because the
scores did not top that of the eventual winner, Jim Sebbo, but
rather because they were exceptionally low—in the fans' opinions,
anyway.
Dick Albershardt, Indiana University trampoline artist who
finished third in the AAU competition, kept the fans at ease and
in their seats with a comedy trampoline act while they awaited
official announcement of the Olympic team.
Rafael Lecuona, Florida State Gymkana, was cut from the
list of all-round competitors eligible for the finals early Saturday
morning because he comes from
Havana, Cuba. Lecuona was 15th
in the preliminary standings,
. * .
Quite a bit of confusion was
caused when the winners of the
calisthenics competition was an
nounced. Someone gave announc
er Steve Fishbein the results from
Friday's competition and Jack
Beckner was named the winner.
Beckner had the medal in his
hand before the error was caught
and' Chick Cicio declared the
rightful winner. Beckner finished
fifth.
Ernestine Russell, the Canadian
standout, presented the medals to
the women side horse vaulting
li=
Asked how it felt not to be able
to compete, Miss Russell answered that "it's harder for me to
watch than to participate."
The trampoline competition also captured the interest of the
fans. Jeff Austin, Naval Air Force entry from Pensacola, Fla., was
the particular favorite of the fans. They let out a resounding chorus
of boos when the officials gave him only 9.05 points, good for second
place.
• Sixteen-year-old Ron Munn, the tramp winner from Amarillo,
Texas, started taking trampoline lessons three years ago at Nards
Trampoline Club in Amarillo.
This was the second consecutive year that an Amarillo native
captured AAU trampoline honors. Last year, Munn's home town
neighbor, Bob Elliot, copped the title. This year, however, Elliot
was eliminated in the preliminaries, which certainly goes to prove
that trampoline men certainly have their ups and downs.
George J. Gulack, former Olympic still rings champion in 1932,
presented the medals to the still rings victors. Gulack retired from
active competition in 1936 and immediately became a ".ige. He has
been on every Olympic Committee since his retirement.
Armando Vega's 9.35 score in the still rings final made the
partisan Penn State fans happy—a tumultuous roar went up as
soon as the score was flashed.
Dick Beckner followed Vega on the rings and scored a 9.4 to
win first place. However, Vega was the first one over to congratu
late him for his outstanding performance.
Wettstone hit the nail on the head Thursday when asked to
pick an outstanding woman competitor. Without any hesitation,
he turned to Sandra Ruddick and said, "She could walk away
with the title."
TRI SIG and THETA - CHI -
present
"Blues in the Night"
SPRING WEEK CARNIVAL
Tuesday, May 1
TUESDAY. MAY 1. 1956
Gene Weitstone