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Lion Pitchers—Well-Balanced With De • th
Nittany Pitching
Drapcho Heads
This is the first in a series of
',Articles covering the positions
cm the Penn State baseball
team. Today: the pitchers.
Pitching. usually a major
problem for most baseball
coaches, is not expected to
give Lion baseball mentor Joa
Bedenk any serious headaches
this coming season.
In fact, Bedenk thinks that this
year's staff has more depth than
the 1956 contingent which hurled
the Lions to a creditable 16-3 reg
ular season record and a berth in
the NCAA District Two playoffs.
N.Y.U. walloped the Lions, 15-9,
in the playoffs.
A look at the present roster
will uphold his conviction. The
mainstay of the Lion staff will
of course be southpaw Ed Drap
cho—probably the number one
collegiate pitcher in the East.
Drapcho topped the Lion hurl
ers last year in both the won-loss
and earned-run-average columns
with a 7-1 record and a remark
able 0.91 ERA. He also was the
strikeout leader with 83 and led
th• squad in innings-pitched with ;
30%.
Whr'
iat can :e en say about his ,
star hurler without repeating him-1
self? He knows the wiry south
paw will be the top man on thei
eit:ll and lets it go at that.
Sophomore Cal Emery, another
Alpha Sig, Dark Horses Top IM Play
John Carpenter led the Dark Horses to a 1 Alpha Sigma Phi sparked an all-fraternity'
4-0 intramural independent bowling League I schedule in Monday night's intramural vol
victory over the Timmy's with a 226 single leyball competition. Ten teams scored vic-'
game and 566 three game total Monday night. tories. I
In other B bowling, Pollock 12 shutout the , The Alpha Sig netmen racked up a pair of
Oddballs, 4-0, behind Hembold's 221-557 ser- I lopsided decisions, 15-1, 15-2, over Phi Gam
ies. The Nittany 36'ers and the, ima Delta.
Nittany Glassers battled to a 2-2' NcAA , i Tau Phi Delta also won handily,
stalemate. Carl Cook of the; Mot ... !trouncing Triangle, 15-3, 15-7.
Glassers was high man with a
217-543 total. i 1 Alpha Tau Omega outplayed
'Phi Kappa Sigma b the same
Nitlany 23 posted a 3-1 vic- : (Continued from page nine) margin. y
tory over the RAR's and were !Hokes of Michigan State, 5-3, in Delta Sigma Phi copped a 15-11,
led by Sallies 181-500 series. :his first match. 15-3 victory over the Sigma Chi
The Newman Club, led by Jerry i All four of the Lion stars will m ad..
Finn and Mary Cable, tallied a :compete in the same weight divis- s Alpha Zeta topped Theta Kappa
3-1 win over McKee V. .ions that they did in the Eastern Phi in two tilts, 15-4, 15-9.
In the sixth League B match,'show. The rest of the Penn State
the Gutter Bailers topped the entries will probably find Earl" Phi Sigma Kappa registered a
Atherton Men, 3-1. The Gutter Poust at 157. George Gray at ,167, decision over Delta Theta Sigma
Bailers' Klein was single game Les Walters at 177 and Sam Mar- with 1 5- 1 2 and 15-5 victories.
maa with a 179 score while Mc- kie at heavyweight. Chi Phi chalked up 15-9 and
Intosh of the Atherton Men cap-"
Poust and Walters were the biglls-6 triumphs to down Zeta Beta
Lured the three-game title with surprises at the recent Eastern i Tau.
484 pins. j tournament. The "C inder e 11 a . Sigma Phi Alpha grabbed a pair'
League A play saw the Bowl-!Twins" upset the dope sheetiof 15-8 wins in defeating Lambda!
3-I,lwhich had placed them amongl Chi Alpha.
avers defeat the Sleepers, ,
when Smith captured the three-I the also-rans in pre-tourney calcu-I Phi Kappa Tau beat Sigma Pi
ilations and emerged close to the by 15-8 and 15-11 counts.
game lead with 510 pins for the
Bowlovers. Findley paced the i 'inners' circle. Faust was third! P 1 Kappa Phi nosed out Beta
Sleepers with a 189 single-game at 157 and Walters second at 177 .1Sigrna Rho, 16-14, in the first
score. 1 Their upset victories throughout game and then took an easy 15-6
Pollock 9, sparked by H ow i e 1 the tournament was one of the'win the second. •
Peak's 205 individual game total! chief reasons behind the Lion A pair of forfeits marred the
and Mel Royer's 539 series score, team victory over Pitt. evening's schedule. Sigma Phi
defeated the C. E.'s, 4-0. 1 Gray did not compete in the Epsilon got the nod over Phi Kap-
The Splits. led by Jack Nei_ tEastern tourney but will prob- pa Psi, and Phi Sigma Delta won
iert's 221 one-game mark and !ably get the nod at 167 in place from Delta Tau Delta.
!of Bruce Gilmore, who switched
Pete Erickson's 550 series tally,
downed Jordan 2. 3-I.his practice site to Beaver Field
where the 1957 Lion football team Don Costanzo led the Aces to a! is in spring drills. Gray, a soph
-4-0 victory over the Holy-Rollerslomore
with a 207-532 series. The Aces:this y , had a 2-3 dual meet record
ear.
also captured the single team) 1 Markle has had a disappointing
honors with 837 pins. ; season this year, but he hopes to
Posting a shutout win were the
Termites over U.F.O.'s. Cheeka
with a 203 total, and Pellnitz's
517 three-game score paced the
Termites.
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not centered on the southpaw
side of the mound. Junior Ron
Smith and senior Lynn Harbold
both give the Lions fairly strong
righihanded balance.
Bedenk expects Smith, who;
posted a 3-0 record last year, to be t
stronger this season than he was;
last year. He will probably be,
used in spot starting assignments.;
Harbold: who was ineligible last;
season, pitched mostly in relief;
during his sophomore year. Lack-'
ing a good curve, he pitches to
spots and has good control, ac
cording to Bedenk's assistant,
Chuck Medlar. He too will prob
ably be used in spot starting roles.
Senior Stan Syzmanski could
turn into a regular Lion starter if
he gains his badly-needed con
trol. According to Medlar, the left
handed_ Syzmanski is fast and has
a good curve, but he is wild. He
needs control to start Medlar said.
Southpaw sophomores Dave
Simmers and Mel Stover and
righthanded sophomore Ro n
Reise will probably complete
Bedenk's hurling staff. Bedenk
said that he will probably use
them u he sees fit.
farzt lefthander, is expected to fill] Bedenk summed it up when he
the number two role for the Lions!said: "Our pitching and catching
this year. "He's a good hard are sound." Medlar added that
thrower with a good curve," Be-I"they aren't all world beaters,- but
denk said. "I wouldn't be sur-' average college pitchers." You can
prised if he'd be the number two; be certain of this: neither Lion
pitcher on the team." chieftain is losing much sleep over
But, all of Bedenk's talent is 'pitching deficiencies.
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Ed Drapcho
Top Lion Hurler
"THE PRIOR CLAIM"
A Moody Science film presented by the Penn State
Bible Fellowship. (1.U.C.F.) Friday, March 29, 8 p.m.
at 119 Osmond.
Free Admission to the Public
CAMP POCONO
International Boys
s Comp located
. on Lake Wallenpaupack. Pa.
Will interview for a variety of counselor positions
on Saturday, March 30
Sign up in advance for interviews at . . .
Student Employment Service, 112 Old Main
Strong;
Staff
finish with -a strong showing in
the Nationals. The senior heavy
weight didn't go too far .in the
1957 Easterns. He was eliminated
by the eventual champion, Ron
Schirf of Pittsburgh, in his first
encounter.
IM Champions
John Krall
Independent Winner
Jacks, Krall Win
IM Handball Titles
Al Jacks, Beta Theta Pi, and independent John Krall won
the 1957 IM handball championships last night at Recreation
Hall.
Jacks lived up to the favorite's role by outplaying Tau
Kappa Epsilon's Don Harnett, last year's indie runner-up.
The Lion gridder copped both games, 21-16, 21-15, after elim
inating Don Snyder of Alpha
Zeta, 13-21, 21-13, 21-5, in Mon
, day's semifinals
Harnett gained the finals by
ousting Sigma Chi's Jim Keith,
21-10, 19-21,. 21-14, in • the semi's.
The TKE handballer displayed a
variety of effective shots, but
failed to score with Jacks' au
thority.
In the first game Jacks got
off to an 8-3 lead, only to have
Harnett boynce back to knot
the count at 8-8. From there
Jacks, slamming well off the
sides, went on to win without
further trouble.
The Beta ace looked very good
off the back wall in the second
tilt. Again Harnett came from be
hind, turning a 12-7 deficit into
a 14-12 advantage.
Throughout the match's re
mainder Tacks utilized his killing
ability to win going away.
Krall relied on speed and effec
tive slamming to top Vinkovich
for the Indie crown. Vinkovich,
who reached the_ semifinals last
year, played back wall caroms
Lambda Chi Co
(Continued from page eight)
Pi's Buddy Hollander and Chi
Phi's James Knipe wasted little
time. with Edward Shaw, Alpha
Sigma Phi, to score a fall in 1:36
c - the first period.
Delta Upsilon's John Rusnak
ended a fast and "furious 175-
pound encounter by pinning T. S.
Mignatti, Beta Theta Pi, with a
strong cradle at the 3:02 mark.
In the two heavyweight match
es, Jack Calderone, Lambda Chi
Alpha, rallied for a predicament
and near fall in the final pdhod
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 27: 1957
11=1=1M1
Al Jacks
Fraternity Champ
'S' Club Elects
Officers Tonight
The varsity "S" Club will meet
at 10 p.m. tOnight in Sigma Pi to
elect officers for the coming
term.
The nominations were drawn in
the last meeting of the athletic
organization.
Present officers are Paul Ro
berts, president; Dutch Walz,
treasurer and Herb Hollowell,
secretary. . .
Plans for an alumni association
is also on the agenda for tonight's
meeting.
The club's annual banquet will
be held April 3 in the State Col
lege Hotel:
smoothly, but could not keep up
with Krall's fast pace.
Trailing, 6-2, in the first game.
Krell rebounded to even the
score. Then pulled away to win
_ easily.
s 3 Bouts--
to eliminate Bill Frame, Theta
Chi. 7-5.
Joseph Boharf, Phi Della
Theta, scored the fastest fall of
the evening when 'he threw
Harry Sloat, Alpha Tau Omega,
.in 1:31 of the first period.
Registering forfeit victories
were Herman Tselepis, Theta
Delta Chi, over Ralph Cissone,
Beta Theta Pi; John Bittinger,
Chi Phi, over George Huggler,
Sigma Alpha Epsilon; and Joe
Bellwoar,- Pi Kappa Phi, over
Albert Balky, Alpha Sigma Phi.
Foi your future
dress-up occasions
and there will be many,
you can't afford to be with
out your own tuxedo. Stop
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