PAG! SIX
'Nine' Open Today, Emery to Start;
Hess to Lead Stickmen in Home Debut
Throwing somewhat of a surprise into The Lion stickmen will make a second
his opening day plans, baseball coach Joe ; attempt at opening the spring sports season
Bedenk named sophomore southpaw Cal; at 2 p.m. today on Beaver Field against
Emery as his starting pitcher for the Lion j Loyola College.
contest with Western Maryland at 3:30 this j Although Mother Nature will have the
afternoon on the Beaver Field diamond. ■] final say, as she did last Saturday/an aggres-
Expected to go with his pitching ace, Ed j sive 30-year-old coach named Earnie Baer
Drapcho, Bedenk was forced to pull the sur-1 is determined to play the game under any
prise move because of the -poor;
weather which has handicapped!
the Lion training schedule the!
past iwo weeks. I
Realizing that none of his staff
is completely ready for competi-j
live action, Bedenk decided to
keep the experienced Drapcho on.
hand should Emery run into trou-;
ble rather than to start Drapcho'
and have inexperience in reserve.,
Bedenk said that he -would try
to use both Emery and Drapcho ;
this afternoon if possible. His j
decision will be determined by j
the course of the game, he said. |
With the exception of the pitch-.'
ing change, the remainder of Be-;
denk's lineup will be as he said it,
would be two weeks ago before!
the poor weather conditions cut
parctice sessions to the barest,
minimum. -
Steve Baidy will lead off and;
play his regular third base posi-j
tion; sophomore Bob Hoover will!
bat in the number two spot and!
handle the second base duties; !-
Captain Jim Lockerman will bat,
third and play centerfield.
Don Stickler will hit in the
cleanup slot and catch; John '
McMullen will bat fifth and play (
rigntfield: Guy Tixabassi will '
open at short and is expected to
bat sixth, although Bedenk said
he may change his place in the
baiting order.
Ron Rainey is slated to start in,
leftfield and bat seventh; Gary,
Miller will hit eighth and play;
first base; Emery will hit in the
ninth spot.
There was no information avail
able concerning the Western;
Maryland club. It is known, how-;
over, that its opening game was
also cancelled last week because
of poor weather.
The Lions had their first bat- |
ling practice in the past seven
workouts yesterday, thanks to 9
the weather break. However, j
infield conditions would nol |
permit Bedenk to hold any in- -
field practice. Bedenk said that _ u T .,, d-ii
the field will be in playable Ike May Toss First Ball
condition if the weather holds ■ WASHINGTON, April 9 (/P) —
its present pattern. President Eisenhower quite likely
Asked how he felt about open- will be on hand to toss out the
ing under such circumstances.:first baseball when the Washing-
Bedenk re torted: “I don’t feel ton Senators open the American
very well You can’t get a team League season against the Balti-
Teady playing catch.” more Orioles here next Monday.
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Loyola pulled an upset last year ■
in Baltimore and Baer is taking!
no chances that they will ruin his'
coaching debut today.
He -will counter the works of i
the Greyhound's All-American !
candidate Mickey McFadden :
(12) with an All-American at- f
lackman of his own— Bill Hess. 1
The shifty little McFadden is!
joined by lanky Chuck Franklin;
and either Hugh Coyle or Jack’
Armstrong on the attack. But be-!
hind that frontline, coach Charlie!
I Wenzel has little of anything but!
fast, spirited and inexperienced!
underclassmen. But Loyola is in!
| the heart of lacrosse country and!
[is capable of coming up with!
many surprises. 1
! On the other hand. Lioi> coach 1
Baer is long on experience and
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With junior Hess on the at- :
lack will be two Lion seniors— i
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i three-year veteran Jamie Houck
in the goal and defensemen Ray
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Brown.
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Jim Vaeth, and Larry Samilton,)
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