SATURDAY. APRIL
13.1957
Pitchi
In Li
B T VINCE
Pitching and the idiotic
University Park weather
seem to loom sjs Coach Joe
Bedenk’s two biggest prob
lems when he sends his Lion
nine against Penn at 2:30 this
afternoon at Beaver Field.
The pitching problem was an
unexpected one—the weather-was
not Bedenk had originally plan
ned to use his ace lefthander, Ed
Drapcho, against die Quakers, but
Drapcho injured a muscle in his
ribs during his short mound as
signment against Western Mary
land Wednesday.
Although .ho practiced both
yesterday end Thursday, he
could not throw with full mo
tion. Bedenlc said that he"
wouldn't be' sure about using
Drapcho until shortly before
game time.
Should Drapcho be unable to
handle the job, Bedenk said he
would probably call on his num-|
ber two lefty, Cal Emery. Emery!
was impressive in his varsity de
Stickmen Out to Break Losing Streak
By MATT PODBESEK
A 27-game losing streak
hangs in the balance today
when Eamie Baer’s Lion la
crossemen take on Navy at
Annapolis, Md.
The Middies have always man
aged to dominate the Lions, but
this year could be the turning
point since Baer has one of the
best-balanced lacrosse teams in
Lion history;
High-scoring junior. Bill Hess,
and goalie Jim Houcl_ a three
year vet, add good experience to
the offense and defense along
with aliackinan Lou Girard,
who had three goals in Wednes
day's opener with Loyola, and
midfielder John Steinmuller.
Both Girard and Steinmuller
are four-year veterans.
“From reports I have, I don’t
think Navy has one of their tough
er teams,” Baer said, “nor the
toughest team we'll, meet this'
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n-Penn Contest Today
but, allowing the Western Mary-'
land club only three hits and one !
run in his five-inning winning
performance.
Righthanded veteran Lynn Har
bold is still another possibility
for "the starting role, but Emery
seems to have the nod at the mo
Achilles was the big Penn hit
ter in the loss to the Owls with
four hits, including a home run,
in five trips. Ross also hit a homer
will open at centerfold and Don ( f °r one of his two hits.
The rest of Bedenk's lineup
'wiU.be the same: Sieve Bakty
will play third; Bab Hoover will
be at second. Jim Lockeraan
Stickler will catch.'
John McMullen will start in had two hits apiece for the Quak
right, Guy Tirabassi will play ers —a good indication of the po
shortstop, either Ron Rainey or tential Penn batting strength.
Dave Watkins will be in left— Despite the plans of both cpach-
Rainey against a righthanded es, it looks as though “Old Man
pitcher, Watkins ’ against a-lefty Weather" will once again have
—and Gary Miller will cover first the final say concerning the play
base. The Lion pitcher will bat ing of the contest.
““tk . Weather forecasts for today
In Penn, the Lions will be fac- raised the possibility of more
ing a fairly good-hitting dub. The snow. However, knowing nothing
Quakers slammed 13 hits in their can be definite about the Univer
l opening-day 3,4-8 loss to Temple sity weather, Bedenk said every
[Wednesday. ~ effort will be made to play the
The Penn lineup will look- game.
;! In a scrimmage with Loyola, the.
jMiddies had a tough time beat-'
|ing the greyhounds, according to'
jNavy coach Charlie Wenzel. The
Lions beat Loyola. 13-9.
Navy is hurting Ihis year from
the loss of one of Ihe best ath
letes in their history—All Amer
ica football and lacrosse star,
! Hon Beagle. And this is the year
that the Lions have ihe high- :
scoring All-America, Hess, in \
their lineup for the Navy match, j
Hess got a good jump on hisj
own Penn State scoring record of;
41 goals in Wednesday's opener,!
when he flipped in four in the
first period, and a fifth in the!
second period.
• Girard also jumped off on the'
right scoring foot in the opener.|
The plucky captain scored 16 goals
; last year, but picked up 3 in the
first of a 14-game schedule.
: ' Baer plans on using the same
i lineup as he did in the Loyola !
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something like this: Mel Selri.
2b; Rich Ross, ss; Ron Glaser,
lb; Jim Yocum, If; Gordy Achil
les. 3b; Bern Rohrbacher, c; ei-
ther Dick Schafer or Steve
Schuck, rf; Streeter Stuart, cf:
and the pitcher, who Coach
Jack McCloskey did not name
as yet.
Seki, Glazer and Yocum also
■ On the attack he wul use Gir
'ard, Hess, Tom Seeman and mid-'
fielders Mike Beattie, John Behne,"
Kent Chestnut, Fred Donahoe, ;
Glenn Fiscus, and Steinmuller. i
. Heading the defense will be,
goalie Houck, and defensemen
Ray Tuleya, Harry Brown and'
Paul Felton. , '
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Golfers Open with Penn,
Villanova Here Today
This week’s improvement .'Penn and Villanova golfers,
iin the weather, however Rielly. Boyle's choice for the
[slight, has consider:;bly: leadQff begins his second
iseason on the Penn btate varsity.
( brightened golf coach Joej a four-year veteran of the Sharon
;Boyles outlook for his team Sj High links, the 6-1 junior was
i triangular match with Penn ,runn er- u P in the 1953 WPIAL
[and Villanova today on the Uni-i tournament,
jversity links. In his junior season at Shar
| Three days ago, Boyle parried; on * RielI T fixed a 69 in the topr
questions with, “No quotes today;! na * , ° ®“ k SBt b T Ar
i I’ll comment after Saturday." nold Palmer, current Texas
Yesterday he reported, “They look: opea “amp «nd second-leading
good right now ” ; money-winner on the profes
“They" are Pat Rielly. Johnny *“ nal
Boyanowski, Captain John Bran-j Davidson, a sophomore, was
ish. Bill Davidson. John Felus.j named to the starting seven
Bob Eainbridge and Leo Kukkola.l Wednesday. A former Carlisle
These golfers, in the above order,' Country Club champ, he finished
will tee off against the Quaker: third in the PIAA tournament in
and Wildcat linksmen. J 1954. The same year he captured
This engagement is decided the Harrisburg District 4-Ball
solely on total score, the team , crown.
with the least number of strokes | Bainbridge. also • soph, de
the decision. j fended-his starting post in a
! The Lions will attempt to oup-, challenge match against Bob
jlicate their performance of last! Myexson Thursday. An Erie
season when they fired a total of Academy High star, he was run
-510 strokes for a 73.5 average to ner-up in 1953's PIAA eompe-
I record a decisive win over the iilion.
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