PAGE SIX A Glance at... SPORTS \sgi VINCE CAROCCI Mfc Sports Editor LION BASEBALL—A BIG WINNER Joe Bedenk has a knack for developing winning baseball teams here at Penn State—this year seems to be no exception as his Lion club has a spotless 7-0 record to date and a 3:30 game on tap with Villanova this afternoon. J •Under Bedenk’s able leadership during the past 27 and % sea-| sons, the Lion “nine” has posted a 306-129 record with three ties—' not bad in any baseball circle, major, minor or college. Bedenk commended his clubs to an NCAA. District Two, play- ] off berth fire limes since 1949 and. if this year's team continues j its present trend, be should be in line for another post-season bid. ! Bedenk, an ardent supporter of going with his best as long ! as possible—especially in the pitching department—, continues to] follow the age-old policy again this year. Thus far, his two best! pitchers, southpaws Ed Drapcho and Cal Emery, have shared the! seven starting assignments—the record speaks for the results. | However, Bedenk realizes that he won’t be able to rotate: Drapcho and Emery for the full season. But, he'll come to that; bridge when he is forced to cross it. Two good pitchers can carry a club through a successful ] season and possibly into the NCAA finals. But. when the big, blue chips are up for grabs, a team needs at least three—four | would be even better—pitchers to come home the big winner. Although he hasn’t used his other hurlers, with the exception of righthander Lynn Harbold, Bedenk is on the lookout for the. other starter or two he needs to make his team into the strong: championship contenders it can be. Harbold, Ron Smith, Ron Riese or Dave Simmers could give Bedenk his added pitching punch, j They’ll get the chance to prove themselves before the season ends' In other departments, Bedenk seems to have the steady, al though not exceptional, talent needed for a contending college j ball club. The infield with Steve Baidy at third, Guy Tirabassi at short,] Bob Hoover at second and Gary Miller at first gives the Lions a. steady, if not solid, defensive unit. Hoover's work at the keystone* sack has been outstanding defensively, although he has not yet : reached expectations at bat. ] Captain Jim Lockerman, Jcck McMullen and either Ron j Rainey or Dave Wafkins give Bedenk a solid outfield, both offen- ■ lively and defensively. Bedenk. following the Casey Stengel pattern (or is it the other, way around), rotates the righthanded-hitting Watkins and the left-] banded-hitting Rainey according to the opposition’s pitching. j In Don Stickler, Bedenk has one of the best collegiate catchersj in the East. Stickler handles pitchers like a veteran for the most] part and, although plagued by batting troubles thus far, can do] a creditable job at the plate. Walt Krauser gives Bedenk a depend- 1 able relief catcher. j An iniregaL but, for the most part silent component of the Lion squad is Bedenk's man Friday, his assistant. Chuck Medlar. Bedenk is the first to tell of Medlar's value to his club—"l couldn't do without him,” he said earlier in the year. That’s the story in the Lion baseball machine this season. Put all the component parts together and you get a solid manufacturer of winning games. Robinson Set for Fullmer CHICAGO, April 30 UP) —Sugariany event, all his years showed Ray Robinson will try to win the jin January when he was rnan-i •world middleweight title for the handled by a crude bultybov who! fourth time tomorrow’ night whenjnever will know the skill of a! he meets champion Gene jjj s p r j me m a battle of faded ring skill —.. ~ _ „ - against the brute strength of con- , r e^ ceptlon °f Chicago fident vnnth and r 150-mile surrounding a:-.’a _ . ~ . which will be blacked out of the Funmer, a 25-year-old mauler xv pi , ture< Ihe of , he nation from the Utah copper mines, lift- *j ud , e , or itself how jnuch ed Robinson's crown by a unam- Robinson has left. The fight, mous ducisiun uan. 2 at New starting at 9 p.m. t EST, will be « ° ori u g w? u “ Kr Man seen on network, ABC, TV and and cutting h s left eye. ialso will be heard on radio, ABC, Robinson’s age is almost as including Chicago, hard tc nail dow’n as the odds— 2-1 on Fullmer. The Ring record Penn State and Vanderbilt Uni books say he will be 37 on Friday versity will meet on the gridiron but Ray insists he wiL be 36. In for the first time in 1957. EARN ? l f OOO THIS SUMMER! (ash scholarships available. Be your own boss on pleasant dignified job. Car necessary. Find out if you can qualify. Call Mr. Leone, ABams 7*7671, Thursday May 2, 10:00 a.m. to hOO p.m. only. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Lion 'Nine' Hosts Wildcats Today; Either Drapcho or Emery to Pitch For the first time since the season opened, Lion baseball Coach Joe Bedenk finds him self in doubt as to his starting pitcher when the Lions meet Villanova this afternoon at Bea ver Field. - I Game time is set for 3:30 p.m. Bedenk is definite on one point, however: his starter will 'again be either of his two southpaw aces, Ed Drapcho or Cal Emery. Both hurlers have shared the seven starting assignments thus : far, Emery winning four and ( Drapcho three. t | Bedenk said he would like | to pilch Drapcho against the I Wildcats, but would have to ! wail until he gave him a ihor | ough inspection during yesler j day’s' workout before deciding : definitely one way or the other, j Drapcho, the backbone of thej ! Lion staff for the past two years, | hasn’t been pitching as sharply] as he had his first two seasons, i | He-is bothered particularly this year by control trouble, a malady he managed to avoid for the most' part until now. | The little lefthander received. one of the roughest workouts of' 5? *S*. a ?L* ea#o,x ’,,i® i te J e his career in the second George-; 3b; Hoover, 2b; Jim Lock 'town game Saturday. Although; Do " Stickler, c; John jhe came out a 2-1 winner, thankst ,Tlrabass ■to a superlative last-inning relief! ®tfh er Ron e y 9 T Dave job by Lynn Harbold, he was! Waikms. lf; and Gary Miller, lb. ! continually getting behind the 1 Lockerman and Hoover both j hitters. ‘gave indications that they may Only some sharp defensive play]be breaking out of their season by his Lion teammates prevented ,]° n g batting slumps against the the Hoyas from scoring earlier Hoyas. Lockerman, the Lion cap ■ tnan they did. tain, had four safeties in seven [ The rest of Bedenk's lineup 1 appearances and Hoover hit safe- Davis —OSU's Best Ohio State track Coach Lar- : the benefit of a warmup and post-; ry Snyder spoke freely about i ed a , , mark - A few min-] y,;- iutes later Davis made his winning' his star performer Glenn Da-|j ump o{ 22*6 y«”. He had three; vis during the Lion-Buckeye I more tries to better his mark butj ]dual encounter at Bea v e r! decline d until someone could bet-i Field Saturday afternoon. ter *J is . seco 4 nd jump ’ Nl ?° ne did ’l I cimv, r, , . Davis set a new world record k a " d . a / r | at in the 400-meter hurdles lasi *he grey-haired Big summeT at Los Angeles during 1 ? and^ he f-^ n fte United’ States Olympic i almost any event I would ask him trials with a :49-5 time! ! ‘ "Why look at him out there ' “ I ,° n< : otmjr now. He was first in the (100- ! bl 2£ est thrills,” the lanky Ohio yard) dash and second in the i State junior said. “Another was high hurdles, and he hasn't run i the °‘>’ ITI P IC games.” the highs since early in the ! “I was really nervous there (at indoor season. .Melbourne) and had the usual "He’ll probably win the broad case of butterflies, but I felt; | jump, too, and that is one eveht'P ret ty good after .winning the !he doesn’t even practice for,”:hurdles.” [Snyder continued. - He was a little slower in the [ I wouldn’t jump any better] Olympic games, winning the ;if I practiced it,” Davis said when! hurdles with a :50.1 time, [cornered after his second broad! Davis still has a year of col [I um P attempt. "I just like to.legiate track eligibility left after 'hurdle ;this season so keep his name in 1 The Olympic 400-meter eham-'mind—you’ll be hearing from-him lPion made his first leap without!again f NOW . . . 1 THE CASUAL SHOE f I FLOATINGS I lT Bostonian 8 Smart, sophisticated for wear every day, everywhere. Soft § beaver grain or sandy buck lasted to the same crepe soles § that have made our casuals the ultimate in casual footwear 8 for leisure hours Guy Kresge, Ltd. ★ ★ ★ Jim Lockerman and Dave Watkins Starting to Hit Again? WEDNESDAY. MAY 1. 1957 lyin three of his sixe times at the plate. Lockerman was hitting a mere .158 and Hoover .150 before the doubleheader. Watkins, hitless in seven trips before the doubleheader, had a four-for-five day in the first game. He was removed for the lefthanded-hitting Rainey in the second. 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