SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER
As a
MATT-er•a-FACT
Good day to you, Miss and Mister New Penn Stater! You have
probably come to University Park with two creditable objectives—
one;' to : further your education,, and, two, to reach a higher social
plateau.
The first objective is out of the influence of this writer, but on
the second point, you may find one of the easiest ways to elevate
your position is to talk,about a universal subject—sports, and in
particular, PENN STATE SPORTS.
To become an "expert" on Lion sports, you must be familiar
with the past records. So let's start with last year's achievements.
FALL SPORTS—
Coach-Rip Engle will probably agree Ivith you that his 1957
charges : look better on paper than his 1956 team which starred
Look all-America guard and Captain Sam Valentine, center Dan
Radakovich, now with the Philadelphia Eagles, and quarterback
Milt Plum, who is breaking the pro ranks with the Cleveland
Browns.
_ These three led last year's spirited eleven through a 6.2-1
season that included a 14-7 loss at Army in the•second game of
the year and a 13-9 loss to Syracuse, the eastern champs and
Cotton Bowl competitors. But the big game was the 7-6 defeat of
mighty Ohio State at Columbus which brought national glory to
Old Mount Nittany.
, And you must remember the final game, a 7-7 tie with Pitt,
who later entered the Gator Bowl.
Ken Hosterman may have a hard time getting over laSt year's
8-2-1 record on the soccer field. Besides losing another ace scorer in
Tommy Nute, the youthful coach lost a 22 game winning streak
:that earned him two consecutive national championships.
Hosterman also lost his
,aggressive all-around captain Steve
Flamporis, but has a good crop of sophomores and senior Per Torge
son and junior Mike Stollmeyer for a nucleus.
Chick Werner's cross-country squad was loaded with sopho
mores last year and they lost only one meet, to the NCAA and
IC4A champs, Michigan State. To emphasize the value of those
sophomores, one of them, Freddie Kerr, was elected captain of this
year's team.
'WINTER SPORTS—
• In 1956, wrestling and gymnastics brought us Eastern Cham
pionships. Coach Gene Wettstone's gymnasts went one step fur
ther and won the national title on the strength of his one-man
show, Olympian Armando Vega.
"Doc" Speidel's wrestlers not only beat a powerful Pitt team
(which finished second in the NCAA tournament) in a dual meet,
but ended a highly successful season by winning the Eastern Wrest
ling Championship at Rec Hall. Speidel lost Eastern Champs Johnny
Pepe and Dave Adami by graduation but has eastern and national
130-pound king Johnny. Johnston returning.
John Egli's basketball squad improved on its losing, 1955 record
by posting - a 15-10 season last year. With team high scorer and co
captain Ron Rainey returning, along with co-captain Steve Baid
and a talented group of tall juniors, Lion fans can look forward
to another interesting season.
SPRING SPORTS—
CoaCh Earnie Baer's Lions (7-5) lost the Pennsylvania-Delaware
Lacrosse title last year, along with senior goalie Jinr Houck and
attackmen Lou Girard and Tom Seeman.
.1 . A track team that couldn't find the winning groove, even with
the efforts. of a speedster like Rod Perry, will take the field this
Spring in hopes of improving on a 1-3 mark. And tennis coach Sherm
Fogg will also be looking toward one of those "improvement" years
after a 5-6 season last spring."
- First-year Coach Joe Boyle came up with a winning golf
learn (10 - 1) that finished second in the Eastern Golf Champion
ships behind Navy.
Then 'there was baseball. Coach Jog Bedenk's "nine" came with-;
in the final game of. winning a national title in the 1957 campaign.
But after an undefeated 19-0 season mark, the Lions lost two games!
to the champions from California and finished second in the col
lege World Series at Omaha, Nebraska.
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THE •DAILY COLLEGIAN: STATE : COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA
Baseball
Standings
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
• Woo Lost Pet. Behind
New York ______ 86 SI, .623
Chicago —_—_ 80 54 .597 4 12 .
Boston -- 73 62. .526 12 -
Detroit
Cleveland
Baltimore --___ 65 70 .474 20
Washington
Eansu City _5O 84 .372 34%
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wan Loot Pct. Behind,
xMilvraukee 82 52 .612
St. Louis-
Brooklyn 77 60 .502 6 T .l'
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New York
Pittsburgh
x.Chicasro _ 51 82 - 3 33 30 Va;
x—PlayedNight Game
Yesterday's Results
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 02l 001 000-4 11
Washington __ 000 000 001-1 8
WP—Ford, LP—Ramos
Baltimore 010 001 001-3 15
Boston 000 000 40x-4, 3
WP—Sullivan, -Li—Johnston
Kansas City 100 000 200—'2
Chicago 100 600 10x-8 12
WP—Pierce, LP—Portocarrero
Cleveland "'0 010 000-510
Detroit 000 000 '220-4 10
WY—Garcia, LP—Lary
NATIONAL LEAGUE
104) ' 010 oul-310
Pittsbunch 1113 000 20x-6 9
WP—Swanson, LP—Sanford
Cincinnati 110 000 020-4 8
St. Louis .101 011 10x-7 L.'.
WP—Lindy McDaniel. LP—Jeffcoat
Brooklyn 000 013 100-5 10
New York 030 000 001-4
WP—Crair. LP—Gomez
New York at Washington—Sturdivant
(13-6) vs. Kemmerer 17-9 ).
Cleveland at Detroit-31cLish (34) vs.
Hoeft(7-9).
Baltimore at Boston—O'Dell (2-9) sit
Fornieles 1943).
Kansas City at Chicago—Urban (4-3) or
Terry 14-101 1.1. Donovan 115-54
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn at New York—Dryulale (144)
vs. Barclay 03-7 i.
Chicago at Milwaukee—Brabowsky (10-
131 vs. Conley 15-8
Cincinnati at St:- Louia—Nuxhall (9-9)
vs. Mizell (7.101.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (21—Cardwell
(4-7) and Hacker (7.5) vs. Friend (.11-7)
and Smith 10-31.
Score Won't Pitch
Again This Season-
DETROIT, Sept. 7 (?P)—South
paw Herb Score of the Cleveland
Indians will not pitch again this
season.
General Manager Hank Green
berg said that the young pitcher,
out since May 7 when he was
struck in the left eye by a line
drive off the bat of Gil McDoug
gald, will do nothing more than
throw batting practice for the rest
of the season.
Score, who pitched only 36 in
before he was sidelined,
still has trouble with "depth per
ception," Greenberg said.
Harrier Outlook—
(Continued from page twenty-one)
Werner feels that he still has
room for improvement. Kirby
and Thompson, both. of whom
displayed potential in their fresh
man seasons but did not figure in
any Lion wins last year, could
make this a, great season for the
Lions if they reach expectations,
Werner said.
Today's Schedule
AMERICAN LEAGUE
University's IM's Rate With Best—
Continued from page twenty-tiro' Watkins, a Penn State gradu-
Bischoff's right-hand—men arelate in 1951, begins his third year
assistant directors Clarence! in the IM office. He has served
"Dutch" Sykes and Donny Wat-las an official in every sport en
kins. Sykes began his college ca-:cept basketball, in addition to
reer at Dußois Center and i teaching required pt ed classes.
earned a B.A. degree from Penn' In his undergraduate days, Wat-
State in 1942. adding his Master'slkins was a three-year man on
in 1949. He started intramuralitlr varsity wrestling and lacrosse
work in 1946. !squads.
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