SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER As we come into t this writer still feels a other sports) is appiopr, For all Pirate fans, kee needs (or needed) last night. But you might be in a like situation: The finish. And while we're o a talk we had with Pira ing to the inimitable M At the time we tal ed to Groat, the major league. owners were discussing the finance--triken minor leagues. Our natural ideas on the problem were that someday collegiate baseball might be the breeding grounds for b. seball as it is for football. Therefore. Groat, ho played college ball at Duke and im mediately upon graduaion jumped to the majors, was the likely man to best answer our 'question. Groat was quick to offer a negative vote—with the expected reservations. He pointed out that particularly in the north would it be difficult to play enough games to properly season an athlete. He thought that teams like his own Duke which plays 45 or more games per season might be adequate. He also allowed that the schools in the South, Texas and California regions might also be able to play a heavy enough schedule to condition college athletes for the majors. In trying to diplomaticly explain his training grounds, he gave this writer the impression that he actually was playing for a minor league team in the more lean years of Branch Rickey's Pirates. . Groat has matured though. He plays an adequate game on defense and is one of the best clutch hitters in the league. He leads the National League in doubles (with 35) to help prove my point We still haven't given up on college ball as the breeding grounds for the majors, because we did manage to stump Groat on one pos sibility. The question that stumped Groat was if three months of sum mer ball combined with the regular spring season would provide enough games to "season" an athlete. We were thinking of a 12- months education schedule such as the oft-mentioned trimester system. Groat had no ready answer and we still have a hope. Incidentally, Groat did pay State a compliment while shun ning the northern baseball schedule. 1-le related the fact that Joe Bedenk's crew eliminated his learn in the NCAA playoffs during his collegiate Playing years. A fast switch to the football pages finds our comrade-in-sports, Ron 'Field, sports editor of The Centre Daily Times, picking an un defeated season for the Liens. Rip Engle will love you when he gets back, Ron! Also see where assistant coach Tor Tdretti is missing his first scouting assignment of the season. A bad virus and high thermometer readings have sidelined- the line coach. End coach J. T. White will scout the Marquette team in Toretti's place. On the lacrosse scene, the freshmen will meet the varsity at 2:30 p.m. an the Nittany field. Coach Earnie,Baer rates it a tossup. but from what wee hear of the load of frosh he has, we're going with the "youth campaign." From the wrestling -arenas, we hear that Dec Speidel has co authored a book entitled "Championship Wrestling." The world has it that Doc along with two other coaches spent more than a year on research. 'Personally, we think Dec has a hard time keeping his many talents on one subject for more than an hour—and that almost. in eludes championship wrestling: i _ MAJORLEAG AMERICAN LEARNS W. zNew York xChicsito 111 REEMEEI Cleveland 72 )(Boston 71 74 )(Kansan C 129 __ 69 77 )(Baltimore 67 71 zWashington" SL 611 x—Playing sight game. NATIONAL LEAGUE- L. I ir.ce, ss Aga ss .6ss It .t 1 7-4 ASO .74, W. xtililwaukee ____ gg xPittabuneh __._ 82 xSan Francine 76 aCincinnati ___:. 14 xSt. Louts iv Los Angeles ___- 6g Chicago xPlailadeinhia x—Phyirot night game AMERICAN LE ROAM RUN , Mantle, Nevr,-Yark Co'exit% Cleveland Sievers. , Washington RUNS BATTED Jensen, Boston-- Osplavita, Clevela nd Btsysi Washingtoi 20, 1958 AiT•er-a-FAfT By MATT MATHEWS Associate Sports Editor e first major weekend of college football, mment or two about baseball (and a few ate. ou might be dejected to know that Milwau tnly one win to clinch the pennant as o lazed to hear that the Bucs themeslevs are need only one win to assure a second place the topic of the Pirates, we might relay e C & TL (captain and team leader, accord •. Prince), Dick Groat. E:M3 IMM:M3 E STATISTICS NATIONAL LEAGUE ROME RUNS Minks, Chicago 47 Thomas, Pittsburgh ___ ZS Robinson, Cincinnati SO Mathews. Milwaukee 30 .4*7 .441111 .4Ta ASS .4!I RUNS BATTED IN Ranks, Chicago 121 Thomas, Pittsburgh _—_- 108 R. Anderson, Phila. ____- 93 Exclusively A 'Campus Garment! BOATNECR SWEATERS $5.95 Stripes and Solids to $12.95 Lambs Wool or Shetlands The Best Price for the Quality! College / irito #41 1 4 1 Arena 12% 11% L 1 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Lion Booters Power In Strong Front Line This is the First in a Series on the Penn State Soccer team. Today the frot Just like the burden of scoring is on the backs in football, the forward line does most of the scoring in soccer. A high scoring front line is capable of "carrying" a team which is weaker in other departments. This seems to be the Penn State situation in a nutshell. Coach Kenny Hosterman has the scorers, but he lacks a strong defense. 'Thus it will be up to the front line to balance Penn State's all-around attack. Due to injuries and, scholastic losses, the Lion forward wall is a little short manned for the coming season. However, it still has a formidable array of soccer talent. No team in the country can boast two better insides than Penn State. The Lions have Mike Stollmeyer and Bill Fied ler in these slots. Last year Fiedler was the Lions' center forward. He led the team in scoring with twenty goals. The main reason for the switch was to give the Lions more scoring punch. "I think Bill will get many more scoring opportunities now than he did last year," said Hos terman. "You know that when you play center forward your back is turned to the goal quite a bit. At inside he will be look ing at the goal almost all the time. This should give him more scoring chances." With snore scoring chances. Fiedler could be one of the ; top scorers in the history of the school. Fiedlei's main asset is ' speed. Coupling this with two "quick soccer feet" you can see why he will be an added threat. Stollmeyer, the other inside, is quite a threat too. In 1956, ?dike was the second leading scorer on the Lions. An injured ankle cut down his effectiveness last sea son. "A good sound Stollmeyer is a tremendous help to any team," commented Hosterman. Mike is known in sports circles as an unsung hero. This is due to his playmaking ability. Many times he gives up shots so that he can set his teammates up <with a sure goal. Now that Fiedler is playing inside, Hosterznan is- experi menting with Tony Mattel at center forward. Mattel, a trans fer froni Ogonts, learned soc cer In Italy. He is a good ball handler and kicker. "Ton y needs to play a lot to round in to top form. Once he's in shape he will be fine," the Lion coach remarked. ' The wings look strong also. Pete Wadsworth and Harry Lambrou sis seem to be set there. Wads worth 'earned his letter at inside last season, but was switched to wing to make room for Fiedler. In Hosterman's eyes Wadsworth Bill Fiedler , . . . moves to inside is one of the hardest workers onl was a standout. He can play al the team. "He never stops try-I most anywhere on offense. Hos ing," Hosterman said smiling. terman looks for Harry to de- Lambrousis comes from last:velop into a topnotch player this year's freshman team where heifall. Pigskin Coin Flips . .. Out On a Limb It is common knowledge that the coming of football season brings with it the prospect of thrills and chills for the game's many avid followers. It is common knowledge as well that this same joy ous season also brings to every College reader the dismal prospect of being exposed to the hysterical weekly attempts of the "Fearless Four" to predict the outcomes of football games. This infamous group, whose initial effort appears below, con sist of "Lucky Lou" Prato, "Magnificent Matt" Mathews, "Genial George" French, and a representative of the coaching staff—this week, head man Rip Engle. As can be readily seen, there is an unusual amount of agree ment over this - week's picks as the "Four" are unanimous in their selections of North Carolina, Washington State, Georgia Tech, Texas, Arkansas, Texas A ik` M, Oregon State and Maryland. After this, however, the almost inextricable muddle shows "Lucky Lou" all by himself in liking Kansas over TCU, and Rip doing a solo on his picks of Pitt over UCLA and South Carolina over Duke. - Well, messy or not, it looks like the th be no stopping it now. N.C.-N.C. State TCU-Kansas Missouri-Vanebilt Wash. State-Stanrd Cinc.-Dayton Duke--S.C. Geo. Tech-Kenficy Texas-Georgia Baylor-Ark. Rico•LSU Tax. A&M-Tex. Tec UCLA-Pitt Oregon State-USC Maryrd-Wake For. =MIMMI CANDIDATES . for • Collegian Business Staff ADVERTISING PROMOTION BUSINESS CIRCULATION MEETING IN 217 WILLARD Tuesday, September 23 6:30 P. M. Mathews Kansas Missouri Wash. Si. Wash. St. Dayton Geo. Tech Geo. Tech Tex. A&M Tex. 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