PAGE TEN The Sportseer Goodbye PSU fy, uit! By Lou Proto Sports Editor DEADLINES, FRIENDS AND CAMPUS—GOING—GOING... This column will come as a welcome relief to many of you— especially to my would-be-journalist brethren at Rec Hall, Yep, the old Sportster is finally hanging up his hatchet. I've learned a great deal about the newspaper racket since I fist stepped into Dutch Sykes' habitat some four years ago to pick up intramural bowling results. And in this 11th hour endeavor, I'd like to pass on my impressions of the Penn State athletic mecca. I've developed a lot of friendships in my line of duty—some very close, most of them too close. I became so involved with the !lee Hall fraternity—its glory and its heartbreaks—that often over looked my true purpose as a newspaperman. A sports editor should be on friendly and cooperative terms with the athletes, coaches and officials that h. works with, but slot to the extent that his covers, up the truth. He should report an *vont fairly and accurately and should give credit where it is due. But he should not be afraid of giving his own views on a subject, even If it means criticizing a friend. This latter statement particularly affects me. For I must admit that I held back many criticisms during my career because of my friendship ties. And when I did speak out, first on basketball and then on Dean McCoy's Alumni Game ban. I found those friendships break ing up. In the eyes of the Rec Hall gang, I made the rrstake of thinking that Penn State could do wrong. In some quarters, I have even been accused of being anti- Penn State. Bow far fetched can one get? I'm a loyal Penn State sports fan—all the way. I've never ‘l.ritten anything with the intent of hurting our athletic program, only to improve it. And contrary to the opinion of many, I do think it needs to be improved. Penn State is at the threshhold of a new era in athletics. The proposed nation-wide football conference, which we will be in cluded in, is closer to reality than most people think. And what will conie next? A basketball conference? A baseball league? This will be big time sports at its best. A track conference? Now is the time to plan for the future. Now is the time to build up a financial reser,* to support a big-time program. And if neces sary. now is the time to make coaching changes that will strength en our athletic teams. As the old saying goes: "Don't bolt the barn door after the horse is stolen." But getting back to those friendships, we made some which we will never forget How could we ever forget the humor of Joe Dedenk. Or the double talk of Charley Speidel. Or the personality of Ken Hosterman. Or the friendliness of Dutch Sykes and Chuck Medlar. Of the bad luck of Dick Dill. Who else but Rip Engle would use a crying towel seven days a week? Who eke but Chick Werner would carry a 24-hour grudge against the Collegian? And who else but Johr, Egli would speak to me after that basketball column? What would I have done without the advice of Ridge Riley and Jim Coogan? The condolences of Jim Tarman and Bill Acker man? The smile of Louise Nixon? The voices of Mickey Bergetein and Steve Fishbein. The kidding of Bill Davidson. Who can forget the antics of Ron Rainey. The determination of Johnny Johnston. The arm of Bob Scrabis. The boxing talk of Ed Sulkowskt. The hair cuts from .Toe, the barber. Goodbye Penn State, I quit! A's Defeat Senators On Lopez's Fly in Ninth KANSAS CITY (JP)—Hector Lopez hit a sacrifice fly in the last of the ninth inning, enabling Bill Tuttle to scurry home yes terday with the run that gave the Kansas City Athletics a 7-6 victory over the Washington Sen ators. 10DM 4a411i 48. 10 3 mouS W. 64011 wail 404.yvts 4.,I3MSNV ICIDX PHOTO CONTEST For Pictures of Spring Week Carnival ht PRIZE $25 certificate 2nd PRIZE—SIS certificate 3rd PRIZE—SIO certificate Bring in your best Carnival picture . . . WIN BIG MONEY gift certificates. Any size pic ture of any phase of the car nival . . . Our customers (in cluding YOU) will pick the winner.. HURRY! . ENTRY DEADLINE . .. MAY Tke Cettatti Filat Lai 4 k 106 W. Beaver Ave. State College THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Baseball I To Lions' By SANDY PADWE The fellow in right field didn't look like a ballplayer. He was small and you could see a glare coming from the thick glasses he wore. Back out on the field, the bases were loaded and Penn State was protecting a 3-0 lead, with two out in the fifth inning. Ohio State's cleanup man smashed a drive deep to right field and it looked like a sure extra base hit. But the little fellow who didn't look like a ballplayer took off and ran 30 yards to make a sensational running catch which saved the game for the Lions. The rightfielder trotted into the dugout and was met by a happy bunch of handshaking and backslapping teammates. With out changing his expression he walked up to the plate and dou bled, but still no smile. To Zeke DeLong, Penn State's rightfielder, there was no reason to be happy—at least not yet. For as far as DeLong is con cerned the game of baseball is serious business. The Lions' right fielder finds time to smile and laugh after his team wins and he goes 4 for 4 and plays brilliantly in the outfield. That's not such a bad attitude for a player who's just in col lege. But there's a reason be hind it. DeLong, like so many other college ballplayers, wants to sign a big league contract after he graduates. But he still has two years to go at Penn State. He already has received offers from the Phillies, Cardinals, and Redlegs on the basis of his high school performance. When De- Long was in high school, he was a pitcher and a mighty good one. In three years at Allentown High he won 18 and lost only one. When he wasn't pttching he was playing the outfield and ripping the cover off the ball. "I hit something like .400 in KGDL KROSSWORD ACROSS 1. Audio approval 5. Sept. follower S. Performs 12. Je t'--- 13. Much-used artiele 14. We in the middle of w.erythirig 16. With Kools, your throat reels 17. Watery surroundin 18. !Squarer 19. Assists 20. Long. long 21. Kind of minister 23. God (Latin) 26. Burn 16. 2nd-century ascetic, In esaence 28. Split Yo-yo 29. He looked homeward, angel 31. Pat is confused 34. A hot time 36. Koola are Snow IL Kools give you a -......-., fresher taut* 43. Transportation luxury 44. Go under, dressed I goggles db. Cheese that's made baek- wards 46. River literally in England 47. Related 411. What, la via Is ea O. Mumbly p 1 O. Dupsulve • As cool and clean as a breath • Finest leaf tobacco...nand re and the roorldb moot tharou e With every puff your mouth I your throat refreshed 4 Omegm's Mosi. ~..ALSO REGULAR SIZE KOOL WITHOUT Fl •11159. Wawa ♦ Williamson Tolman CAM s Serious Business Rightfielder, DeLong "Li average this year clearly shows. DeLong said that he prefers playing the outfield to pitching only because he can get up to the plate more. When hi came here last year he was primarily a pitcher but a sore arm forced him to the outfield. Then this spring he developed a sore muscle in his pitching arm and again moved to the outfield. But baseball coach Joe Bedenk is probably happy that things happened that way. "Zstb (Bedenk has his own set of names for all his players) I could develop into a real good collegiate player," said Bedenk. :1 "He has the right attitude and loves the game and he sure likes to hit." Assistant Coach Chuck Medlar voiced the same opinion. "De '• Long is a fine ballplayer and 1 fits , think he'll get better with more 4 Ci• W it TA experience." a' DUGOUT CHATTER—DeLong and Lion second sacker, Larry Fegley, were teammates in high high school," DeLong staid mod - school . . . Correction —H ar r y estly, "but I'm really not certain." Beans lives in State College, not "One thing I do know, though, Boalsburg . . . The Lions' game is that I love to hit." And he with Penn Saturday will start at means that, as his .387 batting 2:30. Lambda Chi Alpha, SAE Win Matches in IM Golf Openers Now that the 1959 IM golf sea son is officially open and the first few rounds of matches have been played, it would appear to 'the casual follower that competi tion in the fraternity divisien is 'again shaping up as a private dual between last year's champion, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and the team they defeated in the finals, ,Lambda Chi Alpha. Lambda Chi Alpha has already displayed its power by defeating its first two opponents, Zeta Beth Tau and Delta Chi. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. in their first match, whipped Phi Sigma Kappa and will next play Pi Kap pa Phi. DOWN 1. Waterfall 2. China In France S. Not quite glamorous, but oh. boy! 4. He'd be flowery with • Y 5. Alter Pito 12 words) O. A word for Brigitte 7. Walloper Williams S. It I se you, will you__? 9. M an, those Koala are _.l 10. Part from the back 11. They may be love - for Olmedo 16. Filter part of a Kool 19. The good guy 22. Old Boyer movie denote 24. What a Sinter dots 27. He chaperoned some said couples $O. She 'OYU me, she loves me not 81. Kind of math 82. Madrid's great museum, cha-cha 83. State of exaggeration 33. Hallow_ 37. Sprint star Dave 89. Number-ens boy 40. Defense missile 41. It's urinated by 1 monkeys 42: Flat rata 44. Juiey dope * * * Zeke DeLong THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1959 In other match play, Beaver House won its first over Alpha Phi Delta and Phi Epsilon Pi de feated Alpha Tau Omega. Phi Sigma Delta and Phi Delta Theta were victorious over Phi Kappa Psi and Kappa Delta Rho, respec tively, and will meet each other in second round playoffs. Alpha Kappa Lambda downed Beta Sigma Rho and Tau Kappa Epsilon beat Phi Kappa Tau in other IM action. In the only action last night Aeacia won over Alpha Gamma Rho and Delta Upsilon took its match with Sigma Alpha Mu by forfeit. No. 25
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