PAGE TEN AP Picks Chicago To Win AL Crown By JOE HEICHLER Associated Press Sports Writer NEW YORK (iP) Chicago's White Sox having added punch without easing their strong pitching, loosening their tight defense or slowing up their "go-go" type of offense, are this corner's choice to capture the American League pennant in 1960. Even if 40-year-old Early victory total of last year, the ad dition, by trades, of sluggers Mm- Die Minoso, Gene Freese and Roy Sievers, should enable Al Lopez' defending champions to win by a molt' comfortable margin than they did last year. The New York Yankees, who dropped to third place 1.5 games off the pace, after four straight first place finishes, should move up a notch, past Cleveland. The Indians were runners-up last yew, five games behind the White Six. The belief is that the Indians' staff is too young to carry the big load placed on its in experienced shoulders by depar ture of 19-game winner Cal Mc- Lish, and Minoso's 21 homers. The Yankees' expected rise is traced to the addition of Roger Maris, NN ho together with Mickey Mantle, could supply the team with the one-two punch it lacked last year. The surprise of the league may be Baltimore's Orioles whose fine young pitchers could lift them in to the lost division for the first time in their brief tenure in the American League. Detroit easily is the best of the rest with Bos ton, Kan4as City and Washington trailing behind. Concern over the advanced age of the White Sox pitching staff appears unfounded. True, Wynn is 40, Dick Donovan is 32. Billy Pierce is 33, and relief aces Gerry Staley and Turk Lown are 39 and 35. respec tively. But righthander Bob Shaw, an 18-game winner, is 26 as is southpaw Frank Baumann and Barry Latman is only 23. Don Ferrarese, another prob able starer, is 30. Chicago's strength is down-the middle, from catcher Sherm Lol lar to center-fielder Jim Landis right through the pitching and the Nellie Fox-Luis Aparicio double play combination. The Yankees' weakness is pitch ing and shortstop. Whitey Ford is still dependable and Art Dinar has looked good but Bob Turley appears confused and uncertain. Duke Maas has a sore arm and Ryne Duren appears to be favor ing the knee he injured last year. The addition of second baseman Johnny Temple undoubtedly has strengthened and stabilized the Cleveland infield but the feeling Is that Manager Joe Gordon paid dearly for it. The loss of MeLish has made the sometimes brilliant. often times uncertain Herb Score the oldest and most experienced starter and he's only 26, Paul Richards has fashioned a young ball club ideally suited to Rain May Hamper Masters Tourney AUGUSTA. Ga. UP) Rain dripped down on the green Augusta National Golf Course yes terday as a few hardy, or hope ful, golfers got in some practice licks for the 24th Masters Tourna ment. starting Thursday. It was a dismal setting for what is annually one of the most ex citing and colorful of all golf event. Rain has been falling_ here for about a week. The soaked red clay soil is heavy and the eracs was long unl3l the mowers final ly went out on the fairways yes terday. Make Sure Your Views Are Represented At The Spring Skating Meeting Tuesday, April 5 7:00-p.m. 112 Buckhout THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Wynn falls short of his 22- WHITEY FORD * * Baltimoie's Municipal Stadium ' That is, strong pitching, fight defense with an occasional show of hitting strength. This kind of setup puts an exceptional bur den on the pitchers. Fortunately. the Orioles have an abundance of that commodity. Right-hand ers Milt Pappas, Jerry Walker, Jack Fisher and Chuck Estrada, all under 22, really have it. The 1960 edition of the Tigers is essentially the same team that started off so miserably last sea son under Bill Norman, blazed like t 'ride' wood when Jimmy 'Dykes took over only to burn out sand settle into a fourth place finish. Ex-Yankees Hank Bauer, Norm Siebern. Jerry Lumpe, Johnny Kucks, Bob Grim and Don Lar-i sen should enable the Athletics toy stay ahead of the Red Sox and' Senators. Bud Daley, Ray Herbert, and Ned Garver, along with; Kucks should comprise a fair pitching staff. The retirement of Jackie Jen sen and Sammy White and the probably semi-retirement of the great Ted Williams robs the Red Sox of at least 50 per cent of their offense. Frank Malzone and Pete Runnels are the only established fulltime stars. Lot of runs because of such , 1 home run hitters as Harmon Kille-1 brew. Jim Lemon and Bob Alli-, son. The Senators, however, prob-' ably will give up twice as many runs because of a leaky defense, and an undermanned pitching staff. , .. when you think you're getting a Think twice ... before you snap up a diamond "bargain." Remember, many factors which determine a diamond's value can only be evaluated by experts with instruments; the cutting, the clarity, the color. We give you the facts ... show you a diamond's true character explain how we judge its value. You can rely on this store's business reputation. Come in and listen to both sides of the story before you put your money into a questionable diamond "bargain." OMB II FWD . Caw jeaudat • 'l' ell 4 4, ( . ;4 . 4 .t.i Two Upsets Mark IM Mat Action By 808 DEAN Two top-seeded wrestlers, Joe Bollinger of Chi Phi and Al Bennett of Delta Upsilon, lost hard fought decisions as IM wrestling entered the semi finals last night at Rec Hall. Bennett lost to John Harlow,Amerurg' s catching. The other half before Bob A er shut the door on the battery is rather thin this Sigma Nu's 142-pounder, after them in the opener last year, of Harlow broke a 2-2 first period; Bobby Hulton, who also ;year with only two veterans— tie with a reversal in the second; -;Dick Hawkins and Mel Jacobs period and rode Bennett out for Coaches Gettysburg's basketball back. a 5-2 decision. Neal Newhouse of team, has eight lettermen back : Hawkins posted a 3-2 record Alpha Chi Rho scored a take H including hard-hitting Ken last season while Jacobs was i used mostly in relief. However. down and an escape over 801-; Fruchter, one of the leading 1 Jacobs has been converted into linger to win a 4-1 decision in! hitters in college ball a year ago. 1 a starter and he took the loss in their 135-pound match. ' Fruchter, a giant first baseman, e ' fh Lebanon Valley game Sat- Three wrestlers managed to ; urday. hold their top-seeded spots. With hit .477 in 1959 and slammed four ,DUGOUT CHATTER—Game time '0,15 left, Bill Phillips, Alpha Sig-home runs He also leil; Gettysburg; tomorrow is 3:30 . . . Bedenk is ma Phi's 158 pounder, reversed in the RBI department with 22. ( keeping mum on his starting line- Bill Smith of Phi Delta Theta, In addition to Fruchter, Hultont o p ... The Lions beat Gettysburg, ,for a close 5-3 decision. Johnny has some other good hitters in; 10-6, in last year's opener . . . If 'Black, Acacia, and Don Wilson,leftfielder Gordie Kissner and!it's nice tomorrow the Lions will ISigma Phi Epsilon, recorded a pin third baseman George Shalick. !wear their new sleveless uniforms and a decision respectively, andl I , Both Kissner and Shalick fin- ;a la Pittsburgh Pirates and Cm 'moved into the semi-finals. ' ished behind Fruchter with .375 icinnati Reds ... If not they'll stick Black, 167-pounder, came from; averages and both are long ball ,to their road (gray) uniforms... behind to take down Lee Weaver; threats. iSyracuse comes to University Park of Phi Mu Delta and score a pin; Second baseman Jeff Kahler,Saturday for a twinbill and then in 3:06. Wilson, wrestling 176' -•— (339) last year and shortstop ji m !the Lions go on a two-day road maintained complete control over Naylor round out the infield. trip to Philadelphia during vaca f Eric Holm of Alpha Zeta, to win !Hon for games with Villanova and '5-0. ; Besides Kissner, Gettysburg has' Penn. little Fred Mueller in center field, The fastest pin of the evening was recorded by an independent, and versatile sophomore George I et I ;Henry Mikec, over Pete Fasino,b,Burnacks t in right. Bill Hoffman up Burnett. in 1:05 in their 150-pound match. Kit Carson and Maury Byers,; Mueller (.255), only 5-5, 145, has independents, also won impres- an arm like a rifle and is fast on ;sive matches. Carson overcame a;the bases. He demonstrated his last minute i evei sal to decision defensive prowess last week when ;Dick Rice 5-4 in a 142-pound batch. Byers, wrestling 128, pinned Ileih Deckert in 4:20 after lead ;ing 10-0. Missing a second period fall, Dick Koontz, Phi Kappa Psi, 150- pounder, ground out an 11-2 de cision over Fred Crombie of Sig ma Nu Wrestling Summary ==lffa=lM 4:10 135- Nee house (ACRhoi dec. Bollinger Cl-'hi 4-1, McCreary 1111(11 der. Fink Ind ), 6-0; Horne (AZ) dcc. Mockler DUI, 6-5. 142 - Halton IS Nnl der Bennett (DM. 5-2. Peterson tPDThI p,nned Ziegler ACRho), ;1.23; Gerson ilndl dec. Rice i huh. 5.4. 150 --ritikee i Intl) pinned Fahtno (Ind I . 1:05; Koonth i PKPet 1 dec Crombie I liNti I, 11.2, Bohn (Inds dec. Urinn I boll, 7-2. 15S- 7 - PLillips I ASPhi) der. Smith (PDTh ) 167—Black (Acacia) pinned Weaver I PMD i 3.06 . Schilling I LCA i pinned Richard son I PDTh I. 2 :25 ; Lewin I Ind I dee. Loomis i Ind*, 5-2; Anderson (Intl I pinned Johns ( Ind I, 4.55. 170—Wilson (SPE( der. Holm (AZ), 5-0: Knipe ICPhiI pinned Thomas (IDTSig I. 2:50; Greenlee (Ind) pinned Hannah I Indl. 1:10. 1 - 1. t—K (TICE) dec. Callenberger ertii. :AA: Williams llndl pinned Ben ton Ind), 3:24. TIRED ? ? ? Let Collegian Classifieds WORK FOR YOU diamond "bargain ..." Lion Nine Hosts Bullets In 1960 Opener Tomorrow Always troublesome and down two in the loss column al ready, Gettysburg will help Penn State open the 1960 baseball season tomorrow on Beaver Field. The Bullets, boasting plenty of veterans, have been a disappointment in their first two games, losing to Villanova, 10-5 and Lebanon Valley 6-5. But despite their record, P enn he cut down a Villanova runner State coach Joe Bedenk expects, lat third base with a long throw from deep center. a tough game from the Pesky Connie Youse (.174), a defensive ,Bullets who gave the Lions fits expert, handles most of Gettys- Rainstorm Postpones Syracuse Grid Drills SYRACUSE, N.Y. (JP)—Week end rains washed out Coach Ben I Schwartzwalder's plans to open ; spring drills yesterday for his de fending champion Syracuse Uni versity football team. Schwartzwalder said he hoped to complete the allotted 20 days of training before April 30, when a windup game between the var sity and an alumni team is sched uled. ex reliedwith ou. See our complete selection Df beautiful Easter Cards for friends and loved ones. KEELER'S 206 E. COLLEGE AVE. IM Results 3M HOWLING League C Rad Ones 4, Nth Wits 0 Nittany Boys 3, Fullers Raiders I Erie Lakers 3, Montgomery House I Lehiyh House 4, Locust House U Lefty's Larchmen 4, Nlttanv 37-0 Poplar Horse 3, Lacka a, Rllllll House I League D Jotaan Hall, 4, Nittany 27-0 Philadelphia lioube 3, Berkn Houae NlOnny 39-4, Oddballs 0 Alleghany Tion.e 4, Forentty 0 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (iP) —Faye Throneberry, pounding the ball at a .462 clip for the Washing ton Senators, singled Lennie Green home from second base in the seventh inning yesterday to hand the Kansas City Athletics a 3-2 exhibition defeat. in mind . . . & L i Come in soon The University Book Store TUESDAY. APRIL 5. 1960 STATE COLLEGE
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