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Lion
Kikla Will
Hurl Opener
Today at 3:30
By SANDY PADWE
Penn State starts down the
long road to Omaha and the
college world series this after
noon at 3:30 when Gettysburg
conies to Beaver Field for the
1960 baseball opener.
Ranked sixth in the pre-season
polls, Joe Bedenk's Nittany Lions
will he defending then• District
title which carried them to a
fourth place finish in the Omaha
(lassie last year.
Redenk has 12 lettermen hack
from that team including south
paw Eddie Kilda who will get the
starting assignment today.
Kikla, who mixes a blazing
fast ball with an effective curve
and change-up, had a 9.1 record
and a 1.46 ERA in 1959.
The chunky Lion junior will be
joined in the stinting lineup by
captain Dick Landis at third, Bob
lirobak at stunt, Larry Fegley at
second and either Bill Benton or
Larry Beighey at first.
Sophomore John Phillips gets
the nod in leftfield while another•
soph, Roger Koehman will start in
renter. hard-hitting Zeke DeLong
is the choice for right.
The catching assignment has
n't been decided yet and it
could be Jim Suplizio or John
Adams.
Ilrobak, Phillips and Kochman
me the only newcomers to the
Penn State lineup
A Junior, Iliobak spent the 1959
season learning the shoitstop
made fiorn State captain Bob
Hoovei. who played for Uncle
Sam's Pan-Ames scan team dining
the summer
Phillips was the long ball hitter
for the freshmen and Bedenk
hopes he can step into that spot
ith the varsity this year. If not,
Bedenk feels Koehman can pio
duce the long hall and with his
peal speed he'll he a definite as
set in the outfield
Feg ty at second. DeLong in
tight. and Landis at third give
Bedenk thi cc-seasoned veterans
who tank with the best.
Landis. the leadoff man,
doesn't hit for the high average
but he always manages to get
on base, and once he's on. he's
a real pest. One of the fastest
Riding Club Meeting
119 OSMOND
Films of the Pan American Games and
Hugh Wiley winning the water jump ob-
stack. The awarding of the King George
Trophy in London will be shown.
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN
I!MMM
Nine Plays Gettysburg
men on the squad, the 5-9 senior
loves to steal and his "belly"
slides have become a trademark
in collegiate baseball circles.
Fegley leaves the impression of
a real pro. A strong hitter and
smooth fielder, he is best in the
clutch and had six doubles and
25 1181 last year.
A prime prospect of the pro
scouts, Fegley carried the Lions
through the first part of the 1959
campaign before falling into a
late slump which brought his av
erage from .400 to 294.
DeLong was State's third best
hitter last year with a .368 aver
age and he was the top fielder,
going through the whole season
without an error.
The hist base job depends on
Gettvsbuig's pitcher today. If it's
a lefty, Beighey will get the nod,
but if not, Benton, a .333 hitter,
will start.
Gettysburg carries an 0-2
record into today's game with
TONIGHT
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
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Captain Dick Pariseau, a
starting halfback on the football
Ed Kikla team, is a steady vet and gives
I Navy a strong one-two punch in i
draws starting assignment midfield. Also returning are let
* * * termen Jack Prudhomme, Don
the Lions. Coach Bobby Hulton's Chinn and Boit-Shape. This trio,
boys have lost to Lebanon Val- plus Pariseau and Rippelmeyer,
makes the midfield Navy's
ley and Villanova. strongest position.
Hutton will probably go with The Middies also have a strong
either Dick Hawkins or Mel Ja- defense centered around All
cobs, his two best pitchers. Haw- Maryland goalie Mickey Reeves.
kins posted a 3-2 mark last sea-
Reeves was a sophomore 'find'
last year and has developed into a
son while Jacobs was Gettysburg's real fine goalie.
most effective reliever. Vets Barry Byrne and Henry
For power, the Bullets will de- Chiles will start at attack. The
pond on big Ken Fruchter at first Middies lost Tom Mitchell, an
base, Goalie Kissner in left field other starting attaekman, in the
and George Shalick at third. Rutgers game when he sprained
Fruchter was one of the leading his ankle .
Lion coach Bernie Baer will
hitters in college ball last year use the same lineup that whip
with a .477 average, four home- ped Loyola Saturday with one
runs and 22 RBI. Shalick and exception. Senior Hank Schil-
Kissner, meanwhile wound up' ling will take the place of Jim
with identical 375 averages. Kane who injured his knee in
the Lions' win over Loyola.
IM Tennis Doubles The Lion freshman team will
All entries for IM tennis doub- meet the Navy Plebes in the open
les must be turned in at the 111 U ing test for both clubs. This year
Office at Rec Hall no later than'the frosh have 12 experienced
4:30, Tuesday. high school players and according
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7:00 p.m.
MEM
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Business Administration
Here is the Time to find out about your "Major"! ! !
All Freshmen and Sophomores in BusAd, who desire additional
vocational information about their majors are invited to attend
an informal discussion on the various majors offered in the
College of Business Administration.
Time will be allowed for question and answer period
WEDNESDAY 7 - 9 p.m.
Accounting ... Dr. G. K. Nelson
Marketing .. . Dr. Kniffin
Finance ... Dr. Bradley
Trade & Transport.. .. Dr. Walters
Lions Hope to End
Middie LaX Streak
When the Lion lacrosse team meets Navy this afternoon
,at Annapolis they will be battling a jinx that dates back to
1919. That year the Midshipmen downed Penn State, 13-0, to
start a streak that now stands at 29 consecutive wins.
The closest State has come to a victory recently was in
195'7 when they dropped a 19-11
verdict. Last season Navy handed
the Nittanies the worst drubbing
in Penn State lacrosse history,
29-3
Navy always plays one of the
strongest schedules in the nation
and the Middies have copped the
national championship six times.
This year is no different on the
banks of the Severn. Coach Bill
Bilderback has 16 returning let
termen and as a result Navy has
a well-balanced attack with plen
ty of depth.
All-American midfielder Karl
,Ripplemeyer leads the Navy of
fense. Ripplemeyer led the team
in scoring last year with 16 goals,
and in Navy's 15-2 win over Rut
,gers Saturday he scored six goals
'and had four assists. He scored
!five goals against the Lions last
,year.
TODAY and TOMORROW
7 - 9 P.M.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 6. 7 960
to Coach Bill Hess it is possibly
the best balanced freshman team
that State has ever had. Both
the varsity and freshman games
begin at 3 30
Skinner's Homer Ends
Pirate Losing Streak
FORT MYERS. Fla, (JP) Bob
Skinner's three-iun homer in the
ninth inning yesterday gave the
Pittsburgh Pirates a 7-5 exhibition
'baseball victory over the Philadel
phia Phils.
The 400-foot blast came off
Humberto Robinson and ended a
battle of home suns. Pittsburgh
snapped its losing streak at six
games. Bob Clemente hit a three
run homer for the Pirates m the
fiVI Gotf Entries
All entries for IM golf must be
turned in at the IM Office in Rec
Hall no later than 4.30, Tuesday.
121 Sparks
THURSDAY 7 - 9 pm.
Bus. Management . . . Dr. Richards
Economics . . . Dr. Newman
Insurance & Real Estate
... Dr. Woodring
. . . Lion goalie
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