SATURDAY. MAY 14. 1960 Baseballers Clash With Navy Davis Will Oppose Kikla Or Durbin By SANDY PADWE Penn State and Navy really defied the experts this year. Instead of leading the race for District II playoffs berths, the Lions and Middies are struggling to stay in contention for the post season tournament and that's why neither can afford a loss today in their important Beaver Field battle beginning at 2.30. The Middies entered the cam paign with their big guns back from a team that won the E.1.8.L. crown last year, while Penn State has virtually the same team back that finished fourth in the college world series. But the credentials look good only on paper and the Middies come into today's game with an 11-5 record while State has a 9-6 mark. Poor fielding, lack of clutch hit ting and unexpected slumps by their top pitchers are the main reasons for the disappointing sea sons. Lefty Chuck Davis, the leading pitcher in the nation last year with a 9-0 mark and a 0.61 E.R.A., has won five while losing three and he'll be on the mound for the Middies this afternoon. State's Eddie Kilda finished right behind Davis with a 94 mark in 1959 and he's still behind with a 2-5 record. If Kilda doesn't get the start. ing nod for the Lions today, look for Tom Durbin (3-0) to go for State. Durbin, doubling as an outfielder, has looked very good this year, but must curb his wildness to become really effective. Both Durbin and Kikla saw ac tion this week against Bucknell. Durbin started and won due to a superb relief job by Kikla who struck out the side with the bases full in the last inning. The rest of the lineup will be made up of Bill Benton at first, leading hitter Larry Fegley at second (434), Bob Hrobak at short and captain Dick Landis at third. In the outfield, Bedenk will go with Jim Suplizio in left, Larry Beighey in center, and Zeke De- MAJOR LEAGUES By The Associated Prelim • National League W. L. xSan Francisco __l7 7 a-Pittsburgh 16 9 a-Milwaukee 11 7 a-Cincinnati 12 11 St Louis 9 14 a-Philadelphia ____9 16 Chicago _ 7 18 x —Play night games. Yesterday's Reaulta Chicago 4, St. Louis 1 National League Los Angeles. Podres (2-2) at San Fran alsco, O'Dell (1-2) Pittsburgh, Law (5-1) at Milwaukee, Burdette 12-1) Philadelphia, Meyer (2-1) at Hook 12-2) St. Louis, Barnes (0-0) at C: worth 41-0) American League W_ L. Chicago 13 Baiton 10 7 x-New York 10 8 Cleveland 11 9 Baltimore 11 10 x-Pet rnit 7 10 x-Wetstungton 8 12 xKanaaa City 7 13 x—Playing night game Yeaterday's Reault. Chicago 4. Cleveland 2 Boston-Baltimore (ppd. ra American League Chicago. Score (1-1) at Cle man (24) Calamine, Pcrrtocarrero (2-0 Bo st iehl (0-0) New York, Gabler (1-2) at Pascual (2-31 Kansas City, Kuck (0.0) Foytaek . (1-21 Factory Authork VOLKSWAGEN Sake—partyServl .6 New '6O Deluxe Sedan__.__ —.51625. WYNO SALES O. 1860 E. Third St. Willi& stunt Pa. Phone .1.4681 • , • '4,4tW'''' —Collegian Photo by John Beane SETTING THEIR SIGHTS on a big day this afternoon against Navy are first baseman Bill Benton, left, and second baseman Larry Fegley, Fegley Is the Lions' leading hitter with a .434 average. *** * * * Long in right. Harry Beans willcould knock the ball out of the catch park if he gets the pitch he likes. Beighey has been a valuable Bellino started the season in man for the Lions _this year, left field, but asked to be moved playing three different posi- back to catcher, his favorite posi tions. tion. He started at first, then moved DUGOUT CHATTER Th e to second when Fegley came up Lions close out their home sea with the measles. Now he's play ing centerfield because State son Wednesday against Temple needs his potent bat (.352). at Beaver Field .. . All-Amer- For Navy, Dick Brown, the lead- ican basketball player Bill Ken ing hitter (.419) and captain, holds nedy is one of the Owls' leading down first base. Jack Metechak hitters . . . Two Navy starters, from Old Forge, Pa., is the sec baseman and Gary Bagnard Dick Brown and Gary Bagnard, (.382) is the shortstop. Sophomore played for the Middie cage Bob Westfall will start at third. team . • . Brown was the lead- In the outfield Navy has Steve Todd in left, Arkie Vaughn in ing rebounder while Bagnard center and Fred Marsh in right. was one of the top subs . . . Marsh has been one of the Frank Delano, a pitcher, also Middies' biggest disappoint- played basketball for the Mid ments. The top hitter in college dies . . . The Lions will have ball last season with a .t 1.9 aver- only three games left after the age, Marsh is hitting .293 this Temple affair Wednesday . . . year. They'll be at Pitt one week from Behind .the plate will be All- today and they travel to Dela- American footballer Joe Bellino. ware May 26 to wind up the The Winchester (Mass.) Rifle is campaign . . Navy pitcher the only Navy player ever to Chuck Davis pitched for Uncle score three touchdowns against Sam's Pan-American team last Army and as a baseball player summer . . . Ex-Lion captain he's equally as good. Bob Hoover was one of his He's hitting .340 this year and teammates. Sally's Mad Pct. G.B. .708 .625 2 .611 8 .622 4 1 4 .391 1 3 / 4 .360 Bth .300 8 MILWAUKEE (/P) Manager I Sony Hemus became so angry Thursday after his St. Louis Car -1 (finals lost their sixth straight game that he ripped two field phones from the wall in the visi tor's dugout at County Stadium. "I just got mad, because we keep losing, no matter what we try to do on the road," Hemus said. Cincinnati, The Cardinals have lost all 10 of their road games this season. The Braves beat them 4-3 Thurs day. icago, Ells- Pct. G.B. .616 .688 1 .556 1% .660 1 % .524 1% .412 4 .400 4 V .850 64 IM Track Entries All. entries for IM track must be turned into the IM office in Rec Hall by 4:30 Tuesday. Att . P4l , , , PS , : , rnt , 7W , s tarl:2,7,l",, s pirZnAVVr . .Tt " -.1 1110 1. 1 1 . 11 r gem, Avtivat (.1 . 1 14 Stig- Awaiting at Boston, ashington ~:;1 - ' Clean, comfortable and reasonable accommodations ''. i.../ for male students, clubs, teams, administrators and V'. groups in the heart of midtown New York, close to d,; all transportation and nearby . Empire State Build ,:".! ing. All conveniences, cafeteria, coffee shop, tailor, v..c laundry, barbershop, TV room, tours, etc. Booklet C. s,i:.• Rates: Single Rooms $2.4042.60; Double Rooms $3.4043.80 ti. WILLIAM SLOANE HOUSE Y.M.C.A. 4356 West 34th St., New York, N. Y. OXford 5.5133 (nr.tpenn Sta.) et Detroit THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA * * * • ..'l , ;;;igit4 , s; - ,`", - : 1• 4111 7 444 10 1 . a - * * * ° , r `X .1"*" ~s, .. ea)'' Veteran Race Driver Killed in Practice Run LONDON (IP) Harry Schell, a handsome auto race driver with an American and French back ground, was killed when his car crashed in the rain at 100-miles an-hour in a practice run on Fri-1 r day the 13th. Schell, born in Paris of Ameri can parents and a veteran of the championship driving circuit, was the 13th top driver killed in the last three years. The 39-year-old ace was prac ticing at the Silverstone Circuit for Saturday's ,International Tro phy race. The rear wheels of his Cooper slid off the track into the mud as he took a curve at 100 miles an hour in a heavy rain. Grandstand Views R - ~, • :,,, , , v „ ; Navy Coach ormektil v A l i l g: i, , , . Star With i'k'o•-. - -... , ~ RANDOM NOTES FROM THE WORLD OF SPORT Let's go back a few years in baseball history to the Golder Days of the Philadelphia Athletics and Connie Mack. From the late 1920's to the early 30's, the A's with Mickey Cochrane, Jimmy Foxx, Al Simmons, and Lefty Grove, were the scourge of the American League, winning three straight pen nants in 1929, 30 and 31. Foxx, Cochrane, and Simmons got most of the headlines with their fantastic fence busting, but most of the papers neglected to play up Max Bishop, the little second baseman who seemed to be on base every time one of these Goliaths delivered. Bishop, now head baseball coach at the Naval Academy, was one of the slickest fielders in the game in addition to being one of the peskiest batters. Called the key to the A's "million dollar infield," he led the league in fielding in 1926, '213, '3l, and '32 and wound up his major league career with a very respectable lifetime batting average of .271. But Bishop's major claim to fame was his ability to get on base. The A's leadoff man drew 1153 walks in 5776 at bats, for the third highest mark behind the immortal Babe Ruth and Ted Wil liams of the Boston Red Sox. Ruth had 2056 while Williams has ,1943 to date. After his retirement from the game. Bishop took over as head coach at Navy, a post he has held for the last 23 years. In that time the amiable Bishop has recorded 267 wins against 133 losses. The New American Basketball League, headed by Abe Saper stein, will make some rather startling rules changes when the league begins play in 1961. Among the changes is a provision to award three points for any goal scored outside a line 21 feet from the basket. Saperstein's plans also call for 40-minute games, abolition of the 24-second rule, all 18-foot foul lane, and hand guarding with con ,tact permitted on players driving under the basket. _ The new rules will be tried out this summer when Saperstein's Harlem Globetrotters make their world tour. Obtaining players for the new league is one of Saperstein's smallest problems because there are probably more first class basketball stars floating around than in any other professional sport. The NBA takes an average of 15 rookies a year out of a long list of draftees. That means that quite a few All-Americans can't make the grade. Al Seiden from St. Johns, Cal Ramsey from NYU, Joe Holup of George Washington, Wally Choice of Indiana and Hal Lear of Temple are just a few who couldn't make it in the NBA and wound up playing in the Eastern League. World Javelin Record Holder Al Cantello, who was here with the Quantico Marines last week, feels that Lion sprinter Bobby Brown has an excellent chance to make the Olympic team. Asked why he thought so, Cantello explained that in the Olym pic trials a runner often is called upon to run one race right after another, and Cantello says that a strong runner like Brown will have a better chance than a runner who tires after one race. Philadelphia House Cops l India IM Bowling Title Philadelphia House captured thes Indie IM bowling champion ship last night with a 2276-2205 win over Hi-Five. Jerry Coyne took individual honors rolling a 208 and had the high triple series of 547 for the winners. By Sandy Padwo Collegial! Sports Editor 1::3 Former Ace Bob Smith, former Gettysburg College swimming ace, is a phys ical education graduate student at Penn State. Middle Atlantic 220 free-style champ in 1956, Smith holds two Gettysburg rec ords. CLASSIFIEDS—RESULTS 50c BUYS 17 WORDS PAGE NINE Was A's
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