PAGE TEN Averages Show Reason Lion Gridders May Pass More NittaniesMissedPlayoffsl During 1960 Football Season A look at Penn State's final baseball averages shows why the Lions failed to make the District II playoffs for the first time in five years. Lai ry Fegley was State's top hitter with a .375 aN but he had only eight i hi, compared to 25 a year ago Poor dutch hitting was one of the inion leacons the Dom, did so pool iv •rind during one three game stictch in mid-season they stranded 40 men and lost each time, In 1059 when the Lions fin ished foul th in the College World Sci ics at Omaha, Nob , Bob Hoov er ( 370) wai, the top rbi man with 29. This year's leader was y Beans with 10. However, Hoover's .370 aver age wasn't the best a fear ego, Tom Durbin's .393 was. This year Durbin hit 200 points less while splitting the season between mite' field and th c pitching mound. As a hurler he was more suc cessful, racking up three wins against no losses lie posted a 1 00 E R A. with wins over Syra cuse, Georgetown and Bucknell. State's leading pitcher this year was Dave Bergey who didn't make his first appearance until three weeks ago against Mary land. In 22 2 ii innings he didn't allow an rained run while post ing a 1-1 mark. Only a sophomore. Bergey was sidelined for the first half of the campaign with an infect ed finger on his pitching hand. He came on in relief of Ed Kikia in the Maryland game and went innings without giving up a hit. He tai ted against Lehigh the next week and turned in a 6-0 shutout. Then against Temple he did another terrific job hut was tag ged for the loss when he gave up a hit in the ninth and re liever Ed Kikla threw two balls MAJOR LEAGUES 'Cho )4%1)0414044 Press American Leaps) W. 1,. Pet 21) 13 .801 . 17 12 .819 . 1.4 .66: _ 15 14 .5C 18 )4 81' _l2 17 .41. _ _ 13 20 .39A Natoli _ _ 11 17 .39: flat n ight Raolea National lerstito a•Sar h limo) _ 22 12 .64' li-Pittsimi Kb 23 13 .631 a4.lll‘yatik*e _ 15 11 81 a-Cincinnati IS IS .861 31-1 oa Anualta _ 16 19 .48' Loins _ 14 HI . 4 2' a-Chii aim _ 11 17 39: 12 12 38! Pla% one nimbi game Pro Ville Pitchers American League 11Y lllmul y, ItroP.ll at New York Vvrot 11-21. night l'hicaro. Shaw 13.31 at I( /1101411/1 City, Plail 14.01. night 114.01)11, I . lollk. 12.2) at Washington, lAoel 1 1.31, night Only rallies Malt iniore -- v-Clevelanql __ Clacaign Noll, Y.prk ___ ___ Dottrott x-Washington -- kum.als Cal' ___ Netionil I.migste Ann Franciaro, Anton*lli i &hi at it /Ong. Conley night Milnßukrr, Buhl 12.21 at St. Louis, Itt. ell %. night Only game. /ACKHARPERJACKHARPERJACKNARPERJACKHAfiPERIACKHARPERJACKHAR FATHER'S DAY - JUNE 19th Take a Gift Home for Dad A , Visit ,our second floor. . . step up to an Atherton suit. Around the corner from Bostonian Ltd W. College Ave., State College .C . ARPEX AC HA EILIAC ARP •RJA 'X A ."E C '• . ' . • * * * 4411 41 TOM DURBIN . best won-lost record * * * away to hand the Owls the win. Kikla, the Lions' top pitcher in 1959 with a 9-1 record, was Joc Ifledenk's biggest disappointment ,this year, finishing with a 2-6 'record. Kikla was the victim of tough luck and poor suppoit quite a few times, but his own poor fielding didn't help his cause. The Dish let II playoffs will be gin tomorrow at Cooperstown, N.Y., on Doubleday Field, the site of the first baseball game in 1839. Delaware will meet Colgate in one game Vo hile St. Johns goes against V:llanova in the other. The winner will earn a trip to the College Woi Id Series. The Lions won dishiet laurels last year. Linn AN 'rages ab r h _ 14 10 24 litiabty - 23 6 6 Hurld t 3 2 1 SuPlino _ _44 13 111. a - -42 3 12 11.0100 40 6 11 DcLona , 62 11 14 Ku hman 35 8 7 Ihirbin 31 4 6 11 , .bin$on 17 4 8 Adams 11 2 2 Phillips _ 30 3 4 Hr.4.ak _ 61 10 ,Landis 42 8 6 nith n _ _ 4 0 0 Pitching firl lit() Flentik I Hie eker Senators Sign Vaio i WASHINGTON Th e 'Washington Senators have signed outfielder Elmer Valo as a free agent. Valo, 39, recently ,was released by the Yankees. With the Senators he is expected to he used as a pinch-hitter and part-time outfielder. At Jack Harper's Custom Shop you will find a most discriminating choice of gifts for Dad. Whether it be neckwear, dress shirts, sport shirts, or bermuda shorts, dad will be pleased with 0 your selection. .- .„....- • -1 4 . - ' tr` ) • Custom Shop for Men THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Look for Penn State to come .up with an improved passing ,attack next football season. erage, An impressive end corps coupled whh the effective spring practice passing of quar terback Galen Hall, Dick Hoak, and Pete Liske could mean that Rip Engle's Liberty Bowl champs will take to the air frequently fin 1960. Off past performances, captain Henry Oppermann and John Bo zick rank as the best pass catch ers among the ends. Oppermann hauled in 11 aerials for 212 yards last year and Bozick grabbed six for 168 yards Hoak, a halfback the past two seasons, led the 1959 team in re ceiving with 14 catches for 167 yards. Halfback Jim Kerr, who will return next season, snagged nine for 122 yards and a touch down. In his 1959 role as understudy, to Richie Lucas, Hall completed] 18 of 39 passes for m 50 per cent; average. 220 yards and two touch-; downs. Hoak attempted only one! pass from his left halfback slot,' but completed that one for 31 yards Sale of public season tickets at Penn State for the 1960 home campaign already is 700 ahead of the total public season ticket sale in 1959 . In step with the rbi Ale. 6 .3i6 6 .346 2 .133 6 .296 10 .2H 4 ...39 14 .226 4 200 6 .393 I .177 2 1r..1 3 13., 6 .131 4 . 119 0 MOO ir h r Or era w I 22 , z:, IC 3 0 I) Oo 1 1 kti 2 0 Fl U Oil 11 11 414, 33 15 7 1.50 3 2 242 7 19 9 6 1.30 1 117 1 ;, 55 Mit 23 It 33 2 it it 6 11 800 0 0 When things get too close for comfort.* your best friends won't tell you... but your opponents will! • Old Spice Stick Deodorant brings you safe, sure, oli-day protection. • Better than roll-ons that skip. • Better than sprays that drip. • Better than wrestling with creams that ore greasy and messy. * ORC,Veike STICK DEODORANT arntai 7 1 0 7 1 /‘ //Rat& " •.„ • ~_• Get Your Old Spice Stick Deodorant at REA & DERICK called the Blue-White game . . . - )t so with team physician Dr. ifred Griess, who after viewing ie assorted bumps and bruises ; boys battled for varsity berths, Lgged it the Black and Blue ,me . . . Will Penn State miss ichie Lucas? Easy to answer hen you realize that the one tan gang led the 1959 team in ishing, passing, scoring, pass )terceptions, punting, and in imber of tackles The Lions will open the 1960 !anon Sept. 17 in Beaver Sta- RIM against Boston University .. After that they'll take a week If before entertaining a strong [issouri team in the Homecom ig game, Oct. 1 . . . Three raight road games, Army. Syra ise, and Illinois follow before 'ate comes home for two straight lainst West Virginia and Mary md . They'll close out the mpaign with road games at Holy Cross and Pittsburgh . . * * * Lion tackle Charley Janerette Space Age is Penn State: soph-,will report to the Los Angeles ,Ram training camp at Evanston, omore halfback Steve Popp hails,lll. July 21 ... Three other Lions from Moon High School in Cora-twill be seeking pro berths . . . lopolis and really "way out" All-American quarterback Richie !soph tackle Russ Schleiden fromj_,ucas is the prized possession of ;Mars High in Wexford . . Penn 'the Buffalo Bills of the new !State's Rip Engle on the new lAmerican Football League while card" football rule: "Ittackle Andy Stynchula hopes to ;handled properly, the greatest catch on with the Washington rule they ever passed." . Thelßcdskins. Guard Bud Kohlhaas ,game ending Penn State spring! will play in the Canadian League football di ills traditionally islwith the Montreal Alouettes . * * * 121 SOUTH ALLEN STREET THURSDAY, MAY 26. 1960 .:(>4t44416i4 ! f l, f it / i• W ... PLASTIC. CAW PRESET FOR INSTANT CIS! 1.00 or. tly
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