FRIDAY. MARCH 30: 1962
BedenkHas big Bombers
In Outfield; Vet Infield
'X By JOHN MORRIS i
(This is the first of a two-part series dti the Penn State basebaU
team. Today, the infield and outfield:) ;
BasebaU coach Joe Bedenk has been wearing a smile
around-the practice field lately. And with good reason—this
year’s version of the Peqn State baseball team, may be one of
the heaviest hitting groups that ever invaded Beaver Field.
Bedenk seems to get a special kick out of watching a base
tan fly over the fence, an event that has been happening with
shocking regularity in practice thus far.
“A couple of guys that hit the long ball can make the
difference'between a good team
and a champion," Bedenk said. p— *■
“This year we might hav'
boys who can hit it."
BEDENK CAN send at.
ing array of batting musdi
plate this' year, but tK
don-’t appear to be sat
fielding tor hitting. Near’
big hitters in the lineup
good glovemen.
Four football players 'rc
outfield-'for-the Lions. Thi
all powerful hitters, are ,
sky, Dick? Pae, Dick Andei
Roger Kochmaii.,
! Left finder Gufsky'arn
fielder Pae are holdovi
last." year] Kochman, a
two years ago, arjd Ande
battling for the {right fi
Three sophomores bad
top four :in fine, sty If
Kozusko, Dftre Dobrosii
Joe ,Davi all in the
for the reserve outfield '
Bedenk iis also’ using .
at first base in an-effort
someone to back up reguj;
baseman J Pete i Laake,
member , of. Rip i Engle’a
team.
BUT THJE WHlTE
coach doesn’tliave tovwoi
finding’ any replacement
other infield' positions,
thing, the, Lions seem to
fering" from an overflo 1
ent.
The regular' second
shortstop and third base
return from last year’s team, but
at least,two.of them are facing
challenges from a fine sophomore
crop., ;
Captain John- Phillips is far and
away the j Nittaiiies- < outstanding
shortstop, [but Bart Brodkin and
Don Robinson have been hard
pressed aQ spring.
Robinson, regular third sacked
a year ago, has been switched to
second,'leaving the hot corner job
Paret Continues
Fight for Life
NEW YORK Former
welterweight champion Benny
(Kid) Pafet, unconscious for the
fifth day j and ■ in a moderate
coma,, occasionally moved his
arms yesterday.
The latest bulletin from Roose
velt Hospital, however, reported
his condition unchanged. :
THE REPORT added that the
25-year-old Cuban does not rec
ognize people.
Paret'was knocked out by Emile
Griffith' in the 12th round-of their
title bout, at Madison Square
Garden Saturday night.
Doctors'l said iParet’s condition
was critical and: that he had only
a slight chance to Mye.
’ Paret’s mother,- Mrs. Maxima
Crespo, , said in. Havana yesterday
that she 'faopesj to' fly to the
United States today. She said a
flight to. Miami is being arranged
through the Cuban National Phy
sical Education .Institute.
MRS. CRESPO. 56, added she
knows no one iri Minimi. She does
not speaks English. ' -
Interviewed. a.t. the home of a
sister, Mrs. Crespo said she be
lieved her son would recover.
, "But I-. have ‘ delivered . my
hopes to the ’great power of
God,” she Said. i“I never wanted
him to fight I don’t want him to
dight any more.’’ !'
"Dr. Manuel Acosta, Paret’s per
sonal physician, talked to hospjtal
authoritiesr and! admitted there
was only; a : slight chance , that
Paret wodhT”recover." Two neuro
logists said that, at best, the.
lighter’s ; chances were less than;
Bin IOOL j - >
to sophomores Fred Light and
Grier Werner.
Light is one of the brightest
prospects (excuse the pun) the
Lions have had in several years,
and the hard-hitting Werner isn't
far behind. ‘
BRODKIN HAS to contend with
Robinson and Dick Mance in the
fight for the second base job.
Brodkin held the position last
year while Mance was the regular!
second sacker for the freshmen. ’
The quiet, balding Phillips is
backed up by yet another promis
ing sophomore, Ron. Hoch.
-Phillips, a 6-3 basketball player,
roams the shortstop area.like a
vacuum cleaner and hits with oc
casional power.
Cage Officials Quizzed
AUSTIN, Tex.'(AP)—The Texas
House Investigating Committee
began quizzing state and South
west Conference officials yester
day on reports of basketball >game
fixing by some referees.
• Abb Curtis, supervisor of South
west Conference officials, Depart
ment of Public Safety officials
and • conference basketball coach
es w.ere at the secret hearing as
jt began.
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Rens Give
Horns Shot
At Pro 801 l
By JIM KARL
Gene Harris, the &-3 senior
who kept Penn State’s cagers
from sinking below .500 this
year, may get an opportunity
to show the outside world that
he can play basketball.
, Although Harris had a fine sea
son—scoring 46 points in a single
game to break -the Philadelphia
Palestra record for'a visiting per
former,; making at least three all
opponent teams and leading the
Lions in scoring and rebounding
—he was left off most of the All-
East and All-State teams.
AS MARK DUMARS found out
last year ;and Harris found out
this year, playing for a
team that is 150 miles from the
nearest: big city press just about
eliminates: any
hope of 'recog
nition for a job
well done.
But Harris' re
bounding and
scoring efforts of
the season past
did not go un-
noticed .by the
Pittsburgh Rens
of the American
Basketball Lea-
gue. The Rens
picked the for-
mer Pittsburgh c »»» H»rrU i
high school City League star on:
the 11th round in the ABL draft.
After receiving feelers from the
New York Knickerbockers and
St. Louis Hawks of the NBA, Har
ris was snubbed by that league
in the post season, draft.
HARRIS PLAYED with a team
of - college all-stars against the
Rens in Pittsburgh’s Civic Audi
torium Tuesday night, but he had
a cold night, hitting on only one
of ten field goal attempts.
Harris’ performance in the all
star game was similar to his ef
forts in. the last few games of the
season. He simply couldn't hit on
his long jumper and as Harris
himself said, “you’ve“got to have
a jump shot to be a big. scorer
these days."
REGARDLESS OF his late
season troubles, Harris complete
ly dominated Penn State's final
statistics. )He lead the team in
scoring for the second straight
year withj 431 points for an 18.7
average: and finished on top in
rebounds j for ' the ' third straight
year, grabbing 288 or 13 per game.
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Final Basketball Statistics
Player G FGA FGM Pet FTA FTM Pet Rbds. PtaJ At*.
Gene Harris .;.. 23 400 175 43.7 137 81 59.1 298 431 18.7
John Mitchell ..23 329 122 37.1 78 47 60.3 117 291 12.7
Earl HoHman i... 20 285 T 105 39.6 37 23 62.2 133 233 11.6
John Phillips .. 22 194 64 33.0 41 24 48.5 91 151 6.9
Bob Donato .... 17 131 35 26.7 40 24 60.0 77 9* 5.5
Ulo Kartj ....... 12 60 .25 41.7 24 11 45.8 68 61 1 5.1
Chas. Marin ... 10 29 13 44.8 12 9 75.0 23 35i _ 3.5
Bob Hutchinson 20 43 11 25.6 26 13 50.0 62 35. 1.7
Ken Staub' .....15 35 8 22.9 .15 8 53.3 23 24 1.6
Dick Noe 10 19 5 26.3 11 5 45.5 10 15| 1.5
Chas. Greskovich 10 16 2 12.5 4 3 75.0 7 7i .7
Ralph Serafin .. 9 16 3 18.7 0 O' 0 16 6 .7 -
John 8arie....... 1 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0,0; 0
Fred Mo'ftitt ....1. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0‘ (X 0
Wayne Liundy* .. 4 66 30 45.5 17 12 .70.6 46 71 18.6
Team.. J 143 '
Penn State Ttls. 23 1605 598 37.3 442 260 ; 58.8 1114 1456
OpponenU Ttls. 23 1435 578 40.3 507 334 65.9 1105 1490 l
*no longer oa squad
Key: G—Games; FGA—Field Goals Attempted; FGM—Field Goals
Made; FTA—Free Throws Attempted; FTM—Free Throws Made;
Rbds.—Rebounds.
Marquette Drops
>2 Varsity Cagers
| MILWAUKEE (AP) Three
[students, including two varsity
[basketball players, who admitted
'breaking! into a classroom early
[Monday to steal history examina
tions questions were dismissed
'yesterday by Marquette Univer
sity.
The Very Rev. William Kelley,!
president of Marquette, said the'
dismissal action was taken on the ;
basis of evidence submitted to the'
committee on discipline. j
The students are Leonard Jef-j
ferson of Selma, Ala., William!
Johnson ;of Chicago and Patrick
J. Carbcrry of Chicago, all jun-|
iorf in the.: College of Liberal
Arts. Jefferson was starting cen-'
ter and Johnson a reserve on the :
cage'squad. |
Charges were not pressed;
against the istudents who were!
captured by police officers follows
ing the break-in.
Hawks Sign Duffy
ST. LOUIS (AP>—Bob Duffy of
Colgate, an honor student and the
nation’s No. |9 scorer last season
with a 20,6 average was signed j
yesterday by, the St. Louis Hawks!
of the National Basketball Associ
ation. Duffy was St. Louis' second
draft choice.'. I
60c COUPLE
Record: 12 Wins, 11 Losses
Soccer Candidates
Ail varsity . soccer candidates
are requested to contact [coach
Ken Hosterman before Tuesday
to sign up for two weeks'of Spring
practice. [
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