PAGE SIX District 2 Bid Fades Fast As Rain Cancels Contest By JOHN MORRIS Sports Co-Editor Time is running out for the Penn State baseball team, and that District 2 playoff bid is drifting out of its grasp. The Lions (8-2) were rained out of their scheduled Beaver Field clash with West Virginia yester day and will probably have to win all three of the games on their schedule for the rest of this week to make the playoffs. The district selection commit tee meets in Scranton Monday to pick the four teams as well as the dates and site of this year's play off. THE NITTANIES travel to Lewisburg for a single game with Bucknell tomorrow and then move on to Pitt for an all-important doubleheader with the Panthers Saturday. Lion coach Joe Bedenk; a mem ber of the selection committee, knows that the Lions will need as many victories as possible to be in line for a District 2 bid. St. John’s Cl 9-0) and Seton Hall - lhe V four rb toumey THATS ALL ' Stale bwebrfl coach Bedenk A third spot in the playoffs goe* and West Virginia mentor Steve Herrick confer with the umpires automatically to the winner of just before head umpire Hal Strehlow called yesterday's game on the Middle Atlantic Conference Beaver Field because of wet grounds. The Lions return to action € Tha P t JMves'just one position up wilh a « ame al BuckneH tomorrow, for grabs, with State, Lafayette ' * * * and Pitt three of the main con-;down just as Lion captain John tenders. Phillips _met_ Mountaineer co- A win over, West Virginia (17-5) captains Ed Tekavec and Tom would have given a. considerabld-Stepp at home plate to exchange boost lo thd'Mon hopes, but um-'lineups and go 6'ver the ground pire Hal Strehlow was forced fbi rules. call the game alter a 10-minute l Rain mixed with hail pelted the downpour, a false start and an- field for about -ten minutes before other heavy rain. the teams ventured out to start The rain started to eomethe game. ’ j Lion Netmen Face Bucknell Today By KEN DENLINGER ing mainly on sophomores. j While the-fortunes of Penn State tennis team this 1 Lion captain Jim Baker, year probably haven’t nSXrS %L Bucknell coach Henry PetersjGray defeated Heuman, 6-2, 6-4, to lose much sleep, his Bison! ,n handle the squad had better not be too over-number, three spot tor State with ■confident when they face the Nit- Csaba Balazs, Steve Seitchik and tany Lion netlers this; afternoon Coldreh comprising positions four, at 2:30 on the varsity courts. five and six respectively. The Lions, now 2-7, *ou!d like • FOGG WILL PROBABLY stick npthing better than to bounce to the same doubles alignment he back into the win column and to-; used in last Saturday's 7-2 loss to day seems as good a time as any.jSyracuse. Baker; and Gray will “- Nachwalter and Bob Hcuman bllt; man feitduk will go against !2L!^ e ’- the BISOnS W !" be rdy ; more Don “ £ulr New College Diner Oowntown Between the Moves CIVIL ENGINEERS Investigatt year Career with NEW YORK CITY GOVERNMENT Secarity—Opportunity And Benefits Our «rt|;merrine program in* eludes design and supervision of const ruction of public build* Inci. highway,. brldpc,, and watar aupply, sanitation and port facilities. Immediate Placement No Civil Service Te»l A. CIVIL ENGINEERING TRAINEE, your otariing MtUry .will be $5750; wWfln 12 months it can be $7lOO with annual pay increases. Some of the MANY BENEFITS include: Promotion bated on merit—4 weeks vaca* tlon ■ paid sick leave and 11 holidays—Outstanding and progi e>slve retirement plan in cluding city pension and social security—Military rights, and privileges including training leaves with pay. Write for employment appltea* tko and further information to E*iami*t Unit "C" •n Y«rt Cltj Prtwatl ficpartMit K tail Stiatt. fcw tart: 7, l Y. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, UNIVERSITY PARK 7 PENNSYLVANIA ★ ★ ★ Gef ready for summer fun PARISH'S - CAMPUS SHOPPING CENTOL 113 S. Garner Street * ★ ★ ★ * A ★ Lion lefthander Bob Fenton got Mountie leadoff man Joe Hatalla on a fly to short center and struck out center fielder. Jim Procopio before the rain came down again. The deluge let ~ up. again" in abqut 15 minutes, but thefield was deemed unplayable by the um pires and coaches. - j two spot, while John Coldren and Balazs will handle the- number, three position. - j One bright spot in an otherwise dull picture for. State this year has been the steady play 6t Cold reri. The former York High star has posted a four win, four loss record thus far and coach Sherm; Fogg - calls him “a much im-: proved player." .- Offaly enough, Coldren feels his best performances have come in defeat. ; "Although I was beaten both times, I think my best matches] were against Bob Teall of Navy and Paul Witbeck of Colgate," hei said. “I had Teall match point in) the third set, but couldn’t quite, pull it out He (Teall) is by far the: best I’ve faced so far.” : j .. .in sportswear from Parish's i DENIM BERMUDAS. Heavy denim—the Ljit for ‘ this spring, : | MADRAS SHIRTS,’, Trim tapered. Guaranteed to bleed. ADLER SOCKS. A color ti fit every occasion. SNEAKERS. Made to be stepped on by the ; sharp dresser on! i campus. 1 State Golfers Score 'Sudden Death' By JOE GRATA Penn State’s golfers wojn their eighth meet against one loss by defeating Bucknell,.}l% to 10%, in a mixed-up match at Lewisburg yesterday afternoon. “We won, but we weren’t sure we had the victory until we left Lewisburg!,” Boyle remarked after the meet. The Bisons aijd Nittarmies tangled under the “Nassau” scoring system. The players were paired into seven groups, as in regular match play, jbut one point was given for the winner of the front one for ; ★ ★ ★ the back nine, and ‘ one' for “the entire 18 holes. Under this system, when two players tie, they are awarded a half point^each. Sophomore Jim jTabor, y;ho turned in a'surprisingly weak per formance at the Eastern Inter collegiate Golf Association cham pionships at Cornell last week end, was the decisive man I for State's linksmen. Tabor birthed holes 17 and 18 to] down jCurt Mull, 2‘-2-'A, to continue unbeat en in dual meet competition) this year. i ! ' -But Tabor saved his best shots for the' playoff, after the team s core was deadlocked, 10% jlO%. Bucknell’s “officials’’ decided that the No. 1 man from each team [should go into ;a sudden death jplayoff. _ , :i j - j Once more Tabor and Mull teed ! off,-and it took only two holes for Tabor to. win. He smacked ajmag nificiently placed drive which bounced onto the green 2} feet away from the pin on a par-3 hole. Then confidently he; sank the downhill putt : for a birdie. ' Mull parred the hole. j 1 Three other State sophopores ; accounted for the bulk of the Nit i tany points. Roland Gartner de . feated Jerry Singer. 2-1 lin 19 ! holes, Dave Liebau downed Don ; Mothner, 2-1, also in 19 holds, and . Bill Robinson beat Ralph Lerner, 2% to %. ' 1 , Boyle was pleased with the vic . tory over the Bisons, who for three ’ consecutive years [ were" Middle Atlantic •' Conference champions ! j Locos to Ploy for Pipers CLEVELAND (AP) George Steinbrenner, president of the Cleveland Pipers of the American Basketball League,! confirmed last night that Jerry j Lucas,: Ohio State All-America basketball,play er, will sign a contract to play [for the Pipers. j j Lucas’ intention to sign with the! ;Pipers became known in a copy-, righted story under Lucas’ by-line in Sports Illustrated magazine. Personalized PLAQUES Beautiful college memento for wall, desk, table, dresser, etc. Your photo, name, graduation year, college decal, name of sorority or fraternity permanently preserved under cello glue on unbreakable wood. Sealed against harmful effects of dust and moisture. 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Bald). 5-0 Robinson (PS) cUf. Lerner, 2%-^ 'Z*k 1 8 1 def. Hummer, 2*o 2** Win t* f
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