This Lehigh batter lost the race against Penn State secondbaseman Bill Benner’s throw. The double play saved the Lions 6-0 shutout last Wednesday. Equestrians gallop to second The Penn State Equestrian team trotted, hurdled and looked almost the best of an 18 team field in finishing second at the Horse Show held at Princeton University last weekend. Receiving first place rib bons for Penn State were Jenny Conway, Karen Martz, and Lori Senior for their riding on flatlands per formances. Jeff Grisewood earned top honors in the hurdling over fences category. Second place awards went to Andrea Guerrein, Carol Swandby and Missy Unkovic on flatlands. Martz and Jane Pascarella garnered second places in the over the fences competition. “The kids all rode real well, I was quite pleased,” coach Jane Flynn said, “We had probably the toughest group of horses but we coped with them very well.” Basketball EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pet. 48 29 ‘ .623 . 41 36 .532 37 41 .474 29 49 .372 21 57 .269 y-Phila Boston' NYKnks Buffalo NY Nets Central Division 48 31 .608 ‘ 45 33 577 47 36 .544 42 36 .538 34 44 .436 31 48 .392 Houston Wash S Anton Cleve N Orlns Atlanta WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division y-Denver 48 30 .615 Detroit 42 36 .538 Chicago 41 37 .526 Kan City 40 38 .513 Indiana ' 34 46 .425 Miiwkee 28 52 .350 Pacific Division y-L A 51 27 .654 Portland 46 33 .582 GoldnSt 43 36 .544 Seattle 39 40 .494 Phoenix 31 47 .397 y-elmehed division title Today’s Games Houston at Bfiston New Orleans at Buffalo Philadelphia at San Antonio Chicago at Washington Atlanta at Denver . Rose signs 2-year pact CINCINNATI (AP) - The Cincinnati Reds announced Tuesday they have reached agreement on a two-year contract with 10-time All-Star Pete Rose, who was threatening to play out his option. The eleventh hour agreement came on the eve of the Reds’ major league opener, the deadline Rose set before' upping his demands $25,000 a month. Terms of the contract were not revealed. amiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiuiHiiiMiMiiiiiiiiiiliiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiu The Brothers of Chi Phi would like to thank the following for their help in Chi Phi’s Lily Day fund drive: Little Sisters and Pledges AXS AAA KA ATA A \f ZTA AHA AZ Bostonian Ltd. fgptp i ! j The second place finish elevates Penn State into a fourth place tie with Bucks County Community College in Region VI. Centenarry leads, Lafayette second, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, third. 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It’s . . . raining again.” Hopefully today will be different. After a rainout at Ithaca Sunday, the Nittany Lions (1-0) return home to meet Lafayette in a 3 p.m. battle at Beaver Field. The starting line-up is the same as last Wednesday’s with righthanders Jim Farr and Steve Neilson slated to pitch and an inexperienced team right behind them. “I hope we don’t have a letdown 'from last week,” Farr said referring to the 6-0 victory over Lehigh. “We have a very young team up the middle, who just need a little con Competition includes SConn's Kormann Pflieger set for USGF championshi The Penn State men’s gymnastics team sent two representatives to Tempe, Ariz. last weekend for the NCAA individual and team championships. One was Colonel Karl Schwenzfeier, the coach, whose team scored just 403.95 points the week before, only to be eliminated from further com petition. The other was Captain Kurt Pflieger, the senior all-arounder whose 104.25 combined score (compulsory and optional routines) in the finals made him the tenth best collegiate gymnast in the country. “I was really pleased with my performance,” Pflieger said. “I didn’t make too many mistakes and definitely accomplished what I set out do do.” And indeed he did, for his 50.9 compulsory (llth) and 53.35 optional (ninth) scores earned him a plane ticket to Baton Rouge, La., for the United States Gymnastics Federation championships in May. Give to The limited Negro College Fund. By GARY SILVERS Collegian Sports Writer By GARY SILVERS Collegian Sports Writer fidence.” The same confidence N Farr and Nielsen had in the opener when they yielded the Engineers just five hits in nine innings while striking out 11. “I was pretty pleased with our opening performances,” Farr said, “especially since we combined for a shutout. We haven’t had much work, however, and really need it. The reason we’re both gonna pitch again today is to get ready for the doubleheader Sunday against Rutgers.” But what about the other veteran hurlers, Dick Miller and Frank Deutsch and the two freshmen, Dave June and Mark Lambert? Won’t they see some action? “Well, we’re primarily gonna stick “We’ll have three to four days be tween starts, so there won’t be too “That competition determines the best gymnasts in the country,” Pflieger said, “and not just collegiate ones. I’ll be competing with guys like Wayne Young and Gene Whelan (former State Olympians).” Last weekend the West Chester native competed with guys like Kurt Thomas (Indiana State), Bart Conner (Oklahoma), and Peter Kormann (Southern Connecticut), who finished one, two, and three respectively in the nation. “Even though Thomas won the event,” Pflieger said, “it wasn’t a good meet for him. There was a lot of pressure, however, because he also had to compete for his team. He’s such a super gymnast though that he can definitely afford to have a bad meet and still be the best.” And what about Conner? Believe it or not, he’s just a freshman. “Bart’s developmental process is really ad vanced,” Pflieger said. “He comes from Illinois, which is the most active high school gymnastics ween starts, so there won’t be too much of a problem. If there is one, however, Deutsch might get.the nod. “As for the freshmen,” he added, “I really haven’t seen too much of them. It’s going to be tough for them to get playing , time because we already have an experienced staff. They’ll pitch some' though.” The Lions are also carrying two other freshmen starters, second baseman Bill Benner and shortstop D. Bob Orwig, who unlike the two rookie pitchers, made their debuts early. “It’s a big transition going from high school ball to college,” Farr said, “and consequently, they’re pressing a bit. They’ll be fine with a few games under their belts.” Another big transition is going from college football to baseball and turning from 60,000 fans at Beaver The Daily Collegian Wednesday, April 6,1977—13 Stadium to just 400 at Beaver Field. It also takes exceptional athletes, like Penn State’s right and center fielders, Andy Onkontz and Randy Sidler. “I think • they’ve made the ad justment rather well,” Farr said. “They’re not real tough defensively, but have good power and should drive in a lot of runs. The rest of the offense should be productive also, especially against righties. Just give us 10 to 12 more games.” But today will just be game number two. And the Lions will try to make it two in a row over Lafayette. “Last year we beat them 6-4,” Farr said, “and had a week lay-off just like this year. I don’t want the game to be like the one in ’75, however, because not only did we get beat (16-14 at Lafayette), but were forced to go through the entire pitching staff.” state in the country. They have as many as 100 gymnasts on a team in some schools.” And the goal of those competitors is to compete for a high-caliber collegiate .team such as Indiana State or Oklahoma and do what they did last weekend win the NCAA team championship. Both tallied exactly 434.475 and settled a tie. “I was very close to the Indiana State gymnasts all season long,” Pflieger said, “and wanted them to win very badly. Last year they didn't make it to the finals because we beat them in the regionals.” The roles were reversed this year, but Pflieger’s third place finish 1 in the east was still enough to qualify him individually. And luckily it did, but the nationals marked the senior’s final collegiate ap pearance. “I want to continue for as long as my body will hold up,” he said. “Stopping at the end of college is like stopping in the middle of a stream. I was such a slow maturer that I actually won’t hit my peak until I’m 26 or 27. Just in time for the ’B4 Olympics.”
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