The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-05-04
PENN TEAM OFF On
NORTHERN TRIP

State College. Pa. May 1.-THE
second lap of the Penn State baseball
season gets under way ON Tuesday
when the team emharks on it's annual
Northern trip With the Michigan
Aggies, Swarthmore and Lafayette
games out # the way, Coach Bezdek
is breathing easier. and he looks for
the team TO keep up its good work
y! The IMP Fordham viii be met en-
Tuesday: Army on Wednesday; Col
gate ON THURSDAY; and Syracuse on
Friday and saturday.
Up 10 the present time. Penn State
has won four games and lost one.
while three contests have been pre-
vented by bad weather. Navy is the
only team that has scored a victory
over the Blue and White nine. and
that came at the start OF the season
on the Southern trip. The victory
over Swarthmore last Saturday was
particularly gratifying to Coach Be-
dek. for the Little Qsakers have
strong team aud have already defeated
Princeton.
Thomas pitched good game
against Swarthmore and showed that
he can he depended upon on the coma
ing Northern trip. with Granilay as
his first pitcher and with Thomas as
alternate. Bezdek will shift the most
Of the burden on 10 them. while he
still has Hunter in reserve, ant the
latter is improving right along. Thomas
didn't cut loose last week, for his tear.
piled up a siX-run lead in the secona
Inning. which was enough to win the
game
One OF the most pleasing features Of
the game was the Work OF Killinger RI
third base The basketball star re-
ported late for practice but he has
been making good with a vengeance
and he seems 10 have plugged up one
Of the holes that was giving Bezde x
considerable worry. His fielding hrs
been high class, while he has de-
vetoped into a powerful hitter. his
homer last saturday being the first OF
tho season on Beaver field, In addi-
ton. he had TWO other hits and scored
two runs,
Grubb seems to have finally won
out in the fight for the right field
berth. although Lightner is still furn-
iShing COMPETITION. Grubh who
starred several years ago before en-
ternG the service, seemed TO have tost
his batting eye early in the season. but
under Bezdek's coaching ne has bee1
steadily improving. until against
Swarthmorc. I've hit them on the nose
every time. lie laso pulled the prize
/ littuUnE pay w Hfll ne JitIlC u SN ~"
sational shoe string catch OF wha'
looked to be a sure Texas Lacquer
Haines and Mullan continue to look
like the best pair of outfielders in col
lege ranks and the after Is beginning
Ito recover from his hitting slump. To"
eether with Grubb. they form the
fastest out-fieid since the days OF
B."Birdie" Cree.
Candidates have been called out fol-
the tennis team during the past week
and about forty men have reported
among them being Captain Cohen and
Beard OF last years team and Gear
hart and Reed Of the 1917 varsity. The
first meet OF tho season will take place
next saturday when the team" travels
to Lewisburg to meet the Buckrel
racket wielders.
With about twenty teams airead,
entered, the annual interscholasti,
track and field meet to be held or
Nav - is exDected to produce som,
record breaking performances. Cup
and medals will be awarded to. thu
winners OF the various events and tn,
winner OF Glass B will hold the j. w
White Gun for one year. A change II
f! tho grouping fthe teams this year
places Harrisburg Tech in Glass A. to
eether with Bethlehem Prep. Indian
Normal. Bellefonte Academy ant
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