TRACK
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BASEBALL
Edward Watts

PRESS INFORMATION BOOK

Charles Loughery

1958

Walter R. Blair
Baseball Coach

Harold S. Shelly
Track Coach

STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

Prepared by

PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE
Boyd F. Buckingham, Director
Jonah Goobic

John Oustrich

STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

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1958 TRACK & BASEBALL BROCHURE
President of the College •..........•.......• Dr. Harvey A. Andruss
Athletic Staff ( Track & Baseball)
Athlet:i.c Director ......... Russell E. Houk, Lock Haven S. T. C. '52
Head Track Coach .......... Harold S. Shelly, Ohio Northern 1 31
Student Managers .......... Peter Valania 1 59
James Miller 1 61
Head Baseball Coach ....... Walter R. Blair, West Chest er S. T. C. 1 50
Student Coaches ......•.... Charles Orner 1 58
John Ruda i 59
Student Managers .......••• Thomas Sheehan 1 58
Robert Lesko '59
Edward Kuser 1 61
Director of Publicity ..... Boyd F. Buckingham, Bloomsburg 5. T. C. ,43
Secretary .................Mrs. Anna H. Baker
Athletic Information
Member .............. , .•....... NCAA, PSTCAC
Colors .•...................... Maroon and Gold
Nickname .•..•..•.••...•.....•. Huskies

Home Field ...................• Mt. Olympus
Capacity ...................... 2,000
Press Table (Baseball only) ... Accommodations for 10 persons
College Inf orma ti on
Denomination .................. Non-Denominational
Conducted by •••...........•... Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Year Founded ..........•....... 1839
Enrollment ..................• 01200
Address ....................... Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Radio Facilities Are Available

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Boyd F. Buckingham, Director

HEAD TRACK COACH - HAROLD S. SHELLY
The head coa~h of the Bloomsburg State Teachers College Huskies
is Harold S. Shelly, former athletic director and basketball and
track coach at Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio. Mr. Shelly
came to Bloomsburg at the start of the 1949-50 college year
Before accepting the Wilmington College position, Coach Shelly
was head basketball coach at Withrow High School in Cincinnati, whore
his sGhoolboy clubs compiled brilliant records. During two of his
fou~ years at the Cincinnati high school, his cage teams were
runilers-up for the city championship.
Shelly also coached at Milford ( Ohio) High School where his
track and basketball teams were considered outstanding. His Milford
cage squad won 4 county champi.onships without losing a single game.
His track squads placed in the first five in the State Track Meet
for 3 consecutive years, including stellar performances in the
weights and sprints.
A graduate of Ohio Northern University where he won varsity
letters in football, basketball, and track, Shelly earned his Master
of Arts degree from the University of Michigan. He has taught and
coached twelve years in public high schools and thirteen years in
college.
The affable mentor has been tutoring the Husky thinclads during the past eight years. One of his charges, Frank Womer, is the
co-holder of the conference pole-vault record.
In addition to coaching track, Shelly is head basketball coach,
and serves the gridders well as assistant coach and trainer.

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Boyd F. Buckingham, Director
TRACK - 1958 OUTLOOK

The unfavorable weather conditions of recent weeks has caused
dismay to squad hopefuls and has done nothing to soothe Coach Shelly's
ulcers. The Husky mentor, a stickler for pre-season conditioning,
considers the training period all important, not only in terms of
wins and losses, but in terms of the ultimate perfonnance and development of individual members of the squad.
Eleven lettermen answered the call for spring training; of
this group, only Woody Rhoads may be prevented from competing ">ecause
of an injury sustained last su.~mer, Squad strength is spotty in
some events, well-manned but lacking depth in others.
In the running events--sprints, middle di.stances, distance
(mile and 2 mile), and hurdles--the Huskies can look for some good
performances by returning veterans, but reserve strength and depth
will depend on what the team gets from newcomers who are untested
in college competition. This is -especially true in the sprints,
where Eddie Watts is the only experienced performer, Ken Swatt, a
junior, may be a contender because of his speed, but he is untested.
The squad is probably strongest in the middle and long distances.
In the fonner, Shelly has Ed Watts, Earl Levengood, and Ross Bartleson
with Ron Wetzel, Carl and Conrad Stanitski (twins), and Norman Smith
vying for a berth.
The mile and two~mile runs are well-manned by letter-winners
Ray Thayer, Harold Giacomini, and Matt Mensch. Dave Hetler will
add some depth.
Shelly will depend on Chuck Loughery and Stan Elinsky to bring
home the bacon in the high hurdles, and will look to Loughery and
Johnny Johnson, a freshman, to do the same job in the low hurdles.
Loughery has done an outstanding job in three previous seasons, and
is the team's most consistent point-getter.
In the throwing weights--discus, shot, and javelin, the Huskies
can depend on seven lettermen. At given times, all have looked very
good, but have not demonstrated consistent perfonnance. With Gerry
Wood, Tom Va:xmonsky, and Carl Sweet hurling the discus, the squad
will be stronger than in any other weight-throwing division. Sweet
and Wood also handle the shot, but freshman candidates will have to
be developed for depth and balance. Ken Wood and Nick Volpetti are
leading contenders in the javelin throw with Ron Hutteman, a freshman, showing some improvement.
In the jumping events, Shelly has only two veterans, but is
carefully watching some promising freshmen, Stan Elinsky heads the
pole-vaulters, Woody Rhoads may not be able to compete, but Stan
Hugo, a clr..:.ss B high school champ from Athens, may give the team
some needed scoring punch. Ken Swatt will be back in the broad
jump, but Johnny Johnson and Norm Shutovich may give the fans some
pleasant surprises. Elinsky, Johnson and Shutovich will do most
of the work in the high jump, and Coach Shelly is hoping that the

TRACK - 1958 OUTLOOK (contd.)

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two freshmen will develop fast enough to form a strong trio of
jumpers.
In an over-all view, one might say that the Huskies need some
speed demons in the sprinting department--they need to develop new
men in the hurdles to supplement Loughery and to replace him next
year--and they need more depth and stronger performance in the shotput department.
Coach Shelly has studied the schedule carefully and notes the
increasing strength of a number of Husky opponents. Suffice it to
say, the Husky coach does not foresee any "breathers" •
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TRACK SCHEDULE 1958

April 12
April 16
April 22
Apr. 25,26
May
2
May 10
May 13
May 17

Saturday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Friday
Saturday
Tuesday
Saturday

Kutztown STC
Shippensburg STC
Millersville STC
Penn Relays
Cheyney STC
State Meet
East Stroudsburg S TC
Lock Haven STC

Home
Home
Away
Away
Away
Away
Home
Away

TRACK RECORD 1957 - Won 4 - Lost 2
Bloomsburg
100

76
40-1/3

64

39-1/2
70

Opponent
Kutztown STC
Cheyney STC
Shippensburg STC
Millersville S TC
E. Stroudsburg STC
Lock Haven STC

17

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76-2/3
62
86-1/2
66

Penn Relays - 4th Place in S. T.
State Meet - 7th Place

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Home
Away
Home
Away
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Mile Relay

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Boyd F. Buckingham, Director

TRACK - THUMBNAIL SKETCHES
CHARLES LOUGHERY - senior ...• former track star at Upper Moreland
H. s ...• three letter winner at Bloomsburg ....won first place in high
hurdles during his freshman year in the State Meet ..•. one of the
most consistent point winners in the last 3 years ..•. competes in
both high and low hurdles.
EDWARD WATTS - senior .... football, basketball, and track great at
JenkintownH. s .... stellar performer in track and football at
Bloomsburg, excelling in the 440 in the former sport .... top performer for the Huskies in the Penn Relays in the last three years
.... was second best quarter-miler in the conference last year.
STANLFY ELINSKY - sophomore ...• lettered in three sports at Kingston
High .... track, football, wrestling .... has continued in all three in
college varsity competition .... is an excellent competitor in all
sports and has shown commendable improvement in the pole-vault in
which he is expected to have an outstanding year .... takes part in
all jump events and high hurdles.
RAY THAYER - sophomore .... an experienced distance runner who can be
an outstanding performer if he is successful in developing a good
kick at the end of the mile and two-mile events.
MATI'HE,W MENSCH - junior .... improvement last year was probably greater

than that of any other squad member ...• rigid and conscientious
trainer .... with more confidence in his own tremendous physical
resources, he could be outstanding in the distance run.
STANLEY HUGO - freshman .... untried in college competition •... brings
with himar:\ outstanding record of 12 1 6" in the pole vault .... class
B champion for 2 years while at Athens High School.
JOHN JOHNSON - freshman .... good-looking candidate .... untried in
college competition •... could be of some help in the high and broad
jumps.
KENNETH SwATT - junior, ..• inexperienced •... shows promise in sprints
and broad jump.
THOMAS VAXMONSKY - tall, willowy senior ...• grid star .•.. could be
outstanding in the discus throw.

Boyd F. Buckingham, Director

Sports Publicity Office

TRACK SQUAD 1958
Name
Kressler, Dick
*Loughery, Charles
*Vaxrnonsky, Tom
*Watts, Edward
*Wood, Gerald
Bartleson, Ross
Giacorr~ni,Harold
*Levengood, Earl
McCormick, G.
*Mensch, Matthew
*Rhoads, Woodrow
Swatt, Kenneth
*Wood, Kenneth
Blair, James
Cav olaski, Dan
Elinsky, Stanley
Hetler, Al
McDonald, Charles
Stanitski, Carl
Stanitski, Conrad
~~s-weet , Carl
.r.•Thayer, Ray
*Volpetti, Nick
Baney, Harvey .
Engleman, Terry
Fox, Carl
Hugo, Stanley
Hutteman, Ronald
Johnson, John
Murphy, Alfred
Naylor, Ray
Wetzel, Ronald
*Lettermen

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5-7
5-9
6-2
6-0
5-11
6-0
5-8
6-0
5-10
6-2
5-11
5-10
5-10
5-8
6-0
6-0·
5-6½
5-10
6-6½
6-4
6-1
5-8
5-11
6-0
5-6
6-3
5-11
5--6

21
21
22
22

23
23
23
20
22
20
20
20
19
19
20
19
19
18
18
19
21
19
18
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
20

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155
210
185
185
170
146
140
140
145
185
140
185
160
180
180
130
150
210
205
205
165
187
175
123
165
150
140
157
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6-0
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5-10 156

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Scranton
Pottstown
Sunbury
Catawissa
Boyertown
Shamokin
Mechanicsburg
So. Williamsport
Tamaqua
Kingston
Berwick
So. Williamsport
Shamokin
Shamokin
Athens
Kane
West Pittston
New Cumberland
West Milton
Mechanicsburg
Athens
Iselin, N. J.
Bristol
Blossburg
Bristol
Sunbury

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Boyd F. Buckingham, Directer

HEAD BASEBALL COACH

Head Coach Walter Blair will direct the destinies of the Husky
diamond squad for the first time since joining the staff at Bloomsburg in September, 1955. Blair was an outstanding athlete at
Northeast High School in Philadelphia, lettering in baseball, football, and basketball.
Military service in the Army during World War II ended a
brief stay at Temple University. While in the service, Blair
played both baseball and football with the Eighth Armored Division
and Camp Polk teams. In September, 1946, he entered West Chester
State Teachers College to begin an outstanding career in college
baseball and football competition under Coach Glenn Killinger.
An able and enthusiastic competitor, Blair used his know-how
to good advantage while coaching baseball and football at Neshaminy
and Jenkintown. He was head footl:rall coach at Chambersburg before
coming to B. S . T. C.
In the fall of 1955, Blair came to Bloomsburg as assistant
football coach and head wrestling coach. After two years as assistant, he took over as head mentor of the Husky gridders. He relinquished his wrestling duties this year to Russ Houk in order to
take charge of the diamond squad. Blair replaces Dr. E. Paul
Wagner, who resigned as baseball coach last summer because of his
increasing duties in psychology and testing at the college.
During the year, Blair also serves as Dean of Men.

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Boyd F. Buckingham, Director

BASEBALL - 1958 OUTLOOK
Pitching appears to be the number one problem in building a
Husky squad that will make a good showing in 5 games at home and 9
away (including a double header).
Graduation, injuries, and withdrawals have created a need for
a major rebuilding program with the hurlers, but a number of other
key positions will have to be filled if Coach Blair is to field a
well-balanced team.
Missing from last season's mound staff are Bob DiPippi and
Bill Freed (graduation), Ed Wojciechowski, ( commuting problems),
Bob Mescan (injuries) and Paul Franklin (working conditions). As
a result, a large share of the hurling chores will fall on a young
and inexperienced group including Dale Franklin, Roy Shifflet, Fd
Gali tsky, and Roy Quick. All have shown n a good looking motion"
and their fast-ball seems adequate. Their success will depend
largely on their ability to master the art of control.
Behind the plate, Jonah Goobic, senior veteran of three seasons, is expected to steady the inexperience of the pitchers. Joe
Panichello and Bob Rerun will provide the additional manpower in
this department.
Veterans John Oustrich, Joe Pendel, and Pat "Tiger" Denoy form
a solid nucleus for the development of the infield corps. Letterman Bobby Rorun will also be available, along with Carl Derr, Bloomsburg High standout, and Phil Houser, Dave Stout, and Joe Cino.
First base seems to be one of the "critical" spots in the
infield. All posts will be manned by veterans of infield service.
Much of this year's success will depend on the performance of
the outfield. Despite the loss of outstanding hitters and fielders
like Chuck Casper and Ed Shustack, the outfield candidates seem the
strongest on the squad. Led by veteran-regular Bobby Boyle, the
outfield candidates--Dan Fritz, Eddie Blackburn, Tom Stover, and
Phil Lockcuff--are ready to pick up where they left off last season.
Good fresrunen prospects are Walt Patynski, Bob Martin, Bill Johnson,
and Fred Ballentine.
Coach Blair has summarized the situation in a three-point program:
1 - Develop an inexperienced pitching corps into a staff of steady,
effective hurlers.
2 - Develop an adequate first baseman to replace Ken Hill ( who
has left school).
3 - Develop the hitting pc,wer of the outfield as the prime power
at the plate with help from catcher Goobio and one or two key
infielders.
At the moment, it seems that the team's prospects will brighten
as any one or all of these three developments are realized.

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Boyd F. Buckingham, Director
BASEBALL SCHEDULE 1958

*Thursday~~aturday

April 10
April 12

Wednesday
~~Friday
-$aturday
*Tuesday
Saturday
-r--Wednesday
*Saturday
*Tuesday
Saturday
*Wednesday
*Thursday

April
April
April
April
April
April
May
May
May
May
May

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18
19
22
26
30

3
6
10

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15

Loe k Haven STC
Shippensburg STC
Scranton University
Lock Haven STC
Kutztown STC
Mansfield STC
Lycoming College
E. Stroudsburg STC
Millersville STC
Mansfield STC
Lycoming College
Kutztown STC
E. Stroudsburg STC

Away
Away ( double header
7 innings eav;h)
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Away
Home
Home
Away

Conference Games

1957 RECORD - Won 7 - Lost 6
Bloomsburg

4
2

3

6
8
15

7

4
3

4
4
5

3

Opponent
E. Stroudsburg STC
8
Colgate University
1
2
Lock Haven STC
E. Stroudsburg STC
7
2
Mansfield STC
Scranton University 11
Lycoming College
8
Lycoming College
5
10
Kutztown STC
Lock Haven STC
5
2
Shippensburg STC
Shippensburg STC
3
Mansfield STC
2

Away
Home
Home
Home
Home
Home
Away
Away
Away
Away
Home
Home
Away

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( double)
(header)
( double)
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4th Place in Pennsylvania State Teachers College Athletic Conference

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Boyd F. Buckingham, DirPctor

THUMBNAIL SKETCHES - BASEBALL
JONAH GOOBIC - senior .... veteran catcher for Huskies .... excellent
throwing arm ..•• a fairly consistent hitter •... can also hit the long
ball .. ~.outstanding on diamond and gridiron at Plains H. s .... two
varsity letters as halfback in football at B. S. T. c....
PATRICK DENOY - senior .... uTiger11 hails from Shickshinny H. S. ( now
NorthwestJt.) •... a hustler who rt plays to win" ...• chatterbo:,c .... provides lots of spark while covering second base area .•.. excellent ball
handler .•.• needs to strengthen his hitting to be outstanding,
JOHN OUSTRICH - senior .•. standout at Taylor H. s ...• veteran third
baseman who might be called on to fill vacancy at first base ... ,
steady in the field and one of the more consi.stent hitters on squad
•..• earned three varsity letters as Husky quarterback.
ROBERT BOYLE - senior •... Bobby has been one of the mainstays in the
outfield for 2 years ...• provides left-handed hitting power .... will
contribute offensive punch.
JOSEPH PENDAL - junior •..• 2 letter winner at shortstop ...• consistently
good hitter •... may be pressed into service as a pitcher to bolster
the mound staff •... peppy ..•. a good team man.
ROBERT ROHM - sophomore .... Muncy High star., .• lettered at second
last yea"r:":° .. is likely to cover third base this spring ...• tough,
serious, and consistent as his opponents on the gridiron and wrestling mats know well ••.• may do some work behind the plate.
DALE FRANKLIN - sophomore ••.• turned in good performances while at
Bloomsburg High .... will probably be one of the mainstays of the
mound staff .•.. additional experience and control will make him a
hard man to beat.
EDWARD BLACKBURN - sophomore from South Williamsport ...• reserve
outfielder from last years squad .... good fielder .... strong arm ...•
fair with bat .... could very well patrol center field ..•• needs to
improve hitting ...• also football performer for Huskies.
EDWARD GALITSKY - sophomore ...• Shenandoah .... pitcher .... will be
depended on this year to shoulder a large part of the pitching ...•
strong, fast, with good curve ...• control will be the big factor in
his success.

Boyd F. Buckingham, Director

Sports Publicity Office

BASEBALL SQUAD 1958
Name
*Boyle, Robert
*Denoy, Patrick
*Goobic, Jonah
*Oustrich, John
*Franklin, Paul
*Fritz, Daniel
Murray, Robert W.
*Pendal, Joseph
Quick, Rolland
Watts, Norman
Anderson, Gary
Blackburn, Edward
Cole, Forrest
*Franklin, Dale
Galitsky, Edward
Lockcuff, Phillip
*Panichello, Joseph
*Rohm, Robert
Shifflet, Roy
Stover, Thomas
Zawoiski, Myron
Ballentine, Fred
Beltz, Michael
Bergerstock, Don
Cino, Joseph
Conrad, James
Derr, Carl
Frey, Ric hard
Hoffman, Paul
Houser, Phillip
Johnson, William
Mart in, Robert
Patynskit Walter
Stevenson, William
Stout, David
Thompson, Joseph
Weber, Albert
Winder, James
*Lettermen

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Inf.
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21
21
22
20
25
21
20
20
21
20
20
20
21
19
19
21
20
19
19
19
26

5-11
5-6
5-11
5.. 10
6-1
6-0
5-11
6-0
5-11
5-8
5-11
5-11
5-7
6-2
5-11
5-9
5-10
5-10
6-1
5-10
5-11
6-0
6-0
5-9
5-7
6-1
5-11
5-6

175
176
175
155
170
172
168
185
170
160
150
160
150
190
175
185
195
175
195
170
170
165
165
155
150
185
170

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170
170
180
198
150
185
160
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170

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18
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
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High School
Scranton Central
Shickshinny
Plains
Taylor
Bloomsburg
Osceola Mills
Greenwood Joint
Hazleton
Montrose
Millville
Highbridge, N. J.
So. Williamsport
Chicago, Ill.
Bloomsburg
Shenandoah
So. Williamsport
Chatham
Muncy
Williamsport
Hughesville
Plains
Bloomsburg
Milton Hershey
Montgomery
Abington
So. Williamsport
Bloomsburg
Boyertown
E. Stroudsburg
Mechanicsburg
Benton
Coal Township
Shamokin
Upper Darby
Newport Township
Shamokin
Bensalem
Montgomery