PAGE TEtJ Ace Rope (limber Mullen Rejoins Gymnastic Team Star climber Phil Mullen makes his annual spring scho lastic comeback this week—and not a meet too soon. The defending Eastern and National Collegiate gymnast squad faces a favored Army team this Saturday in the con venient confines of the Academy's own gymnasium. As a matter of fact, the Cadets have * * * never lost a meet in their new field house Bob Foht, captain of the gym nastic team, commented on Mul len's return by calling him "a tre mendous asset to the team and to our chances of beating Army this weekend. The outcome of the meet is going to be decided by only a few points, and with a first in the rope climb we'd have a better chance." Coach Gene Wettstone was also very elated over the re turn of his number one climber during the past two campaigns, but issued a word of caution. — Phil will still have to go great to save Slate this Saturday." Mullen, who has his weight down to 166, appears in good physical and mental shape. Al though he had to limit his work out time during the fall semester, Mullen worked himself into shape during the semester break when be worked out every day. As proof of his determination. Mullen has been hitting the pan at the top of the 2.13-foot rope in 3.6 seconds—only one tenth of a second off his best time. A time that earned him the Recreation Hall record and the Eastern and National rope climbing championships during his sophomore year. And the Eastern and National titles he lost last year give him an additional incentive to defeat Army. For it was Cadet Paul Dean that dethroned him in the Easterns and topped him in the Nationals last year. Dean also beat Mullen in the dual meet last year with a 3.4 clocking when Mullen bit the pan in 3.5. But the Lions still won the meet 19 1 / 2 -1514. But Dean is gone, and Mullen a ill climb Saturday. His chief opponent will be veteran Bob Degan who ha:. been averaging 3.9 seconds in Army's four .meets to date. When asked about his West Virginia Still Top Team Despite Ist Loss By The Associated Press After due consideration of West Virginia's first defeat of the bas ketball season, the sports writers and broadcasters who follow the same closely today voted the Mountaineers the No. 1 College team in the nation for the seventh straight week. The race for the top spot be came wide open when the last two unbeaten major teams. West Virginia and St. John's of Brook lyn, finally met defeat last week. But the observers who had liked Vest Virginia during its 14 game winning streak didn't back down too far after the Mountaineers lost to Duke then bounced back to whip Florida State. Only one change in the top 10 was made in this week's voting as Kansas, Cincinnati, Kansas State, San Francisco, Oklahoma State, North Carolina, Maryland, North Carolina State and Temple rounded out the upper bracket. The second 10: Bradley, Kentucky. Duke. Day ton, Michigan State, Seattle. Mis sissippi State, Arkansas, Georgia Tech and Dartmouth. Martinez Draws A Bye in Tourney NEW YORK, Feb. 3 1.4) A draw out of a hat today gave h•And'onw Vince Martinez of Pat erson, N.J.. a free ride into the final round of the Welterweight Boxing Eliminations Tournament. Be will meet the winner of a Vir gil Akins-Isaac Logan 12-round er for the title vacated by Carmen Basilio. If the plans of the World Cham pionship Boxing Committee, head ed by Julius Helfand. go through en schedule, a new 147-pound champion could be crowned w•ith in three xikantlas. By MATT MATTHEWS chances. Mullen eluded the probe with. "I should lose three or four pounds when the tension gets greater a couple of days before the meet. You know what it means to go up with a couple less pounds dragging." Wettstone is expected to enter Vince Neuhauser and either Don .Littlewood or Jack Hidinger as 'the second and third Lion corn petitors in the climb. Neuhauser Chas the best supporting record to date with first against Temple and West Virginia. His clockings were 4.6 and 4.5 respectively. Hidinger and Littlewood are in the 4.7 to 4.9 area. but Littlewood .hit a 4.45 in practice last night. Welcome back! All set for the new semester? These first few days are going to be quite busy with book buying, sched ule adjustments, and studying. But why not take a little time to look at your sport shirt wardrobe. This is the final deal on a promotional group of sport shirts. They were originally made to sell for up to $6.98. But now Danks is offering them for the low, low price of $2.99. This includes all the shirts in this grcup. Or you can buy three for $8.50! These are famous name brand shirts. We're featuring three fabrics gabardine, cotton, and da cron. All sizes, with regular or button-down collars, and long sleeves. All colors in plaids, checks, or stripes. We're also featuring a special group of custom tailored white dress shirts for $2.93 which regularly sold for $5.98. Single needle stitching and genuine white pearl buttons are in cluded on these shirts. Start the semester right with a new sport shirt or dress shirt from Danks! Darks & Co. Entrances on W. Seaver Aye. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Phil Mullen . . . added strength 11/, ,Sz.. Last Time! MEN'S SHOP Will Duel Sime, Murchison . . . Nittanies Discover Sprint Star By MIKE MAXWELL Penn State has a new sprint sensation in freshman track star Bob Brown. This can be verified by Bro.,vnis brilliant showing two weeks ago on the indoor track floorboards in Philadelphia at the annual Inquirer Games. Brown scored a surprising up set, even over the experts, when he came through with a burst of speed in the last 35 yards to fin ish a close second in the 50-yard dath to speedy veteran Ira Mur chison in a photo finish. Both were clocked at 5.3. Brown's performance wsa so astounding that the sports pages in Philadelphia and Har risburg heralded him as an other Jesse Owens and a future member of the United States' Olympic Team—and they told it in headlines. The tall, muscular freshman, majoring in Physical Education, hails from Northeast Public High School in Philadelphia where he began his swift rise to fame. In his junior year ' in high school, Brown won the 100-yard dash and finished a close second in the 220 in the High School To err is human... EATON'S CORRASABLE Typewriter Paper Try it! Just the flick of a pencil-eraser and your typing errors are gone! It's like magic.! The special surface of Corrasable Bond erases without a trace. 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