TUESDAY. JANUAI To Perform H< ire Frida Finnish Gymnasts Defeat U.S. Team at Sarasota Gymnastics Coach Gene Wettstone tabbed the touring Finnish team as “without a doubt the best gymnastics group to ever tour the United States.” The team proved him right during the Christmas vacation period. The Finnish men’s team, which will appear in Recreation Hall Friday night along with a ★ ★ * female team, are :he champions of Europe. During the last three Olympics they won once (in ’4B) and finished third in '52 and '56. Only 400 reser $2 each remain fc gym meet Friday SI unreserved sec sold out. Tickets chased at the li( Recreation Hall. ed tickets at r the Finnish night. All the Is have been can be pur ket office In But just to prove they haven’t lost their touch, they finished off a special Americar squad during the annual Christmas gymnastics clinic at Sarasota, Fla. Although the European cham pions won nearly l every event, the shining light in the U.S. de feat was the' performance ol Penn State's own Olympian, Armando Vega. Vega will be Penn State’s main hope in international competition with the Finns Friday night in Rec Hall. His teammates will be Jay Werner, Lee Cunningham, Lou Savadove, Frank Donatelli and newcomer Greg Weiss. Vega’s performance against the Finns during the Sarasota meet included second in the all-around and third in the-long horse vault, calisthenics and horizontal bar. In inter -squad competition during the clinic, Vega won fhree gold medals for firsts on the parallel bars, side horse and calisthenics and a silver howl for his all-around perfor mance. Juniors Cunningham and Wer ner and freshman Weiss also at tended the clinic but were not in the Finnish meet. Vega’s conquerer in the all around was Olavi Leimuvirta (Lee-moo-veer-ta), the Finns' top performer. He took the all-around title on the strength of a first in the long horse (edging Vega, 94-93), a second on the parallels (Vega’s specialty) and a third in calisthenics (tying Vega, 93-93). The final all-around score indi cates the closeness of battle, 556- 554. Vega was tied for the second spot by another Finn, Eugen Ek man. Ekman, who is considered the Finn's "mo3i talented gymnast," made strong showings wiih a first on the parallel bars and placed second on the side horse. (Continued on page eight) DID YOU? Did you get your CLASS RING or money for it? Many of you lucky Penn Staters have already gotten your class rings, many others re ceived Christmas money for them ... Be sure you use your Christmas money wisely. Stop in for your ring today. Invest in lasting pleasure, invest in your PENN STATE CLASS RING. L. G. in the "A Store" !Y 6. 1959 By MATT MATHEWS Associate Sports Editor Pro Grid Title, Davis Cup Top Vacation Sports A sudden-death victory by the Baltimore Colts for the National Football League title and an up set wih for the United States in the Davis Cup were among the highlights in the sports world over the Christmas recess. Steve Myrha booted a 15-yard field goal in the closing seconds to give the Colts a 17-17 tie with the New York Giants at the end of the regulation 60 minutes. In the sudden-death overtime, Alan Ameche bowled over with the winning TD, turning the city of Baltimore into a riot. The United States pulled the upset of the year, defeating Aus tralia, 3-2, on the strength of Peruvian Alex Olmedo’s two sin gles wins and his doubles victory with teammate Ham Richardson. The use of Olmedo by the U.S. was highly criticized “down un der” as was Jack Kramer’s sign ing of Mai Anderson and Ashley Cooper to pro contracts. At home, the firing of Terry Brennan as head coach of Notre (Continued on page eight) I GOT IT! QSdWttf co. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Armando Vega ... stars against Finns Frosh Cops 2nd at Wilkes Penn State didn’t send any varsity wrestlers to tire Wilkes College mat tournament over the Christmas recess, but freshman Art Ravitz unoffi cially represened the Lions and emerged with second place honors in the 130-pound divis ion. Ravitz was one of fhree Nit lany cubs who entered the two day carnival under the Blue and White banner. However, the former Easton High School product was the only Lion finisher. Don Mockler, who wrestled at ANNUAL WINTER MEN'S SUITS Were Now 50.00 38.75 60.00 44.75 6950 49.75 89.50 66.75 TROUSERS Were Now 14.95 9.95 16.95 10.95 18.95 13.95 19.95 13.95 SPORT SHIRTS Were Now 5.95 3.65 8.95 5.95 10-95 7.65 18.95 11.75 One Group RAINCOATS reduced 16 •OPEN TONIGHT TIL 9 •ALL SALES FINAL • ALL SALES CASH •ALTERATIONS AT COST 137, was eliminated in the opening round and Ron Pifer, 157, was stopped in the quar terfinals. With Ravitz bearing the brunt, “Penn State” scored 15 points to finish in a 12th place tie in the team standings with Toledo and Oswego. Arch-rival Pitt won the team crown for the third year in a row with four first places, one second and one third. Ex-Lion heavyweight Sam Markle also competed in the affair, which drew 280 per formers. However, he was TOPCOATS Were Now 50.00 36.75 60.00 42.75 69.50 48.75 85.00 56.75 JACKETS & CAR COATS Were Now 16.95 11.75 ■ 29.50 19.75 37-50 24.75 50.00 33.75 One Lot DRESS SHIRTS Were Now 4.50 3.45 6.95 4.95 One Group Wash 'N Wear UNDERSHORTS 3 pr. 2.95 MEN’S STORE STATE COLLEGE eliminated in the quarterfinal round, too. Ravitz stopped Fred Keller man (Michigan), fall. 3-40; Fred Copalong (Ithaca), 7-6; Charley Anderson (Michigan), 4-2; and Jerry WeisenseeH for merly of West Point), 5-0; be fore bowing to Pitt’s Larry Lauchfe, 7-3. Besides Lauchle, Pitt's other champs included Bob Bubb (147) and Ale* Skirpan (157). Defending National 123-pound kingpin, Paul Powell, finished second. He had to default in the finals because of a bloody nose. Here’s famous quality men’s wear being offered at Great Savings. Everything from our regular stock. It’s a once-a year event. 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