TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1
Seven Lettermen Pace Veteran Crew
Prepping for '59-'6O Mat Campaign
By JOHNNY BLACK
Coach Charlie Speidel has
a veteran crew of Blue and
White grapplers working out ,
on the mats and preparing to
lift the lid off the 1959-60
wrestling season Saturday at
West Point.
Seven lettermen return 'from
last year's squad which compiled
a 5-3 record in eight dual meets,
then finished a surprise second
In the Eastern Intercollegiate
Wrestling Association champion
ships,
Captain Sam Minor, senior
from Carmichaels, heads the list
of returning numeral winners
and will probably be wrestling
in the 147-pound class, in which
he captured a second place rib
bon in the EIWA tournament
last March.
Minor ►s ik two-year letterman
and boasts a career record of 13
wins, 7 defeats and 1 tie in dual
meet and tournament competi
tion. Last season he won seven
of, eight dual meets and lost only
to Lehigh's John Driscoll in the
Eastern finals.
But the seven experienced re
turnees don't indicate as much
over-all strength for the Nittanies
as might be expected, for four of
the veterans are in two weight
classes-137 and 147.
Neil Turner, who earned his
"Se' with three wins in four out
fpgs last year, backs up Minor
in the 147-pound division.
Dan Johnston and Guy Cue
cione form a formidable duo at
Syracuse Tops Poll,
Lions Ranked 13th
By WILL GRIMSLEY
Associated Press Sports Writer
Syracuse's unbeaten and un
tied powerhouse 'continues to
hold its position as the No. 1
major college football team in
the country.'
Although idle last week, the.
Orangemen drew 95 of the 164
first place votes in the next-to
last weekly Associated Press poll
to stand off the challenge of the
once-beaten University of Missis
sippi Rebels.
Penn State's Nittany Lions,
who finished the season with an
B-2 record, were ranked 13th in
this week's poll.
The final championship poll is
scheduled next week after Syra
cuse's critical Saturday game in
Los Angeles with giant-killer
UCLA, which knocked off South
ern California ten days ago.
Mississippi, which beat Missis-
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SAM MINOR
. '59-'6O mat captain
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137. Johnston lost only. to Pitt's
Larry Lauchle, who captured the
Eastern title, while Guccione com
piled a 3-1 slate in last year's cam
paign.
The two ace Lion grapplers
fought for the starting 137 berth
all year and Johnston also wres
tled some meets at 130.
The other three lettermen re
turning to Speidel's camp aro
sippi State 42-0, picked up some,
ground on the pace-setting upstate'
New Yorkers but still trailed by
142 points in the standings Tues
day 1,495 to 1,350. Points are
awarded on the basis of ten for
a first place vote, nine for second,
etc , in the ballots cast by sports
writers and broadcasters.
The top ten was little
changed. Syracuse, Mississippi,
LSU and Texas remained the
top four teams but Georgia,
21-14 conqueror' of
.Georgia
Tech, moved into the No. 5
spot ahead of idle Wisconsin.
Texas Christian, 19-0 winner
over Southern Methodist in its
final season game, took seventh
position away from Southern Cal
ifornia, which dropped to 14th.
Then followed Washington 8,
Arkansas 9, and Clemson , 10.
TCU, Washington and'Arkansas
each moved forward a notch
while Clemson elbowed up from
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Gordie Danks, Hank Barone and
Johnston Oberly.
Danks, a 130-pounder has a 1-2-1 1
.ord but Barone lost only two
l
his eight matches.
Oberly, a 250-pound behemoth
heavyweight, was troubled
ist of last winter by a knee in
7, but took second place in the
istern title matches and later,
ached the semi-finals in the
CAA tournament.
Speidel, who is entering his
34th year of tutoring Lion mat
performers, lost George Gray,
last year's captain, and Joe
'.ramp, plus several under
!tidies through graduation, and
le may have to count heevily
in promising but untested soph
=ores in several classes.
Some of the top matmen from,
3t year's frosh squad who are'
!hting for varsity berths are Ron;
,fer at 176, Phil Meyer at 177,1
any Scordo and Jeriy Seiple at;
;3 and Art Ravitz at 130.
Don Wilson, Jerry Seckler, Joel
:aines and Bob Gilmour, who.
saw action last year but did not
win letters ,will be back to vie
for berths. Dale Confer, Tom
Cantz and Ray Connell are light
weight candidates, while Bob Far
is, Bob Hicks, John Barone, Paul
Stegner, Clem Newbold and John
Trojan are contenders in the heav
ier classes.
Two new teams appear on the
Lions' mat schedule this winter—
Michigan and Rutgers. Army, Col
gate, Lehigh, Cornell, Maryland,
Navy, Syracuse and Pittsburgh
are the other regular opponents
which the Nittanies will encounter
again this campaign.
Stiegman May
'Get Sebo's Job
PHILADELPHIA (EP) -- John
Stiegman of Rutgers will get
Steve Sebo's job as Penn football
coach, despite Penn's first Ivy
League title since 1952, a reliable
source told the Associated Press.
This recommendation already
has been forwarded by the fac
ulty administrative committee to
Dr. Gaylord P. Harnwell, Penn's
president, the source said Sun
day.
Dr. Harnwell said he normally
follows the advice of his commit
tee, but hasn't received the re
port and knows nothing of the
matter.
Athletic Director Jerry Ford
declined comment.
Stiegman said: "I think all such
comment should come fr o m
Penn."
A source close to Stiegman
said, however, the 35-year-old
coach has accepted the Penn job.
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Make All-East Team
NEW YORK (g.))—Undefeated Syracuse, the East's top
team, placed five of its stars on the Associated Press' All East
team today. Included was Fred Mautino, one of three fine
district ends whose talents could not be considered for any
thing lower than a first team berth.
The other two to share
Army's "lonely end" Bill Carpen
ter, and Mike Ditka of Pitt.
Seven Penn State players were
accorded places on the Eastern
star squad—two each on the first
and second teams, one on the
third and two honorable men
tion.
Quarterback Richie Lucas and
tackle Andy Slynchula were
named to the first team, while
end Norm Neff and fullback Pat
Botula made the second All-
East unit.
Halfback Jim Kerr was placed
on the third team and tackle
Charlie Janerette and guard Sam
Stellatella received honorable
mention.
Besides Mautino, Syracuse's
tackle Bob Yates, guard Roger
Davis and backs Ger Schwedes
and Art Baker made the first
eleven in the opinion of coaches
and wrtiers in the east.
The other two backfield slots
were filled by Lucas and Penn's
Racily halfback Fred Doeßing.
Andy Stynchula, the Lion's jar
ring tackle and
Pitt guard Larry
Vignali round
lout the selections
from the big
_
schools.
The 11th man
is center Roger
Leclerc of little
Trinity College,
in Hartford,
Conn. Leclerc,
switching to cen-
ter only last
year, has been Andy s tynchula
rated as one of the best blocking
and tackling pivots in the coun
try.
Lucas and Doelling set school
offense records this year.
Lucas. a senior from Glassport,
Pa., gained 1238 yards in 10 games
to lead the Nittany Lions into
the Liberty Bowl at Philadelphia
Dec. 19. Nearly 300 of it came on
rushing.
Doelling, also a senior, from
Valparaiso, Ind., helped Penn to
its first Ivy League title in sev
en years with almost 600 yards
rushing, and broke the school
career rushing mark of 1389 in
mid-season. He gained 1500
yards in his varsity career.
Schwedes and Baker were rated
ahead of their other two backfield
mates, quarterback Dave Sarette
and halfback Ernie Davis, on the
basis of blocking and defense.
The real problem was at end.
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op billing with Mautino are
Mautino was rated Syracuse's out
standing player by all who saw
him. He has scored only two
touchdowns, but has been a veri
table rock in keeping the Orange
atop the total defense and rush
ing defense statistics.
Carpenter, whose name be
came a by-word at Army last
year when he was tabbed the
"lonely end," was a solid com
petitor this year. Even a sepa
rated shoulder failed to dim his
accomplishments when he
caught six passes against Okla
homa, though he could raise his
arm no higher than his chest.
Ditka drew most of his plaudits
for his offensive blocking and
defensive line play.
FIRST TEAM
ENDS—Fred M main°, Syraetnie. Read
ing, ; Carpenter. Army, Spring
field, Pa.: Mike Ditka, Pitt, Aliquippa, Pa.
TACKLES—Andy Stynrbula, Penn State,
Old Crabtree. Pa.: Bob Yates, Syracuse,
Montpelier. t
GUARDS—Larry Vignalt, Pitt, Mason
town, Pa., Roget Da%is, Syracuse, Solon.
Ohio
CENTER—RnKer LeCle! e, Trinity. Age-
Ai2146.
BACKS—Cerhal d Schw•edes. Syracuse,
Whitehouse. N.J.; Melia Lucas. Penn
State. Classport. Pa.: hied Doe;ling. Penn,
Valparaiso, Ind.; Art Baker. Syracuse,
Erie, PR.
SECOND TEAM
ENDS—Bob Simms, Bulge's, Norm Neff,
Penn State.
TACKLES—Maurice Youmans, Syracuse:
Harry Olivar, Yale.
GUARDS—AI Vanderbush, Army, Vi■
Promuto. Holy ei
('ENTER—AI Hennller, Syracuse.
BACKS—Joe Caldwell, Army; Pat 110-
mule. Penn State; Ernie Davis, Syracuse;
Paul Choquette, Bro. n
THIRD TEAM
ENDS—Don Tosi, Boston College, Bola
Federspiel. Columbia
TACKLES—BiII Lindner, Pitt: Carton
hattehellor. Princeton.
GUARDS--Warren Sundstroru, Cottleß;
Bruce Talbox, Syracuse.
CENTER—Mike Pyle, Yale.
BACKS—I' an Toncie, Pitt; Joe Main
lavane, Navy; Torn Singleton. Yale, Jim
Kerr, Penn State.
'East' Gridders Named
NEW YORK (IP) A squad of
24 players, predominantly from
the Midwest, was selected today
by Bill Coffman, managing direc
tor of the East-West Football
Shrine Game in San Francisco,
to represent the east.
The game, 35th in the series,
will be played Jan. 2 in Sari
Francisco.
The Eastern squad includes Bill
Lindner, Pitt tackle, and Ivan
Toncic. Pitt quartet back; Bob
Jeter, lowa halfback