TUESDAY. DECEMBER 8, 1959 AP Poll Declares Orangemen Champs By WILL GRIMSLEY Associated Press Sports Writer Syracuse University—unbeaten, untied and virtually un challenged—is the 1959 college football champion, winner bv a sweeping majority in The Associated Press’ final poll. The Orangemen from upstate New York, who completed! their perfect season with a 36-8 rout of UCLA in Los Angeles Saturday, drew 134 of the 201! first place votes cast by sports writers and broadcasters. J Mississippi received the next highest total 47 and no other team, including 1958 champion Louisiana State, got more than six. LSU finished third inj the fi nal standings, followed by Tex as, Georgia, Wisconsin) Texas Christian, Washington, Arkan sas and Alabama, Penn State finished 12th in the final poll. Syracuse will receive The As sociated Press trophy emblemat ic of the national champ onship— the first Eastern team tc win the honor since Ai'iny in 1.945. Superbly coached by Ben Sehwartzwalder, a former West Virginia center, the Orangemen swept through a 10-game sched ule, scoring at least thre times on every foe and dominating final college statistics. They led the nation in total offense, rushing offense, total defense, defense against rush ing and in scoring. They piled up 340 points and yielded 59. They demonstrated such poise and power, even to three-team depth that some selectors gave Syracuse the first two places on the ballot and let other teams fol low after that. Three voters gave the No. 1 designation to Syracuse’s reserve team with the regulars rated No. The Orangemen were the only major team to complete the sea son without defeat or tie. They ATTENDING LIBERTY BOWL! SPECIAL ROOM RATES: SINGLES $6.00 DOUBLES $9.00 TWIN BEDS $ll.OO ALL ROOMS WITH BATH - RADIO-TV THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOTEL Chestnut at 9th Sts. Philadelphia 5, Pa. , CONTACT:—HARRY GILBERT, Reservation Manager ONLY YOU... you lucky PENN STATE only you can glamorize that Christmas gift with your PENN STATE SEAL ... make it a bracelet or pendant or sterling ring . . . but make it more personal to that girl back home, with your PENN STATE SEAL. Yes, we have stock at prices you will like. will play Texas in iha Colton Bowl Jan 1. They demonstrated their cham pionship qualities in the final game of the season. With the reg ular schedule over for most of the other teams, they took their No. 1 rating against upset-bent UCLA before a national television audi ence. This was a perfect .spot for the jitters. But Syracuse—Us second team showing as much speed and finesse as the first—rolled over the Uclans easily and held the co title holder of the Pacific Coast’s Big Five Conference to minus 13 yaids on the ground. In total offense. Syracuse av eraged more than 450 yards a game and went above the 300 mark in rushing alone. 1. Syracuse 134 (10-0 j 1768 2. Mississippi 47 (9-11 1444 3. Louisiana State 6 (9-1) 1284 4. Texas 1 (9-1) 1028 5. Georgia 3 (9-1) 876 6. Wisconsin 5 (7-2) 724 7. Texas Christian (8-2) 580 8. Washington (9-1) 428 9. Arkansas (8-2) 301 10. Alabama 5 (7-1-2) 257 11. Clemson (8-2) 239 12. Penn Stale (8-2) 190 13. Illinois (5-3-1) 104 14. Southern California (8-2) 94 15. Oklahoma (7-3) 68 16. Wyoming (9-1) 60 17. Notre Dame (5-5) 46 18. Missouri (6-4) 40 19. Florida (6-4) 34 20 Pittsburgh (6-4) 30 LC. 4 QWfottc J Co. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Vega Schedules 3 Big Meets Armando Vega, Nittany Lion jEIGL and NCAA all-around gym nastics champion, will see plenty of action when he goes on tour; for the United States Olympic 1 Fund for three weeks starting' this Saturday when he performs' at a benefit in Phoenix, Ariz. Champion gymnasts throughout! the entire nation will make the; trip to the Arizona capital. Alb money will go to the Olympic fund which is used to sponsor! American participation in the! 1960 competition. From Phoenix, Vega will trav-; el to Reno. Nev., for a second performance for the fund on Dec. 19. ; One week later, the Lion ex-' captain will head for Florida' where he will compete in the pre trials for a berth on the Olympic, sauad. Vega, who was a member of the 1956 Olympic squad, will, perform against such top gym-! nasts as John Beekner, rated as! the best in the country, and Abe, Giossfield, University" of Illinois star who was runnerup to Vega in the national tournament. For CLASSIFIEDS Call UN 5-2531 Fifth Intersectional Foe {Lucas is State's 9th AA Alabama, Penn State's opponent' Richie Lucas is Penn State’s in the Liberty Bowl, will be the'ninth All-American. Others named fifth intersectional foe of the year) to various teams were W. T. Dunn l th® Lions. The Lions ; n 192 G; Bob Higgins, 1919; Char own 59 triumphs over Missouri!, y,, (Big Eight), V.M.I. (Southern |,e > a >> 192 °i Glenn Killinger. champion), Illinois (Big Ten), and 1 1321; Joe Bedenk, 1923; Leon West Virginia (Southern). Ala-'Gajecki. 1940; Steve Suhey, 1947; ;bama is a member of the powerful Sam Tatnburo, 1948; and Sam Val iSoutheastern Conference. jentine, 1956. .1 XCKHAIti-iCKJACKHAIIPKIU ACKHAKPKItJ XCKIIAUPKI!.I ACKH Altf Klt.l \CKIIAR HVHH3vrH3.iavHXovnn.iHVH'nvni3.iavHM.)vraa.iHVHMjvniM.iJivHxavr MASTERS & DOCTORAL CANDIDATES COMPLETING REQUIREMENTS IN Engineering | Physics | Applied Mathematics Space Technology Laboratories, Inc., Los Angeles, California, lias been a pioneer since 1954 in virtually evciy phase of theoretical analysis, research and development, of military and civilian space systems including the systems engineeiing and technical direction for the Air-Force Ballistic Missile Program. STL invites yon to see our technical representatives when they visit the campus on to discuss opportunities in the following fields: Theoretical Physics Magnctohydiodynauncs Experimental Physics Solid S'ate Physics Applied Mathematics Digital Computers Space Communications Computet Design Radar Systems Guidance & Navigation Antennas and Microwaves Telecommunications Inettial Guidance Electio-Mechanical Devices Analog Computers Engineering Mechanics Aetophysics Applied Aciodynaimcs Propulsion Systems Systems Engineeiing Please make auangements with your placement office for interview appointment. If unable to see our representatives, you may contact STL by mail. Address your resume to: College Relations. Space Technology Laboratoties. Inc. P.O. Box 95004, Los Angeles 45, Califpi nia SPACE TECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES. INC. ■ m AUTHENTIC PENN STATE NECK TIE JSS | —pure silk repp, white stripes on a fiffi | dark blue ground, 2.50 f HOMESPUN ELASTIC BELT —interesting English regi ment uniform buckle with Penn State seat finished in antique metal. Fits any waist size to 40. Colors are black, red, olive, gold and dark blue. 2.50 Also available are 9 |4tl Penn State bla.er buttons In gold and IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFTS Around the corner from Bostonian Ltd DECEMBER 10, 1959 PAGE ELEVEN Custom Shop for Men
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers