WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6. 1960
Mat Publication Tabs
Lions No.l In Nation
The undefeated Penn State wrestling team received some
surprise backing during Christmas vacation when the
Amateur Wrestling News, official publication of the American
Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association, went out on a
limb and tabbed the Lions as its pre-season pick as the top
college grappling squad in the
country.
The publication, which is print
ed in Oklahoma City, bypassed
Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and
other perennial powers from the
Big Eight, hotbed of collegiate
wrestling, in selecting Penn State
as the heir apparent to the na
tional collegiate throne.
The front-page story of the De
cember issue stated that the Nit
tany Lion team
is rated by_rival
coaches as the
best in the East
With last year's
top three teams
Oklahoma
lowa
State,
State and Okla-
Noma—reported-
ly riddled by
graduation and
ineligibility it
the Lions
may be the team Pifer
to end the Big Eight's domination
in the NCAA tourney this spring.
In picking Penn State as the
No. 1 club, the paper pointed
out that the Lions have prac
tically the same team back that
surged to a surprise second.
place finish in the Eastern Inter
collegiate tournament after an
off and on season.
With the exception of last
year's captain George Gray, all
the Blue and White lettermen
have returned and a fine group
of sophomores have moved up to
add depth and team rivalry. It
also counted heavily on the tutor
ing of Coach Charlie Speidel,
whom it called "a master teach
er, well kown for making the
most of his material."
Although the Blue and White
matmen racked up three straight
victories before the Christmas
break, the Li6n mentor would be
the last to be excited by his
team's selection for he calmly
takes each match as they come
and worries about nothing else.
"Cautious Charlie." as he is
known in the coaching circles
knows that he has a lot of good
potential on his club but his
33 years of coaching experience
have taught him that an injury,
ineligibility or maybe the fail
ure of a sophomore to develop
can quickly change the com
plexion of a season.
Says Charlie, "I just wrestle the
best man I have in each class at
any given time, and that's it."
And right now all Spiedel is
concerned about is preparing his
team for what may well be its
toughest match of the seasoh this
ATTENTION
SENIORS
Seniors in M.I. and
P.N.Ed. have until
Jan. 13 to have their
1960 La Vie portrait
taken at the
Penn State Photo Shop
9 A.M. to 4 P.M.
All senior
requested to
return their p
soon as po,
By JOHNNY BLACK
Saturday at Lehigh.
The Nittany matmen, who shut
out Army, 31-0, and Colgate, 33-0,
then looked less impressive in
winning their home debut from
Michigan by a 19-12 score, meet
the always-tough Engineers at
Bethlehem in a rivalry steeped
deep in tradition.
"It's always hard to beat Le
high," says Speidel, "and at
Bethlehem it's twice as bad.
They'll pack that gym and the
fans really roar. Wrestling is
the big sport up there.
"Maybe I should take a cue from
our football cousins (before the
Army game they practiced while
Army songs blared from a PA
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