PAGE SIXTEEN Halftime A New Look in o New Era The completion of Beaver Stadium Tast year ushered in a new era of football at Penn State, an era that will produce bigger crowds, tougher schedules and better teams than ever before. This year should be a ease in point Advance ticket sales at Rec Hall should surpass all previous records. One {’lance at the schedule shows that it is one of the tough est in history. And it’s no secret that footbali forecasters ail over the country think highly of Rip Engle's 1961 gridiron edition. Yes, football at Mi. Nittany will have a new look this year, but unless you are an oldtimer around these parts you won't notice the difference. There is nothing unusual about enthusiasm or winning seasons at State. The Lions always manage to put on a good show for the customers. In fact, State hasn’t had a losing season since 1938 and lias appealed in three bowl games in the last decade and a half. : The show should be just as good if not better this year but, the difference lies in the crowds (larger), the stakes (higher), and, the quality of play (better). j The reason for ihe change boils down, io a mailer of rising i costs. Like anything else these days, big lime football hurls the pocketbook like it never did before. It hurts so much that some schools like Denver and Marquette have dropped football altogether. Other schools have slipped down to a lower bracket of competition. State, like many other large schools, decided to fight the rising costs by building a larger stadium, scheduling only top-flight compe tition, and hoping that the alumni would be in a charitable mood. From the looks of this year’s team, they were * * » . ONE SIGNIFICANT RESULT of football’s rising costs is that the word “breather” is fast becoming an obsolete term in football phraseology. Just for ihe record, a "breather" usually refers to a game between a big time collegiate power and a small school. These games are (or were) scheduled either as the season opener (so the coach could get a better look at new players or formations without risking a loss) or in the middle of Ihe season (so the players could get a respite from the rugged competition that all major teams see week in and week out). Iri the past four years Penn State has played Furman, Virginia Military Institute, Marquette, Colgate and William and Mary, but an examination of Lion schedules through 1965 won’t reveal any of those names With the possible exception of West Virginia, a traditional rival undergoing a rebuilding program, Rip Engle’s gridders will face rough and ready competition every Saturday this fall. lOWA, OHIO STATE AND PENN STATE, in that order—that’s the consensus of America's football forecasters for the top three teams in the nation. The Lions edged into the top three on the basis of consistently high ratings. In six preseason polls including Look, Saturday Evening Post and Playboy, Penn State was picked to finish third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth and fourteenth in the nation. lowa was picked first three times and second once and Ohio Stale was picked lower than fourth only once. According to the "experts” the Top Twenty at the end of the Season should look something like this: 1. lowa 11. Mississippi 2. Ohio State 12. Michigan State 3. Penn State 13. Arkansas 4. Rice 14. N.C. State 5. Syracuse and Kansas (tie) 15. Notre Dame and Baylor (tie) 7. UCLA 17. Auburn Ji Texas 18. Michigan f Alabama 19. Army 10. I.SU 20. Minnesota Pre-season pollsters didn't neglect the All-Americans, either. The most frequently mentioned names in seven pre-season polls Ends: Bill Miller, Miami; Gary Collins, Maryland; Bob Milinger, Penn State and Tom Hutchinson, Kentucky. Guards: Joe Roinig, Colorado; Jim Skaggs, Washington; Billy Neighbors, Georgia Tech and Nick Buoniconti, Notre Dame. Tackles: Merlin Olsen. Utah State; Jon Schopf. Michigan: Bill While, Oklahoma and John Brown, Syracuse. Centers: Alex Kroll, Rutgers and Ronnie /lull, UCLA. Quarterbacks: Roman Gabriel, North Carolina State and John Hadl, Kansas. Halfbacks: Ernie Davis. Syracuse: Larry Ferguson, Iowa: Lance Alworlh, Arkansas and Glenn Glass. Tennessee. Fullbacks: Ronnie Bull. Baylor and Bob Ferguson, Ohio State. Mitinger was named on three All-American teams and two All- East squads. Roger Kochman was picked on Red Grange's All-America team and got one All-East nomination. Galen Hall, Don Jonas, Jim Smith and Dave Robinson were named on various All-East teams. It looks like Baylor has the best backfield in the nation, with Texas and Kansas close behind. Ron Stanley will be back at quarter back for the Bears with Tom Minter (9.7 for the 100) and Ron Good will at halfbacks. The incomparable Ronnie Bull is at fullback. Texas has Mike Gotten at quarterback, Jim Saxon and Jack (Continued on page seventeen) THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA By JIM KARL Sports Editor Barber Handcuffs Maris; Bests Ford With 4-Hitter BALTIMORE (/?) Roger Mn- Gentile on the first pitch in thegers’ four runs in the first before ris failed to hit safely last night third and grounded out to Gen-|he was lifted, in the first game of a twilight- tile on the first pitch in the sixth., * * - „ , , night doubleheader, won by Balti-’ With two on base. Maris flied SAN FRANCISCO (/P)—Catcher more’s Steve Barber 1-o.'with a to right fielder Earl Robinson in Ed Bailey singled in the winning 4-hitter against the pennant- the eighth. inm in the ninth inning yesterday bound New York Yankees. i ... ;as San Lranc.sco out-bombed Mil- Mm-is who hoc 68 home runs. DETROIT <.T) - The Detroit waukce. 11-10. in a homer derby H-i n’t hit an officio' homer in the Tigers presented Don Mossi with that saw the Giants thwart Wai- O ■ oles’ Dark a iea’o a four-run lead in the first inningjfcn Spahn’s bid for victory No. 20. Onoles paik at - . . yesterday and the hard-luck 1 Eight homers flew oul of Can j Mans has only iwo more , sou thpaw bedeviled the Los An- dlestick Park - four by each i games to match or beat saoe g e j es Angels with a four-hitter team before Bailey connected : Ruth's record of 60 set m 1927, f or a g o victory. i with ihe bases loaded and one according to the ruling of Com- I} was lhe 15th lr j um p h j or ou i. missioner Ford r rick, r ncK Mossi, who had been given only i The four San Francisco homers, ruled the Ruth record could be one run by h j s i eamma ies j n 24 | including a grand slam by Willie tied or broken only in 154 leam jnnings of pilchinq covering his ;Mays, sent Spahn to the showers decisions. Last nights first game p rev j ous f our starts. jin the fourth inning trailing, 7-2. was lhe Yanks Js2nd decision n g e ] s used six pitchers,'Orlando Cepeda, Jimmy Daven of the year. ,the ] oss g o j n g t 0 starter Ken Me-port and Bailey all had hit for Maris was on base only once-iiVßride. Mcßride gave up the Ti-'the circuit. the rain-threatened game whnn = -r~=r he walked in the first inning. He‘ fouled out to first baseman Jim For Return Bout Clause Fuller Puts Up $1 Million BOSTON UP) Wealthy Peter 1 Fuller, manager of heavyweight Tom McNeelev. yesterday put up, a million dollars as guarantee on a return bout if McNeelev un-j thrones Floyd Patterson as heavy-; weight champion next Nov. 13. ! McNeeley’s manager deposited the money in the National Shaw mut Bank as a guarantee that McNeeley will agree to give Pat terson a crack at the title “not isooner than 120 days nor later than July 1, 1962.” That clause was contained in a contract for the heavyweight title bout, which is now on file with the Massachusetts Boxing Com mission. Off-campus students: Enjoy telephone service in your room! One of the comforts of home is the handy telephone. Telephone service can also be yours while you are a student at the uni versity. With a telephone of your own you can ... • Keep in touch with folks back home —and they in turn will find it so convenient to reach you direct So whether you’re living in a private home or apartment, you’ll find that your personal telephone service will pay off in many ways. And it’s so easy to order. To make arrangements, just call ADams 7-4911 or stop in at our Business Office, 116 E. 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