PAGE SIX roach Calls Mitinger College Player Cap Creates} Bob Mitinger thinks his play in Penn State's 33-16 victory over California Saturday was far from spectacultir, but Golden Bear Coach Mary Levy 'disagrees with the Lion's• All- American candidate. . Levy called Mitinger "the best_ college football player in the United States," at a meet ing of the Northern California Football Writers Association Mon day. • "Mitinger played clean. ag gressive football." said Levy, "and when taken out- by a vicious block he often recovered fast enough to be in , on The tackle.' Ironically, Mitinger doesn't feel that he played one of his better games against Cal. Rather, he singled out the play of Jim Schwab, his teammate at. the other end post, for his sparkling play both offensively and de fensively. It: fact, Schwab was named to the Eastern CQllege Athletic Con ference• all-East team this week for his play against the Golder( Bears. Schwab caught two passes for 26 yards and made some brilliant defensive plays In the game. One of Schwab's catches set up Slate's third touchdoWn. Mitinger has been superlative on defense in almost every one of. State's six games so far this year.' : His defensive play was particu larly notable against Miami despite; the fact that State lost 25-8. Mitinger' continually threw Miami quarter back George Mira for big losses, and kept the Hurricanes from, going wide around his end all night, Hall Considered For Back-of-Week - Sandy Stephens. who has been' applying that golden winning! touch for Minnesota's Golden Gophers, was selected the collegel football back of the week yester-1 day in The Associated Press The 215 - pound quarterback was chosen for his clutch all-, round play in Minnesota's 23-201 victory over Michigan Saturday.l Stephens was hard pressed for: the honor by a number of other: standouts, including John Hadrof. Kansas, Dave Hoppmann of lowal State, Galen Hall of Penn State.; Bob Ferguson of Ohio State, Ron' Miller of Wisconsin. Larry Benzt of Northwestern, Pat Trammell; of Alabama and Jay Wilkinson of Duke. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY= PARK. PENNSYLVANIA 808 MMNGER Lions Named Tops in East NEW YORK (AP)— Penn State. rated in pre-season foot ball forecests as the best team in the East. has gained the No. 1 spot in the battle for the 26th annual Lambert Trophy. The selection committee of coaches, sports - writers and sports rasters. noting State's 33-16 thrashing of California last Saturday, gave the Nit tany Lions (4-2) seven first place votes out of eight. Syracuse (4-2) moved up from fourth to second on the basis of a 34-6 victory over Holy, Cross. . Navy (4-2), ranked No. 1 last week in the race for the trophy which . is emblematic of eastern football supremacy, fell to fourth as a result of its loss to Pitt (2-4) which moved into sixth. Army (4-2), the No. 2 team last week. was fifth this week after being upset by Wett o:ipetoia i s 55-Yard FG Sets Record By KEN PARKINSON Heavy winds put a damper on the passing attacks in IM football last night, but they definitely aided the kickers' toes. In independent action on thel golf course fields Emil - Capetola !of Cottonwood kicked_a ;field goal, the longest kick ever ;recorded in- IM play, and also ithrew a 61)-yard touchdown pass as Cottonwood rolled over Chest-, nut, 11-0. In other independent action , Dave Gould kicked a 24-yard field goal as he once again sparked: ; undefeated and unscored upon ;Buttonwood to a 3-0 victory over :previously unbeaten Walnut. 1 At the Beaver Stadium fields 'Fred Del Grosso's near record 51- yard field goal with five minutes remaining in the gamegave IVenango a 3-0 come-from-behind ,victory over Somerset. Which was ; winning at the time 2-1 on first :downs, In fraternity action at the golf course. Delta Tau Delta edged I Beta Theta Pi on first downs, 5-4. !The two teams were previously in a three-way deadlock for first place in their division. It was a tight defensive game with both quarterbacks, Pete Lambdarh of DTD and Howdy Spencer of Beta going for short passes instead of long gainers. Alpha Tau Omega, the third' ;team in a tie for first place withl 'Delta Tau Delta and Beta Theta Pi, had little trouble downing Sigma Alpha Mu 25-0. Mike Mat tern passed for two touchdowns lof 5 and 65 yards and intercepted a pass and returned it 30 yards, for a third score for ATO. T.R. Evans was on the receiv-, iing end of the 5-yard pass and kicked two 40-yard field goals. In other games at the golf course, Sigma Chi got by Phi Kappa Psi, 3-0. on a 24-yard field goal by Larry Barlett; Chi Phi beat Sigma Tau Gamma, 6-0; Sig 'ma Nu defeated Tau Kappa Epsi lon, 9-0 and Acacia edged Alpha Chi Rho, 7-0. Other scores at Beaver Stadium Lfields were Lawrence 10, Butler 0; Armstrong 7, Bradford 0; Co -lumbia 6, Jefferson o; . Mercer 10, McKean 0; Franklin 6, Elk 0; Nit itany 11 13, Nittany 33 0; Nittany 25, 1-0 on first downs over Nit limy 27; and Nittany 35, 1-0, over NROTC in overtime. Sore Arm Plagues Fox CHAMBEESBURG, Pa, (P) Nellie Fox, plagued with a = per sistent - soreness hr the right - arm; Plans a physical checkup that may decide the future of his profes- Sional baseball Career. •Fox plays second base for the Chicago White Sox and in 1950 was voted the most valuable play er in the American League. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL SPECIALIST February Graduates in the field of Chemistry. Bacteriology. and Biology are eligible for the Palmylvensia Department of Health Water Pollution Control Specialist examination. Posi tions in the Division of Sanitary Engineering involving tech• nical and- scientific work in the field of Water Pollution Control. Beginning salary $4,773 annually. Annual increments. Liberal vacation Ind sick leave benefits. Opportunities for promotion. Applications available at HUB Desk. To Apply return one notarised application tot Mr. Andrew McCabe. Director of Personnel. Box 90, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ARNOLD AIR SOCIETY and • ANGEL FLIGHT TGIF Pizza Party Nov. - 3 1 / 4 5:30 to 7:00 p.m, Wool Dross Pollock "A" Reading Room SPECIAL FLIGHTS to Penn State away games From University Park Airport $35 round trip Flights in Twin Engine Commades Cessna 3.10 Airplanes to •MARYLAND GAME • WEST VIRGINIA GAME •PITT GAME For Information and reservations call EL 3-3167 WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 1. 1961 Jersey * Joe < Turns .Ref TORONTO (. 1 0`— Jersey Jekh_ Walcott, 47-year-old for mer heavyweight boxing ; champion, will referee the world heavy weight title fight in Toronto Dec. 4, when champion Floyd Patter son meets Tom McNeeley of Bos ton. Twist the Terpsi-
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