WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 29. 1961 Lions Virtually Assured Harrier Coach Says Of Eastern Championship Nittanies Ran Well Before the start of the 1961 football season almost every prognosticator in the coun try was booming Penn State as the top football power in the East. Now, some 10 games later, the Lions are just where they were supposed to be—No. 1 in the East. State is virtually assured of winning the 26th annual Lambert Trophy, emblematic of the Eastern major college football championship, after clos ing its season with a 47-26 thrash of Pitt Saturday and accept ing a bid .to play in the Gator Bowl Dec. 30 The Lions topped this week's voting for the trophy for the second straight time by gaining an average of 9.9 points out of a possible 10. One selector named the Lions second to Rutgers, one of the two unbeaten, untied ma jor teams in the nation. Syracuse placed second in the voting with an 8.9 mark and Rut gers finished third with 8.0; Gator Bowl Log Georgia Tech is 1-1 in the Jacksonville classic 1946 Wake Forest 26 S. Caro lina 14 1947 Oklahoma 34 N. C. State 13 1948 Maryland 20 Georgia 20 1949 Clemson 24 Missouri 23 1950 Maryland 20 Missouri 7 1951 Wyoming 20 Wash. & Lee 7 1952 Miami 14 Clemson 0 1953 Florida 14 Tulsa 13 1954 Texas Tech 35 Auburn 13 1955 Auburn 33 Baylor 13 1956 Vanderbilt 25 Auburn 13 1957 GEORGIA TECH 21 Pitt 14 1956 Tennessee 3 Texas A & M 0 1959 Mississippi 7 Florida 3 1960 Arkansas 14 GEORGIA TECH 7 1961 Florida 13 Baylor 12 Navy was fourth with 7.1 and Army fifth with 6.1. Although one week remains before the final vote is taken, no one appears able to overtake the Lions' lead. Syracuse and Rutgers closed their seasons Sat urday and of the top eastern teams, only Army, Navy, Boston College and Holy Cross have games remaining. If the Lions win the trophy it will be the first time since 1947. That year State won nine straight games and then tied SMU 13-13 in the Cotton Bowl. Almost lost in the midst of the Gator Bowl talk was the fact that six State seniors sacrificed the right to play in post-season all star games, Captain Jim Smith and end Bob Mitinger were to play in the East-West Shrine game at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco Dec. 30. Both were also selected to play in the Hula Bowl (Honolulu) in early January. Quarterback Galen Hall, guard Dick Wilson and center Bill Saul were lined-up to play for the North in the annual North-South game in the Orange Bowl at Mi ami Christmas night. Center Jay RHO EPSILON National Real Estate Fraternity MEETING Scheduled for Wednesday Is CANCELLED Will be held NEXT TERM By DEAN BILLICK Assistant Sports Editor —Collegian Photo by John Beaugs FROM SMASHING BACKS TO SMASHING BOOKS JAY HUFFMAN GERRY FARKAS * * * Huffman was selected - to play for the Blue in the annual Blue-Gray game at Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 30. And not to be outdone, coach IRip Engle was to help coach the North in the North-South game. Engle said yesterday that the !Lions will not begin practice for I the bowl game against Georgia Tech until Dec. 17. Right now ;Engle and his staff are concern ing themselves with going over game films of the Engineers and ,Iscouting Tech against Georgia !Saturday. MCKfittetC/CeCtfOIItebrAtetEROVEMODUCCC4I4. I OOIOIMtetOCCIWKICK4tCbStrO; I Penn State Barber Shop Ho S. ALLEN ST. NEXT TO BOSTONIAN LIMITED WHERE QUALITY and QUANTITY ADD UP TO PERFECTION ii iIIiMANNIMIPAIMSratqI4.I4aI3)IOI2I244.II.IaANISMANOPLIMIIMIAMANZIANAPMI I I2t riEttIeKIgtiMtiIiebIIMPIXIVOCIIIMPCIVVVVVCVME4VMPCNItetitUIPCIP44 VV l, ili V NO IT'S NOT JUST # . e A V „ 1 ipitt. w THE CHRISTMAS b i til w .• SPIRIT 0. -- • % ~,i 5 . .. .. .e; 1 / 4 ,. • A V THE SAME i A . C, 1 A. 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Werner was amazed at the strength of the field that competed at East Lansing, Mich. "The East once dominated C ross country. and th'en it moved to ,the Mid-West, b u t Monday it was the Far Western teams that domi nated the meet with Oregon State and San Jose State com ing. in one-two." Chick Werner Werner foresees a big upswing , in American distance running after reviewing the results of Monday's meet. "The European countries have always belittled American distance running as being sub-par, but after what I saw, I definitely think that the Unitid States is on the way up," Werner said. The Lion harriers ended their season with a 4-1 mark in dual meets. They finished second to Michigan State, the only team to, Leave your cleaning with us pick it up when you get back CAMPUS CLEANERS 110 E. Beaver Ave. AD 7-2162 By DAVE LEONARD best team in the country, and win a dual meet from them in two years, in the IC4A championships. Gerry Norman was the work horse most of the year. The Eng lishman finished first in two meets (Pitt and Manhattan), and prob. hly could have copped two oth 's (Navy and Michigan State), if hadn't been hampered by a leg jury. Howie Deardorff look up when Norman was injured and let a course record at Navy. Steve Moorhead, Mike Miller, ionel Bassett, Ernie Noll, Ted nsweiler, Joe Nichols, and Fred , rson all gave good perform ices throughout the year. -4 . 1 1 k maii,Yi Grossinger's 2nd Annual College Jazz Weekend Fri.-Sun., Dec. 15-17 Special $35 for the College entire Rate weekend Besides the intercollegiate ja7.z chum. rpioneltip, you'll enjoy sir menlN; Dawn to Yawn entertainment; jazz jam !sessions; a midnight swim party: Broad eity shows: gala ice show; dancing to Latin, American, and jazz tempos; tothogan- I ing: ire skating: skiing. rossinger's Had GetOung GROSSINGEIR.N.T. ia .. 1W- •.i;'-a10"'6.—•,; next to the post office PAGE NINE aning
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