SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1967 THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1967 'tilE MICUIbAN DAILY Drama By JOHN SUTKUS A year ago Illinois finally won the battle of the Elliott brothers, 28-21, on its seventh try. The bitterly contested game, in a series often called a rivalry, was played in a snowstorm, a fit- ting end to a week of the white stuff that made the Stadium a bowl of snow around a field of mush. It was a natural for the sports- writers, with the leading passer in the Big Ten, Dick Vidmer, up against the third best, Bob Na- ponic. They even came from the same high school in western Pennsylvania. Illinois won it in the fourth quarter on a record-setting 98- yard pass interception return. New Story A year, a scandal, and most of a new football season later, only the weather may be the same, 1f it snows. The Illini have a new coach, Jim Valek. The dramatic Vidmer-Naponic rematch has busted. Vidmer now occupies the spot on the bench formerly warmed by Dennis Brown. And Naponic was injured early in the season. He finally resumed practice this week, but according to Valek he still limps and will be used only as a backup to the backup quarterback. The game, in fact, hardly gen- erates any national interest at all. Missing in 45,000 fans are expected to' watch the contest to be played in+ what offensive line coach Tonyj Mason calls "the wind tunnel." Illini coach Valek claims his team's "morale is very high at' this point in the season. We really believe that we can win our next' three football games. But we ' '-tIllini Rei Tate and Doug Whitman will han- dle the ends. Guard Fritz Harms has healed and will return to the lineup. Linebacker Terry Miller, Valek's candidate for the Blue Cross award, received a broken finger, dislocated thumb and injured ankle from the Boilermakers. He hasn't practiced all week, but Valek expects him to be ready to go today. If the bandages don't hold up, Jeff Trigger will replace him. The Illini offense has sputtered with the loss of Naponic. In re- cent weeks, the highest point to- tal Illinois managed was 17 against Ohio State. Total rushing offense for the The Michigan-Illinois game at Champaign begins at 2:30 and will be carried over ra- dio stations WWJ, 950 AM; WPAG, 1050 AM; WAAM, 1600 AM; and WUOM, 91.7 FM. total put together by WolverineE halfback Johnson.2 Illinois' breakaway threat re-t mains end John Wright, who won' the Big Ten receiving title two years ago as a sophomore. t Wright, described by defensiveI backfield coach Don James as "the best receiver we'll face allc season,' will cause James to sort of play the game by ear.I "If Illinois gets up tight and has to throw to Wright we'll prob- ably go with Hoey for his speed. If we get backed up against theT goal line, we'll go with Nelson for1 his strength," explains James. - Other than that the Wolverine defense will look much the same. Dave Porter has healed com- pletely and will start at tackle. Valek has inserted Willis Fields natch at right guard in order to "beef up against Michigan's interior" defensive line in his only offensive change. In a game the experts rate a tossup, breaks will play an im- portant part in the final outcome. That's where the "wind tunnel" comes in. Mason apprehensively views the possibilities for an errant pass or a botched punt. "We just have to hope we don't make mistakes when they can hurt us the most. That wind can be terrible," adds; Mason. You qualify for these low rates by passing a simple questionnaire $25,000 B.l. and P.D. $1,000 Med. Pay and Uninsured Motorists Protection Single Male, Age 21-25 $125 Per Year Married Male, Age 21 to 25 ok. e$64 Per Year far youv fsENTRY INSURANCE Hardware Mutuals . Sentry Life IATTENTION-MEN UNDI Save $ $ $ On Auto Insure lA'E SEVEN pR 25 Mnce AAUPIN X71-2100 TED M Phone 9 JOHN WIGHT Both teams head into the con- test with 2-5 records, making the game a fight to see who has a chance to end up the season with a .500 record. Both teams face second-division clubs the re- mainder of the Big Ten season. In Champaign they still attach some importance to the game. The Illini admit in their press releases that they are hoping to become "The class of the second division," and "extract respect- ability from the dust of the sea- son." know that we are going to have seas( to put out one of our better ef- yard forts to beat Michigan." Down in Ann Arbor things are a little more low key. "We are going to have to put forth agood effort," says Michigan coach Bump Elliott. "We've got a win behind us but Illinois is capable (45) of some fine football." (51) Though fine football eluded (69) them in last week's 42-9 loss to (55) Purdue, the Illini have showed (72) some bright spots this year. With (90) only light losses to graduation, (84) they were expected to be among (15) the elite of the Big Ten. But off- (49) season difficulties, including tha (25) departure of potential superstar, (32) Cyril Pinder, and the injury to Naponic have left them in a on has netted the Illini 833 s, only 18 more than the The Lineups Offense Doa or4 ILLINOIS John Wright (190 Bob Robertson (22) Doug Redmann (213) Bruce Erb (219) Willis Fields (253) Jerry Line (229) Craig Timko (201) Dean Volman (176) Carson Brooks (209) Dave Jackson (170) Rich Johnson (207) 1 LE LT LG C RG RT RE QB LHI RH FB (88) (76) (72) (58) (60) (73) (97) (22) (18) (40) (48) MICHIGAN Jim Mandich Bob Penska Ray Phillips Joe Dayton Bob Baumgartner Pete Mair Jim Berline Dennis Brown John Gabler Ron Johnson Garvie Craw (215) (225) (229) (225) (219) (228) (185) (175) (208) (196) (211) YQV D1 ly 9 . ,. _ .. ,1 Defense 11 Grayle Howlett OFF BASE 1 three-way tie for sixth place in the conference race. The Illini defense held Minne- sota to 10 points in a losing cause, but the blitzkrieg by Pur- due was too much for Valek. He has renovated his defensive line- up in preparation for the Wol- verines' Ron (Flipper, alias Iron Man) Johnson. Defensive end Ken Kmiec will play defensive halfback. Dick (34) (31) I(79) (80) (60) (39) (65) (87) (19) (47) (44) ILLINOIS Dick Ttate (201) Tony Pleviak (237) Mike Hogan (205) Doug Whitman (206) Herschel Johnson (224) Jeff Trigger (201) Larry Jordan (225) Ken Kmiec (192) Fred Wolf (170) Charlie Bareither (182) Ron Bess (193) LE LT RT RE LB LB LB LCB RCB LS RS (91) (75) (70) (84) (90) (34) (83) (12) (24) (25) (26) MICHIGAN Phil Seymour Dick Williamson Dave Porter Ron Kramer, Tom Stincic Dennis Morgan Rocky Rosema George Hoey Brian Healy Tom Curtis Jerry Hartman (195) (227) (231) (213) (217) (220) (225) (170) (170) (184) (170) Fgliht 853: Entering 'Twig gy-Land' Champaign is located too far from Chicago to be considered a suburb, and too close to the east-central part of Illinois to say "It's a great place to visit." As Ozark's flight 853 ("Coffee, coke, or chewing gum") delicately dropped out of a cloudy sky, Champaign refused to come into view even though the stewardess kept insisting that we were going to land there any minute. It only took five minutes on the ground to con- vince me that there was in fact nothing to see and that I should have continued on flight 853 to Decatur. To say that the topography of Champaign is flat would be like saying -that Dean Martin drinks or that O. J. Simpson runs. Cham- paign is so flat that anybody who plays golf uses the same strategy: cut the fairways close and use a putter. They tried to put some bunkers in but were too afraid the natives couldn't navigate them. If Jackie Gleason laid down here in Twiggy land, he would immediately be scaled. But don't worry about Gleason coming to Champaign-it's rumored that "the Great One" occasionally likes to step out after sun sets. nJI, ~ha iizu is ohla~suu of 41 lu miJL wnu ue prvaisll1oUl1 I SOCCER MATCH: M' Kickers Face Wildcats If you want a good shirt, and cotton with skinny checks, plaids, solids and look for a good label. One boxed stripes of green and stripes. All the things you that means the shirt is styled blue. Button-down collar, look for in a shirt-for to last. With rolls, tapers and tapered waist, long sleeves. $7.00. pleats in the right places. Perma-Iron so it won't And in a good shirt you'll Like this Arrow "Cum wrinkle. find a good label. Laude" Oxford. It's a woven And "Sanforized-Plus." In The best labels come in blend of Dacron0 polyester our shirts. Arrow. -ARROW.,- -- - FR1JA ! r11 4 un ,uCampaign is ablaze at night witu the proverbial neon jungle, but the signs are mostly of the "Walk, Don't Walk" variety. The students looking for action go down to McDonald's to see what the latest hamburger count is. The guy getting off the plane behind me surveyed the wet stuff pouring from the Illinois sky, and commented "At least there will be something to do tonight- I can watch the rain." Champaign does have many distinctions. It's a great place to study or to go church. It's probably the only place on the face of the earth where somebody hasn't scrawled on the back of a postcard, "Wish you were here." Being accepted at the University of Illinois is analogous to renting a room at the UGLI. As one surveys the city of Champaign, certain things become clear--like the slush fund. Somebody was probably paying the athletes just to stay around. It's rumored that Joe Namath thanks the great football god every night for not sending him to Illinois. It's also pretty safe to say that the University of Illinois didn't teach Alex Karras his gambling habits. On the "official map" of the University of Illinois it's written "Although the resources of the University are extensive, the individual student need not feel lost." And H. L. Hunt needn't feel rich nor Lou Alcindor feel tall. Who- ever founded the town of Champaign must have taken a wrong turn at Chicago. Howard Hughes is thinking of buying Champaign because, in his words, "It's the only challenge left." One good thing about Champaign is that it provides no dis- stractions for the Michigan team. The usual custom is to see a movie the night before the game. The biggest first run theater, however, is showing Shirley Temple in "Good Ship Lollipop." Another one is showing the manager's home movies. The best one is showing a Flash Gordon flick, but they're all booked up. I hope Bump brought his own. The Michigan Band also came along and they played at a high school game last night. Leave it to the Band to find out where the fun is. Now, about Urbana.... jAfUE ,t EA6f NEW.. LLEN ~,4 Ilk- RUA ' s . By PHIL BROWN Two young, fast-rising soccer powers collide today when the Michigan Soccer club entertains the Wildcats from the University of Kentucky on Wines Field. Michigan, making only its fourth start of the season, has claimed a pair of wins while dropping a single loss to Buffalo State, one of the East's strongest teams. Both victories were at the expense of the University of To- ledo, always a tough opponent for the Wolverines. Kentucky boasts a fine 4-1-1 record, having scored 34 goals against only nine for their op- ponents in the six contests. Wild- cat wins include a 12-0 stomping of Mainrad College, and a 7-0 drubbing of the University of Chattanooga. The Kentucky club is led by Robert Floro, a New York product who serves as team captain. Floro never playedsoccer before taking a course in the game taught by A. Rizk, the club's coach. Rizk, from Cairo, Egypt, found SPORTS NIGHT EDITOR: DAVE WEIR BRUCE GERDING a budding star in Floro and per- suaded him to join the team- much to the dismay of teams that have faced the Wildcats this year. The Michigan club features ex- perienced performers at almost every position. A strong defense, anchored by goalie and co-cap- tain Dave Noshay and fullback Graham Wilkes, has proved itsef repeatedly against high-scoring opponents. Junior co-captain Bruce Gerd- ing, playing left wing, leads a fine forward line, playing with swift inside forwards Kuaku Doh and Deiter Stefankovic. Horatio Williams, T o m m y Smith, and Carlos Flores strength- en the halfback and fullback lines, while Ted Cohen, Les Feld- man and Charlie Patamapongs bolster the forward contingent. Fullback Wiley Livingston and freshman halfback Alan Reuther round out the Michigan defense. The game, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. should give soccer fans an opportunity to see a pair of fine college teams in action. It will be the first meeting ever be- tween Kentucky and Michigan, preluding a basketball clash be- tween the schools on Dec. 2. Billboard The Intramural Building will be open today from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. The swimming pool will also be open for use from 2- 5:30 p.m. - -s tr.- i m d - -m mw -m