Saturday, October 26, 1968 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Eleven Paae Eleven olverines want a jug for Homecoming By JOE MARKER If Minnesota can follow through on the second of its one-two Homecoming punch, the Big Ten title may go to the Gophers on a technical knockout. Minnesota crowned Michiganj State last week for Homecoming and will face Michigan in the sec- ond round today. Since 1922 the winner of the, Minnesota-Michigan "Little Brown Jug" classic has won or shared the title 20' times. History, how- ever, has favored therWolverines who have gone'* to glory 12 times. Several exceptional ' Wolverine teams, though, have fallen to even better Gopher elevens. This is per- haps best illustrated by looking at the glorious Tom Harmon era in Michigan football. In 1938, Minnesota pinned the only defeat on Michigan, a 7-6 heartbreaker in Minneapolis, fol- lowed a year later with a 20-7 ver- diet. Harmon's senior year saw the Maize and B 1 u e compile a 7-1 The Lineups Offense Defense (88) (76)' (56) (52) (61) (72) (86) (22) (23) (40) (48) MICHIGAN Jim Mandich' (215) Bob Penska (225) Dick Caldarazzo (210) Dave Denzin (220), Stan Broadnax (226) Dan Dierdorf (245)' Jerry Imsland (210) Dennis Brown (175) Jim Betts (180) Ron Johnson (196) Garvie Craw (218) TE LT LG C RG RT SE QB, F TB FB (80) (75) (66) 159) (67) (74) (85) (15) (38) (11) (34) MINNESOTA Chip Litten (210) Jim Wrobel (243) Tom Fink (235) Steve Lundeen (226) Dick Enderle Ezell Jones (245) Ray Parson (235) Phil Hagen (176) Barry Mayer (209) Walt Bowser (165) Jim Carter (220) LE LT LG C RG RT RE QB LB FLB FB (91) (65) (90) (39) (97) (74) (55) (24) (25) (26) (12) MICHIGAN Phil Seymour (193) Tom Goss (225) Tom Stincie (217) Henry Hill (200) Ed Moore (200) Dan Parks (235) Cecil Pryor (218) Brian Healy (170) Tom Curtis (180) Jerry Hartman (170) George Hoey (169) LE LT LLB MG RLB RT RE LCB LS RS RCB (84) (76) (70) (65) (86) (60) (54) (30) (18) (27) (23) MINNESOTA Bob Stein (223) Ron Kamzelski (240) Steve Thompson (221) Jim Pahula (223) Del Jessen (210) J. Darkenwald (221) Wayne King (212) Noel Jenke (212) Dennis Hale (193) Jeff Wright (181) Doug Roalstad (175) LE LT MG RT RE LB LB LB LH RH S slate, not quite good enough as Minnesota fashioned a perfect 8-0 record, including another 7-6 vic- tory over its Ann Arbor foe. Enough historical background. Today's battle shapes up as a pos- sible championship tilt, as both teams straddle the conference crest with 2-0 records. A victory for Michigan would give them an excellent shot at the ,Rose Bowl berth, since they have relatively easy games with North- western, Illinois, a n d Wisconsin before engaging Ohio State. Min- nesota faces a rockier road, since it'has yet to face Purdue and In- .diana in back-to-back November encounters. Both teams have followed es- sentially the same path in compil- ing their perfect conference rec- ords. Minnesota trailed 7-0 at the half last Saturday but took ad- vantage of Michigan State fum- bles to fashion a one-point decis- CORRECTION The article in Friday's Daily stating that the Libels defeated the uac muggers 18-6 was slight- ly erroneous, The Daily learned la*~ last night. The real score of the game was 12 to 6, accord- ing to reliable sources, but no- body, oddly enough, was certain who was the winner. In a n y event, the Libels reportedly played honorably, fairly and decently, contrasted w i t h the typical disgusting, fascist uac showing. ** * On the left is a valiant young man of The Daily Seven and a meanheaded gollum from uac engaged in immortal combat over the "preciousss" pigskin. Needless to say that even with- out, the help of wizards good- ness triumphed and peace reigned over the land. ion, even though the Spartans led in every offensive statistic. Michigan parlayed fumble re- coveries and pass interceptions in- to a 27-22 squeaker over Indiana. Two weeks ago each team broke open a tight game in the second half for its initial conference vic- tory. Minnesota, like Michigan, fea- tures a defense which gives up huge chunks of yardage outside its 20-yard line but which becomes very stingy at that point. Its abil- ity was demonstrated near the end of the State game when the Go- phers held the Spartans on downs in the dying moments to preserve the victory. As usual, C o a c h Murray Warmath's defensive line is com- prised of a wall of behemoths who turn any runner's stomach inside out. However slow they are, it will be very difficult for Michigan to launch an inside ground attack. However, it won't be any easier to run around the outside, as Bob Stein, a legitimate All-American candidate, and Del Jensen at the ends can turn almost any running play inside. Their importance becomes great-{ er 'against Michigan, since the Wolverine attack relies heavily on outside runs by Dennis Brown. The Gophers will again throw an unimaginative (a la Woody Hayes) but sometimes effective offense against the Michigan de- fenders. Warmath relies heavily on his plodding but powerful backs Jim Garter, Barry Mayer, and George Kemp, running behind mammoth tackle Ezell Jones (6'4", 245), to keep control of the ball. They had better do a good job, because the quarterback situation is still very shaky. Phil Hagen has claimed the starting berth, but his passing leaves much to be desired. Despite magnificent protection from his forward wall, he could complete only half his passes against State dnd had two intercepted. In addition, his receivers, al- though solid football players, are hardly the type to' bust up the game with a big play. Minnesota has been aided by; return of their first-line players after early season injuries. Bob Stein, Ron Kamzelski, and Steve Uundeen, all key linemen, should be at full strength. f s. Michigan, for the first time this season, played a game without sustaining any serious injuries.' The Wolverines have also press- ed into service some excellent back-up men, who have helped preserve the last two victories. Coach Elliott mentioned that, "It has been gratifying to see some .of our sophomores come in and give us the support we need. Tim Killian stepped in when we lost Stincic (through ejection from the game) and did a fine daily sport's NIGHT EDITOR: ' DIANA ROMANCHUK (More Sports on Page 12) job at linebacker. Henry Hill, Dan Parks, and Ed Moore are other first-year men who have con-' tributed to our defensive effort." Thus injuries should provide either team with an excuse for subpar performance. Strategywise, we can lookfor Michigan again to try and estab- lish its running game (Johnson and Johnson, and more Johnson) early in the game simply because Minnesota :has given up a great amount of yardage in the middle of the field. However, the Wolverines will probably have to score via the lightning route because of the ef- fectiveness of the Minnesota 'de- fense near its own goal line. Minnesota, on the other hand, will make a supreme effort to control the ball .as long as possible for two reasons. -Daily-Eric Pergeaux MICHIGAN ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE RON JOHNSON bulls his way through the tough Michigan State line on his way to another big gain. Johnson proved unstoppable against the tough Spartan defenders, but faces an even greater challenge today in the form of the big Minnesota line. Johnson has proved himself to be particularly effective between the twenty-yard lines this year, though', and this will cause him to be used more than ever today, as the Gophers have shown themselves vulner- able in this particular area.% First,, they don't wish to give the volatile Michigan offense, which is averaging 25 points per game, many chances to sco'e. Sec- ondly, their passing attack is so unsteady that they don't dare put the ball into the air. The Homecoming attraction will be interesting enough to draw some 75,000' away from their TV sets (and the Notre Dame-Mich- igan State game) while separating the pretender from the contender., LEN'S Arborland Buffet W llsFeature A On Saturday, Oct. 26 11:30a.m. to 8 p.m. ,, .-- f