THE MICHIGAN DAILY Powerful Trojans )klahoma, Utah, Auburn Picked To Win 'eatured Intersectional Games of Day To Give Wolverines First Tes Michigan Seeks Repeat Victory Gained Against USC in Last Year's First Game By JIM BENAGH A quick look at the major college ootball openers this afternoon will xplain that the traditional warm- p game is a thing of the past. The trend in recent years has een for conference teams to ither open with their league op- onents or a tough intersectional pponent. This year is no different. West Virginia and Oklahoma will lash at Norman in a game that an quiet any critic who claims he Sooners don't know what com-1 etition is. Several recent secret ractices, good coaching (by Art ,ewis) and its best backfield ma- erial in a decade many aid the Mountaineers in presenting some urprises. Impressive Last Week The Westa Virginians were im- ressive in a 66-22 runaway over tichmond last week. Big name quarterbacks will lead beir respective teams into key ames throughout the nation that nay go far toward deciding cham- donships. Lee Grosscup is expected to get he pigskin into orbit when his rtah eleven test a Skyline Con- erence showdown with favorite ,righam Young. Poly Cross, Pittsburgh Square Off' Another aerialist, Tom Greene f Holy Cross will be at the helm 'hen his Crusaders match power- ul Pittsburgh. Both teams are iaking their biggest bid in years 3r the Lambert Trophy, symbolic f the Eastern championship. Bill Stacy, twice an all-South- astern. Conference selection at quarter, will get a good workout as he and his Mississippi State teammates tangle with a sound Florida team. W & M Visits Navy + Navy, Michigan's foe in two weeks, hosts sometimes tough William and Mary. However, pre- 'game speculations point to a possible rout like last year's 33-6 affair. In other Eastern games of note Colgate meets Cornell in a toss-up; Pennsylvania has its best chance in years against Penn State; Army's weak line should hold up against South Carolina; and Princeton and Rutgers square off again in their annual affair that began in 1869. Halfbacks Tangle Moving west, two of the nation's finest and most underrated half- backs get together when College, of Pacific's Dick Bass and Arizona State's Leon Burton display their 'talents tonight. Burton, from Flint, Mich., was last year Collegiate scoring and rushing leader and is a :09.5 man in the 100-yd. dash., (Continued from Page 1) and Herrnstein have suffered in- juries this fall. Julien was side-. lined last year, and the ratio is about the same among the sec- ond-stringers. The danger here is, of course, that re-injury might occur in any number of cases, greatly weak- ening the team's effectiveness. The Wolverines don't have great depth this year, and key injuries could ruin chances for a success- ful season. Michigan's other starters will be George Genyk at tackle, Alex Callahan. and M a r c i n i a k at guards, Jim Dickey - filling in for Byers and Syring -- at cen- ter, and Walt Johnson at end. Of course, with the new substi- tution rule in effect and coach. Bennie Oosterbaan's usual trend toward two-platoon ball, many other Wolverines. will see- consid-, erable action. Stan Noskin, second unit quar- terback, should have plenty of opportunity to show off his sharp passing, and halfbacks Darrell Harper and Al Groce should do a lot of running with the second platoon. Judging-from the Troj'an's vic- tory last week, this should be one of Michigan's toughest openers in many years. In the words of the M' scouts, "They're very dan- gerous ... we'll have to really be ready, if we're going to beat them." Today's Lineups MICHIGAN S. CAL. Gary Prahst LE Hillard Hill George Genyk LT Dan Ficeca Alex Callahan LG P. Florentino Jim Dickey C Ken Antle J. Marciniak RG Mike McK'vr Don Deskins RT Monte Clark Walt Johnson RE Mrln McK'vr Bob Ptacek QB Willie Wood Brad Myers , LH Bob Arnett Fred Julien RH Rex Johnston _J. Herrnsteln FBI Clark Holden 'I I DRESS REHEARSAL-John Herrnstein (36) and Darrel Harper (41) look on as Brad Meyers attempts a long kick in yesterday's final practice. John Spidel is doing the holding. Game time today is 1:30. FIVE MAJOR CHANGES: 'M' Fans To Witness New Grid Rulings Today By HAL APPLEBAUM Today's football opener against Southern California will be in- teresting in more ways than one. Not only should the game be a close one, but for the first time midwest fans, newsmen, coaches and players will get a chance to see the five major rules changes in effect. Last winter the NCAA rules committee, under the chairman- ship of Michigan Athletic Director H. 0. 'Fritz' Crisler, legislated more major rules changes than at any time since 1911. Five Changes 'Probably the most widely dis- cussed of these new rules has been the two-post extra-point rule. Besides this, major changes have been made concerning blocking, substitutions, time-outs, and in- eligible receivers down field on pass plays. All of these changes will have' a major effect on col- legiate football this fall. Since its conception last winter the two - point extra - point has been equally praised and criti- cized. The rule states that if a team successfully runs or passes the ball over the goal line after a touchdown they are awarded two points. If they successfully kick the extra point they receive one point the same as last year. The ball is now put in play on the three yard line instead of the two. Life Into Game Crisler has said that this rule was inaugurated to put some life into what was becoming football's dullest.play. Coaches and quarter- backs are going to have a hard time deciding whether to go for the easy point or try to outwit their opponents and ram the ball over from the three. Captain John Herrnstein, speaking for the team, was quoted as saying, "The play is going to be a real challenge to us as players and for that reason we are all for it." In last Saturday's major college action only one game was decided on the basis of the new rule. There were, however, many in- teresting cases when various teams decided to go one way or the other at crucial ioments in the game. This rule change, while exciting for the fans and players alike, is not really more important than some of the other new legislation. To the spectators in the stands these changes may appear to be minute, but to the players and coaches they are extremely im- portant. Most important of these is the new blocking rule. Previously a player was allowed to block with both shoulders and also he could use his arms if he clasped them together against his chest. Now a. blocker is allowed to use only one arm and shoulder. This change was brought about due to the great number of illegal blocks in the last few years. Blockers were keeping their hands clasped, but not against their chests, and were using them as clubs. Crisler said, "This rule has been instituted for the safety of the players." It will mainly affect blockers trying to protect the passer who used to block with both arms and shoulders head on.1 Freer Substitution The specialist will be returning to football this fall with the new substitution rule. A player who starts the game is allowed to go out and re-enter the game one! more time each quarter than previously was allowed. Under this rule a player can enter a game three times each period. With this many substitutions, coaches will have a greater chance to shuffle their line up. This year each team will be limited to four time outs per half rather than the five previously allowed. This is important be- cause teams only are allowed to substitute during a time out or when the clock has stopped for some other reasons. Teams are assessed five yards every time they take an extra time out. "We shouldn't have too much trouble with this rule," Ooster- baan declared, "There are plenty of times when the clock is stopped when we will be able to send in our-substitutes." Blocking for Passes The last major rules change concerns blocking on pass plays. Ineligible receivers who block for the runners are no* allowed- to go downfield as soon as the ball is thrown rather than wait until it was caught as been the rule in the past. etCeen the XieA By CARL RISEMAN U I! HILLEL RADIO CLUB MASS MEETING Non-Conference Clashes Initiate Big Ten Race: -i Sunday, September 28th 3:30 P.M. Interest only prerequisite. No experience needed. 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In a game which will feature ground versus aerial attack, Ohio State, the nations number one team in almost every pre-season poll, takes on the Mustangs -of Southern Methodist. 'Southwest, Competition Another Big Ten team which faces Southwest Conference op- position today is the Iowa Hawk- eyes who engage the Horned Frogs of 'Texas Christian._ Purdue considered by many as a darkhorse in the tig' Ten race faces a surprising Nebraska team which last week stunned the ex- jerts by upsetting Penn State, 14-7. Inter-State Battle In an annual inter-state battle, the Hoosiers of Indiana, who managed to win only once last year; meet the powerful Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. Three other Big Ten schools will be tasting West Coast compe- tition. They are Illinois vs UCLA, Minnesota vs Washington and Northwestern vs Washington State. 1 vu~p , TG'1/,~tSTM4YT r 3' *;x f lrrrirt/ v J , , i G ,&WJ, IA-, Wxy ' j ti r i V.// f C 1, .._ k _ . . .. . t i f st U U A Hard Choice THE AVERAGE MALE college student would probably jump at the chance of becoming an outstanding athlete. Although the 'hours devoted in'practice are long and tedious, the reward of representing the University and also the personal glory gained, more than offset the long hours of toil on the practice field. But would a coed also want to be a star,'athlete? Most likely not. The only chance of gaining glory would be in infrequent national or international meets. The coed athlete would have to be extremely dedicated to her sport. Olympic Bound?..* CATHY HARTWIG is an outstanding diver who is now in her second year at the University. It is likely that many students who are reading this column have not heard of her although, at the present time, Cathy is nationally ranked with excellent chances of representing the United States in the Pan American Games in 1959 and the Olympic Games in 1960. Cathy is an attractive, vivacious girl and seemingly acts like many another Michigan coed. However, after talking to her for only a short period of time, one can soon sense her dedicated attitude which has helped her carry out a rigorous training schedule and has vaulted her into the national limelight after only a year, of hard practice. Perhaps we should start at the beginning when Cathy was attending high school in Minneapolis. Although .she was a local hero with thei Junior AAU Lowboard Diving championship to her credit-among other titles-Cathy was getting nowhere fast. As she so aptly put it, "I was content. Actually I was afraid to try for the big national titles because I was afraid of failure. I thought I couldn't go any further and felt like quitting." But, thanks to the efforts 9f two Michigan men, Cathy didn't quit. Dick Kimball, who is now a star "M" diver worked with Cathy and soon introduced her to his coach, Bruce Harlan. Harlan asked her to come to. Michigan and the success story soon began. A Helping Hand ... H ARLAN AND HIS DIVERS gave Cathy the needed boost to her sagging spirit. Also, the opportunity of working with another good woman diver offered the Minneapolis girl needed competition. 'Karla Klump, a New York City diver, also practiced -with the diving team in hopes of becoming a national champion. Of course the girls couldn't work out all the time but nevertheless their conditions were ideal as compared to women divers at many other colleges. Cathy received .many helpful hints from Harlan and his divers and performed at her best to date when she finished fourth in the tower dive (10 meters) in the AAU meet at Kansas City this.last summer. Cathy also took a seventh in the high board (three meters) and a ninth in the low board (one meter) at the same meet. The young diver feels that practicing with the men on the diving team actually was more of an advantage than practicing with women. "Girls tend to get tempermental, bicker about little problems and often times forget about their diving," she states. "The boys were more stable and concentrated on their diving. They also were more sincere in their suggestions." Harlan has a great deal of respect for his latest star pupil. "The courage and tenacity that she shows is simply amazing. She performs dives that two-thirds of my male divers won't attempt," he said. "If anything, Cathy has set an example for the rest of the team," he continued. "She has been diving off the tower for only a year and needs to move up only one more notch in the national ratings to win a berth in the Pan American and Olympic Games. 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