Saturday, October 18, 1969 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven" Saturday, October 1 8, 1 969 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Sevens Liue-IJps; Defense MICHIGAN STATE (88) (79) (94) (97) (49) (85) (95) (66) (27) (30) (42) Rich Saul (230) Ron Joseph (264) Ron Curl (246) Wilton Martin (231) Tom Barnum (231) Ken Little (221) Don Law (227) Mike Hogan (225) Harold Phillips (192) Clifton Hardy (187) Jay Breslin (206) LE LT RT RE LB-MG LB-MLB LB-WLB LB-W LH-DB RhI-DB S (90) (92) (82) (55) (39) (70) (97) (35) (29) (24) (25) MICHIGAN Mike Keller (212) Fred Grambau (230) Pete Newell (222) Cecil Pryor (240) Henry Hill (210) Marty Huff (220) Ed Moore (210) Tom Darden (185) Barry Pierson (175) Brian Healy (170) Tom Curtis (190) Offense (84) (74) (59) (51) (70) (77) (81) (17) (24) (40) (41) MICHIGAN STATE Frank Foreman (201) David VanElst (221) Don Baird (206) Tom Beard (243) Ronald Saul (237) Craig Wycinski (2231) Bruce Kulesza (206) Bill Triplett (182) Eric Allen (161) Don Highsmith (19:3) Kermit Smith (211) SE LT LG C RG RT TE QB IH-1W$ RH FB (30) (71) (60) (53) (56) (72) (88) (27) (18) (22) (48) MICHIGAN Paul Staroba (200) Jack Harpring (225) Bob Baumgartner (215) Guy Murdock (210) Dick Caldarazzo (222) Dan Dierdorf (255) Jim Mandich (222) Don Moorhead (200) John Gabler (209) Glenn Doughty (197) Garvie Craw (222) SPORTS NIGHT EDITOR: ERIC SIEGEL Tackle Fred Grambeau (92) goes after the ball carrier -Daily-Jim Diehl Linebacker Ed Moore (97) goes for the interception Wolverines ready for war on Spartans joel block Diif fy paIIys foi . .. ...for last /year sis IT WASN'T LONG AGO that D u f f y Daugherty worried about things like 10-10 ties with Notre Dame and got mad at people like Ara Parseghian just because Ara played more con- servatively than Bill Buckley But now Duffy has had to accustom himself to the rather ordinary concerns of how to keep his failing Spartans above the water level of .500. In case you haven't noticed lately, Duffy's Irish has been pretty well stewed in the last couple of years and this season will probably not break the trend. Last year the MSU herd stampeded itself into seventh place in the Big Ten, running over only Wisconsin and Northwestern to five conference losses. Two years ago they won only three games the entire season, again trouncing the Badgers and Wildcats plus a 34-0 search and destroy mission against You-Know-Who. This year they opened with two unimpressive victories over two unimpressive teams, Washington and SMU gust because Sports Illustrated glorified them doesn't mean they were good). But Duffy's last two encounters, with Notre Dame (42-28) and Ohio State (54-21), were worse devastations than all the riots in Ulster. AND THE DIMINUTIVE IRISIHIAN doesn't have a great deal to look forward to. After today's loss to Michigan his en- tourage of assorted farm animals (also called football players) will have to face Iowa, Indiana, and Purdue, three teams with slaughterhouse offenses. On top of all this, the Spartan injury report sounds like the latest Viet Nam casualty figures - split end Gordon Bow- dell out for the season because of a ruptured spleen, running baks Tommy Love and Eric Allen "hobbling during this week's practices," and tight end Jim Nicholson "probably not ready for Michigan." With all the woes that have befallen the House of Duffy a lot of peopleundoubtedly pity him, the poor little Irish waif. I don't. My distaste for ~Duffy Daugherty is of a personal nature. It goes back to February, 1968, when I wrote a story about illegal athletic practices at MSU. Among the infractions cited were free tickets to local movie theaters, free and unlimited long dis- tance phone calls, and passes to snack bars in the athletic dorm- itory complex. I WAS A LOT MORE naive about the college sports world then and believed that if something dirty was going on, all you had to do was write about it and the authorities would act. Well the authorities (Big Ten Investigator John Dewey and Commis- sioner Bill Reed) did act, but with kid gloves. After Dewey's in- vestigation they "reprimanded" one of Duffy's assistant coaches and a football player, both of whom were implicated in my story. But the larger issue of the professional nature of athletics at Moo 'U' or in the Big Ten was left untouched. Getting back to my feud with the Darling of East Lansing, relations became strained when Duffy told Chicago Tribune Sports Editor Dave Condon that he was going to sue me and the Daily for libel. Unfortunately, when Duffy made this statement, he hadn't as yet read the article he was fuming about. I guess when he finally consulted with his lawyers, they gave him a flat no, since we haven't heard a peep out of him since. What made me mad was the air of saintly purity Daugh- erty tried to project during the whole incident. When asked by a Daily Reporter what he thought about the story he said, "We work hard within the spirit of the rules. It's our whole life. Any- time you call us liars or cheats we're bound to be very much upset and perturbed about it" DAUGHERTY ALSO MOANED about the potential b a d publicity for the blemish-clean record of MSU. (Actually, one ugly sore popped up in 1953 when Duffy was assistant coach to Biggie Munn, now athletic director. The Big Ten put the school on probation when it discovered the existence of the Spartan By ERIC SIEGEL While thousands of people were streaming towards the Stadium Wednesday to take part in a massive anti-war rally, Michigan head football coach Bo Schembechler was walking quickly to his office in the Athletic Administration Building. "We're preparing to wage a war, not end one," Schem- bechler said with a smile. That was one of the few times Schembechler smiled all week. For despite the fact that the Wolverines are ranked 13th in the nation and rated eight point favorites to beat their Spartan adversaries today on MSU's artificial cow pas- ture, the Michigan grid men- tor is not taking anything for Oranted. Tickets for today's c 1 o s e d circuit showing at the Events Statistics and past records don't Building of the Michigan-Mich- mean much for this one," Schem- igan State game will go on sale bechler commented. "This is Mich- at 9 a.m. at the Events Build- igan-Michigan State. ir "This is a traditional rivalry," Student tickets are $2; facul- the Michigan coach continued. ty, alumni and staff tickets "and there's always an extra ele- are $3. ment of uncertainty in those kind The direct, live telecast will of games." be in color. Although this will be the first time Schembechler has had a par- Today's football game will al- tisan interest in t h e Michigan- so be carried on radio stations MSU conflict, he is no stranger WWJ, 950 AM; WPAG, 1050 to traditional rivalries. "When I AM; WAAM, 1600 AM; and was with Miami tof Ohio)," the WUOM, 91.7 FM. 1 Wolverines' head grid mentor said* last week, "our big rival was Ohio * *.* *. . University. ing surgery for a ruptured spleen "When we would be playing earlier this week. them away, there would be a mass In addition, the Spartans ar, exodus from town. And after the moaning (or is it mooing ) over game there w o u ld always be a injuries to running backs Tommy few fights. The tension and emo- Love and Eric Allen. Love and Al- tion on the field and in the stands len w e r e injured during State's were fantastic." 54-21 loss to Ohio State last week- Coincidentally, Miami and Ohio end. But although they have been passes for 247 U. will meet today in Athens, running at half speed during prac- urday's 31-20 -Daily-Randy Edmonds Michigan q(uarterback Don Moorhead (27) calls for quiet yards in last Sat-* thumping of Pur- Ohio in a game that Schembech- tice, both runners are expected to ue. ler says "will decide t h e Mid- see action in today's game. And, for the first time this sea- America Conference champion- Also expected to see action son, the Wolverines will be at peak ship." against the Wolverines is MSU's physical strength. Defensive end But Schembechier's attention quarterback Bill Triplett. Spartan Phil Seymour, who has been out this afternoon will hardly be foc- head coach Duffy Daugherty call- alse ason with a broken leg, is used on t h e Athenian gridiron. ed Triplett "one of the best quar- finally ready to play, although he rn Ahinnnm cV ,Pan in4n."4 is not listed as a starter. Seymour BATTLE FOR FIRST Badgers take on Wildcats Iowa has not won in West La- fayette since 1956 and unless Phipps was found dead this morn- ing, that streak will continue. Th'e Woiverine coacn is piannng to be kept fully occupied by the antics of the Spartan strongmen. "We're expecting to see a fea new wrinkles in their offense, and maybe a few changes on defense," Schembechler said yesterday. Schembechler will also see some new faces in the Spartan line-up,I but these changes should be more to the Wolverines' advantage. The Spartans will be without the services of two of their lead- ing pass receivers - Gordon Bow- dell and Jim Nicholson. Nicholson, a tight end, is hampered with a leg injury and split end Bowdell is out for the season after undergo- LerECKS1 vesee niIt 1119Lime - - ---0 ---,- j By BILL ALTERMVAN before the start of the season, but had one of his best games of the the slender junior has had some year lastkyear against the Spar- Today .Wisconsinfaces North- trouble directing State's triple op- tans, making 14 unassisted tack- western for possession of first tion offense this season, The les and knocking down a pass at place in the Big Ten conference. Spartan fans have, in fact, seen the line of scrimmage. Yes avid readers, the Badgers more fumbles, interceptions and And the word on Glenn Dough- and the Wildcats both undefeated penalties than touchdowns t h i s ty, Tom Curtis and Phil Seymour, (after one game) in conference year. who were injured last week in the play, go at it in Evanston, Illinois Daugherty, however, insists that Purdue game, is that they're at to decide who remains on top with Triplett "can do the job. He's still ! full strength. mighty Ohio State and the others my number one quarterback." The Wolverines were a 1 s o at who constitute the "real" Big Ten. No one, of course, even both- peak physical strength for 1 a s t In last weeks contests both Wis- ered to ask Schembechler whether year's game against the Spartans consin and Northwestern squeaked he was satisfied with t h e per- and trounced the Green and White by their first opponents, the Bad- formance of the Wolverines' quar- 28-14. The victory upped Michi- ge's downing Iowa 23-17 and the terback, especially after Don gan's life-time record against ! Wildcats victorious over Illinois, Wisconsin, which under Coach John Coatta had not won a game in 23 attempts, will be led by Alan "A-Train" Thompson the no. 8 ranknd runner in the nnfion who Moorhead completed 15 of 25 Michigan State to 37-19-5. 110-6. SWEEP DOUBLEHEADER: Revolutionary Libels reign supreme Indiana too has Rose Bowl hopes last week gained 104 yards and this year. Being the only Big Ten scored two touchdowns in leading power that doesn't have to face his team back from a 17-0 deficit. Ohio State, they have a decided In all, Wisconsin gained 236 yards edge over Michigan, Michigan on the ground against Iowa. State and Purdue. Northwestern though will have This afternoon's homecoming to rely on their defense to pull game against Illinois should be a Sthe game out. Their runners have romp. After losing to Colorado and netted only 245 yards and their California, Coach John Pont dis- aerial attack is not much better. mantled the easy-touchdown com- Meanwhile, among the real" plex that had settled over his team Big Ten teams: and went back to the basics of After losing to Michigan, Purdue football ,culminating in 277 yards will have to get back to their win- o h radada1- i "Egh ofast acke o to ~n the ground and a 17-7 win ning ways fast if they want to go against Minnesota. to the Rose Bowl. Todays gameagins Ilnsta. with Iowa should put them on the Winless Tllinois also played well r Iowta-k shuldputhe hdedlast week. Although they lost to right track though. Spearheaded Northwestern, they led in the by the nations offensive leader, battle of the statistics and actual- have averaged 483.3 yards per ly held the Wildcats to minus two game and having defeated Texas yards rushing in the first half. Christian, Notre Dame and Stan- Ohio State which is ineligible to ford, Iowa should be a pushover, go the Rose Bowl this year (thank Although the Hawkeyes too have God) is going to make shambles a potent offense (they scored 61 of Minnesota's homecoming. The points in this years game against nations no. 1 ranked team has Washington State) their defense scored 158 points while allowing is suspect. They let up 35 points only 35 against the three teams to Washington State, 42 to Oregon unfortunate enough to play them State and against haplesswiscon- already. sin they allowed 23 big ones in You think maybe they know the fourth quarter alone. something? By FFATS STROPS Proving once again that the power of the pen is mightier than that of the quarterback, the Daily Libels invented a foot- ball first yesterday, scooping back to back wins from the state news and the eastern echos. Beating state required no effort on the part of the Libel football squad. Coach Buster "Cowboy" Block attributed the win to the propaganda arm of his organization. occasionally safely locked in ace back Slime Nissen's desk. Due to the unexpected can- cellation, the Libels were left with a free afternoon. Since revolutionary activity is at a premium on campus these days they feared an afternoon at loose ends followed by a rather tight evening. Stepping into the void Min- ister of Beuracracy Candy Barrs proposed an exhibition with the eastern echos. Though this uro- didn't know how to play foot- ball but they did have some idea how to cheat. Their first move was to slice Neubacher's face open with a palmed razor blade. The dastardly deeds by the echos incensed the Mighty Libels and they set out to prove their superiority. The massive retaliation play was called and by the time the ball was pro- nounced dead so were four of H aan rnn hq ously, one to each of the 11 fallen echos. While it is getting increasing- ly difficult to find opposition for the Libels at least one more ritual sacrifice will occur. The football managers, long consid- ered among the intellectual dregs on campus, have agreed to offer themselves as victims. Because the contest promises to be extra revolting it will take place in the football stadium to provide room for all the Libel 'Ii t1 ._._._.