Page Two-Section B THE MICHIGAN DAILY Wednesday, December 10, 1969 PageTwoSecion TH MIHIGA DALY edneday Deembe 10 96 STUDENTOURS ROSE BOWL PACKAGES for University of Michigan AIR ONLY $140,00* Leave Saturday, December 27th Return Sunday, January 4th Historysho By NORM SCHERR of a 40-0 decision, in the first of a There was no reason to believe long line of encounters of WestI anything spectacular, profound or Coast schools with "the boys from precedent making would mark the the midwest." first day of 1902. The twentieth T century had been born two years THE WESTERN CONFERENCE earlier, and nothing earth shat- champions, the great Michigan tering was anticipated on a day "point-a-minute" team, led by; generally reserved for recovering Fielding Yost, obliterated the Car- from the night before. dinals with a field goal and eightI fro tn aiht ubr of Lstouchdowns, five by All-American Angeles, the local pageant-master, N aSnow. James Wagner, was about It was not until 1921, some nine- chance the day for all time. In a teen years later, that a second match was scheduled between the' brilliant and daring move he re- Western Conference title holder placed the annual bicycle races adteWs os hmin h with a gridiron contest. Thus was the West Coast champion. The bornthe oseBowl andNewgame had changed, most notably. Yearn a y has e r be n t with the addition of the forward Yaehpass, and so had the Western Con- Wagner had invited the cham- ference. Ohio State was admitted1 pions of the Western Conference in 1912, and following champion-i (lnsofthu se y aor-ships in 1916, 17, and '20, was in- rate dttle- e Big Te to - vited out west.I riithe Stanford Cardinals in an Unlike their predecessors, thet aternord ardinTheasindanMichigan "point-a-minute squad, afternoon match. The game end- the Buckeyes were shut cold by the4 ed with Stanford on the short end Golden Bears of California, 28-0. ws Big Ten Rose-power Despite a 7-2 overall record, the Illini were not statistically out- standing and fourth-ranked UCLA, their opponent, was disappointed in having to play a lackluster team. Somewhat peeved, the Illinois squad released its indignation on the haughty Bruins, trouncing them 45-14. SPEARHEADED by All-Amer- ican guard Alex Agase, quarter- back Perry Moss, halfbacks Buddy Young and Julie Rykovich, Illinois repaid with interest the defeat to California Ohio State had suffered back in the early twenties. The Rose Bowl had finally evolved into the rivalry that exists today. Michigan returned in 1948 for a repeat performance of 1902, this time with Southern Cal. Under Fritz Crisler's brilliant di- rection, the Wolverines capped a perfect 10-0 season with a 49-0 slaughter, edging Notre Dame in the polls for number one ranking. As an encore, Michigan remain- We are only a hole in the wall, BUT-We give the top I AFTER THE THRASHING, the ed unvanquished and number one I conference debated the issue of the following year under the no- post-season games. When Iowa re- repeat ruling of the charter, the ceived a bid to the Tournament of Wolverines stayed home while Roses the following year, the con- conference runner-up Northwest- ference took action against post- ern carried the Big Ten hopes season games, and the Hawkeyes west. were forced to decline. Witli no intention of disap- The Big Nine as it was then pointing the folks back home, the called remained in forced retire- Wildcats out-ran the Golden Bears ment from the grand old classic of California, 20-14, with a little -Daily-Thomas R. Copi 'M' defenders take care of Kern 9 days ---8 nights LONGEST TRIP ON CAMPUS Round Trip Non-Stop Jet from Detroit to Los Angeles AIR and ACCOMMODATIONS, $21 5Q*. 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KOEHLER, President help from All-Americans Art Murakowski, a battering fullback,1 and center Alex Sarkisian. The victory was the first and last ap- pearance for the Purple and White in Rose Bowl competition. The Buckeyes were the team to beat as the midcentury unfolded, and beaten they were, in the bi- zarre "blizzard bowl," as Michigan left snow-bound Columbus for gunny California with a victory almost beyond belief. LACKING impressive creden- tials, the underdog Wolverines; faced California, the pride of theI the conference title. It was the first championship for hapless Wisconsin since 1912, but that's about as far as it got. The Badgers faced a superior Southern Cal contingent, and despite Alan Ameche, "The Horse" at fullback, were shutout 7-0. Seven years later Wisconsin was back and facing a strong Wash- ington unit that had lost only once to Southern Cal. True to form, hapless Wisconsin fell to the high scoring Huskies in a 44-8 drub- Ibing. With a never-say-die-spirit Wis- consin returned in 1963, this time ranked number two in the nation. Unfortunately, the faced Southern Cal, ranked number one. In the grand event the Badgers trailed iUSC 35-14 until the final quarter West. But neither pride nor past niz reunded and ex- statistics win games, and once he thyrbndd nd x- again the Golden Bears fell, 14-6. ploded for 23 points, just barely missing an upset, 42-37. Wiscon- The wheels of football fortune sin was hapless again. began their eventual turning and Iowa made its debut on the dominant Michigan, Big Ten coast with a 35-19 romp over Ore- 'hamps or co-champs for the past gon State in 1957, under the com- four years, retired from the Pacific mand of ex-Michigan great For- scene for the next 14 years. It fell est Evashevski. Amongst the upon the cool, efficient Illinois Hawkeyes -that day were tackle machine to demonstrate to the Alex Karras and end Jim Gibbons. people out West the finer points The Hawkeyes apparently en- :f the game. The Illini obliged joyed their first trip to the coast, with a 40-7 clobbering of Stan- revisiting the scene two years [ord, the sixth straight victory later as Big Ten representatives for the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl's in 1959. The sight-seers included :ight game history. Randy Duncan, John Nocera, Don Wisconsin received its first bowl Suchy and Bob Jeter. While on bid in 1953 after tying Purdue for their vacation, the Hawks took a little time off to tpme the Golden welcome for Indiana in their in- Bears of California, 38-12. augural visit in 1968. Hoosier star In the early fifties, Michigan Harry Gonso had an off day, and State could have ruled the Big Ten, O. J.'s two touchdowns soured the if they had been able to play in day for Indiana with a 14-3 lass. the conference. It was not until Woody Hayes made his appear- 1953 that scheduling permitted ance out West in 1955, and it was them to do so, but when it did, the love at first sight. Ohio State had Spartans were off and running. displaced Michigan from the roses, First they clinched a tie with and with the aid of All-Americans Illinois for the title, and then Howard "Hopalond" Cassady and knocked off UCLA 28-20 for a Dean Dugger, whipped Southern holiday treat. When Michigan was Cal 20-7. removed from bowl contention by Woody's bruising, ground gain- Ohio State, second-place MSU ing machine reappeared in 1958, played the'same old song over after sweeping the Big Ten and the Uclans in 1956, with a little taking the polls for the top s1o t. variation in a 17-14 tally. The The Bucks included Dick Shaff- Spartans were led by quarterback rath, Dick LeBeau, Frank Kremb- Earl Morrall, the team's very suc- las, Aurelius Thomas and Bo b cessfull All-American. White. Facing Oregon, O.S.U. scor- In 1966, the song ran a little ed early, held their opponents to a differently. State had one of the lone touchdown, and won on a finest teams in football history- tie breaking field goal in the final the roster read Clint Jones, Bubba quarter, 10-7. Smith, Steve Juday, Bob Apisa, BUT FAT BOY Hayes was not Gene Washington, etc. Undefeat- satisfied with merely winning ed and number one, the Spartans he wanted to humiliate and des- faced a so-so UCLA team, but, as troy. When Southern Cal and 0. fortune and fates conspired, were J Simpson invited the Buckeyes handed a heart-breaking 14-12 to sniff roses in '68, Woody the lThe late sixties seemed to be the bull appeared with his fabulous era for the Rose Bwl visit-nothe Rex Kern machine to stampede Purdue got into the act in 1967, the unsuspecting Trojans. when first place MSU was unable' US started the action early to make a return trip. The Boiler- but OSU finished it after ting makers had lost only to State and 10-10 at the half, and driving Notre Dame, and, under the pass- T headges,Bigvictory. ing and running of All-American Throughout the ages, Big Ten Bob Griese, managed to squeeze teams have proved to be superior by Southern Cal 14-13, to their counterparts from the C coast, with an 18-7 victory mar- O. J. SIMPSON and company gin. Maybe James Wagner should from Southern Cal provided a rude have stuck to the bicycles. --S- ( TI-c DON'T LET THE RAIN CATCH YOU CRYING Button-up warm and dry in our handsome ten-button double-breasted raincoat thaJt'scu sot n egt adln on looks with wide lapels and collar, ten y -