SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1966 THE MICHIGAN DAILY l*Atl'w t tr ra r ..DY ETEBR,,168T E MC I AN D IYA~ PAGE SEVEN . Defense By HOWARD KOHN make the gesting a Xt that moment when man de- n comp ces he's reached utopia, football that some coaches will chuck their black- cancel ou Sboardsand stomach pills, send a It bord lifetime of 'second-guesses on a jb one-way mission and let the play-. ob. ers run the team. Last sp There's no sweat when no one Bump El blpws his cool. tion on ut until then, the coach must tape read formatio It sou Michigan games la 2-1 form w Of cou won the previous3 an invol establish; to e decisions, mentally di- all the facts and figures iter fashion and praying e unknown factor doesn't ut the solution. ders on being a thankless pring when Head Coach liott fed in the informa- Michigan's defense, the d "change" - change the n. nded like a good idea. had only won four ball st year with the old 6-2- ation. arse, the Wolverines had Rose Bowl with it the year, and there would be ved teaching process to a new set-up. Perspective Elliott made the change. Why did he do it? And what kind of change is it? Let's put it in this perspective. Maybe people don't change, but the people who play football at Michigan do. Elliott explains it this way. "This season Michigan will have four returning men in the secondary instead of the veteran line it had the last two years. So instead of using the old formation which had RICK VOLK three men in the backfield, we SPORTS SHORTS: Syracuse Upended Jtilize switched to a pro-type defense with four deep backs." Basically, the new formation is the 5-2-4 similar to what the pros have used since Papa Halas and the Bonebreaking Bears made the scene and initiated in college by Bud Wilkinson during the reign of the unstoppable Oklahoma split-T powerhouse. This "new" formation has been around for awhile and-interest- ingly enough-was at Michigan as short as three years ago. That was before the likes of Tom Cecchini and Bill Yearby made Elliott decide to go to a six-man line. Now Michigan is back with the "Oklahoma," and the emphasis is on the secondary. "This formation gives the backs more opportunity to adjust to varied offenses," Elliott explains. When the opponents line up, Michigan's defense can quickly ro- tate to either a 5-2-2-2 or a 5-2- 2-1-1 or a 7-4 o to many other fascinating numerical jigsaws de- signed to puzzle an offensive drive. Michigan Four It's most striking resemblance to the professional formation is that there will always be four backs in the lineup. The Michigan Four-the play- ers most responsible for the change -are Rick Volk, Rick Sygar, Mike Bass and John Rowser. As a group, they could easily have Michigan's opponents singing "We All Live in a Sunken Subma- rine" by the end of the season. Critics rate 'them as "proven," and Michigan's coaches will match them with any other quartet in the country. Aerial Artist Bob Griese and his flashy flankers from Purdue may file a sabotage complaint with the CAB after the Michigan Four put on their show. Stealing the Show Volk led the Big Ten in pass interceptions last year, which isn't bad for starters. In Friday's scrimmage, the four had an average of 70 per cent "good" plays on over 20 chances each and missed only four tackles among them. This is in compari- son to the 50 and 60 percentages the other Wolverine backs re- ceived. Jerry Hartman and Bob Wedge, a pair of reserve pass defenders, actually saw more action in the Blue-White game getting ito 36 and 32 plays, respectively. But each missed seven tackles. Volk again led the RBI cate- e A ¢Billboard .i'. . . ..... ?Gf}:AJ"n The Tang Soo Do Karate Association which presented Master Sang Kyu Shim, a Black Belt karate expert, in exhibition last night will hold its first ses- sion of the year at Waterman Gym, 7 p.m., on Tuesday. Those planning on attending should bring their own equipment, con- sisting of a towel and uniform (gym suit). For any other infor- mation, contact Dr. Ergun Ar, president of the Ann Arbor- University of Michigan TSD Club at 764-0503. * * * * Anyone interested in rubbing elbows with the football stars as a manager and getting paid $1.50 an hour, should contact Earl Riskey in the IM Building. i_ Returning ticism for missing two calls Fri- day. The backfield, in fact, had the most difficult time converting to the "Oklahoma" since the four starters had played under the old system. Rookie Linemen Michigan's line, on the other hand, has three new starters in Tom Stincic, Tom Goss and Bill Hardy and were instructed in the formation in spring practice. Doing most of the teaching was Don James, former Florida State assistant who migrated to Ann Arbor to take over defensive back- field duties in the spring. He'd concentrated on this de- fense while in the land of open convertibles and open beaches. Then, even though Elliott says that player "personnel" was the reason for the formation switch, Michigan hired Y. C. McNease to put the defensive line through its paces under the "Oklahoma." McNease came from Texas Western where he also had worked on the five-man line idea. "The 5-2-4 makes the job of the line very simple," claims McNease. "The secondary has to make all the adjustments while the linemen have to learn only five basic tech-, niques. That way the defense can be either 'pressing' or 'soft.'" "So far, the boys have been very happy with the change. They are developing confidence in the system and in themselves which is what is needed to make the de- fense work. "In all of the schools at which I've coached the 'Oklahoma' has been used, and I think Michigan has the players to make effective use of it," concludes McNease. Backs Michigan. went through a light workout yesterday, polishing up both its defensive and offensive formations and also concentrating on kicking chores. Elliott posted a few lineup changes based on Friday's scrim- mage. Paul (Chief) Johnson, the game-saving hero of last year's California game when he was only a sophomore, has now slipped into a third-string berth on the de- fensive line. His former high school team- mate at Bay City Central, Ken Wright, who had beaten out John- son for a starting spot but then tore a ligament in his knee, may also miss the action. The doctors are expected to give the "word" on his knee sometime in the middle of this week. Two other defensive linemen- Dave Porter and Dick Williamson -frequently mentioned for open- ing game positions during the spring practice have also been plagued with injury and illness this fall. So with the first game of the 1966 season now less than a week away, Michigan lines up with new personnel and a new formation while the band plays in the back- ground and the "Michigan Four" plays in the backfield. SPORTS NIGHT EDITOR: GRAYLE HOWLETT THANK YOU U-M Barber Customers and friends for your patronage. We now WELCOME you to the DASCOLA BARBERS near the Michigan Theater. -Dominic Dascola Michigan Lit '36 ALL (AMPUS BOWLING LEAGUE Forming Now OPEN INGS for Individuals and Teams SEE GEORGE- Michigan Union Bowling Lanes 7 p.m.-Midnight . r....r.. Read and Use Daily Classified Ads MIKE BASS gory, picking up one for an inter- ception and another for a fumble recovery. In the four-deep formation, Sygar and Volk will play the pro safety positions while Rowser and Bass will take the two corner slots. Even with their pre-season acclaim already ,on record, the four still have wrinkles to be iron- ed out of their play. Volk, the All- American candidate, who calls the set-up for each play, drew cri- RANKFURT, Germany (RP) - Cassius Clay successfully defended his heavyweight boxing champion- ship for the fourth time in 5%/ months yesterday, stopping Karl. MIldenberger of Germany at 1:30 of the 12th round. A 10-1 favorite, Clay experienced cisiderable difficulty with the German's left-handed style in the early rounds, then began to shoot straight rights and lefts to Mild- enberger's face, flooring the ag- gressive European champion three times in open air Wald Stadium. The u n b e a t e n, 24-year-old c mpion from Louisville, Ky., sent Mildenberger to the canvass in' the fifth, eighth and 10th rounds and battered him with both hands before British referee Teddy . Waltham finally stepped in and stopped the scheduled 15- rounder. 4 sharp right cross floored Mildenberger just before the bell sounded ending the fifth round. A left hook dropped the challenger for the mandatory eight count in the eighth and a right sent Mild- enberger tumbling to the canvass in the 10th, again just before the bl sounded. Mildenberger's southpaw stance bothered Clay over the early rounds, particularly in the third and fourth When the German scored with hard lefts to the head and body. But after that it was all Clay. $I knew from the start he was going to last a while," said Clay.. "I did not take any chances. I never do. My best punch was me left. He tagged me a couple of times, mostly with his right. "It was a tough fight. I hit him with a couple of good punch- eSk I had a chance to take him out several times earlier. "He was hard to get to and he had a pretty good punch. He was sharp. He was a real gentleman, though." Clay, who now has successfully efended his crown six times and s scored knockouts in 21 of his 26 victories, said his next defense would be in "about two months" against Cleveland Williams of Houston, Tex., the seventh-ranked contender. The knockout was the third suffered by Mildenberger in an eight-year career. His over-all record is 49 victories, three losses and three draws. Clay weighed 203% pounds to Mildenberger's 194%/4. Baylor Rolls WACO, Tex. (A)-Terry South- all threw four touchdown passes and Kenny Stockdale tricked Syracuse out of another score yes- terday as Baylor crushed the Orangemen 35-12 in a nationally televised football game. It was Syracuse's worst defeat since losing to Illinois 34-6 in 1954. Syracuse was ranked No. 7 in the Associated Press pre-sea- son poll. Baylor was unranked. The Bears got two touchdowns in the first period on Southall's 30 and 23 yard shots to Richard Defee and Paul Becton. In the third period, Stockdale faked holding the ball for a field goal try and passed 29 yards to Charlie Wilson for a touchdown. The Bears got their fourth touch- down on Southall's 23-yard toss to Pink Palmer and wound up with Southall's 10-yard touchdown pass to Bobby Green. Southall completed 14 of 28 passes for 229 yards. 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