SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15,196G THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE SEVEN SATURDA'Ir, OCTOBER 15, 1966 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE SEVFN .a aaawu r.. L Lam T_ Griese and Co. Return for 'Encore' at Michigan By HOWARD KOHN Purdue coach Jack MollenkopfI Must work overtime just thinking up quips for sportswriters. - About sophomore fullback Perry Williams:- leading scorer in the nation with 54 points - he says, "His mother and father raised him right. The goal line is just like heaven to him." About.sophomore defensive back Leroy Keyes--who has switched to, offense for the sake of variety in the fading minutes of Purdue's first four games and has complet- ed two of two passes, whipped off a nine-yard run from scrimmage,: picked off one of Bob Griese's tosses and scored a touchdown- he says, "We are trying to work him in 'more on offense, but the coaches don't have too much time with him. Then, with a smile, he adds, "He's not a natural athlete but he's corning along." (Keyes now also kicks off for the Boiler- makers.) The Knack -About Griese-who has rewritt- en the Purdue record book so many times that it's now published' weekly and is zeroing in on the Heisman Trophy - he says, "He has one thing that most college quarterbacks don't have. ." You'd have to have the mental- ity of an Ivy League professor or have spent the last three years in the Swiss navy not to be able to figure out the answer. Griese has done everything with a football but manufacture one in 23 previous college games, and the only answer opposing coaches have been able to figure out is Tony Mason's strategy of "trip! him in the locker room." Mollenkopf, Griese and an as- sorted collection of wags from Laf- ayette, Ind., arrived in Ann Arbor last night in time to ready some post-game quotes for today's match with Michigan. Purdue, 3-1 on the season and 1-0 in the Big Ten, is-rated a three to five point favorite. Ruff 'n Reddy However, Mollenkopf was sur- prisingly non - commital about c Purdue's chances, preferring to! stick with the old routine that r goes "They're tough but we'rej ready." In the last four years, Mollen- re Liineups PURDUE Jim Beirne (192) Mike Barnes (233) Chuck Erlenbaugh (227) Pat Labus (213) Bob Sebeck (230) Jack Calcaterra (235) Marion Griffin (197) Bob Griese (184) Bob Hurst (197) Jim Finley (172) Perry Williams (193) (Offense) LE LT LG C RG RT RE QB LH RHU FB MICHIGAN Warren Sipp Ray Phillips Henry Hanna Joe Dayton Don Bailey Jim Hribal Jack Clancy Dick Vidmer Jim Detwiler Carl Ward Dave Fisher (216) (228) (220) (220) (214) (220) (192) (185) (215) (178) (215) kopf has had his team ready enough to take the toughness out of the Wolverines and walk away victorious four times. The last three have been at Michigan Stadium and a fourthj today would make the Boilermak- ers only the second team in his- tory to do that to the Wolverines. In 1964, when Michigan went' to the Rose Bowl, Griese connected on two touchdown passes and kicked- three PAT's for a 21-20 decision to spoil an otherwise per- fect record for the Wolverines. Then in 1965, when Michigan' plummeted from the national rankings, Griese again engineered a marginal victory by kicking a 35-yard field goal in the final min- ute of play. In addition, "kid stuff" completed 21 passes for 273 yards, pushing end Jim Finley' to a Purdue pass receiving record- Irish Losers Purdue's only loss this year has' been to high-ranked Notre Dame, who decked Griese early and then sent in two guys that Ara Par- segian picked up hitchhiking on the way to the game (Jim Sey- mour and Terry Hanratty) to manhandle the Boilermaker de- fense. Mollenkopf wasn't too quick} with the quips after the Irish in-' cident, but he recovered enough' to manage a specialty for the Ann Arbor community this week: "I've+ seen plenty of (Jack) Clancy. I just saw Seymour too late." Michigan's coaching staff hasn't taken time out to match witticisms. with Mollenkopf, but it has con-: centrated on dissolving Griese. "Our defense will play a cat- and-mouse game with him. We're going to try and keep Purdue guessing," volunteered assistant coach Don James. Pressure Equals Mistakes "We'll try to keep as much pres- sure on Griese without letting him get through to his receivers for swing passes over the middle. We feel that he can be forced into making mistakes if we put on a good rush," added James. However, James warned that the Wolverines will have to guard against the "big play" which could break the game open. "In Purdue's previous games, it has appeared to follow a pattern of 'three plays and kick or four plays and score,'" he explained. Mollenkopf has lined up the Boilermakers in pro formation this year with either a split backfield or the "I." He also has, as a rule, two. receivers split wide, several four-man pass cuts and has or- dered Griese to "open up the game at will." Beef Trust Purdue's offensive line, which would have trouble opening up holes in a doughnut factory, has 1 only to worry about protecting Griese since Mollenkopf hasn't had heart to sacrifice his running backs to some man-eating defense. Scoring whiz Williams' longest gain has been for 16 yards. An injury to halfback Lou Sims -shelved for the season-further softened the Boilermaker ground attack.I Michigan, on the other hand, has the closest thing to a balanced attack outside the Marine Corps and is uncharacteristically healthy. With the return of defensive end Rocky Rosema and defensive tackle Ken Wright to practice this week, Coach Bump Elliott now only has tight end Clayt Wilhite on the sidelines. Both Rosema and Wright are expected to see action. No State Letdown The Wolverines' biggest obstacle this week has been the psycholog- ical phenomena of "Michigan State-letdown." But Elliott was the first to disclaim the serious- ness of such an effect. "They're all very conscious of the significance of this game. I don't think there will be any let- down," he said. Going into the game, Purdue holds an edge over the other Big Ten teams regarded as possible runners-up to Michigan State and candidates for a trip to Pasadena. Ohio State, Illinois and Michigan have all lost one game - while Purdue smashed Iowa 35-0 in its lone conference encounter. "All of our games are important, but this one is especially impor- tant now," admitted Elliott. Should Michigan win, it could conceivably have a good chance, for the roses. "As far as the team's concern- ed," emphasized quarterback Dick lVidmer. "this year's season starts today." "We're still in this thing to go to the Rose Bowl," countered linebacker Frank Nunley. "If we beat Purdue, we think that Mich- igan State will be able to beat them too. "Of course, we'll have to win the rest of our games," he con- cluded, "This is a must game for us," added assistant coach George Mans. "Our morale is high," And so on .. . Michigan's quotes aren't quite as impressive as Mollenkopf's bon mots, but then Casey Stenjel and Leo Durocher have been finish- ing last lately. -Daily-Thomas R. Copi Will They Ever Return? MICHIGAN SURPRISED BOTH MICHIGAN STATE and Wolverine fans 1Wst week when it un- veiled a latent resource: girl cheerleaders. The girls combined with Michigan's regular male cheer- leaders to coax hidden enthusiasm out of the fans. Unconfirmed rumors indicate that the girls may be back for today's Purdue game. -Daly-Lanny Austinr BULLISH DAVE FISHER, Michigan fullback, cracks through the line for a substantial gain in last year's Purdue game. The Boiler- makers spoiled the Wolverines' homecoming with a 17-15 marginal decision to extend a three-game win streak at Michigan Stadium and a four-year skein over Michigan. Purdue meets up with Michigan again today in a key Big Ten game for both teams. QuICK K