THE MICHIGAN DAILY w BIG TEN ROUNDUP: SPOR TS BEAT Interior Lin by TOM WITECKI By The Associated Press pEVANSTON - Northwestern football Coach Ara Parseghian, *' 1 11 foresees "a man-to-man war on Memories o K e rem rKabie ra the line" in the Wildcats' season opener at Oklahoma Saturday. Oregon's return to-the Michigan Stadium this Saturday, after an "If their guards and tackles can absence of over a decade, brings back fond memories of an era when handle ours, we're going to be. the Champions of the West were just that. defeated," Parseghian yesterday When the Wolverines trotted onto the field to meet the Ducks told the Chicago football writers. that October day in 1948, they were riding on a 15-game winning "And it just so happens our In- streak and were rated as one of the top teams in the nation. The pre- terior line is our greatest concern vious year they had posted an imposing 10-0 record that included a this year because of graduation 49-0 victory over Southern California in the Rose Bowl. lasss.- In total, the 1947 squad, which bore the label of "Crisler's Ma- "They are convinced down in gicians," rolled up 394 points to the opposition's 53. For his efforts Oklahoma that the weather and Crisler was named Coach of the Year and two of his players, tailback illness to players accounted for Bob Chappius and halfback Bump Elliott, made first team All- the Sooners' 45-13 licking at American selections. Northwestern last fall f;,:;::s<$r.: Aericn seectins.It will be a very interesting But the squad of 1948 was quite a different one from the one "IT will be try- regon backs such as Dave Gray- that had finished second in the nation the previous year. In the first Ingame t ear us down ithethat i the 100-yard dash In 9:8. In place, it had a new coach, Bennie Oosterbaan, who had taken over the hustle stuff. They are used to that I to do a little romping of their coaching duties when Crisler moved up to the position of athletic 90-95 degree weather. We'll just direetor, a job which he still holds, have to double platoon to try to Replacing the graduated Chap- beat the heat. I would rather have pius in the single wing formation's a fresh inferior player in the game key tailback slot was sophomore than a tired superior player." Chuck Ortman and filling in for Oklahoma's game at North- Bump, who had used up all his western last season was played eligibility, was another second mostly in a downpour. And some Leo Koceksi. In the of the Sooner players became ill year man, lat-wasi. mn wh after eating at a Night Club prior quarterback slot was a man who to the game. is very much In Michigan's foot- Parseghian. who will have five Sball picture for the coming sea- sophomores in his second line, said and a qujick striking, explosive son, Bump's brother Pete Elliott, that his ace quarterback, Dick offense which can score from now head coach at Illinois. Full- Thornton, is recovering from a anywhere on the field." back Tom Peterson rounded out charley horse but still cannot run Oathe backfield that rookie Coach at full speed and has missed Oregon, which ranked eleventh Oosterbaan started against the several days of important work in in the natf'on at the close of the BENNIE OOSTERBAAN Dc 2patcs 1959 season, is considered, along Ducks some 12 years ago, practices. with UCLA, USC, and Rose Bowl Oregon had a very good football team that yearand the Wol- * * * champ Washington to be the verines were not anticipating a breather from their traditionally EAST LANSING-Coaches were class of the West Coast this sea- tough Big Ten schedule. putting on the final polish to the son. The Ducks had a record of their own to boast about. They had Michigan State football team yes- Although Oregon has a veteran an eight-game winning streak and were rated as odds on favorites to terday. backfield it is relying on several win the Pacific Coast Conference title and appear in Pasadena the There will be no more contact sophomores up front. But Dufeck following January. work for those making the trip to commented that the sophs looked floigJnay very poised against Idaho. Leading the Ducks in this battle of the unbeaten was a cool, Pennsylvania until after the kick- Oregon, Strong on Defense poised and talented quarterback who has become one of football's all off in the game with Pittsburgh, s time greats, Norm Van Brocklin"We gave them probably the Oregon, coached by Len Casa- But the final results showed that Van Brocklin alone was not toughest schedule of early season nova, has a tradition of strong scrimmages ever faced by a Michi- defensive teams which are always enough, and the Wolverines utilized the Ducks' own weapon, the long gan State football team," said among the top teams in the coun- forward pass, to register a 140 victory. Coach Duffy Daugherty. "Now we try in that department. Midway in the second qarter, tailback Ortman faded back from want to get them rested and ready But Elliott's main worry will his own 39 and arched a long pass to the Oregon 25 where end Dick and don't want to risk any more be just how to contain the ex- Rifenburg caught the ball and raced into the end zone for the game's injuries." plosive Oregon offense which con- first score. Only top starter likely to be left neted for tipoints against Ida- Late in the third quarter, the Wolverines again scored via the behind is defensive end Jim Cor- have the dvantagWebfeet airways when Chuck Lentz, who was filling in for Ortman, completed giat, still bothered by an ankle game under their belts. successive passes to Elliott and Peterson resulting in Michigan's sprain. Dave Grayson, a :8 sprinter second touchdown. * * * plays left half for Oregon. In the , Even in defeat, Van Brocklin was impressive, completing 13 of MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota's wide open offense employed this 24 passes for 194 yards and earning the praise of midwest football top three units shot their full year by Casanova, he may be writers, who labeled him as a top All-American candidate. repertory of ground plays against called upon to pass or receive as As for the rest of the season, Oregon didn't lose another game Nebraska defensive alignments well as run. He stands 5'10", until its appearance in the Cotton Bowl when it fell before Doak yesterday. weighs 172. Saturday's affair may Walker and his Southern Methodist cohorts by the score of 21-13. And For the second straight day, Grayson and his opposite num- Quarterback Van Brocklin made seven All-American teams. regulars Rog Hagberg and Bob ber, Michigan flash Bennie Mc- Meanwhile, Michigan completed one of the greatest eras In its Deegan were forced out of heavy Rae. long and prosperous athletic history by extending its unbeaten skein work because of injuries. Hagberg, Sawed-off right half Cleveland to 23 and finishing the season as the nation's number one team with a fullback, has an ear infection Jones, only 5'3" and 147 pounds a 9-0 record, and Deegan, an end, is recovering is a dangerous game-breaker who Prevented by a contract clause from competing in their second from a cut hand. can also run, pass, and catch, consecutive Rose Bowl, the Wolverines had to settle for numer'ous in- dividual honors which went to Dick Rifenburg and Al Wistert as deCO MBUS Ohioae tgri - All-Americans and to Oosterbaan who won the Coach of the Year terday working against Southern award in his first year as head coach. Methodist offense maneuvers in It is pleasant memories like these that Oregon will bring to mind preparation for Saturday's Buck- when it appears in the Stadium on Saturday. eye debut. ie Key to Wildcat Victory Fullback Roger Detrick, who was outstanding last fall as a re- placement for star Bob White, came up with a chest injury today which will cu'rtail his practice work for the remainder of the week, but probably will not pre- vent him from playing, S * * MADISON - Wisconsln's foot- ball team held another contact drill yesterday in an effort to bol- ster its defense, a trouble spot so far in the season, in preparation for Saturday's opener at Stanford. An ankle injury continued to hobble starting tackle Bian Moore. Ron Perkins, a first string guard, was being groomed for the post if Moore is not able to play. GRID SELECTIONS The score of last week's Ore- to Grid Picks, Michigan Daily, 420 gon-Idaho was 33-6 in favor of Maynard St., Ann Arbor, or re- the West Coast team. turned by hand to the main office Da Gros lea ing the am ackt on the second floor of the Daily. quarterback, will be the first op- This week's Grid Picks are: ponent of the 1960 season, and 1. Oregon at Michigan (score) Bump Elliott's problem is wheth- 2. Indiana at Illinois er or not his Wolverines can con- 3. Oregon State at Iowa taln the formidable attack of the 4. UCLA at Purdue Webfoots. 5. Minnesota a tNebraska Your problem is even greater. 6. Michigan State at Pittsburgh You must not only decide the 7. Northwestern at Oklahoma winner, but the score as well. 8. SMU at Ohio State This selection will be used to de- 9. Wisconsin at Stanford termine the winner of this week's 10. Mississippi at Kentucky Grid Picks contest in case of ties. 11. TCU at Southern California For the remaining 19 games all 12. 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I i FOUNTAIN PENS STATIONERY OFFICE SUPPLIES TYPEWRITERS MINIFON RECORDER NORELCO DICTATION MACHINES C] e p i -+r .. t I I AP FOOTBALL RATINGS: Mississippi Picked Over Syracuse Mississippi and Syracuse are off to an early head start in the race for the year's college football hon- ors. The first weekly poll of the As- sociated Press yesterday showed1 the Mississippians rated the top, team in the country by the thin- nest of margins over the 1959 champion, Syracuse. The deep south powerhouse igained its quick advantage through a 42-0 rout of Houston in its opening game. Syracuse, idle last week, gets a chance to im- press the experts in its opener with Boston University Saturday. These two teams, both gener- ously endowed with talent which carried them to successful cam- paigns last year, are the prime " pre-season favorites for the na- tional title. Syracuse had a 10-0 spotless record in 1959 and whipped Texas in the Cotton Bowl. Mississippi, beaten only by Louisiana State during the regular season, aveng- ed the setback in the Sugar Bowl. A special tribunal, representing all sections of the country, gave Mississippi and Syracuse 22 first place votes each but the southern- ers scored more points on the basis of ten for a first place vote, nine for second and so forth. Washington opened its season with a 55-6 triumph over College of the Pacific. Mississippi plays Kentucky Sat- urday while Washington opposes Idaho in its second game. Forty-eight members comprise the AP Panel, which votes for ten teams. Points are awarded, on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. The top 20 teams (with first place votes in parentheses) Mississippi (22) 434 Syracuse (22) 401 Washington (3) 378 Illinois 214 Alabama 182 Miehigan State 149 Kansas 132 UCLA 78 Clemson 65 Oregon State 62 Penn State 60 Nebraska 59 Georgia Tech 53 Northwestern 40 Texas 37 Missouri 31 Pittsburgh (1) 27 Louisiana State 25 Iowa 19 Ohio State 17 STEELCASE DESKS, CHAIRS, FILES MORRI LL'S lI 314 S. State Phone NO 3-2481 r I I I1 "' . , #!'E' - ""- -fir r_'; +'L' , 11' 1 I 9r f-. 6 1 1" 1