THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, 6C7 I__ SPORTS BEAT by TOM WITECKI F jis, Sammies, Sig Eps Stretch UnbeatenStrings TOUGH AGAINST GOPHERS: Wildcats' Defense Worries M' Just How Good? "Is Michigan going to have a good football team?" was a question that frequently popped into campus conversations early this fall. With three fine performances and two victories the Wolverines have seemingly answered that question. The query now is, "just how good is the team and how will it fare in the season's six remaining iga es:" Before an attempt is made to speculate on this topic, it seems only proper to examine how the Wolverines, in the course of three football games, have lost their "question mark" status and have become what can unhesitatingly be called a good football team. There is the fine showing of Dave Glinka at quarterback. Sopho- mores are always a question mark at this crucial position, but Glinka has removed any doubts the Michigan coaches might have had with his good, consistent performances. Another factor has been the blocking of the Wolverine interior linemen. The starting quintet-center Gerry Smith, guards Dick Syring and Paul Poulos, tackles Jon Schopf and Tom Jobson-has provided the effective blocking that has made the Wolverines' Wing T offense work so well this fall. At the start of the season, the Wolverines were known to be; "fairly strong" at the end and halfback positions. This has proved to be an understatement. At the ends, Elliott has such a pleasingly competitive situation that last fall's first string left end, John Halstead, who missed the early part of the season with a knee infection, is having ahard time getting back into the starting lineup. Starters Scott Maentz and Bob Johnson have performed well and have had to, because of competitive pressure from Halstead, George Mans and Bill Freehan. Jim Zubkus, Keith Cowan and Bob Brown give Elliott depth that makes him the envy of any coach in the Conference. Just as competitive has been the halfback position, where a whole host of Wolverines have been taking advantage of the offensive line's fine blocking. Speedy Bennie McRae, hard-fighting Denny Fitzgerald and one of the Big Ten's outstanding sophomores, Dave Raimey, have given the Wolverines three starting halfbacks. Two more sophomores, Jim Ward and Jack Strobel, along with the aforementioned trio, give Michigan the finest halfbacks it has had since Terry Barr and Jim Pace were running around and over Big Ten opposition. Reflecting over the three games they have played thus far, it ap- pears that the Wolverines are seriously lacking in just one re- spect--interior line reserves. The first string interior line proved that it could hold its own ' against a bigger Michigan State Ln .line, but due to the lack of depth at these positions, Elliott was DAVE RAIMEY forced to use his first stringers ... outstanding soph mostof the game. Thus in the crucial fourth quarter, the bigger Spartans, who used 17 interior linemen to Michigan's 11, were able to wear down the game but physically beaten Wolverines. On the whole, Michigan must be considered a good football team. But the question of how good will depend on whether the Wolverines can get "up" for every one of the remaining games on their schedule. This is a big BUT, however, for it must be recognized that the Wolverines play in the Big Ten, long acknowledged as the toughest collegiate conference in the country. The play of the Michigan team thus far has indicated that it could win any one of the games remaining on its schedule, but this is if, and only if they are "up." The problem is that getting "up" for a game is a lot tougher than it sounds. Many a better team than this fall's Michigan squad has seen a promising season disappear because it was a little too over-confident, or because it just wasn't mentally set for a game. It is encouraging, therefore, when one looks back to last Satur- day's game against Duke. Badly disappointed following its narrow de- feat to Michigan State, no one-not even Elliott-was sure how "up" for the Duke game the Michigan team would be. Michigan's performance, its best of the season, indicated it could get "up" for a game under adverse conditions. If the Wolverines can retain this keen, all-important, competitive edge in the weeks ahead, there is little doubt that the 1960 season could be the most surprising and the most rewarding Michigan fans have had in several years. By JIM STOMMEN Phi Gamma Delta ran wild over Phi Epsilon Pi last night, 42-6, in I-M social fraternity action, stretching its unbeaten streak to three games, as did Lambda Chi Alpha, Sigma Phi Epsilon, and Sigma Alpha Mu. The Phi Gams were led by Don Pirates Hope 'To Wrap Up .Title T oday PITTSBURGH M)-Bob Friend will try to give Pittsburgh its first world championship since 1925 to- day when he faces the New York Yankees in the sixth world series game at Forbes Field. He probably will be opposed by Whitey Ford, the veteran left- hander who shut out the Bucs Saturday. Aroused by the two comeback victories in New York after their crushing defeats in the second and third games, the scrappy Pi- rates now are 4 to 1 favorites to win it all. McNeal's two touchdowns and Dick Lyons' crisp passing while Lambda Chi Alpha downed Kap- pa Sigma, 18-6, making use of an extremely versatile offense and tight defense. ' Squeaking through with a 10-8 victory over Phi Sigma Delta, Sig- ma Phi Epsilon's pass defense sparked the victory and Sigma Alpha Mu shut out Sigma Chi, 16-0, as Steve Wittenburg scor- ed 14 points. Dick Maire's 20 points led Phi Kappa Sigma to a 26-8 conquest of Alpha Kappa Lambda. Chi Psi nipped Delta Kappa Epsilon in overtime, 8-6, as Bruce Mac-' Donald passed to Frank Fulton for Chi Psi's only TD. Phi Kappa Tau shut-out Tau! Epsilon Phi, 30-0, and Phi Sigma Kappa whitewashed Alpha Sigma1 Phi, 10-0. Zeta Beta Tau conquer- ed Delta Sigma Phi, 24-6, and Tau, Kappa Epsilon downed Triangle and Phi Kappa Psi defeated Alpha Phi Alpha by forfeit. INDEPENDENT SCORES Canadiens 20, Trust 4 Evans Scholars 6, Pioneers 0 Fletcher 6, ASCE 2 Nakamura 6, AFIT 0 CMS 6, Owen 0 Sportsmen 6, Hawaiians 2 IT By FRED STEINHARDT Ej RAY PURDIN ... Wildcat speedster EX-WOLVERINE STAR: Boros Paces Denver to Flag "Don't let anyone tell you dif- ferently; Northwestern is a very good football team." These were Don Dufek's first words of warning to Michigan after viewing the Wildcats' 7-0 loss to the nation's tenth-ranked team, Minnesota, last week. "The Wildcats have a tough de- fense which held Minnesota to 93 yards rushing and 63 yards pass- ing, a real achievement against the Gophers' mammoth squad." Thornton Ready The freshman coach also re- marked that Northwestern's All- America quarterback candidate, Dick Thornton, "will be at 100 per cent efficiency for Michigan." He is recovering from a leg injury which kept him out of the Iowa game in which Northwestern was thumped 42-0. But, in spite of rumors to the contrary, Dufek points out that "Northwestern is far from a one- man team. They have many out- standing players, but Thornton's. presence seems to tie the team together." Fritzgerald Out of Action At practice yesterday it was learned that senior halfback Denny Fitzgerald probably will miss this week's game against Northwestern because of a blood infection. Fitzgerald, who scored twice against Duke and once against Michigan State, is suffering from fatigue, but team physician Dr. A. W. Coxon reported that, as yet, no trace of infectious mono- nucleosis has been detected. On the brighter side, starting fullback Ken Tureaud and start- ing left halfback Bennie McRae will both be back in action after a week's absence. Tureaud was suffering from a bruised hip and McRae from a twisted ankle, both sustained in the State game. NHL RESULTS Montreal 3, New York 2 Detroit 3, Boston 3 I-M TOURNAMENTS Anyone wishing to enter I-M all campus tournaments in Paddleball, Handball, and 21 (basketball) should check with I-M Director Earl Riskey in- mediately. The tourneys start tomorrow and entries will be accepted as late as 4:30 to- morrow. [GRID SELECTIONSJ Pushing the Michigan-Northwestern game to the sidelines this week is one of the most traditional of all traditional rivalries, Tougaloo vs. Philander Smith. Philander Smith, last year's victor by a 30-12 score, must rate as one of the all-time great powers in the Gulf Coast Conference, and will try to improve their high rating. Select the winner of this game, and include the score. The person who comes closest to the actual score will win two free tickets to the Michigan Theater, now showing "The Dark At The Top of the Stairs". In addition, decide the winners of the' other 19 games on this week's list, as well as the score of the Michigan game to break possible ties, and the person who picks the most correct games will also win two free tickets. Entries may be picked up at the Daily office on the second floor and returned by mail or in person to Grid Picks, Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor. All entries must be in by Friday mid- night to be eligible. Here are this week's Grid Picks: .. Some of these players should be Painfully familiar to Wolverine fans. Fullback Mike Stock and fleet halfback Ray Purdin both were instrumental In the "Cats" 20- victory over Michigan last fall. Purdin scored on, an 85-yard touchdown run late in the game to seal the Wolverines' doom. Leading Scorer "Stock is an excellent player," Dufek said. "He isn't really great at any one thing but he's good at everything." stock: was the Big Ten's leading scorer last year. "Their game against Minnesota was evenly contested and could have gone either way and an in- terception was the key play for the Gophers. Northwestern's line is starting to get tough and they have an awful lot of team speed." 1. Northwestern at MICHIGAN (score) By GARY GUSSIN After four years in the Detroit Tiger farm system, it looks like ex-Wolverine third baseman Steve Boros is ready for the major leagues. Boros, who signed a bonus con- tract with the Tigers after gradu- ating from Michigan in 1957, was named Most Valuable Player in the American Association, an AAA league, this year. Playing for Denver, the Tigers' top minor league farm club, Boros hit .317, led the league in runs' RugbyClub Wints Twvice The Ann Arbor Rugby Club opened its second full season of play with impressive victories over two strong Canadian clubs last week-end. The Ann Arbor squad, which is composed of University affiliates, defeated the Guelph University fifteen, 16-0, on Saturday at Wines Field. On Sunday, the club de- cisively downed the St. Catherines' Wasps, 13-3. Saturday's match was especi- ally impressive since Guelph had been undefeated in its last two seasons. The brilliant play of wingers Ed Kurz and Pete Colvell, and the kicking of Duane Golvach spearheaded the victory. Against St. Catherines, the Ann Arbor Club started slowly, but ag- gressive forward play provided the turning point in the game. Bruce Thompson broke the game open by getting the first score after a pass from Whata Whini- ata, a wing forward. scored with 128, tied teammate Larry Osborne for RBI leadership with 119, and was high in total bases with 329. In addition, the former Michi- gan All-America clouted 30 home runs, 8 triples and 42 doubles, as he, Osborne, and George Alusik paced Denver to the American As- sociation championship. Although he had shown promise in three earlier seasons in the minor leagues, and in one season with the Tigers, it was evident that Boros had not realized his full potential before this year. According to Don Lund, Wolver- ine baseball coach who was a' Tiger coach when Boros signed, the young third-sacker always had the ability, but needed experience to make him major league caliber. Lund feels that three years in the minors and two years of win- ter ball were a major factor in Boros' improvement this year. "His first year with the Tigers actually set him back, but now with the necessary experience, I think he; has the ability and self-confidence to stick with the Tigers nextM year," Lund continued. (Because he was a bonus baby, Boros was forced under league rules to spend his first full season with Detroit.) Another factor in Boros' im- provement may have been the chance to play his normal position for a full season. In the past there has been some doubt as to his ability to play third, and so he has been moved back and forth between third and the outfield. But Lund thinks he has "good hands and the right reactions" to make it at third base. Boros himself is extremely hap- py about his excellent perform- ance this past season and feels he could be ready for the jump to the Tigers. According to his parents, he will play ball in Puerto Rico this winter as he has for two of the past three years. Last year he interrupted his career briefly to spend six months in the military service. He also hopes to re-enroll in the University next winter, providing he sticks wi.th Detroit. Based on his play for Denver this year,, there is little reason to doubt that1 he'll be back on campus next fall., 2. S. 4. 5. 6. 7. E. 8. 10. Wisconsin at Iowa Marquette at Indiana Illinois at Minnesota Michigan State at Notre Dame Ohio State at Purdue Army at Nebraska Oklahoma at Kansas Penn State at Syracuse Air Force at Navy 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Arkansas at Texas Alabama at Tennessee North Carolina State at Duke UCLA at. Washington Clemson at Maryland Wake Forest at North Caro- lina Colorado at Iowa State TCU at Texas A & M Holy Cross at Dartmouth Tougaloo at Philander Smith (score) A I' S (Autr of "I Was a T sfo.Dat" "The Many Loves of DobieGsttis, etc.) I "HOME SWEET HOMECOMING" A gret number of people have been asking me lately, "What i% Homecoming?" but I have been so busy trying to find out why my new sports ear leaks that I haven't had time to answer. I am now pleased to report that I finally discovered why my sports car leaks-I have been driving it upside down-and so I am ready today to turn my attention to Homecoming. Let's begin with definitions. Homecoming is a weekend when old grads return to their alma maters to watch a football game, visit old classrooms and dormitories and inspect each other's bald spots. The weekend is marked by the singing of old songs, the slap. ping of old backs and the frequent exchange of such greetings as "Harry, you old polecat!" or "Harry, you old porcupine!" or "Harry, you old rooster!" or "Harry, you old wombat 1" As you can see, all old grads are named Harry. It is not just old grads who behave with such liveliness during Homecoming; the faculty also comports itself with unaccus- tomed animation. Teachers laugh and smile and pound backs and keep shouting "Harry, you old Airedale I" This unscholarly behavior is carried on in the hope that old grads, in a transport of bonhomie will endow a new geology building. The old grads, however, are seldom seduced. By game time on Saturday their backs are so sore, their eyeballs so eroded, their extremities so frayed, that it is impossible to get a kind word out of them, much less a new geology building. I p I OLIVE BLAZER L smarter than Bla2 Natural Shoulders Lap Seams Metal Buttons Patch Pockets One of many distinctive new Madisonaire Sport Coats zest «:>: >'< w . x'1°'".. } t ti:: ;: <:.: .. , , . r: , #3 ;: : ;>>. G::-. , . r R; .: r G Y Even the football game does not improve their tempers. "Hmmph 1" they snort as the home team completes a 101-yard march to a touchdown. "Do you call that football? Why, back in my day, they'd have been over on the first down! By George, football was football in those days-not this namby- pamby girls' game that passes for football today! Take a look at that bench-50 substitutes sitting there. Why, in my day, there were 11 men on a team and that was it. When you broke a leg, they slapped a piece of tape on it and you went right back in. Why, I remember the big game against State. Harry Siga- foos, our star quarterback, was killed in the third quarter. I mean, he was pronounced dead. But did that stop old Harry? Not on your tintype! Back in he went and kicked the winning drop kick in the last four seconds of play, dead as he was. Back in my day, they played football, by George!" Everything, say the old grads, was better back in their day- everything except one. Even the most unreconstructed of the old grads has to admit that back in his day they never had a smoke like Marlboro-never a cigarette with such a lot to like -never a filter so easy drawing, a flavor so mild yet hearty, so abundant, so bountiful-never a choice of flip-top box or soft hackr. I I m