THE MICHIGAN DAILY with sef-hin e ildcats Star Quarterback Dick Thornton Hopes To Duplicate Great 1958 Performance V ^' ! s ir By GARY GUSSIN BACK IN ACTION--Bennie McRae, Michigan's fleet halfback, will be back in the lineup today after missing the Duke game with an injury. He is shown here sprinting for yardage in last year's game with Missouri. Iowa Meets Badgers in Big T en Crucial; Buckeyes Test Purdue The Badgers will try to upend the Hawkeye championship ex- press in a game which will pro- bably match Wisconsin airpower against Iowa's speed merchants. The surprising Badgers, who last week upset Purdue, 24-13, pos- sess the Big Ten's top passer in sophomore Ron Miller, who last week completed 12 out of 23 for 203 yards and one TD. He also leads the Conference in total of- fense with 242 yards. Iowa, number two ranked team in the nation, is considered to have the fastest backfield in Big Ten history by many observers, and each man is capable of break- ing up a game with a long gallop. In quarterback Wilburn Hollis they have the leading rusher with! 150 yards gained. He is also quite proficient in the passing depart- ment. Third-ranked Ohio State, who appears to be Iowa's major rival for the Big Ten title, will pit its murderous offense and a defense which is one of the nation's best against Purdue. In three games only seven points have been scored on the Buckeyes. The Buckeye's offense is built around quarterback Tom Matte, who has the Conference's best rushing average with 9.9 yards per carry, but who is unproven as a passer, and bruising fullback Bob Ferguson. Illinois, who was a pre-season favorite for the Big Ten title but was soundly whipped last week by OSU, 34-7, faces the farmit- able task of downing a tough Minnesota team if they're to keep their title hopes alive. The Illini chances of upsetting the Gophers are hindered by the fact that Captain Bill Brown, first string fullback and the team's leading punter, is a doubtful starter because of a torn ligament in his right knee. At South Bend, Michigan State will be gunning for its fifth straight victory over Notre Dame. The Spartans, whose overall re- cord is 2-1, and who had victory snached out of their hands last week by Iowa in the closing min- utes, are considered heavy favor- ites to down the Fighting Irish. Indiana, who last week became the only Conference team to lose a game to an outsider this year, will attempt to make amends in their game against Marquette. .trust Suit Against NFL BALTIMORE P) -- The young American Football League filed a $10 million anti-turst suit in U.S. District Court today against the established National Football League and its 13 professional teams. The AFL and its eight teams, organized last year, contended the 30-year-old NFL engaged in an Illegal conspiracy to exclude them from a share in the professional football business. Treble damages were asked as permitted under federal anti-trust laws.. The $10,080,000 suit also asked the court that NFL franchises granted be withdrawn, or fran- chises which might be issued not be granted, in the cases of Dallas and Houston. "Northwestern Swamps Favored Michigan, 55-24." This is the headline which ap- peared in The Daily of Sunday morning, Oct. 19, 1958. Spearhead- ing the Wildcat runaway was a sophomore sensation, quarterback. Dick, Thornton, who passed; ran and punted his team to a 43-0 halftime lead, which caused many observers to question the validity of early+ Western Union reports. Thornton led the Big Ten In total offense that year and was mentioned on several All-America selections. He passed for 751, yards, second in the conference, and was fifth in conference scor- ing with 36 points. Before the start of the 1959 sea- son, the sophomore flash with a year of experience under his belt was expected to lead the Wildcats to their best season in years, perhaps to the Big Ten chamn- pionship. Broken Leg But in the second game of the season,'against Iowa,'he broke his ankle on the opening kickoff and was lost to Northwestern for the remainder of the year. Because he played in only one game, the Big Ten granted Thornton an extra year of eligibility. Now Just two years after the Wolverines' historic defeat at the hands of Thornton and company, the question is, "Will Thornton repeat his amazing performance?" Unfortunately, there is little Soccer Club Meets OSU The Wolverine Soccer Club will be shooting for itssecond straight victory this morning when they meet Ohio State at Wines Field at 10:30. Last Saturday the squad got off on the right foot when they de- feated Denison, 4-3. Bernard Levrat, from Switzer- land, was the Wolverines' high scorer as he tallied two goals. Captain Mircea Oprea and Suha Alpayli each tallied one. The win was costly as Ben Bevis and Alpayli were lost for the rest of the season because of injuries. basis for answering this question. Although Thornton sparked he Wildcats to an opening-day 19-3 victory over Oklahoma by throw- ing two touchdown passes, he sus- tained a thigh injury that pre-j Tryouts. Freshman basketball coach Tom Jorgensen announces that. tryouts for the frosh squad will start at 3:30 p.m. Monday In the I-M Building. vented him from playing against Iowa. In that game the Wildcats were whipped, 42-0. Last Saturday against 10th- rated Minnesota, Thornton-turned In an' impressive performance,' completing 10 passes' for 171 yards, but could not avert a 7-0 defeat for his team. Triple Threat What worries Michigan, how- ever, is not what Thornton has done so far this season, but what he did two years ago, and what he is capable of doing this Satur- day. Should he get good support from his teammates, and should he re- gain the form that makes him a potential All-America, then the Wolverines will have their hands full. Though it is extremely doubtful that Northwestern will manhandle the Wolverines this week as they did two years ago, it is conceivable that an inspired performance by Thornton could 'turn the balance of the game in favor of the under- ,dog Wildcats. WlVDCAT STAR-Northwestern's triple threat quarterback Dick Thorton will be the man the Wolverines will have to stop today if they hope to stay in the Big Ten title race. 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