THE MICHIGAN DAILY 'P THE.ICIGA DALV At the 19th Hole with Fred Steinhardt Heard from Hollywood PSYCHOLOGISTS TELL US that the human animal is by nature opposed to change. If he ties his left shoe before his right on Mon- day, he will do the same on Tuesday. In habit there is security. Thus the nickel ferry to Staten Island, Yankee World Series victories and garage ball are all hallowed, rock-bound institutions which we cul- tivate to compensate for the insecurity which we may feel from the ever changing, impersonal pace of modern life. They provide con- tinuity with the past. So, as the 1961 college football season prepares to swing into full gear this weekend, it is very comforting to see tradition maintain itself in the face of fast breaking events and innovations. For, we are assured that this season will be no different than any other. Iowa is again blessed with fleet backs and Ohio State strong backs. And, once again, the inside dope has wended its way eastward from the splash and hoopla of Hollywood; through crusty press agents and tipsy alumni, to you, the discriminating fan. The word is out from the West Coast-UCLA IS loaded beyond belief. "They have a pro caliber line .. ." "They are four deep in ex- perience *, . "They have an unstoppable running attack which gained 339 yards last week against Air Force ..." "They are a gen- uine threat to sweep national and Rose Bowl honors." BALONEY. In 1959 and 1960, the Hollywood nominee (it is either UCLA, USC, or occasionally California) USC fell flat on its face. In 1959 the Holywood nominee, USC, fell flat on its face. In ..., well, you get the idea. tn fact, I would like to know the last time when the pre-season choice of Los Angeles and Hollywood press has lived up to half of its press clippings. Come Saturday night, Michigan will know for sure that they have been in a tough football game against a tough team. They may win, they may lose. But, rumors that they will forfeit to "the strong- est team in LA including the Rams," are entirely unfounded. Lets Look at the Record... AS MICHIGAN PREPARES to take the field against UCLA this Sat-' urday, I am convinced that creations of over-zealous, over- enthusiastic, under-informed California publicity mills often have1 more bark than bite. Very occasionally, a Hollywood-created mnonster will actually perform fully as well as it is supposed to. This is only natural, a law of averages. The Philadelphia Phillies win baseball' games too. No one can deny that Frank Gifford and John Arnett were truy great college and pro backs. But stop and think of the In- numerable California athletic "powers" against real competition in just about every sport but track: Basketball-Starting three sophomores, Ohio State runs the U. of+ Cal. and its "inpenetrable defense" off the court in the NCAA finals. Swimming-An underdog Michigan team buries heavily favored USC in the 1961 NCAA finals.a Pro football-Year in and year out San Francisco and Los An- geles are "unstoppable this year, with the improved defense." That will be a cold day in July.1 College football-Beginning with Michigan's 49-0 razing of South- ern Cal in 1947, the Big Ten has continually upended the glamour teams of Jackie Jensen, Johnny O Paul Cameron, etc. Two of the three West Coast wins over the 15 years were scored by Washington,) a solid football team from the saner trappings of the Northwest1 which apparently forgot to read the deluge of Hollywood clippings+ of the feared McKeever Brothers & Co. as they chewed up pre-season favorite Southern Cal two years running. (There is also some question as to whether the Huskies' victims were really the Big Ten's best, but that is something else.) The Other Side... M CHIGAN FANS have been exposed to this trash all week. Lets take a look at the other side of the coin before we make our selec- tion. Obviously the UCLA press releases which are the Daily's only reference don't mention the fact that this identical UCLA team PLUS all-everything back BillKilmer beat Duke 26-7 last December. Every Wolverine fans knows that a Michigan considerably smaller and less experienced than this year's edition clobbered the same Duke 31-6. Comparative scores are a notoriously unreliable yardstick, but this does provide food for thought. The UCLAN yardage totals against Air Force are frightening until you remember that Air Force does not have a man OVER 218 pounds, the top weight limit for admission to the Academy. I am certain that Michigan's first line which AVER- AGES around 222 pounds will not be pushed around so easily. We still must not forget that UCLA IS a tough football team and that Mihigan will be at a distinct disadvantage in the depth department. Michigan will be in up to its ears on Saturday. Big 10 Hard on Non-League Foes By TOM WEBBER Last season the Big Ten gained a reputation as the nation's toughest conference 1 a r g e 1 y through its continued practice of knocking off intersectional rivals. The Big Ten piled up an almost unbelievable 19-1-2 record against some of the best teams in the na- tion. And if you discount Indiana, which the other Big Ten teams had to do, then the Big Ten didn't lose a game. The two tie games came on the opening game of the season and the two rivals, Pittsburgh and UCLA, had a game in hand oni the Big Ten teams, Michigan State and Purdue., Minus Indiana The big nine rolled up a total of 459 points to their opponents' 134 in 20 games. That works out, to less than a touchdown a game for such sectional powers as Duke, Oregon, Kansas, SMU, USC, Ok-' lahoma, Notre Dame, Penn State, etc. The big nine, on the other hand, averaged over 22 points per con- test. Even lowly Indiana had some l > x r ,i :,', . .; ',7 f . i' r! J I , fun as it trounced Marquette 35- The Big Ten might have been 6. That defeat may have been a the major reason why Notre Dame1 reason why Marquette announced had such a poor season last year. it was dropping football at the ds end f lat seson.The Irish took their lumps no end of last seasonless than three times from the Big That was Indiana's best game Ten. The biggest crusher being a of the season and its second best also came against a non-Big Ten ' opponent, Oregon State. Indiana Trackinen wanted 1' finally succumbed in that one, 20- There will be an open meet- 6. ing for all those interested in trying out for the Michigan track team, at 4:30 this after- Three Cards noon at Ferry Field.j Notre Dame also came closest to beating a big nine team, bow- ing to Illinois by a single point, 7-6. Many an unwise seer saw his picking percentage plummet last year by not sticking with the.Big Ten. This season the Big Ten may run into considerable difficulty retaining its supremacy in the very first week of action. UCLA, California, Missouri, Washington, Boston College. and' TCUi provide Called to Duty 51-19 loss to Purdue. Purdue, you first round opposition in six will remember, won only two Big tersectional games. Ten games last year-Ohio State A tough start, but not mi By The Associated Press and Minnesota, the latter's only are picking against the West Three first-year players with loss of the year. Conference. the St. Louis Cardinals have been ordered to active duty with re- serve units, bringing to five the Try FOLLETT'S First number of front-line National Football League ,members affect- ed by the U.S. defense build-up. 1 Ordered yesterday to report atat BARGAIN PRICES Fort Chaff ee, Ark., by Oct. 29 were offensive end Taz Anderson, reserve offensive guard Bob De- Marco, and offensive tackle Ernie McMillan. Previously receiving orders were lineman Dick Schafrath of the Cleveland Browns and Lamar Mc- STATE STREET at NORTH UNIVERSITY -Han, I In- aty 1ern FREAK ACCIDENT - Don Brumm, rugged Purdue tackle, is expected to recover from yesterday's ankle injury to help spark the Boilermakers' attack Saturday. Brumm sprained his ankle falling down the stairs at his fraternity house. BIG TEN ROUNDUP: Minor injuries Plague Purdue By The Associated Press LAFAYETTE - Injuries, on and off the field, sidelined two Pur- due football players yesterday. Don Brumm, junior left tackle, sprained his ankle in a fall down steps at his fraternity house. And Walter Zingg, a junior quarter-, back, strained a knee ligament in practice. Zingg will be out at least two weeks but Coach Jack Mollenkopf' said Brumm may be in uniform by the weekend. BLOOMINGTON-Senior wing- back Ron Roemer, out since Sat- urday with a bruised hip, return- ed to full duty with the Indiana football squad today, but did little to help the Hoosier offense. He's a defensive specialist, platooning with the quarterback.- coach Phil Dickens continued to work on pass defense and trying to develop the close-in scoring punch missing at Kansas State. * * * CHAMPAIGN-Illinois, cut up by injuries and ineligibilities, may be forced to rely heavily on soph- omores Saturday in opening its football season against Washing- ton's Rose Bowl champions. Coach Pete Elliott has indicated he may start an all-rookie back- field, probably an unprecedented move by a Big Ten team in mod- ern history. He has named this unit: Quarterback Ron Fearn, a 5-9,i 168-pounder from Rockford, Ill.;I halfbacks Tom McCullum of New Orleans and Al Wheatland of Streator, Ill., and fullback Mike Summers, Evanston, Ill. The four- some has looked impressive dur- ing drills. I Doug Mills, a Galesburg, Ill., senior and no relation to Illinois' athletic director of the same name, volunteered his services early this week and has impressed Elliott to date. * * * , IOWA CITY-Several changes in the No. 2 tackle positions on the Iowa football team were made yesterday by Coach Jerry Burns. Senior Bob Yauck, who had been playing on the right side replaced John Sunseri, Dubuque sophomore, at left tackle and Sun- seri was dropped to the third team. Yauck will back up Gus Kasapis, the only sophomore on the No. 1 starters. * * * EVANSTON - Northwestern's' Wildcats, who have 13 sophomores on the first three teams, open, their football season Saturday against a new opponent, Boston College. At least three rookies will be in Northwestern's starting lineup against the big, powerful Boston College Eagles. The trio includes guard Kent Uike, a 220-pounder from Minne- apolis; end Chuck Logan, 196, Chicago, and fullback Bill Swin- gle, 193, Grand Haven, Mich. * * * MADISON-Coach Milt Bruhn said yesterday he thinks he has solved one of the problems that plagued his Wisconsin football team in its 7-0 victory over Utah last week. Bruhn said that when place- kicking specialist Jim Bakken missed five field goal tries in the game it wasn't Bakken's fault be- cause "the ball wasn't held well for him on any of the attempts." * * * EAST LANSING-The Michigan State football squad was back at full strength yesterday with the return of reserve fullback George Saimes. - Saimes, a junior from Canton, Ohio, has been hospitalized with a throat ailment. Lonnie Sanders, reserve end from Detroit, also was out briefly with the same ailment but returned to the lineup earlier. * * * COLUMBUS - Three sopho- mores appear to have cracked Ohio State's first team and will be on the offensive unit in the Buck- eye's opener Saturday here with Texas Christian. Two of the first year men will be in the backfield. Paul Warfield, an All-Ohio high school star from Warren, will be running from the right halfback post and Matt Snell, another sophomore from Locust Valley, N.Y., was moved to the No. 1 left half spot because the regular man at that position, Bob Klein, is still bothered with an injured ankle. UNION-LEAGUE CALENDARS $1.OO I OVERBECK BOOKSTORE I 1216 South University NO 3-9333 a p . . 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