THE MICHIGAN DAILY
MSU Rebuilds Offensir
By BOB McFARLAND I
A host of sophomores and in-
experienced upperclassmen w i 11,
have to develop rapidly if the
Michigan State Spartans are go-
ing to make their presence felt
in the Big Ten this fall.
The Spartans lost All-American
halfback Sherman Lewis, hali-
backs Dewey Lincoln and Ron'
Rubick, and fullback Roger Lopes
through graduation. These four
speedsters accounted for 1,512
yards out of a total of 1,801 yards
gained by MSU on the ground last
year . Lewis and Lopes scored 15
of the 20 Michigan State touco-
downs as they led the Spartans
to a 6-2-1 season and a tie with
Ohio State for second dace in the
Big Ten. Earl Lattimer, an All-
American guard, and six other
first team linemen have also de-
parted.
Coach Duffy Daugherty has the
task of rebuilding the backfield
around junior quarterback Steve
Juday, a good ball handler with
fine leadership qualities. Playing
in only five games before suffer-
ing a shoulder separation which
sidelined him for the remainder
of the 1963 season, the MSU quar-
terback completed 30 of 68 passes
good for,509 yards and five touch-
downs. Dick Proebstle and Dave'
McCormick, both experienced at
the quarterback spot, are slated to
back up Juday.
Speed Problem
The rest of the backfield is a
question mark. Daugherty has
deemed backfield speed the most
critical problem of the 1964 Mich-
igan State scuad. Commenting on
speed, the MSU mentor said,
"Basically, speed is a God-given
gift. If a team has it, it's blessed.
If it hasn't, it's in trouble." Harry
Ammon and Dick Gordon, wno
appear to be the two leading :an-
didates for the vacant halfback
positions, are plodders in compar-
ison with Lewis, Lincoln and Ru-
bick. Daugherty plans to rely on
sophomores, if necessary, to pro-
vide the Spartans with th° break-
away threat.
Junior Ed Cotton will be ar
fullback Cotton, at 5-11 and 199,
was only in action for, three min-
utes last season, but he showed
much improvement in spring
practice.
A sophomore halfback, Clinton
Jones, has a good chance of break-
ing into the starting backfield as
the season progresses. Jones has
the quickness which Daugherty is'
searching for in a halfback. He:
ran the high hurdles in 13.8 sec-j
onds, the fastest time in the nation
for a high schooler, in 1962. Other
sophomores who figure to see ac-
tion with the Spartan offensive
attack are Jim Summers, Jerry
Jones and Larry Lukasik.
Seasoned Line;
The Michigan State offensive
wall is a seasonedeunit which
should prove to be, a major
strength this fall. Six lettermen
return to the Spartan line. Juniorl
guard John Karpinski (5-11, 199)
and Gene Washington (6-2, 204),
a rangy sophomore end, are the.
only non-seniors on the offensive
line. Tom Krzemienski at end (6-
0, 198), Jerry Rush (6-4, 240) and
Dick Flyin (6-1, 196) at tackle,
Rahn Bentley (5-9, 209) at guard,
and Don Ross (6-0, 194) at center
are the other members of the
MSU forward wall.
The untested defensive line is
another Spartan weakness. Only
two veterans, hard-hitting center{
Buddy Owens and guard Ron Goo-
vert logged over 100 minutes play-}
ing time last year. Harold Lucas,
at 6-2 and 256, will team withI
junior Jack Schinderle at tackle,
Migyanka is joined
Bobich, Don Japinga, a
Herman Johnson. Bobich
j four opposition passes oul
air last year. Johnson was
ing the fall of 1363. He wa
fensive standout for M
State in 1962 when he inti
STEVE .JUDAY four passes.
Bobich also serves as tl
A 200-pound junior, Bob Viney, tans kicking specialist. He
will fill in at one defensive end "40.1 ya'dc punting average
position while either sophomore first in the Big Ten 'an
George Webster or senior Doug teenth in the country duri
SRoberts will play at the other end He booted 11 conversions
p o s t. "G uard Steve M ellinger field goals uising the sidro n s ut hel e.C a h D g - s c er ty .
rounds out the line. Coach Daugh- soccer style
SERIES EVEN:
McWinley,' Aussie
WitI in Davis C up
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CLEVELAND U) -'A fighting' Emerson never lost a service,
Chuck McKinley got the United and only came close to losing in
States off to a winging start but one set.
the deadly, machine-like Roy Em- "I don't think any player in
erson crushed Dennis Ralston yes- the world could have beaten Em-
terday for an opening day 1-1 erson today," said , captain Vic
split in the Davis Cup Challenge Seixas.
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Rud. The day's development, prob-
McKinley smashed Australia's ably means that next year's resi-.
jittery Fred Stolle 6-1, 9-7, 4-6, dence of the big tennis trophy
6-2 and sent the United States will be determined by today's
into a 1-0 lead. doubles match sending McKinley
McKinley was keen and in top and Ralston against Emerson and
form. The 5-foot-8 youngster sel- Stolle.
dom went to the net. He kept the Regardless of the outcome, the
ball in play, waiting for Stoile to best-of-five match series cannot
hit a short shot which he could be determined until Sunday when
putDaway. a . . the final singles will be played,
Dramatic Finishand Stolle faces Ralston and Mc-
T h e McKinley - Stolle . match kinley plays Emerson
ended on a note of high drama,
with the plucky Australian fight-
ing off five match points before he
finally surrendered.
McKinley gained the advantage O p n
when Stolle hit a sizzling back-
hand that banged against the netV -
cord. Then the American unload--
ed a cannonball service to the
Australian's forehand and Stolle B o k M
barely got his racket on it.
With the final point, McKinley
jumped about four feet off the
ground and threw his racket high By TOM WEINBERG
into the air. "We're an untestedsqad," ays
Victory Eases Press'r ick Aland, bosman of thenewly
The opening victory took some organized and double-sized Block
of the pressure off Dennis Ral- M ca r d o.
ston of Bakersfield, Calif., goingM card section.
against the heavily favored Roy With 1100 members, more than
Emerson, recognized as the world's ever before, the card section will
top tennis amateur, in the second wend its way to the end zone seats
match. for a quick workout before the
Ralston was not off form. The game today.
22-year-old University of South- The collective size of the over
ern California student looked as 12,040 band day visitors has the
shar as he's ever been but ie block's bureaucrats worried. "It's
simply was powerless under the a real challenging opener," Aland
whirlwind attack of the Austra- says. Fearful of the difficult co-
lian, as Emerson won the match, ordination problem with the high-
6-3, 6-1. 6-2. schoolers, .who jam the field at
Ralston obviously was shaken halftime- the block looks forward
by the impact of the-Australian's to next week's Navy game as a
game. true test of the potential of this
year's squad.
New Formations
But the card section does. have
some new formations that it will
spring on the Air Force cadets
IMPORTS today, including an Air Force Fal-
con emblem and a huge trumpet
This is the time to hove to complement the traditional 'M.'
our experts ready your The card section will have a
practice immediately preceding
car for wint er Avoid the the game today, and plans to work
rush. Our Ser vice Dept. with the band before all the .home
games.
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Another innovation for the
block is to dr'ess up some girls
in Maize and Blue outfits to
parade around the stadium to
supplement the cheerleaders.
No Pom-Pons'
Porn-porn girls and a dancing
Wolverine were in the original
game plans, but band director
William Revelli vetoed the idea.
seeing a conflict with the interests
of the famous marching band.
The block, with its increased
size, will work out new patterns
and formations as the season pro-
gresses, including some standing
up and wiggling of the cards that
has never been attempted in
recent years.
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