PAGI SIX TIDE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1964 PAGE SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1064 p Pr THROUGH THE BULL'S EYE by Bill Bullard Pasadena or Purgatory: Confrontation at Columbus Pasadena or purgatory? This was the lead sentence one sports writer used at the start of the week to summarize the situation tomorrow when Michigan and Ohio State battle for the Big Ten championship and a Rose Bowl bid. A victory tomorrow means the difference between an exceptional and just a very good season for both teams. Anytime University President Harlan Hatcher speaks to a pep rally with his pants rolled up above his knees, the occasion must be considered fairly important. Playing Ohio State for the championship is a perfect ending to the regular season. For although the Buckeyes are probably the best team the Wolverines meet this season, they are also the easiest to hate. Defeating Michigan State was sweet indeed but a victory over Ohio State-whether a Rose Bowl bid is at stake or not-is somehow more satisfying. Maybe it's because the Ohio State image is that of a fat Woody Hayes pacing the sidelines in his baseball cap and short-sleeved white shirt. Hayes could be the most hated coach in the Big Ten. He cer- tainly is in Ann Arbor. (Question: Could anyone ever really hate jovial Duffy Daugherty. Answer: His team and school yes, but not Duffy.) No one has forgotten the 1961 game when Woody ran up a 50-20 score against a crippled Michigan team. "Those extra touchdowns won't hurt Michigan," Woody said after the game. 'Our boys deserve the number one spot and if the extra couple of touchdowns will help them get it, so much the better." Hayes almost accomplished his goal but not quite. Alabama edged out Ohio State 459 points to 452 on that week's poll and finished the season No. 1 and ahead of the Buckeyes. Nobody in Ann Arbor was unhappy either when a day later the Ohio State faculty council denied the Buckeyes the right to accept the Rose Bowl bid. There are quite a few Ohio players on the Michigan team in- cluding eight of the 11 on the first-string offensive unit. And that doesn't include John Marcum who was born in Ohio but made it across the border in time to play high school ball at Monroe. These players are hungry for victory, but no more than the rest of the team. It's been a long time-14 years-since Michigan has played in the Rose Bowl at Pasadena. It's way past time now. Go Blue! e Senior By SCOTT BLECH "Saturday's the big one . we're going to beat those Buck- eyes . . . Ohio State's just a name . ." These are the thoughts running through the mind of a student teacher at Ann Arbor's Forsythe Jr. High School. The physical edu- cation instructor is Michigan of- fensive guard John Marcum. "The game has been in my mind all week . . you can't get away from it. I go home to relax and turn on the radio only to hear something about the Ohio State game." Lost Three Times Marcum has previously been on three Michigan teams that have fallen to Ohio State. As a sopho- more in 1961, he injured his knee in the final scrimmage before the season opener and was forced to sit out the entire year. "I was third string when I got hurt. That was a tough year for our guards as we had six or seven knee in- juries including one to Joe O'Don- nell (last year's captain)." The 6', 210-pound guard, with an extra year of eligibility, proved himself in the fall of the 1962 sea- son and was given a starting Diag Rally Draws 4000 A spirited throng upwards of 4,000 gathered en masse on the diag last night to cheer on Coach Bump Elliott and his fiery Wol- verine football team. Wally Weber, Dr. Hazel Losh, and the Michigan Band got things rolling with the excitement reach- ing a peak upon the appearance of "Professor Elliott and his young scholars," as University President Harlan Hatcher called them. The confident group received choruses of "Go Blue" and victory signs. On the backs of the players were signs that read: "OPERA- TION HARD NOSE : BEAT OHIO STATE." Elliott expressed his ap- preciation by saying that he was thrilled with the turnout and said the team was going to Columbus for one reason: "to defeat the Ohio State Buckeyes." President Hatcher joined in the Marcum Sees 'M' Victory over OSU berth in the first game against Nebraska. Demoted "I played a rather poor game and ended up playing the rest of the season behind Dave Kurtz," he says. Marcum looked back on his in- jury and realized that if he hadn't been hurt for a season, he wouldn't have the opportunity to play tomorrow against Ohio State. "You know," he said, "I'm almost glad I was hurt. I'll tell you more after the game!" Last season, Marcum alternated with Rich Hahn at right guard. Hahn played about 30 minutes more than Marcum. With this star recalled yesterday when year's more liberal substitution he played football in junior high rule Marcum has been a stalwart and then at Monroe High Sehool on the offensive unit at ;uard, under the tutelege of former Wol- while Hahn played on defense un- verine guard Roger Chieverini, til his knee injury in the Purdue who was "the dominant factor" game put him out of action. in Marcum's football career. "He Looking back at his earlier days gave me the push in the right di- in football, the Wolverine offensive rection and his coaching made college football a little easier." Impressed by Coaches "I always wanted to go to Mich- igan State but when I visitedithe * two schools I was sold on Michi- gan. Coach Elliott and his staff really impressed me . . . and, of course, Michigan's a much better educational institution." Ty Marcum has evidently hit Big Ten football this year with a ven- geance. The former prep captain and All-State selection was singled out this week by offensive line coach Tony Mason as "the best guard in the conference." "John has a great heart for football. He's dedicated, just like theentire line," Mason explained. :> . :< ."": Mason praised Marcum as being part of a synchronized unit-the offensive line. 'More Unified' "This year's team is more uni- fled than past Michigan teams in which I've been a part," Mar- cum continued. "I first got the feeling of how, close the players . were to each other last spring. Maybe itewas the addition of Coach Mason whose spirit added some zip to the team." Mason went on to point uuti Marcum's exceptional abilities. "He has good speed and adjusts very well to changing defensive patterns. Despite his having more experience than most of the of- fensive linemen, John has im- proved tremendously." The subject of Ohio State once again returned to Marcum's mind, remembering the impressive size of the Ohio State team. "Their offensive line is much larger than their defense. I -feel that we can get the job done." Likes 'Rangy' Opponent Marcum pointed out that he prefers playingnopposite a "big, tall rangy fellow. Someone who is shorter and more compact is more difficult to block out of the play," he says. Illinois' defensive star Bill Mi- nor (6'l", 217) played opposite Marcum in most of the Illini game. "Minor was not that tough i -Daily-Dan wood GUARD JOHN MARCUM (61), Jim Detwiler (48), and Charlie Kines (78) display the precision blocking that has enabled the Wolverine backs to pace the nation in rushing. The Michigan block- ers clear a path here through the Illinois defense to enable Mel Anthony (37) to break free after taking a hand off from quarterback Bob Timberlake (28). Hold Statistical Advantage I MICHIGAN FOOTIBALL By BUD WILKINSON In the 61st gridiron meeting of Michigan and Ohio State the sta- tistics favor Michigan but tradi- prognosticators in the eight pre- vious games in which the two teams have played for the Big Ten title: '- . : - i ," ' .r..--- ." a- '' "_ L MICHIGAN vs. Ohio State Saturday-1 :15 P.M. BOB UFER IF I WPAG The voice of Michigan Football for the past 17 years Dial 1050" celebration by calling the team "superb" and pointing out joking- ly that the reason the University went on the triterm calender was to let the students enjoy their trip to Pasadena without having{ to worry about finals. Regent Paul G. Goebel, who starred on the 1922 team which opened Ohio Stadium with a Wol- verine victory, added "Go Blue, Beat OSU" to the exuberant e crowd's yells. tionally, statistics in this battle Reversal in 1955 between the ancient rivals have One example of this reversal was never been vital. in the 1955 game, when Michigan As Michigan Coach Bump El- carfied a 7-1 overall record and liott says, "The records don't mean a national ranking into the con- anything for this one."I test and had the advantage of the Both teams usually rise to play home field. Ohio State had been over their heads in this game and defeated twice but sported a 5-0 they have consistently confounded conference record. When the game __h__-y h ns ny-n was over, the score .was 17-0 in the Buckeyes' favor and the Wol- M everines lost their chance to go to the Rose Bowl. This year, the situation is simi- Through Drills lar. Michigan is ranked sixth in the nation in both major polls while Ohio State is seventh. Both At hio li teams have identical 7-1 records but the Buckeyes are undefeated The Michigan basketball team, in conference play. The Wolver- somewhat neglected this week as ines are rated as favorites by one king football has been in the to six points, depending on the limelight, travelled to Bowling source, Green, Ohio, last night for an 'M' Margin Bigger exhibition performance for a wella In meeting three common Big attended public clinic. Ten opponents-Iowa, Illinois, and The Wolverines di-dn't, scrim- Northwestern - the Wolverines ,r/ sR I ~rittg jmport5 -- w mage at all, according to Coach Dave Strack, but made the trip to participate in a free basketball clinic sponsored by the Toledo Blade. The entire team made the trip to Ohio with the exception of 6'7" forward Oliver Darden who remained in Ann Arbor. Cazzie Russell, Bill Buntin, Cap- tain Larry Tregoning, Darden and the undetermined fifth starter, as well as the rest of the varsity, will play their first official game of the season on Dec. 1 against Ball State at home, and will meet the Michigan freshmen in a regu- lation game next Tuesday, Nov. 24. have been more impressive. Mich- igan's total margin of victory was 64 points compared to Ohio State's 37. In comparing conference sta- tistics, Ohio State ranks first in defense and fourth in offense. Michigan, on the other hand, ranks first in offense and second in defense. These rankings are based on comparative grading of points, first downs, and yards per play. In individual Big Ten standings,' Bob Timberlake is first in scoring, second in total offense, third in rushing and eighth in passing. In addition, Mel Anthony and Carl Ward rank fourth and ninth re- spectively in conference rushing. Ohio State lacks outstanding of- fensive performers statistically, but quarterback Don Unververth is seventh in Big Ten passing and total offense, and fullback Willard Sander ranks eighth in rushing and fifth in scoring. Nationally, Michigan ranks first in rushing offense, fifth in total offense, and seventh in defense against rushing. Ohio State does not rank in the top ten nationally in any offensive or defensive cate- gories, but leads the Big Ten with only 78.6 rushing yards per game in its five conference matches. I-M: Finals Start In Football This week the word football is synonomous with the Ohio State- Michigan game. But while thoughts wander to Columbus, the intramural grid squads are reaching a showdown of their own. Afternoons spent in the back meadows of Ferry Field and night action at Wines Field have brought the IM football playoffs to the finals in all divi- sions except the fraternity 'A' circuit. Next Monday, Taylor and Chi- cago Houses will go at each other in the residence hall champion- ship. On the same day, the two finalists in the independent league, the Foresters and the Ramblers, will tangle. The graduate division crown will be decided when the Kami- Course Closes The Michigan Golf Course will close Sunday evening, No- vember 22. Faculty and stu- dents with lockers should pick up their equipment and return the keys by the closing date. 'Snowonder. kazies and the Draft Dodgers meet this week. The fraternities are somewhat behind the other circuits. In one semi-final match, Chi Phi will face Delta Upsilon. In the other brack- et Lambda Chi Alpha will meet the winner of the Sigma Phi Ep- silon-Zeta Beta Tau match. The game was already held, with ZBT winning 8-6, but a protest over a referee's decision could well neces- sitate a replay. In other IM sports, Taylor won the residence hall dual swim- ming meet championship. -finest quality laundry- COATS and $140 DRESSES plain A & P Cleaners 312 E. Huron across from City Hall 668-9500 Speci|l Here's Drivig Route to OSU With the mass influx of stu- dents and Wolverine rooters mak- ing the trip to Columbus for to- morrow's title-deciding game, here are the instructions for driving to Columbus: Route U.S. 23, the expressway to Toledo goes straight to the campus of Ohio State, but the recommended route which is shorter and faster follows 23 to the Toledo bypass, and highways 25, 68, 31, and 33., Highway 25 should be followed until it junctions with 68 just out- side of Findlay. When 68 runs into 31 near Kenton, 31 should be fol- lowed to Marysville and then 33 into Columbus, where it turns into High St. JOHN MARCUM for me, . . . he's rangy, and the rangy linemen are easier tb cut down." College football in a short time will have little concern for Mar- cum. After the Ohio State game and possibly the Rose Bowl, the Wolverine guard will have tode- cide on his future. "I've worked for General Motors and am con- sidering its training program." If offered a professional football con- tract, Marcum felt that he would have to give it long, serious thought. 1. MICH. at Ohio State (score) 2. Michigan State at ILLINOIS 3. Indiana at PURDUE 4. MINNESOTA at Wisconsin 5. Iowa at NOTRE DAME 6. Air Force at COLORADO 7. YALE at Harvard - 8. Kansas at MISSOURI 9. NEBRASKA at Oklahoma 10. Pittsburgh at PENN STATE 11. Duke at NORTH CAROLINA 12. STANFORD at California 13. FLORIDA at Florida State 14. OREGON at Oregon State 15. SO. CALIFORNIA at UCLA 16. Kentucky at TENNESSEE 17. BAYLOR at So. Methodist 18. MEMPHIS ST. at So. Miss. 19. WASHINGTON at Wash. St. 20. LOUISIANA ST. at Tulane GRID SELECTIONS This week's Guest Grid Selectors are Gerry Mader, Michigan's defensive right tackle and Brian Patchen, offensive center. While making their selections, they had some difficulty agreeing but there was complete agreement on the Michigan victory at Ohio State, not only by the players, but by all of the Daily's "experts. All previous winners who have not yet turned in their picks, should be sure to have them at The Daily, 420 Maynard, by midnight tonight so you will have an opportunity to win the grand prize, a $10 gift certificate donated by Tice's Men's Shop. Only the nine selected winners are eligible for this week's closing contest. THIS WEEK'S GAMES (Consensus in capital letters) I I ...s 4 _. I SPORTS STAFF SELECTIONS RON FOGLE (Last Week's Winner)-MICHIGAN, Illinois, Purdue, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Air Force, Yale, Missouri, Nebraska, Penn State, North Carolina, Stanford, Florida, Oregon, Southern California, Tennessee, Baylor, Memphis State, Washington, Louisiana. BILL BULLARD (Sports Editor, '115-64-.645)-MICHIGAN, Michigan State, Purdue, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Air Force, Yale, Missouri, Nebraska, Penn State, Duke, California, Florida State,, Oregon State, UCLA, Tennessee, Baylor, Memphis State, Washington, Louisiana State. CHARLES TOWLE (Contributing Sports Editor, 113-66-.631)--MICHIGAN, Illinois, Purdue, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Colorado, Yale, Kansas, Nebraska, Penn State, North Carolina, Stanford, Florida, Oregon State, Southern California, Tennessee, Baylor, Memphis State, Washington, Louisiana State. TOM ROWLAND (Associate Sports Editor, 112-67-.625)-MICHIGAN, Illi- nois, Indiana, Minnesota, Notre Dame,, Colorado, Yale, Missouri, Oklahoma, Penn State, North Carolina, Stanford, Florida, Oregon State, Southern Califor- nia, Tennessee, Baylor, Memphis State, Washington, Louisiana State. GARY WYNER (Associate Sports Editor, 112-67-.625)-MICHIGAN, Illi- nois, Purdue, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Colorado, Yale, Missouri, Nebraska, Penn State, North Carolina, Stanford, Florida, Oregon State, Southern California, Tennessee, Baylor, Memphis State, Washington, Louisiana State. GERRY MADER and BRIAN PATCHEN (Guest Selectors)-MICHIGAN, Illinois, Purdue, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Air Force, Yale, Kansas, Nebraska, Penn State, North Carolina, California, Florida, Oregon State, Southern Cali- fornia, Tennessee, Memphis State, Washington, Louisiana State. -mr SUR DISTINCTIVE SWEATER collection features the classic 10 from England. Mc- George and Cox Moore fine lamb's wool and Scottish shetlands in new heather tones. Hand framed and fully fashioned. 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