SATURDAY, NOVEMBER, 21, 1964 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE SEVEN: 1 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1964 THE MICHIGAN DAiLY VA(W ~A~VI'T~ A IrvAiji ojul v GLV w M, Battles Buckeyes for Big Ten Crown By GARY WYNER Associate Sports Editor Special To The DailyI COLUMBUS-The best rushing game in the nation meets the best ground defense in the Big Ten here todaytas Michigan and Ohio State collide for the Big Ten title and the right to appear in the Rose 4'x Bowl on New Year's Day. Ohio State is currently leading the league with a 5-0 record, 7-1 for the season, while the Wolverines are 5-1 in conference action and 7-1 for the year. The Buckeyes' lone loss was to non-conference foe Penn State, 27-0, two weeks ago. Michigan sustained its one loss to Purdue, 21-20, as a desperation two-point conversion try in the fourth quarter fell inches short of the goal line. Today's game will be carried by Detroit station WWJ-TV, Channel 4, beginning at 1:15 Ann Arbor time. 1951 Rose Bowl Michigan has gone to the Rose Bowl three times, the last in 1951, when it downed California, 14-6. Ohio State has made four appear- ances, twice under head coach Woody Hayes. The Buckeyes last played, at Pasadena in 1957; beating Oregon, 10-7.I The weatherman has forecasted temperatures in the mid 20's for today's game, with the strong possibility of squalls depositing one to" two inches of snow. A sellout crowd of 84;500 is expected to jam the horseshoe stadium although the weather may keep this number down. This marks the 61st meeting between these two football giants BUMP ELLIOTT Conference Grid Season Ends with Michigan holding the series edge at 35 wins, 21 losses, and four ties. Since the mid 1920's the winner of this contest has emerged as the conference champion seven times. The last time the schools fought for the trip to Pasadena was in 1955 at Ann Arbor when Ohio State downed Michigan, 17-0, in a game marked by hot tempers and unruly Buckeye fans. Under Hayes the Buckeyes have beaten Michigan nine of 13 times, with the Wolverines' last win in 1959 atAnnnArbor, 23-15. The win occurred in Coach Bump Elliott's first year as head coach. Since the 1959 victory Michigan has lost 50-20, 28-0, and 14-0 last year. Also, the Wolverines have not won at Columbus since 1956 when they took the game, 19-0. Michigan senior quarterback and All-America candidate Bob Timberlake heads a contingent of 21 Michigan players from the state of Ohio--eight on the starting eleven-who return to their "native ground." An all-Ohio backfield of Timberlake, halfbacks Jim Detwiler and Carl Ward, and fullback Mel Anthony head the Michigan offense which leads the nation with 253.3 yards rushing per game. Tries for Offensive Mark Timberlake this season has gained 546 yards rushing and 762 yards passing to be only 50 yards short of Toni Harmon's best single season total offense performance (1940) which has only been sur- passed by All-America Bob Chappuis in 1947. Described by opposing coaches as the most dangerous signal- caller in the conference, Timberlake has averaged over four yards per carry and completed 50 per cent of his passes. He also leads the Big Ten and is third in the nation in scoring with 76 points on eight tallies, 19 PAT's, and three field goals. intercepting two of its opponents' passes per game. Chonko is tied. for second place in the confer- tence for number of interceptions y Harkins is a doubtful starter , today due to injuries which have Skept him out of this week's Prac- Stice drills. Ed Orazen, a three-year veter- an at tackle, and guard Bill Rid- der anchor the front line. With the weatherman calling for snow, there is a possibility,. that either Bob Funk of Ohio State or Timberlake will be called « upon to kick a field goal. Funk Place Kicks The Buckeyes' three-year field goal star Dick VanRaaphorst has since departed to the pro ranks, . but junior Funk has taken over the chores with more success than Hayes had expected. Funk cur- I rently leads the Big Ten kickers in scoring with seven field goals < {?in 13 tries and 17 of 18 PAT attempts. Timberlake is second behind Funk in the standings though, with three field goals and 19 con- BOB TIMBERLAKE version kicks. WOODY HAYES Fight for Other Rose owlBi d By The Associated Press and Minnesota and eliminated The Big Ten football struggle themselves from contention. Bob comes to an end today with the Griese's crew host an Indiana championship and Rose Bowl team which has lost four of its trip capsuled into the Michigan- five starts in the conference. Nev- Ohio State showdown at golum- ertheless, the Hoosiers still are bus,sCOhio. as big a threat up the middle, led The, winner of that one will by their hard-rushing fullback, take all the honors. Even a tie Tom Nowatzke, as they were in would give them to the Buckeyes. the beginning of the season when, The Wolverines must win or face they were touted as a possible sur- the prospect of winding up in a prise. The Boilermakers are try- three-way tie for second with Pur- ing to hang on to second, or at due and Minnesota. least third, place in the Big Ten Nine of the Big Ten football standings. teams will be in action Saturday Hanging On but three of the league encount- At Wisconsin, Tom Hankinson' ers will have little meaning. will try to help the Gophers main- Northwestern completed its sea- tamn their toe hold in third place son last Saturday. by beating the cellar-dwelling Fullback Anthony is second in team rushing and scoring, having are No. 1. gained 531 yards and scored six touchdowns. Ward and Detwiler have The Michigan State-Illinois averaged over four yards a carry and scored 18 and 12 points, re- game will settle the individual spectively. conference rushing title. The two Ohio State's "three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust" offense has in- leaders meet head-on. Senior half-c back Dick Gordon of MSU has corporated more passing than in recent years, although its main totaled 541 yards on the ground forte is still its fullback. The Buckeye offense runs off variations of and Illinois' junior fullback, Jim the T-formation although they used some I-formation plays in last Grabowski, has blasted 538. week's 10-0 victory over Northwestern. The Hawkeyes have lost five Fullback Willard Sander was injured in the Northwestern con- straight games, although Snool test, but is expected to be at full strength for today's contest. The has hit on 143 of 290 tosses for a i junior fullback is averaging 4.2 yards per carry and has scored seven staggering 1,985 yards during the times this year. campaign. Unverferth at Quarterback By The Associated Press The Western representative in the Rose Bowl may be chosen Monday or the following week, de- pending on whether the University of Southern California wins or loses its game against UCLA today. Tom Hamilton, executive officer of the Pacific Athletic Confer- ence, has set up a conference telephone call with athletic rep- resentatives at the eight member institutions for 10 a.m. Monday. UCLA, USC and Oregon State all are 2-1 in the conference and Washington has the same percent- age at 4-2. Today, Oregon State meets Oregon, 1-1-1, and Washington meets Washington State. These games finish the season for all except USC, which meets Notre Dame on Nov. 28. The PAC selects a Western rep- resentative to meet the Big Ten choice in the Rose Bowl at Pasa- dena on Jan. 1. If USC is eliminated-beaten by UCLA-today, the faculty repre- sentatives are expected to make their bowl choice in the talk with Hamilton Monday. UCLA, a passing team for the most part, has concentrated on its aerial attack this week. Quarter- back Larry Zeno and understudy Steve Sindell again alternated Thursday, hitting receivers Mike Haffner and Dave Witcher. If USC still is in the running, a conference spokesman said there is reason to believe the choice will not be made until after the Tro- jans play Notre Dame. Old Oaken Bucket In the conference column, Pur- due (4-2) is host to Indiana (1-4) in the traditional Old Oaken Bucket battle, and Minnesota (4- 2) is at Wisconsin (1-5). Purdue, after coming on with a rush as the dark horse of the Big Ten race, dropped their last two contests to Michigan State Badgers, who are led by quarter-I back Harold Brandt. After early- season losses, Minnesota regain- ed its poise and now is tied withI Purdue. In other games, Michigan Stat. (3-2) is at Illinois (3-3), and' Iowa, 3-5 for the season, takes its Gary Snook aerial machine tc Notre Dame, whose unbeaten Irish Running Shortage Iowa's main trouble is lack of running ability to offset and bal- ance its areial game. It has no# big back who can blast the middle. and keep the defense tight. Bill Wolski, Notre Dame's lead- ing ball-carrier and scorer, who missed the 34-7 conquest of MSU, has returned to drills but still is! limping with a pulled muscle. The Michigan-Ohio State en- counter is rated a toss-up. IllinoisI is favored by six points, Purdue' and Minnesota by seven, and No- tre Dame by 14. Junior quarterback Don Unverferth has been described by Mich- igan' scouts as an excellent leader who can run and pass well. He's completed 52 per cent of his aerial attempts for 637 yards and three touchdowns. At the halfback slots are -junior Tom Barrington and sophomore Bo Rein. Barrington was also injured last week, but he will start today. Rein was coached at Niles (Ohio) McKinley High School by Mich- igan Coach Tony Mason. He is the real double-threat man in the back- field though. In rushing, he's behind Sander in team standings with 279 yards for an average of 3.9 yards per attempt. But Rein is leading the team in pass receptions with 18 catches for 251 yards. Leon Lindsey, senior halfback, has been spelling Barrington on offense and averaging over 8.0 yards per carry. Strong Defense Ohio State's main strength rests on its defense which has limited Big Ten opponents to only 79 rushing yards and six points a game. The Buckeye defensive unit has 10 lettermen with Dwight Kelley and Tom Bugel rated as one of the best linebacking combinations in the conference. Hayes says these are the two best linebackers he's ever had at Ohio State. Seniors Arnie Chonko, Doug Drenik, and Don Harkins along with newcomer John Fill, comprise the defensive backfield which has been Rose Fever OHIO STATE Bob Stock (195) Jim Davidson (230) Ray Pryor (220) Tom Federle (195) Dan Poretta (230) Doug VanHorn (235) John Palmer (210) Don Unverferth (210) Tom Barrington (216) Bo Rein (180) Willard Sander (215) LE LT LG C RG RT RE QB LH RH FB MICHIGAN Ben Farabee Charlie Kines Dave Butler Brian Patchen John Marcum Tom Mack John Henderson Bob Timberlake Jim Detwiler Carl Ward Mel Anthony (205) (230) (215) (215) (205) (220) (185) (210) (210) (180) (200) -----1 ii li Big Teri Standings | W L Pct, Ohio State 5 0 1.000 MICHIGAN 5 1 .833 Purdue 4 2 .667 Minnesota 4 2 .667 Michigan State 3 2 .600 Illinois 3 3 .500 Northwestern 2 5 .286 Indiana 1 4 .200 Iowa 1 5 .167 Wisconsin 1 5 .167 PF 102 146 108 82 99 80 61 69 108 59 PA 31 69 90 71 63 79 133 93 139 145 W 7 7 5 5 4 5 3 3 L 1 3 3 4 3 6 5 5 PF 146 191 140 129 136 126 95 132 170 84 PA 66 76 124 117 125 104 164 160 181 185 -Daily-Jim Lines SENIOR FULLBACK MEL ANTHONY displays the second effort that has characterized his run- ning this season. The powerful Ohio native is seen here exploding through the stubborn Michigan State defense in the Wolverine's 17-10 victory at East Lansing. Last week, Anthony romped for 63 yards in one play at Iowa and combined with Bob Timberlake to give Michigan an unbeatable offensive duo. -Daily-Jim Lines SPEEDSTER CARL WARD hurdles through the Northwestern defense as Tom Mack clears away Wildcat defenders. Ward returns to his home state of Ohio today to battle the Buckeyes. The sophomore back has displayed sharp blocking and break-away speed to bolster Michigan's nation- leading offensive rushing attack. Dave Butler (77) and Jim Detwiler (48) are also seen at Mack's side. 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