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THE MICHIGAN DAILY

SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 29. 1962


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Nebraska Seeks Revenge of '17 Loss

FORMER GRIDIRON SCOURGE:
Nebraska Has Powerful Past

By JAN WINKELMAN
Associate Sports Editor
The Wolverines will be a two
touchdown favorite when they
open the '62 football season
against the Nebraska Cornhuskers
this afternoon at 1:30 p.m.
Last week Bob Devaney and his1
Cornhuskers trounced a weakj
South Dakota eleven, 53-0. The
win came as no surprise to Ne-
braska who finished last season
with a 3-6-1 mark.
South Dakota Weak
"We would have been better off
if we hadn't played South Dakota
last week," commented Devaney.
"Some of our boys will be hit hard
for the first time against Michi-
gan."
The last meeting between the
two schools was in 1917 when the
Wolverines came out on the long
end of a 22-0 score. In two pre-
vious encounters Nebraska won
once and the teams tied once.
Michigan's unranked e 1 e v e n
must contend with a multiple-T
offense today, administered by a
crop of 24 returning Nebraska let-
termen. An expected crowd of 75,-
000 will be on hand.
There is some question as to
whether Bill (Thunder) Thorn-
ton, the Cornhuskers' highly tout-
ed fullback, will start. In any case,
he will suit up for the game.
Thornton May Start
Thornton was seen running with
the first string backfield in warm-
ups yesterday at the Stadium. A
newspaper article posted ,in the
Wolverine locker room maintains

that every possible device was be-
ing used to enable Thornton to
compete today against Michigan.
He suffered a shoulder separation
early in the fall scrimmages.
Devaney, new at Nebraska after
a successful three-year stint at
Wyoming, had this to say:
"Thornton is wearing a brace on
his shoulder. At this point in his
stage of healing, contact will not
further aggravate the dislocation.
It will be completely up to Bill
whether or not he plays."
In the event Thornton is un-
able to play, the Cornhuskers will
go with quarterback Dennis Clar-
idge, fullback Gene Young, and
halfbacks Willie Ross and Dennis
Steuwe.
Fumble Twice
Last week the Nebraska back-
field accounted for 313 yards on
the ground, but in the process they
fumbled three times. In the fiasco:
with South Dakota, Devaney
spread out his - workload among
everyone, possibly in an attempt to
provide as many men as he could
with experience.
Primarily the Cornhuskers ap-
peared to be a running team al-
though two touchdown passes were
thrown to halfback John Vujevich
and left end Larry Tomlinson.
No Nebraska back carried the
ball more than six times last week.
The addition of Thornton to the
line-up could mean a dangerously
strong running attack with diver-
sity to boot.
Michigan will be in excellent
shape for the game. The only in-

jury of major concern is the
sprained ankle of fullback Mel
Anthony, which appears to be
mending readily.
Platoons Unveiled
Michigan coach "Bump" Elliott
will officially unveil his three pla-
toon system today. Besides the
starting offensive unit, Elliott is
planning to use a squad of defen-
sive specialists, un-named as yet,
together with a second offensive
group.
The first offensive platoon will
be spearheaded by veteran quar-
terback Dave Glinka. The 194-lb.
senior from Toledo will have Har-
vey Chapman, Dave Raimey and
Bill Dodd as running-mates in his
backfield.
Raimey, number 19, will start at
right halfback and Chapman at
the left slot, while the compara-
tively light Dodd (203-lbs.) is slat-
ed to start at fullback.
Bill Muir, a 210-lb. junior, has
the starting center assignment. He
is faintly reminiscent of ex-cap-
tain Gerald Smith, although a
little taller. Flanking Muir are
guards John Marcum and John
Minko. Minko weighs in at 226-
lbs., Marcum at 205.
Minko, Most Improved
Minko received the most im-
proved player award last spring
and has justified the compliment
with his fine showing in practice.
Veterans return at tackle. Joe
O'Donnell, who missed much of
last season via an arm injury, will
be at right tackle. John Houtman
is at left tackle.
Jim Ward, a converted halfback,
and Captain Bob Brown, at the
ends, will be the chief recipients
of Glinka's passing..
New Faces
The defensive unit boasts many
new faces in addition to Dave
Kurtz, Tom Keating, and Jack
Strobel, Jim Conley, Rich Hahn,
Bill Laskey, Jim Green, and Arnie
Simkus will bolster the line. Bob
Timberlake, who handles the
P.A.T. and kick-off duties, serves
with Dick Rindfuss, Wayne Spark-
man, and Strobel in the defensive
backfield.
Roger Schmitt will probably
start on the second offensive unit
in place of Anthony. Elliott is un-
decided about his second quarter-
back. It will be either veteran
passing specialist Bob Chandler or
Frosty Evashevski, who is recuper-
ating from a slight back ailment.

FAMILIAR SIGHT-Michigan's Dave Raimey skirts left end for
a good gain against Duke. Duke's Mike Rappold (17) closes in
for the tackle. Raimey shows the style which has made him the
top Wolverine point getter (84) in the past two seasons.
FINISHED SUNDAY:
Finley's Indecision Causes
Bauer to Leave Athletics

By JIM BERGER
Nebraska enters Michigan Stad-
ium today a weak sister in a con-
ference that used to be known as
'Oklahoma and the seven little
dwalfs,' but in the past the Ne-
braska Cornhuskers were a na-
tional power.
From 1900 to 1940, the Corn-
huskers had but two losing sea-
sons, and five times they went
through season undefeated.
Nebraska played Notre Dame
Crimson Tide
Sweeps Over
Tulane, 44-6
NEW ORLEANS U) - Sopho-
more Quarterback Joe Namath,
sparking an awesome display of
offensive power, led Alabama to
a 44-6 victory over rebuilding Tu-
lane in a Southeastern Conference
game last night.
Bolstering their top-ranking in
the Associated Press poll this
week, the Crimson Tide unleashed
a ferocious attack that carried
them to five touchdowns before
intermission. A rock-hard line
smothered the Green Wave drives.
Namath, a 19-year-old aerial
magician from Beaver Falls, Pa.,
passed for two touchdowns, set
up another with his overhead toss-
es, and scored one himself.
Although Coach Paul Bryant
used him only sparingly, unoffi-
cial statistics showed Namath hit
on six of seven passes for 98 yards.
When Namath wasn't pitching,
the national champion team show-
ed a brilliant running game.
Eddie Versprille, a 187-1b. jun-
ior fullback, cracked the Tulane
line repeatedly on off-tackle
bursts-picking up 94 yards on 11
carries in the first half alone.

u n d e r the legendary Knute
Rockne 11 times from 1915 to
1925 and compiled an even 5-5-1
record with the Fighting Irish.
Irish Lose One
In 1915, the Irish lost one game
to Nebraska. In 1917, Notre Dame
was victorious in every game-
except one, Nebraska. In the
years, 1922, 1923 and 1924, the
years of Notre Dame's legendary
Four Horsemen, the Irish lost
four games-two were to the Ne-
braska Cornhuskers.
In 1902 when Michigan under
Fielding H. 'Hurry-Up' Yost and
his point-a-minute teams were
going through season undefeated,
and chalking up enormous scores,
the Cornhuskers under Walter C.
'Bunny' Booth were doing almost
the same.
Undefeated
Between 1900 and 1905, the
years when Booth coached, Ne-
braska had two undefeated sea-
sons. The 1902 Cornhusker squad
was both undefeated and un-
scored upon winning 10 games.
The 1903 Cornhuskers won 11
games and had 16 points scored
against them.

Between 1910 and 1917, the
Cornhuskers won five Missouri
Valley Conference Championships
and tied for three others. Three
times in this eight-year periode.
they were undefeated.
Nine-Time Champs
In the 13-year period between
1928 and 1940, Nebraska won nine
Big Six Championships and went
to the Rose Bowl in 1940. The
Cornhuskers were beaten by Stan-
ford, 21-13 that year.
Alas, it was down hill all the
way for the Cornhuskers since
that memorable day at Pasadena.
As good as Nebraska was before
1940, they were that poor since.
In the last 21 years, Nebraska has
had but three winning seasons.
The high point of this era was
an appearnce in the 1955 Orange
Bowl game. But this Miami visit
was only because Oklahoma had
gone the year before. The Sooners
defeated Nebraska, 55-7 that year
and Duke trounced the Cornhusk-
ers, 34-7 in the Orange Bowl.
Nebraska has a new coach in
Bob Devaney and possibly a nw
era of gridiron greatness may be
unfolding in Lincoln, Neb.

CROSS-COUNTRY:
Colleges Open Season

By CHARLES TOWLE
The 1962 college football season
swings into high gear today as the
last of the major football teams
open their schedules.
For many of the elevens, how-
ever, this will be the second week
of action.
Oklahoma will be trying to con-
tinue their winning ways. Fresh
from a 7-3 win over Syracuse, the
Sooners will take on Notre Dame.
These two teams have produced
many classic battles in the past,
but recently have fallen on lean
years. Both will be eager to re-
capture some of their former
glory.
In the South many of the big
names will be meeting and a
pretty clear picture of how things
stand in the land of Ross Barnett
should appear by the time the day
ends. Miami, led by highly-touted
George Mira, will be at home
against TCU, a team which is
noted for its habit of upsetting
big names, and also for gigantic
Sonny Gibbs.
Georgia, last week's victim of
the number-one ranked Crimson
Tide of Alabama, will try to put
one in the win column as they
go against Vanderbilt. Other top
Southern games are Tennessee at
Auburn, Georgia Tech at Florida,
and Rice against a Dietzel-less
LSU.
In the East, the feature game is
Syracuse against a highly-spirited
they think is a greatly improved
Army corps. Army previewed what
eleven under Paul Dietzel last
Saturday as they waltzed past
Wake Forest 40-14. Syracuse, and
next week's Michigan game, how-
ever, should prove conclusively
whether the Army Mules really
have the horses.
Penn State continues its cam-
paign against the service acade-
Major League
Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pet. GB
a-New York 95 65 .594 -
Minnesota 89 71 .556 6
Los Angeles 85 73 .583 9
Chicago 84 76 .525 11
Detroit 83 76 .522 111
Cleveland 77 81 .487 17
Baltimore 77 83 .481 18
Boston 75 83 .475 19
Kansas City 72 88 .450 23
Washington 59 100 .371 35%
x-Clinched pennant.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Detroit 7,, Kansas City 3 (called in
last of 7th,'rain)
Minnesota 11, Baltimore 5
New York 7, Chicago 3
Los Angeles at Cleveladn (twi-night,
2. ppd., rain)
(Only games scheduled)
TODAY'S GAMES
Chicago at New York
Baltimore at Minnesota
Kansas City at. Detroit
Los Angeles at Cleveland (2)
Washington at Boston (2)
NATIONAL LEAGUE

mies as it takes on Air Force. The
Nittany Lions had no trouble in
handling Navy last week, 41-7,
and it's doubtful if the youngest
of theservice teams will bother
them to any extent. Other feature
games in the East are Colgate at
Cornell, Rutgers at Princeton,
Boston College at Villanova, and
Pittsburgh at Baylor.
In the West the feature game
will be USC at Southern Metho-
dist. The Trojans got off in a big
way last week as they upset a
highly touted Duke team and
would like to keep the ball rolling
against the Texans. Other games
are Utah at Oregon, California at
San Jose State, and Michigan
State at Stanford.
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DETROIT (R)-Hank Bauer re-
signed as manager of the Kansas
City Athletics last night, effective
at the end of the season Sunday.
The 40 - year - old hard - bitten
former New York Yankee outfield-
er announced he was quitting af-
ter waiting 90 minutes to meet
owner Charles O. Finley, who was
delayed in his arrival in Detroit.
Bauer said he decided finally
to make his announcement with-
out telling Finley.
"My decision to resign was
prompted by the indecision of the
front office to make known their
managerial plans for next year,"
Bauer said.
Bauer said he asked Finley two
weeks ago about his standing for

1963 and still has not received an
answer.
"I plan to manage the Athletics
for the final two games of the
season because my contract does
not run out until Sunday," Bauer
said.
Ed Lopat, Bauer's pitching
coach and former Yankee team-
mate, has been mentioned in rum-
ors as the next Kansas City man-
ager.
Bauer brought the A's home
ninth this season in the American
League.
He became manager June 19
last year when Joe Gordon and
Finley separated after a stormy
first two months of the 1961 sea-
son. Under Bauer's guidance, the
A's tied for ninth last year.

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