THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1962 THE MICRIGAN, DAILY PAGE NTNE - -- S--- , -NOVEMBER-,192TE-- 7 iA AIYPGENN Elliott Praises Morale of 'M' Gridders Michigan Sports History By PETE DiLORENZI It was Paul Dietzel, highly suc- cessful Army mentor, who said prior to the Army-Michigan game, "You've got to make the game fun for the players or else they won't want to play it.'And it's a princi- pal job of the coach to make his players want to play the game." But what does a coach do when he is having a bad year; when his team, lacking size, experience, and depth, and hurt by dropouts and ineligibilities, finds itselfthe un- derdog, in almost every game it plays? This is the sad problem faced by Wolverine head Coach Bump Elliott this season, and it is his job to make the best of it, while trying to improve the situation. rlEffect? "When you find yourself the underdog week after week, it is bound to affect your outlook, but it is the mark of a determined, sincere team not to let it affect performance. Nobody likes to look in the paper and see that the t beamhe plays for is supposed to lose by four' touchdowns, but a player with good morale will not play like a four-touchdown under- dog," a chilled Elliott commented after .yesterday's long, cold prac- tice;. "Morale," he observed, "is a hard word to define. You can try to work out some sort of psychologi- cal definition, but basically, as far as football is concerned, it is the desire to want to play the game. If a team has it, the mem- bers will be eager to play.' They will be loyal to the team, the coaches, and to their assigned tasks. A team without it will sim- ply go through the motions." Not Only Physical "Football is an emotional game -very emotional. And unless the players have a deep emotional de- sire to play, to participate, to cooperate, it is not played all out as it is meant to be played," he added. Elliott continued, saying that coaches varied in their pre-game tactics, for raising morale. "The team must have this morale, this desire to play the game, and it is the job of the coaches to bring it out into the open." Here he sound- ed much like Dietzel; who also felt that coaches must bring out a desire to play in the team. System Going on to describe his pre- game method, Elliott revealed that he does not use the fiery, damning, or imploring tactics used by some coaches. Rather, he informs them of the situation, goes over their assignments with them, and tries to give them needed confidence. All this is a very trying if very integral part of coaching a collegi- ate team. It would be even worse if it were to do no good. If, for instance, the team refused to show any signs of wanting to play the game. Fortunately, this is not the case here. "I admire' this team. They are as eager right now as they were after the Army game or before the season's opener. They play their hearts out on Saturday, then come right back on Monday for another week of practices without any dropoff in spirit or willingness to improve. Spirit Equals Ability? "A team can be good, or it can be bad. This has no relation be- tween ability and spirit. Our record this year may be nothing to boast about, but it is certainly not a result of poor morale. As far as willingness to learn, to improve, to work hard and not give up, I feel. it safe to say that this is probably the finest group of men I have ever had the pleasure of working with," he concluded. And then, Bump Elliott, a much beleaguered, tried, and cold Big Ten football coach, turned to walk to the dressing room. On his face was the closest thing to a happy smile a coach can have when he has a team that really tries all out to win and can't. AT MID-WEEK: Line-ups Changed by Coaches 4r By TOM ROWLAND When Michigan's 79 blue-jer- seyed athletes come pouring out of the tunnel at Michigan Sta- dium this Saturday to face Wis- consin they'll have one thing in mind-get a point. Any kind of point. But at least a point--field goal, safety, touch- down or forfeit. If they don't, the 1962 Michigan football team is du- biously immortalized in the 'M' record books; in the 84-year his- tory of grid action the Maize and Blue has never been shut out in four consecutive games. "M' Leads Wisconsin's soph crew is tough, but the Wolverines have at least one thing going for them. In the 25-game history between the two schools Michigan has outscored the Badgers 408 to 162 while win- ning 18 contests, the series begin- ning back in 1892. The Wolverines won then by a slim 10-6 margin. Wisconsin took the next two games and then between the years of 1902 and 1927 Michigan rolled by their cross-lake rivals in eleven straight games. Back in '50 .. . Lately the Blue hasn't fared so well. The last time Michigan won was in 1950: the Badgers have been victorious twice since then, once in 1959, 19-10, and again in 1960, 16-13. The 1950 Wolverines, with names like Ortmann, Dufek (now 'M' frosh coach), and Perry, played havoc with the hapless Badgers, giving up two late fourth-quarter TD's in a 26-13 win. Ortmann, leading passer in the Big Ten at the time, paced the Michigan at- tack while Dufek accounted for the third and fourth Wolverine TD's. The 1960 Michigan loss to the Badgers was the first ever on the Wisconsinhome grounds. Sparked by quarterback Ron Miller's aerial assault, the Badgers matched Michigan touchdown for touch- down until late in the fourth quar- ter when Badger QB Jim Bakken booted the game-winning field goal from 16 yards out. By The Associated Press Bump Elliott put the Wolverines through an offensive scrimmage, their third in three days, yester- day afternoon, in an attempt to sharpen the blocking, tackling, and timing. "When you don't move the ball in play-it's time to work," he said. Elliott intimated that the Chan- dler-to-Chapman pass combina- tion which electrified fans in the fourth period of the Minnesota game, would not see as much use against Wisconsin. "We ,feel that the kind of offense which works best against the Badgers does not lend itself to the type of passing Race for Roses Still Not Settled game we used last week with Chandler," he said. He added that Capt. Bob Brown and center John Blanchard would probably not see action against Wisconsin. Linebacker Dick Szy- manski, however, should be up to 100 per cent efficiency for the game. ** * CHAMPAIGN - Illinois had a long pass defense session yesterday as scout Bill Tate warned that Saturday's foe, Purdue, was cap- able of the game-breaking pass, just as Southern California was last week. * * * EVANSTON - Northwestern's defense was boosted yesterday when No. 1 linbeacker Jerry Gosh- garian, 190-1b. senior, was declared ready for Saturday's Indiana game. * * * IOWA CITY-In one of their most spirited practice sessions in a couple of weeks, the Iowa Hawk- eyes drilled hard for two hours yesterday against Ohio State run- ning and passing plays. Coach Jerry Burns said the Hawkeyes feel that Ohio State, noted for its ground game, is "cap- able in both areas." Iowa plays the Buckeyes here Saturday. LAFAYETTE-Purdue's varsity tested its defense yesterday against a freshman football squad which simulated the Illinois offense. Emphasis was on stopping the Illini air attack, the favorite weap- on of quarterback Mike Taliaferro. It appeared there would be no changes in the two alternate units which have played most of the last two games. BLOOMINGTON-Senior tackle John Johnson moved up to Indi- ana's first unit yesterday as the Hoosiers continued to stress de- fense for Northwestern's invasion Saturday. Injuries forced some minor shuffling in the playing order. Dave Reda, No. 2 center, is highly doubtful for Saturday. Fullback Joe Grubish moved into the sec- ond unit in place of Dick Czer- neda. MINNEAPOLIS-Minnesota con- tinued its heavy preparations for Saturday's Michigan State game yesterday, including some hard hitting in the line during a con- trolled defensive scrimmage. No. 2 left halfback Bill McMil- lan, who sustained an ankle sprain Tuesday, remained out and is very doubtful for the Spartan contest. EAST LANSING-Two of Mich- igan State's best backs are being. nursed along in -workouts this week. Team captain and fullback George Saimes, the leading scorer, has a severely bruised calf muscle. Sherman Lewis, the starting tail- back, is bothered by a sore knee. Stand-ins have been working at the two positions. Roger Lopes is the alternate fullback and Ron Rubick is the second man at tail- back. Behind by three with the last seconds ticking off. Michigan roll- ed under Dave Glinka's passing arm to the Badger 20. On the last play of the game the Wolverines, without huddling, went for the three points. Wisconsin's Dan Van- derVelden broke through to block the kick; Glinka picked up the rolling ball and fired to Tom John- son who was forced out of bounds at the seven as the gun sounded. Halfback Dave Raimey scored both touchdowns for the Blue, once from the eight and again from the 12. Go Blue When the Wolverines take the field to muster up a few points this weekend, they'll be facing a Wisconsin team that was unde- feated until last week's fall to Ohio State. Michigan, on the oth- er hand, is crawling around the Big Ten cellar-none of the Wolver- ines' 30 points this fall are in the conference records. Pistons Lose Sixth in NBA; Montreal Wins. The Detroit Pistons opened their home season last night by losing to the Boston Celtics 115-100 in a National Basketball Association game. The Pistons led twice in the first quarter, but then rookie John Hav- licek and veteran Tom Heinsohn took over and led the Celts to a 58-52 halftime advantage. Boston never trailed again. Heinsohn with 24 points and Sam Jones with 23 led the Bos- ton scoring, while Bailey Howell counted 16 for Detroit. .oIn another NBA game last eve- ning the Syracuse Nationals de- feated the St. Louis Hawks 126- 108. In the National Hockey League, Bernie (Boom Boom) Geoffrion fired the winning goal as the Mon- treal Canadiens turned back the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3. By LLOYD GRAFF The Big Ten season as hit the midway point with six teams still within sniffing distance of the Rose Bowl. Northwestern, ranked a dark horse by astute observers prior to the~ season, sits on the top of the standings and the national polls with a 5-0 record, three wins com- ing in conference play. Coach Ara Parseghian has found a man with a golden arm in quarterback Tom Myers and a flanker back with fly- paper fingers in Paul Flatley. The Wildcats play Indiana this Saturday and then Michigan State and Wisconsin respectively. The game with the Spartans could well match two undefeated teams. Boilers Tough Purdue and Michigan State are both unvanquished after two Big Ten games. The Boilermakers have shown the top defensive unit in the conference, and the Spartans have an outstanding rushing at- tack. Both have great individual stars like Don Brumm and Ron DiGravio of Purdue and George Saimes and Dave Behrman for the Spartans. The two have a show- down on Nov. 10. In a battle of immovable ob- jects, Minnesota, with its tackles Carl Eller and Bobby Bell, collides with Purdue on Saturday. The Gophers, not allergic to roses, are trying for their third consecutive trip westward for the New Year's Day classic. In case of a tie for the confer- ence title, however, the team which has not participated in the Rose Bowl for the longest time must go. A team can no longer decline to' play in the post-season game as Ohio State did last year. The Big Ten now has a formal agree- ment with the Big Six schools on the West Coast. Bucks Not First The Buckeyes, defending cham- pions, are tied with Wisconsin and DISTINCTIVE WOMEN'S HAIR STYLING Workmanship, Sanitation and Service prevail at . Minnesota with 2-1 records. Woody Hayes' crew displayed the, brute strength which prompted most ex- perts to tout them as a favorite for the league title in beating a surprising Wisconsin team by the slim margin of 14-7. The Badgers have shown speed and a sharp passing attack. Ron VanderKelen to Pat Richter has been overshadowed only by Myers to Flatley. Wisconsin must face Northwest- ern after their encounter with the Wolverines this Sautrday. The bottom four teams in the Big Ten have but one win among them, that notched by Iowa. All, have a chance to be spoilers. VANDERKELEN-TO-RICHTER-Ron VanderKelen, Wisconsin's quarterback, aims for his favorite target, end Pat Richter. The VanderKelen-to-Richter combination provides the scoring punch for the Badgers this Saturday while both hope their teammates will keep the Wolverines scoreless for the first time since 1934. The Daseola near Michigan Barbers Theatre '10 U I I, 1 ' I 1 , 1 # I I 1 I I I ,. 1 j 1 # 1 )PEN-UI # t j I #IDear Rushee: # ~Open rush here at Michigan is designed to give both the fraternity and rushees an opportunity1 to become better acquainted between the forrmal rush periods. While bids may be extended and ac-# # cepted during this time, many rushees use this period to familiarite themselves with more fraterni- ties and aspects of fraternity life which are not always apparent during formal rush.V 1 1 ~Open rush began the Monday following the close of the forrmal rushmng period, in this case, # October 15, and continues for the remainder of the semester. During this time it is perfectly legal 1 and proper to attend any fraternity activity to which you may be invited; this includes lunches,1 1 ~dinners, parities, dances, and any other activity in which the fraternity may be involved.. It shouldj # be noted, however, that an invitation from the fraternity is necessary in order for you to attend any 1 # 1 t ~such activity. 1 1 l # 1 # ~Under the present rushing system you may pledge during open rush if you have your rush card # # stamped in accordance with the some rules for formal rush or if you have comyleted two semesters 1 1 1 ~at the University of Michigan. If you have any questions about the procedure, feel free to come # by IFCand have them answered. I1 1 It is our intention to supply the Michigan fraternities with the names of those rmen desiring to participate in open rush. This will provide them with the opportunity of meeting persons whom they 1 o 1510 Student Activities BuildingI tAnn Arbor, Michigan I I 1 Include in your note, your name, address, phone, year, and hometown. This is not to imply# # # that you will be invited to every fraternity participating in open rush. 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