If THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sophomore Yearby Likes Defensive Work 'Rough' t f .. y By TOM ROWLAND From 40 rows on up in Michigan Stadium the average football fan misses a lot. He misses the grunts of anguish, the clanging of helmet meeting helmet and the thud of elbows reaching midsections as the two opposing- lines clash. He can't see the blood, sweat and grime that makes up an exciting football aft- ernoon. It's a rough sport-but just how rough? Ask 'M' tackle Bill'Yearby:1 "Sure it's rough. You've got to like football to play it, and to me it's a lot of fun. That guy playing across from you has been whack- ing you all afternoon and you really' get fired up to do a little whacking back." Qualified Bill Yearby should know. He's been in the thick of it as Michi- gan's starting - tackle in this his sophomore season, and the tough 6'3", 220-pounder has had his full share of both giving and taking the knocks. "I like getting in there on de- fense," says Yearby, who has spent a good deal of his defensive time in opponents' backfields. "It gives me a chance to really crack that guy across from me-it's a lot more fun because I can use my hands more to bust through. On of- fense there's a, limit to what ycu can do-and I like to get in there and, hit 'em." Plays Tough Just like he sounds, Yearby is tough, quick and strong. In the past two games his rough aggres- siveness has not only anchored the right side of the Wolverine defen- sive line and ,paved the way for Michigan's off-tackle offense but has. also sent the soph star to the sidelines dizzy from blows to the head. Against Navy Yearby was flat- tened in the first half and was helped off the field before a stand- ing ovation from the west side of the stands. Back in the starting lineup against Michigan State, Bill was knocked groggy and again left the field, but in five minutes he was back at his right tackle spot, tough as ever. "I was really out of it after getting hit in the Navy game," comments the Michigan soph. "But against State I just got bang- ed hard once; I wasn't really in too bad shape." Yearby calls the MSU game the toughest he's played in this fall. "Playing across from Dave Her- man was rough-he's pretty large," he admitted. Herman checked in at 240 pounds. Yearby came to Michigan from Detroit Eastern, l where he was All-City and captain of his foot- ball team in 1960. How did he get started playing tackle? (He orig- inally played end and fullback for Eastern.) "We needed someone at tackle to open holes for John Rowser (now a Wolverine half- back), so I moved into the position. for the last three games of my senior year. And we won all three of those games." "One of my biggest moments was when we won the East Side championship when I was in the tenth grade," recalls Yearby. "And then we got beat playing for the city title, 26-13. I'll never forget that: it was Friday the 13th and I suffered a broken leg and dis- located ankle." A three-sport star in high school, Yearby garnered a third-string position on the All-City basketball team as a junior and threw the shot during the spring. On arrival at Ann Arbor he was placed at end, a spot where he had gained considerable exper- ience at Detroit Eastern, but was switched to tackle last spring. Cager, Too Michigan sports fans got a pre- view look at Yearby's speed and aggressiveness last winter when "Yearb" made a good showing on the freshman basketball team. "I haven't decided whether I'll go out for the team this winter," he com- ments. "I'll just have to wait and see." A late start has always been a handicap for football players try- ing out for basketball. "Bill is a fine ball player," said basketball coach Dave Strack at the begin- ning of cage practice yesterday, "but he's going to miss at least six weeks of practice, and it's go- ing to be tough making the travel- ing squad for the Christmas trip to the Los Angeles Classic. That goes not just for Yearby but for all football players coming out that late. "We sometimes have to depend on football players to fill up va- cancies on the squad, but this year the competition is going to be heavy." Adds Tom Jorgenson, who coached Yearby as a freshman last winter: "Bill is a good re- bounder and a fine all-around player. And he was shooting really well at the close of last year." Yearby came to Michigan, "be- cause of the coaches. They pointed out the education I could get here, while all the other schools that talked to me were just worried about football." He's enrolled in education courses with teaching as his aim right now. But says Bill: "If I had a chance I'd like to play pro football-at least to give it a try and see how it is." Michigan's defensive line coach Bob Hollway pretty well sums it up: "Bill has a tremendous capa- city to become a fine football play- er. He's got great quickness and strength and moves very well. As he gains experience his play is bound to become more outstand- ing." Practice Notes Michigan's football squad went through a long drill on pass de- fense yesterday, in getting ready for Purdue's passing quarterbacks Ron Digravio and Gary Hogan. Coach Bump Elliott has con- sidered pass defense one of his major concerns since the season's opener against Southern Metho- dist, whose passing attack in the final quarter of the game led to two touchdowns. BILL YEARBY . bright future ---- -Daily--James Keson OOF!-MSU's big Dave Herman (240 pounds) grimaces as Mich-' igan's sophomore tackle Bill Yearby throws a crashing block in Saturday's 7-7 tie. Yearby said that the MSU game was the toughest he's played this fall, but that's the way he likes it., TEXAS NUMBER ONE: Big Ten Powers Dominate Top Spots 'By The Associated Press This week's college ratings find four Big Ten teams in the top ten places in the nation. Wisconsin, unbeaten in three games, received four first place votes and is rank- ed. second, behind powerhouse Texas, who received the remain- ing 51 votes for first. Ohio State and Illinois, both with 2-0-1 rec- ords, are ranked fourth and sev- enth respectively. Northwestern is tied with Navy for the tenth spot with a 3-1 record. Finding Illinois in the first ten is quite a surprise, as they were' considered a fairly weak team after finishing ninth in the Big Ten last season. It is also sur- prising that Ohio State moved up three places from last week after being held to a tie by the same Illinois team. A lot of letter writting and some good old-fashioned bull ses- sions have helped as much as anything in pushing Texas to the number one spot according to the Longhorns three co-captains. The three seniors, tailback Tommy Ford, tackle Scott Appleton, and center David McWilliams, wrote to each iember of the squad this summer asking for his best efforts this fall. The weekly bull sessions the team has been holding have given them a serious attitude toward football rather than their social Team ' Points 1. Texas 4-0-0 546 2. Wisconsin 3-0-0 487 3. Pittsburgh 3-0-' 413 4. Ohio State 2-0-1 238 5. Mississippi 2-0-1 218 6. Oklahoma 2-1-0 191 7. Illinois 2-0-1 147 8. Georgia Tech 3-1-0 146 9. Alabama 3-1-0 145 10. Tie, Navy, 3-1-0 103 Northwestern 3-1-0 (Others receiving votes, listed alpha- betically: Air Force, Arkansas, Army, Auburn, Baylor, Duke, Florida, Iowa, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ne- brAska Notre Dame, North Carolina State, Oregon, Penn. State, Southern California, Southern Methodit, Syra- cuse, washington.) life. Vicious defensive play and an offense that scores two out of every five times it has the ball 'cannot be overlooked, though in giving Texas the top spot. For Texas, this marks the third time in three years they have gained the top spot. The Long- horns were knocked off the top though when Texas Christian beat them in 1961, and in 1962 when a winless Rice team held them to a tie. Only the top three, Texas, Wis- consin and Pittsburgh, remain un- tied as well as undefeated of ma- jor college teams. Iowa, another team from the powerful Big Ten conference, is among the top 20 teams. 'the 1964 MICHIGANENSIANI will have a Supplement What will be in it? (No increase from the $5 price, even though the book itself is two-thirds larger and the supplement comes with the Ensian at no extra charge.) If you want to buy right now, try the Student Publications Building 420 Maynard Street at the Cashier's window (We'll be in the fishbowl later) l WORLD RECORD HOLDER:' Injury Plagued Carr To Continue Football TEMPE, Ariz. (W) - Arizona State University sprinter Henry Carr said yesterday he plans to continue playing football in spite of medical opinion that it might! jeopardize his chance for a spot on the 1964 U.S. Olympic team. Carr did not suit up for prac- tice yesterday but indicated he would be back in pads .later this week. Muscle strains and a cal- cium deposit have kept him side- lined all year. Carr, world record claimant in the 220-yard dash and a member of A-State's world record-holding mile relay team, has a history of leg injuries. "My leg is little sore, but I'm sure I can play," said Carr after team physician L. C. Sutherland recommended that he avoid stren- uous physical activity u n t i 1 March. 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