THE MICHIGAN DAILY
lick ,igan Captures Brown Jug in
1' Behind Minnesota in Statistics, &
ut Julian, Harper Change Things I
14-6 Trum
again, and Minnesota took over
on its 46 with less than three min-
utes to play.
Gophers Move on Ground
Minnesota had gained most of
its yardage on the ground during
the game, and its passing attack
was ineffective. But desperate sec-
ond string junior quarterback
Murray Johnson filled the air with
passes in this last effort to avert
a shutout - it would have been
Michigan's first since the 26-0 vic-
tory over Georgia in 1957.
Johnson passed complete to end
Dick Johnson at the Michigan 37,
then found him again for another
first down at the 16. With 1:14 to
go in the contest, Johnson con-
nected with Tom Hall on the goal
line; to the delight of what re-
mained of the 57,354 spectators. A
fake kick and pass play for extra
points failed.
Perhaps this passing attack
should have been used earlier in
the game, because Minnesota,
which gained 222 yards rushing,
found the Michigan line extreme-
ly tough to penetrate when the
Gophers got deep ieto Michigan
territory.
For Michigan fans, this was a
happy reversal of the conditions
in the previous week's game
against Northwestern, ,when Mich-
igan fizzled whenever it got near
the Wildcats' goal line.
Deep in Michigan Zone
Minnesota, first threatened to-
ward the end of the first quarter,
penetrating deep into Michigan
territory on a sustained :drive be-
ginning from the Gophers' 13.
Most instrumental of the drive's
seventeen plays was a 25-yard pass
play from Stephens (an erratic
passer) to Bob Deegan on the
Michigan 14. Fullback Roger Hag-'
berg got only four yards in two
cracks. at the Michigan line. Ste-
phens then helped defeat his-
team's scoring effort when he sent
Kaugh wide around left, end, out
of bounds for no gain.
Dickson then had a bad angle
to contend with on his field goal
attempt from the 21. It was fully
15 yards wide to the right. (Min-
nesota had made only two of eight
extra-point attempts this season
and no field goals.)
Twice more in the half Minne-
sota got within the Michigan 35.
The Gophers' Robbins, Hagberg,
Dickson and Arlie Bomstad found
big gaps in the Michigan line. But
those holes didn't open up once
the Wolverines' defense found the
end-zone uncomf ortably close to
their backs.
One Minnesota drive died on
the '34, when it ran out of downs.
The other was stopped on the 32
when Dickson's second field goal:
try, from the 39, fell far short.
Meanwhile, Michigan's offense did
not do much better. Michigan's
initial drive of the game, came to
an abrupt halt when Bob Johnson
fumbled on the Minnesota 13 aft-
er taking a pass from Stan Noskin.
Midway in the second quarter,
Noskin connected with Bennie Mc-
Crae for 43 yards to the Minne-
sota 17. McRae ran nine more to
the 8, but Minnesota held and
Harper's field goal attempt from
the 19 was victimized by a. high
pass from center. Noskin ran wide
to his left but lost eleven yards,
and Michigan did not threaten of-
fensively throughout the rest of
the game, save Julian's touch-
down scamper.
Michigan's victory in the fiftieth
renewal of the Michigan-Minne-
sota series allowed the Wolverines
to retain possession for another
year of the fabled Little Brown
Jug. Michigan now has won 32
games, tied 3, and lost 15 in the
series.
THERE HE GOES-Darrell Harper (41) caught a punt and re-
turned it 83 yards for the first 'M' TD. In the background is Min-
nesota's last chance to nab the Wolverine, Tom Robins (35). Har-
per is also noted for his punting ability.
GO BLUE--Bennie McRae (43) findsa small hole good enough
for a short gain in the second quarter of yesterday's game. Lead-
ing the way for the speedy sophomore is John Halstead (81). It
was in the following quarter that "M" made its dent in the score,
however.
SOPHOMORES FORGOTTEN:
Senior Backfield Shines in Victory
By JIM BENAGH
Daily Sports Editor
A quartet of Michigan senior
backs made critics forget all about
their sophomore replacements in
yesterday's triumph over Minne-
sota.
'The four, all heavily criticized
by fans over the past three years,
didn't win the game single handed,
but there vas no. question about
,their influence.
Fred Julian and Darrell Harper
provided the scoring, Stan Noskin
handled the playmaking and Tony
Rio contributed the blocks and
defense in a game that Coach
Bump Elliott called "our best this
year.'
Elliott credited Julian and Har-
per for "the best games I've seen
them play." The coach, who is
usually cautious with superlatives,
cited Noskin for "a tremendous
job."
-* * *.
Julian agreed that it was his
best game. He had the statistics
to -support the comment.
In eight carries, Julian netted,
93 yards-an average of 11.6 per
try. His yardage total yesterday"
was Michigan's best of the year.
The right halfback had exciting
runs of 36 and 43 yards included
in hs itotal. The latter run went
for a touchdown-the first since
his senior year of high school
(where he scored 18).
"Boy, I've been waiting-for that
one," said smiling Julian. "As soon
as I got my hands on the ball, I
knew I was going all the way."
Apparently he was more sure
than anyone 'else in the stadium
because he had to cut and zig-zag
all the way. He started on a sweep
play to the left, reversed to the
right and then back to the left
again.
"My job was to go off the full-
back's block" recalled Julian, "and
Tony (Rio) was knocking 'em out
of there."
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Teammate Harper also added
some neat running on his 83-yard
punt return. He weaseled between
two charging Gophers to get
started and then warded off two
others in the final 20 yards.
it. was the longest run of his
career and he.showed the effects
of it when he slowed near the end.]
"But I kept telling myself: 'just
keep going Darrell," he said after-
wards.
Harper's only other long run for
Michigan was a 58-yd. punt which
opened up the Minnesota game
last year.
Despite a strong crosswind, Har-
per maintained his high punting
standards. He had a 45-yd. aver-
age on five kicks, although one
was only 31 yards.
* * *
Elliott said that Noskin's show-
ing indicated the quarterback "got
his confidence back."
The pass master looked very
poised on his 43-yd. aerial to Ben-
nie McRae which almost led to a
touchdown. Noskin ducked under
his opponents, rolled out to the left
side and threw cross field. He con-
nected on five of nine passes for
80 yards. '
* * *s-
Rio continued to throw his 180
pounds around on blocking, de-
fense and ball carrying.
He has only lost two yards in
five games. Yesterday he bulled for
three of Michigan's nine first
downs.
SCORES
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Fred Katz, Associate Sports Editor
Warmath's Losm Batte
MINNEAPOLIS-Having popularity problems?
Well, pass the crying towel around and we'll all shed a few croco-
diles for Minnesota's Murray Warmath.
Here's a guy who wants to stay where he is; he likes it up in the
north woods, even though his southern drawl will indicate he's been
transplanted a few hundred miles.
But those forever-fickle fuss-budgets, Gopher alumni and stu-
dents, are making it warmer for Warmath than it ever was down in
Tennessee and Mississippi where he once played and coached.
He may be forgiven if his thoughts, especially on Saturdays like
yesterday, drift back to his days at Mississippi State when his teams
won ten, lost six and tied three times in 1952 and '53.
This isn't a world beating record, of course, but it seems like
Shangri-La when compared to his no-go. Gophers who have amassed
a staggering total of seventeen defeats in just their last twenty tries.
Actually, Warmath is lucky (or unlucky, depending upon your
viewpoint) to still have his job this year. Alumni groups were casting
lots for his scalp and contract before the season ever began. But'
Warmath is a jovial sort and able to withstand verbal battering better
than most.
So there he is on the Minnesota sidelines each weekend, watch-
ing his behemoths in the line bully the opposition. But he is also
forced to gaze upon an impotent backfield that is beginning to forget
the length of a football field-it usually sees only about half of it..
This is one case where the best defense isn't quite the best offense.
And the natives are more than restless now; they're getting
downright nasty. Cheers for the home team, few as they might have
been, were muffled by continuous complaints against Warmath.
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Big Ten
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Northwestern 3
Wisconsin 2
Purdue 2
Michigan St. 2
Illinois 2
Indiana 1
Ohio State 1
Michigan 1
Iowa 1
Minnesota 1
Standings
L T Pct. Pts. OP
0 0 1.000 40 17
1 0 .667 37' 40
1 0 .667 35,.22
1 0.6675651
1 0 .667 23 26
2 0 .33340 38
2 0 .333'18 21
2 0 .333429 60
3 0 .250 70, 61
3 0 .,250 36 48,
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Purdue 14, Iowa 7 -RE-GAME BANNERS on fraternities were typified by "Good
Oklahoma 7, Kansas 6 luck Michigan; you need it too! "It didn't take much imagination
Missouri 9, Nebraska 0
Princeton 20, Cornell 0 to figure for whom were intended a noose and makeshift scaffold,
Navy 22, Penn 22
Dartmouth 9, Harvard 0 with the ominous warning "Win or Else." And they'll never let War-
LSU 9, Florida 0 math forget the decision he made last week against Illinois.
syracuse 44, We Virgnia 0 0He called for a kick instead of going for the two-point conversion
Baylor 13, Texas A&M 0 after the Gophers had scored late in the game to reduce the Illilni's
Texas Christian 13, Pitt 3 margin to 14-6. The battlecry this week thus became "Tie Michigan?"
North Carolina 21, WakeForest 19 After reviewing the present situation, it's indeed paradoxical that
Vanderbilt 33, Virginia 0 optimism still prevails here. But don't be misled: it's a perverted
Duke 17, North Carolina State 15 kind of hope.
OTHER GAMES
Holy Cross 34, Columbia 0 The present president, Dr. J.'L. Morrill, has one more year to go
Army 25, Colorado state 7 before he retires. Avid fans can't wait, for they claim that he and
Yale 21; Colgate 0
Buffalo 2, Western Reserve 2 his disinterest toward athletibs will be replaced by someone more
VPI 24, Villanova 14 . cognizant of the place of winning football on the Minnesota campus.
Tulsa 21, Detroit 6
Iowa State 26, Kansas State 0 The gripers also feel that a new administrator won't be able to
SMU 21, Texas Tech 13 ignore the pressure being brought, to bear, and are hoping for a
Western Michigan 24, Toledo 14 wholesale ouster of athletic director Ike Armstrong, Warmath and
Wm. & Mary 14, George Wash. 7
Brown 6, Rhode Island 0 his crew.
Rutgers 23, Lehigh 0 So who can blame Michigan coach Bump Elliott and other Big
Bowling Green 25, Kent State 8 owocnbaeMcia oahBm lit n te i
Miami (0.) 24, Ohio U 0 Ten coaches if they feel like morticians. Every Minnesota defeat this
Cincinnati 21, College of Pacific 14 year is another nail in. the coffin in which the present coaching
Miss. State 28, Memphis State 23
Citadel 18, Furman 14s career of Murray Warmath will be buried.
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MINNEAPOLIS () - An effigy
of Minnesota coach Murray War-
math was hung from a fraternity
house yesterday after the Gophers'
loss to Michigan ,14-6.
A young trumpeter stood be-
neath the dummy playing taps as
spectators left Memorial Stadium.
Under the effigy was a sign rea4-
ing "Do or Die."
The Gophers' loss yesterday was
their fourth in five games this
season and their 17th in 20 games.
It plunged them into last place
in the Big Ten,
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