THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1959 I THE MICHIGA1~ DAILY SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21.1959 oSU Clash in Season's Finale o da Capacity Crowd To See Traditional Battle; 11 'M' Seniors To Make Last Appearance Miami Stuns MSU, 18-13; Curci Leads Hosts To Upset record into the game and is situ- ated in ninth place. Senior Mike Fillichio and sopho- more Ken Tureaud are the best bets to replace the seniors, if needed. Ohio State, witnessing its worst season since 1947, is in a tie with Indiana for seventh place. It still has hopes of finishing in the first division. But to do this the Ohioans must overcome a recent wave of losses, including three regular backs and Syracuse, the nation's number one team, is the only team to have received a bid from one of the four major Bowls, accepting an offer from the Cotton Bowl. To-1 day the Orangemen meet Boston University in a game that could beat last week's 71-0 victory over Colgate for one-sidedness. Third-ranked Louisiana State will try to impress Sugar Bowl se- lectors tonight and it shouldn't be hard as they play Tulane, a team they trounced 62-0 last fall. Have Week Off Second-ranked Mississippi and sixth-ranked Georgia, both top Sugar Bowl contenders,bare idle this weekend, preparing for their respective closing skirmishes against Mississippi State and Georgia Tech next week. Washington could be the Big Ten representative's opponent New Year's Day providing they can beat cross-state rival Wash- ington State today. If the Huskies lose, the gate would be left wide open for either Oregon or UCLA, provided they can win their re- spective contests against Oregon State and Southern California. SChance of a UCLA win appears especially slim since their oppo- nents from Southern California are one of the nation's two un- beaten squads and the fourth- ranked team in the country. Can Make Things Rough In the Southwest, Arkansas can put the pressure on fifth-ranked Texas by beating Texas Tech to- day. The Longhorns would then be forced to beat Texas A & M Thanksgiving Day if they wish to play Syracuse in the Cotton Bowl. In eastern games, sixth-ranked Penn. State and Richie Lucas can expect trouble from an upset- hungry Pittsburgh squad. In a big little game, Harvard meets Yale. Both hold a victory over Princeton and to the winner goes the championship among the East's Big Three. Big Ten Standings W L T Pet. Wisconsin 4 2 0 .667 Northwestern 4 2 0 .667 Michigan State 4 2 0 .667 Purdue 3 2 1 .583 Illinois 3 2 1 .583 Iowa 3 3 0 .500 Indiana 2 3 1 .417 Ohio State 2 3 1 .417 MICHIGAN 2 4 0 .333 Minnesota 1 5 0 .167 TODAY'S GAMES Ohio State at MICHIGAN Northwestern at Illinois Purdue at Indiana Wisconsin at Minnesota its ruggedest interior lineman, if they are to win their third straight over Michigan. The backs are twice-All Ameri- can Bob White, right half Jim Herbstreit and quarterback Tom Matte. All are injured and it is doubtful whether White and Herb- streit will play at all. Wright Off Squad One sure loss is junior guard Er- nie Wright, who has been a 60- minute performer several times in the past two seasons. He was dropped from the squad last week for disciplinary reasons. To replace the backs, Coach Woody Hayes plans to move up veteran quarterback Jerry Fields to Matte's position; converted end Roger Detrick, a sophomore, to fullback; and converted quarter- back Ron Houck to right halfback. Despite the heavy injuries lists and low standings of the teams, a spirited game is in the making. This prospect looms because of the traditional aspects of the game and the fact that a dozen seniors on the two starting teams will be closing out their collegiate careers. Backing up these seniors are a host of sophomores on both teams. Ohio State plans to start five yearlings and most of Michigan's second- and third-team strength depends on these hustling new- comers. No Big Name Talent But neither team is loaded with the big-name players that have Today's Lineup MICHIGAN OHIO STATE Halstead LE Perdue Jobson LT Michael Genyk LG Ingram1 Smith C Anders Fillichio RG Hartman J. Bushong RT Tyrer Johnson RE Houston Noskin QB Fields Harper LH Ferguson Julian RH Houck Rio FB Detrick made this rivalry one ofthe great eye-catchers of the past decade. Ohio has a great end in captain Jim Houston. But he doesn't have a good thrower to pass to him nor does he have great backs like past stars White, Don Clark or Hopa- long Cassady to block for. However, he will be trying to open holes for sophomore Bob Ferguson, a halfback who has re- cently worked his way up to third leading rusher in the Big Ten. Noskin Erratic Michigan has a hot-and-cold quarterback in Stan Noskin, who has completed 51.4 per cent of his passes. That average has been padded by good days in his last two contests. If he can even start to match some of the exploits of Bob Ptacek, who connected on 24 of 35 against the Buckeyes last year, another terrific game could arise. There's always that hope-and that's why the crowds almost al- ways reach six digits when these teams play here. MIAMI (J--Tiny Fran Curci led a fired up Miami football team last night to an 18-13 victory over Michigan State that strengthened the 152-pound Quarterback's All- America hopes and put the Hurri- canes within one victory of an Orange Bowl invitation. Miami now can take the Orange Bowl berth with a win next week in its closing game with Florida. Michigan State's Rose Bowl hopes were not affected by the loss.,Thel Spartans can win the Big Ten title only if Northwestern and Wisconsin lose or tie in games today. A crowd of 40,870 braved rain showers to see the fabulous little Curci guide the Hurricanes to their smashing upset. He enter- tained them beautifully by calling an exciting mixture of runs, passes and pitchouts. Hold Off Spartans On Cures passes and smashing runs by Jim Vollenweider, Frank Bouffard and Bob Rosbaugh, Miami surged to an 18-6 lead in the thrid period, then held off a LAST TIME OUT-Darrell Harper (41) is tackled after a short gain in one of the games earlier in his career. This afternoon Harper and nine other Michigan seniors will play their last varsity game as the Wolverines meet Ohio State. furious comeback by the Spartans in the final quarter. An eight-yard touchdown run by Bouffard and a field goal by Al Dangel built up a 10-0 lead for Miami before Dean Look's nine- yard touchdown pass to Herb Adderly cut the margin to 10-6 at halftime. Curci put on a great one-man exhibition at the opening of the second half as Miami roared 80 yards to score in 13 plays and go ahead 18-6. Curci completed four straight passes for 48 yards, got the touchdown on a two-yard run, then passed to Vollenweider for two points. Ballman Scores TD Gary Ballman returned an In- tercepted pass 51 yards, then raced 10 yards to a last-quarter touch- down, but the Spartans couldn't pull the game out of the fire. The crowd, thinned by the rain, saw a great personal duel between Curci and the 188-pound Look. Look had a slight edge in passing, 140 yards to 129, but Curci was more effective in directing his team. A fumble by Look, recovered by Vollenweider at the Miami 36, set up the Hurricanes' first scor- ing foray. Curci completed three passes as Miami hurried to a first down at the 4. There, Michigan State stood firm and Dangel kicked a field goal from the 12. In the second quarter, with Curci completing three passes and Bouffard and Rosbaugh crashing the Spartan line for good gains. Miami raced 53 yards to a touch- down, with Bouffard going over from five yards out. Aroused Michigan State raced 80 yards to score with 12 seconds left in the half on Look's pass to Adderly. Vollenweider led the game's ground gainers with 67 yards. Ballman was second with 55. Spirited defensive play by the. Miami line was a dominant fac- tor in the victory which the Hur- ricanes wanted so badly. I CHAMPIONSHIP AT STAKE: Illini Face NU, Gophers, Badgers Clash The last of the big Saturdays is here; Michigan State must sit idle and hope while Wisconsin and Northwestern face the battles of their lives at Minnesota and at Illinois. Michigan State, the surprise team of the conference, finished its conference competition last week with a 4-2 record. Both the Badgers and the Wildcats are 4-2 going into today's finales. Both are slight favorites. House-Acker -trade Made KANSAS CITY (-) - The Kan- sas City Athletics announced last night the swap of catcher Frank House for pitcher Tom Acker of the Cincinnati Reds in the first official deal of the new inter- league baseball trading period. The announcement was made by General Manager Parke Car- roll who said it was intended to bolster the A's uncertain bullpen. Acker has been a relief hurler with the Redlegs for four years, compiling a 19-13 record. The right-hander's best year was 1957 when he had a 10-5 mark. Last year he pitched only 31 innings and had a 1-2 record. House, alternating with Harry Chiti behind the bat for the American Leaguers, appeared in 98 games last year. He got 81 hits in 346 times at bat for a .234 av- erage. He bats lefthanded and hit only one home run last year. However in. the upset-minded Big Ten where the underdog has won more often this fall than the favorite, anything can happen, and if it does Michigan State will be-. come undisputed champion and receive the Rose Bowl bid. Could be Hard Pressed Northwestern could be harder pressed than Wisconsin as. tho Cats face Illinois, a team noted for its spoiler role. Today's game will be the last for Coach Ray Eliot in his illustrious career at Illinois. His teams have beaten Michigan, Michigan State, and Ohio State in previous years to kill the bowl hopes of those teams, and last week thley pulled another big upset by beating Wisconsin, 9-6. The Illini have always been tough at Memorial Stadium and with the home crowd pulling for the upset plus the added incentive of winning for Eliot the Illini may well make it two in a row. Wisconsin also faces a determ- ined foe in Minnesota. With Coach Murray Warmath under fire for not producing a winning team, the Golden Gophers may also be play- ing their last game for their coach. A victory today could possibly save Warmath's job. Work Behind Closed Doors He has had his team working out under closed doors all week in an effort to spring a surprise on the Badgers. The Gophers will be the only team all year that can match Wisconsin's size in the line, and as far as speed goes there is little to say except that neither team has any. The big difference is at quarterback where Wisconsin has All-America candidate Dale Hackbart and Minnesota plays sophomore Sandy Stephens. In games against teams with speed this fall the Gophers have fallen fiat, but facing a slow team like Wisconsin the battle of the lines will decide the issue. The win may very well go to the team with the best quarterback this after- noon and if Stephens suddenly fulfills his promise today, watch for an upset. The game will be on a nationwide TV hookup. Battle for Old Oaken Bucket In other games involving Big Ten teams today Purdue travels to Indiana to face the Hoosiers in the annual classic for the Old Oaken Bucket. Iowa is at home to face Notre Dame in their annual battle. The Hoosiers, playing for the last time in ancient Memorial Stadium, hope to finish their best season in years by winning back the Bucket. They came close last year, but the Boilermakers held on to get a 15-15 tie. Purdue, a contender for con- ference and national honors until injuries took their toll midway through the season, is a slight favorite. Iowa, the nation's second ranked team in total offense, will again have Bullet Bob Jeter and Olen Treadway running and passing and the Iowa offense looks too powerful for the oft-beaten Irish. However, in past years the pre- vious records of the teams have meant little as the Hawks and Irish have traded touchdown after touchdown in some of the best offensive shows ever witnessed in the midwest. 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