six THE MICHIGAN DATIM ~ .,. . . . . r_. _ . . ..a..t v aaaA ..SAT JRDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, vichigan Faces Missouri Today THE CHURCHES NEW OFFENSE, NEW COACH BUT SAME PLAYERS--That's the situation as Coach Bump Elliott opens the 1959 season with his winged-T offense and an all-letterman' starting line-up. Starters and layout of the new offense are shown in the diagram. K ~II I SIDE LNhrES Sby ,Tir Benagh, Sports Editor, A 'Team without Stars' REMEMBER NOTRE DAME'S "Four Horsemen and Seven Mules"? And recall Michigan's "Mad Magicians" of 1947? Or Louisiana State's "Chinese Bandits" last year? Or old timers like Fordham's "Seven Blocks of Granite"? By using these labels, press box poets have established the said teams immortal. Now comes Michigan, 1959 edition, with its "Team Without Stars' -a nickname that was picked up last spring when the squad got to- gether without graduated game-breakers like Bob Ptacek, Gary Prahst ,and often-injured John Herrnstein. Bennie Oosterbaan was the first to 'describe the team this way, and Coach Bump Elliott wasted no time adding the phrase to his vocabulary. There's probably no better way to speak of Elliott's contingent. The .only "color" present as the season opens are a new coach and the new winged-T formation. The starting halfbacks-Brad Myers and Darrell. Harper-aren't flashy, speedy or shifty. In fact they are just a shade better than the second-string halfbacks, Bennie McRae and Fred Julian. Myers is a good pass-catcher, but certainly is no breakaway runner. Harper can pass and kick but doesn't have much power or speed when he carries the ball. Fullback Tony Rio is a fighter, but doesn't have much size (he's only 180 pounds) or speed to support his courage. The other back, Stan Noskin, is the mystery man of the quartet. It will take a lot of his completed passes if Michigan is to have any "game-breaking" play because of the lack of speed. But Nbskin can't run and gives lot of ground on defense. THE LINE HAS NO standouts unless it's George Genyk, who was accorded third-team All Big Ten mention last year. Only end John Halstead has any high school all-state clippings in his scrapbook. (He even earned prep All American honors.) Genyk came to Michigan as a 175-lb. tackle whose future didn't look too bright. But he was a ffghter and worked his way through the ranks by perfecting his techniques to cover up his lack of power. Jerry Smith, a teammate of Genyk at Detroit's Pershing. High, likewise got little attention as a freshman. In fact, the converted fullback hardly saw action last year until the final game against Ohio State. He was given his chance in a desperation move when injuries wiped out the first three strings of the center corps. Still, Smith only weighs 187 pounds. Tackle Don Deskins came to Michigan with a big Marine Corps reputation but opponents found out soon that he had defensive weak- nesses-primarily that he could be trapped easily. The running mates1 on Deskins' side of the line are Alex Callahan, a 193-lb. guard, and Bob Johnson, who's been working his way through the end ranks for three years now. Callahan developed as a pretty good pulling blocker, but doesn't have great size on defense. Johnson started out his careerJ with the Michigan band, but went back to his old love-football--after he added some weight. Apparently, tl doesn't give a team a bright outlook to begin the season. However, the word is out that the Team Without Stars would like to make the pre-season critics digest their own pulp and ink. To accomplish this, they have adapted the old standby "spirit" that enabled teams like Indiana and Northwestern to make creditable advances last season.t According to a lot of insiders, this year's team has more spirit than those as far back as fthe 1950 Rose Bowl contingent. Nobody ist draming of Rose Bowls this year .. . but the hustle at Ferry Fieldf practice sessions hints that the Team Without Stars is thinking of balancing the won-loss records. A TRADITION: '9' eeks First win For Elliott By FRED KATZ Associate Sports Editor In his tenure as Michigan's head football coach, Bump Elliott will be custodian of a multitude of local sporting traditions. j But none of them goes on the line as quickly as the one that has been preserved for 60 years by his 11 predecessors. (The first 11 teams had no paid coach.) For today's opener will deter- mine if Elliott, can begin his ca- reer on the credit side of the ledger, thereby continuing a trend that first started in 1891 when Mike Murphy guided the Wolver- ines to a26-6 victory over Oberlin. Failed Once Only once has a rookie pilot failed to bring home a winner his first time out. That was in 1894 when W. U. McCauley saw his club tied by Orchard Lake, 12-12. Inaugural victories weren't the easiest to obtain, either, for Mich- igan's last two coaches, H. O. "Fritz" Crisler and Bennie Ooster- baan, despite their great success in the coaching ranks. The Wolverines presented Cris- ler with a 14-0 gift over Michigan State in 1938. And in 1948 Ooster- baan and company went on to a perfect season only after being given their' toughest fight at the season's outset, again by the Spar- tans, 13-7. The Wolverines now have a string of six" opening-day tri- umphs. In 1952 MSU turned the trick, 27-13. Concept Changed; The concept of the season's ini- tial contest has changed drastical- ly through the years. Gone are the days when Case Institute, Albion and Ohio Wesleyan were sacri- ficed. to the Wolverines. Scores of 88-0 (over Albion in 1902) and 65-0 (over Ohio Wesleyan in 1905) are relics of an extinct era. In recent years top intersection- al foes have been scheduled with a two-fold purpose: First, to pro- vide a true. test of Michigan's strength and as honest prepara- tion for the rugged Conference slate ahead; and secondly, to pro- vide a drawing crowd equal to the task 'f filling much of the vast expanse of Michigan Stadium.. Missouri fills the bill on both counts. (Continued from Page 1) last year two All-Big Eight guards, Charlie Rash and Don Chadwick. and a good tackle, Owen Worstell. Penn State gained 204 yards rush- ing last week, despite the efforts of Mike Magac, who is rated Mis- souri's best lineman this year. Finished Second Missouri's offense, while good, is not potent enough to challenge Oklahoma's domination of the Big Eight. But Tiger Coach Dan De- vine, in his second season, would like to have his team repeat the second-place finish of last year. The Missouri attack centers around a good quarterback, Phil Snowden, and several solid run- ning backs. Snowden completed only 4 of 14 passes for 70 yards last week. against a good Penn State defense. Missouri's excellent left end, Danny LaRose, was held to one reception-foz 32 yards. Unless the Michigan pass de- fense performs better today than expected, Snowden's passing sta- tistics should be more impressive. Last year he was second in his league in passing, flinging 86 times for 46 completions and 548 yards. Hope To Improve Elliott has been emphasizing pass defense in this year's prac- tice sessions, hoping to improve Michigan's feeble aerial defense of last season. Devine lost only one man from his first three backfields of 1958, and the Tiger rushing attack must be regarded as potent. The Mis- souri speedsters are led by left half Mel West, a junior, who ran 72 yards in 10 carries last week. Michigan's line, headed by Capt. George Genyk at left guard, ap- pears to be equal to that of Mis- souri. The Wolverine backfields may not stack up to Missouri's numerous strong backs, but Elliott hopes to offset any manpower dis- advantage by playing his first two teams essentially as units and hoping thereby to make the game a test of conditioning. Taking a lesson from Michigan's season-long plague of injuries in 1958, the new head coach has been working his charges hard in practice to get the players into peak shape before the start of competition. Only three players are presently hampered by injuries. Soph half- back John Haley will not play because of a back injury. Tackle Jared Bushong and fullback Ken Tureaud will see little action, if any; Today's Lineups MICHIGAN MISSOURI J. Halstead LE R. Sloan T. Jobson LT B. Wegener G. Genyk LG P. Henley G. Smith C T. Swaney A. Callahan RG R. Calhoun D. Deskins RT M. Magac R. Johnson RE D. LaRose S. Noskin Q P. Snowden D. Harper LH M. West B. Myers RH D. Smith T. Rio F E. Mehrer Kickoff at 1:30 p.m. the game any number of times ir a period while the clock is dead provided the player has not en tered,the game twice in that quar ter as a member of a two-to-11 man unit. PRESBYTERIAN CAMPUS CENTER OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1432 Washtenaw Avenue Wm. S. faker, Campus Pastor. Patricia Pickett, Roja Nasr, counselors. Sunday morning worship at 9:00 - 10:30 - 12:00. Dr. Kuizenga, Minister of the Church, preach- Sing. Student coffee hours at 11s:30. Presbyterian Student Fellowship supper at 5:30. - Discussion: "Is Faith Necessary?" at 7:00. THIS WEEK IN THE CAMPUS CENTER - Tuesday 9-11 P.M. Coffee break at Pat's apart- ment, 217 Observatory. - Wednesday 7:15 P.M. 1st session of courses in CHRISTIAN FAITH-Lewis Room. Friday 5:30 P.M. Grad group meets at Church for picnic at Dexter-Huron Park. Major League Standings J In addition to the new coaching staff and new Michigan offense, fans today will observe the two major rules changes in operation. One widened the distance between goal posts from 18'6" to 24 feet. The other rule change allows one player (and one only) to enter Ia OF WELCOME YOU! ANN ARBOR "0Ocome, let its worship and bow downl; let s kneel before the Lord our maker." AMERICAN LEAGUE WV L Pet. GB Chicago 92 60 .60 Cleveland 89 63 .59d 3 New York 79 73 .520 13 Detroit 76 76 .500 16 Boston 73 79 .480 19 Baltimore 72 80 .474 20 Kansas City 64 88 .421 28 Washington 63 89 .414 29 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Cleveland 8-8, Kansas City 2-7 New' York 5, Baltimore 2 Detroit 6,-Chicago 5 Boston 10, Washington 4 TODAY'S GAMES Kansas City at Cleveland Baltimore at New York Chicago at Detroit Washington at Boston Psalm 96, 6. 8 t t G NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pet. Los Angeles 85 67 .559 Milwaukee 84 68 .553 San Francisco 82 69 .543 Pittsburgh 78 74 .513 Chicago 73 79 .480 Cincinnati 72 80 .474 St. Louis 69 82 .457 Philadelphia 64 88 .421 GB 1 7 12 13 15s 21 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS San Francisco at St. Louis (R) Philadelphia 6, Milwaukee 3 Los Angeles 5, Chicago 4 (Only games scheduled) TODAY'S GAMES San Francisco at St. Louis (2) Philadelphia at Milwaukee Los Angeles at Chicago Pittsburgh at Cincinnati a Top-Ranked LSU To Meet Highly-Rated TCU Tonight By TOM WITECKI Louisiana State's p o w e r f u l Tigers, the nation's number one team last fall, could take a big step towards retaining they myth- ical national championship, if they can beat a highly rated Texas Christian squad in a gridiron battle at Baton Rouge tonght. A capacity crowd of 67,000 will be on hand to watch these two giants of the Southwest battle it out. LSU, rated number one in this week's A? poll, is a one touchdown favorite over the. ninth- ranked Horned .Frogs. The contest will also feature one of the season's top individual battles between "everybody's All- American" Billy Cannon of LSU and TCU's rugged fullback Jack Spikes. Another crucial game in the heart of old Dixie will be a con- test at Atlanta between offensive- minded Southern Methodist and Georgia Tech's disciples of de- fense. The key to this annual inter- sectional battle will be whether Bobby Dodd's Engineers can stop the passing of the Mustang's highly touted Don Meredith. Also down South: Auburn will put its 24 game unbeaten streak on the line when it meets upset- hungry Tennessee and All-Ameri- can candidate Bobby Franklin will try to raise Mississippi's rankings when the Rebels face Kentucky. In the East, "the Big Three," Army, Navy and Penn State all face light opposition - meeting Boston College, William and Mary, and VMI, respectively. Top attraction in the Far West will be a contest between defend- ing Skyline Champions Wyoming and the high flying Falcons of- the Air Force Academy. In the Midwest's outstanding independent contest the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame will be seek- ing to regain lost prestige when they meet 'the Tarheels of North Carolina in another annual con- test ANN ARBOR REFORMED CHURCH YMCA Building, 110N. 4tKAve. Rev. Raymond Weiss, pastor. NO 3-0348 SUNDAY- .0:00 A.M. Morning Worship: "Believing What We Profess."' 11:20 A.M. Students' Bible Class. 7:30 P.M. Evening Worship: "Jesus: Messiah and Lord." WEDNESDAY- 7:30 P.M. Geneva Student Fellowship, Lane LUTHERAN STUDENT CENTER AND CHAPEL (National Lutheran Council) Hill St. at S. Forest Ave. Dr. H. 0. Yoder, Pastor Phone: NO 8-7622 SUNDAY-- 9:00 and 11:00 A.M. Worship Services. 10:00 A.M. Bible Study on Genesis. 6:00 P.M. Supper. 7:00 P.M. "Higher Education and the Church." Discussed by Dr. Allan Pfnister and Prof Leslie Ross. UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN STUDENT CHAPEL & CENTER 1511 Washtenaw Avenue (The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod) Alfred Scheips, Pastor. David Schramm, Vicar. Saturday at 4:15: Open House after the game. Sunday at 9:15 and 10:45: Worship Services, with sermon by the pastor, "The Christian's Four- Fold Fitness." (Holy Communion in both Serv- ices).' Sunday at 9:15 and 10:45: Bible Study Groups. Sunday at 6:00: Gamma Delta, Lutheran Student Club, Supper & Program, with talk on "Psy- chology and the Christian Student" by Prof. A. Klautsch of General Motors Institute. . Tuesday at 6:00: Married Couples' Potluck Supper. Thursday at 8:00: First meeting of pastor's fall se- mester church membership class. Interested persons cordially invited. EMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH corner of E. Washington & 5th Ave. (3 blocks west of State Street) 10:00 Sunday School. 10:45 Worship. 7:30 P.M. Sunday Evening Service. 7:30 P.M. Thursday Evening Meeting. We invite you to learn from the Scriptures with us. BETHLEHEM EVANGELICAL REFORMED United Church of Christ 423 South Fourth Ave. Rev. Ernest Klaudt, Minister Orville Schroer, parish minister 9:30 A.M. German service (First and third Sun- day). 10:45 A.M. Worship service. 7:00 P.M. Student Guild, 524 Thompson. ST. MARY'S STUDENT CHAPEL William and Thompson Streets Rev. John F. Bradley, Chaplain Rev. Paul V. Matheson, Assistant Sunday Masses 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 A.M., 12:00 noon and 12:30 P.M. Holyday Masses 6:30, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00 A.M., 12:00 noon and 5:10 P.M. Weekday Masses 6:30, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00 A.M. Novena Devotions: Wednesday evening, 7:30 P.M. Rosary and Litany: Daily at 5:10 P.M. Classes in Catholic Doctrine, Philosophy, Church History, Scripture, Medical Ethics and Nursing Ethics taught at the Center on weekday eve- nings. CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH 1131 Church St. Dr. E. H. Palmer, Minister 9:30 A.M. University Bible Class. 10:30 A.M; Morning Worship Servie, "Men of Violence." (Nursery care available) 7:00 P.M. Evening Worship Service. THE CHURCH OF CHRIST W. Stadium at Edgwood Lester F. Allen, Minister CAMPUS CHAPEL (Sponsored by the Christian Reformed Churches of Michigan) Washtenaw at Forest The Reverend Leonard Verduin, pastor 10:00 A.M. Morning Worship Service. 11:15, A.M. Coffee Hour. 7:00 P.M. Vesper Worship Service. FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH 1917 Washtenaw at Berkshire Edward H. Redman, Minister Donald H. Meyer, Ministerial Interne 10 A.M. Unitarian Adult Group-Prof. Leslie Kish on: "Problems of Nuclear Disarmament." 1 A.M. Services, Mr. Donald H. Meyer preaching on:"The Faith Beyond Nihilism." r 7:00 P.M. Unitarian Student Group. Dr. 0. Chav- arria-Aguilar on: "The Significance of Lan- guage and Area Studies." ANN ARBOR FRIENDS MEETING (QUAKERS) 1416 Hill Street NO 8-8802 10:30-11:30 Meeting for Worship 10:30-1 1 :30-Sunday School. 10:00-10:30 Family Worship. Young Friends' program: September 27th 7:00 P.M. -Play Reading. ST. ANDREWS CHURCH AND THE EPISCOPAL STUDENT FOUNDATION 306 North Division Street 8:00 A.M. Holy Communion. 9:00 A.M. Holy Communion and sermon for students, followed by breakfast in Canterbury House (Morning prayer on first Sunday). 11;00 A.M. Morning prayer and sermon (Holy Communion on first Sundoy). 5:00 P.M. Canterbury Buffet Supper and Pro- gram. 7:00 P.M. Even hg prayer and commentary. MEMORIAL BAPTIST 411 Fountain Street Rev. William Nicholas, Pastor 10:00 A.M. Sunday School. 11:00 A.M. Noon Worship. 6:30 P.M. Training Union. 7:30 P.M. Evening Worship. affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH AND WESLEY OUNDATION State and Huron Streets, Tel. NO 8-6881 Dr. Hoover Rupert, minister Rev. Gene Ransom, minister to students. 9 & 11:15 morning worship, "A Search of Char- acter." 10:15 A.M. Student Discussion Group, "Meet the Professor." This week Dr. James Morgan, Pro- fessor of Economics. 7:00 P.M. Worship and Program: Student panel, "How to be a Christian Student on Campus." FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 502 East Huron Dr. Chester H. Loucks, and the Rev. Hugh D. Pickett, Ministers SUNDAY- 9:45 A.M. Student class, "Study of the Sermon on the Mount." 11:00 A.M. Church Worship, "Guardian of the Faith," The Rev. Hugh Pickett. 6:45 P.M Student Fellowship, "Green Lake' Im- pressions." FRIDAY- The American Baptist Student Fellowship is having a Football party at 8:15 -games, songs, cheers,-refreshments. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH State and William Streets Dr. Fred E. Luchs, Minister Services 9:30-10:20 and 11:00-12:00.."Come to a Feast" (a sermon for students)--Dr. Fred E. Luchs. CHURCH SCHOOL 9:30-10:40 & 10:55-12:00- crib through 9th grade. STUDENT GUILD: 7:00 Mayflower Room. Bob Marshall leads discussion: "A Personal Ap- proach to Methods of Inquiry"-Refreshments. 6:30 P.M. Dr. Luchs speaks over WOIA, 1290. ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 414 N. Main Rev. Andrew Missiras, Pastor 10:30 A.M. Worship Service. WEST SIDE METHODIST CHURCH 900 South Seventh Street Dr. H. Vaughn Whited, Minister Rev. Emil Haering, Assoc. Minister Mr. Burton Lankin, Youth Director Worship 8:30 and 11:00 A.M. "Immediate Serv- ice" GRACE BIBLE CHURCH it 1' TILDCATS FACE SICK SOONERS: Conference Teams Start Play Today On eeTEC Bum fA. By DAVE ANDREWS Mr. Touchdown, the idol vf the midwest each fall, takes over again today as Big Ten football has its first big Saturday of the year.I In the big games tomorrow around the midwest, Oklahoma's food poisoned Sooner takes on Northwestern's suddenly ferocious Wilidcat. -Pete Elliot's Golden Bears of California meet Iowa at Iowa City. Wisconsin, the favorite for the Big Ten title this fall is host to offensively-minded Stan- lord. The Spartans of Michigan State, on the comeback trail, meet once beaten Texas A & M. Ohio Sttae meets Duke, while Minne- sota takes on Nebraska. Illini Favored In the only Big Ten game scheduled for tomorrow, Indiana is host to Illinois. The Illini, al- MSU, a dangerous team and a possible conference champion, could have trouble with Texas A&M, but then again, the Aggies do not have a Blanche Martin to run for them. Minnesota's Gophers face Ne- braska at Minneapolis. Neither the Cornhuskers or the Gophers are supposed to be too powerful this year. Just the opposite could be true at Columbus where a capacity crowd will be on hand to see the Blue Devils of Duke try to upset Ohio's powerful Buckeyes. Both coaches have threatened to junk their ball control offenses. From here it 'appears to be a great opening Saturday, plenty of thrills, and possibly a couple of tremendous upsets.' WARREN RABB ... LSU quarterback "1 '_ Big Ten Football Schedule for Your Scissors Sept. 26 At Indiana DIlnois Indiana Oct. 3 Army At Minnesota Oct. 16 At osU Marquette Oct. 17 Minnesota At Nebraska At Wisconsin Oct. 24' Penn St. at Cleveland At MSU At Purdue Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Illinois At Calif. Purdue At Northwestern Kan. State Michigan At osU Minnesota Nov. 14 At Wisconsin Michigan At . OsU Nov. 21 Northwestern Purdue Notre Dame Iowa I Northwestern MSU I- I i I , . I I _I I i