t Saturday, October, 1 10, 197C THE MICHIGAN. DAILY Page Seven ~, Saturday, October 10, 1970 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven Purduep on this and that The Spoilermakers ... defending the lair eric siegel WEST LAFAYETTE HEY'VE STOPPED talking about Purdue's 26-14 upset of Stanford last week. Now, the only talk you hear down here is the talk of the Boilermakers' chances to pull out another up- set of a nationally-ranked team for the second week in a row. Max Stultz, the sports columnist for the Indianapolis Star, began his column yesterday with a request. "If there's a seat open on the Purdue bandwagon," "he wrote, "I'd like to take a flying leap and land right in the middle of it." By his own admission, Stultz's request represents a complete turn-around from his prediction last week, when he and just about everybody else in the state, including the governor, gave up on Coach Bob DeMoss' charges. Even so, it is hardly sur- prising; after Purdue's win over the Indians, Indiana found out it had a football team south of South Bend. t They found they. had a quarterback in sophomore Chuck Piebes and they found they had a running game, too, centered around burly soph Otis Armstrong, who was tabbed as the out- standing freshman back last season and is now leading the Big Ten in rushing. They found out nothing about the defense that they didn't know, they merely had the best of their sus- picions confirmed. As Michigan coach Bo Schembechler said, "There was never any question about their defense." Schembechler also said this is a key game for the Wolver- ines, and with good reason. Purtdue is probably the best team Michigan has faced all year. But aside from that, this is the start of the Big Ten season, when all the games really start counting, not just for the national rankings, but for the con- ference championship. This game is also something of a test for the Wolverines, whd still must show themselves and everyone else that their offense is indeed capable of scoring more than 51 points and six touchdowns in three games. And they will have to do their proving against the best defensive unit they've faced this year. Even though the Wolverines' offense hasn't been over- powering, there is no chance that the Boilermakers defense will let up at all. Defensive line coach Tony Mason, who used to be with Michigan and has a good idea of what kind of talent the Wolverines have, says, "We'll have to stop some of the finest runners in the Big Ten. And while they'll throw short, we'll have to concentrate on taking away the long pass, too." There is, in fact, no chance that the Boilermakers will let up in any aspect of their play. Purdue wants another upset, but A after what they showed last week on the west coast, they're beginning to think in terms of a share of the Big Ten title and a trip west to the Rose Bowl, too. With games against Michigan and Ohio State, the only two Big Ten teams to be undefeated in non-conference play, the chances are good that the Boiler- makers are going to have to beat at least one of them . . . and the Wolverines come first. Purdue's hopes are not all that fantastic, either. Good football has been a tradition in the last decade with not one losing season and five consecutive years with only two losses. DeMoss, who took over this year from Jack Mollenkopf after serving as an assistant coach for two decades, would like nothing better than to see the winning tradition ex- tended. The Boilermakers are also notoriously tough at home. They've won 13 straight games at Ross Ade Stadium beginning with a 41-12 win over Minnesota on November 11, 1967. They haven't lost to a Big Ten team in West Lafayette since Mich- igan State rallied for a 14-10 win in October, 1965. The last time the Wolverines came down here was in 1962, and they limped home with a 37-0 pasting on the books. The Hoosier state as a whole has a reputation for inhos- pitability. In 1968, Eugene McCarthy carried his presidential primary campaign here, and wound up writing a poem about this aspect of the Hoosier's reputation, and how true and well- deserved it was. It's a reputation the Boilermakers would like to extend, and the Wolverines would like to blunt, beginning today at 1:30. oses By BILL ALTERMAN Cynics this week have called Michigan "The worst team that ever ranked number seven na- tionally." Today C o a c h Bo Schembechler will have the chance to let them eat their words when the Wolverines face the Boilermakers of Purdue in West Lafayette. In three n o n conference games this year the Wolverines have had to struggle to victory in each one. Their defense has sparkled but the offense h a s variously been described as "anemic" and "i m p o t e n t." daily sports, NIGHT EDITOR ; BETSY MAHON Nonetheless, they h a v e scored enough to squeak by the sup- posedly weak opposition. Today, however, the Wolver- ines will face a fired up Pur- due (2-1) team that last week upset Stanford 26-14, and in the process picked off five pass- es from the supposedly invinc- ible Jim Plunkett. Purdue traditionally has been famous for its quarterbacks, and rookie coach Bob -DeMoss has apparently come up w i t h an adequate replacement for Phipps. Last w e e k sophomore Chuck Piebes hit on 15 of 20 passes, while running in one touchdown and setting up two others. SO FAR however, it has been the running game which h a s sustained t h e Boilermaker of- fense. Led by sophomore Otis Armstrong, who currently leads the Big Ten in rushing Purdue has averaged 190 ya r ds per game on the ground. Nevertheless, for three weeks the Wolverines have faced po- challenge The Lineups Offense (30) (71) (65) (53) (75) (72) (85) (27) (42) (32) (22) (91) (99) (39) (82) (90) (33) (70) (14) (21) (35) (23) MICHIGAN Paul Staroba (209) Jack Harpring (224) Reggie McKenzie (220) Guy Murdock (215) Werner Hall (219) Dan Dierdorf (250) Paul Seymour (235) Don Moorhead (200) Bill Taylor (200) Fritz Seyferth (202) Glenn Doughty (195) Phil Seymour (215) Tom Beckman (245) Henry Hill (220) Pete Newell (225) Mike Keller (210) Mike Taylor (217) Marty Huff (230) Frank Gusich (190) Bruce Elliot (176) Tom Darden (190) Jim Betts (185) SE LT LG C RG RT TE QB TB FB WB Defense LE LT MG RT RE WLB MLB WOLF DHB DHB s (43) (75) (60) (53) (77) (70) (82) (19) (24) (38) (22) (36) (74) (61) (95) (92) (49) (99) (47) (83) (46) (27) PURDUE Darryl Stingley (190) Paul DeNuccio (230) Tim Huxhold (220) Ken Watkins (215) Tom Luken (230) Don Green (255) Ashley Bell (210) Chuck Piebes (198) Otis Armstrong (190) Ron North (205) Stan Brown (180) John Handy (220) Ron Maree (275) Doug Molls (210) Alex Davis (270) Gary Hrivnak (230) Jim Teal (210) Veno Paraskevas (220) Arnold Carter (180) Charlie Potts (213) Randy Cooper 195) S. deGr'dmaison (190) -Daily-Randy 1dmonds Preston Henry (44) evades an Aggie tackler LONGHORNS FACE SOONERS: Stanford, S de coas tentially explosive o f f e n s i v e teams and so far they have giv- en up a mere 22 points. With the return of defensive b a c k Bruce Elliott to th e starting lineup today they should be ev- en tougher. Thus in today's conference opener, it will be up to the Wol- verines offense, to prove that they a r e as capable as their ranking implies. MICHIGAN'S rotating back- field this week will be working out of a strong "I" with Lance Scheffler and Fritz Seyferth al- ternating at fullback, Billy Tay- lor and Preston Henry lining up at the halfback slot, and Glenn Doughty and Bill Berutti trad- ing off at the wingback posi- tion. The Wolverines' passing game has been pretty pathetic this year. Quarterback D o n Moor- head currently sports a 33 per The Michigan-Purdue game at West Lafayette begins at 12:30 and will be carried over radiio stations WWJ, 950 AM; WPAG, 1050 AM; WAAM, 1600 AM; WUOM, 91.7 FM and WCBN, 650 AM. cent completion average. Against Texas A&M last week, Moor- head connected on only three of 16 passes. Schembechler, however, plac- es much of the blame on his re- ceivingcorps. "We'd be insbet- ter shape if we caught some passes," Bo said earlier in the 'week. "We had bad receiving (against Texas A&M), and it was the same the previous week and it's not any one guy." Despite the Wolverines' poor offensive showing so far, Pur- due's defense may provide them with their toughest test yet. Af- ter the Boilermakers gave up 48 points to Notre Dame they buckled down a n d completely throttled Stanford. T h e ir de- fensive standout was ripperback Randy Cooper who picked off three of Plunkett's passes and recovered two Indian fumbles. For Michigan to continue their winning ways, Schembech- ler must hopes for a reversal of their scoring pattern. From 20 points in their first game to 17 in their second and 14 in their third, the Wolverines have gone steadily downhill. Up till now the defeise h a s carried them to a 3-0 record. With or without Phipps however, Pur- due is capable of running up points today and unless "M"s receivers start catching and the backs can find their holes, to- day's game may be a replay of Michigan's last three - with a strong possibility of an unhap- py ending. By BOB ANDREWS By the time NCAA gridiron action is completed tomorrow, there very well could be a new look to the ratings of the top ten teams in the nation. Besides the clash between sixth-ranked Nebraska against Missouri, there will be important battles going on in Stanford, w h e r e the fourth-ranked Trojans of South- ern California meet the Indians of Stanford and in Dallas, where the Oklahoma Sooners take on the number two team in the nation. Texas. The ; thought of a Stanford- Southern Cal contest must bring back memories of last year's heartstopper, where the Trojans managed a field goal with no ~ time remaining to destroy the jubilant Indians, 26-24. LAST WEEK against the Pur- due Boilermakers, Plunkett had an unusually bad day as five of his passes were intercepted in addition to the fact that he was caught five times behind the line for a net loss of 41 yards. The Trojans should not expect a repetition of this performance however. USC, on the other hand, has been very impressive on the of- fense, lead by quarterback Jim- my Jones and running back, Clarence Davis. In their opener, USC walloped Alabama as the backfield gained nearly 500 yards on the ground alone. The Trojans came off this minor, shock of their tie with Nebraska quite well, however, as they ground out 600 yards against Iowa and massacred the Hawkeyes 48-0. Again, Jones ; and Davis went wild, where the former rambled for two touch- downs and passed for one, while Davis ran for 151 yards and a touchdown. The Sooners of Oklahoma are getting somewhat of a break by playing Texas in neutral Dallas. However, even that is small consolation because it is the Longhorns who are current- ly rated second in the nation. Last Saturday, it took a pass for Phillips to Cotton Speyrer for 45 yards with just twelve seconds remaining, to squeak out a win over the Bruins of UCLA, 20-17. The Sooners, who have been a tough rival for the Longhorns so many years, will be no push- over. In their opener, the Soon- ers led by linebacker Steve Cas- teel, who intercepted two Chuck Hixson p a s s e s, overpowered Southern Methodist, 28-13. It was the defense that was the major concern kof Coach Chuck Fairbank, but he was pleased by their performance against SMU. The following weekend, Okla- homa managed to get by a stub- born Wisconsin team 23-17, and they were .2-0 going into their game against Oregon State. But as things sometimes go in the NCAA; it was Oregon State who came out on top in that con- test to give the Sooners their first defeat. nn Rowdy ruggers ready to recreate riot in Chicago l o 0 THE 81 KE S o oh. "WX,«rNS st. 11-6 W alt C bW -. Even as you read! this, the Michigan Rugby Club is in Chi- cago plotting the demise of the Chicago Lions and probably the Chicago Fire Department. The ruggers, after dropping a dou- bleheader two weeks ago in To- ronto, attempted to hijack a firetruck, but alas they met with no more success than they did in their rugby matches. The game with the Lions will be played in historic Grant Park, the site of a minor war during the 1968 Democratic Convention. With luck the park should be in no worse condition after the ruggers leave than it was after the convention. According to team captain Hank Lukaskitthe Lions tradi- tionally give Michigan one of the toughest games on their schedule. "It, seems like the home team always wins in a close match," asserted Lukaski. The Lions are an independent club made up of mostly 'ousi- nessman who were all on college teams while they were in school. Lukaski rates the Lions on a par with the Toronto team and arch rival Ohio State as the best squads that they face. In last year's meeting the Blue defeated the Lions 8-3 in a characteristically close match. The year before in Chicago, the Lions prevailed in a 3-0 affair. The ruggers are out to creak the visiting team jinx today, but above all they are aiming for a good time. U MSU HOSTS BUCKS OW TO SAVE "" LIVES YEARLY! Big 10 By DENNIS NIEMIEC This Saturday marks the be- ginning of another Big Ten con- ference season and for most of the squads it comes not a mo- ment too soon. The once mighty Big Ten again sports a losing record (12-16-1) against out- side opposition, Although Mich- igan and Ohio State are un- beaten so far, Iowa, Indiana, and Northwestern enter the conference schedule still seek- ing their first win, In a conference clash of local importance, the Green Meanies of MSU entertain No. 1 ranked Ohio State. Last week's 29-0 set- back to Notre Dame w as the first Irish triumph in Spartan Stadium since 1949. However, traditional o p t i m i s t Duffy Daugherty still believes that his team can come back: "If we can continue to improve and stay healthy the next two weeks we could be a factor in the confer- ence." Sizing up his next opponent, Duffy says, "Ohio State is a lot different type team than Notre Dame. The Buckeyes have good *size but aren't nearly as physi- cally overpowering as the Irish. But Ohio State has great quick- ness and agility on both offense and defense." MSU's problems are further complicated by a quarterback dilemma. Last Sautrday, red- ,headed southpaw Mike Rasmus- son had trouble passing against the Irish defense. He was re- placed in the game by George rivalries resume quarter running of Rex Kern to bury' the Blue Devils. Buckeye mentor Woody Hayes retains 14 regulars f r o m last season's team and two consensus All- Americans, Jack Tatum and Jim Stillwagon. AT IOWA CITY, the winless Hawkeyes play host to the sur- prising Wisconsin Badgers. Iowa coach Ray Nagel must quickly get his team untracked if they are to improve their record. Last week the Hawks were victimized by a tough Arizona outfit, 17- 10. In that contest, Nagel tried soph quarterback Kyle Skog- man after senior Roy Bash had difficulty moving the club. His task this week is con- founded by the fact that the Badgers just tucked away their first victory of the season and of coach John Jardine's career by stunning ' Penn State 1 a s t Saturday on the strength of 3 TD passes by junior hurler Neil Graff .As you may recall, Wis- consin ended a 23 game winless streak last year with an upset win over Iowa. ILLINOIS, DISPLAYING a 2- 1 record while seeking their first winning campaign since 1965, travel to Evanston for an intrastate tangle w i t h North- western at Dyche Stadium. One of the men leading the Illini back to respectability after their previous 0-10 season is s o p h hurler Mike Wells. Last y e a r the highly publicized Wells led the Illini frosh to 34-0 and 31- 0 victories over the plebes from Purdue and Indiana. Meanwhile, the winless Wild- cat's hopes f or a fresh start this Saturday have been dim- med by injuries. The question- able players, both key men in Northwestern's attack, are quar- terback Maurie Daigneau a n d flanker Barry Pearson. T h e y missed the second half of last Saturday's 21-20 loss to SMU, Daigneau with a sprained right shoulder, Pearson with an ankle sprain. The Wildcat's leading rusher is fullback Mike Adamle who has scampered for 202 yards to date. Vi * I CORONARY CARE UNITS, MONITORING HEART ATTACK PATIENTS' VITAL FUNCTIONS AND PERMITTING EMERGENCY TREATMENT WITHIN SECONDS CAN DECREASE CORONARY MORTALITY TOLL 30% [ 3= . 'Inn ~ ( V 9"aQ I i ROUNDING OUT the sched- ule is the Indiana at Minnesota game. The Hoosiers have been unable to replace graduated of- fensive stars Harry Gonso, John Isenbarger, and Jade Butcher. Minnesota has been one of the Big Ten's most disappoint- ing teams. Equipped with the league's largest assembly of let- terwinners, the Gophers w e r e considered a dark horse con- tender for the Big Ten crown. Yet after an impressive win ov- er Ohio University, the Gophers collapsed in their contest with Nebraska. I 'N -i J -- THE MICHIGAN HEART ASSOCIATION HAS TRAINED 490 NURSES & 9 225 DOCTORS TO OPERATE LIFE- SAVING CCU'S 4+- ---- 1 i .-1 1 1 i M?