Soturday, October 31, 1970 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven 4 Saturday, October 31, 1970 THE MICHIGAN DAILY "a- Sve Wolverines take on Badgers on this and that The Witches Brew . . . .Football and the War eric siegel Today is Halloween, and there are ghosts haunting the Wisconsin football team before its conference battle against Michigan. The Badgers haven't beat the Wolverines since the begin- ning of the last decade, and only once in the last five years have they been able to muster more than 14 points. The last two outings between the two teams have been particularly frustrating ones for the Badgers, who dropped both contests by scores of 34-9 and 35-7 respectively. Two years ago. it was Michigan halfback Ron Johnson who stole the show, gaining 347 yards and scoring five touchdowns. Last year, Billy Taylor, a Johnson successor starting only the second game of his career, was the big man, blasting through for 142 yards in 15 carries and scoring a pair of touchdowns. Now, Wisconsin rookie coach John Jardine must have visions of a repeat performance flashing through his head, as his 2-3-1 Badgers try to stop the undefeated, fifth-ranked Wolverines. Jardine has nothing but praise for the Wolverines, but he isn't running scared. He says Michigan quarterback Don Moor- head "handles the option better than anyone we've faced and he has great passing protection, too." But he is counting on junior quarterback Neil Graff, to spark the Badgers. "They're too tough to run against, so we'll have to throw." he said. One of the main reasons the Wolverines have been tough to run against this year has been middle guard Henry Hill and he for one discounts the notion that the team will let up a little today after coming off three big wins against Purdue, Michigan State and Minnesota.. "We're going to play the best football we know how, just like we always do," Hill said. "We play football to win thats all. Moorhead was equally emphatic about the non-possibility of a letdown yesterday. "There won't be any letdown he said simply. "It's important that we win big," Moorhead added. "I'm not saying we're going to try and run up a score, or anything like that, but we have to keep improving and keep showing our- selves we can get better." Over the last three weeks, it should be noted, the Wolverines have improved markedly. From a 29 point, 320 yard performance against Purdue, the Wolverines went to a 39 point, 518 yard performance against Minnesota. And the offense that couldn't go anywhere at the beginning of the season has averaged 430 yards from scrimmage in its conference games this year. Even if the Wolverines simply maintain the status quo, spectre of the past two years is bound to come back and haunt Jardine today. But there will be more than just ghosts of past football games hanging over Madison. For today is Homecoming and in addition to some traditional ceremonies, various campus and community groups-including the Madison Area Peace Action Council (MAPAC) and the Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC) have planned an anti-war homecoming in conjunction with the national peace vigil. The day's activities will include a massive march and leaf- letting outside Camp Randall Stadium. The theme of the traditional homecoming is victory: the the theme of the anti-war vigil is withdrawal. IFC president Gary McArten, who has been helping to or- ganize today's activities, said yesterday that "some people may think a traditional and an anti-war homecoming can't co exist, but I don't see them as being that far apart. "We want a decent, responsible march, one that will show people that overwhelming numbers of students can participate in responsible criticism of the war." One activity that will not take place today is a moment of silence and a brief anti-war message at the halftime ceremonies. MAPAC has been asking Athletic Director Elroy Hirsch, a for- mer Michigan man, for permission to have its 'own brief cere- mony for weeks. For weeks Hirsch has been inaccessible, but two days ago, other athletic department officials gave a flat no to the request. The reason cited was that "politics have no place at.a foot- ball game." But MAPAC spokesman Mary Ann Rice said, "It seems odd that 70,000 people can come to a football game but have no time to think about our soldiers who are dying in Vietnam every day. "I personally like football very much," she added, "and I don't think it would take anything away from Homecoming to conduct a memorial service. Far from it. It would undoubtedly be one-of the best things that could happen to it." In a peculiar visceral sort of way, you expect more than a flat refusal on a question like this from a former Michigan man. By JIM KEVRA The Michigan Wolverines, undefeated in six games so far this year, will be trying for their seventh straight victory today as they take on the Wisconsin Badgers in Madison, Wisconsin. The game should p r o v e to be a test of the Mam- moth Blue Wave's offense, the most prolific point pro- ducer in the Big Ten, versus the stingy Badger defensive unit. Michigan's offense w h i c h stuttered and stalled in its first three outings has exploded for 15 touchdowns in its last three contests, 13 of which were pro- vided by the rushing attack. Head coach Bo Schembechler, it would seem, has finally found the right comlination with Billy Taylor at halfback, a position he, likes, Glenn Doughty at wing- back, Fritz Seyferth as t h e crushing fullback and, of course, Don Moorhead as the signal- caller. Schembechler expects the Bad- gers to try to concentrate on Taylor, Michigan's leading ground gainer, but doesn't think that will help. He commented, "They'll try to stop Taylor, but I don't think they'll be able to key on him. There are t h r e e other backs back there who can run with the ball too." John Jardine, in his first year as coach of the Badgers agrees that Wisconsin can't afford to key on one player. "Michigan's got four, men that can move the ball," Jardine said. "Moor- head's running is a real help." The offensive line still re- mains Michigan's biggest prob- lem, not in ability but in depth. The Wolverines only have one healthy backup guard and one backup tackle. Werner Hall, us- ually a starting guard, has a pinched nerve in his shoulder and possibly could be pressed into duty but Schembechler ad- mits that he'd like to rest him. The Badger defense has been "SPORTS NIGHT EDITORS: BILL ALTERMAN and ELLIOT LEGOW consistant so far this year hav- ing held each opponent to be- tween 12 and 24 points. Lead- ing the rugged defense is °mid- dle linebacker Carl Winfrey who, in last week's 30-12 victory over Indiana, made 9 solo tackles and recovered a fumble on the 4- yard line. Jardine comments, "He has a good sense of respon- sibility. He reads fast; he has good range." Wisconsin sets up in a stand- ard pro type 4-3-4 and doesn't use a wolfback or monster man as Michigan does. The defensive line which averages 239 pounds is composed of three seniors and The Michigan-W i s c o n s i n game begins at 2 p.m. and will be carried over radio stations WWJ, 950 AM; WPAG, 1050 AM; AM, 1600 AM; WUOM, 91.7 FM, and WCBN, 650 AM., a sophomore, but, unfortunately for the Badgers, only Bill Gre- gory, the left end, played his position last year. Along with Winfrey at the linebacking slots are Gary Buss and Dave Lokanc. Gary Buss, whose brother Ron is the start- ing strong safety, leads the Bad- gers in tackles for losses while Lornac is one of the leading tackles on the team with 52. The defensive backfield has three starters returning from last year's team with sophomore Ron Buss the only newcomer. So far this season, the defense has picked off 13 errant aerials with one of them being run back for a touchdown. Wisconsin's de- fense has also recovered eleven fumbles. The Badger defense has proven itself to be tough. Penn State, one of the most explosive teams in the country, was held to '16 points by Wisconsin during the Badgers 29-16 upset. Schem- bechler admits being impress- ed by them. "Their greatest strength is their defense," he said. "They haven't given up more than 24 points this year. Last year, we had trouble block- ing them." Up to now, the Badgers have relied mostly upon their run- ning game to move the ball but Jardine plans to change his strategy against Michigan. "Michigan is such a physical team," Jardinessaid, "that if you stand up to them, they can just blow you right out of there. In order to win, we will really have to move the ball in the air." Badger airpower is supplied by Neil Graff, one of the most un- derrated quarterbacks in the Big Ten. Graff has completed 47 out of 104 passes this year and has had only two intercepted. On Graff, Schembechler com- ments, "He had a good game against us last year and he's im- proved since then. He can come up with the big play. He threw three bombs against Penn State and he's an excellent long pass- er." Wisconsin's rushing attack relies more on speed than on power. Alan "A-train" Thomp- son, the fullback who was the Badgers leading rusher last year, ranks second this y e a r behind sophomore sensation Rufus "Roadrunner" Ferguson. The Roadrunner, who stands all of 5'-6" tall but weighs 186 pounds, hasathe speed to turn the corners for long gainers. Ferguson has Wisconsin's t w o longest runs from scrimmage; 65 yards against Indiana and 47 yards against Northwestern. Bullet rally tops 76ers By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA - Trailing by 14 points early in the third quarter, the Baltimore Bullets rallied for a 123-110 National Basketball Association victory last night over the Philadelphia 76ers behind the scoring of Earl Monroe and Wes Unseld. Philadelphia entered the final period leading 88-85 before Bal- timore surged ahead to stay with 94-93 on a basket by Fred Carter with 8:43 left in the game. The Bullets opened up a 100- 95 lead with 8:07 left and the 76ers never got closer than three points as Unseld, Monroe, Car- ter and Gus Johnson scored timely points. Suns set BOSTON - The Boston Cel- tics, sparked by veteran J o h n Havlicek, shook off a late challenge and pulled away to a 127-112 National Basketball As- sociation victory over the Phoe- nix Suns last night. Havlicek scored 33 points in leading the Celtics to their fourth triumph in nine games. The Suns pulled to within two points, 114-112, on John Wet- zel's jump shot with three min- utes left, but the Celtics out- scored Phoenix 13-0 the rest of the way. Michigan's defense which h a s allowed an average of only nine points per game have its hands full with Wisconsin. In Graff, the defensive backfield will be facing a top flight passer who loves to throw the bomb. The linebackers will have the pleasant duty of trying to cover against the short pass, stopping the power plays up the middle, and getting outside to protect against the sweep. Schembechler emphasizes that Michigan is playing one game at a time and isn't looking ahead to Ohio State. "I don't think that's happening and I don't think it will," he explained. Jardine admits to being im- pressed with the massive Mich- igan juggernaut, and admits that it won't be easy to win. In fact, he calls the game "our toughest game so far this year. To win, Michigan has got to make a lot of mistakes and we've got to play our best game of the year so far." Michigan's balance : Above the defense, below the offense The Lineups Offense MICHIGAN (30) (71) (65) (53) (60) (72) (85) (27) (42) (32) (22) Paul Staroba (195) Jack Harpring (220) Reggie McKenzie (235) Guy Murdock (210) Tom Coyle (230) Dan Dierdorf (246) Paul Seymour (235) Don Moorhead (195) Bill Taylor (215) Fritz Seyferth (205) Glenn Doughty (195) SE LT LG C RG RT TE QB TB FB WB (82) (71) (60) (51) (62) (64) (88) (12) (21) (37) (23) WISCONSIN Terry Whittaker (190) Elbert Walker (300) Dennis Stephenson (225) Jim Fedenia (230) Keith Nosbusch (235) Roger Jaeger (225) Larry Mialik (220) Neil Graff (195) Rufus Ferguson (185) Alan Thompson (215) Randy Marks (205) I r, You Always Have a Choice of Merchandise at FOULLTTS Spiral Note Books Fillers Pencils Pens Stationery Lamps Typewriters Mich. Souvenirs Records Art and Engineering 1 Defense I i (91) (99) (30) (82) (90) (33) (70) (14) (21) (35) (23) Phil Seymour (215) Tom Beckmen (240) Henry Hill (220) Pete Newell (225) Mike Keller (215) Mike Taylor (215) Marty Huff (225) Frank Gusich (190) Bruce Elliott (170) Tom Darden (190) Jim Betts (185) LE LT MG RT RE LB LB RB HB HB S (76) (79) (35) (73) (77) (54) (57) (25) (19) (24) (46) Bill Mayer (225) Mike Mayer (225) Carl Winfrey (225) Jim DeLisle (240) Ted Jefferson (220) Gary Buss (215) Dave Lokanc (220) Danny Crooks (175) Nathaniel Butler (170) Neovia Greyer (195) Ron Buss (190) Supp.e-.. JIM BETTS (23) returns an interception in last week's game against Minnesota. Betts went 45 yards with the football, just missing going all the way. WILDCATS FACE BUCKS Unbeatens battle for roses } By BILL ALTERMAN Northwestern's, mighty Purple People Eating Machine faces its toughest test of the year today when the undefeated (in confer- ence play) Wildcats face a sporadic but potentially ex- plosive team from Ohio State. Oddly enough both 'teams are 3-0 in conference play but sta- tistically the Wildcats look un- stoppable. In their three games the Wildcat juggernaut has amassed 110 points while giving up a mere 28. The Buckeyes on the other hand have only been able to garner 105 points while allowing the opposition 37. In addition, Northwestern has lost four in a row to the big bad Buckeyes and they want re- venge. Despite their equal records, Northwestern is a team on the way up while the Buckeyes are E diving down. In this weeks AP poll the Wildcats scoared to twentieth place while Woody Hayes & Co. fell from first to so they gave warning of the on- slaught that was to follow. In their opener against Notre Dame the Wildcats succumbed 35-14. The following week UCLA beat them 12-7 on a last minute touchdown and in their third contest Southern Methodist, thanks to a missed Northwestern extra point, emerged victorious 21-20. But all this merely set the stage for the REAL season and in the Big Ten, the Wildcats look like a power of the future. Mike Adamle spearheads the Wildcats powerful ground at- tack. The 5-9 fullback this year has amassed 646 yards on the ground and another 120 on 12 pass receptions. In addition the versatile performer has thrown and completed 3 passes, one for a touchdown. Whenever Adamle gets tired lugging the ball, junior quarter- back Maurie Daigneau puts it up in the air for one of his covey of talented receivers. Last week against Purdue. Assuming the Buckeyes dare take the field today, they will start a team which just might give Northwestern trouble. After their ignominious loss to Michigan last November, OSU put it all together and this year have, surprisingly enough, reel- ed off 5 straight victories. Re- cently, however, the Buckeyes have been sputtering. After an easy victory over Texas A&M Woody's boys had to come from .*hind to down a so-so Duke eleven. Finally, last week the Red and White found themselves trail- ing a fired up Illinois team 23-20 late in the third quarter. The 29 points they gave up was the defense's worst showing since the third game of the 1967 sea- son. Over in Lafayette today, Pur- due will have its hands full when it takes on the Illini. Il- linois threw Ohio State all Saround the field last week after it was announced that its head coach, Jim Valek, was being fired. 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