THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1928 1 THE MICHIGAN DAILY ___ .W. r SITY SPENDS AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT WORKOUT POINTING MEND° Irish StageI FIGHTING ILLINI 0- 0 Comeback1 S* """""'"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""'"""""""""" o GRI D BITS By Morris Quinn= " ti11111',I I; iii 111111##1111 tn1 r##1111111 ##111r11111111111 11#111ioriuii ifii I # #lillill:t it - - - .o Makes Fine ShowingI Ao Team Swings Into Active Prepara- tion Today For Coming Battle With Invading Orange SQUAD IN GOOD CONDITION Undaunted by their last minute defeat at the hands of the Badgers Saturday, the determined Wolver- ines will start hard work this af- ternoon in preparation for their tilt with Coach Bob Zuppk's cham- pionship Illinois eleven here next1 Saturday. Although the loss to Wisconsin was Michigan's fourth straight'de- feat, the Varsity showed improve- ment that bodes ill for the Indians. For the first time this year Coach Wieman's men flashed a real pass- ing offense completing 12 for over 130 yards total gain.- Passing Attack Improved Michigan also showed a more varied running attack, netting sev- eral nice gains on triple pass plays with Simrall on the running end,1 while Gembis and Rich plowed the. Badger line with c o n si d e r a b el success. Michigan's defensel also showed the result of the long drills on fundamentals that have been in order for the past 'two weeks, and the Wolverines tac- kled harder and cleaner, while the line stopped all Cardinal efforts to score by running, holding when- ever the Badgers threatened to score in the first half. The unbeaten Illini may be due for a surprise when they invade the Stadium to meet the rejuvenat- ed Varsity next Saturday. North- western held the Indians to one touchdown and same near tieing the count in the last period, failing by inches to make a first down vn the Suckers' two yard line. Hum- bert, Zuppke's chief backfield threat, was stopped in his efforts to gain through the Wildcat line and is certain to have trouble with the Wolverine forward wall, and the Illini may be compelled to re- sort to an as yet untried forward pass attack next Saturday. At anyi rate, with the morale of the Wol- verines as it now is, Illinois is cer- tain to have an old time Illinois- Michigan struggle on its hands Saturday, with the possibility that the Varsity may gain revenge for' its 14 to 0 beating at Urbana last year. Men Have Light Workout, Most of the men who yplayed Saturday received only a light workout yesterday, Coach Blott di- recting the Wolverines in a long signal practice. Michigan came through the Badger contest with no serious injuries except a recur- rence of Cornwell's bad knee, and Al Bovard's injured shoulder has improved sufficiently to allow him to take part in signal practice. While most of the regulars rest- ed, Simrall, Williams, Orwig, and Squier engaged in a scrimmage against Coach Keen's sophomore eleven. The blue-clad backfield, composed of McBride at quarter, Holmes and Simrall at the halves, and Hozer, fullback, had little trou- ble in gaining through the sopho- more line, while Ernie McCoy came back from an end positon to take the throwing end of several suc- cessful long passes. ' e"Blondy" Simrall, seemingly un- tired by his work against the Bad- gers, starred for the Varsity eleven on offense. Besides making several long gains around the ends and on the same triple pass play used Sat- urday, he was on the receiving end of two of McCoy's passes, and also made long returns of punts. -t What an important role forward passing can play in a football game was well illustrated in the bitterly- contested game played in the Mich- igan stadium Saturday, both the Wolverines and the Badgers em- ploying the aerial attack with startling results. This ineJhod of advancing the ball was predominant in the first real offensive launched by the Wolverines this season, while it was a pass that netted the Badgers the winning touchdown. With big Joe Truskowski, Michi- gan left end, on the throwing end of most of the tosses the Wolver- ines completed 11 of their 27 tries for a total gain of 134 yards and 7 of their 11 first downs. Truskowski's long throws1 caused the Badgers a lot of worry and were largely respon- sible for Michigan's 7 first downs gained by this rout. Had the intcnded receivers of sev- eral of these tosses been a little' faster, they would have been in a good position to score. The general defensive play of the Wolverine backfield was a decided improvement over that of the Ohio game. Rich and Wheeler downed the Badger runners repeatedly be- fore they could get away for long gains when they managed to elude; the ends, while Gembis backed up the line to perfection. Simie Simrall got into the game in the last quarter and proved once and for all that he.. has recovered from the attack of stage fright that character- ized his first appearance. He got, off a beautiful 51 yard punt, and looked good in carry- ing the ball and running back punts. In the line Pommerening played' his usual outstanding game, but as a unit the foward wall looked good. Humbert, Illini Back, Leads Big Ten Stars In Points Collected Fritz Humbert, plunging fullback from Illinois, still retained the lead' in the Big Ten individual scoring although the fighting Northwestern eleven prevented him from adding to his margin on Saturday. His total of 42 points is endang- ered by Hovde of Minnesota whose *ILDCT HOMECOMING Freshman urud Contest, Fireworks, And Traditional Parade To Feature Celebration TO HOLD ALUMNI DINNER (Special To The Daily) t 1 t 13 l .1 . ; I' Knute Rockne whose team stagea a great come- back by decisively trouncing Drake by a convincing 32 to 6 score. Friedman's Playing Hands Chicago Bears Year's First Defeat Adding another victim to their collection, Benny Friedman's De- troit Wolverins marched on their way toward the professional league title by handing the Chicago Bears their first defeat of the season, '6-0, before 20,000 of the midway fans. With his reputation already es- tablished as one of the greatest forward passers and field generals in the game, the former Michigan ace treated the Chicagoans to a' rare exhibition of line smashing and open field running. Friedman Makes Long Run After the teams had battled through three scoreless quarters, Friedman returned Driscoll's punt 25 yards and alternating with Tiny Feather, his fullback, in carrying the ball, Friedman advanced the ball to the Chicago 5 yard line. In three attempts Jackson, substitute fullback carried it over. Again late in the same period, Benny threw a 30 yard pass to Munn while standing on his own goal line as a final proof of his greatness. And from this point he began a series of line smashes that carried the ball to the Bear's eight yard line where the final whistle ended the march. The Wolverines had advanced the ball 86 yards. Friedman carried the ball 164' yards in 30 attempts for an average of five and a half yards each trip. He ran Driscoll's punts back for a total of 44 yards, the last one a 25 yard return being instrumental in the Detroit score. The Bears were prepared to stop the well-known forward passing game of the Wolverines, but Fried- man outwitted them by relying on a running attack. He attempted 28 passes during the contest, com- pleting 7 for a gain of 113 yards. Subscribe to The Michigan Daily, $4.00 per year. It's worth it! Personal CHRISTMAS CARDS Captain George Rich was an- other integral part of the Maize and Blue aerial attack, being on the receiving end on no less than six of the complet- ed passes. Lusby, Wisconsin's clever soph- omoreback, made good in 7 of his 19 attempts for a gain of 120 yards. It was one of his throws to Bo Cusinier that paved the way for the latter's 24 yard dash to a touch- down and victory. The punting of Michigan fell somewhat below the average in the Ohio and Indiana games, Wheeler making 32 yards in 11 attempts and Simrall 51 in 1. Wisconsin's trio of punters were credited with an average of one yard less than the Wolves in 15 tries. Michigan drew the greater num- ber of penalties, losing 40 yards to 35 for Wisconsin. The Wolverine team was called twice for stalling' and once for holding, the Badgers once for stalling and once for hold- ing, the others being for offside and incompleted passes. 'Blondy' Simrall . who, though not playing entire game against Wisconsin, showed promising speed and ability to re- turn kicks while under fire. CLASS GRIDIRON TOURNEY STARTS sA { t 1 J The right side still needs bolstering What promises to be two bitter1 if it is to withstand the thrusts of gridiron struggles will be played by 1 Fritz Humbert, Zuppke's battering the Freshman team this week when1 ram, but another week of work they meet the Physical Eds. to- should remedy this weakness. night and the Sophomore football team, under the tutelage of Coach Returning to his old position, Clif Keen, Thursday night. Both I the center post, Ray Cragin games will start at 4 o'clock, and handled himself in fine style, will be played on South Ferry field. while Poe and Steinke at the One group of Yearling candidates guard berths left little to be was taught the plays that Illinois desired. has been using this season last I night by Coach Veenker. This team The addition of Bruce Hurlbert, will use the Illinois formations in 230-pound tackle, to the right side scrimmage with the Varsity this of the line may solve the difficulty. week to help prepare them for the 1 Hurlbert is fast for his unusual size invasion of their traditional rivals. and with a little more experience Coach Ray Fisher says that his. he should fit into the forward wall Freshman squad is shaping up well well. this year and that several of his men have Varsity possibilities. The Truskowski looked good at ends are just ordinary, but the end and proved himself as a tackles and guards are big and ap- forward passer, while the work pear to have some potential talent. of Draveling left something to In the backfield Coach Fisher be desired. Most of the Badger's stated that there are two or three successful runs were made men who have shown real ability around his end. and should make strong bids for a -- __ place on the Varsity squad next NEW YORK-Ken Strong, N. Y. U. year. As a whole the Freshman star, not only leads eastern college i team appears well balanced, and scorers but the whole country as should show power in its games well. Strong has tallied 91 points with the Sophomores and the Phy- in five games. sical Eds. touchdown against Iowa came as EVANSTON, Oct. 29.-A two day the result of a thrilling 91 yard homecoming celebration will mark dash but Hovde was also tied by the Northwestern-Minnesota foot- Page of the Hawkeye eleven whose ball game to be held here Satur- long run a few seconds later cday, Nov. 3. Thousands of alumni brought an Iowa victory over Min- from every corner of the country nesota. These two each boasted 36 will come to Evanston to partici- points. pate in the festivities and to see Cuisinier of Wisconsin trailed in the Purple eleven in action against third place with 31 points, a touch- the powerful Gophers. down against the Wolverines giv- I The traditional homecoming pa- ing him a lead over Glassgow of rade, five hundred dollars worth of Iowa who follows with 25 points, fireworks, the biggest bonfire since involved in a tie with a team mate, Pontiac was a papoose, a freshman McLain, the Indian fullback. football game, a snake dance after The individual totals giving the the big game and an informal touchdowns, points after touch- dance at the gymnasium are the downs, field goals and total points principal features of the program. are as follows: Added to these attractions will be TD PT FG TP the fraternity and sorority reunions Humbert, Illinois . 7 0 0 42 and other smaller group gatherings. Hovde, Minn. .... 6 0 0 36 The homecoming parade, with a Pape, Iowa ...... 6 0 0 36 gala array of floats representing Cuisinier, Wis. ... 5 1 0 31 both the Evanston and McKinlock Glassgow, Iowa .. 3 7 0 25 campuses, will start in front of the McLain, Iowa .... 4 1 0 25 fraternity quadrangle Friday night Harmeson, Purdue 4 0 0 24 at 7 o'clock. A pep session, featured Burgess, Chicago . 3 1 0 19 by the huge bonfire and part of the Bartholomew, Wis. 3 1 0 19 fireworks, will follow at Roycemore In the eastern circles, Strong of feld. New York university ran far ahead Two picked teams from the best of the other scorers three touch- freshman football squad ever j downs and five points after touch- -assembled at Northwestern will give downs placing him safely in first grads a glance into the future place with 91 points. Gulick of Wildcat prospects in a battle at Hobart was next with 60 pints Roycemore field Saturday morning Gs -6at 10 o'clock. G Td Pt Fg Tp Coach Hanley's wildcats will take Strong, N. Y. U.. . .... 5 12 19 0 91 the field against the highly touted -Gulick, Hobart ....... 510 0 0 60I"Northmen" of Doc Spears at 2 Landmaid, Williams .. 5 8 8 0 56 ( o'clock. They will be undaunted by Blenstock, C. C. N. Y 4 9 1 0 55 the reported bone-crushing pro- Marsters, Dartmouth . 5 8 1 0 49 clivities of Bronko Nagurski et al Rodriquez, W. Va. Wes. 6 7 0 0 49 and will enter the fray primed to make it a victorious homecoming. CAPPON CONFINED Between halves of the game I Northwestern alumni. celebrities WITH L E G INJUR Y will exchange greetings and be in- troduced to the crowd in mid-field, Franklin Cappon, varsity back- while "welcome alumni" greetings field coach on the Michigan coach- and Purple battle cries will be ex- ing staff, who has been confined to ploded overhead as part of the fire- the University hospital for several works display. The old fashioned days was reported by his physician, snake dance will be hauled out Dr. Kerlikowski, yesterday to be again at the close of the game. In past serious danger and will prob- the evening the last "Whoopee" ably be able to leave the hospital session will be held at Patton gym tomorrow. where the grads will dance and as- Coach Cappon was unable to at- sist in the awarding of trophies for tend practice sessions because of .a the best parade float and house disturbing leg infection. decorations. With the exception of punt- ing, Michigan showed remark- able improvement in every de- partment of play, the offensive, strength being especially grati- fying to the followers of the Maize and Blue team. The Wolves proved that in the . forward pass they have a real menace with Truskowski and Wheeler doing the throwing and Captain Rich on the receiving end. And the return to form of Gembis assures the team pf a capable line- bucker when a few yards are needed. *i , « . Students - Read! 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