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VOL. XVI. No. 1
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1935
Kipke
Veteran State
Team Favored
In First Game
Letterman At Every Post
On Spartan Eleven Here
October 5
Coach Calls Team
America's Fastest
Warmbein Leading Backs
For Tbird Season; Line
Has Star In Wagner
By GEORGE J. ANDROS
A Michigan State team charac-
terized by its coach as "the fastest t
team in America"sand boasting a let-
ter-winner for every position will open
Michigan's season October 5 in a
game that will largely determine the
course of the season for both teams.
The Spartans from East Lansing
have never beaten the Wolverines
twice in a row but are favored to make t
history this year. o
"I think I've seen faster lines, and Z
I know I've seen faster backfields,"
Coach Charlie,Bachman said in de- (,
scribing his 1935 eleven, "but I've
never seen a team that was faster
as a complete unit."
Four Regulars Gone
Quarterback Russ Reynolds, full-
back Jim McCrary, left end Ed Klew-
icki, and right tackle Gordon Reavely
are the only losses from the team
that defeated Coach Harry Kipke's Tb
feeble 1934 eleven 16 to 0, but their
absence is expected to prove almost
negligible in view of the men ready E
to step into the vacancies.
State had a light team last year D
and this season is to see even a lighter ente
eleven on the field. With a line mat
averaging under 190 pounds and a the
quartet Ireglar backs wiho -will Fot "Bea
average more than 160, Coach Bach- echo
man expects to be outweighed as thre
much as 35 pounds per man in every prop
game. Wol
Syracuse University handed the riva
Spartans their only loss last year after of l
five East Lansing regulars were on the
the bench from injuries.
Colina at Quartrback son,
Dick Colina, who has played right cial
halfback for 'the past two seasons has Har
been learning the quarterback's duties of s
during the past year and is ready to up,
*step into Reynold's shoes. Colina, agai
although weighing about 150 pounds, Spar
has done most of the blocking in need
State's Notre Dame offense through dew
two hard campaigns, and seems to wou
have the spirit and intelligence to the
make a fine field general. last3
Left halfback, the most important
offensive post in Bachman's adapta-
tion of Knute Rockne's methods, finds
Kurt Warmbein ready to shine for the mak
third time in as many years. Warm- Arb
bein runs, kicks, and passes in a man- from
ner that would bring delight to any Indi
coach, but brought only a big head- imp:
ache to Coach Kipke in the Mich- hors
igan stadium last October. C
Dick Edwards and Steve Sebo outs
played more than enough at both ferer
halfback positions to win letters last erar
year and are expected to alternate and
at Colina's former right half post, field
with the former probably getting first Del F
call. Edwards is the fastest of the by a
swift Spartan backs, and the smiling ndic
Sebo is one of the flashiest open-field Iof M
runners ever to play for State. The 0s
fact that Bachman has placed them as
at right half proves their blocking Clar
ability. a pr
Fullback Position Strong folic
Art Brandstatter stepped into Mc- a o
Crary's fullback duties when the col- doub
ored star was injured last year, and gain
my
this year Bachman says that he is a igan
better player than McCrary ever was.
Don Wiseman, letter winner for two
years, has shown form in early prac- O
tice sessions that will make the Spar- the
tans well fortified at fullback. Kurt of i
Kuhne is another letterman who Littl
should make things interesting for send
Wiseman and Brandstatter. Cap
Al Agett,, a punting left half, and jure
quarterback Fred Ziegel are other subs
letter-winning backs returning, with whic
Red Neumann ready to battle for the gam
signal calling post again, after being grou
an understudy for two. years. Chick New
Halbert, George GOltz and Ray Yea
O'Malley are sophomore backs who pe
may see action this season. Nov.
Michigan fans remember Klewicki's hom
sensational catches of Warmbein's of t
nsac.PCinth last StaMichigan ,a
Still
Uncertain
Of V arsity
Lineup
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Scene From Grid Team's Second Practice Scrimmage
Chris Everhardus, Varsity halfback, is shown getting off a pass during the football squad's second regula-
on practice game last- Saturday. On his feet ahead of Everhardus and waiting to block a rushing
pponent !s Frank Bissell, one of Coach Kipke's "watch-charm guards," and to the passer's right is Fred
iem, another guard who has pulled out of the line, just completing his block.
teat Michigan'
till Sounding
In Rival Camps
irty Years' Prominence
On Gridiron Unshaken
By Poor 1934 Season
espite the fact that Michigan
rs the 1935 grid season the door-
s of the Western Conference on
basis of 1934 records, the cry of
at Michigan!" seems bound to.
D throughout the fall. More than
e decades of almost uninterrupted
ninence at the top have made the
verines the target for its many
Is and even the crushing victories
ast season have failed to satisfy
deep desire for revenge.
ichigan State, opening the sea-
Oct. 5, will prove the most- cru-
test of the season for Coach
ry Kipke's squad. With a host
ophomores in the Michigan line-
a victory in the opening game
nst an unquestionably strong
rtan team would be just the tonic
ded to impart a degree of confi-
ce to the squad while a defeat
d undoubtedly put the team in
rut from which it failed to escape
year.{
aHoosiers Dark Horses
Coach Bo McMillins Hoosiers will
e their first appearance in Ann
or since the mild mannered hero
n Centre College took charge at
ana, and with his system firmly
lanted his team will be the dark
:e of the Conference race.
aptain Reed Kelso at center, is the
tanding pivotman in the Con-
nce at the moment, while vet-
s Wendel Walker, Corby Davis
Vernor Huffman in the back--
and Eore Antonini and Chris
Sasso in the line will be supported
host of sophomores attracted to
ana by the dynamic personality
IcMillin
mly slightly above the Wolverines
championship contenders, Doc
ence Sears' Badgers are faced by
oblem now familiar to Michigan
owers, elephantiasis in the line. As
nsequence the Badgers will un-
btedly play a strong defensive
e, and their ability in that field
be attested to by the 1934 Mich-
squad.
Little's Teams Strong
ne of the shrewdest coaches in
game, and one of the most able
nspirational leaders, Coach Lou
le at Columbia never fails of
ing a strong threat on the field.
tain Al Barabas, cured of his in-
d leg, looks to a season which will
tantiate the estimates of him
ch followed the 1934 Rose Bowl
e, and he will be supported by a
ip of sophomores attracted to the
York institution by that New
r's victory.
ennsylvania, coming to Ann Arbor
2 for the first of a home and
e series, is one of the few schools
he country and particularly out-
+h e a Asr nAAntf h1 M ap
It Will Take Many
Poor Seasons To
Spoil Grid Record
IOWA CITY, Sept. 23.- The all-
time Western conference football
leadership apparently is firmly in
possession of the University of Mich-
igan for many generations to come.
For the Wolverines have a lead of
164 percentage points over the sec-
ond-place university, Chicago, and
only four other universities have bet-
ter than an even break.
Frederic S. Beebee, assistant in the
University of Iowa athletic depart-
ment ,has figured the all-time Big
Ten standing on the basis of when
each university entered the confer-
ence. Chicago, Illinois, Michigan {
Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue,,
and Wisconsin entered in 1896; In-
diana and Iowa in 1900, and Ohio
Prospects For
Grappling Men
Seen As Good
If injuries, the nemesis of the 1934-
35 team, do not put the Varsity wres-
tlers on the sidelines and ineligibility
does not rear its ugly head, Coach
Keen has high hopes of putting a
squad capable of big things in the ring
this year.
With the return of Harry Wright
ineligible last season, the heavyweight
section is well taken care of. Many
observers feel that Wright has the
ability to go far in the national wres-
tling circles.
Veterans of last season returning
include Capt. Wally Heavenrich, 145
pounder, Abe Levine and Frank Bis-
sel, at either 165 or 175 pounds, Alvin
Rubin, Ed Keilman, and Ed Slocum
The HOT
STOVE
By BILL REED
A SENSITIVE nature can hardly be
,held compatible with such a pub-
lic position as that of football coach
of a state institution, and yet Mr.
Harry Kipke, who is a prominent
member of the coaching profession
hereabouts, does not disguise his
sensitiveness on certain subjects.
For instance, one might ask him
about sailing, and particularly about
the Detroit-Mackinac race in which
Skipper Kipke's yacht "Flo" was en-
ered. One might ask him about the
finish of that race, and the erstwhile
;kipper would be certain to ask that
the subject be changed to football,
without admitting that he emulated
the Ancient Mariner as he-sat in a
dead calm in Lake Huron for three
days before he started the motors "to
save the lives of the crew." They
were gradually starving to death.
Skipper Kipke, in fact, would
choose to assume the robes, or mole-
skin, of Coach Kipke without even
denying the scurrilous rumor to the
effect that his anchor had been drag-
ging from the moment the "Flo" left
Port Huron at the start of the race.
But even as a gridiron mentor Mr.
Kipke is prone to betray his sensi-
tivity on certain subjects even as
close as football. For should one be
so inconsiderate as to boldly make
inquiry as to the 1934 Michigan foot-
ball season he would most certainly
see the hardy veteran of many foot-
ball wars both on field and sideline
quake, describe the rainbow in his
facial expression, and blusteringly
suggest again that the subject be
changed. It would be highly appar-
ent that he would ratherhtalk even
of sailing than the past grid season,
particularly the afternoon last fall
whichdstarted his squad on the
greased slide to the bottom of the
football heap.
From that description of Mr. Kipke
it might be gathered that he is a
taciturn individual, disliking con-
versation in any of its forms and
particularly in the form of an inter-
view. But with a happy thought
the person who has tried to draw
Coach Kipke out on sailing or 1934
football might inquire as to Michi-
gan football teams of the present
and future and an entirely different
estimation is bound to result.
In fact, Coach Kipke becomes al-
most garrulous on those subjects,
particularly on prospects for next
year and the future.
"THIS YEAR," he will- say, "we're
S prettymuch up in the air. Any-
thing can happen, and it's bound to
be interesting. Frankly, I'm building
on sophomores principally for 1936,
but because they're the best crop
I've seen here since we had a whole
:lass of All-Americans in 1930, we
ire going to hand out some awful
jolts to some unsuspecting teams this
year.
"Take the backfield. Stark Ritchie's
injury hurts us, but I think he'll be
around for our most important game,
the opener with State. He has every-
thing, a top notch ball carrier and
kicker, a good passer, he is also one
of the best blockers and probably the
best defensive halfback. And John
Smithers -- there's a fellow you're
:oing to hear from; he can block like
t fiend, he's no mean runner, and
can he catch passes! Then there's
Bob Cooper: he'll fit in anywhere;
one of the best as a ball carrier, he
will undoubtedly share the kicking,
and we won't miss Renner so much
with him in there next year to pass.
And don't forget Harry Lutomski,
every once in a while he makes me
think that some sports writer wasn't
exaggerating last year when he called
Earry the best high school fullback
to come out of the middle west since
Herb Joesting.
"Then there's the line. George
Ghesquire gave us a jolt when he
transferred to Annapolis, but we've
still got Art Valpey, and he's a real
comer. We may have some trouble
this year with our line, it's pretty
hard to say, but there'll be no doubt
but that some of those sophomores
will be mixing it up and making it
mighty tough for the lettermen.
"At right tackle Jim Lincoln al-
ready looks pretty much of a fixture.
In our first scrimmage he played al-
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State in 1913. all 126 pounders. In matches in
Results of the next few years prob- which they were.not hampered by in-
ably will do little to change the rela- juries all of these men showed up
tive positions of the universities, with Iwell.
the exception of the second-place Sophomores -are counted on to fill
fight and Purdue's chance of chang- the weak spots, especially in the
ing places with Northwestern. Gen- lighter weights. Outstanding among
erous percentage gaps separate the thesc is Earl Thomas, former National
other members.-1 A.A.U. 118-pound champion.
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*Amrine, Robert Y.
*Aug, Vincent J.
Babbin, George
Barasa, Joseph L.
Barclay, William C.
Barnett, David G.
*Bissell, Frank S.
*Bolas, George A.
Brandman, Charles
Campbell, Robert D.
Carr, Carl W.
Cooper, Robert E.
Cushing, Frederick T.
*Ellis, Joseph O.
*Everhardus, Chris
Farmer, Douglas A.
Garber, Jesse G.
Gray, Charles
Greenwald, Edward J.
*Hanshue, Cloyce E.
Hinshaw, Joseph M., Jr.
*Jennings, Ferris G.
Johnson, Ernest C.
Kramer, Melvin G.
Lillie, Walter I.
Lincoln, James H.
Luby, Earle B.
Lutomski, Harry J.
Meyers, Earl J.
Mumford, John
Murray, Charles A.
Myzyk, Alexander F.
Nelson, Winfred
Olds, Frederic C.
Oyler, Thomas T.
*Patanelli, Matthew L.
Pederson, Ernest A., Jr.
*Remias, Steve
*Renner, William W. (Capt.)
Rinaldi, Joseh M.
Ritchie C. Stark
**Savage, Michael
Schuman, Stanton J.
Shakarian, George
Smithers, John A.
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1 Cincinnati, 0.
0 Pentwater, Mich.
0 Chicago, Ill.
0 Flint, Mich.
1 Detroit
1 lyanrisport, Mass
2 Chicago, Ill.
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3 Ionia, Mich.
S aline, Mich.
3 Detroit
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1 Talc River, Wis.
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0 Hinsdale, Ill.
1 New York, N. Y.
0 Lombard, Ill.
3 Whiting, Ind.
1 Kalamazoo, Mich.
0 Bloomfield Hills
1 Ann Arbor
2 Grand Rapids
0 Toledo, 0.
0 Grand Haven
0 Harbor Beach
0 Chicago, Ill
0 Detroit
0 Detroit
L Birmingham Mich.
3 Butte, Mont.
0 Pittsburg, Pa.
2 Greenville, Mich.
0 East Lansing
1 Cincinnati, O.
1 Elkhart, Ind.
1 Grand Blanc
2 Chicago, Ill.
2 Youngstown, 0.
o Elkhart, Ind.
0 Battle Creek,
2 Dearborn
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Coach Harry Kipke, who has
brought to Michigan four Big Ten
football titles in six years and two
national titles in the same period,
makes no assurance of Wolverine
grid successes this year although
he intimates that some unsuspect-
ing eleven may get a hard jolt
sometime. But if not confident of
successes this year, he does not
hide the fact that his eyes are to
the future.
Kicks Of Regeczi
Prove Big Help To
CollegeAll-Stars
"John saved our necks," was the way
Charlie Bachman, football coach at
Michigan State and one of the four
men who trained the College All-
Stars for their game with the Chicago
Bears, described John Regeczi's per-
formance in the second annual bat-
tle between the professionals and ex-
college stars picked' by a nation-wide
newspaper poll which took place the
night of August 29 at Soldiers Field
in Chicago.
Regeczi, fullback on Michigan's
national championship elevens of
1932 and 1933 and right halfback on
last year's Varsity, was known dur-
ing his college years as the leading
punter in the mid-west, and his
kicking against the Bears was al-
most sensational in view of the
weather conditions.
Rain Hurts All-Stars
"When it began to rain early in
the first period," Bachman explained,
"we began losing ten years on every
exchange of punts. We sent in
Regeczi and immediately started
MICHIGAN 1935 SCHEDULE
Oct. 5 - Michigan State, here.
Oct. 12--Indiana, here.
Oct. 19 -- Wisconsin at Madison.
Oct. 26-- Columbia at New York
City.
Nov. 2- Pennsylvania, here.
Nov. 9 -Illinois at Urbana.
Nov. 16 -Minnesota, here.
Nov. 23 - Ohio State, here.
gaining ten years per kick." The
State mentor intimated further that
without the ex-Wolverine's toe in ac-
tion, the margin of the Bears' vic-
tory might easily have been more
than 5-0.
Regeczi's kicking performance at
Soldiers Field recalled his play in
the Minensota game of 1932. John,
then a sophomore, gained almost 300
yards for Coach Kipke's eleven
through his punting, after the Wol-
verine running attack had been stop-
ped cold.
Newman Kicks Goal
The game was played at Minneap-
ols under sub-zero weather condi-
tions and was won by Michigan by a
score of 3 to 0 only after Regeczi's
punting had placed the Wolverines in
position for a place-kick by Harry
Newman, All-American quarterback
of that year.
Running Attack Is Built
Around Ritchie, Injured
Sophomore Back
Light Guards Get
CallhI Scrimmage
Smithers' Blocking, Pass
Receiving Ge Him Sure
StartingAssignment
By WILLIAM R. REED
After two weeks of strenuous drills
and two regulation practice scrim-
mages, Coach Harry Kipke has an-
nounced that he is still far removed
from picking a Varsity grid lineup
which will be called upon to lift
Michigan from the Conference cellar.
Still reluctant to make any definite
prediction for the 1935 season further
than to admit that he is looking pri-
marily to the future, he does see a
steady progress in the squad's show-
ing at each practice session.
In the two practice games Kipke
has had proved to him what he has
known since last spring, that the key
to the present season is Captain
Bill Renner, whom Kipke has fre-
quently rated as the peer of all Mich-
igan passers, past and present, and
therefore one of the most dangerous
offensive threats in the conference.
Renner's Passing Is Nucleus
About the passing ability of Ren-
ner will, be built the current grid ma-
chine, but unlike 1934 when Renner's
removal from the picture brought
chaos to the Michigan camp, Kpke
has a squad of sophomores from
which he has molded a potential run-
ning attack with which to supple-
ment Renner's passing.
Key man in the running attack re-
mains Stark Ritchie, despite a leg in-
jury in the. first week of practice
which may not let him play against
Michigan State. Kipke continues to
build as if Ritchie were present, using
Chris Everhardus and Bill Barclay in
Ritchie's role of halfback. But Ritchie
is only one third the running attack,
the other two-thirds being John
Smithers and Bob Cooper, both
sophomores.
Smithers, in the two practice
games, has established himself as one
of the most promising sophomores
in recent years with his stellar block-
ing and pass receiving. Cooper, de-
spite leg injuries, which have kept
him out of the two games, is still
rated high enough to earn his way
into the first string backfield with
Renner, Smithers and Everhardus.
He would most likely play at full-
back when Renner is in the game
and call signals with the captain out.
Sweet Shows Improvement
Cedric Sweet, veteran from last
year, almost pushed himself out of
the picture with a poor showing in
the first scrimmage but redeemed
himself with an improved showing
last Saturday.
The kicking remains one of Kipke's
principle problems, with Sweet and
Cooper slated to share the burden
until Ritchie is able to assume the
full burden of his backfield duties.
Despite a "25 per cent improve-
ment" Saturday over the season's
first scrimmage, the line still is the
biggest problem on Kipke's squad.
Starting with a line which averaged
over 210 pounds, Kipke has benched
Bud Hanshue, guard, Harry Wright,
center, and Mike Savage, end, to
give a lineup which started Satur-
day's scrimmage of Matt Patanelli
and Art Valpey, a sophomore, at ends,
John Viergever and Jim Lincoln, a
sophomore; at tackles, Frank Bissell
and Fred Ziem, also a sophomore, at
guards, and Joe Rinaldi, another
sophomore, at center.
That line averages 190 pounds, but
the speed furnished by Bissell and
Ziem, 165 and 170 pounds respective-
ly, at guards was shown Saturday to
strengthen the running attack and
brought approval from Coach Kipke,
but he has indicated that he is not
through experimenting.
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