FACIE TTI"E SATURDAY, OCT. 24, 1936 THE MICHIGAN DAILY VarsityBattles Lions Today To Keep Intersectional Slat( e Clean Passing Attack1 To Be Feature Of Both Teams Wolverines Point For First Victory of Season; Loiko And Smithers To Startt (Continued from Page 1)f quarterback and Johnny Smithers will start at one half back position. It will be either Bob Cooper or Stark Ritchie at the other and at fullback Kipke said he would start either the veteran Cedric Sweet or Tex Stanton. Wally Hook, the sophomore that has been getting all the play this week as a running back, is sure to get into the fray before it is many minutes along and might even start at the un- settled half position. Hoever, Kipke wants an experienced man in that position when the firing starts but will not know until just before game time what his choice will be. It is pretty much of a certainty that Cooper and Sweet will not be playing at the same tie, as Kip wants to shift some of the ball carrying bur- den onto the shoulders of Ritchie, Hook and Stanton and at the same time keep one good punter in the backfield. Backfield Is Uncertain Sweet's kicking was the standout of yesterday's practice and if it is again in the pre-game workout this afternoon he will start at fullback with Ritchie at half. If Cooper is doing the better punting he will start and Stanton will be at full. In this case Hook and Sweet would probably be sent in together to replace Coop- er and Stanton. This will be the fourth start of the season for the Wolverines, having dropped the first three to Michigan State, Indiana and Minnesota. At the same time Columbia has beaten Maine and V.M.I. and lost to the Army, 27-16. Hubert Schulze, Lion left end, will handle the kicking assignment for Columbia and if he repeats former performances will outkick Michigan. His average to date is 42 yards per kick. That Columbia's vaunted aerial attack is just as good as the experts claim is proven by the fact that the Lions have completed 22 out of 44 at- tempted passes this year. As a result fans at today's battle may expect to see Luckman heaving many a for- ward to Schulze and Sie al, his two ends. Speed Is Columbia Asset The one definite advantage that the Wolverines hold over the invaders is in weight. Only three of the Lions tip the scales at better than 185 pounds while Michigan's line will average close to 200 pounds. This apparent advantage may be offset, however, by the superior speed of the Columbia eleven. Michigan fans will remember that although the Wolverines outweighed State, the Spartans were so much faster Michi- gan found it hard keeping up. Hook is the fastest man on the Michigan squad and Kipke is hoping that with good blocking this sopho- more may be put in the open where he should be able to capitalize on this speed for long gains. -____Thinclads HoldF The PRESS ANGLE Season's First 1n By GEORGE J. ANDROS Outdoor Trials r j LD MAN" (Fielding H.) Yost figure why we have been losing all M came out with his semi-annual our games. The present team is the Coach Hoyt Well Satisfied defense of the Michigan football sys- hardest working squad I've had at W V So n I tem yesterday, basing his remarks on Michigan and I know the boys are With Varsity howing, the Wolverines' record over the past giving the team everything they have. Freshmen Run Poorly a 14 years but quoting statistics only I from the eight years in the seasons "I am pleased with the squad's A small fraction of Coach Charlie mentioned during which the Varsity loyalty to me and our coaching won or tied for the Big Ten title. policies and methods and there's Hoyt's track squad, noticeably minusg "The Coach" closes his prepared not a player that I can criticize veteran performers, braved the chillt statement with: "After all, the ef- for lack of competitive spirit or football weather yesterday afternoon fectiveness of all offense and defense eagerness, to remove warm-ups and runp depends on the abilities of the per- "I cannot believe that I have through the first time trials of theĀ° sonnel." slipped any great extent in the last k Who was it who in September said two years in my ability as a coach. 1963Cac keason. the196 ichga sua apeaedtoTo those who claim that the Michi- Coach Ken Doherty's freshman the 1936 Michigan squad appeared to sw am thinclads also went through their be one of the strongest ever to prac- gan style is outmoded, I extend an th d lsownt trg teir tice on Ferry Field? He was a qual invitation to name a type of play thatj rather discouraging first paces in1 ticeon erryFied? e wa a ual any major team uses that we do not conjunction with the Varsity trials.b ified observer, too. have in our repertoire. We have a Despite the cold weather and lack Consistency is no mean virtue. sei our playsra fl vae o of workouts Coach Hoyt expressed " series of sucker plays, a full variety of isl sbigvr aife ih spiners an ssotmet offorardhimself as being very satisfied with COACH HARRY KIPKE came out spiners, an assortment of forward the showings made by the Varsity S of the elevator of the Union last pass formations and as many forward men who competed in the meet and nigt jst fte hehadfinshe tak-laterals as any one. The fact that our especially well pleased with the night just after he had finished talk- players do not always click, especially showings made by the Sophomores, ing to the team before the trip to on the passing plays, should not cause notably: Alan Smith in the cen- Plymouth for the night, the widespread belief that the foot- tury, Ross Faulkner, in the quarter, He looked tired and worried (and I ball parade has marched away from Harvey Clark in the half-mile, Char- couldn't blame him), but he grinned Michigan on the basis of playing sys- lie Clark in the broad jump and Har- o] and said: "No I haven't read them tem and scheming technique. old .Davidson in the practice mile h yet" as I pointed to the afternoon "One of the oustanding reasons and a half distance..t papers folded under his arm. that Michigan's Big Ten record was Smith started the festivities with a c The "wolves" are quiet tonight, I far ahead of the league until two bang as he took the Stoller-less 100- a thought, but they'll be haunting you years ago was to be found in victories yard dash in 10:2 seconds to leavec in your sleep, Kip. They are gathered won through frequent kicking and the Fred Schwarze floundering in his tonight like the witches in "Mac- breaks that usually developed in the backwash, five yards back in sec- beth"-and all hell will break loose course of the punting maneuvers. ond place. wk Sunday morning-if-. There has been nuch severe criticism In the half-mile, sophomore Har-i If what? If Michigan loses to Co- of our retention of the punting policy. vey Clark nosed out veteran Ed De- a lumbia for the fourth straight loss of There has been no change in football vine, who had taken an early lead the year. generally that justifies this criticism, to win the event in 2:01. Kip only continued grinning when The difference is that Michigan no By far the best event of the af t I asked him about the game. And longer gets those breaks after the practince wadistanche mile and a half t it was his privilege to refrain from kick and prayer.' Why the breaks practice din id which the four t don't come is just one of those things, leaders, Fink, Brelsford, Davidson t comment then. and Pinkerton set such a blistering a But I wondered if he were not "Our team is inches away from pace that Coach Hoyt found it neces-H thinking that the "witches' caldron" being -a good team. We are so sary to flag the runners to a slower would cool and all hell would not, close that one good upset victory pace in the last 220 yards for fear t break loose if Michigan won. probably would put us back on that they might injure their legs d Yes, the "wolves" will put their the track. Movies taken in the in the cold air. The runners fin- b< tails between their legs and run for games we have lost show vital ished coasting, in good time. l cover-if- tackles missed by a sixteenth of Ross Faulkner, sophomore quarter w * * * an inch; blocking off in timing by miler, pulled the only real upset MANY students have asked me how a split second. With the old of the afternoon when he won han- U Coach Kipke feels about the Michigan victory complex, these &ely from Chuck Miller, veteran 440 N Michigan football situation. In yes- same boys would be missing by man to take the race in .52 flat. 12 terday's Chicago Tribune appeared those narrow margins. Faulkner took command early to win e 99going away. e an interview with Kip that the coach "The great danger confronted by goeng ay. e commented on last night. I reprint a coach who is pressing to regain lost verted from a sprinter to a low hur- in part the quotations. prestige is that of working his players dler, ran a very smooth and prom- too hard. I have sought to avoid ising solo flight of lows in the rather a "Michigan alumni and 'downtown this. I ordered two scrimmages this slow time of 25.9 seconds, which may o coaches' of Ann Arbor, Detroit, and week, however, and I am hoping that be attributed to the fact that he had pi other nearby points are not unique this extra work will get us set to been previously told to strive more 1: in howling at the coach of a losing take Columbia into camp." for form than speed. a football team. There is no mystery ----__ to me about the attitude of these complainants. But there is plenty of 08X Imystery to me about what has hap- .: pened to the victory complex that " f: made Michigan the best in the land . . .," during the early thirties. N "I can understand why we aren't: still tops. Stiffened entrance require- ments have affected our raw material. The mystery appears when I try to H. E. PHILP II fIMRI M C RdAlITY Faculty Swim Classes To Begin Next Week Varsity Coach Matt Mann an- nounced yesterday that the 10th enewal of his faculty noon swim- ming classes will get underway Monday and continue five days a week throughout the year. More recruits for the beginners' class which will meet on Tuesday and Thursday from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. are needed, Coach Mann stat- ed and urged that all faculty men interested in having a healthful good time join up by getting in touch with him. The "Flounders Club," or inex- perienced class, will meet as usual on Monday, Wednesday and Fri- day at the same time as the be- ginners' class. The "Flounders" were first organized when Coach Mann first came to Michigan in 1926.. New members from the beginners' class are advanced each year. 1 Y ud Luckman Is A Star Now, But Once There Was A Time- Sid Luckman, the sensational soph- more around whom Coach Lou Little as built his offense, may be all that he Columbia coach desires in a well oordinated halfback who can pass end kick with the best backs in the ountry. But-there was a time when he vas known as a gangling awkward id who had considerable trouble n keeping his feet in their correct nd desired places. There's a tale told about this Co- umbia boy, who is doing the first ex- ensive traveling of his life during his Michigan trip, that concerns hat time in his youth when he was camper at Wah-Ke-Nah, in New Iampshire. And the essence of the story is his: his awkward display of han- ling the ball while playing third ase was only exceeded by his nifty ittle prank of stealing second bas with the bases loaded. The awkward display at third bas ame with a particularly hard hi all. In the process of fielding that ball he tangled his legs to such an xtent that when he came down t arth he spiked himself. TO HOLD TOURNAMENTS The Michigan Union billard room ,nnounced five tournaments wil pen soon for all interested-One in Ping pong, one in three cushion bil iards, one in billiards and a class A and Class B pocket pool tournament System Contro rersy Is Bunk; Good Personnel Wins --Little Columbia Mentor Defends even passing once. Systems, bah!" Someone suggested that Michigan's Fundamental Grid Plays; attack lacked deception. Here Coach Cites Exam les Kopf took up the, issue. "Michigan P has the same formations as Minne- B NLISAGORsota, the same laterals and reverses. By IRVIN AThey don't seem to use them? In Three newspapermen barged into that case our scouts must have map- the Columbia dressing room yester- ped the plays themselves." day, just as the Lions were washing Kipke's name and present precar- away Stadium sod after a spirited ious position was unavoidably men- drill, sought out Coach Lou Little and tioned. "A couple of years ago," Lit- immediately posed the wrong ques- tle commented, "Yale wanted Kipke tion. the worst way. He was considered' "Expect an easy battle?" repeated one of the greatest coaches in the the Columbia mentor with an amused game." expression on his face. "You boys Kipke Still Tops trying to take me for a ride. Why, He paused as someone asked if Yale we'd have tough going against Ypsi- would still want him. "I don't see lanti Normal." "We're evenly why not," was his brusque retort. matched," he added. "A break will "Listen, fellows," Little continued, probably decide the game. Easy, "Any team with a fundamentally ha! We'll be lucky to win that one." sound system can win ball games, Little Is Pssimistic with boys out there who can execute r I s - y e t' t S V S Y n - A t. be exercising a! those fundamentals." Curtly, that Little seemed to FJG GXGl U101118 CL coach's prerogative of waxing pessi- mistic before a big game. Assistant Coach Kopf added another lavender note when he interposed, "We have the lightest squad in years.eLuck- man, our running back, weighs 186 pounds and he's heavier than any other back on the team. Only two, men in the line tip the more than 180." beams at Then someone unhappily broached the explosive subject of systems, and' everyone chimed in with an opinion.} "This talk about systems is all wrong," Little noted. "No matter what kind of a system you have, or 1 how good your coach is, if your per- sonnel can't execute the plays, you can't win." Had football changed enough to antiquate Michigan's system? "Football hasn't changed in the was Little's grid moral in a nutshell. As everybody elbowed their way out of the door, Sam Cordavano, former Columbia star and pro wrestler, who is a member of Little's staff, stopped and aroused more pity for the Lions when he said: "Boys, Michigan has played three of the toughest teams in the country so far. We wouldn't have a chance against any of them. Think that over awhile." Ii Maggio, Lazzeri Await Series Checks SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23.-(ff')- Joe Di Maggio ejaculated "Hot dog!" and Tony Lazzeri said "Ho, hum" when told today checks for their shares "of the World Series money were in the mail. The two New York Yankee stars in- tend to do the same thing with the last three years," Little answered. $64U5 a h Will reciv --pu i i "Notre Dame's style of play hasn't the bank. been altered, yet Elmer Layden seems "My banker will provide a nice to be doing all right with his men. home for that money," laughed young Laterals Don't Win Di Maggio. "Razzle-dazzle, eh! 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