THE MICHIGAN DAILY What Team, If Any, Can Stop Gopher Steamroller? That Is The Question By BUD BENJAMIN seek to replace the departed Don Lew Hamity, and Ed Valorz are fair- The Golden Gophers from the Geyer and Steve Toth at the fullback ly competent backs, but it is doubtful Northwoods have begun to move once job. whether they'll have enough in front more, and nine' Big Ten football! Schmidt Must Rebuild of them to help much. coaches are wondering if, how, when, Everyone is guessing what Francis and by whom the Minnesota jugger- Schmidt has up his sleeve down at Backs Lead Hoosiers High Scoring Athlete To Get Daily's Award To the non-varsity man who gains the largest number of points in in-! Veteran Squad Plus Sophomore Heavier Hitting Spark Boosts Wolverine Hopes To Strengthen Tailback Alternates Prove and good defensive ability. He can Baseball Tearp Ample- Purucker Rated also handle passes with the best. Bob Most Improved MaCampbell, exclusively for his blocking Sophomore Bats Expecjed sM__ an talent, and Louie Levine, who sa To Add Power;"Gedwn service last year, are also being drilled -?;,G d E , r tramural competition this year will f i naut can be stopped. Whether .any of the five Confer-I ence teams or Notre Dame and Ne- braska, whom the Gophers also meet, can turn the trick is something to guess about. One thing is definitely certain. Put Minnesota in the num- ber one spot again on your Confer- ence dope sheet. Defense Is Strong The Minnesota team will average 197 pounds and six feet. With both ends, the center, and three backs standing six feet or more, their aerial defense should be fairly impregnable. With the airline stopped up, and the old adage that no team does much running through Minnesota's line in force, what are the Big Ten coaches to do. Here are the big names on the Min- nesota roster. Ray King and Dwight Reed, senior ends; Lou Midler, tackle; Dan Elmer, six foot-one and 195 pounds 'of new center material; Vic Spadacinni, erstwhile fullback, at quarter; Andy Uram, Bill Matheny, and Rudy Gmitro, halfbacks; and Larry Buhler and" Martin Christian- sen, fullbacks in the famous Minne- sota manner. Linemen Are Needed Northwestern's 1936 champions have a lot of line material to replace. Gone from the ranks are ex-Captain Steve Reid, Leon Fuller, Les Schreib- er, DeWitt Gibson, Don Burnett and others-all linemen and highly re- sponsible for the Wildcats' success of last year. If Lynn Waldorf can replace these men, he should have another fine team, for his backfield is a good one. Fred Vanzo, an excellent blocker, is back at quarterback; Capt. Don Heap, Bernie Jefferson, Ollie Adelman, Bob' Swisher, and Clarence Hinton are the halfbacks; while Jay Lasky, John Babcock, and George McGurn will Ohio State. Reports have it that Herr Schmidt has given up his usual procedure of building three big teams and changing them around constant- ly in favor of one main eleven. At present the following are cer- tain of their jobs. Co-captains Ralph Wolf and jarring Jim MacDonald at center and fullback respectively; Alex Schoenbaum at tackle; Sol Maggied at guard; and the very impressive Johnny Rabb at fullback. The untimely death of Bill Booth and the loss through ineligibility of Jumping Joe Williams has weakened Ohio, although Nick Wasylik and Mike Kabealo are figured to fill the vacancies. Graduation losses were heavy with such stars as Tippy Dye, Charley Hamrick, Inwood Smith and Merle Wendt departing. Don't Forget Zuppke Illinois and cagey Bob Zuppke should make things tough for oppon- ents during the latter's jubilee year. The Illini have a veteran line return- ing and a fine backfield in Jay Ward- ley, Lowell Spurgeon, Don Smith and Chuck Bennet.. Label Illinois as your dark horse in the Conference race. Iowa's new head coach, Irl Tubbs, has 13 lettermen to work with this year, but only five of these were regu- lars on the poor Hawkeye team of last season, and the outlook is frank- ly not encouraging. Schedule Is Tough Outside of its regular Conference games the team opens against Wash- ington, Rose Bowl champions, and closes its season against Nebraska. Thus Tubbs and his assistant, Ernie Nevers, have a big job on their hands in their initial season. Chicago is really "moaning low." The boys from the Midway just won't help their gridiron heroes, and con- sequently are getting the tail end of the good material. Sollie Sherman, Purdue and Indiana are counting )n Cecil Isbell and Corby Davis re- spectively to help them along their. Conference trail. Both teams from the Hoosier state are dark horses, with ample returning strength butl definite holes left by graduation. Indiana has lost Vern Huffman which will weaken their backfield a lot, while in the line Ted Livingston and Chris Dal Sasso have left the ranks. Purdue, minus head coach Noble Kizer who is ill and will be replaced this year by Mal Elward, has a lot of line material to replace. Harry Stuhldreher has added much impetus to football at Wisconsin, and the team is definitely a comer. Last year's crop of sophomores have added important experience and the new men are reputedly a better-than-av- erage group. Don't play this bunch too heavily, but watch out for surprises. They're apt to surprise even them- selves. (Continuedt from Page 9) again go the Michigan Daily Indi- vidual Performance Award. heavy demands upon blocking ability. This tangible recognition, institut- Bob Piotrowski, Hercules Renda, the ed lastyear for the first tim half pint with the large name, and, made in conjunction with the Intra- Milo Sukup are also being tried. mural Department, which ultimately At the tailback position, which is determines the winner. I-M officials the ball-toting slot, Fred Trosko, Flint at the post. The quarterback this year will not necessarily call signals. Janke Is Shifted An experiment, subject to change without notice, is the shift of Fred Janke from tackle to the fullback po- sition in an effort to employ his r--1, -4i firtgi tontine b c Q' tA±lnnr report that 2,000 men competed in various sports in 1936-37. Paul Keller, Grosse Pt. freshman, chalked up a total of 899 points, 29 more than his nearest rival, to win the I-M scoring crown and the Daily award. He represented Psi Upsilon. The outstanding I-M man partici- pates in almost a dozen different spdots, according to Director Earl Riskey. The Daily deems such ver- satility fully worth recognition in a permanent form. If it will induce the students to avail themselves of the I-M's varied program, then it will serve a valuable purpose. Varsity athletes, who are permitted the use of I-M facilities, are nevethe- less excluded from competing in or- ganized tourney play, if the play in- volves their particular sport. No ether exceptions are made. I dig Ten Football Schedule Sept. 25 Ohio U. at Illinois. Texas Christian at Ohio State. Butler at Purdue. Iowa at Washington. No. Dakota St. at Minnesota. S. Dakota St. at Wisconsin. Oct. 2 Michigan State at Michigan. Marquette at Wisconsin. Purdue at Ohio State. Iowa State at Northwestern. Minnesota at Nebraska. Bradley at Iowa. DePaul at Illinois. Chicago at Vanderbilt. Oct. 9 Michigan at Northwestern. Indiana at Minnesota. Notre Dame at Illinois. Wisconsin at Chicago. Ohio State at So.California. Carnegie Tech at Purdue. Oct. 16 Minnesota at Michigan Iowa at Wisconsin. Illinois at Indiana. Princeton at Chicago. Purdue at Northwestern. Oct. 23 Michigan at Iowa. Indiana at Cincinnati Northwestern at Ohio State. Wisconsin at Pittsburgh. Oct. 30 Michigan at Illinois. Iowa at Purdue. Indiana at Nebraska. Ohio State at Chicago. Northwestern at Wisconsin. Notre Dame at Minnesota. Nov. 6 Chicago at Michigan. Minnesota at Iowa. Indiana at Ohio State. Illinois at Northwestern. Purdue at Fordham. Nov. 13 Michigan at Pennsylvania. Indiana at Iowa. Illinois at Ohio State. Beloit at Chicago. Northwestern at Minnesota. Purdue at Wisconsin. Nov. 20 Ohio State at Michigan. Iowa at Nebraska. Purdue at Indiana. Chicago at Illinois. Wisconsin at Minnesota. Notre Dame at Northwestern. sophomore, ranks No. 1. Although he The 200-pounder may possibly be packs only 155 pounds in his five the answer there. Tex Stanton, who feet, 10 inches, Fred can do every- substituted for Cedric Sweet last sea- thing well and he's tough, never yet son, is also pressing for the berth, having been injured in competition. with Norm Nickerson and John Kin- k sey also bidding. Purucker Improves IAnderson's line is as yet indefinite, STrosko's foremost competitor at although several men rate high for present is Norman Purucker, whom their showing thus far. As under- Kipke believes to be the most im- study for Rinaldi at center is barrel- chested Archie Kodros, converted guard. John Brennan, a letter-win- ner at guard last year, can be al- ternated at center. Guards Are Plentiful Forrest Jordan and Ralph Heikkin- 1 .en were in early favor at the guard posts, but.Fred Olds, Ernie Pederson, Clarence Vandewater, George Mar- -' zonie and Brennan are putting in ->: : strong plugs for themselves. All have had some experience, with Van- -' ; dewater, Marzonie and Brennan pos- sessors of the monogram. The tackles number among them Don Siegel, who developed fast last year, sophomores Bill Smith, Dennis Kuhn and Ken Steen and Joe Sa- villa, the brightest second-year man and a possible starter, Jim Lincoln, Earle Luby and Mel Kramer, the lat- ter three veterans of two seasons. Lincoln has shown considerable im- provement in early practice. There ,.,...:.,:: .....will possibly be frequent changes here before a starting pair is named. Oosterbaan Trains Ends .. ''.'.. End Coach Oosterbaan has quan- CAPT. JOE RINALDI tity among the flankers in John Nicholson, Elmer Gedeon, Dan Smick, Art Valpey, Harold Floresch proved man on the squad. Purucker and Joe Rogers, men who've ,been is fleet of foot and can pass. He's singled out as likely regulars so far. making a spirited battle for the job. Smick was the regular right end last Stark Ritchie and Wally Hook, letter- year, with Valpey and Gedeon fre- men last year, will see plenty of serv- quent substitutes. Gedeon is one of ice, however, for both boys can travel, the fastest men on the squad and an and they have experience as a furth- excellent receiver. He may be the er attribute. Kipke is amply supplied squad's surprise performer. with good left halfbacks. Some unnamed man in the squad The Wolverine quarterback has in- may rise to contribute his bit, but on herited added functions, for he will form and performance during the be called upon for more blocking duty past week, the players mentioned than in the past. Doug Farmer has above appear in line for immediate impressed with his ability to waylay duty. On 18 lettermen, several prom- opponents. Bill Barclay, regular last ising sophomores, a renowned line, season, lacks the weight that might coach and new determination will make him into a great performer, be- hang Michigan's hopes, then, of Bolsters Mound Staff Anticipating an increase in batting power, Coach Ray Fisher is looking forward to the 1938 baseball season with hopes for a better showing un- less "February ruins me." Barripg ineligiblities however the influx of new men should more than offset the veterans lost by graduation. Among the regulars who will not be back this next season are former Capt. Kim Williams who, although eligible for another year of compe- tition, is still troubled by the ilness which forced him to withdraw two years ago. Uricek Is Ineligible Steve Uricek, hard-hitting second- baseman is ineligible and probably will not be back in school and both John Gee, ace left-handed pitcher, and Vic Heyliger, outfielder, grad- uated. Gee has since been playing professional baseball and rates as an excellent prospect. Fisher expects the outfield to be strong with the addition of several good hitting sophomores including Charley Pink of Detroit and Freddie Trosko of Flint. The infield will be rather weak with the pitching and catching being adequate according to Fisher. Gedeon Will Hurl The loss of John Gee is expected to be neutralized by the addition of El- mer Gedeon to the pitching staff. Al though "Long John" turned in such spectacular feats as a no-hitter pitched against Hillsdale and 21 strikeouts against Toledo, Gedeon shows promise of developing into quite a hurler in his own right. The bulwark of the staff, however, will be centered in the arms of Herm Fishman and Burt Smith, two of last years regular starters. Russ Dobson is another new man who has done some good pitching in the past play- ing amateur ball in Ann Arbor. Smick (Continued on Page 15) - y ! qM A vrrtf!/rlfll1/!1/lUrr pen st chool . 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