THE MICHIGAN DAILY
For
Michigan's
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Wolverines Attempt To End State's Four Game Win
Strea
Leads Crisler's Charges Into Battle
erage 173. Crisler will probably con
bine that talents of these two corp
State's ball moving outfit of Bruc
ner, Pingel, Szasz, and Hansey a
erage an even 182 pounds.
The Spartans are a typically Bacd
man coached club. They are - fas
finished, and confid.ent. They reis
the wide end sweep, both off a revers
and half-spin, and once they dispo
of the defensive end can really tra
in that secondary strata. Their dow
field blocking far surpasses Mich
gan's, cross body blocks being the
favorite weapon in that area.
Two men will be the cynosure of'a
eyes in today's blue ribbon classi
One is John Pingel-close croppe
178 pound Spartan senior left hal:
back from Mt. Clemens. He is en
phatically a t4riple threat back, kick
ing, passing, and running with a
amazing proficiency.
TriExcels As Kicker
Thereisnot a man on the Mich
gan team who can pass or kick as we
as Pingel. His booting was the be
in the country last year and fe
could equal his passing prowess. B
he will findhcompetitors in his ru
ni g game.
thief among them is the other bi
name of the day-the heralded To
Harmon. The famous figure of te
Tulane case can't approach Pingel
kicking or passing-but he can car;
the mail given a little daylight.
There are other names-many o
them-who must be considere
State's number two luminary is lank:
blond Olie Nelson, senior end.
superb pass receiver and an occ
sional running threat on State's wel
known but always dangerous 'end
around,' it was Pingel to Nelson passe
-two of them-that beat Michiga
last year.
Don't Forget Kromer
For Michigan don't forget su
figures as Paul Kromer, a talente
sophomore who has battled the .tou
ed Harmon for the left half positio
and who is certain to see duty. Kromz
er may fill the hero's role today.
Both teams will undoubtedly tak
the air frequently. State's Pingel t
Nelson will be opposed by Michigan
Harmon, Purucker, Trosko, or Krom
er lobs to any of the ends. It seem
certain that John Nicholson, a letter
man, will be at one flanking post wit:
senior Dan Smick and Vince Vale
fighting for the other. Junior Vale
anc( sophomore Ed Frutig have show
great adeptness in snagging passe
Capt. Fred Janke, Crisler's lone o"
ject of praise thus far, is set at on
tackle with Bill Smith, 210 poun
junior at the other. Don Siegel an
Joe Savilla will be on call.
The guards are Jack Brennan an
Ralph Heikkinen, a blasting, aler
type of guard whose big danger is be
ing mousetrapped due to his darin
and roving type of play. Fred Qld
may replace Brennan as a starter.
Kodros Handles Center
Arch Kodros and his barrel che
will handle the center job with Ho
ace Tinker on deck..
The backfield is a jumble of talen
with starting honors to be decide
before game time. Two sets of back
have been used in the drills., Fores
"One Ian Gang" Evashevski at quar
ter, Paul Kromer and Fred Trosko a
halves, and Ed Phillips at fulbac
have comprised one outfit while Jac
Meyer, Tom Harmon, Norm Purucke
and Wally Hook make up the other
Here's a guess for today. Evashev
ski, Kromer, Trosko and Hook t
start with frequent substitution
from the ranks. The Wolverine back
field reserves are vast in number wit
men like Herc Renda, Howard Me
haffey, Ed Christy, Walter Kitti
Dave Strong and Lou Levine read
4. a ..ti... ... ...nn - .
BattlesToday
Gophers Meet Nebraska
Without Star Halfback;
O.S.U. Plays Indiana
A CHICAGO, Sept. 30.-(/LP)_
- days of early season "breathers"
1_ erally being a thing of the pa;
-.. big time football, the Western.
s ference tomorrow will swing ir
n program of important battles
ultimately might play a part ir.
ciding both Big Ten and nat
h championships,
d In one of the nation's topnotc]
t- gagements, powerful Minnesota
n against stubborn Nebraska at M:
- apolis. The Golden Gophers
are rough for Bernie Bierman's+
:e which probably will be withoul
o services of Harold Van Every, sj
's back who is suffering with a stoi
- ailment. More than 50,000 fan:
s expected to see the contest.
- Ohio State, rated a strong coni
i er for tie Big Ten title, takes 0]
k diana; which has several prom:
k sophomores who might blast
'h Scarlet and Gray hopes. A vet
s. line averaging 213 pounds, how
- should make things difficult fox
e Hoosier backs all afternoon
d crowd of 70,000 is anticipated.
d Northwestern's Wildcats enter
Kansas State and are favorites.
d the invaders. The Wisconsin I
t ers, "darkhorse" in the Big
- scramble, take on Marquette Un
g sity.
s Coach Mal Elward professed1
worried as his Purdue Boilerm
prepared for the Butler game a
st dianapolis and at Illinois, Coach
- Zuppke was hopeful of downing
paul University of Chicago to
it the edge off last Saturday's defer
d Ohio University.
s With'an all-senior backfield a
t sophomore-reserve line, Chicago
- counters Bradley Tech.
:k
k Bucs' Split Keeps
. N. L. Race In F
s CINCINNATI, Sept. 30.-(A')-
- Bauers, .lumberjack from the r
h Wisconsin woods, rescued his F
- burgh Pirate mates from the
, recipice of elimination in the
y tional League pennant race t
with a foir-hit nerformance that
I can't forget that veteran front
line of ours, nor can I overlook
the amazing speed of our new
backs.
I haven't forgotten frigid and
tepid afternoons on Ferry Field
watching seniors learn how to
block and tackle along with jun-
iors and sophomores.
And I can't forget that new
spirit. Yes,. it's trite, its intan-
gible, and it makes good copy.
But it's there without a shadow
of a doubt.
So there you have it. State the su-
perior team on paper, Michigan the
victor by a touchdown iri the Stadium.
Move over on that limb, Mr. Dooley.
TP STEPS the junior staff, and
soepredictions on a busy af-
ternoon of football. This column will
confess all next Tuesday. The teams
in bold face are favored by my six
colleagues. The tally is in paren-
theses.
Michigan (4) over Michigan State (2)
Texas Christian (6) over Arkansas (0)
Auburn (5) over Tulane (1)
Harvard (6) over Brown (0)
California {(4)ver Wash. State (2)
Cornell (6) over Colgate (0)
Missouri (8) over Colorado (3)
Yale (4) over Columbia (2)
Georgia (6) over So. Carolina (0)
Ohio State (6) over Indiana (0)
Notre Dame (6) over Kansas (0)
Boston Univ. (4) over Lehigh (2)
Louisiana St. (4) over Texas (2)
Wisconsin (5) over Marquette (1)
Maryland. (4) over Penn State (2)
Minnesota (6) over Nebraska (0)
Northwestern (6) over Kansas St. (0)
Southern Cal. (4) over Oregon St. (2)
U.C.L.A. (4) aver Oregon (2)
Rice (6) over Oklahoma (0)
Pittsburgh (6) over Temple (0)
Stanford (3) over Santa Clara (3)
Pennsylvania (6) over Lafayette (0)
Illinois , 5) over DePaul (1)
Purdue (6) over Butler (0)
Chicago (4) over Bradley Tech (2)
Army (6) over V.P.I. (0)
Dartmouth{ (6) over St. Lawrence (0)
Fordham (6) over Upsala (0) .....
Princeton. (6) over Williams (0)..
Navy (6) over V.M.I.
Alabama (6) over Hovard (0)
Southern Methodist (6) over Ariz. (0)
Washington (5) over Idaho (1)
BY COMPARISON with my own
dope sheet, I find these selections
pretty nearly in accord.
I don't believe Texas Christian,
Ohio State, Minnesota, Rice, and cer-
tainly not Pennsylvania hold the
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Captain Fred Janke, left tackle who hails from Jackson, will lead the
Wolverines today in their attempt to halt tire four year win streak of
the Michigan State Spartans.
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BOB STEINLE and his Melody Men
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tally leads you to believe.
The boys left me with two nice ties
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