THURSDAY, OCT.29, 1942 THE MICHIGAN DAILY iWiese Will Probably Face Illini Saturday r IA ,I . _ The Cracker Barrel By Mike Dann a; There was one school in the Big Ten that didn't have much sympathy for Michigan in the recent contro- versy over Bill Garnaas' dropkick. That school was Wisconsin. And here's the reason why. Back in 1923 the Wolverines, captained by Harry Kipke, were well on their way to the Conference Crown. They had had three games on their schedule left, one of which was against a very average Badger squad. The Wisconsin team was pointing for their clash with the Maize and Blue, and because of this, there was much interest in the contest. Late in the game with Wisconsin ahead 3-0, Michigan's quarterback, Tod Rockwell, made a line plunge. A referee's whistle blew, and the Badg- ers relaxed but Rockwell continued on his merry way across the goal line for' Michigan. The excited Wisconsin crew crowded around the officials and pointed out the play was dead when the whistle blew, but the officials insisted that pit was blown by mis- take.: The final ..score read Michigan 6 Wisconsin 3, and that's the way its on the record books today. A LETTER was brought to our at- , tention yesterday from Karl Wis- ner, crack Michigan two-miler in 1938, 39, 40.Karl had many friends on the campus but whether one knows . 'MAKE. A N EVEN I NG 0 - AN EVENT Chelsea FLOWER SHOP 203 E. Liberty Phone 2-2973 him or not, his letter carries a message that all of us will be interested in, so I am taking the liberty of reprinting it below. Dear-, By this time you have given me up for lost but I'm very much alive and in good health. I am at present on Guadalcanal Island of the Sol- omon Isles group. We captured it from the Japs on Aug. 7 and have been here ever .i '';<:::{J f~ :: since. I've been away from the States for about four months now . and it seems like a year. - (cen- sored) on the way here and found it Wisner, to be quite the place, but I'll take America any day. I wish I might tell you something of the fighting here but since I cannot, I can only advise that you read the newspapers and believe them as most of the accounts are true. If and when I get home, I'll journey to Ann Arbor and tell my story. Now that school has started and rushing is in progress you have your hands full. I trust some of the old crew is still around and you do not have too many new track men to break in. I think many times of the good times we used to have, but my job is here at the present. Things are not too unpleasant here and are looking up. Right will win out in the end and since our cause is right we are sure to come out on top. As ever, Karl THE only horse race this year that everybody could pick the winner was held yesterday at Baltimore, Md. The race, the famous $10,000 Pimlico Special, had as its lone entry, Whirl- away. The race was to have been run as the feature of the Maryland Jockey Club's opening program, but be- camea one horse affair when Alsab was withdrawn. Jockey G"--ie Woolf had merely to trot Whirly around the track and collect the $10,000 bucks. FRANK LEAHY, Notre Dame's well known football coach, was released from Mayo Clinic yesterday and will arrive at his home in South Bend sometime today. Leahy has been in the Mayo Cli- nic for over two weeks, and for some time it was thought that he might have to give up his coaching duties for the season, but a rapid recovery from spinal arthritis will have him on the Irish bench for the Navy game this week-end. Star Fullback Favors Ankle In Scrimmage Tom Kuzma, Paul White Rating High In Big Ten Scoring,_Rushing Race Things looked a little brighter yes- terday in the Michigan grid camp. Fullback Bob Wiese scrimmaged for1 the first time since he injured his ankle in the Northwestern game a week ago last Saturday. Although he was only in briefly! against the freshmen who ran through Illinois plays, he displayed a partial return of his old form, signi- fying that he will probably be ready to go against the Illini Saturday.' Wiese still hadI to favor his taped ankle which slowed him up a good deal and afterwards he indicated that there was a little soreness present. Well Stocked In Subs Wiese has carried the brunt of the fullback duties so far, but his substi- tutes are probably the most capable on the team. Don Lund and Don Boor fortify the fullback position so well that even if Wiese can see only limited service Saturday, Fritz Crisler should have little to worry about on that score. Statistics on Western Conference football games show that the Wolve- rines are right up at the top as usual. Tom Kuzma is tied for third in the race for high scorer, while Paul "Whizzer" White has the second best rushing average. The Gary Flash has scored three touchdowns (two of them last week against Minnesota) for an eighteen point total. Gene Fekete and Paul Sarringhaus from Ohio State were ahead of Kuzma, but both of the Buckeyes have played in three ganes while Tom has been in only two. Fekete is way out in front with 41 points; Sarringhaus has 24 to his credit. Strong On Rushes Paul White's 5.9 yards per try is second only to Sarringhaus' rushing average of 6.5. The "Whizzer" has carried the ball 17 times for a net gain of 101 yards A great deal of White's success must be accredited to the fact that his style of play fits right into the "man in motion" plays that have worked so successfully this year. Saturday's game with the Orange and Blue should produce one of the best home contests thi season. With the exception of Dick Good, Ray Eliot's sensational passer, who is out because of a twisted knee, the Illini should be at full strength. Michigan, too, will be intact except that Don Robinson's playing is doubtful at the present time. Illini 'Iron Man Line An amazing coincidence connected with this week's tilt is that Illinois has probably the only line in the country that can challenge Michigan's "Seven Oak Posts" in the number of minutes played per game. Five of these line- men played the entire game against the Golden Gophers, a feat surpassed only by our own forward wall. By BOB SHOPOFF So far this season one man seems to have a corner on the title of "Coach of the Year" for 1942. Satur- day that man, who. is the newest addition to the gridiron wizards, will lead his strong-willed, fighting foot- ball aggregation into Ann Arbor. He is Coach Ray Eliot of the Uni- versity of Illinois. Under his direc- tion and guiding instruction, the Fightin' Illini have come up witli a powerful eleven that is feared by any team it meets. Last Saturday Eliot's crew received its first defeat when it was downed, 21 to 14, by the Irish from Notre Dame. Previously they had beaten South Dakota, Butler, Minnesota and Iowa. Already it is one of the best records turned in by a football team from Champaign in recent years. In 1941 they were able, to squeeze out only two victories, those being over weak opponents. Players Speak For Eliot After 29 years under old "Zup," Bob Zuppke, the last of which pro- duced impotent grid machines, the administrative officials of Illinois found that they were in the market for a new football coach. Several names were mentioned, but Eliot's wasn't among them. Then some of the members of the team went to bat for the man that was assistant under Zuppke. The Illini officials listened to the players' pleas and then gave their answer. If the players wanted him, then he was the man for the job. They named Eliot to take over the reins of the Champaign squad. Works On Defense And what a job the new coach has done for Illinois. He has proved that the team was right in asking the administration to appoint him to the position. All last spring Eliot worked the Illini on defense and in that time he build up a powerful line that is second only to the iron-clad forward wall of Michigan. To date it has un- willingly yielded only 85 yards per game while the Wolverine's "Seven Oak Posts" have been beaten back 84.8 yards. In considering the total defensive power of teams in the Midwest, fll- nois leads all the major teams. They Georgia-Alabama Battle Will Test All-Americans ATLANTA, Oct. 28.- (A')Are you looking for a pre-view 'of this' yea''s All-America football lineup? Then try the Georgia-Alabama game here Saturday. Even if the game didn't match two unbeaten, untied bowl teams --it would have been a crowd-puller with Frankie Sinkwich. The flat-footed fireball, sole holdover from last year's All-America backfield, is hotter than tobasco this season as the nation's leading ground gainer. Sure to be weighed in final All- America selections is Alabamia's brawny captain, Joe Domnanovich, a standout candidate for center. An- other is Don Whitmire, Alabama's bear-like candidate for All-America tackle. Ray Eliot, Illini Wonder Coach, Has Great Team In First Year I1 have given a meager 131.6 yards per contest. Michigan has given their opponents 213 yards, the difference being that the Illini combine a near- perfect aerial defense with a great line. When Coach Eliot drops into Ann Arbor this Saturday to renew the traditionally hard-fought battles that have been played between Michigan and Illinois in the past, he will have his eleven primed to upset the apple- card for Coach Fritz Crisler. Griffin Leads Scorers Eliot has more than a great de- fensive squad. He has shown that on past Saturdays as his star backs, Capt. Jimmy Smith, Don Griffin and Walt Correll have romped through the opposition for DlentsT of scores. Griffin ranks third in the midwest in points scored with five touchdowns and one conversion for a total of 31 points. NOTICE U. of M. golf course will close for the season Sunday, Nov. 1. Those persons who have clubs in the lockers at the links are requested to remove them before above date. 11. T. Rogus, Manager I .t Alpacunac TOPCOATS and OVERCOATS Warmth, Wear and Light Weight Topcoats, 42.50 Overcoats, 47.50- All Wool - There is only one Alpacuno! Sold only at Saffell & Bush. SAFFELL& US 310 South State BUY WAR BONDS! In a recent survey of college men, 71.7% said they liked Arrow Shirts best. 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Daley On Sidelines MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 28. - (P) - With Bill Daley still on the sidelines, Herman Frickey took over at left halfback again today as the Minne- sota team continued to polish its passing attack for Northwestern. The Gophers, indicating they may be planning to combat Northwestern with its own weapon, drilled on both long and short passes with Frickey and Joe Silovich doing most of the tossing. Dick Luckemeyer also took his turn and rifled several left-hand- ed passes to quarterback Bob Sand- berg. Bob Solheim replaced Don Nolan- der at center on the first eleven, while John Perko, Cliff Anderson and Bill Baumgartner still held their newly won first team spots. Bucks Prime For Badgers COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 28. -(. )- Ohio State's Buckeyes sharpened their aerial game today in prepara- tion for Saturday's football tilt with Wisconsin. 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