THE MICHIGAN DAILY FAC7ET TIM, Varsity Meets Ohio State Tomorrow; Frosh Battle n, BENCHCOMBEB By BUD MENDEL Daiy Sports Editor . . 4' * LOOK at the records of the two teams, consider the importance of their battle tomorrow, and think of the galaxy of stars both possess and you'll have a fair idea of Just why the Michigan-Ohio State clash looms as the outstanding game of the week and one of the best of a season packed full of eztraordinary frays. No other contest in the nation will be able to match this one for sheer drama, tradition and good football. The Bucks and the Wol- verines are just about at the end of their season's trails. Tomorrow is' the day they shoot the works, for it's the top struggle of the year for both glory-bound aggregations. OHIO STATE, boasting seven victor- ies and one loss this year, their second under the coaching methods of youthful, affable Paul Brown, will confront the Wolverines with an of- fense that no other Midwestern team can claim. To date, the Bucks are second in the nation among the scor- ing leaders, and you can bet Granny's false teeth that their past perfor- mances will dwindle by comparison with what they try to do tomorrow. But if any team can match tlie Ohio State attack, Michigan is It. Powerful and deceptive, the Wol- verine offense boomed to its full potentialities last week against Notre Dame. Built around the spin- ner play, where fullback Bob Wiese handles the ball on almost every., play, the Wolverines have been rat- ed by the experts as the grea4est scoring threat in the land, and that"" includes the bruising Buckeyes. THE BATTLE tomorrow is the all- important one in deciding the The L ONG The SHORT and the TALL ALL ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE FRIDAY AND *ATURDAY NIGHT DANCES AT The MICHIGAN, ITMNIIN Western Conference title. If Ohio State should win, the Columbus High Street wolves will have a solid grip on the undisputed championship, their first since 1939. If Michigan should snare the triumph and then go on to beat Iowa next week, it will be assured of at least a tie for the cov- eted crown. And if Minnesota licks Wisconsin tomorrow and the Wol- verines come through as we hope, then little old Ann Arbor will cele- brate its first Big Ten grid title since the gravy days of Stan Fay in 1933. Not only does that sound compli- cated, it is. The Conference title picture is still in a hopeless quag- mire of "if's" and "but's" and not until tomorrow's results are in will there be some semblance of order out of the whole chaos. TH'E ROCK - RIBED Wolverine forward wall will have its work cut out for it tomorrow. The linemen will haveto stop the potent Buckeye back- field at every turn, and particularly they'll have to halt the dangerous Gene Fekete. He's only a sophomore, but he's more than proven his explo- sive abilities. He can run the ends and smash the line, and only alert defen- sive tactics will put a halt to his spurges. Mifchlgan'S line, 60 minute per- formers since the beginning of the season, will have to do it again to- morrow. The Buckeye attack never ceases. Statistics show. that Ohio Statehas scored more points in the fourth quarter this season than at any other time. Of their 2;75 points, 86 have been chalked up in the final'period, which means just one thing. The Bucks are in good physical condition. They.have the stamina; and the necessary re- placements to go at full speed for the entire ball game It will- be primarily the duty of' the Wolverine forwai'd wall to break down this offense, and if hnybody should ask you, just tell them that a Michigan victory tomor- rOW will be the result of the efforts of those unsung heroes of football, the linemen. DR'FTWObD AND SPLINTERS: Jim Brieske, Michigan's place- kick star, is rapidly rising to fame ... yesterday a letter came to the Ann Arbor post office with the fol- lowing address-Jim Brieske, Uni- versity of Michigan, Placekicker Extraordinaire .,. . the letter was promptly delivered to Big Jim. Over 300 radio stations will air the Wolverine-Buckeye clash . . . this is the largest number to report on the doings of the Wolverines this season ... maybe Coach Fritz Crisler's gang will roll up its largest score just to show the airwaves it was worth it .. . anyway, it's a nice thought. Added little afterthoughts.. what big money mogul will buy the hopeless and helpless Philadelphia Phillies?... and how did Joe Gor- don ever get the most valuable American League player award over Ted Williams? . . . you tell us, 'cause we don't know. Rickey Signs Durocher NEW YORK, Nov. 19. -A)- Leo Durocher was given back his job as playing manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers today, but president Branch Rickey made it clear that the new deal in Flatbush has begun. i Rickey would not disclose the terms given Durocher, but said that he had been signed for one year to a play- er's contract instead of a manager's. This means, besides the fact that Durocher must play ball this year, that he also can be released on ten days notice, both as manager and player. Varsity Leaves for Columbus; 35 Make Trip All Wolverines Ready for Service against Powerful Buckeyes "Ohio State is to be feared both on the ground and in the air" were the words of Coach Fritz Crisler at the conclusion of the final practice for the all-important battle Satur- day afternoon at Columbus, O., with the title-aspiring Buckeyes. Crisler pointed to the offensive rec- ord of Coach Paul Brown's Ohio State team, and it speaks for itself. The battling Buckeyes have averaged 313.2 yards a game by rushing, a sure indication that the State line charges fast and blocks hard. Michigan's rec- ord of 204.3 yards on the ground doesn't stand comparison very well. The Wolverine coach also realized that Brown's Buckeyes have plenty of power through the air with a record Watch These Buckeyes Ohio State Leading Ground Gainers By Rushing Player **TCB NG Av TD Pts Fekete.....152 816 5.36 9 78* Sar'ghaus .. 89 459 5.04 10 60 Horvath .... 77 421 5.46 3 18 Frye ........:33 216 6.54 3 21* James..... ..4 296 8.72 3 18 Michigan Must Phillips, Groza Bucks' Strong Face Buckeye Power OSU Yearlings Favorites over Weber's Squad Midwest Gridiron Angles I Al Wistert makes another bid for an All-American berth against the Buckeyes. Last week Wistert was outstanding as he played a vital role in stopping the Notre Dame offense. * *TCB-times carried ball; gain; TD-touchdowns. NG-nety *Fekete has 21 successful conversions out of 30 attempts and one suc- cessful field goal out of one at- tempt; Frye has three successful conversions out of three attempts. * * * Ohio State's Leading Passers, Ground Gain Averages Player *PT C A YG Sarringhaus .....37 15 40% 378* Horvath ........20 12 60% 183* Slusser ..... ....21.. .9. .43%. .186. * *T thrown; C-completed; A-av- erage; YG-yards gained. *Sarringhaus' pass gains plus rush- ing gains total 837 yards; Hor- vath's passing gains plus rushing gains total 604 yards. of better than 50 per cent of their passes completed. Added to this is Ohio's more impressive pass defense record. The Buckeyes' foes have gained only 92.7 yards a game through the air, as compared to Michigan's record of 110.6 yards. Lines Are Well-Matched There is little to choose in the de- fensive strength of the "Seven Oak Posts" and Ohio's great line of "For- gotten Men." Michigan foes have dented the Wolverine forward wall for only 101.4 yards per game by rushing, while Ohio opponents have advanced 102.4 yards. Balanced against each other there appears to be little to choose between the two great lines, which portends ,a terrific frontal battle Saturday. De- spite the great lines the galaxy of col- orful ball-carriers is expected to make this struggle as memorable as last week's immortal 32-20 triumph of the Wolverines over Notre Dame. There appeared to be no evidence of any mental letdown by the Wol- verine gridders after that scoring picnic at South Bend, and all seemed anxious to cripple Ohio State's Big Ten title hopes. Final Practice Easy The final practice session for this all-important game found the Varsity gridders taking it easy while the Red Shirts, imitating Brown's Buckeyes, ran through Ohio's ground offense. Crisler stressed the ground defense a little more in yesterday's practice. The Varsity also brushed up on its offense, the last workout before the gun opens the game. The entire squad was in good shape and every man appeared ready to play. Thirty-five gridders will make the Wally Weber, whose- freshman squad faces a powerful Ohio State yearling team, which is .undefeated this season. The Bucks hold vic- tories over both Indiana and Pitts- burgh frosh. trip to Columbus, the train leaving Michigan Central station at 9:57 a.m. today. Lunch will be eaten in Detroit. The gridders will arrive at Columbus at 6:30 p.m., and will be sent 'to bed early. They will rest all Saturday morning. The return trip is scheduled for 11 p.m. tomorrow, with the coach slated to arrive in Ann Arbor about 8 a.m. Sunday. Players selected by Crisler for the trip are: Elmer Madar, Phil Sharpe, Rudy Smeja, Chuck Kennedy, Bob Shemky and Ted Petoskey, ends; Al Wistert, Bill Pritula, Vince Secontine, Jack Karwales, Bob Derleth, and Johnny Greene, tackles; Also, Bob Kolesar, Julie Franks, Walt Freihofer, Ralph Amstutz, Angie Trogan and Bill Rohrbach, guards; Merv Pregulman, Jim Brieske and Phil Mooney, centers; Captain George Ceithaml, Bob Vernier and George Kiesel, quarterbacks; Frank Wardley, Paul White, Don Robinson and George Avery, right halfbacks; Tom Kuzma, Bob Chappuis and Cliff Wise, left halfbacks; and Bob Wiese, Don Lund, Bob Stenberg and Don Boor, fullbacks. 'Accompanying Coach Crisler will be Dr. A. W. Coxon, Trainer Ray Roberts, Manager Jimmy Kline and Assistant Coaches Ernie McCoy, Clar- ence Munn, Earl Martineau and Ben- nie Oosterbaan. Rated as the underdogs, Michigan's frosh football team will attempt to upset the apple-cart this afternoon at 3 p.m. when it battles the Ohio State freshmen in the Columbus Sta- dium. Ohio State will be putting- an un- defeated record on the block for the game, having won both its previous contests with Pittsburgh and Indi- ana. The Wolverines, on the other hand, are out after their -first vic- tory, with only a scoreless tie recorded in their other game with Michigan State. The Buckeye squad is called the best in the Big Ten by the experts, and today's battle might well be called the conference frosh title clincher. If the Wolverines are able to upset the Buckeyes, they will win from a team that is both heavier and faster. Phillips Is Threat From end to end, the cry of the Michigan frosh is to stop the passing of Tommy Phillips, called the greatest Ohio heaver in many a year. Phillips was the star of both the earlier Buck- eyefrays, and the boys know that in order to win, they must stop him. The Wolverines also know that if the Ohio State aggregation is able to penetrate within 35 to 40 yards of the Maize and Blue goal line, Lou Groza, sensational place kicker, is liable to boot one between the uprights. However, the Michigan squad has a few men that should make the highly favored Buckeyes realize that they are no longer playing Pitts- burgh. The star of the Wolverine team is Dick Walterhouse who is as good a triple threater, if not better, than anyone Ohio State has to offer. Wal- terhouse was wanted by almost every good school in the country, and the Buckeyes are well aware of his abil- ity. Guerre Is Dark Horse Dark horse in today's game is George Guerre, a diminutive 150 pound fullback from Flint Central who can easily go all the way for a touchdown if he ever breaks loose. Guerre will probably not start, but is almost certain to see plenty of action before the day is through. He was formerly a wingback and was shifted to the fullback position only last week. In an effort to place a better bal- anced, heavier team on the field, Coach Wally Weber has decided upon a few last minute changes in his starting lineup. The line will be almost the same as it was last week, with Art Renner and Lehman Beardsley starting at the ends; Bill Pratt and Jack Em- erick at the tackles; George Kraeger and Henry Mantho at the guards; and Frank Kern will get the call at center. The backfield, however, will begin with Hugh Mack at the quarterback slot in place of Ervin Derda, and Bill Maskill playing right half for Bob Nussbaumer. Dick Walterhouse will be at left half and the fullback is Walterhouse's teammate from Ann Arbor High School, Ralph Chubb. Check to Stop Attack I Gophers Stress Passing MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 19.--P)-Dr. George Hauser put the Minnesota football team through its last practice of the year today. The Gophers' worked on passing again for the third'time this week for the Wisconsin game. Minnesota, with a travelling squad of -36 men, will leave for Madison tomorrow. Illini Work on Defense CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Nov. 19.- (P)- The Illinois football team practiced today on Great Lakes plays and sought to evolve defenses against the power runs of Bruce Smith and Bob Sweiger. 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