17, 1944 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Michigan avored To Down Badgers lain9 the Cs'unt:v:: By DAVE LEENBERG.: Associate Sports Editor 1 NOW THAT THE "Fighting Irish" have been thumped by Navy and Army on successive week-ends, some tentative conclusions can be reached concerning the status of these two service school teams, and what can be expected when the two squads clash at Annapolis, December 2, in a game which may well decide the national mythical football championship. In a general overall estimate of the two teams, Navy has the brute power and Army has speed plus the ability to strike quickly. In comparing the records of the Cadets and the Midshipmen against Notre Dame, keep in mind that the Irish were far stronger physieally against Navy than they were against the Soldiers. Coach Ed. Me1eever's boys were really down after their 33-14 slaughter at Baltimore. Navy came into possession of the pigskin 13 times against Notre Dam,- and scored five touchdowns while Army gained the ball 17 times and made nine touchdowns. However, don't overlook the fact that Notre Dame Coach McKeever instructed his team to play "desperate football" against the Cadets and most of the Army touchdowns resulted from intercepted passes, failures on Notre Dame's part to make the necessary yardage on fourth down, and long runbacks of the Irish punts. AN ANALYSIS of Navy's scoring marches reveals that they were long and steady: 27 yards, 43, 64, 56, and 80. Army, on the other hand, had only two sustained marches:.44 and 65 yards. Using the Notre Dame games as a yardstick,eNavy'seforward wall rates the nod over West Point. Army and Navy each d~sed 49 running plays against the Irish. Army gained 205 yards, and Navy 312. Navy's ground game was of the bone-crusher variety, while Army emphasized speed and deception. Defensively, both teams halted Notre Dame along the ground. However, the Middies were vulnerable to aerials while Army with its fleet backs had Notre Dame's passing attack completely throttled. One thing remains certain; both Army and Navy benefited from the Notre Dame game. Each wanted to win this game more than any other, save their mutual contest. It instilled confidence in both of the Academy squads and made them all the more eager for their annual struggle. ' ALL POINTS considered, the Army-Navy battle looms as one of the com- petitive highlights of the 1944 grid season. If you like a team that can grind out yardage and dominate line play, you'll stick with Navy. If you like a team that strikes with lightning effectiveness, then your plaudits should go to Army. Navy's line looks tougher than Army-s, but the Midshipmen will be confronted with a two-fold task of stopping Army's speed merchants and keeping the Soldier passing attack bottled up. Therein lies the outcome of the game.; This writer believes that the Michigan-Illinois tilt of last Saturday is' comparable to the impending Army-Navy clash. Knowing that last Sat- urday, the team with the better line and more powerful running attack won, and also knowing that Army has no player with the speed of 'Buddy' Young, this correspondent, contrary to popular opinion, predicts a Navy triumph. By BILA MULLENDORE With a successful defense of the Western Conference grid champion ship, now held jointly by Michigan and Purdue, as their goal, Coach H C Crisler's Wolverines will hold their last practice session prior to their gam( with Wisconsin Saturday, a game which they must win in order to stay in the race for Conference honors. t The powerful Wolverine offensive, which has been rolling in hig gear with five successive wins over Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue Pennslyvania, and Illinois to its cred- A SUPREME EFFORT-Ralph Chubb crosses the goal line to make Michigan's first touchdown in the first period of the game with the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pa. He is tackled by Ed Lawless. Michigan won the game, 41-19. Seven Lettermen Return; Ross Hume Fractures Toe By BILL LAMBERT With approximately 133 men, in- chiding only seven returning letter- winners from last year's champion- ship squad, working out at various times during the day, track once again comes into the University of Michigan sport-light. Only one sour note spoils the first glance at the prospects for another booming year on the cinderpaths- the fact that yesterday Captain Ross Hume, who with his brother Bob captured so many dual titles in the 1943-44 season, fractured the big toe of his left foot in an accident at one of the campus buildings. This will undoubtedly handicap him for at least a month, preventing him from really rounding into shape until late in the season. First Meet in February Although it is a blow to the team, it must be remembered that the first collegiate dual meet is not until Feb. 2, which still gives Ross plenty of time to work out. Of the 133 men composing the squad, 24 are listed for the 440, 21 in the sprints, 44 in the distance runs, and 54 will be comnpeting for a place in the field events and the hurdles. The next job for Coach Ken Doherty will be that of sifting the many can- didates out, seeing just who the potential-point-getters are. The whole team has been running cross-country for the last six weeks, and now have just started training again after a three-week lay-off. The first time trials are slated for Satur- day, Dec. 2, with two intra-squad meets and a couple of cross country runs rounding out the rest of the training schedule. Seven Returning Lettermen Of the seven returning letter-men, four are distance men, two in the shorter runs, and one in the sprints. Dick Barnard, Ross and Bob Hume, and Charles Birdsall, all compete in the 2-mile, the mile, and the 880, while Dick Forrestel and George Vet- ter run the 440, and Julian Wither- spoon is the lone sprinter. This. leaves the hurdles and the field events as the main weakness. How- ever, after the finish of the football season, there may be better prospects in these departments. This past week, Charlie Hoyt, who hung up such a brilliant record as track coach here at Michigan a few years back, has been visiting in Ann Arbor, and has been out at the Field House daily watching the thinclads go through their paces. At the pres- ent time he is under contract to Yale University, and although that school has abandoned track because of the war, he is planning to resume his coaching duties when they start competition again. 1. or' 19 Cage Tilts Are Booked For 1944-45 Wolverines To Open Season Nov. 25 at Romulus Air Base Nineteen games have been'carded for the Wolverine cagers during the coming 1944-45 campaign, 11 of which will be played in Ann Arbor, Assistant Coach Bill Barclay revealed yesterday. Including 12 Western Conference clashes, the season will start with seven "warm up" contests against Romulus Air Base, Central Michigan, Western Michigan, Kellogg Field and Wyoming. Romulus and Western will play two contests each with the Wolverines before the Christmas holidays. Romulus Is First Game The opening game will be played at Romulus on Nov. 24, a week from tomorrow, and the home opener will take place the following night with Central Michigan. The Wolverines will be meeting the Kellogg Field Army air base quintet for the first time when the two squads meet Dec. 9 here. The Wyoming contest, which will be played in Ann Arbor, should pro- vide an interesting evening for' Mi- chigan fares. The Wolverines have not faced the westerners in recent years. Beginning the Big Ten schedule Dec. 30, Michigan faces Ohio State's Buckeyes in Ann Arbor. Other con- ference games include contests with Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Northwestern. The season ends Feb. 16, when the cagers meet the Wildcats at Evanston. Wolverines Have Full Schedule The Conference schedule includes four full weekends when the Wolver- ines will play two games on as many nights. Two of these series come in January and two in February. Only one game of each pair is to be played here, which is quite different from last season's schedule, when Michigan students saw six games in three weekends. (4e ttq, P~ea4 e "ir FDR STILL UNDECIDED: Treasury Approves Action To Switch Army-Navy Tilt" It's the order of the day! The holiday demands glamour and we're rushing the season to show you the very newest in sparkling frocks. Black with sequins, for instance! Sizes from 9 to 20. WASHINGTON. NOV. 16-(A")- President Roosevelt had the ball on the one-yard line tonight with the last down yet to be played over switching the Army-Navy football game to a big city. The treasury . hoped that Mr. Roosevelt was about to pick up the ball and run it toward Baltimore or Philadelphia and score a whopping financial touchdown in the sixth war loan drive. The proposal is that the service classic, Dec. 2, be moved from Anna- polis' stadium, seating about 20,000, In f s mA 345 Maynard . . . near the Arcade -U A .......:.. ..- . .r..:.-nc.z : r.-r....:aoc:<.rt"---... al ll116i }]4?+5::....,:.:{CGS -'. RS3: ::...... $?7S '. ...._ : L'.k:::+t..... Xll l Y CIE . ..... % X. of "" r .. R y- YY a TNE a .:........ t5 D E5 -D to a city where upwards of 60,000 can see it, as a war bond show. Secretary Morgenthau said at a news conference that he hopes the game is moved. This was the first public statement by a high-ranking official in favor of a change other than President Roosevelt's disclosure Tuesday that he planned to discuss such a move with Secretary of War Stimson. The treasury feels that the Secre- tary of Navy Forrestal no longer objects to a switch in sites, and that Stimson will not make it difficult for Mr. Roosevelt to reach a favor- able decision. This would leave only the office of defense transportation on record as opposing a change. Cities under con- sideration for the game say the sta- dium would be filled by fans from the immediate areas. Morgenthau estimated that $50,- 000,000 in bonds can be sold in con- nection with the game, if it is play- ed in a big stadium . . . and he has no preference as to what city gets the game. "I don't know which has the big- gest stadium," he said. Philadelphia can accommodate more than 100,000 and Baltimore more than 60,000 spectators. MARINE E. M. Barrack Caps & Equipment Frames Made of Strong Cane, Hand Sewn Sweat Bands, Leather visors and Regulation Buttons. 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