THURSDAY, NOV. 2, 1944 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE Lund, Chubb Replace Wiese, Nussbaumer Crisler's New Line-Up Faces Penn Saturday By DAVE LOEWENBERG Associate Sports Editor Michigan's grid reputation in the East will be put to an acid test this Saturday when they face a youthful but potent University of Pennsyl- vania team in one of the nation's top intersectional clashes at Philadel- phia's Franklin Field. Michigan adherents will especially glue their eyes on Don Lund and Ralph Chubb who have been selected to fill the vacancies caused by the departure of Captain Bob Wiese and Bob Nussbaumer. This duo was the Wolverines one-two scoring punch and Messirs. Lund and Chubb will have some mighty big shoes to fill. New Captains Chosen Again, in connection with the loss of Capt. Wiese, it was necessary to choose a new captain for the remain- der of the season. Veterans Don Lund and burly Joe Ponsetto were selected for this honor by the retiring captain, Wiese. However, Coach Crisler indicated that insofar as the official records are concerned, Wiese's namewill go down in the books as Michigan's grid captain for the 1944 season. Three Gridders Lost to Squad In addition to Wiese and Nuss- baumtr, Dick Rifenburg, st cl a r freshman end, will not play against Penn this Saturday. Rifenburg, be- sides his talents as a pass catcher, was a bulwark on defense last week against Purdue. His blocking was tremendously improved and on de- fense the husky wingman was begin- ning to capitalize on his natural speed. Needless to say, Rifenburg's loss will be keenly felt. Yesterday's practice session was devoted mainly to smoothing out the new backfield combination of Pon- setto at quarterback, Ralph Chubb and Gene Derricotte at the halves, and Don Lund at fullback. Derri- cotte, the flashy Negro freshman, is expected to be the main cog in Michigan's new offensive plans. All persons interested in try- ing out for the Daily sport staff report to the Student Pub- Iications Building between 2 and 3 p. m. today. There will be openings for industrious young. students and many op- portunities for adancement. WELCOME STUDENTS! We specialize in Crew-cuts and personality hair style-blended and shaped to your facial features. Our modern services are designed to your individual needs. Our bar- bers welcome your tonsorial queries. Ask upperclassmen about us. THE DASCOLA BARBERS Between Michigan & State Theaters 1taking thte 2Sunh By HANK MANTHO Daily Sports Editor AS THE WOLVERINE football team filed out of the dressing room before their all-important tilt with Purdue last week, few people knew that the team had resolved firmly in their hearts to win this game for their departing Bob's-Wiese and Nussbaumer, and the determination which was written on their faces, could easily have foreshadowed the outcome of this Big Ten affair. However, if there were any doubts as to the eventual outcome, these doubts were dispelled early in the game, for the poise and finesse of the Michigan outfit made them the masters all of the way as they carried the fight to the team which shared the Conference title with them last year. The Maize and Blue eleven entered this game as decided underdogs and it seems that Head Coach H. O. "Fritz" Crisler relishes this position, as he has brought his squad to victory each time that they have been placed in that category so far this season. Wiese and Nussbaumer tallied five of the six touchdowns scored by Michigan as they played an inspired brand of ball. Nussbaumer took the ball into pay dirt twice and his 165 yards gained for the day gave his a net total of 452 yards out of 78 attempts in the six games which he played. This also gave him a chance to take the Big Ten lead in yardage gained, while Wiese scored three touchdowns to lead the Conference parade with 42 points and wind tip with a season's total of 467 yards out of 103 tries. End Coach Bennie Oosterbaan and Line Coach Biggie Munn deserve a big hand for the job they did with the line, as Bruce Hilkene and Dick Rifenburg, who was playing his last game before induction into the army, turned in sparkling performances at the flanks, while Milan Lazetich, the bronco buster from Montana way, was a tower of strength at his tackle post. IN THE BACKFIELD, it was Joe Ponsetto and Gene Derricotte teaming up with the two departing Bob's and their work left little to be desired. Ponsetto lived up to all advance notices of his field generalship, as his signal calling and defensive work merits the plaudits of everyone. I can't help but believe that this victory proved to be especially heartening to Coach Crisler, since the Boilermakers, who shared part of the Conference title with Michigan last year, started rumors to the effect that the only reason the Wolverines were able to salvage any part of the crown was that they side-tracked a tilt with Purdue. The truth of the matter was that when Michigan State dropped football last year, that left both of these squads with onen dates, and though Coach Crisler tried vainly to schedule a game between the two Navy-laden schools, Purdue would not play. Thus, this game with Purdue was not only a tribute to the depart- ing players, but it was also a tribute to a great coach and the way that Michigan tore apart such a highly rated aggregation of players from LaFayette, deserves no little mention and rates Coach Crisler the status of" Coach of the Week in this column. Michigan has come a long way since their defeat by Indiana and this stunning, 40-14 rout of the Boilermakers has established the Wolverines as one of the top teams in the country. However, just as the Michigan squad has reached their peak performance of the year, the team has been hit hard by the transfer of its two ace backfield men, and this will prove a difficult task for the Michigan coaching staff to surmount. For this reason, the critics are rather skeptical about the chances of the Maize and Blue eleven. ALTHOUGH the Wolverines will have to work a little harder to maintain their winning ways, don't count them out of the Conference and national races yet, for if the will to win would not be enough, there is an added incentive-that is the fact that Michigan entered this season with a record of holding 99 Conference athletic championships, and with one more crown tucked safely under their belts, they would become the first Big Ten school to hit the century mark. A TOUGH BREAK: Spartans Lose Frank Brgger For Important Missouri Tilt EAST LANSING, NOV. 1-(I)- Frank Brogger, star end, remained on the doubtful list today as Michi- gan State college concluded prepara- tions for the football game with the University of Missouri at Columbia, Mo., Saturday.s Brogger was included in the 31-man squad coach Charley r I 338 South State Street THE PARROT RESTAURANT We "specialize" in fine food with good service and will appreciate your patronage. We are open weekdays from 7 A.M. to 8 P.M. and on Sundays from 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. Bachman named for the trip but final decision as to the condition of his injured hip will not be made until the morning workout tomorrow be- fore departure. Bachman said that if Brogge. could not play he would be supplanted by Art Arntz, Benton Harbor fresh- man, who played most of the game at the position against Wayne Uni- versity last Friday. The traveling squad named today follows: Ends-Don Grondzik, Dick Mine- weaser, Bill Marsh, Frank Brogger, Art Arntz, Jim Grant. Tackles - Pete Dendrino, Dan Goldsmith, Ken Collister, Mike Pra- shaw, Dick Massuch, Ellis Phillips. Guards-Bob Godfrey, Glen Hat- field, Charles Peterson, Don Arnson, Bob Lamssies, Don Anderson. Centers-Brady Sullivan, William Johnson. Quarterbacks-Bill Siler, Bob Sch= roeder, Rex Moore. Halfbacks-Bob Bruegger, Herb Speerstra, Fred Aronson, Harold Johnson, Tom Mitzelfeld. Fullbacks-Jack Breslin, Bill Ma- skill, Bill Pirronello. U/fax J Pdtct i i TRANSFERS!! UPPERCLASSMEN!! . Get valuable editorial, lay-out, advertising, and sales experience working on your college year-book. for the TRYOUT MEETING Come out I duesday, Nov. 7 at 4:30 I IIII