WEIbDESDAY, NOV. 8, 1944 THE MlIC HlI:GAN DAILY PAGE IrxVE _ . _ . __ .~ V __.._s Michigan aces Illini Speedsters in Featured Big Ten Tilt Wolverines Work on Defense To StopYon Illinois on Way to Smashing Collegiate Mark; Elliot's Team Averages 403 Yards Per Game By BILL MULLENDORE Defensive measures designed to stop a whirlwind Illinois offense which is well on its way toward shattering all previous collegiate ground-gaining records are the order of the week in the Michigan football camp as Coach H. O. Crisler prepares his squad for the important clash with the Illini Saturday. The Wolverine line has performed surprisingly well in the seven games played to date, but the forwards have yet to meet an offensive ma- chine with as much speed and power as generated by the Illinois "stop them back in stride as they polished watch" backfield. off Iowa, 40-6, and followed this up Coach Ray Elliot's charges have with a 39-5 shellacking of Pittsburgh. rolled up a grand total of 2,825 Their seventh contest was a case of yards in seven games this season for sheer hard luck as they pushed the an average of 403 yards per contest. then undefeated Irish of Notre Dame Of this total 2,309 yards were regis- all over the field, only to lose 13-7 in tered by rushing, giving the Illini an the final quarter. American collegiate football record Young Leads Attack which is well ahead of the all-time Key man in the offensive setup is, average output of 329.8 yards a game of course, the much publicized "Bud- of 310 yards per game set by Colo- dy" Young, who has broken away rado in 1937. for long touchdown gallops at least The Illini also threaten another once in every game. Young, who collegiate mark, having averaged 7.4 holds a hatful of Big Ten and Amer- yards per try against the old record of ican sprint records, has averaged 12.5 5.67 now held by the 1941 Missouri yards per try while crossing the goal eleven. line no less than 11 times. Teaming at halfback with Young They Pass, Too is Paul Patterson, another speedster Although Illinois is essentially a and also an accomplished passer 'who running team, the forward pass has is only slightly behind his running come in for its share of attention in mate in the yards gained depart- their scheme of things, netting 516 ment. These two men pack an of- yards in the seven games. Unlike fensive punch unmatched anywhere most exponents of the "T" forma- in the nation for speed and sudden- tion, the Illini utilize not only the ness. quarterback as a passer but also Considering this imposing record, both halfbacks, lending versatility it is little wonder that the Wolverine to the aerial attack. coaching staff is concentrating most- While running up these imposing ly on the defensive aspects of the offensive totals, Illinois has not fared game in preparing for the Illini. quite as well in the won and lost col- Michigan has proved that it can umn with a record of four victories, move the ball as its yards gained av- two defeats and one tie. Only one erage of 330 yards per game will of the losses was a Conference decis- show and that it can stop the potent ion, however, so the Illini are cur- offenses of such teams as Purdue and rently resting in a deadlock with Pennsylvania. But it remains to be Michigan for second place in the Big seen what it can do against this Ten scramble. young Illinois eleven which threatens Tie Great Lakes to soar to record heights as far as The men from Champaign opened total offense is concerned. up by polishing off Illinois Normal, 63-0, and followed up this walkaway Lion Called to Army with a thrilling 26-18 victory over. Indiana, the team which upset the DETROIT-(P')-End Jack Math- apple cart by defeating Michigan a eson of the Detroit Lions will bow out week later, 20-0. A powerful Great of professional football-probably for Lakes eleven was, Illinois' next foe, the duration-when the Card-Pitt and Elliot's men fought gallantly in team comes here Sunday for a Na- the last few minutes to come from tional League game. behind and tie the score. 26-26 in Matheson, 25-year-old father of one of the outstanding games of the one son, received an induction notice ontie ofesouyesterday with directions to report at entire season. Kalamazoo next Monday. He has! The next Saturday found the Il- been in 1-A classification since pass- lini with a bad case of jitters as ing his physical examination last eight fumbles, all recovered by the April 20. After playing college foot- opposition, cost a 35-19 decision to ball with Western Michigan College, Purdue. But the next week sawMatheson joined the Lions last year. By DAVE LOEWENBERG Associate Sports Editor BARCLAY HOPEFUL: Cagers Continue Practice as Seven Freshmen Join Squad fI-.-!1 STRATEGIST--Joe Ponsetto, who has been outstanding both defen- sively and offensively this season, quarterbacks the Wolverines in their bid for the Biz Ten Crown. Army - rills in Secet for Ir ish Blaik Plans Surprises For Notre Dame Tilt WEST POINT, N.Y., Nov. 7.-(AP)- Lt.-Col. Earl Blaik, coach of Army's unbeaten football team, intimated today that he may be preparing some surprises for Notre Dame, Saturday's opponent in Yankee Stadium. Just before he ducked under the canvas that keeps the Army drills a secret, Blaik said, "Don't be surprised if Dean Sensanbaugher goes as a fullback Saturday and if Al Tucker does a bit of throwing." Sensanbaugher, star of the Ohio State team a year ago and the hero of the East-West game on New Year's Day, was a reserve right half until Saturday's 83-0 massacre of Villanova. Virtually the only calm person at the point as the game with the Irish approaches is Col. L. M. (Biff) Jones, the graduate manager of athletics. The last of the 72,000 seats in the Yankee Stadium was sold Sept. 7. Buckeyes Ready for Pittj COLUMBUS, O., NOV. 7-(AP)-- Coach Carroll Widdoes told his un- beaten Ohio State Buckeyes today "We aren't taking anything for- granted" in Saturday's game with Pittsburgh, and outlined a week of practice with emphasis on defense. A glance at the Big Ten calendar reveals that Michigan can capture its first conference title outright since 1933, by winning the remaining three games from Illinois, Wisconsin and Ohio State. A peculiar quirk in the schedule makes this feat possible. The Wol- verines and Indiana are the only squads that have a seven game card and since Indiana has been thumped twice, Michigan, by maintaining a 1.000 average for the reiainder of the season, could wind up at the top of the heap with a 6-1 rating. Ohio State is the only undefeated team in Big Ten competition and has two games yet to play against Illinois Nov. 18, and Michigan the following week-end. However, the sore point is that Michigan, despite its four-game win- ning streak, is no bette than an even choice against Illinois and cer- tainly must be classified as under- dogs in the Buckeye clash. The'Wl verines should be favored over the Badgers. At present Ohio State heads the rugged Big Ten race with a 4-0 rec- ord, while Purdue and Michigan, co- champs of last year, are deadlocked in a second place tie. The "fighting Illini are a half game out of second place with two wins chalked up against one loss. The Michigan-Illini clash Saturday will almost certainly drop one of these teams from any future title consideration. With the loss of both Capt. Bob Wiese and Bob Nussbaumer the Michigan backfield was a big ques- tion mark. Not even the most rabid Wolverine fan predicted the 41-19 slaughter that befell Penn's youth- ful eleven at Franklin Field last Saturday. The Illini tilt will indubitably an- swer the Michigan coaching staff's question as to just how effective the Wolverines are, minus the services of their Sunday knockout punch, Wiese and Nussbaumer. In their debuts, Ralph Chubb and Don Lund, filling in for the two Bobs, both performed creditably against the Quakers and this is an important fact because the Penn line was considered big and rugged. Actually, the team against Penn- sylvania exhibited great poise and superior ball handling. The team spirit was excellent and the boys seemed to be truly enjoying them- selves at Penn's expense. Against Illinois, Michigan will be facing a rugged line and the fastest set of backs in the country. Claude "Buddy" Young and Paul Patterson, Illini backs, have accounted for 50% of the yardage and scoring for the Illinois football team this fall. Young has 11 touchdowns and 639 yards Hartnett's Car Stolen CHICAGO-()-Gabby H.Artnett, who during his more than a score of years as a baseball catcher, caught hundreds of runners trying to steal bases, didn't have any luck in finding the thief who stole his automobile. But police found the former Chi- cago Cub manage"s car-after Gab- by had looked for it six days. An expression of the thief's appreciation was left in the machine-a note signed "Much Obliged," and "Please Return and Also Thank Owner." All those interested in trying out for the Daily Sports Staff should come to the Student Pub- lications Building at 3 p. m. today. The Daily Sports staff offers ex- perience in all phases of newspaper work including page makeup and writing in addition to inside know- ledge of the functions of a modern newspaper. Owing to wartime con- ditions, advancement for ambi- tious persons is rapid. No previous experience is required. from scrimmage, while Patterson's output is five touchdowns and 632 yards. For those readers who haven'tj seen Young breeze past the second- ary, take a look at the Paramount News showing of this week, and then you'll understand the problem that Michigan has to dispose of, if they are anticipating bigger and better things, namely, a chance for the Big championship. Remember one thing about the impending contest and also the other two to follow. Head Coach "Fritz" Crisler and his competent aids have injected into the Michi- gan team a true "will to win," something that is easy to accom- plish on paper but very difficult to put into operation. For that rea- son, it will take all the talents of the Illini board of strategy plus tremendous spirit to pull out an Orange and Blue triumph this Saturday. By MARY LU HEATH Bolstered by the recent addition of seven freshman candidates but still minus the services of several re- turning veterans and promising pros- pects who are members of the cur- rent football squad, the Wolverine cage quintet continues to prepare for its 1944 campaign and the season opener Dec. 2 against the Broncos of Western Michigan. The 20-man team, three-quarters of which are Navy and Marine trainees, is working under the sup- ervision of assistant coach Bill Bar- clay, who officiated at summer prac- tices. Head coach Ben Oosterbaan, who is end mentor of the gridders, will be unable to turn his attention to his cage charges until Nov. 25,1 when the football season ends. The team will be a largely inex- perienced aggregation, with the one returning letterman, Don Lund, un- able to report until his duties with the football squad are completed. Bruce Hilkene, who was also a mem- ber of last season's cagers, is expected to be a leading contender for a start- ing berth as forward when he is re- leased from the grid regulars. Other football players who are reportedly interested in coming out for basket- ball are halfback Gene Derricotte, the flashy Negro speedster, and Jack Weisenberger, Derricotte's under- study. Barclay termed Ted Berce, the 18- year old forward from Fordson High in Detroit, his best player at the present time, with Keith Harder, for- mer University of Virginia star, a close second. Hailing from Dear- born, Berce is the team's "best pass- er and most accurate shot," accord- ing to the assistant coach. Harder, on the other hand, has a fine eye for the hoop, but is weak defensively. His deadly aim was no better demonstrated than last year, when he was the highest scorer in the state of Virginia and was named to a starting post on the 'all-state squad. 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