THE MICHIGAN DAILY Michigan Squad Tapers Off for Illinois Game Tomorrow #taking the tunds By BANK MANTUO Daily Sports Editor : ---i Elliot's Team Amazes Fans byR olling Up Average of 403 Yards Per Game OMORROW'S Michigan-Illinois football game here will be the 30th contest between these two schools, and it will feature two of the top offensive teams of the 1944 grid campaign in the highlighted attraction of the week. These two squads first met in Detroit in 1898 and the Wolverines compiled a record of five consecutive wins before they left the Conference. Relations were again resumed between the two schools in 1919 and the Illini came through with their initial triumph, 29-7. The all-time record up to date gives Michigan 20 victories and Illinois nine, With nine of the games being decided bythree points or less. Most famous games remembered in this rivalry are the ones which saw Red Grange run rampant against the Wolverinest in 1924, and the 1939 contest, in which an underdog Illinois team upset Michi- gan, 16-7, the week the snorts critics were comparing Tom Harmon to the immortal Red Grange. And once again the feats of Red Grange have come to the forefront, as Claude (Buddy) Young, Illini speedster, is striving desperately to outdo the'former football idol in total touchdown output for one season, and he only needs three more touchdowns to do that very thing. ALTHOUGH YOUNG, with 66 points on 11 touchdowns, is the nation's second high scorer, his chances for establishing a record in the Big Ten are rather slight. The present Conference mark is the 78 points set by Tony Butkovich, Purdue fullback last season. At present, Young has scored a mere 24 points in Conference games: Two against Purdue and one against Iowa and Indiana. In order to break Butkovich's record, Young will have to get seven touchdowns, and this won't prove to be an easy task against Michigan and Ohio State. However, if Young should lave good days against the Maize and Blue and the Buckeyes, he might find a soft touch in Northwestern. It is also doubtful if any squads in the country have as many point scorers as Illinois. At present, 17 Illini have had a hand in the pro- duction of 236 points. Eleven backs and three ends have shared in the '36 touchdowns scored while the other three added points by convert- ing points after touchdowns. Illinois can also boast a pair of halfbacks, Young and Paul Pat- terson, who have an average of 9.1 yards per try. Young and Pat- terson have gone 1,271 yards on 140 attempts and these Illini freshmen have lost only 22 yards during the span of seven games. Both teams .should be in top physical strength for this battle as the Wolverines .had a surprisingly easy time with Penn last week while Illi- nois was idle. Coach Ray Eliot's charges have been dubbed "the fightin' Illini" and they have more than lived up to this name so far this season, beating Indiana, Illinois Normal, Pittsburg, Iowa, but losing to Purdue and Notre Dame and tying Great Lakes. 'WHEN TIHESE TWO squads line up for the starting gun, it will be Illinois with a balanced "T" formation and their scatbacks, against Michi- gan's diversified attack and organization, and before this game is over the fans will get an eyeful of great competition along with a lot of football thrills. STAR GUARD-Ralph Serpico has been the bulwark of the Illini line this year and he usually alternates from guard to tackle depending upon the teams which they are playing. A-LL-AMERICAN CANDIDATE- Milan Lazetich, star Wolverine tackle, who has been outstanding in every game this year on offense as well as defense, has been Michi- gan's best lineman and is the most likely player to make the All-Am- erican squad. Young, Illini Back Will Paul Pa Be Biggest Problem Blue's i TI~ ~. and Jer 1VJIMiig~Ian Gidders~1 counted By VAVE LOEWENBERG Starti Associate Sports Editor wall wil ssIllinois perform In their attempt to whip Illmois due and tomorrow, Michigan's football team Art Ren will adhere to a policy that has paid at tackl dividends in the past two games, Bauman namely the ancient adage that "a and Que either H good offense is the best defense." tol. The Wolverines punted only three Michiga times in their games against Purdue Michig and Penn, and Cecil Isbell, Boiler- around maker coach, said after the game, tion of "Michigan controlled the ball so gene De much that my boys didn't have a chance to get going." Then, the fol- U lowing weekend against Penn, Michi- gan punted only once, and it brought forth a great ovation from the Penn crowd which was beginning to doubt whether the Wolverines knew what a football was originally intended for. Illini Hold Edge On a basis of seven game statistics, the Illini hold an advantage over the Wolverines in rushing and passing.. Ray Elliot's beardless civilians have amassed 2,825yards by rushing and passing or an average of 403 yards per game. Of this total, 2,309 yards have been gained on the ground, featuring the quick opening plays from the "T" formation with scat- backs "Buddy" Young, Eddie Bray and Paul Patterson doing the major - share of the ball toting. The most formidable task now fac- ing the Wolverines will be to halt> Young, Illinois' spectacular speedster, who has averaged 12.5 yards in 51 tries. Eddie Bray, another of the diminutive Illini backs, trails Young with a 10.3 yard average per game. atterson, the Orange and brilliant passer and runner, ry Cies, Illini fullback, have 7.1 and 4.7 yards respectively. ng in the Michigan forward 1 be the same lineup which ed so effectively against Pur- d Penn. Bruce Hilkene and iner will hold up the flanks; es, Milan Lazetich and Clem a; the guards, George Burg entin Sickels; and at center iarold Watts or Johnny Lin- n's Scoring Punch gan's scoring punch revolves the new backfield combina- Joe Ponsetto at quarter, Eu- erricotte and Ralph Chubb at the halves, and Don Lund at full. Backing up this array of hard run- ning backs is an imposing list of capable substitutes, Jack Weisen burger, Bill Culligan and Warren Bentz. The latter really found him- self in the Quaker game as he lugged the ball 68 yards in 11 tries as con- pared to his previous six game rec- ord of 10 -yards in three attempts. Weisenburger picked up 40 yards in six attempts to almost equal his six game record of 41 yards in nine previous tries. Lund and Chubb, neither of whom was a starter until the Penn game, will have an additional opportunity to prove their capabilities in the Il- lini clash tomorrow. University of Michigan Oratorical Ass'n HETR CUS BRONCOS COME FIRST: Western Michigan To Be First Trial for Wolverine Cagers Cutting the list of candidates for starting posts against the Western Michigan Broncos, Dec, 2, to seven men, Assistant Coach Bill Barclay has by no means exhausted his reser- voir of promising cage talent. Of the seven named, three men were forward prospects, three were possible guards, and only one is con- sidered for the center berth at the present time. The forwards will be chosen from Ted Berce, high-scoring freshman ace, Keith Harder, ex- University of Virginia star, and Bill Gregor. Don Lindquist, John Mul- laney, and Walt Kell comprise the possible guards, and big Bob Geahan is the lone center prospect. However, the other performers on the 20-man squad are capable ball-. handlers. Among these is Robb Ruttledge, who saw action as a re- serve forward on last season's quin- tet. Ruttledge is the only returning player who has reported to practice thus far. Another man who has been practicing with the team since the summer workouts is Bob Champion, engineering student from Chicago, who is trying out for the center position. ' The team has, with the beginning of the fall term, recently acquired the services of some seven new play- ers. Among these is Jack Marquard, 6'5, center who has had previous experience with last season's Uni- versity of Chicago quintet. Marquard, a civilian, is the only man besides Harder who has played college ball. 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