,SATURDAY, NOV. 11, 1944 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE 50,000 To Witness Wolverine -Illini Clash Today I NIGHT Game Promises Clue To Conference Titlist Line Play Big Factor in Backfield Duel; Sprint-Ace Young To Lead Illinois Attack .Wakin9 the 'un4 By HlANK MANTIIO Daily Sports Editor and DITY (Continued from Page 1) nute that the figures could easily re- verse themselves after the final com- pilations are taken of today's game. Illinois' principle threat centers around Claude 'Buddy" Young, whom Illini fans have affectionately dub- bed as "the hotfoot." Young is by all odds the fastest back in America and his great speed has enabled him to chalk up 637.5 yards in 51 tries for an average of 12.5 yards per play. Young, in addition to his ball-carry- ing ability, is an excellent man on de- fense and is also considered a better than average blocker. Illini Backs Dangerous Backing ijp*Young, is an array of formidable backs: Don Greenwood at quarter, Paul Patterson at the other half and Jerry Gies at full. In the event that Greenwood does not start at quarter, Bill Butkovich will take over the signal-calling berth. This will move Greenwood to the other half and Young will be dropped from the starting lineup. Currently, Michigan is the best all- around squad in the Western Con- ference, with 303.5 yard average for four games, topping the league in this department. The defense has held the opposition to only 200 yards a game. Michigan also leads in the production of firstdowns, 15.2, and heads the punting department with a total of 42 yards per game. Michigan's attack centers around Joe Ponsetto at quarter, Eugene Der- Last Day MARTHA O'DRISCOLL "ALLERGIC TO LOVE" WAR BONDS ISSUED HERE - DAY OR NIGHT! Continued from 1 P.M. Starting Sunday ricotte and Ralph Chubb at the hal- ves, and Don Lund at full. Chubb and Lund made an auspicious debut in their first starting assignment against Penn last Saturday. Randolph Field Mystery Team Finally Exposed By WHITNEY MARTIN NEW YORK, NOV. 10-(,)-There is an old wheeze to the effect that if you build a better mousetrap the world will beat a path to your door to find out what it's all about. Well, we don't know about the mousetrap part, although the Ran- dolph Field Ramblers must have de- veloped a pretty fair mousetrap play, judging from the scores of their games, but we do know the AAF Training Command unit has put to- gether one of the nation's better foot- ball teams, and very few fans know much about it outside Texas. We didn't know much about it our- selves until we received some expla- natory publicity material a couple of days ago. Among the things we learned were: The Ramblers are one of a dozen or more teams in the training com- mand which schedule games with other military or college teams. Above actual expenses, all the team's percentage of the proceeds in games involving college teams goes to arm- ed force charities. This is the 13th consecutive season for the Ramblers. The strength of the 1944 edition is due in part to the fact the field's training activities include a para- chute landing school, and a number of well-known athletes were transfer- red there to serve as instructors. YOUNG BUT TOUGH-Eugene Derricotte and Ralph Chubb, Michi- gan's two starting halfback;, are both first-year mnen, but that doesn't mean that they can't hold their own with the more experienced men. BRONC BUSTER: Milan Lazetich, Michiga1 Left Tackle., BIs Ifor All-American TODAY is the day that many people have been anticipating with much enthusiasm, for it will be the day that the Wolverines will meet a fast- stepping eleven from Illinois in the outstanding game of the week, and the outcome of this battle will do much to clarify the Big Ten cham- pionship race. Defense has been the order of the week for Coach H. O. "Fritz" Cris- ler's Michigan gridders, as he has tried to buoy the spirits of his squad in an effort to prove equal to the threatimposed by the Illini speed. Although Illinois has any one of a number of fast and elusive backs, the main attention has been focussed on the running of Claude (Buddy) Young, national sprint champion, who is reputed to be the fastest football player in the United States at present. Young has utilized his speed to the gridiron very well, as attested by his 12.5 average yard gain per try in 51 attempts. A close look at the Western Conference statistics will show how evenly these teams appear matched and will give fans some idea of the thrills to expect in a slam-bang ball game. MICHIGAN is the best all-around squad in the Western Conference, as the Wolverines 303.5 yard average in four games is tops in that league, with their defense holding opposition to a mere 200 yards per game. The Maize and Blue also holds the best percentage in first downs, 15.2, and their punting total of 42 yards a game gives them the lead in this department, whereas Illinois is third in net yards per game with 324.6, and third at rushing with 254.3. However, the Illini hold the distinction of having the best total game average of 403 yards per contest. Since yours truly came through with a total of four wins out of four in last week's predictions for a .1000 percentage, it has inspired me to venture into the field of fortune telling once again, and though there are some tough games on tap, I'll try to steer you clear where your money should go. MICHIGAN-ILLINOIS-The Illini are fast and aggressive and they have a great backfield with speed to burn, but the Wolverine line and the general organization of the team has proven equal to the major challenges hurled at them so far this year. Besides, we'll match Crisler's ingenuity with Illinois speedsters. It's Michigan in a tough! battle, 26-14 OHIO STATE--PITT-The Buckeyes have an excellent backfield, a great line and they are being groomed as the top team in the country. All in all, Pitt has its hands full and the Buckeyes should have things pretty much their own way, and its Ohio, 40-0. NOTRE DAME-ARMY-The Irish were knocked from their lofty perch by Navy last week and with reduced publicity as a result, they should be a much tougher outfit. However, this will not be enough and Army will remain undefeated, 20-14. PURDUE-NORTHWESTERN-The Boilermakers showed their resi- lency after being beaten by Michigan and they had an easy time with Wisconsin last week. On the basis of improved play on the part of the Wildcats, the game should be interesting. The nod will have to go to Purdue, 20-6. MINNESOTA-INDIANA-The Hoosiers will be on the comeback trail and Coach Bo McMillin's boys will have too much power for the Gophers and they should triumph, 20-13. 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Lazetich Is One of Munn's Mainstays One of the main reasons behind the excellent showing of the 1944 line is found in the person of one Milan Lazetich, a burly 200-pound 23-year old tackle who played his freshman football at Montana Uni- versity before entering the Armed Forces. Upon receiving an honorable discharge, Lazetich came to Michi- gan where he almost immediately won for himself a starting tackle assignment. Used sparingly in the opener against Iowa Pre-Flight because he had not had time to get in shape, Lazetich started in the second game against Marquette and has been a virtual 60-minute man ever since. Both offensively and defensively the former Montana brone buster has led the forwards. Proves Himself All'Around Lineman Lazetich is one of those rare line- men who can do anything involved in line play. He is a hard charging, bruising tackler on defense and an entirelyacapable blocker while clear- ing a path for the Wolverine backs. In addition, he has the happy faculty of being at the right spot on every play. Although Lazetich has turned in stellar performances in every game, he probably reached his height of efficiency in the Purdue tilt two weeks ago when he was all over the field, making tackles and removing would-be tacklers with deadly pre- cision. For this outstanding bit of work in front of some of the nation's top sportswriters, Lazetich has come to be mentioned more than once as an All-American possibility. Lazetich Showed Well in East Two weeks later he gave the East- ern scribes an equally convincing demonstration of his ability as he proved one of the leading cogs in the Michigan defense which stopped the vaunted Penn backfield cold. In this game he completely outshone Penn's George Silvitski, supposedly one of the best tackles in Eastern circles. Lazetich will get another stiff test today against Illinois. 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