THE MICHIG"AN DAILY E Michigan Cage Romulus Tilt, Possible en tralGo, Are Mapped Guard Spot May Be Filled by Morrie Bikoff, Letterman for Wolverines Two Years Ago Schedule Cadets Clamp Stranglehold onI First Position Michigan Climbs to Fifth Position in iace For National lionorsI Begins To Take Form k/lleny the gouni4 By HANK MANTHO Daily Sports Editor With a decided lack of consistency their chief weakness, the Michigan cagers continue intensive prepara- tion for their first scheduled contestj of the season with the Romulus Air' Base quintet Nov. 24 at Romulus, and a possible'encounter with Cen- tral Michigan the following night in the Field House. The Romulus contest replaces the Dec. 2 Western Michigan tilt as the opener, and will give the Wolverines adequate chance to get a game under their belts before this later meeting with the Broncos. The game with Central Michigan here is indefinite as yet, but efforts are being made to arrange such a contest. Bikoff May Return Meanwhile, prospects were con- siderably brightened for Assistant Coach Bill Barclay and his men yes- terday with the announcement that Morrie Bikoff°, who played at a var- sity guard position for theaWolver- ines two years ago, may return to action this season. Bikoff, a dental student, has just been released from the Army with a number of other men who will con- tinue their studies in dental schools, and will very probably be able to play with the cagers if he can arrange his classes so that he can appear for regular practices. Guard, Center Needed Bikoff's services would be particu- larly useful to the Wolverines be- cause of Barclay's announcement yesterday that the original list of seven men from which the starting five would be selected has been modi- Army-Navy Tilt May Be Shifted fled considerably. The only fairly certain quantities at this time are Keith Harder and Ted Berce at the forward spots with Don Lindquist in one of the guard berths. Shooting Is Poor Said Barclay, "If I had a crack guard and center right now, my wor- ries would be . considerably lessened. At the present time, I don't have two boys who will fit in with the other three. There is just no one who is consistent enough right now." One of the experiments which Bar- clay is making in an effort to remed3 this situation is the shifting of Johr Mullaney, slated for a possible guard position, to the center berth. This shifting of positions is also true of many of the other players on the team. 4 ICHIGAN FANS got a real glimpse of football Saturday. when they saw their Wolverines unst a 14-0 defeat on Illinois_ and by thi vitn Ed McKeever Blames Tactics For Irish Rout Dangerous Grid Antics Advanced as Cause of Lopsided Army Score NEW YORK, NOV. 13-()-Ed McKeeverNotre Dame football coach who didn't lose his smile in Satur- day's rout by Army, told New York City sports writers today he was to blame for the 59 to 0 shellacking. S"I knew we didn't have much e e n I I .-f "lawu, thlr Tn ivu rlllk . jdv. )ura ft-Uruulu, yujU1 1111 s10 16,clulWy4-,Viubry NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-UP)--Army, served notice upon Ohio State that they are a power to be reckoned with by drubbing Notre Dame Saturday. in the Conference title scrap, which will probably remain undecided until not only, tightened its own grasp on the final game of the year between Michigan and the Buckeyes. first place in today's Associated Press The Wolverines had little trouble scoring in the first period as Don ranking football team but also Lund plunged four yards off-tackle without an enemy hand touching him, knocked the Irish out of the elite 1 just four minutes after the opening whistle. ranking for the first time since Oct. With this sudden scoring splurge, Wolverine followers began to sit 12, 1942. back with a contented smile, but this elation was short lived as several The South Bend Ramblers skidded long gains by the speedy Buddy Young dispelled all optimism in their all the way to eleventh in the estima- minds and they sat there in constant fear that this speed demon would tion of 106 of the country's sports break loose at any moment during the game. writers, following their losses to Navy and Army oll consecutive Saturdays. The third quarter not only saw the turning point of the game, Army Rated First but it also focussed attention on the rising status of Jack Weisen- The Cadets grabbed 77 of the first burger, 17-year-old freshman halfback from Muskegon Heights, whose place nominations, gathered in 25 71 yard quick-kick that soared to the Illini four yard line, not only selections for second place and were astounded the Illinois squad, but also put them in a hole from which third on two and fourth on the' they never recovered. remaining pair. On a basis of ten points for each rs pace te n In the final quarter, the Wolverines were complete masters after they for second, etc., they totalled 935 had capitalized upon a break early in the period when Harold Watts points. recovered an Illini fumble on the latter's 32 yard line, from where Michigan Randolph Field climbed to second required only nine plays to push Weisenburger into pay dirt on a two-yard place with 770 points, exchanging end sweep. Illinois failed to get a single first down and only had possession places with Ohio State's civilians, of the ball on two separate occasions in this quarter. who are in fourth place with 741. Navy, third a week ago, retained that THE ONLY serious threat imposed by the Illini came late in the first rating with 759 points. The Buckeye period, but this rally was thwarted on the one-foot line by a gallant drop followed a 54 to 19 conquest of and determined Michigan line, which was paced by Milan Lazetich, Clem! Pittsburgh. The Texas Fliers con- Bauman, Harold Watts and Art Renner. quered Maxwell Field, 25 to 0, in Both teams entered this fray with the thought that it was going to be a their most recent outing. wide open scoring game, and when the final score was posted, the feat ofI Illinois, Irish Out holding Young and his cohorts scoreless was amazing and will go down1 Georgia Tech and Duke, two south- in football annals as a defensive masterpiece. ern powers, moved into the top ten, displacing Illinois and the Irish. Illinois had a modern scoring record of 236 points when they Tech snared ninth place while Duke, entered this contest and not only did Young have 11 touchdowns to which spilled previously unbeaten his credit, but he also had an average of 12.5 yards per try. However, Wake Forest, was awarded tenth, he was held to a mere five yard average by the inspired Wolverines, Michigan, Bainbridge, Md., Navy, who outrushed Illinois 231-159 yards and amassed 14 first downs to Iowa Pre-Flight and the Fourth Air eit bythe Ilnis Force eleven at March Field filled i the remaining positions. Again this game was decided by the lines, and for this brilliant achieve- Big Shakeup ment, we not only doff the topper to the Michigan line, but also to Head Notre Dame was a lowly 22nd in Coach "Frit" Crisler and his staff, who had the Wolverines fully prepared the poll of Oct. 12, 1942 but shot to for this contest.I eighth place the next week with a surprise 28 to 0 verdict over Col. BUDDY YOUNG, who utilized his speed on the gridiron, was far and Bernie Bierman's Iowa Seahawks. away one of the best backs of the year, as clearly demonstrated by his The Irish were not dislodged from performance Saturday, but his antics on and off the field are sometimes the top group with the remainder of unnecessary. On several occasions when Young was taken out of the ball that season and were in first place game, he ;ouldn't be satisfied to sit with his teammates. He had to parade during all the 1943 polls. before the fans on his side of the field. He could be termed as a colorful The leading teams, determined on player, but in my books there is a better word for it-showing off; and by a basis of ten points for each first his monkeyshines, he clearly lived up to the name "prima donna," which place vote, nISine frscnec FIRST TEN e. he was dubbed by several people in jest before the game. Army (77) ....................935 ! However, neither his speed nor his "colorful" performance off Randolph Field (15)..........770 the field could pierce, the Wolverine defenses, and this could easily Navy (5)...................759 have been the reason that the tired-looking back also seemed rather Ohio State (3).. ..............41 distressed and perplexed when he left the field at the termination of Michigan ......................458 hostilities. Bainbridge, Md., Navy (4......44 But fret not, Buddy, for you are not alone in your distress. It seems Iowa Pre-Flight ..............344 Fourth Air Force (2)..........195 that Indiana's Bo McMillin is scratching his head also, as his quote in a Georgia Tech ..................165 recent interview before the Michigan game would tend to indicate: "Michi- Duke ..................... ...108 1 gan doesn't belong on the same field with Illinois." II chance against that Army team and I instructed the boys to play gam- bling, desperate, dangerous football in the hopes that we might score enough to win," he explained. Gambles Backfire "Instead, such things as passing from behind our own goal and run- ning with the ball on fourth down from fake punt formations backfired and the Army, total just grew and grew." Eight of Army's nine touchdowns, the worst licking ever given a Notre ! Dame team, resulted from passing interruptions, punt returns or recov- ery of Notre Dame fumbles. Eight times Cadet players snagged Notre Dame passes and ran the intercep- tions back 157 yards. McKeever said his team did not play as well against Army as it had against Navy, primarily because 1 halfback Bob Kelly was not in shape. Kelly Under Par Kelly did not recuperate quickly from the bruises acquired in the Navy game, which the Irish lost by a 32 to 13 score, and did not work out the entire week in preparation Ifor Army. "He was in such -poor shape that we used him mainly as a decoy against Army. He carried the ball only four times Saturday-but I don't want to take anything from Army's great team," he added. Appeal Seen as to Roosevelt Possibility WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-(AP)- A renewed drive to shift the Army- Navy football game from Annapolis to a big city stadium started on Capitol Hill today, with a direct appeal to the President in prospect. The move was touched off by Pres- idential Secretary Stephen Early's statement at a press conference that he was sure the President would keep, the annual clash on a "community limited basis" because of transporta- tioh problems, Previous congressional efforts to swing the game to Philadelphia or some other large city, where 60,000 to 100,000 might see it, fizzled out. The game has been set for Dec. 2 in the Naval Academy's stadium, which seats about 15,000. MORRIE BIKOFF Barclay estimates that the Wol- verines will have a good team if they can remedy their worst, fault, which is inconsistency and poor basket shooting. However, Barclay's worries about this factor are minimized in that he considers all of the most pomising players "potentially good shots." The Wolverines will again use an essentially slow break in their attack, with the addition of a fast break when a favorable opportunity is pre- sented. t, __ , - BI CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Telegram Sent To Wisconsin Michigan THE BEST MYSTERY PLAY OF 1944! I31 WANTED WANTED-University girl to share a suite-half a block off campus. 725 Haven Ave. Good heat, clean, plenty of hot water. League house. I ROOMS? BOARD-A few vacancies left at 733 S. State. Phone 6764. See or ask for Mr. Earl or Mr. Ruck HELP WANTED ATTENTION Men Students! Best meals on campus in exchangeafor your services ds dishwashers. Call 2-3746. LOST AND FOUND LOST-Ident bracelet. Engraved withf Richard R. Rogers. Reward. 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Crisler and other mem- bers of the Michigan coaching staff telegraphed their sympathy to the Wisconsin Athletic Department yes- terday for the death in Saturday's football game between Wisconsin and Iowa of 17-year old Allen Shafer, Jr., freshman quarterback of the Badg- ers. Shafer died of a lung hemmorhage following an injury received in the second half of the game, which Wis- consin won, 26-7. He collapsed while walking off the field and was uncon- scious when admitted to the hospital. An inquest may be held to determine the cause of death after the movies of the game have been shown to medical authorities. ORDER YOUR RING Burr Patterson Auld & Co. FRATERNITY JEWELERS I AT MICHIGAN 1209 SOUTH "U" RUTH ANN OAKES MANAGER I __ WAR BONDS ISSUED HERE! DAY Continuous from 12 Noon . r._ OR NIGHT Weekdays 43c to 5 P.M. Eves 60c inc. tax I WRAP SECURELY ADDRESS CLEARLY SEND BEFORE DEC 1 ST ALTERATIONS: On ladies' ments. Coats shortened. 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