THE MICHIGAN DATTY PAGE THREE 4 Gridders' Spirit High for Saturday's Clash with ckeyes Army Voted Top Eleven; Wolverines Place Eighth By The Associated Press NEW YORK, Nov. 19-Army grabbed all but two of the first place votes today; in the Associated Press' weekly poll to determine the coun- try's ten top ranking college football teams in the second greatest display of voters' unanimity in the 10 years of balloting. The Cadets, placed second on two ballots. Granting 10 points for each first place vote, nine for second, eight for third, etc., Army piled up 898 tallies with the same ease with which the West Pointers spilled Pennsylvania last Saturday, 61 to 0. Navy, Army's foe in Philadelphia's huge Municipal Stadium on Dec. 1, held on to second place in the tabu- lation with 700 points. The Crimson Tide players, who ac- centuated their willingness to appear in a Jan. 1 bowl by drubbing Vander- bilt last week by a 71 to 0 score, are third and are followed in order by Indiana Notre Dame Oklahoma A & M, Ohio State, Michigan, St. Mary's of California and Texas. With the four leaders of a week ago retaining their same positions, Notre Dame moved from seventh to fifth. Michigan, fourteenth in the previ- ous ratings, bounded back into the elite group after its victory over Pur- due and now rests in eighth place. The leading teams. Army.......................828 Navy........................ 700 Alabama....................611 Indiana.....................539 Notre Dame.496 Oklahoma A & M.............336 Ohio State ...........239 Michigan....................204 St. Mary's.133 Texas.. ..101 B B Ti Standing Indiana .......... . Ohio State ........ Michigan ......... Pprdue ........... Northwestern ..... Illinois ........... Wisconsin....... Minnesota ........ Iowa............ t W L 4 0 5 1 4 1 3 2 h 9 1 3 1 3 1 4 1 5 T Pet. 1 1.600 0 .833 0 .800 0 .600 1 .400 1 .250 1 .250 0 .200 0 .167 Two Decisive Contests End Big Ten Slate Hopes of Three Teams Rest on Final Games By WALT KLEE Next week this time it will be all over. With only one more Saturday aft- ernoon of football remaining on the 1945 Big Ten slate the two most vital games of the season as far as the final standings are concerned, Indi- ana-Purdue and Ohio State-Michi- gan, are still to be played. Going into the final week of play, three teams are still in the running, Indiana in front with only a tie on an otherwise perfect record, and Ohio State and Michigan with a defeat apiece in Conference play. This week will see Bo McMillin's team striving for its first Conference' title by tangling with a rebounding Purdue eleven in Bloomington. The yearly clash between the rival In- diana schools is traditional and both teams have been pointing toward Saturday's game- all season. Indiana will be favored on its rec- ord but Cecil Isbell's boys may be ripe for an upset. Remembering what Bob DeMoss and company did to Ohio State, the state of mind, and all E other factors, this may mean a Boil- ermaker victory. The other two teams still in the race will square off against each ether here Saturday in what may be the largest crowd of the season. At least second place in the final stand- ings will be at stake before 85,000 fans when the Wolverines meet the Buckeyes. Ohio State will be in top shape, having played teams of lesser importance in Pittsburgh and Illi- nois the past two weeks. The rest of the Conference has al- ready been more or less decided. Pur- due is in fourth place between the tied Bucks and Wolverines, with a three won, two lost record. The rest of the teams in the league have had but one win apiece. Wisconsin is in fifth with two losses and a tie. The rest of the teams are ranking in the order of Northwestern, Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa. Iowa salvaged something from a completely dismal season in its upset 20-19 victory over Minnesota last Saturday. MAT COACH RETURNS: By Thec Associated Press' CHICAGO, Nov. 19-&P)-Coach Doubtful Hugh Devore of Notre Dame today cautiously picked Army to defeat By BILL MULLEJ Navy in their epic football clash at Daily Sports Ed Philadelphia on Dec. 1. Thoughts of Ohio Sta Devore, whose Irish were walloped sible Western Conferen 48-0 by the Cadets and played the ship occupied Michig Middies to a 6-6 tie, told the Herald- squad today as it drilled American's quarterback club that mud after viewing movi Army has "a slight advantage" over urday's 27-13 victory o' Navy. Coach Fritz Crislera NDORE itor ' te and a pos- ce champion- an's football d in snow and es of last Sat- ver Purdue. and his aides had several things to be happy about when all the returns of the Boiler- maker clash were in but were not in- clined to take an optimistic view of! the forthcoming clash with the Bucks. "Ohio has the best line in the Con- ference, as far as we know," Crisler said, "and its backfield should be even better than the one which helped beat us out for the champion- ip last year. Paul Sarringhaus is an excellent back, and he isn't even first string." Despite the formidable appearance of the foe, however, spirits in the Wolverine camp ran high as the squad slithered over the wet going. As usual, the Monday course in fun- damentals was the order of the day. Weisenburger May Play Among other cheering notes was the fact that Michigan will be at practically full stirength for the tilt., its last of the current season. Capt. Joe Ponsetto, of course, is sidelined for the season, but otherwise the squad is in pretty fair shape physi- cally. Only fullba-ck Jack Weisenburger, 1who sustained severe bruises on his chest and left ankle is on the doubt- ful list, and he may very possibly be in shape -by Saturday. Weisenburg- .r's loss would constitute a severe set- back to the team as *he tates care of most of Michigan's punting besides 'illing the key spinning fullback role. Walt Teninga, number one tail- back, who did not see any action Sat- urday, is ready to go again. He may I Iugh Knows! ISquad Near Full Sirengtb, Weisenburger- Starter as Crucial Tilt Approaches SATURDAY'S GAMES Ohio State at Michigan Purdue at Indiana-. Illinois at Northwestern. Wisconsin at Minnesota. Iowa at Nebraska. OFF TiE iLEBOAD By MARY LU HEATH Associate Sports Editor E MAGAZINE JINX has been dogging sports celebrities for years. The surest way to lose a game, coaches have been saying grimly, is to have a writeup about yourself or members of your team in a national magazine a week in advance of the contest. And the generalization was apt to prove true-until this year. Tom Harmon was the first Michigan player to feel the potency of the magazine jinx. Harmon, the only man besides the President of the United States to have his picture on the cover of Time Magazine twice, was stymied in 1939. The week after his face had appeared in Time, he and his teammates were upset by Illinois, 16-7, in one of the most- widely publicized games of that or any other year. Harmon had grad- uated from Michigan, of course, by the second time his picture appeared. "Old 98" became a cover boy for the last time when his plane was shot down over a South American jungle. This year, the jinx claimed Paul Sarringhaus, Ohio State's outstanding backfield man first. The axe fell on him immediately after his picture and story appeared in Life Magazine. Purdue registered a 35-13 shellacking of the Bucks which was a decided, although not fatal, blow to their title hopes. But the jinx was finally broken-by none other than Michigan's H. O. (Fritz) Crisler, who had seen the Harmon publicity backfire on the Wolverines before. Crisler was the subject of a lengthy, detailed article by Stanley Franks in the Saturday Evening Post. Franks titled his story, "Football's Super Salesman," and did what this writer considered a superb job on the Wolverine mentor. The following Saturday, Illinois bowed to Michigan as per schedule, allowing three touchdowns to be scored against them in the final quarter to lose, 19-0. Time magazine again stepped into the already muddled picture by splash- ing a drawing of Army's one-two punch, Felix (Doc) Blanchard, and Glenn Davis, on its cover. The jinx did not hold as it had for Harmon, however, for Army continued its march toward the mythical national crown on the following Saturday. Of late, the jinx has been running true to form. Hugh Devore, evidently taking heart over the immunity of Crisler, Blanchard, and Davis, allowed the Saturday Evening Post to run a story on his trials, tribulations, and final success at Notre Dame. As added insurance, blurbs publicizing the article showed Devore "teaching" his two young sons football strategy. The Irish coach probably reasoned that noth- ing would happen to his official team if he was pictured with members of his unofficial squad. But his faith was shattered the following Sat- urday as Army ran true to form and trounced the Irish, 49-0, an even worse beating than the scribes had predicted for Notre Dame. The staying power of the magazine jinx is a matter for speculation. Michigan has come out 50-50 so far. But it is safe to predict that coaches from now on will be hesitant over allowing their names to appear in print which has a nationwide circulation. There is a definite risk involved. On the other hand, football coaches have been known to take risks in the past. Incidentally, Cecil Isbell was lionized in last week's "Sporting News." HALT ED-Halfback Bill Canfield is stopped after going five yards, aided by good blocking from Tom Hughes (44). Ed Cody, Purdue fullback (25) watches as Michigan's Dan Dworsky (39) and Tony Momsen (56) are taken out of the play in last Saturday's contest. Doert, Wolverine Track Mentor, Stresses have some trouble breaking back into the starting lineup, though consider- lng the polishd performance turned in by Pete Elliott against the Boilr Elio ttStole Show Elliott's showing in completing four or five passes, three for touchdowns, and runninrg for the fourth Wolver - ines six-pointer didn't exactly sad- den Michigan supporters. It was by far the most outstanding individual ( offensive performance turned in by any Maize and glue back this fall. Also rating high on the credit side was the showing of Art Renner, lanky veteran end, who was all over the field Saturday, catching passes, mak- ing tackles, and throwing blocks. Dan Dwor sky's defensive performance backing up the line also drew favor- able comment. Importance of Well-Balanced Cin4 When it comes to an outstanding record in Big Ten athletic circles, the Wolverine Track Team has to take a' back seat to no other team, having compiled the outstanding record of seven out of a possible twelve Con- ference titles in the six seasons Ken Doherty has been at the helm of Michigan's thinclads. At all1 having a of a fe Doherty out of t last six y door me times following his credo of well balanced team, in favor w outstanding individuals, coached teams have been [he money only twice in the, years in both indoor and out- ets. rler Squads for the 1%, 1 mile and 2 mile runs, again proving the point of team bal- ance. Wolverines Win Five Straight The record of the Wolverines in Conference competition as a whole runs like this. In 1940, Doherty's Keen Back at Wrestling Post After Three Years with'Navy Won Crown on Balance first season in Ann Arbor, th It was the outdoor conference verines took both the Indoor an championships at Evanston in 1943 door crowns. In 1941, the Mai that proved the Michigan mentor's Blue placed second in both f point. The Maize and Blue thinclads beginning a two-year lean peri won the crown without winning a 1942 was the worst year in t single event. The large number of year reign of the track cos Wolverines who placed second and Michigan only placed 4th and third in many events compiled the the title meets. In 1943, the points necessary to bring the title to ines began a streak of five s Ann Arbor. Conference Crowns that was s in the outdoor meet last year In the indoor meet in the Chicago the thinclads placed second. Field House in 1944 the cinder squad ______ set a Conference record that will undoubtedly remain on the books for many years by compiling 75 to Yll. points. Even in this instance it was teamS balance that told the story. Besides I e Wol- nd'Out- ize and events, y 2 Jver i r riod. he six- ach, as 16th in Wolver- traight stopped x when Redskins' New Star Becomes a 'Sinatra' _ag"artis Cliff Keen, University of Michigan wrestling coach, is back at his old job now after serving a three year hitch in the Navy. Keen entered the Navy in March, 1942 and was for three years head of the wrestling department at the Unit- ed States Navy Pre-flight School at the University of Georgia. Coach Keen went in with the first group of athletic men at the pre-flight school and helped organize the physical training system. Instructs 20,000 Men "The physical training program at the University of Georgia Pre-Flight was very strenuous," Keen'said. "The men participated in sports for two hours a day, aside from their aca- demic work." After instructing over 20,000 men, Keen was transfered to the Patux- ent, Md. Naval proving grounds where he was the director of physical train- ing instruction. Keen, who held the rank of Com- mander in the Navy, is a graduate of Oklahoma A & M where he was the Southwest wrestling champion at 158 pounds. Before graduating he also won the Missouri Conference title and later became the National; Wrestling Champion, in 1924.1 Writes Wrestling Manual While in the Navy, Keen was com- missioned to write a manual on wrestling and he turned out a very Fraternity Football Rivalry RenewedI Another pre-war attraction reap- pears on campus Saturday morning when the Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Epsilon fraternities tangle in the firstI renewal of their annual grudge touch-j football battle since 1942. Before the war this contest was an annual feature of Homecoming Day for the two houses. The prize is! the so-called "Little Brown Jug" 1 which now reposes among the Phi Delts as a result of their 12-0 win with Bob Ufer starring in 1942. The game will probably be played in the "spacious" SAE bowl although another site may be utilized if thel turf of the bowl is too soggy. informative 159 page illustrated book on the subject. It was announced by Keen that there will be an all-University wrestl- ing contest. This contest will take place during the second week of De- cember. It will provide a means for those men who think that they have the ability to wrestle to show their prowess. Keen further said that those men who do show promise will be offered positions on the team. The tournament will be open to all men enrolled in the University and will enable Keen to recognize potential wrestlers. Sp-artans Leave For Southland EAST LANSING, Nov. 19 -(IP)- Michigan State College's football team held its final practice on home ground this season today and then 33 members of the squad went home! to pack their bags for the trip to Florida which begins at noon Tues- day. The Spartans wind up their season Friday night against Miami University in the Orange Bowl Sta- dium. Coach Charley Bachman said his team would practice Wednesday at Atlanta, Ga., on the Georgia Tech field and Thursday on the Miami University practice field, thus msising only one drill before their clash with the Florida team. The Spartan mentor said practice sessions would be held mainly to keep the boys in shame and maintain the form they showed in their 33-0 upset last week of Penn State. The team apparently will be at full strength for the Friday contest under the lights, although Quarterback Don Conti may be hampered with a side injury received in the game. grabbing six individual crowns, two each to Bob Hume and Elmer Swan- son, Michigan scored strongly by tak- ing second place in three events and Conference members who covet several more thirds. secret ambitions of a Big Ten swim Last Year's Meet Thrilling crown will be casting hopeful eyes at It was the meet that brought the Michigan's Intramural Building pool indoor crown to Ann Arbor last year December 15 when Matt Mann un- that provided the most thrills to the veils his newest threat to their future followers of Michigan track fortunes. dreams of swimming sovereignty. The Maize and Blue edged out the Swim Gala will be the occasion and highly favored Illini thinclads by if past records go for anything this half an eyelash, 55.1 to 54.1. eleventh annual revival will uncover In this case it was a strong team a lot of hot contenders for Conference in the distance events that spelled a and national honors. Since Decem- Wolverine victory. For the first time ber, 1935, date of the initial Swim in the history of Big Ten track five Gala, Matt Mann's charges have come men from one school crossed the wire up with a lot of sterling perform- ahead of the rest of the field in the ers: Jack Kasley, Ed Kirar, Tom Hay- mile. The Hume twins, Ross and nie, Walt Tomski, Gus Sharemet, Bob, tied for first while Dick Bar- Charlie Barker, John Patton, Jim nard, Archie Parsons, and Bob Thom- Skinner, Harry Holiday, and Mert ason tied for third. Church to mention but a few. The Wolverines took 37 of 45 points At present the wraps are still on the Wolverines' 1945-6 prospects but rumors drifting out of the I-M Build- Four Lions Released ing headquarters of Matt Mann and his boys point to another of those DETROIT, Nov. 19 - (A") - Coach typical powerhouse squads built Gus Dorais, still unhappy about the around three veterans from 1944-5, 35-14 pasting his Detroit Lions took returning servicemen and some crack from the New York Giants Sunday, freshman natators. cut four players from the squad and Feature attraction of Swim Gala, drove the rest through a tough prac- 1945, will be the Michigan A.A.U. tice session today. swimming championships with free- Dorais said the loss, which hurt the style, backstroke, breaststroke and Lions' chances for grabbing top lion- diving events for men. To add a lit- ors in the National Football League, tle more color to the evening's show was due to "overconfidence." He there will also be free-style and cancelled his team's regular Monday backstroke events for feminine natat- holiday and ordered them out for ors and a clown diving act. Special practice two hours after they arrived high school and handicap events will from New York. I wind up the program. WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 - (IP) - Steve Bagarus hasn't the slightest idea how he got that way, but he's now the Sinatra of the gridiron-a Sinatra with muscles. A few weeks ago, this slim, ball- c'arrier of Washington's Redskins was merely another ex-serviceman trying to clinch a job. Today's he's profes- sional football's heart-throb interest. "Sinatra of the gridiron," he chuckled. "Ain't that something? I'll have to take a lot of kidding about that but I don't mind." Feminine autograph hunters hound him outside the team's dressing room. His fan mail is piling up like that of a movie star. And they want his pic- ture. All Steve has done to deserve this unexpected attention is to jitterbug his way out of the grasp of hulking opponents in becoming the National League's latest pass-catching, touch- down-making sensation. Every time he started down the field against Chicago's big, Black Bears in Washington's 28-21 win Sunday, the bobby-soxers shrieked in delight and the older women held their breath for fear he might be hurt. DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN (Continued from Page 2) a paper on "International Adjudica- tion and the Place of Law in Inter- national Relations," and Professorl David M. Dennison a paper on "The Radio Proximity Fuze." Deutscher Verein: Former members and all who are interested are invited to the first meeting of the Verein on Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 8 p. m. in the Michigan League. Agenda: Election of officers, program discussion, folk! songs. Sam Byrd Wins Golf Playoff in Azalia Open MOBILE, Ala., Nov. 19--(P)-Sam Byrd of Detroit blazed in with a three-under-par 69 to win the $10,000 Azalea Open golf tournament today by one stroke in a playoff with Dutch Harrison of Little Rock. The win gave the stocky former New York Yankee outfielder first prize money of $2,000 in Victory Bonds. Harrison, who wound up with a 70, took second prize money of $1,333 in Victory Bonds. Invest Today in America's' Great Victory Loan d - f f J I r b^. * S TIM MAGAZINE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION 1945-46 LECTURE COURSE - HILL AUDITORIUM - PRESENTS madme Vij yka andha Brilliant leader of Nationalist Movement in India and sister of Nehru WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 28 - 3:30 P.M. Special Student Rate 2.67 for 8 month wrrn !_A! ® r I