WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1946 TH MICHIGAN A ll , . ~ PAGE THRElt ' 1 11 !.I E 1CTV .1TVE2"'1 \N r1"AlJT1 a Asxx;t A JULAAMM M Eight Ex-'M' Gridders Among Badger Players Wolverines Hold Fourteen-to-Four Margin Over Wisconsin in Rivalry Begun in 1892 MADISON, Wis., Nov. 11-Michi- gan football fans will find at least eight familiar faces in the Univer- sity of Wisconsin squad when the Badgers take to the gridiron at Ann Arbor Saturday afternoon, Nov. 16, to battle the Wolverines in a West- ern Conference game. That's because those eight players were members of the Michigan squad in 1943 when, as Marine trainees, they formed a major portion of a group of 11 "Lend-lease" gridders from Wisconsin's varsity and fresh- man squads of the 1942 season. Michigan Won 14 The players, who'll be regarding this game with mixed emotions, are Fred Negus, Farnham Johnson, Jack Wink, Wally Dreyer, Earl Maves, Bob Rennebohm, Henry Olshanski, and John Gallagher. All saw consider- able action with the Wolverines in 1943 and were instrumental in trim- ming the Badgers that year, 27-0. Wisconsin holds only four vic- tories over Michigan in the all-time series which first began in 1892, and two of these wins were chalked up Irish, Boston College Tops in Offensive Totals NEW YORK, Nov. 12-WP)-Notre Dame, held to 225 net yards in last Saturday's scoreless affair with Ar- my, has tumbled into a first place deadlock with Boston College as the Tst offensive minded college foot- l team in the country, figures by the National Collegiate Athletic Bur- eau revealed today. Prior to the "football game of the century" in New York's Yankee stad- ium, the South Bend Irish had piled up an average of 430 yards per game in each of their five contests. But their. day's production against the Cadets lowered their mean to 396.5 for six games, the identical fig- ure built up by Coach Denny Myers' Boston Eagles in the same number of games. It is the lowest ranking figure since the pre-war season of 1941, and indi- cates definitely that college football again is back on an even keel. In 1944 Army romped to a national record on total yardage per game and promptly established a better one in 1945. S.A.M. Wins Round Robin Tournament By downing Pi Lambda Phi, 19-0 Sunday morning, Sigma Alpha Mu's nine-man touch football team copped undisputed title to the fraternity round-robin touch football champ- ionship, a four-team tourney in which Zeta-Beta Tau and Phi Sigma Delta fraternities were the other two participants. Sigma Alpha Mu went through the tournament without suffering a single setback, downing Phi Sig 19-0 in its first contest and Z.B.T., 20-8 in the second round of play. Outstanding players for S.A.M. were captain George Gordon, Sid Katzman, Ed Michaels, Bernie Meis- lin, Lee Fisher, Mark Abend and Harry Newblatt. before the turn of the century. The other triumphs were celebrated in 1928 and again in 1934. Michigan has won 14 games while one other was deadlocked. Badgers Won in 1892 The Badgers' first win over the Wolverines came on Nov. 4, 1892 at Ann Arbor. John R. Richards, who later coached Wisconsin, played in the Badger backfield and set the pace for a 34-18 decision. After an interval of six years, Wis- consin met the Wolverines in Chi- cago on Thanksgiving Day before a record turnout of 18,000 persons. Captain Pat O'Dea, Keg Driver, and Larson sparked the Badgers to a 17-5 victory. Wisconsin then lost nine out of the next 10 encounters, managing only a tie (7-7) in 1921 to salvage any consolation out of that dismal stretch of 29 years. But in 1928, the Badgers, playing in Ann Arbor, broke the spell with a 7-0 victory. The game was won in the last three minutes of play, when Ernie Lusby intercepted Trus- kowski's pass and raced back to the Michigan 28. Then, with the clock ticking off the last 60 seconds Sam- my Behr faded back for a pass and hit Bo Cuisinier on the Michigan 20. The chunky "Bo" twisted away from two tacklers and a block by Casey cleared the path for a 20 yard touch- down run. Augie Backus kicked the goal and the game ended soon after- wards. Wisconsin Won in 1934 Wisconsin's other victory came in 1934, the Badgers winning by a 10-0 margin. Lynne Jordan scored the touchdown, racing 99 yards from the kickoff. Mario Pacetti placekicked the extra point and later booted a 35 yard field goal. One of the battles which is re- membered with some emotion, was the 1923 tussle when Tod Rockwell There will be a meeting of the "M" Club at 7:15 tonight in the Michigan Union (see bulletin board for room number). All M- men on campus who have not yet attended any club meetings are cordially invited., raced to a Michigan touchdown late in the game at Camp Randall to beat the Badgers 6-3. As the argument went, Rockwell had been tackled and went down, but he got up and raced away to score. The all-time scores: (Wisconsin score first:) 1892,6-10; 1893,34-18; 1899,17- 5; 1902, 0-6; 1903, 0-16; 1904, 0- 28; 1921, 7-7 (tie); 1922, 6-13; 1923, 3-6; 1924, 0-21; 1925, 0-21; 1926, 0-37'; 1927, 0-14; 1928, 7-0; 1931, 0-16; 1934, 10-0; 1935, 12-20; 1943, 0-27; 1944, 0-14. Michigan, won 14, Lost, 4, Tied 1 Bierman Still In MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 11-)- Bernie Bierman, head football coach at Minnesota, today said he knew nothing of rumors that he would be- come coach of the Chicago Rockets of the All-America Conference or any other professional team. "I know nothing of these reports," Bierman said. "I don't know where they come from." T ouch Football, peedball Titles Settled Tonight Bands Will Entertain; Skits To Be Presented By BEV BUSSEY . Accompanied by all the fanfare and trimmings of the varsity game, the Intramural doubleheader for the residence halls touch football and the fraternity speedball crowns will take place at Wines Field tonight with the Kappa Sigs and Sigma Chi tearing the lid off the proceedings at 7:30. In addition to the two games, bands from Lloyd and Greene House will be on hand to entertain at vari- ous intervals, while the Sigma Chi brothers have planned skits to be staged in between games. Supporters of the squads should sit in the sec- tions behind them in order to be able to follow the cheers that a few of the ambitious leaders have cooked up. Although this is the twenty first speedball championship at Michi- gan, it is a comparatively new sport nationally. It originated right here on campus. For those who have never witnessed a speedball con- test, this is their chance to see the game at its best for according to the captains, the Kappa Sigs and Sigma Chis each intend to give the other a terrific shellacking in or- der to carry the coveted cup home to their trophy room. Throughout the season Jim Hesler supplied the scoring punch for the Kappa Sigs with captain Dave Dunk- le coming in a close second. Partially responsible for their undefeated sea- son was a strong defensive unit led by Warren Boyee, Bill Silverberg, and Roy McAllister. One of the most prominent fra- ternities in the sports scene, Sigma Chi has annexed the speedball title twice before. Moe Hill, the top scor- er, will play a large role in the State Street fraternity's attempt to regain it, while Cliff Myll and captain Bill Courtright, NCAA wrestling champ- ion and varsity letter winner, form the nucleus of a tight defense. The nightcap finds Lloyd House opposing Greene House at 8:30. Nine players on the East Quad team won varsity numerals for football in high school. Captain Leroy Daggs, who holds down one of the wingback spots, is the fast- est man on the field and once he gets started, it is difficult for any- one to catch him. Hank Bushman from Grand Rapids South, Bud Nees at quarterback, and fullback Bob Baker round out the Greene House backfield. Upholding the honor of the West Quad, Lloyd House will start an all veteran aggregation. They operate mainly from a T formation with the ball being handled most of the time by Al Pappas who can pass or carry the pigskin with equal ability. The keyman in the backfield is quar- terback Ray Lantos who calls signals and directs the plays by giving the ball either to Pappas, Bob Weber, or Warren Hildner. Conversions after touchdowns are quite ably taken care of by Chuck Campbell, the Lloyd House version of Jim Brieske. By The Associated Press . figures to settle largely a compli- CHICAGO, Nov. 12 - Typical of cated Conference stretch run. a topsy-turvy season, first-place Il Illinois - beaten only by Indiana linois and third-place Ohio State in five league starts - offers famed will face each other in their crucial Buddy Young as its best ball carrier, Big Nine game Saturday at Chain- but the heralded Negro speedster paign without a single statistical ranks only 11th in net rushing with hot-shot. 172 yards in 49 tries for a modest Official league figures released to- 3.5 average. day showed: Halfback Bob Chappuis of Mich- OSU Backs Versatile igan continues as the Big Nine's to- The top Illini passer is Perry Moss, tal offensive leader with 607 yards who has 14 completions in 39 at- in five games - 299 yards by rushing tempts for a sixth-spot ranking. Moss and 308 by passing. is the top Illini scorer with four Schwall Top R~ushertouchdowns for 24 points, tied for Halfback Vic Schwall of North- third with two other players behind western kept the pace as the rush- second-place Joe Whisler of Ohio ing leader with a five-game aggre- State who has 30. gate of 355, a creditable average of If Ohio State lacks a standout in- 6.7 per try in 53 attempts, and dividual performer, however, the boosted his scoring lead to 40 points Buckeyes do boast plenty of versa- with a touchdown against Indiana. tility. They have three ball carriers Quarterbacks Bob DeMoss of Pu>_ who have averaged more than 5 yards due and Ben Raimondi of Indiana a try, including Bob Brugge with 6.6 maintained their spectacular scrap and a rushing total of 229; Jerry for passing honors with Raimondi Krall with 5.9 and 148 yards; and swelling his completions percentage Tommy James with 5.1 and 169 to .529 and DeMoss keeping in front yards. in total completions with 40, one Raimondi Top Passer more than Raimondi. The Buckeyes have no fewer than Young Ranks Eleventh four passers, foremost of whom is Nowhere in the league batch :f their surprise-package quarterback facts does Ohio State or Illinois com- George Spencer with nine comple- mand an important individual rank-, tions in 14 attempts. ing, but still their Campaign battle The league passing championship, incidentally, probably will be settled when Indiana and Purdue meet in their old oaken bucket finale at La- fayette on Nov. 23. Raimondi, who also is the nation's leading passer, has a league record of 39-hits in 74 attempts. DeMoss, desoite an in- jured left arm, registered his 40 cofn- pletions on 84 attempts for a .476 percentage. The Hoosiers and Boilermakers al- so figure in the individual scrap for pass-receiving laurels. Lou Mihajlo- vich, a 166-pound, sticky-fingered end, has a five-game record of 14 re- ceptions for 169 yards. Purdue's end Norman Maloney is deadlocked with Indiana halfback Mel Groomes for second place with 12 catches each, but the Boilermaker's grabs were good for 139 yards, compared with 87 for Groomes. Net G TC Gain Avg. Schwall, Northw'n. 5 53 355 6.7 Schwall, Noirthw'n. 5 53 355 6.7 Brugge, Ohio State 4 35 229 6.5 Aschenbrenner, Nwn. 5 41 227 5.5 Passing leaders (30 or more at- tempts): G At Corn In Yds Pet. Chappuis, Mich. 5 34 20 6 308 .588 Raimondi, Ind. 5 74 39 3 455 .529 Tunnell, Iowa 4 31 15 6 133 .484 DeMoss, Purdue 5 84 40 8 570 .476 Illinois, Ohio State Lack Statistical' Le4rvf A C iJ. ;d G1 c m i lTN* Grid Champ To Be Official CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Nov. 12-OP)-- The 1946 football championship of the Western Conference will be de- cided on a percentage basis with ties counting a half game won and a half game lost, Prof. Frank Richart of Illinois, secretary of the conference faculty committee explained today. Because the conference race still is closely contested with Illinois, Michigan, Ohio State, Indiana and Iowa all having mathematical title chances, Richart said he was asked to clarify a new conference rule on determining the champion. In previous years, the Conference' did not name a champion officially and "newspaper" ratings arbitrarily threw out ties in adjudging the title- winner. 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