THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1947 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thrilling Games Feature Wolverine-Gopher Clashes fog rBrown Jug * * * * By MURRAY GRANT With Michigan installed as a four touchdown favorite, this year's Wolverine-Gopher battle doesn't loom as any heated, gruelling scrap, but as has been previously proven, anything can happen when the teams now coached by rivals Fritz Crisler and Bernie Bierman get together in another battle for the highly coveted Little Brown Jug. This intense rivalry started way back in 1903 when a con- fident group of Wolverines invaded the home territory of the Gophers to meet the "Powers of the North." The Wolverines of this era were hailed as the "point-a-minute" elevens, with the 1903 aggregation having amassed 559 points while holding their opponents scoreless. That day, however, Michigan was forced to accept a tie for the Conference title. The Gophers succeeded in deadlocking Fielding H. Yost's great team and in doing so scored the first points against them. When the final whistle blew the score read 6-6 and the Minne- sota fans were delirious. In fact the crowd, not satisfied with the moral victory, wanted a souvenir and one zealous fan stole the earthen water jug used by the Wolverines and the legend of the Little Brown Jug was begun. Another thriller came up in 1926 when the Maize and Blue * , * captained by the great Benny Friedman, met the Gophers in a battle that was to decide the Conference championship. Minne- sota jumped into an early lead in the second period when Nydhal slid off tackle and hit paydirt. The Wolverines quickly retaliated at the beginning of the third stanza when another great Benny - Oosterbaan this time, scooped up a fumble on his own 40 and raced 60 yards for a Michigan score. Before a hushed throng, Friedman, with his educated toe, added the seventh point squarely between the uprights and the championship was assured. In 1932 Michigan again came down to the Minnesota game undefeated, this time led by great quarterback harry Newman. Even though the Wolverines were undefeated they were still installed as underdogs because the 5-degree temperature in Min- neapolis gave the heavier Gophers an edge. Newman and company put up a fierce battle, but couldn't seem to dent the Gopher line until, with a few minutes remaining in the half, a Gopher fumble and two quick passes gave the Maize and Blue possession on the Minnesota four yard line. From here Newman dropped back to attempt a field goal. The angle was bad, but the kick barely skimmed the goal posts to give the Wolverines a narrow 3-0 decision. Fortunes, however, have not been overly kind to Michigan. From 1934 through 1942 the Gophers displayed their supremacy by taking nine straight decisions. The last four games, from 1939 through 1942, will remain in the memories of Wolverine fans as particular heart- breakers. During these years, the great teams of Harmon, Evashevski, the Seven Oak Posts, and many others tried vainly to break the stranglehold the ;Gophers held. In 1939 Tommy Harmon was completely bottled as the Gophers overran Michigan 20-7. In 1940, Harmon tried again to break the jinx Minnesota held over him, and again failed. This time the Wolverines were rudely bounced out of contention for the Conference crown as an 80 yard run by -All-American Bruce Smith gave the Gophers a hard-won 7-6 triumph. In 1941 it was the same story as Herm Frickey scored the only touchdown of the day to spoil Harmon's third attempt to crack the jinx and defeat the Wolverines, 7-0. BENNIE OOSTERBAAN TOM KUZMA Wolverines Offensive Work Emphasized By Ceithaml in Jayvee Drills Top Nation In Offense, Passing SAE Battles Phi Delts In A nnual Jug' Classic Offense was the keynote yes- terday as Coach George Ceithaml senthis jayvee squad through a rigorous drill in the broiling sun >f what might have been a mid- aummer day. Working out of a "T" forma- tion, Irv Small, diminutive quar- terback practiced hand-offs and cutbacks under the watchful eye of Coach Ceithaml. Line Works Vigorously Assistant coach Gib Holgate, handling the linemen, sent them through vigorous drills aimed Mainly at improving their offen- sNe technique. Thus far this season the main fault of the jayvee eleven has beeen lack of any concerted of- fensive drive. And the two coaches have another two weeks in which to work out this problem. Another problem, that of find- - - - - - - ing a pair of top-notch ends, also faces Coach Ceithaml. Yesterday the youthful mentor had big Bob Marshall, hockey star, working out at left end against the varsity. Forward Wall Satisfactory Otherwise the coaches seem fairly satisfied with the play of the line. Tackles Dick Brown, Dick' Strauss, Dave Gomberg, and John Eizonas; guards Al Fitch and John Maturo and center Johnny Padjen make up the forward wall which performed so brilliantly in the last half against Northwestern last week. The jayvees' next contest is a relatively long way off; not until November 7, when they journey to Lansing to meet the Spartan jayvees in a return engagement. In their last meeting, Michigan State copped a 13-0 decision. It's going to be Greek battling Greek again, when the SAE and Phi Delt's send out their touch football teams to engage in broth- erly mayhem in the annual, and ancient tussel for the "very-little Brown Jug." Hoary with tradition, the old- est grad can't quite remember when the whole thing started, but every Homecoming or the past few eons has seen these two rival frats beetling about in the SAE bowl. So far, in the post-war renewals, the Phi Delts have managed a couple of wins over the Sig Alphs. Last year they piled up an early lead, 2 TD's and a safety, and staved off the flood of aerials that marked the last half to win, 15-6. The SAE's have mut- tered dark Greek incantations swearing vengeance this year. The grid-iron itself is in tip-top shape. For the first time in a long time there will be grass on the field. Nocturnal deluges usually have turned the noble arena into something more resembling a mud bowl and the struggling athletes into creatures of the night. Given half a chance, the boys promise some dipsy-do football. This annual scrap isn't an of- ficial league game. Both squads rush out as many of their be- hemoths as they can dragoon into playing, and the Phi Delts usually manage to whip in a half dozen or so of their "M" men. It's a tough game of touch. But it's the half time high jinks that really titilate a lot of the on- lookers. The gals from Collegiate Sorosis and Kappa Alpha Theta just toss over any thoughts of the "new look," loosen the stays, take out the curlers, and proceed to whale eath other in the "Powder Puff" classic. The young ladies' go at it tooth, nail and eyebrow, and do indeed display some re- markable knowledge of the finer points of ye olde game of foot- ball. So come one, come all to the SAE bowl, Washtenaw and South U, 10 a.m on what we all hope to be a bright Saturday morn. There will be a play by blow discription of both contests by "Hap" Eaton ace SAE sport-caster over the PA. And no chaperons are needed. Phys Ed Clubi Meets Today There will be a meeting of the Men's Phys Ed Club tonight at 7:30 in Waterman Gymnasium at which projects for the coming year will be discussed. Golf Coach Bert Katzenmeyer will be the chief speaker of the evening. Other sports activities will be outlined and a variety of programs will be set up accord- ing to individual interest. Pictures of last year's Rose Bowl game will be shown. The meeting is primarily for members of the Phys. Ed. Club, but all men are invited. . . . DO YOU KNOW that Michigan has met 93 different opponents on the gridiron and hold margins over all but five of them. Only Army and Cornell of the major schools have han- aged to win more games than the Wolverines. What Just Arrived at Staeb & Day's J1dge Picard To Serve as Pep Rally MC Returning once more to "d old Ann Arbor town," Judge Fra A. Picard, now U. S. District Ju of Eastern Michigan, will act emcee for tomorrow night's s dent pep rally. Was 'M' Fullback Noted for his role in the r tionally famous Mt. Clemens p tal-to-portal pay case last ye loquacious Judge Picard has cc ried over his pacesetting footb abilities as fullback on the 1910 squads to the present day sce "on the bench." In addition to Picard, the F Rally Committee has contacted noted sportswriter to give a sh speech on his opinion of 1 game's outcome and some sp background material of Michiga Minnesota embroglios. As yet, word of acceptance has been3 ceived. Coach To Speak Either Coach Wally Weber, lc able freshman tutor with the$ vocabulary and a sense of hum to match, Coach George Ceithar who needs no introduction Michigan football fans, or anoti member of the staff will be added attraction on the evenin agenda. That's just a starter, howev because the band and chef leaders will be on hand to hi "warm up" the atmosphE around the blazing bonfire. If h year's pep rally preceding t Ohio State game is any indicati the students are likely to swarming all over the South Fe] Field hill before the proceedin get under way at 7:30.? After t program, the cheer leaders w organize the students for a mar up State Street towards Hill A ditorium, where Varsity Night w be held. Cross Country Won by Lloyd Lloyd House ran away with t residence hall cross country ti yesterday by taking first, secon third, fourth, and seventh plac in the two mile distance medlE Reginald Ernst of Lloyd bro the one day old record of Lou Ca abrese of Phi Gamma Delta1 clocking the course in 11 minut 37:2 seconds, for first place. Finishing second was Da Bunce, third was Harvey Burle and fourth was Blaine Ingram; of Lloyd. A riny Offensive Record Threatened By Gridders (riser Strives To Lift Defense Up To 'ar ear With Offense Sparked by Brilliant Passing ear ink dge Figures released by the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau yes- as terday showed the Wolverines tolling up a 484.5 yard per game clip tu- to lead the nation for the second straight week. At the present travelling rate, the Maize and Blue may eclipse Army's all-time national total offense record of 462.7 yards per game na- compiled back in 1945. nor- Striking through the air with devastating accuracy, the Cris- ar, ler team leads the country's collegians in the passing department ar- with an average of 220 yards per game. In rushing offense, Mich- -all igan ranks 11th with a 264.5 yard average. -111 ne Individually, two Wolverines rank high in the nation in their respective departments. Bob Chappuis, Michigan halfback 13th in ?ep total offense, which includes both --- ---- - a rushing and passing, while Jack ort Weisenburger is 19th in the rush- Give Now-To Your the ing department. Community icy Best rushing offensive team ofoFund in- the week is Penn State, replac- - no ing Boston College, last week's re- leader which slipped to eighth. YOUR APPEARANCE The Nittany Lions have aver- aged 322 yards per game on the IS IMPORTANT! ground. We feature $64 Despite these statistics, Fritz for discriminating men 64Crisler still hasn't forgotten the nor Minnesota tilt this week-end. 0 Personality styling ml, t Crew-cuts to Ample evidence that Crisler has 0 Scalp & Facial treatments her a great deal of respect for Minne- 10 BARBERS, NO- WAITING ae sota's bruising straightaway power "Tonsorial Queries Invited' an was revealed in yesterday's prac- tice when the Wolverine coach The DASCOLA BARBERS took measures to strengthen the Liberty off State er, fullback post. er- Dan Dworsky, last year's full- elp back who was converted to cen- ere ter this season, may return to ast backfield chores this Saturday PERSONALIZED hp against the Gophers. The husky on, Wolverine from Sioux Falls, S. e Dak., continued to alternate on i rry the line and in the backfield at igs yesterday's workout. I FALL TROUSERS An excellent solection in Gabardines, Coverts, Tweeds, Worsteds, and Flannels. In plain, plaid, and houndstooth patterns. 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