THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1948 THE MICHIGAN DAILY lA/vt Wallops Badgers, osUO To PIGGY BACK-here, children, we have a lesson in determination. The Gent with the ball is Mr. Chalmers (Bump) Elliott scoring (Believe it or not) the first touchdown of Michigan's 21-0 win over Ohio State. A r ther belligerent Buckeye decided he'd go along for the ride, but despite his efforts, The Bumper scored anyway. Maize and Blue Downs ScrappyBuckeyes,2 1-0 ANN ARBOR., 'Nov. 22-The price of touchdowns got caught in the inflationary spiral as Michigan's hard earned 450 yard running and gassing total was good for only three touchdowns, but that was enough to enable the Wolverines to wind up their first unbeaten season since 1933, as they tore over and around Ohio State for a 21-0 pre-Rose Bowl triumph. Bob Chappuis clinched an All-American berth with his finest performance of -the season, personally accounting for 307 yards, just 20 less than he needed to break his own Big Nine 1,029-yard total offense record which he estab- --- - lished last season. Chappuis Brilliant The Toledo ace flipped 12 suc- cessful passes out of 26 tries with a wet ball, good for a total of 217 yards. He added 121 running, but a fumble and an unsuccessful pass attempt cost him 31 yards in losses, enough to spoil his record bid. For the defense it was big Len Ford, who sparked a forward wall that never let the Bucks threaten. Eis end was practically impreg- nable. He smashed Ohio inter- ference tiine and again, he con- tinually harassed Dick Slager and Pandel Savic, the Ohio passers, and he made life miserable for Pete Perini, blocking one punt andI rushing the Buckeye booter on nearly all of his kicks. First Perfect Season Nothing could spoil the Wolver- ines bid for their first unblem- ished season under Crisler. Five times in the first half Michigan drives penetrated deep into Ohio State territory. They only cashed in once, however, late in the first quarter on a 62 yard sustained drive that was climaxed by Bump Elliott, who took off from the four yard line on the reverse play to score. Jim Brieske, who missed an in- dividual record for point after touchdown conversions by two, booted the first of three. Third Period Score The Wolverines didn't score again until midway through the third period. Again they did it the hard way, grinding out 80 yards in 13 plays. It began with Chap- puis blasting up the middle for seven yards and ended with his four-yard scamper around end af- ter taking a lateral from Howie Yerges. The quarterbacking of Yerges on this march was particularly brilliant. He pulled the State de- fenses in with two plays up the middle, thenhcalled a Chappuis pass which was good for 12 yards, and that was pretty much the pattern as he mixed his weapons brilliantly to steer Michigan to that second score. It took the Wolverines eight plays to march for their final tally. A break set it up. When Bump Elliott tried to make a shoestring catch on a punt from Ohio's Pete Perini, he fumbled the ball toward the Buckeye goal and Dom Tomasi recovered for Mich- igan on the State 34. jWisniewski Grabs llass Iry Wisniewski, reserve end, grabbed another Clippuis pass on the 12 and three plays later, Jack} Weisenburger took a lateral and hammered off tackle for the score. Brieske's kick ended the scoring. Cannavino Buck Star Mike Cannavino, the smallest man on the Buckeye roster, was their most effective running back accounting for 57 yards in ten tries. As usual Crisler's specialists specialized. Gene Derricotte, may be the nation's finest safety man -in this game he was just that. 'Three times he intercepted Buck- eye passes. He did not get a chance to run back a punt because Perini was careful to keep the ball away from him, booting out of bounds whenever possible. Dan Dworsky turned in some vicious line backing. He broke up Ohio State's only scoring threat, which materialized after a Mich- igan fumble was recovered on the ten by tackle Dick O'Hanlon. Bob Mann, another specialist, contributed a circus catch down on the four yard line to set up the first score. Completely out of posi- tion as Chappuis' pass went to his wrong side, Mann whirled and fell, catching the toss on the way down. That was the story, not only of the game but of the season. Mich- igan had too many weapons. ALL WET! Jubilant Fritz Gets Dunking A delirious Rose Bowl-bound Michigan football squad tossed happy "Fritz" Crisler into the showers yesterday after crushing a hapless Buckeye eleven in a colorful climax to the 1947 grid- iron season. The dripping coach climbed laughingly out of his impromptu dunking, as thoroughly satisfied with his pigskin juggernaut as were the 86,000 fans who had braved the elements to view the final Ann Arbor appearance of the team. Sporadic Drizzle. Sporadic drizzles and drifting storm clouds which intermittent- ly shrouded the field in near dark- ness failed to daunt fans who boisterously cheering the Big Nine champs. Undaunted by the trailing Ohio State score, 10,000 Buckeye root- ers rocked the stadium with cheers at each scoring attempt of Wes Fesler's grid charges. However, the Wolverine cheerleaders were roundly booed when they mis- takenly tried to lead an Ohio section in Michigan yells. Dog Dilemma Major, giant Delta Ta Delta canine mascot, broke up the game midway in the second stanza when he ambled onto the field. Fans yelled encouragement to of- ficials who futilely tried to oust the gamboling Delmatian from the turf. OSU-Michigan rivalry wasn't confined to the gridiron as half- time saw both marching bands trying to drown one another out in respective school songs. As the Michigan band victori- ously marched dovn the field after the game a determined group of fans attacked the North goal posts. And after 15 minutes of hard work the fans managed to uproot the steel posts. Line- Ups MICHIGAN Pos. OSU Mann ........ E ..........C rane Rifenburg Hague McNeill Shannon Ford Dorsey Wisniewski Morrison Ililkene .....T .... Wilson Pritula Jennings Wistert Kirk Kohl Hamilton Tomasi...... G ......Jabbusch Wilkins Templeton Soboleski DiPierro Sickels Snyder Kampe Mattey White........ C ....... Duncan Dworsky Lininger Brieske Renner Yerges ....... Q ..... . Perini P. Elliott Savic Chappuis .... H . ... Cannavino C. Elliott Demmel Teninga Sensanbaugher Teninga Swinehart Fonde Newell Weisenburger F.......... Cline Wolverines Trip Wisconsin, 40-6, To Get Bowl Bid By BOB LENT MADISON, Wis., Nov. 15--Billed as the 1947 Big Nine "dream game," the Michigan-Wisconsin grid battle in Camp Randall Stad- ium turned into a Badger nightmare as the Wolverines romped to a 40-6 triumph for their first undisputed Conference title since 1933, thus gaining a date in the Rose Bowl New Year's Day. Playing their best game of the year before a sellout throng of 45.000, the Maize and Blue lived up to all advance notices of being a great ball club. Their highly touted backfield was all it was supposed to be and more, and their line held the hitherto explosive Wisconsin offensive to a pitiful six first downs. Chappuis Shows Mettle Bob Chappuis added to his All-America stature by piling up a 156-yard offensive total, while Bump Elliott was close behind Marn who made a great catch, with 141 yards. Jack Weisenburg- taking the ball away from three er added 81 yards to his Confer- one-handed catch on the 3. ence rushing leadership. Michigan's first touchdown MICHIGAN Pos. WISCONSIN came on a break and the Wolver- ines used just three plays to cap- Mann.......LE Rennenbohm italize on it. With six minutes of Ford Bennett the game gone, Wisconsin half- Holloway Hanley back Jug Girard dropped back to Hilkene LT .......Leopfe his own 12 to punt. A bad pass Wistert Hoehn from center confused the sopho- Johnson Donellan more ace and herwas dropped on Tomasi.......LG....... George the ten as he tried to run with Sickels Collias the ball. Currier Yerges Scores Price Two plays failed to move the White.. .....C.........Wilson ball, but Chappuis passed to Yer- Dworsky Kelly ges who stood all alone in the Brieske right flat and went over standing Wilkins . RG...... Knauf up. Brieske's kick was wide and Soboleski Surber Michigan led 6-0. Pritul% ......RT .. Otterbach Three minutes later the Wolver- Kohl B. Elliott ine blitzkrieg struck again when Shea Gene Derricotte took a Girard Rifenburg RE....... Zoelle punt on his own 23 yard line, McNeill Olshanski .picking up some beautiful down- Hershberger Toepfer field blocking, evaded the last man Wisniewski in his way and went 77 yards to Yerges .......QB .. Blackbourn score. This time Brieske's kick P. Elliott Wink was good and Michigan led 13-0. Kiesel Self Runs 70 Yards Chappuis .... LH.......Girard Clarence Self then gave the Derricotte Evans partisan crowd their first chance C.Eliga to cheer when he took the next C. Eliott .... RH..Self Kuick Embach kick-off and raced 70 yards to Kempthorn ..FB......Weiske the Michigan 14 where Big Len- Weisenburger Bendrick nie Ford hit him and the ball ______________ endrick squirted out of his hand. Dick ____-_______-_ Loepfe jumped on the loose ball on the 12 and Wisconsin had their first scoring chance. They muffed it however, as Derricotte inter- cepted a Girard pass in the end zone. Midway in the second quarter Michigan boosted its margin when C o another Chappuis to Yerges pass climaxed a 56-yard sustained drive. A 14-yard Chap to Yerges pass and a 27-yard reverse by Bump highlighted the drive. Badgers Score Harry Stuhldreher's boys then put on a drive of their own which netted them a score in the lastR minute of the half. Self took the kick-off and raced 46 yards to the Michigan 42. Sub Jim Embach then paced the team by getting Wisconsin's first pair of first downs and going over from the six on a reverse. The kick was blocked and the half ended at 20- 6. CARMEL CORN offers CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM for a Successful Season ' ' 1 > }.. CG> o<=t> <---> < t>G<::{> ?0<=:::><<;.'>.<; :> Q CONGRATULATIONS ... TO TilE MIGhTY ( 1947 ICHIGAN ROSE BOWL TEAM 0. Conm),posed of great A mericans represen tin ar 1a reat insthtltfOn in the struggle for Democratic Ideals. THE DASCOLA BARBERS LIBER TY 011 STATEF 6--yo --ST-A-.TE.. ...0... ...0 0-- ..0... Peterson * * * ii I] 1I MIChIGAN Pos. W Mann.... . LE.. R Ford Holloway Hlilkene .... LT. Wistert Johnson Tomasi .... LG..... Sickels W hite ...... C ..... Dworsky Wilkins .,... RG .... . Soboleski Pritula ... RT.... . Kohl Rifenburg .. RE .... . McNeill Hershberger Yerges ......QB... . P. Elliott Chappuis .. LH ..... Derricotte C. Elliott ... RH ..... Kuick Kempthorn . FB..... Weisenburger Wilson KISCONSIN ennenbohm Bennett Hanley Loepfe Hoehn Donellan George Collias ... Wilson Kelly .. .Knauf Surber Otterbach B. Elliott . .. Zoelle Olshanski Toepfer Blackbourn Wink ... Girard OEvans ...... . Self Embach .... Weiske Bendrick Michigan Gets Three Fritz Crisler's awesome grid machine went .right on rolling in the second half and pushed over three more tallies on drives of 73, 53 and 23 yards. Chappuis led the third period marker with some superb running and passing. Weisenburger went the last 23 yards right down the center to score standing up, out- running two Badgers in a race to the corner of the end zone. Chap Connects The last two scores came with- in a minute and a half of each other. The first was set up on a 23 yard jump pass from Chappuis to Bump Elliott which ended on the seven. Chap then passed to R.ifen- burg in the end zone. Brieske kicked the extra point and the score read 33-6. Self was hit hard on the kickoff return and Tomasi jumped on his fumble to set up the last score. On the first play Bump passed to Bob -'I'll . FOR FOOTBALL A GREAT U. OF M. TEAM IN THE ROSE BOWL p c A c MERAS - FILM N /: 7/ ,/; Y, ' *a Hil to the Victors! Congratulations t a great team and Best Wishes for their continuing succe GOOD LUCK, TEAM! .. , v . FOR CAA JMere 3 lo a- ~' N A Ijt-~J II 7,7 51 -, ''7 a, 7, f1,II* ~ A A K l r ni it1Tr'\ C 1 1r~r-d1 c