TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 194 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PACE THREM .f j7romv the SGRANT STAND By MURRAY GRANT ... Daily Sports Editor Someone referred to the Wolverines of 1947 as the "Mad Magicians of Michigan," and one erstwhile wit paraphrased that statement into the "Sad Magicians of Michigan" immediately after the Michigan State game Saturday. It seems that the entire football world was expecting to see a I carbon copy of last year's great team take the field last weekend. and when they didn't see what they expected everyone assumed long faces and looked for a terrible season. They called the quarterbacking poor, the line play inadequate, the ball handling sloppy, the spirit discouraging. The fans ranted and berated everything and everybody, and though this be their prerogative from where we sat it didn't look nearly as bad as people say. First of all, no team, no matter how good, can lose 13 men without feeling it. Not one of the backfield men was on the starting lineup last year and only two guards and one end started both last season and this against Michigan State. The coaching staff has experienced almost a complete turn- over. Bennie Oosterbaan, though not new to coaching, is in his first year as head coach. George Ceithaml, as backfield coach, is in his first season. Bill Orwig, end mentor, is handling the ends for the first time and assistants Bump Elliott and J.T. White are both in their first seasons. Another point people tended to overlook is the play of the Spartans. With a completely veteran team and a lust to get into the big time, Biggie Munn had his sights set for this game. He primed his team to a fever pitch and had them ready to mop up the gridiron with Wolverines. Remember Mr. Munn learned the methods and advantages of having a team at peak mental and physical strength from a master. He was line coach under H. O. "Fritz" Crisler a few years back. Then, too, the Wolverines were not at peak strength. Dick Kempthorn, the bone-crushing fullback wAs sidelined with a leg injury. Joe Soboleski, rugged tackle, was on the bench as was.. Pete Dendrinos, another tackle. Early in the game Gene Derricotte was forced to the sidelines with a sprained left knee and a few minutes later John Ghindia, Kempthorn's replacement, was taken out with another sprained left knee. The final point that the fans have tended to forget was the score. Michigan actually won the game. And they had to do it the hard way. Sparked by two sophomores, they rebounded just when the Spartans had tied the score and scented victory. Against a line that was tough all day, Chuck Ortmann and Leo Koceski led the Wolverines 74 yards to a game-winning touchdown. And when it comes to Oregon this weekend Michigan fans will see a team that is not as good as last year, but a team that fights to win ball games and a team that cannot be counted out until the final gun is sounded. Don't sell Michigan short. * * * * It was shades of Chappuis and Elliott on the field Saturday. The two great sophomores, Ortmann and Koceski were issued uniforms numbered 49 and 18. Could be a good omen, because a couple of guys named Chappuis and Bump Elliott made All-America last season wearing those same numerals. r - WEN YOU SEND . IT HOME BY RAILWAY EXPRESS M' Offense Overhauled For Oregon . _1. .i SPORTS ROG GOELZ, Night Editor Musial Seeks Sweep of N.E. HittingHonors (By The Associated Press) NEW YORK-It looks as if Stan Musial, Johnny Mize and Ralph Kiner are going to battle right down to the wire for the top slugging honors in the -National League. With only a week of the season to go, the three power hittersuare closer than a T-formation quar- terback and his line in the race for the home runs and rups batted in titles. Here's how they stand today: Home runs: Kiner, Pirates, 40; Mize, Giants, 39; Musial, Cardi- nals, 37. Runs batted in: Musial, 126; Mize, 124; Kiner 118. Kiner and Mize wound up in a tie in the homer derby last year. Each hit 51. New Signals for Teninga, Win gback Now Tailback By B. S. BROWN Bennie Oosterbaan, top man of Michigan's royal coaching family, indicated after the game Satur- day that this week wvouldbe one of laborious effort for the Wol- verine gridmen. Before starting on his task of reshaping the Maize and Blue, Bennie made a change that may or may not stick by the time Oregon shows up in Ann Arbor Saturday afternoon. WALLY TENINGA, who started out the season at right half, ran through the light drills yesterday afternoon from the tailback po- sition. He will, if he stays at left half, add to the combined strength of Gene Derricotte and Chuck Ortmann, who shared the duties against State. In spite of the lack of double figures between the two scores Saturday, the game wasn't quite as close as the 13-7 count might indicate. Michigan led all the way, but for a break and miscued play the final difference would have been by three TD's. IT WAS REVEALED today that pictures of the game clearly .show that State's one touchdown was not a touchdown at all. Teninga intercepted Lynn Chandnois' flip in the Michigan end zone only to have the ball snatched from him by Hank Minarik, the intended Spartan receiver. No protest will be filed, it was added, but nevertheless, Michi- gan's ability to stop the State attack and thetrevelation that the Spartan score wasn't really a score, shows that the defense iis ready to take on all comers. The play that went awry came in thefirst. period when Bennie's boys reached the two yard line and had four downs with goal to go. The logical play would have been a direct line plunge, but in- stead usually reliable Pete Elliott called for a running play that would have gone well if started at the midfield stripe or there- abouts. MAIN FAULT with tin, team's performance in failing to crush State (no aspersion on Biggie Munn's team, but they just aren't in Michigan's league) was the blocking, or, rather, the lack of it. Followers of Michigan's grid teams also expressed disappoint- ment atthe surprisingly small number of long aerials attempt- ed by the capable Wolverine chukkers. That may have made a big difference in the outcome. ALEX LMANIAN, Daily photographer, catches the start of what proved to be Michigan State's only, and disputed touchdown. Wolverine Pete Elliott (45) and Ed Sobezak, Spartan end, watch a's Wally Teninga and Hank Minarik get set to grab falling pigskin. Swordsmen Plan Show Of Weapons The Scimitar Club, local organ- ization of fencing enthusiasts, is planning an interesting exhibit as their part in the Campus Activi- ties Exhibit to be held at the League Wednesday and Thursday. The major part of the exhibit will be a display of the foil, saber,j and epee, the three types of weap- ons used by the fencers. Also in- cluded will be the fencers jackets and masks. The highlight of the two-day display comes at 4:15 each after- noon when Norman Barnett and Ed Micllef will demonstrate the use of each type of weakon. Be- sides this demonstration, the members of the club have of- fered to meet all comers for one- touch matches. Both Barnett and Micleff have gained renown in state fencing circles, and will be directing classes in fencing at the IM building this fall. Barnett holds an AFLA rank of intermediate in both epee and saber. Last year Micleff won the All- Campus three weapon champion- ship, and went on to take the Michigan State all collegiate titles in intermediate foil and junior epee. A call for all trackmen has been issued by Coach Don Can- ham. Anyone interested in running either freshman or Varsity track or cross-country should report to Ferry Field today at 4:15 p.m. Get in shape now for the Spring season ahead. Getting an early start is the best way to assure yourself of a berth on the Varsity or Freshman squad next Spring. ROBINSON'S BACK: Pre-War Halfback Turns Post-War Jayvee Coach By ARRON MESLIN "Triple-threat Don Robinson, his knees pumping high, took the ball over from the five on his first running attempt in collegiate com- petition, shaking off two tacklers while marking up the fifth Wol- verine touchdown." Thus read the October twelfth, 1941 Michigan Daily, the day after the mighty Wolverines trounced hapless Pittsburgh by the lop- sided score of 40-0. The same Don Robinson has returned to his alma mater to assume the roll of Junior Varsity football coach. The modest young mentor has come back to a career which was started on that eventful day away Three Team l Pennant Race Nears Finish (By The Associated Press) After one day of rest in the torrid American League pennant chase, the three contenders squared away again today for the final week of play and a crack at the National League champion Boston Braves in the world series opening a week from Wedneslay. W. L. Pct. G.B. GTP Cleveland .. .93 56 .624 5 Boston. .....92 57 .617 1 5 New York ..92 57 .617 1 5 The Indians, with all of 'their remaining games at home, meet the White Sox in the first of a two-game series tonight. Tribe manager Lou Boudreau says flatly his gang is in, and he could be 100 per cent correct. The Yankees open a three-game set with the Athletics in Phila- delphia this afternoon, while tho Red Sox and Washington play the first of three games at Boston. Laundry worries got you? Then start using the direct conven- ient, personalized laundry service offered by RAILWAY EXPRESS. By personalized serv- ice we mean your laundry will be collected by Railway Ex- your home promptly, and re- turned to your college address. If your folks insist on paying all the bills, you can stretch your cash-on-hand by sending laun- dry home "charges collect" and having it returned with charges back in 1941. Nobody would guess that such an inauspicious looking fellow as Robinson could have em- barked upon a brilliant football career in such a spectacular man- ner. After winning his first varsity letter at the close of the 194]. season, "Robbie" returned as the starting left halfback on the '42 edition of Fritz Crisler's power- houses. That fall, Michigan's opponents felt the full force of Robinson's peed y, deceptive running and accurate tossing. Don was instrumental in defeat- ing powerful Notre Dame, scor- ing on a fake field goal at- tempt|. He made up for his small size with blinding speed and heads-up ballplaying. After serving in the armed forces, Robinson returned to the '46 varsity squad. Despite a plague of injuries, he managed to assert himself throughout the campaign as the Wolverines fin- ished a close second in Confer- ence play behind the Rose Bowl- bound Illini. During' h is undergraduate days at the University, the ver- satile Robinson also held down the varsity shortstop position on the Wolverine baseball team. He earned two letters in that sport in both '42 and '46 making him a five letter-winner. Now that "Robbie" is a coach, he should be a fitting inspiration to the young varsity aspirants who can be seen working out daily on the sweat-soaked turf of Ferry Field. He should develop many a new prospect for head coach, Ben- nie Oosterbaan. "S ADDLE -BOY S" Turn the tables to give you the advantage! 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