)AY, OCTOBER 17, 1950 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE , ., PAGE THREE ON THE SPOT By BOB SANDELL Daily Associate Sports Editor TERN CONFERENCE SCOUTS must have spent the weekend } nging the blues to their respective coaches. After watching the Ialf in Yankee Stadium Saturday, they probably came back :eports that cause many a troubled brow and cries of anguish camps of the Big Ten schools. It must have been a little disheartening for the conference tors, too, because the score certainly didn't indicate the cious battle the Wolverines actually put up against the na- 's number one team. The Blue hadn't looked particularly im- sive in their first two encounters against State and Dart- ith, and rival pilots might have figured the Michiganders just V't have it this year. ven the fact that Charlie Ortmann didn't see much action in first two contests didn't alter the opinions of many followers gridiron sport. Sportswriters and observers were frankly amaz- the way the Cadets were pushed around the first two and half rs last Saturday. According to Red Smith of the New York Herald Tribune, it Just "luck and resolution" that pulled the Cadets out of their chalf dilemma. They were lucky when Ortmann's passes bare- aissed Michigan's fleet sophomore end, Lowell Perry. But, it "alert and resolute football" that held the Wolverines when 4 were clamoring at the Army goal line. Cher veteran writers such as Jesse Abramson of the Tribune, 4 Ilison Danzig of the New York Times, were lavish in their praise :inte Oosterbaan's spirited first-halfers. They gave full credit brilliance of Ortmann's passing and running, and the savage ' g and tackling the Maize and Blue exhibited. The combination of single wing, T, and double wing especial- aught the eyes of the scribes and also gave Earl "Red" Blaik e uneasy moments on the Army bench. After the game Blaik heard to say, "We didn't expect 'em to run anything from a fle-wing. We anticipated the T and the single wing. But their 61e wing caught us fiat-footed, forcing quite a bit of a revision. lieve it's the first time Michigan pulled it this season." * * * * T FIRST HALF dispelled any lingering doubts that it's Ort- ann that makes the Michigan offense. Te first half statistics e tale. Michigan had 10 first downs to Army's three. Ortmann utich completed 8 of 12 passes for 95 yards, and a couple of .e's heaves came within eyelashes of being good for six points. In fact, one might say that Michigan actually lost the game he first half and not the second. If they had covered those precious inches when they had the mighty West Pointers back their heels, the intermission score might have been in the hborhood of 20-0. It would have taken quite a recovery to 'come that. ;tually the Wolverines didn't use anything new in that first 30 es that had the huge crowd sitting on the edge of their seats ondering about the Cadets being 10-point favorites. The Ort- to Putich pass combination brings to mind the Chappius to s team. The flat passes to the ends and wings, and the screen 4lth the fullback are all old ones in Crisler's single and double epertoire- Oosterbaan's work is cut out for him this week. What hap- rd to Purdue could happen to the Wolverines this week against improving Wisconsin Badgers. There might be a big let- a. also could work the other way. Maybe the Wolverines really themselves Saturday. With their talented left half in action t oked on the brink of being an unbeatable outfit at times. The could have given them the confidence they need to go on and sfully defend their title. ne thing is certain. If the lads in Blue play anywhere near 12 lalves in their next six games as the first one Saturday, a trip adena and the Rose Bowl is a sure thing as a Yankee victory in ld Series. Frosh Stress Group Work In Practices Expert Coaching Given Yearlings By LARRY SPERLING "Hit 'em hard-play Big Ten football!" That's Wally Weber's battle cry as he puts the freshman squad through their paces every day. * * * TO DEVELOP players who can hold their own against the top flight opposition which the varsity faces every season is the one aim of freshman football. An indication of the import- ance which is attached to the frosh team by the 'powers that know' is illustrated by the well manned coaching staff who are going all out to teach the year- lings football as it is played in the Big Ten. Heading the staff is voluble Wally Weber, who has been the big man in Michigan freshman football since 1934. Besides run- ning the whole show, Coach Weber specializes in developing the back- field material. - * CLIFF KEEN, wrestling coach and an assistant grid coach since 1925, handles the line prospects along with Stu Wilkins, a first string guard on the Wolverine's Rose Bowl team of '47. Working with the ends is Don Holloway, who was one of the outstanding defensive ends on last season's team. Practices are run with precision and organized to give the members of the squad a combination of rough competitive play and spe- cial instruction in their own in- dividual positions. THE LATTER is done by stress- ing group work in which the squad is split into units of linemen, ends, There are still openings for two sophomore track managers. Those interested should meet at Yost Field House after 3:30 p.m. today. -Bill Frank and backfield men. Each group is given exact instruction on the phase of the game in which it specializes by one of the coaches. "Group work Is very valuable in developing the parts of the machine," Coach Weber observ- ed. "The other part of our Job is to synthesize the parts into a smooth running unit," concluded the frosh mentor. The synthesizing is done during the rugged intra-squad scrimmag- es which the team goes through every day. .* * THERE IS NO inter-school freshman football competition in the Big Ten and, with the excep- tion of 1942 when the rule was lifted for one year because of the outbreak of war, there never has been any frosh competition. The closest that the yearlings get to game conditions is their in- tra-squad workouts, and an occa- sional scrimmage with the junior varsity. FOLLOWING PRECEDENT: Dyer Resigns Position As Red BirdManager -Daily-Burt Sapowitchi NOT THIS TIME-Michigan pass defenders Frank Howell (left) and Lowell Perry present a solid front in batting down a pass from Army Quarterback Bob Blaik intended for John Weaver (88). The Wolverines were' not so fortunate on another occasion in the early part of the fourth quarter when Jack Martin grabbed a Blaik aerial inside the five and scored. * * * * * * * * * INSUFFICIENT DEPTH PLAGUE: Koceski To Miss Vital Badger Contest ST. LOUIS-(M)-Affable Eddie Dyer stepped down as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals yesterday and said goodbye to baseball. Fred Saigh, the club owner, said he has "an open mind" and won't decide on a new manager until perhaps early in December. DYER HELD the job five years. The first year, in 1946, the Cards became World Champions. The next three years they were run- ners-up in the National League. But this year they dropped to fifth place for the first time since 1938. So the Old Colonel, Dyer, bow- ed out in accordance with what he called the "precedent" of changing managers after a dis- appointing season. It was something less than a surprise to the fans, of whom a great many have been howling "down with Dyer." DYER SAID he was going back to Houston,' Texas, where he has built up business interests in oil and insurance. He said he had no baseball job in sight. Previously he had let it be known that he would consider an offer to manage another major league club. Dyer read his resignation statement to a news conference in Saigh's office as Saigh looked over his shoulder. The confer- ence was announced about two weeks ago. The statement said, in part: "IN MY OPINION, neither Mr. Saigh nor I was responsible for the second division finish of the There will be an 'M' Club meeting in the 'M' Room, Wed- nesday, October 18, at 7:30 p.m. which all members must attend. -Jeff Knight club. I do not believe any club in the National League could have suffered as many and as costly in- juries as we did and still finish Michigan vs. Wisconsin SELL P ROG RAMS An easy chance to pick up $5 to 10 bucks. R. Schuur, L. Stryker 564 Williams Hse. Ph. 2-4401 in the first division." But that, he said, was not offered as an ali- bi. Injuries, knocked out the fol- lowing players for varying per- iods: Ted Wilks, Joe Garagiola, Stan Musial, Nippy Jones, Chuck Diering and Bill Howerton. Ed- die said later the logs of Garag- iola, catcher, was especially cost- ly. As to the possible successors to Dyer: * * * ROLLIE HEMSLEY, who is 43, managed Columbus this year to third place in the American As- It was announced yesterday by the athletic ticket office that there are still some choice tickets left for this Saturday's Wisconsin game. All away games, and the Illi- nois game here are complete sellouts. sociation, won the playoffs and defeated Baltimore in the Little World Series. He was a major catcher from 1938 through part of 1947. Keane, 39, hasn't played Major League ball, but he has nine years of experience as a manager in the Cardinal minor league organiza- tion. At Rochester this year he finished first in the International League but lost out in the play- offs. Last year he piloted Roches- ter to second place. By TED PAPES Michigan invested all its foot- ball resources in its battle against Army Saturday and suffered the loss of one of its most valuable assets-Leo Koceski. The talented, courageous Wol- verine halfback was fiattened after gaining three yards on his special delivery reverse play early in the second quarter and was carried to the sidelines. IT WAS LATER determined that Koceski was the victim of a stretched ligament in his right knee. The injury will keep him out of the lineup for this week-end's Big Ten opener against Wiscon- sin's undefeated Badger eleven, and quite possibly might prevent his appearance in subsequent contests. A plastic cast has been placed on the leg permitting Leo to walk without further damage. It can readily be removed and replaced to facilitate treatment. MUCH HAS BEEN said about the effect of Koceski's mishap up- on the outcome of the Cadet clash. No one will ever know whether the Wolverine could have won with him in th backfield, so specu- lation is useless. It remains to be said that Frank Howell gave everything he had as Leo's replacement but could not overcome the handi- cap of inexperience. Not many people besides Howell can understand how great the pressure can be while performing before a capacity throng of grid- iron critics in the legendary Yan- kee Stadium. ** * called such against Army caliber, must be written off as a part of the price paid when a team lacks seasoned depth at key positions. Besides the obvious effects on offense of Koceski's absence, Wolverine punting had to be placed on a makeshift basis with Tony Momsen assuming the duty despite the fact that he had never been called upon to kick in a game. Consequently, he had to take more time than Leo or Chuck Ort- mann generally needed to get a kick away, with the ultimate dis- astrous result of the block that set up Army touchdown number four. * * * THE RECORD BOOKS will al- ways show the effects of these fac- tors in the final score, but it will fail to reveal that the Wolverines swept their vaunted opponents back almost at will through the first 25 minutes of play. From all reports out of New York, the Michigan team earned the respect of everyone who wit- nessed the bitter struggle. Besides Koceski's, there was no other serious injury sustained al- though most of the players dis- played evidence of the furious ac- tion. THE SQUAD went through rou- tine exercises yesterday to elimin- ate stiffness and soreness. Of course ther was no contact drill for the varsity, but the reserves were sent through a short scrim- mage. This week's practices should reveal how Ben Oosterbaan will spread his thin backfield into a new attacking force. Don Peter- son may get the call at right halfback since he played in that spot last season. This year he had been switched to the left side as Ortmann's sec- ond. If Chuck should be sidelined again as he was for the Dartmouth game, Oosterbaan would be hand- cuffed during the rugged Confer- ence campaign. KEEP A-HEAD OF, YOUR HAIR Crew-cuts Flat Tops New Yorker l 9 Hairstylists - No Waiting DASCOLA BARBERS Liberty near State i I VJ Ipportunity Inlirited ... r men of high caliber and iversity training, Douglas. ers limitless opportunity. ay, as for the past thirty rs, our future depends on in who can continue to p pioneer in the field of "onautics. 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