SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1950 5{ '. PAGE THREE Little 7i, ;;- :, . , _ .. . '' .. ._ m.. Oldham to Play Halt; Zathoff Doubtful Starter (Continued from.Page 1) ly on a wet afternoon. And it rained here yesterday. Back of the mammoth front line .s a backfield boasting a little size f its own. Quarterback Bob Gelle ips the scales at 215 pounds, right halfback Skip Engel comes in at an even 200, and captain and fullback have Skrien hits 205. . * * BUT THE real danger to the Wolverine's Rose Bowl and West- ern Conference hope lies in a trio of 200 pounders. If the Northland- ers intend to win through the air, :nuch will depend on the lean right arm of George Hudak, Minneapolis junior. This 185-pound tailback ias a phenomenal completion per- ;entage of .571 on 12 out of 21 suc- cesses. On the ground it will be speedy Dick Gregory and aggres- sive Gary Johnson to test the Maize and Blue forward wall. Gregory, a high school state sprint champion, has netted 219 yards on 42 carries for a 5 plus yards-per-try mark. Sophomore Johnson, the lightest Minnesota fullback of all time at 183 pounds, has gained 147 yards through tie middle. The Gophers also boalt the Conference's top punter in Don Roedel who has averaged more than 40 yards-per- boot. * * * TRYING TO CUT DOWN the Minnesota bulk is a Michigan team that is taking this game with dead- ly seriousness. The Wolverines will field their usual aggregation with one important exception - the right halfback slot. Here is the big questionmark of the day's grid frollicking. Af- ter recent injuries Leo Koceski (Army) a n d Frank Howell (practice) are viewing the game from sideline vantage points, putting the buck right in the hands of three unproven, in fact, untried, sophomores. Don O1 d h a m, Indianapolis speedster, has the inside track for the starting assignment, but soph- omores Tom Witherspoon and tiny West Bradford are ready for ser- vice at a moment's notice. Oldham has performed well in practice sessions, but claims only a few minutes game experience. Then there is the speculation of Don Peterson, who performed sc well against the Gophers last year, returning to his old job. * * * PETERSON is being held in re- serve in case a fresh man is need- ed to replace the brilliant Chuck Ortmann, still not completely re- covered from an opening game an- kle injury. As long as Ortmann is in shape, Michigan promises to be the perfectionist offensive crew that were unbeatable against Wis- consin last Saturday. The Milwaukee left halfback in one Conference game vaulted into the pasq completion per- centage and total offense leader- ship. He hit 10 of 14 heaves against the Badgers and looked even better than 1949 on the ground. He was an All-American last week and there is no reason to believe it won't continue. Also in the starting backfield is the steady Don Dufek, and im- proving Bill Putich, who came in- to his own a week ago. Dufek, a spinning fullback, has rambleda nearly 300 yards on 67 carries. j Putich stepped into the familiar Michigan role of an efficient field general last week as well as dem- onstrating his pass-catching abili- ties. If Oldham comes through, this looks like a tough quartet to stop.. In the pass receiving depart- ment, Oosterbaan has two ends to compare with his Dick Rifen- burg-Scotty McNeil heydey. The gentlemen in question are Lowell Perry and Fred Pickard, and both have grabbed 11 passes, one each for a touchdown. Perry doubles as a pass-intercepting c,.x 74 tattle essimism Pe netrates M nnesota MINNEAPOLIS - OP) - An at- nmsphere of resignation pervaded the Minnesota ranks here yester- clay as Michigan ran through its last light drills in preparations for tomorrow's clash with the victory- starved Gophers. Even the Minnesota coaches ex- pect the worst. "ATTITUDE?" said Gopher Freshman Coach Bill Daley, "a team doesn't have any attitude when it's this low." Regarding Minnesota's four losses to date, Daley said, "We helped every one of those op- ponents win." Depths to which team backing has sunk was indicated by the huge "Hail Michigan" painted in six foot letters in white paint on inside top wall of Memorial Sta- dium. The groundskeeper who was taking it off the bricks said it was "more likely" Minnesota fans were responsible than backers of the Wolverines. * * * TICKETS were still on sale for a game that is usually a sellout. With injury a vital factor in the Michigan camp, Coach Ben- nie Oosterbaan and his aides were frankly skeptical of. the apparent Gopher attitude. Despite the prospects, which could be deceptive, Michigan was regarded as a solid 20 point fa- vorite. The weatherman did his part with a forecast calling for slightly cloudy conditions. Americ-n take ilVi charging foad wl encounter of e t - ..<4 !I 1 1 i 3 r r J f ' , i safety man.- Up front, peerless Al Wahl leads iI a forward wall that is just coming into its own as a defensive fort. - -- Excepting a first quarter march, PITTSBURGH - - Th i Wisconsin failed to dent the Wol- ates of Pittsburgh appr u : verine line when the first team set to sail after one of th r was in action. Tom Johnson play- prizes in baseball-Bran'h K ed his best game .and Dick Mc- But the Bucs s y thcy won Williams is living up to his fresh- to nab the Mahatma 1omt man expectations. wanus until he's cut loos tr- Roger Zatkoff places second Brooklyn moorings toay. on the injiurv list. opening a line- * * and fuehback eric Blier- > iing col- s efullback ':w avorites I 4 backer's job for Laurie LeClaire. Zatkoff demonstrated a second Dick Kempthorn, but may not start today. Michigan's injuries are balanced by the sidelining of Minnesota's Art Edling, the big end who scor- ed the Gophers lone tally last year, and Dick Wheaton, first string quarterback. Bernie Bierman wants this game bad. A win over Michigan would make a miserable season look much rosier and go far to still the "Bye- bye Bernie" cries. But roses, Pasadena, and all give the Michiganders a litle incentive1 too. IF, WHEN and under whit cumstances the Dod e(; rn wizard takes ip crident 1 Field, a Pittshurgh Offie i portly Roy Hamey w at p there as general maiv, Tom Johnson, Pirva tary-treasurer, trid tI spinning sports w!r. sI the Rickey-to- I Alburgh today wIth is> resume situation: "I do not believe J hn C (president o- the PIttu has officialy tealke hi Rickey as yet. Sin c ia tract with Irooklyn des - r the previously unbeaten Indians. Illinois, winner over Ohio Uni- versity, UCLA, and Washington U., will engage a surprising Indiana eleven at Champaigne, Ill., today. a. s VERSATILE Johnny Karras gives the Illini the weapons on attack and the speedy right half- back is a big reason for giving Il- linois the favorite's role. Indiana boasts a fine one-two punch on its own in quarterback Lou D'Achille and halfback Ro- bertson. D'Achille has completed 46 out of 84 passes for 612 yards and four touchdowns thus far this year, and Robertson has hammered out five markers on the ground. I I PICTURE MAY CLEAR: TopGrid Squads Face Ac I NEW YORK-(P)-By nightfall circuit. Tech also it may be possible to get a fairly conference play., clear picture of the college, foot- * * ball situation in the five major CORNELL andI sections. winner of four st Up to this point, approximately Princeton in the E halfway through the season, there tion. This will, in have been so many upsets and seems, be the last such a general scrambling of the season between two preseason dope that the experts en elevens-barrin have thought seriously of going in- to hiding. But tomorrow we should Texas, recove get some definite answers. painful one-point homa two week * * * Rice at HoustonI WHETHER, for instance, the Conference gam Ohio Buckeyes are heading for the Southern Metho Big Ten Crown, and whether the Rice good, 42-21. Kentucky Wildcats have what it T takes to sweep through the South- Tomorrow's tilt, eastern Conference. ably will offer ac tween Texas and S Whether Cornell or Princeton next week, TheI is to romp ahead unbeaten in rently no. 1 in the Ivy League; whether the Press' national p University of Texas Longhorns tomorrow. possess the power to stand off * * Southern Methodist's rush in STANFORD, wb the Southwest Conference, and U.C.L.A. last we whether Stanford can rally to West Coast followe challenge California for the back against thi Rose Bowl assignment in the Huskies at Palo A west. remain in the ru Rose Bowl priz Kentucky, winner of six straight, Golden Bears can tackles Georgia Tech at Atlanta rack up victory N for leadership in the Southeastern pense of St. Mary's is unbeaten in Army's ha r which dropped it * spot natinad xl Princeton, each whemng raight, clash at should ju ao ast's big attrac- score agains mprobable as it Oklhona N meeting of the a string of 5 stra o major unbeat- alo wi give it r g bowl games. of action agais a red from its i Ames. t loss to Okla- Othert i s back, plays Ncbiaska and Kansas n a in a Southwest Seven struggl at Lawrenc 1 fe Last week sas- IUad Iowa Ohio State MICHIGAN Northwest'n Wisconsin Indiana Iowa Illinois Purdue Minnesota Big 'Ten Standings WL 20 1 0 10 2 1 1 1 1 2 01 0 1 0 2 T Pet. PF OP 0 1.000 74 14 0 1,000 26 13 0 1.000 13 6 0 .667 34 32 ,0 .500 34 33 0 .333 40 55 0 .000 6 7 0 .000 21 33 0 .000 6 71 ilernmkers g mal and If, it 0(curs, u t ifback ailning was dh K icwartz te deciding A. xe lping of TODAY'S GAMES MICHIGAN at Minnesota Northwestern at Wisconsin Iowa at Ohio State Indiana at Illinois U:C.L.A. at Purdue Michigan State at Notr Dame . KbLWC idist thumped! then, presum- comparison be- .M.U., who meet Mustangs, cur- the Associated oll, will be idle * hose defeat by ek shocked its rs, must bounce he Washington Alto, if it is to unning for the e. California's be expected to o. 6 at the ex- s, at Berkeley. * * * IN ADDiTION to it 11. ui a between Ke±niuky and Ga Tech, the South of fes a hot ill ing of Maryland and Dkai ham and a battle between \ Forest and Clemson, bhab o beaten but once tied, at Wins 00 Salem. Other n. or ga Tennesse vs. Washingti x. Lee at Inoxvile, Wia x Mary at North Carelipa. 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