THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, l THE MICHIGAN DATLY PAGE THREE WHO, WHERE, WHEN: 'M' Must Double Up In Backfield 4N* Sawyer Named T4 By JIM PARKER There are usually two ways of looking at what a football coach sar's. If the gridiron mentor comes up with the statement that he doesn't know who will be playing where in the backfield in Satur- day's game, you can figure that+ things are pretty good, or just the opposite. IN TH FORMER case it might be assumed that there is such a wealth of material around that the coach himself cannot decide who is the best man for each po- sition. *"Or, there is the second case in which the coach's squad is so Richter Wins Linenan of Week Award NEW YORK-(P)-For the sec- ond straight week a player in the Pacific Coast Conference has won the Associated Press lineman of the week award. This time it is Les Richter, California guard. Last week it was Donn Moomaw, UCLA' center. Richter, a 19-year-old junior; from Fresno, Calif., was credited with a major share in unbeaten California's victory over Washing-' ton last Saturday. He was all over the field in helping to stop Wash-, ton's attack cold. Several times he! spilled Washington plays two or three times in succession. * * * A 230-POUNDER who stands six feet, three inches, the loose-limbed Richter spent virtually the entire game rushing and crushing Don Heinrich, Washington star. He left the game in the closing minutes begause of a bad arm, but by then h4is work was done. Not only was Richter a tower of strength on defense, but he blocked tremendously on offense. and in addition booted two points after touchdown. California and UCLA meet this Saturday with Richter and Moo- maw clashing in an individual lineman duel. Down in the Southwest where Texas upset Southern Methodist it was Lewis "Bud" McFadin, Texas guard, who drew high praise. "Practically all the yards we made were over McFadin's posi- tion," commented Blair Cherry, Texas coach. plagued with injuries that there is no telling who will be playing by the time game time rolls around. The latter is the case with Mich- igan's Bennie Oosterbaan. JUST WHAT combination of talent to expect to see in the greater part of the action in this week's run-in with Indiana's un- predictable Hoosiers presents a Tough Schedule Faces Wolverine Swimmers opManager Phil Pilot Edges Stengel, Rolfe In 1950 Title Poll fascinating puzzle. About the starting backfield lineup for this Saturday there seems to be little question. Bill Putich, Charlie Ortmann and Don Dufek will occupy their reg- ular posts with either Don Old- ham or Wes Bradford at the bat- tered wingback spot. Veteran Leo Koceski still haunts the doubtful list although he was able to participate in drills yes- terday. Don Peterson seems to be out for this weekend. BUT WHAT happens when one of these starters goes out of the game gives rise to some rather hectic juggling. Suppose Ortmann is on the sidelines for awhile. Oosterbaan then has the choice of one of three backs to fill in for the Milwaukee passing star. Among these is Jim Eldridge, a transplanted right half-back who has seen only limited action this year. Then there is Dave Hill, a sophomore who is no more exper- ienced than Eldridge and who has the added handicap of having in- jured his ankle in practice Mon- day. * * * ONE OTHER possibility for the Wolverine mentor is to move Pu- tich from quarterback. Putich knows the tailback plays but has never worked out of that position in a game. If Putich were to play left halfback. Pete Palmer or Ted Topor, a converted fullback, would move in at quarterback. Then suppose that Dufek leaves the game at this point. Ralph Straffon would come off the bench to take the place of Michigan's leading ground gainer. * * * BUT THEN if trouble developed over at the wingback post, Straf- fon would have to go over to right -Daily-Jack Bergstrom BILL PUTICH ... versatile signal caller half. Straffon only this week, added the wingback position to his regular fullback responsibilities. Michigan would then be short one fullback on the playing field and Oosterbaan would have three sophomores, Dave Tink- ham, Russ Rescorla or Bob Hur- ley, to choose from. Only Rescorla has had a chance to carry the ball from scrimmage this season. In two tries he pick- ed up three yards. * * * AS IF THERE were not enough confusion in the offensive set-up Oosterbaan is faced with a defen- sive problem if Don Oldham's knee starts giving him trouble again. The 165-pound sophomore's con- dition has improved since his injury in the Illinois game, but he's still not in top shape. Wes Bradford could qualify for defense as far as speed is concern- ed, but at 5 ft. 2 inches he is sim- ply too small. On the line, the biggest injury question mark centers over of- fensive tackle John Hess who suf- fered an ankle injury'against Min- nesota two weeks ago. One of the most arduous sche- dules of recent years faces Matt Mann's Michigan swimmers as the venerable mentor embarks on his 26th year at the Wolverine helm. With five Conference dual meets, a trip to the East during the mid-year vacation, and the usual season-end Conference and National Collegiate meets on the agenda, a team which suffered severe graduation losses has its work cut out for it. Michigan has but three scheduled home meets. THE MAIZE AND BLUE mer- men open their season against a Michigan State team which has depth and brilliance on January' 13th. The Spartans boast of the NCAA 100-yard free style cham- pion, Clark Scholes, and a well- balanced collection of backstroke and breaststroke stars. In addition, Olympic ace George Hoogerhyde, with a year of eligibility left, may return to the fold and make the Spartans tough in the distance races. Michigan State is a full-fledged member of the Big Ten in swim- ming this season. Following the far -from-easy opener, the Wolverines face Pur- due, the Erie YMCA (in an exhibi- tion),and LaSalle College (minus Joe Veideur) on their way East to meet some of the better Atlantic Seaboard aggregations. THEY'LL FINISH UP their eastern swing against the veteran- loaded New York AC, a power in swimming for decades. The big meet before the Con- ference competition will take place on February 24, as de- fending Big Ten champion Ohio State invades the I-M pool, bent on making a bigger splash than ever against their tradi- tional rivals. The Buckeyes had a sophomore- laden squad in winning the title and defeating all comers (except merry-go-round comes March. Jan.] Jan.F Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Marc Ma THE SCHEDULE: 13 Michigan State 20 Purdue 3 Erie YMCA (Exhibition) 5 La Salle 6 & 7 Open Datesh 9 NYAC 12 Minnesota 17 Bowling Green 24 Ohio State h 3 Iowa up in There There Ther There n East There Here There Here There the Spartans) in dual clashes last season. * * * MICHIGAN, with the distance nucleus, Matt Mann III and Gus Stager and conference medley champ Charles Moss lost by grad- uation faces a rebuilding task, and must rely to a large extent on untried sophomores this year. Thus, it may be a lean year for Wolverine swimming. The long chain of dual meets on tap for Mann's men should tell the tale by the time the conference rch 8-9-10, Western Con- AP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Detroit Ties, Toronto Wins In NHL Play ference Meet, Minneapolis March 29-30-31, National Col- legiate Meet (Place not definite, probably U. of Texas) Frosh Stress PassingAttack Realizing that the Wolverines will lose their star thrower, Chuck Ortmann, with the completion of the 1950 season, a strong passing attack must necessarily be develop- ed, and the obvious place to start is with the freshmen. Much of yesterday afternoon's frosh grid practice was spent in passing as several backfield units Tigers Here Tonight Proceeds from tonight's De- troit Tiger baseball program will go toward aiding under-. privileged Ann Arbor youths to attend the college of their choice. The event sponsored by the Ann Arbor Quarterback Club will be held at the Na- tional Guard Armory commen- cing at 8:00 p.m. ran through plays. Spinners and passes were featured, as both quar- terbacks and tailbacks took turns chucking. . A LENGTHY scrimmage follow- ed with passing playing the ma- jor role. Tailbacks Jim Halushka and Ken Smith and signal-caller Stan Byrnes threw most of the passes, with ends Bob Topp and Gene Knutson doing much of the receiving for the freshmen. At the conclusion of drills, Coach Weber announced that the names of freshman numberal winners would be available latenext week. MATT MANN . . begins 26th year Frosh Shine In Harriers' Time Trials 4 By BYRLE ABBIN Just a little hint as to the future of Michigan cross country teams can be gained by watching the freshman squad work out on the four plus mile course over the roaming hills of the University Golf Course. If one would look closely he would see one of the best freshman cross country squads ever assem- bled at Michigan, quite above the average of the squads of the last few years. THIS COVERS plenty of terri- tory, as just about two years ago the best distance runner in Michi- gan history, Don McEwen was a member of one of these frosh squads. Ironically enough, the top har- rier to date has been a Canadian just like the amazing Don Mc- Ewen. He is John Ross, an Oak- ville, Ontario runner. Right on his heels for outstand- ing freshman cross country runner are Bob Hall, a Lowell, Michigan lad, Terry Iverson of Detroit, Roy Christianson of Royal Oak, Michi- gan, Al Jones of Washington, D.C., and Jack Carroll of Montreal, Can- ada. . * * COACH DON CANHAM had this to say about the team, "In races in time trials against the varsity they have shown up very well so far, and they should help much next year." Thus the furor of rebuilding the cross country squad is eon- .tinuing, and the additions these freshmen will make next year, should be quite pronounced on the results of the cross country squad. With Don McEwen as the nuc- leus, and these new freshmen ad- ditions as well as present varsity runners, the picture looks quite bright for cross country next year. Also to be considered is their bolstering of the distance section of the track team. PHILADELPHIA - (fP) - Little did Eddie Sawyer think two years ago that he would be baseball's manager of the year in 1950. "It was the farthest from my thoughts," said the affable man- ager of the Philadelphia Phillies yesterday on being informed he had been named to that honor in the Associated Press' annual na- tionwide poll of sports writers and sportscasters. "I KNEW we had a coming ball club, even though we finished a bad sixth in 1948," he said, "but as to myself being selected as the No. 1 manager after so brief a period in Major League baseball- well, I just never gave it a thought." Sawyer, the balding former college professor, edged out Casey Stengel of the world champion New York Yankees, The manager of the National League champs was named on 164 of the 381 ballots. Stengel, who won the honor last year, received 134 votes to finish a close second. Four other managers received recognition. Robert (Red) Rolfe, who did a great job in directing SPORTS JERRY FANGER, Night Editor KEEP A-HEAD OF YOUR HAIR Crew-cuts Flat Tops New Yorker 9 Hairstylists -- No Waiting The DASCOLA BARBERS Liberty near State his office chair and talked of 1951. "If the draft doesn't cut too big a hole we should be right in there from the start next year," he said. "After all, it is a young ball club and should be considerable better with a year more of experience be- hind it. But Uncle Sam could play havoc with us." AND THEN the subject shifted to Jim Konstanty, the Phillies' big relief pitcher named the National League's most valuable player of 1950. "I see no reason why Jim shouldn't be just as effective next year, even though he did set a league record of appearing in 74 regular season games," Sawyer de- clared. "After all it is just like one pitcher throwing a change.of pace ball. We'll still have the fast ballers like Robin Roberts-and Jim to relieve them with his reper- toire of slow stuff. "I never have seen a player who takes care of himself better the year around. He is always in con- dition. All I gave him was confi- dence and the opportunity." DETROIT 3-BOSTON 3 BOSTON--The Boston Bruins came from behind twice to gain a 3-3 tie with the championship Detroit Red Wings in a National Hockey League game that drew a slim 8,038 crowd last night at the Boston Garden. Pivotman Paul Ronty dribbled a 20-foot shot to give the once-victorious Bruins their fourth stalemate in 11 starts. GOALS: (first period) Detroit, Gaye Stewart. (Second period) Boston, Pierson; Boston, Creigh- ton. Detroit, Gee; Letroit, Lindsay. (Third period) Boston, Ronty. TORONTO 5-NEW YORK 3 NEW YORK-The first-place Toronto Maple Leafs extended their undefeated streak to 11 straight games last night by down- ing the New York Rangers, 5-3, before 9,671 National Hockey League fans. GOALS: (first period) New York, Mc Leod; New York, Micko- ski; New York, Slowinski. Toron- to Smith. (Second period) Toron- to, Kennedy; Toronto, Gardner. (Third Period) Toronto, Smith; Toronto, Klukay. * * * JANOWICZ LEADS BIG TEN CHICAGO-Vic Janowicz and Tony Curcillo of Elyria, O., Ohio State backfield mates, are waging a nip-and-tuck race for "Big Ten" high scoring honors. Jaiowicz holds a one-point lead as the Buckeyes head into their last three conference games. Official statistics released yes- terday show that Janowicz, versa- tire 186-pound junior, has scored two touchdowns and kicked 19 ex- tra points for 31 points in four Conference games. Curcillo has scored five touchdowns in "Big Ten" play for 30 points. The Buck- eye twosome has taken a com- manding lead in the scoring race with the next highest grouped at 18 points. DROPO AL ROOKIE OF YEAR NEW YORK-Walt Dropo, slug- ging first baseman of the Boston Red Sox, is the American League's rookie of the year for 1950. Dropo poled 15 votes from the 24-man committee. Ed Ford was second with six votes. Chico Carrasquel of the Chicago White Sox came in third with two votes. the Detroit Tigers to second place in the American League, was third with 51 votes. * . * LEO DUROCHER polled 23 for his feat of piloting the New York Giants to third position in the National circuit. Steve O'Neill of the Boston Red Sox received five and Bucky Harris of the Washing- ton Senators, four. Sawyer, looking very much like the country gentleman in a brown ensemble with a flashy yellow sweater, leaned back in TUXEDO RENTALS We carry a complete line of ACCESSORIES. 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