SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1950 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Illini Can Gain Rose Bowl Nod With 'O * * * * * * VictoryToday Triumph over Wildcats W ill Cinch January Trip ON THE SPOT By BILL CONNOLLY Daily Sports Editor Wolverine Line Holds Victory K( Backs Can Strike for Distance If HolesOpen in Buckeye Wall COLUMBUS, OHIO NOVEMBER 25 HERE'S ONE from the read-it-and meditate department: If the Thanksgiving holiday hadn't interrupted our printing sche- dule, yesterday's Daily would probably have read as follows: "With a possible invitation to the Rose Bowl looming before it, the Michigan grid squad leaves at 5 p.m. today for Columbus to meet the Buckeyes of Ohio State in the finale of an up and down football season. "The Wolverines will travel by bus to Toledo where they will stay at the Commodore Perry Hotel and then will board the regular student train to arrive in Columbus shortly before game time. Once again a Big Ten title hangs on the outcome of tomorrow's game, but this time there are two big "If's" connected with the contest, and with a bid to the Tournament of Roses on New Year's day. "One big "if" is if the Wildcats of Northwestern can knock off Illinois, and, of course, if Michigan can get by Ohio State, then the Wolverines would be undisputed holders of the crown and the West- ern Conference's representatives at the Rose Bowl." * * * * COINCIDENTALLY ENOUGH, the above quote, purloined from the November 22nd edition f? the 1946 Daily, is the verbatum account of the circumstances which added fire to the '46 Michigan-OSU grid clash. And down here in Columbus everyone is just as keyed up for today's game as they were in '46, and in every year, for that mat- ter. The only detraction from the exact parallel between that year and this is the fact that Michigan entered the contest in the favorite's role, sporting a 4-1-1 Conference record. The Buckeyes of 1946 had won two, lost two and tied another in contrast to their five-won, one-lost record of this year. But it is significant that the Bucks' one Big Ten loss in 1950 came last week at the hands of a determined Illinois team, giving an indi- cation of what results such determination can produce against a team previously considered to be invincible. Michigan fans who have been pouring into this frenzied town since as early as Thursday are just as convinced as are the Ohio rooters that their team will earn the title of "The Victors" in today's conflict. IN WAY OF PROGNOSTICATION, we'd like to be written down as one who believes in the axiom proven by the Fighting Illini last week-and by the Bucks who tied Michigan, 7-7, last year to earn a Rose Bowl bid-that an inspired, determined and aggressive ball team can undermine the hopes of its over-rated opponents from the first tackle and block to build up the fire that generates game-winning steam. The general uproar and confusion which characterizes this frantic town is built up to a climatic peak every two years when the Wolverines come to town ... and this year the Ohio fans are confident they'll have their first cause for victory 'celebration since 1944 when All-American quarterback Les Horvath led an inspired Buckeye team in a last quarter march which enabled it to come from behind and down Michigan, 18-14. Indicative of that confidence is the added fervor with which the Ohioans chorus their favorite fight song, which they annually take out of moth-balls on the occasion of the Michigan-OSU classic. Freely translated from the barbaric language of the local natives (so that it can appear in print) this chant is worded: "We do not care a slight iota for the entire state of Michigan-We reside in Ohooooo." The usual rebuttal to this from the outnumbered supporters of the Michigan cause is a rousing version of "The Victors," which is con- sistantly answered by Buckeye fans, with a verse or two of the Ohio fight song. AND THEREIN lies the most ironical tale of all. Midway through the chorus of this stirring march is placed a heart-rendering "Go Ohio," to be followed by a pulsating solo by an inspired bass-drum player. However, bass-drums being somewhat scarce in the local gatherling places, the solo is substituted with the phrase "58 to 6" It is not surprising that the Michigan rooters joint the chorus at this point and with a chuckle chant: "Go Ohio, 58 to six!" But what is surprising is that even the fourth-year students here in Columbus seem to be unmindful of the fact that the score of the aforementioned game in 1946 was: Michigan, 58-Ohio 6 Wisconsin. Needs Three Cornered Bowl MiracleI By TED PAPES At one time this year Ohio State was rated the best football team in the nation. The results of today's game with Michigan will go a long way to- ward determining just how good the twice-beaten Buckeyes are. AS IS ALWAYS the case when two contending Big Ten machines * * * and Al Wahl speak for them- selves at the tackle slots. John- son has done just about every- thing a lineman can do in his team's eight games to date, and has been mentioned by many for possible national recognition next year. Captain Wahl will call the coin toss for the last time this after- noon. S* * * AL JACKSON and Dick McWil- liams are the first line defensive guards. Jackson especially has been magnificent in protecting the Wolverines up the middle. Right behind these six will be Tony Momsen and Roger Zat- koff; who have continued the Michigan tradition of rugged line backing. They will be called upon to prevent Janowicz and the star sophomore quarterback, Tony Curcillo, from striking by land or in the air. Momsen is a senior and Zatkoff By The Associated Press EVANSTON, Ill.-Illinois' foot- ball team may find its roses bloom- ing in the snow of Dyche Stadium today. All the Illini need for a bid to the New Year's Rose Bowl game with the Pacific Coast Conference champion is a victory here over their traditional intra state rivals,1 Northwestern. ILLINOIS is expected to win by one or two touchdowns, despite foreboding pre-game utterances of its coach, Ray Eliot--and a weath- er outlook of freezing temperatures and snow on the ground. Eliot maintains that North- western is much better than its mediocre season's record would indicate and that, furthermore, the Wildcats have the psycholo- gical edge. This latter, he says, is due to his team's thrilling ac- complishment last Saturday in beating the favored and until- then seemingly invincible Buck- eyes of Ohio State. Eliot fears his boys might not be "up" mentally for the game to- morrow because of the tense ex- citement and hilarious joy inci- dent to last week's victory at Champaign. COACH BOB VOIGTS of North- western, cognizant of the Wildcats' underdog situation, has said little about the game this week. He and his squad have labored grimly through rugged daily scrimmages, disregarding cold and snow alike. The expected uncomfortable playing conditions undoubtedly will have some effect on scoring in the game. However, Eliot and his aides have not spared the Il- lini squad the rigors of winter at Champaign this week, either, and the Wildcats should have no advantage in this respect. Illinois will be ready with its new aid dangerous backfield com- binations: Johnny Karras at Left Half, Don Stevens at Right, Dick Raklovits at Fullback and Fred Major, Jr., at Quarkterback. Karras still favors a weak ankle that kept him out of two Big Ten games this season and hobbled his steaming speed last Saturday. Nor- mally a right halfback, Eliot has switched him to left to make room for Stevens, who became a star in Johnny's position during the lat- ter's absence. Sooners Seek 30th Straight NORMAN, Okla.--()P)-You can expect a free-scoring game when Oklahoma goes after its 30th straight football victory against Nebraska here today. Oklahoma, no. 1 team in the nation, and Nebraska meet to de- cide the Big Seven Conference pen- nant winner. A Sooner victory would give Oklahoma its third straight title while a loss would allow Nebraska to share the flag. Oklahoma is a three-touchdown favorite. THE GAME, to be played before more than 50,000 in freezing wea- ther, will be watched closely by bowl scouts. Oklahoma is mention- ed for its third straight appearance in the Sugar Bowl. If Nebraska wins-or makes a good showing-it is in Aine for a post-season game. But Coach Bud Wilkinson of Ok- lahoma and Coach Bill Glassford of Nebraska said they aren't worry- ing about bowls. Oklahoma's line shows a super- iority in allowing 11 points a game to opponents while Nebraska has yielded 21. AL WAHL, WOLVERINE LEADER, CAPTAINS LAST GAME BENNIE SHOWED 'EM: TONY CURCILLO . - -.transmitter collide, the decision will probably go to the one whose unsung for- ward wall is keyed highest. The Wolverine line to duplicate any one sterling performances has accomplished this will seek of three which it season. Dartmouth, Wisconsin and! Northwestern each felt the brunt of Michigan's inspired forwards. Offensively Dick Strozewski, Pete Kinyon, Carl Kraeger, Jim Wolter and Bill Ohlenroth can be expect- ed to repeat the effective perform- ances which enabled their back- field teammates to strike for dis- tance in those three games. * * * IF THEY CAN spring Chuck Ortmann, Leo Koceski or Don Du- fek into the Ohio secondary a wide open offensive battle may evolve. At least fi, e of the Michigan backs including those just men- tioned are dangerous when they find a hole in the enemy line. The same can be said for seve- ral fine Buckeye ball carriers in- cluding peerless Vic Janowicz, which means that the Wolverine defensive unit will be a giant fac- tor in the outcome. * * * IT IS MANNED by the team's most underrated group of players. At the flanks Harry Allis and Oz- zie Clark will make their last tac- kles for Michigan. Both boys have handled their assignments effect-E ively through the season. The names of Tom Johnson AP SPORT FLASHES NEW YORK-()-Young Rex Layne, a blood-splotched farm boy from Lewiston, Utah, scored the fight upset of the year last night with a unanimous 10-round deci- sion over cagey old Jersey Joe Walcott, Camden, N.J. veteran. Layne a 5 to 1 underdog weighed 192, Walcott, 200. Fans surged to ringside to cheer the 22-year-old kid, who only started fighting pro 18hmonths ago. He whipped 37-year-old Jer- sey Joe all the way. MIAMI, Fla.-(MP)-The Univer- sity of Miami Hurricanes turned back a stubborn University of Iowa eleven, 14-6, before 44,999 in the Orange Bowl last night to remain undefeated but with one tie in nine games. Both teams pushed over a touch- down in the first period and Miami added another in the second to stay ahead. Gordon Watson con- verted after both Miami touch- downs. Hollywood Thrillers Couldn't Match 1927 Ohio State Game By CY CARLTON for Michigan and Captain of the Michigan's Wolverines could do '27 squad. well to heed their mentor's ex- Weiman won his amazing gam- ample in their bitter battle with ble. Yost stayed in his seat that OSU's Buckeyes in Columbus to- day as Bennie Oosterbaan threw day. three touchdown passes to "Elu- For it was only 23 years ago, in sive" Louie Gilbert as Michigan 1927, that Bennie Oosterbaan per- swamped the Buckeyes, 21-0. sonally bewildered the Scarlet and This maneuver of Oosterbaan's White and sent them to a crush- Thisan de in terpas ing defeat in one of the most as- tounding games ever played in throwing department was com- Michigan Stadium. It had all the pletely unexpected by' the Buck- hlements of a million dollar Hol- eyes or by the 90,000 fans. lywood epic. THE SCENE was uniuqe, the action colorful and the plot was "out of this world." It was the year they built the stadium, then as now the largest college owned football arena in the nation. The game was played on Dedication Day for the new stadium and the opponenthwas of course Ohio. TOM WATSON . . . receiver a sophomore with a bright grid- ii on future. Here is the Michigan-Ohio rec- ord down through the years since 1897: MICHIGAN 36 S 0 21 86 36 31 4 6 22 10 :13 j 3 19 10 14 14 3 7 19 ?3 16 10 S 17 21 0 13 14 1:1 0 0 .0 0 18 21, 40 ~20 7 45 14 7 58 21 13 7 812 (iM los * * * Year 1897 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 19:33 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 0H1o STATE 0 0 0 t) 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 :1 3 0 0 1:3 14 14 0 0 0 0 16 0 19 7 7 20 3 0 34 38 21 21 0 14 0 20 21 7 18 3 6 0 3 7 343 Want more drama? The sea- son was the first for Tad Wei- man who had taken the un- enviable job ofreplacing the great Fielding Yost as coach. But the old man had not don- ned his slippers and rolled out his pipe. Yost was still very much in the picture as boss of Michi- gan's athletic setup. AS DIRECTOR of Athletics he still demanded the perfection in his coaches with which he him- self had' been gifted. This was the first major game for Michigan of the 1927 sea- son and any time the grand old man might be counted on to jump out onto the field from his seat in the stands and take pos- session of his "Meechigan" team as he had done once before in 1924 and Weiman would be fin- ished as head coach. Want more drama? Weiman lacked what even then was a prerequisite for winning grid tus- sles, a good forward passer. So he used a bit of old fashioned horse sense which he may have learned from the old master Yost. S* * * HE FIGURED that a great pass catcher could do just as well on the transmitting end as the re- ceiving end of the ball so he con- verted one of football's greatest ends into a passer. The end, of course, was Bennie Oosterbaan, then two time All American End Running a classified ad Every day is Sure to bring you I ., There is a third corner to this year's weird Rose Bowl arrange- ment. If Wisconsin's Badgersoaccom- plish their expected victory over Minnesota today, they still need the combination of an Ohio State tie or win over Michigan and a Northwestern upset of Illinois to qualify for the Pasadena classic. * * * THAT WOULD leave Ohio the Conference Champion and Wis- consin the runner-up. The only other Big Ten game scheduled will have the tradi- tional Old Oaken Bucket at stake as Indiana visits Purdue. The Boilermakers are still look- ing for their first league victory. The old South for she first time this season takes over the national football spotlight today with the meeting of its two putstanding powers, Kentucky and Tennessee, at Knoxville. * * * THIS IS THE ONE they have been looking forward to all year down there, and on-the-spot r*,- ports indicate the followers of 't - elevens have worked themselves in- to a suitable lather. Kentucky's unbeaten Wildcats are rated one- touchdown favorites over the once- defeated Volunteers, but it looks more like a toss-up. Tennessee, a rock-ribbed, sin- gle-wing outfit which banks on its running attack, already has accepted a bid to play Texas in the Dallas Cotton Bowl on New Year's Day. Kentucky, whose Babe Parilli has established himself one of the country's most lethal passers, wishes the worst way to play either in the New Orleans Suga- Bowl or the Miami Orange Bowl. Barring a couple of upsets, the setting sun should see the all-win- ning California Bear's champions of the Pacific Coast for the third straight time and safely elected to face Illinois from the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl. All the bears have to do is subdue Stanford in their annual classic before 81,000 at Berkeley. They are heavily favored. dichigan won 30, st 12, tied four) " ,,, ,, paying by traveler's checks is popular because . . Paying by Traveler's Checks is popular because it's safe and convenient. 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