Wolverine ug r-Not? S s I By GEORGE FLINT Associate Sports Editor A Minnesota team which may be one of the "sleepers" of the Big Ten tests the Michigan Wolverines this afternoon in the 42nd football game between the two schools. A Homecoming crowd of 87,000 will view the proceedings as Michigan attempts to wrest its third straight Big Ten victory-and the Little Brown Jug-from Wes Fesler's Golden Gophers. N. * Michigan - Minnesota 1892 - 1929 LAST YEAR a much better Michigan team went into the Minnesota contest a heavy favorite, and came out with a 7-7 tie. So Coach Bennie Oosterbaan and his squad will eye the Northmen with respect, particularly since they found themselves with a 39-20 conquest of Nebraska last week. The Gophers, with one win and three losses, are a young team and a rebuilding team; but their defensive line averages well over 200 and the entire squad is big enough to remind Michigan fans of the "Giants of the North" which Bernie Bierman used 1o send against the Wolverines. Michigan enters the game with a two and two record, hardly impressive on the face of things, but Oosterbaan has brought a some- what inexperienced team along rapidly and the Maize and Blue must rank as favorites on the strength of the two conference wins 1892 Minnesota 1893 Minnesota 1895 MICHIGAN 1896 MICHIGAN 1897 MICHIGAN0 1902 MICHIGAN 1903 MICHIGAN 1909 MICHIGAN 1910 MICHIGAN 1919 Minnesota 1920 MICHIGAN 1921 MICHIGAN 1922 MICHIGAN 1923 MICHIGAN 1924 MICHIGAN 1925 MICHIGAN 1926 MICHIGAN 1926 MICHIGAN6 1927 Minnesota 1929 MICHIGAN 16 34 20 6 14 23 6 15 6 34 3 38 16 10 13 35 20 7 13 -7 MICHIGAN MICHIGAN Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota MICHIGAN Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota MICHIGAN Minnesota 6 20 0 4 0 s s 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 W 6 have in the last two games, but reserve strength at the right halfback position is sparse with the questionable condition of Tom Witherspoon, the number three man. Freshman Eddie Hickey has been called up to the varsity to bolster the wingback ranks. For the Gophers, a sophomore named Paul Giel figures to be a marked man this afternoon. Giel, who started out the season as a quarterback but who now plays left half, has gained 159 yards on 37 carries. Through the air, the Gopher youngster (he's only 18) has been even more successful. He has 32 completions out of 64 aerial attempts for 365 yards. The most successful Gopher ground gainer on the basis of average yardage is another sophomore, 205-pound Ron Wallin. Wallin has picked up 87 yards in 11 carries for an imposing eight yard average. AS A TEAM, Minnesota has gained 70 yards via the ground to 1,080 for its opponents. The Gophers have not been the defensive wizards they were in their salad days. In the three losses--to Washington, California, and North- western-Minnesota gathered only 41 points while allowing their opponents a whopping 101. Fesler sees the Gophers' weakness to be a question of fundamentals. They've lost 10 of 17 fumbles, and five of those 10 led to touchdowns for the opponents. Michigan - Minnesota 1930 - 1950 1930 MICHIGAN 7 Minnesota 0 1931 MICHIGAN 6 Minnesota 0 1932 MICHIGAN 3 Minnesota 0 1933 MICHIGAN 0 Minnesota 0 1934 Minnesota 34 MICHIGAN !0 1935 Minnesota 40 MICHIGAN 0 1936 Minnesota 26 MICHIGAN 0 1937 Minnesota 39 MICHIGAN 6 1938 Minnesota 7 MICHIGAN 6 1939 Minnesota 20 MICHIGAN 7 1940 Minnesota 7 MICHIGAN 6 1941 Minnesota 7 MICHIGAN 0 1942 Minnesota 16 MICHIGAN 14 1943 MICHIGAN 49 Minnesota 6 1944 MICHIGAN 28 Minnesota 13 1945 MICHIGAN 26 Minnesota 0 1946 MICHIGAN 21 Minnesota 0 1947 MICHIGAN 13 Minnesota 6 1948 MICHIGAN 27 Minnesota 14 1949 MICHIGAN 14 Minnesota '7 1950 MICHIGAN 7 Minnesota 7 AND THE BLOCKING and tackling has not been as sharp as the onetime Ohio State mentor would like to have it. As a result, the Gophers have been working hard on the basic fundamentals of this game of football. The Michigan-Minnesota rivalry has been a rich and varied one. This is the forty-second meeting between the two schools. Thus far, Michigan has won 25 to the Gophers' 13. The two teams have tied three times, including last year's ragged 7-7 contest. The worst beating ever administered by the Wolverines was their 49-6 victory in 1943. That wintended an eight-year draught of Minnesota triumphs. Since then the Gophers haven't beaten Michigan, although they were highly favored in 1949. ' d¢ * * *7 THAT YEAR the Wolverines rebounded from a disappointing loss to Army to drop Bierman's team, 14-7. Minnesota came close to breaking the Michigan string last season with a 7-7 tie. This year they're as far "up" for the annual battle as they've ever been. Fesler's young men are short on experience but long on en- thusiasm. In contrast to last season, one of the most disappointing in Minnesota's history, the Northmen are mentally ready to play foot- ball. r -o v* *. will field about the same lineup as they SEVEN OF' either freshmen THE ELEVEN possible starters for the Gophers are or sophomores. Included is the probable quarterback, See WOLVERINES, Page Three THE WOLVERINES \:Yl r e tr t A6F :43 a t ty Latest Deadline in the State VOL. LXII, No. 29 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1951 EIGHT PAGES Fans Crowd AA For Gopher Tilt Peace Hopes Up; FightingSlows By The Associated Press A concession by the Communists relinquishing the 38th Parallel as a cease-fire line gave renewed hope to peace prospects in Korea today. Meanwhile, on the front lines, ground action subsided, but the air war waxed hotter as U.S. and Russian-built jets tangled over North Korea. JOE HENDRICKSON ... Minnesota end DON PETERSON . . . Michigan fullback k By HARLAND BRITZ The lure of football, old ac- quaintances and a 15 cent brown waterjug will attract more than 87,000 grid fans today to the sta- dium to witness the 54th annual homecoming struggle. Cool and cloudy weather will greet the throng and a possibility of rain before the proceedings are over lurks as a grim possibility. But the rain, which isn't expected until late afternoon or early eve- ning shouldn't put a damper on World Nlews Roundup By The Associated Press NEW YORK-Third quarter earnings less than one-half those of a year ago were reported yester- day by General Motors Corp. which said higher costs and lower profit margins were major factors in the drop. WASHINGTON-The Army said yesterday that, under pres- ent plans, Organized Reservists who have been called to arms must serve 24 months and that members of Organized Reserve units will be released as indi- viduals, not in units, after they complete the term of duty. VANCOUVER, B.C. - Princess Elizabeth and Philip, Duke of Ed- inburgh, started their return trip across Canada yesterday, as thousands cheered them along a 14-mile motor route. the spirits of the Wolverine fans, who will be out to see their team win its third straight conference game. * * * THE LITTLE Brown Jug, ori- ginally purchased in 1903 by Coach Fielding Yost, will hold the guest of honor spot on the Michigan bench, where it has resided since 1943. But several hundred Min- nesota fans will be on hand to yell their team to recapture the covet- ed symbol. Their special train will have arrived from Minneapolis at 12:45 p.m. today. University alumni - old and new - will be wandering around the campus all day, THEY'LL ALSO stare at the concoctions that student dormi- tories, fraternity and sorority houses have constructed in honor of the day. The judging caravan will have completed its annual tour at 11 a.m. today. Between halves,. the famous Michigan Marching Band will pay a tribute to former University President Alexander Ruthven. De- tails of the extravaganza, rumored to be the finest show the band has yet presented, have been kept a deep secret, The Minnesota band will not make the long trip to Ann Arbor as it did two years ago. See FANS, Page 7 U.S. Agrees To Give Tito Modern Arms WASHINGTON -- (P) - The United States has agreed to send modern American weapons to Communist Yugoslavia to help arm the country against the pos- sibility of outside attack, officials said yesterday. They said American and Yugo- slav authorities, after weeks of secret negotiations, have agreed on the terms of a military aid pact which will govern the flow of these weapons. A FORMAL signing ceremony is scheduled to take place in Bel- grade "within a few days." This is the first time in the post-war period that the U.S. has agreed to send American arms to the government of a Communist nation. Brig. Gen. John W. Harmony, * SITE OF TRUCE TALKS-Negotiators are meeting in the village of Panmunjom, shown above, in an effort to reach an iarmistice in the Korean war. The talks began on Oct. 23 after a break of more than two months. UN and Red representatives are holding their meetings in the tent in the foreground. This morning's meeting lasted for two hours. Truman Calls On Dock Strikers To End Walkout LOWELL PERRY . . . Michigan end * NEW YORK-OP)-In the'inter- ests of national defense, President Truman last night called on rebel east coast dock strikers to "re- turn to work at once." He said the wildcat strike has "virtually paralyzed" the great ports of Boston and New York. "Equipment and material vital- ly needed for national defense is not moving," he added. There was no immediate re- Egyptians Bar BritishNavy CAIRO, Egypt-(P)--The Egyp- tian Government yesterday de- clared a ban on British warships in the Suez Canal but the French op- erating company said it would defy any orders to interfere with canal transit. Egypt's announcement on war- ships was made by Foreign Min- ister Mohammed Salah El Din .at a news conference. He sketched a policy of non-cooperation with Britain, the United States and France, and indicated Egypt was too weak in arms to fight an or- ganized war to get rid of the Bri- tish. Interior Minister Fouad Serag El Din Pasha said at a later news sponse from the striking steve- dores in New York. They were mapping plans for even bigger picket lines when Mr. Truman made his statement. "This work stoppage has a di- rect and immediate effect on our defense effort," the President said. The strike was put in White House hands a short time earlier, amid desperate pleas that the President halt it. His federal me- diators said they tried and failed to win peace. They quit Thursday when truce talks broke down. That left the next step up to Mr. Truman. His back-to-work call was his first move. If it fails, there are several concrete steps he can take-including proclamation of a national emergency and use of the Taft-Hartley law. 'U' Ranks High In 'Who 's Who' In a tabulation of the number of people from each University that are listed in the current edition of 'Who's Who,' the University placed third in the country. Conducted by the weekly pub- lication 'chon land Society,' the Truce Talks... ' MUNSAN, Korea -(P)- Com- munist abandonment of the 38th Parallel as a demarcation line somewhat brightened Korean cease-fire prospects today. The line which the Reds did suggest at Friday's sub-committee meeting in Panmunjom was quick- ly rejected by the United Nations negotiators "because it does not provide military protection for our troops." * * * HOWEVER, Red failure to in- sist on the old 38th Parallel boun- dary was the most important de- velopment since the truce talks began last July 10. For the first time it lifted the issue out of the political arera and placed it where the UN said it always belonged-in the mili- tary field. The Reds and the UN met for two hours this morning at Panmunjom, then recessed till 3 p.m. Replying to a United Nations proposal for a buffer zone, the Tories W in Elec- tion: See Page 2 Communists yesterday suggested a demilitarized zone up to 15 miles south of the present battle front. * *K THIS WOULD require the Allies to give up such territories as the "Iron Triangle," Heartbreak Ridge and the Punchbowl, all won at great cost. It would leave the UN holding territory as much as 12 to more than 30 miles in some places in North Korea. The Allied rejection could not dim the wave of optimism that swept the UN advance camp at Munsan. The way was open for further dickering, more give and take which could lead to a solu- tion of the issue. One UN source admitted that the Allies were ready to make "mi- nor refinements" in their own pro- posal for a line generally following the battlefront. * * * 'Ba ttlef ront . American jets shot down two more Russian-made MIG-15s yes- terday in the eontinuing series of flashing dogfights over Northwest Korea. Three Red jets were reported GROUND ACTION slowed while subcommittees bargained at the Panmunjom truce talks, but some Allied gains were made in Western and Centlal Korea. Although relatively minor, the fighting was bitter-some of it hand-to-hand. From naval headquarters came a belated report that the U.S. heavy Helena and the destroyer escort Ulbert M. Moore were hit by Red shore battiers off the northeast coast. One sailor was killed and two were wounded aboard the Helena Oct. 22. Both ships remained in action. The'two Russian-made jets shot down by U.S. F-86 sabrejets yes- terday brought to 13 the number the Fifth Air Force has listed as blasted out of the Korean skies in six straight d-.ys of air battles. damaged. RON WALLIN . Minnesota fu lb - * * * * Still EliamAW#A