THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1951 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE PAGE THREE ! w F Yearling Gridders Rated Best in Several Seasons Top Talent in Backfield, Plus Stellar Line Crew Promises Brighter Gridiron Future Wolverines WILDCATS LAST HURDLE: Concentrate Illini Lead in Final Lap of Run for Roses By DAVE LIVINGSTON If this year's freshman grid crop, which is rated as the best Michi- gan has had in several seasons, lives up to expectations, the for- tunes of Wolverine varsities of the next few years should be consid- erably brighter. A few of the freshmen have seen action in varsity contests this sea- son, and these and several others will be in a position to put in a t strong bid for regular varsity berths next year. IT IS TRUE, as Junior Varsity Coach Don Robinson points out, that it takes more than one good freshman squad to guarantee fu- ture success on the varsity grid- iron, but nevertheless the general caliber and potentiality of the cur- rent crop of first-year men is en- couraging. One of the brightest stars on the horizon is Duncan McDon- aid, the pitching quarterback from Flint Northern. His pass- * ing wizardry has been widely publicized,but in addition Mc- Donald is a good place-kicker and is rated a top-flight field general. The best-passing halfback among the freshmen is Don Eaddy, a tail- back from Grand Rapids. The six foot, 170 pound Eaddy, besides be- ing a good passer, is a fine punt- er and a capable ball carrier. He also is an outstanding baseball and basketball player. * * * ANOTHER LEFT half is Don Evans, who has missed the last month of the season with a kidney injury suffered in the Michigan State Jayvee game. ' Before being put out of action this speedy ball- carrier from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, gave evidence that he could de- velop into a first-rate tailback. One of the finest competitors among the first-year men is Fred Baer, a hard driving full- back from Chicago Fenwick. Possessing a great desire to win, the very fast, 180 pound Baer plays defensive halfback as well as offensive fullback. Two noteworthy wingbacks are 4~ Ed Hickey,' who played his high school ball in Anaconda, Mont., and Don Becker, from Saginaw Arthur Hill. Hickey, only 5'9" and 165 pounds, is an excellent pass receiver; while Becker is a fine runner and defensive half. * * * JIM BAES, A linebacker from Farmington, and Bill Barlow, a SPORTS ED WHIPPLE: Night Editor tailback from Bellefontaine, Ohio, are a couple of other promising backs The varsity lines of coming years shouldn't suffer from a lack of talent either. At end John Veselenak and 6'4" Leo Schlict show signs of becom- ing a pair of capable flankers. Veselenak is a fine blocker and de- fensive end. Schlict, from Madi- son, Wis., is a first-rate pass re- ceiver who should develop into an excellent blocker. BOB MILLIGAN, 6'2", 195 pound tackle, is one of the top prospects at his position. Milligan was All- State at Dearborn last year. Carl Dubac, from Saginaw Arthur Hill, Cass Chomicz from Detroit Catholic Central, and Flint Northern's Jim Wagner head the list of potential varsity guards. Glen Bowers, who hails from Mesa, Ariz., and Dean Ludwig, from Marion, Ohio, keep the cali- bre of material up to the high level of the other positions. Bow- ers, a 6'2", 235 pounder, plays guard on defense. Ludwig is 6'2", 190 pounds, and only seventeen years old. Other top freshmen include John Treadway, guard; Carl Low- rey, guard; Art Walker, tackle; Fred Caffrey, tackle; and Joe Shomsky, tackle. Shomsky,gMc- Donald, Veselenak, and Wagner were all teammates at Flint North- ern last year. 1951-1952 HockeySlate DECEMBER 5-Wednesday, Michigan State, there 7-Friday, Montreal, here S-Saturday, Montreal, here 14-Friday, Toronto, here 15-Saturday, Toronto, here 20-Thursday, Denver, here 21-Friday, Denver, here JANUARY 4-Friday, North Dakota, there 5-Saturday, North Dakota, there 11-Friday, Minnesota, here 12-Saturday, Minnesota, here 16-Wednesday, Michigan State, here 18-Friday, Minnesota, there 19-Saturday, Minnesota, there FEBRUARY 8-Friday, Michigan Tech, there 9-Saturday, Michigan Tech, there 15-Friday, Colorado College, here 16-Saturday, Colorado College, here 22-Friday, McGill University, here 23-Saturday, McGill University, here 29-Friday, Michigan State, there MARCH 1-Saturday, Michigan State, here 7-Friday, Michigan Tech, here 8-Saturday, Michigan Tech, here * * * DON EADDY . . , promising frosh tailback 1 JACK WAGNER hard running Buckeye Osterman's Defensive Play Wins Player of Week Honor By HERB COHEN Michigan's 6-0 loss to North- westers last weekend, had the ef- fect of pointing out one man who has been vastly overlooked in al- most every reference to the Wol- verine football picture. Russ Osterman, defensive end and Player of the Week, did not play a spectacular game last Sat- urday. He only performed the way he has in every game this year, much better than average. THE 5' 11" SENIOR from Bara- ga, Michigan has impressed al- most everyone this year with his efficient and hard driving play on the defensive line. On a team which has been very spotty this year, especially defensively, Osterman has shown what consistency really is. Not a big man, he has had to make full use of all his resources to become the hardened player he is today. At 170 pounds he is one of the lightest linemen on the team. But opposing backs will attest to the fact that he is also one of the toughest. T * - THE BEST evidence of this is the statement said to have been made before the start of the sea- son by an upperclassman on the football team to a new freshman. "Wait until Osterman hits you," warned the upperclassman. "When you wake up you'll know what college tackling really is." Chuck Hren, the Northwestern fullback, and the man chosen by the sportswriters as the Wildcats' Player of the Week, shone through- out the game on the offense. * * * WHEN NORTHWESTERN made its touchdown drive it was Hren who carried the burden of the attack, and finally scored the only TD made by either team. With fourth down and less than a yard to go, the Wildcat quarterback, Bob Burson, called for a standard plunge by the fullback. Hren took the ball on a handoff and ran at right guard looking for just the yard or so desired. How- ever, he managed to break through into the Wolverine secondary and he crossed the Michigan goal line just as the safety man was bring- ing him to the turf. LATE NHL RESULTS ! Boston 3, New York 3 Toronto 5, Chicago 1 On Passing Ohio State can expect to see a revitalized Michigan aerial attack when it takes the field Saturday afternoon. Passes were the order of the day at Ferry Field yesterday as the Wolverines concentrated on sharp- ening up the overhead game which has failed them so miserably in their last three losing efforts. SPIRIT SEEMED to be decidedly up yesterday, with the varsity determined to make the Ohio State finale a Maize and Blue victory. In addition to the mental at- titude, the Wolverines will be in better physical shape for the Buckeye encounter than they have been since the beginning of the season. No Michigan men are expected to have to sit out Saturday's contest because of injuries. The passing drill in yesterday's practice centered largely in the throwing of tailbacks Bill Putich and Don Oldham. Both were hit- ting ends Lowell Perry, Fred Pick- ard, Leo Schlicht, and Tad Stan- ford, in addition to halfbacks Wes Bradford, Frank Howell, and Tom Witherspoon, with marked con- sistency. COACH Bennie Oosterbaan gave his quarterbacks some aerial prac- tice, too, with Ted Topor, Don Zanfagna, and Duncan McDonald on the throwing end. As usual, Michigan's top freshman pros- pect, McDonald, showed deadly accuracy on his short tosses. Don Peterson was not left out of the aerial works, either, as the Michigan fullback tossed a few passes downfield. Peterson's passing was a potent factor in each of the Wolverines' three victories. On the defensive side the Wol- verines worked on preparations for halting the Buckeye running at- tack, headed by All-American Vic Janowicz, quarterback Tony Cur- cillo, and fullback Jack Wagner. The varsity diagnosed the rushing plays of the reserves with consid- erable success in yesterday's drill. The Wolverines will also have to be up on their pass defense Satur- day, though, if they hope to stop Curcillo's strong passing arm. By RODNEY COOK The Big Ten football season moves into its final round this week, with Illinois leading in the last lap in the Run for the Roses, Pasadena style. The Illini, tied last week by a stubborn Ohio State eleven, can take the title and the Rose Bowl bid outright by either defeating or tying Northwestern at Evanston Saturday, THE SITUATION this year is almost identical with that of last season, when the Wildcats recov- ered from a midseason slump to maul the supposedly-invincible Ill- inois squad. Illini coach Ray Eliot has his charges steamed up for this one, and has not even sent a scout to watch Stanford, the Pacific Coast's probably entry for the Rose Bowl. Eliot's squad will be in good shape for the game after their bruising scoreless struggle with OSU. * * * WILDCAT hopes have had a' shot in the arm, since the upset over Michigan last week. North- western is also in pretty good shape for the contest. Clarence Johnson, a 205 pound sophomore, will be moved up to offensive right halfback, replac- ing Wally Jones, who was in- jured against Michigan. The traditional Old Oaken Buck- et contest between Indiana and Purdue at Bloomington this Sat- urday will have an additional fla- vor due to the Boilermakers' .SAVE AT SAM'S STORE chance to go to the Rose Bowl should . Northwestern stop the Illini. * * * PURDUE is the proud possessor of a three-game winning streak in league play, and they have been steadily improving. Indiana, unpredictable all year, hit a high spot in its 30-26 loss to Michigan State and the momentum may carry it past the Boilermakers. Wisconsin, next behind Illinois and Purdue in the Big Ten title and Rose Bowl picture, faces Min- nesota at Minneapolis and should prove too strong for the Fesler squad. Eight previous opponents have found the Badger defensive line about as penetrable as the Iron Curtain. / f 1 7 r I ,; f q , Bomber Jackets Rayon Twill SPECIAL SELLING O Wool Quilted * Mouton Collar " Lining ! Knit Cuffs and " Zipper Front 0 Bottom " Water Repellent V 'TIL 6 P.M. ORE ... 122 E. Washington 11 OPEP Montreal, Toronto Head Michigan Hockey Card Heyliger Announces 24 Tilt Schedule; Champion Wolverines Play 16 at Home SAM'S ST(J ____ - ---LOWER PRICES.EE.... HOW MANY TIMES A DAY Michigan's hockey coach Vic Heyliger has arranged a top-flight 24 game schedule, including 16 home contests, for his Wolverine puckmen to battle through in de- fense of their 1951 NCAA cham- pionship. It is on the basis of season's play that two teams from the West are selected to meet two Eastern counterparts in the NCAA playoffs at Colorado Springs each March. MICHIGAN HAS been one of the Western representatives each year since the playoffs were insti- tuted in 1948, when the Wolver- ines skated off with the title. Last year the Maize and Blue played a schedule similar to this season's, winning 20, losing but four, and tying one. Then they defeated Boston University and Brown for the national title. This year's slate gets hockey in Ann Arbor off to a flying start. After opening against compara- tively weak Michigan State at East Lansing, the Wolverines tackle what should be three of the tough- est opponents on the schedule-- Montreal, Toronto, and Denver, all in Ann Arbor. Each accounted for one of Michigan's setbacks last year. THE CONTESTS with Canadian teams don't count in NCAA play- off consideration, but the Wolver- ines will be after Montreal and Toronto, two of the top Canadian outfits, for the sake of prestige. Denver is coached by Neil Cel- ley, who set Michigan's all-time record for scoring in a regular season last year. Celley tallied 74 points during the campaign, plus five more in the two play- off contests. Also on the slate are traditional rivals Minnesota, North Dakota, and Michigan Tech. Tech is coached by Al Renfrew, another former Michigan star who suc- ceeded Amo Bessone this fall. FT O B E D RESSED UVP I "*,* - I Bessone as head moved to Michigan State mentor. COLORADO COLLEGE, the oth- er Western representative in the NCAA tourney last year, plays in Ann Arbor in February for the first time in two years. Last win- ter Michigan journeyed to Colo- rado to take on the Tigers and Denver. The Wolverines managed to win two of four, with the Rocky Mountain teams each de- feating Michigan once. Newcomer to the schedule is McGill University, which replaces Western Ontario as the third Canadian foe. Jack Gelineau, goalie for the Boston Bruins in the NHL a couple of years back, played in the nets for McGill, be- fore turning pro. --M - - - - MMWMMMIVA Id : - ' ° 50* -100? _=200? 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