:, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1951 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE Wenley Captures Grid Title, 7-0 Failure of MVA to Act on Bright Case Results in Drake's Withdrawal from Loop t r i THE MORNING LINE By TED PAPES Daily Sports Editor COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S BIG HEADLINES for 1951 are history now, and that's the signal for all good press and radio men to start manufacturing some of their own to amplify post-season details. Get ready for the usual assortment of all-America, all-Confer- ence, all-Midwest, all-opponent, and other sundry selected teams, de- signed to stir up some reader interest in the interval before winter sports gather momentum. Two press wire service organizations have started the flood early with all-Big Ten nominations. Michigan qualified her two top players, Tom Johnson and Lowell Perry, on both of them. The honors were well-deserved. Members of the Wolverine varsity took care of a couple of im- portant details yesterday in electing Tim Green as the 1952 captain, and Don Peterson the most valuable player in the current campaign. Peterson's Rise Predicted PETERSON'S SELECTION REMINDED me of a conversation I had with his older brother, Tom, two autumns ago. I was a green foot- ball writer trying to get acquainted down at Ferry Field, and Tom was senior fullback playing his third season for Michigan. s He took me under his wing, so to speak, and pointed out some of the important phases of what was happening, and somehow the discussion swung over to the topic of his younger brother's gridiron future. Don was a new sophomore who looked good in practice sessions. Tom knew that the youngster had a lot of football in him, but pointed out that he was breaking into the picture at a tough time because Bennie Oosterbaan had a flock of good backfield candidates such as Chuck Ortmann, Don Dufek, Leo Koceski, Wal- ly Teninga and Bob VanSummern. Oosterbaan was trying Don at every position except quarterback and he handled all the assignments well. Brother Tom told me that Don would make the grade before he was through at Michigan, and he was correct. Last season he served as a handyman filling in at the halfback spots while Dufek held down the assignment at full. This year he took command and led Michigan's ground-gainers to earn the acclaim of his teammates and make a prophet out of his big brother. The 1951 season may have given Wolverine football fans a new perspective and sense of appreciation for victory. Even though there was little at stake in the windup game with Ohio State, celebration of the hard-earned triumph was as enthusiastic as any we've seen. It put the contest in a class with the upset of Minnesota two years ago and the Rose Bowl gem of last January. It was quite a contrast to the complacency evident during the 1948 schedule when nine consecutive decisions went Michigan's way and fattened the Wolverine football legend. All that remains on the college agenda is the playing of a few final traditional games such as Army-Navy and Southern California- Notre Dame, as well as the usual array of Bowl promotions. * * * * Pro Football Takes Over " UT THERE'S A LOT MPRE football left before Christmas. The pros are still in the thick of their championship squabbles and k local interest is picking up steadily as the Detroit Lions show signs of acute title contention. As of today they are riding atop their half of the National Football League with a half-game lead over Los Angeles and Chicago, and three games left to play. That remaining schedule is a real champion-tester, however. Two of the battles are with the rugged San Francisco 49ers and the third is a showdown with the Rams. Los Angeles and the Bears will have a chance to eliminate or be eliminated this Sunday when they meet in Chicago. The failing Monsters of the Midway close out against New York Yanks and Chicago Cardinals, while the Rams still must play Green Bay in addition to the Lions and Bears. In the other division of the league, Cleveland's inexhaustible Browns appear to have another pennant in the bag. Their stunning rout of the Beats Sunday made them a solid choice to win the December title playoff, and many observers believe that only the Lions have enough weapons to beat Cleveland. Who Launders KYER MODEL There will be a meeting of LAUNDRY the "M" Club in their field- Shirts Best? house conference room at 7:30 tonight. -Bud Holcomb Read Daily Classifieds Wertheimer Leads Team To Victory over Hayden MERRITT GREEN * . . captain-elect Teammates Name Green. '52 Captam Merritt 'Tim' Green was elected, yesterday as captain of the Wol- verine football team for the 1952 season. It was also learned that Don Peterson, the Maize and Blue's hard charging fullback was chosen this year's Most Valuable Michi- gan Player. * * * CAPTAIN-ELECT Green was virtually unknown in his sopho- more year but this past spring he was awarded the Meyer W. Mor- ton Trophy for being the most improved player to appear in spring practice. Living up to this honor he played an extremely strong, game all year at his defensive end position, and many a time was found filtering his way through enemy backfields. The six-foot 185 pounder is a hard tackler who also makes use of his speed particularly when covering downfieldgonpunts and kickoffs. He also grabbed enemy fumbles on several occasions throughout the year that seemed to come at key moments in the game. . THE MOST VALUABLE Player selection of Peterson is the second straight year that a fullback has received the award as Don Dufek was similarly honored last year. Actually Peterson is a half. back but Coach Bennie Ooster. baan placed him at the full. back position despite his 175 pounds where he churned up the most yardage of any Wolverine back. His 549 yards gained in 152 rushes gave him an average of 3.6 yards per try, which could please any coach. Don also added 191 yards to the Michigan cause through the air- lanes as he completed six of 12 passes, one going for a touchdown. Peterson crossed the goal line four times himself, his last touch- down against Ohio State being the only score of the game. Not to be forgotten is his quick kicking ability that made him the team's only triple threat man. By DICK LEWIS Wenley House scored a first period touchdown and staged a dramatic goal line stand to defeat Hayden, 7-0, for the residence hall football crown. Quarterback Warren Werthei- mer was the offensive and defen- sive leader for the winners, com- pleting eight of 16 tosses for 87 yards and the lone touchdown, and making a vital interception to e n d Hayden's biggest scoring threat. THE WINNER'S tally came on the final play of the opening quar- ter to cap a 42-yard drive. With the ball on Hayden's 42 via a 39-yard punt, Wertheimer flipped 18 yards to end Jim Mc- Cormick for a first down on the 24 and then found Jim Robert- son on the 16 for another first down. Wertheimer faded back again, but was trapped on the 25 for a nine yard loss. Seemingly trapped behind the line for a second time, the diminutive passer threw a screen pass to Bill Waldner who ran the pigskin to the three yard line. On the very next play, Werthei- mer hit Pat Williams in the end zone for the six-pointer. A Wer- theimer to Jim Ensign aerial ac- counted for the extra point. HAYDEN'S BIG push came late in the third stanza. Hal Keefer inaugurated the thrust by clutch- ing a 15-yard Dick Dennis heave on the Wenley 33. Ron Davis followed with a six yard throw to Ralph Keefer and a 14-yard toss to Bert Stod- dard which was good for a first down on the 13. An offside penalty threw Hay- den back to the 18, but a 15-yard The all-campus paddleball doubles tournament will start Monday, Dec. 3. Entries must be in by Wed., Nov. 28. -Sheldon Chambers roughing the passer infraction gave the East Quadders a first down on the three yard line as the quarter ended. DENNIS OPENED the final ten minutes by throwing two incom- plete passes. Davis then threw in- to the end zone, and Wertheimer made a leaping interception to end the march. Two other interceptions end- ed Hayden offensive maneuvers. On the opening play from scrimmage, Robertson picked a pass out of the air and ran it back to his own 48. Midway in the second quarter, Don Byron cow-tailed an errant Hayden toss on the two yard line, and cleverly ran the ball back to the fourteen. The time element put an end to the loser's only other extended drive. Hal Keefer snatched a 15- yard Davis aerial, but was col- lared on the thirteen yard stripe as the first half whistle blew. Wenley racked up only five first downs as compared with Hayden's seven; however the West Quad- ders made four in their scoring quarter. Hayden, after handling the ball on only two plays in the first period, dominated play with four first downs in the next' stanza. Referee Pete Palmer doled out 100 yards in penalties, Wenley be- ing set back on their heels for 65 of the total. Trades Start As Browns, Sox, Swap 8 Chicago Obtains Lollar, Widmar CHICAGO -R)- The Chicago White Sox and lowly St. Louis Browns negotiated a three-for- five player swap today to the ap- parent satisfaction of both. From the Browns to the White Sox went catcher Sherman Lollar, pitcher Al Widmar and shortstop Tom Upton. THE WHITE SOX continued their trading spree by immediate- ly sending Upton to Washington in exchange for Sam Dente, an infielder, 29 years old. Dente, who plays short, second and third, bat- ted .237 for the Senators in 88 games last season. The Browns, rebuilding un- der new manager Rogers Horns- by, in exchange obtained first sacker Gordon Goldsberry, out- fielder Jim Rivera, pitcher Dick Littlefield, catcher Gus Niar- hos and infielder Joe De Mas- tri. General - manager Frank Lane broadly intimated that robust-hit- ting Lollar would help the White Sox improve their surprising 1951 fourth-spot finish. HORNSBY, ON the other hand, is happy to get two of his former Seattle proteges, slick - fielding Goldsberry and fleet, hard-hitting Rivera. Speaking of Rivera, Hornsby has been quoted: "He's the only player in all baseball today that I'd buy a $2.00 box seat to watch play." In Niarhos, the Browns are get- ting a catcher whose injury last season threw Sox receiving out of kilter after a sensational start in the American League race by the Pale Hose. Anticipating the loss of Lollar, who batted .280 last season, the Browns also acquired catcher Clint Courtney from the New York Yankees for pitcher Jim McDon- ald last Saturday. Niarhos batted .256 in 66 games and drove in 10 runs. Right-hander Widmar, 26, had a 4-9 Brownie record last season, while Upton, who bats left-hand- ed, was a .198 hitter in 52 games. Lane, who said no cash was in- volved in the deal, made it plain Lollar was the man the Sox were after. DES MOINES-()P)-Drake Un- iversity last night withdrew- from the Missouri Valley Conference and severed athletic relations with Oklahoma A&M. The athletic council of the uni- versity gave the refusal to the con- ference to investigate what it termed "The assault upon John Bright in the Drake-Oklahoma A&M football game at Stillwater Oct. 20" as the reason for its ac- tion. BRIGHT, DRAKE'S star half- back and the nation's all-time leading ground gainer, suffered a broken jaw early in the game with Oklahoma A&M. After viewing pictures of the game, Drake of- ficials charged that Bright was the victim of "vicious and pre- meditated" attacks. The specific charge was that Bright was slug- ged by Aggie guard Wilbanks Smith. The council said the severance of all athletic relations with Ok- lahoma A&M is effective "at once," but that it will fulfill all athletic contracts with all other conference schools. The council in a statement is- sued after a meeting of less than one hour, said: "Recent expansion of the con- ference to include schools from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico has created numerous con- ference problems. Lack of confer- ence action in the Bright case was the culminating event forcing the council to its decision. "DRAKE HAS BEEN a member of the Missouri Valley Conference for 43 years and has long been the oldest member; therefore, it is with a measure of reluctance that this action has been taken. "We wish to assure the indi- vidual members of the confer- ence of our continued interest in them and of our best wishes for the future." Missouri Valley Conference fac- ulty representatives and presidents broke a four-week silence in the controversy last Wednesday by an- nouncing the conference "holds no power to take disciplinary action against an individual player." A STATEMENT ISSUED at the secret meeting at St. Louis last Wednesday said no further action in the Bright case is under con- sideration by the group. Tonight's special meeting of the Drake athletic council was called to hear President Henry G. Harmon's report on the St. Louis session of last week. The council's statement said its action has "been concurred in and approved by the president of the university and by the commit- tee on athletics of the university's board of trustees." The statement said the "im- mediate reasons" for withdrawal were these: 1. Refusal of the conference to investigate at either Stillwater or Des Moines the assult upon John Bright in the Drake-Oklahoma A&M football game at Stillwater Oct. 20. 2. Failure of the conference to investigate the total situation sur- rounding that game. 3. Refusal of the conference to take action in any way. * '4 * BOTH PRESIDENT Harmon and athletic council members stressed that the university's action was not a de-emphasis of sports at Drake. "We reaffirm our belief in the values that are found in inter- collegiate athletics when conduct- ed on a high plane of sportsman- ship and when carried on as an integral part of the educational program of the university," it con- cluded. The council said it had notified the conference of its action. LATE HOCKEY SCORES Boston 1, New Yorkl. r. 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