SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1951 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE SEVEN -- --- Kaz'Named Season Top Of fense Star NEW YORK -() - Dick Ka- maier, Princeton's All America backfield star and the most hon- ored college football player of 1951, was officially recognized yesterday as the major-college total offense leader for the season. The Tiger ace gained the of- fense championship with 1,827 yards in rushing and passing to beat out Don Klosterman of Loy- ola at Los Angeles, runner up with 1,803 yards. None of the others was close, final statistics of the NCAA service bureau showed. KAZMAIER IS the first eastern player to win the offense crown, and only the fourth in the last 15 years from a team east of the Mississippi to rank as No. 1. Frankie Sinkwich of Georgia won in 1942, Bob Hoernschemeyer of Indiana in 1943, and Travis Tid- well of Auburn in 1946. Dazzling Dick, who ranked No. 15 in offense a year ago, also led the nation in touchdown re- sponsibility, personally account- ing for 22 Tiger tallies. The senior from Maumee, Ohio, scored nine touchdowns himself and passed for 13 others. Kazmaier's yardage was almost equally divided, with 861 on the ground andi 966 through passes. Klosterman, an aerial T-quarter- back specialist, threw for 1,843 yards but had a minus 40 yards as a ball carrier. Klosterman was in the No. 11 place last year. * * * THIRD PLACE went to Bill Wade, senior quarterback at Van- derbilt, with 1,646 yards. The only sophomore to finish in the first 10-Georgia's Zeke Bratkowski-- got fourth place with 1,634 yards. Johnny Bright of Drake, the leader until he suffered a broken jaw, was ninth with 1,553 yards. He is the only player among the top 15 for the last three years n a row. He was the leader ihe last two years. " Other repeaters among the top 15 from 1950 are Wade, up from ninth; and Kentucky's Vito Par- illi, who was sixth a year ago and 11th this season. OLLIE MATSON of San Fran- cisco and Parilli tied for second in touchdown responsibility with 21 each. Matson scored 21 touch- downs and Parilli had 19 touch- down passes, and scored twice. Don Babers, Oklahoma, A-&M sophomore, was the busiest back, running 348 plays from scrim- mage. Klosterman operated on 347 plays. Bright's average of 6.75 yards per offense effort was best for those who handled 200 or more plays. Kazmaier's average was 6.72.% Chips Ride on Lion-Ram Game By '[he Associated Press NEW YORK-(A")-The National Football League enters its next-to- last week of regular season play today, with the Cleveland Browns attempting to lock up the Ameri- c a n Conference championshp while Detroit and Los Angeles battle for the National Conference lead. Cleveland, with nine wins in 10 games, can sew up its second straight conference crown by"de- feating the Steelers in Pittsburgh. The runnerup New York Giants (7-2-1) can only hope for a cago Bears (6-4-0)-and even San Cleveland and hoping for a com- Francisco (5-4-1)-a crack at the plete collapse on the part of the crown. But Detroit, which meets Browns, will be meeting a Phila- San Francisco next week, would delphia team which has improved be in the drivers' seat. its running attack each week. THE BEARS face the New York Yanks today and Chicago Cardi- nals next Sunday. No such turmoil in the Amer- ican Conference, where Cleve- land has bowled over all opposi- tion, including the ever-tough Giants. The Giants, 11/2 games behind DETROIT WILL be looking for its first win over Los Angeles in 12 games. Earlier in the season,. the Rams downed the Lions, 27 to 21. This one figures to develop into an aerial duel between Bob Waterfield and Norm Van Brock- lin tossing against Detroit's Bobby Layne and possibly, Fred Enke. The Bears, wil be trying to shake off a two-game losing streak when they tangle with the New York Yanks. San Francisco, which upset De- troit last week, and Green Bay will be meeting for the first time this season. The 49ers must win to stay in contention. The Packers have won only three of 10 games. but have played some good ball this season. In the remaining game, the Washington-Chicago Cards meet in a battle of also-rans. MONTREAL GOALIE MAKES SAVE ON 'M' SWIMMING HOPES: National Champs-Pao (Fourth in a series of articles deal- ing with the 1951-52 ichlgan swim- ming team. Today's a'ticie covers the breaststrokers and backstrokers.) By HERB NEIL Two national champions pace the breaststroke department of the 1951-52 Michigan swimming team and several promising but inexper- ienced natators carry the Wolver- ines' backstroke hopes. John Davies and Stew Elliott, co-captains of this year's team, give Michigan two of the finest breaststrokers which a team could ask for. Davies is the National A.A.U. outdoor champion in both the 100 and 200-meter breakstroke, while Elliott claims the N.C.A.A. 100-yard breaststroke title. IN THE BACKSTROKE the Wolverines will depend upon two state high school champions, John Sampson and Dyke Purdy, and fast swimming sophomore John Chase during the coming season. Although none of the three have swum in any college com- petition as yet, their high school records indicate that they will provide adequate competition for Michigan opponents in the backstroke during the next few months.! Davies and Elliott finished one- two in the 200-yard breaststroke in every Michigan dual meet last winter except for the Ohio State meet when Gerald Holan beat them out. weeks later, however, w won the 200-yard b and the pair finished the 100-yard race, relE Buckeye star to third p event. In winning the Nati U. 200-meter crown mer Davies broke th record for the event.r igan star, who swam tralia in the 1948 Olyn ered the distancei breaking by half a s mark set four years the famous Joe Verde In addition to holdir tional A.A.U. outdoorc vies is the 220-yard A.A.U. indoor champio winner of the Nation a 200-yard breaststroke. ** . BESIDES WINNING Big Ten and NCAA breaststroke Elliott too in the indoor A.A.U. 1 Supporting the Mie captains in the breasts year will be Jim Whit a converted free-st swim the 100-yard br along with Davies and the Michigan A.A.U. m, from Saturday in the ral Pool. Brownie loss when they tackle rue -_-_-----t---h------e- Eagles in Philadelphia. -- ------ - -- --- - - - --- - --- IN LOS ANGELES, the Rams, y a x fir'. seeking their third successive con- , s 1°z ference title, entertain Detroit in the game that should decide the ,.divisonal winner. p ofE