SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1952 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE Michigan in Peak Condition for Showdowi a Battle * * 4 # # # ----- SPORTS SLANTS ..By Ed Whip pie Wolverines Face Potent 'Aerial Attack Kress Returns To Lead Offense (Continued from Page 1) DON'T BOTHER TO READ THIS if you aren't going to the football game this afternoon; if you're looking for news, don't bother, either, because this is old stuff; and you're wasting your time on this if you don't care whether Michigan wins or not-- Because this is RAH-RAH all the way. (That should turn away more of you, because if there's anything this campus abhors more than lecture bans, it's RAH-RAH spirit). I don't have any particular qualifications for preaching "SPIRIT"; but I do have the advantage of a column in which to set forth some ideas that are not com- pletely childish and inconsequential. It's even possible you may agree with them. Michigan plays Purdue in the most important game of the season for each team. The Wolverines and their fans are fortunate to have the showdown in their own back yard. The loser this after- noon is out of the Rose Bowl and Big Ten title picture, as John Jenks explains in his front-page advance of the affair. The Boilermakers are good. They have a great passing combina- tion in quarterback Dale Samuels and end Bernie Flowers, plus a fearsome fullback in Max Schmaling, among other assets. You don't lead the Big Ten after four league games without something on the ball. * * * Boilermakers High .. . WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT, they're coming up here dead set on winning, and a sizeable delegation of followers is coming along with the identical intention. The Purdues scent glory, and they're hot after it at the expense of Michigan. As early as. Wednesday, the Purdue campus newspaper em- blazoned its front page with "WHIP THE WOLVERINES" in the size of headline The Daily reserves for Haven Hall fires and inaugu- rations of University presidents. The campus at Lafayette has been flooded with Maize and Blue tags that read BEAT MICHIGAN." Thursday night Purdue held a monster rally as a send-off for the team. That Purdue has never won a football game in Ann Arbor won't affect the invaders, except to make them more de- termined. You'll realize all that this afternoon. If the Wolverines don't know it now, then Bennie Oosterbaan isn't the coach I think he is. In spite of Purdue's prowess, Michigan has been installed a one-point favorite by the experts. The only basis for such a rating is that the Wolverines have the advantage of their home field with its friendly crowd. Try Cheering Once .. . HAT WOULD BE WHERE you come in. Tags, rallies, and advertise- ments are so much amusement. The performance that counts be- gins at 2:00 p.m. today. A flood of moral (vocal) support will foster the extra spirit Oosterbaan's team is going to need to win. The general attitude on campus this week (right in tune with the prevalent creeping apathy that grows week by week) is, "Ah, Michi- gan always comes through when the chips are down." Why worry?" Sure, Wolverine football machines have acquired the reputa- tion of winning the big ones. But they are not visited in the Golf Clubhouse Friday nights by some Divine spirit that bestows the power to win football games. They win with hard work, smart play, and generous displays of fight. If you're a senior as I am, you may be watching your last game in the Stadium. And you may feel as I do that there's enough tradition and symbolism wrapped up in Michigan football to want this last home game and this last season to be a pleasant memory. If you do, then don't be ashamed to cheer for Michigan. There's nothing embarrassing about hollering loud for some- thing you want, and it can bring results. Dallas Texans Surrender Grid Franchise to League HE CATCHES-Purdue's foremost All-America candidate, Berniej Flowers has pulled down 36 passes this season for 528 yards and seven touchdowns.; Cotton Bowl Invitation Accepted by Tennessee DALLAS -(P) -The Cotton Bowl picked Tennessee Friday and paved the way for a probable re- peat of 1951awhen the Volunteers played Texas in the Dallas New Year's Day football game. Gen. Bob Neyland, the Texan Big Ten Title Race Draws Near Finish CHICAGO - (P) - The tight Big Ten football race moves into its semi-final round today with all eyes on the Ann Arbor, Mich., clash between pace-setting Pur- due 3-0-1 and runner-up Michi- gan 3-1-0. Another conference tussle with bearing on the title sends Wis- consin, deadlocked for second with Michigan also with a 3-1-0 record, against Indiana 1-3-0 at Bloomington, Ind. * * s TWO OTHER loop contests are more for honor than golry. De- fending champion Illinois 2-3 is host to Ohio State 3-2, with the Buckeyes still nursing a feeble hope for a title tie. A battle of the cellar brings Iowa 1-5-0 to North- western 1-4-0. Minnesota, still a champion- ship possibility with a 3-1-1 record, faces a brisk non-con- ference scrap at Nebraska. Purdue's difficulty in handling Minnesota's single-wing while scraping a 14-14 tie with the Go- phers last Saturday has made Michigan, a fancy proponent of the single wing, a slight favorite over the Boilermakers. SHOULD Michigan triumph and Wisconsin, a 13-point favorite, beat Indiana, the Wolverines and Badgers would be tied for first, each with 4-1. In next week's closing round, Michigan is at Ohio State, Minnesota visits Wis- consin and Purdue is host to In- diana. Ohio State's invasion of Illinois brings together two aerial aces, Quarterbacks Tommy O'Connell and Johnny Borton, whose sharp- shootong has placed the Illini and Buckeyes second and third res- pectively in national passing. Northwestern is a 13-point fa- vorite over injury-plagued Iowa. who has coached Tennessee for1 many years, quickly accepted thet invitation to the rich Jan. 1 post-i season contest although the Vol-c unteers still have three games to play. Saturday Texas, unveaten in four straight Sodthwest Confer-f ence games, meets Texas Christian1 at Fort Worth. * * *c IF TEXAS wins, it will become host team in the Cotton Bowl al- though it still will have one game to go - with Texas A&M on Thanksgiving Day. The Southwest Conference champion is host team, but if; there is a tie for the title thej team that beat the other in reg- ular-season play gets the spot., If Texas beats TCU the only team left that could tie Texas would be Southern Methodist, and SMU was defeated by Tex- as. Selection of Tennessee was the earliest the visiting team in the Cotton Bowl has ever been picked. It was done because the Cotton Bowl grew tired of waiting until the last minute and finding all the top elevens already gobbled up by the other major bowls. LAST WINTER the Cotton Bowl had Kentucky, a four game loser. All Southwest Conference teams were polled early to see of Tennes- see would be acceptable. Tennessee plays Florida Sat- urady. Then come Kentucky and Vanderbilt. The Vols have lost only one game-to Duke, '7 to 0 -but aren't expected to drop any more. Tennessee is one of the most bowl-minded schools in the coun- try. It has appeared in eight bowl games already, making the rounds -Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl. It has won twice and lost six times. THE PICTURE for the other major bowl games is also begin- ning to clear up. The University of Mississippi everged Friday as the "hottest" prospect in the na- tion as an opponent for Georgia Tech in the Sugar Bowl, Jan. 1, after Maryland and Oklahoma reported they would not be avail- able for a performance here. , But a big if stood in the way- Maryland and Mississippi tangle in one of the prime games of the day at Oxford Saturday after- noon. Only four of the diminutive signal caller's tosses have been intercepted, which statistically demonstrates his pin-point ac- curacy. Samuels' favorite target is All- American candidate Flowers, who has snared 36 passes for 528 yards and seven scores. The next best Boilermaker receiver is halfback Rex Brock, with 11 catches to his credit. To keep the opponent's defense sucked in Samuels relies on full- back Schmaling, a 200 pound speedster who has accumulated 490 yards to date via rushing for a 4.33 average. Coach Stu Holcomb will field a tough, fast forward wall both on offense and defense. Both lines held up remarkably well before the Michigan State onslaught, which should provide a good in- dication of their ruggedness. The squad is in top physical shape except for end Tom Reding- er, who suffered a broken collar bone in the Minnesota contest. He will be replaced by John Kerr, a defensive specialist who has been moved up to the offensive pla- toon. The Maize and Blue are also reported to be in peak condition. Both Ted Kress and Dick Beison have recovered from head injuries and will be ready to go at full ef- ficiency in today's match. Coach Bennie Oosterbaan will stand pat on the lineup which started against Cornell last week. This features starting backfield composed of Ted Topor at quarter, Kress at tailback, Frankie Howell at wingback, and Dick Balzhiser at fullback. The defensive team's play could be the deciding factor in the game. Besides holding Schmaling down CHICAGO - (P) - The State of Iowa produced the two individ- ual champions in yesterdays Big Ten and Central CollegiateyCon- ference cross-country double- header at Washington Park. The Big Ten title went to the University of Iowa's Rich Fergu- son in 19 minutes, 40.5 seconds, HE RUNS-Max Schmaling, the Boilermakers leading ground gainer, has amassed 490 yards this year for an average of 4.33 yards per try. Big Ten Cross-Country CrownRetained by MSC 4,r 'W'Awards Freshman. Grid Letters For ty - nine members of the freshman football squad have been awarded numerals for their work during the season. FULLBACKS - Salvatore Di- mucci, Chicago, Ill.; Robert Hitch- mough, Petoskey; Earle Johnson Jr., Muskegon Heights; John Peck- ham, Sioux Falls, S.D., and Jack Wheeler, Ypsilanti. HALFBACKS - Robert Ames, Algonac; Gene Amari, Cleveland, O.; Richard Basich, Delta, .; George Corey, Baden Pa.; Larry Cox, Dowagiac; Richard Donahue, Grosse Pointe; John Dunn, Bir- mingham; Thomas Hendricks, De- troit; Charles Henwood, Wayne; William McKinley, Norwalk, 0.; Sidney McLouth, Marine City; Norman Niedermeier, Newport; Gary Prater, Ypsilanti;, Dave Rentschler, Detroit; Robert Sriv- er, Mishawaka, Ind., and George, Wainright, Turner. QUARTERBACKS -Louis Bal- dacci, Akron, 0.; Gordon Barnes, Owosso; Frederick Driver, Niagara Falls, N.Y.; Douglas Murray, Mus- kegon, and Dennis Whitley, Ann Arbor. ENDS - Philip Endres, Grand Rapids; Jerry Gonser, Saline; Lee Jones, Flint; John Kuchka, Ber- wick, Pa.; John MacKenzie, De- troit; Fonald Norene, Chicago, Ill,~ Richard Vorenkamp, Grand Rap- ids; and Gerald Williams, Flint. TACKLES-Frank Kasper, Ber- wyn, Ill.; William Kolesar, Men- tor, O.; Charles Krahnke, Charle- voix; John Morrow, Jr., Ann Ar- bor; John Sayles, Crystal Lake, Ill.; David Schultz, Rockford; Gary Underhill, Flint. GUARDS-Wilbur Brown, To- ledo, O.; James Fox, Saginaw, Mich.; Fobert Marion, Muskegon Heights; James McCarty, Toledo, O.; Edgar Meades, Oxford; Pat- rick O'Callaghan, Garden City. CENTERS -Jerry Kirby, Day- ton, O.; Dave Lawrence, Le- Branche. while Drake's CCC event in Bob Soth won the 20:20.9. N,,otre ]Dame Seeks Upset In MSC Tilt EAST LANSING-(AP)-Michigan State, top football target in the country, was in the sights of up- set-hungry Notre Dame yesterday. After slapping down favored Oklahoma last week, the revital- ized Irish are out to do it again. THERE'S ALSO the memory of the bitter 35-0 defeat here last year to spur on Frank Leahy and his charges. The Notre Dame squad-thin in depth by modern standards -will travel to East Lansing by rail just before game-time. More than a thousand rooters will go with them. Coach Biggie Munn, meanwhile, will be lying in wait on his home grounds after two weeks of road trips. Munn will have his full bench-he's played up to 62 men a game-to draw upon. * * * MICHIGAN STATE retained its Big Ten team crown, sweeping second, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth places, for a 28-point total. This far outstripped second-place Indiana which had 49. Iowa scored 55 points and Wisconsin next with 90. Min- nesota entered only two men and did not figure in scoring, while Illinois, Michigan, Ohio State, Northwestern and Purdue did not enter. Ferguson won by 25 yards over Michigan State's Jim Kepford. Soth had 4 nip-and-tuck cross- country race with Drake team- mate, Ray McConnell, before spurting to win by a few yards. Their one-two effort helped Drake dethrone Notre Dame as team champ with a 31-point total. Sec- ond with 47 was Marquette, fol- lowed by Notre Dame with 48 and Western Michigan with 103. * STAR CLEANERS 1213 S. University DRYCLEANING SPECIALS 3 FOR TH PRICE OF Save $1.00 on Every $3 of Cleaning 2-HOUR CLEANING AT REGULAR PRICE i I w PHILADELPHIA - (P) - The National Football League yester- day took over operation of the Dallas, Tex., football franchise for the rest of the 1952 season. NFL commissioner Bert Bell said the Texans would play the five games remaining on its sched- ule "on the road." Bell made his announcement at a hearing in the NFL office. Representatives of the Dallas club did not appear. THE COMMISSIONER read his statement to Giles Miller, presi- dent of the Dallas club, who was on the telephone, and to the press. Bell said the Texans were en- route to Detroit where they play the Lions Sunday. He said that after the Detroit game Dallas will go to Chicago where the team will work out for the Green Bay game Nov. 23. He said the team will be berthed at a point close to the site of each of its remaining games. The Texans have a game sched- uled with the Chicago Bears Nov. 30 at Dallas. Bell said the game will be played either on Nov. 30 or on Thanksgiving at a site yet to be determined. * *s THE TEXANS are scheduled to play the Eagles at Philadelphia on Dec. 7 and the Detroit Lions at Dallas Dec. 14. The site of the last also is undetermined. Bell said the 1953 disposition of the Dallas franchise would have to be taken into consideration by the entire NFL membership at a meet- ing, probably the annual get-to- gether after the championship game in late December. JOHN KERR . . . plays dual role and keeping Samuels under fire, the Wolverine defenders are ex- pected to take advantage of ex- pected Purdue fumbles. The Boilermakers have bobbled the pigskin no less than 30 times and have recovered only four of their fumbles. Michigan, on the other hand, though regarded as a loose ball-handling outfit, has lost the ball on only 16 occasions. P After Game Dance DON BAILEY Your Singing Host I 0*TWO BANDS II nv 4.Lft 4 L-. avPP% a so VlE.. -... --A- -kf :4 a~w AD habit now! 1 I