FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1953 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE TIM _______________________________________________________________________________ I U Spartan, Hawkeye Contest Highlights ConferencePlay Michigan State and the Iowa Hawkeyes will open the 1953 West- ern Conference football season tomorrow at Iowa City. Although it will be the first meeting in history between the two schools, there is a great deal of interest surrounding the con- test. THE GAME marks Michigan State's long-awaited entrance in- to Big Ten football, and Iowa, which seems to play one outstand- ing game each year, is primed to spring a great upset. As an added sidelight to the festivities on the field there is the bitter personal rivalry be- tween Spartan coach Biggie Munn and his one-time assist- ant at East Lansing, Forest Eva- shevski. A comment was made by a practice onlooker at Ferry Field yesterday that it might be a better afternoon for the 55,000 at Iowa Stadium if the teams stayed on the sidelines and just let the coaches meet on the field. At any rate, there is no great love lost between the two men, who were once close friends; and Michigan State's zealously guarded 24-game win- ning streak may be in danger of termination. In another conference game, Ohio State's highly touted team will go against Indiana. Two years ago the Hoosiers sprung an astounding early season upset when they ran all over Ohio, 32-10. THE BUCKEYES, regarded in many circles as the top team in the Big Ten, should be far too strong for Indiana, but there are memories of that upset to stir the hopes of the Hoosier faithful. Illinois, flop of the year in 1952, open against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Illini could be very troublesome this year if they can find a quarterback to throw to Rocky Ryan. As al- ways, Illinois will present a strong line, and that in this one-platoon type of foptball is more than enough to rate a team a definite threat. Purdue and Wisconsin, last year's co-champions will play in- tersectional opponents. The Boil- ermakers battle the Missouri rig- ers, and Wisconsin runs up against Penn State. Both Big Ten teams rate as favorites. Minnesota meets powerful U.S.C. in Los Angeles in a game that should give Paul Giel a thorough testing against some rugged oppo- sition. Wolverine Defense Set For Huskies Linemen Bates, Ritter To Miss Initial Game Michigan's grid warriors yes- terday finished their preparation for tomorrow's debut in the new 'iron man' football era. With the emphasis on defense, Coach Bennie Oosterbaan put the Wolverines through their final heavy practice for the Washing- ton game, leaving only a light limbering up session for today. FOR THE THIRD straight day the varsity was treated to an af- ternoon of defending against the reserves. With Bob Ames simu- lating the southpaw slants of Washington's quarterback, Sandy Lederman, the reserves duplicat- ed the Huskies' favorite plays. Oosterbaan, interested in pre- venting injuries, allowed only brush blocking and no tackling. The finishing touches were also put on the offense as various back- field combinations polished up familiar single wing maneuvers. And ends Bob Topp, Gene Knut- son, and Tad Stanford completed work on leaping, one-handed catches. SOPHOMORES Lou Baldacci and Tony Branoff spent consid- erable time lifting high, long punts across the practice field. Either one, or possibly both, will handle the kicking against the Huskies, and should do a credible job though neither are the equal of last year's specialist, Bill Bill- ings. Baldacci and Topp, the teams most capable place - kickers, sharpened extra-point attempts along with Branoff and Duncan MacDonald. Tomorrow's defensive allign- ment for the Wolverines will find halfback Ted Kress making his debut as a safety man and Bran- off pairing with fullback Dick Balzhiser at the halves. Baldacci and Captain Dick O'Shaughnessy will probably get Michigan's tra- ditionally strong linebacker posts. Second-string center Jim Bates and guard Chuck Ritter will miss the game because of injuries. Baldacci's taped-up thumb may hamper the Maize and Blue pass- ing attack. Otherwise the Wol- verines are in good shape and rarin' to get on that competitive gridiron. 1 I 'M' Wrestling Tryouts Set for Monday SNIP NALAN S.. captains grapplers Marciano Rips Out Eleventh Round TKO NEW YORK-(A)-Rocky Mar- ciano, crude and awkward in the early rounds, wore down Roland LaStarza with raw animal power to stop the game, blood-spattered challenger from the Bronx on a technical knockout in 1:31 of the 11th round Thursday night in the second defense of his world heavy- weight championship. Sliced around both eyes and bleeding from a cut on the bridge of his nose, the battered LaStarza took a tremendous beating in the last five rounds before Referee Ruby Goldstein stopped the slaughter. A STUNNING right-left-right barrage to the head earlier in the 11th round knocked LaStarza through the ropes and onto the ring apron. The determined ex- City College student gamely pulled himself up at the five-count to climb back through the ropes as the referee's count hit nine. Groggy and obviously hurt after putting up a savage bat- tle, LaStarza reeled into a neut- ral corner under furious barrage from the Brockton, Mass., block- buster, to bring Goldstein to the rescue. Goldstein had to warn Marciano repeatedly for infractions of the rules, taking awayhthe sixth round for a low left hook. By PAUL GREENBERG Associate Sports Editor There's acall out for wrestlers -- of all sizes and shapes and shades of experience - as Mich- igan tries to make the Big Ten mat crown a permanent bauble for the Yost Field House trophy cage. Assistant Coach Bob Betzig will hold an organizational meeting in the Wrestling Room down in the lower regions of the Intramural Building this coming Monday at 4 p.m. Betzig emphasized the fact that no experience is needed, al- though those who are familiar with the grunt and groan game will be that much more welcome. * * * IN THE PASTsome of the Wol- verines greatest wrestling stars have arrived at Ann Arbor with- out the vaguest idea about what parts of the anatomy are involved in a half-nelson. Ed Don George, There will be a meeting of all varsity and freshmen track men this afternoon at Ferry Field at 4:15. The meeting is also open to other interested in joining the track squad. --Don Canham ex-worlds professional champ and Olympic star launched his amaz- ing career at Michigan without a second's previous mat training. Recent stars Bill Stapp, Jack Gal- lon, Bud Holcombe and Dave Space are others who picked up almost all they knew about wrestling from Head Coach Cliff Keen and Betzig. The big need now is for men in the heavier divisions, with most of Michigans power in these weights graduating this year. For the 1953-1954 cam- paign, the outlook is bright. Last season the Maize and Blue! grappled its way to the top of the Western Conference and only the graduation of Joe Scandura and Miles Lee are of a serious nature. NCAA AND BIG TEN 130-pound champion Novard "Snip" Nalan returns to captain the team for the second straight year-hoping to pull through with another first place finish in the process. Dick O'Shaughnessy--first-string foot- ball center and grid captain will be back-O'Shaughnessy has cap- tured the conference 177 pound crown two years running and will , C//+/Zv u/ I operate either there or in the un- limited class. Rugged little Andy Kaul has the inside track on the 137 pound starting birth, and at 147 pounds Mike Rodriguez, ex-Ann Arbor grid star looks like the number one choice to replace Scandura. In the other light C Ordovan Rich dark Cordovan Ieathers are always at their best with Winthrop.' A perfect combination.. .sfine leather, a fine shoe. Look good aid feel good on your feet. Cordovans are always the right dress shoe to round out a Fall wardrobe. ,4. and they're better when' they're Winthrops. spot, 123 pounds, returnee Joe Atkins will be hard-pressed by two promising sophomores Char- ley Andersen and Jack Porter. At the middle weights, Bronsen Rumsey draws first shot at the 167 post, backed by John McMann a sophomore. Don Haney, another man in his first year of eligibility will probably replace Lee at 167 pounds. The squad inaugurates regular practice sessions next week to get in shape for the grueling regular season schedule The Wolverines open their sea- son in mid-December against a strong Toledo University outfit. / rlc- >1 PAUL BANKEY TOM THOMAS Welcome Michigan Students Back to Ann Arbor We are no longer at the Arcade or U of M Barber Shop on campus but are now at RAYS BARBER SHIP 115, West Huron.. opposite Bus Station ,s15 Any student interested in be- coming a varsity track manag- er should report to Ferry Field today at four. --Ed Smith I' Mast's Campus Store' JUSTICE DEPT. STEPS IN: NCAA Votes to Settle TV Controversy I Open Monday Nite 619 East Liberty IN S8,113 TONES OR PATTERNS O I4 NEW YORK -- (P) -- The U.S. Justice Department stepped into' the fuss over restricted television of the Oklahoma-Notre Dame football game yesterday, but there were indications the National Col- legiate Athletic Assn. would not back down in its stand. The NCAA television director, Asa Bushnell, announced members of the TV Committee were being All men interested in playing soccer this fall report to the field east of the Stadium at 4 p.m. today or else call me at 3-4882. -Ken Ross polled on whether to permit a sec- ond station, KO-TV in Tulsa, to offer the game to northeastern Oklahoma fans. BUSHNELL said he didn't ex- pect final returns from the poll of the 12-man television committee before Friday. The committee has representatives from all parts of the country. This was made, he said, at the request of University of Oklaho- ma regents, who had urged in a resolution that Tulsa be declar- ed a "home station" for the oc- casion. THE NOTRE DAME-Oklahoma. tilt at Norman, Okla., is a sellout. The week's nationally televised game under the NCAA restricted program is that between Holy Cross and Dartmouth at Lynn, Mass. Numerous state officials have urged unrestricted television of the game throughout Oklaho- ma. A spokesman said in Wash- ington Thursday that the Jus- tice Department had stepped into the situation but he de- clined to say what sort of inter- pretation had been made. All queries were referred to the NCAA. In New York, Bushnell said he knew of no Justice Department in- tervention and declined further comment on this phase of the matter. * * * THERE WERE indications the vote would be negative, forbidding Tulsa the right to televise. An affirmative vote would vio- late two major policies of the present program. 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