WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER. 6, 1954 THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, O~OBER 6,1954 TINE MICHIGAN DITTY PAGE THREE! ; Betas Trium h in ootb ll, 13-0 VISIT The Gingham Inn for FINE FOODS and Your Favorite Cocktail EXTRA INNINGS By Hanley Gurvin Delts, Phi Delta Theta, Also Victorious; Pilamns Defeat Sigma Nu in Weird Game 2755 Washtenaw, Between Ann Arbor and Ypsi Ypsi Phone 4374, Ypsi You can't win a football game without a backfield, especially when you haven't got a line. Saturday afternoon Michigan didn't have an efficiently working backfield, while the line was anything but effective in stopping the Army ground attack and protecting the Wolverine ball carrier. Con- sequently Michigan lost. Frm the opening kick-off, the Army was in command of the sit- Nation and all Michigan efforts to stop the Black Knights were fu- tile. The Wolverines fumbled the first time they had the ball and from that moment on, played like a second-rate team. Not once during the long afternoon did the Wolverines manage to move the ball in a sustained drive of any appreciable distance. Not once did the Wolverines seem to indicate to the approximately 70,- 000 fans who came to see the home opener, that they were anything more than just another football team. Not once did they show their none-too-enthusiastic supporters anything worth supporting. Only twice did Michigan fans have a real opportunity to think' that there was a slight chance of the squad coming to life, and the second time it was already too late. The first instance came late in the first quarter when the Wolverines were already trailing, 13-0. A pass play from quarterback Duncan McDonald, one of his few good tosses of the day, to sophomore end Ron Kramer followed by a lat- eral to Ed Hickey resulted in Michigan's lone score of the afternoon. The play covered 46 yards and provided the only real spark in an otherwise dull afternoon for Maize and Blue followers. s * * * The Only Spark . . . For all practical purposes that ended the Wolverine attack. The only other thrill came in the closing minutes of the contest when McDonald tossed a flat pass to Tom Hendricks good for 53 yards and a first down on the Army 12. In the next four plays however, the Wolverines succeeded in losing nine yards and once again they handed the ball over to the invaders. Usually the Wolverines didn't even wait until fourth down to lose the ball. Four times they fumbled it away and on three other occasions McDonald's passes were picked out of the air by. the Army's intercep- tor squadron. Possibly it was just that Army was so inspired that no one could have beaten them. Certainly their reputation was at stake after losing to South .Carolina so decisively one week earlier. Possibly the Wol- verines just weren't ready psychologically for the Cadets. It is quite likely that one of the main reasons for the one-sided contest was Oosterbaan's depleted manpower situation. No one will deny that the loss, of Lou Baldacci, Tony Branoff, and Jim Bates did not seriously affect the Wolverines' attack. - Army played without its star halfback Bob Kyasky, without its cap- tain Bob Farris, and without one of its best ends, Don Hollender. From the Michigan standpoint, it seems lucky that these men did not play. The score might have been more one-sided than it was. * * * Fans Wond er.. . When it became obvious that the running game was going no- where, the spectators began to wonder why Michigan did not resort more to the passing game. When it became apparent that the return! of the single wing was not going to win a football game, he wanted to know why Michigan did not stick to the T-formation with McDonald throwing the ball like they have seen him do in the past. And when the Wolverines seemed to be in an advantageous position near the Army goal line, why did they get a delaying the game penalty which stalled their progress? These are questions which dissatisfied fans ask. They are ques- tions which seem legitimate. The fans are dissatisfied, not because Michigan lost, but because the Wolverines looked so poor in losing. Common sense told themthat something was wrong somewhere, but to them nothing was being done about it. It is no wonder that more and more Michigan supporters are be- coming ex-Michigan supporters and Michigan is losing, if it has not already lost, its claim as "Champions of the West." CALVIN JONES .. husky hawkeye Wolverines. Drill to Halt. Iowa Attack, Under cloudy skies and on a rain- soaked field Michigan went through passing drills yesterday afternoon in preparation for the Iowa Hawk- eyes who invade Ann Arbor Sat- urday. The Wolverines concentrated on defense drills to stop the Iowa footballtrain. Coach Forest Eva- shevski's team walloped Montana last week, 48-6, and Michigan State the week before, 14-10. With Cal Jones up front, the Iowans will be hard to stop. Halfback Tony Branoff, who saw little action against Army last Sat- urday , is a doubtful starter for Saturday's tilt. However Jim Bates, who was sidelined with pneumonia last week, is a good bet to be in the starting eleven. Fullback Lou Baldacci, although in Health Service with a stomach disorder, is expected to return to action soon. By HAP ATHERTON Drizzling rain and a muddy field were no deterent to Beta The- ta Pi yesterday as it downed Phi Kappa Psi, 13-0. in a social fra- ternity touch football tilt at Fer- ry Field. Gordy.Barnes piloted the Beta's to the win, tossing both of the touchdown passes. In the first half he connected with Terry Iverson and late in the second half, he tossed a long 40 yard payoff pass to Tom Brandt. In a very lopsided contest, Delta Tau Delta crushed Acacia, 38-0. The Delt's started the scoring ear- ly, and were leading by a 25-0 mar- gin at the half. In the opening minute of play, Lee Murphy skirt- ed right end on a pitch out play to score, giving the Delt's the nec- essary margin for victory. The Delt's Al Price threw four touchdown passes, hitting Ray Hockstad, Jack Demarest, and Don Davidson, the latter twice. Phi Delta Theta topped Phi Sig- ma Kappa, 19-8, in another social fraternity tilt. The Phi Delt's Tom Jorgensen started the scoring for the winners on a 15 yard touch- down toss to Andy Samosuk. The Rusty Swaney-Dug Lawrence pass combination clicked for the other two scores, and Swaney passed to Dick Little for the only conver- sion. Weird Game In one of the most unusual games ever played in IM football history, Pi Lambda Phi defeated Sigma Nu. 14-6. Both houses claim the1 game was a mistake but it goes into the IM files as an official game. It all started when only two Pi Lam's and three Sigma Nu's showed up for the game. Marve Cherin caught two passes in the middle of a big mud puddle for the Pi Lam's touchdowns, to end an abbreviated game. Dick Davidson sparked Alpha Tau Omega to a 19-0 win over un- dermanned Trigon. Davidson toss- ed a short pass to Bill Booth who in turn heaved the pigskin into the waiting arms of Charles Gunn in the end zone. Later, Davidson rushed 17 yards around right end for another tally. Ted Dodenoff's accurate passes carried Sigma Phi Epsilon to a 14-0 victory over Delta Upsilon. He connected with Jim Cartwright for the firstrscore, and later hit Rich Crawford for another tally. Harold Cruger tossed Lambda Chi Alpha to an easy 24-2 win over Zeta Psi. Two TD passes went to James Dutcher, and Dick Good gathered in the other two touch- down passes. Pete Paulus dropped two passes into the eager arms of Howie Liv- erance to score all of the points as Phi Gamma Delta downed Tau Kappa Epsilon, 7-0. In another tilt, Delta Kappa Epsilon dropped Chi Phi, 2-0. ERA Titles Won by Garcia 'And Antonelli NEW YORK W-Lefty Johnny Antonelli of the Giants and Mike Garcia, Cleveland's husky right- hander, captured the major league earned run titles in 1954. Antonelli, with a 2.29 average, was the seventh southpaw in the past nine seasons to win earned run homers in the National League. Garcia, posting a 2.64 ERA, be- came the fourth righthanded hurl- er in five campaigns to lead the: American League in that depart- ment. '> I Alpha Delta Phi picked up an easy 1-0 forfeit win over Sigma Phi. Delta Sigma Phi forfeited to Sigma Chi, as did Phi Kappa Sig- ma to Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Daily Sport Staff Calls For'Tryouts If you call yourself a "sports-ex- pert," and have often wished to express your views on Michigan sports in print, now is your chance. The sports staff of the Michigan Daily offers opportunities to not only write sports, but to meet all of Michigan's famed athletes, coaches, and athletic officials. If you can't write, don't worry. 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Late Flash By The Associated Press The Syracuse Chiefs cut the Louisville Colonel's lead in the Little World Series last night by pounding out a 6 to 3 triumph in a waterlogged atmosphere. The game was called at the end of the seventh due to rain. 'i WILL STRING END? Michigan Dominates Iowa for 30 Years; New! Exclusive! New! xcluive!Refills in Red. Blue, Green, Black . 490 for smoother, easier, faster writing 0 1954 Paper Mate Co.. inc.. CUivepCit. Caif. MORRILL'S SINCE 314 South State Sth NO 87177 1908 NO 8-9610 The Typewriter, Office Furniture, and Stationery Store Read and Use Daily Classifieds By PHIL DOUGLIS It's been thirty long years since a Michigan football team last went down in defeat to a University of Iowa squad. Thirtyuyears have passed since that afternoon of November 22, 1924-thirty years of strife, tur- moil, depression, and war. Now, in the year 1954, Michigan faces the most powerful Iowa squad in dec- ades ... and that long 30 year vic-, tory span looks doomed, come this Saturday afternoon. Cal Coolidge was president, and Red Grange was running rampant on college gridirons, as Michigan met Iowa on Ferry Field to square off for the Big Ten title. If Iowa won, coupled with Illinois and Chi- cago defeats, it could take the crown. If Michigan won, it would win the championship. Iowa was fired up for the game like it never had been before. Read and Use Daily Classifieds c c ti 1 Thousands had cheered for hours, as Iowa City rocked to the greatest sendoff rally in its history. The Black and Gold team that raced onto Ferry Field's historic turf that day remembered that it had been 24 years since the last Iowa win over Michigan . . . back in 1900. The Wolverines of Yost, with such players as Bennie Friedman and Herb Steger, were also primed for the game, the shouts of the previous night's Hill Auditorium rally still ringing in their ears. Michigan Leads The big game started, and to the crowd's delight, Michigan scored first when an Iowa man fell on a blocked Hawkeye punt in his own end zone for a Michigan safety, and the Maize and Blue led, 2-0. The score remained, Michigan 2, Iowa 0, as the teams fought on into the dusk. Finally in the fourth quarter, the Iowans began to move. They pushed Michigan back into the shadow of their own goal, and when the Wolverines finally got the ball they had to punt. The kick was poor, and Iowa took over on the Michigan 29. The hulk- ing Iowa line went to work, open- ing gaping holes in the Wolverine bulwarks, and on nine straight'line plunges, they scored, and despite a missed conversion, led 6-2. That was the ball game. A last minute insurance field goal for the Hawkeyes split the uprights, but it didn't m a t t e r. Michigan was crushed . . . and for the first' time since the turn of the century, Iowa had beaten Michigan ... the score . 9-2. STUDENTS! Got in a Lucky Drood le" The situation this Saturday is strikingly alike. Iowa is driving forI the Big Ten title. Though they DID YOU KNOW: that Michi- didn't quite make it back in '24, gan has played Iowa 15 times they appear as favorites exactly ' since 1900, in football, and have 30 years later. All indications point defeated the Hawkeyes 12 times, to a replay of history. Three dec- lost twice, and tied them once. ades of gridiron supremacy appear The two losses came in 1900 and at an end. 1924, the tie in 1929. your noodle? SEND IT IN AND - mini; - SPORTS FIREPOLE FOR FALSE ALARMS W WHEN YOU KNOW YOUR BEER * * * PHIL DOUGLIS Night Editor Want to pick up $25? Make up a Lucky Droodle and send it in. It's easy. 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