A TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21,1954 'CIE MTCMGAN DAILY PAGE FIFTEEN , TUESDAY, SET'TEMBE1~ 21, 1954 TIlE 1~TICIIIGAN DAILY a caviu a' as' i.avrl Football Schedule Toughest in Years ' I Maize and Blue Gridders Face Five Of Best Twenty Squads in America Army, Iowa, Illinois, MSC, and Ohio State Threaten Oosterbaan's Seventh Campaign BENNIE OOSTERBAAN, starting his seventh year as head coach of Michigan's Wolverines, must face one of the most rugged schedules of his tenure this season. Oosterbaan, "Coach of the Year" in 1948, and a member of football's all-time All-American team at the end position, has been on the Michigan staff since 1928. With such teams as Army, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan State and Ohio State on his schedule, and with much of his hopes pinned on untested sophomore talent, anything could happen to Ben- nie's team-for better or for worse. New Adthletic CFalties .fNow Under Construction By PHIL DOUGLIS If a schedule packed with dyna- mite at the beginning, and with an H-Bomb at the end is any in- dication, then Michigan's 1954 football squad is in for some ra- ther trying Saturday afternons this .fall. Bennie Oosterbaan's charges face the most rugged schedule in years, a schedule which sees Mi- chigan play five teams ranked in the nation's top twenty by pre- yseason polls. The Wolverines will match claws with Washington's Huskies in a Seattle opener next week, and then will take on Army, Iowa, North- western. Minnesota, Indiana, Illi- nois, Michigan State, and Ohio State in succeeding weekends. Rough Season Ahead A pre-season rundown on each of these squads indicates plenty I of trouble. Washington, trounced 50-0 by Michigan here last year will obviously be tougher at home, especially since the Wolverines must make the long trip out there. Returning passer Sandy Lederman is boomed by coast experts as a far improved marksman, and this bodes ill for the Wolverines. The Maize and Blue return to Ann Arbor for an historic meet- ing with mighty Army in the Sta- dium on October 2nd. Michigan has never beaten a team from West Point, and this year Army again poses a formidable opponent. Fin- ally recovered from the disaster- ous cribbing scandal, Earl Blaik is said to have the top team in the East, featuring guard Ralph Ches- nauskas, and backs Pat Uebel an Pete Vann. The following week, the Wol- verines open their Big Ten sched- ule here against Iowa, and if tis isn't one of the games of the year then hundreds of crystal balls wil need repairs. The Hawkeyes of For est Evashevski have Binky Broe- der, Eddy Vincent, Cal Jones, and Frank Gilliam to make trouble and are picked by many to make the Rose Bowl .jaunt on Jan. 1 The Black and Gold will be ou to avenge a 14-13 loss to Michigan last year and could very easily do it- A Little Breather Next comes the so-called "easy third of the schedule, as Michi gan takes on Northwestern, Min nesota, and Indiana, the latte pair at home. Bob Voights has very green squad at Evanston having lost his great pass com bine of Thomas to Collier, and more recently losing star halfback Bob McKeiver to the Air Force. The Gophers are under a new coach, Murray Warmath, and hav Dave Swanson and Gene Cappel letti on hand to replace the mag- nificent Paul Geil . .. which is a hard task in any league. Bernie Crimmins has a big job to bring the Hoosiers into contention, but may do just that if passer Florian Helinski and Olympic star Milt Campbell have good years. Thus this "easy" third may not be a snap for -the Wolverines at that, for in the Western Confer- ence, upsets are not rarities. The last three games of the year would prove a nightmare even to Notre Dame. The Wolverines must 1 face co-champions Illinois and _ Michigan -State on successive weekends, and then a week later close against the always rough Buckeyes of Ohio State, a big or- der for any team. 1 The Illini move into Michigan's y mammoth bowl on November 6th, and feature probably the greatest backfield in the land. J. C. Caro- line,aMicky Bates, and Abe Wood- *son are enough to give any team fits.. Annual Rivalry Michigan State has only one s member left from its "Pony Back- field" which sparked the Spartans into the Rose Bowl last year. He is - Leroy Bolden, picked on many pre- season All-Americas, and new, coach Duffy Daugherty also has t a big rough line returning. Re- n gardless of personnel, when Mi- chigan and Michigan State col- - lide, the fur flies, and the Novem- sber 13th Michigan Stadium set- eto will be no exception. Michigan close's the 1954 sea- d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ son at Ohio State's huge horse- shoe, and Woody Hayes will have his team out to avenge the '53, 20-0 pasting they took at the hands of the Wolverines. Johnny Borton, Hopalong Cassidy, Bobby Watkins, and Dick Brubaker are all back and Michigan will have its hands full in cooing with them. The Wolverines themselves are no pushovers however, no matter how dark a picture pre-season "ex- perts" paint. Recent happenings down on Ferry Field show a young, aggressive team, a bevy of fleet backs, some outstanding ends, and a big line. Veterans like Tony Branoff, Lou Baldacci, Dune Mac- Donald, and Art Walker, added to. promising sophomores such as Ron Kramer and Terry Barr may wbll turn Michigan into a definite threat. Jewelry-Ceramics- Tricks .Greeting Cards - Miniatures - Toys 215 E. Liberty .. . NO 3-1319 (Mailing and FREE Gift Wrapping) Subscribe to The Michigan Daily Cadets Prove Unstoppable' For Michigan A fact unparalleled in Michi- gan's mighty football history is that the Wolverines have never defeated a gridiron squad from West Point. The team that opens Michigan's 1954 home schedule has licked the Maize and Blue four times in four games, and will be gunning for its fifth in a row on October 2nd. The first meeting between the two teams was in 1945, when the mighty Army team of Blanchard and Davis took a 28-7 verdict. The next year it was the Cadets on the long end again, winning, 20-13. After a short lapse, the rivalry was renewed in 1949, and again a mighty Army team won, 21-7. The last game between the two enemies was in 1950, and Army won, 27-6. 4 >-.-.----.---.-----.--.----------------*----------- Construction is moving ahead down on the corner of State and Hoover streets, as the new $344,- 700 Athletic Administration Bululd- ing slowly takes shape. A huge excavation has already been duk, the sub foundation is in, and the large steel frames for the main foundation are rising on all sides of the L-shaped hole. Latest reports from the athletic department indicate that the ultra- modern building, a part of the $7,- 000,000 building program, will be completed in May. The construc- tion on the 3,000 seat varsity pool, adjoining the administration build- ing, will begin sometime this win- ter. The old athletic administration building will be turned over to the Men's Physical Education Depart- ment upon completion of the new one. Linking the two buildings will be one of the University's most historic monuments, the ancient gate that marked the entrance to old Ferry Field. Old Gate Moved Since 1903 the old gate has seen thousands of Michigan men and women pass through its portals, to watch the great football teams of Yost, and more recently to watch Michigan's track and baseball teams. It will now serve as the entrance to the driveway between the new and old administration buildings. The new building will have mod- ern offices for administrative and coaching personnel, along with housing the ticket and. publicity offices. It will be two stories in height and will utilize large areas of glass. Aside from the administration building and varsity pool, athletic buildings scheduled for construc- tion in the future also include a $4,500,000 field house seating 15,- 000 people, and a new $300,000 foot- ball press box. These structures will be erected as soon as funds become available. 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