,' THE MCHIGAN DAILY FRIDAY, QCTOBER 7, 1955 six THE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 19~5 Spirited Wolverines End Drills for Army Tilt GRID SELECTIONS r GAMES OF THE WEEK Consensus (11-4-.733) Selections Appear 1. Army at MICHIGAN 2. CORNELL at Harvard 3. Indiana at IOWA 4. GEORGIA TECH at Louisiana State 5. NOTRE DAME at Miami 6. Stanford at MICHIGAN STATE 7. Pitt at NAVY 8. MINNESOTA at Northwestern' 9. Illinois at OHIO STATE 10. WISCONSIN at Purdue 11. Clemson at RICE 12. Missouri at SOUTHERN METHODIST 13. Oregon State at UCLA 14, SOUTHERN CAL. at Washington 15. MISSISSIPPI at Vanderbilt in Capitals) SELECTIONS DAVE BAAD (12-3--.800)-Michigan, Cornell, Indiana, Georgia ech, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Navy, Minnesota, Illinois, Wis- nsin, Rice, Southern Methodist, UCLA, Southern Cal., Mississippi. * * s * * PHIL DOUGLIS (11-4-.733)-Michigan, Cornell, Iowa, Georgia ech, Notre Dame, Stanford, Navy, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue, ice, Southern Methodist, UCLA, Southern Cal., Vanderbilt. STEVE HEILPERN (11-4-.733)-Michigan, Cornell, Iowa, Geor-' a Tech, Miami, Stanford, Navy, Minnesota, Ohio State, Wisconsin, emson, Southern Methodist, UCLA, Southern Cal., Mississippi. * * s s JIM BAAD (10-5-.667)-Michigan, Harvard, Iowa, Georgia Tech, Atre Dame, Stanford, Pitt, Minnesota, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Rice, outhern Methodist, UCLA, Southern Cal., Mississippi.. DAVE GREY (10-5-.667)-Michigan, Harvard, Iowa, Georgia ech, Notre Dame, Stanford, Navy, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue, ice, Southern Methodist, UCLA, Southern Cal., Mississippi. DAVE RORABACHER (10-5-.667)-Army, Harvard, Iowa, Geor- a Tech, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Navy, Minnesota, Ohio State, isconsin, Rice, Southern Methodist, UCLA, Southern Cal., Missis- JIM DYGERT (10-5-.667)-Michigan, Cornell, Iowa, Georgia Tech, otre Dame, Stanford, Pitt, Minnesota, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Rice, mthern Methodist, UCLA, Washington, Vanderbilt. * * * * * ALAN EISENBERG (9-6-.600)-Michigan, Cornell, Iowa, Georgia ech, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Navy, Minnesota, Ohio State, irdue, Rice, Southern Methodist, UCLA, Southern Cal., Vanderbilt. JACK HORWITZ (9--.600)-Michigan, Cornell, Iowa, Georgia, ech, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Navy, Minnesota, Ohio State, isconsin, Rice, Southern Methodist, UCLA, Southern Cal. Missis- pi. JOHN HILLYER (9-6-.600)-Michigan, Cornell, Iowa, Georgia ech, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Navy, Minnesota, Ohio State, ardue, Rice, Southern Methodist, UCLA, Southern Cal., Mississippi. DICK CRAMER (8-7-.533)-Michigan, Harvard, Iowa, Georgia ech, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Pitt, Minnesota, Ohio State, Wis nsin, Rice, Southern Methodist, UCLA, Southern Cal., Mississippi. Army Squad Loses, Gains Star Players Reports from Army were of a mixed nature yesterday as Michi- gan's preparations for tomorrow's grid meeting with the Cadets reached their highest level of in- tensity.I West Point sent word that star halfback Bob Kyasky, injured ear- ly in the season, would probably not even ,make the trip to Ann Arbor. At the same time it was learned that All-American tackle Ralph Chesnauskas will see only limited action against Michigan because of a sprained ankle. An excellent defensive player and placement- kicker, Chesnauskas contributed two points to Army's 26-7 win here last year. To compensate for their losses, the Cadets gained the services of Mike Zeigler at halfback for the first time this season. Zeigler had been declared ineligible. But he was granted the traditional amnesty afforded whenever there is a distinguished foreign visitor at West Point. The brother of the king of Belgium did Coach Red Blaik the favor of visiting the Military Academy early this week. Army Arrives Today The Army team arrives in Ann Arbor early this afternoon for a final warmup. The cheering sec- tion of approximately 500 cadets and two mules - Hannibal and Pancho - arrive tomorrow morn- ing. The Wolverines were a spirited bunch as they practiced defense against expected Army plays for much of yesterday afternoon. There were also punting drills and a special session on passing with all the backfield men getting op- portunities to test their arms. Jim Van Pelt assumed his full share of the quarterbacking and showed no ill effects from last week's rib injury. Other recover- ing backs-Terry Barr, Lou Bal- dacci, and Dave Hill-got into scrimmage action for the first time this week. Possible Backfield Changes The chance of a 'backfield shake- up for this week's opening lineup has still not been eliminated. Coach Bennie Oosterbaan felt that "the inability to practice for the full week might prevent Baldacci, Hill, and Barr from starting." For that reason Ed Shannon was seeing much work at fullback and Tom Hendricks, Ed Hickey, and. Jim Pace got full workouts at the halfback posts yesterday. LATE HOCKEY SCORES Chicago 3, Detroit 2 Montreal 2, Toronto 0 The first string line appeared set except for center where Jim Bates still hobbled a bit on his bad leg and his replacement, Jer- ry Goebel, still displayed limb trouble of his own. The trainer continued to promise that both would be ready for tomorrow, but third string center John Peckham was being relied on heavily just in case. s- - ~ MICHIGAN FULLBACK Paul White. (16) runs into a brick wall in the person of Army's "Doc" Blanchard (35) in the 1946 game, which the Wolverines lost, 20-13. Coach Oosterbaan's '55 crew hopes to fare better tomorrow than White and other predecessors. BLUE SEES RED: Cadets Boast 5-0 Record Against M' By JOHN HMLLYER ES BICYCLE ACCESSORI ES When Army's Black Knights in- vade Ann Arbor this weekend, they will bring with them the unusual distinction of being the only team Michigan has faced and never de- feated. Five times in the last ten years the Wolverines have battled the Cadets. Five times they have ab- sorbed defeat. Only once has the Maize and Blue managed to score morethan one touchdown against the colorful West-Pointers. Needless to say, Michigan's pride is at stake this Saturday. But if the five contests have been unsuccessful from an Ann Arbor point of view, they have been in- teresting ones. It all started in 1945, when the legendary names of Felix "Doc" Blanchard and Glen Davis were starting their amazing ascent to gridiron fame. Together these "Gold Dust Twins" ripped off 300 yards on the ground, each turning in a 68-yard run, as the Hudson River crew chalked up victory number one, 28-7, over the hapless Wolverines. But Michigan, too, has her le- gends, and one of them was just getting underway the following year, 1946.,. As it turned out, this collision was the most memorable and ex- citing in the entire series. It is said by many that the '46 game was Glen Davis' greatest ever. "Mr. Outside" started off his day's activities in rather shaky fash- ion, however, punting badly to his own 41. The inspired young Wol- verines took charge of things at this point in the first quarter, marching 41 yards to a touch- down, Bob Chappuis tossing to Howard Yerges for the final eight as the 86,000 witnesses at the stadium howled their approval. Davis Rolls Then Davis started to roll. Soon after the ensuing kickoff, the omi- nous "number 41" shot into the Michigan secondary, changed his pace, and sped 57 yards for the tying counter. In all, Davis reeled off 105 yards running and pitched s e v e n straight complete passes for ano- ther 159. He passed to Blanchard for the second six-pointer 'and "Doc" powered seven yards for the winning touchdown in a heart-breaking 20-13 Army win. Two fabulous winning streaks went on the line that black Octob- er afternoon of the 1949 game, next in the series. Mighty Michi- gan had rolled over their last 25 opponents, while Army sported a 14-game skein of their own. Unfortunate Incident Michigan's star tailback, Char- lie Ortmann, wasperhaps lost in the scuffle of this second play, but at any rate he was kicked in the head and had to leave the game with a slight concussion. Without Ortmann, the Wolverines passing attack was all but obso- lete, and although Michigan's ground game was superb, the West-Pointers once again march- ed to victory, 21-7. The following year found t h e only game of the series to be play- ed anywhere but in Ann Arbor. This is not to say the crowd wasn't respectable-the contest took place inYankee Stadium, New York. As it turned out, Army's back- field was too much'for Ortmann, Dufek & Co. to cope with. It was a fine battle throughout the first half, with each side trading touch- downs and missing the extra point. But it didn't take long for the Black Knights to start their surge. A pair of hard-running backs - Al Pollard and Vic Pollack - simply kept hammering away at the tired Blue line, with quarter- back Bob Blaik mixing in a pass here and there to loosen up the secondary, as the Cadets roared to a 27-6 triumph. Last Year Disappointment Most Michigan students remem- ber-and would just as soon forget -last year's disappointing Army conquest, a 26-7 setback, A bruis- ing line, a brilliant quarterback and some shifty backs pretty much told the tale of another Army victory. Little did it seem to matter to either side whether halfbacks Tommy Bell and Mike Zeigler or fullback Pat Uebel were carrying the ball. All three romped freely as quarterback Pete Vann called signals smartly and com- pleted five of eight aerials.- Who can say what 1955 will bring? One thing is certain- Michigan wants this one. Students Lie A total of 88 students so far have participated in the second weekly football predictions con- test which is being sponsored by the Daily. Of the 15 origi- nal games, one, Georgia Tech vs. LSU, has been eliminated, due to a typographical error. Tabulated student choices fol- low (through Thurs.) : 1. MICHIGAN (51) over Army (37) 2. HARVARD (48) over Cor- nell (40) 3. IOWA (76) over Indiana (12) '4. NOTRE DAME (74) over Miami (14) 5. MICHIGAN STATE (65) over Stanford (23) 6. NAVY (75) over Pitt (13) 7. MINNESOTA (76) over Northwestern (12) 8. OHIO STATE (71) over Il- linois (17) 9. WISCONSIN (70) over Pur- WITH PHIL DOUGLIS Daily Sports Editor TO MORROW'S THE day they separate the men from the boys. Tomorrow, two of America's finest football squads, perhaps two of the finest teams ever to grace a gridiron, collide head-on in the gigantic Michigan Stadium - with more at stake than most people think. It will be more than just a football game when Michigan takes the field tomorrow at 1:30 to duel mighty Army - it will be a clear cut test and appraisal of Michigan's 1955 team. It will be either the glorious end to a bitter crusade, or else a sickening sixth link in a chain of defeat that knows no parallel in Wolverine history. The odds are dead even. Nobody - but nobody, is sure of a winner. For the first time in many years, veteran sportswriters have the urge to flip a coin when it comes to a choice. * - * * Even. Fans 'Are Guessing.. . THE GRID PICKS POLL, a sampling conducted by this paper, can do not better. Of the many ballots that are pouring into the publications building every day, the result is almost even - and this coming from Michigan's loyal partisans indicates that something is afoot for this Saturday afternoon. Even the so-called experts are baffled. The Associated Press Bureau in Chicago throws up their arms and names Michigan by a point. Herman Hickman goes out on Sports Illustrated's limb and picks Army. The result is the same wherever you go. Npw it is our turn - our turn to go out on the limb. If you read the grid picks on the other side of the page -you already know who we pick - but here is the reasoning behind it. Coach Bennie Oosterbaan is far from optimistic. Injuries have laid low a good deal,of his team's strength at least for the week's practice sessions. Such stalwarts as Lou Baldacci, Dave Hill, Jim Van Pelt, Tony Branoff, Jim Bates, and Jerry Goebel all will play -- but in what kind of shape ate they? This question will be an un- answered one until the game gets under way tomorrow. A rumble of discomfiture is aliso heard from the. Point, where Red Blaik has lost the services of star halfback Bob Kyasky, whose leg is reportedly in a cast. Ralph Chesnaukas, a rugged guard is also hobbling. Blaik is also bemoaning a small light line, but a smile can be dis- cerned behind his frowns - be- cause this line is one of the most devastatingly fast forward walls,. in the gridiron wars today. They are apt to knock you flat on your face before you realize it. Both teams are unbeaten-both teams have rock-like defenses... Army's line is the fastest on de- fense. As to Michigan . . . re- member the sage words of Michi- gan State coach Duffy Daugherty when he said "they keep the pres- sure on you - and when they get an opening they really hurt." But the fans like offense. De- fense, - the key factor in last. week's game - is not what the 97,239 fans, who are expected to RED BLAIR sit in on tomorrow's game, pay to smile behind the frown see. Ann Arborites know well enough that Michigan has lots to offer on offense - the hurtling hulk of Ron Kramer diving for one of those long ones, the speedy legs of Branoff, Hill, Barr, Shannon, Pace, Hendricks, and Hickey reeling off yardage, the crushing power and finesse of Baldacci - the generalship of the Jimmy's - Van Pelt and Maddock. What of Army? The answer is plenty. In converted end Don Holleder it has a quarterback that is beyond question outstanding. In Pat Uebel - they have an all around backfield magician. In Frank Zeigler - just released from disciplinary duty by an act of amnesty fromBelgiums Prince Albert - the Army hasmore speedand power than most people imagine. When you come under the Army's sege guns - you know you have been hit. Just ask Furman 'and Penn State. This then is the picture. Yesterday - the Wolverines held a final major drill - not saying much - just carrying out their jobs quietly and resolutely. I due (18) 10. RICE (55) (33) 11. SMU (66) (22) 12. UCLA (85) State (3) over Clemson over Missouri over Oregon t 13.. USC (78) over Washington (10) 14. MISSISSIPPI (71) over Vanderbilt (17) 4 Lamp 1.19 Lock 49c Horn 89c Cover 3.50 Basket 1.59 Oil 35c Open Evenings 'til 9 P.M. Campus Bike & Hobby SAE Wins, 2.5-0- Sigma Chi, SAM, Alpha Delts Victors, Pilams Win on Forfeit; Sigma Phi Tops Sigma Nu; Nu Sigs Triumph 514-16 E. William Call NO 2-0035 * * * Daily Classifieds Bring Quick Results Harris Sees ..... ... 90 Victories WARMa Rd ATTRACTIVE in Rugby and Lamb Knit DETROIT (P) - Bucky Harris signed a $40,000 contract Thurs- day to manage the Detroit Tigers again in 1956, then surprised everybody by setting a lofty goal of 90 victories for next season. "We improved 11 games this season. So why not 11 more next season,"' said Harris, who usually shys away from anything even re- motely connected with a predic- tion. "Don't you think you're going a little high?" asked President Spike Briggs of the Tigers. "I don't think s," replied Har- ris. "If we're going to set a goal, let's make it a good one." An eighty-yard kickoff return by Larry Wise highlighted Sigma Alpha Epsilon's 25-0 victory over Phi Sigma Kappa in an intra- mural touch football gaffe yester- day afternoon at South Ferry Field. In other social fraternity action, Sigma Chi whipped Delta Sigma hi, 14-6, Alpha Delta Phi nipped zeta Psi, 7-0, Pi Lambda Phi top- ped Tau Kappa Epsilon on fbrfeit, Sigma Phi stunned Sigma Nu, 26- 0, and Sigma Alpha Mu downed Theta Chi, 27-21. Wise alsobscored a touchdown on a pass by Tony Corneliuson, while Ron Noreneuaccounted for the other SAE touchdown when he caught Bill Bernard's pass. Benny Wordberg ran wild for Sig- ma Chi, scoring both of his team's touchdowns to pave the way for the Sigma Chi victory over Delta Sigma Phi. Warren Wurtheimer sparked the Sammies in their win over Theta Chi, passing to Joel Tauber for, the first two six-pointers, to Marty Albion for the third, and scoring the winning marker when he in- tercepted a pass. The Sammies trailed, 21-13 with -only five min- utes remaining. A sharp passing attack helped Nu Sigma Nu break through a stub- born Alpha Kappa Kappa defense, as the Alpha Kaps finally fell, 16- 0, in professional fraternity action. Doug Murray intercepted an Alpha Kap pass and ran for a touch- down. Bob Kerry racked up an- other six points for the Nu Sigs. In other pro fraternity games, Psi Omega edged Delta Sigma Delta, Phi Alpha Kappa defeated Phi Delta Epsilon, 14-0, Phi Delta Phi blanked Alpha Rho Chi, 7-0, and Alpha Omega sank the Law- yers' Club, 7-0. This Team Is 'Up'... BuT WE CAN SENSE morale when it is up or down, and we believe this Michigan team desires intensly to become the first Wolverine squad in history to defeat Army. Rarely has snch quiet determination been so noticeable. Win or lose - it goes without saying that Satur- day's game will be a memorable one. Only one feeling blights this enthusiasm. Students have the right to think and exaggerate certain thoughts any way they please, but it is in a way unfair to the Wolverines, themselves to voice outwardly such hopes in the Stadium. The hopes to which we refer is the Rose Bowl ... Rose Bowl .. . chants that went up from the stands during the past two weeks. Certainly, it accomplishes no purpose but to possibly put added pressure on Michigan - and may even tend to infuriate the opposition to a slight degree. The Big Bowl in Pasadena is a long, long way off. Northwestern, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio State must bow to the Wolverines first. The matter at hand is beating Army - not scenting Roses. T oday - it was even magnified, as Sports Illustrated Magazine hit the stands from coast to coast with a three page spread on last weeks set-to in the Stadium. At the close of the lengthy story - the author hit the nail on the head when he said " .. . The Kramer parti- sans (Michigan fans, we presume) who were shouting so loudly for the Rose Bowl last Saturday afternoon seemed to have their sights set a couple of months too far in the future." This department certainly backs the enthusiasm of Michigan's overly-loyal fans - but let's face facts ... and pull the Wolverines over the Army first-r and worry about the Rose Bowl approximately Six weeks later. I 11 "I ( W 4-1 ..y -1 -1 i ii' I $5.95 to $12.95 ENGINEERS, SCIENCE MAJORS A representative of the Du Pont Company will be on this campus Oct. 17, 18, 19, 20 to interview Bachelor and Master degree candidates majoring in For' Your Party Supplies t 1 1 Cardigan and Pull-Over Sweaters CREW and V-NECKS Toast warm, butter soft, long on looks and wear are KEG BEER ICE CUBES 11 It's Clear Cut that the Crew Cut is the Mode " FLATTOPS " CREWS " PRINCETONIANS * COLLEGIANS The Dascola Barbers near Michigan Theatre i I1 Cards Sign Lane ST. 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