SUNDAY, OCTOBER "23,195# THE MICMGAN' DAILY PAS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1955 THE MICHIGAN DAILY rnaxnrOr r' M Nips Stubborn Minnesota 'If WITH PHIL DOUGLIS Daily Sports Editor Special To The Daily MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.-Bennie Oosterbaan was justly proud of his Michigan cyclone which struck savegely back yesterday afternoon to crash a rugged Gopher band into defeat, 14-13.. The Michigan dressing room was a busy place, with overtones of the victory not as evident as most would think. The Wolverines had been pressed to the utmost in their quest to retain their top national ranking-and they showed it. Tony Branoff, the piledriving halfback who sparked most of the Wolverine attack, summed it up well, when he said, "We just jelled as a unit as the first half ended. We had them beaten right there." Coach Oosterbaan was also lavish in his praise. "That last touch- down just before the half ended was the turning point, if you want to call it that. It helped our morale immeasurably." Oosterbaan went on to praise the poise of Jimmy Van Pelt, who stepped into a starring role today for the first time in his collegiate career, and pitched Michigan to victory. It was his two last-ditch first half passes that broke the Gopher's hearts ... as it did to the 64,434 limp fans, who watched under grey skies here in the Northland. It was a big day for Tom Maentz, whose two key catches, and tricky lateral to Ed Shannon, aided in the first Wolverine tally. His second touchdown, catch was the clincher. A Mighty Strong Comeback... When the Wolverine squad returned to the field for the second half, it was obvious that they were to remain in command. The def- ensive line was sensational-Minnesota gaining only 44 yards rushing the second half. The second Michigan touchdown, coming on a sus- tained drive, from the Minnesota 48, broke the Gopher hearts for keeps. Murray Warmath, the downcast coach of the Gophers slumped in his drab lockerroom cubbyhole, and moaned, "They just outplayed us that second half. We got beat; but I was proud of my boys." The _ disappointment in his voice was obvious. "We couldn't cope with the Michigan single wing." The final statistics show in a good measure why Michigan truly deserved to win yesterday. It had over twice as many first downs, an edge of over 40 yards in the rushing column, and tremendous edge of eight in the pass completions. The fighting Wolverines outgained the Gophers, 256-187, as they gained their fifth win in a row to remain among the nation's elite. This game was different from almost all of Michigan's others in that they did not need to jump on breaks to win. Both touchdowns r came on long drives of sensational football. The same must be said of Minnesota, whose backs ran Michigan into the ground until the Maize and Blue defensive alignment gotstraightened away. The throngs of Minnesota fans left the stadium here limp .. . and bitterly disappointed. They had seen their team which has suf- fered two heartbreaking losses already this season, play vaunted Michigan to a near standstill, only to lose out in the end by a mere conversion. They had seen the coveted little Brown Jug whisked away to Ann Arbor once again-and they had seen Michigan stage a whirlwind ,' comeback that shall be talked about for many years to come. Single Wing Key Factor 11 -AP Wirephoto Service, Courtesy of Detroit News MINNESOTA HALFBACK Pinky McNamara (24) races around right end for seven yards, despite a valiant effort by Michigan end Mike Rotunno (81) to bring him down. Lionel Sigman (70), Wolverine tackle, follows the play. McNamara's gain came in the first of Minnesota's early touchdown drives. (Continued from Page 1) Twice in the final quarter, scor- ing opportunities opened for the Wolverines. Fleet Halfback Jim Pace with Branoff and Fullback Dave Hill pounded the Minnesota line as they led the squad from the Michigan 45 to the Gopher eight. But a penalty for delaying the game moved them back; and, on the following play, VanPelt was smothered back on the 24. In the final three minutes, Michigan took the ball on its own 31, but time ran out while they were still on the 12. Coach Bennie Oosterbaan told reporters after the game that he was satisfied with the play of the team. Many of the scribes, how- ever, were still wondering about the slowness of the first half. Minnesota Coach Murray War- math, who had worked his team into a frenzy with spirit enough to conquer the mightiest, said that he had expected 2/3 of Michigan's plays to be run off the "T" for- mation and that he was com- pletely fooled. He thought the Wolverines played much better ball yesterday and that the Goph- ers just couldn't catch them. The Michigan squad now must point to Iowa, beaten Friday night and tied the week before. Michi- gan was "up" today and must continue to stay that way. present a The University of Michigan MEN'S GLEE CLUB and THE SINGING HOOSIERS pius the Indiana Queens of INDIANA UNIVERSITY COMBINED CONCERT Stanford Ties Huskies, 7-7; Hill Auditorium Texas Defeats Rice, 32-14 November 12th-- 8:30 P.M. By The Associated Press SEATTLE, Wash. - Stanford's Indians troubled Washington all through a sunny football afternoon yesterday, but had to settle for a 7-7 tie that knocked Washington out of its co-ownership of first place in the Pacific Coast Con- ference. Both teams turned enemy fumb- les into touchdowns in the open- ing quarter and the 47,500 fans tingled in anticipation of a free- scoring fracas which never de- veloped. Fullback Bill Tarr, a Washing- ton export from upstate Belling- ham, slammed through the middle to tally on Stanford's .first play. . . - Texas Pulls Surprise AUSTIN, Tex. - Spurred by the flying feet of sophomore Walter Fondren, the Texas Longhorns upset the fumbling Rice Owls, 32- 14, before 46,000 football fans. Consigned to the Southwest cel- lar in many minds after losing four of five games, the Longhorns roared to touchdowns in every quarter to keep alive their title hopes. They now have a 1-1 league record. Thercrushing defeat, second in a row in Conference play for Rice, virtually killed title chances. 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