SATURDAY, SEPTEIVBER 29, 2956 THE MCBIGAN D"AHA PAGE M- 1P, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1958 THE MICHIGAN DAITA~ PAGE PTV~ Wolverine Eleven Hosts Bruins Today UCLA's Starting Lineup Includes Two Seniors (Continued firomn Page 1 Garro, tackle Preston Dills and halfback ChuckHolloway-would like to save their, eligibility for a later set of five consecutive con-! tests that would include UCLA's seventh foe, Stanford. Other Bruin Lettermen Other starting lettermen for the UCLAns will be 201-lb. guard Esker Harris, end Hal Smith, tackle Jerry Penner and - center Jim Matheny. The entire left side of the starting line will be composed of sophomores with only the Utah game for college experience. In addition, sophs Louis Elias at wingback and fullback Barry Bill- ington will start for the Bruins. Michigan will also have sopho- mores at two backfield positions, but experienced players will man all the other spots. Coach Ooster- baan is counting heavily on new- comers Bob Ptacek, 208-lb. left halfback, and 212-lb. John Herrn- stein- at fullback to carry their full share of backfield work. As tailback, Ptacek will have ample opportunity to show both his highly-regarded running and passing talents. Herrnstein, the third generation of a famous Michigan football family, was co- winner, with Ptacek, of the Meyer W. Morton Award for greatest im- provement during this year's spring practice. Barr, Van Pelt in Backfield Veterans Terry Barr at right half and Jim Van Pelt at quarter- back complete the starting back- field for Michigan. Barr will be making a change from left half- back, while Van Pelt will be doing less ball-handling as emphasis shifts from the T-formation. BOB PTAGEK JOHN HERRNSTEIN ... Wolverine sophomore starters Powerful Bears, Rais Picked in Western Division Today's UCLA Wallen LE Dawson LT Whitfield LG Matheny C Harris RG Penner RT Smith RE Bergdahl QB Bradle LH Elias R B Billington FB Lineups MICHIGAN Kramer Orwig Hill Rotunno Nyren Sigman Maentz Van Pelt Ptacek Barr Herrnstein Second of Two Articles t By SI COLEMAN Closely paralleling the Eastern Division in the National Football League is its cousin, the Western Division. This parallel is evident in that both Divisions are expected to be dominated by a two-team race. There is a strong feeling among many veteran observers of the profess onal gridiron sport that 1956 Bt;.r aggregation has the po- tential to become a typical old- time Bear powerhoubc GeorgeHalas, closing out a 35- year coaching career last year, has retired to the Bears' front of- JIM VAN PELT .. starting quarterback I IN EASTERN HEADLINER: High Ranked Syracuse, Pitt Meet Today fice. The man in the best position to bring that prophecy to fulfill- ment is genial Paddy Driscoll, a trusted lieutenant of Halas over the years who, at 60, has assumed the Bear head coaching role. The combination of Ed Brown, quarterback from San Francisco University, and Harlon Hill, the overnight pass catching sensation from obscure Alabama State Teachers college, should provide the Bears with plenty of offense. Rams Feature Passes Furnishing the chief opposition will probably be the Los Angeles Rams. Led by quarterback Norm VanBrocklin, the Rams will feature much passing, especially with three outstanding ends all on the same team. Coach Lisle Blackbourn of the Green Bay Packers must sell his veterans on the fact that it's pos- sible for them to win the champ- ionship. Their outstanding star is quarterback Tobin Rote. Vessels Bolsters Colts Perhaps the dark horse in the Western Division is the Baltimore Colts. Acquisition of Billy Vessels, former Oklahoma All-American, plus other returning servicemen, holdovers, and a promising array of rookies assure the Colts of a ' multiple-gaited attack for the 1956 race. Much of San Francisco's suc- cess will depend on their quarter- back, Y. A. Tittle. When he's hot, the 49er's usually roll. The once mighty Detroit Lions are plagued by many "ifs." If cer- tain key performers come through then they'll be tough. If certain aging veterans keep off the hos- pital list, there is a possibility that the Lions can finish high. But frankly, there isn't any reason to make the Lions a contender. Pioneers Fall To Northern; Streak Ends FLINT, (P) - Flashing speed reminiscent of the 1950 'State Champions, Flint Northern High ended Ann Arbor's fabulous 40- game undefeated streak before a record 10,934 fans last night, 33-0. Rolling up a yardage margin of 494 to 99, Flint handed Ann Arbor its first shutout since Battle Creek held the Pioneers to a scoreless tie on Oct. 15, 1954. With eight seconds left in the first quarter, State quarter mile champion, John Sharp sprinted 75 yards for Northern's first touch- down. Two TD Edge at Half Early in the second quarter, Ar- den Relerford broke through for 62 yards and Flint's second touch- down. Relerford kicked both points and Northern led 14-0 at halftime. Quarterback Luke Waters went 33 yards on a rollout for the third Viking touchdown early in the third quarter. Before the period ended, Sharp scored his fifth touchdown of the year on a one- yard dive over the line. Flint's final score came in the last quarter, when Phil Gaines. scored from one-yard out. Earlier Gaines broke loose on a 53-yard punt return for a score that was nullified by a penalty. TODAY'S COLLEGE GAMES EAST Army vs. VMI Boston U. vs. Massachusetts Colgate vs. Cornell Columbia vs. Brown Dartmouth vs. New Hampshire Lehigh vs. Delaware Navy vs. William & Ml'ftry j Pennsylvania vs. Penn St. Pittsburgh vs. Syracuse Princeton vs. Rutgers Trinity vs. Williams SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST Arkansas vs. Oklahoma Baylor vs. Texas Tech. Florida vs. Clemson Georgia vs. Florida St. Kentucky vs. Mississippi Louisiana St. vs. Texas A & M Southern Methodist vs. Georgia Tech Tennessee vs. Auburn Tulane vs. Texas Virginia vs. Duke Wake Forest vs. Maryland WEST Illinois vs. California Indiana vs. Iowa Kansas vs. College of Pacific Michigan vs. UCLA Northwestern vs. Iowa St. Ohio St. vs. Nebraska Oklahoma vs. North Carolina Purdue vs. Missouri Wisconsin vs. Marquette FAR WEST Colorado vs. Kansas St. Oregon vs. Idaho Stanford vs. Idaho Stanford vs. Michigan St. Washington vs. Minnesota By DON McGHEE College football goes into full swing today and some ofithe top teams across the country will be battling each other for those all important early season wins. One of the biggest games finds Pittsburgh matched against Syra- cuse in Pittsburgh. This game should be a factor in deciding who will be the Eastern football champion this year, for these two squads are among the. top ranking independents in the land. Pittsburgh's big gun, Joe Walton, end, caught eight touch- down passes last year and along with Bob Pollock, tackle, and Corny Salvaterra, Pitt's improved passing quarterback, head the Panthers championship hopes. Seek Second Win Syracuse will be out to wallop Pitt as revenge for their 22-12 loss to the Panthers last year. The powerful ground team, using its Wing-T with halfback Jim Brown as the key figure will be looking for its second win of the season. Last week Syracuse dumped the powerful Maryland eleven by two 4ouchdowns. This fact alone makes the Orangemen a team to watch, and the Syracuse-Pittsburgh game an important one. Arnold Leads Mustangs Georgia Tech, last year's Sugar Bowl winner, meets SMU, a team boasting only two returning start- ers. But the game is very likely to be quite a scramble. Charlie Ar- nold. the quarterback who engin- eered the Notre Dame upset, is expected to show an improvement in his passing abilities. Georgia Tech has most of its Sugar Bowl winning team back this year. Its veteran squad in- cludes speedy halfback George Volkert, quarterback Wade Mitch- ell, a great defensive player, and Paul Rotenberry, halfback. Army, scheduled to play in Ann Arbor on Oct. 13, meets Virginia Iillitary Institute. While VMI's main hopes lie in the hands of a sophomore-dominated squad, it is said that the team has a strong running attack, lead by fullback Sam Woolwine, junior. Army Braced by Veterans Army is, from all appearances, much stronger than VMI. Six of last year's starting linemen are back, including Ed Szvetcz, center and Stan Slater, guard. The backfield however lacks the{ experience of the line. With Pat Uebel and Don Holleder gone, Coach Red Blaik will probably -be using Vince Barta at fullback and Bruins to Watch 44-Bob Bergdahl. Quarter- back, Senior, 5'11", 192 lbs. 12-Doug Bradley. Left Half- back, Senior, 5'9", 172 lbs. 67--Esker H a r r i s. Right Guard, Junior, 6'0", 201 lbs. 1 51-Jim Matheny. Center, Junior, 6'0", 211 lbs. 25-Barry Billington. Full- back, Sophomore, 5'10", 170 lbs. 'M' Receives Heavy Radio, TV Coverage Michigan returns to the foot-, Dick Murtland and Joe Cygler are certain to see plenty of action in the backfield. Sooners Tackle TarHeels Oklahoma, ranked by many as the number one team in the coun- try again this year, plays host to the strong North Carolina eleven. Oklahoma, with 30 wins in a row, has a big line, built around such giants as tackle Edmond Gray and center Jerry Tubbs. The speedy Sooner backfield is lead by Tommy McDonald and Jimmy Harris, and the veteran team has plenty of everything else necessary for a top ranking team. North Carolina sports such men as halfback Ed Sutton and end Buddy Payne, but Dave Reed, starting quarterback, has been on the sidelines with a torn knee ligament. The worst worry for Coach Jim Eight Intersectional Tilts Face Big Ten Gridders TOP THREE TAILBACKS on UCLA varsity squad (1. to r.) sophomore Don Long, the star of the undefeated 1956 Bruin Frosh team; senior Doug Bradley, a talented two-year veteran; and junior Edison Griffin, a promising graduate of the junior varsity, prepare for today's clash with /the Wolverines at the Michigan Stadium. Tatum is probably his lack of a strong line, and this weakness is apt to prove fatal especially this afternoon. Kentucky and Mississippi play' an important Southeastern Con- ference game today. Mississippi is last year's conference champs but the team has lost nine of its eleven starters. Coach Johnny' Vaught is filling the gaps with, men like Paige Cothren, fullback' and Eddie Crawford, left half. No Rain in Sight Today's weather will be warm and windy wit hincreasing cloudiness. The winds will blow at 20-25 miles per hour and 'today's high temperature will be in the upper 70's. ball wars today with the full ra- dio and television coverage that symbolizes big time college foot- ball. There will be a total of nine radio and three network hook-ups on hand to broadcast the game across the nation. NBC will handle a regional telecast back to the coast. Harmon Airs Games Tom Harmon returns to the scene of his former glories to take charge of the CBS Pacific Coast Network. Leo Durocher will handle the color part of the telecast. Curt Gowdy, NBC, New York, sends the broadcast back east. A host of announcers are pres- ent from the Detroit stations. Bill Flemming, represents WWJ, Bob Reynolds and Ty Tyson WJR, Van Patric kand Frank .Sims WKMH, and Don Wattrick, WXYZ. The University station, WUOM, handles a 21-station statewide network. Bill.Stegath handles the play-by-play and Ed Burrows pro- vides the color. Bob Ufer covers for local station WPAG and Tom O'Connor sends out the game for WIBM in Jackson. Iowa, Indiana Open Michigan State Faces By BOB BOLTONG Big Ten teams will have a chance to prove their reputation as college football's toughest league this weekend as they launch the 1956 season with one confer- ence and eight intersectional games. Four opening games will be played with Pacific Coast teams as Illinois meets California, Mich- igan State battles Stanford, Min- nesota clashes with Washington, as well as the Michigan-UCLA contest. Hawkeyes Invade Indiana Two Big Seven teams will also be on the Big Ten program today with Missouri at Purdue and Neb- raska at Ohio State. The opening conference game features Iowa at Indiana while Wisconsin takes on a soft touch in Marquette. All Big Ten teams go into to- day's games as fairly solid favor- ponents and Iowa gets the nod ites over their non-conference op- over Indiana in conference play. The games to watch are the Michigan State and Illinois con- tests, as both face strong teams and the outcome should provide a guide to their comparative: strength. The Spartans. a good bet forl national honors, are a loaded team this year, studded with potential All-Americans and backed with solid depth. Stanford Seeks Revenge Stanford, out to avenge last year's 38-14 beating at the hands of State, will play with the added advantage of a home field. The Indians will present a pro-type Conference Season; Stanford on Coast attack and will pass as much as they run. Illinois coach Ray Eliot puts an almost spotless record of nine wins and one loss against Coast teams on the line as he takes on California's Golden Bears at Champaign. The Illini, conference dark horse this year could be suffering again from a chronic illness which has plagued them the last- two sea- sons, that of great backs and no line. Veteran Backs Return With Wolverine killer Bob Mitchell at one half and running mates Harry Jefferson and Abe Woodson alternating at the oth- er, the Illini have one of the strongest potential backfields in the country. But from end to end with the exception of center the Illini are woefully weak. Big Ten champs Ohio State will make a bid for an unprece- dented third straight title this year and even without Hopalong Cassady the Buckeyes look im- pressive. Buckeyes, Nebraska Clash Playing against Nebraska, a. team rated no better than an also ran in the Big Seven, should pro- vide scant opposition for the pow- erful Ohio ground attack, which averaged 310 yards per game last year. Purdue, another conference dark horse, once again has the services of aerial artist Lenny Dawson and if they can muster up any sort of ground game, Mis- souri hopes for an upset should fade. swuv- I WON'T WEAR A THING BUT TOWNE AND KING!it says HECTOR LIBERACHI, pegostick champ, SNOWBA-N46, ALA., Sept. 10-. 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