SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1956 THE IflIC"16AN DALLIL PAr-v #irun vv SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1958 MItmiIduA~ IbAIRA U~ A ~ ~IVY~E'~ X'Aia'rk': '1'HK :E Is wolverines Host Gophers in Annual Grid Classic Injured Barr Should Start; 85,000 To Attend Clash (Continued from Page 1) He has improved considerably, a hip injury earlier in the season, and figures to be on the field for will not be at full strength for to- the opening kickoff. day's traditional clash. As for the other 'M' starters, Ron Borstad, however, may help the Kramer's fractured hand has al- Gopher cause in A different cap- most completely mended, and Tom acity. His field goal whipped the Maentz is back in top working order. Only one important member of the Michigan cast may be out ofj commission against the Gophers- second-string tackle Willie Smith. Smith, who picked up an ankle in- Jury in the early stages of the campaign, has added a knee mis- # * hap to his woes and may have to sit this one out. Jim Davies has worked out at Smith's position during the drills this week. Standout for the visitors' line is Bob Hobert, a bruising 223-lb. tackle. The other' tackle is Frank Youso, who weighs in at a mere Bob Schultz, who leads Minne- sota in rushing with a 5.2 yds.- per-carry average, and Ken Bomb- ardier, with a 5.0 average, will be at the halfback posts. Rhody Tusz- ka, a 195-lb. line-crusher, will start at the fullback sot.. Both Cox and Dick Larson, who KEN BOMBARDIER started the year as the Gophers' . . Gopher halfback number one quarterback, figure to split the signal-calling chores. Illini, 16-13 last week, and he will Since Minnesota trainer Oscar be ready for a similar task today Munson stole the Jug in 1903, if the opportunity presents itself. Michigan has won it 25 times. On the Michigan side, all start- Minnesota has triumphed on 12 ers are intact, with the possible occasions, and two games have re- exception 'of wingback Terry Barr. sulted in ties. The Grand Rapids senior suffered The Jug will rest on the Michi- a severe "charley horse" last Sat- gan side of the field today, since urday against Northwestern, and the Wolverines currently possess was limping noticeably early this it. Last year, Michigan nipped week. Minnesota, 14-13, at Minneapolis. .I. OSU TRIES FOR RECORD: Big Ten Teams Face Crucial Battles GOPHER SEEKS HOLE - Minnesota's Bob McNamara goes around right end for seven yds. in '55 Brown Jug contest at{ Minneapolis. Moving in for tackle is Mike Rotunno (81) and Al Sigman (70). Michigan won, 14-13. Minnesota Game Facts By BOB BOLTON Hopes of success and dreams of glory probably will end today for at least five Big Ten teams. With most of the intersectional tilts out of the way, the Confer- ence gets down to the serious busi- ness of deciding champion and Rose Bowl representative. A de- feat in today's games will- hurt the chanches of any team. This week's contests find Wis- consin at Ohio State, Michigan. State at Illinois, Iowa at Purdue and Northwestern at Indiana, as well as the Minnesota-Michigan contest. A record goes on the line today at Columbus as Ohio State takes on Wisconsin. The Buckeyes are after their 15th straight Confer- ence victory in an attempt to tie a mark set by Michigan. Besides tying the Big Ten vic- tory string, the Buckeyes would also like to redeem themselves for last week's 7-6 defeat at the hands of underdog Penn State. Ohio seems well equipped to beat the Badgers, a team that has won but one game in four starts this year. Up to last week's defeat, the Buckeyes have averaged over 300 yds. a game from scrimmage. The Badgers will be hard-pressed to stop the vauntedr Buckeye ground attack. Up to today's game, Wisconsin has given up 751,yds. rushing. Illinois will try to regain the victory trail this week after three straight defeats, but they will need a miracle to get past Michi- gan State. The Spartans, fresh from last{ week's victory over Notre Dame, are now sitting on top of the na- tional standings, and a decisive victory over the fllini will strength- en their position.. Illini hopes for an upset de- pend upon their ability to spring halfbacks Harry Jefferson, who may miss the game because of in- jury, and Abe Woodson through the rugged State line. In four games to date, Spartan opponents have managed but 389 yds. rush- ing. In another of today's top games, Iowa seeks its fifth straight win as it goes against Purdue at La- fayette, Ind. The Boilermakers have scored two victories so far this year as against one defeat and one tie. To continue their victory streak, the Hawkeyes must stop quarter- back Len Dawson, who has been the heart of the Boilermaker at- tack this year. Up to now, Daw- son has heaved the pigskin for 420 yds. and a completion per- centage of .514. In a game which may determine who will dwell in the Big Ten cellarthis year, Northwestern goes against Indiana* at Bloomington, Ind. The Hoosiers finally hit on the victory combination last week when they edged Nebraska, 19-14. The win was a very costly one, however, as quarterback Chick Chicowski suffered a broken rib and will be unable to play against the Wildcats. Northwestern enters today's tilt as favorite on the basis of last week's showing against Michigan. Halfback Bob Mckeiver, who show- NBA Clubs To Launch Campaigns By The Associated Press The National Basketball Assn. opens its 11th season tonight with the defending champion Philadel- phia Warriors meeting Syracuse in the first game of an Eastern Division doubleheader at New York. All eight NBA clubs are sched- uled. Celts Face Knicks The Boston Celtics and New York Knickerbockers play the nightcap in the Madison Square. Garden twin bill. The Western Di- vision gets under way at Rochester, where the champion Fort Wayne Pistons meet the Royals, and at St. Louis, where the Minneapolis Lak- ers plays the Hawks. Philadelphia, which defeated the Pistons' four games to one in the playoff finals last season, is with- out three-time All-America Tom Gola, now in the service. But the Warriors have reclaimed former Niagara ace Larry Costello from the service to support vet- erans Paul Arizin and Neil Johns- ton and rookie Hal Lear of Temple. Fort Wayne, picking up Gene Shue from New York and rookie Bill Thieben of Hofstra, again have the veteran crew of Larry Foust, George Yardley, Mel Hutchins and Bob Houbregs. 4 STARTING LINEUPS MICH. 87 Kramer 72 Orwig 69 Hill 81 Rotunno 64 Nyren 70 Sigman 85 Maentz 24 Van Pelt 43 Pace 41 Barr 36 Herrnstein POS. MINN. LE Jelacic 89 LT Youso 78 LG Burkholder 67 C Maas 55 RG Barrington 65 RT Hobert 76 RE Fairchild 87 QB Cox12 LH Bombardier 41 RH Schultz 21 FB Tuszka 33 troit; WUOM, University of Michigan; NBC, New York; WIBM, Jackson; WCCO, Minne- polis; KUOM, University of Minnesota; WTCN, Minneapolis; WLOL, Minneapolis; KSTP, St. Paul; DKROC, Rochester, Min- nesota; WBBM, Chicago. CHICK CICHOWti'SKI .. Hoosier star sidelined ed so well last week, will probably be the big threat to Hoosier hopes. Recent statistics released by the Big Ten Service Bureau reveal that Woodson of Illinois, by running up a net of 181 yds. against Minn- esota last week, has taken a com- manding lead among Conference ground-gainers. Michigan fullback John Herrn- stein, with three touchdowns, leads the Conference in scoring with 18 pts., topping by five Minnesota's place-kicker, Ron Borstad. 12 21 41 MINNESOTA STARS Bobby Cox .....quarterback Bob Schultz ...... right half Ken Bombardier ... left half EXPECTED ATTENDANCE: 85,000 WEATHER FORECAST: Mostly fair, high of 57 BROADCASTS: WWJ, Detroit; WPAG, Ann Arbor; WJR, De- 76 Bob Hobert .... right tackle Brown Jug Chronology place-kicker, Ron Borstad. Bob Houbregs. a Every 'a ricrs.. co/%ge/%ii SPORT SHORTS: Ike Proclaims National Olympic Day YEAR MICH. MINN. By The Associated Press