THE MICHIGAN DAILY OPERATION PIGSKIN 0- DA . a. ILLINOIS By DICK KRAUS THERE'S A NEW SOMETHING in the air at Champaign these days and all the loyal Mhini are sniffing it with great appreciation. It's the smell, of a Conference football title, something long missing from the Champaign ozone. Buddy Young's back and Army can have Glenn Davis. Flashy Bud- dy leads a host of returning Illini veterans back to Coach Ray Eliot's fold. With him are such proven backs as Paul Patterson and Julie Ry- kovich, such standout linemen as All-American Alex Agase, John Genis and Mike Kasap. Add these to the collection of football talent that injuries kept out of the title picture last fall and you get an idea of Illini's potentialities., Eliot has veteran material at least two deep for every spot except center, and the one man available there is enough for any coach. He is Captain Mac Wenskunas, a substitute at the outset of last season, an All- Conference center at the end of the campaign. THERE WON'T BE a finer trio of guards in the land than Agase, Ralph Serpico and Bob Lunn, last year's regulars. Lunn played one of the flnest games of his career that afternoon last fall he spent in Michigan's backfield. At the tackles, two pre-war regulars, Mike Kasap and John Genis are going to have plenty of trouble ousting 280-pound Les Bingamon, and Lou Agase, '45 starters. Joe Buscemi, and Frank Bauman are out of service and in the midst of a scramble for their old end jobs. Ray Ciszek and Bill Heiss, back from last year, and Fred Green the stratospheric basketball player, are also strong candidates for duty on the Illini flanks. The only weakness, if it is a weakness, appears to be at the fullback. post. Eliot hasn't had a real powerhouse operator since he took over from Bob Zuppke, but he has such a plethora of outstanding breakaway runners that even a mediocre driving back should be a cinch to pick up yardage down the center. To stop Young, Patterson, Rykovich, and even Tom Zaborac, and Jack Pierce, the sprinter, opposing ends will be forced to play wide, and quick thrusts into the line should be effective. OUTSTANDING FULLBACK candidates seem to be Rudy Krall and Ray Florek. Both are famous prep performers. Krall rates with Harmon, Kuzma, and Taliaferro in Gary high school football annals. Florek was a tailback at Chicago's Fenger high school, and he was one of the best. Always a hard driving back, he's put on enough weight to make him a good bet to solve Eliot's fullback problem. Chick Maggioli, an ex-Notre Dame fullback is listed on the Illinois roster as a halfback, but he could easily be converted should Krall and Florek fail. The same holds true-of Dwight Eddelman, the all-sport ace. "Dike" won All-State" laurels as a high school fullback at Centralia. Eliot doesn't have any other worries about his personnel. His able '45 signal caller and punter, Bill Butkovich, should handle the quarter- back spot again. Clyde Perkins and Don Fortunato, last season's second and third string quarterbacks are also available for '46 action. Even without devastating Buddy Young, Illinois would be a serious title threat, but add him and Paul Patterson, a blocker fast enough to keep up with "the fastest thing on cleats," you get some idea as to the reason for the smell of "Big Ten Title" which saturates the Champaign atmosphere. i AS CRISLER SHOOTS FOR 2ND 100: Michigan Gridders Acquire Nei Scout, Brother Act, Pre-War Fla irates Prepare Tigers Tak To Hold First Union Election Creep Up ByEThe Associated Press Murphy Organization METRITf Aug. 17-Pounding Bob Muncref fr 10hits in the first five Faces Crucial Trial innings, the Detroit Tigers captured a free-hitting contest from the St. By The Associated Press Louis Browns, 7 to 3, today, sending PITTSBURGH, Aug. 17-The Pitts- the seventh place Brownies to their burgh Pirates-low in the National fifth straight defeat. League pennant race but high in the Al Benton, who pitced eight inn- news standings in a tumultuous sea- ings and allowed all of St. Louis' 11 son-will make baseball history here hits, was the winning pitcher as De- Tuesday as principals in the game's troit moved within a single game of first collective bargaining election. second place in the American League. This epochal effort to 'have base- Hank Greenberg's 25th home run bal chattels unionized results from was the only extra-base blow in the the single-handed efforts of Robert 14 hits the Tigers collected off three Murphy, one-time Harvard law stu- dentofBso.Apit e' the t father, the motivating Jeffries Appoints Three spirit and "the voice" of the Amei To Bid for '52 Olympics can Baseball Guild which seeks re- cognition as the players' bargaining DETROIT, Aug., 17 - W) - A agent. The election was ordered by three-man committee of Detroit the Pennsylvania Labor Relations sports enthusiasts has been ap- Board Aug. 7 after the National pointed by Mayor Edward J. Jef- Labor Relations Board dismissed fries, Jr., to present the Motor Murphy's petition last June because City's bid for the 1952 Olympic of reluctance to raise the question Games to an international com- of jurisdiction "at this time." mittee which meets late this Murphy visited Chicago today to month in Lausanne, Switzerland. make an apparent last ditch fight for The Detroit delegation, consist- survival of his projectedhorganiza- ing of Fred Mathaei, J. Lee Bar- tion. rett and Jack Tompkins, will leave New York by plane Aug. 24 to meet with representatives of 50 nations Cinderella rLausanne. Loses to Suggs CLEVELAND, Aug. 17-UP)-Ano- WA ther golfing great from that golfing state--Georgia-carried on an illus-. trious tradition, today when 22-year- 'old Louise Suggs marked up her se- venth major tournament triumph of the season by annexing the 46th annual Women's Western Amateur Championship at the Country Club. Displaying startling consistency, the little brunette swinger from Lith- ia Springs turned back the challenge of 19-year-old Mary McMillin, who had rocketed into the finals with a pair of startling upset wins over de- fending champion Phyllis Otto and Mrs. Mildred (Babe Didrikson) Za- harias. A combination of over-powering golf and cracking nerves was too muchfor the little GreensBayWis., stenographer as Miss Suggs breezed through to an 11 and 10 triumph. W Suits, Flying vor for '46 42, is expected to try for the former refre i berth here. * * * The right side of Michigan's line this fall will have a real pre-war flavor, for Elmer Madar and Bill Pritula, right end and right tackle respectively on the 1942 forward wall, are listed as number one can- didates for their old positions. Both were members of the famed "Seven Oak Posts" who played practically the entire season without injury or relief. Michigan's reputation for fullbacks like Bob Westfall and Bill Daley, who pulverized enemy lines in 1940-41 and 1943, may be enhanced this fall if candidates invited back all report for practice August 26. Six line crashers are listed as pro- bable varsity material. Football fans have undoubtedly heard mention of such bits of grid-iron power as Bob Wiese, Dan Dworsky, and Jack Wei- -E senburger. Wiese was one of the country's best fullbacks in 1944, scoring 42 points, gaining a net of 4.53 yards per plunge, averaging 41 yards per punt. Dworsky and Weisenburger are two of'Michigan's 1945 youngsters. The former averaged over four yards per try last year against such teams as Army, Navy, and Ohio State. Wei- senburger picked up a 4.12 average. Three other excellent prospects for the plunging position are Don Boor, a 1942 veteran, Alan Traugott, and Mike Yedinak U)Ap... 'NIGI-T_ R/ ourself how it stays on-hour after fresh, flawless glow, smoothing over aling tiny surface roughness. A liquid tely light texture, it is free of any to pull the skin, or cause dryness or oes on speedily and evenly ... is re- i as easily, leaving no pasty particles / Bosox Give Boo No. 21 BOSTON, Aug. 17--Boston's lea- gue-leading Red Sox continued their march toward the American League pennant today by beating the second place New York Yankees, 7-4. The clubs are now separated by 14 games. The victory was the 21st, and ninth in a row, for Delta Dave Ferris, who had the New Yorkers well under con- trol until the ninth when they rallied for three runs. Reds Blast Dodgers, 8-3 ST. LOUIS, Aug. 17-'The Cincin- nti Reds lashed out five runs in the first inning tonight and stayed ahead to down the St. Louis Cardinals 8 to 3 and push the second place Red- birds two and one half games behind the rained out Brooklyn Dodgers. * * * Chisox Nip Feller, 4-1 CLEVELAND, Aug. 17-Capital- izing on three errors, the Chicago White Sox exploded four runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Clev'eland Indians and Bob Feller 4 to 1 tonight before a crowd of 30,519. will find advantage in our well-stocked Book Service. VETERANS' ACCOUNTS in these fields capably handled. 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The new uniforms will be worn only against opponents who wear blue or black jersies similar to Michigan's regular game garb. Thus, Head Coach "Fritz" Crisler hopes to avoid confusion among players and add to the spectators' enjoyment of the game. For other games Michigan will continue to wear its standard blue jersey with the maize numbers in keeping with Wol- verine tradition. * * * Michigan may have a "flying Major League Standings NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn... St. Louis..... Chicago...... Boston ...... . Cincinnati .... New York .... . Philadelphia.. Pittsburgh .. w 65 58 54 51 48 47 45 L 43 44 52 53 59 62 61 62 Pet. .616 .596 .527 .505 .464 .436 .435 .415 GB 2Y2 10 12Y' 17 20 20 22 scout" this fall if plans of Ernie McCoy, Wolverine intelligence chief, go through. McCoy, ex-Navy athletie officer, is completing flying tests for his pilot's license and plans to fly to scouting assignments where possi- ble this season. * * * Whether the second 100 victories are harder to score than the first will be a problems that "Fritz" Crisler will start worrying over this fall. When Michigan defeated 'Ohio State in the season finale here last season it marked Crisler's 100th vic- tory in 16 years of major college coaching competition at Minnesota, Princton, and Michigan. During that period his teams lost 30 games and tied seven. It's a foregone conclusion that the 101st triumph will be a tough one to- negotiate, since Michigan meets In- diana's Western Conference champ- ions September 28 in their opener. The Wolverine 1946 football squad will feature a double "brother act." Two, and possibly three, Freihofer brothers from Indianapolis will be seeking guard berths. Walter, 1941 letterman, Cecil, letter winner in 1944-45, and Charles, a freshman, 'make up the trio.. The Whites, Paul and J.T., form the other brother-combine. Paul was 1943 captain and right half and he may be taking direct center passes from kinsman J.T. this year. J.T., center and end at Ohio State in 1941- STILL RADIANT AT MIC NITE and DAY LIQUID MAKE-UP See for' hour. ,.. and conci of exquis tendency coking. G 4* moved ju her f4 ( A u. .. orF5 'l 1 l 1 '] l I l l fit 2 t C t ,0a moo. r e rs* 0% ®-a ' BACK TO SCHOOL BACK TO MICHIGAN BACK TO WAGNER'S THE ESQUIRE STORE OF ANN ARBOR, the store where for 98 years Michigan men have been buying the clothes they like best. CORRECT APPAREL is just as important on the campus as it was in the days of your father and grandfather. Nowhere will you find more authentic campus styles than pt this, one of the oldest college .r.. . . 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