PAGE TWO THE MICHIGAN DAILY 'i _. FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1947 Al! Won't Be By ARCHIE PARSONS The road between the opening of the 1947 Michigan football season and a possible Big Nine championship and Rose Bowl bid for the Wolverines promises to be plenty rough and rocky. In their first contest, for instance, they meet a Michigan State team which has plenty of reasons for wanting to administer a proper licking to the boys from Ann Arbor-although whether they can is something else again. Clarence "Biggie" Munn, the Spartans' new coach, is a former assistant of "Fritz" Crisler, and for Munn, a victory over his ex-boss would be a nice way to start things off. The Spartans will not be able to call upon the much-pub- licized Russ Reader, who has signed a pro contract, but they have three good backs in Georgie Guerre, Horace Smith, and Steve Sieradski. Fred Johnson, a 9.6 sprinter ion the MSC track team, also plans to do a little trotting for the Spartans this fall. Quarterback Russ Gilpin, of whom center "Bulldog" Turner of the Chicago Bears thinks great things can be expected, is also back this year, roundijig out some good backfield material. In the Spartan line, several good 'men have returned to give Munn a good start. Among them are Kent Esbaugh, 200-pound Michigan all-prep tackle, and Warren Huey, whom former Coach Charley Bachman felt was "good enough to play on any college team." Rounding out the forward wall are end Ken Balge, guard Mark Blackman, tackle Alger Connor, and center Pete Fusi, a few of the returning grid veterans. Stanford, number two on the Wolverine schedule, readily admits that "not many teams in the country will have a better. set of backs than we will next fall." Halfback Bob Anderson and Fullback Lloyd Merriman are being touted as definite All- wiet on the Wes American material, while quarterbacks Ainslie Bell and Al Morris have shown enough in spring practice to push last year's regular, Buck Brownson, down to third-string duties. Eleven of the twelve veterans which Stanford lost were linemen, which gives the Indian coaching staff, headed by "Marchie" Schwartz, plenty to do in the next few weeks. However, the staff reported "improvement" after spring practice. Two of their regular linemen, Dave DeSwarte ,an All-America possibility, and Jack Eller, were killed in traffic accidents this year. Pittsburgh, the next Maize and Blue opponent, has not shown much in recent years, but with the desire to become a member of the Big Nine strong in their hearts, the Panthers will be out to prove that they belong in Western Conference competition. Little dope has been forthcoming on the strength of the '47 Pittsburgh aggregation, but new coach Mike Milligan, who replaced Wes Fesler (now at OSU), is reported to have a stronger group than last year. If any of these games can be considered mere "warmups," then the next contest definitely begins a period of rough sledding. Northwestern's Wildcats, who tied Michigan last year, are ready to display plenty of power. While Guard Ed "Buckets" Hirsch and Halfback Vic Schwall, two All-Conference gridders, are gone, they aren't crying too much out Evanston way. Stars like Halfbacks Frank Ashenbrenner and Ralph Everist, the latter having been switched from fullback, linemen Vince DiFran- cesca, Alex Sarkisian, Ed Nemeth and Francis DePauw are set to give everybody plenty of trouble. Bob Voigts, the new Wildcat coach now that Lynn Waldorf has gone to the University of California, is a disciple of Paul Brown ern Conference Voigts plans to employ a "T" attack similar to that used by Brown. A much-improved Minnesota team is the next Wolverine opponent. Even Gopher Coach Bernie Bierman admits his team is "better off than last fall." The line is reported to be a tra- ditional Minnesota powerhouse. They have one tackle whom they term as "wiry," tipping the scales at 195, if that can be taken as an indication. Since the Gopher "B" team was undefeated last fall, they are reported to have plenty of fresh material to throw at the rest of the Conference. Main trouble will be a shortage of halfbacks. Although such stars as All-American Alex Agase, Buddy Young, now with the pro football New York Yankees, Ralph Serpico and Ike Owens have left the Illini campus, the boys from Champaign, 1946 Big Nine and Rose Bowl champs, are still going to have one of the strongest teams to be seen this year. With backs like Perry Moss, Capt. Art Dufelmeier, Russ Steger, and Paul Patterson around to pick up the yardage, Coach Ray Eliot can devote his time to an Illini line that was somewhat depleted by losses. However,.Eliot has Mike Kasap, Sam Zatloff, Max Weskunas, Bill Franks, Lou Agase, and Al Mastrangeli, just to pick a few, with which to work. The versatile "Dike" Eddleman, one of the best kickers in the Conference, will also be ready for backfield action. The game, which is the Illini Homecoming contest, is a virtual sell-out right now. Indiana is banking upon the return of backs George Taliaferro and Nick Sebek. Taliaferro will remind Michigan fans of the '45 Hoosier bunch which walked off with the Big Nine title. Coach "Bo" McMillin has lost the versatile Pete Pihos, linemen John Can- nady and Russ Deal, and his All-American quarterback, Ben Raimondi, Front who has signed a pro contract. Backs Mel Groomes and Harry Jagade will return to make things more pleasant for McMillin, however. The Hoosier line is an unknown quantity, but with a "B" team which trimmed the Wolverine Jayvee last year, Coach "Bo" McMillin should have enough to choose from. Up at Madison, Wis., Coach Harry Stuhldreher has a squad including 33 major letter-winners to work with this year. With Fred Negus, All-Conference center, among those who have left, Stuhldreher, also has some line-plugging to do. "Jug" Girard, an outstanding back of the '44 season, Jack Wink, Wally Dreyer, Ben Bendrik, and Earl Maves, round out a strong backfield. With the Wisconsin game coming after the Illini and Hoosier contests, Crisler will have his hands full keeping the Wolverines on edge for this one. The last game of the season will be the traditional battle with Ohio State, and the Buckeyes will really have blood in their eyes after the shellacking they took last year. The new Buckeyes' coach, Wes Fesler, has 29 lettermen back, including backs Tommy Phillips and Joe Whisler. Warren Amling and Cecil Souders, the two OSU All-American linemen, have graduated, while Tommy James turned pro. On the return list is Fullback Ollie Cline, who was rated second-string All-America in '45. Crisler himself summed up the coming season when he said every school in the Big Nine will be able to beat any other Conference school on any afternoon. He said that he. expects every Big Nine school to drop at least one contest this year, but Michigan fans are keeping their fingers crossed and their eyes turned towards Pasadena. This Fall u I I A i A of the All-American League pro champs, the Cleveland Browns. Spring Pigskin Practice Attracts 130; Alvin Wistert Wins Chicago Trophy Brieske, Mann Top Scoring Parade in '46 Grid Battles Honors To Gridders (Continued from Page 1) Exceeding Coach "Fritz" Cris- ler's fondest expectations, 130 men turned out for spring foot- ball practice last March 31, and while the Wolverine coach was not promising roses at the end of the six-week grind, it was evident that Michigan would be able to hold its own on the gridiron this fall. The practice sessions which were held in July and August dur- ing the war have been eliminated and Crisler was mighty glad they were. While the summer work- outs helped in conditioning fresh- men who were going to play on the varsity in the fall, the Wol- verine mentor feels it is too hot to get enough real benefit out of the July and August practice. ". Wistert Wins Trophy The name of Wistert rang out again on the Maize and Blue foot- ball scene as brother Alvin, third member of the famed All-Amer- ican family, was awarded the Chi- cago Alumni Trophy at the end of the spring session. Like Frances and Albert, Alvin puts his 6 ft. 3 in., 220-lb. frame to work in thetackle position, but unlike the rest of the family, "Moose," as he is known 'to his teammates, is the first member of the clan to win the Chicago Trophy. Alvin is a transfer from Boston University, where he held down a starting tackle booth last year, playing 50 minutes of football reg- ularly. all subsequent presentations, is to stimulate interest among the can- didates during spring practice, when the glamour and thrills of competition are absent. Trophy Awarded to Newcomes Although no such provision has been specifically stated, it has be- come the custom to award the trophy to tryouts who are spend- ing their first year on the campus. As a result, nobody has come up with the prize more than once. The first gridder to take the cup was Ray Baer of Louisville, Ken- tucky. Today he is a highly re- spected coach in the Louisville school system. Since 1925 many footballers up- on whom Michigan looks back with pride have walked off with the honors. Herman Everhardus, the 1932 selection, was the lead- ing Big Ten scorer in 1933; George Rich, who took the award in 1926, captained the 1929 out- fit; Mervin Pregulman, the 1942 winner, was chosen to the All- American team of 1943. * * * Crisler will field a Jayvee team again this year, but it is doubtful that there will be any 150-potnd football at Michigan this year. The sport was approved last year at a meeting of the Western Con- ference. The idea of a "lightweight" team has long been a favorite brain child of the Wolverine ath- letic director. By ALYS GEORGE Adding another strange note to an unusual 1946 football season, two Michigan linemen, J i m Brieske, and Bob Mann, stole the season's scoring honors from the host of Wolverine backs. Even though he usually picks up one point at a time, Brieske's talented toe added 29 extra points and one field goal to give him a total of 32 for the season. By scoring two touchdowns against Ohio State, Mann brought his to- tal to five, giving him 30 points and second place in the scoring department. Missed First Conversion at OSU Although Brieske missed his first conversion in Big Nine com- petition in Michigan's romp over Ohio State, he kept his field goal record unmarred. In his entire varsity career for the Wolverines Brieske has only been called on twice to attempt a field goal, once in his first game, and again against OSU in what probably was his last appearance in a Maize and Blue uniform. Brieske's three points 'in the Buckeye debacle added the last ironic touch to a surprising game. But "automatic" Jim almost didn't get a chance for that first field goal five years ago. First Big Chance With the Wolverines leading 6- 0 in the opener against Great Lakes in 1942, Coach Fritz Crisler called on Brieske for three more points just for insurance. Eagerly Brieske jumped up from the bench to enter his first varsity game for Michigan. He reached for his helmet but it wasn't there. Frantically he dashed up and down the bench looking for his headgear and almost missed his first chance to score for the Wol- verines. When he finally raced onto the gridiron, he sliced the up- rights for three points and the game ended, 9-0. received honorable mention on the Associated Press All-America. He stands a good chance of capturing one of the top All-American slots by the end of the 1947 season. Another Conference record- breaker last season was end Bob Mann, who set a Big Nine record of 284 yards gained on received forward passes. Mann's specialty as Michigan's end was also the end-around, which never ceased to baffle the opposition. He is back again this year, and along with Chappuis should make one of the most dangerous passing combina- tions in the Big Nine. Fullback Bob Wiese was also selected on the East's team for the annual game with the West All-Stars, but declined so that he would be eligible to play baseball last spring. He received honorable mention All-America. Bruce Hilkene, Wolverine tackle who will lead the Michigan grid- iron machine this year, is the flst Maize and Blue gridder ever to be elected captain twice. Hilkene was named by his teammates to the position in 1945, one of the few sophomores ever honored with this distinction. NEW STYLES FIRST AT WILD'S NTYL '1 ALVIN WISTERT-New Michi- gan lineman who won the Chi- cago Alumni Trophy this spring. Wistert is the third member of the All-American clan, brothers Francis and Albert having pre- ceded him. The Chicago Alumni Award, given annually to the Wolverine gridder showing the greatest im- provement in spring.practice, be- gan its long and interesting his- tory in 1925. Its purpose, according to Meyer Morton who made the first and THE 'EYES' HAVE IT: Ernie McCoy Scouts Enemy GridTactics forMichigan wmmmw i 508 EAST WILLIAM -ACROSS-THE-WAY FROM-THE-CAMPUS we major in building BALANCED RECORD COLLECTIONS! We believe with the best authorities that all classics and no "hit" tunes makes for a dull library - and vice versa! So Lyon & Healy is prepared for all musical tastes . . . whether you're collecting the Carmen Miranda sizzlers or a long list of Bizet "Carmens" ... concertos or congas, drop over and let us recommend a well-rounded beginner's record library . . . Or just come in and browse around; you're always welcome to play over your favorites in our modern record rooms. Every week, while thousands of fanatic gridiron fans are cheering their heroes on to greater heights, there is a small group of men who battle their way into crowded football stadiums, struggle into their seats among the confused multitude in order to see games they can never enjoy. This is the plight of a football scout, a group to which Ernie McCoy of the Michigan football coaching staff can claim member- ship since 1925. McCoy Returned From Navy During the war years Head Coach "Fritz" Crisler lost the services of McCoy when the Mich- igan scout entered the Navy to work in the aviation physical training program. This year in addition to his scouting duties, McCoy is helping Wally Weber coach the 'B"' team. According to McCoy, whether a scout diagrams the plays of only one-rival eleven or several dur- ing the season, depends on how late in the gridiron campaign that opponent is met. This fall McCoy will be scouting Michigan State in two of the Spartan's games, and he will also take stock of the fighting Illini in one of their con- tests. In other sections of the country one school can send as many scouts to cover an opponent's game as they please, but Western Conference members, by agree- ment, send only one scout to each gridiron clash. Scouts Watch Play McCoy declared that besides the general offensive and defensive ability of the team, the scout must take note of such details as the exact position and spacing of the players in each offensive and de- fensive formation. A scout must also look for the different defenses that are used in particular situations. "Not only team ability but also individuals," said McCoy, "come under the scrutiny of a football scout." 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