I SPORTS SECTION C14 r m43At 1 4I a tIj SPORTS SECTI ON TWELVE PAGES ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1959 TWELVE PAGES bJim Benagh SportsEditor Michigan Sports Rundown Whether it's before 101,001 spectators at massive Michigan Sta- dium for a Michigan-Michigan State football game or before a gal- lery of a half dozen at. Michigan's Blue Golf Course competition, the Big Ten is as tough and exciting as any c1llege conference in the nation. And there is no question that one major reason for that tough- ness and excitement is that Michigan, on and off, is a collegiate power in its complete ten-sport program. Thus newcomers to Michigan and the Big Ten category of "sports fans" should be prepared for new lives as spectators. Sport by sport, here are how things line up at Michigan for the fan: FOOTBALL, of course, is king - just as it has been for the past 79 years and just as it probably will be for generations to come. The sport has become more than a game to Michigan; it is a binding force that brings out the loyalty of alumni and enfolds a 20,000-plus student body together. A good contingent of sophomores both on the line and in the backfield could give Michigan's 1959 season the added punch it will need to put on formidable showings before a powerful home schedule that will include Michigan State, Northwestern, Wisconsin and Ohio State. The games with the Spartans and Buckeyes are already sold out, as Michigan fans display their loyalty despite last fall's dismal record. There's no question that the gridders again will have the cam- pus in their grip in a couple of weeks. Winter .. After the footballers finish their season, the big tug of war be- gins between the BASKETBALL, HOCKEY and SWIM teams. At Michigan all three put on quite a battle for the winter limelight. blIf you want to be a basketball fan at Michigan, you will prob- ablyhave to change some of your cage attitudes. The Big Ten quin- tets thrive on rough rebounders and daring shooters - two "quali- ties" that make a lot of you incoming Easterners shudder. With Michigan finally getting its share of high scorers interest has picked up in Ann Arbor. As one sports writer said a year ago: "Those folks at Michigan have finally realized that basketball is here to stay." With captain Bobby Watt and powerful Bob White - two all- Americans (both from Canada, of course) - in the lineup along with exciting sophomore Red Barenson, the hockey team cannot go any- where but up in the standings of the newly formed Western Hockey Association. And "up" is usually the National Collegiate playoffs for Michigan. The Wolverines ruled college hockey for ten years after the first playoffs were held in 1947-48, and the game still is quite a spectator sport here. For example, three years ago student fans began lining up for tickets to a crucial series with Michigan Tech some 20 hours be- fore the ticket window opened! Speaking of crowds, Michigan's NCAA swim champions do okay for themselves both at the pool and at the gate. The Maize and Blue apparently are headed for another banner year and should produce a half dozen to ten members of the Olympic team of the United States, Finland, Mexico and Canada for next year's Games at Rome. Swimming meets, incidentally, are one of the favorite "something different" dating places at Michigan. TRACK, GYMNASTICS and WRESTLING fill out Michigan's winter program. Michigan's thinclads, defending Big Ten indoor champions, are always one of the prominent groups in the nation. In this Olympic year, their results could be more interesting than ever. Returning to the team are varsity record-holders Tom Robin- son, Tony Seth, Dick Cephas and Les Bird - giving the squad a strong nucleus. A good tip for newcomers is: see a gymnastics meet this winter. You won't be sorry. This virtually unheard-of sport has been made interesting by a great showman, Newt Loken. Another masterful coach, Cliff Keen, has sent the name Michigan to the top rankings of collegiate wrestling. Spring... Come next spring, Michigan squads in BASEBALL, TRACKT TENNIS and GOLF will be trying to wrest your time away from the Arb and final exams. The diamondmen, led by former Detroit Tiger Don Lund, will be bidding for a comeback with hard-hitting Dave Brown, Bill Roman, John Halstead and Wilbur Franklin in the ranks. In tennis, Michigan - which sent Barry MacKay to the top seedings throughout the world - again will have a potent aggrega- tion. Last year, the young Wolverine scored every possible point to win the Conference championship. Stars like Gerry Dubie could lead to a repeat triumph. The golfers scored quite a comeback here last spring by earning second place - a big jump from the 1958 ninth place finish. All in all, it should be another banner year at Michigan. Glad to have you aboard. Wolverine Football evamped With *4 Conference Grid Race Uncertain Wisconsin, MSU, Iowa Top Rated Teams By DAVE LYON Associate Sports Editor It's autumn again, which means that once more the members of the Western Conference will soon engage in a series of weekend pastimes to determine which school has the best football team. The team so determined can feel justly proud, since the Big Ten is generally regarded as the nation's toughest collegiate conference. This reputation stems from the fact that year after year the Con- ference will have 10 good teams- not just one or two. Thus no single Big Ten team can be conceded the champion-1 ship before the season starts. This generates more interest among football fans, but makes the busi- ness of picking winners hazardous. Nonetheless, the risk will be taken. Following are capsule sum- maries of each of the Confer- ence's teams, starting with the supposedly strongest team. WISCONSIN-After just -miss- ing a Conference title and a Pasa- dena trip last year, coach Milt Bruhn's Badgers will be out this season to grab their first crown since 1952. Bruhn lost only 10- let- termen to graduation, and will build on 24 returnees from the 1958 runnerup squad. Holdovers include DalenHackbart, quarter- back who finished third in Big' Ten total offense last season. MICHIGAN STATE Coach Hugh Daugherty, with a new double-wing offense and a healthy Blanche Martin, hopes to make a stirring comeback from last sea- son's 0-5-1 Big Ten performance. Seventeen lettermen, including All-American end Sam Williams,2 guard Ellison Kelly, and halfback Art Johnson, have departed. But See LOOP, Page 2 New H1ead Coach, Offense Coach Bump Elliot Introduces Wing-T Three New Coaches Appointed To Help Introduce Offense By TOM WITECKI Equipped with a new coach and a new offensive system, Michi- gan's football team will take the gridiron this fall with high hopes of improving upon last year's eighth place Conference finish and 2-6-1 season record. The coach is Chalmers "Bump" Elliott, a former Wolverine all- American and a member of Michigan's '48 Rose Bowl squad. Elliott served as backfield coach the past; GEORGE GENYK .. .grid captain Ticket Sales Going Well Michigan football ticket sales are well above last year, it was an- nounced recently by Don Weir, ticket manager. Early tabulations showed that ticket sales this year are better than two and a half times great- er than last year for individual tickets. One possible reason for the sharp increase is the fine home schedule of the Wolverines. Michigan State and Ohio State will both journey here this fall for contests in Michigan Stadium. The Michigan allotment of tickets for the State game is already sold out and Ohio State tickets are going ahead of schedule. Tickets for the two contests and all the other Michigan home games went on sale June 1 at the Athletic Ad- ministration Building. Season ticket sales are also well. ahead of last year, and Weir ex- pects the total to reach or exceed the 30,000 season tickets sold last year. Regular season ticket buyers had until August 10 to meet the deadline on priorities. Students will have a chance to purchase their tickets for Michi-. gan home games after they regis- ter. The times and place where students will be able to pick up their tickets will be announced-in The Daily. two seasons before being named to the number. one post when Ben- nie Oosterbaan retired last fall. The system is the wing T, a fresh new offense, recently brought into the gridiron limelight by Forest Evashevski, whose Iowa Hawkeyes used it to win a Big Ten title last fall Elliott should be well acquainted with football's latest offense, having spent several years assisting Evashevski at Iowa. Single Wing Junked Junked will be the single wing, the formation upon which many of Michigan's great teams were built. It had been mixed in recent years with the straight T forma- tion to form a multiple offense. To help install the revolutionary offense Elliott has assembled a coaching staff that is distinctive in its youth. Averaging 33 years in age, the staff of six is one of the youngest in the nation. Of the six, three are newcomers. Taking over Elliott's old job of backfield coach will be Henry Fonde, another member of the un- beaten and untied 1947 team. Be- fore entering the collegiate coach- ing ranks, Fonde earned a fine reputation at Ann Arbor High, where his teams were among the1 best in the state for over a decade. The two other newcomers are Jack Fouts, formerly of Bowling Green, who will handle the in- terior linemen, and Jack Nelson, formerly of Colorado, who will handle the ends. Staff holdovers are line and de- fensive coach Bob Hollway and freshmen coach Don Dufek. 23 Lettermen Return The coaches will have a nucleus of 23 lettermen to work with. In addition, several reserves are re- turning and a good, but not spec- tacular crop of sophomores will be on hand. With several starting jobs up for grabs, competition figures to be brisk at early fall practice ses- sions. One of the yet unclaimed positions and a very key one, is that of quarterback. Returning is Stan Noskin, a senior, whose passing ability is his top asset. However, the wing T re- quires a quarterback who can run as well as pass. This fact will put See COACH, Page 6 Like Sports? Do you enjoy sports? Do you like to write? Do you want to get more than. Just classroom learning out of your stay at Michigan? Do you want to be on the in- side of the Wolverine sports scene? If you can answer any of these questions with a yes, then come and see us-The Daily sports staff -- at the Student Publications Building. If you have time to spend be- tween your studies, and you want to fill that time with an activity that actually accomplishes some- thing in placing information be- fore the public, that acquaints you with the functioning of a news- paper, and aids you in meeting the coaches and players that make up our varsity teams-come see us. Members of The Daily sports staff are on the "inside" of every major and minor sport on campus. They get a chance to interview sports personalities and figures. This plea for new staff members is not just a yearly formality. The staff is at present under- manned, and new blood is needed. There is opportunity for advance- ment. No previous newspaper ex- perience is needed, although high school training never hurts. During and following orienta- tion week there will be announce- ments in The Daily and around campus telling you when and where to come and get acquainted with us. Sports Index BASEBALL....... BASKETBALL ............ 6 FOOTBALL .......... . . . . . 1 GOLF .................... 3 GYMNASTICS............11 HOCKEY ................. 5 INTRAMURALS .......... 7 MINOR SPORTS .......... 7 SWIMMING ............... 8 TENNIS ................... 9 TRACK ................. 2 WRESTLING ............10 TOUCHDOWN PLUNGE-Back Darrell Harper drives toward a touchdown during the Iowa game last year. The touchdown was Michigan's first in a game which Jaw the Iowans win by a 37-14 margin. Interesting Season I By DAVE LYON Associate Sports Editor The coming football season has every earmark of being one of the most exciting in recent Michigan history. You and all the other members of the freshman class of '63 can thus consider yourselves fortunate for being able (at no extra cost) to see the Wolverines per- form six times at home this fall.- For the first time in 11 years Michigan has a. new head coach, 34-year-old Chalmers (Bump) Elliott. He and his equally-youthful staff will Introduce the winged-T offense, replacing the single-wing attack with which Michigan crushed many foes in years gone by. How much Elliott and his staff can improve on last year's 2-6-1 record and eighth-place Big Ten finish is open to speculation. Ad- mittedly, the personnel is not greatly improved over last year. But under the inspired guidance of the new coaches, the 1959 Wolverines could be a team to be reckoned with in the Big Ten title race. Another factor which will make this season interesting is the home schedule. This year Michigan will play'Its fiercest rivals, Michi- gan State and Ohio State, at home. Rules changes will play their part in making games this season more interesting. The NCAA rules committee has helped "put the foot back in football" (to coin a phrase) by widening the distance between the goal-post uprights from 18'6" to 24 feet. Substitution rules regarding "specialists" such as place-kickers and punters have been eased. Formerly a single player could re-enter the game only once each period; now he will be able to come in any time the clock is not running. Finally, there are those symbols of Michigan's great football heritage that serve to make every Wolverine grid season an interes- ing one. The "winning tradition," first established by Fielding Yost's point-a-minute teams of the turn of the century, has been continued by Kipke, Crisler, and Oosterbaan to the present day. The Staium, and its tremendous crowds, have been a part of Michigan since 1927. The Little Brown Jug rivalry with Minnesota dates- from 1903. The best-known college fight song, "The Victors,. has occupied an honored spot at Michigan since its composition in 1898. The band, under 25 years of guidance by William D. Revell% has maintained its position among the best. These, hwoever, are only the external appearances of a tradi- tion that goes much deeper than eyes can see or ears can hear. It extends to the hearts and minds of all Michigan's alumni and students. And as freshmen you will soon have the opportunity to do your part in continuing it. 1959 Football Schedule Sept. 26. . . . MISSOURI at ANN ARBOR Oct. 3 . MICHIGAN STATE at ANN ARBOR Oct. 10. OREGON STATE at ANN ARBOR Oct. 17,... N'WESTERN at ANN ARBOR Oct. 24 . . . . . Minnesota at Minneapolis Oct. 31 . . . . WISCONSIN at ANN ARBOR Nov. 7. . . . . . . . Illinois at Champaign Nov. 14 . . . . . . Indiana at Bloomington Nov. 21 ... .OHIO STATE at ANN ARBOR ... ": i.}ti:. +:3:3 i", .-:. .: : Chi -. '", i