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October 06, 1968 (vol. 79, iss. 33) • Page Image 1

…. LXXIX, No. 33 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Sunday, October 6, 1968 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Wolverines By BOB LEES Associate Sports Editor The winning combination was the same as a week ago - Den- nis Brown…

… shooting touchdowns. Wolverine c o a c h Bump Elliott said after t h e game "we do a much better job on punt returns than on trying to block the kick. They're often hard to get started, though, but Hoey set…

… kickoff from the two to the 36, and from there Navy gained two quick first downs. The Wolverine "defense held them, and when the ensuing punt went -into the end zone, Brown and the rest of the of- fense…

… started again from the 30. This time they made it. Us- ing 10 plays, half of them runs by Daley, quarterback Mick Mc- Nallen drove his squad down to the Wolverine nine. Again Michigan's defense held, but…

… Tire Killian's field goal attempt from the 22 was wide to the right. The first quarter ended with Navy clinging to that 3-0 lead; and the Wolverines looking any- thing but inspired. At one point Johnson…

October 10, 1968 (vol. 79, iss. 36) • Page Image 8

… women's run. Wolverine track captain Ron Kutschinski, also taking the se- mester off from school to run for the American team, hopes to con- quer US stars Wade Bell and Tom Farrell, Wilson Kiprugut of…

… and he realizes it's his last go-around." Robie should gain extra incen- tive since the Olympic gold medal represents the only major butter- fly title he has never captured. Not all Wolverine swimmers…

… Mexico in his third Olym- pics. Michigan alumnus John Claw- son, now in the US army, may face a rougher battle on the basketball court. A three year member of the' Wolverines during the Cazzie Rus- sell…

… would not disturb anyone, though. A SPARTAN RUNNING BOCK attempts to side-step a tackle by Michigan safety Jerry Hart- man (26) during the Wolverines' encounter with MSU last year. Cecil Pryor, then a…

October 13, 1968 (vol. 79, iss. 39) • Page Image 1

… pull anything out from under his sleeve to beat the Spartans. An impromptu pass play, a tipped MSU aerial, and a pair of broken tackles shoved the Wolverines to their first victory in a conference opener…

… someone else. "I was right in his line of vision," Man- dich continued, "And I had a step on my man. The pass was perfect and I had clear sailing the rest of the way to the goal line." The Wolverines

…. Seymour, Wolverine defensive and spe- cialist who tied teammate Tom Goss for game honors with 14 tackles, barely man- aged to tip the pigskin away from Wede- meyer's waiting arms. That broke State…

… up 152 yards in 19 carries for the afternoon. There are only six games left on the regular season sched- ule, but the Wolverine captain failed to elaborate on his prediction. "I think this one will…

… their scoring opportunities." For much of the game, the Wolverines made their own breaks. Speedster George Hoey took the opening kickoff and raced all the way to the Spartan 49. Five plays later, Johnson…

October 13, 1968 (vol. 79, iss. 39) • Page Image 10

… on a bench in the locker- room and cried from sheer happiness. After the Michigan State game, Wolverine Jim Wilhite was so broken up he couldn't pull himself together enough to get out of his uniform…

…. It was hard to stop from joining him. Neither the Tigers nor the Wolverines were noted as come-from- behind teams. This year, Detroit went wild with comeback victories and ended up as World Champions…

… is suposed to be an unlucky number. It's been 13 years since Michigan has overcome the East Lansing eleven in Ann Arbor. When the Wolverines had 13 points yesterday, the Spartans had 14. Maybe 13 means…

… it happen twice. Ohio State is unbelievably tough at home. Michigan has to meet them in Columbus this year. The seniors have never seen the Wolverines win the Big Ten Championship. Ohio State is the…

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