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… thrill of the"glory days" of Wolverine grid su- premacy. Lucky Combination But even the most avid among us must admit that it took a combination of skill, luck and what is often referred to as intestinal…

… fortitude for Michigan to beat the Buckeyes that day. A foot of snow, two blocked kicks, Northwestern's 14-7 upset of Illinois and the fine punting turned the Wolverines' worst season in 13 years into a…

… fourth consecutive Conference title. A string of injuries to key backs Ortmann, Leo Koceski, and Don Dufek (now Wolverine freshman coach),- seemingly had shattered Wolverine hopes for a Big Ten…

… Helps But miracles can happen, and one did that afternoon. A foot of snow helped the Wolverines contain OSU's All-American, Vic Janowicz, and whip the Bucks. And Northwestern's Dick Flowers led his team…

…- dium. Aside from the circumstances surrounding the game itself, its statistics must certainly rank as the oddest in Conference his- tory. The Wolverines gained only 27 yards total and made no first downs…

… 14 times in the first half alone, 24 times in the game. Janowicz punted 21 times for Ohio State, and their com- For the Wolverines three players stood out in the victory --Ortmann, Tony Momsen, and…

… captain Al Wahl. Although Janowicz out-aver- aged Ortmann in punting, 32- 30. the Michigan tailback came through with several key punts, to keep the Wolverines out of trouble. Once he punted the ball from…

… made several key defensive plays when Ohio State was pressing for an equalizing touchdown, Tomorrow, the Wolverines will "try for another team vic- tory. It won't be as much a miracle if they win; no…

… roses will bloom; it probably won't even snow. But a victory would give Michigan a 6-3 record for its best season since 1956. S XX. >:Z4 'I I S S}: Wolverines ran up a 7-2 rec- ord and finished second…

… television cove age. Rated as seven-point underdogs, the Wolverines will trying' to duplicate last year's 23-14 upset victory. If th succeed, Coach Bump Elliott's.squad will have a 6-3 recorc the best a…

… en- with student money, students discussed by the Students Rela- committees which determine pri- ative HIGH ON ROSES 11-IF - . Am mUistr Wolverines poundhn i -0 CONFUSED High-53 Low-36 g, considerable…

… Wolverines massacred the Fighting Illini 57-0. It was Michigan's first whitewash of the season and marked the worst drubbing either school has received in this long and fabled rivalry that dates to 1898. The…

…, Then Michigan broke the game open with a 23-point second tuarter. The Illini gave Michigan good field position throughout the first >eriod as the Wolverine's Mark Werner won a punting duel with llinois…

… Raeder paced the Wolverines to a 38-6 rout over Illinois, be- fore 40,179 Dad's Day fans here yesterday. Raimey touched off the rout early in the first quarter by returning an Illinois punt 54 yds. to…

… paydirt the first time the Wolverines touched the ball. Raeder punched over from the Illinois seven midway in --Daily-James Keson STANDING ROOM ONLY-The Diag Peace Assembly yesterday drew this crowd of…

… pene- trate Michigan territory and one of them came on a fourth quarter fumble that led to their only score. The deepest Illinois was able to move in the first half was to the Wolverine 42, but that…

… on the Wolverine 46, faked to his left, cut back to his right, and romped down the sidelines behind vicious blocking to score prac- tically untouched. The time was 1:50. , Stymied on their second drive…

… chance of rain Vol. LXXIX, No. 57 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Sunday, November 3, 1968 Ten Cents Wolverines stompZilcats By BILL LEVIS 27 aerials. "The lack of comple- split end Bill Harris for Michigan s the…

… only Wolverine who inter- Associate sports Editor tions was due to a combination of second touchdown of the game, cepted passes. Defensive tackle EVANSTON-Michigan ran over off-target and dropped passes…

…. The Wolverines built Mason.board with a bomb. the second period after Cecil Pry- up steam slowly, but once they Mason felt a key to the game Curtis, ressembling Curt Flood or deflected a Shelbourne pass…

…. thirteen seconds near the end of snap, and we have always been third score. Ron Johnson took a Brown pass the first half to break the game able to recover the ball." After the Wolverines scored a for the two…

… point conversion to wide open/ The Wolverines played For the second game in a row, fourth time some twenty seconds give the Wolverines their 28 a sluggish first quarter before they Michigan didn't even…

…. Luckily for battered intercepted a Dana Woodring at- since the Wolverines whitewashed tercepted two passes in the first Northwestern, time ran out be- tempt and rambled 24 yards to Minnesota 49-0 in 1966…

…. half to bring his season and Big fore Michigan could mount an- the Wolverine 45 to up Michigan's Still it was not the offense that Ten total to seven, tying his con- other threat. final score. shone…

… Wolverines scored three just anyone can get it." time and plunged over left guard he charges across the goal line to score on a 50-yard run following a Quarterback Dennis Brown was 'touchdowns. Curtis, however…

… SECOND, Page 11 was the fourth of the game for the Wolverines. Twelve Pages -Daily-Thomas R. Copt Western tackler in the dust as n interception. Parks grabbed ourne pass attempt. The score A4 ELECTION…

… yesterday. The Wolverines' offensive machine, which led the country with a 265-yards-per-game rushing average before the game, then came to life with a 94-yard drive for a final tally in the third quarter as…

… closer to the Rose Bowl. Fifth Straight Defeat For. llinois coach Pete Elliott it was just another one of those days; he has yet to beat brother Bump and his Wolverines in five years of coaching at…

… Champaign. For Michigan fans the game didn't even start until the next to last play of the first period when Wolverine linebacker Frank Nunley picked off a wayward Il- linois aerial and set the Blue up at the…

… Illini 35. The first 13 min- utes saw the Wolverines total a mere 21 yards on the ground and air combined. But, finally within sight of the goal posts and within view of a national television audience, the…

… Elliott called a key factor in the game, Custardo mis-toed the extra point wide to the right. The Wolverines returned to Il- linois goal-line territory once more before the intermission after Trumpy fumbled…

… while taking a Custardo pass. Taking over at the enemy 40- yard line, Wolverine helmsman Bob Timberlake, making his final home appearance along with 16 other seniors, put on an aerial display of his own…

… gave Bump Elliott's Wolverines 8-7 victory over Pete Elliott's Illinois team in the first me ing of the coaching brothers yesterday before 60,927 at Miu igan Stadium. Six times, three in each half…

…, Illinois threatened t Michigan goal only to be stopped by a decisively outweigh but determined Wolverine defense. The Michigan offense, which rolled up 72 points in first three games before taking a leave of…

… ground gainer most of the afternoon for Coaci Bump Elliott's Wolverines who beat brother Pete Elliott's Illini, 8-7. Bump, on the left, and Pete, on the right, watched the game intently, Presidential Poll…

… to submit membership lists to SGC. was able to move the ball only twice all day. But with some strategic surprises that was all the Wolverines needed. Two P Drives Halted Twice Michigan halted…

… Illinois score gave the Michigan offense the stimulus it needed to get into gear and the Wolverines took the kickoff and marched 70 yards in 14 plays to cut the margin to 7-6. March Appeared Stopped This…

… snapped to Dave Glinka, the. shallow man, and he tossed a 16-yard pass to Bob Johnson for the first down. The Wolverines moved from the 27 to the one yard line on a 15 yard run by Dennis Fitzgerald and two…

… plunges by fullback Bill Tun- nicliff. Then after two attempts gained nothing, Tunnicliff went over for the score. The Wolverines gambled for the second time in the space of five minutes when they lined up…

… Illini renewed their futile assault on the Wolverine goal. Midway through the third period Wood's field goal try from the 34 hit the cross bar to frustrate one attempt. As the period neared its end Wood…

… 122 yards in six carries, including a 69-yard TD sprint and a key 37-yard dash in the third quarter. . Bucks Romp It was this run that started the Buckeye rout after the Wolverines had made it 21-12 at…

… beautiful over- the-head catch of Sparma's side- line pass and tightrope down the sideline for the score, ending any Wolverine hopes of last-minute glory. Michigan had had its chances early, but failed to…

… to pass and alert Sam Tidmore grabbed the ball on the Wolverine 35. It took the Buckeyes only five plays to score with Ferguson going the last 19 over right tackle. Ferguson Again Minutes later Ohio…

… juggling the kick, the fleet junior broke up the field, cut back to his left and then outlegged the entire Buckeye team down the sidelines See WOLVERINES, Page 6 By MICHAEL HARRAH Central campus is just…

… quarter of Saturday's game with Ohio State. The Buckeyes rolled over the outmanned Wolverines, 50-20. 'Y"..:'a t ""ev-":rrr:"":v::r":x",.t ..%tiEr,":,":r.;}::"}:r :}r.: }:}}>v:;";" "::: "qriS rri::i;a :,"L…

… Michigan hockey team successfully opened its 1961-62 season last night by defeating the University of Toron- to, 4-1. The Wolverines scored once in the first period, once in the second period, and iced the…

…Gridders By JOE MARKER Contributing Editor After a year of impatient waiting, Michigan gets its chance this afternoon to untrack the Ohio State express which seeks to make the Wolverines a record 18…

… that weren't enough, the Wolverines can grab a share of the Big Ten championship to go with their Rose Bowl trip if they can subdue the Buckeyes. As phrased succinctly by Michigan Coach Bo Schembechler…

… r O-WW, -Daily--Eric Pergeaux WOLVERINE HALFBACK RON JOHNSON (40) busts into the Buckeye line during Michigan's 50-14 loss to OSU last year. LOGISTICS OFA A PRINCIPLE See Editorial Page4 Vol. LXXX…

…- selves, they oppose Diem's harsh methods for maintaining the security of the country against red terrorism. Diem'Trapped Wolverines Slasi To 29-7 Victory 'M' Defense Shines in Second Half As Hoosiers Gain…

… failed. Indiana once again tried to move the ball, but was forced to punt when it lost two yards in three plays. Indiana Interception The Wolverines immediately launched a 47 yard drive that car- ried them…

… SENIOR EDITORS Y Lit~aul ~~IAit Vol. LXXIX, No. 63 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Sunday, November 10, 1968 Ten Pages Wolverines bomb Illini, 36-0 By BOB LEES Associate Sports Editor The most powerful…

… earthquake in 20 years shook the Midwest yesterday afternoon, but the teacup-rattling tremor was nothing compared to the manhandling the Rose Bowl- bound Michigan Wolverines gave Illinois at Michigan Sta- dium…

… play, from Moorhead. The other two TD's were scored SM by Johnson; Tim Killian added a field goal just to make things in- ter esting. The Wolverine offense also fell prey to something they hadn't en- She…

… also lax rs establishing countered prior to this game: communication between ghetto fumble-itis. Four times the slip schools in Detroit and the edu-1 pery ball dropped from a Wolve-} y ' WOLVERINE TIGHT…

… a touch- down, a present from the Wolverines.' Iowa quarterback Gary Snook stepped back to pass and threw to Bill Laskey, Mike Bass, and Rick Volk. It was the wrong team at the receiving end, a gift…

… Wolverines recovered fou fumbles-all of them on the sam spot at the Iowa 24-and used tw of them for touchdowns. That' real Midwestern hospitality. Iowa end Karl Noonan cut dow Ifield, dove for Snook's 13-yar…

… half points to beat the Hawk g eyes, 34-20, here yesterday after noon before some 50,000 partisa s fans. A whiff of roses floated past th d Wolverine bench as the Minne d sota-Purdue score came over th s…

… really set the Iowan back on their heels. The big senior rolled up 120 yards on 20 carries and battered his way for a 62-yard ru battered his way for a 62-yard run and three touchdowns. The Wolverines…

…; Laskey jumped on Snook for a seven-yard loss, and Gary Simpson's fourth-down field goal went wide on a 30-yard at- tempt. The Wolverines took over at the 20, but on the second play Ward's double fumble…

… third among Wolverine rushers with 438 yards. CHARGES ISRAELI AGGRESSION: Syria Asks for UN Meeting - next fall." n UNITED NATIONS (AP)-Syria asked yesterday for an urgent e meeting of the United…

…-14 Hawkeyes' Fourth Quarter Surge Overcomes Determined Wolverines By JAN WINKELMAN Associate Sports Editor Special To The Daily IOWA CITY-The Wolverines lost their fifth Big Ten game of the season here…

… needed in the second 11 half." Krause virtually walked into the end-zone. NEW YORK (M)-A Columbia Up until Krause's runback, the Une Wolverines had dominated play. University professor yesterday sug- The…

… play Live military duty with distaste in the game. Wolverine quarter- and grow up without any under- back Bob Chandler threw too standing of military obligation," short for Timberlake. he said, adding…

… invi- their 20 after Iowa punted into tation to disaster," he warned. the end zone. The Wolverines He said the. government also wasted no time in scoring. After could require compulsory military a…

… troops advanced to Walong itself z4 -AP Wireph."to IOWA GAINS YARDAGE-Wolverine fullback Harvey Chapman (46) and quarterback Bob Timberlake hold Hawkeye halfback Larry Ferguson (19) to an 11-yard gain in…

…OSU i n Good Shape; Inl By MIKE BURNS Sports Editor Michigan's Wolverines will pass up the Thanksgiving holiday to- morrow, hoping to feast Saturday on powerful Ohio State in the tra- ditional…

… game which will determine the conference title. The Wolverines have been set- ting their defenses to stop the Buckeyes' crunch-crunch, grind 'em out offense, led by human battering ram, Bob Ferguson. The…

…., speedster suffered a severe shoulder bruise in the first quar- ter of the Iowa game and is listed as "very doubtful" by Elliott for the OSU game. That's only the beginning of the Wolverine infirmary list…

… is still bothered by a pinched nerve and will be used sparingly against the Buckeyes. Though Ohio State will be fav- ored to defeat the injury-weaken- ed Wolverines, the Michigan squad has a host of…

… for a Dave Glinka pass early in last Saturday's game with Iowa. Covering the play is Iowa left halfback Paul Krause. The Wolverines won the tilt 23-14 through spirited second-half play. LATE IN 1961…

… Wolverines Rally," In 2-14 Victor Win Insures Elliott's Best Season; McRae, Strobel, Grant Injured By MIKE BURNS Sports Editor An injury-riddled Michigan team staged a strong second- half comeback to overtake…

… an early Iowa lead and handed the Hawkeyes their fourth straight defeat yesterday, 23-14. The Wolverines spotted the visitors a 14-3 lead at half- time, but the rock-ribbed Blue defense stopped the…

… the tropical valley of Beni. TOUCHDOWN TWINS-Wolverine halfbacks Dave Raimey (19) and Bennie McRae (43) will see plenty of action this afternoon against the Duke Blue Devils. Raimey currently leads the…

… Atlantic Leaders Hope for Repeat Of 31-6 Victory Over Southerners By MIKE BURNS Sports Editor Hoping for their second come- back of the season, the Michigan Wolverines take on the Atlantic Coast Conference…

… over Arkan- sas, 7-6. Normally, the Wolverines would not be too concerned about the Blue Devils. Their easy victory over the highly-touted Southerners last season and a weight advan- tage for the 'M…

…' linemen might lead to a false sense of overcon- fidence. But Michigan faces two prob- lems: injuries and morale. In the first department, tackle Jon Schopf, 230-lb. mainstay of the Wolverine interior line…

…, suffered a slight shoulder separation against Minnesota and wil be unavailable for Coach Bump Elliott's squad. See WOLVERINES, Page 6 U.S. Borrows Swiss Francs To Aid Dollar WASHINGTON ()-The Treas- ury…

… clear in yesterday's 23-3 victory at Il- linois. Gabler passed to Clancy, Michigan's all-time high pass catcher, four times for 66 yards. Wolverines Smash Illini, 233; GbeWard S ore Touchdowns The…

… field, sort of smiling down and Michigan dominated the toe-to- toe from its first offensive drive. Carl Ward led all rushers with 139 yards, and spearheaded the Wolverines' 306-yard g r o u n d attack…

… brother's Wolverines in the seven meetings between the brothers'i Big Ten teams. is Intercepts c Win Streak Illini line held Michigan inches And it was Bob Naponic who short of the first down. was the…

… Wolverine nemesis all Illinois couldn't move the ball, through the game. Naponic was and Vidmer started another drive fast and deceptive on his back- from his own 49. Two passes for field maneuvers. 49 yards…

…-yard line. He very nearly had ing out on an option. Only once a clear field ahead of him. did Michigan nail him for any Early in the last period Stan Vidmer was the only Wolverine I meaningful loss in the 17…

… Michigan to go for Intrenched. Illini two points should it score ikgain.) Quarterback Dick Vidmer then Sophomore quarterback Bob Na- led the Wolverines on a 57-yard ponic connected with Bill Huston drive to…

… snow flurried Seventy-Five Years of Editqrial Freedom VOL. LXXVI, No. 67 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1965 SEVEN CENTS EIGHT PAGES MNorthwestern Levels Wolverine Defense, 34-22 By…

… Hampton full credit for the block. ever seen in that situation. "He's one of the quickest kids I've Blue Regain Lead The Wolverines took the lead back the next time they had the ball. Gabler hit Jack Clancy…

… WOLVERINE BACK CARL WARD struggles to break the hold of a Northwestern tackler in yester- day's 34-22 Wolverine defeat at Evanston, Ill. Ward led all Michigan rushers, sprinting for 77 yards in the game and…

… Laotian neutrality. Under the agreement, the neu- tralists control the cabinet, hold- ing seven seats to four each for the pro-Western and pro-Com- munist factions. Gambles Pay In 14-10 Victory Wolverine…

… Second-Half Scoring Gives Year's First Big Ten Win By TOM WEBBER Sports Editor The Michigan Wolverines, winning a day-long battle of gambles and breaks, prevailed over Illinois yesterday, 14-10, for their…

… taking over the coaching reins in 1959. The two teams gambled on fourth down plays no less than 10 times during the damp afternoon and swapped breaks at will, before the Wolverines finally came alive for…

… of a Talia- ferro pass by Thurman Walker on the Michigan six-yd. line. Walker injured his knee on the play and See WOLVERINES, Page 8 Party Pledges To Eliminate BULAWAYO ()-Prime Minis- ter Sir Edgar…

… of the Badgers. The Wolverine junior, however, enjoyed another fine afternoon, completing 12 of 17 passes for two touchdowns. He also scooted 44 yards for a third score, and despite getting caught…

…'s candidacy for of Wisconsin, unhappier yet after President." a 27-14 loss to the Wolverines. One of the most pointed re-I actions came from John Bailey, Michigan coach Bump Elliott Democratic national chairman…

… Himself a scare into Michigan in the first "Since he has been on both quarter yesterday. The first time sides of every issue, I suggest the Wolverines got the ball they Gov. Romney start his campaign 1…

… for the heavily-favored Wolverines would give them a 5-3 record with only Ohio State left on the schedule. The Hoosiers (1-6), who have upset Michigan in each of the last two years, have beaten only…

… and quarterback Don Hannah. Two InJuries Physically the Wolverines are in somewhat lessthan perfect shape. The problem rests at right half- back where starter Dave Raimey and Ed Hood have been declared…

… THE CORNER-Wolverine halfback Dave Raimey skirts end for a gain in last week's encounter with the Duke Blue Devils, Today, against the Illini, Raimey will be trying to better his 116 yards rushing mark…